The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Ben Crump, a civil rights lawyer, spoke at a Pitt Program Council event Tuesday night at the William Pitt Union.

‘Better world for our children’: Crump discusses injustice in America

By Punya Bhasin, Senior Staff Writer • October 6, 2021
Pitt Program Council and the Black Action Society hosted civil rights lawyer Ben Crump on Tuesday night at the William Pitt Union. Crump discussed the difficulties Black people face in America and the ways people need to demand justice.
Pitt hosted an event Monday titled “What’s in a Name?: Legal Names and the LGBTQIA+ Experience with Rosalynne Montoya'' that explored the legal name change process and how a person’s name defines them. Pictured is speaker Rosalynne Montoya addressing the audience.

‘You are who you are’: Panelists discuss the power of a name in the LGBTQIA+ experience

By Abby Cardilli, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2021
Pitt hosted an event on Monday titled “What’s in a Name?: Legal Names and the LGBTQIA+ Experience with Rosalynne Montoya,” which explored the legal name change process and how a person’s name defines them.
The executive board of Pitt’s Multiracial Student Association.

Multiracial Student Association works to provide safe space for multiracial students

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • October 6, 2021
The Multiracial Student Association, founded in 2017, is a student organization that aims to “offer a safe space for mixed people on campus."
Gracelyn Mauro is a sophomore psychology major and a patient care technician at UPMC Presbyterian.

Student health care workers discuss job joys, difficulties amid pandemic

By Alexandra Ross, Staff Writer • October 5, 2021
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the stakes of working in health care have increased, and student workers often feel a greater responsibility in these roles.
Gabriella Policella, a junior marketing major, was on the 2020-21 Pitt PINK campus team.

Student ambassadors represent variety of brands on campus

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • October 5, 2021
Student brand ambassadors are college students hired to represent specific businesses on campus. Payment, perks and responsibilities vary from company to company.
A student scans into the William Pitt Union.

‘Just doing our jobs’: Student building concierges enforce COVID-19 rules, with occasional backlash

By Brandon Raglow, Staff Writer • October 5, 2021
Pitt employs about 260 students as building safety concierges, who sit by building entrances and ensuring that students sign in and follow proper safety procedures, such as wearing masks.
Brian Kelly is the founder and CEO of “The Points Guy,” a credit score and mileage journalism website that aims to educate travelers on earning flight miles and rewards.

Brian Kelly: A guide in the world of points and miles

By Andrew Thompson, Staff Writer • October 4, 2021
Brian Kelly, a Pitt graduate, is now the founder and CEO of The Points Guy, a credit score and mileage journalism website that educates travelers on how to earn the most miles and best rewards from their flights.
Allentown-based nonprofit “Meta-Mash” partnered with Pitt last year to place a fiber connection on top of the Cathedral of Learning and provide free residential internet access to people in underserved areas.

Local nonprofit partners with Pitt to ‘bridge digital divide’

By Kiera Ledermann, Staff Writer • October 4, 2021
Allentown-based nonprofit Meta Mesh partnered with Pitt last year to create an initiative called Every1online, which aims to “bridge the digital divide” by providing residential internet access to people in under-served areas.
Students could receive free flu shots at the HealthyU fair located at the William Pitt Union on Wednesday.

Health in the air as the HealthyU fair returns to campus

By Punya Bhasin, Senior Staff Writer • October 1, 2021
The HealthyU fair held this past Wednesday in front of the William Pitt Union focused on the eight dimensions of wellness — emotional, environmental, financial, intellectual, occupational, physical, social and spiritual wellness.
Pitt stores COVID-19 vaccination records in an electronic health record system designed for colleges and universities. Student affairs spokesperson Janine Fisher said a small number of trained Pitt staff access the information.

Pitt’s COVID-19 vaccination data privacy, explained

By Alexandra Ross, For The Pitt News • October 1, 2021
Most people want to know that their personal health information is kept as secure and private as possible. According to Pitt, students, faculty and staff can rest assured that this is true with COVID-19 vaccination information stored by the University.
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