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
Some professors are altering their expectations regarding finals.

Students, faculty adjust to online finals

By Elise Roessner, Staff Writer • April 19, 2020
Pitt students may have to hold study groups over Zoom instead of in Hillman library this April, but finals will still be conducted as the semester draws to a close.
TPN says ‘so long’ to senior editors

TPN says ‘so long’ to senior editors

By The Pitt News Staff • April 19, 2020
TPN is saying goodbye this year to eight members of its staff graduating from the editorial board who have all made an impact on the paper and their peers.
The 2019-20 academic year marked the first time SCI admitted first-year undergraduate students.

SCI reflects on first year of first-year students

By Katie Sottile, Staff Writer • April 19, 2020
The 2019-20 academic year marked the first time SCI admitted first-year undergraduate students.
The famed 60-year-old Oakland restaurant had an empty storefront on Saturday evening.

Longtime manager confirms The O’s closure

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • April 18, 2020
The restaurant, located at the corner of South Bouquet Street and Forbes Avenue was opened by brothers Sydney and Morris Simon in 1960, and has been owned and run since the mid-2000s by Sydney’s children Terry Campasano and Bruce Simon.
Sodexo laid off a majority of its workers without pay over spring break, when Pitt adjusted its dining services due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Market Central and The Perch, the two dining halls on campus, remain closed.

Pitt to compensate laid off dining workers who are students

By Jon Moss, News Editor • April 17, 2020
Pitt will compensate 173 student dining workers laid off due to the COVID-19 pandemic, University officials told the workers Wednesday.
Pitt’s Office of Sustainability is located in Benedum Hall.

Sustainability Office survey to help guide future on-campus efforts

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Assistant News Editor • April 17, 2020
The Pitt Sustainability Literacy and Culture Survey aims to evaluate the University community’s knowledge of the current sustainability efforts on campus.
City police filed two criminal charges against a Clairton man in connection to the fatal April 1 shooting on Meyran Avenue.

Police arrest, charge man in Meyran Avenue shooting case

By Jon Moss, News Editor • April 16, 2020
City police filed two criminal charges against a 20-year-old Clairton man in connection to a fatal April 1 shooting on Meyran Avenue.
Mayor Bill Peduto predicts Pittsburgh City Government will feel the financial effects of the pandemic for the next five years.

Pandemic to affect City economy for next five years, Mayor Peduto says

By Priya Ray, Staff Writer • April 16, 2020
Mayor Bill Peduto predicted Pittsburgh will be feeling the financial effects of the pandemic for the next five years, despite the City’s $85 million reserve budget mentioned during a Thursday press conference, which focused on the City’s fight against COVID-19.
Pitt disability lawsuit settled by mediator

Pitt disability lawsuit settled by mediator

By Ashton Crawley, Senior Staff Writer • April 16, 2020
A mediator resolved a disability lawsuit by a former Pitt employee against the University last month.
U.S. District Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan said there was no evidence to suggest Rosfeld's resignation was coerced under duress.

Police blotter: April 9 – April 15

By News Editors • April 16, 2020
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis.
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