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
Around 100 students protested in favor of fossil fuel divestment at Friday morning's Board of Trustees meeting.

Board of Trustees unanimously approves formal socially responsible investing process, commits to carbon neutrality by 2037

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 28, 2020
Pitt's Board of Trustees unanimously approved measures to create a formal socially responsible investing process for its $4.3 billion endowment, as well as supporting carbon neutrality by 2037.
The African American Alumni Council celebrated the burying of numerous artifacts and archives in the form of books, essays and files from as early as 1968 in the first time capsule buried at the University since 1999.

African American Alumni Council buries time capsule for Black History Month

By Priya Ray, Staff Writer • February 28, 2020
The African American Alumni Council gathered Thursday to bury a time capsule containing artifacts from the legacies of African-American individuals at Pitt.

Three Greek organizations suspended this past week

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Assistant News Editor • February 28, 2020
The University suspended three Greek life organizations — Phi Kappa Theta, Delta Zeta and Sigma Sigma Sigma — this past week.
Pitt announced it is reviewing its pandemic preparedness plan, which includes setting up a centralized website for reliable updates about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Pitt, City provide updates on coronavirus outbreak plans

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • February 28, 2020
Although no cases have been reported in Pennsylvania, the City Department of Public Safety and Pitt’s Vice Provost and Dean of Students provided updates Thursday on their response plans for a possible coronavirus outbreak.
Police Blotter: Feb. 20 - Feb. 26

Police Blotter: Feb. 20 – Feb. 26

By News Editors • February 28, 2020
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis.
University officials said the Board will vote on several measures related to fossil fuel divestment and socially responsible investing at their meeting on Friday at 10:30 a.m. Members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition demonstrated at Pitt’s previous Board of Trustees meeting at Pitt’s Johnstown campus.

Context: February Board of Trustees meeting

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 28, 2020
Pitt’s Board of Trustees will hold its first meeting of 2020 in the William Pitt Union’s Assembly Room on Friday at 10:30 a.m. to provide an update on University affairs to the community.
The Properties & Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees approved multiple construction projects at their Thursday meeting.

Board committee approves LRDC, O’Hara Garage demolition

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 28, 2020
More construction crews will soon be rumbling into Oakland, following the approval of multiple construction projects by the Properties & Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees.
Dozens of students who are pushing Pitt to divest its endowment from fossil fuels have been staying overnight during the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition’s 24/7 occupation of the Cathedral of Learning.

Cathedral after dark: Fossil Free Pitt protest grows as Friday Board meeting approaches

By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor • February 27, 2020
Sleeping on the stone floor of the Cathedral of Learning commons room is bad, Zachary Delaney said, but it’s not as bad as you might think.
More than 7,000 donors contributed to the fourth annual Pitt Day of Giving.

Pitt Day of Giving raises $1.6 million, down 61% from last year

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • February 26, 2020
The fourth annual Pitt Day of Giving — a 24-hour fundraising initiative — took place on Tuesday. This year’s PDoG raised $1,651,212 — which is down about 61% from last year’s event.
David Hickton, a former United States attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, speaks about the impact social media has on political discourse at Tuesday afternoon’s “Can Democracy Survive the Internet?” event in the University Club.

Cyber Law director talks democracy in the digital age

By Katie Sottile, For The Pitt News • February 26, 2020
Former U.S. Attorney David Hickton gave a lecture called “Can Democracy Survive the Internet?” on Tuesday afternoon regarding the state of American democracy in the digital age.
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