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
The Pitt News was founded in 1910 and has been publishing daily since the 1970s.

Bras, Druids, 7-Eleven: Our most-read stories of the decade

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor • December 9, 2019
Here are some of the stories that our readers found most intriguing and thought-provoking — or at least clickable — over the past decade. 
High schooler Benjamin Gutschow said at Friday's climate strike that young people need to demand more from their government.

Students, activists rally again Downtown for climate action

By Emily Wolfe, News Editor • December 7, 2019
The group of about 100 included high schoolers, politicians and organizers with established activist groups like Socialist Alternative Pittsburgh.
The Pitt faculty union organizers will have another chance to prove interest in a union election in four months.

Faculty union organizers earn second chance to prompt union election

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • December 6, 2019

After a round of hearings this week meant to finalize the size of Pitt’s faculty union bargaining unit, organizers will get another chance to prove they have enough interest to prompt a union election...

Jessica Benham, director of development at the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, will challenge Democratic incumbent Harry Readshaw for the District 36 seat in the state House of Representatives.

Pitt grad student kicks off Pa. House campaign

By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer • December 6, 2019
Jessica Benham, a Pitt graduate student, aims to unseat District 36 rep Harry Readshaw III.
The Panthers’ Service Pups club is about to get three new 8-week-old puppies to raise and train.

Service pup training club gets three eager new pupils

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • December 5, 2019
The dogs will go everywhere with their trainers for a year and a half.
Pitt may buy historic Twentieth Century Club

Pitt may buy historic Twentieth Century Club

By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer • December 5, 2019
According to real estate sources who spoke with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the University is in talks of purchasing the building, which is located across Parkman Avenue from the Chevron Science Center.
Grad union organizers hold signs against the windows of the Forbes Avenue sky bridge on Wednesday afternoon.

Grad union organizers hold demonstration on sky bridge

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer • December 4, 2019
Grad union organizers pressed paper letters against the windows of the Forbes Avenue sky bridge Wednesday afternoon.
Deb Ryan won the Chester County District Attorney’s race last month after serving as a prosecutor in southeastern Pennsylvania for 15 years.

Pitt Law alum to be first female Chester County district attorney

By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Contributing Editor • December 4, 2019
A Pitt law alum, Deb Ryan, recently defeated Mike Noone in the Chester County District Attorney's race. She will be the first woman to serve in this role.
In the last meeting of the semester, SGB unanimously passed a bill updating the SGB elections code.

SGB passes updates to elections code

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • December 4, 2019
Student Government Board unanimously passed a bill updating the SGB elections code for the 2020-21 elections at its last meeting of the fall semester Tuesday night.
Pitt removes administrators, retirees from faculty union eligibility

Pitt removes administrators, retirees from faculty union eligibility

By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer • December 3, 2019
Faculty union organizers have argued since June that Pitt deliberately inflated its list of 4,018 union-eligible faculty with hundreds of retirees and administrators in order to derail unionization efforts.
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