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
Milano’s Pizza is one of 12 local restaurants partnered with Elevate Meal Plans.

Elevate Meal Plan offers new meal plan with local restaurants

By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer • December 3, 2019
A new company, Elevate Meal Plan, is coming to Pitt to provide a different kind of meal plan for students.
Gina Garcia, a faculty member in Pitt’s school of education, will serve on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Higher Education until 2021.

Pitt professor appointed to higher education association board

By Emily Wolfe, News Editor • December 2, 2019
Gina Garcia, a faculty member in Pitt’s school of education, will serve on the board of directors of the Association for the Study of Higher Education until 2021.
According to the online timeline of the Bigelow project, phase one focused on “utility infrastructure improvements” by installing utility lines on Bigelow.

Pitt preparing for phase 2 of Bigelow reconstruction

By Natalie Frank and Jon Moss • December 2, 2019
The usually long line of cars on Bigelow Boulevard between Forbes and Fifth avenues has been replaced with a steady chorus of excavators, dump trucks and other heavy machinery.
The Thriftsburgh store currently has a low stock of men’s, gender neutral and plus-size clothing.

Thriftsburgh critically low on student donations

By Charlotte Pearse, Staff Writer • November 22, 2019
Thriftsburgh, the University's student-run thrift store, is critically low on men's, gender neutral and plus size clothing.
Police blotter: Nov. 14-21

Police blotter: Nov. 14-21

By News Editors • November 22, 2019
Tuesday, Nov. 19. 1:19 p.m. The Pitt Stop on Forbes Avenue reported the theft of sweatshirts.
Multiple club leaders received an email from Pitt’s Student Organization Resource Center last Friday prohibiting the groups from practicing in the open spaces in Posvar Hall after some students complained of noise.

Pitt offers new practice spaces after Posvar ban

By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer • November 21, 2019
Pitt offered several student dance groups new practice spaces this week following outcry over a letter sent out last Friday banning them from practicing in Posvar Hall.
Pitt political science alumnus Bobby Wilson won the Nov. 5 general election for City Council District 1.

Pitt grad Bobby Wilson prepares for City Council position

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • November 21, 2019
After years as a medical researcher at UPMC, Bobby Wilson is putting his Pitt political science degree to another use. Wilson, who won the Nov. 5 general election for City Council District 1, said he wants to change the way politics are done on the North Side.
Pitt students won third place in the InnovateFPGA 2019 Global Design Contest Regional Final with an American Sign Language-to-text translator prototype.

Reading the signs: Swanson students create ASL-to-text translator

By Madison Brewer, Staff Writer • November 21, 2019
The students recently placed in a competition with a prototype of their translator, which takes a video of a word being signed and translates it using an ever-learning algorithm.
A resolution proposed by board member Eric Macadangdang calling on support for University labor and rights to organize without unlawful intrusion passed at last night’s meeting. It comes about a month after Pitt filed an exception to a ruling proposed by the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board on Sept. 18, halting its orders.

SGB passes resolution backing proposed PLRB grad union ruling

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • November 20, 2019
Student Government Board unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday night meeting calling on support for University labor and rights to organize without unlawful intrusion.
Juan Bonetti, senior member with a double major in communication and psychology is the president of Panther Relations PR.

Student-run PR firm attracts Amazon, Adobe

By Charlotte Pearse, Staff Writer • November 19, 2019
Campus-based PR firm Panther Relations started by doing work for student organizations. Now, they have big-name clients like Amazon, Moe's and Adobe.
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