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
SGB proposed three naming solutions for student organizations to choose from, which are available for viewing and comment on its website.

Less than 10 students commented on SGB’s SORC proposals

By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer • November 13, 2019
Student Government President Zechariah Brown said less than 10 students have voiced input about the board’s proposed ways to resolve the looming problem posed by updated Student Organization Resource Center naming guidelines.
Carles Badenes, associate professor of Physics and Astronomy, contributed to the discovery of one of the smallest currently known black holes.

Pitt researcher helps discover smallest known black hole

By Alexander Hanna, Staff Writer • November 12, 2019
Pitt professor Carlos Badenes co-authored a new paper about the discovery of the smallest known black hole.
An attempted robbery was conducted on Bruegger’s Bagels on Forbes Avenue on Monday afternoon.

Man flees Bruegger’s after attempted robbery

By Emily Wolfe, News Editor • November 12, 2019
Police are seeking a suspect responsible for an attempted burglary of Bruegger’s Bagels on Forbes Avenue Monday afternoon, according to a crime alert issued to Pitt students the same evening.
Shulamit Bastacky, a Pittsburgh resident and Holocaust survivor, spoke in the fourth annual installment of a lecture series featuring Holocaust survivors organized by Alpha Epsilon Pi, one of Pitt’s Jewish fraternities.

Holocaust survivor reflects one year after Tree of Life massacre

By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer • November 11, 2019
Shulamit Bastacky, a Squirrel Hill resident and Holocaust survivor, said she was touched when she saw her photograph on the Cathedral of Learning’s lawn as part of the “Lest We Forget” exhibit.
Pitt’s Homewood Community Engagement Center, which provides various resources to the community, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary on Oct. 18.

Homewood community engagement center celebrates one-year anniversary

By Martha Layne, Staff Writer • November 10, 2019
On October 18, the University's Community Engagement Center in Homewood celebrated one year since its opening. In this year, 4,500 community members participated in 660 programs.
David Shribman, moderator at “PNC Presents Mental Health: Helping Our Kids Find the Light,” leads the panel’s discussion on rising rates of depression in youth populations across the nation.

PNC-hosted panel examines children and mental health

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer • November 8, 2019
PNC and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette presented a panel at Heinz Field Thursday night called Mental Health: Helping Our Kids Find the Light.
Police blotter: Oct. 30-Nov. 6

Police blotter: Oct. 30-Nov. 6

By News Editors • November 8, 2019
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis.
First-year student Jamal Johnson said he was the target of two racial slurs.

An ‘unwanting’ feeling: Investigation ongoing into two slurs against black first-year student

By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor • November 7, 2019
After returning from a Tyler, The Creator rap concert in the early hours of Sept. 25, Jamal Johnson just wanted to get ready for bed.
Incumbents won big in Tuesday’s elections.

Pittsburgh elections quiet as incumbents, favorites hold seats

By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer • November 6, 2019
This year's general elections did not have any upsets, with incumbents and favorites taking all of the seats up for election.
SGB discussed Bigelow Boulevard being closed and the draft of the new SORC rules.

SGB announces more than 1,000 signatures on gun violence prevention letter

By Nicole Marzzacco, Staff Writer • November 6, 2019
Student Government Board provided updates on several ongoing initiatives at their meeting Tuesday night.
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