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
At the third annual March for Peace, speakers expressed their grievances with Pittsburgh institutions that invest in nuclear weapons and militarization technology.

Third annual “March for Peace” comes to Oakland

By Rachel Romac, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2019
The third annual March for Peace, organized by the Thomas Merton Center — a peace and social justice center based in Garfield — traveled through the streets of Oakland on Saturday to speak out about local companies’ and universities’ roles in the global military industrial complex.
About 100 people met at the intersection of Main Street and Penn Avenue in Bloomfield Friday evening to show support for black and trans women.

Marchers rally in Bloomfield for black women

By Carolyn Brodie, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2019
About 100 protesters met at the intersection of Main Street and Penn Avenue in Bloomfield on Friday evening, fed up and demanding change.
SGB’s Anaïs Peterson seeks to bring a LGBTQ+ student center to Pitt.

LGBTQ+ student leaders hope to create student center

By Charlotte Pearse, For The Pitt News • October 6, 2019
The center is still in the early stages of planning, but leaders involved said it would ideally include a common lounge area and at least one official staff member trained to deal with LGBTQ+ specific issues.
Pitt police investigating two burglary reports on Melwood

Pitt police investigating two burglary reports on Melwood

By Emily Wolfe, News Editor • October 4, 2019
Two residents of the 300 block of Melwood Avenue reported a burglary or attempted burglary at their respective homes Thursday night.
Minimum wage is $7.25 in Pennsylvania.

Student workers offer opinions on increase in minimum wage

By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer • October 3, 2019
Students taking at least six credits per semester are eligible for employment through the university. However, not every student is satisfied with the university's decision to pay minimum wage to students.
A 47-year-old white police officer allegedly harassed two black Pitt students near Fifth Avenue and Atwood Street.

Police officer acquitted on 5 of 6 counts from October incident

By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor • October 3, 2019
A 47-year-old white police officer was found guilty in a non-jury trial Monday on one of the six charges.
Police blotter: Sept. 26 - Oct. 2

Police blotter: Sept. 26 – Oct. 2

By News Editors • October 3, 2019
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis.
Pitt’s Student Government Board has expanded the number of activities it is sponsoring this year and has deemed October Mental Health Awareness Month.

Art, therapy and “Why It Matters”: Mental Health Awareness Month 2019 preview

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer • October 2, 2019
To combat rising mental health issues, Pitt’s Student Government Board has expanded the number of activities that it's sponsoring this year for Mental Health Awareness Month.
Dr. Yusef Salaam of the “Central Park Five” spoke at an event hosted by Pitt Program Council on Tuesday night.

Member of Central Park Five discusses wrongful incarceration

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Staff Writer • October 2, 2019
Yusef Salaam, a member of the Central Park Five, spoke about wrongful incarceration to a packed crowd Tuesday night.
Former Pennsylvania Governors Ed Rendell and Tom Ridge answer questions moderated by Dave Davies (pictured left to right) at the Carnegie Music Hall on Tuesday night as a part of the 2019 American Experience Distinguished Lecture Series hosted by the University of Pittsburgh.

Former Pa. governors talk impeachment, white supremacy

By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer • October 2, 2019
Former Pennsylvania governors Tom Ridge and Ed Rendell discussed the current political climate Tuesday night.
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