By Spencer Levering, Senior Staff Writer, Author at The Pitt News

Food locker to be added in Towers, intended to combat food insecurity on campus

By Spencer Levering, Senior Staff Writer • September 15, 2023

Pitt is installing food lockers in the Towers lobby. The lockers will store free Eatery meals to students who are food insecure, as well as provide a temperature-controlled location for Transact Mobile and Forbes Street Market orders to be delivered.

Police Blotter: September 7 – September 13

By News Editors • September 15, 2023

Pitt police reported liquor law violations, a hit-and-run and more in this week’s crime log.

Pittsburgh Regional Transit to begin University Line project this fall, adjust bus routes to Downtown

By Anna Kuntz, Staff Writer • September 14, 2023

A new bus line is set to be built on campus. Coined as “The University Line,” the bus route will consist of four electrically powered buses that travel directly from Oakland to Downtown Pittsburgh. Construction...

Panic buttons installed in hundreds of classrooms across campus

By Kelly McPoyle, Staff Writer • September 14, 2023

The installation of panic buttons in some classrooms is a “step in the right direction” to improving safety measures on campus, according to Sydney Greenway. “I just hope that that’s not the...

Check for hitchhikers, and stomp if you’d like: Experts urge mindful management of spotted lanternflies

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • September 13, 2023

Spotted lanternflies have taken over Oakland, clinging to trees and littering sidewalks with their bodies, dead or alive. They may be a neighborhood nuisance, but in terms of statewide environmental...

SGB discusses single use plastics, new committees at weekly meeting

By Adrienne Cahillane, Staff Writer • September 13, 2023

At Tuesday’s weekly SGB meeting, board members voted to charter the new single use plastic task force and the new students of color ad hoc committee.

The Backyard Brawl: A vitriolic Appalachian tradition

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • September 13, 2023

From burning couches to displaying effigies of head coaches, the Backyard Brawl has a contentious history that dates back to 1895, when Pitt won 8-0. Since then, the game has turned into a battleground of insults and deep-rooted Appalachian rivalry.

Amos Hall Starbucks baristas strike in response to ‘mismanagement’

By Bella Markovitz, Staff Writer • September 11, 2023

The baristas at the Amos Hall Starbucks knew that August 24 would be especially busy, as it was both move-in day for Amos Hall and the launch of Starbucks’ fall menu. That’s exactly why they chose that day to strike.

OEDI names new assistant vice chancellor, promotes two more employees into new positions

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • September 11, 2023

The Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion named a new assistant vice chancellor and promoted two more employees into new positions in an effort to “advance the unit’s vital University work.”

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Pitt alum develops improved medical technology to heal bone fractures

By Abby Lipold, Staff Writer • September 10, 2023

A Pitt alum combined his entrepreneurial education with his father’s medical research to create a new advancement in the world of medical technology. Jason Winder, founder and CEO of Sonogen Medical...