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

Hong Seng Worker Student Solidarity Campaign protests Pitt’s sale of Nike apparel

By Anna Kuntz, Senior Staff Writer
March 18, 2024

Students at Pitt are joining a national movement of schools across the country calling for the University to cut their contracts with Nike.  This movement comes after claims that the company withheld...

Pitt names winners of 2024 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards

By Abby Lipold, Assistant News Editor
March 6, 2024

On Feb. 28, Pitt announced the winners of the 2024 Chancellor’s Distinguished Awards. The awards honor Pitt faculty who have made meaningful contributions to the Pitt community through their teaching or research.  There are 15 winners for 2024, each of whom receive $2,000 as a prize and a $3,000 grant for continuing their work. They will be recognized at the Faculty Honors Convocation, which...

Pitt Pantry fights student food insecurity

By Kyra McCague, Staff Writer
March 4, 2024

A fall 2020 survey conducted by the Hope Center at Temple University found that 34% of college students experienced food insecurity. At Pitt, the lack of grocery stores located in Oakland often exacerbates this problem. Pitt first responded to student food insecurity by opening Pitt Pantry in 2015. The pantry, originally situated in the basement of Bellefield Church, now operates out of the O'Hara...

‘A place to belong’: Girl Up at Pitt offers empowering community for women

By Briana Bindus, Staff Writer
March 1, 2024

Neeraja Sundara, a senior biology major, was “just looking” for a club where she would be surrounded by like-minded feminist students. When she joined Girl Up at Pitt, she said she found a “place to belong.” “I found a community in Girl Up that really understood me,” Sundara said. “Everyone in Girl Up has the same goals and mentality that I do, so it was a really great place to make...

SGB discusses referendum questions, student workers’ rights
SGB hosts Women in Politics panel
SGB announces election results