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SGB reaffirms active role in student advocacy amid concerns from SJP

By Addison Quinn, Staff Writer
November 12, 2025

Student Government Board addressed concerns about discrimination against Muslim and Palestinian students and student worker wages at its weekly meeting Tuesday night at Nordy’s Place. During the first...

Women at Pitt are finding their place in finance

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer
November 12, 2025

Pitt’s Archives and Special Collections preserve Pittsburgh’s history

By Madeline Ward, Senior Staff Writer
November 12, 2025

Mayor-elect Corey O’Connor, Pitt community talk hopes and expectations for new city administration

By Amber Medved, Staff Writer
November 12, 2025

‘Be more present’: How students are using community to overcome tech fatigue

By Alexandra Keim, Staff Writer
November 11, 2025

Campus

Why digital assignments are favored by students and faculty

By Emma Wu, Staff Writer
November 11, 2025

In the wake of the Canvas outage on Oct. 20, students and faculty are still partial to digital deadlines and the accessibility online platforms offer. Both professors and students report that the negatives of using digital deadlines — the online submission of assignments by a certain time as opposed to turning an assignment on paper, such as unreliable electronic dependence — are outweighed...

Rep. Summer Lee visits Pitt for student-led town hall

By Ella Pochron, Staff Writer
November 11, 2025

On Monday, Nov. 10, Pennsylvania Democratic Representative Summer Lee answered students’ questions about current government affairs, including the national shutdown and clean energy in Pittsburgh. Lee spoke to a crowd of about 90 students and community members at a town hall meeting hosted by NextGen America, BridgePittsburgh and Alpha Phi Alpha. The town hall, hosted in the University Club,...

‘Language is identity:’ How Pitt approaches topics of linguistic justice in the classroom and beyond

By Amber Medved, Staff Writer
November 10, 2025

The phrase “linguistic justice” can take on several meanings, but at Pitt, it means meeting students where they’re at. The Oxford Review defines linguistic justice as a set of principles that ensure people have equitable access to communication in the language they know best. Linguistic justice, according to TOR, involves recognizing language as an integral part of identity and culture, though...

Student Government

SGB discusses Pitt Eats allergy protocol, announces plans to address SNAP cuts

By Ella Pochron, Staff Writer

November 5, 2025

Student Government Board discussed Pitt Eats’ allergy protocol and announced plans to address SNAP cuts at its weekly meeting Tuesday night in Nordy’s Place. Board...

SGB discusses the University’s endowment fund and dining hall cleanliness

By Addison Quinn, Staff Writer

October 29, 2025

Student Government Board discussed transparency surrounding the University’s endowment fund and dining hall cleanliness at its weekly meeting Tuesday night in Nordy’s...

SGB addresses Trump’s compact, Menstrual Equity Proposal moves forward

By Addison Quinn, Staff Writer

October 22, 2025

Student Government Board addressed concerns about the Trump administration’s compact and discussed the recently announced Menstrual Equity Proposal during Tuesday night’s...