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‘Reclaim Earth Day’ protest calls for Pitt to divest from fossil fuels

By Kyra McCague, Staff Writer
April 24, 2024

A crowd of about 70 people wearing red and black gathered in Schenley Plaza on Monday evening for a protest demanding Pitt divest from fossil fuels. Speakers focused on the interconnection between theft...

Students hold sit-in protest in support of Palestinians, call on Pitt to divest

By Jordan Kooper, Staff Writer
April 23, 2024

Chris Matthews: Inspiring language learners at home and abroad

By Anna Kuntz, Senior Staff Writer
April 22, 2024

Amy Flick: An advocate who makes sure her students ‘retain their dignity’

By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer
April 22, 2024

Sarah Siddiqui: Bolstering wellness on Pitt’s Student Government Board

By Irene Castillo, Senior Staff Writer
April 22, 2024

Campus

Turning Point USA speaker Kristan Hawkins draws protest

By Kyra McCague, Staff Writer
April 19, 2024

Kristan Hawkins, the president and founder of the anti-abortion group Students for Life of America, spoke to a group of fewer than 50 people at 7 p.m. on Wednesday night in the O’Hara Ballroom. Pitt’s chapter of Turning Point USA hosted Hawkins for the event titled, “No Abortions, No Exceptions,” which was the last stop on Hawkins’ speaking tour at seven different universities. Outside,...

Student groups host reproductive health event in response to Turning Point USA speaker Kristan Hawkins

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer
April 19, 2024

While Kristan Hawkins was spreading “harmful rhetoric” about reproductive rights at the Turning Point USA event on Wednesday, according to Alexa Pierce, student organizations gathered in the Student Office of Sustainability to distribute information and resources and to educate students. “If you want to support survivors, you need to support all options and not just what is perceived as politically...

Oakland as a ‘food swamp’: Students talk food accessibility and prices at Forbes Street Market

By Abby Lipold, Assistant News Editor
April 18, 2024

Forbes Street Market is one of three grocery stores in Central and South Oakland that sell produce, and the only one both on Pitt’s campus and owned by Pitt. Although Pitt’s Campus Master Plan includes the opening of a grocery store in Oakland, Justin Dandoy, director of community affairs, said it will take a minimum of five years before the project is realized. In the meantime, student food...

Student Government

SGB hosts last meeting of the school year

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer

April 17, 2024

In the last meeting of the school year, Student Government Board President Ryan Young said his final farewell to the board. “This organization has meant so much to...

SGB reviews fall budgets, votes on resolution

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer

April 10, 2024

Vice President of Operations Sarah Siddiqui introduced a new allocations task force with some new stipulations for allocations requests and said reworking the allocations...

SGB hosts protestor rights town hall, introduces new resolution

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer

April 2, 2024

Socials: Student Government Board introduced a new resolution expressing solidarity with Hong Seng Knitting and hosted a protestor rights town hall at Tuesday night’s meeting. Board...