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BiPgh hosts Pittsburgh’s first Bi Visibility Day conference

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor
1:07 am

Lyndsey Sickler, co-founder of BiPgh and the Youth Programs Coordinator at the Persad Center, spent the last eight months planning Pittsburgh’s first Bisexual Visibility Day Conference. The crowd at...

Students surf the crowds at Fall Fest

By Elizabeth Donnelly, Staff Writer
12:53 am

Black Action Society hosts actress, activist Tatyana Ali

By Emily Wolfe, Staff Writer
12:35 am

Public Transit in motion at Community Cafe

By Emily Wolfe, For The Pitt News
September 21, 2018

Pitt announces pop-up grocery store

By Hannah Schneider, Assistant News Editor
September 20, 2018

Campus

Global issues localized at human rights panel

By Remy Samuels, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018

Panelists at the Human Rights in Pittsburgh and the World event Wednesday discussed current conflicts in human rights related to food insecurity and women's rights.

Panther Grille serves sustainability

By Madeline Gavatorta, Staff Writer
September 20, 2018

The truck can be used for special events, help serve areas on campus where less food options are present and also work as a “disaster kitchen” — meaning if one eatery on campus cannot run anymore for whatever reason, Panther Grille can be used as a backup.

SGB hosts bi-annual Safety Fair

By Ashley Priore and Janine Faust, The Pitt News Staff
September 19, 2018

Kevin Caruso, a fire safety specialist and emergency preparedness coordinator at Pitt, said people always get something out of the fire extinguisher training exercises, from how to properly use an extinguisher to how to react to a real fire.

Student Government

SGB approves $28.5k for Black Action Society in contested allocation vote

By Emily Wolfe, For the Pitt News

September 12, 2018

After listening to Augustin, Mercer proposed amending the allocation from the Allocation Committee’s recommendation. The new allocation was passed — instead of denying the Black Action Society’s request in full, the board approved all $28,500.

Campus grocery store on the menu at SGB kickoff meeting

By Brian Salvato, Staff Writer

September 5, 2018

Board member Albert Tanjaya made a notable announcement about his focus for the semester. Along with improving the user accessibility of Saferider, the late-night transportation service available to students in Oakland, Tanjaya is looking to help the grocery store installation to Pitt’s campus.

Pitt Board approves budgets for 2018-19 school year

By Grant Burgman and Christian Snyder

July 16, 2018

Pitt received $4.4 million more from Pennsylvania than in 2017. “The vast majority of in-state students” will not face a tuition increase, according to Chancellor Gallagher. Out-of-state, engineering and graduate students face an increase.