Pitt offers new practice spaces after Posvar ban
By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer
1:07 am
Pitt offered several student dance groups new practice spaces this week following outcry over a letter sent out last Friday banning them from practicing in Posvar Hall.
Pitt grad Bobby Wilson prepares for City Council position
By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer
12:11 am
After years as a medical researcher at UPMC, Bobby Wilson is putting his Pitt political science degree to another use. Wilson, who won the Nov. 5 general election for City Council District 1, said he wants to change the way politics are done on the North Side.
Reading the signs: Swanson students create ASL-to-text translator
By Madison Brewer, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
The students recently placed in a competition with a prototype of their translator, which takes a video of a word being signed and translates it using an ever-learning algorithm.
Annual Boxes and Walls event hosts eye-opening exhibits on marginalized groups
By Diana Velasquez, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
Boxes and Walls, which took place this past Tuesday, is in its sixth year at the University of Pittsburgh and is hosted by the Office of Residence Life and Student Affairs Diversity and Inclusion Committee.
Diversity and inclusion leader to step down
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
November 20, 2019
Pam Connelly — Pitt’s vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion and leader of the Office of Diversity of Inclusion — will step down in early January.
SGB passes resolution backing proposed PLRB grad union ruling
By Emily Drzymalski, Staff Writer
November 20, 2019
Student Government Board unanimously passed a resolution at its Tuesday night meeting calling on support for University labor and rights to organize without unlawful intrusion.
Student-run PR firm attracts Amazon, Adobe
By Charlotte Pearse, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
Campus-based PR firm Panther Relations started by doing work for student organizations. Now, they have big-name clients like Amazon, Moe's and Adobe.
Death of Pitt student confirmed
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
November 19, 2019
Pitt student Yahya Lodi died unexpectedly this weekend, according to the Allegheny County Communications Director Amie Downs. Lodi, a 19-year-old sophomore biological sciences major, had been transported from Tech Street in Oakland to a hospital by medics, according to Pittsburgh Public Safety spokesp...
Grad student Heather Tomko fights for accessibility in Pittsburgh
By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer
November 19, 2019
For grad student Heather Tomko, the fight for accessibility comes down to daily tasks, such as getting coffee, that can be impossible for some with disabilities.
Halal Pitt food cart opens again after reinspection
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
November 18, 2019
An Allegheny County Health Department inspector cleared the halal food cart to reopen one day after it was ordered to close.