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
Active fraternities and sororities have been conducting virtual recruitment this year.

‘We know better’: Greek life leaders address fall recruitment, partying crackdown

By Thea Barrett and Maura Scrabis • September 8, 2020
Amid a crackdown on Oakland parties and the student organizations hosting them, some groups are holding themselves to a higher standard. John Altvater, the vice president of recruitment for the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, said his chapter has closely followed COVID-19 health rules and encourages all Greek life chapters and other organizations to follow them.
Pitt's outdoor COVID-19 testing site is located outside Posvar Hall.

Pitt adds 37 COVID-19 cases since Thursday

By Ashton Crawley, Assistant News Editor • September 8, 2020
Pitt added 37 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 36 students and one employee, between last Friday and Monday, continuing an upward trend in reported cases.
Pitt's outdoor COVID-19 testing site is located outside Posvar Hall.

Nose goes: A glimpse inside Pitt’s surveillance testing program

By Elise Roessner, Staff Writer • September 7, 2020
Vorndran is one of the roughly 2,200 students Pitt has tested thus far as part of its surveillance testing program. This program includes randomly selecting students living on and off campus for self-conducted COVID-19 testing.
Pitt's outdoor COVID-19 testing site is located outside Posvar Hall.

Pitt adds 33 COVID-19 cases since Monday, strengthens mask requirements

By Ashton Crawley and Jon Moss • September 4, 2020
Pitt added 33 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 32 students and one employee, in the four days since Monday alongside a stricter mask policy.
Pitt’s Title IX office has implemented a number of new controversial changes announced by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, meeting the federal government’s Aug. 14 deadline and drawing concerns from some students and Title IX officials in the process.

‘Terrifying’: Title IX office, students react to new federal regulations

By Natalie Frank, Staff Writer • September 4, 2020
Pitt’s Title IX office has implemented controversial new federal Title IX regulations — meeting the federal government’s Aug. 14 deadline — despite strong opposition from some University officials. Carrie Benson said she has many concerns about the new rules, but her office will comply with them.
Pitt Pathfinder and junior psychology and urban studies major De’Jovia Davis.

Pitt Pathfinders use virtual tours to connect students to Pitt in new ways

By Thea Barrett, For The Pitt News • September 4, 2020
Students won’t have to worry about getting run over by backward-walking, striped-shirt-clad Pitt Pathfinders around campus this semester. But that doesn’t mean Pathfinders aren’t showing off the campus to potential Pitt students.  
Pitt’s centers for Governance and Markets and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, as well as the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and Congregation Beth Shalom, all collaborated to host a virtual event Tuesday to raise awareness about the geneocide of Uyghur Muslims in China.

‘They kill us here’: Survivor of Uyghur concentration camps recounts torture

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • September 1, 2020
Tursun shared her story during a virtual event hosted by Pitt’s centers for Governance and Markets and Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, as well as the Islamic Center of Pittsburgh and Congregation Beth Shalom. The organizations held the event to raise awareness about the ongoing genocide of Uyghur Muslims in China.
Students living on and off campus were required to complete a daily health check during their 14-day shelter in place.

Pitt says 85% of students have completed mandatory health and safety training

By Rashi Ranjan, For The Pitt News • September 1, 2020
About 85% of Pitt students have completed the mandatory health and safety training as of Aug. 26, according to University spokesperson Kevin Zwick. He said the remaining 15% risk losing access to University IT services and campus buildings.
The Cathedral of Learning watches over an empty Pitt campus.

Pitt adds 46 COVID-19 cases after second week of online classes

By Rebecca Johnson and Jon Moss • August 31, 2020
Pitt added 46 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 46 students, as of Monday’s weekly case report. Around 75% of all active positive cases are students who live off campus, Pitt said.
Black student leaders from colleges around Pittsburgh came together to discuss racial equity on their respective campuses. Jasiri X, the executive director and co-founder of 1Hood Media, moderated the event.

‘No way we can do this alone’: Panel uplifts local Black student leaders

By Maura Scrabis, For The Pitt News • August 30, 2020
Collective action was one of the main themes at the Solidarity Town Hall held Saturday evening, where Black student leaders from colleges around the City came together to discuss racial equity on their respective campuses.
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