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
Members and allies of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition began a 24/7 sit-in in the Cathedral of Learning on Feb. 21. Joy Cao | Staff Photographer

Fossil Free kicks off Cathedral sit-in demanding vote on divestment

By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief • February 21, 2020

Midterm season is approaching, meaning plenty of students will be staying overnight in campus buildings to get extra studying in. Some have decided to rally for divestment while they’re at.  The...

Rep. K. Leroy Irvis, former speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, delivers an address during the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine U.S.S. Pittsburgh.

Black History Month events focus on past, present, future of black life

By Grace Giglio, For The Pitt News • February 20, 2020
The organizers of this year’s Black History Month celebrations decided to honor the first and only black speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives by naming the festivities after K. Leroy Irvis.
Grad union organizers "urge" Pitt administrators to grant one-year funding extension.

Labor board to hold hearing on proposed grad union ruling

By Neena Hagen and Jon Moss • February 18, 2020
Graduate students now have to wait until at least the end of May to see whether they will be granted a second chance to form a union.
SGB presidential candidates Ravi Gandhi (left) and Eric Macdangdang (right) disagree over the effectiveness of SGB’s current allocation system at Monday’s SGB presidential debate.

SGB candidates debate key issues for presidency

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 18, 2020
Two presidential candidates for Student Government Board bounced ideas back and forth Monday night about key issues facing students.
Pitt’s College of Business Administration will partner with the Philadelphia-based Saxbys Coffee to create two student-run coffee shops in the Cathedral of Learning and Hillman Library this fall.

Student-run coffee shops coming next fall to Cathedral, Hillman Library

By Jon Moss, News Editor • February 13, 2020
Coffee shops in the Cathedral of Learning and Hillman Library will soon be under new management, but not from the person you might expect.
Health experts and Pitt faculty spoke in a Coronavirus Teach-in hosted by The Pitt Asian Studies Center and discussed the research being done to develop vaccines to treat the novel coronavirus and historical precedents for the prevention of diseases.

Community gathers at teach-in to learn more about novel coronavirus

By Elise Roessner, Staff Writer • February 13, 2020
Pitt faculty and staff members gathered Wednesday evening to explain more about the novel coronavirus, the microscopic virus that has gained global attention.
Dr. Paul Duprex, director of Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research, announced at Wednesday’s Senate Council meeting that the University seeks to acquire samples of the novel coronavirus in an effort to develop an intervention.

Pitt seeks to develop novel coronavirus vaccine

By Jon Moss and Lucy Li • February 13, 2020
A high-level Pitt health official announced Wednesday that the University will acquire samples of the novel coronavirus in an effort to develop an intervention, such as a vaccine.
A Pitt student filed a housing discrimination complaint against the University in September 2019.

Pitt, FHP to discuss housing discrimination allegation

By Jon Moss and Benjamin Nigrosh • February 10, 2020
After a Pitt student filed a complaint against the University for alleged housing discrimination last September, all parties have agreed to hold a conciliation meeting to discuss the issue at the end of the month.
Chancellor Gallagher announced in January that the University will take several measures to address sexual misconduct issues on campus.

Inside the 7 “innovative solutions” for sexual assault on campus

By Neena Hagen and Elise Roessner • February 10, 2020
The University awarded funding in mid-January for seven “innovative solutions” to prevent sexual misconduct on campus, several months after Chancellor Patrick Gallagher called the University’s current approach to preventing sexual misconduct “insufficient”.
Outlier.org, a New York-based education technology startup, initially approached the University and proposed implementing an online Calculus I class in early 2019.

Pitt to partner with online education startup through summer semester

By Vaibhav Gupta, Staff Writer • February 9, 2020
The University partnered with Outlier.org, a New York-based education technology startup, to provide online Introductory Calculus and Psychology courses and will continue working with the company through the summer term.
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