How Pitt is choosing to reduce, reuse and re-wear
By Amanda Zelnis, For The Pitt News
January 23, 2020
Blue bins, green bins and black bins — oh my. With so many ways to dispose of waste on campus, it can be hard to believe that Pitt didn’t start recycling until 1990. Now, 30 years later, there are even more bins popping up on campus.
The inside scoop on the dining contract negotiation process
By Jon Moss, News Editor
January 22, 2020
Pitt Dining will have to make a decision in the next few months — not on a menu, but on who gets to make the menus.
Heinz Chapel holds MLK Interfaith Service
By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
January 22, 2020
At Heinz Memorial Chapel Tuesday evening, worshippers of different faiths sat in the same pews and celebrated the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.
Analysis: Comparing Pitt’s current Ballard Spahr spending with pre-unionization
By Neena Hagen, Senior Staff Writer
January 21, 2020
Since the graduate and faculty union campaigns launched in 2016, Pitt has paid more than $1.3 million to “union avoidance” legal giant Ballard Spahr — an average of $328,000 per year.
Pittsburgh Against Fascism in India holds teach-in
By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Assistant News Editor
January 21, 2020
The Pittsburgh Against Facism in India Teach-in was held to educate people on India's current political state.
Sorority recruitment comes to an end with chants and special outfits
By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
January 20, 2020
Spring sorority recruitment is a two-weekend process that ran from Jan. 10-12 and Jan. 16-18 this year, ending with Bid Day on Sunday at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall.
Brazilian carnaval meets coding in Oakland
By Nathan Fitchett, For The Pitt News
January 20, 2020
Carnaval in Brazil features women in headdresses, extravagant floats and huge parades. But Pitt’s Coding Carnival featured dancing robots, masks and necklaces with binary code.
Pitt student dead after being hit by Port Authority bus on Fifth Avenue
By Jon Moss and Janine Faust
January 18, 2020
A Pitt student died after being struck by a Port Authority bus Saturday afternoon.
Gallagher announces further steps to prevent sexual misconduct
By Rebecca Johnson, Benjamin Nigrosh, and Jon Moss
January 16, 2020
Pitt Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced in a Thursday press release and at the Thursday afternoon Senate Council meeting that the University is expanding its community-driven response to prevent sexual misconduct.
Senate Council urges community members to engage with next Plan For Pitt
By Rebecca Johnson, Staff Writer
January 16, 2020
Pitt administration entered the new year with a resolution in mind — gathering input from as many people across campus as possible.