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
Pitt adds 112 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 23

Pitt adds 112 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 23

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • December 4, 2020
Pitt added 112 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 90 students and 22 employees, between Nov. 23 and Thursday, with two students currently in isolation.
Pitt adds 56 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

Pitt adds 56 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

By Ashton Crawley and Jon Moss • November 20, 2020
Pitt added 56 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 48 students and 8 employees, between Tuesday and Thursday. There are 78 students currently in isolation.
The Oakland Planning and Development Corporation’s monthly Oakwatch meeting included two featured speakers from Pitt — Kenyon Bonner, vice provost and dean of students, and Paul Supowitz, vice chancellor for community and governmental relations.

Over 300 students receive code of conduct violations for COVID-19 infractions

By Rashi Ranjan, Staff Writer • November 20, 2020
More than 300 students have received code of conduct violations for breaking COVID-19 mitigation protocols this semester, according to Vice Provost and Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner.
Pitt enacted a shelter-in-place period last Thursday — three days earlier than previously scheduled — after a ‘significant’ increase in COVID-19 cases following Halloween weekend.

‘Anxiety-inducing experience’: Students adjust to shelter-in-place guidelines, criticize lack of University enforcement

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • November 20, 2020
Savanna Lattanzi, a senior political science and sociology double major, said while she has closely followed the shelter-in-place guidelines to protect fellow classmates, it hasn’t always been easy on her mental health.
In place of overseas and domestic travel, which had been cancelled, Pitt is offering a variety of virtual internships.

‘Stuck in our American bubble’: Study Abroad office details new programs amid pandemic

By Benjamin Branch-Trevathan, For The Pitt News • November 18, 2020
In place of in-person study abroad, Pitt is offering “virtual internships.” These internships are unpaid, three-credit pass/fail programs that run from Feb. 5 to April 30. There is no additional cost beyond a student’s normal tuition.
Sudeep Yedulla is suspected to be the first student on campus to have contracted the coronavirus.

‘So much that went wrong’: First student diagnosed with COVID-19 describes broken belongings, little University support

By Rashi Ranjan, Staff Writer • November 18, 2020
Sudeep Yedulla — the first student on campus to contract COVID-19 — said “everything that could have gone wrong, went wrong” after he tested positive. Yedulla said Pitt provided little food, delivered broken items and ignored his texts and emails.
Pitt adds 54 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

Pitt adds 54 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

By Ashton Crawley and Jon Moss • November 17, 2020
Pitt added 54 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 50 students and four employees, between last Friday and Monday, with 99 students currently in isolation.
Pitt adds 47 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

Pitt adds 47 new COVID-19 cases since Tuesday

By Ashton Crawley and Jon Moss • November 13, 2020
Pitt added 47 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 45 students and two employees, between Tuesday and Thursday, with 138 students in isolation. This comes after an increase of 74 cases between Friday and Monday.
Pitt to offer students at-home COVID-19 tests

Pitt to offer students at-home COVID-19 tests

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • November 13, 2020
Pitt will offer students at-home COVID-19 tests after they go home for Thanksgiving break, according to Dr. John Williams, the head of Pitt’s COVID-19 Medical Response Office.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher discussed the University’s recent shift to the Elevated risk posture and the uptick of coronavirus cases on campus at Thursday afternoon’s Senate Council meeting.

Gallagher responds to increase in COVID-19 cases on campus

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • November 13, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher praised how closely most students have followed mitigation measures, amid a rise in COVID-19 cases on campus the COVID-19 Medical Response Office linked to an increase in social gatherings over Halloween.
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