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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Pitt adds December commencement ceremony, students report mixed reactions

Pitt adds December commencement ceremony, students report mixed reactions

By Kelly McPoyle, Staff Writer • November 29, 2023

Dayquon Henderson feels excited to graduate in December, but was upset when Pitt first announced that students graduating a semester early would not be allowed to walk at the April ceremony.  “I...

Members of Panther Racing speak during Tuesday night’s SGB meeting in Nordy’s Place.

SGB discusses well-being memo, transportation

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • November 29, 2023
Student Government Board discussed well-being memos, transportation concerns and a new elections bill at Tuesday’s meeting.
Sherry Sykes (diplomat-in-residence, left), Damon Young (writer-in-residence, center) and Morgan Overton (artist-in-residence, right) pose for a photo.

Inaugural Experts-in-Residence Program brings Damon Young to campus

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • November 29, 2023
The Honors College Expert-in-Residence Program brings published author and Pittsburgh native Damon Young to campus.
Students reflect on Thanksgiving break, prepare for finals

Students reflect on Thanksgiving break, prepare for finals

By Emily Handrahan, Staff Writer • November 29, 2023
With an avalanche of finals, endless assignments and looming deadlines, students are finding themselves caught in a whirlwind of academic pressure after Thanksgiving break.
Supporters of the faculty union gather outside of the William Pitt Union on Friday, Feb. 24.

United Steelworkers cite delayed bargaining with faculty in unfair labor practice charges against Pitt

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • November 28, 2023
The United Steelworkers filed unfair labor practice charges against Pitt on Monday for allegedly failing to bargain in good faith with faculty on compensation, layoff policies and research support, according to a press release from the union.
Adam Kinzinger, a six-term Republican congressman and US Air Force veteran, speaks at Heinz Hall on Wednesday evening.

Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger delivers lecture at Heinz Hall

By Patrick Swain, Contributing Editor • November 17, 2023
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a Republican who criticized former president Donald Trump after the 2020 election, delivered a speech at Heinz Hall on Wednesday. Kinzinger’s lecture ranged from his congressional tenure to Trump, foreign policy, the military and Thanksgiving.
The Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt hits Board of Trustees protestors with charges, conduct hearings

By Jack Troy, Senior Staff Writer • November 17, 2023
Pitt has filed three summary charges and held eight conduct hearings against protestors who disrupted a Board of Trustees meeting in September. Most of the protesters were students, staff and unaffiliated supporters of Trans Action Building.
Police Blotter: Nov. 9 - Nov. 15

Police Blotter: Nov. 9 – Nov. 15

By News Editors • November 17, 2023
Pitt police reported a criminal trespass, a theft of a bicycle and more in this week’s crime log.
Speakers at the “Twenty Years of the Center for Urban Education: a Retrospective” panel.

Center for Urban Education looks back on two decades of growth

By Andrew McLaughlin, Staff Writer • November 17, 2023

Alan Lesgold, the former Renée and Richard Goldman dean of Pitt’s School of Education, founded the Center for Urban Education in 2003. He felt inspired to open the Center out of a feeling of personal...

Starbucks workers strike during Red Cup Day on Forbes Avenue on Thursday.

‘Give us a fair contract’ : Starbucks workers strike on Red Cup Day in Oakland

By Abby Lipold, Staff Writer • November 17, 2023

Pitt’s Amos Hall Starbucks joined the largest Starbucks strike in history Thursday afternoon in the ongoing battle for workers’ rights. Starbucks workers from Amos Hall, Craig Street and South Side...

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