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
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, an agency of the Department of Homeland Security, has an office in Atlanta.

Pitt has yet to release statement about stance on ICE cooperation

By Neel Kamal and Naomi Weiss • February 21, 2025
Pitt has remained silent on how the administration will respond to potential ICE presence on campus nearly one month into Trump’s second term.
Police blotter: Feb. 13 - Feb. 19

Police blotter: Feb. 13 – Feb. 19

By News Editors • February 21, 2025
Pitt police reported a theft by deception at the Chevron Science Center, a retail theft at Maggie and Stella’s and more in this week’s crime log.
SGB Board at its meeting in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Meet the candidates for Student Government Board elections

By Marissa Kelley and Sydney Krasniewski • February 19, 2025
SGB hosted a “Meet the Candidates” event on Tuesday night at Nordy’s Place. Nine board candidates across three slates and four candidates for president and vice president introduced themselves and shared their initiatives.
SGB Board at its meeting in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

Student Government Board addresses SJP referendum, allocations concerns and  introduces new single-use plastics resolution 

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025
Student Government Board introduced a new sustainability resolution and discussed plans to continue student renter advocacy. Board members also resumed their conservation on depleting allocations funds and addressed concerns from Students for Justice in Palestine.
A student looks at an Instagram post from @Mattxiv.

‘Things are pretty grim out there’: Media censorship under the Trump administration

By Maxine Van Nortwick, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025
After a polarizing 2024 presidential election, some social media users may be feeling media burnout. But this onslaught of change isn’t slowing down anytime soon, according to Dr. Paul Johnson — especially with predictions of media censorship on the rise. 
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro smiles on stage at the Harris-Walz campaign event in the Fitzgerald Field House on Thursday.

Gov. Shapiro proposes flat funding for Pitt and additional money through new funding council

By Katie Hovan, Staff Writer • February 19, 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed state budget includes flat funding for Pennsylvania’s four state-related universities, with an additional $60 million to be distributed among Pitt, Penn State, Temple and Lincoln through the Performance-Based Funding Council established last July.
FORGE at Pitt supports refugee communities through education and advocacy

FORGE at Pitt supports refugee communities through education and advocacy

By Linda Li, Staff Writer • February 18, 2025
FORGE at Pitt, a student-led nonprofit organization, provides educational assistance, advocacy and mentorship programs for refugees and immigrants in the Pittsburgh area.
Allocations Chair Nicole Zhang speaks during Tuesday’s SGB meeting.

SGB grants record-high allocations amid budget concerns, data shows

By Marissa Kelley and Sydney Krasniewski • February 18, 2025
In recent Student Government Board meetings, board members have expressed concerns about increased allocations spending and whether the $900,000 budget will last the whole school year. Data compiled by The Pitt News shows record-high spending since the budget was increased in 2019.
Pitt unions react to federal diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks

Pitt unions react to federal diversity, equity and inclusion rollbacks

By Kyra McCague and Maxine Van Nortwick • February 17, 2025
President Donald Trump has begun his rollback of anti-discrimination policies, some of which are beginning to affect University of Pittsburgh unions and bargaining contracts.
Jane Caldwell attends the Faculty Assembly on Nov. 29, 2023.

‘What a difference a few weeks can make’: Faculty assembly discusses NIH, NIL federal policy changes 

By Marissa Kelley, Senior Staff Writer • February 17, 2025
Faculty Assembly met on Wednesday afternoon to discuss NIH funding cuts, athletics policy changes and space engineering program progress.
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