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 currently has a contract with Outlier to offer Calculus I and Intro to Psychology for credit throughout the summer.

Op-ed | A word of caution to students about Outlier courses

By Melinda Ciccocioppo, Psychology Lecturer • June 16, 2020
As an instructor of Introduction to Psychology at Pitt, I’d like to make you aware of some very big differences between the Intro to Psychology course that Outlier is offering and the Introduction to Psychology courses that Pitt offers outside of this contract with Outlier.
Members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition staged a February sit-in in the Cathedral of Learning, calling for fossil fuel divestment.

Op-ed | Commendable ESG reports will need transparency

By Danny Doucette, Ph.D. Candidate in Physics • June 16, 2020
Reinvestments, which should be made in consultation with stakeholders like the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition and the Pitt community, should also be outlined in the report.
Protesters march down Forbes Avenue at a protest Saturday.

Letter from the Editor | We must capitalize the B

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • June 16, 2020
We will implement a new style rule, beginning immediately, to capitalize Black, as we should have done long ago. This change may seem small, but it’s not.
Op-Ed | Our Voices Must Be Heard

Op-Ed | Our Voices Must Be Heard

By Nana Gyabaah-Kessie, president of the African Students Organization; Blya Ange Krouba, vice president of the African Students Organization; Cameron Clarke, president of the Caribbean and Latin American Students Association • June 9, 2020
How can we be calm when we are constantly harmed mentally and physically? How do we reclaim our inherent titles as Kings and Queens when we are viewed as dishonorable and shameful? As black people, WE ARE TIRED.
Op-Ed | It’s time for Africa to be the change

Op-Ed | It’s time for Africa to be the change

By Rahmat Obanikoro, WAZOBIA Logistics Chair of the African Students Organization; Nana Gyabaah-Kessie, president of the African Students Organization • June 9, 2020
Uwa’s story is the one we speak of today. But there have been many before her, and we hope that she will be the last.
Protesters gather in Downtown Pittsburgh in response to the killing of George Floyd.

Op-ed | We Are Done Dying

By Morgan Ottley, President of Black Action Society • June 2, 2020
We live in the shadows of our own survival, hiding from the terrible outcomes that meet us everytime we step foot into the world. We are done falling victim to death at the hands of our oppressors.
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said he would not favor using the University endowment as a reserve to pull cash from and stave off budget cuts.

Op-ed | Leaving the endowment alone during the crisis is the right call

By Ilia Murtazashvili, Associate professor of public policy • June 2, 2020
There are several reasons why the chancellor’s call is the right one.
Protestors march in East Liberty in response to the death of George Floyd.

Op-ed | Racial Justice: Get Connected, Get Committed

By James Huguley, Interim Director of the Center on Race and Social Problems • June 2, 2020
To many, this latest flurry of death feels unprecedented. Except it’s not. It’s absolutely not.
At last count, Pitt’s quasi-endowment was $2.6 billion and could be used to cover potential budget cuts resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Op-ed | Pitt can and should use its endowment to get us through this crisis

By Tyler Bickford, Associate professor of English • May 26, 2020
Not to mince words: it is wrong that the Chancellor, who received a $669,738 base salary this year, would use sympathetic students as an excuse not to protect the jobs of the faculty and staff who support those students, often for wages less than one-twentieth of his.

Op-ed: A student renter’s case for a rent freeze

By Jason Ficorilli, Senior at Pitt • April 6, 2020
Now that the coronavirus pandemic has left so many without a job, landlords cannot simply return to business as usual.
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