Oakland resident seeks to unseat City Council president
By Natalie Frank, For The Pitt News
October 22, 2019
Jacob Nixon announced his candidacy for the District 3 seat last month as an independent against Bruce Kraus.
Senate committee talks changes to upper campus, parking
By Vaibhav Gupta, Staff Writer
October 22, 2019
Students heading to upper campus face a seemingly unending set of stairs — and not much else.
Pitt pauses testing of Starship robots due to safety concerns
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
October 21, 2019
Pitt has paused testing of its Starship Technologies food delivery robots after a student raised concerns about safety issues the robots may create for wheelchair users.
Cathedral falcon nest gets a new matriarch
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
October 20, 2019
A new female arrived at the Cathedral earlier this fall and appears to have since driven Hope off for the foreseeable future.
Students help make a difference across City
By Ashton Crawley, For The Pitt News
October 20, 2019
Instead of sleeping in, Gabrielle Fortier and about 40 other Pitt students were already up at 10 a.m. last Saturday, ready to volunteer at the Foster Love Project in Dormont.
Jimmy John’s robbed by man who claimed to have gun
By Emily Wolfe, News Editor
October 18, 2019
Pitt police is searching for a man who robbed the Jimmy John’s on Forbes Avenue Friday evening.
Phi Kappa Theta new member education suspended after possible hazing
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
October 18, 2019
Pitt’s chapter of the Phi Kappa Theta fraternity was placed on “Interim Loss of Privileges — New Member Education” Friday.
Police blotter: Oct. 10-17
By News Editors
October 18, 2019
The Pitt News collates and publishes the Pitt police’s media crime log on a weekly basis.
Oakland Outlook | Sexual assault at Pitt: A survivor’s story
By Megan Williams, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
For many students on campus, the truth of sexual trauma is not shocking. Its ramifications are not best understood through statistical data. How do you quantify something that is stolen from you? How do you explain that sexual assault feels devestatingly familiar and inevitable to its victims?
Muslim, Jewish community leaders speak out against hate at lecture
By Carolyn Brodie, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
Wasi Mohamed said the Pittsburgh Muslim community was prepared to support their Jewish neighbors after the Tree of Life massacre.