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Pitt plans for fall semester to look ‘more like normal’

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • March 18, 2021

Chancellor Gallagher announced this morning that Pitt is planning for on-campus, in-person instruction for the majority of classes for the fall semester.

March Madness sleepers: Predicting dark horses in each region

By Kyle Saxon, Senior Staff Writer • March 17, 2021

The Final Four has featured at least one team with a seed of five or lower in the past 10 NCAA Tournaments. While one of these under-the-radar teams will likely make a deep run, it’s difficult to pick which one will do it.

Dan Levy talks ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ career path at PPC event

By Anna Ligorio, Senior Staff Writer • March 17, 2021

According to Levy, he always knew he wanted to be an actor, but he lacked the confidence to pursue his dreams in college.

‘Heartbreaking’: Panel discusses rise in anti-Asian violence during pandemic

By Allison Radziwon, Staff Writer • March 17, 2021

Pitt’s department of sociology, Global Hub and Asian Studies Center co-sponsored a Monday panel titled “Combatting Anti-Asian Violence Amidst COVID-19” to raise awareness about the increase in anti-Asian violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

‘Beannachtai na Feile Padraig dhuit!’: Irish community reinvents traditions to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

By Colm Slevin, Staff Writer • March 17, 2021

Though the COVID-19 pandemic postponed the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Pittsburgh and many of the other ways people would normally spend the day, the Irish community has managed to find ways to celebrate their heritage.

‘Giving them both a rose’: Incoming SGB president selects co-chiefs of staff in Bachelor-esque fashion

By Rebecca Johnson and Millicent Watt • March 17, 2021

The television franchise “The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are known for presenting the winning contestant with a rose. In reality television fashion, this gesture symbolically played out last week within Pitt’s incoming Student Government Board.

Pitt adds 15 new COVID-19 cases since Thursday

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • March 16, 2021

Pitt added 15 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 14 students and one employee, between last Friday and Monday, with 34 students currently in isolation.

‘Stop playing around’: Bonner, CMRO urge students to get COVID-19 tested after large weekend parties

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • March 16, 2021

Dean Bonner posted a video on Monday about the “deeply concerning behavior” he observed on Saturday afternoon. Because of this, the CMRO is encouraging students who attended large gatherings to get COVID-19 tested this week.

Fecal matter fights cancer: UPMC researchers look to improve immunotherapy techniques

By Punya Bhasin, Staff Writer • March 15, 2021

A group of more than 20 scientists at the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute demonstrated a new way of advancing immunotherapy through fecal matter transplants.

Hillel and RSA team up in anti-Semitism town hall

By Kiera Ledermann, For The Pitt News • March 15, 2021

Hillel and RSA hosted the first of the four-part town hall series Sunday evening. About 60 people attended the Q&A session with local Jewish activists which focused on historical and modern anti-Semitism. People could submit their questions before the panel, or through a chat feature during the zoom call.