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
All content by Kaycee Orwig | Visual Editor
The City of Asylum and White Whale bookstores created anti-racist booklists that contain books that discuss race, culture and what it’s like being black in America.

[Photo] Local bookstores offer anti-racist books for all ages

June 9, 2020
An organizer kicked off a Saturday protest at Bakery Square.

[Photo] Photos: Bakery Square protests after George Floyd's death

June 7, 2020
Protesters march across the Birmingham Bridge during a Thursday protest.

[Photo] Photos: Downtown, South Side protests after George Floyd's death

June 6, 2020
Protesters gather in Downtown Pittsburgh in response to the killing of George Floyd.

[Photo] Op-ed | We Are Done Dying

June 2, 2020
Protestors hold up a tapestry with a painted image of George Floyd during a protest Downtown.

[Photo] Editorial | Black Lives Matter: Now is the time to lift up black voices

June 2, 2020
Protestors march in East Liberty in response to the death of George Floyd.

[Photo] Op-ed | Racial Justice: Get Connected, Get Committed

June 2, 2020
Ivette Spradlin, a professor of photography at Pitt and Carnegie Mellon University, has spent her quarantine taking portraits of Pittsburgers outside their family homes.

[Photo] Pitt professor captures pandemic through a camera lens

June 2, 2020
Protestors march in East Liberty in response to the death of George Floyd.

[Photo] Photos: East Liberty protests after George Floyd's death

June 2, 2020
Protesters gather in Downtown Pittsburgh in response to the killing of George Floyd.

[Photo] Photos: Downtown protests after George Floyd's death

May 31, 2020
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[Photo] NCAA announces return of voluntary workouts, proposal for transfer rule changes

May 26, 2020
Pennsylvania mail-in ballots must be filled out and received by the county elections office on June 2.

[Photo] Your guide to the June 2 primary election

May 26, 2020
The Oakland Zoo celebrates the first basket of the Pitt men’s basketball game versus West Virginia in November with the traditional tossing of newspaper shreds.

[Photo] High expectations run rampant among today’s Pitt fans

May 26, 2020
Lance White, Pitt women’s basketball head coach, is rebuilding his young basketball team as he recruits players from across the globe.

[Photo] White beginning to lay the base for women’s basketball revival

May 26, 2020
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.

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

May 26, 2020
Pitt is considering providing all employees with one mask, and students with two, which must be worn when and where the University asks, officials said Wednesday.

[Photo] Pitt officials considering mandatory masks for fall semester

May 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic causes uncertainty about returning for the fall semester for many of Pitt’s more than 3,100 international students.

[Photo] ‘What did we do to deserve this?’: International students worried about new ICE guidelines

July 10, 2020
Retention of the current undergraduate class was at 94% as of Friday morning, University officials said, which might be the highest the number has ever been.

[Photo] Admissions numbers look ‘very good’ so far, Pitt says

May 15, 2020
The news about a possible budget cut also arrives as Pitt continues to work to prepare its budget for the next academic year.

[Photo] Pitt schools preparing for possible budget cuts

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
May 14, 2020
Athletic Director Heather Lyke announced the 2020 Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame induction class Tuesday night.

[Photo] Pitt Athletics unveils 2020 Hall of Fame class

May 12, 2020
Despite the uncertainty of an in-person fall semester, the Office of Admissions and Financial Aid has not seen a decrease in committed first-year students.

[Photo] Pitt first-year enrollment for fall exceeds expectations

May 12, 2020
Pitt has formed three task forces to investigate many different aspects of what life at the University could look like in the fall.

[Photo] Editorial | Pitt reopening task forces in need of better student representation

May 12, 2020
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[Photo] Narduzzi addresses Ford, upcoming Florida State game

November 3, 2020
Magicians stream shows live Friday nights as part of “Liberty Magic @ Home.”

[Photo] “Liberty Magic @ Home” dazzles audiences from a distance

May 12, 2020
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[Photo] Pitt streamlines admissions to master’s programs for recent grads

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer
May 7, 2020
Pit will resume construction resume construction Friday on the Bigelow Boulevard project, following a gubernatorial order issued last week.

[Photo] Bigelow construction to resume Friday

May 1, 2020
A hospital worker awaits a shuttle outside the UPMC Presbyterian parking garage.

[Photo] Photos: Oakland, largely emptied

May 1, 2020
The Cathedral of Learning watches over an empty Pitt campus.

[Photo] Students advised to shelter in place for 10 days before Thanksgiving break, can still attend in-person classes

October 26, 2020
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