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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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Pitt began briefing the City Planning Commision on its Institutional Master Plan on Tuesday.

[Photo] Residents discuss Oakland construction plans at OPDC meeting

February 24, 2021
SGB talked about the upcoming election at its Tuesday night meeting.

[Photo] Student government discusses fossil fuel divestment, upcoming election

February 17, 2021
The Faculty Assembly met Wednesday afternoon to discuss OMET surveys for professors and to ensure faculty and staff are paid an adequate amount.

[Photo] Faculty Assembly talks salaries, OMETs

February 17, 2021
A group of Pitt students launched VaccinatePA, a website that crowdsources vaccine availability data in Pennsylvania.

[Photo] Pitt students help community navigate COVID-19 vaccine appointments

February 17, 2021
Pitt’s Global Studies Center sponsored and hosted “Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad: Gender, Identity and Health” on Friday as part of a series to expand and exchange interest and knowledge on contemporary historical issues in Africa, Afro-Latino and Latin American studies.

[Photo] ‘Transnational Dialogues in Afrolatinidad’ event brings speakers together to discuss issues in gender, identity and health

February 8, 2021
SGB talked Black History Month and Pitt’s COVID-19 plans for the semester at Tuesday night’s meeting.

[Photo] SGB talks dining improvements, COVID-19 protocols

February 3, 2021
Representatives for the Latin American Studies Association presented their plans to turn the building on 4338 Bigelow Blvd. into a new Latin American Cultural Center at Tuesday’s OPDC meeting.

[Photo] Community members discuss proposed Latin American Cultural Center on Bigelow

January 27, 2021
SGB held its first meeting of the new semester Tuesday night.

[Photo] SGB discusses Civics Engagement Hub, LGBTQIA+ task force at first full spring meeting

January 27, 2021
The Properties & Facilities Committee of the Board of Trustees approved an expanded construction project of the now $72-million Salk Hall renovation project.

[Photo] Board committee approves expansion to Salk construction

November 18, 2020
SGB president Eric Macadangdang addressed the most recent round of COVID-19 case numbers published by the University on Monday, showing 74 new confirmed cases over the weekend, at Tuesday night’s meeting.

[Photo] ‘No bigger elephant in the room’: SGB addresses recent spike in COVID-19 cases

November 11, 2020
Tina Horn speaks about "SFSX (Safe Sex)” which follows a former sex worker named Avory.

[Photo] Author Tina Horn discusses representation of sex work in post-apocalyptic fiction

November 11, 2020
Student Government Board hosted a virtual town hall with Black Action Society in place of its usual Tuesday night meeting this week. The event focused on mental health as it relates to COVID-19 and the Black Lives Matter movement.

[Photo] Pitt officials address student questions about mental health on campus

October 21, 2020
Panelists discussed the George A. Romero archive, which is now fully open to the public, and the resources students can use on Oct. 9.

[Photo] Honors College fights prejudice with the paranormal

October 14, 2020
Pitt Program Council hosted a live mental health Q&A with Doctor Mike, who People magazine dubbed “the sexiest doctor alive” in 2015.

[Photo] Pitt students get lesson on mental health from “sexiest doctor alive”

October 14, 2020
The Black senate hosted the Thursday night workshop in hopes of better engaging Pitt’s Black student population in the upcoming Nov. 3 election.

[Photo] ‘Put our vote where our mouth is’: Black Senate hosts voter registration workshop

October 9, 2020
Pitt’s Faculty Assembly met Wednesday to discuss changes to policy that dictates what material is owned by the University, policies for submitting grievances to the University, and voted to pass the resolution on a required Black studies course and a clarified syllabus statement on religious observances.

[Photo] Faculty voices support for mandatory Black studies course, allowing students to recognize religious observances

October 9, 2020
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[Photo] Peduto: Expanding, not defunding, is the future of Pittsburgh police

October 5, 2020
“Present and Represented: Latinx Mental Health Research, Practice and Experience in Pittsburgh” on Wednesday night was part of Pitt’s Hispanic Heritage Month.

[Photo] Panel addresses mental health care in Pittsburgh’s Latinx community

October 2, 2020
The Center for Creativity hosted “Me in the Poetry: A Longed-For Bed,” in collaboration with the week-long Black Study Intensive “Collective Protest and Rebellion” sponsored by the Center for African American Poetry and Poetics.

[Photo] ‘Embracing joy’: Poetry workshop encourages positive thoughts, pursuing passions

October 2, 2020
“COVID-19: The Pittsburgh Latinx Community Experience & Response” was a part of the University’s Hispanic Heritage Celebration Month, which is from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15.

[Photo] Discussing the distinctive effects of COVID-19 on Pittsburgh’s Latinx community

September 28, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher said Thursday that it’s likely that next semester’s schedule will be compressed similarly to the fall so there aren’t vacations where people leave and come back to campus.

[Photo] Gallagher: ‘Anticipate’ Flex@Pitt, compressed schedule next semester

September 18, 2020
“Violence on the Rise: The Troubled Relationship Between Covid-19 and Domestic Violence” led by Carrie Benson, the prevention and education coordinator in Pitt’s Sexual Violence Prevention Office, and Paula Davis, the associate vice chancellor for diversity in the School of Health Science, took place on Wednesday and was the next installment of Pitt’s ‘This is not Normal’ town hall series.

[Photo] ‘A pandemic inside of a pandemic’: Panel discusses domestic violence crisis

September 11, 2020
The officers of the Computer Science Club meet on Zoom.

[Photo] Computer Science Club ‘programs’ new ways to connect amid ongoing pandemic

September 6, 2020
Black student leaders from colleges around Pittsburgh came together to discuss racial equity on their respective campuses. Jasiri X, the executive director and co-founder of 1Hood Media, moderated the event.

[Photo] ‘No way we can do this alone’: Panel uplifts local Black student leaders

August 30, 2020
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[Photo] SGB to vote on modified governing code Tuesday

August 30, 2020
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