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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

Ryleigh Lord, News Editor

Ryleigh Lord is the head news editor at The Pitt News. She is a junior history and English writing major with an Irish minor. She also contributes to the culture desk, mostly to talk about the shows and movies she loves. In her free time, she's usually cheering on Arsenal WFC despite their best efforts to break her spirit.

You can contact her at [email protected]

All content by Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
PDM’s executive board reacts to the reveal of the grand fundraising total of $357,084.52 to benefit UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh.

Pitt Dance Marathon raises over $357,000 for UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
March 26, 2024
Pitt police issue crime alert after sexual assault

Pitt police issue crime alert after sexual assault

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
March 4, 2024
The Cathedral of Learning.

Women’s History Month event roundup

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
February 29, 2024
A T-shirt displays the logo for the 2024 Pitt Day of Giving.

Pitt Day of Giving raises $2.4M, a slight increase from last year

By Abby Lipold and Ryleigh Lord
February 28, 2024
Flower bouquets at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Students celebrate all types of love this Valentine’s Day

By Ryleigh Lord and Colm Slevin
February 15, 2024
Pitt’s Student Health Services in Nordenberg Hall.

Roundup of student reproductive, sexual health and safety resources

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
February 15, 2024
Darris Means poses for a photo.

Darris Means named executive director for rural and community-based education

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
February 7, 2024
Pitt Education’s Michelle Sobolak, Cassie Quigley and Khirsten L. Scott (left to right, top row) pose with students Tyler Gregory and Nina Rorabaugh (left to right, bottom row).

Genius, Joy and Love program aims to eliminate racial disparities in education

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
February 1, 2024
Nicholas Rescher (Ph.D., Princeton, 1951), Distinguished University Professor of Philosophy, poses for a photo.

Nicholas Rescher, Pitt philosopher and professor, dies at 95

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
January 30, 2024
Yadin Gellman, an IDF veteran and Israeli actor, responds to questions from students in the Hillel JUC building on Wednesday afternoon.

Former IDF soldier Yadin Gellman speaks at Hillel JUC, students protest outside

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
January 25, 2024
An emergency blue light phone on campus.

Pitt to automatically enroll all students in ENS texts

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
January 12, 2024

Woman struck by UPMC shuttle on upper campus, died at hospital

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
November 29, 2023
Posters of Israeli hostages being held by Hamas after its attack on Israel last month on the outside wall of Amos Hall in the Schenley Quadrangle.

University addresses removal of Israeli hostage posters

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
November 14, 2023
Signs direct voters to the polling station inside the William Pitt Union on Tuesday morning.

2023 PA election results

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
November 8, 2023
Vice Provost Kenyon Bonner speaks about communication between the University and students at an SGB Town Hall in Nordy’s Place on Tuesday, Nov. 13th, 2018.

Kenyon Bonner to step down as vice provost for student affairs in December

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
November 7, 2023
A vial of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine next to empty syringes.

Pitt, UPMC receive national grant to treat long COVID

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
November 3, 2023
James OKeefe speaks with attendees at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla.

‘Exposing Corruption with James O’Keefe’ event rescheduled due to resource concerns

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
November 1, 2023
“The Fall of the House of Usher” poster.

‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ is as satisfying as it is brutal

By Ryleigh Lord, Contributing Editor
October 26, 2023
A Palestinian flag in front of the Cathedral of Learning in a rally in support of Palestine on Thursday afternoon.

Student organizations demand Chancellor Gabel ‘name the suffering of the Palestinian people’

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
October 19, 2023
University workers power-wash chalk drawings highlighting Pitt’s fossil fuel usage.

‘I Love Pitt Day’ celebrates University, met with pushback from student organization

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
October 13, 2023
Headshot of the new Board of Trustees member Louis R. Cestello.

Louis Cestello voted in as new Board of Trustees chair

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
October 3, 2023
Forbes Ave. near the University of Pittsburgh campus.

Students compare on-campus versus off-campus jobs

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
September 27, 2023
An emergency blue light phone on campus.

Pitt police lieutenant updates community on safety measures

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
September 20, 2023
“Bottoms” movie poster.

Review: ‘Bottoms’ is a lesbian movie that’s not emotionally exhausting

By Ryleigh Lord, Contributing Editor
September 14, 2023
Pitt coach Dave Wannstedt expresses his frustration with a holding call on Oderick Turner that negated LeSean McCoy’s touchdown run during the third quarter at the Backyard Brawl on December 1st, 2007.

The Backyard Brawl: A vitriolic Appalachian tradition

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
September 13, 2023

OEDI names new assistant vice chancellor, promotes two more employees into new positions

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
September 11, 2023

Pitt police issue crime alert after student assaulted in South Oakland

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
September 6, 2023
(Left) Punya Bhasin, Ryleigh Lord and Donata Massimiani.

Meet the editors: News

By Ryleigh Lord, Punya Bhasin, and Donata Massimiani
August 29, 2023
A family sits outside of Holland Hall in the quad with a housing cart on Tuesday afternoon.

‘She’ll be alright’: first-years begin on-campus move-in

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
August 27, 2023
Joan Gabel, chancellor.

Names to know: People at Pitt

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
August 27, 2023
Community service opportunities for the Pitt community

Community service opportunities for the Pitt community

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor
August 16, 2023
Flowers, candles and chalk drawings outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2019.

Jury gives death penalty in Tree of Life trial

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
August 2, 2023
A PRT bus on Fifth Avenue.

Funding secured for bus improvement project between Oakland and Downtown

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
July 12, 2023
A rendering of the planned BioForge center in Hazelwood.

University unveils design and plans for new BioForge center

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
July 12, 2023
For second time this year, PA House rejects in-state tuition bill

For second time this year, PA House rejects in-state tuition bill

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
July 8, 2023
A smoke bomb lands on the ground at the second of two protests against a debate featuring Michael Knowles on campus Tuesday evening.

Husband and wife indicted for smoke bombs and fireworks during Knowles protest

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
June 30, 2023
The Cathedral of Learning.

Supreme Court rules affirmative action unconstitutional, Pitt administration responds

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
June 30, 2023
“The Bear” poster.

“The Bear” season two review: the most rewarding show on television

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor
June 28, 2023

From cheerleaders to poets — sapphic media recommendations to check out this Pride Month

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor
June 7, 2023
In this aerial image, an aircraft, center, flies near a wildfire burning near Barrington Lake in Shelburne County, Nova Scotia, on Wednesday, May 31, 2023.

Pittsburgh in “code orange” air quality index as Canadian wildfires rage on

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
June 7, 2023
Review | She’s a ‘mastermind’ — Swift’s near-perfect ‘Eras Tour’ cements her cultural legacy

Review | She’s a ‘mastermind’ — Swift’s near-perfect ‘Eras Tour’ cements her cultural legacy

By Ryleigh Lord, Culture Editor
June 7, 2023
The cast of “Yellowjackets.”

‘Fascinating and terrifying’: Yellowjackets season two portrays the complexities of teenage trauma

By Ryleigh Lord, Contributing Editor
May 31, 2023
Pittsburgh Pride events roundup

Pittsburgh Pride events roundup

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
May 31, 2023
Joseph McCarthy, vice provost for undergraduate studies.

Joseph McCarthy named interim provost effective July 1

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
May 17, 2023
Candidates for Allegheny County executive speak at the Barbara Daly Danko Political Forum in February at Carnegie Mellon University in the McConomy Auditorium. Pictured from left to right: Liv Bennett, Dave Fawcett, Sara Innamorato, Michael Lamb, Erin McClelland, Will Parker and John Weinstein.

Sara Innamorato wins Democratic Primary for Allegheny County Executive

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor
May 17, 2023
Riley Crow, a junior film and media studies major, greets participants before the “We Walk to Remember” Holocaust Remembrance Day event.

‘Forever alive’: Pitt community commemorates Holocaust Remembrance Day with walk, name recitation

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
April 18, 2023
Katy Nesbitt, Pitt alum and first American woman to referee at the men’s World Cup, is this years undergraduate commencement speaker.

Katy Nesbitt announced as 2023 undergraduate commencement speaker

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
April 7, 2023
Students receive food at MSA’s Fast-a-Thon on Tuesday night.

‘Live a day in our shoes’: MSA invites non-Muslims to partake in Ramadan through ‘Fast-A-Thon’

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
April 5, 2023
Chancellor-elect Joan Gabel speaks at a press conference in the Cathedral of Learning following her appointment.

Chancellor-elect Joan Gabel discusses unionization, ‘anti-trans’ speaker events

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
April 4, 2023
Joan Gabel at a press conference in the Cathedral of Learning after being named the Universitys next chancellor.

Joan Gabel to serve as Pitt’s next chancellor starting in July

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
April 3, 2023
The Cathedral of Learning.

Roundup of Sexual Assault Awareness Month Events

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
March 31, 2023
A stained glass window in Heinz Chapel depicting Abigail Adams, wife of U.S. president John Adams, reading a book with him and their child.

Heinz Chapel celebrates Women’s History Month with ‘Women in the Windows’ tour

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
March 21, 2023
The rooftop of Langley Hall.

Oakland groups discuss Allequippa Street developments, plans for Crawford Hall

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
February 14, 2023
The Tinder app.

Guns, virginity and nude requests: Students recount their Tinder horror stories

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
February 7, 2023
Student Government Board at its first meeting of the semester at Nordy’s Place on Sept. 6.

Student Government Board reaches agreement with Student Affairs regarding student activity fee allocations

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor
February 3, 2023
Roundup of Black History Month events

Roundup of Black History Month events

By Punya Bhasin and Ryleigh Lord
January 31, 2023
Students at the fall activities fair in 2016.

Student organizations use new tactics to attract new members after not getting tables at fall activities fair

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
January 10, 2023
The Cathedral of Learning and Litchfield Towers.

Students relieved that math department drops ‘one letter grade’ final exam policy

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
December 7, 2022
Brothers of Italys Giorgia Meloni speaks during the center-right coalition closing rally in Rome on Thursday.

‘None of this exists in a vacuum’: Pitt community reacts to Italian right-wing political developments

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
October 26, 2022
A student leaves flowers at a candlelight vigil for Mahsa Amini and other victims of the Iranian “morality police” outside the William Pitt Union Tuesday evening.

‘Our choice’: Candlelight vigil calls for justice in Iran

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
October 12, 2022
Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center offers diverse programs for students

Less-Commonly-Taught Languages Center offers diverse programs for students

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
September 30, 2022
A balloon with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II and a British flag placed between flowers for the Queen at Green Park, near Buckingham Palace in London on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.

Shock, justice and uncertainty: Pitt students react to Queen Elizabeth’s death

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
September 12, 2022
Pitt students pray Maghrib, the Evening Prayer, during the Muslim Student Association’s iftar in the William Pitt Union last Thursday night.

‘Striving for a collective goodness’: Pitt students observe Ramadan

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
April 17, 2022
The glass of the Petersen Events Center in Oakland will soon be smashed to install a giant yellow slide.

April Fools Edition | Pitt to change Pete escalators into a giant slide

By Ryleigh Lord, Staff Writer
March 31, 2022
The Cathedral of Learning.

Students vote Latin American Revolutions as Pitt best course

By Ryleigh Lord, For The Pitt News
March 22, 2022
Joe McCarthy, the vice provost for undergraduate studies.

Educational Outreach Center expands to reach more students

By Ryleigh Lord, For The Pitt News
March 16, 2022
Pitt’s Career Center in the William Pitt Union.

‘Helping students gain confidence’: Career Center preps students for workforce

By Ryleigh Lord, For The Pitt News
March 2, 2022
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