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
Old News: 1918 and the first great Pitt quarantine

Old News: 1918 and the first great Pitt quarantine

By Emily Wolfe, Digital Manager • March 25, 2020
The Spanish influenza reached Pitt, where thousands of students were preparing to ship off to fight in World War I, sometime in October.
Opinion | Now is the time for things we don’t have time for

Opinion | Now is the time for things we don’t have time for

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • March 25, 2020
It’s time to do the things we “never have time for” — writing that poem, composing that song, compiling those recipes, starting that podcast.
Emerson Ailidh Boggs, a second-year Ph.D. student in the infectious disease microbiology program, is the head moderator of the r/Coronavirus Reddit page.

Socially distant science: Pitt student strives for truth during pandemic

By Ashton Crawley, Staff Writer • March 25, 2020
Ailidh Boggs, a second-year Ph.D. student in the infectious disease microbiology program, is the head moderator of the r/Coronavirus Reddit page.
Editorial: Voting is still your civic duty, even during a pandemic

Editorial: Voting is still your civic duty, even during a pandemic

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 24, 2020
It’s vital that everyone who is registered to vote in Pennsylvania — and anywhere else in the U.S., for that matter — keep track of the date of any and all upcoming elections and prioritize voting.
Pitt will continue to pay student workers and work study employees according to their established work schedules.

Student workers out of work relieved at Pitt support

By Jade Chang, Staff Writer • March 24, 2020
Getting paid without going to work might sound like a dream, but for many Pitt student workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s a lifesaver.
Opinion | Please let me mourn my final days of college

Opinion | Please let me mourn my final days of college

By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor • March 24, 2020
It seems unlikely that I will get the graduation I’ve dreamed of.
The University’s first documented COVID-19 case emerged from a student living in Holland Hall.

Pitt to not publicly announce future COVID-19 cases due to community spread

By Janine Faust and Jon Moss • March 23, 2020
Pitt announced in a Monday evening email that it will not publicly announce any further coronavirus cases on campus, one day after the University announced its first case of the pandemic virus in a residence hall.
Most professors’ lectures will now be accessed electronically through Panopto or Zoo

Students, professors complete first day of online classes

By Elise Roessner, Staff Writer • March 23, 2020
Virtual instruction began at the University on Monday after an extended break. Professors are utilizing a variety of platforms that the University has provided, ranging from Panopto, an online lecture system, to Zoom, a video-conferencing program that allows professors to teach in real time.
Pitt to host spring commencement ceremony online.

Seniors react to commencement cancellation

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • March 23, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced the postponement of Pitt’s spring commencement ceremony in a March 17 email. According to the announcement, the University has yet to find a new date for an in-person commencement ceremony and has not yet announced alternatives to the event.
The Outbreak | I still went to Spain for spring break

The Outbreak | I still went to Spain for spring break

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Writer • March 22, 2020
Yes, I was a little bit crazy, but — like many young people — I didn’t want a virus to stop me from living my life.
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