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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
Pitt's outdoor COVID-19 testing site is located outside Posvar Hall.

Nose goes: A glimpse inside Pitt’s surveillance testing program

By Elise Roessner, Staff Writer • September 7, 2020
Vorndran is one of the roughly 2,200 students Pitt has tested thus far as part of its surveillance testing program. This program includes randomly selecting students living on and off campus for self-conducted COVID-19 testing.
The officers of the Computer Science Club meet on Zoom.

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

By Lucy Li, Staff Writer • September 6, 2020
The pandemic did not halt the development of the club. Instead, club officers faced the challenge head-on and made more progress than they expected with the creation of six new programs to offer help and resources to club members.
Pitt's outdoor COVID-19 testing site is located outside Posvar Hall.

Pitt adds 33 COVID-19 cases since Monday, strengthens mask requirements

By Ashton Crawley and Jon Moss • September 4, 2020
Pitt added 33 new COVID-19 cases, composed of 32 students and one employee, in the four days since Monday alongside a stricter mask policy.

VIDEO: How Are Students Reacting to COVID-19 Precautions?

September 4, 2020

We asked students around campus how they felt about COVID-19 precautions and whether or not they thought students were following them.

Pitt’s Title IX office has implemented a number of new controversial changes announced by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, meeting the federal government’s Aug. 14 deadline and drawing concerns from some students and Title IX officials in the process.

‘Terrifying’: Title IX office, students react to new federal regulations

By Natalie Frank, Staff Writer • September 4, 2020
Pitt’s Title IX office has implemented controversial new federal Title IX regulations — meeting the federal government’s Aug. 14 deadline — despite strong opposition from some University officials. Carrie Benson said she has many concerns about the new rules, but her office will comply with them.
Pitt Pathfinder and junior psychology and urban studies major De’Jovia Davis.

Pitt Pathfinders use virtual tours to connect students to Pitt in new ways

By Thea Barrett, For The Pitt News • September 4, 2020
Students won’t have to worry about getting run over by backward-walking, striped-shirt-clad Pitt Pathfinders around campus this semester. But that doesn’t mean Pathfinders aren’t showing off the campus to potential Pitt students.  
Geese and pigeons can be seen around campus and in Schenley park.

Satire | Top 10 ways to have fun outdoors

By Alex Dolinger, Staff Columnist • September 3, 2020
t’s been a while since a lot of us have played outside, so it’s easy to be unsure what to do.
Student Government Board met Tuesday night via Zoom.

Bonner addresses COVID cases, xenophobia at second SGB meeting

By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer • September 2, 2020
Kenyon Bonner, the vice provost and dean of students, addressed Pitt students and faculty at Tuesday night’s SGB meeting, asking community members to come together and take care of each other during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Opinion | End the stigma against COVID-19 patients

Opinion | End the stigma against COVID-19 patients

By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist • September 2, 2020
We can’t assume all COVID-19 patients wound up with the virus because of irresponsible behavior. Attaching this kind of stigma to COVID-19 patients only worsens the experience for those suffering with the sickness.
Pitt announced it won’t have any spectators in the stands for at least the first three games of the season, in compliance with Pennsylvania’s health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pitt football season-ticket holders prepare for a new game day experience this fall

By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor • September 1, 2020
Pitt football season-ticket holders have started to plan for the possibility of a season without any of the Saturday traditions they’ve grown so accustomed to.
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