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
Pitt experienced a “major outage” on My Pitt that affected access to the site on the first day of classes, and Zoom suffered a partial outage that affected many U.S. users on Monday.

Students, professors adapt to online learning

By Elise Roessner, Staff Writer • August 26, 2020
Pitt’s fall semester kicked off last week, but the Cathedral of Learning was empty as students largely connected in Zoom meetings instead of classrooms. The Zoom meetings had their own set of glitches though — literally.
Due to COVID-19, a football season is questionable for the Panthers.

Point-Counterpoint: College football this fall is too dangerous

By Alex Lehmbeck, Sports Editor • August 25, 2020
As schools move toward an online-only semester amid an unprecedented pandemic, college football shouldn’t play this fall
Due to COVID-19, a football season is questionable for the Panthers.

Point-Counterpoint: Benefits will outweigh the consequences for college football this fall

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • August 25, 2020
Game-altering concessions must occur to pull it off, such as the absence of fans, but the benefits outweigh the compromises that must be made in what will be a year like no other.
Opinion | COVID-19 exemplifies irony in wellness culture

Opinion | COVID-19 exemplifies irony in wellness culture

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • August 25, 2020
The narrow definition of wellness has become clearer within the past six months, as gyms reopen and many folks rush back, even as COVID-19 remains uncontrolled in the United States.
Pitt adds 11 cases after first week of online classes

Pitt adds 11 cases after first week of online classes

By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor • August 24, 2020
Pitt added 11 new COVID-19 cases, composed of eight students and three employees, as of Monday’s weekly case report.

VIDEO: Students share their mid-pandemic move-in experience

August 24, 2020

TPN spoke to students living in dorms for the 2020 fall semester about their experience moving in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Even at a time when live sports are mostly on hold, the Panthers still managed to have an action-packed summer.

What you missed in a summer of Pitt sports

By Griffin Floyd, Staff Writer • August 24, 2020
From big-time recruits to social change initiatives, the Panthers have proven that even at a time when live sports are mostly on hold, one can still manage to have an action-packed summer.
The Pitt News will publish one print edition per week on Wednesdays, but will continue to break news and post online daily.

The Pitt News to switch to weekly print editions

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • August 23, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Pitt News has reduced print editions this academic year from four days a week to only Wednesdays.
Editors at The Pitt News wait to greet students at this year’s virtual Activities Fair.

Student orgs adapt recruiting to virtual Activities Fair

By Rashi Ranjan, For The Pitt News • August 23, 2020
Students flocked to virtual Zoom calls to find social, service, sport and academic organizations to join. Held from 1-3 p.m. online through Campus Labs, the virtual Activities Fair featured 424 clubs, each with their own virtual room for students to drop in to learn more about the organization, ask questions and express their interest.
The construction project on Bigelow Boulevard, originally scheduled to finish in August, is now scheduled to be completed in October.

Pitt to continue construction on ‘essential’ projects only

By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer • August 23, 2020
The construction on Bigelow Boulevard is now set to finish its third and final phase in October. It originally had an August completion date, before Welcome Week for incoming first-year students.
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