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
East End EMTs are given one N95 mask per day and asked to reuse it.

‘Kind of unnerving’: Student health care workers brave virus threat on the job

By Rebecca Johnson, Senior Staff Writer • April 2, 2020
But other students, like Flenders, remained in Pittsburgh and are still working in positions with a whole new set of risks and regulations, while also balancing a full course load.
PittCoVacc, the potential vaccine against COVID-19. Photo via UPMC

Pitt researchers unveil potential COVID-19 vaccine

By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief • April 2, 2020
Pitt School of Medicine scientists announced Thursday that they had developed a potential vaccine against COVID-19.
Opinion | Account for mental health struggles when shaping curriculum

Opinion | Account for mental health struggles when shaping curriculum

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • April 1, 2020
I haven’t been able to get myself in a rhythm and routine of accomplishing all of my school work as normal, and frankly, I shouldn’t be expected to.
Poetry | Love poem in the time of COVID-19

Poetry | Love poem in the time of COVID-19

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • March 31, 2020
Opinions Editor Leah Mensch writes a love poem during a pandemic.
Opinion | Dissecting the Stimulus Package — does it really help?

Opinion | Dissecting the Stimulus Package — does it really help?

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • March 30, 2020
Despite the attempted guise by the bureaucrats on Capitol Hill, this law — ironically dubbed the CARES Act — is nothing more than an attempt by both political parties to appease Americans and advance special interests.
Isolation is the perfect reason to read.

Books I’m reading in the time of COVID-19

By Leah Mensch, Contributing Editor • March 30, 2020
From classics to new releases, from poetry to fiction to essay and memoir, these are a few reads that have been keeping me sane in the time of COVID-19. 
A garbage collector empties recyclables into a Basso Rubbish Removal truck in New Jersey. Garbage collection in Pittsburgh came to a standstill Wednesday morning after sanitation workers from the City held a demonstration insisting they were not receiving proper protective gear to continue working during the coronavirus pandemic.

Editorial: Pittsburgh, protect our sanitation workers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 26, 2020
Sanitation workers are providing essential, life sustaining services for the Pittsburgh community during this time. They deserve to be protected — with both gear and hazard pay — while working under such conditions.
Even though in-person programs such as drop-in hours and Let’s Talk have been suspended, Pitt’s Counseling Center provides students with access to Therapy Assistance Online, a resource with interactive therapy programs.

University responds to pandemic’s effect on mental health

By Katie Sottile, Staff Writer • March 25, 2020
The changes to the semester and the unprecedented nature of the pandemic can evoke feelings of anxiety within students, said Dr. Jay Darr, director of the Counseling Center. According to Darr, the Counseling Center has modified its arrangement of services to assist students virtually, in lieu of in-person appointments.
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.
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.
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