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
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.
Heinz Chapel has cancelled all upcoming spring weddings and events as a result of the coronavirus outbreak.

Heinz Chapel cancels all weddings through May 31

By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor • March 23, 2020
In light of the recent COVID-19 outbreak, the Heinz Chapel staff announced that all weddings through May 31 are canceled
Library patrons can access the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh’s online collection while the physical libraries are closed.

Cultural programming moves online amidst COVID-19 pandemic

By Delilah Bourque, Culture Editor • March 23, 2020
With many cultural events cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many organizations at Pitt and around the City have turned to hosting programs online.
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.
Opinion | Cancel hustle culture during this pandemic

Opinion | Cancel hustle culture during this pandemic

By Genna Edwards, Staff Columnist • March 23, 2020
You know what I really don’t need in these times of chaos? Little quotes, packaged to be “uplifting,” that stray a bit too close to the grind culture of capitalism for my liking.
Opinion | Keeping Up With the Columnists: Vignettes of sheer boredom

Opinion | Keeping Up With the Columnists: Vignettes of sheer boredom

By Devi Ruia, Michael Clifford, Leah Mensch, Maggie Durwald, Julia Kreutzer, Alex Dolinger, Paige Lawler, and Josh Beylinson • March 22, 2020
We’re so incredibly bored. “Just how bored?” you may ask. Well, see for yourself.
Ben Shapiro speaks at the 2018 Young Women's Leadership Summit hosted by Turning Point USA in Dallas.

Editorial: Post-Gazette wrong to give Shapiro’s xenophobia a platform

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 22, 2020
While Shapiro has the freedom to express his opinion as he wishes, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette should not be giving Shapiro, or his racism, a platform.
Dr. Paul Duprex, director of Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research, speaks about COVID-2019 at a February Senate Council meeting.

CEPI invests $4.9 million in Pitt, other institutions developing COVID-19 vaccine

By Benjamin Nigrosh, Assistant News Editor • March 19, 2020
Pitt’s Center for Vaccine Research is part of a consortium receiving a $4.9 million grant from the Center for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations to develop a COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Jess Fisher, third from left, poses at Stonehenge with friends from her building.

Culture shock in quarantine, Pitt students sent home from semester abroad

By Lucy Li, For The Pitt News • March 18, 2020
In a newsletter sent out to all students on March 3, the University announced its decision to cancel all study abroad and study away programs that required air travel due to the pandemic. In a March 11 email, Chancellor Gallagher announced a recall of all students, faculty and staff from countries that were hit hard by the virus.

WOTS: COVID-19 and moving out early

March 18, 2020

Students reflect on leaving campus early in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and how they think the remainder of the spring semester will go.

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