covid Archives - The Pitt News

Opinion | Halloween is our fall semester savior

By Sarah Liez, For The Pitt News • October 19, 2021

Halloween in college is an entertaining distraction from the problems of young adult life.

Opinion | There’s a difference between vaccine hesitant and anti-vaxx

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • September 27, 2021

It’s easy to respond in anger — God knows I have — but shifting our response and perception of the unvaccinated is the only way to combat rampant misinformation, widespread distrust and American resistance tradition.

Editorial | 10 worst things about returning to in person classes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 24, 2021

Here are the top 10 worst things about returning to the classroom.

Pitt adds 59 new COVID-19 cases since Sept. 8

By Martha Layne, Assistant News Editor • September 16, 2021

Pitt officials said Thursday that 44 students and 15 employees tested positive for COVID-19 from Sept. 8-14.

Pitt classes return fully in person for first time in 18 months

By Colm Slevin, Staff Writer • September 15, 2021

It’s not just your imagination — from “Welsfest” Snapchat stories or a record-breaking number of first years, Pitt’s campus has been much busier lately. The first week of fully in-person classes began Monday, after two weeks of an in-person optional format.

Editorial | Pennsylvania schools are right to mandate masks

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 1, 2021

Wolf made the right decision to mandate masks. While waiting for a vaccine that can be administered to children younger than 12, there is not much else one can do to protect their child other than to have them wear a mask.

Opinion | Workplace attitudes are changing — and it’s long overdue

By Dalia Maeroff, Opinions Editor • August 30, 2021

The pandemic showed that flexibility will be key in the new workplace.

Opinion | Weighing risk when you’re vaccinated

By Lucas DiBlasi, Senior Staff Columnist • August 24, 2021

Given the incredible effectiveness of vaccines, the risk of socializing normally and without a mask for vaccinated people has changed dramatically since the beginning of the pandemic.

Opinion | Pittsburgh is a city, not just where you go to school

By Dalia Maeroff, Opinions Editor • August 24, 2021

I am begging the Pitt community to realize something I thought I would never have to say — Pittsburgh is a city, not just where you go to school.

Editorial | Pitt should have never given us the choice of in-person or online classes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • August 24, 2021

Pitt’s last-minute decision to give us the option between remote and in-person classes is half-baked, noncommittal and puts unnecessary stress on both students and professors who shouldn’t have to make this choice in the first place.