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Opinion | Homeless men aren’t the threat many people think they are

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Staff Columnist • September 25, 2022

Columnist Sofia Uriagereka argues that misrepreenting homeless men as sexual deviants shifts blame from real agressors and justifies ignoring requests for help.

‘We go where they are’: Street Medicine at Pitt provides care to homeless people

By Quentin Tan, Staff Writer • January 23, 2022

Street Medicine at Pitt aims to provide acute medical care, food and support to homeless people through weekly visits around Oakland.

Opinion | Anti-homeless architecture is dangerous

By Andrea Pauliuc, For The Pitt News • November 3, 2021

The purpose of communal spaces such as parks and public infrastructure like benches is to extend community, not limit it.

Extend love to homeless in a city that doesn’t

By Sarah Shearer | Columnist • November 17, 2017

Nichole Cooper didn’t know a simple “How are you?” would lead to such a rich friendship when she met Shaker on the street. “You know, I just saw him and was like, hey, what’s up?” Cooper...

Panel discusses women’s menstrual hygiene

By Anandhini Narayanan | Staff Writer • November 15, 2017

When Pittsburgh City councilwoman Natalia Rudiak received an email from the Department of Public Works — an organization dedicated to maintaining Pittsburgh’s infrastructure — about putting pad dispensers...