Opinion | Don’t let right-wing pundits fool you when they’re suddenly on our side

By Harper Leary, Staff Columnist • January 16, 2026

Staff columnist Harper Leary examines how far-right figures repackage their rhetoric to trick the left and stay relevant.

Two years later: Community organizations address Israel-Hamas conflict and local impacts

By Lisa-Sophia Kachalova and Sofia De Bitetto • October 8, 2025

Two years after the Oct. 7, 2023, attacks that started the Israel-Hamas war, Pittsburgh communities are organizing and adjusting to the ongoing political tensions.

Teach-in gathers students after a walkout, faculty for education on Palestinian resistance

By Kelly McPoyle, Staff Writer • October 11, 2024

About 50 people gathered outside the Cathedral of Learning on Thursday afternoon for a teach-in about Palestinian resistance and the fight for divestment as part of Pitt Apartheid Divest’s "Week of Rage" events.

Students, community members protest to mark one year of Israel-Hamas war

By Adrienne Cahillane, Contributing Editor • October 9, 2024

Various student groups gathered on campus Wednesday evening for “A Year of Genocide in Gaza Protest” as part of Pitt Apartheid Divest’s “Week of Rage” events, responding to the anniversary of the Israel-Hamas war that began Oct. 7, 2023.

‘They have stories’: Students, community members recognize Palestinians killed in Gaza since Oct. 7 

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • October 9, 2024

Several pro-Palestinian organizations held an interfaith vigil on Monday evening in recognition of the estimated 42,000 people who have been killed in Gaza since last year’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas.

Pro-Lebanon, Palestine groups host “emergency rally” in response to attacks on Middle East

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor  • September 26, 2024

Pro-Lebanon and Palestine groups from across Pittsburgh hosted an “emergency rally” on Wednesday evening in front of the Cathedral of Learning, later moving to Schenley Plaza. About 100 students and community members gathered to protest for the protection of Lebanon as violence rises between Israel and Hazbollah. 

Opinion | Hold your idols accountable. Their silence is deafening.

By Jake Vasilias, Staff Columnist • September 6, 2024

It becomes infuriating to think about the celebrities our nation deifies standing idly by, accumulating wealth they will never spend, turning a blind eye and a deaf ear to the violence and cries of occupation, colonialism and genocide. 

Photos: SJP hosts the first Pro-Palestine protest of the school year

By Liam Sullivan and Bhaskar Chakrabarti • September 3, 2024

Students for Justice in Palestine, in collaboration with the Pittsburgh Palestine Coalition and Pitt Divest from Apartheid, hosted a pro-Palestine rally at Schenley Plaza at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The rally...

Students arrested at on-campus pro-Palestinian protest set dates for court sessions

By Jordan Kooper, Staff Writer • June 4, 2024

The two pro-Palestinian protesters arrested on-campus on April 28 will appear at the Allegheny County Courthouse to plead their cases. The arrests came after protesters gathered in the area between the Cathedral of Learning and the William Pitt Union following days of demonstrating in Schenley Plaza.

“Palestine solidarity encampment” disbands following negotiations with Gainey and Innamorato

By Spencer Levering, News Editor • June 4, 2024

After over 30 hours of protest, the “Palestine solidarity encampment” disbanded early Tuesday morning. Mayor Ed Gainey and county executive Sara Innamorato were involved in discussions that led to the encampment’s dissolution.