‘Feeling of hope’ on Indigenous Peoples’ Day as City prepares Columbus statue removal
By Ashton Crawley, Assistant News Editor
October 13, 2020
As a child, Miguel Sague III often walked by the Christopher Columbus statue near Phipps Conservatory and wondered why a man who killed his ancestors had a monument. Sague, who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, is a member of the Taíno people — the first Indigenous group that Christopher Columbus encountered on his expedition in 1492.
Peduto discusses local, national politics on campus
By Kirsten Wong | Staff Writer
September 6, 2017
With the news cycle, the Trump administration is capturing most of the public’s attention, and Mayor Bill Peduto sees a path for cities to bring about change. “We are living in interesting times right now,” he said Tuesday night. “Changes that are happening in this world will happen at the ...
Peduto nominates Pitt professors, city official to fill three vacant PWSA board seats
By Janine Faust / Senior Staff Writer
April 21, 2017
Mayor Bill Peduto nominated three people to fill vacant positions on the board of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Friday — two of whom are Pitt professors. The nominees will fill spots left by three board members who all resigned in late March, although their terms officially ended at t...
Rooney rule: Peduto calls for more increased diversity in city hiring
By James Evan Bowen-Gaddy
April 20, 2017
Mayor Bill Peduto implemented new measures Wednesday to amp up diversity efforts in city hiring procedures. According to a press release from the mayor’s office, Peduto issued an executive order April 19 to create the position of a diversity and inclusion officer — who will work to produce policy focused on recru...
