University responds to Institutional Master Plan concerns
By Rachel Romac, Staff Writer
December 6, 2019
This was the second community meeting regarding the IMP and project leaders discussed revisions to the plans for campus improvement projects that will be implemented over the next 10 to 25 years.
Oakland Outlook: Make Homecoming great again
By Megan Williams & Ana Eberts, Staff Writers
October 24, 2019
Despite attending Pitt for the past two years, despite growing up near Pittsburgh and despite being generally active members of the community, we still don’t know what Homecoming is.
Skyvue Apartments cited in July fire safety inspection
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
July 17, 2019
The City is requiring Skyvue to restore its fire alarm system to an “operable condition” with no system troubles. Reinspection is slated for July 23.
Police seeking public’s help in Oakland investigation
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
July 8, 2019
City police detectives have released photographs of a man they are seeking information about in connection with an alleged burglary and sexual assault in Oakland.
Skyvue residents return after month-long displacement
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
July 3, 2019
Following an electrical fire at Oakland’s Skyvue Apartments on June 2, some tenants are claiming they were unable to move back into the building until June 28. They also said they have not received an explanation from management as to why their units were left without power for nearly four weeks, and are unsure if they will be reimbursed for rent during the period they were displaced.
City to start neighborhood planning process in Oakland
By Jon Moss, News Editor
June 24, 2019
Oakland might look a bit different in a few years, but it will all be according to the plan.
Milling, paving operations to affect Oakland traffic
By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief
June 20, 2019
PennDOT District 11 announced in a press release Thursday that milling and paving operations on Forbes will reduce the length of the avenue running between Craft Avenue and South Craig Street to a single lane of traffic.
Top 10: Pitt News Drink Factory
By The Pitt News Editorial Staff
March 7, 2019
We’ve gone and collected the mud and rainwater in that pothole and blended it with some tire rubber for the defining Forbes-Avenue experience in a cup.
Residents, faculty voice qualms with master plan
By Emily Wolfe, Assistant News Editor
February 12, 2019
Pitt will unveil the finalized version of its campus master plan at the end of this week. It includes a plan for more housing, with a net total of 775 new beds and an increase in sustainability efforts.
Editorial: Pitt is no place for hate
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 16, 2019
We’ve all heard slurs that target a wide range of ethnicities, religions, genders and sexual orientations. But there is no place for this kind of language at Pitt or in Pittsburgh.