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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
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Opinion | What your Oakland housing location says about you

By Madeline Milchman, Senior Staff Writer • October 8, 2025

After their first year, Pitt students have an array of housing options. They can stay on campus and move into upperclassman housing or they can stray from dorm-style rooms and move off-campus. Each area...

Recycling and garbage bins in the William Pitt Union.

Editorial | Oakland needs to improve its recycling habits

September 17, 2025
The Pitt News Editorial Board argues that there are unnecessary obstacles to recycling in Pittsburgh, and there needs to be a greater effort to educate citizens on how to recycle in Oakland.
The exterior of Divvy's Coffee and Buns on Forbes Ave.

Column | Dining Dollars should be accepted in more off-campus locations

By Faith Richardson, Staff Writer • September 8, 2025
In this column, Faith Richardson explains her take on why more off campus spots should accept dining dollars.
Satire | The best and worst Valentine’s Day spots at Pitt

Satire | The best and worst Valentine’s Day spots at Pitt

By Alaina McCall, Senior Staff Columnist • February 12, 2025

As a senior at Pitt, I’ve been to almost every restaurant on or near Forbes. Some way too many times. As such, I am the leading expert on which restaurants will make your boo break up with you, and which...

A grate in South Oakland.

Sewage smells across Oakland causing concern for students and everyday passers

By Bridget Pohl, Staff Writer • November 15, 2024
The smell of sewage has been an issue for students across campus, with many complaining of strong smells. Although brief exposure to sewage odors, such as walking by a manhole, pose “no risk to health” according to Molly Stitt-Fischer, director of environmental health and safety at Pitt, students are still unsatisfied. 
Heading North performs at “Live from Oakland: Genesis” in Atwood Church on Saturday night.

Photos: “Live from Oakland: Genesis” at Atwood Church

By Pamela Smith and Ethan Shulman • February 5, 2024

Post Genre and 8Trak Entertainment filled Atwood Church with live music Saturday night during the opening show of the “Live from Oakland: Genesis” series.

Residential buildings on Joe Hammer Square in South Oakland.

Students, SGB share tips for finding housing in Oakland

By Adrienne Cahillane, Senior Staff Writer • November 15, 2023
For many students, November is a month filled with touring potential apartments and signing leases. Kara Sampson described the process as “challenging.”
Trash on Atwood Street in South Oakland.

New initiative to educate students and solve trash problem in Oakland

By Kelly McPoyle, Staff Writer • October 15, 2023

Lizabeth Gray, Neighborhood Quality Consultant of Oakland Planning and Development Corporation (OPDC), describes herself as “the queen of trash.”  “It drives me crazy,” Gray said. “I’m...

Satire | ‘No one cares’: Oakland drivers express displeasure about poor treatment from pedestrians

Satire | ‘No one cares’: Oakland drivers express displeasure about poor treatment from pedestrians

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • May 30, 2023
Oakland’s population of 8,600 holds many drivers, many of them nonpermanent student residents, and all of them have grievances that they feel a burning urge to air regarding parking, road design and pedestrians. 
A Pitt student types on a laptop.

Students look forward to summer in Oakland, discuss changes in academic environment

By Anna Kuntz, Staff Writer • May 30, 2023
The end of the spring semester doesn’t always mean saying goodbye to Pittsburgh, something Amelia Carey knows well. Carey is one of many students who have chosen to stay in Oakland over the summer instead of going home.
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