![A student leaves flowers at a candlelight vigil for Mahsa Amini and other victims of the Iranian “morality police” outside the William Pitt Union last Tuesday evening.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/DSC_3985-1-900x600.jpg)
More than 100 student leaders release letter urging Pitt for an official statement on situation in Iran
By Betul Tuncer, Managing Editor
• October 21, 2022
![History professor Alaina Roberts helped create a formal proposal last summer that called for all undergraduates to complete a Black studies course as part of their general education requirements.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/N_BlackStudies-Roberts_SA-e1618371196496-676x900.jpg)
Left ‘in the dark’: Status of Black studies course requirement unclear
By Natalie Frank, Senior Staff Writer
• April 14, 2021
![The Pittsburgh branch of Jewish Voice for Peace publicized a petition to end all training exchanges between the Pittsburgh police and Israel in November.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/O_Beylinson_File.jpg)
Opinion | Anti-Israel groups’ petition is misleading
By Josh Beylinson, Staff Columnist
• January 29, 2021
![Pitt implements ‘compromise’ of two grading policy changes amid pandemic](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/10-22_SC_Cathy-900x600-1-1.jpg)
Pitt implements ‘compromise’ of two grading policy changes amid pandemic
By Rebecca Johnson, News Editor
• November 25, 2020
![Thousands sign petition urging S/NC grading option at the end of the semester.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/N_PassFail_PD-900x900.jpg)
Thousands sign petition urging S/NC grading option at the end of the semester.
By Betul Tuncer, For The Pitt News
• November 18, 2020
![Pitt’s Faculty Assembly met Wednesday to discuss changes to policy that dictates what material is owned by the University, policies for submitting grievances to the University, and voted to pass the resolution on a required Black studies course and a clarified syllabus statement on religious observances.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/N_Faculty-Assembly_Via-900x563.png)
Faculty voices support for mandatory Black studies course, allowing students to recognize religious observances
By Thea Barrett, Staff Writer
• October 9, 2020
![Students created a petition addressing unfair exams and low grades in biology professor Craig Peebles Biological Science 1000 class.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Clapp_Hall_Edit-900x660-900x660.jpg)
Bio class assigned new professor after petition
By Jon Moss, Contributing Editor
• January 7, 2019
![Students created a petition addressing unfair exams and low grades in biology professor Craig Peebles Biological Science 1000 class.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Clapp_Hall_Edit-900x660.jpg)
Biology students petition against professor
By Jon Moss, Staff Writer
• December 7, 2018
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Editorial: Top 5 reasons to keep Halloween on Oct. 31
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• November 1, 2018
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