Opinion | Point: Universities should not bring students back to campus in the fall
By Nate Kohler, Contributing Staff Member
June 23, 2020
Exchanging the health of students and the community at large for being able to operate normally as a university is simply not worth the risk.
Opinion | Counterpoint: Schools should bring students back to campus in the fall
By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist
June 23, 2020
By keeping social distance guidelines, increasing tests and remaining vigilant and weary of spikes, universities can at least attempt to re-open — and they should.
Editorial | Pitt administration’s lack of communication fails faculty, students
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 23, 2020
We’re thrilled that we’ve been of service to faculty and students wondering what Pitt’s plan is for the fall, but really, students and faculty should be getting this information directly from the administration.
Letter to the editor | Africana Studies as a resource for Black studies courses on campus
By Yolanda Covington-Ward, chair of the Department of Africana Studies
June 16, 2020
Yolanda Covington-Ward, the chair of the Department of Africana Studies, asks students in a letter to the editor why they have or have not taken Africana Studies classes.
Op-ed | A word of caution to students about Outlier courses
By Melinda Ciccocioppo, Psychology Lecturer
June 16, 2020
As an instructor of Introduction to Psychology at Pitt, I’d like to make you aware of some very big differences between the Intro to Psychology course that Outlier is offering and the Introduction to Psychology courses that Pitt offers outside of this contract with Outlier.
Editorial | Universities need public guidelines in addressing hate speech
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 16, 2020
Students are demanding universities take action and either expel the students — in the case of Temple and Penn State — or deny the student admission to the University — in the case of Pitt.
Op-ed | Pitt can and should use its endowment to get us through this crisis
By Tyler Bickford, Associate professor of English
May 26, 2020
Not to mince words: it is wrong that the Chancellor, who received a $669,738 base salary this year, would use sympathetic students as an excuse not to protect the jobs of the faculty and staff who support those students, often for wages less than one-twentieth of his.
Pitt Athletics unveils 2020 Hall of Fame class
By Alex Lehmbeck, Senior Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
Pitt basketball stars Jennifer Bruce and Brandin Knight headlined the Pitt Athletics Hall of Fame 2020 induction class, unveiled by Athletic Director Heather Lyke Tuesday night.
Editorial | Pitt reopening task forces in need of better student representation
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 12, 2020
The task force’s executive committee is missing any representation from the group most impacted by its decisions — students at Pitt.
Rodney Gallagher receives Pitt football offer
By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor
April 17, 2020
Laurel Highlands freshman Rodney Gallagher, who received a basketball offer from Capel on March 7, announced Thursday that he also received an offer from Pitt football.