The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

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

The Pitt News
SWAT response to barricade situation in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.

Barricaded man prompts SWAT response in South Oakland

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • April 9, 2025
Since about 10 p.m. on Tuesday evening, SWAT and the University of Pittsburgh police have been responding to a domestic incident where a man barricaded himself inside a South Oakland home, according to a Pittsburgh Police spokesperson. The situation is ongoing. 
A view of the Cathedral of Learning.

Pitt says there’s no public safety threat at the Cathedral of Learning from person on rooftop area

By Betul Tuncer, Managing Editor • October 26, 2022
Pitt spokesperson Jared Stonesifer said there’s no safety threat and no reported or observable weapons in regards to student reports of someone on the rooftop area of the 4th floor of the Cathedral of Learning.

Death of Pitt student confirmed

By Janine Faust, Editor-in-chief • November 19, 2019

Pitt student Yahya Lodi died unexpectedly this weekend, according to the Allegheny County Communications Director Amie Downs. Lodi, a 19-year-old sophomore biological sciences major, had been transported...

At least 165 officers died from suicide in 2018, marking the third straight year that police suicides outnumbered line-of-duty deaths.

Opinion | Our police deserve better mental health care

By Jeremy Wang, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 2, 2019
Police in America faced a deadly year in 2018 with 144 line of duty deaths. Far less attention is paid to police suicides, which are just as deadly.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Joshua Shapiro discusses major areas of concern at the presentation of the 28th annual campus safety report Wednesday. (Margo Reed/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Shapiro speaks on safety

By Sarah Shearer, Assistant News Editor • August 30, 2018
Shapiro addressed four major areas in the report — global recommendations, sexual assault, mental health and drug and alcohol.
Pitt contributed $15,000 to the installation of 60 surveillance cameras throughout Oakland. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Assistant Visual Editor)

DA, Pitt, UPMC unveil new surveillance cameras

By Grant Burgman, News Editor • August 29, 2018

After Pitt student Alina Sheykhet was found dead in her apartment last October, investigators found their biggest lead in private surveillance footage from a local pizza shop — and in the 10 months since,...

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