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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
A student wears a mask.

Students voice hesitancy, optimism with shift to mask-optional policy

By Daniel Okren, Staff Writer • March 28, 2022
Students showed cautious optimism about the ability to unmask after years of dealing with pandemic restrictions.
Heinz Chapel and the Cathedral of Learning.

‘No motivation’: Students voice opinions on Pitt’s shelter-in-place

By Colm Slevin, Senior Staff Writer • January 26, 2022
Pitt announced during winter break that the first two-and-a-half weeks of classes would be online and that Pitt would follow shelter-in-place guidelines — which moved most student life online — until this Thursday.
Students cross Forbes Avenue between classes in September.

Pitt underclassmen finish up first fully in-person first semester

By Donata Massimiani, Staff Writer • December 8, 2021
Moving back in person this semester caused many challenges for younger Pitt students, both socially and academically, but also brought hope for normalcy and a more pre-pandemic experience.
Jacob Santiago, left, a first-year media and professional communications major, and Trinity Johnson, a first-year biology major on the pre-med track in the courtyard of the William Pitt Union.

Students react to Gainey’s election as first Black mayor of Pittsburgh

By Alaina Goldberg, For The Pitt News • November 12, 2021
Students shared their reactions to Pennsylvania’s Nov. 2 municipal election, which included Pittsburghers choosing Ed Gainey as the City’s first Black mayor.
Students slowly made their way in and out of polling stations to vote in Pittsburgh’s historic municipal election on Tuesday.

Pitt students react to Nov. 2 municipal election

By Katie Cassidy, Quentin Tan, and Millicent Watt • November 3, 2021
Students slowly made their way in and out of polling stations to vote in Pittsburgh’s historic municipal election on Tuesday, in which voters selected Ed Gainey to become the first Black mayor in Pittsburgh’s history.
Students reflect on some of their favorite Oakland restaurants as the academic year begins ramping up, such as CHiKN on Forbes Avenue.

Students discuss their favorite places to eat in Oakland

By Brandon Raglow, Staff Writer • September 28, 2021
As the academic year ramps up and many students are back on campus for the first time in more than a year, they reflect on some of their favorite Oakland restaurants.
Across Oakland, students react to the news that an online option will be available for the first two weeks of classes and what that means for the coming semester.

Pitt students try to make sense of two-week optional online period

By Brandon Raglow, Staff Writer • August 24, 2021
Students offer a mixed bag of responses to Pitt's decision to include an online option for the first two weeks of classes, and worry it could lead to another semester online.
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