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Exclusive: A Look Inside the Conduct Violation Hearing for Student Protestors

At the Board of Trustees meeting on September 29, the activist groups Trans Action Building and Fossil Free Pitt were escorted out after repeatedly interrupting the proceedings (you c...

In Current, Jan 24, 2024

Students at Ease After Child Prodigy Calls Class “No Big Deal”

The end of the add-drop period is usually a hectic, panic-driven time for students. Some try to squeeze into the best section for a class, per www.RateMyProfessors.com. Others need to...

In Student Life, Jan 22, 2024

We asked 100 Pitt Students: What does the ‘T.A’ in Joan T.A. Gabel stand for?

Contrary to popular belief, the T.A. in Pitt Chancellor Joan T.A. Gabel’s name does not stand for teaching assistant! In fact, no one in the world except the big boss herself has disc...

In Current, Jan 12, 2024

The crows swarming Pitt’s campus signal the end of days. Here’s how you should prepare.

As you have probably noticed, recently, our campus has been plagued by an apparently unexpected bird migration. The birds–common crows–perch on the treetops, unloading on students and...

In Current, Dec 21, 2023

Pitt Power Outage Notice Affects One Person

On December 17th at around 1:30 AM, Pitt sent out a notice to the community that the power would be out until around 3:00 AM. Most of the students were not in the dorms, as they had m...

In Student Life, Dec 17, 2023

4 Tips on How to Survive the 3 Weeks After Thanksgiving but Before Christmas

Have you realized how much the next three weeks are going to suck? Are you stressed beyond belief? Did you procrastinate the entire second half of the semester saying “Oh, I’ll get ca...

In Student Life, Nov 14, 2023

Pitt Merch Alert! The Pitt Shop releases “Perfumed at Pitt” collection of candles inspired by the aromas of Pitt’s Oakland campus

On Friday, November 10th, the Official Pitt Shop announced a line of new scented candles– inspired by the memorable smells students can find on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus. ...

In Current, Nov 14, 2023

University Announces Plans to Remove Escalators Across Campus

The University of Pittsburgh announced in an email sent to students at 5:23 a.m. Monday morning plans to remove all escalators from academic and residential buildings effective immedi...

In Student Life, Nov 13, 2023

Opinion: It's a shame adults can't go trick-or-treating

You know, when I was a kid, me and my friends would go trick-or-treating and get really into it. Like I found the people giving out the king-sized candy bars and had multiple costumes...

In Opinion, Oct 31, 2023

Joan Gabel Named Leading Suspect in Grizzly Murders of Union Members

The University of Pittsburgh’s Chancellor, Joan Gabel, was recently named the leading suspect in a string of brutal murders that occurred this past weekend. All of the victims were ei...

In Current, Oct 29, 2023