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Apr 27, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Betul Tuncer
Today is my last official day as editor-in-chief of The Pitt News. Just like that, the four years I’ve spent at this newspaper and in college have come to an end. While I was originally going to use this senior column to just recount my time at The Pitt News, I feel as though there’s a few things I must say first.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
wvia.org | Betul Tuncer
Amid continued tensions and violence in Gaza and Israel, students at the University of Pittsburgh organized a sit-in outside of the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday.
“We're just here in solidarity with Palestinians at a time where they don't have universities, to use our university privilege to make something,” said Samuel Weiner, a master’s student in Pitt’s teaching department.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
wesa.fm | Betul Tuncer
Amid continued tensions and violence in Gaza and Israel, students at the University of Pittsburgh organized a sit-in outside of the Cathedral of Learning on Tuesday. “We're just here in solidarity with Palestinians at a time where they don't have universities, to use our university privilege to make something,” said Samuel Weiner, a master’s student in Pitt’s teaching department.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Nada H. Abdulaziz |Brian Sherry |Briana Bindus |Betul Tuncer
For a large portion of the school year, the weather in Pittsburgh is often moody. One day flurries of snow were accumulating in the quad, and the next day, the Cathedral basked in the 60-degree sunshine. According to psychology professor Dr. Diana Leyva, the type of weather a place is experiencing has a significant impact on students’ work rates. “We know that there is a positive association between the temperature and mood,” Leyva said.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Nada H. Abdulaziz |Brian Sherry |Briana Bindus |Betul Tuncer
As the sunshine started permeating Pitt’s campus, so did the aroma of Ethel’s. Nestled in the walkway between Lawrence, Posvar and Hillman, Ethel’s stands out as the latest addition to Pitt Eats’ on-campus dining offerings. Opening its windows on March 20, the food truck serves breakfast and brunch options from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays, providing quick breakfast bites in the heart of campus. The 1950s-style dining addition comes with a backstory deeply rooted in history.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Brian Sherry |Briana Bindus |Betul Tuncer |Emma Hannan
Forbes Street Market is one of three grocery stores in Central and South Oakland that sell produce, and the only one both on Pitt’s campus and owned by Pitt. Although Pitt’s Campus Master Plan includes the opening of a grocery store in Oakland, Justin Dandoy, director of community affairs, said it will take a minimum of five years before the project is realized.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Brian Sherry |Briana Bindus |Betul Tuncer |self-valueBy Briana Bindus
President Joe Biden is set to give his remarks this afternoon at the United Steelworkers building in Downtown Pittsburgh. The address at the steel union headquarters comes after the Biden Administration called for tariffs against Chinese steel and aluminum this morning. Biden last visited the Steel City in October 2022 to oversee the rebuilding of the Fern Hollow Bridge, which collapsed earlier that year. Biden’s speech is part of a three-stop tour of Pennsylvania.
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Apr 17, 2024 | 
pittnews.com | Betul Tuncer
As the first-born daughter of Cuban refugees and a first-generation college and doctoral graduate, many aspects of Belkys Torres’ life experience and identity shape the way she fosters education at Pitt. Torres found herself with an opportunity to travel to her parent’s home country, Cuba, for the first time in 2017. During her weeklong trip, Torres experienced a “moment of growth and connection” in learning from Pitt’s university partners at the University of Havana.
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Apr 11, 2024 | 
wesa.fm | Betul Tuncer
Through mutual friends and SoundCloud, four Pittsburgh college students found themselves in a band known as feeble little horse playing local house shows. Almost three years later, with significantly less time to rehearse and write songs together, the band is now making its way to bigger stages. Later this month, feeble little horse is scheduled to play Coachella. Prior to its rise in popularity, the band got its start in Oakland.
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Apr 9, 2024 | 
wesa.fm | Betul Tuncer
The Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) announced it will award $3,050,357 in grants to 45 student research projects through the Manufacturing PA initiative. DCED Secretary Rick Siger announced the grants at the sixth annual Manufacturing PA Innovation Program Expo that took place in Harrisburg last week. As part of the Manufacturing PA fellowship program, each student project will be paired with a local manufacturer to develop new technologies.
