Written By Jordyn Hronec, Editor-in-Chief
• April 21, 2021
At the end of the spring 2021 semester, President Paul Hennigan will retire after serving 21 years at the university, first as the Vice President of Finance and Operations and then as president.
Starting...
Written By Nardos Haile, Co-News Editor
• April 21, 2021
After three student cast members of the only musical production this semester, “Passing Strange,” quit the show over concerns of allegedly inadequate COVID-19 guidelines, the Conservatory of the Performing...
Written By Jordyn Hronec, Editor-in-Chief
• April 14, 2021
On Monday, April 12, the university sent an email announcing the hiring of a new university president. The announcement comes after a search conducted by the Board of Trustees following President Paul...
Written By Jordyn Hronec, Editor-in-Chief
• April 7, 2021
At a press conference on Friday, April 2, members of the full-time faculty union provided updates regarding the arbitration process between the union and the university—a process that could result in...
Written By Nardos Haile, Co-News Editor
• April 7, 2021
On Monday, April 5, the Office of Equity and Inclusion and student leaders in the Artistic Committee, a part of the Conservatory of the Performing Arts (COPA), held a virtual town hall meeting on Monday,...
This week’s Student Government Association (SGA) meeting saw plans being outlined for the next academic year.
Treasurer Kasey Newman informed the legislative body of her attempts to change some...
Written By Nardos Haile, Co-News Editor
• March 31, 2021
On Friday, March 26, Mayor Bill Peduto and his challengers PA Rep. Ed Gainey, former Pittsburgh Police officer Tony Moreno and activist Will Parker debated racial inequalities in Pittsburgh in their first...
Written By Jordyn Hronec, Editor-in-Chief
• March 31, 2021
Over the past few weeks, the Student Government Association (SGA) has hosted two town halls for students to attend and ask questions regarding the recent non-renewals of 17 full-time faculty members.
The...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Co-News Editor
• March 31, 2021
Dennis McDermott is currently the president of the Student Government Association (SGA). McDermott is a junior political science major and is seeking re-election.
Despite the fact that the university...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Co-News Editor
• March 31, 2021
Anthony “TJ” Graise is currently a senator running for president of SGA. Graise joined SGA this year and credits his experience with it as his main reason for running for president.
“Joining SGA...
Written By Jake Dabkowski, Co-News Editor
• March 31, 2021
Nanina Grund is currently a senator in SGA. According to her, her experience as a senator inspired her to run for president.
“Currently being a senator I was able to see that there are a lot of issues...
Written By Amanda Andrews, Editor-Elect
• March 29, 2021
Last week, the university announced major plans for how they will proceed with commencement this spring and on-campus learning this fall.
On Thursday, the university sent a campus-wide email...
