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

Opinion | Just because you make your bed every day doesn’t mean you are OK

Opinion | Just because you make your bed every day doesn’t mean you are OK

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist January 29, 2024
Just because you can function and your actions don't fit perfectly into the textbook definition of depression and anxiety does not mean you are completely fine, and it is OK to seek help.
Opinion | Your guilt at buying from Shein is your moral compass desperately knocking

Opinion | Your guilt at buying from Shein is your moral compass desperately knocking

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor January 26, 2024
Yes — under capitalism, within the U.S.’s car-reliant infrastructure, with laughable minimum wages and flagrant union-busting left and right, there are plenty of exploitative industries and environmentally toxic byproducts that normal people simply cannot opt out of. We should always emphasize a class perspective when the idealistic wealthy criticize others for not being perfect environmentalists or assume everyone has time to be a choosy shopper. 
Country music artist Connor Smith plays the guitar during his concert at Stage AE.

Opinion | Resisting country music is futile

By Gabriela Herring, Staff Columnist January 25, 2024
We now live in a time where there’s room in the industry to serve more than Ford F-150 owners. Resistance to state tyranny, big money and systemic abuses of power were at the crux of country music as it was born.
Opinion | Let’s end book discrimination

Opinion | Let’s end book discrimination

By Danae Poteat, Staff Columnist January 23, 2024
What I have seen firsthand is people judging the dialogue, plot or characters of a book and when they come upon someone who loved the book, they degrade this person just because they enjoyed it.
Opinion | Stubbornness … why is it so hard to overcome?

Opinion | Stubbornness … why is it so hard to overcome?

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist January 22, 2024
I was thinking about stubbornness over winter break while experiencing a heartbreak. This made me realize that sometimes, it is OK to be stubborn. 
Opinion | We need to stop doing “What I eat in a day” videos on TikTok

Opinion | We need to stop doing “What I eat in a day” videos on TikTok

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist January 22, 2024
It is important that one of the most widely used social media apps doesn't contribute to more harm that adolescents and the general public will succumb to.
Opinion | I read 71 books last year … here are the best 5

Opinion | I read 71 books last year … here are the best 5

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist January 19, 2024
I like reading. A lot. And each year, I publish a curated list of the best books that I read, and why I think you should read them.
Student holds headphones.

Opinion | You shouldn’t be embarrassed about your music taste

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist January 19, 2024
While I have successfully crafted my musical image to others, I often limit myself with these arbitrary markers of what the types of music indicate about me.
Opinion | Digital well-being looks different for everyone

Opinion | Digital well-being looks different for everyone

By Abigail Dobry, Senior Staff Columnist January 18, 2024
Most resolutions I hear from family, friends or online communities consist of bettering themselves. Everyone starts going to the gym or cutting out sugar. For others, their form of betterment is about holding themselves accountable by saving money, spending less on non-essentials. My New Year’s resolution is a different form of bettering myself. I want to improve my digital well-being. 
Opinion | Making art when you’re depressed feels impossible — do it anyway

Opinion | Making art when you’re depressed feels impossible — do it anyway

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor January 17, 2024
When you build your identity, even a comparatively low-stakes one like your undergraduate major, around your ability to generate a creative product, it’s terrifying to feel like you’ve lost that ability.
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