By Harsh Hiwase, For The Pitt News
12:09 am
Keeping your camera on during Zoom lessons is an act of solidarity and kinship with his professors. There’s nothing more deafening than speaking into an abyss of silent gray boxes.
By Sarah Liez, Staff Columnist
12:04 am
"SpongeBob" suggests an aversion to capitalist systems — in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit with little outside regulation — by pushing a number of anti-capitalist ideas throughout subtle, nuanced methods that become more apparent with age.
By Anita Bengert, For The Pitt News
January 19, 2022
As the internet is increasingly becoming a large source of capital for many users, platforms must enforce rules for what and who can be used as content. Otherwise, social media creates a dangerous loophole in child labor laws, with the exploitation of children being one of the most popular attractions.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
12:12 am
There needs to be a more efficient and easier way for people to get COVID-19 tests besides the flawed website President Joe Biden rolled out this week.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 18, 2022
Politicians who tweet for MLK Day, despite blocking legislation that would help the many Black Americans he fought for, completely dismiss King’s legacy.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 13, 2022
In order for spring semester to be successful and to keep students and staff healthy, Pitt needs to provide a hybrid option.
By Paige Wasserman, For The Pitt News
January 19, 2022
This new-ish trend of fictionalizing a cultural figure’s transition to the afterlife is not only cringeworthy, but it speaks to the narcissism of the digital age, parasocial interaction, deep cultural insensitivity and just an adamant refusal to think critically.
Opinion | You know what tastes better than Starbucks? Unionization.
January 19, 2022
Starbucks should prioritize unionization for all of their stores instead of fighting it — putting better working conditions and protections ahead of capitalist pursuits at the expense of its workers. Although there is such a long way to go in the fight against big businesses and capitalism exploiting workers, we must have solidarity within the working class if we are to see any meaningful change in the next decade or so.
Opinion | The party of ‘freedom of speech’ is censoring themselves
January 18, 2022
Trump supporters, who are self proclaimed warriors of the first amendment, are censoring themselves by using the popular catchphrase “Let’s Go Brandon.”
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 9, 2022
Another semester beginning online brings worries about mental wellbeing, especially as students struggle to obtain resources and disability accommodations in trying circumstances.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 10, 2021
We thought it would be fitting to recap the many highlights of this loosely post-pandemic semester, and the occasional lowlight.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 6, 2021
Having a good football team is something tangible that everyone can rally around to support, and after a difficult couple years, we deserve to celebrate it.
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 2, 2021
On what looks like the eve of Roe’s relegation to history, it’s apparent that the Supreme Court has fully transformed into a partisan institution unfit for democracy.