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Opinion | Gen Z is falling short of who we were destined to become

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • 12:02 am

We were so close to a bright future, a future of inclusion and progress, but we’re on a path of failure. It appears as if we are falling short of who we were destined to become.

Opinion | We need to include trans women in our feminism

By Grace Harris, Senior Staff Columnist • March 25, 2025

As a feminist myself, I think we have lost sight of the movement.

Opinion | Pitt student staples that didn’t win TPN’s ‘Best Of’ this year

By The Pitt News Staff • March 25, 2025

University of Pittsburgh students have spoken, and the results for the best Pittsburgh and Oakland staples are in! Unfortunately, the opinions desk can never just be happy with the results, so we have to share a few of our favorites who didn’t quite win TPN’s “Best Of” poll.

Opinion | The pressure to go to grad school as a nursing student

By Danae Poteat, Senior Staff Columnist • March 24, 2025

There is a strange pressure in nursing academia to push yourself out of bedside nursing as soon as possible. More experienced nurses will tell you that bedside nursing should not be what you do for the rest of your life and that you’ll be miserable if you try to stick with it. It’s almost like a coercion statement they make to put in your head that you’ll never be happy unless you get a master's degree.

Opinion | Stop being afraid of the word ‘socialism’

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • March 24, 2025

We are taught to believe that while capitalism isn’t perfect, it’s the best alternative. The constant fight for equality and livable wages is the natural way of life that prevents society from collapsing in on itself. However, in reality, capitalism keeps every person disconnected and isolated as the companies prosper.

Opinion | Trump’s Executive Order wrongly and harshly targets transgender community in the military

By Katelyn Jones, Staff Columnist • March 20, 2025

Donald Trump won the 2024 presidential election and immediately began making changes that affect people across the country and the world. One order specifically targets the trans community in the military and is completely, intentionally and unnecessarily cruel.

Opinion | Ideas for the upcoming Pittsburgh spring season

By Irene Moran, Senior Staff Columnist • March 20, 2025

Spring has sprung, and Pittsburgh has been absolutely beautiful for the past week. The weather was warm, campus was alive and the incoming spring weather is on the horizon. In the hopes that it stays like this for the rest of the semester, I thought of some things you and your friends can do to take advantage of the spring season weather.

Opinion | Anti-trans rhetoric strips everyone of their identity

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • March 17, 2025

The very existence of trans people does not pose a threat to women, but there is a threat when we seek to define gender and sex as a binary topic.

Opinion | The Oscar best picture ranking no one asked for

By Raquel Padin-Nicholas, Staff Columnist • March 17, 2025

This spring break, I unfortunately had to stay alone on campus. In my desperation to find something to occupy my time, other than the towering list of assignments I was given, I decided to watch, for the first time ever, all 10 best picture nominees for the Oscars.

Opinion | What is the catch-22 for new graduates?

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • March 14, 2025

This catch-22 situation is a major problem in the workforce, as entry levels are beginning to require several years of experience. Many online guides will recommend volunteer positions, freelance work, job shadowing or, my personal favorite — unpaid internships.