Opinion | The Trump boom can’t last
By Michael Clifford, For The Pitt News
12:43 am
Mixed economic signals are popping up everywhere that suggest a downturn soon. Given the uncertainty, it would be wise to hold a skeptical outlook for the near future.
Opinion | Electing a Democrat in 2020 is our best hope for curbing gun violence
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
May 14, 2019
In order to protect our children and collective morality, further action must be taken by lawmakers in efforts to curb the rate of gun violence. Electing a Democrat in the upcoming 2020 presidential election is America’s chance to take a stance against our gun problem.
TPN senior send-offs
By The Pitt News Staff
April 21, 2019
TPN is saying goodbye to five graduating members of its staff this year who have all made an impact on the paper and their peers.
Opinion | It is finals week, and I must scream
By Kim Rooney, Contributing Editor
April 21, 2019
Filed under Columns, Opinions, Uncategorized
There is a long tradition of screaming in response to stress, whether it is during labor or for funerals or even postmortem as banshees.
Opinion | I tried to de-stress by cooking. It didn’t go well
By Grace McGinness, Staff Columnist
April 21, 2019
Studying could wait until tomorrow. Tonight I was going to eat good — a homemade meal and an Oscar-nominated film in front of me.
Opinion | 5 ways to relieve stress through comedy
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
April 21, 2019
When finals season rolls around, it’s hard to not feel the crushing weight of the world on your shoulders. It’s hard not to see your GPA in physical form, beating you over the head for taking a “What ocean sponge are you?” quiz instead of paying attention to the lecture.
Opinion | “Game of Thrones” Characters as 2020 Presidential Candidates
By Devi Ruia, Staff Columnist
April 18, 2019
With “Game of Thrones” returning this past Sunday for its final season, here are the characters that most closely align with 2020 Presidential Candidates.
Opinion: It’s OK to move back home after college
By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist
April 17, 2019
A record 36% of college seniors were expected to move back home for at least a year upon college graduation in 2016. Despite their good reason to do so, there is a lingering stigma of laziness and failure that surrounds those who do.
Opinion | Top 10 things even scarier than Roc’s new look
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
April 16, 2019
Pitt's new Panther logo strikes fear not only in the hearts of the competition but students as well. Here are 10 things even scarier than Roc’s new look.
Poetry | Grocery Shopping
By Grace McGinness, Staff Columnist
April 15, 2019
Enter the house where nature lies still. Where it’s pinned to the platter prepared to my order. Ignore the soft smell of the flowers from where they crowd around the door stuffed in pots and hanging from wires. Pulled up from their roots slowly dying but their bursts of colors are so ...
Opinion | Public schools should only permit vaccine exemptions for medical reasons
By Leah Mensch, Senior Staff Columnist
April 14, 2019
For the safety of all children, public schools should limit their vaccine exemptions to medical conditions only.
Poetry | I wish I had a kite
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
April 11, 2019
I wish I had a kite So I may cast away my worries into the heavens The world from above would be a marvelous sight If I only had a kite I wish I had a kite So my soul could fly among the birds And I could be free and light If I only had a kite I wish I had a kite So the wind may guide me w...
Opinion | Must drinking always lead to debauchery?
By Grace McGinness, Staff Columnist
April 10, 2019
For all the people who don’t need or don’t want to throw a roof-blasting banger every weekend, here are some activities that are just as good — if not better — than screaming like a lunatic in a South O basement.
Opinion | Drunk horoscopes
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
April 10, 2019
It’s easy to have a hard time figuring out the right drink for you. Why not bring the stars to the bars? It’s time to let your sign determine your drink order.
Opinion | Legalize sex work to protect sex workers
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
April 9, 2019
Decriminalization and legalization of sex work will protect sex workers, who currently are exposed to abuses without the protection of the law.
Opinion | It’s time to limit plastic bag consumption
By Leah Mensch, Senior Staff Columnist
April 7, 2019
It’s time for Pennsylvania to take the initiative and limit its single-use plastic bag consumption.
Poetry | An ode to the molds of my mind
By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist
April 5, 2019
I think the way I do In honor of every girl That used my shoulders To reach the highest shelf And every boy That used the reflection In my bulging eyes To see themselves more clearly I think the way I do In tribute to those That have decid ed That dimming every switch Hurts less ...
Opinion | In defense of the nap
By Leah Mensch, Senior Staff Columnist
April 3, 2019
There is a well-known narrative of the college student who falls into an insidious napping pattern, stops attending lecture and then fails all of the semester’s classes.
Opinion | Our police deserve better mental health care
By Jeremy Wang, Assistant Opinions Editor
April 2, 2019
Police in America faced a deadly year in 2018 with 144 line of duty deaths. Far less attention is paid to police suicides, which are just as deadly.
Opinion | Don’t discount Mayor Pete
By Devi Ruia, Staff Columnist
April 2, 2019
Despite his youth, Buttigieg has an impressive resumé and shouldn’t be discounted in the 2020 race.
Opinion | How to prank your friends with Brad Pitt’s face
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
April 1, 2019
Have you ever wanted to pull off the perfect April Fools’ Day prank without resorting to extremes to carry out your shenanigans? This year, prank your friends while honoring one of America’s greatest figures: Brad Pitt.
Poetry | Brass Knuckles for a Demon
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
March 28, 2019
In her villanelle poem, Delilah Bourque reflects on her fears and her own creations.
Op-ed: Memory of Antwon Rose denied justice
By Black Action Society of the University of Pittsburgh
March 28, 2019
To the Black community of Pittsburgh: with each passing acquittal, we are blatantly shown our value in the eyes of those designated to “protect us.”
Opinion | Trump’s executive order for free speech is ineffective
By Hayden Timmins, Staff Columnist
March 27, 2019
The order states that the government can withhold federal funds if the school is deemed to have violated the First Amendment, but it offers no specific way of determining this.
Opinion | Social media outlets need to deplatform white supremacists
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
March 25, 2019
Social media companies like Google, Facebook and Twitter need to step up their actions against white supremacists and bigoted provocateurs.
Opinion | Pa. marijuana legalization necessary
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
March 24, 2019
In the push for meaningfully combating racist practices, creating legal opportunities for medicinal and recreational marijuana users and bolstering the state’s economy, approving SB 350 is an instrumental move.
Opinion | Serious March horoscopes
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
March 21, 2019
Just some rigorous and serious March horoscopes. These are arguably the most accurate March horoscopes that can be found today.
Opinion | Anti-hate resolution overshadows anti-Semitism
By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist
March 21, 2019
While the resolution began as a direct response to Omar’s anti-Semitism, it quickly transgressed into a wishy-washy general prerogative to abstain from all forms of hatred.
Opinion | Stand up for sex workers: Cancel the hackathon
By Jason Henriquez, Staff Columnist
March 19, 2019
Filed under Columns
The hackathon does not explicitly mention sex workers in its promotions, but it is likely it will ultimately target them and others.
Opinion | Know violence in vocabulary
By Leah Mensch, Staff Columnist
March 19, 2019
In Mexico City, Valeria Luiselli is a name most households know and love. In the United States, the author is lesser known, though that’s begun to change.
Opinion | Debate and Disney: Vignettes from spring break
By The Pitt News Staff
March 17, 2019
Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist While it seems all of my friends spent their breaks indulging in snacks by the pool or exploring exotic travel destinations, my spring break reverted me back to my prime form: high school speech and debate competitions. In high school, I spent weekend after weekend compe...
Opinion | Market Impossible: 12 Hours in Market Central
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
March 7, 2019
I spent from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. on Saturday in Market, learning about Market, coming to understand Market and, eventually, becoming Market.
Opinion | Smollett case overshadows truth of hate crimes
By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist
March 7, 2019
Smollett’s publicity stunt is disrespectful to those who have had to face such violent discrimination, and this case is not worthy of the headlines and publicity that encompass it.
Opinion | People deserve to know menstrual product ingredients
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
March 6, 2019
The FDA must reclassify feminine hygiene products to force manufacturers to label tampons with their ingredients so women can make informed choices.
Opinion | Bust the filibuster
By Devi Ruia, For The Pitt News
March 5, 2019
The Senate filibuster isn’t exactly the top issue of the 2020 presidential election. But while it may not be talked about as much as climate change, health care or gun violence, it could be the key to passing legislation regarding these issues.
Opinion | American education system should distance itself from grades
By Kelly Loftus, Staff Columnist
March 3, 2019
I believe in educative structure. I believe in academic integrity. But I also believe that somewhere, we went wrong. We, as a society, need to reevaluate our current system of grading in order to institute something more just and constructive
Opinion | The Forbes Street Market buyer’s guide
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
March 1, 2019
Here’s a guide to avoiding Forbes Street Market markups, while still buying the food you want.
Opinion | Matching Pell grants isn’t enough
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
February 28, 2019
For students who already received a Pell Grant, it’s a wonderful effort by Pitt to help alleviate some of their costs and worries. But for the students who don’t qualify, the effort leaves them in the dust.
Opinion | Tumblr’s porn ban hurts sex workers
By Cammy Morsberger, Staff Columnist
February 27, 2019
By banning NSFW content, Tumblr will inevitably hurt sex workers, adult models and their businesses in the process.
Opinion | Olympic breakdancing would promote inclusion
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
February 26, 2019
The inclusion of break dancing, as well as other nontraditional sports, is an important step towards the goal of keeping the Olympic games modern. The IOC should include break dancing in the Paris 2024 program if it wants to keep the games fresh, relevant and inclusive.
Opinion | We need to talk about orthorexia
By Leah Mensch, Staff Columnist
February 25, 2019
Since orthorexia’s symptoms can be difficult to recognize, opening a conversation about it is vital to helping adults, teenagers and health care providers recognize it at an early stage.
Opinion | Scientifically tested horoscopes
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
February 22, 2019
These horoscopes have been scientifically tested - rigorously, too.
Opinion | Gillibrand’s ‘Women-Plus’ campaign is exactly what we need right now
By Devi Ruia, For The Pitt News
February 21, 2019
Her "Women-Plus" campaign could prove to be the perfect strategy for her, and one that the American people need to witness — regardless of whether or not she gets the nomination.
Opinion | Tinder: 1 star
By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist
February 20, 2019
With social media, love is not quite as romantic. Technology has seemingly transformed dating into a game of swiping left and right.
Opinion | Pa. is misguidedly trying to make video games a taxable sin
By Thomas Wick, Staff Columnist
February 19, 2019
Politicians have been trying to pin the blame for school shootings on violent video games for years, even though it’s a dated concept.
Opinion | The importance of using gender-neutral vocabulary
By Anne Marie Yurik, Staff Columnist
February 18, 2019
Pronouns, for the cisgender community, might not seem like a big deal. But many individuals who identify as non-binary lose accurate representation and feel excluded when people are unfamiliar with the gendered phrasing they’re using.
Poetry | Society’s Man
By Samir Yellapragada, For The Pitt News
February 14, 2019
In his spoken word poem "Society's Man," Samir Yellapragada explores concepts of insecurity and toxic masculinity.
Opinion | Non-inclusive sex ed puts LGBTQ+ youth at risk
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
February 14, 2019
To decrease the number of LGBTQ+ individuals put at risk, inclusive education is needed to keep students safe and encourage security in their sexual and gender identities.
Opinion | Leave vaginas out of feminism
By Leah Mensch, Staff Columnist
February 14, 2019
The vagina has become a symbol of resistance against female oppression, but the female gender is much more complicated than a body part.
Opinion | Thank the people, not the politicians
By Jason Henriquez, Staff Columnist
February 13, 2019
Politicians may try to take credit for doing these things to keep their seats safe, but they did not spark the movements behind these changes: the people did.
Opinion | New York sets example with new abortion law
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
February 12, 2019
The legislation is a landmark victory in the fight for women’s reproductive health-care rights.
Opinion | Virginia needs to get it together
By Devi Ruia, For The Pitt News
February 10, 2019
For these men to keep their positions would not only be an insult to the people of Virginia, but a terrible stain on the entire Democratic Party. All of them men should either resign or be removed from office.
Poetry | Reflections
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
February 8, 2019
In her poem “Reflections,” Emily Pinigis looks at the world in a different way:
Opinion | Online petitions: not always a useful form of activism
By Julia Kreutzer, Staff Columnist
February 7, 2019
While a snow day seems a welcomed result of these petitions, making decisions based on a few thousand online signatures has much larger implications — students overestimate their influence and go above those with authority.
Opinion | Corporate and Afraid: An office survival guide
By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist
February 6, 2019
This Office Survival Guide will help you assimilate to office culture faster than you can type “please advise” at the end of an email to a coworker.
Opinion | Unpaid internships: When the costs outweigh the benefits
By Leah Mensch, Staff Columnist
February 6, 2019
Unpaid internships are a socioeconomic privilege. For students who depend on the summer months as time to gather funds to pay off loans or put food in the fridge, the unpaid internship is nothing short of a burden.
Opinion | We need to make the internet a safer place
By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist
February 5, 2019
Social media sites have developed into places where people build themselves up by tearing other users down, whether by demeaningly voicing an opinion or starting unnecessary fights. The internet must become a safer, more civil space if we expect our discourse there to be healthy and productive.
Opinion | The immorality of romanticizing a serial killer
By Ana Altchek, Staff Columnist
February 4, 2019
Rather than expose the actions of a psychopathic criminal, the movie is trending all over social media because of Bundy’s good looks and supposed charm.
Opinion | Decent, good and chaotic: a glimpse into life on the Port Authority 71C
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
January 31, 2019
The public bus is an interesting gathering of Pittsburgh’s citizens, a demented family reunion featuring a wild cast of characters all wishing to achieve something and go somewhere.
Opinion | Venezuelan crisis shouldn’t be US opportunity
By Jason Henriquez, Staff Columnist
January 31, 2019
Even a cursory examination of regional history shows that in every case a regime far more authoritarian and oppressive than the preceding government took power through force and violence.
Opinion | US justified in recognizing Guaido as Venezuelan president
By Josh Beylinson, Staff Columnist
January 31, 2019
The majority of the Venezuelan opposition and our allied countries in Latin America have also stated they will not support foreign military intervention in Venezuela, so that option should be off the table. Sanctions against state-run oil companies within Venezuela are a much better plan.
Opinion | Bashing millennials is a risky move for Trump
By Julia Kreutzer, For The Pitt News
January 30, 2019
The last thing Trump should do is criticize a generation that could, and likely will, mobilize against him next November.
Opinion | As STD rates rise, more comprehensive sex ed is needed
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
January 29, 2019
With STD cases reaching a new high of 110 million in 2017, federal law needs to stop funding ineffectual education practices in public schools for the sake of the population’s health.
Opinion | Gillette commercial deserves attention, thought
By Anne Marie Yurik, Staff Columnist
January 28, 2019
Gillette’s newest commercial poses a question that upset America’s men, even though it is one women face every day: Is this the best you can be?
Opinion | Online call-out culture cancels real activism
By Leah Mensch, For The Pitt News
January 25, 2019
Whether he is praised or criticized, the president is known for his tweeting. Donald Trump is not the only American who utilizes social media platforms to express political viewpoints, though.The second presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Trump sparked 61.67 million interactions among Fac...
Opinion | Ode to Rite Aid
By Maggie Koontz, Senior Staff Columnist
January 23, 2019
Going to pick up a couple of items should be pretty straightforward, and with Rite Aid, it totally is. Activities like dodging the scaffolding beams as I walk down the sidewalk and watching all those white plastic tarps flutter in the wind are just business as usual in Oakland.
Column | Pittsburgh gun bills fail civil rights and safety
By Jeremy Wang, Assistant Opinions Editor
January 22, 2019
Pittsburgh’s proposed gun control ordinances were cobbled together by cutting and pasting pieces from ineffective and outdated laws. The results are policies that experts say have serious civil rights implications — without making the City any safer.
Opinion | TikTok: time to use parental controls
By Josh Beylinson, Columnist
January 22, 2019
While limiting a child’s access to social media will certainly provoke protest and complaining, in the long run, it is worth it and protects children from being taken advantage of.
Opinion | Accurate, peer-reviewed horoscopes
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
January 17, 2019
Do you use Apple Music? Do you enjoy it? Do you like to pop, and lock, and jam, and break? Reconsider this stance, Aquarius.
Opinion | Battle Royale: attack of the Fortnite clones
By Thomas Wick, Staff Columnist
January 17, 2019
While battle royale may be fun to watch, it needs a massive community to support it, lest it fall out of popularity. This spells a troubling future for the genre, if current gaming trends continue.
Opinion | Women’s March fails its principles
By Ana Altchek, Columnist
January 16, 2019
By eliminating a whole group of women from inclusion in the movement, the Women’s March is unfortunately succumbing to an equally harmful form of discrimination and inequality. No woman can write the story of another and the Women’s March has failed its commitments.
Opinion | Schumer and Pelosi are hypocritical in fight for border wall
By Hayden Timmins, Staff Columnist
January 15, 2019
Schumer and Pelosi seem more comfortable with spending taxpayers’ dollars on useless projects rather than giving Trump 0.14 percent of the yearly budget to help prevent the illegal entry and re-entry of criminals
Opinion | Point-Counterpoint: Forgive Kevin Hart already
By Cammy Morsberger, Staff Columnist
January 14, 2019
The best apology is said not with words but with action — Hart’s has grown and changed since his tweets years ago. His conduct indicates his regret, and it’s time that we forgive him.
Opinion | Point-Counterpoint: Nobody needs to forgive Kevin Hart
By Jason Henriquez, Staff Columnist
January 13, 2019
Supporting violence against gay children, even halfheartedly, is unacceptable. No one should have to teach a grown man in his thirties that saying or doing that is morally wrong.
Poetry | Veritas et Virtus
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
January 11, 2019
Senior Staff Columnist Delilah Bourque drew upon various syllabi from her coursework at Pitt to write this poem.
Column | Veganism is not one-size-fits-all
By Leah Mensch, Staff Columnist
January 10, 2019
No matter its health or environmental benefits, veganism is not a practical lifestyle for many Americans, and nobody has the right to shame anyone for their dietary choices.
Opinion | Missionary training endangers other cultures
By Kim Rooney, Contributing Editor
January 9, 2019
Missionaries must respect the histories of other peoples and see their languages as more than gibberish. Failure to do so would only reinforce dehumanizing attitudes toward other cultures.
Opinion | SGB picks empty talk over data-driven solutions
By Jeremy Wang, Assistant Opinions Editor
January 8, 2019
The University of Pittsburgh Student Government Board released a letter calling for stricter gun control. But an apparent failure to properly research the subject led to a list of proposals that leading experts are reluctant to place any confidence in.
Opinion | Pa to Paris: Vignettes from winter break
By The Pitt News Staff
January 7, 2019
Pitt News staff writers share how they spent their winter breaks and reflect on their time at home and abroad.
Opinion | New Year’s Resolution: Talk Politics
By Julia Kreutzer, For The Pitt News
January 7, 2019
Filed under Columns
Just as our political identities have changed, we must radically transform the way such debates and conversations are handled. This key change in our approach to political discourse is the perfect resolution to ensure 2019 is better than years prior.
Opinion | 2019: New year, same me
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
January 7, 2019
Big goals don’t usually pan out. So instead of focusing on big changes that I’m not even sure will make me feel like a better, more interesting person, this year I made a list of fun and achievable goals.
Opinion | Self-care obscures altruism during finals week
By Anne Marie Yurik, Staff Columnist
December 10, 2018
Filed under Columns
Before you stress cry into your bread bowl at Panera then promptly throw on a face mask in the name of self-care, remember there are other ways to cope during finals season. One way to cope is through community care. Community care means students — after getting themselves to a place of relativ...
Opinion | If these walls could talk, they’d scream: a glimpse into life at Hillman during finals week
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
December 10, 2018
Filed under Columns
The students studying for finals in Hillman are fascinating creatures, plagued by insurmountable stress manifested as odd habits. They gather around power sources, lean back in their swivel chairs while staring up at the lines of fluorescent lights and occasionally fall asleep on the floor under the c...
Opinion | Students leave gift of stress management unopened
By Julia Kreutzer, For The Pitt News
December 10, 2018
Filed under Columns
The Cathedral commons and dorm rooms are filled with Christmas trees, Hanukkah menorahs and dazzling twinkle lights, but students must survive finals week before they can truly “Deck the Halls.” During the week of finals, thousands of students spend countless hours holed up in Hillman Library while cr...
Opinion | Poem: Brightening Winter
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
December 7, 2018
Oh, what a magnificent time of year! The snow twinkles in the colored lights’ glow It seems everyone is warm, and without fear As they sit ’round the fire to watch the snow
Opinion | Trump must push out Venezuela’s dictator
By Josh Beylinson, For The Pitt News
December 6, 2018
Only with more strategic sanctions and further diplomatic action against Venezuela’s dictator can the country become a democracy and give the right of self-determination to its citizens.
Opinion | Pitt sustainability initiatives insufficient
By Leah Mensch, For The Pitt News
December 5, 2018
It’s clear that students, who actually have the power to make a difference, are falling short of the University’s high sustainability standards.
Opinion | Disney-opoly and the streaming wars
By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
While I absolutely love Disney and most of what it has produced, it’s dawned on me in recent years that the company feels less like a magical center of creativity and more like a capitalistic black hole — one that devours every intellectual property that makes money for it and spits out hollow, formulaic nostalgia bait.
Opinion | Recovering missionary’s body poses threat to Sentinelese people
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
December 3, 2018
Retrieving Chau’s body poses a danger both to Indian officials and to the Sentinelese people, who remain some of the last uncontacted people on earth, which in anthropology means they live in isolation from the outside world.
Winter, the Oakland garbage pile of seasons
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
November 30, 2018
I’ve walked past a smashed-up pumpkin loitering on the sidewalk in front of my house several times a day in recent weeks. It reminds me of two things looming on the horizon, both of which I hate to think about — I am surrounded by other people’s garbage, and autumn is over.
Opinion | Hipster help wanted: Reviving old art forms
By Emily Pinigis, Staff Columnist
November 29, 2018
Millennials are quick to scoff at old art forms like the theater organ — but young ’uns shouldn’t write it off quickly. Many theaters put a modern spin on old art, making it fresh and entertaining.
Opinion | Master Plan will fail Pitt students
By Cammy Morsberger, For The Pitt News
November 28, 2018
Pitt's Master Plan promises stunning renovations to the university's campus, but these changes fails to make up for exorbitant costs and inconveniences associated with construction.
Pittsburgh dodged a bullet with Amazon HQ2
By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist
November 27, 2018
The deals offered to Amazon in both New York and Virginia could spell disaster to some of the residents in Long Island City and Arlington — and in some cases it already has.
DeVos’ proposal hurts survivors of sexual assault
By Anne Marie Yurik, Senior Staff Columnist
November 26, 2018
Even though Title IX is usually meant to protect the victims of sexual assault, DeVos' new plan, which tries to protect those accused over the victims, is a step backward.
Ben Shapiro brings much-needed political diversity to Pitt
By Neena Hagen, Assistant Opinions Editor
November 20, 2018
Shapiro may be forceful in his arguments, but he’s a principled conservative who shouldn’t whip up the left into throngs of anger.
Donate blood all year round
By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News
November 19, 2018
When mass tragedies strike, the prevalence of violence in our world resurfaces and the first impulse is to find a way to help. This is often why the influx of blood donations heighten around times that such unfortunate incidents occur.
Trump’s inadequate response to the Tree of Life shooting
By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News
November 16, 2018
Trump’s initial response to the Pittsburgh shooting was to suggest the addition of armed guards in places of worship and a stricter implementation of the death penalty. Both of Trump’s suggestions model the behavior that they seek to prevent — the addition of more violence and death to society.
Middle ground necessary for housing options
By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News
November 15, 2018
House and apartment hunting in Oakland leaves many students on the fence about where they’re going to reside the following school year — especially since the neighborhood has come to offer a narrow selection of decent student housing opportunities at this time of the year.
House Hunters: Oakland Edition
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
November 15, 2018
There comes a time in every Pitt student’s life when even grilled-cheese day at Market doesn’t make your on-campus living experience any less dismal. You’re ready to move on to bigger and better things. You’re an adult. You want to make grilled cheese yourself, whenever you want it.
Trump’s transgender policies disregard science, human rights
By Sandy Fairclough, Staff Columnist
November 14, 2018
The transgender community won’t be silenced by the Trump administration's transphobic policies.