Opinion | Liquor stores are not essential
By Maggie Durwald, Senior Staff Columnist
April 8, 2020
For the health of the state and the rest of the country, liquor stores should not be deemed essential.
Opinon | Drinking alone in the time of COVID-19
By Genna Edwards, Staff Columnist
April 8, 2020
I expected to feel, well, kind of like a loser, drinking alone in my little South Oakland bedroom, but the exact opposite happened. I felt awesome.
Opinion | Fighting my food shame is the biggest challenge of quarantine
By Sarah Connor, Contributing Editor
April 8, 2020
Unfortunately, this does not apply to everyone, and some people experience food shame — feeling guilty and angry at themselves for eating — on a daily basis.
Opinion | Pitt’s administrative failures cost students thousands, and compensation is needed
By Michael Clifford, Staff Columnist
April 7, 2020
Every time the coronavirus crisis seems to have gotten as bad as it can get, it gets worse for some of us. For most college students like myself, the major problem has been one of inconvenience in the adjustment to online classes and social distancing. Others, including many graduate students, have experienced a loss of income and summer internship and job opportunities. At Pitt, some on-campus students — who...
Opinion | Just wear the mask — even you, Trump
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
April 5, 2020
Whether we’re greeting dictators, kings and queens or simply making a trip to Trader Joe’s, we should be following all of the CDC guidelines.
Poetry | Quarantining
By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist
April 2, 2020
A poem in the time of COVID-19 by columnist Mackenzie Oster.
Satire | COVID-19 bros to avoid
By Genna Edwards, Staff Columnist
April 2, 2020
If you’re searching for love during the COVID-19 pandemic (safely on apps, hopefully) here are some bros to avoid like, well, the plague.
Opinion | Account for mental health struggles when shaping curriculum
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
April 1, 2020
I haven’t been able to get myself in a rhythm and routine of accomplishing all of my school work as normal, and frankly, I shouldn’t be expected to.
April Fools edition | What my dog recommends doing during quarantine
By Alex Dolinger, Staff Columnist
March 31, 2020
These are exciting times. There’s one riveting event after another these days, and I’m here to share some things you can do to have a life as exciting as dear, sweet Wrecks.
Poetry | Love poem in the time of COVID-19
By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor
March 31, 2020
Opinions Editor Leah Mensch writes a love poem during a pandemic.