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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Anna poses with her host siblings Fatine, 18, and Salem, 20, in the family’s apartment in Rabat, Morocco. (Photos by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Host families enrich the study abroad experience

By Anna Bongardino, Contributing Editor • August 20, 2018
The most valuable experiences I had in Morocco were those that couldn’t have been more different from life in the United States — and that I would not have experienced had I stayed with other American students instead of my host family.
The plaque outside of Parran Hall was removed after the University announced its decision to rename the building for the Graduate School of Public Health. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Visual Editor)

Pitt’s Public Health building is no longer Parran Hall – now what?

By Delilah Bourque, Staff Writer • August 20, 2018
Pitt’s Board of Trustees unanimously agreed to rename Parran Hall in July. But the question of what the building’s new name should be remains — as well as how Pitt should go about renaming it.
(Illustration by Daniel Walsh | Staff Illustrator)

Pittsburgh will have to prepare if Amazon arrives

By Brian Gentry, Senior Columnist • August 20, 2018
Amazon is expected to announce later this year where it will house its HQ2. Regardless of the company’s decision, Pittsburgh’s best course of action is to develop preventative policies.
(Illustration by Maria Heines | Staff Illustrator)

Point: Plastic straw bans are a beneficial beginning

By Joshua Jordan, For The Pitt News • August 20, 2018
The growing trend among cities and corporations of banning plastic straws is an attainable undertaking that will benefit the environment and human health.
(Illustration by Maria Heines | Staff Illustrator)

Counterpoint: Plastic straw bans are an erroneous endeavor

By Neena Hagen, Senior Columnist • August 20, 2018
These policies may be well-intentioned, but one glance at the data reveals they are misguided, unnecessary and even potentially harmful.
The goats frequently take breaks from eating to lie down and watch passersby. (Photo by Jon Kunitsky | Staff Photographer)

Campus ‘Goatscapers’ help the environment, look cute

By Maggie Durwald, Senior Columnist • August 20, 2018
While the 12 goats the University employed seems like only one small step in the ambitious Pitt Sustainability Plan, it has had a big effect.
(Illustration by Daniel Walsh | Staff Illustrator)

State should step up to address rising tuition

By Janine Faust, Opinions Editor • August 20, 2018
Pennsylvania colleges have some of the highest average tuition rates in the country. But instead of taking action to address the roots of the state’s student debt crisis, the state responded by introducing a new program that encourages families to prepare for when they fall victim to it.
KRT LIFESTYLE STORY SLUGGED: CA-MILKMAN KRT PHOTOGRAPH BY LUCI S. HOUSTON/SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS (KRTC102- April 22) Silicon Valley Milkman Michal Grycz delivers milk to Springer Elementary School in Mountain View, California, at 5:30 a.m. on a recent morning. Grycz is one of only three milkman remaining in Californias Santa Clara County.

5 obsolete jobs we need to bring back

By Kim Rooney, Contributing Editor • July 18, 2018
There’s plenty of best-paying job lists you may feel tempted to pore over. But before you do, consider the careers that fell by the wayside in the past decades or centuries.
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City should keep improving bus routes to Downtown for all

By Brian Gentry, Senior Columnist • July 18, 2018
It is vital that the city delivers on its promise to provide quick access to Downtown for the communities that need it most.
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The ascension of STEM doesn’t mean humanities are sinking

By Neena Hagen, Senior Columnist • July 11, 2018

In a world with an ever-increasing number of tech startups and engineering firms, our economy seems destined to be dominated by STEM specialists — which leaves universities scrambling to reinvent their...

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