The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Steven Cohen, former policy advisor of the Environmental Protection Agency and director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, spoke to a crowd about climate change and renewable energy in Alumni Hall Monday afternoon. (Photo by Chiara Rigaud | Contributing Writer)

Focus on policy to fight climate change

By Brian Gentry | Columnist March 1, 2018

Pitt students, alumni and environmental enthusiasts arrived at the William Pitt Union Assembly Room Monday to hear Steven Cohen give a lecture on climate change. Cohen is an unassuming New York City...

(Illustration by Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator)

Don’t pin blame on violent games

By Thomas Wick | Columnist February 28, 2018

Imagine being able to punch a ninja through the chest, rip out their heart and then squeeze it to drink the remaining blood left for nourishment. All it takes is two fatal words — “finish him”...

 (Illustration by Abigail Katz | Staff Illustrator)

How Trump uses language to divide

By Maggie Durwald | Columnist February 27, 2018

We are no longer a nation of immigrants. In fact, it seems we’d rather not entertain the tired, poor and huddled masses — or their better-off, more educated peers — at all. The U.S. Citizenship...

Paul Cox and Becca Tasker, members of Pitt Progressives, respond to an argument made by the Pitt Libertarians at a debate hosted by “The Bully PulPitt” Wednesday. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Assistant Visual Editor)

Progressives: stick to debating issues, not insults

By Neena Hagen, Columnist February 26, 2018

Across the country, from college campuses to TV stations to Washington, D.C., political tension has reached a fever pitch. Wednesday’s “Redistribution of Wealth” debate at the William Pitt Union...

Assistant Layout Editor Rachel Glasser often works alone in an empty production room. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Visual Editor)

Friday Fly: The Pitt News

By Maggie Koontz | Senior Columnist February 22, 2018

“Friday Fly” is a recurring column dedicated to a fly on the wall’s perspective on campus spots and daily life here at Pitt. This is the fourth installment. The Pitt News is not a typical workplace....

Participants in the 2018 Women’s March hold up signs supporting Conor Lamb, Democratic candidate for Pennsylvania’s 18th district. (Photo by Anna Bongardino | Senior Staff Photographer)

Lamb misses the mark on gun issues

By Jeremy Wang | Senior Columnist February 22, 2018

Southwestern Pennsylvania loves its guns. And for many Democrats outside Pittsburgh’s City limits, that part of the region’s culture has become a stumbling block to winning public office. Throughout...

Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the audience during the Child Mind Institute Summit on Monday, Nov. 13, 2017, at the Paley Center for Media in Manhattan, New York. (James Keivom/New York Daily News/TNS)

#YouToo: Bosses, Take Action for Your Employees

By Alexis Buncich | Columnist February 21, 2018

You’re a young person, freshly starting your career and beginning to make a name for yourself. You are entrusted with big tasks, like handling confidential material, managing the business’ account...

(Illustration by Raka Sakar | Staff Illustrator)

Student election interest starts with SGB slates

By Anne Marie Yurik | Columnist February 20, 2018

It wasn’t until Monday of last week that I realized it was election season for Student Government Board. I, along with all 19,325 of my peers, are responsible today for voting in a new student body...

Mourners gather at a vigil that was held for the victims of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Thursday. (Jim Rassol/Sun Sentinel/TNS)

Florida shooting should be a wake up call

By Ana Altchek | Columnist February 19, 2018

Valentine’s Day is usually a holiday of showing care and appreciation for loved ones — but for many living in South Florida, it was a day of mourning and loss. February 14, 2018, just became a day...

Former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the audience before the conclusion of his American Promise tour event at Carnegie Music Hall on Feb. 18, 2018. (Photo by Thomas Yang | Assistant Visual Editor)

Biden begs the presidential question

By Maggie Durwald | Columnist February 16, 2018

I settled into my seat at the Carnegie Music Hall Monday night, surrounded by cheering audience members, whose exclamations of “Run, Joe, run!” rang throughout the hall. Former Vice President Joe Biden...

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