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

Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator

Talk about periods to end the stigma

By Jaime Viens | Columnist April 18, 2017

It’s “that time of the month” again. The euphemism is a playful, if not condescending, way to avoid actually having to discuss the reality of periods. But not all of us can use a little wordplay...

Emily Hower | Contributing Editor

Flirting with the future: embrace uncertainty in jobs and dating

By Emily Hower | Contributing Editor April 17, 2017

It’s a sunny spring afternoon in Oakland — the kind of day that typically calls for Conflict Kitchen consumed cross-legged on the Schenley lawn. But instead of chowing down on falafel while basking...

Opinions editor Amber Montgomery 
preparing to take a shot at the pool table at Bootleggers. Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

Point-Counterpoint: Bootleggers represents the classic bar

By Amber Montgomery | Opinions Editor April 14, 2017

No alcohol-themed edition of The Pitt News would be complete without an argument for the best bar in Oakland. This year, we’re bringing you two takes on the controversial issue. Read and enjoy as two...

Assistant Visual Editor Stephen Caruso enjoying a beer at Genes Place. Meghan Sunners | Visual Editor

Point-Counterpoint: A good time guaranteed at Gene’s Place

By Stephen Caruso | Contributing Editor April 14, 2017

No alcohol-themed edition of The Pitt News would be complete without an argument for the best bar in Oakland. This year, we’re bringing you two takes on the controversial issue. Read and enjoy as two...

Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator

Inclusive alcohol advertising combats sexism and oppression

By Rashi Seth | Columnist April 14, 2017

Beer companies do come up with some good commercials. The Budweiser Clydesdales and the the Most Interesting Man are two iconic images associated with beer brands. But often, beer commercials take...

Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator

Pennsylvania draconian liquor laws need rethinking

By Nick Eustis | Columnist April 14, 2017

The beauty of turning 21 meant I could finally purchase alcohol whenever I pleased, a fact I was more than thrilled about. But in traveling to other states, I quickly found that not all alcohol laws are...

Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor

Column: “Open Casket” painting trivializes black suffering

By Christian Snyder, Columnist April 13, 2017

The first time I saw the photograph in an anthology of the most powerful photographs in history, I noticed Emmett Till’s pristine button up and imagined his mother’s brave hands fastening his crisp...

Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator

Music festivals need more focus on safety, less on security

By Julia Aldrich | Columnist April 11, 2017

When I walked through the security gates at Electric Zoo — a dance music festival that takes place every Labor Day weekend in New York City — in 2015, there was a noticeable nervous vibe in the air....

Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor

Conflict Kitchen leaves legacy of tolerance

By Christian Snyder | Columnist April 11, 2017

Pittsburgh was always filled with mysterious things to do as I was growing up. Places such as the Mattress Factory and the Carnegie Science Center have more widespread notoriety, but my personal favorite...

Graffiti in Kensington Market in downtown Toronto. Courtesy of Christian Lavallee

Regardless of the law, consider graffiti as legitimate art

By Elise Lavallee | Columnist April 7, 2017

In America, graffiti is often a staple of disadvantaged communities, associated with crime and poverty, and generally unwanted. But in some places, where the culture and atmosphere differs, graffiti...

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