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
Poetry | You Know I Am Here

Poetry | You Know I Am Here

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist • November 13, 2023
A poem about caring for someone going through a tough time.
Opinion | Being an adult is scary — here are some tips to make it less scary

Opinion | Being an adult is scary — here are some tips to make it less scary

By Abigail Dobry, Staff Columnist • November 13, 2023
Growing up does not happen instantaneously — you have to learn how to manage yourself in a multitude of ways and build upon your life skills one at a time.
Banner for Basque self determination.

Opinion | The Spanish monarchy needs to go

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Senior Staff Columnist • November 10, 2023
I think my relationship with the Spanish monarchy is essentially what’s expected from someone from a Basque-Galician family which was on the “wrong side,” as it were, of the Spanish Civil War. We have had to understand that the “consequence” of opposing fascism is seven decades of harassment, seeing our languages ridiculed, if not outright banned, and hearing an unending narrative smearing anyone with the desire to exist in their own lands, in their own name, as a “terrorist.”
Opinion | It’s never just a bad hair day

Opinion | It’s never just a bad hair day

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist • November 10, 2023
Black women, like myself, often feel our beauty through our extremely versatile hair and the possibilities it holds.
Opinion | AI art does more harm than good

Opinion | AI art does more harm than good

By Danae Poteat, Staff Columnist • November 9, 2023
Although I do find AI art amusing, sometimes I feel guilty whenever I find myself enjoying it too much. I know that, in reality, a hardworking artist could have easily made this.
Opinion | AI music is opening Pandora’s box

Opinion | AI music is opening Pandora’s box

By Patrick Swain, Contributing Editor • November 8, 2023
Half a century after the band split, the remaining members of the Beatles reunited to release their final song “Now and Then” on Thursday. The song brought together the iconic former bandmates John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, with one catch — Lennon died in 1980.
Community members gather Thursday, Nov. 2, during a candlelight vigil in Auburn, Maine following the Lewiston mass shooting on Oct. 25.

Opinion | Mass shootings have taken the lives of far too many

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • November 7, 2023
Only a handful of days ago, Lewiston, Maine, experienced the deadliest shooting in the country since Uvalde. 18 people died in Lewiston, while 21 died in Uvalde, including 19 elementary school children.
Poetry | Weather and Distance

Poetry | Weather and Distance

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist • November 5, 2023
As the weather gets colder, missing someone that is too far away gets tougher.
Opinion | Take more risks

Opinion | Take more risks

By Emily O'Neil, Senior Staff Columnist • November 2, 2023
Life is short — we all need to take more risks. Taking a risk requires you to step out of your comfort zone, something everyone struggles with in one way or another. Life is complicated, and deciding to take a risk is daunting, but doing so can create immense benefits. 
The "Love is Blind" poster.

Opinion | Dating shows are probably frying our brains

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • November 2, 2023
Like many others, I enjoy consuming the trainwreck that is reality television in search of escapism and mindless entertainment. Dating shows in particular are a subject of much viral conversation and have increased in variety and intensity as the years have gone on.
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