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Opinion | Modern non-fiction for people who like to cry

By Julianna Steach, Staff Columnist • November 15, 2024

Given that we can no longer sit in the sun on a park bench reading, but instead are cuddled up in the privacy of our homes, why not read a book that makes you weep? The only person that may bother you is your roommate, and they’ve probably seen you cry before.

Opinion | On the death penalty

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • November 15, 2024

I am struck by how profoundly fear, anger and hatred distorted my beliefs. That despite everything I valued most, I clung to views rooted in violence and oppression, values I thought I could never hold.

Opinion | The dying art of going to a movie theater

By Tessa Powers, Staff Columnist • November 13, 2024

But as time goes on, theaters close their doors for good, and streaming services become the hottest commodity. As I’ve aged, so has the prospect of going to a movie theater — I’d even go so far as to say that it's a dying art.

Opinion | The greatest tropes & cliches in media

By The Pitt News Staff • November 12, 2024

Are we in the mood for a titillating arranged marriage and spicy there’s-only-one-bed scene? Or perhaps a cozy found family and captivating redemption arc? Here are some tropes TPN opinions writers are constantly seeking in their next book or movie.

Opinion | Last minute Kamala Harris rally was worth the effort

By Katelyn Jones, Staff Columnist • November 11, 2024

Harris did an incredible job of working to try and show those in both parties that she is not for one opinion or one type of America.

Opinion | How did this happen?

By Thomas Riley and Livia LaMarca • November 8, 2024

Thomas and I spent most of the election night texting back and forth. We both started out decently hopeful, but quickly our messages got more and more frantic as we slowly watched Kamala Harris lose the election.

Opinion | Intimacy is not reserved for romantic relationships

By Julianna Steach, Staff Columnist • November 8, 2024

Chances are, during college, you’re going to crash out over nothing and live in a cycle of questioning everything — from box-dyeing your hair to completely changing your career path. The beautiful part of this absolute mess is your friends are going through the same thing, so let them in.

Opinion | Stop promoting gambling

By Jake Vasilias, Staff Columnist • November 5, 2024

In 2014, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver authored an op-ed for the New York Times in favor of legalizing sports betting. This was a relatively shocking take at the time, but sports gambling embarked on a meteoric rise since the 2018 repealing of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992. In 2023 alone, the industry took in a record $11 billion in revenue, an increase of nearly 45% from the previous year.

Opinion | We still do not need a new 76ers arena

By Irene Moran, Senior Staff Columnist • November 5, 2024

A few weeks ago, I wrote a column on the new 76ers arena. Since then, there have been a few updates on the legislation — and I still think it is a terrible idea.

Opinion | Billionaires don’t belong in newsrooms

By Grace Longworth, Contributing Editor • November 4, 2024

His personal decision not to endorse Harris all sounds well-reasoned — as long as you’re ignoring the billions of dollars in contracts Bezos currently holds with the federal government.