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
Opinion | Sinead O’Dwyer’s show at London Fashion Week shows that diversity in high fashion is important

Opinion | Sinead O’Dwyer’s show at London Fashion Week shows that diversity in high fashion is important

By Kelly Xiong, Staff Columnist • February 26, 2023
As London Fashion Week came to an end, one show had people talking — Sinéad O’Dwyer’s. The show was incredibly diverse, featuring models of all sizes and races — something underrepresented in luxury fashion.
Opinion | OCD isn’t what you think it is, and TV is to blame

Opinion | OCD isn’t what you think it is, and TV is to blame

By Juliana Morello, Staff Columnist • February 26, 2023
Though I’ve struggled with OCD my whole life, I only received a formal diagnosis about a year ago. Part of the reason it took so long was that I didn’t fully understand OCD, and that’s because I never saw it represented anywhere — or, rather, I never saw it represented accurately anywhere. I thought it was just about being neat and clean and freaking out if things aren’t in their place, and although this can definitely be part of it, it’s not everything.
Opinion | A ‘respite’ for Syria is not enough, sanctions must end

Opinion | A ‘respite’ for Syria is not enough, sanctions must end

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Staff Columnist • February 23, 2023
The aggressive sanctions on Syria are part of the reason that the effects of the earthquake were so devastating and should therefore be lifted entirely.
Opinion | Four Loko is a legendary college drink

Opinion | Four Loko is a legendary college drink

By Jameson Keebler, Staff Columnist • February 22, 2023
Four Loko is a legendary drink, not because of its taste, but what college students experienced while drinking it.
Opinion | Why are we weird about who drinks what?

Opinion | Why are we weird about who drinks what?

By Paige Wasserman, Senior Staff Columnist • February 21, 2023
Misogyny seeps its way into our alcohol preferences.
Opinion | Beer can positively affect runners

Opinion | Beer can positively affect runners

By Emily O'Neil, Staff Columnist • February 20, 2023
Surprise! Drinking beer may actually have positive effects for training runners. 
Opinion | Stop ‘queering’ real people

Opinion | Stop ‘queering’ real people

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • February 19, 2023
Celebrity culture can also be subjected to the act of queering, since celebrity culture relies on narratives. Social media, interviews, headlines — all create narratives about a celebrity that make a character. Headlines and topics of interviews are all carefully crafted by a PR group hired by the celebrity to tell the world what to believe about them.
Opinion | Witnessing discrimination in a white workplace

Opinion | Witnessing discrimination in a white workplace

By Lynnette Tibbott, Staff Columnist • February 19, 2023
People, especially those who say awful comments, tend to project their hate onto other people. However, if you don’t speak out, you’re letting the other person know that you will not argue with them.
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House Chamber after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Washington.

Opinion | Republican political tactics show the party still doesn’t care about antisemitism

By Grant Van Robays, Staff Columnist • February 16, 2023
The GOP’s moral crusade against antisemitism in the Democratic party is purely political and shows that the party doesn’t care about preventing the spread of hate.
Opinion | Should we play Hogwarts: Legacy?

Opinion | Should we play Hogwarts: Legacy?

By Livia LaMarca, Senior Staff Columnist • February 16, 2023
There are many reasons one may choose not to play the game and a lot of conflicting information.
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