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Poetry | Within four walls of gold

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • October 30, 2022

Anna Fischer memorializes her grandmother in a freeform poem that explores the process of grief that follows unexpected loss.

Editorial | Pittsburgh’s Jewish community is still healing

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 28, 2022

For those of us who want a tolerable and equitable world, we hope that through solidarity and activism we can create a better world for everyone, regardless of race, age, ethnicity, religion and so forth. Four years after the Tree of Life, it is crucial to stand with Jewish people everywhere and condemn antisemitism.

Opinion | It’s not just the victims who are hurt — a dive into ‘Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story’

By Lynnette Tibbott, Staff Columnist • October 28, 2022

Although Netflix is protected by free speech, there is the question of whether Netflix has a moral obligation to financially aid the victim’s families of the true crime shows it puts out.

Opinion | Dance is a sport

By Emily O’Neil, Staff Columnist • October 28, 2022

While I agree that dance is an artistic expression, simply referring to it as such tells dancers that we are valued less than other athletes.

Opinion | ‘Self-care’ vs. self-care — two very different ways of taking care of yourself

By Juliana Morello, Staff Columnist • October 27, 2022

The thing about stress is that it doesn’t typically get better on its own. But when you take care of your mental health, you increase your energy levels and can even reduce the risk of illness.

Opinion | Mastriano’s coded antisemitic language against Shapiro is dangerous

By Rachel Soloff, Opinions Editor • October 25, 2022

Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano’s antisemitic rhetoric against his Jewish opponent Josh Shaprio is extremely dangerous and continues to stoke the fire of antisemitism.

Opinion | Kanye isn’t a ‘free thinker.’ He’s a mouthpiece.

By Paul Beer, Staff Columnist • October 24, 2022

West fails to provide any substantive ideas to the conversation of Black empowerment. He is simply restating hateful rhetoric that only propagates more racism in America.

Opinion | How vegetarianism changed my life

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • October 23, 2022

A personal journey with vegetarianism, those who are interested or considering becoming a vegetarian should try it.

Opinion | The groomer moral panic has fatal consequences

By Grant Van Robays, Staff Columnist • October 23, 2022

The recent terror attack in Slovakia illustrates the deadly consequences of hateful rhetoric against the LGBTQ+ community.

Opinion | There is a connection between abortion access and eugenics

By Livia LaMarca, Senior Staff Columnist • October 20, 2022

While one takes the right to have children away and the other forces people to have children, eugenics and abortion access are more connected than it seems.