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 | Tarantulas are the best pets for college students

Opinion | Tarantulas are the best pets for college students

By Jessica Snyder, Senior Staff Columnist • May 31, 2022
Tarantulas are the most manageable pets for busy college students, even though they might be scary.
Opinion | I’m an anti-capitalist Material Girl — and you can be too

Opinion | I’m an anti-capitalist Material Girl — and you can be too

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • May 24, 2022
I am a self-proclaimed anti-capitalist Material Girl — and you can be too. And don’t worry if you’re not a girl, because anyone can be a MG at heart.
Opinion | The mental health initiative at Pitt can’t end with the pandemic

Opinion | The mental health initiative at Pitt can’t end with the pandemic

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Staff Columnist • May 24, 2022
As the pandemic gradually fades from the forefront of our minds as cases slow and COVID-19 dominates less of the news, will the mental well-being of Pitt’s students do so too? 
Opinion | Shave your head — especially if you are femme-presenting

Opinion | Shave your head — especially if you are femme-presenting

By Jessica Snyder, Senior Staff Writer • May 17, 2022
Shaving your head can foster confidence and affirm the fluidity of gender, even if it’s just something you do once to change up your routine. 
Opinion | Earth needs your attention now, not in one billion years

Opinion | Earth needs your attention now, not in one billion years

By Anita Bengert, Staff Columnist • April 21, 2022
If the public doesn’t demand that governments and corporations stop investing in fossil fuels and promote renewable energy now, then the planet will very soon face irreversible consequences.
Opinion | Unpaid internships privilege wealthier students over working-class

Opinion | Unpaid internships privilege wealthier students over working-class

By Nadiya Greaser, Staff Writer • April 20, 2022
Conditions for working-class and first-generation financially independent students are already much different than those of upper- and middle-class financially dependent students.
Riley Kleemeier, Copy Chief.

Column | My first and last

By Riley Kleemeier, Copy Chief • April 20, 2022
Copy chief Riley Kleemeier reflects about her time at Pitt and The Pitt News in her first column ever.
News editor Martha Layne sits at her desk in The Pitt News office.

Column | Reluctantly rewarded

By Martha Layne, News Editor • April 19, 2022
News editor Martha Layne recounts her time at The Pitt News as the self-described most reluctant editor in a very, very brief memoir.
Editor-in-Chief Jon Moss at his desk in The Pitt News office.

Column | Slowly, then all at once

By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief • April 19, 2022
Jon Moss has served since April 2020 as the fourth-ever editor-in-chief of The Pitt News to work for two terms.
Opinion | Language learning builds for success

Opinion | Language learning builds for success

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist • April 18, 2022
Taking language classes or studying abroad can be expensive, but at home, immersing yourself in language and culture is achievable. You’ve already started and haven’t realized.
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