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 | Black History Month should be every month

Opinion | Black History Month should be every month

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist • February 28, 2022
Every month should be Black History Month. I feel Black people should unapologetically show off their achievements every month.
Opinion | Nutrition in the U.S. is too Eurocentric

Opinion | Nutrition in the U.S. is too Eurocentric

By Nithya Achanta, Staff Columnist • February 24, 2022
By following Eurocentric health advice, we are limiting the variety of nutritional benefits that could be part of our diets
Opinion | Body acceptance is a means of anti-capitalist resistance

Opinion | Body acceptance is a means of anti-capitalist resistance

By Paige Wasserman, For The Pitt News • February 24, 2022
If you’re struggling with body image, reframing self-love as resistance can be very helpful.
Opinion | You don’t have to take 10 shots to have a great night out

Opinion | You don’t have to take 10 shots to have a great night out

By Harsh Hiwase, Staff Columnist • February 23, 2022
The core problem is the drinking culture promoted in colleges around the country. Drinking in college is a rite of passage for many, and some college students believe that drinking is a central aspect of their experience — but that doesn't have to be true.
Opinion | Lowering the drinking age creates safer environments for college

Opinion | Lowering the drinking age creates safer environments for college

By Livia LaMarca, Staff Columnist • February 23, 2022
The minimum drinking age set at 21 does little to deter those who wish to drink underage.
Opinion | Fake IDs are culturally relevant

Opinion | Fake IDs are culturally relevant

By Jessica Snyder, Staff Columnist • February 22, 2022
There is a cultural relevance of fake IDs in the United States, they could be more than just a mindless crime.
Opinion | D.A.R.E. exaggerated the whole peer pressure thing

Opinion | D.A.R.E. exaggerated the whole peer pressure thing

By Anna Fischer, Staff Columnist • February 22, 2022
Peer pressure as D.A.R.E. presented it, simply doesn’t exist.
American gymnast Simone Biles competes on the beam in the 2016 Rio Olympics.

Opinion | The Olympics depend on Black women, but don’t support them

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Staff Columnist • February 20, 2022
It seems that the IOC is doing everything it can to protect Valieva, but when it comes to Black athletes like Richardson, they’re left to fight on their own.
Opinion | Our acts of charity are now acts of justice

Opinion | Our acts of charity are now acts of justice

By Livia LaMarca, Staff Columnist • February 17, 2022
The U.S. government takes such poor care of its impoverished population, kind acts of charity the common American commits should now be considered acts of justice.
The front entrance of Allegheny County Jail in Downtown.

Opinion | Our community deserves better than the Allegheny County Jail

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • February 16, 2022
Conditions in Allegheny County Jail are unacceptable and the product of institutional racism.
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