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Opinion | Cheerleading proves that athletes can be tough and glamorous

By Talia Spillerman, Staff Columnist • February 2, 2022

As a society, we tend to believe that athleticism equates to aggressiveness and grittiness. Cheerleading shows us that this does not have to be true.

Opinion | Parasocial relationships raise higher standards for finding love in real life

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist • January 30, 2022

Parasocial relationships are “one-sided relationships. Although these infatuations can temporarily help self-esteem and increase mood, they can also be detrimental to real-life romantic relationships. You can still have that fan-to-idol relationship with characters and celebrities, especially if they help you emotionally and mentally, but people have to recognize healthy and unhealthy behaviors and habits before it’s too late.

Opinion | Is 2022 the year of apathy?

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • January 30, 2022

Amid yet another surge of COVID-19, another bat with virtual classes and another year of “pivoting,” apathy has become the name of the game. It seems we’re giving up — whether it’s becoming more and more pessimistic about performing, sacrificing some worker safety to preserve the workforce or seeming to ignore rising cases.

Opinion | Social media ruined Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Ebonee Rice, Staff Columnist • January 27, 2022

Social media has allowed activism to become purely performative, especially during MLK Day.

Opinion | Spin scooters are an accident waiting to happen

By Jessica Snyder, Staff Columnist • January 27, 2022

While Spin scooters might be a fun mode of transportation, they pose dangers that can’t be ignored.

Opinion | Students should grade themselves

By Andrea Pauliuc, For The Pitt News • January 25, 2022

Allowing students to decide their own grades helps promote deeper learning, development of judgment skills, critical reflection and the cultivation of academic confidence.

Opinion | Femininity is not a weakness

By Anna Fischer, Staff Columnist • January 23, 2022

Femininity is not a weakness. Strength is too often grouped with masculinity, but I believe that true strength is resilience. I think that it’s time for me, and women everywhere, to recognize that just because we’re feminine doesn’t mean that we’re not intelligent, strong or a feminist. I encourage women everywhere to embrace the feminine side of themselves.

Opinion | Either ghost or be haunted

By Anita Bengert, Staff Columnist • January 23, 2022

At one point or another, a person has to decide how they will separate themselves from an unhealthy relationship. Although it might seem drastic at the surface level, ghosting may be the only viable option as a bittersweet ending to a relationship.

Opinion | Keep your camera on during Zoom lessons

By Harsh Hiwase, For The Pitt News • January 21, 2022

Keeping your camera on during Zoom lessons is an act of solidarity and kinship with his professors. There’s nothing more deafening than speaking into an abyss of silent gray boxes.

Opinion | Dissecting SpongeBob as an anti-capitalist narrative

By Sarah Liez, Staff Columnist • January 21, 2022

"SpongeBob" suggests an aversion to capitalist systems — in which trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit with little outside regulation — by pushing a number of anti-capitalist ideas throughout subtle, nuanced methods that become more apparent with age.