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
Skin lightening products in a store.

Opinion | Skin bleaching products are harmful to the Black community

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist • November 17, 2021
Skin bleaching is harmful and toxic to the Black community by degrading darker skin tones and perpetuating colorism.
Opinion | Listening to sad music isn’t bad for you, it’s actually healthy

Opinion | Listening to sad music isn’t bad for you, it’s actually healthy

By Sarah Liez, Staff Columnist • November 15, 2021
Sad music does not — as many people believe — make you feel worse. In actuality, it can help you feel better.
Opinion | It is OK to be extra tired this semester

Opinion | It is OK to be extra tired this semester

By Talia Spillerman, Staff Columnist • November 15, 2021
Transitioning back to face-to-face interactions in unfamiliar environments and new circumstances this semester can be exhausting.
Summer Lee, D-34, speaks at Pittsburgh’s TEDxWomen event on Nov. 29, 2018. Lee announced her run for U.S. Congress on Oct. 19.

Collab Column | PA-18 House race — excitement and indecision

By The Pitt News Staff • November 12, 2021
It’s been a remarkably successful few years for progressives in the Pittsburgh area.
Opinion | Fancy high-rises have nothing on Central Oakland

Opinion | Fancy high-rises have nothing on Central Oakland

By Ben Mankowski, Staff Columnist • November 10, 2021
Living in the heart of Central Oakland, rather than the outskirts of the neighborhood where many of these luxury apartments are located, gives students the opportunity to learn how to contribute to a community.
Halket Street in Oakland.

Opinion | You don’t have to live in Oakland

By Jessica Snyder, Staff Columnist • November 9, 2021
There are many places where a Pitt student can live and enjoy their college life — it doesn’t just stop in Oakland.
Healthy Ride bikes on O'Hara Street.

Opinion | How to maneuver through Oakland affordably

By Nina Santucci, Staff Columnist • November 8, 2021
Every form of transportation available comes at an expense — money, stress and time — so let’s determine which is the most affordable, convenient and practical for college students.
Opinion | We owe our neighbors equal use of public space

Opinion | We owe our neighbors equal use of public space

By Nadiya Greaser, Staff Columnist • November 4, 2021
If we as a community believe that disabled people should have full use of public space, it becomes a violation of our principles to limit their access to that space.
Opinion | What is the future of feminism in a two-party system?

Opinion | What is the future of feminism in a two-party system?

By India Krug, Senior Staff Columnist • November 4, 2021
The reality is, conservative ideologies will never lead us to equity.
Opinion | Anti-homeless architecture is dangerous

Opinion | Anti-homeless architecture is dangerous

By Andrea Pauliuc, For The Pitt News • November 3, 2021
The purpose of communal spaces such as parks and public infrastructure like benches is to extend community, not limit it. 
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