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 | All film productions need intimacy coordinators

Opinion | All film productions need intimacy coordinators

By Rachel Soloff, Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021
Film and television productions need to ensure that actors are safe and comfortable while filming intimate scenes.
Opinion | Your penis still isn’t God

Opinion | Your penis still isn’t God

By Genna Edwards, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021
Our culture’s lack of open discussion about sex leads to countless situations where men treat women like pornified sex dolls.
Opinion | Calls for unity won’t matter until Republicans cooperate

Opinion | Calls for unity won’t matter until Republicans cooperate

By Nithya Achanta, For The Pitt News • February 7, 2021
The GOP needs to hold Trump and its leaders accountable in order for our country to move towards more effective bipartisanship.
Opinion | Black is not a bad word

Opinion | Black is not a bad word

By Ajani Powell, Staff Columnist • February 2, 2021
With the push to be politically correct, some find themselves in a bind when it comes to identifiers.
Opinion | We need to improve Holocaust education

Opinion | We need to improve Holocaust education

By Rachel Soloff, Staff Columnist • February 2, 2021
With an uptick in fascism and anti-Semitic attacks internationally, we need to improve and emphasize Holocaust education.
Opinion | Wall Street can spare the drama over Gamestop

Opinion | Wall Street can spare the drama over Gamestop

By Jack Troy, For The Pitt News • February 2, 2021
It’s hypocritical for their managers to claim that ordinary investors are acting irresponsibly now that they’re facing the consequences of these risks.
Opinion | Inflated textbook prices reflect larger issues in the education system

Opinion | Inflated textbook prices reflect larger issues in the education system

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist • January 31, 2021
Senior staff columnist Dalia Maeroff looks into the consequences of universities requiring students to purchase overly expensive textbooks
The Pittsburgh branch of Jewish Voice for Peace publicized a petition to end all training exchanges between the Pittsburgh police and Israel in November.

Opinion | Anti-Israel groups’ petition is misleading

By Josh Beylinson, Staff Columnist • January 29, 2021
The petition is filled with false assertions and demonstrates that these organizations are interested not in real dialogue about Israel or Zionism, but in promoting incendiary campaigns that employ anti-Semitic tropes.
Opinion | Child poverty is COVID-19’s forgotten casualty

Opinion | Child poverty is COVID-19’s forgotten casualty

By Kartik Kannan, Staff Columnist • January 26, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the world, one of its overlooked effects is the worsening of child poverty.
Then-presidential candidate Joe Biden at MSNBC’s Public Education Forum in December 2020.

Opinion | If Biden continues to fail, a Trump-like figure may return to power

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • January 26, 2021
Donald Trump’s presidency was a symptom of a much larger problem, and like any doctor will tell you, you can’t cure a disease by merely treating one symptom.
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