Editorial | Allowing students to attend football games is too risky
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 19, 2020
Fans should not be allowed back inside Heinz Field, as there is no foolproof way to stop people from congregating inside the stadium or to ensure that all precautions are followed.
Editorial | Judge Barrett is unfit for Supreme Court
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 17, 2020
Barrett’s values are problematic for many reasons, and many of them don’t align with the majority of America.
Editorial | Pitt’s move to guarded will do more harm than good
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 11, 2020
Moving into the Guarded risk posture puts students and the greater Oakland community at risk.
Editorial | Stop commodifying activism
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 9, 2020
When we turn to capitalism and start selling goods with funny taglines, it distracts from larger issues of politics and justice that need to be recognized and advocated for.
Editorial | Student Self-Care Days provide little care
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 6, 2020
The thought of a student self-care day in a week and a half feels like putting a band-aid on a broken leg.
Editorial | The coronavirus pandemic mattered long before Trump’s infection
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 4, 2020
It is inexcusably selfish for President Trump and his administration to suddenly care about the coronavirus now that they are directly impacted by it.
Editorial | Pennsylvania’s ‘election integrity’ panel lacks integrity
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 2, 2020
If state house Republicans really want to make sure the upcoming election has “integrity,” they should focus on tangible problems like easing voter suppression and removing technical mail-in ballot rules.
Editorial | Democrats must actively work against Supreme Court nomination
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 28, 2020
Senate Democrats must take substantive, physical action to stall the confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice.
Editorial | Do not dismiss Trump’s noncommitment to transfer power
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 25, 2020
Trump’s implication that he will hold onto power should he lose the November election is absolutely unacceptable and ought to be treated as such.
Editorial | We need to talk about WeChat
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 20, 2020
Outrage over President Donald Trump’s attempts to ban TikTok in the United States has erupted on social media over the past few months. But there’s another app, WeChat, that the administration is looking to place restrictions on.