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Editorial | What is the debt ceiling deal and should you care?

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 30, 2023

The Pitt News Editorial Board discusses the debt ceiling debacle and offers advice on how to engage with it.

Editorial | In light of new anti-LGBTQ laws, skip your summer vacation to Florida

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 24, 2023

Students should avoid traveling to Florida this summer both for their safety and to show solidarity with the queer community affected by new state laws.

Editorial | Our top three favorite signs from the Hollywood writers’ strike

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 17, 2023

The Pitt News Editorial Board shares the best picket signs from the WGA strike in solidarity with the writers.

Editorial | The top five most memorable things that happened this year

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 20, 2023

Besides a little obstacle — finals week — we have made it through another school year. To remember some of the events that stuck with us most, here are the top five most memorable things that happened this school year.

Editorial | 3 candidates Michael Knowles wouldn’t debate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 17, 2023

After transgender scholar Deirdre McCloskey dropped out of an on-campus debate against Michael Knowles, a conservative political commentator who has received enough attention on campus for a lifetime in the past few weeks, organizers for the event scrambled to find a replacement.

Editorial | Why Taylor and Joe’s breakup is so devastating — and why you can still believe in love

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 13, 2023

It’s okay to take the Taylor Swift-Joe Alwyn breakup news hard, but that we should respect people’s privacy — even if they are celebrities

Editorial | Pitt must improve its communication to students during emergencies

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 12, 2023

The Pitt News Editorial Board argues that despite reports of an active shooter in Hillman Library being proven “unfounded,” the fear students felt was very real, and Pitt’s lack of communication during the incident is unacceptable.

Editorial | TV writers should get paid fairly

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 11, 2023

As the TV industry continues to grow into different mediums such as streaming, the contracts of those behind the scenes need to grow with them — even if this means that television has to halt. The well-being of the writers matters more than the storylines on our favorite shows.

Editorial | Tennessee’s House expulsion is a wake-up call to the nation

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 9, 2023

The Tennessee House is experiencing a frightening political conflict. In a move President Joe Biden hailed as “shocking, undemocratic and without precedent,” Tennessee’s House GOP cast a dark shadow over American democracy last week.

Editorial | Which Barbie are the different majors?

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 6, 2023

Which Barbie from the new Barbie movie each major at Pitt is.