Editorial | Pitt administration’s lack of communication fails faculty, students
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 23, 2020
We’re thrilled that we’ve been of service to faculty and students wondering what Pitt’s plan is for the fall, but really, students and faculty should be getting this information directly from the administration.
Editorial | Universities need public guidelines in addressing hate speech
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 16, 2020
Students are demanding universities take action and either expel the students — in the case of Temple and Penn State — or deny the student admission to the University — in the case of Pitt.
Editorial | Racism as reason: Black journalists aren’t biased
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 10, 2020
We’re appalled — though unfortunately, not shocked — by the racist behavior of Post-Gazette management.
Editorial | Black Lives Matter: Now is the time to lift up black voices
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 2, 2020
It’s our job to elevate voices who understand and are affected by a given issue the most. Right now, that means using our platform to elevate black voices.
Editorial | Unemployment is not flawed, wages are
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 26, 2020
But the fact that people are earning more on unemployment than they do on the job shows us not that unemployment benefits are too high, but that wages for American workers are far too low.
Editorial | It’s simple — hazard workers deserve hazard pay
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 19, 2020
A person going to work in a store during a pandemic is working in hazardous conditions. And that’s what hazard pay is for.
Editorial | Pitt reopening task forces in need of better student representation
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 12, 2020
The task force’s executive committee is missing any representation from the group most impacted by its decisions — students at Pitt.
Editorial: Seniors remember the top 10 things that happened during their time at Pitt
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 16, 2020
As they prepare for virtual graduation, The Pitt News Editorial Board seniors are remembering the best and worst of their time at Pitt. Here are our top 10 events.
Editorial: Trump must stop politicizing coronavirus response
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 14, 2020
Trump needs to remove this partisan attitude from his dealings with the pandemic and simply focus on giving Americans factual information.
Editorial: Bail out USPS
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 12, 2020
In the time of COVID-19, mail service is more important than ever.