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

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Obama’s address: Keep guns out of extremists’ hands

By The Pitt News Editorial Board December 7, 2015

Fighting terrorism has reached a “new phase” for the United States, President Obama said during his Oval Office address last night. As we have improved at gathering information on terrorist networks...

Editorial: Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board December 4, 2015

Cellfie President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey just gave Bilgin Ciftci nearly three months to defend one of the world’s hardest legal claims: Is Gollum a bad character? The trial, which is adjourned...

Editorial: Affirmative action brings necessary minority voice

By The Pitt News Editorial Board December 3, 2015

As protests rage on college campuses across the nation, they force us all to confront the issues surrounding racial discrimination in academia. On Dec. 9, the discourse will make its way to the Supreme...

Editorial: Build trust to rid culture of police brutality

By The Pitt News Editorial Board December 2, 2015

Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke has learned a lesson about community policing — enforcement requires trust, not bullets. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel fired Garry McCarthy, the city’s police superintendent,...

Editorial: Research should focus on utility, not profits

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 30, 2015

Scientists and stock holders don’t seem like a natural pair, yet universities often bring the two together. Pitt has taken advantage of private money in the past through partnerships with corporations...

Editorial: Pittsburgh must denounce anti-Muslim sentiment

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 30, 2015

If Pittsburgh does not adequately respond to this weekend’s attack on a Muslim man, we will have unravelled our efforts toward immigration reform and increasing the city’s diversity.  On Thanksgiving,...

Pitt students take advantage of Pitts yoga classes.  Emily Klenk | Staff Photographer

Editorial: In defense of yoga classes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 24, 2015

Clear your mind, relax your muscles. Now breathe deeply — in through your nose, out through your mouth. We suggest the administration at Ottawa University try this, and then reconsider its stance on...

Editorial: Fight rhetoric with facts this Thanksgiving

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 22, 2015

This Thanksgiving, don’t let a Donald Trump-inspired wall of rhetoric ruin your feasting. Last week, a Pew Research Center report found that more immigrants were leaving the United States than were...

Editorial: Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 20, 2015

Grand theft auto: elementary edition On Wednesday, two car thieves committed quite an elementary crime. The men got inside a car with keys in the ignition and got more than they bargained for when they...

Editorial: City makes landlords accountable, renters more powerful

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 18, 2015

In the housing market of South Oakland, basic supply and demand theory is somewhat in flux. Landlords are supplying a limited product, rentable houses and apartments, to a consistent and high demand,...

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