Editorials Archives - Page 93 of 118

Editorial: Jenner and Gender: Don’t chastise — explain and educate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • June 2, 2015

It only took three words to electrify social media and news outlets with a red-hot buzz.“Call me Caitlyn.”Emblazoned with these three words, Vanity Fair’s July 2015 cover went viral on Monday after...

You make the call

By Courtesy of CMU • May 26, 2015

Education on bystander intervention required to prevent sexual assault

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 26, 2015

What does sexual assault look like? Does it have to be explicit physical contact, like groping, or can it be more subdued, like telling someone to smile? Last semester, a group of Carnegie Mellon University...

Editorial: Pittsburgh Pride would have one less problem without Iggy Azalea’s performance

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 19, 2015

Iggy Azalea might rap about being fancy, but shortly after the Delta Foundation announced she would be performing at Pittsburgh Pride in the Street on June 13, the LGBT community made it quite clear that...

Clinton for President

By TNS • May 12, 2015

Editorial: Keep Big Brother out of the workplace

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 12, 2015

The year 1984 and its namesake novel have had their times, but Big Brother still flourishes in today’s society — especially regarding employees whose bosses submit them to GPS-tracking apps in the...

Editorial: Content creators must embrace live video streaming apps

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 5, 2015

Millions tuned in to watch the much-anticipated Mayweather v. Pacquiao fight on Saturday night. It turns out that Mayweather wasn’t the real winner, though — Periscope, a live video streaming app,...

Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 16, 2015

A late night stabLast month, an Ohio resident didn’t dance around a serious salsa issue with her husband. Phyllis Jefferson and her husband, Ronnie D. Buckner, did what any reasonable couple would do...

Editorial: Remember, don’t repurpose, the Holocaust

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 15, 2015

Wednesday night marked the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah, a period of mourning and reflection on the mass genocide of millions of Jews, Roma, Slavs, political dissidents, people...

Editorial: Give aid to students, not only schools

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 14, 2015

Colleges should give needy students financial aid, but should they receive a financial award in return? A foundation in northern Virginia thinks so. This month, the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation awarded Vassar...