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

Editorial: Video applications show clearer picture of students

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 22, 2015

You don’t need to pull an Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde” and create a larger than life production to get accepted into school — you just need to create a visual that shows — rather than tells...

Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 19, 2015

Who let the dogs out?They say you have to walk a mile in someone’s shoes to understand — but what if you’re a dog? A man in China, identified as “Zhu,” trained his poodle to walk a mile on its...

Editorial: Football risks warrant more open discussion

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 18, 2015

San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland has tackled an issue more powerful than any NFL player. The 24-year-old up-and-coming star told ESPN’s “Outside the Lines” on Monday that he is retiring...

Editorial: The value of a woman on the $20 bill

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 17, 2015

Take a look inside your wallet. You’ll notice one thing missing — the likeness of a woman on your dollar bills.It’s time for that to change. An online campaign is underway to replace President Andrew...

Editorial: Freedom of speech doesn’t imply immunity for racism

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 16, 2015

On March 8, The Oklahoma Daily reported on an appalling incident of tasteless racism on a charter bus full of members of the University of Oklahoma’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon brothers. The men depicted in...

Editorial: Learn from the flag, don’t hide it

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 15, 2015

Over the past couple of weeks at University of California, Irvine, the U.S. flag has waved in much controversy.On March 5, six members of the Associated Students legislative council passed a ban on the...

Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 5, 2015

One dope treatBen and Jerry might be high-jacking the ice cream business in the near future with their next greatest high-dea, according to a TIME Magazine article this week. Jerry Greenfield told The...

Editorial: If you want it, ask for it

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 4, 2015

The word “lobbyist” can carry a foul connotation. But how about when it’s applied to your own University?On Wednesday, Pitt students, staff and faculty visited Harrisburg, Pa., to lobby state legislators...

Editorial: Yoga regulations need relaxing

Editorial: Yoga regulations need relaxing

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 3, 2015

A debate on whether or not state regulators should play a larger role in yoga teaching certification is stretching out across Colorado.A bill passed by a Colorado Senate committee last week mandated that...

Eskrine College: When accepted isn’t acceptance

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 2, 2015

As of last November, gay marriage is legal in South Carolina. However, the buzz surrounding two proud and openly gay NCAA volleyball players from Eskrine College has mobilized the school’s Board of...

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