Op-ed: A student renter’s case for a rent freeze
By Jason Ficorilli, Senior at Pitt
April 6, 2020
Now that the coronavirus pandemic has left so many without a job, landlords cannot simply return to business as usual.
Op-ed: If Pitt wants to be carbon-neutral by 2037, it must invest in land
By Austin Jepsky, graduate student in sustainable engineering
March 5, 2020
At the winter Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 28, Pitt made a historic commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2037. Now comes the hard part of actually figuring out how to implement this goal.
Letter to the Editor: Don’t Celebrate the Pitt Day of Giving
By Pat Healy, Ph.D student in Information Science
February 25, 2020
I have personally made hundreds of dollars in donations in past Pitt Days of Giving. I have run social media campaigns around getting people to donate to the Pitt Day of Giving as an officer in the Pitt Men’s Glee Club. I was the source on a Pitt News story that alleged unfair practices by the Glee ...
Op-ed: Choose to reuse: How Pitt is wasting our money
By Clara Grantier
April 8, 2019
These savings could contribute to lower tuition, sufficient student health and counseling resources, better Wi-Fi connection, practice space for our teams and clubs and so on.
Letter to the Editor | Re: ‘Editorial: Pro-Palestine doesn’t mean anti-Semitic’
February 13, 2019
The op-ed piece published Tuesday is dangerous because though its writers claim it does, it has not opened a dialogue.
Op-ed: SGB inaction fails economic and environmental justice
By Young Sarah Grguras
February 11, 2019
Student organizations have repeatedly approached SGB to support divestment efforts and higher wages. Despite actions by Pitt, SGB has opted not to do so.
Op-ed: University must follow through with divestment
By Hannah Bailey
November 16, 2018
While the creation of a Socially Responsible Investing Committee and its holding of a public forum does show a step in the right direction, whether the University follows through in actually reassessing the ethics of its investments remains to be seen.
Op-ed: Former SGB Presidents voice support for Sodexo, Abdou Cole
November 5, 2018
Abdou Cole is more than the food service manager to most students. He is a mentor, big brother, uncle and life coach. We are grateful for his encouragement and advice during our time with him on campus.
#CallItWhatItIs: An open letter from Jewish university students in Pittsburgh
November 5, 2018
The Pittsburgh and Jewish communities are hurting. But we are strong. In Pittsburgh, in Squirrel Hill, and in Judaism, we honor resilience and connection — we are the City of Bridges after all.
Op-ed: ’87 alumnus, former TPN editor says Pitt football is here to stay
By James S. Urban
September 11, 2018
In a rebuttal to former TPN editor and New York Times writer Murray Chass' op-ed, Pitt alumnus and former TPN editor says Pitt football is just a small, but important, part of the school's success.