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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

SGB President Max Kneis discusses a resolution he introduced supporting the development of an educational hub at Pitt’s Titusville campus during Tuesday night’s meeting. (Photo by Sarah Cutshall | Staff Photographer)

Letter to the Editor: Student voters responsible for turnout rate

By Student Government Board February 21, 2018

Dear Editor, As the current president and elections chairwoman of the Student Government Board, we feel compelled to respond to Tuesday’s opinion piece titled “Student election interest starts with...

Chancellor Patrick Gallagher talks to members of the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition Feb. 24 at Pitts Board of Trustees meeting at the William Pitt Union. (TPN File Photo)

Op-Ed: Chancellor Gallagher: Now’s the time for fossil fuel divestment

By Fossil Free Pitt Coalition October 26, 2017

Dear Chancellor Patrick Gallagher, At the Fall Sustainability Fair this October, Mayor Bill Peduto signed our petition demanding the University of Pittsburgh divest its holdings from fossil fuel companies,...

(Photo by John Hamilton | Editor-In-Chief)

Letter to the Editor | There is no third party. We, the students, are the union

By Beth Shaaban / PhD student July 30, 2017

Surprise! I just returned from presenting some of my research at a conference to a union busting email from the provost. One of my personal favorite lines: “The education, not the financial support,...

Pitts food pantry helped graduate student Andréa Hanna get by on a salary below living wage. (Photo by Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer)

Letter to the Editor | Grad student: How can I produce my best work if I can hardly afford to eat?

By Andréa Hanna, Graduate Student July 29, 2017

Dear Editor, I read the message from the provost, Patricia Beeson, about the graduate student union yesterday with some interest and reservations. My first concern, and I quote the provost's message...

Scarlett Johansson at the Academy Awards in 2015. (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Letter to the Editor: Hollywood hires on skill, not race

By Oliver Jia | Sophomore February 20, 2017

Note: The author of this letter has written for The Pitt News in the past. I am writing this letter in response to Mr. Thomas Wick's recent opinion piece on the topic of whitewashing in Hollywood [Feb....

Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at Pitt in Feburary of last year. Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Letter to the Editor: Don’t just ignore Yiannopoulos

By John Kennick, Senior February 7, 2017

Dear Editor, Your editorial “Let Yiannopoulos speak, but don’t engage with him” is troubling. I'm puzzled that a group of journalists could think the way to beat Milo Yiannopoulos is to ignore...

Dan Gilman speaks at a rally for Katie McGinty in September. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Letter to the Editor: Gilman, City welcoming to immigrants

By Janice Vanderneck January 26, 2017

Dear Pitt News Editorial Board,   This past week, The Pitt News Editorial Board published an editorial titled “Pittsburgh says it’s committed to immigrants, it’s time to show it.” Such...

Letter to the editor

To the Editor: On the night of Nov. 17, at a non-violent anti-Trump protest, tuition-paying students at the University of Pittsburgh were forced out of the spaces that exist and are maintained solely...

Trump returned to the area a few months later, holding an airport rally in Moon Township. Stephen Caruso | Senior Staff Photographer.

Letter to the Editor: I am an immigrant and I am horrified

By Apara Sharma, Sophomore November 10, 2016

I am an immigrant. I've lived in this country for 17 of my 19 years. I am a student, a friend, a daughter. I have faced racism, and I have had to work hard to build the small safety net I have, and because...

Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor

Letter to the Editor: As an LGBTQ+ student, I fear for progress

By Anonymous Pitt Sophomore November 10, 2016

For this letter, I would like to remain anonymous. But due to what happened in this country last night, I feel that I cannot remain silent. I try my hardest to stay away from politics, as everyone...

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