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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...

Trump arrives hours late at the hanger after flying from a rally in Michigan. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Letter to the Editor: “Never again means never again.”

By Hannah Lynn, Senior November 10, 2016

My mom forwarded me an email today that my rabbi sent out to the congregation of my temple, reminding everyone that “Jews don’t despair,” that we should always stand up for oppressed people. I’ve...

Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump held a rally at the Atlantic Aviation Hanger at the Pittsburgh Airport on November 8. John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Letter to the Editor: “On Tuesday night, I felt like I was in the wrong country.”

By Jesse Irwin, Senior November 10, 2016

The past 36 hours have sucked. On Tuesday night, I felt like I was in the wrong country. My mom had called me earlier in the day, so excited that — according to the polls — she was finally going...

Courtesy of Ian Buggs

Letter to the Editor: “Dear Mr. Ditka”

By Ian Buggs September 29, 2016

Dear Mr. Ditka, You and I have one thing in common: we attended The University of Pittsburgh. That's where our similarities — for the most part — end. You are a heralded football player, coach...

Letter to the Editor

By The Pitt Odyssey Team September 20, 2016

It hurt to read Emily Schoenberger’s column, The Odyssey dilutes journalism, on Monday. Yes, she’s not wrong — we cringe every time we see articles like “Why I’m Voting for Trump” or “Why...

Letter to the Editor

August 28, 2016

You're moved into your dorm or apartment, and you just about have your class schedule nailed down, but there's one thing you haven't done yet: registered to vote near campus. Millennials are now the...

Letter to the Editor

By Andrew Zentgraf July 19, 2016

To the Editor: A recently published column asserted many inaccurate claims about Hillary Clinton and the status of her email scandal. First and foremost, let’s put to rest the erroneous notion...

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