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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

Letter to the Editor

April 22, 2016

Dearest The Pitt News, This is my breakup letter. I know it’s tough to hear, but after five years, it’s time for me to graduate, move on to pastures bereft of my beloved daily school newspaper. I...

Letter to the Editor

By Jordan Drischler April 10, 2016

To the Editor: A recent editorial entitled “GOP Candidates Should Attack Sexism, Not Wives,” discussed the social media war between Donald Trump and the SuperPAC Make America Awesome Again. While...

Letter to the Editor

By J.J. Abbott March 27, 2016

To the Editor: As both a proud Pitt alumnus and someone who has long followed our state funding, I was disappointed by The Pitt News editorial regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to let the budget and...

Letter to the Editor

By Ilya Yashin March 22, 2016

To the Editor: Milo Yiannopoulos’ event at Pitt left me agitated and baffled — but not for the reasons one would imagine. The litany of claims and accusations is familiar by now: racism, misogyny,...

Letter to the Editor

By Eric R. Andrae March 3, 2016

This is a guest column by Pastor Eric R. Andrae. Pastor Andrae serves as campus chaplain on behalf of Lutheran Student Fellowship and represents First Trinity Lutheran Church as a member of the University...

Letter to the Editor

By Estizer Smith March 3, 2016

To the Editor: As a queer woman of color, survivor of sexual assault and student at Pitt, I have been deeply disturbed by the events of the last 48 hours. That a speaker as vitriolic as Milo Yiannopoulos...

Letter to the editor

One of the biggest issues that we face currently is the inability to have honest, real discussions about privilege. Monday’s column, “Privilege is not enough to end all discussions,” illustrates...

Letter to the Editor, 12/7/2015

By Hannah Weintraub December 6, 2015

On Nov. 17, The Pitt News published a column by Timothy Nerozzi asking why the demand for higher education is so great when the price is increasingly unaffordable for many students. First, a university...

Letter to the Editor, 10/12/2015

I have been proud to call myself a member of the University of Pittsburgh community since I accepted my admission in November of 2011. Ever since, I have been hailing to Pitt every chance I get. Thursday,...

Letter to the Editor: 9/17/2015

September 16, 2015

Dear Pitt News: In reply to the September 16 editorial “We Have The Right to Know”, Ms. Lieberman very misleadingly states that the Right-to-Know Law “allows state-related institutions, like Pitt,...

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