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Editorial | Overzealous sports betting advertisements pose risks to many

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 3, 2023

Sports gambling advertisements are getting out of hand across nearly every sport in nearly every country with large fanbases.

Opinion | Dating shows are probably frying our brains

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • November 3, 2023

Like many others, I enjoy consuming the trainwreck that is reality television in search of escapism and mindless entertainment. Dating shows in particular are a subject of much viral conversation and have increased in variety and intensity as the years have gone on.

Opinion | Know your place: Emily Henry and the spheres of existence for female authors

By Gabriela Herring, Staff Columnist • November 2, 2023

In truth, sometimes I just don’t have the energy to defend the merits of my beloved — women’s fiction. My favorite reads are things that make me feel deeply.

Opinion | The NBA needs to face the music

By Jake Vasilias, Staff Columnist • November 1, 2023

The time is now to show fans and survivors that this multibillion-dollar, globally beloved organization has basic morals and the guts to stand up for them.

Opinion | Carpet bombing is not ‘self-defense’

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Senior Staff Columnist • October 31, 2023

There is no justification for the Israeli state’s indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip, and the international audience must admit this before even more Palestinians die.

Opinion | Blink-182 is one of the best pop-punk bands around

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist • October 30, 2023

Irene Moran talks about Blink-182, a popular pop-punk band. She discusses their new album “One More Time…” and finds ways to interpret their different songs.

Satire | It’s the most wonderful time of the year — time to figure out which class you should withdraw from

By Alaina McCall, Staff Columnist • October 30, 2023

Withdrawing from a class might be the solution to all problems in life.

Opinion | It is time to start writing in cursive

By Abigail Dobry, Staff Columnist • October 30, 2023

Cursive handwriting has many benefits and is underappreciated in today’s technology-driven world.

Five Years Later: A Squirrel Hill Jew looks back at Tree of Life shooting, and forward to collective liberation

By Bella Markovitz, Senior Staff Writer • October 27, 2023

In the fall of 2018, after graduating high school that spring, I began my first semester at Pitt. I can’t remember if I started considering dropping out before or after the Tree of Life attack happened.

Opinion | Shein is dangerously destructive

By Jake Vasilias, Staff Columnist • October 27, 2023

Recently, a Shein truck was parked on Fifth Avenue for their “College Tour.” The brand offers unparalleled low prices to their consumer base that targets tweens, teenagers and young adults on a conscious budget. However, there is nothing conscious about their business model.