The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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

Thomas Yang | Staff Photographer

Top 10: Questions for the new host of ‘Pitt Tonight’

Pitt students were treated to an inevitable surprise this week: the announcement of the new face of “Pitt Tonight,” the campus variety show modeled after late-night talk shows. Current host and senior...

Graffiti in Kensington Market in downtown Toronto. Courtesy of Christian Lavallee

Regardless of the law, consider graffiti as legitimate art

By Elise Lavallee | Columnist April 7, 2017

In America, graffiti is often a staple of disadvantaged communities, associated with crime and poverty, and generally unwanted. But in some places, where the culture and atmosphere differs, graffiti...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

Intersectional counseling: Panthers of Color provide vital service to students of color

College comes with many costs. And for many students of color, one of the biggest prices they pay is their mental health. While mental illness is extremely common on college campuses among every racial...

Parodies have swarmed social media in light of Pepsi’s commercial that tried to use protest to sell soda. Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

Editorial: Pepsi ad trivializes, appropriates important social issues

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 6, 2017

When Pepsi released a new advertisement earlier this week, it probably wasn’t hoping for it to go viral in quite the way that it did. Pepsi’s ad, which starred model and member of the Kardashian...

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Editorial: Stricter Greek regulations combat dangerous drinking culture

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 5, 2017

Following the death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza at a fraternity event last month, the University officially announced new regulations for its Greek life system last Thursday. Penn State students’...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

Democrats must compromise to move forward with environmental issues

By Elise Lavallee | Columnist April 5, 2017

As the proud owner of a private jet, two helicopters and a four-story commercial plane, it’s no surprise that President Trump is not a friend to the environment. He’s repeatedly claimed that climate...

Sen. Pat Toomey talks with the media after voting for president Nov. 8, 2016. Toomey voted to confim DeVos as education secretary on Tuesday. Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

Editorial: Toomey’s rule change proposal threatens bipartisanship

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 4, 2017

If Congressional Republicans thought they had gained the power to disregard the rules with their victories in last November’s elections, they couldn’t have been more wrong. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa.,...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

Trump executive order fails on jobs, environment

By Jaime Viens | Columnist April 4, 2017

President Donald Trump’s brightly colored receding hairline, black suit and white button-down shirt stood in sharp contrast to the dark-haired coal workers clad in golf shirts flanking him on either...

Meghan Sunners | Visual Editor

Point-Counterpoint: Gorsuch upholds law, not ideology, in his rulings

By Christian Snyder | Columnist April 3, 2017

Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, his seat on the Supreme Court has remained vacant. After the GOP-led Congress denied former President Barack Obama’s nominee for the seat —...

Meghan Sunners | Visual Editor

Point-Counterpoint: Gorsuch nomination would set unconstitutional precedent

By Nick Eustis | Columnist April 3, 2017

Since the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February 2016, his seat on the Supreme Court has remained vacant. After the GOP-led Congress denied former President Barack Obama’s nominee for the seat —...

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