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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

Justin Horowitz. Courtesy of SGB

Editorial: The Pitt News endorses Justin Horowitz for Student Government Board President

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 20, 2017

In brief, the points in Horowitz campaign that we liked the most included: Expanding the Assembly and instituting open forum meetings at least once a month An emphasis on reaching out to students...

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....

Solana Mann (right) and Mo Deken (center). Will Miller | Senior Staff Photographer

Vagina Monologues speaks to everyone

By Henry Glitz | Assistant Opinions Editor February 17, 2017

I hadn’t heard the word “clitoris” spoken out loud as many times in my entire life as I heard it last Saturday night. A friend brought me to see the Campus Women’s Organization’s annual production...

Joe Gratz | Flickr

Top 10: Proposals missing from SGB platforms

The Student Government Board candidates pitched their plans at the debate in Nordy’s Place last night, in preparation for the election on Tuesday. There were some pretty interesting ideas floating around,...

Mayor Bill Peduto speaks at a Clinton rally in October. Stephen Caruso | Online Visual Editor

Editorial: Finding funds necessary for affordable housing improvements

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 16, 2017

With the onslaught of President Donald Trump’s controversial executive orders during his first month in office, it may be easy to forget about local politicians who can likewise implement executive orders. Mayor...

Liz Stahl | Staff Illustrator

State abortion laws harm low-income women the most

By Danielle Pierre | For The Pitt News February 16, 2017

Not long after the 44th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, a woman’s right to choose is under attack once again. Lawmakers in...

Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator

Dear Hollywood, we’ve had enough with whitewashing.

By Thomas Wick | Columnist February 15, 2017

Imagine an incredible story of a heroic white male joined by a background cast of Asian actors in a film set in China. It might sound like a strange way to describe a film, and it should — that’s the...

Map of the U.S. showing Sunoco Logistics pipelines and terminals | TNS

Editorial: No Mariner East II pipeline, period.

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 15, 2017

Keystone XL, Dakota Access, Sabah Trail — and now the Mariner East II. It seems there’s no shortage of pipelines popping up and swiftly garnering opposition throughout the United States. Yet another...

Michelle Nkumsah practices abstinence due to her faith, among other reasons. 
Kyleen Considine | Staff Photographer

Why wait? Practicing abstinence in college

By Julia Aldrich | Columnist February 14, 2017

Yvonne Orji, an actress in the award-winning HBO show “Insecure,” confidently smiled and laughed as she sat on the set of New York radio show “The Breakfast Club” last November. The show’s hosts...

Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator

The importance of consent: Let’s talk about yes, baby

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor February 14, 2017

Almost everyone loves great sex, but we all have different opinions about what makes sex so great. Some find pleasure with kinks, others find it in physical attractiveness or mental chemistry. But all...

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