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

Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator

Make more room for queer representation this Valentine’s Day

By Rashi Seth | For The Pitt News February 14, 2017

Nothing screams “I love you” like the Victorian ideals of strong, powerful men taking care of women. And this stereotypical love — with its origins in ancient fertility ceremonies — is bought...

Tarry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

Infant circumcision disregards basic human rights

By Christian Snyder | Columnist February 14, 2017

It’s one of my hazy memories — the kind that doesn’t exist temporally, just as a snapshot. In the bathroom at after-school day care, around age five or six, I needed to replace the bandage on...

Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group/MCT

Editorial: County council should ban vaping, prioritize health

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 13, 2017

Smoking cigarettes represented a large part of American culture for much of the 20th century — but now we know better. As move into the depths of the 21st, and the harms of smoking become more difficult...

Michael Brochstein/Zuma Press/TNS

Sessions: Forgive the past, focus on qualifications for the future

By Collin Crouse | For The Pitt News February 13, 2017

Like all of President Donald Trump’s nominations for his cabinet, Jeff Sessions was not exempt from harsh criticism and a grueling confirmation process. Rumors and hints of who President Trump would...

Liz Stahl | Staff Illustrator

Esquivel-Hernandez deportation not the end on fight for immigration

By Amber Montgomery | Opinions Editor February 10, 2017

As the national debate on immigration rages on, a case in Pittsburgh is highlighting a new way to tackle immigration rights. Martin Esquivel-Hernandez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who became...

Robert Couse-Baker | Flickr

Top 10: Things To Do If You’re Single On Valentine’s Day

Stare out a rain-streaked window We recommend finding a large, spacious window. Maybe one in Cathy, if you can. Take out a faded Polaroid photo of an old flame, and sigh every once in awhile. When...

Jordan Mondell | Layout Editor

Send tobacco ban up in smoke

By Christian Snyder | For The Pitt News February 9, 2017

Some evenings, as I’m walking home from class, I decide to take a shortcut up the stairs that wind through Carlow’s campus to shorten the trip home. There are a few noticeable differences between...

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during the last day of the Democratic National Convention. Clem Murray/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS

Editorial: On abortion, sanctuary cities, Wolf should stay strong

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 9, 2017

While political clashes in Washington, D.C., continue to grow more frequent and more intense, Republicans in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, are feeling little pushback against their agenda — and they’re...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

When done right, the internet fosters community and engagement

By Julia Aldrich | Columnist February 8, 2017

Since the election, tensions online have increased and Facebook posts have become noticeably more political and way more opinionated. But if we can navigate these channels properly, maybe this isn’t...

American business woman Betsy DeVos testifies before the Senate HELP Committee on her nomination to be Education Secretary in the Dirksen Senate Office Building Jan. 17, 2017, in Washington, D.C. (Riccardo Savi/Sipa USA/TNS)

Editorial: DeVos confirmed, but we can still work toward change

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 8, 2017

After a valiant but ineffective 24-hour effort by Senate Democrats to sway one more Republican against Betsy DeVos, Vice President Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote on Tuesday to officially make DeVos...

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