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

Some protesters became violent during Milo Yiannopoulos visit to the University of California, Berkeley. Courtesty of Daniel Kim/The Daily Californian.

Violent riots hurt minorities, progressive causes

By Jeremy Wang | For The Pitt News February 7, 2017

As rubber buckshot and molotov cocktails sailed through the air, a speaking event for alt-right commentator Milo Yiannopoulos at the University of California, Berkeley, was shut down. Under the cover...

Milo Yiannopoulos speaks at Pitt in Feburary of last year. Abigail Self | Staff Photographer

Letter to the Editor: Don’t just ignore Yiannopoulos

By John Kennick, Senior February 7, 2017

Dear Editor, Your editorial “Let Yiannopoulos speak, but don’t engage with him” is troubling. I'm puzzled that a group of journalists could think the way to beat Milo Yiannopoulos is to ignore...

Some protesters became violent during Milo Yiannopoulos visit to the University of California, Berkeley. Courtesty of Daniel Kim/The Daily Californian.

Editorial: Let Yiannopoulos speak, but don’t engage with him

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 6, 2017

Editor’s note: The Pitt News’ editorial board had an intense discussion about the effects of incendiary rhetoric, the intent of civil disobedience and the line between free and hate speech. Ultimately,...

Pitt head coach Kevin Stallings complains about a call during Pitts loss to Duquesne in the City Game. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Stallings is out of time, his sacking should come soon

By Matthew Sable | For The Pitt News February 6, 2017

When Kevin Stallings was first considered for the position of Pitt’s new men’s basketball head coach, many Pitt fans responded with concern and disapproval. Still, the fan base gave him a chance....

Pitt News File Photo

Top 10: Pieces of Career Advice

Dress for the job you want, not the one you have. You’re an accountant right now, but that’s not the dream. If you really want to be Batman, you better start acting — and looking — the...

Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator

Trump’s freeze: Hold him accountable for campaign promises

By Christian Snyder | For The Pitt News February 3, 2017

I remember waiting for the phone call last November, looking out of the window of the old Alcoa building in Downtown Pittsburgh. I was told that it would come around 2 p.m. and that I should be prepared...

Ashley Brown, a junior neuroscience major, reaches into a cooler to buy water for her and her sorority sisters after a water alert was issued by the city of Pittsburgh on Tuesday evening. Stephen Caruso | Online Visual Editor

Editorial: PWSA needs to clean water, clean up its act

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 2, 2017

By now, everyone in Oakland knows we’re in hot water. But that doesn’t mean the city’s water problems are anything new. An advisory put out by the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority Tuesday...

Participants in the Womens March on Washington react to a speaker before the march which attracted hundreds of thousands of men and women from across the country. John Hamilton | Visual Editor

Let pro-life feminists have their place in the movement

By Kirsten Wong | Senior Columnist February 2, 2017

In the current political climate, women’s health issues need all the defense they can get — and feuding between pro-choice and pro-life feminists can only hurt the cause. The Women’s March on...

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) talks with the media after voting in Zionsville, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (Steven M. Falk/Philadelphia Inquirer/TNS)

Editorial: Toomey supporting Trump’s ban ignores voters

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 1, 2017

As Pennsylvania residents across the state stood together to protest President Trump’s recent ban on immigrants and refugees this past weekend, Sen. Pat Toomey was busy schmoozing donors in Palm Springs....

Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator

Reduce environmental impact by limiting meat intake

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor February 1, 2017

When most people wonder why anyone would give up eating meat, they turn first to a love for animals combined with an opposition to animal cruelty. And they’re right, these are common reasons. But there’s...

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