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
A police officer walks outside of Hillman Library after evacuating students from the building during the hoax shooting incident on April 10, 2023.

Op-Ed | We will not wait for the next school shooting

By Andrew Sun and Alexander Denza, UNC Chapel Hill March for Our Lives • January 24, 2024
Students at March for Our Lives UNC wrote an op-ed signed by 144 student leaders, which over 50 student newspapers including The Pitt News published on Jan. 24. The op-ed demonstrates the shared concern about gun violence on college campuses across the country.
Opinion | Let’s end book discrimination

Opinion | Let’s end book discrimination

By Danae Poteat, Staff Columnist • January 23, 2024
What I have seen firsthand is people judging the dialogue, plot or characters of a book and when they come upon someone who loved the book, they degrade this person just because they enjoyed it.
Satire | Time to come OUT and get it, Selena

Satire | Time to come OUT and get it, Selena

By Anna Ehlers, Contributing Editor • January 23, 2024
Seeing as much as we do, we as the viewers know celebrities almost better than they know themselves. Our own personal experience informs what we see in them, and thus we can identify our own problems in them.
Opinion | Stubbornness … why is it so hard to overcome?

Opinion | Stubbornness … why is it so hard to overcome?

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist • January 22, 2024
I was thinking about stubbornness over winter break while experiencing a heartbreak. This made me realize that sometimes, it is OK to be stubborn. 
Opinion | We need to stop doing “What I eat in a day” videos on TikTok

Opinion | We need to stop doing “What I eat in a day” videos on TikTok

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist • January 22, 2024
It is important that one of the most widely used social media apps doesn't contribute to more harm that adolescents and the general public will succumb to.
Opinion | I read 71 books last year … here are the best 5

Opinion | I read 71 books last year … here are the best 5

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • January 19, 2024
I like reading. A lot. And each year, I publish a curated list of the best books that I read, and why I think you should read them.
Student holds headphones.

Opinion | You shouldn’t be embarrassed about your music taste

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • January 19, 2024
While I have successfully crafted my musical image to others, I often limit myself with these arbitrary markers of what the types of music indicate about me.
Opinion | Digital well-being looks different for everyone

Opinion | Digital well-being looks different for everyone

By Abigail Dobry, Senior Staff Columnist • January 18, 2024
Most resolutions I hear from family, friends or online communities consist of bettering themselves. Everyone starts going to the gym or cutting out sugar. For others, their form of betterment is about holding themselves accountable by saving money, spending less on non-essentials. My New Year’s resolution is a different form of bettering myself. I want to improve my digital well-being. 
A car crash on Jagtvej, a road in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Editorial | Let your car get totaled

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 18, 2024
It’s normal to get a feeling of worry when we see a car on the side of the road whose front is destroyed beyond repair, but it’s really one of the best things to see after a collision.
Opinion | Making art when you’re depressed feels impossible — do it anyway

Opinion | Making art when you’re depressed feels impossible — do it anyway

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor • January 17, 2024
When you build your identity, even a comparatively low-stakes one like your undergraduate major, around your ability to generate a creative product, it’s terrifying to feel like you’ve lost that ability.
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