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Roger Goodell, Commissioner of the NFL. TNS

NFL management is to blame for ratings drop

By Bayard Miller / Columnist October 25, 2016

The National Football League, long the juggernaut of the network television world, seems to have lost its ability to consume Americans’ weekends. The Super Bowl has had the highest Nielsen ratings...

Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor

Editorial: Trump’s response to Jessica Drake’s accusations devalues consent

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 25, 2016

Another day, another woman coming forward with stories about Donald Trump’s sexual advances. But the response to this one came with an added dash of deplorability: slut-shaming. After videos of Trump...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Photographer

New Nintendo Switch shows promise for Nintendo

By For The Pitt News | Thomas Wick October 23, 2016

After months of speculations, nonstop rumors and a couple of press conferences on the launch with barely any information, Nintendo has finally revealed its brand new console: The Nintendo Switch. Set...

John Hamilton | Senior Staff Photographer

Editorial: The Times should be more transparent about McGinty endorsement

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 23, 2016

Around this time in a presidential election, readers begin turning to the opinion pages of their newspapers to see who the paper’s editorial board choose to endorse. While some publications choose...

Terry Tan, Senior Staff Illustrator

MESS Movie Night offers a valuable alternative

By Maggie Koontz | For The Pitt News October 21, 2016

I was sitting next to a table full of snacks, hunkered down to watch a movie last Friday night, but I wasn’t necessarily relaxing. Instead, myself and a group of other students were gathered on the...

Top 10 questions Chris Wallace should’ve asked at the debate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 21, 2016

Our weekly Top Ten is brought to you by the writers of Pitt Tonight and The Pitt News Editorial Board. In last night’s third and final presidential debate, we saw some interruptions and slight jabs,...

The Pitt News live blog for the third presidential debate. Photo by DonkeyHotey / Flickr.

Final debate shows mutual growth, persistent weaknesses

By Matt Moret / Assistant Opinions Editor October 20, 2016

Well, it’s over. While we haven’t heard the last of either candidate, the final presidential debate of 2016 is behind us. Here’s a breakdown of how we got here. Donald Trump learned the value...

Jaime Viens | Staff Photographer

Ignore the hate: All majors are created equal

By Emily Schoenberger / Columnist October 20, 2016

Raise your hand if you’ve ever felt personally victimized by a Pitt engineering or pre-med major. It’s safe to assume most students pursuing liberal arts degrees have both hands and a leg in the...

Liberty Universitys president censored the schools student newspaper last week. Photo by Taber Andrew Bain / Flickr

Editorial: Liberty University’s censorship betrays conservativism

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 20, 2016

Despite its name, Liberty University seems to think freedom of speech is only worth protecting when students aren’t being “redundant” in how they criticize his chosen presidential candidate. According...

Terry Tan | Senior Staff Illustrator

Breast cancer donations need transparency

By Julia Aldrich | Columnist October 19, 2016

Growing up, I never thought too much about breast cancer. My classmates wore “I love boobies” bracelets that made me giggle, my sister dyed a strand of her hair pink one October and I owned one...

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