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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 | Staff Illustrator

Accessibility: a language we can all learn

By Isabelle Ouyang | Columnist October 10, 2016

Accessibility is a broad term that, societally, we aspire to cultivate, but rarely do we use the word as individuals when it doesn’t apply to us. University of Toronto psychology professor Jordan...

Donald Trump speaking at Pittsburghs shale conference earlier this year. Jordan Mondell | Assistant Visual Editor

Editorial: Trump’s video release fuels his public downfall

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 10, 2016

In case you haven’t heard, the Washington Post released a video from 2005 of behind-the-scenes footage of Donald Trump and Billy Bush on Access Hollywood. The audio — recorded while Trump and Bush...

Former Head Football Coach Jackie Sherrill crouches sporting Pitt script and colors. Courtesy of University Library Systems

Make Pitt bright again

By Bayard Mille | For The Pitt News October 6, 2016

This Saturday, the Pitt Panthers will take the field with a new look that isn’t as new as you might think.   Just in time for Homecoming, the football team will sport the royal blue and mustard yellow...

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Short-term binge drinking has long-term effects

By Amber Montgomery | Columnist October 6, 2016

Beer pong, flip cup, shotgunning, house parties and bar crawls — all staples of college culture. When I first started college, I thought these were only movie tropes meant to perpetuate the theatrical...

Republican vice presidential nominee Mike Pence and Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine sparred during the Vice Presidential Debate on Tuesday. TNS

Cable’s wrong, Mike Pence lost the vice presidential debate

Mike Pence lost Tuesday night’s debate. This shouldn’t even be a question. Since the end of the vice presidential debate, the internet’s political corner has grown bloated with articles about...

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Opioid task force overlooks some addiction complexities

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 6, 2016

Pennsylvania finally has a plan to fight the opioid crisis, and Pitt has its fingerprints on it — for better or worse. A 64-page report on fighting the opioid crisis came out Wednesday after two years...

Saket Rajprohat addressing the crowd gathered for First Lady Michelle Obamas speech.  | Elaina Zachos, Visual Editor

Take it from Michelle, vote for progress

By Saket Rajprohat | Columnist October 5, 2016

Looking at the television monitor of the crowd, I was nervous. A crowd of some 3,000 people awaited my less-than-important two minute speech. In a constant sequence of rehearsing my speech, pacing...

Katie McGinty campaigns in Pittsburgh | John Hamilton, Senior Staff Photographer

Editorial: Look past campaign spending in PA Senate race

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 5, 2016

In Pennsylvania’s contentious Senate battle this year, the race seems be about which candidate can outspend the other instead of the issues. On Tuesday, the Center for Responsive Politics disclosed...

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Libertarianism is coming to a movie theater near you

By Jordan Drischler / For The Pitt News October 4, 2016

The late blogger and media personality Andrew Breitbart once claimed that politics is downstream from culture.   A look at the current political climate on college campuses side-by-side with the latest...

Pitt’s School of Medicine will soon begin research partnerships to study medical marijuana. TNS

Editorial: Pa.’s delayed medical marijuana research hinders rollout

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 4, 2016

Pennsylvania’s legislature will soon deliver medical marijuana research opportunities, and Pitt has the munchies. Last week, Pitt’s School of Medicine sent out letters announcing its plan to search...

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