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Stepping out of your comfort zone: Find yourself

By Jaime Viens | For The Pitt News • May 31, 2016

Perhaps you were a sheltered adolescent like I was. Perhaps you were one of many teens who believed that, despite being supported by your parents in every way possible, teen angst and a resentment of...

Develop your own curriculum

By Matt Moret | Contributing Editor • May 31, 2016

I once read this article about unpasteurized milk. This is going somewhere, I promise. The article was diagramming the link between illness outbreaks and raw, unpasteurized dairy. Lawmakers had begun...

I am more than my public speaking anxiety

By Lauren Long / For The Pitt News • May 31, 2016

If I had to rank my fears, public speaking would outrank lying on my deathbed tomorrow, sharing a tiny tank with a tarantula, getting caught alone in a pitch black forest with no flashlight and tiptoeing...

Government waste should matter to students

By Jordan Drischler | For The Pitt News • May 25, 2016

What do the Alabama Watermelon Queen, the history of Russian smokers and the science behind your beer koozie all have in common? They’ve all received funding from a federal government that has grown...

Editorial: Beyonce boycott draws unnecessary division

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 25, 2016

From topping charts to breaking records, Beyoncé is under the spotlight for different reasons this week in Pittsburgh. Beyoncé will perform May 31, at Heinz Field as part of The Formation World Tour....

Facebook’s news suppression misleads users

By Marlo Safi | Senior Columnist • May 17, 2016

Facebook is synonymous with nagging family, bragging friends and viral memes, but we rarely associate the social networking site with news. On an everyday basis, I log into Facebook and am immediately...

Editorial: Pitt’s urban education certificate critical for education majors

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 17, 2016

The most significant challenges to the American education system often go unaddressed or under-addressed in college curriculums. But on Tuesday, the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Education announced...

Editorial: Penn State letter dismisses sexual assault victims

By The Pitt News Editorial Board / May 11, 2016 • May 10, 2016

A university should never defend a legacy — no matter how famous the legacy — at the expense of its students’ well-being. New reports from Penn State University’s Jerry Sandusky sex abuse scandal...

Voting is worth the inconvenience

By Matt Moret / Opinions Editor / May 11, 2016 • May 10, 2016

I’m the political guy. I consume too much news, all day long. I get into arguments with my indifferent, uninformed roommates — not because our beliefs clash, but because they have no beliefs at all....

Guns on Pitt’s campus: Concealed danger?

By Kirsten Wong / Columnist • April 25, 2016

It only takes a matter of seconds for a gun and a dark moment of impulsivity to end a life. With media reports of mass shootings across America increasing, state legislators are re-examining gun laws...