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

Editorial: Sealing low-level offenses provides clean slate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 20, 2016

Not every mistake leads to a life of crime, but a single crime usually leads to a life of regret. Bipartisan bills introduced in the Pennsylvania legislature this week would automatically seal the criminal...

Editorial: Big business should dominate PA medical marijuana market

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 18, 2016

Pennsylvanians won’t be seeing mom-and-pop shops selling weed anytime soon, but in the case of medical marijuana, big business may be the right spark for success. On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill...

Op-Ed: An American’s account of the Brussels attack

By Emily Bogen / Guest Columnist April 18, 2016

I’ve lived in Brussels for 3-and-a-half months — I’ve figured out how to jiggle the sticky lock on my apartment door, navigated through an ever-changing sidewalk maze of canine excrement and acquainted...

Gen-eds are more than fillers

By Amber Montgomery / Columnist April 17, 2016

My apartment is home to a mini copy of Hieronymus Bosch’s “The Garden of Earthly Delights,” and I owe it to a class I never wanted to take. As a History major, I’m the last person who wants to...

Editorial: UC Davis cover-up antithetical to education

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 17, 2016

At UC Davis, blinding students has surpassed the physical realm. During a 2011 Occupy protest at the University of California, Davis’ campus, police pepper-sprayed a row of sitting students at point...

Michelle Reagle |Copy Chief

Gender stereotypes are a buzzkill

By Amber Montgomery / Columnist April 15, 2016

There should be no such thing as a girly drink — or a manly one for that matter. Drinking culture is a complex and almost omnipotent aspect of social life for collegiate co-eds — but it doesn’t...

Annabelle Goll | Staff Illustrator

Judge someone not by the color of their beer

By Matt Moret / Opinions Editor April 15, 2016

I hate Natty Light, but I’m not better than it. Beer doesn’t get tastier with age — it just goes bad. And a high price tag on a beer doesn’t immediately impress most people — something pretty...

Editorial: Loan forgiveness for Americans with disabilities must continue progress

By The Pitt News Editorial Board April 13, 2016

The Obama administration is working to assure student debt doesn’t gridlock any person with a disability. On Tuesday, the president announced plans to forgive $7.7 billion in federal students loans...

Cheyenne Cohen | Staff Illustrator

Science and media must meet in the middle

By Mariam Shalaby / Columnist April 13, 2016

We’re fighting a terrible war, and right now, we’re losing. No, I’m not talking about the war on terrorism, the war on drugs or any human conflict. This enemy of ours isn’t even alive, but it’s...

Will Miller | Staff Illustrator

Regulate the bureaucrats

By Arnaud Armstrong / Columnist April 13, 2016

Another day, another set of regulations hog-tying American businesses. Last week, the Obama administration unveiled a broad set of new regulations affecting everything from retirement advising and white-collar...

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