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Autism Speaks doesn’t speak for Autism

By Isabelle Ouyang / For The Pitt News • April 1, 2016

When you walk past the Cathedral of Learning Saturday night, you might notice an eerie blue glow. You might take a second look and be on your way. When you mention it in passing over lunch, you might...

Editorial: Joe Biden’s ‘It’s On Us’ Pitt visit will prompt action

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 31, 2016

When thousands of Pitt students file into the Petersen Events Center next week to see Vice President Joe Biden speak, they’re subject to more than just his political views. They’ll be listening to...

Clothes make the man on campus, too

By Tim Nerozzi / Columnist • March 31, 2016

If I had a dollar for every flip-flop enthusiast in a torn T-shirt that has told me fashion is a waste of money and time, I could probably buy a new Christian Dior suit. For some reason, young men seem...

Forget entertainment, inform me

By Tim Nerozzi / Columnist • March 30, 2016

Reading the news was never supposed to be fun. Journalism has historically displayed itself in a rather stuffy light — factual, dry blocks of text with few pictures filled the first newspapers. But...

Editorial: TPN Takes: Stallings, Johnston and UPMC

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff • March 30, 2016

So much was happening Tuesday that we couldn’t pick which issue was most worthy of an editorial. We decided to resolve this predicament by addressing all of them. The Kevin Stallings Conspiracy Since...

Trump makes us blind to Cruz

By Amber Montgomery / For The Pitt News • March 27, 2016

Does anyone know what’s up with Ted Cruz? When we’re all so occupied complaining about Donald Trump, it’s hard to tell. Everyone from Fox News to MSNBC to John Oliver can’t get enough of the...

Editorial: GOP candidates should attack sexism, not wives

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 27, 2016

Republican presidential candidates have decided to trade the debate stage for social media’s spotlight. Last week, an anti-Trump SuperPAC called Make America Awesome began circulating an ad featuring...

Letter to the Editor

By J.J. Abbott • March 27, 2016

To the Editor: As both a proud Pitt alumnus and someone who has long followed our state funding, I was disappointed by The Pitt News editorial regarding Gov. Tom Wolf’s decision to let the budget and...

Falling into feminism

By Stephen Caruso / Senior Columnist • March 24, 2016

It was a sunny Saturday afternoon, so I was in my happy place — on a porch, smoking a cigar and reading the news — until one story soured my mood. The New York Times’ analytics page, The Upshot,...

Editorial: Casual Friday

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 24, 2016

Look, daddy, I’m a criminal After police in North Carolina pulled a motorist over for driving with a broken taillight, they discovered a shocking history of crime. In 2002, authorities posted an arrest...