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: Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 5, 2016

A Berning sensation Customers of the Aartistic Inc. tattoo shop are feeling more than one kind of Bern. The Vermont shop’s owner, Tyre Duvernay, is offering patrons a free tattoo of presidential candidate...

Encourage women to join STEM by training men

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 4, 2016

President Obama sees the urgency in encouraging women to pursue STEM fields, but money alone won’t accomplish that task. Last week, President Obama announced his initiative to increase computer science...

Op-Ed: Israel is asset and friend to U.S.

By Emily Levy February 4, 2016

Emily Levy is an undeclared first year student. She is not a member of The Pitt News, and has submitted this as an op-ed. Imagine you have a thick, heavy book on your lap. You’ve never opened the...

Criminal records shouldn’t decide futures

By Kirsten Wong / Columnist February 2, 2016

Students across the country are waiting on acceptance letters from their dream schools. For some of them, that future hinges on a question about their past. “Have you ever been charged with or convicted...

Editorial: Students wasted chance to address administrators

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 2, 2016

Go to a Dean’s Hour and you’ll find students lined up across the Union lobby for free popcorn and nachos. But when the Dean’s job is on the line, only two students showed up. Interim Dean of Students...

Annabelle Goll | Staff Illustrator

View bodies spiritually, not aesthetically

By Jaime Veins / For The Pitt News February 2, 2016

Still shaking off jet-lag, I’ve already noticed lifestyle differences between New Zealand and the United States. I’m taking a course analyzing the gradation surrounding body perceptions in Pacific...

World Hijab Day unites Muslims and non-Muslims

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 2, 2016

“Beautiful, confident and empowered” is the motto for World Hijab Day. Across the globe today, Muslim women in more than 140 countries are teaching others what beauty, confidence and empowerment...

Annabelle Goll | Staff Illustrator

Don’t let Iowa decide 2016 election

By Henry Glitz / Columnist February 1, 2016

Today is the first chance to cast votes in the 2016 presidential election. Once again, Iowans will choose between presidential nominees with an ego they don’t deserve. The Iowa caucuses, set to begin...

Editorial: Obama’s mosque trip offers a chance to lead

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 1, 2016

President Obama is out to show that political gestures don’t have to be empty. The White House announced Saturday the president will speak at the Islamic Society of Baltimore this Wednesday. It will...

Flint crisis shows environmental injustice

By Bethel Habte / Senior Columnist January 28, 2016

Some people like their water with crushed ice or a twist of lemon. Nobody I know chooses to add a dash of lead, though. Residents of Flint, Michigan, didn’t have the luxury of choice when it came to...

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