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Persevere to overcome rejection

By Ogechukwu Opaigbeogu / For The Pitt News • October 15, 2015

“We regret to inform you that ... ” “Although your application was very strong ... ” “Regrettably, we had a limited amount of positions open and ... ” These all-too-familiar statements litter...

Editorial: Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 15, 2015

Side hugs only Four years ago, Jennifer Connell’s nephew leapt into her arms during his birthday party, causing her to fall and break her wrist. Last week, Connell took the now 12-year-old child...

Art labor: It’s a hard knock life

By Shengyu Wang / Columnist • October 15, 2015

It has always been my dream to be a fashion designer or a painter, but the harsh reality is that if I stay in the arts, I’m most likely to stay in poverty. After coming to Pitt, although primarily majoring...

Editorial: All high schools need social media policies

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 15, 2015

When social media, students and teachers collide — inappropriate behavior is an avoidable outcome. Plum High School, the only high school in the Plum Borough School District, faced a string of sexual...

Editorial: Pulling their weight: Democratic candidates will keep Clinton honest

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 14, 2015

Call last night’s Democratic debate “The Hillary and Bernie Show.” While the pair are a clear one and two — especially given Sen. Bernie Sanders’ energized campaign — former Secretary of State...

Don’t let the airstrike fall under the radar

By Matthew Moret / Columnist • October 14, 2015

“Mistake” and “airstrike” should never share a headline. But earlier this month, the biggest military error of the Obama administration brought them together. On Oct. 3, an American AC-130 gunship...

Gun-free zones leave Americans defenseless

By Marlo Safi / Columnist • October 13, 2015

It seems like every other week, a shooter walks into a public meeting space and opens fire. Just this Friday, Northern Arizona University and Texas Southern University had shootings that claimed the lives...

Editorial: Gambling an inefficient way to solve Pennsylvania budget crisis

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 13, 2015

One hundred seven days into the fiscal year without a budget, it’s safe to say that Gov. Tom Wolf is having a difficult time working with Republicans in Harrisburg. The main talking point over this...

Britain’s got it in the bag: Plastic levy nothing to tut about

By Courtney Linder / Senior Columnist • October 11, 2015

“The Hot Tea” is a weekly column dedicated to unearthing the intricacies of London’s social, political and millennial issues in context of Pittsburgh’s own complex culture. LONDON - Armored in...

Editorial: Pitt, rescind Cosby’s honorary degree

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 11, 2015

At the class of 2002’s commencement ceremony at the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown, then-Chancellor Mark Nordenberg welcomed America’s dad — at the time— into the Pitt family. “Today...