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 September 24, 2015

Explosive resignations A disgruntled Vermont chocolate factory worker made it clear Monday night that he was no longer having a blast at work — so he called in a bomb threat. Kristofer Pregent, aka...

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Editorial: Martin Shkreli personifies healthcare issues

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 23, 2015

There’s a reason why the United States spends more per capita on health care than any other developed nation in the world — and that reason is people like Turing Pharmaceuticals CEO Martin Shkreli. Shkreli...

Higher education: Drug & alcohol problem requires treatment, not punishment

By Kirsten Wong / For The Pitt News September 23, 2015

According to popular media, college life includes over-the-top parties, unlimited freedom, acceptance of drugs and alcohol and, occasionally, a class or two. This is best portrayed in movies like “22...

Maddy Kameny | Staff Illustrator

Anti-Muslim sentiment: Forgotten remnant of 9/11

By Alyssa Lieberman / Columnist September 22, 2015

Within a week of the 14th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, a homemade clock in Irving, Texas reminded us of the anti-Muslim sentiment piercing our country. On Sept. 16, 14-year-old Texan, Ahmed Mohamed,...

Editorial: PA’s language proposal will unfairly limit minority residents

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 22, 2015

Pennsylvania is facing a budget crisis, and Rep. Ryan Warner (R-Fayette) thinks he has found the solution — make English the official language of the state. On Monday, the House Committee held a hearing...

Editorial: Transparency needed to curb sexual assault

Editorial: Transparency needed to curb sexual assault

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 21, 2015

The White House is right. It’s on us — all of us — to solve the issue of sexual assault. Pitt voluntarily joined the national movement against rape culture last spring, when it and 27 other universities...

Illustration by Aby Sobotka

Facilitate innovation, offer computer science classes

By Matt Moret / Columnist September 21, 2015

In many high school classes, there is always one kid who feels the need to raise a hand and ask the most frustrating question known to academia: “So when are we ever going to need this?” Perhaps these...

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Editorial: Planned Parenthood freeze has chilling consequences

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 21, 2015

Congress has put Planned Parenthood in timeout — deciding to freeze its funding after the House Judiciary Committee’s first hearing, “Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining the Horrific Abortion Practices...

Republican presidential candidates Ben Carson, left, and Donald Trump during the GOP debate at the Reagan Library in Simi Valley, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2015. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Political outsiders can’t change the system

By Henry Glitz / For The Pitt News September 21, 2015

To get to the White House in 2016, candidates need to exploit a nationwide anti-Washington sentiment. It’s at the core of campaigns for an unusually high number of political outsiders making noise in...

Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator

Empower women, close the gender gap

By Kirsten Wong / For The Pitt News September 18, 2015

If we can empower women to reach their fullest potential in the workplace, then we can work toward closing the disproportionate gap that keeps them from attaining wage equality. We can encourage achievement...

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