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Opinion | Trans women belong everywhere — especially in sports

By Talia Spillerman, Senior Staff Columnist • March 27, 2023

With larger conversations going on about trans women in sports, I fear that many women won’t have access to the same critical experiences I had. Why should this experience be limited to just cisgender individuals?

Editorial | Students need to support small and independent restaurants

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 27, 2023

If you walk on Forbes at just about any time of the day, you’ll see people entering and leaving many eateries. You’ll probably also see students making the trek down from the Pete with a white bag imprinted with a red chicken on it, too. The issue isn’t the existence of large corporate chains, because let’s be serious, a good burrito bowl hits the spot. But it's still important to consider the small, worthwhile places that rely on students’ business. The Pitt News’ “Best Of” survey awarded some of these shops, but there were others it missed.

Editorial | TikTok will create further tensions between the U.S. and China

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 23, 2023

The congressional hearing concerning TikTok shows how the security concerns around the app will lead to a ban and worsening tensions with China.

Poetry | Hive

By Lynnette Tibbott, Staff Columnist • March 23, 2023

The themes of our artificial and natural world.

Opinion | We are losing ourselves to the internet

By Livia LaMarca, Senior Staff Columnist • March 23, 2023

Companies are shaping the way we think and ultimately who we are.

Opinion | The best dining deals for students around campus

By Kelly Xiong, Staff Columnist • March 23, 2023

Staff Columnist Kelly Xiong talks about some of the best dining deals Pitt students should take more advantage of.

Opinion | A war crime is a war crime

By Grant Van Robays, Senior Staff Columnist • March 22, 2023

The U.S. needs to ensure that Russia’s Wagner Group is held accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine and across the world.

Poetry | Beauty on the devil’s tongue

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • March 19, 2023

Senior Staff Columnist Anna Fischer analyzes and critiques modern beauty standards through poetry.

Editorial | What your borg’s name says about you

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 19, 2023

St. Patrick’s Day is infamously known as a drinking holiday, so it’s no surprise that upon receiving viral status, borgs became the drinking trend for this 2023’s season… and P.S., experts don’t love the trend, but argue it has some benefits compared to other college drinking trends. Did someone say “Score!”? Well, let’s see what your borg’s name over the weekend says about you.

Opinion | The right is trying to eradicate queer futurity under the guise of protecting children

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Staff Columnist • March 19, 2023

For LGBTQ+ people in America, 2022 marked a year filled with fear and uncertainty as the right introduced a record number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills. In 2023, these anxieties spiked as some of these proposed bills turned into reality.