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

The Panther Card: Your wingman and jovial friend

The Panther Card: Your wingman and jovial friend

By Anna Tomani / Columnist May 28, 2015

Tuition rates are rising. Everything comes with a fee. You’re paying far too much money for a cramped dorm room and potential roommate drama. As a student, it’s not hard to feel that your school is...

How to survive pre-med without compromising yourself

How to survive pre-med without compromising yourself

Pre-med. For some students, it was a lifelong dream. But for those like myself, it was acquired in a serendipitous stumble.I, being an extremely indecisive person, applied to 15 colleges, all strewn haphazardly...

Going the distance: Four ways tech is improving relationships

By Cecile Truong / Columnist May 26, 2015

Without FaceTime, there’s no way I would have been able to date my boyfriend for the past two years. He’s three time zones away at University of California, Berkeley, across the country from Pitt. If...

Education on bystander intervention required to prevent sexual assault

Education on bystander intervention required to prevent sexual assault

By The Pitt News Editorial Board May 26, 2015

What does sexual assault look like? Does it have to be explicit physical contact, like groping, or can it be more subdued, like telling someone to smile? Last semester, a group of Carnegie Mellon University...

Editorial: Pittsburgh Pride would have one less problem without Iggy Azalea’s performance

Editorial: Pittsburgh Pride would have one less problem without Iggy Azalea’s performance

By The Pitt News Editorial Board May 19, 2015

Iggy Azalea might rap about being fancy, but shortly after the Delta Foundation announced she would be performing at Pittsburgh Pride in the Street on June 13, the LGBT community made it quite clear that...

Addicted to nicotine or tech? E-cigs an accessory, not a solution

Addicted to nicotine or tech? E-cigs an accessory, not a solution

By Courtney Linder / Opinions Editor May 19, 2015

During my freshman year, I met most of my friends on “the patio.” While I didn’t smoke personally, a few of my friends did. The cement slab facing Forbes Avenue was quite the hotbed for other smokers...

Clinton for President

Clinton for President

By TNS May 12, 2015

Editorial: Keep Big Brother out of the workplace

By The Pitt News Editorial Board May 12, 2015

The year 1984 and its namesake novel have had their times, but Big Brother still flourishes in today’s society — especially regarding employees whose bosses submit them to GPS-tracking apps in the...

Five reasons to vote for Hillary in 2016

Five reasons to vote for Hillary in 2016

By Eli Talbert / Columnist May 12, 2015

You’ve seen her on the news for her email scandal, listened to her Benghazi testimony and appreciated the colorful spread of Internet memes dedicated in her honor. Yet there is still some debate on why...

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