Op-Ed | Pitt Anthropology grad students, alumni stand with Black Lives Matter
By Courtney Besaw, Anika Jugovic Spajic, Alexa Kellogg and Ognjen Kojanic
June 23, 2020
The settler-colonial history of this country that continues to shape racial hierarchies must be confronted critically in order to create a truly equitable society. We cannot and will not stay silent.
Poetry | Verge
By Genna Edwards, Senior Staff Columnist
June 23, 2020
Genna Edwards shares some gay poetry for Pride Month.
Opinion | Labels, like most things, are fluid
By Alex Dolinger, Staff Columnist
June 23, 2020
The tough thing about labels is that they’re not just the way that other people perceive you.
Editorial | Pitt administration’s lack of communication fails faculty, students
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 23, 2020
We’re thrilled that we’ve been of service to faculty and students wondering what Pitt’s plan is for the fall, but really, students and faculty should be getting this information directly from the administration.
Opinion | Don’t leave the riots out of the Stonewall narrative
By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist
June 23, 2020
While there’s a case to be made for celebrating Pride with rainbow flags and twerking drag queens, it’s imperative to also honor the whole truth of the Stonewall Riots and accurately contextualize this movement.
Letter to the editor | Africana Studies as a resource for Black studies courses on campus
By Yolanda Covington-Ward, chair of the Department of Africana Studies
June 16, 2020
Yolanda Covington-Ward, the chair of the Department of Africana Studies, asks students in a letter to the editor why they have or have not taken Africana Studies classes.
Op-ed | A word of caution to students about Outlier courses
By Melinda Ciccocioppo, Psychology Lecturer
June 16, 2020
As an instructor of Introduction to Psychology at Pitt, I’d like to make you aware of some very big differences between the Intro to Psychology course that Outlier is offering and the Introduction to Psychology courses that Pitt offers outside of this contract with Outlier.
Op-ed | Commendable ESG reports will need transparency
By Danny Doucette, Ph.D. Candidate in Physics
June 16, 2020
Reinvestments, which should be made in consultation with stakeholders like the Fossil Free Pitt Coalition and the Pitt community, should also be outlined in the report.
Letter from the editor | We must capitalize the B
By Jon Moss, Editor-in-Chief
June 16, 2020
We will implement a new style rule, beginning immediately, to capitalize Black, as we should have done long ago. This change may seem small, but it’s not.
Editorial | Universities need public guidelines in addressing hate speech
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 16, 2020
Students are demanding universities take action and either expel the students — in the case of Temple and Penn State — or deny the student admission to the University — in the case of Pitt.