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

Celebrity activism: Examining its ethics and effects

By Simon Brown / Columnist October 1, 2014

Usually when I encounter trending articles, videos and stories on social media sites, I need not ponder long before I can take a stance on them. They either deserve attention or they do not. Similarly,...

Can you even?

Can you even?

By MCT Campus September 30, 2014

Pumpkin spice craze an example of effective marketing

Pumpkin spice craze an example of effective marketing

By Thomas Helgerman / Columnist September 30, 2014

Autumn is a wonderful season — it’s undoubtedly the most colorful, and it offers a welcome change from the oppressive heat of August. But nothing is really quite as “fall” as the pumpkin spice...

Editorial: Auto lender tactics call for government action

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 30, 2014

If you have a bad credit score, and you try to take out an auto loan, there’s a chance you’ll end up as a test subject for a new technology lenders are using — whether you like it or not.Auto lenders...

Editorial: It’s time to ban smoking on campus

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 29, 2014

On Wednesday, Oct. 1, the University of Georgia will start enforcing a campus-wide tobacco ban, joining a growing trend in higher education. In 2010, fewer than 450 colleges prohibited cigarettes, a number...

Exposing exploitation: Making the case against unpaid internships

By Andrew Boschert / For The Pitt News September 29, 2014

College students are aware that between all their classes and exams, they will be expected to work somewhere for free. Not volunteering, I might add, but the bottom of the barrel: unpaid intern.Gone are...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

Tesla CEO Elon Musk

By MCT Campus September 28, 2014

Tesla troubles: Progress demands an open marketplace

Tesla troubles: Progress demands an open marketplace

By Stephen Caruso / Columnist September 28, 2014

America likes to pride itself on innovation. If you have a good, new idea, you have the right to try to realize it and profit from it — as demonstrated by the hit show “Shark Tank.” However, in...

Editorial: Corporate model undermines goals of higher education

By The Pitt News Editorial Board September 28, 2014

Last week marked Frank Brogan’s one-year anniversary as chancellor of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education.On looking back on his first year in office, Brogan said, “We are not the same...

Sweet smell of ‘swagger:’ gendered products are useless

By Channing Kaiser / Columnist September 25, 2014

You are a man with a smelly apartment. Do you:A. Ignore it. This is college. Your mom’s not here. Who cares?B. Spray Febreze everywhere and light a vanilla-scented candle, letting your masculinity take...

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