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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

PA Senate: New medical marijuana bill misses the point

PA Senate: New medical marijuana bill misses the point

By Courtney Linder / For The Pitt News October 2, 2014

An amended bill legalizing several forms of medical marijuana passed 43-7 in the Pennsylvania State Senate last week. Don’t celebrate yet, though. As it turns out, the legislation is severely lacking.The...

Casual Fridays, 10/3/2014

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 2, 2014

You’re going to need a bigger mouthAn 8 year old from Wakefield, Yorkshire, UK, has been given the nickname “Jaws” by his classmates. Zak Brown earned the title after he and his parents noticed something...

Editorial: American history: How should we teach it?

By The Pitt News Editorial Board October 1, 2014

This fall, the College Board introduced a new framework for its AP U.S. History course that has recently come under fire. According to the Washington Post, Ben Carson, a prominent pediatric neurosurgeon...

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

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