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

Editorial: Decision on Uber & Lyft: A lesson on sharing

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff July 8, 2014

Pennsylvania judges Mary D. Long and Jeffrey Watson issued a cease and desist order on Lyft and Uber operations last week but the demand for the ride-sharing companies in Pittsburgh remains substantial.“Having...

Free speech: What is it good for anyway?

By Eli Talbert / For The Pitt News July 8, 2014

It’s official. The Supreme Court has sold out to the Christian right. In an unanimous decision in the case of McCullen v. Coakley, the court struck down a Massachusetts law that created a 35-foot buffer...

Religious freedom and freedom from religion

By Natalie Russell / Columnist July 1, 2014

Imagine what the United States might look like if 35 million women didn’t use any form of birth control. It would probably look something like Sub-Saharan Africa, where 1,006 women out of 100,000 die...

Editorial: SCOTUS favors ‘corporate rights’ over the individual

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff July 1, 2014

The Supreme Court decided in favor of the “rights” for a subset of the population over that of a much larger majority in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby on Monday.The majority, in this case, are women and the...

Editorial: Summer country concert poses concerns for future

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff June 24, 2014

Another year, another massive country concert — 50,000 people flocked to Heinz Field this past weekend to see country music superstar Luke Bryan perform fan favorites such as “Drink a Beer” and “Drunk...

Tradition of violence undermines its real impacts

By Danielle Dyal / For The Pitt News June 24, 2014

The recent shooting at Reynolds High School in Oregon, in which 15-year-old Jared Padgett shot and killed another student before taking his own life, has been described as “yet another school shooting”...

Parental negligence: Scarier than Slender Man

By Brian Kocak / For The Pitt News June 17, 2014

It sounds fictional. Two 12-year-old girls, Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, lured their friend out into the woods one Saturday evening and stabbed her 19 times in homage to a dark figure they allegedly...

Editorial: Starbucks provides private funds to fix a public issue

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff June 17, 2014

Along with the skills to make an iced caramel macchiato, there’s now another benefit now to working for Starbucks — a free college education.The colossal coffee company recently announced that it will...

Editorial: O’Bannon v. NCAA: How much are athletes worth?

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff June 10, 2014

In the world of college sports, we tend to idolize athletes. They give us a reason to get together with friends and tailgate for hours, to expose our painted torsos to the elements despite chilling temperatures...

VA medical scandal presents opportunity to right a wrong

By Jessica Craig / For The Pitt News June 10, 2014

In response to the emerging evidence of falsified medical records and appointment times at the Phoenix VA Medical Center, President Obama took to his podium in Washington to call for nation-wide changes...

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