The criminal justice framework that our local and federal authorities enforce has increasingly been focused strictly on punishment and penalizing offenders. For example, Senator Bob Casey, D-Pa., is pushing...

The other week I received a text message from a friend asking me if I knew where her oven knobs were. She had hosted a party the previous weekend and had woken up to discover that her oven knobs were missing,...

Fear in fur A suspect was taken into custody by police in Seattle, Wash., after he threatened a doorman with a ferret. According to the police report, the doorman, who works for a neighborhood bar, had...

It seems absurd that there is still debate over the barbaric abuse of parental authority that is corporal punishment.According to researchers at the University of Chicago, 77 percent of men and 65 percent...

To the Editor,While walking through Towers Lobby yesterday, I was caught off guard by a small, though alarming, flyer that was littering the ground. Delivering information regarding the Health Fair at...

Six months after taking on the position of Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education chancellor, Frank Brogan was officially installed yesterday and delivered his first “State of the System” address...

It’s hard to rid ourselves of panging religious biases when other religious beliefs are constantly pushed upon us with unnecessary force. It’s like Newton’s law: Strong actions produce equal, opposite...

The American Association of University Professors released a report Monday that outlines a concerning trend: Most colleges and universities across the nation are rapidly increasing their spending on athletics,...

There is a 42 percent chance of precipitation this evening. The Pirates are favored over the Cubs by two points. With a three-point margin of error, Barack Obama is projected to be the next president of...

A number of U.S. universities, including Pitt, must update their seemingly antiquated speech policies to adapt to the digital age.Professors and students converse about course material via email, web-based...