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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: Anti-Barbie doll furthers gendered cultural norms of society

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 24, 2014

Mattel Inc.’s lucrative Barbie doll creation has a new competitor — what has been called the anti-Barbie, invented by Pitt graduate Nickolay Lamm.“Lammily,” as Lamm brands it, is intended to adequately...

PDM requires more outreach for success

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 23, 2014

In case you didn’t hear about it, which seems to be likely, Pitt’s Dance Marathon took place over the weekend.Although it is admirable that 385 students raised $81,000 — about $20,000 more than last...

Instagram: Promoting fitness one post at a time

By Sophia Al Rasheed / Columnist March 23, 2014

With great Internet freedom comes great Internet responsibility: Try to limit antagonistic attitude, especially when directly criticizing a group.Take a moment to appreciate the relatively recent spike...

Improving college dating culture requires increase in quality of communication

By Channing Kaiser / Columnist March 20, 2014

I never thought I’d say this, but recently I read an article published in Cosmopolitan that was very thought provoking. Shocking, right? Cosmo articles are usually jokes at best and degrading at their...

Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff March 20, 2014

Wicked witch of CornwallA man in Cornwall, England, was accused of locking his wife in a shed because she refused to stop singing “Ding Dong, the Witch is Dead” after his mother passed away. Andrew...

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

By MCT Campus March 19, 2014

LinkedIn could prevent graduates, minorities from getting a job.

World leaders can learn from admirable qualities of Pope Francis

By Matt Barnes / Columnist March 19, 2014

 Jorge Bergoglio, better known as Pope Francis, hasn’t drastically changed church doctrine or unconditionally praised the developed world and church allies. However, the tone in which he delivers his...

Editorial: LinkedIn may limit prospects for new members of workforce

Editorial: LinkedIn may limit prospects for new members of workforce

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 19, 2014

LinkedIn is planning to team up with employers in order to resolve issues regarding retaining qualified employees within companies that are losing their best and brightest to competitors.The proposal comes...

Cost of collegiate football and basketball coaching salaries both disproportionate and unnecessary

By Nick Voutsinos / Columnist March 18, 2014

College football and basketball coaches back in the old days were simple men with simple ideals: They weren’t flashy, but to the point. They served to improve the welfare of the school by winning games...

Editorial: Diversified incentive programs produce promising results

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 18, 2014

The Pittsburgh Public Schools have teamed with several organizations to boost attendance rates by providing both a better environment for kids and incentivizing them to go to school.The Be There campaign,...

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