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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

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,...

Restore souls of corporations with effective tax systems

By Rohith Palli / Columnist March 17, 2014

No one wants to tax the middle class. Conservatives generally don’t believe in taxes, and liberals often believe in taxing the wealthiest citizens. We can and should, however, raise taxes for everyone...

Editorial: NCAA wise to keep student in student-athlete

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 17, 2014

The long standing conflict players, unions, fans and others have waged with the NCAA and its economic model has received its most recent challenge: an effort headed by Jeffrey Kessler, a high-profile sports...

Combatting the influence ESPN, sports networks have on cable

By Ankur Sakaria / Opinions Editor March 16, 2014

Cable providers have always seemed to arbitrarily raise their costs at the expense of nonconsenting consumers, but why are cable bills getting so costly?The average price of cable has risen to more than...

Editorial: Pitt must alter program suspension approach

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff March 16, 2014

When it comes to suspending University academic programs, timing and transparency are everything.On Jan. 30, the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences terminated its graduate religious studies program and...

Doctrine change in Mormon church does not reflect gender equality

By Natalie Russell / Columnist March 6, 2014

Equal access to oppression does not reflect an increase in gender equality, and perhaps someone should tell that to the people celebrating the fact that Mormon women are now able to go on missions at 19...

Casual Fridays

By The Pitt News Editorial Staff March 6, 2014

404 errorAccording to a survey conducted by Vouchercloud.net, 11 percent of Americans think that HTML is an STD. The study was conducted in order to determine Americans’ familiarity with a collection...

Expose peer-reviewed academic literature to online community

By Simon Brown / Columnist March 5, 2014

It seems like a week can’t pass without some much-publicized celebrity Twitter feud occupying the headlines of supposedly legitimate news sources. Unfortunately, the mainstream news media has not yet...

Editorial: Renovations should extend to other campus buildings

By The Pitt News Editorial Board March 5, 2014

Pitt is moving forward with yet another improvement to campus buildings. This time, however, administrators aren’t building another residence hall, but improving the existing buildings on campus.The...

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