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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

Opinion | Your soulmate is out there, and you’re going to find them

Opinion | Your soulmate is out there, and you’re going to find them

By Sarah Liez, Senior Staff Columnist February 14, 2023
In honor of Valentine’s Day — and for all who read this, whether they be happily single, in a relationship or longing for someone — I’d like to share my personal soulmate theory. I believe, wholeheartedly, that every person has a soulmate. In fact, I believe we have several because there are eight billion people on Earth, so aren’t we bound to have more than one?
A black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation of a portion of the derailed Norfolk Southern trains, Feb. 6.

Editorial | The train derailment sets a dangerous precedent for our environment

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 14, 2023
The train derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border and the lack of government response sets a negative precedent for the future of our environment.
Opinion | Why I married a man from Tinder

Opinion | Why I married a man from Tinder

By Jessica Snyder, Senior Staff Columnist February 13, 2023
When I was little, I made up my mind that I would never get married or have children. Currently, I’ve been married to my husband, Joe, for a month and we’ve committed to adopting two fur babies, Queso and Cash, who have lived in our apartment for less than a week. While my past self might be pleasantly surprised, I don’t think she would be any less confused that I decided to get married, like most of you readers.
People walk past the Fox School of Business on the Temple University campus in Philadelphia, Friday, April 16, 2021.

Editorial | We stand with Temple’s striking graduate students

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 13, 2023
At the end of January, graduate students at Temple University — a school with about 10,000 graduate students — took to the street to peacefully demand better benefits. Their efforts were met with increasing resistance from the university, which withheld tuition and health care benefits for about 100 graduate students on strike.
Opinion | You can make the long D work

Opinion | You can make the long D work

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist February 13, 2023
The season of love is here — blegh. Let’s face it, February’s a tough month, whether you’re single, taken or your mom is the only person who’s asked you to be her Valentine for the last 20 years. 
Democratic State Sen. Angela Turner Ford of West Point, right, listesn as Sen. John Horhn, D-Jackson, foreground, expresses the Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus disappointment at the passing of House Bill 1020, legislation that would create a separate court system in the Capitol Complex Improvement District, at the Mississippi Capitol, Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, in Jackson.

Editorial | Mississippi’s new bill is problematic

By The Pitt News Editorial Board February 9, 2023
Mississippi’s House Bill 1020 upholds the systemically racist legal system and should not become law.
Opinion | Representation is not romanticization

Opinion | Representation is not romanticization

By Jameson Keebler, Staff Columnist February 9, 2023
Representing mental illness is not always romanticization and the category of dissociative feminism minimizes the themes of female stories.
Opinion | Dear PWIs, stop dismissing your Black students

Opinion | Dear PWIs, stop dismissing your Black students

By Ashanti McLaurin, Staff Columnist February 9, 2023
Predominantly white institutions need to implement better resources and improve their treatment toward and for their Black students.
Opinion | Hookup culture in college is influenced by digital media

Opinion | Hookup culture in college is influenced by digital media

By Juliana Morello, Staff Columnist February 9, 2023
Let’s face it, hookup culture is everywhere, especially in college. It’s a time when many young people live on their own for the first time, experiencing independence and freedom in various ways during a crucial period in their development. 
Opinion | We all have meat to beat

Opinion | We all have meat to beat

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor February 8, 2023
Whether you have a partner, partners or are single, you should explore your body and find what excites you — and trust me, you’ll know the excitement when you feel it. 
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