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Too spoiled for Breaking Bad: The golden age of television

By Andrew Boschert / Columnist • January 4, 2015

I still haven’t watched all of “Breaking Bad.”It’s not that I don’t have time. Heck, even the boredom that saturated winter break didn’t push me over the edge.It’s not that I don’t have...

Immigration reform: Forever stuck in limbo

By Bethel Habte / Columnist • January 4, 2015

Imagine this: In a land of 316.1 million Americans, you are one of 12 million undocumented immigrants. Why you came here, only you know. Maybe there’s another life to which you can return. Maybe this...

Holiday advertising hasn’t changed much since the 50’s

By Boston Globe • December 8, 2014

Unwrapping sexism: Gender roles in Holiday advertising are alive and well

By Jess Craig / Columnist • December 8, 2014

Holiday commercials targeting women generally depict mothers in a frenzy to buy gifts, wrap presents, bake cookies, clean the guest bedroom for the in-laws or decorate the Christmas tree as perfectly as...

Final Exams have us like…

By Dylan Fisher / Staff Cartoonist • December 8, 2014

High-pressure situations: What do finals really measure?

By Adrianne Glenn / Columnist • December 8, 2014

Feel the cold in the air? The coffee pumping through your veins and that maddening pressure on your temples? Those are the telltale signs that finals week is upon you.Year after year, students meet finals...

‘Merry Christmas’ vs. ‘Happy Holidays’: The war worth having

By Eli Talbert / Columnist • December 8, 2014

With finals upon on us, nothing seems more important than figuring out where to study or what exactly we need to score on a final to pass a class. Of course, this is not the only thing that matters in...

Athletes find ways to cope with practice, finals schedule

By Alex Fischbein and Brandon Duerr / The Pitt News Staff • December 8, 2014

Chuck Knoles, the head coach of Pitt’s swimming and diving team, picks up his phone. On the other line was Tony Galante, a sophomore diver, who requested off of practice to Knoles so he could work on...

Winter Wonderland: Armed Forces Bowl, Louisville bookend winter schedules

By Chris Puzia / Sports Editor • December 8, 2014

With most students going home for the winter holidays, some Pitt students may forget about the sports that still compete over break. With that said, here are what different Pitt sports will be up to over...

A 6-6 record is just what we do: Six takeaways from Pitt’s football season

By Alex Wise / Staff Writer • December 8, 2014

College football’s regular season is over and — for the fourth time in as many years — Pitt finished the season with an even .500 record. On the bright side, the Panthers showed promise and can now...