The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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
(Illustration by Maria Heines | Staff Illustrator)

Counterpoint: Plastic straw bans are an erroneous endeavor

By Neena Hagen, Senior Columnist • August 20, 2018
These policies may be well-intentioned, but one glance at the data reveals they are misguided, unnecessary and even potentially harmful.
Pitt English professor Anjali Sachdeva published a collection of nine short stories titled “All the Names They Used for God” in February 2018. (Photo by Jon Kunitsky | Staff Photographer)

Q&A with acclaimed author, Pitt professor Anjali Sachdeva

By Victoria Pfefferle-Gillot, Staff Writer • August 20, 2018
To learn more about “All the Names They Used for God” and the author behind it, The Pitt News Gillot spoke with Sachdeva about her history and the creation of her acclaimed debut work.
The Andy Warhol Museum’s “Dandy Andy” tour focuses on Warhol’s identity as a gay man in relation to the gay rights movement in the United States. (Photo courtesy of Andy Warhol, Small Acetate (Self-Portrait in Drag), 1980, © The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.)

‘Dandy Andy’ tour takes a look at Warhol’s queer history

By Jon Kunitsky, Staff Writer • August 20, 2018
The tour differs from regular museum tours by allowing visitors to learn more about Warhol’s boyfriends, his life as a gay man in New York City and how his art was subsequently influenced by the men in his life and the queer community.
The Philippine nationality room is currently under construction on the third floor of the Cathedral has a dedication date set for June 2019. (Photo by Jon Kunitsky | Staff Photographer)

Iranian, Finnish and Philippine rooms coming to the Cathedral

By Sarah Shearer, Assistant News Editor • August 20, 2018
Three new nationality rooms are set to open their doors in 2019 – rooms representing Iranian, Finnish and Philippine heritage.
The goats frequently take breaks from eating to lie down and watch passersby. (Photo by Jon Kunitsky | Staff Photographer)

Campus ‘Goatscapers’ help the environment, look cute

By Maggie Durwald, Senior Columnist • August 20, 2018
While the 12 goats the University employed seems like only one small step in the ambitious Pitt Sustainability Plan, it has had a big effect.

ICYMI: Summer News Recap

By Grant Burgman, News Editor • August 20, 2018
There's been a lot of news to keep up with this summer. Here are some of the biggest events of the summer in Pittsburgh so you're up to date when you get back to campus. 
Panther Pitt fans cheer for the team at a home game against UNC in November 2017. (TPN file photo)

Experienced roster bodes well for Pitt football

By Trent Leonard, Senior Staff Writer • August 20, 2018
Despite an unsuccessful season last year, the Panthers are ready to turn things around with an experienced group of returning players, including 18 seniors.
Sophomore biology major Haley Maher competes at State College with her horse Perry.

Pitt Equestrian Club doesn’t horse around

By Joanna Li, Senior Staff Writer • August 20, 2018
Members of Pitts' equestrian team travels from Oakland to Allison Park once a week to hone their skills – then perform with a horse they've never met.
(Illustration by Daniel Walsh | Staff Illustrator)

State should step up to address rising tuition

By Janine Faust, Opinions Editor • August 20, 2018
Pennsylvania colleges have some of the highest average tuition rates in the country. But instead of taking action to address the roots of the state’s student debt crisis, the state responded by introducing a new program that encourages families to prepare for when they fall victim to it.
Russell Crawford, a security guard at the Cathedral of Learning, keeps the Cathedral safe at night. (Photo by Wenhao Wu | Assistant Visual Editor)

Oakland Employees Discuss Work After Dark

By Rose Luder | Staff Writer • September 14, 2017

Antoon’s co-owner Mike Abraham had one thing to say about his late-night shifts as a pizza maker. “Too many drunk students,” Abraham said. Abraham, a 46-year-old from Oakland, has run the...

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