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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

Pitt adds third day to spring 2016 career fair

By Dale Shoemaker / News Editor February 5, 2016

Armed with their resumés and best business attire, Pitt students will mingle with potential employers for an extra day at this year’s spring career fair this month. Pitt’s Office of Career Development...

Terry Tan | Staff Illustrator

Low unemployment rates are misleading

By Arnaud Armstrong / For The Pitt News February 4, 2016

The future of the American worker is in jeopardy. If you talk to the average college student today about their post-graduation plans, you’ll probably detect a note of anxiety and uncertainty. This...

Interns deserve fair compensation

By Alyssa Lieberman / Columnist February 4, 2016

The summer internship hunt consumes the spring semester — but even students who manage to secure a position may go hungry. The internship system encourages students in the humanities to take on internships...

Don’t let fear dictate your resume

By Miriam Wipf / For The Pitt News February 4, 2016

On any college campus, I guarantee you’ll find more than a few students who can’t describe their ideal future. According to Fritz Grupe, founder of MyMajors, 80 percent of college-bound students enter...

Koi fish tattoo

Koi fish tattoo

February 5, 2015

Koi fish motifs are associated with multiple meanings, but in this scenario it represents success. The background for this meaning stems from an old tale that koi fish swam upstream--against the current--and...

Work study: Professional jobs that pay your way

By Cecile Truong / For The Pitt News February 5, 2015

I’m from Virginia. Exactly a year ago, I would’ve never thought I’d be going to Pitt. “Virginia has tons of public colleges for so much cheaper,” everyone told me. It wasn’t until my financial...

Lessons learned from burgers

By Anna Tomani / For The Pitt News February 5, 2015

Life gets expensive, so we find employment, we find jobs, to pay for life. And we find jobs to put us through school, which will allow us to find better jobs that give us more money to pay for life. Part-time...

Tolerance is key to ending body modification stigma

I have a two-and-a-half-foot-long tattoo running down my side, from my shoulder to below my hip. My skin is shaded in various pigments, but an earthy orange and striking cerulean dominate the scene ­—...

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