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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Welcome Back: Rethinking the undergraduate economics curriculum

By Thomas Helgerman / Columnist August 19, 2014

Following the financial crisis in 2007 and subsequent recession of 2007-2009, the discipline of economics began a soul-searching process of questioning its very foundations. Far from the arrogance that...

Welcome Back: Proposed 28th amendment: Corporations are not people

By Stephen Caruso / For The Pitt News August 19, 2014

After the 1888 case of Pembina Consolidated Silver Mining and Milling Company vs. Pennsylvania, the United States legal system established that a corporation holds the status of a person. But in order...

Welcome Back: It’s time to slash the SWoRD program

By Thomas Helgerman / Columnist August 19, 2014

There is very little that the entire incoming freshman class has in common with each other, let alone with the rest of the student body. But, at least in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, all students...

Welcome Back: Five ingenious ways to win an election

By Eli Talbert / Columnist August 19, 2014

It’s almost that time again: With November approaching, flocks of politicians of all stripes will be begging for your vote. Although millennials may not be known for voting, with a 41.2 percent election...

Welcome Back: Picking your major will ultimately determine your happiness

By Eli Talbert / Columnist August 19, 2014

Whether you know the minute you arrive on campus as a freshman or take a few semesters — or years — to figure it out, at some point in your college career, you will have to make the decision that will...

Welcome Back: Pennsylvania’s Governor’s race: Tom Wolf or Tom Corbett?

Welcome Back: Pennsylvania’s Governor’s race: Tom Wolf or Tom Corbett?

Corbett Intro: In politics, experience is essential. It is often an excellent predictor of a candidate’s prospective success in office. Unfortunately, the Democratic Party nominee, Tom Wolf, touts a...

Welcome Back: Lost in translation: What we must do to combat poverty

Welcome Back: Lost in translation: What we must do to combat poverty

By Ankur Sakaria / Columnist August 19, 2014

The apparent disparity of income inequality among low- and high-income families in the United States is at an all-time high. Income inequality, or poverty to be exact, is one of the most deprecating issues...

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