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Meet the editors: The Chiefs

By Betul Tuncer and Pamela Smith • August 29, 2023

The Pitt News is one of the largest student organizations on campus, with roughly 200 students participating. Students create all of the content for the paper, but who is in charge? It’s time to meet...

HERE Pittsburgh student apartments unfinished as school year starts

By Spencer Levering, Staff Writer • August 27, 2023

HERE Pittsburgh, an apartment building on Forbes Avenue marketed toward students, was originally expected to be completed before the start of the academic year. Now, move-in has been delayed until as late as mid-October, causing students to scramble to find a place to live.

Opinion | How elite universities whitewash the humanities and arts

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Senior Staff Columnist • August 26, 2023

Affirmative action has been on the decline for years, but the announcement of its ultimate demise was still a slap in the face to students and families from traditionally underrepresented racial groups. While current students won’t feel the repercussions of the Supreme Court ruling, future generations will be left with the aftermath.

Must-watch athletics events this fall

By Jack Markowski, Senior Staff Writer • August 13, 2023

Fall sports season is almost upon us, representing an exciting time at Pitt with plenty of athletic events scheduled over the course of the next few months worth indulging in. Keep an eye out for some...

Opinion | Why people who say college “was the best four years of my life” may be right

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Senior Staff Columnist • June 27, 2023

In college, the list of people you know stretches indefinitely — roommates, their partners, classmates, coworkers— it’s a massive web. But as we get older, that web often condenses until it eventually dwindles into your own remote family. While it’s easy to pass this phenomenon off as “becoming an adult” and “getting older,” these statements ignore the fact that we have structurally ensured that loneliness is an outcome of our lives.

Photos: Thousands attend 2023 Pittsburgh Pride March Downtown

By Pamela Smith and Nate Yonamine • June 3, 2023

Thousands gathered for the 2023 Pittsburgh Pride March on Saturday.

Editorial | The top five most memorable things that happened this year

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 20, 2023

Besides a little obstacle — finals week — we have made it through another school year. To remember some of the events that stuck with us most, here are the top five most memorable things that happened this school year.

Column | Finally, I can be a fan again

By Richie Smiechowski, Sports Editor • April 19, 2023

In his final article with The Pitt News, Sports Editor Richie Smiechowski reflects on his time with the desk and how he’s more than ready for the transition from volleyball beat writer to volleyball season ticket holder.

‘Our role is not to judge other people’: Nancy Gauvin shares plans for future DEI work as associate dean in Pitt’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

By Abby Lipold, Staff Writer • April 17, 2023

A speech-language pathologist, Nancy Gauvin highlights the importance of empathy in the health sciences community and shares her goals for the future of DEI in Pitt’s health sciences program.

Editorial | 3 candidates Michael Knowles wouldn’t debate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • April 17, 2023

After transgender scholar Deirdre McCloskey dropped out of an on-campus debate against Michael Knowles, a conservative political commentator who has received enough attention on campus for a lifetime in the past few weeks, organizers for the event scrambled to find a replacement.