Annika Esseku | Senior Staff Illustrator Archives - The Pitt News

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[Photo] Runner-up | The Vow

April 27, 2024

[Photo] Third Place | The Tale of Fried Okra, Porridge and Mutton Curry

April 27, 2024

[Photo] Runner-up | Re: Choosing Joy, Love and OSHA Violations

April 27, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Notes from a scared traveler

April 18, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Home

April 10, 2024

[Photo] For the Plot | ‘A Touch of Darkness’ review

April 4, 2024

[Photo] For the Plot | ‘Spanish Love Deception’ review

March 28, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Searching for satisfaction

March 28, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Female friendships

March 21, 2024

[Photo] For the Plot | ‘Off Campus’ book review

March 8, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Long-distance friendships

March 6, 2024

[Photo] Opinion | Why is it so hard to overcome writer's block?

February 23, 2024

[Photo] Offbeat | An Icon Living: My Favorite Dua Lipa Instagram Posts This Year

February 23, 2024

[Photo] Opinion | Hangxiety and how to cure it

February 22, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | What is love?

February 14, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Unpopular opinion: Groundhog Day is better than Valentine’s Day

January 30, 2024

[Photo] Offbeat | My top fashion picks right now

January 31, 2024

[Photo] For the Plot | ‘A Court of Thorns and Roses’ review

February 9, 2024

[Photo] Second Place | My House

January 22, 2024

[Photo] Third Place | To Be Delicate is To Be Touched

January 22, 2024

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | I can’t do it all

January 17, 2024

[Photo] Poetry | I promise, I truly did not want you here

October 1, 2023

[Photo] Poetry | Matters of the Heart

September 25, 2023

[Photo] Satire | Pittsburgh in the early days of the rapture

September 17, 2023

[Photo] Opinions | Letting things go is important to protecting your peace

September 10, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Master the art of questioning

August 29, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | It’s normal to have fears and anxieties coming into your first year of college

August 27, 2023

[Photo] The perfect playlist for walking around campus

August 6, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | You don’t need to party in college to have a good time

August 7, 2023

[Photo] Must-watch athletics events this fall

August 13, 2023

[Photo] Community service opportunities for the Pitt community

August 16, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | It’s OK to be alone

August 12, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Fanwork is not bad

June 21, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | To my fellow loud girls — don’t be afraid to share your opinion

April 18, 2023

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | O-week: An introvert’s nightmare

April 16, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Urban planning needs to prioritize people, not economics

April 13, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Walkable communities shouldn’t be limited to college campuses

April 9, 2023

[Photo] Between You And Me | Healing my relationship with my body

April 9, 2023

[Photo] Panther Channel | We’re here, we’re queer

April 18, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Americans desperately need universal healthcare

April 6, 2023

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Life with brothers

April 2, 2023

[Photo] Between You And Me | Answering listener questions on body modifications, spirituality

April 2, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Diary of a reformed ‘pick-me’ — they don’t truly exist

April 3, 2023

[Photo] Poetic Satire | Dear liberals, do as I say

March 28, 2023

[Photo] Satire | ‘Silenced’ conservative voices found to actually be really loud and annoying

March 28, 2023

[Photo] Between You And Me | Answering listener questions

March 30, 2023

[Photo] The most social of drugs’: Study shows increased self-focus when consuming alcohol in virtual settings

March 26, 2023

[Photo] Offbeat | Best classes at Pitt for the techy, social creative

March 19, 2023

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Goodbye winter, hello spring!

March 19, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Environmental science should become a required high school course

March 16, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | International Women’s Day annoys me

March 14, 2023

[Photo] Between You And Me | Fear and how it holds us back

March 13, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Trust your anesthesia team

March 3, 2023

[Photo] Editorial | What your spring break destination says about you

February 26, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Sinead O’Dwyer’s show at London Fashion Week shows that diversity in high fashion is important

February 27, 2023

[Photo] Notes From an Average Girl | Growing up sucks

February 26, 2023

[Photo] Candidates for Student Government Board president discuss student representation, sexual misconduct on campus in public debate

By James Paul, Staff Writer
February 24, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Four Loko is a legendary college drink

February 22, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Why are we weird about who drinks what?

February 21, 2023

[Photo] Between You And Me | Staying “healthily busy”: The importance of a feel-good routine

February 19, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Stop ‘queering’ real people

February 20, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Time is not of the essence — don’t use it to measure the things that matter

February 15, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | The Mad Mex closure shows that you olds have worms in your brains

February 14, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Dear PWIs, stop dismissing your Black students

February 9, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Representation is not romanticization

February 9, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Hookup culture in college is influenced by digital media

February 9, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Allow yourself room to experiment

February 8, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Entry-level jobs don’t exist anymore

January 31, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Young professionals, take an acting class

February 1, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | It’s time to resurrect the art salon

January 23, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | Don’t feel pressured to rush

January 20, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | The United States should reduce its defense budget, focus on real security issues

January 17, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | PSA — Wear your sunscreen, even in winter

January 10, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | I read 70 books last year… here are the best five

January 8, 2023

[Photo] Opinion | You guys suck at naming babies

December 9, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | Oh my god, please stop the excessive ads on mobile games!

December 8, 2022

[Photo] Holiday activities to distract you from finals stress

December 6, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | After national tragedies, resist indifference and turn to action

December 4, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | Donate your organs and become a tree

November 27, 2022

[Photo] Opinions Roundtable | 2022 Midterm Elections

November 18, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | It’s time to drop the STEM superiority complex

November 18, 2022

[Photo] Experts, students talk seasonal depression: How to cope and resources available

November 18, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | What I wish I knew before renting an apartment in South Oakland

November 15, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | How to pick good roommates

November 16, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | My experience as a poll worker

November 13, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | It’s time for affirmative action to become socioeconomic

November 11, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | Spending time alone is important, especially for your mental health

November 9, 2022

[Photo] Satire | Normalize being the problem

November 4, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | Democracy demands our due diligence before voting

November 2, 2022

[Photo] Poetry | Within four walls of gold

October 30, 2022

[Photo] Opinion | Dance is a sport

October 28, 2022

[Photo] Column | Pitt has to embrace their past uniforms and logos, but not return to them

October 26, 2022