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Students play spikeball in Schenley Plaza last month.

Editorial | The best and worst things about this school year

April 21, 2022
Editorial | All religious holidays deserve equal recognition

Editorial | All religious holidays deserve equal recognition

April 17, 2022
A police officer stands watch at the entrance of 36th Street Station after multiple people were shot on a subway train in Brooklyn on Tuesday.

Editorial | Police funds don’t go toward our safety

April 15, 2022
Editorial | Clemson College Republicans shouldn’t hide behind respectability politics

Editorial | Clemson College Republicans shouldn’t hide behind respectability politics

April 13, 2022
Editorial | 7 Bigelow Bash performances we want to see

Editorial | 7 Bigelow Bash performances we want to see

April 10, 2022
People arrive for work at the Amazon distribution center in the Staten Island borough of New York, on Oct. 25, 2021.

Editorial | Amazon needs to care about its workers

April 7, 2022
Jon Batiste poses in the press room at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday in Las Vegas.

Editorial | The Grammys need to appreciate all award winners

April 5, 2022
Editorial | The five best state quarters

Editorial | The five best state quarters

April 3, 2022
Penn State’s Nittany Lion mascot.

April Fools Edition | Top eight reasons why Penn State is better than Pitt

March 31, 2022
Eugenio Derbez, from left, Sian Heder, Marlee Matlin, Troy Kotsur, Emilia Jones, Daniel Durant, and Amy Forsyth, winners of the award for best picture for CODA, pose in the press room while signing I love you at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

Editorial | ‘CODA’ sets great precedent for disability representation in movies

March 30, 2022
Republican Texas senator Ted Cruz holds up a book as he questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

Editorial | Judge Jackson’s confirmation hearings have been a political circus

March 27, 2022
New York Mets mascots Mrs. Met, left, and Mr. Met hand out masks to passerbys outside of a subway station last April.

Editorial | Politicians need to prioritize public health over the money that sports bring in

March 24, 2022
People who fled the war in Ukraine rest inside an indoor sports stadium being used as a refugee center, in the village of Medyka, a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Editorial | Countries should treat all refugees equally

March 20, 2022
Starbucks at Amos Hall on Forbes Avenue.

Editorial | The Amos Hall Starbucks unionization is a great step forward

March 17, 2022
A Port Authority bus on Fifth Avenue.

Editorial | Port Authority employees should be vaccinated

March 14, 2022
A student struggles with studying.

Editorial | Pitt needs to put the ‘break’ back in spring break

March 4, 2022
A protester holds a “Trans People Belong” sign during a June 2020 protest.

Editorial | Texas attack on trans rights is putting people’s wellbeing at risk

February 28, 2022
Participants in a Thursday vigil in front of the White House to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Editorial | Ukraine needs support, not memes or infographics

February 24, 2022
Russian ice skater Kamila Valieva after a training session last Sunday in Beijing.

Editorial | The Olympics needs an age floor for competitors

February 21, 2022
Editorial | Student press needs to be unrestricted

Editorial | Student press needs to be unrestricted

February 18, 2022
Kanye West performs at The Museum of Modern Arts 2011 Party in the Garden benefit.

Editorial | Kanye needs to stop airing grievances publicly

February 16, 2022
Flower bouquets at a grocery store in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Editorial | 10 dos and don’ts for Valentine’s Day

February 13, 2022
A housing cart in the Schenley Quadrangle.

Editorial | Top 10 Pitt-related sports that should be added to the Olympics

February 11, 2022
German olympian Johannes Ludwig kisses the gold medal he won for the luge mens single at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Sunday in Beijing, China.

Editorial | No Olympic competitor should live in poverty

February 6, 2022
Editorial | Stop monetizing everything

Editorial | Stop monetizing everything

February 3, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis complains about the FDAs decision to revoke its emergency authorization for two COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments during a press conference, Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022, in North Miami, Florida.

Editorial | Florida is the ‘freedom’ state restricting rights

February 1, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks on Friday at Carnegie Mellon University’s Mill 19 to tout his administration’s investment in infrastructure.

Editorial | Pittsburgh needs better infrastructure now

January 30, 2022
Jason Buffer, left, and Shalini Jose, graduate students in the School of Medicine’s biomedical masters program, study together in Hillman Library on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.

Editorial | Tips for transitioning back to in-person classes

January 28, 2022
Editorial | Top five things we can learn from Wordle

Editorial | Top five things we can learn from Wordle

January 25, 2022
Editorial | You don’t need to understand NFTs to know they’re meaningless

Editorial | You don’t need to understand NFTs to know they’re meaningless

January 24, 2022
The United States government website COVIDTests.gov displayed on a computer screen in Walpole, Massachusetts, on Wednesday.

Editorial | The government’s COVID-19 testing website needs to be more efficient

January 21, 2022
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses marchers during his I Have a Dream speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963.

Editorial | Politicians need to stop disrespecting MLK’s legacy

January 18, 2022
Editorial | Pitt needs to have a hybrid option as Omicron spikes

Editorial | Pitt needs to have a hybrid option as Omicron spikes

January 14, 2022
Editorial | New semester brings old worries over mental health

Editorial | New semester brings old worries over mental health

January 10, 2022
A Pitt fan cheers during Saturday evening’s ACC Championship Game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Editorial | Fall semester had plenty of highlights (and a few lowlights)

December 10, 2021
Pitt students celebrate Pitts Saturday night ACC Championship win against Wake Forest University at the intersection of Forbes and Oakland avenues.

Editorial | Pitt deserves to celebrate our football victory

December 6, 2021
Abortion rights advocates hold cardboard cutouts of the Supreme Court justices faces in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday.

Editorial | Gutting Roe would solidify the Supreme Court as a dangerously unaccountable institution

December 3, 2021
Students study on the first floor of Hillman Library.

Editorial | Top six study tips for finals

December 1, 2021
Kyle Rittenhouse stands in the courtroom of the Kenosha County Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Nov. 18.

Editorial | Self-defense laws need to be clearer

November 29, 2021
A protester rallies with a crowd of UPMC employees on Grant Street during Thursday’s UPMC Essential Worker Strike in Downtown.

Editorial | Happy strikesgiving to UPMC workers

November 19, 2021
The proposed Munger Hall at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Editorial | UCSB’s Munger Hall is a mistake, not a model

November 17, 2021
Editorial | It’s OK to not like Thanksgiving

Editorial | It’s OK to not like Thanksgiving

November 15, 2021
Port Authority bus on Fifth Avenue.

Editorial | Eight ways to stay safe on Pitt’s campus

November 12, 2021
Stacey Sarmiento places flowers at a memorial in Houston on Sunday to honor her friend, Rudy Peña, who died at the Astroworld music festival.

Editorial | Those responsible for the tragedy at the Astroworld Festival need to be held accountable

November 8, 2021
Giant Eagle in Economy, Pa., on June 26, 2015.

Editorial | Store closures on Thanksgiving should be standard

November 5, 2021
Editorial | Better late than never for Pitt’s vaccine mandate

Editorial | Better late than never for Pitt’s vaccine mandate

November 3, 2021
Pitt News editors rank the top 10 scariest things they saw this Halloween — including party hunting in South O and $80 Uber rides.

Editorial | The top 10 scariest things we saw this Halloween

October 31, 2021
Sen. Josh Hawley’s paper covers part of the face of Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Tex., during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington on Wednesday.

Editorial | Pitt’s gender inclusive language guide is useful, worthy of praise

October 28, 2021
Flowers, candles and chalk drawings placed outside the Tree of Life Synagogue in 2019.

Editorial | We still need to remember the Tree of Life massacre

October 27, 2021
Former Washington State University head coach Nick Rolovich walks on the field after a football game against Stanford University on Oct. 16. WSU recently fired Rolovich for not following the state’s vaccine mandate for public employees.

Editorial | WSU made the right decision by firing Nick Rolovich

October 25, 2021
From Aug. 27 to Oct. 12, Pitt faculty and researchers voted to unionize as an affiliate of United Steelworkers’ Academic Workers Association.

Editorial | Unionization is hard-won, well-deserved for faculty

October 22, 2021
The Cathedral of Learning.

Editorial | We somehow made it through midterms and are grateful

October 19, 2021
Gene’s Place is located on Louisa Street in Oakland.

Editorial | What Harry Styles would do if he were actually on Pitt’s campus

October 18, 2021
Editorial | How to simultaneously combat climate change and your climate anxiety

Editorial | How to simultaneously combat climate change and your climate anxiety

October 12, 2021
Three boys reading in a classroom.

Editorial | NYC public schools are getting rid of their gifted program — Pittsburgh should be next

October 11, 2021
Editorial | Rescinding concealed carry permits will help keep air travel safe, efficient

Editorial | Rescinding concealed carry permits will help keep air travel safe, efficient

October 8, 2021
A Steller’s sea eagle.

Editorial | 10 things we would do with the escaped Steller’s sea eagle

October 4, 2021
Editorial | Residents don’t need told how to improve Oakland

Editorial | Residents don’t need told how to improve Oakland

October 1, 2021
Actor Chris Pratt will play the voice of Mario in the new live-action movie based on the Super Mario Bros.

Editorial | Voice actors deserve more respect

September 27, 2021
The Cathedral of Learning.

Editorial | 10 worst things about returning to in person classes

September 24, 2021
The Cathedral of Learning.

Editorial | It’s worth celebrating in-person classes

September 19, 2021
Pitt Missed Connections is an Instagram account with the mission of putting students in contact with a person they wish they had spoken to. An anonymous Pitt student created the account after Pitt shut down due to the pandemic.

Editorial | Our eight favorite Pitt-related social media accounts

September 17, 2021
Editorial | Testing unvaccinated students is a costly, unequal alternative to vaccination

Editorial | Testing unvaccinated students is a costly, unequal alternative to vaccination

September 14, 2021
The CBS logo.

Editorial | CBS’s new show “The Activist” is not the right way to go about activism

September 13, 2021
Editorial | Children are harmed most in right-wing culture crusades

Editorial | Children are harmed most in right-wing culture crusades

September 9, 2021
The Texas State Capitol in Austin, Texas.

Editorial | History should be taught the way it happened, no matter how bad it is

September 8, 2021
The Pitt News Editorial Board argues that Texas’ abortion law is not only a cruel attempt to control women’s bodies, but has paved the way for bans throughout the country.

Editorial | The Texas abortion ban is disgraceful — PA could be next

September 2, 2021
Editorial | Pennsylvania schools are right to mandate masks

Editorial | Pennsylvania schools are right to mandate masks

September 1, 2021
Students study on the first floor of Hillman Library.

Editorial | Top 10 best gen-eds to take this year

August 30, 2021
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Editorial | 10 tips for first-year students

August 27, 2021
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Editorial | Pitt should have never given us the choice of in-person or online classes

August 24, 2021
Editorial | WADA’s ban on marijuana is senseless, unfair to athletes

Editorial | WADA’s ban on marijuana is senseless, unfair to athletes

July 14, 2021
Editorial | It’s not Lil Nas X’s job to cater to homophobes

Editorial | It’s not Lil Nas X’s job to cater to homophobes

June 30, 2021
Editorial | A $2,500 lottery is no replacement for a vaccine mandate

Editorial | A $2,500 lottery is no replacement for a vaccine mandate

June 23, 2021
Editorial | Top 10 excuses to stay home now that we’re vaccinated

Editorial | Top 10 excuses to stay home now that we’re vaccinated

June 16, 2021
Editorial | DA Zappala acted unethically, must resign

Editorial | DA Zappala acted unethically, must resign

June 9, 2021
Editorial | Celebrities, athletes don’t owe people anything, especially when it comes to their mental health

Editorial | Celebrities, athletes don’t owe people anything, especially when it comes to their mental health

June 2, 2021
Editorial | Gainey is a necessary change for Pittsburgh

Editorial | Gainey is a necessary change for Pittsburgh

May 26, 2021
Editorial | CDC’s updated mask guidelines fail to consider social consequences

Editorial | CDC’s updated mask guidelines fail to consider social consequences

May 18, 2021
Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games.”

Editorial | Top 10 Pitt things that could win a Hunger Games simulation

April 23, 2021
Editorial | We’ve all had a tough year and that’s OK

Editorial | We’ve all had a tough year and that’s OK

April 19, 2021
Editorial | Pitt’s lack of progress, transparency on a Black studies course requirement is unacceptable

Editorial | Pitt’s lack of progress, transparency on a Black studies course requirement is unacceptable

April 16, 2021
Editorial | Recent increase in anti-trans legislation is a step backwards

Editorial | Recent increase in anti-trans legislation is a step backwards

April 13, 2021
Congressperson Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., speaks with reporters after a meeting with then-President Donald Trump at the White House on April 21, 2020.

Editorial | Republicans must condemn Matt Gaetz

April 12, 2021
According to the two latest updates from the COVID-19 Medical Response Office, Pitt recorded a combined 97 new student cases between March 30 and April 5, a significant increase in the virus’ prevalence on campus this semester.

Editorial | Pitt has repeatedly made the same mistakes with COVID-19

April 7, 2021
Spartan Pharmacy opened a vaccine clinic in Oak Hill, the neighborhood next to West Oakland, on Tuesday morning.

Editorial | Oak Hill vaccine clinic shows us what’s wrong with Pa.’s vaccine rollout

April 2, 2021
People enjoy themselves as they walk along Ocean Drive on March 18 in Miami Beach, Florida. College students have arrived in the South Florida area for the annual spring break ritual.

Editorial | No, you don’t need to go to Florida

March 30, 2021
A photo provided by the office of Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, shows detainees in a Customs and Border Protection overflow facility in Donna, Texas, on March 20.

Editorial | There’s no room for partisanship at the border

March 29, 2021
Editorial | Ban assault weapons now

Editorial | Ban assault weapons now

March 25, 2021
Bankers Life Fieldhouse will host the 2021 NCAA mens basketball tournament games in the first and second rounds and the Sweet 16.

Editorial | The NCAA failed its female athletes

March 22, 2021
Acworth resident Derrick Franklin places flowers near the entrance of Youngs Asian Massage Parlor Wednesday, March 17, 2021 in Cherokee County, Georgia.

Editorial | Community must take action to stop anti-Asian attacks

March 19, 2021
Port Authority buses remind people to stay at home.

Editorial | We are once again asking students to take social distancing seriously

March 14, 2021
Pitt moved postures — from Elevated to Guarded risk — early Thursday morning.

Editorial | Pitt’s move to Guarded risk is concerning, unnecessary

March 12, 2021
The Cathedral of Learning alongside the Mary Schenley Memorial Fountain.

Editorial | SGB’s puzzling Tuesday silence

March 5, 2021
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo. (Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo/TNS)

Editorial | Cuomo’s apology is insufficient, irrelevant

March 3, 2021
Editorial | Top 10 things to do when it’s over 45 degrees

Editorial | Top 10 things to do when it’s over 45 degrees

February 26, 2021
Editorial | United States should follow Britains model, prioritize schools

Editorial | United States should follow Britain’s model, prioritize schools

February 23, 2021
Pitt Day of Giving is the same day as the first spring semester student self-care day.

Editorial | Pitt Day of Giving should not coincide with a self-care day

February 22, 2021
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, flew to Cancun Wednesday while many of his constituents in Texas struggled through an unprecedented crisis. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial | Texas jokes, memes distract from real crisis

February 19, 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases.(Patrick Semansky/Pool/Getty Images/TNS)

Editorial | You don’t have to like COVID precautions, just follow them

February 15, 2021
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