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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 13, 2022
Editorial | New semester brings old worries over mental health

Editorial | New semester brings old worries over mental health

January 9, 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 2, 2021
Students study on the first floor of Hillman Library.

Editorial | Top six study tips for finals

November 30, 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 4, 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 26, 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 24, 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 21, 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 17, 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 10, 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 3, 2021
Editorial | Residents don’t need told how to improve Oakland

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

September 30, 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 23, 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 7, 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

August 31, 2021
Students study on the first floor of Hillman Library.

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

August 29, 2021
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Editorial | 10 tips for first-year students

August 26, 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 13, 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 29, 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 22, 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 15, 2021
Editorial | DA Zappala acted unethically, must resign

Editorial | DA Zappala acted unethically, must resign

June 8, 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 1, 2021
Editorial | Gainey is a necessary change for Pittsburgh

Editorial | Gainey is a necessary change for Pittsburgh

May 25, 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 22, 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 15, 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 11, 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 6, 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 28, 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 18, 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 21, 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 14, 2021
Madagascar hissing cockroaches.

Editorial | Top 10 things we’d name our Valentine’s Day roaches

February 11, 2021
The Pennsylvania CARES Rent Relief Program had a maximum of $150 million to give to renters across Pennsylvania, but only $54 million was distributed to renters.

Editorial | Pennsylvania must provide equitable rent relief now

February 7, 2021

Editorial | Top 10 non-groundhog things that should determine the weather

February 4, 2021
A cardboard cutout of Jonas Salk, inventor of the polio vaccine, stands in the Petersen Events Center on the first day of COVID vaccine administration.

Editorial | As COVID-19 numbers fall, keep your guard up

February 2, 2021
Students at Columbia University began a tuition strike last Friday, the day that tuition for the spring semester was due. The push for lower tuition rates due to the pandemic have become increasingly common over the past year, affecting many more universities other than just Columbia.

Editorial | The Columbia tuition strike isn’t surprising

January 31, 2021
Editorial | Top 10 pandemic-safe things to do in the cold

Editorial | Top 10 pandemic-safe things to do in the cold

January 28, 2021
Editorial | School-aged students deserve better mental health resources

Editorial | School-aged students deserve better mental health resources

January 26, 2021
Scott Perry listens to a question following a COVID-19 Community Leaders Information Meeting hosted by Penn State Health on March 9, 2020.

Editorial | Scott Perry must resign

January 24, 2021
Editorial | Top 10 thoughts after the first week of Zoom classes

Editorial | Top 10 thoughts after the first week of Zoom classes

January 22, 2021
Editorial | Top 10 things we learned this semester

Editorial | Top 10 things we learned this semester

November 20, 2020
Although it was originally scheduled to commence this Thursday, Pitt instead decided to start its mandated “shelter-in-place” and move back into the Elevated risk posture Sunday night.

Editorial | Pitt’s mandated ‘shelter-in-place’ is inadequate, dangerous

November 10, 2020
Editorial | Top 10 things to do while awaiting election results

Editorial | Top 10 things to do while awaiting election results

November 6, 2020
Voters drop off their presidential primary mail-in ballots at a drop box at King County Elections in Renton, Washington, on March 10.

Editorial | Voter accessibility should not be a partisan issue

November 3, 2020
Editorial | Top 10 issues you’re supporting when you vote for Biden

Editorial | Top 10 issues you’re supporting when you vote for Biden

November 2, 2020
Editorial | Top 10 responsible ways to celebrate Halloween

Editorial | Top 10 responsible ways to celebrate Halloween

October 29, 2020
Protesters and supporters of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett rally during the Senate Judiciary Committee meeting in Capitol Hill on Oct. 22.

Editorial | Democrats must pack Supreme Court to maintain people’s rights

October 27, 2020
The United States continues to lead the world in COVID-19 deaths — surpassing the 225,000 mark on Sunday.

Editorial | A vaccine isn’t the pandemic’s magic fix

October 25, 2020
The University of Pittsburgh had a designated self-care day on Oct. 14 for students.

Editorial | Top 10 things we did on Self-Care Day

October 22, 2020
Pitt announced Thursday that it would allow fans to return to Heinz Field to watch the football team’s two remaining home games.

Editorial | Allowing students to attend football games is too risky

October 18, 2020
Judge Amy Coney Barrett is President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court.

Editorial | Judge Barrett is unfit for Supreme Court

October 17, 2020
Pitt announced on Friday its plans to move into the “Guarded risk” posture, the lowest tier of its reopening system, beginning Oct. 19.

Editorial | Pitt’s move to guarded will do more harm than good

October 11, 2020
Magnets and buttons for sale are displayed at the 2019 Pittsburgh Womens’ March.

Editorial | Stop commodifying activism

October 8, 2020
Editorial | Student Self-Care Days provide little care

Editorial | Student Self-Care Days provide little care

October 6, 2020
President Donald Trump wears a protective face mask in a motorcade outside Walter Reed National Military Medical Center during his treatment for COVID-19 on Sunday in Bethesda, Maryland.

Editorial | The coronavirus pandemic mattered long before Trump’s infection

October 4, 2020
Editorial | Pennsylvania’s ‘election integrity’ panel lacks integrity

Editorial | Pennsylvania’s ‘election integrity’ panel lacks integrity

October 1, 2020
President Donald Trump arrives with Judge Amy Coney Barrett to introduce her as his Supreme Court Associate Justice nominee in the Rose Garden of the White House on Sept. 26.

Editorial | Democrats must actively work against Supreme Court nomination

September 27, 2020
President Donald Trump during a news conference at the White House.

Editorial | Do not dismiss Trump’s noncommitment to transfer power

September 25, 2020
In this photo illustration, the WeChat app is displayed in the App Store on an Apple iPhone.

Editorial | We need to talk about WeChat

September 20, 2020
The official first day of fall is September 22.

Editorial | Top 10 things to do around Oakland as the weather cools

September 17, 2020
The hot and dry weather in California has paved the way for the worst wildfire season in years.

Editorial | The wildfires are just the beginning

September 15, 2020
The Panthers will kick off the football season this Saturday with their first game against Austin Peay.

Editorial | Pitt can’t ethically justify playing football

September 8, 2020
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