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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 Britain's 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
Bella Thorne is facing criticism after creating an OnlyFans account and disrupting the platform.

Editorial | Bella Thorne’s irresponsible use of OnlyFans hurts sex workers

September 6, 2020
Culture editor Charlie Taylor was late to a zoom meeting because they got their chocolate churro flavored PopTart stuck in their toaster.

Editorial: Top 10 reasons you were late for your Zoom class

September 3, 2020
Gov. Tom Wolf claimed this week that he is unable to extend the eviction moratorium past Monday.

Editorial | Wolf needed a backup plan for eviction moratorium

September 1, 2020
Chadwick Boseman died Friday after a four-year battle with colon cancer.

Editorial | Don’t let Chadwick Boseman’s accomplishments perpetuate ableism

August 30, 2020
The 10A is an iconic fixture on campus.

Editorial | Top 10 mask patterns Pitt should distribute

August 27, 2020
A protester holds a “Trans People Belong” sign during a June protest for Black trans lives.

Editorial | In absence of Pride, we should listen to our activists

August 25, 2020
A protester holds a sign during a Civil Saturdays demonstration in response to Mayor Bill Peduto speaking with protesters outside his house.

Editorial | Mayor Peduto must radically support Black Lives Matter

August 23, 2020
Mask wearing is required on Pitt’s campuses.

Editorial | Students need guidance, not just consequences

August 20, 2020
Litchfield Towers A, B and C are located on lower campus between Fifth and Forbes avenues and house approximately 1,800 students.

Editorial | The Pitt community deserves to be kept in the loop

August 10, 2020
Editorial | Pitt’s required “shelter-in-place” is delusional

Editorial | Pitt’s required “shelter-in-place” is delusional

July 21, 2020
Editorial | Fall instruction must be entirely remote

Editorial | Fall instruction must be entirely remote

July 14, 2020
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement released new guidelines Monday, which said if universities move classes fully online, the agency will move to deport international students.

Editorial | International student guidelines show why ICE must go

July 7, 2020
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