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Fossil Free Pitt Coalition occupied the Cathedral because they wanted a divestment vote at Friday’s Board of Trustees meeting, but instead, the Board voted to establish an SRI process, elongating the process.

Editorial: Pitt, don’t stall on divestment, just vote

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 1, 2020
A water line break earlier today affected Bouquet Gardens and the surrounding area.

Editorial: Top 10 ways to celebrate Oakland’s 233rd birthday

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 28, 2020
Pitt’s Board of Trustees during a public meeting in November.

Editorial: Board needs to be more transparent about divestment process

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 26, 2020
Port Authority announced last Tuesday that a few more bus lines will operate on the weekend, starting March 15.

Editorial: 93 bus line needed on weekends for Pitt populace

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 23, 2020
Editorial: Someone is finally telling you the best time to eat a banana

Editorial: Someone is finally telling you the best time to eat a banana

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 20, 2020
The Allegheny County Democratic Committee endorsed Heather Kass in her campaign for the state House of Representatives.

Editorial: Allegheny County endorses Heather Kass, neglects more progressive candidates

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 18, 2020
Rep. Conor Lamb, D-17, criticized a bill that would impose a nationwide ban on fracking by 2025 in a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, voicing concern that the proposal would take jobs away from many hard working people in Pennsylvania.

Editorial: Eliminating fracking: Lamb is out of line

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 16, 2020
There are plenty of good date spots on Pitt’s campus.

Editorial: Top 10 Pitt locations for a Valentine’s Day date

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 13, 2020
Individuals applying for Section 8 housing can be denied on the basis of medical marijuana usage.

Editorial: Medical marijuana use should not impact housing assistance decisions

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 12, 2020
In Pennsylvania jails, the price of tampons is more than twice that of the price outside of prisons. Richard B. Levine, Zuma Press | TNSIn Pennsylvania jails, the price of tampons is more than twice that of the price outside of prisons.

Editorial: Inflated tampon prices in prison reflect a larger issue

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 9, 2020
Students await the opening of the newly reopened Chick-fil-A.

Editorial: Top 10 things faster than the Iowa Caucus results

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 6, 2020
Carl Voss, chair of Des Moines' 55th precinct, displays the phone app he used to view Iowa caucus results, at the Iowa Democratic Party headquarters, Feb. 4, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Editorial: Iowa failure shows a lack of concern for voters

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 4, 2020
Editorial: PETA, stay in your lane

Editorial: PETA, stay in your lane

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
February 2, 2020
Maggie and Stella’s should run a Super Bowl commercial even though nobody asked them to.

Editorial: Top 10 places in Oakland that deserve a Super Bowl commercial

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 30, 2020
Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia.

Editorial: We support high school journalists

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 29, 2020
The climate march in Pittsburgh fills the street outside the City-County Building in September 2019.

Editorial: More diverse representation needed in climate movement

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 26, 2020
Pitt advised people to avoid Oakland Avenue due to a gas leak in Bouquet Gardens.

Editorial: Top 10 reasons not to leave your house

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 23, 2020
The New York Times Building in New York City.

Editorial: NYT double endorsement is a cop-out

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 21, 2020
The library could be a perfect place to create some fun new viral content.

Editorial: Top 10 Pitt establishments that need a TikTok

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 16, 2020
Pitt spent more than a million dollars over a 12-month period to battle against graduate students’ and faculty’s unionization efforts.

Editorial: Pitt is wasting its money on union battles

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 14, 2020
The Womens’ March has faced criticism for relying too heavily on female genitalia to demand equality.

Editorial: It’s too late to fix the Women’s March

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 12, 2020
Finding the motivation to go to class in an ideal situation is already hard enough.

Editorial: Top 10 reasons to drop a class

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 9, 2020
The Mathematics Association of America reports that a quarter of Calculus I students will fail the course.

Editorial: Online classes could help make college more affordable

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 7, 2020
Remember that time a guy got stuck between the walls of Qdoba and Brugger’s? That was when college was still fun and exciting.

Editorial: Top 10 things that happened in Pittsburgh this decade

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 6, 2019
Celebrating the holidays with an experience, like going to Phipps, instead of a gift is a memorable way to make your friends feel appreciated.

Editorial: Buy sustainable this holiday season

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 4, 2019
Mayor Bill Peduto, pictured here at an event hosted by Pitt College Democrats in October, announced Monday at a City Council budget meeting that the proposed 2020 budget would redirect economic development and create the position of cybersecurity manager.

Editorial: Pittsburgh should invest in cyber security

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 4, 2019
The Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

Editorial: Pittsburgh, end public library fines

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 2, 2019
Ohio voted in April to stop requiring front license plates in early 2020, but Uber and Lyft fear the absence of front plates will ignite safety hazards for riders and want to overturn the decision.

Editorial: Uber and Lyft are right — law should require front license plates in Pennsylvania

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 2, 2019
According to the National Institute of Health, 65% of the human population is lactose intolerant by adulthood.

Editorial: Top 10 things Pitt students are doing to prepare for break

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 21, 2019
Journalists of the Post-Gazette are participating in a byline strike to protest what they described as “a tense, toxic environment, bereft of joy and respect.”

Editorial: We support the Post-Gazette’s byline strike

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 20, 2019
Chick-fil-A will no longer donate to Christian charity groups that have been accused of being homophobic.

Editorial: Chick-fil-A could do more

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 19, 2019
Pennsylvania State University's College Hall.

Editorial: Penn State’s fraternity report card is a step forward, other universities must participate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 18, 2019
Unlike the United States as a whole, many countries have already stopped taxing menstrual products and acknowledged them as necessities.

Editorial: Remove menstrual product taxes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 17, 2019
Editorial: Top 10 uses for the Downtown sinkhole

Editorial: Top 10 uses for the Downtown sinkhole

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 14, 2019
The Harvard Crimson, the university’s student newspaper, recently became the center of controversy after reaching out to ICE for comment after an “Abolish ICE” protest.

Editorial: Harvard Crimson didn’t do anything wrong with ICE

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 12, 2019
Editorial: Consider level of need before using Prime’s grocery delivery services

Editorial: Consider level of need before using Prime’s grocery delivery services

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 11, 2019
Pittsburgh residents voted in favor of a referendum that will generate money for improvements in Pittsburgh's 165 City parks in the Nov. 5 election.

Editorial: Pittsburgh voters will be unfairly blamed if parks don’t improve after tax increase

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 10, 2019
You don’t need roads if you walk everywhere.

Editorial: Top 10 roads Pitt should close along with Bigelow

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 7, 2019
While resigning, California Rep. Katie Hill promised a legal fight over leaked private photos.

Editorial: Katie Hill faces double standard in sex scandal

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 7, 2019
Condoms can be used to reduce the transmission of some STDs.

Editorial: Talk to your doctor about STDs

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 5, 2019
Betsy DeVos, secretary of education, speaks during the Wall Street Journal CFO Network conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 11.

Editorial: DeVos shouldn’t shy from responsibility for low reading proficiency nationwide

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 4, 2019
Beto O’Rourke receives a question during a visit to Oakland as a campaign stop on Sept. 25.

Editorial: The White House doesn’t need Beto, but the U.S. Senate does

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 3, 2019
Pittsburgh averages about 38 inches of rain annually.

Editorial: Raincoats are superior to umbrellas

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 31, 2019
Editorial: Gen Z finally clapped back at unfair hate from baby boomers

Editorial: Gen Z finally clapped back at unfair hate from baby boomers

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 30, 2019
Eight of about a dozen grounded American Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft are parked on a remote taxiway at Roswell International Air Center in Roswell, New Mexico, on Wednesday, Sept. 4.

Editorial: Deregulation has dangerous consequences

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 29, 2019
The American Society of Civil Engineers awarded Pittsburgh with a C- infrastructure quality rating in November 2018.

Editorial: Penn Avenue bus sinkhole models need for deliberate infrastructure changes in Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 28, 2019
Facebook hasn’t made much of an effort to limit exposure to fake ads.

Editorial: Acknowledge fake ads, not just fake news

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 27, 2019
The average college student shouldn’t have any problems climbing the stairs to the third floor of the Cathedral.

Editorial: Top 10 reasons Pitt students are so tired

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 24, 2019
More than 1 million children around the country were taken off the two main health programs for low-income children.

Editorial: Strong economy not responsible for increase in uninsured children

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 22, 2019
Editorial: Keep TikTok out of public schools

Editorial: Keep TikTok out of public schools

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 21, 2019
Pittsburgh announced it will start construction of a trail system from Oakland through the South Side.

Editorial: South Side walker and biker trail project insufficient

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 20, 2019
They’re here to take your jobs.

Editorial: Top 10 alternative uses for Pitt food robots

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 17, 2019
The Harrisburg Area Community College, which serves more than 17,000 students on campuses in Harrisburg York, Lancaster, Lebanon and Gettysburg, has eliminated all on-campus mental health counseling, a move experts said was risky at a time of growing demand.

Editorial: Don’t eliminate mental health counseling at colleges

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 16, 2019
A new bill introduced in the House of Representatives Tuesday would increase Pell Grants, create a fund of $500 million for states to identify and prioritize colleges with high numbers of minority and low-income students and simplify student loan repayment plans.

Editorial: House bill necessary to reform higher education

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 15, 2019
SCI- Chester, located in Delaware County, is looking to adopt methods used by Scandinavian prisons focusing on rehabilitation.

Editorial: This Pennsylvania prison is taking initiative, others should follow suit

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 14, 2019
“Sesame Street” introduced Karli, a muppet with a parent struggling with addiction, in May.

Editorial: “Sesame Street”’s portrayal of addiction is commendable

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 13, 2019
Lothrop Hall isn’t nearly as far away from the center of campus as its residents would like to believe.

Editorial: Top 10 locations for the Bigelow shuttle stop

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 10, 2019
Betsy DeVos, secretary of education, speaks during the Wall Street Journal CFO Network conference in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 11.

Editorial: DeVos’ violation of court order shows her ineptitude

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 9, 2019
Editorial: Better response needed from state health officials in Canon-McMillan school district

Editorial: Better response needed from state health officials in Canon-McMillan school district

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 8, 2019
The Supreme Court opened its new term on Monday facing decisions on the Dreamers, LGBTQ+ rights, religion and abortion.

Editorial: LGBTQ+ rights in the workplace shouldn’t be up for debate

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 7, 2019
Teenagers in the criminal justice system are some of the most vulnerable to maltreatment.

Editorial: The youth justice system is unjust

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 6, 2019
JuJu Smith-Schuster needs to find a hobby.

Editorial: Top 10 things you’ll find lurking on Pitt’s campus

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 3, 2019
The interim Board of Elections voted last week for Allegheny County to purchase new voting equipment and software.

Editorial: Stein settlement forces problematic voting equipment vendor on Allegheny County

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 2, 2019
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference at the California State Capitol on March 13 in Sacramento, California.

Editorial: College athletes deserve opportunity to capitalize on endorsements

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 1, 2019
Duquesne University officials notified students organizing the Department of Women and Gender Studies’ gender-neutral fashion show of new restrictions to refrain from using gender-neutral language and photographs.

Editorial: Religious universities need to meet their student bodies halfway

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 30, 2019
Editorial: Embrace the exclamation point!

Editorial: Embrace the exclamation point!

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 29, 2019
Hillman’s bathrooms can get pretty gross during midterms.

Editorial: Top 10 campus spots most likely to lead to another world, Narnia Style

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 26, 2019
Climate activist Greta Thunberg, right, speaks at the United Nations Climate Change Conference on Monday in New York City.

Editorial: Conservative attacks on climate activist disrespectful, offensive

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 24, 2019
President Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border, east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, on Sept. 18.

Editorial: Democrats can’t stall impeachment any longer

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 23, 2019

Editorial: NLRB unionization proposal is a step backwards

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 23, 2019
The victory lights could potentially be used to send signals in Morse code.

Editorial: Top 15 alternatives to Blackboard

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 19, 2019
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced a proposal Wednesday to make college more accessible for New Mexico residents.

Editorial: Make college tuition free

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 18, 2019
Merriam-Webster announced via Twitter on Tuesday that the pronoun “they” can now be used in reference to a “single person whose gender identity is nonbinary.”

Editorial: Merriam-Webster is helping legitimize non binary language

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 17, 2019
Purdue Pharma manufactures Oxycontin branded oxycodone.

Editorial | Pennsylvania should persist in lawsuit of Purdue Pharma family

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 16, 2019
New England Patriots wide receiver Antonio Brown (17) talks with coaches during the second quarter against the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Sept. 15, at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida.

Editorial: Antonio Brown should be benched

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 15, 2019
The Nittany Lion looks like a cheap knockoff.

Top Ten | Things worth creating a new rivalry with Penn State over

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 12, 2019
Gov. Phil Murphy is pictured in Trenton, New Jersey, in March.

Editorial: More states should follow New Jersey’s new gun policy

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 10, 2019
Governor Tom Wolf announced on Monday that state voters will be allowed to request absentee ballots online.

Editorial | It’s about time: online absentee applications in Pa.

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 9, 2019
Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and winds as it neared the U.S. east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. Up to 20 inches of rain were forecast and forecasters warned of flash flooding.

Editorial: Trump’s stance on Hurricane Dorian is problematic

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 8, 2019
Use more plastic.

Editorial: Top 10 ways to save the Earth

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 5, 2019
Juul is a popular e-cigarette brand.

Editorial: More states should ban flavored e-cigarettes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 4, 2019
A lawsuit claims that Pennsylvania public school funding is unfair because it relies too heavily on local tax dollars and discriminates against underprivileged districts.

Editorial: Lawsuit could be a step towards equity in Pa. education funding

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 3, 2019
A professor at George Washington University compared a New York Times journalist to bedbugs on Twitter.

Editorial: Stephens’ idea of free speech is hypocritical, self-serving

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 28, 2019
In this aerial image, A section of the Amazon rainforest that has been decimated by wildfires on August 25 in the Candeias do Jamari region near Porto Velho, Brazil. According to INPE, Brazil's National Institute of Space Research, the number of fires detected by satellite in the Amazon region this month is the highest since 2010.

Editorial: Tweets won’t save the Amazon

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 27, 2019
High school GPAs and test scores don’t always accurately reflect intelligence of a student.

Editorial: Emphasis on higher test scores won’t help diversity

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
August 25, 2019
Map of Pennsylvania's congressional districts.

Editorial | States should follow Pennsylvania’s lead in pursuit of curbing gerrymandering

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
July 9, 2019
Migrants line up for processing at the U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility in McAllen, Texas, in June 2018.

Editorial | This is the real border crisis

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
June 25, 2019
Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on April 11 in London.

Editorial | Assange’s journalist credentials aren’t the issue

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 28, 2019
An airplane displaying a banner reading "Abortion Is OK" circles the Alabama State Capitol on May 15, in Montgomery, Alabama, the same day Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed a near-total ban on abortion into state law.

Editorial: States are slowly chipping away at abortion rights

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
May 21, 2019
Cryptobranchus alleganiensis, the amphibian otherwise known as the hellbender.

Top 10: Excuses for missing a final

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 18, 2019
A Russian startup company announced in January it wants to create advertisements with small satellites.

Editorial: Leave advertisements out of space

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 17, 2019
In an effort to retaliate against Democrats, White House officials have been pressuring immigration authorities to move immigrant detainees to sanctuary cities this week.

Editorial: Undocumented immigrants aren’t punishment for sanctuary cities

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 16, 2019
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., walking from her new office in the Longworth House Office Building to the U.S. Capitol, a few hours before being sworn in as a member of Congress.

Editorial: Inciting violence against politicians hurts everyone

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 15, 2019
The area around Ruskin Hall was the site of the first account of suspicious activity in Oakland this week.

Editorial: Denison scavenger hunt wasn’t funny

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 14, 2019
Top 10: Ways for presidential candidates to earn our support

Top 10: Ways for presidential candidates to earn our support

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 11, 2019
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reached an agreement with the Department of Education’s Civil Rights Division on Tuesday to end the school’s consideration of race in the admissions process.

Editorial: Ending affirmative action sets us back

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 9, 2019
Editorial: Hiring Brandon Flood is a step in the right direction

Editorial: Hiring Brandon Flood is a step in the right direction

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 8, 2019
Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y., talks with an aide during a House Appropriations Committee mark up of the FY 2019 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill in Rayburn Building on May 17, 2018.

Editorial: Pass the Stop HATE Act

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 7, 2019
Jaywalking is a dangerous and illegal activity that increases the risk of being struck by motor vehicles.

Top 10: Places to jaywalk in Oakland

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 4, 2019
Lilly Singh arrives at the 61st Grammy Awards at Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10.

Editorial: Lilly Singh is what late night needs

By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 3, 2019
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