Leah Mensch is the opinions editor at The Pitt News. A Pittsburgh native, she will graduate in 2021 with degrees in Nonfiction Writing and English Literature. Before becoming the opinions editor, she served as assistant opinions editor and a staff columnist. She plans to pursue an MFA in creative nonfiction after graduation.
You can contact Leah with Op-Ed inquiries, questions about the opinions desk, or advice on saving your dying houseplants at [email protected]
You can contact Leah with Op-Ed inquiries, questions about the opinions desk, or advice on saving your dying houseplants at [email protected]
Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor
| Jul 21, 2020 | Opinion | College students, your mental health will not improve on its own (Story) |
| Jun 16, 2020 | Opinion | Social distancing is not over (Story) |
| Apr 19, 2020 | A Farewell to the Opinions Satirist, Allison Dantinne (Story) |
| Apr 14, 2020 | Opinion | Plants are more important than ever in the time of COVID-19 (Story) |
| Apr 02, 2020 | The Outbreak | Well, now I’m never going to read “Infinite Jest” (Story) |
| Mar 31, 2020 | Poetry | Love poem in the time of COVID-19 (Story) |
| Mar 31, 2020 | The Quarantine Cookbook: The perfect black bean and its uses (Story) |
| Mar 30, 2020 | Books I’m reading in the time of COVID-19 (Story) |
| Mar 29, 2020 | Opinion | Keeping Up With the Columnists: Vignettes from Zoom University (Story) |
| Mar 22, 2020 | Opinion | Keeping Up With the Columnists: Vignettes of sheer boredom (Story) |
| Mar 18, 2020 | Opinion | The harm in panic buying (Story) |
| Mar 17, 2020 | The Quarantine Cookbook | Smoked paprika chickpea and chicken sausage soup (Story) |
| Mar 15, 2020 | The Outbreak | Coronavirus is separating me from my classmates in prison (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2020 | Opinion | The privilege of an eating disorder diagnosis (Story) |
| Feb 17, 2020 | Opinion | How much do classic novels actually have to say? (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2020 | Poetry | A Farewell to Maggie Durwald (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2020 | Opinion | Get the ‘useless’ fine arts degree (Story) |
| Jan 20, 2020 | Opinion | When exercise isn’t stress relief (Story) |
| Jan 06, 2020 | Opinion | New York Times, fire Bret Stephens (Story) |
| Jan 05, 2020 | Books to look forward to in 2020 (Story) |
| Jan 05, 2020 | Opinion | Cutting down on diet talk (Story) |
| Dec 08, 2019 | Opinion | Take an art break (Story) |
| Dec 06, 2019 | Opinion | The 10 best books of 2019 (Story) |
| Nov 11, 2019 | Opinion | Mary Cain’s story exemplifies a larger problem in female running culture (Story) |
| Nov 06, 2019 | Opinion | Personal essays are never just personal (Story) |
| Oct 27, 2019 | Poetry | We Are the Tree Of Life (Story) |
| Sep 25, 2019 | Opinion | An ode to my one and only true love (Story) |
| Aug 28, 2019 | Opinion | We should all find time to read (Story) |
| Aug 19, 2019 | Opinion | 5 niche courses that fulfill your gen ed requirements (Story) |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Satire | 5 classic novels to take to the beach this summer (Story) |
| Jun 28, 2019 | Opinion | 5 reasons you shouldn’t worry about the freshman 15 (Story) |
| Jun 04, 2019 | Opinion | Time to execute the death penalty (Story) |
| Apr 14, 2019 | Opinion | Public schools should only permit vaccine exemptions for medical reasons (Story) |
| Apr 07, 2019 | Opinion | It’s time to limit plastic bag consumption (Story) |
| Apr 03, 2019 | Opinion | In defense of the nap (Story) |
| Mar 19, 2019 | Opinion | Know violence in vocabulary (Story) |
| Feb 24, 2019 | Opinion | We need to talk about orthorexia (Story) |
| Feb 13, 2019 | Opinion | Leave vaginas out of feminism (Story) |
| Feb 05, 2019 | Opinion | Unpaid internships: When the costs outweigh the benefits (Story) |
| Jan 25, 2019 | Opinion | Online call-out culture cancels real activism (Story) |
| Jan 10, 2019 | Column | Veganism is not one-size-fits-all (Story) |
| Dec 05, 2018 | Opinion | Pitt sustainability initiatives insufficient (Story) |