The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at a drive-in rally event during his Tuesday visit to Atlanta.

Opinion | Democrats — vote, donate, volunteer

By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist • October 27, 2020
In this last week before the Nov. 3 election, Democratic voters must do their best to donate and organize for Democratic candidates.
Opinion | Instructors, cancel class on Election Day

Opinion | Instructors, cancel class on Election Day

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • October 27, 2020
It’s not really anybody’s place — or business — to decide what some else’s voting barriers might look like.
Opinion | Election Day should be a national holiday

Opinion | Election Day should be a national holiday

By Mackenzie Oster, Staff Columnist • October 27, 2020
If Election Day were a national holiday, it would help to guarantee that everyone has an equal opportunity to make it to the polls and cast their ballot.
The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 27.

Deadline for mail-in ballot requests approaches, some students express frustration with the process

By Thea Barrett, Staff Writer • October 25, 2020
The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Tuesday, and as of Oct. 25, 250,141 out of 401,733 approved requests had already been returned according to the Allegheny County Elections website.
The Black senate hosted the Thursday night workshop in hopes of better engaging Pitt’s Black student population in the upcoming Nov. 3 election.

‘Put our vote where our mouth is’: Black Senate hosts voter registration workshop

By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer • October 9, 2020
Destiny Mann, president of the Black Senate and vice president of the Black Action Society, urged students at a virtual voter registration workshop to make their voices heard come election day.
President Donald Trump during a news conference at the White House.

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

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 25, 2020
Trump’s implication that he will hold onto power should he lose the November election is absolutely unacceptable and ought to be treated as such.
College Republicans (left) and College Democrats (right) at Pitt have both begun work on energizing western Pa. voters for both local and national elections on Nov. 3.

As election season heats up, campus political groups rally voters

By Nathan Fitchett, Staff Writer • September 16, 2020
The College Democrats and College Republicans at Pitt have both begun work to energize western Pennsylvania voters for both local and national races, seeking to bolster voter turnout for what is considered to be one of the most important swing regions in the state, which itself is a swing state on the national level. The groups continue to hold virtual events due to COVID-19 restrictions, disrupting their typical in-person election-season activities.
Opinion | The U.S. has a problem — the voters don’t care. Let’s fix that.

Opinion | The U.S. has a problem — the voters don’t care. Let’s fix that.

By Ethan Tessler, Staff Columnist • September 15, 2020
Though there are many reasons why Americans don’t vote, there are ways to eliminate this problem and create a culture of better informed voters.
Opinion | I am once again asking you to make a voting plan

Opinion | I am once again asking you to make a voting plan

By Devi Ruia, Senior Staff Columnist • September 13, 2020
There is too much at stake in this election for us to not do everything in our power to cast our ballots.
Opinion | The 2020 election is a test that swing voters can’t afford to fail

Opinion | The 2020 election is a test that swing voters can’t afford to fail

By Alison Sivitz, Staff Columnist • September 6, 2020
Young swing voters will play a vital role in determining the outcome of the presidential election, and we can’t afford to selfishly fumble that responsibility.
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