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
Opinion | Two coins or two faces?

Opinion | Two coins or two faces?

By Jake Vasilias, Staff Columnist • October 22, 2024
We are less than one month away from one of the most important elections in American history, and yet, it somehow feels futile.
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Friday, Oct. 18, in Detroit.

Opinion | Election violence and the death of democracy

By Tessa Powers, Staff Columnist • October 21, 2024
The election is rapidly approaching, Harris and Trump are nearly tied in the states that will decide the next president of the United States and American politics seems to get more violent with each passing day.
Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate Tim Walz speaks to the crowd on Tuesday at Acrisure Stadium.

Walz visits Pittsburgh to court battleground votes

By Amanda Yu, Naomi Weiss • October 16, 2024
Vice presidential candidate Tim Walz visited Acrisure Stadium on Tuesday, Oct. 15, to present the Harris agenda to key Allegheny County.
Students watch the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 2.

‘Afraid of being judged’: Students talk comfort with expressing their political views on campus

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • October 15, 2024
Universities are a place for political groups to energize student engagement in the election, but some Republican student voters say they have a more limited ability to freely express political views than Democratic students on Pitt’s campus. 
The Political Science Student Association watches the vice presidential debate on Tuesday.

Vice presidential debate sparks satisfaction from students at on-campus watch parties

By Sarah George, Katie Hovan, and Naomi Weiss • October 2, 2024
Hundreds of students attended watch parties across campus to see Ohio Sen. JD Vance and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz face off on Tuesday night. 
Opinion | The election is so not over

Opinion | The election is so not over

By Tessa Powers, Staff Columnist • October 1, 2024
To any outsider, it may look like Harris is the it girl going into this election. However, those who know the reality of the situation know that to win this election, Harris needs to do a lot more than win the support of pop stars and goad Trump to say that they’re eating pets over in Ohio.  
United States Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez shakes the hand of a “Students for Harris-Walz” rally attendee at Carnegie Mellon University on Sunday.

‘The voice of right now’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Summer Lee rally for Harris-Walz campaign at Carnegie Mellon University 

By Briana Bindus, Assistant News Editor • September 23, 2024
Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Summer Lee drew a crowd of 350 students and community members to rally for the Harris-Walz campaign on Sunday at Carnegie Mellon University.
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, shakes hands with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during their meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on Jan. 30, 2020.

Opinion | What does election interference mean to you?

By Jake Vasilias, Staff Columnist • September 18, 2024

In recent years, elections have dominated news cycles — Trump has famously complained about elections, while Russia famously interfered in the 2016 cycle. Just last week, the US accused the Russian media...

Opinion | Donald Trump is a genius

Opinion | Donald Trump is a genius

By Grace Longworth, Contributing Editor • September 16, 2024
Trump certainly knows what you and I know — that many of the outlandish claims he makes are either exaggerated or completely untrue.
Students watch the debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump during the College Democrats debate watch party on Tuesday.

Campus political organizations hold presidential debate watch parties for students

By Briana Bindus, Aidan Kasner, and Amanda Yu • September 11, 2024
The first debate between presidential nominees Donald Trump and Kamala Harris took place on Sept. 10. College Democrats at Pitt, College Republicans at Pitt and Pitt Votes, a nonpartisan University organization, each held watch parties for students to watch the debate live. 
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