Point: Going out in Oakland gives a feeling of home
By Henry Glitz | Opinions Editor
April 13, 2018
Read Assistant Opinions Editor Sarah Shearer's counterpoint column here. Like most Pitt students of age, I only really have a hazy recollection — at best —of going to Peter’s Pub on my 21st birthday last summer. It was late May, and the usually jammed upper dance floor was a fraction les...
Counterpoint: Going out in Oakland isn’t worth the time
By Sarah Shearer | Assistant Opinions Editor
April 13, 2018
Read Opinions Editor Henry Glitz's point column here. I was flipping through last year’s journal and found a pie chart I drew on one of the pages. I had divided it into two sections — the smaller third read “I like wine this much,” and the larger two-thirds, “and tea this much.” Be...
Point-Counterpoint: Bootleggers represents the classic bar
By Amber Montgomery | Opinions Editor
April 14, 2017
No alcohol-themed edition of The Pitt News would be complete without an argument for the best bar in Oakland. This year, we’re bringing you two takes on the controversial issue. Read and enjoy as two of our editors square off on their opinions for the best place to grab a drink in our beloved Oaklan...