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Opinion | Unpaid internships will never be fair

By Jameson Keebler, Senior Staff Columnist • May 24, 2024

My internship ended up taking over my semester at some point. I expected that would happen and could manage it, but without the financial support I receive from my family, I don’t see how that would have been possible.

Opinion | Athletes are under too much pressure

By Jameson Keebler, Senior Staff Columnist • March 4, 2024

When athletes get injured, the conversations online always revolve around the ways that they are hurting the team instead of their recovery. There isn’t care put towards the fact that they are real people who feel pain like everyone else.

Opinion | You don’t need a career straight out of college

By Juliana Morello, Staff Columnist • January 31, 2023

When I was younger, I thought college would be the time in my life when I got all my life experience in and figured out who I am and what I want. It is, to some degree, and I’m happy to say that I'm a little bit closer to figuring it all out, but I’m not fully there yet. Well, I’m here to tell you that that’s okay.

Opinion | Entry-level jobs don’t exist anymore

By Kelly Xiong, Staff Columnist • January 31, 2023

If you’re frantically scrolling through LinkedIn, Handshake or Indeed looking for jobs and internships like me, you probably noticed that the standard for entry-level positions has risen exponentially. The idea of entry-level jobs is practically disappearing before our eyes.

Student-run podcast ‘Pitt in Hollywood’ showcases success stories from Pitt alumni

By Jacob Mraz, Staff Writer • November 3, 2022

2002 Pitt graduate John Paul Horstmann talks about his arrival in LA, founding University of Pittsburgh Television and the importance of networking in the first episode of Ben Asciutto’s podcast, “Pitt in Hollywood.”

Opinion | We can preserve our personal passions even if they’re our job

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • May 18, 2021

Finding work-life balance when both your professional and personal life are consumed by the same activity is incredibly challenging, but not impossible.

Athletic trainers find balance between sports and medicine

By Ben Zimmer, Staff Writer • September 17, 2018

For athletic trainers like Jennifer Csonka, the career path was the perfect balance between sports and medicine. Whether on the field or off the field, Pitt's athletic trainers are at every game, ready to take on any injuries whenever they occur.

CDPA Director shares employment advice

By Sid Lingala | Staff Writer • February 9, 2018

Cheryl Finlay is responsible for developing and overseeing services that help thousands of Pitt students in their quest to get an internship, land a research assistant position and — most frightening...

Sketching out a future

By Brady Langmann / Staff Writer • September 11, 2015

Within the first two weeks of each semester, studio arts major Stephanie Taylor can usually expect to sign an accident waiver form. “The professors always tell me, ‘Be conscientious because your...

Practice makes perfect

By Kevin Kreck / MCT Campus • September 12, 2013

Developing and honing soft skills, such as communication and public speaking, are just as important as practical skills like knowledge of methodology or technical hardware.