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Editorial | Pennsylvania governor made the right decision to oppose death penalty

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 20, 2023

But after hundreds of years and more than a thousand people killed, Pennsylvania’s governor is paving the way to change history.

Opinion | Donate your organs and become a tree

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • November 27, 2022

Regardless of what you want done to your body after death, consider giving back to those who need what you can no longer use, and imagine a world in which our bodies give back to the land that has given us so much. There are incredible benefits when donating your organs and opting for a green burial, but whatever happens, death does not define us.

Poetry | Within four walls of gold

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • October 30, 2022

Anna Fischer memorializes her grandmother in a freeform poem that explores the process of grief that follows unexpected loss.

Capel on Kobe: ‘It’s like a superhero dying’

By Trent Leonard, Sports Editor • January 28, 2020

When Jeff Capel addresses the media each week, the discussion typically centers around his team. That wasn’t the case Monday afternoon, as Capel reflected on the legacy of Kobe Bryant’s life and the tragedy of his death.

Pitt student’s death being investigated as a homicide

By The Pitt News Staff • October 8, 2017

Pittsburgh police are investigating a homicide in Oakland after finding a deceased Pitt student Sunday morning. The Allegheny County medical examiner's office said Sunday night that the student was Alina...

Berra leaves off-field legacy of words

By Stephen Caruso / Assistant Sports Editor • September 23, 2015

As a Yankees fan, I’m not going to miss the departed Lawrence “Yogi” Berra most for his baseball career. His No. 8 will hang forever in Yankee Stadium’s Monument Park — no player will wear it...

Death Cult: Our obsession with celebrity death

By Shawn Cooke / Staff Writer • February 3, 2014

Just hours before the Super Bowl kickoff on Sunday, news broke that Hollywood lost one of its finest actors — Philip Seymour Hoffman.The story first came to my attention through a Facebook post that...

Saul: Lakers owner Jerry Buss ran counter to the sports owner stereotype

By Wally Skalij • February 19, 2013

Laker's owner Jerry Buss, who died on Monday, was respected for his body of work. (MCT Campus)