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
President Donald Trump being sworn in on January 20, 2017 at the U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

First year back: Students reflect on President Trump’s return to the White House

By Jamese Platt, Staff Writer • November 4, 2025
Pitt students are weighing in on how President Donald Trump’s second presidential term has affected them and their country so far.
Protestors gather in front of law enforcement on Forbes Avenue during Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit at Carnegie Mellon University on Tuesday, July 15

Energy and Innovation Summit at CMU draws leaders and protesters

By Briana Bindus, News Editor • July 16, 2025
On Tuesday, July 15, U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s inaugural Energy and Innovation Summit gathered at Carnegie Mellon University. The summit gathered leaders in technology, energy and AI, investors and government officials, including President Donald Trump.
Opinion | Language cannot be legislated

Opinion | Language cannot be legislated

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 3, 2025
The United States is a multicultural nation rich in a variety of ethnicities, languages and lifestyles. To make one identity the standard is to erase the linguistic and cultural diversity that has defined America since its inception.
Pro-Palestine students set up a "liberated zone" in Schenley Plaza on April 23, 2024.

Opinion | Empowering community opposes fascism

By Julianna Steach, Staff Columnist • February 20, 2025
Although it is not a surprise to most that Trump pulled the United States out of the UN Human Rights Council after he did the same thing in 2018 due to “bias against Israel,” this move means Palestinian refugees are deprived of health care, food and education that U.S. funding to UNRWA supports. 
Opinion | The death of expertise and the rise of unqualified leaders

Opinion | The death of expertise and the rise of unqualified leaders

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 6, 2025
Everyone has opinions, and with enough confidence, opinions can start to feel like expertise. But that kind of confidence can be dangerous.
The front entrance of Allegheny County Jail in Downtown.

Editorial | Placing trans women in men’s prisons is a death sentence

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 28, 2025
While the executive order represents a very unfortunate step back in visibility for trans and intersex people, it will directly and drastically increase the suffering of those already suffocating under the government’s boot — prison inmates.
Opinion | I am a broken record worth listening to

Opinion | I am a broken record worth listening to

By Grace Harris, Senior Staff Columnist • January 28, 2025
The repetitive statements on my record are not nonsensical — they derive from the basic morality that this nation has lost in each campaign cycle involving Donald Trump. Most notably, this record is consistent and backed with evidence — at its most basic level, it plays songs advocating for equality.
President Donald Trump signs an executive order relating to cryptocurrency in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

Opinion | Trump’s latest strategy for combating ‘gender ideology’ is pretending he cares about women

By Livia Daggett, Contributing Editor • January 23, 2025
Still, the name of one of Trump’s first executive orders — “Defending women from gender ideology extremism and restoring biological truth to the federal government” — should make even his staunchest defenders wince. Because, let’s be honest, Trump doesn’t give a hoot about defending women.
Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

Editorial | Schools must remain ICE-free to protect children

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 23, 2025
The 1982 Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe ruled that undocumented children have the right to public education, and it was believed that immigration arrests that took place in the school environment were unconstitutional. This is clearly not a belief of the Trump administration any longer, as Trump’s threats to commit a mass deportation — specifically against Latinx populations — become an increasingly likely reality.
TikTok loading on a phone.

TikTok ban raises questions about free speech, national security and creators’ futures

By Madeline Ward, Staff Writer • January 21, 2025
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing the ban on TikTok for 75 days. Following a 14-hour blackout, professors and student content creators spoke about the ban’s social and personal implications.
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