endorsements Archives - The Pitt News

NCAA takes first steps toward athlete compensation

By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor • May 12, 2020

Two weeks ago, the NCAA Board of Governors announced a surprising reversal in policy. At a late April meeting, the board supported rule changes to allow student-athletes to receive compensation for third-party endorsements related to their status as college athletes.

Editorial: College athletes deserve opportunity to capitalize on endorsements

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 1, 2019

The California law seems sensible and strategic, and will hopefully prompt the NCAA to change its endorsement rules.

Editorial: Why TPN didn’t endorse candidates for midterm elections

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 6, 2018

Here at The Pitt News, we don’t believe in endorsing electoral candidates — it’s wholly unnecessary and it tarnishes our image as an honest, objective newspaper.

Editorial: Keep a local focus on special election

By The Pitt News Staff • March 13, 2018

When President Donald Trump appeared at a Pittsburgh airplane hangar Saturday night, his role, ostensibly, was to pump up the assembled crowds to vote for Rick Saccone, the Republican running in today’s...