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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Opinion | Sisters: Not a lot, just forever

Opinion | Sisters: Not a lot, just forever

By Grace Harris, Senior Staff Columnist • February 24, 2025
I was lucky enough to be born with a built-in best friend. My older sister, Chloe, who I call “sister” because “Chloe” was too difficult to say at three years old, is my lifeline.
Students gear up, get excited for Thanksgiving break plans 

Students gear up, get excited for Thanksgiving break plans 

By Naomi Weiss, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024
From hosting a “kiki” to relaxing in rural Indiana, students share a wide scope of ways they will spend Thanksgiving break.
Who Asked? // What makes a family?

Who Asked? // What makes a family?

By Brynn Murawski, Staff Writer • November 19, 2024
This installment of Who Asked? by staff writer Brynn Murawski gets into the nitty gritty age old struggle between found family and chosen family.
Satire | How to recover from the stress of the holidays

Satire | How to recover from the stress of the holidays

By Alaina McCall, Staff Columnist • January 9, 2024
Whether it was the stress of constantly being surrounded by our loving families, day after day of beratement from people we thought had finally matured but seem to instead be worse than ever, or learning family lore we could never have prepared ourselves for, many of us are considering not venturing beyond Oakland ever again.
Poetry | When the world opens its ears

Poetry | When the world opens its ears

By Abigail Dobry, Staff Columnist • November 30, 2023
Abby Dobry shares a poem about the potential of goodness
Editorial | It’s OK to not like Thanksgiving

Editorial | It’s OK to not like Thanksgiving

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 15, 2021
While Thanksgiving can be a happy time full of food and family, this isn’t the case for everyone — and that’s OK.
(Illustration by Abby Katz | Staff Illustrator)

Staff picks: Tips for conquering homesickness

By The Pitt News Staff • August 20, 2019
The dawn of a new semester can bring a mix of emotions — excitement, stress and sometimes even homesickness. Leaving family and friends back home for almost eight months can be tough, regardless of whether you live 30 minutes or a continent away. Here are our tips for conquering homesickness this semester.
Opinion | New Year’s Resolution: Talk Politics

Opinion | New Year’s Resolution: Talk Politics

By Julia Kreutzer, For The Pitt News • January 7, 2019
Just as our political identities have changed, we must radically transform the way such debates and conversations are handled. This key change in our approach to political discourse is the perfect resolution to ensure 2019 is better than years prior.
(Illustration by Raka Sarkar | Senior Staff Illustrator)

Talking politics at Thanksgiving shouldn’t be taboo

By Anne Marie Yurik | For The Pitt News • November 20, 2017

What do you do when someone close to you says something about a topic in the news you find simply reprehensible? Oftentimes, the instinct is to shut up and pretend it didn’t happen — something that’s...

Pitt extended paid parental leave to staff on Wednesday, a benefit faculty has had since 2008. Meghan Sunners | Assistant Visual Editor

Paid parental leave extended to Pitt staff

By John Hamilton / Assistant News Editor • March 30, 2017

The University announced the first paid parental leave program for staff on Wednesday, providing four consecutive weeks of paid leave to new mothers and fathers. The new benefit, which is available...

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