Editorial: Hiring Brandon Flood is a step in the right direction
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
April 8, 2019
This is a major step forward in normalizing the rehabilitation of inmates and allowing them to participate fully in civil society and benefits the justice system as a whole.
Editorial: Trump’s border security the wrong answer to real problems
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 9, 2019
President Donald Trump’s first prime-time address was his opportunity to make a case for his border security plan. Instead, it highlighted just how little Trump understood the problems he hoped a border wall would fix.
Erika Strassburger wins District 8 special election
By Christian Snyder, Multimedia Editor
March 7, 2018
Independent candidate Erika Strassburger will succeed Dan Gilman on Pittsburgh City Council after District 8 voters handed her a decisive victory Tuesday. Strassburger finished with 64 percent of the vote, more than double her closest opponent, Democratic nominee and East Liberty restaurant owner Sonja Finn, who finished with 28 percent. ...
Pitt alum campaigns for state senate seat
By Christian Snyder, Multimedia Editor
February 2, 2018
When James Craig’s father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2014, his mother, an opioid addict, overdosed on prescription pills and died. Opioids weren’t new for the family — his aunt overdosed and died two years before that, and his father was an addict when diagnosed. His brother also ove...
Dean speaks about student death at SGB meeting
By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer
October 11, 2017
While it’s common at Student Government Board meetings to hear from students, Associate Dean of Students Steve Anderson took the opportunity to address the recent death of Pitt junior Alina Sheykhet at Tuesday night’s meeting. “I just wanted to obviously take a short minute here to acknowledge wha...