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The LaMarca family in Ludington, MI in 2006.

Opinion | There is no such thing as wasted time

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 22, 2025
I’ve been going back and forth on what to write for this column all year. I’ve been brainstorming and jotting down ideas since September — seriously, check my notes app. But one idea has stuck with me from the very beginning, a “philosophy” I have carried with me for years now — the belief that there is no such thing as wasted time.
TPN sends off graduating opinions columnists

TPN sends off graduating opinions columnists

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • April 22, 2025
Graduation is nigh, so it is time to wish the opinions desk’s graduating seniors off. We worked with these writers for the last year, and a few even longer. From goofing around in the office, to complaining about the state of American politics, to commiserating about what is next after we all graduate, we hope you all had a wonderful time working for The Pitt News and writing for the best desk — the opinions desk.
Graduating Pitt students plan for their futures amid economic uncertainty

Graduating Pitt students plan for their futures amid economic uncertainty

By Sarah George, Staff Writer • April 8, 2025
As Pitt students get ready for graduation and the final events of their senior year, some are feeling uncertain about their future plans amidst a struggling economy and political turmoil.
Notes From an Average Girl // Strawberry daiquiris with a side of anxiety

Notes From an Average Girl // Strawberry daiquiris with a side of anxiety

By Madeline Milchman, Staff Writer • March 17, 2025
In this edition of Notes From an Average Girl, senior staff writer Madeline Milchman writes about the stress of graduation.
PPG Paints Arena.

Pitt’s shift to PPG Paints Arena for commencement sparks mixed reactions

By Kelly McPoyle, Staff Writer • March 9, 2025
Pitt is moving its commencement ceremony to PPG Paints Arena to accommodate its largest graduating class in history, ensuring that every student can participate and receive enough tickets for family and friends. Parents and students share mixed reactions.
Editorial | Our “society” did not lie to the Benedictine College graduates — Harrison Butker did

Editorial | Our “society” did not lie to the Benedictine College graduates — Harrison Butker did

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • May 22, 2024
Butker, like many conservatives faced with a social order growing gradually more progressive, cannot convince people to follow his worldview of their own volition and must scare them into it by telling them that they cannot trust what they thought they knew.
Opinion | Once upon a time, we grew up and left our passions behind

Opinion | Once upon a time, we grew up and left our passions behind

By Nada Abdulaziz, Staff Writer • April 8, 2024
Transitioning into adulthood and securing employment is a universal journey that all individuals embark on — it's an anticipated phase of life. However, recently, I've found myself reflecting on the activities I once cherished but now struggle to find time for.
Campus Life | My last semester: What I am looking forward to

Campus Life | My last semester: What I am looking forward to

By Shriya Yadamreddi, Senior Staff Writer • January 17, 2024
This week on Campus Life, Shriya Yadamreddi shares a few events that she is looking forward to this semester as a graduating senior.
Satire | Peaking in college — An analysis of anguish

Satire | Peaking in college — An analysis of anguish

By Alaina McCall, Staff Columnist • December 5, 2023
You certainly didn’t peak in high school. All you did was fall lower and lower into a cavern. Like, if life was a mountain, and peaking was being at the top, you were even lower than the bottom. But that’s good!
The Faculty Assembly in room 2700 of Posvar Hall on Wednesday.

Faculty Assembly discusses new winter commencement, new LGBTQIA+ steering committee

By Bella Markovitz, Senior Staff Writer • December 1, 2023

Faculty Assembly President Robin Kear addressed concerns about the new Dec. 17 winter commencement at its final meeting of the year. “Because this is the first year of this half-year sort of winter...

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