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
Opinion | Politicians shouldn't visit disaster sites

Opinion | Politicians shouldn’t visit disaster sites

By Alex Jurkuta, Contributing Editor • October 17, 2024
This is no longer the 1960s. With communication technology available for government officials to talk to residents while coordinating with other officials, why increase the risk of a damaging mistake by visiting in person?
Dorian lashed the Carolinas with driving rain and winds as it neared the U.S. east coast Thursday after devastating the Bahamas and killing at least 20 people. Up to 20 inches of rain were forecast and forecasters warned of flash flooding.

Editorial: Trump’s stance on Hurricane Dorian is problematic

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 8, 2019
This stance that the president shouldn’t be corrected when wrong, even when public safety is at stake, is dangerous and dictator-like.
Sophomore center Terrell Brown (21) was held to just one point against Miami Tuesday night.

Free throw woes doom Pitt in 76-63 loss at Miami

By Nick Carlisano, Staff Writer • March 6, 2019
Turnovers, poor free throw shooting and bad rebounding prevented Pitt from coming out on top at Miami and the Panthers lost their 13th straight game.
Hao Sun, an assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering at Pitt named in Forbes’ “30 Under 30: Science” list, poses for a photo in Benedum Hall. (Photo by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

Pitt professor placed on Forbes “30 Under 30” list

By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer • December 5, 2017

Hao Sun sees little difference between monitoring the health of buildings and bridges and monitoring the health of human bodies. “In the human body, we have the nervous system so when you feel something...

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