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Opinion | How masculinity twists the minds of incels

By Ebonee Rice-Nguyen, Senior Staff Columnist • December 9, 2022

How we perceive masculinity is connected to the violent nature of the incel community.

SGB addresses recent mass shootings, Lauren’s Promise resolution

By Millicent Watt, Senior Staff Writer • March 24, 2021

Pitt Student Government Board president Eric Macadangdang began the board’s Tuesday evening meeting by naming each of the eight Atlanta shooting victims — six of them being women of Asian descent.

Opinion | Sandy Hook video disturbing but necessary

By Remy Samuels, Staff Columnist • September 22, 2019

So although the video it posted is quite graphic, it is an effective way of promoting its message of transforming something deeply upsetting into something that will make people more aware of the urgency of this issue.

Editorial: Shooting survivors need more mental health resources

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 25, 2019

These people’s pain didn’t stop in the aftermath of the shootings, and they — as well as all others in their terrible position — deserved access to mental health resources to help them process and grieve what they lost.

Editorial: Rise in white nationalism fed by politicians

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 17, 2019

In wake of the mass shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Friday, we’ve seen that such blatant refusals to admit the gravity of white supremacy and racism have a wider effect than just the United States alone.

Several slain in mass shooting at Florida video game tournament

By Monique O. Madan and Glenn Garvin | Miami Herald • August 27, 2018

Among the dead was 24-year-old David Katz of Baltimore, a defeated contestant in the tournament. Police say he killed himself after opening fire on other competitors.