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

(Illustration by Raka Sarkar | Staff Illustrator)

Scandals trump news that matters

By Ana Altchek | Columnist March 29, 2018

You may or may not have heard about the school shooting that took place last week at Great Mills High School in Maryland. Two students were shot, and the teenage murderer committed suicide briefly after....

(Illustration by Liam McFadden | Staff Illustrator)

Don’t pin blame on violent games

By Thomas Wick | Columnist February 28, 2018

Imagine being able to punch a ninja through the chest, rip out their heart and then squeeze it to drink the remaining blood left for nourishment. All it takes is two fatal words — “finish him”...

As Trump announces ‘Fake News Awards,’ GOP senators assail his attacks on the press as anti-democratic

On a day President Donald Trump promised to deliver "Fake News Awards," two Republican senators as well as several Democrats warned Wednesday that his unceasing attacks on a free press are undermining...

The New York Times has received significant criticism for a profile about a neo-Nazi the paper published Saturday. (Photo via Flickr)

Editorial: Journalists shouldn’t be afraid to contextualize evil

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 27, 2017

What was unusual in the response to a recent New York Times story wasn't its negativity so much as where the hate came from. With figures on the political right, from President Donald Trump to Joseph...

Christopher Ruddy, the CEO of Newsmax Media, spoke about freedom of speech and Trump’s portrayal in the media at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Wednesday night. (Photo by Aaron Schoen | Staff Photographer)

Protestors silently disagree with media mogul

By Sid Lingala | Staff Writer November 9, 2017

Less than a few minutes into Christopher Ruddy’s presentation at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Wednesday night, about 30 Point Park University students stood up silently with their fists in the air, showing...

Three Dartmouth College professors were placed on paid leave after they were accused of sexual misconduct. (Photo via Wikimedia Commons)

Editorial: Responding to sexual misconduct, NPR succeeds where Dartmouth fails

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 2, 2017

Sprawled across Dartmouth College’s campus last week were posters that read “Where is Prof. Paul Whalen?” and “Where is Prof. Bill Kelley?” The signs refer to two of the three professors at Dartmouth...

Pat Narduzzi will be Pitts sole spokesperson leading up to Penn State game. (Photo by Anna Bongardino / Assistant Visual Editor)

Pitt football bars players from speaking to media ahead of Penn State

By Ryan Zimba / Sports Editor September 4, 2017

Pitt football announced Sunday that head coach Pat Narduzzi would be the sole spokesperson for the team this week, shutting down player interviews ahead of their rivalry game against Penn State on Saturday. The...

(Vector by Jordan Mondell | Contributing Editor)

Dr. Who takes on a new enemy: sexism

By Elise Lavallee, Contributing Editor August 21, 2017

Dr. Who has faced many adversaries over the past 54 years — daleks, cybermen, weeping angels — all of which the Time Lord has defeated. But this season, the 13th Doctor is up against a new kind of...

Pitt Tonight named Andrew Dow the next host of the late-night talk show. John Hamilton | Contributing Editor

Pitt Tonight announces Andrew Dow as new host

For a show that is only wrapping up its second season, “Pitt Tonight” is already at the end of an era. “Pitt Tonight” announced on Twitter Wednesday that first-year Andrew Dow will be the next...

A scuffule breaks out during a Make America Great Again March on Saturday, March 25, 2017, in Huntington Beach, Calif. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Reporter, photographers say they were assaulted by Trump supporters at Calif. rally

LOS ANGELES — A reporter and two photographers said Sunday that they were physically assaulted by pro-Trump demonstrators at a Make America Great Again rally in Huntington Beach and are seeking the...

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