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
Gold medal ice hockey team Canada during the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

Opinion | Women can never seem to win

By Tessa Powers, Opinions Editor • March 3, 2026
Tessa Powers situates the recent controversy on the U.S. hockey teams into the broader context of the oppression of women and grapples with misogyny as a societal institution.
Players on the Pitt club handball team high-five.

Pitt Club Handball helping Panthers go global

By Conor Hutchison, Assistant Sports Editor • December 5, 2025

In the United States — a country as sports-obsessed as any — Americans have little time or energy for anything new. Professional and college football unite people with nothing more in common than...

John Carlos spoke to about 30 Pitt students and faculty on Tuesday night about his life and experience at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City.

Legendary activist, track star John Carlos recalls ’68 Olympics

By Stephen Thompson, Sports Editor • July 8, 2020
Hosted by Pitt’s Film and Media Studies department, Carlos spoke to about 30 Pitt students and faculty on Tuesday night about his life and experience at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City. It was there that Carlos and fellow Team USA sprinter Tommie Smith posed for one of the most iconic photographs of the American Civil Rights Movement and sports history.
Thai break dancers.

Opinion | Olympic breakdancing would promote inclusion

By Delilah Bourque, Senior Staff Columnist • February 26, 2019
The inclusion of break dancing, as well as other nontraditional sports, is an important step towards the goal of keeping the Olympic games modern. The IOC should include break dancing in the Paris 2024 program if it wants to keep the games fresh, relevant and inclusive.
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