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Column | Things done and left undone

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • April 22, 2025

The saddest part of it all is not the fact that I will have to leave it all behind in 12 days. It is the fact that I will have to take with me the faces that I can never return to.

Nicholas Rescher, Pitt philosopher and professor, dies at 95

By Ryleigh Lord, News Editor • January 30, 2024

Nicholas Rescher, former chair of Pitt’s Center for Philosophy of Science, died on January 5 at 95 years old.

Opinion | The Meaning of Life — Who Cares?

By Emily O’Neil, Staff Columnist • September 5, 2023

Many individuals take the concept of the meaning of life literally and dive into the specifics of how a person exhibits meaning and lives purposefully. Our preconceived notions about life’s meaning create unrealistic expectations about our life’s worth — and that there is one.

Opinion | It’s time to resurrect the art salon

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • January 23, 2023

It’s time for us to resurrect the cultural, artistic and literary gathering place. It’s time to bring back the salon.