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Editorial | There is no place for Nazism in the city of Pittsburgh

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 28, 2025

In an era of performative activism and Instagram repost warriors, Pitt students and the Pittsburgh community have a real chance to make a difference and speak up for what they believe in — that Nazism has no place in our city.

Opinion | Pitt student staples that didn’t win TPN’s ‘Best Of’ this year

By The Pitt News Staff • March 25, 2025

University of Pittsburgh students have spoken, and the results for the best Pittsburgh and Oakland staples are in! Unfortunately, the opinions desk can never just be happy with the results, so we have to share a few of our favorites who didn’t quite win TPN’s “Best Of” poll.

Opinion | Ideas for the upcoming Pittsburgh spring season

By Irene Moran, Senior Staff Columnist • March 20, 2025

Spring has sprung, and Pittsburgh has been absolutely beautiful for the past week. The weather was warm, campus was alive and the incoming spring weather is on the horizon. In the hopes that it stays like this for the rest of the semester, I thought of some things you and your friends can do to take advantage of the spring season weather.

Pittsburgh’s Dirty Dozen connects and challenges cyclists from all over the country

By Grace McNally, Staff Writer • January 28, 2025

Pittsburgh residents love to poke fun at the city's infamous hilly terrain, but this is precisely what inspired the Dirty Dozen, an annual bike race featuring the 13 worst hills around the city. Daniel...

University Art Gallery exhibitions depict the legacies of land and labor

By Amber Frantz, Staff Writer • October 4, 2024

American folk hero and original Man of Steel Joe Magarac grins as he bends a molten rod of orange steel while his fellow workers gasp in awe beneath him. Housed in the Frick Fine Arts building, this 1947...

New book ‘City Steps of Pittsburgh’ chronicles a hilly city’s hidden staircases

By Patrick Swain, Senior Staff Writer • September 9, 2024

Scattered around Pittsburgh, countless steps stretch across the city’s slopes. Hundreds of staircases snake up and down the hills and ravines — many weathered and eroded, hidden amongst the trees,...

First-year guide to Pittsburgh’s tourist hotspots

By Brian Sherry, Editor-in-Chief • August 8, 2024

While scrolling through social media, you’ve probably seen dozens of images of current and future Pitt students posing around some of Pittsburgh’s most iconic spots. From the Duquesne Incline to PNC...

Opinion | Back to Pittsburgh: Pitt student’s vacation back to the Burgh

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist • June 26, 2024

On June 16, my friend and I took a trip back to Pittsburgh to hang out with some friends and have a good time. We missed the city dearly and knew that this was a good time to visit before we moved into our apartment in August. This visit made me consider staying in Pittsburgh next summer — the summer going into my senior year.

Opinion | I’m just a gloomy girl who likes gloomy weather

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • April 11, 2024

Waking up to rain on my roof is one of the simple pleasures of life. I often crave that morning feeling.

Poetry | Matters of the Heart

By Anna Fischer, Senior Staff Columnist • September 25, 2023

A conversation with the city of Pittsburgh itself through free verse poetry