Editorial: Pittsburgh, protect our sanitation workers
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
March 26, 2020
Sanitation workers are providing essential, life sustaining services for the Pittsburgh community during this time. They deserve to be protected — with both gear and hazard pay — while working under such conditions.
Opinion | Pitt should prioritize local history
By Loretta Donoghue, Staff Columnist
February 18, 2020
By honoring Irvis, the University has made a positive step in promoting local history, but they should implement a required program that integrates a variety of local history topics into all students’ curriculum.
Pitt professors compile Pittsburgh human rights stories
By Katie Sottile, For The Pitt News
February 11, 2020
The conclusions drawn from the study will be compiled as a part of the Universal Periodic Review, a report that is published every four years to depict the human rights records of 193 United Nations Member States.
Editorial: Pittsburgh should invest in cyber security
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 4, 2019
This is a smart and necessary move, especially given the recent trend of cyber attacks against city governments around the country.
Editorial: Pittsburgh, end public library fines
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
December 2, 2019
Research has already shown that fine-free libraries are extremely beneficial — CLP should work toward making libraries fine-free as soon as possible.
Editorial: Pittsburgh voters will be unfairly blamed if parks don’t improve after tax increase
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 10, 2019
The actual plan for park improvement is vague, and if the new tax doesn’t cultivate change in parks, Pittsburgh voters could be blamed. But they shouldn’t be.
Column: Riverhounds could benefit from relegation
By Dominic Campbell, Senior Staff Writer
October 30, 2019
No matter how far Pittsburgh’s red-hot Riverhounds advance in the USLC playoffs, they won't have the chance for upward mobility in America's soccer pyramid. This should change.
Poetry | We Are the Tree Of Life
By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor
October 27, 2019
Leah Mensch reflects on her Jewish identity one year after the 11 people were killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue.
Editorial: South Side walker and biker trail project insufficient
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 20, 2019
While these safety measures are an improvement, they shouldn’t be limited to people who only travel through Oakland and the South Side.
Editorial: The youth justice system is unjust
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
October 6, 2019
Deliberate changes must be made locally and nationally to ensure fairer investigations and treatment of children being prosecuted.