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
Opinion | Democrats and Republicans are both villains

Opinion | Democrats and Republicans are both villains

By Livia LaMarca, Assistant Opinions Editor • April 11, 2025
It's nice to revel in the good for a moment. To feel like our politicians are actually representing our will and making real, tangible change. To believe that, just maybe, our elected officials really do care about the people in this nation and not about holding onto power for just a little while longer. But we can’t let a single moment of action distract from a larger, troubling pattern of complacency.
Opinion | Elon Musk has succumbed to the anti-woke mind virus

Opinion | Elon Musk has succumbed to the anti-woke mind virus

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • March 31, 2025
The idea of a political mind virus is intriguing, and if we chart his personal history, I believe Musk more than anyone else exhibits the most symptoms of a politically induced neurodegenerative disease — an anti-woke mind virus.
Editorial | The GPT-4 Studio Ghibli trend again reveals a horrible misappreciation for human-made art

Editorial | The GPT-4 Studio Ghibli trend again reveals a horrible misappreciation for human-made art

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 31, 2025
Ignoring the potential violations and oversteps of copyright law, the ability to immediately generate images in an artist’s specific style completely waters down the messaging and intentions of their work.
Opinion | Stop being afraid of the word 'socialism'

Opinion | Stop being afraid of the word ‘socialism’

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • March 24, 2025
We are taught to believe that while capitalism isn’t perfect, it’s the best alternative. The constant fight for equality and livable wages is the natural way of life that prevents society from collapsing in on itself. However, in reality, capitalism keeps every person disconnected and isolated as the companies prosper.
Opinion | Anti-trans rhetoric strips everyone of their identity

Opinion | Anti-trans rhetoric strips everyone of their identity

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • March 17, 2025
The very existence of trans people does not pose a threat to women, but there is a threat when we seek to define gender and sex as a binary topic.
Opinion | Why award show speeches are only performative gestures

Opinion | Why award show speeches are only performative gestures

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • February 26, 2025
While these speeches are often well-intentioned, the very basis of these award shows is based on classism and exclusivity, which creates hypocrisy in these political statements.
Opinion | It’s time we listen to the message of ‘Cabaret’

Opinion | It’s time we listen to the message of ‘Cabaret’

By Emma Hannan, Contributing Editor • February 19, 2025
Inside the cabaret, the characters saw themselves immune to the world and atrocities before them. Since they thought it wouldn’t affect them and would go away if they ignored it, the fascist regime caught up to them and had disastrous consequences for all involved.
Students bracing for political tension during Thanksgiving break 

Students bracing for political tension during Thanksgiving break 

By Sydney Krasniewski, Staff Writer • November 20, 2024
Students are, by and large, excited to return home to spend time with family during Thanksgiving break next week. However, the 2024 presidential election results have raised political tensions and called attention to differences this holiday season. 
Satire | Holiday Cheer, and so can you!

Satire | Holiday Cheer, and so can you!

By Raquel Padin-Nicholas, Staff Columnist • November 19, 2024
Trust me, I understand how hard the results of this election season were. Still, nothing says out of sight, out of mind quite like the avalanche of holidays that are about to hit us.
Opinion | How to navigate politics this holiday season

Opinion | How to navigate politics this holiday season

By Tessa Powers, Staff Columnist • November 19, 2024
We Americans have now elected a convicted felon over a woman as the 47th president of the United States — and just in time for the holiday season.
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