Analysis: Social implications of personal identification to sports
By David Leftwich | Senior Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
The City of Pittsburgh took a collective gut punch last weekend as the Steelers suffered a 45-42 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars to end the season. Beyond the more than 60,000 people who flocked to Heinz Field to sit in 20-degree weather and watch the loss live, around 20 million people at home invested abo...
Self-awareness snaps unconscious biases
By Vaibhavi Patria | Columnist
January 10, 2018
Imagine you’re walking down Forbes Avenue one afternoon, and suddenly a man wearing a ski mask grabs your backpack and sprints away. You call the police immediately, and although the backpack is nowhere to be found, they’ve arrested two men who match your description of the perpetrator. You’re ta...
Don’t let groupthink ruin Greek life
By Vaibhavi Patria | For The Pitt News
October 30, 2017
As Maxwell Gruver, a first-year at Louisiana State University, was wheeled into the hospital last month, his blood alcohol concentration was eight times the legal limit — nearly 0.5. Gruver, who was a pledge for Phi Delta Theta, died in the aftermath of a hazing incident at his fraternity. Brothers...
Christensen concentrates on couples conflict
By Sarah Frumkin | For The Pitt News
October 6, 2017
Couples looking to get to the root of their problems may have found just the man to help them. Andrew Christensen — a professor from the University of California Los Angeles and a licensed clinical psychologist — shared his latest research on a method of couples therapy he developed at the Weste...
Dear social media: it’s not you, it’s my mental health
By Audreela Deb | For The Pitt News
August 21, 2017
Ah, summer. The season of vacation getaways and seasonal internships. Afternoon barbecues and late night bonfires; Fourth of July pool parties and sunbathing trips to the beach. And there’s proof of it all on social media — at least, if this year was anything like last. Instead of devouring th...
Editorial: Facebook: ‘Dislike’ button divisive
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 16, 2015
What’s on your mind?” Facebook asks as you open its mobile app. More likely than not, what’s in the back of your mind while you use Facebook is your image — how your peers will perceive your pictures and posts. Our education level, our relationships, our careers, our personal tastes — we make a...