US actions toward Venezuela contradict professed concern
By Gabriela Cadahia | For The Pitt News
June 26, 2018
Venezuela, once the richest country in Latin America, is currently in the midst of an economic collapse of unprecedented magnitude. Falling oil prices and political corruption have sent the country into a spiral of hyperinflation and hunger that has forced 1.8 million people to flee in the past two ye...
‘Salam Neighbor’ affirms that personal relationships are gateway to change
By Julia Kadis | For The Pitt News
March 22, 2018
Think back to your favorite memories of elementary school. Some of them probably have nothing to do with learning at all — recess, snow days, early releases. Many of us loved the breaks from working and would always be thinking about the next time we’d be able to relax. Most of us, however, also had the privilege ...
SGB prioritizes human rights, Safety Fair
By Madeline Gavatorta | Staff Writer
January 24, 2018
Executive Vice President of Student Government Board Zuri Kent-Smith wants to educate the Pitt community about what is going on in regards to human rights and immigration around the world by organizing a human rights conference at Pitt. “I hope people get a strong foundation in human rights concern...
From NYU Local: Palestinian youth LEAD the way
By Melissa Godin | NYU Local
April 10, 2017
This story was produced as part of Impact News Journalism Day. Read more stories like it at impactjournalismday-universities.com/read-our-stories. “The first time I was offered a cigarette was by a 12-year-old Palestinian refugee named Odayee, in a refugee camp right out of Nablus called New Askar,” said 21-year-old R.J. Khalaf, founder of LEAD...
Editorial: City-wide effort needed to welcome refugees
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 29, 2015
As the Syrian civil war continues to devastate everything in its path, thousands of Syrians are fleeing one insecurity for the next, as the risks of staying overrun the perils of the journey out. The United Nations predicts there could be up to 4.27 million Syrian refugees by the end of 2015. Some of ...