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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
Summer is the only time of year one can get adequate amounts of vitamin D in Pittsburgh.

Satire | Summer: The Flaming Oakland Trash Pile of Seasons

By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist • July 16, 2019
If I took anything from the hot second I spent in Physics 1 before withdrawing, it’s that what goes up must come down. I believe this law must also apply to weather. Therefore, what must be cold will eventually become hot. And hot it has become.
Lothrop Hall is one of the only residence halls with a sink in nearly every dorm room.

Satire | Residence Hall Horoscopes

By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist • June 29, 2019
Just like you, each of Pitt’s residence halls has its own distinct character.
UGG boots gained widespread popularity in the mid 2000s.

Opinion | June Horoscopes

By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist • June 18, 2019
Summer is upon us. The weather becomes hot. The air becomes sticky. The Geminis finally crawl back into the wretched pits from whence we came. There is a sense of calm. Check your horoscope to see what else the stars have in store for you this Cancer season.
Columnist Allion Dantinne suggests becoming a squirrel to cope with finals.

Opinion | 5 ways to relieve stress through comedy

By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist • April 21, 2019
When finals season rolls around, it’s hard to not feel the crushing weight of the world on your shoulders. It’s hard not to see your GPA in physical form, beating you over the head for taking a “What ocean sponge are you?” quiz instead of paying attention to the lecture.
Opinion | Serious March horoscopes

Opinion | Serious March horoscopes

By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist • March 21, 2019
Just some rigorous and serious March horoscopes. These are arguably the most accurate March horoscopes that can be found today.
Opinion | Market Impossible: 12 Hours in Market Central

Opinion | Market Impossible: 12 Hours in Market Central

By Allison Dantinne, Senior Staff Columnist • March 7, 2019
I spent from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. on Saturday in Market, learning about Market, coming to understand Market and, eventually, becoming Market.
Crows perch on the trees outside the William Pitt Union.

Top 10: Reasons to cancel classes

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • January 31, 2019
From time to time, we may have to cancel classes — and here are 10 reasons why.
The interior of a Port Authority bus traveling along Fifth Avenue.

Opinion | Decent, good and chaotic: a glimpse into life on the Port Authority 71C

By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist • January 31, 2019
The public bus is an interesting gathering of Pittsburgh’s citizens, a demented family reunion featuring a wild cast of characters all wishing to achieve something and go somewhere.
Rite Aid has two entrances — one on Forbes and one on Atwood.

Opinion | Ode to Rite Aid

By Maggie Koontz, Senior Staff Columnist • January 23, 2019
Going to pick up a couple of items should be pretty straightforward, and with Rite Aid, it totally is. Activities like dodging the scaffolding beams as I walk down the sidewalk and watching all those white plastic tarps flutter in the wind are just business as usual in Oakland.
Opinion | Accurate, peer-reviewed horoscopes

Opinion | Accurate, peer-reviewed horoscopes

By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist • January 17, 2019
Do you use Apple Music? Do you enjoy it? Do you like to pop, and lock, and jam, and break? Reconsider this stance, Aquarius.
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