‘Don’t be scared of it’: students reflect on long distance relationships

By Elle Kenney, Staff Writer • February 7, 2023

For Sydney Lang, long distance relationships aren’t necessarily easy, but they aren’t as bad as many people fear.  Lang, a sophomore media and professional communications major, started dating...

Guns, virginity and nude requests: Students recount their Tinder horror stories

By Ryleigh Lord, Assistant News Editor • February 7, 2023

From handguns during sex to asking for nudes while mourning a grandfather, The Pitt News found three of the most outrageous Tinder stories from students on campus.

The best songs to add to your sex playlist

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • February 7, 2023

With the season of love upon us, people are especially ready to get frisky and set the mood with some sensual songs. So turn off the lights and turn yourself on with the following tunes.

Opinion | Purity culture is preventing us from living our best sex lives

By Grace DeLallo, Assistant Opinions Editor • February 8, 2022

Although traditional purity culture — the idea that people should abstain from sex until marriage — exists in evangelical Christian faith, it has leaked into our society at-large and shifted some of our views about sex and intimacy, especially for women.

Opinion | An Ode to the Bik: Using a Shared Shower At Sleepaway Camp

By Sarah Liez, Staff Columnist • February 8, 2022

A shared shower room can act as an excellent place to foster confidence and comfort in your body, especially for impressionable young girls who have a long way to go on the path to liking their own bodies.

‘Can I hook up with this boy?’: Couples navigate relationships, sex and COVID-19 safety

By Millicent Watt, Staff Writer • February 10, 2021

As the United States nears its one year anniversary with the COVID-19 pandemic, many Pitt students have encountered a wide array of relationship experiences, from being long distance, quarantining together, breaking up or “dating around.”

Staff Picks: Our favorite fictional couples

By The Pitt News Staff • February 10, 2021

Why would we spend hours swiping through dating apps — only to have an awkward, socially distant date in a public park — when we can live vicariously through our favorite fictional characters?

Falling in love with Shakespeare on Zoom

By Ananya Pathapadu, Staff Writer • February 10, 2021

Pittsburgh Shakespeare in the Parks is bringing you a modern take on Shakespeare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” this week.

Opinion | You don’t have to declare a sexuality

By Leah Mensch, Opinions Editor • February 9, 2021

You might never be exactly sure what your sexuality is. And you don’t have to be.

Opinion | Historical sex euphemisms we need to bring back

By Dalia Maeroff, Senior Staff Columnist • February 9, 2021

Slang and euphemisms have been around for as long as human beings were able to speak.