‘Terrifying’: Title IX office, students react to new federal regulations
By Natalie Frank, Staff Writer
September 4, 2020
Pitt’s Title IX office has implemented controversial new federal Title IX regulations — meeting the federal government’s Aug. 14 deadline — despite strong opposition from some University officials. Carrie Benson said she has many concerns about the new rules, but her office will comply with them.
Opinion | Trump administration’s Title IX changes hurt survivors
By Genna Edwards, Senior Staff Columnist
May 12, 2020
The mere change in the definition of what constitutes sexual harassment will have wide-reaching, chilling consequences.
By the Book: “The Glass Eye” and writing about mental illness
By Megan Williams, Staff Writer
February 13, 2020
I prefer “crazy” to “mentally ill.” The latter sounds so clinical, and I never feel clinical when I am in the trenches of my post-traumatic stress.
Opinion | The Kobe Dilemma
By Aidan Segal, Staff Columnist
February 3, 2020
His alleged actions must be acknowledged as a part of his murky legacy.
Editorial: Katie Hill faces double standard in sex scandal
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
November 7, 2019
The media’s handling of Hill’s photos are a form of victim-blaming that reinforces the double standard surrounding men and women’s expected expressions of sexuality.
Pitt to fund up to $250k in sexual misconduct prevention projects
By Jon Moss, Assistant News Editor
October 30, 2019
Pitt announced Wednesday that it is making up to $250,000 available for faculty and staff to support “innovative solutions” for preventing sexual misconduct on campus.
Oakland Outlook | Sexual assault at Pitt: A survivor’s story
By Megan Williams, Staff Writer
October 17, 2019
For many students on campus, the truth of sexual trauma is not shocking. Its ramifications are not best understood through statistical data. How do you quantify something that is stolen from you? How do you explain that sexual assault feels devestatingly familiar and inevitable to its victims?
Opinion | Impeach Justice Kavanaugh
By Devi Ruia, Staff Columnist
September 24, 2019
Now, almost a year after those hearings, new information has come to light that raises even more questions about the confirmation process, FBI investigations and Kavanaugh’s fitness to serve as a Supreme Court Justice.
Editorial: Antonio Brown should be benched
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
September 15, 2019
The accusations led many to wonder whether or not Brown would play in his first game for the Patriots. He did — but he definitely should have been benched.
County judge overturns jury’s guilty verdict against ex-CMU student
By Emily Wolfe, Contributing Editor
July 29, 2019
In a rare move, an Allegheny County judge has overturned the May jury verdict that convicted a former Carnegie Mellon University student of sexually assaulting a Pitt student.