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Pitt students share their summer plans

By Kyra McCague, Senior Staff Writer • April 22, 2025

After a long and strenuous academic year, many students are excited to take a break. During the three and a half months of summer vacation, students plan to travel abroad, spend time with family and friends, do research and work summer jobs.

Opinion | Spring break — is it overrated?

By Emily O’Neil, Senior Staff Columnist • February 25, 2025

Spring break for college students is always anticipated and talked up as the trip of the year. But is spring break truly the highlight of the spring term, or has it become overhyped?

Opinion | What’s in and what’s out for thes upcoming semester

By Delaney Rauscher Adams, Staff Columnist • August 23, 2024

With the impending beginning of the upcoming school year, I’ve crafted a list of ins and outs to remind myself of my priorities.

Opinion | Back to Pittsburgh: Pitt student’s vacation back to the Burgh

By Irene Moran, Staff Columnist • June 26, 2024

On June 16, my friend and I took a trip back to Pittsburgh to hang out with some friends and have a good time. We missed the city dearly and knew that this was a good time to visit before we moved into our apartment in August. This visit made me consider staying in Pittsburgh next summer — the summer going into my senior year.

Satire | ‘He slept with my wife’: Students and faculty reflect on April Fools’ Day

By Thomas Riley, Opinions Editor • April 2, 2024

With finals around the corner, students and staff alike welcomed a little fun with friends to take their minds off the stress of studying and grading. April Fools’ day, a time for japes and goofs with friends, gave the Pitt family a well-deserved break.

Satire | Weaponizing incompetence against yourself

By Alaina McCall, Staff Columnist • February 6, 2024

Weaponized incompetence. Every girl in a bad relationship has dealt with this at least every day. But what is it? Ugh, I don’t know, and I don’t know how to look it up.

Satire | The Terrible Twenties: Alcoholism and Academia

By Alaina McCall, Staff Columnist • November 30, 2023

Alaina McCall once again deals with their own issues and quandaries through the thin veil of a satire.

Four Pittsburgh-based activities to do before the semester picks up

By Serena Garcia, Senior Staff Writer • January 10, 2023

The beginning of a semester leaves students trying to figure out how to transition back into school mode. Practicing some self-care before the semester gets challenging is helpful 一 and Pittsburgh offers so many fun ways to spend the day before the semester stress kicks in.

OPDC discusses ‘Welsfest’ block party

By Leanna Chae, For The Pitt News • September 24, 2021

“Welsfest” — a late August block party on Oakland’s Welsford Street — was not just the talk of the town for Pitt students. Oakland community members shared their takes at a community meeting on the block party, which had more than 1,000 Pitt students in attendance.

Editorial: Top 10 reasons Pitt students are so tired

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • October 24, 2019

Anytime someone asks us how we are, we respond that we’re tired — because here at The Pitt News, we’re committed to getting the facts right. And anytime we tell a college graduate of any age that...