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Opinion | A ‘respite’ for Syria is not enough, sanctions must end

By Sofia Uriagereka-Herburger, Staff Columnist • February 23, 2023

The aggressive sanctions on Syria are part of the reason that the effects of the earthquake were so devastating and should therefore be lifted entirely.

Op-Ed: A conservative reflects on Trump’s first year

By Marlo Safi | Op-Ed Contributor • January 23, 2018

During my tenure as assistant opinions editor for The Pitt News in 2016, I wrote a scathing column about Milo Yiannopoulos’ visit to Pitt after the College Republicans hosted him. I was on the verge...

Climate change should hit close to home

By Brian Gentry | For The Pitt News • September 19, 2017

The apple core I had just tossed had no sooner hit the bottom of the bin when I heard the familiar scolding from my mom. Once again, I had forgotten to put it in the compost bin. As a kid, I didn’t...

President Barack Obama Delivers Statement On Syria

By Kristoffer Tripplaar / MCT Campus • September 5, 2013

President Barack Obama, joined by Vice President Joe Biden, delivers a statement on Syria in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., Saturday, August 31, 2013. (Kristoffer Tripplaar/Pool/Abaca...