The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News
People who fled the war in Ukraine rest inside an indoor sports stadium being used as a refugee center, in the village of Medyka, a border crossing between Poland and Ukraine, on Tuesday.

Editorial | Countries should treat all refugees equally

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • March 20, 2022
All refugees are worthy of a safe shelter and should be treated equally.
Anna Libikh holds a photo of her family who live in Ukraine.

‘Being Ukrainian and being a student’: Ukrainian Pitt students reflect on war

By Clare Sheedy, Contributing Editor • March 20, 2022
Returning from spring break, Ukrainian Pitt students reflected on the Russia-Ukraine war and their family’s safety.
Students and faculty protest Friday afternoon at the Cathedral Lawn, in a show of solidarity for the recently-invaded Ukraine.

Ukrainian Pitt professor raises more than $800k for humanitarian efforts

By Martha Layne, News Editor • March 1, 2022
Tymofiy Mylovanov, an associate economics professor at Pitt and president of the Kyiv School of Economics in Ukraine, has raised more than $800,000 to aid humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
People silently listen to speakers at a rally Downtown in support of Ukraine on Sunday evening.

‘Proud to be Ukrainian’: Hundreds gather Downtown in support of Ukraine

By Pamela Smith, Contributing Editor • February 28, 2022
Hundreds of people rallied Sunday evening in downtown Pittsburgh in support of Ukraine, waving flags, praying and singing the Ukrainian national anthem.
More than 20 students and faculty protested Friday afternoon at the Cathedral Lawn, in a show of solidarity for the recently-invaded Ukraine.

Photos: Protest against Russian invasion of Ukraine

By Pamela Smith, Visual Editor • February 25, 2022
More than 20 protesters sang Ukraine’s national anthem, chanted “hands off Ukraine' and carried signs saying “stop Putin” Friday afternoon at the Cathedral Lawn, in a show of solidarity for the recently-invaded nation.
More than 20 students and faculty protested Friday afternoon at the Cathedral Lawn, in a show of solidarity for the recently-invaded Ukraine.

Pitt’s Russia, Ukraine clubs come together to protest Russian invasion

By Punya Bhasin, Assistant News Editor • February 25, 2022
More than 20 protesters sang Ukraine’s national anthem, chanted “hands off Ukraine' and carried signs saying “stop Putin” Friday afternoon at the Cathedral Lawn in a show of solidarity for the recently-invaded nation.
Participants in a Thursday vigil in front of the White House to protest the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Editorial | Ukraine needs support, not memes or infographics

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • February 24, 2022
Memes and infographics that are circulating around the conflict between Ukraine and Russia are harmful to the actual people suffering.
Opinion | Trump's unpresidented response to impeachment

Opinion | Trump’s unpresidented response to impeachment

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • October 8, 2019
While Trump is not the first president to face this political battle, his reactions thus far fall in uncharted territory.
President Donald Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border, east of the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego, on Sept. 18.

Editorial: Democrats can’t stall impeachment any longer

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • September 23, 2019
If Trump’s behavior was corrupt and constitutes an impeachable offense, not impeaching him would be accepting the president’s power to seek foreign interference in our democracy.
(Illustration by Elise Lavallee | Contributing Editor)

Analysis: How a 1999 NATO operation turned Russia against the West

By Christian Snyder, Assistant Opinions Editor • September 6, 2017

The name Boris Yeltsin should ring a bell, whether it brings to mind images of him leaping upon a tank during a coup in 1991 Moscow or standing drunk in his underpants in Washington, D.C. in 1995. Yeltsin,...

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