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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
Opinion | How D.C. changed my perspective

Opinion | How D.C. changed my perspective

By Emily O'Neil, Senior Staff Columnist • September 5, 2024
I’m an advocate for believing that every season of life brings you something to improve upon yourself, and the version of you keeps changing and growing. How wonderful is it to think of life that way?
Opinion | How to avoid and recover from burnout

Opinion | How to avoid and recover from burnout

By Lucas DiBlasi, Senior Staff Columnist • October 17, 2021
By putting some more thought into how we relax and unwind, we can recover from burnout more efficiently. 
A Starbucks’ storefront.

Opinion | Working at Starbucks was the best thing that ever happened to me

By Dalia Maeroff, Opinions Editor • October 5, 2021
Working as a Starbucks barista was my first job at a large company, and while that may sound trivial, it prepared me for the harsh realities of the adult work environment.
The pandemic showed that flexibility will be key in the new workplace as some workers preferred to stay online, while others are eager to return to the office.

Opinion | Workplace attitudes are changing — and it’s long overdue

By Dalia Maeroff, Opinions Editor • August 29, 2021
The pandemic showed that flexibility will be key in the new workplace. 
Opinion | This year, embrace the “work in progress”

Opinion | This year, embrace the “work in progress”

By Julia Kreutzer, Senior Staff Columnist • January 5, 2020
I love tea but I’m definitely oversteeping it — unless I’m understeeping it. The list goes on.
Then-junior Danielle Garven takes a shot during a game against the Syracuse Oranges in February.

Danielle Garven, a constant amid change

By Tessa Sayers, Assistant Editor • November 5, 2018
When news came out in April that former head coach Suzie McConnell-Serio was fired, Danielle Garven had a big decision to make. Would she stay at Pitt, or would she transfer for the third time? She decided to stay and knowing she made the right choice is ready to make an impact on the court this season.
Kain Colter, a then-quarterback and then-receiver for Northwestern University, gestures toward United Steelworkers International president Leo Gerard as he answers questions following the announcement that several Northwestern football players wish to join a labor union, during a press conference in Chicago on Jan. 28, 2014.

Column: Universities should recognize student athletes as employees

By Brian Gentry, Contributing Editor • September 12, 2018
It's time for Universities to recognize athletes as student employees and mitigate the exploitation of players under demanding sports programs.
(Image by Thomas Yang and Caroline Baroque | TPN Staff)

Don’t let responsibilities ruin your summer

By Brian Gentry | Senior Columnist • April 22, 2018

When I was a kid and it got above 90 degrees, my parents would put out a sprinkler in the lawn and my brother and I would spend hours running back and forth through the water. My parents would work in...

Amaratunga and Aniff created their app, Ediyu, after spending two and a half years and $10,000 to produce it. (Photo by Issi Glatts | Staff Photographer)

Panthers Past and Present Produce Profit

By Anish Salvi | For The Pitt News • September 15, 2017

Whether its crafting art or creating apps, Pitt students are finding ways to turn their passion projects into profit. For some, the track to success took unexpected turns through cadaver labs and art...

Heather Sandfort (right) , a Pitt emergency medicine graduate, work as a paramedic on holidays such as Christmas, the Fourth of July, Easter and her birthday. (Photo courtesy of Heather Sandfort)

Hustling on the holidays

By Zoe Pawliczek | Staff Writer • September 14, 2017

After the last bus home for the holidays leaves Pitt, few students remain in the dorms and on campus —  those who do stay often work, including Nordenberg Resident Assistant Liam Monahan. “I’m...

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