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Staff Editorial: NFL Draft week and its woes

With the upcoming NFL Draft bringing new attention to Pittsburgh, the city’s entire focus is on the incoming visitors. The expected influx of up to 700,000 people into the city brings with it reroutes, increasing road closures and traffic. However, this excitement isn’t the only thing running through residents’ minds. Draft week, unfortunately, doesn’t put a pause on daily life. People must continue going to … Continue reading Staff Editorial: NFL Draft week and its woes

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Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

It’s fair to say that a lot of national and world news of late has been pretty dour. A modern rendition of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” would be incomplete without mentioning the genocide in Gaza, Trump’s tarriffs threatening the stability of the global economy, the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the beleaguered release of the Epstein files (and the sinister … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

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Charlotte’s Corner: 4/9

Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor Last August, after an uneventful summer of working in child care and spending upwards of eight hours a day on TikTok, I decided I needed something memorable to define my summer, so I landed (pun intended) on skydiving. I expected it to make me seem cooler and more interesting than I actually was (I think it worked). What I didn’t … Continue reading Charlotte’s Corner: 4/9

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Midterms are the opportunity the Democrats need to take back the White House

Naomi Girson | opinions editor As midterms approach, more names seem to be circulating on the democratic side of the ticket. 2024 was aggravating, with a refusal from Joe Biden to step aside from reelection until July 21 of election year. The Democrats didn’t have time for a primary and Kamala Harris stepped up to be the Democratic candidate. It’s no huge shocker the Democrats … Continue reading Midterms are the opportunity the Democrats need to take back the White House

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James Bond is a misogynist, womp womp.

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer Okay, so it’s not pressing news, but MGM studios blessed Netflix this month with limited time access to the entire James Bond series. It’s sent me deep into the belly of a classic, awesome, but still undeniably sexist universe. Watching the movies has been putting me in a bit of a moral conundrum. Caught between a rock and a hard … Continue reading James Bond is a misogynist, womp womp.

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Staff Editorial: The end is no longer near for Pittsburgh journalism

Local journalism took a serious hit earlier this year when it was announced that The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Pittsburgh City Paper, both owned by Block Communications Inc. (BCI) would be shutting down. The latter of the two was shut down effective almost immediately and has been out of print since the start of the new year, but it wasn’t the end of an era. … Continue reading Staff Editorial: The end is no longer near for Pittsburgh journalism

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Climate change isn’t going to ‘get us,’ it’s already got us

Naomi Girson | opinions editor If you have to leave your house to go to work, get groceries or just step outside for some fresh air, you are sure to notice the weather. Whether it’s snowing, humid, hailing or raining out there, it’s extreme. And it’s not in your head either. It’s too late to prevent the most extreme aspects of man-made climate change, but … Continue reading Climate change isn’t going to ‘get us,’ it’s already got us

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Finding the whole world in my backpack

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer I would live out of my backpack if I could. My family is from Pittsburgh but we didn’t really spend too much time here, when I was growing up. We were always out of town, traveling for my mom’s business. I caught the travel bug when I was 2 years old, thanks to her. Before I was born, my parents … Continue reading Finding the whole world in my backpack

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