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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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City Council passes bill preventing ICE cooperation

Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor Members of Pittsburgh City Council unanimously voted on a bill that would prevent the city from cooperating with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on Tuesday. The bill prohibits the city’s employees and contractors from requesting someone’s immigration status, prevents law enforcement investigations based on a person’s immigration status and bans city workers from giving ICE access to people in … Continue reading City Council passes bill preventing ICE cooperation

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New bill would prevent cooperation with ICE in the city

Josh Imhof & Eliyahu Gasson & Kaitlyn Hughes | features editor & editor-in-chief & news editor Members of Pittsburgh City Council introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prevent the city from cooperating with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The proposed bill comes as the city continues to decide how to navigate interactions with ICE and just 13 days after Allegheny County Council approved … Continue reading New bill would prevent cooperation with ICE in the city

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Pittsburgh reacts to ICE agents working at the airport

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief President Donald Trump deployed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) on Monday. PIT is one of 13 airports the administration is sending ICE to in an effort to make up for a shortage of Transportation Security Administration workers across the country — the result of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. “Just like Allegheny … Continue reading Pittsburgh reacts to ICE agents working at the airport

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Why aren’t we hearing about ICE anymore?

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer I’ve been seeing less content criticizing United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on my Instagram feed this month. It turns out, it’s not just me. This past year my regularly scheduled programming of Reels (usually featuring crafts and gardening content) had incrementally been replaced by videos about ICE. Violent interactions between agents and civilians, tutorials on how to prevent … Continue reading Why aren’t we hearing about ICE anymore?

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CMU students host ICE safety training

Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor Jaime Martinez, founder of Frontline DIGNITY, said he has spent the past year visiting different college campuses and meeting with students directly in the Pittsburgh area to talk about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). “Supporting neighbors is how neighbors love neighbors. And when we can do that, we’re better off for it, but it comes from the grassroots,” Martinez … Continue reading CMU students host ICE safety training

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Staff Editorial: Protest responsibly

On Wednesday last week students at Pittsburgh’s Allderdice High School worked with school leaders to stage a walk out against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The peaceful protest finished at 3:30 p.m and the crowd dispersed. “Pittsburgh Public Schools respects students’ rights to engage in lawful, peaceful expression while prioritizing student safety and maintaining a secure learning environment,” Ebony Pugh, Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesperson … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Protest responsibly

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Staff Editorial: Some things never really end, do they?

In January, FBI executed a search warrant in Fulton County, Georgia to obtain records from the 2020 election; earlier this month, it was unearthed that the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard executed an investigation regarding Puerto Rico’s voting machines last May. Through a time of confusion, division and hostility, Gabbard is choosing to focus on the wrong tasks at hand. According to a warrant … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Some things never really end, do they?

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Pitt students ‘walk out’ to support communities being targeted by ICE

By Eliyahu Gasson & Kaitlyn Hughes | editor-in-chief & news editor A group of University of Pittsburgh students gathered at Schenley Plaza with signs in hand on Friday to show solidarity with communities being detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The protest was part of a series of walk outs across the city organized by Sunrise Movement Pittsburgh, College Democrats at Pitt, CMU Democrats … Continue reading Pitt students ‘walk out’ to support communities being targeted by ICE

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‘That’s what home care workers do’:Nurses gather on North Shore to honor Alex Pretti

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief Freezing temperatures and snow on Saturday were not enough to keep health care workers and nurses from gathering on the North Shore for a vigil to honor Alex Pretti. The vigil, organized by SEIU Healthcare workers, was held next to the Fred Rogers Memorial Statue, which Jessica Platt, a nurse at Allegheny General Hospital, said was a fitting place for the … Continue reading ‘That’s what home care workers do’:Nurses gather on North Shore to honor Alex Pretti

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