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Football, Sports

NIL to NFL — are college sports too professional?

Ben Deihl | sports editor We’re currently in a college football climate where some of the top players in the country are evaluated by their social media following. In On3’s NIL100 college football transfer portal rankings, players’ Instagram, TikTok and X follower counts are displayed right next to their high school star ranking, playing a pivotal role in how these athletes are rated and eventually … Continue reading NIL to NFL — are college sports too professional?

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Staff Editorials

Get on the PRT bus!

Staff Editorial In July of this year, Pittsburgh Regional Transit faced a $100 million budget deficit causing them to reduce their services by 40% according to the PRT website. They have nothing left to reduce but their services to the city. And in addition to their lack of funding from the federal level, they are proposing an increased rate for all the services, including a … Continue reading Get on the PRT bus!

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Opinions

Monopoly isn’t just a game: Uber’s hold spreads to taxis

by Mia Lubrani | staff writer March 31, 2022 Uber, the popular ride service available on mobile phones, is doing the unthinkable: They have officially started partnering with taxi companies in cities across the United States.  Uber and taxi services have been in competition on an unfair playing field since the rideshare app’s inception. With more people owning telephones, they have come accustomed to ordering … Continue reading Monopoly isn’t just a game: Uber’s hold spreads to taxis

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Opinions

Staff Editorial: The real cost of Uber

Staff Editorial: Oct. 21, 2021 Despite the claim that the word is at our fingertips, the unreliability of many transportation and food service apps make them incredibly frustrating to use. Many people depend on these apps to either have drivers transport them from one location to the other or deliver food easily and quickly right to their door. However, problems such as higher prices, longer … Continue reading Staff Editorial: The real cost of Uber

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Opinions

Three Latina software engineers are taking down Uber

By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 11/1/17 Gender discrimination happens in every industry, no matter the size of the corporation. Regardless of anti-discrimination laws that make gender discrimination illegal, it’s no surprise that management at small or large corporations often favor the advancement of men. Recently, three female software engineers have declared a lawsuit against the ride-sharing giant Uber for discrimination. The women, Ingrid Avendano, Roxana … Continue reading Three Latina software engineers are taking down Uber

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Opinions

Ford brings more jobs with new self-driving car

By Shivani Gosai | Asst. Opinions Editor  Pretty soon, there will be another self-driving car in Pittsburgh. Alongside Uber’s current project on autonomous cars, the major car brand Ford is planning on investing $1 billion into Pittsburgh for its own autonomous car technology. Ford announced on Feb. 10 that it is investing the $1 billion over the next five years into Argo AI, which is … Continue reading Ford brings more jobs with new self-driving car

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Opinions

Self-driving cars won’t ruin driving experience

By: Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor For as long as I can remember, I’ve been fascinated with cars — to the point of obsession. As the story goes, my first word (or at least one of the earliest) was “uck,” a toddler’s approximation of the name for all those awesome big rigs I saw on the highway. My collection of Hot Wheels numbers well into … Continue reading Self-driving cars won’t ruin driving experience

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News

Driverless Ubers to coming to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks

Raymond Arke | Staff Writer A city steeped in industrial history is becoming part of the technological revolution. Ride-sharing service Uber will debut self-driving cars in Pittsburgh by the end of August, according to financial news magazine Bloomberg. Users of Uber’s mobile phone app will have a random chance of summoning a driverless car. Uber has not let much slip about the launch yet. Uber … Continue reading Driverless Ubers to coming to Pittsburgh in the coming weeks

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