Opinion | We can preserve our personal passions even if they’re our job
It feels like I’ve written more than I ever have over the past year. In reality, I’ve probably produced the least amount of writing since middle school. Writing has always served as my biggest...
View ArticleOpinion | Broadway can’t responsibly reopen without implementing necessary,...
The past year and a half has certainly presented its share of challenges — a pandemic, a tumultuous election, climate change’s escalation, racial inequity and murder hornets. For the theater industry,...
View ArticleOpinion | I am once again asking you to stop politicizing masks
Masks are “another critical element of our defense plan [against COVID-19],” I wrote 14 months ago in a column urging Americans, including our then-president, to put their egos aside and wear a mask....
View ArticleSatire | Five tips for making the most of Pitt’s campus
There’s nothing like a pandemic trapping us inside for over a year to make us cherish the amenities of an on-campus, in-person academic experience. As a member of the only remaining class who has...
View ArticleOpinion | Dear seniors, I see you
When I left campus in March 2020, I was desperate for respite from the stress of my sophomore spring semester. I never expected to return as a senior. I don’t need to tell you what happened during the...
View ArticleOpinion | Political hypocrisy shouldn’t stay the norm
Joe Biden screwed up. But despite his disastrous handling of the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, Democrats were quick to point the finger in directions other than our commander in chief. Democratic...
View ArticleOpinion | There’s a difference between vaccine hesitant and anti-vaxx
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection, 55.3% of Americans are fully vaccinated as of Sept. 26. Here in Pennsylvania, about 61% of people aged 18-64 and 92% aged 65 and higher have...
View ArticleSatire | 10 things more difficult than voting in the upcoming elections
The last day to request a mail-in or civilian absentee ballot for the elections is this Tuesday, Oct. 26. Polls open exactly one week later from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Nov. 2. You can learn more about the...
View ArticleOpinion | We need a little bit of blissful ignorance to get by in COVID times
Pitt football defeated Clemson on Saturday with the help of a season-high 60,594 fans in attendance. While community members are required to wear masks at events in University buildings, the same...
View ArticleOpinion | Is 2022 the year of apathy?
I was chatting with a professor last week about the frustration of making theater productions during a pandemic, yet again. We made pivot after pivot in 2020, determined to get back on a stage — even...
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