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In certain ways, the 2024 presidential election appears similar and reminiscent of the 2020 election. The most striking similarity between the two elections is the anticipated return of President Joseph Biden...

The images we have seen from Israel and Gaza in the last three weeks should hurt every single student on this campus. This has been particularly shocking to those of Palestinian or Jewish descent. Many...

There are two types of people: Those who are bystanders and those who take initiative when witnessing something they disagree with. As Americans, we often pick and choose when to be a bystander and when to...

When I became a humanities major in the fall of 2022, I was met with a lot of doubt from family members and friends. “I hope she gets a job after graduating,” they would all say. I would also get the...

Almost every class I have taken during my college experience thus far has measured the amount of participation students contribute in some capacity. Speaking up to answer a question in class can help students...

The College of Arts & Sciences-Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (CAS-DEI) committee is charged, as per Section 4.1.5.6 of the Governance Document of the College of Arts and Sciences, “to propose,...

I was raised Catholic, went to a Catholic high school, spent years getting confirmed and attended Church regularly, but I’m not religious. I feel like religion is such an individual journey, so I won’t...

The Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program has written this statement in response to the anonymous, hostile note placed on our bulletin board in Donnarumma last Tuesday. For over three decades at...

Over the past couple of months, I have begun to hear more about the impending “enrollment cliff”. University of Pittsburgh analytics professor Andy Hannah estimated that the number of students entering...

Last Friday, Oct. 6, I had the opportunity to attend an event hosted by the Patrick J. Waide Center for Applied Ethics, which was part of their “Ethics Breakfast” series. This specific event dealt with...