EdBoard: The inevitable risks of demonstrating
On Tuesday, April 18, a crowd of people gathered on the campus of Pitt to protest a debate being held between Michael Knowles, a transphobic political...
Novel-tea: the case for slowing down
Novel-tea is The Tartan’s literary and language opinion column, so if you like hot takes and reading about cool ideas in the literary community then this...
The terrible, horrible, no-good very bad economy
A few days ago, I was talking to a friend of mine who became a nurse after high school. He’d worked his ass off to get that job, putting in way more hours...
The truth can hurt
I’ve been described as many things over the years — brutally honest, blunt, delicate as a jackhammer — but the question I’ve always asked myself is why...
No more work over Carnival
Imagine, if you will, you are a student at one of the most rigorous, pseudo-ivy league learning institutions on the East Coast. The school’s reputation...
Let’s paint a pointless Fence more often
Two weeks ago, The Fence was the subject of a political controversy after it was vandalized to protest a “Free Palestine” statement written upon it. Last...
What is great replacement theory, and why is it terrifying
Last week I read a headline about a Nebraska Republican defending a six-week abortion ban because white people were being replaced. After checking that...
Mario & The Fate of Animated Movies
We’ve all watched the Mario movie at this point, right? It seems like it, because “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” has broken the record for animated movies...