Editiorial: Casual Friday 3/19


published: Thu, 18 Mar, 2010

Get the popcorn

C-Span recently uploaded every minute of its archived videos to the Internet. If you thought congressional budget hearing committee meetings were slow, wait until you see how long they take to buffer.

Sickeningly Sweet


Editorial: Beverage tax for Pittsburgh could be easier to swallow


published: Wed, 17 Mar, 2010

Pittsburgh could soon see another drink tax — not on booze this time, but on sugary drinks.


Editorial: U.S. on the fast track to speed


published: Mon, 15 Mar, 2010

To keep pace with the rest of the world, The United States has to think fast.


Editorial: Texas State Board of Education an Enlightenment


published: Sun, 14 Mar, 2010

Texas lived up to its reputation as the Lone Star State when the State Board of Education approved a newly amended social studies curriculum Friday.


Editorial: Casual Fridays 3-5


published: Thu, 4 Mar, 2010

Quench your thirst 

Gatorade recently dropped its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, no longer seeing a role for him in its marketing efforts. Steadfast, Tiger plans to continue being a spokesman for Gatorade’s traditional slogan, “Is it in you?”


Editorial: Online records a proper prescription for UPMC patients


published: Wed, 3 Mar, 2010

Medical record storage these days is hardly cutting edge: information sits stuffed on shelves or in cabinets in myriad alphabetized, manila folders. It’s time for an upgrade.


Editorial: Digital billboards shouldn't spur accidents


published: Tue, 2 Mar, 2010

We’ve all seen some pretty creative methods of advertising, like the Oscar Mayer Weiner truck or taping fliers up everywhere around campus.


Editorial: In hockey, going for the gold but accepting the silver


published: Sun, 28 Feb, 2010

In the final moments of yesterday’s gold medal hockey match between the United States and Canada, we kept our fingers crossed. The United States trailed Canada 1-2. There was under a minute left, and it didn’t look good.


Editorial: Casual Fridays 2-26


published: Thu, 25 Feb, 2010

Pitt pads


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Having an awesome spring break


published: Thu, 4 Mar, 2010

Students share why their spring break will be awesome — or not so awesome.


Mysteries in a chemistry lab


published: Mon, 1 Mar, 2010

Go on a virtual tour of a chemistry lab and find out why everyone might start talking about metal-organic frameworks in the near future.





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