Alaina McCall

Dec 7, 2024 | pittnews.com | Alaina McCall

Like one in 10 Pitt students, I don’t go out on the weekend that much. I go to parties my club has, and birthday and holiday parties, but I’m not one to frequent SAE basements on the regular. Mostly, I’m just trying to ignore my neighbors’ parties, as I unfortunately live near Party Central — Semple Street. One Friday night recently, however, I, unfortunately, forgot to get dinner until pretty late, so I found myself walking to Cane’s at 1:30 in the morning when they close at 2.

Oct 25, 2024 | pittnews.com | Alaina McCall

In a distant future, years and years from now, live the Smiths — a normal upper-middle class family of the day, living paycheck to paycheck. Sometimes the lights go out. Sometimes they can’t afford water. They’re the lucky ones. “The groceries were $14,000 this week?” Mr. Smith exclaims, shocked. “That’s right, I had a ton of coupons,” Mrs. Smith responds. “But $2,500 worth?

Oct 25, 2024 | pittnews.com | Alaina McCall |Alex Jurkuta

The Eastern-backed puppet government in Cuba has recently expressed interest in joining the anti-American BRICS alliance. This action has clearly placed Cuba at odds with the United States and threatens the United States’ territorial integrity, having opened the door for Russian troops to be placed within 100 miles of America’s border.

Oct 17, 2024 | pittnews.com | Alex Jurkuta |Alaina McCall

Dear Alaina, I am writing you in the hopes that you can spread my message to the students of Pitt and, optimally, the world. As Oakland residents know, in the warmer months, swarms of lanternflies litter the air and streets with their disgusting existence. They’re annoying, they try to fly in my eyes and mouth every time I step outside and they’re invasive, so we’re supposed to kill them. Even God agrees that they are foul creatures that should never have graced the Earth.

Oct 4, 2024 | pittnews.com | Alaina McCall

As years pass by with match after match but no long-term relationships developing from dating apps, many people have become disillusioned with them as a concept. Plenty of my friends tell me they’re officially done with the apps, before rejoining a few days or weeks later because approaching strangers in public is impossible, disgusting and horrible.