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The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Freshmen, living on campus isn’t that great

By Andrew Boschert / Columnist November 14, 2014

Although South Oakland can be kind of gross and landlords can be kind of stingy, should first-year students live in on-campus dormitories? The practice is near-universal for large schools to emphasize...

Pittsburgh: the city of bridges and renters

By Jessica Craig / Columnist November 14, 2014

You studied for 12 straight hours at Hillman Library, took the last final of your undergraduate career and now, as you don your black graduation gown with your diploma in hand, and mom snaps a pictures...

Flip houses, get money: Freshman turns to fellow students

Flip houses, get money: Freshman turns to fellow students

By Meagan Hart / Staff Writer November 13, 2014

Dave Hartman spent spring break during his freshman year in the basement of an Oakland house wading through sewage.“I resolved some fairly substantial plumbing problems. It wasn’t exactly Punta Cana,”...

Far and away: some students prefer life well outside of Oakland

Far and away: some students prefer life well outside of Oakland

By Danah Bialoruski / For The Pitt News November 13, 2014

The grimy, dingy houses of Oakland aren’t for everyone.Some students trade the convenient location to move further off campus for a variety of reasons. In some cases, they got in the house-hunting game...

Don’t be that guy: How to be a good roommate

By Lauren Rosenblatt / Staff Writer November 13, 2014

Just months into the semester, charged arguments, passive-aggressive comments and snarky sticky-note messages make way for the opening shots of the roommate wars. “We definitely are at the end of the...

The future of 'cool': predicting the next classic college posters

The future of ‘cool’: predicting the next classic college posters

By Shawn Cooke / A&E Editor November 13, 2014

What’s going to be the next “Pulp Fiction?” The next “Scarface?” The next “Big Lebowski?”No, I’m not trying to guess the next brilliant, scrambled-narrative crime flick, mob boss drama...

Dear Kelly: Subletter Edition

By The A&E Staff November 13, 2014

Dear Kelly,My subletter is a nightmare. He filthies up the kitchen and sits in the living room all day playing his PlayStation 3. I feel bound to my bedroom. What’s the best way to cope with the situation?Sincerely,Trapped...

Neighborhoods in transition: Gentrification hits Pittsburgh

Neighborhoods in transition: Gentrification hits Pittsburgh

By Brett Wilson / Staff Writer November 13, 2014

Daniel Stavros of Braddock said Pittsburgh still hasn’t recovered since the city’s steel mills barred their doors. “Even after all this time, we still see many people struggling to make ends meet,...

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