Resident assistants give advice for first-year students

By Kyra McCague, Staff Writer • August 5, 2024

Pitt has more than 170 resident assistants, who typically live on and oversee one floor in a residence hall. Between their experience living in on-campus dorms, training and proximity, RAs and RDs are one of the best resources for first-year students seeking advice.

‘Not on campus, on another campus’: About 130 Pitt first-years to live in Carlow University dorms this academic year

By Alexandra Ross, Senior Staff Writer • August 25, 2022

Noah Stephenson has a few complaints about his on-campus housing this year — namely that it isn’t on Pitt’s campus at all.

Managing cooking in college

By Anna Ligorio, Staff Writer • August 16, 2020

This semester, don’t let the small space of a dorm or an apartment limit you from creating big things in the kitchen.

How to not kill your dorm plants

By Charlie Taylor, Culture Editor • July 22, 2020

Plants were meant to be in the great outdoors, not some stuffy dorm room — but if you’re looking for a companion, a new hobby or even just a little greenery for your room, a low-maintenance house plant can be a great option.

Being a good roommate is easy: just be open

By Andrea Spatig | For The Pitt News • May 30, 2017

There’s the roommate that has super loud FaceTime conversations with their significant other, the one who never showers and spews an unfavorable odor wherever they go, the one who is too clingy and over-involved...