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Students reflect on first-year dorm experiences

By Emma Hannan, Staff Writer • November 15, 2023

As their first semester of college comes to a close, first-year students are reflecting on their dorm experiences and deciding if they chose the right place to live.

As academic year comes to a close, Pitt students reflect on living in Carlow University dorms

By Kelly McPoyle, For The Pitt News • April 17, 2023

About 130 Pitt first-years lived in Carlow University dorms this academic year. As Pitt contemplates housing options for next year, some students say they’ve experienced challenges unlike other on-campus first-years.

6 plants that can survive a winter in a college student’s room

By Maya Valletta, Staff Writer • January 12, 2023

Plants are a great way to create a cozy and bright living space even with the constant gray skies of a Pittsburgh winter. Here are six plants that can survive the season in a dorm room, along with some plant care tips to keep them alive.

‘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.

Editorial | UCSB’s Munger Hall is a mistake, not a model

By The Pitt News Editorial Board • November 17, 2021

UCSB’s billionaire-backed mega-dorm is based on inhumane and discredited concepts that ignore the needs of students.

Dante Watson: Circling tracks and rounding the floor

By Trent Leonard | Staff Writer • January 19, 2018

Between lacing up his cleats for a race and spending late nights studying in Hillman, sophomore track athlete Dante Watson has a few other responsibilities: mediating disputes, doing rounds on dorm floors...

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...

Making the most out of living alone

By Thomas Wick | Columnist • May 30, 2017

I could keep the lights on whenever I wanted. I could listen to music and not have to bother with pesky headphones. I could toss my clothes in the corner and worry about them in a few weeks. I could nap...