Students are deciding to remain in residence halls, despite University request to move out due to pandemic
By Anushay Chaudhry, Staff Writer
March 19, 2020
Chancellor Patrick Gallagher announced last week that Pitt was shifting to online classes indefinitely in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak, followed by a request the next day that students not return to their University housing after spring break, if possible. Despite Pitt’s decision to issue partial room and board refunds to those who move out before April 4, there are still students determined to stay.
Students support classmates, neighbors with mutual aid
By Maggie Young, Contributing Editor
March 18, 2020
Pitt students have launched Pitt Mutual Aid, a resource for students and community members who face various forms of insecurity from stipulations of the coronavirus outbreak.
Pitt requests students move out of residence halls, will issue refunds in wake of pandemic
By Mary Rose O'Donnell, Assistant News Editor
March 12, 2020
Pitt is requesting all students move out of residence halls, but students can request an extension to stay on campus. Pitt will evaluate travel issues, co-op standing, campus employment, financial hardship and personal safety for each case
Pitt plans to add 1,000 beds to campus with Master Plan
By Sarah Berg, Staff Writer
November 14, 2019
The demand for on-campus housing options has grown alongside Pitt’s student population, with many turning to off-campus housing or rooming at third-party locations with Pitt-owned leases like the Wyndham and The Bridge apartments.
Students use Facebook to create community
By Jacq Flash, for The Pitt News
January 7, 2019
Facebook’s groups feature has become a way to connect people with similar interests or goals.
Middle ground necessary for housing options
By Mackenzie Oster, For The Pitt News
November 15, 2018
House and apartment hunting in Oakland leaves many students on the fence about where they’re going to reside the following school year — especially since the neighborhood has come to offer a narrow selection of decent student housing opportunities at this time of the year.
House Hunters: Oakland Edition
By Allison Dantinne, Staff Columnist
November 15, 2018
There comes a time in every Pitt student’s life when even grilled-cheese day at Market doesn’t make your on-campus living experience any less dismal. You’re ready to move on to bigger and better things. You’re an adult. You want to make grilled cheese yourself, whenever you want it.
Pitt alums aim to simplify subletting
By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer
May 30, 2018
For students searching for the perfect summer or fall apartment to sublet, scrolling through pages and pages of listings on Facebook or Craigslist can be an exhausting and difficult process. And for those looking for someone to sublet their place while they are away, their posts are often pushed to the b...
To succeed, sophomores should stay on campus
By Brian Gentry | For The Pitt News
November 17, 2017
Sophomore Dolan Edinboro knew he wanted to move off campus for his sophomore year. But when he started looking for apartments in the November of his first semester at Pitt, he and one of his roommates, sophomore John Kelly, were shocked to sometimes spend five or six hours a week looking for one. “I...
Men move in: Holland Hall goes co-ed
By Janine Faust | Assistant News Editor
August 30, 2017
Rosina Roccamo has only lived in Holland Hall for about a week and has yet to exchange words with a guy on her floor. “I know it’s gone co-ed, but it’s not, like, super co-ed,” Roccamo said, looking around at her fellow Holland Hall residents scurrying past her curbside perch in the quad. ...