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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

Pitt plans to add 1,000 beds to campus with Master Plan

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.
The Pitt student book exchange allows students to buy and sell notes and textbooks.

Students use Facebook to create community

By Jacq Flash, for The Pitt News January 6, 2019
Facebook’s groups feature has become a way to connect people with similar interests or goals.
Middle ground necessary for housing options

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

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.
Christian Snyder | Editor in Chief

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...

Litchfield Towers A, B and C are located on lower campus between Fifth and Forbes avenues and house approximately 1,800 students.

To succeed, sophomores should stay on campus

By Brian Gentry | For The Pitt News November 16, 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,...

Sejla Jukic (Left) and John Talley (Right), both RAs at Holland, stand at the door that separates the North side and South side of Holland. (Photo by Wenhao Wu | Assistant Visual Editor)

Men move in: Holland Hall goes co-ed

By Janine Faust | Assistant News Editor August 29, 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,...

Tower C is a dorm on campus for students living in single rooms. (Photo by Matt Hawley | Staff Photographer)

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...

Editorial: City makes landlords accountable, renters more powerful

By The Pitt News Editorial Board November 18, 2015

In the housing market of South Oakland, basic supply and demand theory is somewhat in flux. Landlords are supplying a limited product, rentable houses and apartments, to a consistent and high demand,...

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