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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...

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,...

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,...

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,...

TPN Online Housing Guide

By Find a place to live with the help of The Pitt News • August 16, 2013

http://www.universitystudenthousing.com/pitt