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The first piece of “furniture” Owen Hipwell got for his new home on Juliet Street was an old wheelchair found in the back of his basement. (Photo courtesy of Jaime Weinreb)

Treasures and toys: students find strange objects upon moving into Oakland homes

By Jaime Weinreb / Staff Writer November 17, 2017

When Sawyer Bressler signed the lease to his new home, he was unaware the house came with a dildo mounted to a plaque. Like Bressler, many Pitt students come across strange artifacts left by previous...

Iggy Azalea

Iggy Azalea

By TNS May 19, 2015

ENTER TV-EMMY 27 LA

ENTER TV-EMMY 27 LA

By TNS January 5, 2015

Laverne Cox arrives for the 66th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Nokia Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014.

Certificates and minors

Certificates and minors

By MCT Campus September 28, 2014

Geocaching

Geocaching

By MCT Campus September 16, 2014

Geocaches can be any type of item, and geocachers can find them anywhere in the world for others to find. 

The dentist is in

The dentist is in

By MCT Campus August 27, 2014

Repeat winners Cranston and Louis-Dreyfus reprised their 'Seinfeld' lip-lock.

Click of a ticking clock

Click of a ticking clock

By MCT Campus May 28, 2014

Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig leaped forward in maturity on the band's latest album, Modern Vampires of the City.

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Man

By MCT Campus April 20, 2014

Andrew Garfield makes his much-awaited return as Spider-Man this summer.

Hanks wants pepperoni

Hanks wants pepperoni

By MCT Campus March 5, 2014

From pizza to selfless Ellen Degeneres was a personable host at the Oscars.

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