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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

Grace Harris, staff columnist for The Pitt News, poses for a photo with her first-year roommate.

Opinion | Your first-year roommate is one of the most important people you will ever know, both good and bad

By Grace Harris, Staff Columnist April 9, 2024
First-year roommates, both good and bad, are some of the most important people we will meet in our lifetimes. I am lucky to say that my roommate has become one of my best friends, and I probably would not be in the place I am today if it weren't for her.
Brianna Rae Brochu, a University of Hartford first-year student, faces hate crime charges after intentionally contaminating her roommate’s possessions for more than a month. (West Hartford Police Department)

Hartford hate crime shows what happens when students stay silent

By Sarah Shearer | Columnist November 5, 2017

Imagine walking into your dorm room at the end of a long day. You get ready for bed, brush your teeth and apply lotion. The faint smell of — moldy clams? — doesn’t quite hit but lingers questionably...

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...

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