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HIT THE STREETS TO GET DICKINSON ON THE BALLOT Ashton Crawley Staff Writer

First-year Lucy Bornhorst spends part of her days learning from Pitt political science professors before heading downtown to try to get a Pitt Law professor elected to Congress.

Bornhorst is one of about 20 student volunteers — most of whom attend Pitt — who worked to get Pitt Law professor Jerry Dickinson on the congressional ballot.

As a field intern for the Dickinson campaign, Bornhorst said volunteers typically canvass door-to-door in neighborhoods in the 18th Congressional District for a few hours at a time, finding out what issues matter to voters. She decided to join Dickinson’s campaign, her first ever, at the beginning of the spring semester.

“I had been looking to work on a campaign so it was just a beautiful opportunity,” Bornhorst said. “I’m canvassing because I believe it’s the best way to reach voters and hear what matters to them while also letting them know there is a new and different option than the

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FOSSIL FREE KICKS OFF CATHEDRAL SIT-IN DEMANDING VOTE ON DIVESTMENT Janine Faust Editor-in-Chief

Midterm season is approaching, meaning plenty of students will be staying overnight in campus buildings to get extra studying in. Some have decided to rally for divestment while they’re at it.

The Fossil Free Pitt Coalition began occupying space in the Cathedral of Learning’s lobby FriSee Dickinson on page 2 day at noon in another effort to convince Pitt to

stop investing some of its $4.3 billion University endowment in the fossil fuel industry. FFPC has been calling for divestment since 2014, expressing concerns over the industry’s impact on the environment, and has recently been pressuring Pitt to vote to divest at the next Board of Trustees meeting on Feb. 28.

“We are occupying Cathy because it’s time for a vote,” an FFPC press release said. “If the Board of Directors is granted another undisclosed amount

of time to learn what the rest of the world already knows — fossil fuels are a bad investment — lives, cultures and species, will be lost.”

FFPC organizer Annalise Abraham said at the sit-in Friday afternoon there is no set time limit on how long FFPC plans to occupy the Cathedral — members plan on staying as long as possible, including overnight, until they receive a response from Pitt.

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“We’ve made our demands clear to the University, and the information has been readily clear to them for years now about why they should divest,” Abraham said.

The sit-in comes a week after FFPC’s Fossil Fuel Divestment Day rally outside the Cathedral on Feb. 13, where they joined numerous other student groups at campuses across the nation demanding that their respective universities divest.

Abraham said that organizers are trying to build off of that momentum with the sit-in — the largest statement FFPC is making to date.

“We’re hoping that once other students see what we’re doing they’ll come and join us,” Abraham said. “We’re planning to have as many people here as possible all the time.”

University spokesperson Kevin Zwick said in a statement that Pitt’s Board of Trustees will consider proposals made by Chancellor Patrick Gallagher based on the summer 2019 findings of Pitt’s Socially Responsible Investing Committee.

This includes an update on Environmental, Social and Governance criteria, a resolution on an SRI process that allows community concerns to be considered in making investment exclusions and a resolution of support for Pitt’s commitment to become carbon neutral.

“In the last week, several leaders from the University again met with members of the Student Government Board and Fossil Free Coalition to update them on our sustainability efforts and to confirm that the Board will not be voting on divestment at the Feb. 28 meeting,” Zwick said.

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Abraham said FFPC is dissatisfied that the board plans on considering the proposed SRI process on Feb. 28 instead of holding a vote on divestment. “[Pitt] is just going to set up another committee just to discuss the issue of fossil fuels, which is great in theory but they’ve had this info for years upon years now,” Abraham said. “We don’t need another committee at this point.”

Anna Coleman, an FFPC organizer and sophomore statistics and global studies major present at the sit-in Friday afternoon, said the University’s progress is not sufficient and that FFPC wants decisions being made in a more timely fashion. She said FFPC efforts to meet with administrators about divestment did not go far beyond sitting in just meeting rooms.

“What we were doing before was just ending in stalemates,” Coleman said. “We hope that they vote to divest.”

Besides demanding that the board hold a vote on divestment, FFPC is also asking that trustees with direct ties to the fossil fuel industry abstain from the vote. It is also demanding that a public comment period at board meetings and for students to “have a seat at the table” regarding any ensuing reinvestment decisions.

Coleman noted that FFPC is not breaking the Student Code of Conduct by staying late in the Cathedral and doing academic work there after hours. They plan to remain peaceful and not disrupt the educational space.

“We’re trying to be visible and put pressure on Pitt, but not trying to escalate it where the University takes punitive action,” Coleman said.

incumbent this year.”

Dickinson announced last April that he was launching a progressive primary challenge against 25-year incumbent Rep. Mike Doyle to represent Pennsylvania’s 18th Congressional District. The central tenets of Dickinson’s campaign are economic and social issues such as health care, economic mobility and workers’ rights.

The campaign has taken Bornhorst to towns like Bethel Park, Pleasant Hills and Clairton in the South Hills — part of its “Everybody, every borough” initiative to try to reach voters in all corners of the district. Bornhorst said she enjoys this people-first nature of the campaign.

“We are meeting with voters and hearing what really matters to them,” Bornhorst said. “We are trying to meet voters in every borough and neighborhood. It feels like the campaign is bringing people together from across the district.”

Volunteers worked to obtain the 1,000 signatures needed to get Dickinson on the statewide Democratic primary ballot by last Tuesday’s deadline.

Volunteers started collecting signatures last August, but began canvassing more frequently in January.

Organizing this volunteer effort is Karyn Bartosic, a Pitt sophomore studying politics, philosophy and classics. As the campaign’s volunteer coordinator, she was responsible for planning intern schedules and making sure volunteers knew where to meet up for that day’s canvassing.

“I have worked on local campaigns in high school, but this is my first federal campaign,” Bartosic said.

Bartosic said she has learned a lot about Pennsylvania politics, such as the rules and regulations surrounding the number of signatures needed to appear on voter ballots, through her time canvassing throughout the district.

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Bartosic added that her experience with Dickinson’s campaign is different from others she has worked on because he spends more time with his volunteers.

“It’s a very special campaign of this caliber,” Bartosic said. “It’s for the U.S. House of Representatives and most of the time, you’re not going to know the congressman you worked for, and I think that’s a pretty cool thing.”

Canvassing can have its good moments as well as its less enjoyable ones — many of which involve constituents’ dogs, Bartosic said. One time, a district resident’s dog escaped from their yard and the volunteers watched as Dickinson and his campaign manager chased him and brought him back home. But occasionally the campaigners will be invited into someone’s home and will have an interesting conversation with the resident.

Bornhorst said canvassing allowed her to hear directly from people in the area about their issues. She recalled one particular canvassing experience with a woman in Clairton who was concerned about pollution from Clairton Coke Works and the opioid crisis.

“We talked to her for probably 20 minutes about how she was addicted to opioids and was able to combat that addiction,” Bornhorst said.

Bornhorst said she hopes that her time working on a campaign will help her in her future career.

“I’m not sure where I want my political career to go, but I ultimately want to work at the State Department or somewhere abroad,” Bornhorst said.

Dickinson said his student volunteers are an essential part of his campaign and their involvement demonstrates a desire for change from younger votes.

“The young volunteers on the campaign are realizing that they have a stake in the future. They want to be a part of the decision-making process,” Dickinson said. “They want to be part of a movement that gives them a voice.”

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BLOOMBERG UNDERMINES AND THREATENS DEMOCRATIC VALUES

Julia Kreutzer

Senior Staff Columnist Typically, my favorite way to respond to the mayhem that has become synonymous with the Democratic primary debates is with satire.

I make a joke about former Vice President Joe Biden’s surprise victory in forming coherent, occasionally sensical, sentences. I laugh to myself as I compare Pete Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, to a stale pita chip — rather tasteless but surprisingly appealing. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., has the raw grit and determination of a baby pit bull whose teeth haven’t quite grown in yet but who has made headway in gnawing through a chew toy anyway. Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt., truly out-Bernies himself. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, DMass., is a shark in a sea of goldfish.

The candidate I struggle to joke about, however, is former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. His obscene personal wealth, deeply troubling political record and corrupt campaign strategy make him one of the largest threats to the integrity of the Democratic Party.

Despite not being on the ballot in some early states, he is working to align himself with several key party leaders and has received some public statements of support, such as from actor Clint Eastwood. Instead of allowing Bloomberg to bulldoze his way through the election, it’s time Democrats stop entertaining the idea of electing a candidate who undermines the ideals we are desperately trying to salvage.

Perhaps the most obvious concern with Bloomberg is his monstrous wealth. In a party that chastises Trump’s exorbitant wealth and business ties, it’s absurdly hypocritical to cut Bloomberg a break on the same issues. The former Republican, turned independent, turned Democrat is pledging his campaign not on his political athleticism, but on his bank account and completely unfounded promises of his electability. With a net worth of $61.9 billion as of Feb. 22, he is ranked as the eighth-wealthiest person in the United States on the 2019 Forbes 400 List. For reference, President Donald Trump is listed as number 275.

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Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

John Bazemore, Akron Beacon Journal | tpn His personal wealth should be of particular concern during this time of transition toward grassroots movements. The Democratic Party is undergoing an electoral revolution, most candidates are not accepting donations from fossil fuel companies, corporate PACs, super PACs or federal lobbyists — although the exact breakdown of what someone is or is not accepting varies based on the candidate.

Bloomberg is falsely promoting the same strategy, claiming he will not accept political donations or a presidential salary if elected. The absolute absurdity in this statement, however, is that Bloomberg himself funds Independence USA, a Super PAC, almost entirely. Super PACs are not inherently evil. In fact, a large portion of the $2 million Bloomberg invested in October 2018 alone was in support of seven women running for seats in the House of Representatives who hoped to unseat Republican incumbents. But many key Democrats have criticized PACs for allowing the extremely wealthy, such as Bloomberg, to assert greater influence than ordinary citizens.

Bloomberg’s refusal to accept donations is as gimmicky as it is deceptive. Someone who is

wealthier than the bottom 125 million Americans combined should not be praised for refusing donations from the same organizations he funds himself. Whether explicitly from a PAC or not, the money is coming from the same place — his own wallet.

Beyond his personal wealth, Bloomberg contradicts the principles of the modern Democratic Party by boasting an incredibly controversial and troubling political record. In his time as mayor of New York City, Bloomberg implemented stop-andfrisk, a policing strategy that was deemed unconstitutional for blatantly targeting communities of color. In early February, CNN released an audio clip from 2015 that shows Bloomberg defending the highly controversial policy.

“We put all the cops in minority neighborhoods,” Bloomberg said. “Yes, that’s true. Why do we do it? Because that’s where all the crime is. And the way you get guns out of the kids’ hands is to throw them up against the wall and frisk them.”

He also came under fire in the Nevada debate for several non-disclosure agreements with his company. ABC News reported that according to several lawsuits, as CEO, Bloomberg recurrently

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made sexist remarks that created a misogynistic and degrading culture throughout the company.

“If women wanted to be appreciated for their brains, they’d go to the library instead of to Bloomingdale’s,” he allegedly remarked.

Bloomberg’s professional and political experience should hardly fall in the category of qualifications.

What is perhaps the most troubling facet of the Bloomberg campaign is his campaign strategy itself, which relies on his ability to purchase ads and, as a result, support from the public rather than woo voters in debates. After much speculation, he announced his run for president on Nov. 24, 2019. He finally made his debate debut in Nevada and was met with harsh criticism from the other candidates, particularly Warren and Sanders. He was simply unable to defend himself against some of the most pointed, direct attacks we have seen thus far in the primary race.

“Bloomberg brought a wallet to a knife fight,” said Twitter user Bruce Mehlman.

My fear, however, is that this may be just as, if not more, effective. Roughly 20 million viewers saw Bloomberg get outperformed and, frankly, embarrassed on the debate stage. However, according to the Guardian, Mike Bloomberg accounts for 69% of political ad impressions on Facebook, nearly six times the amount for President Trump and almost 10 times that for Bernie Sanders. He has spent more than $250 million on television ads, over $40 million on Google and Youtube and $45 million on Facebook in modes of digital campaigning that are not monitored by the transparency tools enacted

by Facebook and Google in the aftermath of the disaster of the 2016 election.

He is openly attempting to buy our support.

Bloomberg is one of the most terrifying candidates I can remember in modern politics — I started voting during the Trump era. It is imperative that the Democratic Party stand united against the Bloomberg campaign or we, too, may fall victim to the same deceit as the party we are fighting against.

Julia writes mostly about social issues and politics. Write to Julia at jrk142@pitt.edu.

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93 bus line needed on weekends for Oakland Port Authority buses are going to be hitting the streets a little harder on the weekends, starting midMarch.

Port Authority announced last Tuesday that a few more bus lines will operate on the weekend, starting March 15. The 60-Walnut-Crawford Village, the 53-Homestead Park, the P68-Braddock Hills Flyer, the 2-Mount Royal and the 67-Monroeville will all now be in full operation on Saturday and Sunday.

The 67 bus is the only bus with service changes that runs through Oakland. The bus travels outbound via Forbes Avenue and inbound via Fifth Avenue. There are other buses that run through Oakland, though, that don’t provide weekend service.

One of these buses is the 93, which takes students from the far side of the Boulevard to campus, and runs into Bloomfield, Lawrenceville and Squirrel Hill. Currently, there doesn’t seem to be a plan to add weekend bus service to the 93 bus schedule, but there should be.

The 93 runs inbound Oakland, Hazelwood, Glen Hazel via Greenfield and outbound Oakland through Lawrenceville. There are 82 stops along the busline, which most importantly transports students who live Juliet Street, Ward Street and Dawson Street — typically over a mile away from Pitt — to campus.

It’s not only convenient to have a steady service alongside the 30A campus shuttle — which also runs to the other side of the Boulevard of the Allies — but it’s also necessary. The Pitt shuttle is only available to Pitt students, and unlike the 10A, which

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goes to upper campus, the 30A does not run on the weekends either. For students, this is even more reason for the 93 to run seven days a week.

Plenty of people need access to Pitt’s campus on more than just the weekdays, though. And aside from the 93 directly, there aren’t other bus lines that are directly transferable.

So people living on the far side of Boulevard are left only with the option to walk, or not come to Pitt at all. The 93 also provides an efficient and safe way for people to get home after dark, especially from a weekend campus event.

But the bus line is important for more than just the trip between South Oakland and campus. The 93 is also the only bus that runs directly from Oakland to Children’s Hospital in Lawrenceville. Both Pitt faculty and students do a lot of work in this particular hospital, and it isn’t always on the weekdays. Medical students work in rotations there, and professors instruct clinical sessions. Senior nursing students work clinical shifts on the weekend as well as weekdays sometimes, and other STEM students and professors conduct research within the hospital labs. Programs in other departments — like education — also partner with Children’s. Anyone in Oakland — student/faculty or not — should have a direct route to primary hospitals in the City every day of the week.

So it’s time to add weekend service to the 93. Though bus services halt on the weekend, the journeys to campus, the partnerships, research and hospital rotations don’t.

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PITT BASEBALL STAYS WOMEN’S BASKETBALL HOT, SWEEPS EASTERN SKID HITS SEVEN ON SENIOR DAY MICHIGAN

Marshall Worth Staff Writer

Pitt baseball played its first three-game series of 2020 over the weekend, sweeping Eastern Michigan in Sanford, Florida, to improve to 6-1 on the season.

Game 1 Pitt used strong pitching performances to hold the Eastern Michigan Eagles to two runs on Friday, and the offense did just enough to scratch out a 3-2 win.

Sophomore starting pitcher Billy Corcoran earned the win, going six innings and allowing two runs on three hits while striking out a career-high nine batters.

Redshirt junior Dylan Lester and junior Chase Smith followed Corcoran on the mound, combining for three hitless innings to seal the win.

On offense, the Panthers picked up right where they left off last weekend, scoring a first-inning run for the fifth time in their five-game old season. Following a two-out single from redshirt senior David Yanni, reigning Office Depot Student-Athlete of the Week Ron Washington, Jr. stayed scorching hot with a double off the wall to give Pitt an early 1-0 lead. Yanni added an RBI of his own in the third inning, scoring senior Nico Popa on a single up the middle. Pitt used some small ball to add to the lead in the fourth, as Popa scored junior Riley Wash on an RBI groundout.

Pitt’s offense seemed poised for another outburst after taking a 3-0 lead through four innings, but the bats were silenced from that point forward, managing only two hits the rest of the way. Eastern Michigan cut the deficit to one in its half of the sixth, before Pitt summoned its bullpen

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for the final nine outs to secure a win.

Game 2 Pitt offense took center stage in Saturday’s win, highlighted by a seven-run sixth inning en route to a convincing 10-4 win. After being held scoreless in the first inning for the first time this season, Pitt jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second on an RBI single from sophomore Sky Duff, and a Yanni two-run home run added to the difference in the fifth. Eastern Michigan tacked on two runs in the top of the sixth before the Panthers put the game out of reach in their half.

Consecutive walks drawn by junior Jordan Anderson and Popa brought in the frame’s first run, before Yanni busted things open with a bases-clearing double.

Washington, Jr. followed with a two-bagger of his own before back-to-back singles from sophomore Kyle Hess and junior Samuel Frontino capped off the sevenrun inning.

On the mound, junior Pitt starter Mitch Myers lasted 5.2 innings while striking out seven to record his first win as a Panther. After giving up a leadoff single in the first, Myers retired 16 consecutive batters. Redshirt junior Grant Powell took Myers’ place in the sixth inning, escaping his own jam by inducing an inning-ending double play. He worked himself into trouble of his own in the seventh before rolling up another twin killer to avoid any damage. After sophomore Brady Devereux surrendered two runs in the eighth, senior Chris Gomez came in and retired all five batters he faced, finalizing the 10-4 win.

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First-year guard Emy Hayford struggles to move around Louisville’s Mykasa Robinson.

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Pitt women’s basketball fell behind early in the second quarter and never recovered, en route to a 79-47 defeat on Sunday afternoon at the hands of No. 5 Louisville.

The Panthers (4-23 overall, 1-15 ACC) were unable to channel the emotion of senior day into their play. Head coach Lance White was disappointed with his team’s effort, particularly with transition defense and rebounding, against the Cardinals (25-3 overall, 14-3 ACC).

But the day’s seminal story took place before the game even tipped off. The Panthers acknowledged three players on the court beforehand.

Redshirt senior guard Aysia Bugg and two of Pitt’s former guards, senior Alayna Gribble and current Cardinals redshirt senior Yacine Diop, were all included as part of their senior day festivities.

Gribble was medically disqualified after suffering too many concussions and Diop, who

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played for Pitt from 2014-18, was a four-year teammate of Bugg’s before transferring to Louisville.

But he focused on the seniors — particularly Diop — for their contributions to Pitt basketball the last two years. Despite her transfer, White wanted Diop to remember her years at Pitt fondly.

“Obviously Yacine for a long time was a great player here and I wanted to honor her,” White said. “This is home and I want those kids to feel that and be a part of it. I told Yacine after the game that whatever she needs, whatever it is, is that this is still a part of her journey … I think kids got to make choices for themselves and at the end of the day you have to treat people the way you want to be treated.”

Similarly, first-year guard Dayshanette Harris — who has had to pick up the scoring slack since Bugg went down with an injury Feb. 1 against Florida State — was extremely thankful for Bugg’s guidance this past season.

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Pitt baseball played its first three-game series of 2020 over the weekend, sweeping Eastern Michigan in Sanford, Florida, and improving to 6-1 on the season. Kaycee Orwig| senior staff photographer

Baseball, pg. 6 Pitt ended its weekend the same way it started, outlasting the Eagles by a final of 3-2 to complete the sweep. Just as happened on Friday, Pitt’s pitching fueled the win. Junior starter Matt Gilbertson continued his excellent start to the season, throwing seven shutout frames and walking none on his way to his first win as a Panther.

Compared to the season’s first six games, Pitt’s offense got off to a slow start. After being held scoreless through three innings, however, Pitt scored in the fourth and fifth to give Gilbertson, who is yet to allow an earned run this season, some wiggle room. RBI singles from junior Bryce Hulett and Hess gave Pitt a 2-0 lead, and Yanni worked a bases-loaded

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walk to provide some insurance in the eighth.

Turns out Pitt needed it. Its comfortable 3-0 lead nearly evaporated in the ninth, as a two-out error by Frontino plated Eastern Michigan’s second run and put the tying run on second with two outs. Pitt then summoned first-year Adam Bloebaum to record the final out, which he did on two pitches to record his first collegiate save.

At 6-1, Pitt baseball is off to its best start since 2017. The Panthers will be back in Sanford on Friday, Feb. 28, for a double header against Lehigh at 1 p.m. and Central Connecticut State at 5:30 p.m. Pitt will remain in the Sunshine State for the entirety of the weekend, with rematches already set for Saturday against the Hawks and Sunday against the Blue Devils.

“Bugg has taught me a lot in just one year, so it’s kind of sad to see her go,” Harris said. “I’ll forever be grateful for Bugg for leading me my freshman year.”

But nevertheless there was a game to play, and Pitt was blitzed early. Even with the Cardinals down junior Dana Evans and sophomore Elizabeth Balogun, who combine to average 27 points per game, Louisville overpowered the Panthers.

Pitt quickly fell behind the Cardinals in the first quarter, 8-3, prompting head coach Lance White to call a timeout with 6:23 remaining.

Then, the Panthers were able to lock down the Cardinals on defense and outscore them 10-4 going into the second quarter. This was capped off by a half-court shot buzzer beater by sophomore guard Jahsyni Knight.

Despite their thinning rotation of players, the Cardinals took over in the second quarter and were able to put the game clear out of reach.

They started off the quarter on a 16-0 run, spearheaded by Diop, senior guard Jazmine Jones and senior forward Kylee Shook, who scored seven, five and four points on the run, respectively.

The Panthers were able to cut the lead down to single digits with a 10-2 run themselves. Harris — who posted a career high 27 points last time out against Boston College — tallied eight points during the run.

Louisville once again delivered a timely counterpunch and entered halftime with a one-point lead off the strength of an 8-2 burst.

The Cardinals smoked Pitt’s defense in the second period with a 10-15 mark from the field and a perfect 5-5 from the free throw line, while Pitt shot only 4-14 and 2-7 from 3-point range.

Pitt’s abysmal play continued into the third quarter, as it shot 13.3% from the field, scored five points and went over six minutes without a field goal.

Their poor defensive play continued. Pitt al-

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lowed 24 third quarter points, led by Shook who was a perfect 4-4 from the floor. The Cardinals lead 63-29 going into the fourth quarter.

Like the previous four games, Pitt played much better in the fourth quarter with their opponent’s best players resting as the lead ballooned. Junior guard Gabbie Green scored eight points to lead Pitt, including two makes from 3-point range.

With Sunday’s loss, Pitt’s losing streak extends to seven, and they have now recorded the second most losses in a season in program history. Their 15 ACC losses are now the most in program history since joining the conference in 2013.

While the season has been long, first-year forward Rita Igbokwe — who moved into second all-time for blocks as a first-year at Pitt with a pair of rejections against Louisville — enjoyed playing this year at the Petersen Events Center and thought that the experience has grown her game.

“I’ve learned a lot at the Pete,” Igbokwe said.

“I’ve wanted to play in different atmospheres to play under different circumstances and to just have fun. I’ve learned a lot from my teammates, the coaching staff even from myself, just like, you gotta go out there and have fun.”

Pitt will finish the regular season with two road games, the first on Thursday against Virginia.

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2BR houses and apart­ ments available in August. Unfur­nished, no pets. At­wood/S. Bouquet. Call 412‑492‑8173 3,5,6 bedroom. All newly renovated, air‑conditioning, dish­washer, washer/ dryer, and parking.

Most units on busline and close to Pitt.

Avail­able Summer 2020. 412‑915‑0856 or email klucca@veri­ zon.net.

3211 Juliet St. 2 apart‑ ments for rent. Avail‑ able 08/01/2020.

2 BR at $950/mo. in­ cludes all utilities.

3 BR at $1425/ mo. in­cludes all utilities. Se­curity Deposit re­quired. Call 412‑608‑8581.

322 S. Bouquet.

Huge 2 BR apart­ ments. Available May

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For sale

• AUTO • BIKES • BOOKS • MERCHANDISE • FURNITURE • REAL ESTATE • PETS

services

• EDUCATIONAL • TRAVEL • HEALTH • PARKING • INSURANCE

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• ADOPTION • EVENTS • LOST AND FOUND • STUDENT GROUPS • WANTED • OTHER

1, 2020 or Au­gust 1, 2020. 412‑361‑2695

and shops. Contact Jerry at 412‑722‑8546

3232 Dawson St. Available August 1st.

5 BR, 2 Bath. Laundry included. $2600/mo.

Tenants pay all utili‑ ties. Call 412‑401‑5154.

LARGE, SOL‑ ID‑BUILD HOUSES FOR 2‑3 PEOPLE, Spacious kitchens, living rooms. Roomy backyard, front porch, recently reno­vated.

Available Au­gust 25 or NOW/EARLIER! $365‑$450 per room.

Call 412‑692‑1770 to see.

3444 Ward St. We have studios, 2, and 3 bedroom apartments.

Bright and spacious.

Free heating and free parking. Move May 1, 2020 or August 1, 2020. Call 412‑361‑2695 4909 Centre Ave. Great location for this spacious 1BR apart‑ ment located be­tween Pitt and CMU. On buslines, near restau‑ rants, a block from Shady Side hos­pital.

Rent includes heat.

Laundry, stor­age & parking avail­able.

Updated kitchens and hard­wood floors.

Avail­able spring, sum‑ mer and fall. Contact Sue at 412‑720‑4756 daily between 8:00 and 6:00 4BR, 2BA. 311 Oak­ land Avenue $1900/ mo. 412‑337‑9916 call for Bob Before signing a lease, be aware that no more than 3 unre­lated people can share a single unit. Check property’s compliance with codes. Call City’s Per­mits, Licensing & In­spections.

412‑255‑2175.

Dawson Village Apts. near CMU and Pitt.

One bedroom apts. $935 + electric. Avail‑ able for immedi­ate move in. On bus line, close to restau­rants

Now renting for Fall 2020. Apartments and houses of all sizes.

Conveniently located throughout South Oakland. Rents start‑ ing as low as $620.

John C.R. Kelly Realty. Call to­day at 412‑683‑7300 www.jcrkelly.com Pet Friendly!!

Studios ‑ $695‑$705 1Beds ‑ $795‑$815 2beds ‑ $975‑$995 3beds ‑ $1,245 412‑455‑5600 or www.pghnexus.com South Oakland Houses and Apart­ ments with Laundry/ Central Air. Call or Text 412‑38‑Lease. AMO Man­agement.

Spacious 2‑BR apart­ ments on Dawson Street, single/double occupancy. Partially renovated. AUGUST 25 availability or IM­ MEDIATE availabil­ ity. Limited parking spaces available. $460‑$480/room.

Call 412‑692‑1770 to see apartment & park­ ing spaces.

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Deadline:

Two business days prior by 3pm | Email: advertising@pittnews.com | Phone: 412.648.7978

kitchen, pantry, high ceilings, decorative FP, out­door space.

Close to Pitt & shut‑ tle. Off‑street parking avail. Panther Proper‑ ties, 412‑328‑6236, pan­therproperties2@ g­mail.com. pan‑ ther‑life/oakland Studio, 1, 2, 3, and 4 BD apartments avail­ able in South Oak­land from $800‑$2500 M.J. Kelly Real Estate mjkellyrealty@gmail.­ com. 412‑271‑5550.

Shadyside Brett/Thames Manor Apts. (Ellsworth & S. Negley Ave.) near CMU and Pitt.

Stu­dio, One, Two bed­ room apts. Thames Ef‑ fecency: $790 Thames 1BD: $990 Brett 2BD: $1600 Available for immedi­ate move in.

On bus line, close to restau­rants & shops.

Con­tact Jerry at 412‑722‑8546

Rental Other Studios, 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom apartments available August 2020 & sooner. Oak­land, Shadyside, Friend‑ ship, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availabil‑ ity online, check out www.forbesmanage­ ment.net, or call 412.441.1211

Spacious, well‑main­ tained S Oakland 3BR house, $1875/ mo + utilities. Central AC, DW, W/D. Large

February 24, 2020

Employment Employment Other OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Manage­ ment Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcom­ing spring semester, to interview & pro­cess rental appli­cants, do internet post‑ ings & help staff our action‑central of­fice.

Part time or full time OK starting now; full time over the summer. $14/hour. Perfect job for current sopho­ mores & juniors, graduating seniors set to enter grad school, returning grad stu­ dents, and first year law students!

Mozart Management 412.682.7003 thane@mozartrents.­ com Seeking door‑to‑door paint salespeople for the Pittsburgh area.

Part and full‑time work in spring, sum­ mer, and fall. Train­ing provided. Pay is commission based.

Reliable transporta­ tion necessary.

Contact Jim at 412‑680‑0102

Services Educational The Phlebotomy Training Center www. justphlebotomy.org 2 evening classes weekly, 5 weeks + excellent Clinicals.

Call 412‑521‑7334.

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