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SGB BIDS FAREWELL IN FINAL MEETING Madeline Gavatorta Staff Writer
stand what values and priorities are important to the community when it comes to the design and artist of the represented African-American historical figure. Lindsay Powell, a policy analyst in Mayor Bill Peduto’s office and member of the task force, opened up the forum with a background information on the project. But most of the community members were unaware about the specifics of the topic being discussed in the meeting. They had not heard much about the City’s new project and came to become more informed about the African-American
Plenty of teary, emotional thank-yous and farewells occured at Tuesday night’s Student Government Board meeting — the last official meeting for the 2017-18 board. During his final report, President Max Kneis took the opportunity to thank everyone who had been with him along the way. “From my first weeks, I’ve been lucky enough to be involved in this incredible organization and work with fantastic students, staff, faculty and administrators all across campus,” Kneis said. “I can confidently say that my experience with SGB has been the greatest part of my college career.” During his remarks, Kneis also said SGB’s funding could decrease next year. Instead of receiving two percent — about $55,000 — of the student activity fee, SGB’s Formula Group Task Force has recommended that Dean of Students Kenyon Bonner change it to 1.75 percent, or about $48,000. They also asked that PittServes’ portion be increased from 4.25 percent to 7.75 percent. Kneis said SGB did not use up all of their funds this year and could do with less. He also announced that certain locations in the William Pitt Union, such as Nordy’s Place and several meeting rooms on the fifth and eighth floors, will receive technological upgrades. Some of these upgrades include new projectors, control panels and wireless mic systems. SGB is using part of the student activity reserve fund to help finance the upgrades and equipment. Student Affairs will pay for design, installation, testing and contingency. “I think that it’s important that student organizations have same type of technology in the spaces that they use for their events and meetings as they’re exposed to in their everyday lives, at home, in the classroom, in other areas on campus,” Kneis said.
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Students make their own stress balls from balloons and water beads in the Stress Free Zone Tuesday afternoon. Elise Lavallee | CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
Public provides input on foster statue replacement
Theresa Dickerson Staff Writer
There is currently no statue in Pittsburgh that represents an African-American woman. But that is going to change in the next month — and it’s happening right on Pitt’s campus. The City confirmed in March that the 10-foot-tall bronze statue of musician Stephen Foster, located on Forbes Avenue across from the Stephen Foster Memorial, would be removed in April. Foster will be replaced with a local, historical, female African-American figure. The City has called for community input
on deciding who the new figure should be. Though the statue is in Oakland, the first of those community meetings took place across the City Tuesday night at the McKinley Recreation Center in Beltzhoover. Only five members of the Pittsburgh community joined the City’s Task Force on Women in Public Art at the first of five chances for community input. “I feel like art should represent everyone,” Beltzhoover resident Margie Thompson said. “This is how we learn about each other.” The goal of these forums is to under-
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women who were being considered to replace the Foster statue. Foster is famous for crafting songs such as “Uncle Ned,” “Oh! Susanna” and ”My Old Kentucky Home.” He was known during his time as a writer and performer of African-American minstrel music — music inspired by black culture and often performed in blackface in theaters. But, as shown in the second verse of “Oh! Susanna,” Foster’s music continued to affirm the racial prejudices and discrimination of African-Americans. Powell said the City finds it important to celebrate the legacies of black women. They have created online surveys and will provide other forms in other communities including Homewood and the Hill District. According to Powell, the online survey has already produced 1,000 different responses. “It was really important to us and the mayor to go to communities and talk about what ideas and concerns they had,” Powell said. “We wanted to know what they [the communities] wanted us to consider in replacing the statue.” Currently, the Task Force on Women in Public Art — a group of local women selected by the City for their work with women and art — has researched African-American women they feel are fit to replace the statue. The biographies of the women are currently on display
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around the statue. Women such as Gwendolyn J. Elliott, who was part of the first group of women hired to be Pittsburgh police officers, and Helen Faison, a graduate of Pitt and the first black female high school principal in Pittsburgh, are in the running. The other women the City is considering include abolitionist Catherine Delany, millionaire entrepreneur Madam CJ Walker, educator Dr. Jean Hamilton Walls, singer Mary Cardwell Dawson and artist Selma Burke. Tim Dawson, cofounder of advocacy group The Art of Democracy, served as the facilitator of the discussion. After allowing community members to introduce themselves, he encouraged the five members in attendance to describe important values that the task force and the Pittsburgh Art Commission should emphasize in the project proposal. Steven McCray, 63, drove in from Meadville for the forum. He felt like it was important to choose a woman who would represent values of community involvement and insight. “We all know about history, but we never really learn about ‘her-story,’” he said. Members of the community got an opportunity talk about what visions they had for the new statue. Many of them used personal experiences as a way of incorporating their thoughts and ideas in a creative way. See Foster on page 8
The Stephen Foster statue is currently surrounded by biographies of black women in the running to replace it. Tharesa Dickerson CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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SGB, pg. 1 While sentimental speeches filled up most of the reports, board member Nihita Manem snuck in information about the next Eat ‘n Greet this Friday from 2 to 3 p.m. on the Litchfield Towers patio. It will feature to-go food, as well as local and organic produce options. Manem said those options were introduced as a result of student feedback. Student Office of Sustainability director Chelsea Huddleston brought up the current Sustainability Week, including a “DIY Jorts” event Wednesday from 12 to 2 p.m. Participants will be able to learn how to sew in the William Pitt Union Lower Lounge. “It feels like we’re finally beginning to have a campus that’s ready for that kind of commitment. We got a really strong commitment from our administration this year with this plan, saying we have plans to reduce energy and consumption,” Huddleston said. SGB passed four bills near the end of the meeting. Two revised current SGB codes, one renewed the Collegiate Readership Program, which allows Pitt students to read The New York Times online, and another officially made the Diversity and Inclusion committee a permanent, independent committee. “We’ve talked about all year that we want to create this new committee to ensure Student Government Board was actively working for diversity and inclusion,” Kneis said. SGB also amended a bill that altered the allocations manual in several ways. Under current SGB code, any requests more than $1,200 are heard by the board and any under that amount
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are handled solely by the allocations committee. One of the changes the bill proposed was to raise the threshold for requests that need to be heard by the board from $1,200 to $1,500, but the amendment nixed that suggested change. All the board members and several committee chairs followed Kneis in their reports in thanking the current board and those who helped them. Many mentioned Kneis — board members Ian Callahan and Ami Fall and Chief of Staff Derek Arnold said he was the person who encouraged them to join SGB in the first place. “[SGB] has been a truly amazing and humbling experience,” Callahan said. Fall said women don’t get approached to run for office often and she would not be a part of SGB without Kneis approaching her. “I’m so proud to call each of you my friends and to have you in my life. I know that these friendships are for life and I know that for a fact and I have learned so much from each and every one of you,” Fall said. All of the board took time out to thank Linda Betters, the SGB administrative assistant, affectionately known as the “office mom.” Board member Ciara Barry presented her with a bouquet of red roses on behalf of the board. In return, Betters thanked SGB, especially for putting up with her on “cranky” days. Board members also thanked Associate Dean of Students and SGB adviser Steve Anderson. “It takes courage to get up in front of people and do things and run for election and be in front of your peers and try to get votes, so I want to thank each of you guys for having that courage to do something,” Anderson said. No allocations took place at the meeting.
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Max Kneis gives his final report as SGB president during the last public meeting of the semester. Thomas Yang | VISUAL EDITOR
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Don’t exploit sex Hip-hop’s presence in Pulitzer Prize long overdue and sexuality for the sake of learning
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When perusing a list of past Pulitzer Prize for Music award winners and their compositions, it’s not hard to spot Kendrick Lamar’s presence. His 2017 album, “DAMN.,” dropped onto the list with a thud, breaking up the delicate musical embroidery and lace of symphonies, concertos and operas. For the first time since the award’s inception in 1943, a rapper took home the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Music at Monday night’s ceremony. Not only is Lamar the first rapper to win the award, he is the first nonclassical or non-jazz musician. “DAMN.” tells a complex, self-reflective story of Lamar’s experiences growing up in America as a black man. But as well-done as the album is, “DAMN.” isn’t the first of its kind, nor is it Lamar’s first prizeworthy album. The Pulitzer jury indeed took a huge step in inclusion at Monday night’s ceremony, but awarding hip-hop artists for their artistic work is a practice that’s long overdue. Classical music has traditionally claimed the coveted award year after year, successfully cocooning the award in an exclusive group of academic, “proper” musicians. The Pulitzer jury only expanded to its first jazz award-winner in 1997 with Wynton Marsalis’ “Blood on the Fields.” Not even Duke Ellington could grasp the prize when he was a finalist in 1965, though he was awarded the prize posthumously in 1999. Lamar’s spot on a list of Pulitzer prizewinners not only extends inclusivity to the hip-hop genre, but to the racial realm as well. The first African-American prizewinner only came in 1996, with George Walker and his musical composition “Lilacs.”
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Jon Pareles, The New York Times’ chief pop music critic, said similar rap artists like Public Enemy should have been lauded for their work in the genre long ago. Pareles even retrospectively nominated Public Enemy’s 1988 album “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back” for a Pulitzer Prize for Music. “[It’s] an experimental sonic bombshell, a verbal torrent, a mind expander,” Pareles said. Though Pulitzer music jurors came to a unanimous agreement to award Lamar the prize, the decision came with significant backlash from those in the field. “There is also wariness, which I join, about an opening of the prize — not to hip-hop, per se, but to music that has achieved blockbuster commercial success,” The New York Times classical music editor Zachary Woolfe said. “This is now officially one fewer guaranteed platform — which, yes, should be open to many genres — for noncommercial work.” Woolfe, though reluctantly, said it himself — the Pulitzer platform should be open to many genres. Pareles called out criticisms of Lamar’s award for being reluctant to change, and it should have happened long before now. Even classical musicians, like Ted Hearne, whose piece “Sound from the Bench” was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Music, gave Lamar his full support. “[He’s] one of the greatest living American composers, for sure,” Hearne said. No matter how long overdue hip-hop inclusion is, the Pulitzer jury should be commended for its decision — especially in favor of an album with the musical and lyrical integrity of its award predecessors.
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Anne Marie Yurik Columnist When I came to Pitt as a first-year student last fall, I was excited to take a class called Sexuality and Representation. I had never been able to take anything like it in high school, and it seemed like a great opportunity to analyze gender and sexuality through different books, short essays and speeches. Even though we read sexually explicit content in the class, such as Elizabeth McNeill’s memoir of a love affair, “Nine and a Half Weeks,” the classroom environment was always respectful, and I learned a lot about sexuality and gender. I’m especially thankful for this experience — one dedicated to growth and education — after hearing about how professor and photographer Nicholas Nixon inappropriately exploited sexuality, both
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his own and those of his students, in a classroom at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Nixon allegedly asked his students over the course of several years to do a variety of wildly inappropriate things, including viewing pornographic images of himself and of genitals of the opposite sex. He also requested students to pose nude for him and to take photos of people they would like to sleep with, according to a report published by The Boston Globe earlier this month. Two weeks before The Boston Globe published the report, Nixon announced his “abrupt” retirement from the school amidst alleged misconduct. There’s no doubt that sexually explicit content can be part of art, as seen through paintings like “The Birth of Venus,” television shows like “Orange is the See Yurik on page 6
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Yurik, pg. 5 New Black” or books like “Bad Behavior.” However, Nixon’s behavior at MassArt was a clear abuse of the power he had over his students, even if he tried to pass it off as educational. “I encourage students to accept and use their sexuality [as] part of their putting the best they have into their work,” Nixon said in an email sent to The Boston Globe before his retirement in early March. “I have never hit on, touched or done anything personal.” Nixon can try to explain his way out of his behavior, but his paltry excuses are just that — excuses. There are clearly ways to responsibly use sexuality in the classroom without having students pose naked for him or commenting on students’ bodies. For example, he could teach students how to be in touch with their sexuality by analyzing other artists’ work and displaying explicit images from other artists to describe their methods from an objective point of view. And Nixon’s behavior is more than just a cringeworthy classroom story.
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Asking a student to pose or analyze sexually explicit content that features themselves or their professor clearly exploits the power dynamic that exists between professor and pupil, leaving students in a position of unequal footing. There are natural boundaries between professors and students. Professors have a responsibility to handle students in a respectful manner when students enroll in their classes. That’s what makes Nixon’s behavior so out of line — asking students to look at sexually explicit photos of his genitalia or even pose naked in front of him is an abuse of that power dynamic. Anything done to disrupt this power balance between professors and students by playing into sexuality is toxic and potentially harmful. Additionally, sexuality and sex are such fundamentally different terms that talking about one hardly implies the necessity of the other. Sexuality is not reliant on the physical act of sex. Sex is a physical act, which may be used as part of your sexual expression, but sex is not inherently related to sexuality. Nixon’s frequent and extreme line-
blurring from sexuality to sex in the classroom shows he is not mature enough to teach nudity from an educational or artistic perspective. It was a missed opportunity to teach students about how nudity can play into art through self-expression and self-love. Nixon even made sexually explicit comments about students, including one student’s self-portrait, that crossed the line into personal invasion. “I remember him pointing to a selfportrait a classmate made, a portrait of her in her underwear bending over from behind, and he said, ‘Her pussy is right there,’” a former MassArt student who graduated in 2006 told The Boston Globe. “It felt like the conversation always led back to sex.” Analyzing how a person’s sexuality plays into a piece of art through their methods is different from using that person’s art to segue into bodily attraction or sex. Of course, college students are adults. We are entrusted with more responsibility when we go to college, but we can lack wisdom in knowing what is or isn’t typical professor behavior. It should
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never be a student’s responsibility to rein in an inappropriate professor. Topics like sex, nudity and any other explicit material should be handled with care and examined with distance and objectivity to prevent students from feeling uncomfortable, just as in my Sexuality and Representation class. Nixon did briefly note the sexually explicit content in his syllabus, but that doesn’t justify his behavior or signify consent from students. Consent is only truly given when people are made fully aware of what they are about to do or take part in, and have actively agreed to partake in it. A vague line on a syllabus about nudity is not explicit enough, nor can simply reading a syllabus — if students even read it — constitute as consent under any circumstances. Both universities and students must know that the beauty of sexuality, whether seen through the naked form or not, must be voluntarily expressed — not coerced in an unequal power dynamic. Anne Marie primarily writes about gender and student issues for The Pitt News. Write to her at any41@pitt.edu.
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Pirates season sailing smoother than expected
Dominic Campbell Staff Writer
In one of Pittsburgh’s colder Aprils in recent memory, the Pittsburgh Pirates have remained hot, though it didn’t seem it would be that way just a few weeks ago. Despite trading two All-Stars — outfielder Andrew McCutchen and starting pitcher Gerrit Cole — in the offseason, the Pirates stand on top of the NL Central at 11-6 and are one of the top teams in MLB right now. The Pirates came into the season with a lot of questions and few solid answers. The fan base that has endured 20 years of losing seasons, a record in North American sports, was seemingly fed up with the team, calling for owner Bob Nutting to sell the team and for boycotts of the Pirates. After breaking the streak and making the playoffs from 2013 to 2015, the McCutchen and Cole trades didn’t make much sense to a team that claimed it was competing for a World Series title. So far, the fans haven’t shown up that much, with the average attendance of the first seven home games at 15,109. Even the home opener wasn’t sold out, which has only happened one other time in the 18 years of PNC Park’s existence. But the Pirates have done their best to give the disgruntled fan base a reason to support them once again. McCutchen’s absence has not hurt the outfield, which remains one of the best in the majors. Right fielder Gregory Polanco has revitalized himself this year after a mediocre 2017 season, smashing five home runs and 15 RBIs, which rank him at sixthand fourth- best in the MLB, respectively. Center fielder Starling Marte, who was suspended last season for 80 games due to a drug violation, has been equally impressive. Marte has shown his speed around the basepaths early on, as he leads the league with three triples and is ranked fourth in stolen bases with five thus far. One of the biggest surprises this season
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The Pittsburgh Pirates Corey Dickerson (12) reaches second base with a double ahead of the tag from Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist in the ninth inning April 12 at Wrigley Field in Chicago. Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune/TNS has been the ascendance of left fielder Corey Dickerson. Dickerson was acquired a month after the McCutchen trade and has made up for his absence and then some. In the wins above replacement statistic, Dickerson is the best in the majors at 1.5. His 20 hits and .351 average have him at eighth in the majors in both categories and he ranks second with seven doubles this year. The offense has not only been a catalyst for the Pirates — the starting pitching has also held its own throughout April. Jameson Taillon has not only been the best pitcher on the Pirates, but also is possibly the best pitcher in the majors so far this year. His 0.89 ERA is best in the majors for starters and his nine hits allowed among qualified starts are the fourth best. He also holds a WAR of 1.1 and a walks plus hits per inning pitched of 0.69, which are fourth and seventh in the MLB, respectively. Following Taillon is Trevor Williams,
who has exceeded expectations as the second in the starting rotation. Williams is currently one of the best pitchers in the National League, as he has won all three of his starts to begin 3-0 on the season and has the 10th-best ERA at 1.93. Rounding out the talented rotation is Felipe Vazquez, formerly known as Felipe Rivero. Vazquez was the one player on whom the Pirates actually spent good money in the offseason — with a $22 million four-year contract — and he has done well so far. Aside from giving up four runs in the first game of the season, Vazquez has not given up a point since and has shut down Pirate opponents. His five saves on the season are tied for fourth in the National League. Though the hot start is exciting, fans should express some caution. The Pirates have played some of the worst teams in baseball in the early stages of the season.
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They swept the Detroit Tigers and won series against the Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins, all of whom are at the bottom of their respective divisions. While the Pirates split a two-game series with the Minnesota Twins — an AL Wild Card last year — and won a series at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs, the schedule will get tougher going into the next month. After the next two series against relatively weaker teams — the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tigers — the Pirates will play the St. Louis Cardinals, against whom they generally struggle, the Washington Nationals, last year’s NL East division champion, and an away series in Milwaukee, where they almost never win. This difficult stretch will show Pittsburgh fans if the Pirates are contenders, or simply a team that boosted their statistics against easy opponents.
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Capel rounds out assistant coaching staff Jordan Mondell Assistant Sports Editor New men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel has officially rounded out his immediate coaching staff with the hiring of a third full-time assistant, according to a report from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Capel hired College of Charleston assistant coach Milan Brown to join associate head coaches Tim O’Toole and Jason Capel, both of whom Pitt hired as assistant coaches last week.
Foster, pg. 2 Thompson has collected dolls for most of her life. Inspired by the skirts of the dolls, she brought up the idea of having multiple African-American women featured instead of one. “I thought of a figure that represented all African-American women,” she said. “Like how the skirt opens of the doll’s dress, you could have their faces represented [in the fabric] or around the statue of the unidentified statue of the black woman.” Beltzhoover residents like Jill Evans, 60, were curious as to how the AfricanAmerican women in the running were chosen. “There are no more black women who are well-known except these women? Is that what we are saying?” she asked. The City is open to ideas outside of the seven women the task force picked. The City’s survey has a spot for residents to submit additional names of influential black women.
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Brown just finished his third season with the Cougars with an overall record of 26-8, and 14-4 in the Colonial Athletic Association at Charleston. He and his former squad also won the CAA Championship and made an NCAA Tournament appearance this past season. Though he is coming off a three-season stint as an assistant coach, Brown has experience at the helm, having served as head coach for Holy Cross for five seaIdeas about art, design and representation took up the majority of the discussion. But the members of the community felt that it was important in incorporate other groups in the community, such as younger generations, into the decision-making process. Community members felt like the City would be missing an entire demographic by only using the internet as a source to get information from the community. “Not everybody has access to internet,” Thompson said. The group suggested putting out information in newspapers with a number to respond to as well as sending out mailings. They also agreed it could be beneficial to visit the places in the community, such as churches, where members gather. The next forum will be held April 19 at the Pittsburgh Project where members of the community and the City’s task force will meet again to discuss who will replace the Stephen Foster Statue. “It takes a very strong woman —
sons and going 69-83 before being fired in 2015. He also coached at Mount St. Mary’s from 2003 to 2010 in the same role, going 95-120. In addition to these assistants, Pitt confirmed the appointments last week of Brian Regan to director of basketball operations and Jason Richards to director of student-athlete development. Prior to his new position, Regan was appointed by Pitt in 2016 to be the direc-
tor of event management and camps and clinics. Before then, he served as the Panthers’ assistant athletic director for men’s basketball operations from 2013 to 2016. Richards has also been working at Pitt and is now entering his eighth season with athletics. Prior to his new position, he served as director of basketball operations for the 2017-18 season, and worked on the video and analytics teams for his first four.
Beltzhover residents give City officials input on the Stephen Foster statue replacement at a community meeting Tuesday evening. Theresa Dickerson CONTRIBUTING WRITER you have to have to have that internal strength to go forward with what you believe — to get things done,” Thomp-
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son said. “These women have done things and there are many others who have done such that.”
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mjkellyrealty@gmail. com. 412-271-5550. www.mjkellyrealty. com STUDENT HOUSING. Updated 4, 5 & 6 Bedroom Houses w/ multiple baths. Dishwasher, laundry, some w/ air conditioning and/or parking. August availability. 412-445-6117. Studio & 1 Bedrooms Available Fall 2018. Heat included. 412-261-4620. Summer sublet. 3 rooms, 2 baths, shared kitched, furnished. May-August. $610 per month including utilities. Call 412-848-9442. Various sized apartments available in South Oakland for Fall 2018! All walking distance to campus! Call John CR Kelly Realty for details: 412-683-7300 or visit: www.jcrkelly.com
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Shadyside 1 bedroom luxury apartment. 2 apartments available in a beautiful brick home with private entry, private laundry, off-street parking or garage, newly remodeled throughout. Kitchen w/ Dishwasher, Granite countertop & more! Located on Morewood Avenue, 15 minute walk to Pitt/ CMU, Walnut Street. 5 minutes to UPMC Shadyside, West Penn Hospital. One block to Busses, hospital/ Pitt/CMU shuttles and many restaurants. Available August 1st, 2018. No Pets. $1095+ g/e. Call Jason at 412-922-2141. Pics/info: tinyurl.com/ morewood1br Shadyside: STUDIO($750), 1 BEDROOM-($850), 2 BEDROOM-($1140). Excellent location. Fully-equipped
kitchenette, A/C, wall-to-wall carpeting, Near Pitt shuttle bus stop. Between Walnut Street and Ellsworth shopping districts. No pets. Includes heat. 412-628-1686. Stylish Duplex Unit. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms plus powder room. Modern fully
Rental Other 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 houses available. August 2018. South Oakland: Bouquet St, Lawn St, Ward St. North Oakland: Bigelow, & Craig St. Call 412-287-5712.
equipped kitchen with
Studios, 1, 2, & 3
stainless steel appli-
Bedroom apartments
ances. Large living
available August 2018
room and dining
& sooner. Oakland,
area. Laminate floors
Shadyside, Friend-
throughout. Ceramic
ship, Squirrel Hill,
tile bathroom floors.
Highland Park, Point
Washer/Dryer.
Breeze. Photos &
Full Deck. Central
current availabil-
Air Conditioning.
ity online, check out
Nearby Pitt Shuttles.
www.forbesmanage-
$1595 plus utilities.
ment.net, or call
July 1st. Call Caryn
412.441.1211
412-721-5961.
Southside SOUTHSIDE FLATS 1, 2,and 3 BR houses and apartments, some with AC. Call Mike 412-708-1695.
Participants wanted for an alcohol research study at Carnegie Mellon University To be eligible for this study, you must: •Be 21-25 yrs. old and own a smartphone •Drink alcohol at least weekly •Be able to show valid photo ID •Be willing to consume alcohol You may earn up to $365 for your participation in this multi-session study. For more information, call The Behavioral Health Research Lab (412-268-3029) Note: Unfortunately, our lab is not wheelchair accessible.
Employment Volunteering Research Studies Participants Wanted for Paid Psychology Research
Looking for volunteers to coach basketball at Sacred Heart Elementary School in Shadyside for 2018-2019 school year. Girls/boys teams grades 5-8.
Apartments for rent. 2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments available. Some available on Dawson street, Atwood street, and remodeled. Some have laundry on site. Minutes from the University. For more info please call Mike at 412-849-8694
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Clearances required. Contact Jennifer McPeak at jlmcpeak@ burnswhite.com, 412-310-3816.
Employment Other Comfort Keepers, a Post-Gazette Top Workplace, is seeking caring individuals. Caregivers work alongside seniors to provide companionship, light housekeeping, personal care services. Flexible hours available. If interested call 412-363-5500 Join KEYS Service Corps, AmeriCorps. Mentor, tutor, and inspire Pittsburgh area youth. Summer and fall positions with bi-weekly stipend and education award. Full and part-time. Possible internship credit. Call 412-350-2739. www.keysservicecorps.org Our department is seeking a student worker for a year-round position with an 8:30 am start time 4 days per week. Schedule can be flexible. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Distributing mail, answering the door and phone, minor lifting of supply boxes, campus deliveries and general office duties as requested. We are looking for an individual who is reliable, well organized, and able to multitask. Fluent in Word & Excel. Please send resumes to: coreadmi@pitt.edu
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Employment Other SUMMER LIFEGUARD NEEDED FOR RENTAL OFFICE MUST HAVE LIFEGUARD CERTIFICATION FULL OR PART TIME WORK DEPENDING ON YOUR NEEDS WORKING DAYS ARE MONDAY, TUESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY (WEDNESDAYS THE POOL IS CLOSED FOR MAINTENANCE) MUST BE ABLE TO CLEAN THE POOL WHEN NECCESSARY TO BE FREE OF LEAVES OR DEBRIS, MUST PUT IN DAILY CHEMICALS AS REQUIRED FOR THE MAINTENANCE OF THE POOL
necessary. $10/hour plus additional attendance bonuses are available, if earned. Work involves landscaping, painting, roofing, and general labor. Perfect summer job for college students! Mozart Management phone: 412-682-7003 email: thane@ mozartrents.com
ing people to work at our Oakland location. Applications for full or part-time positions are now being accepted at 210 Oakland Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213.
Services Services Other *Spring is finally here and it’s time for
The Financial Infor-
sandals!*
mation Systems
I have been making
department at the Uni-
custom made leather/
versity of Pittsburgh is seeking a part-time student employee for an Assistant Support Analyst position. This position will assist with the triage of
tire sandals for 40 yrs. Custom made for your feet in Squirrel Hill. Contact 412-855 1532 (Eddie) for pictures.
tickets received by the help desk. Additional
Phlebotomy
duties will include
Training Center-
assisting with the
www.
inventory, installation,
justphlebotomy.org
and troubleshooting
2 evening classes
of computers, mobile
weekly, 5 weeks +
devices, and printers.
excellent Clinicals.
Daily tasks will also
Call 412-521-7334.
include general office duties, such as picking up and delivering campus mail, ensuring printer consumables
PAY IS $11 AN HOUR (PAY IS TWICE A MONTH)
are in stock, stocking the breakroom supplies, etc. This is a great opportunity to
PLEASE CALL TO INQUIRE ABOUT THE POSITION: 412-469-3100 SUMMER WORK
learn about computers, mobile devices, printers, and software! Pay rate of $12/hour. Anticipated 20-37.5 hours/week. To apply
Shadyside Management Company needs full-time dependable landscapers, painters, and assistant roofers for the summer. Must be at least 18 years old. No experience
visit www.pittsource. com and search posting # S-06376-P. Uncle Sam’s Submarines, Pittsburgh’s best little sandwich joint is looking for fun-loving and hard-work-
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