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JAM ON: PB&J EATERY OPENS Nick Mullen Staff Writer

Students Joseph Zubrow, Alexandra Stash and Jennifer Swanson protested the cost of tuition outside the Cathedral of Learning Wednesday afternoon. Kate Koenig | Staff Photographer

OUT OF THE DARKNESS On Wednesday, Delta Sigma Theta hosted “My Cry in the Dark,” a roundtable discussion on mental illness within the black community. | by Leo Dornan | Staff Writer In high school, Morgan Cooper-Okerchiri was known as “the funniest black girl you’ll ever meet.”

To her, that wasn’t a compliment.

With nobody else that looked like her at her predominantly white school, she felt isolated, ugly and depressed.

If people could not see her beauty on the outside, Cooper-Okerchiri said, they would never care about her beauty on the inside. She had no one she could confide in.

Cooper-Okerchiri, a senior Africana studies and finance major, read her story aloud from her journal Wednesday to a group of 22 other Pitt students. At Delta

Sigma Theta’s event, “My Cry in the Dark,” Vice President Cooper-Okerchiri and several others talked about their struggles with depression as black women.

The two-hour event in the William Pitt Union featured a presentation on mental illness in the black community, discussions and craft making.

“The issue of mental illness in the African-American community needs to come out of the darkness,” Cooper-Okerchiri said.

According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, black Americans are 20 percent more likely to experience mental illness than white Americans. The stu-

dent presenters said mental illness symptoms are often brushed aside, so labels like “weak” or “crazy” replace important diagnoses.

From 2008 to 2012, suicide was the ninth leading cause of death in black children, according to a study published this past year in Journal of the American Medical Association.

To address the lack of dialogue, Delta Sigma Theta planned the evening’s activities to encourage an open discussion about mental health. For example, when she was in high school, Cooper-Okerchiri said she covered her mirror and refused to look at See Lecture on page 2

Finally, someone other than your parents will make you peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Located on Liberty Avenue in Bloomfield, Peanut Butter Jelly Time has become Pittsburgh’s latest haven for childhood recipes turned functioning restaurant. Chris, 29, and Lauren Firman, 23, a brother and sister team and Pittsburgh natives, opened the gourmet PB&J restaurant on Nov. 24, inspired by a childhood spent eating and creating variations of the classic sandwich. After graduating from Duquesne University with a business degree, Chris Firman worked in hospitality management before opening Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Lauren joined the venture after graduating with a communications degree from Allegheny Community College.

“Growing up in a fairly large family, PB&J was usually the go-to for lunchtime meals and anytime snacks,” Chris Firman said. “As we got older, we would always make jokes of opening a PB&J shop of our own to pay homage to our favorite childhood food.”

The restaurant features an extensive menu with more than 40 PB&J options, including footlong sandwiches, calzones and PB&J sushi rolls, which are rolled with bread instead of rice and stuffed with PB&J filling, in addition to other non-PB&J childhood favorites like grilled cheese and cereal. The Firmans also customize sandwiches to your specific tastes. Sick of peanut butter and wheat bread? Try sriracha on a hot dog.

Creating a menu filled with alternate versions of classic PB&J was the easiest part of opening the shop, Chris Firman said.

“We took a lot of creations we used to make as kids and created some adult favorites to add now,” Firman said. “You will find us messing with See PB&J on page 6

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PORT AUTHORITY PROPOSES FLAT FARE Emily Brindley Staff Writer

In response to rider and staff feedback, Port Authority has issued a proposal to implement a flat $2.50 per ride fare for the first time in 35 years.

At a Port Authority board meeting Wednesday, the Planning and Stakeholder Relations Committee recommended a policy that would institute a flat fare of $2.50 for bus riders regardless of destination. Currently, Port Authority uses a zone system that charges riders $3.75 per ride if they travel from one zone to another and $2.50 if they travel within zones.

Zone One extends radially from Downtown to the edges of Homewood and Crafton, whereas Zone Two extends to New Kensington and other northern suburbs.

The new measure outlines a pay-as-you-enter policy to replace the current system, which requires riders to either pay as they get on the bus toward Downtown or pay as they exit the bus outside of Downtown.

The policy changes would go into effect Jan. 1, 2017.

Lecture, pg. 1 her reflection again.

“The discussion was so open,” Lauryn Hood, an undeclared first-year student, said, “and I feel like everyone felt that it was a safe space.”

Cooper-Okerchiri read three journal entries she and other black women struggling with mental illnesses at Pitt wrote.

The women wanted to bring attention to the stigmatic attitude around mental illness within their racial community.

She provided discussion questions and asked the audience to reflect on the journal entries, commenting on what stood out to them.

Later in the evening, the audience viewed two videos about stigmas and mental illness in greater detail for black men and women.

The presenters asked the audience mem-

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“Riding transit should be easy and affordable,” Port Authority CEO Ellen McLean said in a statement.

“This proposal has the potential to open doors to new riders who may not have considered or could afford public transportation in the past.”

At its meeting later in January, the Port Authority Board will consider a 60-day public comment period, including at least one public hearing, to allow the public to voice their opinions on the proposed changes.

Port Authority has not yet set a date for the hearing.

If the Board approves the comment period, it will consider the public’s input when it decides whether or not to approve the proposal this spring.

The policy changes would not affect Pitt students using their student IDs for bus fare because Pitt has a separate contract with Port Authority. Pitt is currently in its fourth year of a five-year contract with Port Authority.

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bers to “break the silence,” so that no one else would have to suffer alone.

“I think this event will hopefully take a w a y the fear of talking about mental illness and acknowledging it,” Joseph Gansallo, a Pitt senior studying i n for m a tion sciences, said.

Gansallo, an Alpha Phi Alpha brother, wanted to show his support for his friends

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in Delta Sigma Theta by attending the lecture.

The discussion focused on why there are discrepancies within the black community surrounding mental illness. Studentsbrought up that society expects black people, particularly men, to “be strong” and never show emotion or “give into” something like depression.

The issue of mental health in the African-American community needs to come out of the darkness.

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“I was really happy with the good turnout of black men, they need to hear this just as much as the women,” Cooper-Okerchiri said.

In order to better facilitate a new culture of acceptance of mental illness, Delta Sigma Theta invited a representative from Pitt’s Depression: Talk About It campaign to inform the students where they could turn for help.

The event ended with attendees making DIY chalkboards, bookmarks and mason jars — which they could use to store daily anecdotes — to relax and help them stay positive.

As Cooper-Okerchiri joked about her lack of arts-and-craft skills, she reflected on the evening’s lecture.

“We want people to go away happy,” Cooper-Okerchiri said. “And know that there’s help out there.”

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Police simulations should unite police and community In an effort to rekindle the relationship between officers and their communities, Pittsburgh police gave several people from the community an opportunity to experience what it’s like to “serve and protect” last week.

At the Pittsburgh Police and Fire Training Academy on Washington Boulevard, several invitees on behalf of the Pittsburgh Police Zone 5’s Commander’s Cabinet worked through scenarios ranging from routine traffic stops to active shooter situations. The Zone 5’s Commander’s Cabinet — a group of Pittsburghers brought together to deal with critical issues facing police and their communities — armed the participants with equipment like firearms, tasers, pepper spray and batons and asked them to react in real time.

While it’s difficult for people who aren’t police officers to fathom the job’s danger, the simulations don’t consider alternative methods of handling difficult situations when you are a trained police officer. We shouldn’t just be exposing the community how to react to events police encounter with weapons as if that is the only viable mitigator.

With the police brutality cases that have strewn 2014 and 2015, police should use activities like the Pittsburgh police simulations to foster trust. They shouldn’t internalize a willingness to pull the trigger, but rather demonstrate to the community their rights and the process before the decision to pull out a gun. Police could, instead, show invitees how they use their training to disarm citizens.

It’s no secret police often draw their weapons and shoot when they feel they are being threatened. Sometimes, it is justified, but other times, police officers shoot and kill people who were not a threat or were unarmed.

Close to home, a constable sent to deliver an eviction notice Monday to a Pennsylvania resident shot and killed the 12-year-old daughter of 57-year-old Donald Meyer, who

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had raised his rifle to the constable. The constable shot through Meyer and killed his daughter.

Weapons remain the default in many scenarios when police interact with citizens.

Training the community to use them in a simulation is only perpetuating the malignant relationship between many U.S. communities and their local police.

Police should also use simulation activities and debriefing opportunities after simulations to instruct community members on their rights. While the virtual experience of the day-to-day life of the police helps ordinary people understand how difficult it is to discern between a dangerous perpetrator and an innocent civilian, police shouldn’t use these opportunities to create cohesion by putting everyday people in high-stress situations.

Posed with a virtual knife-wielding woman, one of the simulation participants explained her experience when the simulation ended, saying “They’re faced with split-second decisions, and I don’t know if we give them enough credit.”

The Commander’s Cabinet said their goal was to “build a cohesive team that can respond with one united voice in the event that we experience a Ferguson or Baltimore style incident here in Pittsburgh.”

But we shouldn’t be training for an event like Ferguson or Baltimore. We should prevent mass protests against police brutality from ever happening by creating a direct channel of communication and unity between police and the community.

By weaning themselves off of a weaponheavy protocol and educating locals about their rights, police can better connect themselves with their communities and utilize activities like simulations to a higher degree, leaving an impact as well as a sense of solidarity.

VALUE FOOD, DON’T WASTE IT Mariam Shalaby Columnist

Two large, blue bins lean against a weather-beaten white fence in my backyard. If you were to open them, you’d find not only worms, but a hodgepodge of different decomposing materials producing a strangely beautiful, earthy smell.

I’ll never forget the chilly night that my dad and I walked down the street toward our house and our bins, kicking a pumpkin between us like a soccer ball.

We’d rescued it from a garbage heap on the side of the road to give it a new purpose — feeding the worms.

So you get the idea. We’re a weird family that keeps worms around.

But they aren’t pets.

As they eat their way through the pumpkin, they compost it into organic material that — besides smelling amazing — provides an excellent supplement for the plants in our yard. That, and they’re part of our initiative to cut down on how much food we throw into landfills.

Before we started composting, I never realized how much food waste our family produced. To be honest, I didn’t pay much attention to it.

If you ask around, not many people could tell you how much food Americans waste. But up to 40 percent of American food goes uneaten — most of it finding its way into a trash. In addition to being just plain wasteful, these mammoth-sized actions negatively affecting the environment. We need to raise awareness about this issue before we can begin to negate

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past damage.

According to a 2012 report by the Environmental Protection Agency, food waste makes up 21 percent of municipal solid waste — the largest chunk of waste in the country. That’s 35 million tons per year, according to an article by National Public Radio. Dan Nickey, associate director of the Iowa Waste Reduction Center, said in an interview with NPR that wasted food costs the U.S. economy $165 billion.

We’re throwing away a lot of food, partly because food is so cheap in the United States.

Americans as a whole have dramatically decreased the amount of money we spend on food since 1960, according a graph published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The average share of per capita income spent on food fell from 17.5 percent in 1960 to 9.9 percent in 2013, according to the data.

We’re spending less, but buying — and throwing out — more than we need.

This excessive tossing away of food is not only dismissive of our luxurious abundance — as well as the thousands of hungry citizens of this country — but it’s also environmentally and economically dangerous. If we keep wasting food like this, we won’t be able to buy our way out of the mess we dig ourselves into.

According to a report by the Natural Resources Defense Council, every time we throw out half of an uneaten banana, or dump some extra rice in the trash, See Shalaby on page 5

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Shalaby, pg. 4 we endanger our water resources and increase greenhouse gas emissions. Wasting food isn’t just a waste of food, it’s a waste of water and air.

This shouldn’t come as a revelation — it’s clear we need food, water and air to survive.

U.S. agricultural production accounts for 80 percent of consumptive water use and more than half of land use, according to that same NRDC report.

Agriculture alone pours hundreds of millions of pounds of pesticides into the open environment each year. Food production in the United States has the biggest negative impact on water quality in America’s rivers and streams and is the largest emitter of the greenhouse gases nitrous oxide and methane.

Throughout the supply chain, food is lost.

It’s lost on farms, as well as on its journey to our households during processing, distribution and storage. It’s wasted in retail stores and food service operations — and finally, at home.

We can sit and examine all of the reasons why we’re wasting food, but frankly, none of them are good excuses for causing this immense waste. Whether we’re talking about indi-

viduals throwing out food just because they can buy more, or supermarkets throwing out fruit that isn’t perfectly spherical, it’s a problem. The fact is, we’re polluting our fresh water and creating holes in our atmosphere.

So yeah, I have a tubs of worms chewing on old coffee grounds and a salvaged Halloween pumpkin in my backyard. And yes, that helps.

But it’s not enough.

If we really want to make a difference in reducing that 40 percent food waste rate and decrease the amount of resulting environmental damage, we have to step it up. As consumers, it’s our responsibility to be more conscious of how much we eat and how much we waste. Go start a compost pile. Don’t begin eating something unless you are truly hungry. Chow down on ugly fruit. Get a doggy bag.

More importantly, we need to speak up and make others hear the issue. We need to call food production corporations to demand they more carefully regulate how much food they waste, perhaps creating a system of accountability for food waste.

If my worms could speak, I bet they’d take a stand against food waste, too. But since they can’t, I’ll speak on their behalf.

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PB&J, pg. 1 ingredients on a daily basis, always looking to find what goes best together for another signature creation we want to put on the menu.”

The restaurant, which holds just a few tables seated by a large window, is small but busy. The walls are painted vibrant blue and orange, and the kitchen area is open, giving customers a glimpse at the family team at work, which includes the Firman siblings and Chris’ fiance.

“We are local folks supporting local folks,” Firman said. “Our spreads are homemade and come weekly from Avella, Pennsylvania. [Local dairy farm] Turner’s Dairy takes care of milk, juices [and] cream cheeses. Schwebel’s Bread, a local bakery, handles all of our breads,

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bagels and rolls.”

Chris Firman said he and his sister selected Bloomfield for several reasons, including its welcoming residents. “[Bloomfield] includes the perfect mix of residential and commercial use in the area, walking traffic, wide range demographics and we’re centrally located for those traveling from outside the city,” Firman said. “It has proved to be the right decision, as the neighborhood is amazing and has welcomed us with open arms.”

Firman said it was important for the shop to become part of the community and not “just another shop in it.” The store offers 10 percent discounts to other local businesses and hospitals in Bloomfield.

The restaurant also fills custom event orders, and the duo recently made “the largest PB&J” they could create for a wedding — providing what looked like a double extra large pizza box filled with PB&J sandwiches with “You’re the Peanut Butter to my Jelly” scripted in jelly on top.

The restaurant has started to gain some returning customers as a result, including Coleen and Bill Drischler from Glenshaw, Pennsylvania, who heard about the restaurant from their daughter.

“Everyone likes peanut butter and jelly to a certain degree, but I didn’t think it would be anything worthwhile,” Bill Drischler said. He and Coleen Drischler both got the PB&J calzone, a flat bread sandwich folded over and stuffed with PB&J, apples, strawberries and bananas. “But we were quite surprised, it was very good, and they have a lot of unique ideas.”

Though restaurants need more than local intrigue to sustain a business, restaurants that serve single items, like Peanut Butter Jelly Time, have a few advantages.

“In this case, it’s nostalgia and it’s cheap,” said Melissa McCart, a Post-Gazette food critic. “Increasingly, one-note restaurants have staying power because they’re inexpensive or less expensive than a full menu place.”

The prices for PB&J at Peanut Butter Jelly Time range from 99 cents for a classic PB&J to $5.75 for a PB&J calzone, one of the restaurant’s most expensive items.

Not all avant-garde restaurants have stay-

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ing power though. Pizza Cono, a restaurant in Squirrel Hill that opened in 2014 and specialized in making cone-shaped pizzas, is now closed.

“A lot of it depends on the execution,” McCart said. “Cereal bars have opened in a couple cities. One abroad [in London] made people mad enough to vandalize the place, while another that opened in [Washington,] D.C., closed because the neighborhood thought it was inane. It’s all about knowing your market.”

For now, Peanut Butter Jelly Time seems to have found just that.

“On any given day, you would find a wide range of people coming through the doors,” Firman said. “We have Bloomfield’s senior generation, your area businessmen and women, the young professional crowd, college students and of course families with children.”

While bologna sandwiches usually fade from our diets by adulthood, peanut butter and jelly doesn’t seem to be going anywhere soon for Pittsburghers — after their first visit to Peanut Butter Jelly Time, Coleen Drischler said she and her husband would return.

“The prices are great and the people are nice,” she said.

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THE NOTHING: KID CUDI’S ABYSMAL RETURN Nick Mullen Staff Writer

Kid Cudi knows a thing or two about being lonely — at the top and the very bottom.

What’s apparent from the rapper’s fifth studio album “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven,” which was released Dec. 4, through Republic Records, is that he is no less lonely than he was when he was the “Man on the Moon,” but has lost the ability to reach his listeners.

Cudi first gained fame through his work with Kanye West on his pivotal “808s and Heartbreak,” and then soared “Solo Dolo”style with his debut studio album “Man on the Moon: The End of Day.” The album generated the popular singles “Day ‘N’ Nite” and “Pursuit of Happiness” and garnered generally positive critical reviews.

More importantly, “Man on the Moon” and “Man on the Moon II: The Legend of Mr. Rager” sparked a devoted fan base that related with the idea of the depressed, lonely stoner who has diverse musical abilities and a down-to-earth persona.

But what was supposed to be a one-album hiatus in between “Man on the Moon II” (2010)

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and “Man on the Moon III” (unreleased) to refocus and experiment has turned into a multi-album downward spiral into musical irrelevance. Cudi has been doing his best Kanye impression lately by testing his devoted fan base as they wait for a third “Man on the Moon” album. With the emergence of newer, better artists like Fetty Wap and Miguel though, Cudi is becoming more of an afterthought. His album sales have dwindled, from more than 800,000 for his debut album to just 180,000 for “Satellite Flight: The Journey to Mother Moon,” his fourth album, and under 20,000 in the first week for “Speedin’.”

The production and instrumentation on “Speedin’” are rough, albeit intentionally. The grunge-inspired guitars sound like someone who is truly experimenting — a generous word — with their musical abilities, not something ready for release on an album. The cacophony of guitars and basic chord patterns sound like someone who just figured out how to plug their instrument into GarageBand.

Cudi’s lyrics, which have always been dark but thought provoking, sound uncomfortable coupled with the sophomoric guitar playing

and the nonstop background moaning and whining that he inserted into nearly every song.

Cudi also added skits featuring Beavis and Butt-head, actually voiced by Mike Judge, to bookend certain songs on the album. The point of these skits is unclear, but they become yet another miscue for a record with an already astounding lack of focus.

Songs like “Judgemental C**t” feature not only a shocking title, but also abrasive guitar riffs and the same chord plucked over and over again before Cudi begins a tirade against himself from the point of view of his haters.

In the 90 plus-minute runtime, it’s hard to distinguish one song from another, as they’re all equally boring and repetitive. The lyrics feature hardly any substance and range from the bizarre — “No more chicken sandwiches / Yes, I’ll pay for the damages,” which no brave Rap Genius member has yet dared to decipher — to

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childishly repetitive demos.

Cudi’s musical missteps are especially troubling considering the quality of his past works.

The artist essentially created the emo rap genre, where rappers shy away from typical bravado and instead dig introspectively for meaningful and emotional lyrics. His integral role in creating Kanye’s “808s and Heartbreak” inspired a generation of musicians, especially rappers, to open up and create music with more intimate subject matter.

Cudi’s music made a place for listeners who felt like they couldn’t fit in and gave a voice to many people who resonated with his introspective and raw lyrics. But who exactly does Cudi relate to now? It seems as if this lonely stoner is just dragging listeners along for his musical trip, even if it’s headed somewhere only he wants to go.

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Despite playing in one fewer game than the Cardinals, Pitt has made 69 more free throws than Louisville. The Panthers have only attempted 39 more than Louisville.

While Robinson is most known for his efficient offense and, recently, his improved shooting, he’ll also be crucial in other facets of the game.

Robinson will need to be smart with the ball against the Cardinals’ sporadic full-court press. Jamie Dixon will also count on him defensively to shut down Donovan Mitchell, Trey Lewis or Damion Lee.

Onuaku is one of the most efficient shooters in the ACC, but he is just as stout on the defensive end. He faces one of his toughest opponents yet this season in Pitt’s Michael Young, who is averaging more than 17 points per game and will make defenders pay when they foul, as he shoots 87 percent from the line. Onuaku is fourth in the ACC in blocks per game and will need to provide a few to nullify Young’s production.

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shooting team in years. If the Panthers are leading in crunch time, expect them to pull out the victory, as they are more than capable of going toe-to-toe with the Cardinals’ scoring duo of Damion Lee and Trey Lewis and closing the game out by converting free throws. Louisville didn’t intimidate Pitt when speaking to the media Tuesday, and the Panthers won’t play with any reservations in the KFC Yum! Center.

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MILITARY BOWL GENERATES MILLIONS Dan Sostek Sports Editor

Even though the Pitt football team struggled in the 2015 Military Bowl, losing to the Navy Midshipmen 44-28, the team helped provide different kind of win that week in Maryland.

The Military Bowl announced Wednesday that this year’s bowl game generated $17 million of revenue for the Annapolis and Washington region, according to a report by Annapolis and Anne Arundel County Conference and Visitors Bureau.

Steve Beck, Military Bowl executive president and director, was pleased with the result despite having a local fanbase — who would be less likely to spend on lodging and other amenities — with Navy in the fold.

“We are thrilled that the game continues to contribute so much to the regional economy,” Beck said. “Even with Navy participating in the game and a significant number of local attendees, our 2015 impact nearly matches the $17 million result from last year.”

Beck credits the Pitt fanbase for helping generate so much revenue. “[The revenue generated] can be attributed in large measure to the outstanding job Pitt did in mobilizing its fanbase,” Beck said.

Pitt Athletic Director Scott Barnes tweeted out prior to the game that Pitt had

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sold out all three allotments of tickets — two of which the Military Bowl granted Pitt after the school sold out each preceding one — which totaled more than 8,000, and expected even more fans to travel to Annapolis.

Using the Event Impact Calculator on the website for Destination Marketing Association International, AAACCVB determined that the Military Bowl attendees accounted for $4.1 million in lodging, $3.3 million in retail, $3.3 million in recreation, $3.1 million in food and beverage and $2.6 million in transportation between Dec. 26 and 28.

“I was most pleased to see that flights from Pittsburgh to BWI Thurgood Marshall were sold out the day before the Bowl,” said Connie Del Signore, AAACCVB president and CEO. “Many of the BWI hotels were impacted by the Annapolis-held game, resulting in a truly countywide event that benefited every resident in Anne Arundel County.”

According to the release, the event supported nearly 8,000 jobs.

“We spend considerable time and energy planning events in Annapolis and Washington that will appeal to fans, and we know the support we receive from the local community is crucial,” Beck said. “We thank all individuals and organizations that work with us to make the Bowl such a success.”

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6br/4BA melwood & Center entire Victorian house, dishwasher, 4 parking spots, laundry, gameroom tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad3 $3995+ coolapartments@ gmail.com Available 8/1, 3 BR/1 Bath, less than 1 mile to campus, updated, Dishwasher and AC, starting at $1330+, 412.441.1211 Available 8/1, 4 br/2bath, Less than 1 mile to campus, Split Level, Updated, Central A/C, $2520+, 412.441.1211 2 & 3 bedroom houses, Lawn & Ophelia. Available Now. Please call 412-287-5712.

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** 5 Bedroom/2 full bath; HUGE HOMEduplex style, three stories. 2 living rooms, 2 kitchens, 2 dining rooms, LAUNDRY and a huge yard to enjoy! Huge Bedrooms! Located on Dawson Street. PITT Shuttle stops directly in front of house, only 15 minute level walk to PITT/CMU. $3,295+. Available 8/1/2016. NO PETS. Call Jason at 412-922-2141. Pictures- Info:tinyurl.com/ pitthome ****************** Large 6 bedroom house for rent. Fall occupancy.

Atwood Street.

Close to campus.

Please text 412-807-8058 **AUGUST 2016: Furnished Studio, 1-2-3-4 Bedroom Apts. No pets.

Non-smokers preferred.

412-621-0457

*1 & 2 BEDROOM REMODELED FURNISHED APARTMENTS. Beautiful, clean, large, and spacious. Fullyequipped kitchen and bathroom. Wallto-wall carpeting.

Large 2-bedroom, $1200, 1-bedroom, $750. Owner pays heat. Available Aug. 2016. Call 412-2471900, 412-731-4313.

2BR/BA apartment. $1250 includes heat.

Available Aug. 2016.

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412-261-4620.

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*3 BEDROOM, REMODELED HOUSE -FURNISHED* Beautiful, large, clean and spacious.

New fully equipped kitchen. Wall-towall carpeting.

Washer/Dryer included. Whole house air-conditioning. Garage Available. $1800+utilities. Aug. 1. Call 412-247-1900, 412-731-4313.

1-2-3-4 Bedroom Houses & Apartments. 376 Meyran, 343 McKee, St. James, Bates St. $1,095-$2,000. Call 412-969-2790

1,2,3,5,6, & 8 bedroom houses. August & May 2016.

Bouquet, Atwood, Meyran. Please call 412-287-5712.

2-3-4 bedroom South Oakland apartments for rent. For more information or to schedule a viewing, please call 412-849-8694.

2-3-4-5-6-7 bedroom apartments and houses available in May and August 2016. Nice, clean, free laundry, includes exterior maintenance, new appliances, spacious, located on Meyran, Semple, Wellsford, Dawson, Juliet. 412-414-9629.

Apartments for rent, 1-5BR, beginning August 2016. A/C, dishwasher, washer/dryer.

412-915-0856

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294 Craft Ave. Charming 1 bedroom, equipped eat-in kitche, easy walk to campus. $750+E. Flexible Lease.

412-462-7316 2BR, 3rd Floor apartment. Furnished or unfurnished with laundry. $1000 including utilities. A No-Party Building.

Available Aug. 2016 Call 412-683-0363.

3-5BR apartment available for Spring semester. Central air, dishwasher, great location and discounted price.

412-915-0856

3444 WARD ST. Studio, 1-2-3 BR apartments available Aug. 1, 2016. Free parking, free heating.

320 S. BOUQUET 2BR, great location, move in May 1, 2016.

416 OAKLAND AVE. - 2BR, hardwood floors. Move in Aug. 1, 2016. Call 412-361-2695. No evening calls please.

4 BR townhouses, Semple St., available May 1st & August 1st, 2016. Equipped kitchen, full basement. 412-343-4289.

Call after 5:00 pm.

6 or 7 BR house.

Washer & dryer available. NO PETS. Available August 1, 2016. One year lease. Meyran Ave. 5 minute walk to University of Pittsburgh.

412-983-5222.

R INSERTIONS 1X 2X 3X 4X 5X 6X ADDITIONAL A 1-15 WORDS $6.30 $11.90 $17.30 $22.00 $27.00 $30.20 $5.00 T 16-30 WORDS $7.50 $14.20 $20.00 $25.00 $29.10 $32.30 $5.40 E S DEADLINE: TWO BUSINESS DAYS PRIOR BY 3 PM | EMAIL: ADVERTISING@PITTNEWS.COM | PHONE: 412.648.7978 (EACH ADDITIONAL WORD: $0.10)

Available 8/1, 1 BR/1 Bath, 5 min. walk to Cathedral, A/C, hardwood floors, newly renovated, starting at $995+, 412.441.1211

Available August!!

430 Atwood – 1 & 2 BR 3408 Parkview – 0,1,2BR $555-895! Great Prices!

412-455-5600! Going Quickly!

Brand new, completely renovated 5 BR, 2 full bath house.

All appliances including washer and dryer are brand new and included. Too many features to list. Close to Magee Women's Hospital. On Pitt shuttle and PAT bus lines. 10 minute walk to Univ. of Pittsburgh. $2500/mo.

412-983-0400

Clean, Newly Remodeled Houses and Apartments.

1-9 Bedrooms. Call 412-680-4244 or email s.cusick@comcast.net www.superiorpropertiesgroup.com.

Efficiency apartments, quiet building, no partying. Shortterm or long-term lease. Laundry, all utilities included.

Shared bathroom. $400-$450 includes utilities. Available immediately.

412-683-0363

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House for RentJuliet Street.

Available January 2016.

Big 3-bedroom, 2story house 1.5 bath, fully-equipped eatin kitchen/appliances/new refrigerator, living, dining room, 2 porches, full basement, laundry/ storage, parking on premises, super clean, move-in condition. Near universities/hospitals/bus. $1700+.

412-337-3151 Houses for rent on Lawn, Atwood and Ophelia Sts. Available Aug. 2016.

412-417-4664 or 412-915-8881.

John CR Kelly Realty has studio 1 and 2 bedroom apartments available for rent for Fall 2016. Call 412-683-7300 to make an appointment today!

M.J. Kelly Realty Studio, 1, 2, 3, & 4 Bedroom Apartments, Duplexes, Houses. $750-$2400. mjkellyrealty@gmail.com. 412-271-5550, mjkellyrealty.com

Niagara St. large 5BR, 2BA apartment. Updated kitchen, dishwasher, laundry, A/C. Across street from bus stop.

Available August 2016. 412-445-6117

Renovated Large Three Bedroom Townhome for Rent.

Available January 2016. The kitchen features frost free refrigerator with automatic ice maker, fullsize range, self-cleaning oven, dishwasher, garbage disposal and microwave. The bath has been completely updated. All floor coverings and window treatments are brand new. Your own washer and dryer are included. On University of Pittsburgh shuttle and PAT bus lines. Two blocks to Magee Women’s Hospital. $1,275/mo, contact 724-422-2250.

Spacious 5 and 3 Bedroom houses by Blvd Allies and Ward St, New ceramic kitchen, updated baths, Washer and dryer, patio, Shuttle at corner, No pets, Available August 1 2016, 3br partial furnished $1975+, 5br $3295+. LOTS Photos Videos at tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad1 and tinyurl.com/ pittnewsad2 email coolapartments@ gmail.com

Various 1-bedroom apartments on Meyran, Pier & Ward Streets. Starting from $675-$795. Available August 2016. Call John CR Kelly Realty. 412-682-7300

Various 2-bedroom apartments on Meyran, Halket, Fifth, Ward & Bates Streets. Starting from $995-$1,675. Available in August 2016.

Call John CR Kelly Realty. 412-683-7300.

2 BR apartment, newly painted, hardwood floors, appliances. Rent includes all utilities. $750/mo.

412-498-7355 3 & 5 bedroom. May 2016. Sarah St. Large bedroom, new kitchen, air conditioning, washer & dryer, dishwasher, large deck. 412-287-5712.

East End/Point Breeze apt. 1 BR with small deck and equipped kitchen.

Close to Frick Park and busline. $375+gas/electric.

Available February 1st. Call 412-242-1519.

Studios, 1, 2, & 3 Bedroom apartments available August 2016 & sooner. Oakland, Shadyside, Friendship, Squirrel Hill, Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availability online, check out www.forbesmanagement.net, or call 412.441.1211

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Housecleaner wanted for Oakland home.

8hrs/wk. References required.

412-414-7290

SEASONAL MARKETING ASSISTANT Shadyside property management firm established in 1960 neeeds a Seasonal Marketing Assistant to work with Word, internet, & spreadsheet files from now until July 15th, four days/week from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Saturday and/or Sunday hours a must; some flexibility on days and hours will be considered; most hours will be solitary on the computer with no phone work; 40 WPM and strong computer skills required; no experience needed & we will train you at our Shadyside office; free parking. $12/hour plus generous season end bonus.

MOZART MANAGEMENT www.mozartrents .com 412-682-7003

College or graduate school students needed to work with elementary school children in a fun, structured after school program in the South Hills. $11-$13 per hour, flexible hours, must have own transportation. Email resume or letter of interest to jhroberts66@comcast.net

Hi April, I love you.

- Bruce

The Pitt news crossword 1/14/16

SMOKERS NEEDED! Researchers at UPMC are looking to enroll healthy adult cigarette smokers ages 18-65. This research is examining the influence of brief uses of FDA-approved nicotine patch or nicotine nasal spray on mood and behavior. The study involves a brief physical exam and five sessions lasting two hours each. Eligible participants who complete all sessions will receive up to $250, or $20 per hour. This is NOT a treatment study. For more information, call 412-246-5396 or visit www.SmokingStudies.pitt.edu

OFFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/ min 3 yrs. college, for upcoming spring sem aester, to interview & process rental applications, do internet postings & help staff our action-central office. Part time or full time OK starting January 2; full time in summer. $12/hour.

Perfect job for graduating seniors set to enter grad school, returning grad students, and first-year law students!

Mozart Management 412.682.7003. thane@mozartrents.com

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