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College night, but make it German: Hofbräuhaus wins best college night deal Beatrice McDermott For The Pitt News

It’s 9 o’clock on a Thursday night, and the cavernous dining hall at Hofbräuhaus is filled with live music, locally brewed beer and soft pretzels the size of dinner plates. The restaurant knows how to get Pitt students out of Oakland on a Thursday night with cheap food, handcrafted drinks and live music.

Hofbräuhaus Brewery and Restaurant, located on the banks of the Monongahela in South Side, hosts a weekly College Night every Thursday, and was voted the best college night in town by The Pitt News’ readership. Entertainment is provided by the Haus Band on the first and third Thursdays of each month and professional DJs on the second and fourth.

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beer and soft pretzels, lasts from 9-11 p.m.

Hofbräuhaus, founded by the Duke of Bavaria in 1589, boasts a menu of handcrafted “bier” and cheeses, as well as entrees such as bratwurst and schnitzel. Its drinks are brewed on-site using a 400-year-old recipe. The restaurant received widespread acclaim in Germany before expanding to the United States, and in 2009, the Pittsburgh location opened in SouthSide Works, on the banks of the Monongahela River. It’s one of eight Hofbräuhaus restaurants located in America.

There are also restaurants in Cleveland, St. Louis, Chicago, Las Vegas and more.

Now, every Thursday night, students over 21 can imbibe lagers Dunkel and Hefe Weizen. According to the Hofbräuhaus website, the Dunkel is “Munich’s favorite bier.” This dark lager is “medium bodied, See Hof on page 15

Despite being located outside of Oakland, Hofbräuhaus was voted “Best Of” 2019 in several categories, including beer, college night and 21st birthday spot. TPN File Photo

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Hof, pg. 14 easy to drink, with simple roasted malt flavor and slight caramel undertones.”

The Hefe Weizen, another Munich specialty, is “a fairly sweet old-style Wheat bier” with flavors of banana and clove.

The other college night special is the $6 Hofbräuhaus German soft pretzels and bier cheese appetizer. A German staple, bier cheese is made with cheddar cheese, garlic, pepper and beer. Other dips that come with the dish include “Obatzda” cheese, a cold version of the bier cheese, and Sweet Bavarian Mustard.

Though Hofbräuhaus is located on the other side of the river, there are plenty of options for getting there. Pitt students can tap their IDs to ride the 75 bus, getting off at the Sidney Street and S 27th Street stop. The restaurant is only a two-block walk from there. Port Authority buses stop running at about 1 a.m., but students such as Stephen Barton, a graduate student from Carlow studying music, still make their way to a small slice of Germany in Pittsburgh.

Barton said he recently celebrated his birthday at Hofbräuhaus because he wanted to go somewhere special.

“The atmosphere here is pretty awesome,” he said. “Really good beer, really good food. I like the schnitzel.”

Schnitzel is a method of cooking that involves pounding meat until tender, coating it with bread and then frying it in a pan. Though the dish is one of Austria’s national foods, German schnitzel, typically made with pork, is called “Schweineschnitzel.” The restaurant offers four dishes — Schnitzel Wiener Art, Jägerschnitzel, Bavarian Jägerschnitzel, and Bauern Schnitzel. Point Park University alumna Heather Reichl has been working at Hofbräuhaus for six months and has plenty of recommendations for what to eat and drink at the restaurant.

“I like the fried pickles, the bier cheese is super good,” Reichel said. “The lager is really good. The blood orange is really good too.”

Though other bars and restaurants in Oakland also offer college night deals, Hofbräuhaus maintains a strong student following. The restaurant was voted “Best Of ” 2019 at Pitt last year in several categories, including beer, college night

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and 21st birthday spot. Students are also welcome to find a job a Hofbräuhaus.

Maura Murray, a political science major who’s been an employee for a year and four months, said working at Hofbräuhaus isn’t an average restaurant experience — she even wears a traditional German dirndl to work.

“It’s very fast-paced, maybe not all the time. But most of the time it’s fastpaced, gotta keep up. Obviously it’s super well known, has a good name, so we have to keep up with that as well,” she said. “It’s been funny.”

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Jazz, pg. 9 the live music played in class allowed students to connect. “[Suzuki] was able to bring her instrument to perform with her TAs,” Freedman said. “This definitely made me, and I think other students, more interested in what was being presented because we saw jazz in action.”

According to Freedman, Suzuki asked him to scat over a song. With a TA on the guitar and Suzuki on the sax, they created a live band in class. And, according to Suzuki, it’s easier than most realize to see live jazz, and it’s played by everyone.

“Jazz nowadays is really globalized,” Suzuki said. “It’s played almost anywhere in the world by people with many different ethnic backgrounds.”

More than learning to enjoy the music, Mitchell said, the goal of the program is to help students develop a broader cultural and musical worldview.

“This is an opportunity for them to be exposed to a lot of things they haven’t heard before,” Mitchell said. “I really hope they keep listening.”

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‘You’re just in awe’

Spectators recall Kobe Bryant’s Pitt visit Alex Lehmbeck Senior Staff Writer

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Pittsburgh isn’t typically considered a basketball city. Despite proudly hosting an NHL, MLB and NFL franchise, no professional basketball team has called the City its home in nearly 50 years.

But for one chilly weekend in March 1996, Pittsburgh became the national focus of the basketball community, hosting the 19th annual McDonald’s All-American game. The main attraction was a skinny, charismatic 17-year-old high school senior from the Philadelphia suburbs named Kobe Bean Bryant.

The sports world has been in mourning since early Sunday, when a helicopter carrying Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven other people suffered a fatal and tragic crash in Calabasas, California.

As people shared images and told stories of Bryant’s life, footage from that weekend in 1996 began to spread on Twitter. The clips served as a chance for many in the Pittsburgh area to recall the unforgettable memories made that weekend more than 23 years ago.

The event kicked off with slam dunk and 3-point contests at Pitt’s Fitzgerald Field House on Saturday, before playing the All-Star game the next day in the Civic Arena, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ home at the time. Bryant participated in both the dunk contest and game.

Vic Laurenza Jr., a father who lives in Cheswick, attended both nights of action as a junior in high school with his own father. A basketball player himself, he couldn’t wait to catch the action. Though the details remain a distant memory, he remembers Bryant being the headliner.

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see,” Laurenza said.

Mike Kovak, now a copy editor for the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s sports department, originally covered the weekend’s events for The Pitt News. As the sports editor in 1996, Kovak couldn’t pass up the chance to cover the event.

“Since I was the guy in charge [of the sports section],” Kovak said. “I probably was like, ‘Well I’m doing this because I wanna see Kobe Bryant.’’’

Just a week before the Pittsburgh event, the 6-foot-6 phenom led Lower Merion High School to the PIAA AAAA state championship, its first in program history. In his junior season, Bryant averaged 31.1 points, 10.4 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game.

“If you followed sports in 1996, particularly basketball, you knew who Kobe Bryant was even though he was in high school,” Kovak said.

The dunk contest featured a supreme lineup of Bryant, Tim Thomas, Lester Earl and Corey Benjamin. All four put on a show at the Field House, which at the time served as the home of Pitt basketball.

Bryant got the crowd on its feet with a left-handed windmill jam in the early rounds. After missing a few of his next attempts, he settled with a still-impressive reverse double-clutch slam.

Though Bryant had the crowd going wild, it was Earl who eventually took home the crown. He amazed the fans with multiple creative dunks, including one where he leapt over a ball rack.

The next day, fans flocked to Civic Arena for the main event. The East and West sported rosters stacked with future NBA stars including Jermaine O’Neal, See Bryant on page 19

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Bryant, pg. 18 Mike Bibby, Stephen Jackson and Richard Hamilton. Still, Bryant’s name shined over all of them.

“Kobe was the marquee guy,” Kovak said. “He was the reason why everything was packed — why the dunk contest had a big crowd and why the Civic Arena was at capacity for that game.”

Everyone wanted to see the future of the sport in the building that night.

Lawrence Muir, who still often goes to Pitt basketball games at the Petersen Events Center, attended the game as a high schooler before playing basketball at Washington and Jefferson College. He recalls seeing letterman jackets throughout the stands as varsity athletes from the area flooded the arena.

“It was always apparent just how athletic these kids were,” Muir said. “So to see the absolute best in my class, in person, was a huge thrill for me.”

It only took a few minutes for Bryant to get going. Immediately after missing his first shot attempt, he caught an outlet pass on the fast break and soared high for a one-handed slam — the kind of play that NBA fans would enjoy over and over again for the next 20 years.

“You play PIAA basketball, and it’s not bad,” Muir said. “But then you see someone who is just silky smooth, and quick and explosive in person and you’re just in awe.”

Bryant finished with 13 points and three assists, impressive but underwhelming for someone as hyped as himself. Jackson and Syracuse commit Winfred Walton led the game in scoring with 21 points each. Seton Hall commit Shaheen Holloway took home the game’s MVP award, putting together seven points, eight assists and six steals.

Despite the performance, the media hustled to Bryant at the final horn.

“He had all these TV cameras and reporters around him,” Kovak said. “I can just remember seeing this smile on his face and dealing with it.”

Bryant’s heartbreaking death brings greater attention to some of the Field House’s legendary history. Most Pitt students likely had no idea that Bryant ever graced Pitt’s campus until after his death. The Field House, opened in 1951, will close in the next few years as Pitt

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starts construction on its ambitious Victory Heights project.

Junior outside hitter Kayla Lund, named the 2019 ACC Volleyball Player of the Year, has called the Field House home her whole career.

“A lot of us didn’t know that Kobe had played here until that video was going around,” Lund said. “That makes it really unique. When you’re watching that video you see the Field House, you see Pitt. Going into practice, it’s a little heavier … Especially the day after [the news of his death], when we practiced

and we’re in the same spot that he was.”

Lund, who grew up just outside of Los Angeles, talked about the heartbreak of losing her hometown’s hero.

She especially appreciated his athletic bond with Gianna.

“It really kind of hit me because it was Kobe and Gigi,” she said. “The bond between a father and daughter shared by sports is something so unique. It’s something that my dad and I have.”

From the time he stepped onto the court at the Fitz, Kovak knew he was witnessing a special player.

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“He had a graciousness about him,” Kovak recalled. “Just sort of a maturity and a confidence about him most of the other kids didn’t have. A lot of the other kids, there might have been a little bit of a cockiness there, but you could tell Kobe was just very comfortable with the attention. He knew how to handle it.”

For Bryant, the weekend may have just been one small speck on a decorated and illustrious career. For those in attendance that weekend 23 years ago, it was a memory they will never forget.

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Pitt getting back on track with latest recruiting cycle

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The latest Pitt recruiting cycle has been unusually generous. For Pitt men’s basketball, the highest-rated prospect in the Capel era decided to stay home and play for the Panthers. Meanwhile, Pitt football strengthened its class of 2021 and brought in a transfer prospect with the potential to make an enormous impact.

Men’s basketball Pitt added program-altering talent to its class of 2022 by landing fivestar combo guard Jalen Hood-Schifino on Dec. 29, 2019. A Pittsburgh native who now plays at Combine Academy in North Carolina, his commitment seemingly came out of nowhere and was a welcome surprise for Pitt supporters.

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Seeing that he already stands at 6-foot-4 as a high school sophomore, it’s a safe bet to say that Hood-Schifino isn’t done growing yet. Growing an additional one to two inches wouldn’t be an impossible feat. If that growth comes to fruition, this kid will be lethal.

Hood-Schifino is currently the 25th-ranked player in the class of 2022 and the second-ranked combo guard.

He possesses elite dribbling ability and court vision, often making the difficult passes look simple. He also has a smooth touch around the rim to accompany his game, along with a smooth pull-up jumper. Hood-Schifino is the epitome of a floor general and will make those around him better.

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Recruiting, pg. 20 the Panthers alone and, well, on top of the current national rankings for the class of 2022. His decision to play for head coach Jeff Capel will almost definitely start a ripple effect, causing other top recruits to follow suit.

Despite his talent, Hood-Schifino is still three years away from donning the blue and gold. Small forward William Jeffress, on the other hand, is a bluechip prospect on Pitt’s radar with the potential to make an immediate impact.

The four-star Pennsylvania native out of McDowell High School is currently a part of the class of 2021, but could potentially reclassify to the class of 2020. Bringing in Jeffress would be huge for the Panthers, no matter what year he commits. It’s a likely possibility — all three crystal ball predictions on 247Sports.com have the junior coming to Pitt.

Jeffress’ skill set is dynamic and an archetype that Capel would love to have at his disposal. He stands at 6-foot6 and 190 pounds, and with a strong

frame that implies room to add muscle.

He shoots efficiently and finishes at the basket well. Jeffress is also an athletic defender with the quickness and length to punish the opposition.

If he stays in his current class, the 44th-ranked player would be Pitt’s first commit of its 2021 class. If Jeffress reclassifies to 2020, he’ll join John Hugley, Max Amadasun and Noah Collier in the highest-ranked class of Capel’s tenure.

Football The football side of the recruiting trail for Pitt yields all positives as the program is on track to tremendously strengthen its class of 2021.

The Panthers landed a four-star transfer quarterback in Joey Yellen. The former Arizona State Sun Devil will sit out the 2020-21 season, unless his transfer waiver is approved by the NCAA. It’s unlikely that his waiver is approved, so it’s likely we will see Yellen suit up for the 2021-22 season.

When this time comes, Yellen is set to battle for the starting quarterback gig against current backups Davis Beville and Nick Patti. My money is on Yellen

to win this position battle and become Pitt’s next starting quarterback, following the footsteps of current starter Kenny Pickett.

Yellen has a cannon for an arm and shows great poise in the pocket. These traits were on full display last season when he started one game against the USC Trojans, throwing for four touchdowns and 292 yards while completing 63.6% of his passes. Yellen has the potential to be something special for the Panthers once he gets comfortable with the offense.

Pitt won the recruiting battle for three-star safety Javon McIntyre from Philadelphia. The program lured the speedy safety away from rival schools Penn State and West Virginia. Head coach Pat Narduzzi’s class of 2021 jumped up to 22nd following McIntyre’s commitment.

McIntyre has elite speed that will greatly benefit Pitt’s defense. Due to the depth at safety, he’ll likely wait a year or two to get an opportunity to showcase his skills. When he reaches his potential, he could be one of the better safeties in the ACC.

The class of 2021 has the potential to be the best recruiting class for the Panthers in years if they manage to land four-star defensive end Elliot Donald.

There are a multitude of reasons why Pitt must make the cousin of former Panther legend Aaron Donald a top priority.

Donald attends Central Catholic High School, located right in Pitt’s backyard. The Panthers have struggled in recent years to get the top players from the area to commit to the program. Bringing in Donald would change that narrative for good.

Other schools competing for Donald include powerhouses such as Notre Dame, Ohio State and Penn State. The 84th-ranked player in his class would instantly become Pitt’s best recruit in its 2021 class.

Donald has elite pash-rushing ability and has the potential to wreak havoc on opponents’ offensive lines as his older cousin does in the NFL. He would be a day-one starter with the potential to leave college football as one of the best defensive ends in the nation.

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TONEY, COULIBALY DISPLAY GROWTH DESPITE DUKE LOSS

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Pitt men’s basketball head coach Jeff Capel arrived at his alma mater Tuesday night with a largely effective game plan, though his Panthers still fell to Duke 7967. But while Pitt had its downfalls in the loss, a double-digit margin of defeat does not adequately tell the whole story.

Like all of Duke’s opponents this season, the Panthers were faced with the daunting task of neutralizing first-year center Vernon Carey Jr., one of the most talented players in the country. Pitt’s game plan on both ends of the floor revolved around Carey, and rightfully so.

The 6-foot-10, 270-pound big man ranks top five in the ACC in points, rebounds, field goal percentage and blocks. Capel made the decision that if any Duke player was going to beat his team, it would have to be someone other than Carey.

Defensively, the Panthers packed the paint. They started the game in an interior-centric man-to-man defense, sagging

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off the perimeter and crashing in on Carey when he received the ball. This defensive scheme also limited dribble penetration and encouraged outside shots from Duke guards Tre Jones and Jordan Goldwire, who are both underwhelming from deep.

Unfortunately for Pitt, containing a player like Carey is easier said than done.

The future lottery pick opened the game scoring 11 of Duke’s first 13 points, which even included an uncharacteristic 3-pointer. Panther big men Eric Hamilton and Terrell Brown struggled mightily to defend the paint, and each had two fouls by the 11:27 mark in the first half.

Pitt’s foul trouble in the frontcourt, however, was a blessing in disguise.

Capel, forced to reach into his bench, put first-year forward Karim Coulibaly into the game. He checked in with 11:11 left to go in the first half, and Carey did not score a single basket until the 3:06 mark. The Mali native showed tremendous poise and fearlessness after being thrown into the fire, looking like he belonged on the floor despite playing little

this season.

Though Coulibaly and the Panthers finally started to stifle Carey, Duke’s supporting cast rose to the occasion as Capel’s plan began to backfire.

Goldwire and Jones drilled back-toback threes to put Duke up 30-21 with 5:13 left in the first. And though Pitt generated solid offense of its own, the Blue Devils were operating at an unmatched pace and entered halftime with a 45-34 lead. Sophomore forward Au’Diese Toney had an electric and-one alley-oop dunk down the stretch, but Duke looked poised to blow the game open.

Pitt switched to a matchup zone defense to start the second half, but to no avail — the Blue Devils continued to knock down shots at will. Their lead stretched to 18 with 13:42 to play. Yet in a time where the Panthers could have cracked, they clawed back, and the effort was led by Pitt’s best player all night — Toney.

What had been a solid game quickly turned into a breakout performance. The

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sophomore had several eye-popping, momentum-shifting dunks, along with several more aggressive takes to the rack.

Toney’s 3-point shooting is an area that has drawn scrutiny throughout his career, and he even hit three triples in four attempts. He has been praised for his lockdown defense, but his offense was the focus against Duke. Toney finished with a career-high 27 points on 11-19 shooting.

There was also more to Pitt’s offensive success than Toney’s huge night.

Schematically, Capel aimed to take away Carey’s shot-blocking ability by having his bigs set high screens. This forced Carey to come to the perimeter, opening the paint for penetration and cuts. The following shows a textbook example — Coulibaly forces Carey out, which opens up the paint for a Toney backdoor cut, and the bounce pass is perfectly delivered for the dunk.

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Newly re­modeled.

Some have laundry on site. Min­utes from the Univer­sity. For more info please call Mike at 412‑849‑8694 Newly renovated, fully furnished, 4&5 BR, 2‑1/2 BA houses.

Near Pitt Dental School, Car­low Uni‑ versity. Laundry ser‑ vices available. $600/ mo per unit, includes util­ities. Available now & August 1.

Chris 412‑656‑5693.

North Oakland. Up to 5 bedroom available.

Bus line and walking distance. Multiple properties, all east

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South Oakland **August 2020, Oak­land Square. We have Studios, 1, 2 & 3BR apartments avail­able. Clean, walking distance to campus. Great location. $600‑$1300 ALL UTILITIES IN­ CLUDED! Off‑street parking available.

No pets, smoking or parties. Call 412‑882‑7568 or email tsciul­li123@ gmail.com 1‑2‑3 bedroom apart­ ments available for August 2020. Owner Managed. 40+ years on campus. Fully fur­ nished or unfur­nished, most units are newly remodeled Kitchens and baths , located on Atwood, Semple, Oakland Ave., Ward, Mckee Place, Juliet.

Call or text Tim @ 412‑491‑1330 www.­ TMKRentals.com 11 Virgila Place, Pittsburgh, PA. Beau­ tiful 3BR, 1 bath.

Fridge, Stove, Dish­ washer, Washer and Dryer. $1600/mo plus utilities. Call Peggy

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724‑877‑7761 2 BR apartment, newly painted, hard­ wood floors, appli­ ances. Private home ‑ 2 & 3rd floor. 2,000 sq. ft. Rent in­cludes all utilities. $790/mo.

412‑498‑7355.

264 Robinson St. 2 BR, 3 bath, $1000+utilities.

Available August 1st.

412‑884‑8891.

322 S. Bouquet.

Huge 2 BR apart­ ments. Available May 1, 2020 or Au­gust 1, 2020. 412‑361‑2695 3444 Ward St. We have studios, 1, 2, and 3 bedroom apart­ ments. Bright and spacious. Free heat­ ing and free parking.

Move May 1, 2020 or August 1, 2020. Call 412‑361‑2695 Apartments for rent on Semple ‑one bed­room ‑ availabil‑ ity Aug 1 recently reno­vated and great loca­tion. $795/mo..

In­cludes heat, electric is metered sepa­ rately. Call or text 412‑720‑5023.

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.

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$935 + electric. Avail‑ able for immedi­ate move in. On bus line, close to restau­rants and shops. Contact Jerry at 412‑722‑8546 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.

South Oakland off‑campus hous‑ ing. 2,3, and 4 BR apartments/­houses for rent. Up­dated Kitch‑ ens and Bathrooms.

A/C and laundry.

Available August of 2020. 412‑445‑6117

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

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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

Squirrel Hill 3 BD, 1‑1/2 BA town­house on Beacon St. Updated kitchen.

Washer/dryer on premises. Nice back­ yard. On bus line.

Per­fect for Seniors and Grad students.

Call 412‑281‑2700.

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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

ings & help staff our action‑central of­fice. Part time or full time OK starting in January; full time over the summer. $13/ hour. Perfect job for current sopho­mores & juniors, 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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10AM‑2PM. All proceeds go to animal rescue.

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