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Pitt hires environmental consultant

Men’s Basketball Page 8 January 8, 2016 | Issue 83 | Volume 106

Lauren Rosenblatt and Zoë Hannah News Staff

Pitt’s Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence hired a new environmental consultant this month to help small local businesses become more environmentally aware.

The IEE announced on Jan. 7 that Lee Ann Briggs would serve as the new environmental consultant for the Environmental Management Assistance Program. As an environmental consultant for EMAP, Briggs will perform one-onone consultations with small businesses in western Pennsylvania to reduce their impact on the environment and educate them on environmental regulations for businesses.

“I’m not here to tell anyone they’re not compliant [with environmental regulations]. I’m purely a resource to help them in terms of a knowledge base,” Briggs said.

According to Bob Stein, executive director for the IEE, the Allegheny County Health Department funded the environmental consultant position with a three-year, $350,000 grant. Stein said the See Consultant on page 3

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Marijuana decriminalization won’t affect Pitt policy Dale Shoemaker and Elizabeth Lepro News Staff

Though the city of Pittsburgh is currently amending its marijuana laws, Pitt’s rules are staying the same.

Rather than arresting people on minor marijuana offenses, Pittsburgh police now have the option to fine offenders up to $100 for having 30 grams or less of marijuana or

eight grams or less of hashish, according to a Pittsburgh City Council law Mayor Bill Peduto signed Dec. 22. Kenyon Bonner, interim vice provost and dean of students, said in a statement that the University will still hold students accountable for the Student Code of Conduct, which outlines sanctions for drug and alcohol violations, despite the new legislation.

“This bill does not legalize marijuana,” Bonner said in an email. “Students still have the same level of responsibility for their behav-

ior under the Student Code of Conduct.”

Additionally, Residence Life marijuana policies will not change — staff will continue to notify Pitt police upon every marijuana incident in a dorm building, according to Steve Anderson, associate dean of students and director of Residence Life.

The protocol for Pitt police, according to spokesperson John Fedele and the Office of Student Affairs, has always been to refer stuSee Marijuana on page 2

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dents caught with marijuana to the University rather than pressing criminal charges. That course of action, Fedele said, will not change.

Pitt police will continue to consider each marijuana incident on a “case by case basis,” Fedele said.

According to Barbara Ruprecht, Pitt’s student conduct officer, the Pitt police determine whether to arrest a student and file criminal charges. If the Pitt police decide not to file criminal charges — or issue a citation under the new law — they will issue a judicial referral with the University that will remain on the student’s record.

If the police choose to file criminal charges, the student’s case goes through the judicial system like any other charge.

However, Stephen Zappala, the Allegheny County District Attorney said his office will not press criminal charges and will follow the new rule of issuing a fine instead.

In a letter to Pittsburgh Police Chief Cameron McLay on Nov. 13, 2015, Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala indicated that his office would no longer prosecute minor marijuana cases that originate in Pittsburgh.

“With all due respect to our State legislature, I recognize that the Mayor and Council were elected to represent the specific interests of the people of Pittsburgh,” Zappala’s letter read. “In this regard ... my office would work with you to try to accomplish what the Mayor and City Council would like to see done.”

Pittsburgh Police spokesperson Sonya Toler said the Bureau was reviewing the legislation to “determine how it will be enacted,” but Zappala’s letter indicated his office would only pursue small amounts of marijuana charges from police outside of Pittsburgh.

Though possessing marijuana is still a criminal offense in Pennsylvania, state police and the state attorney general’s office have refrained from interfering with city laws.

As Pitt and Pittsburgh work out how to integrate the new city law, other cities like Philadelphia, which passed similar decriminaliza-

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tion legislation in 2014, have seen a significant decrease in the number of marijuana arrests in the city.

Cameron Kline, spokesperson for the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office, said the most significant change is in courtrooms.

In Philadelphia, there were an average of 55 marijuana possession cases in court per week before the decriminalization, according

conduct, regardless of city laws, according to the Temple News.

According to Kline, the people entering the court system now are dealers, instead of casual users.

“Any time we can make the courts more efficient is good for the people of Philadelphia,” Kline said. “The DA feels people shouldn’t have a stain on their record for having a small

Aby Sobotka Briner STAFF ILLUSTRATOR to Kline. That number has since dropped to 14 cases per week.

According to Chris Goldstein, from the National Organization for Reform of Marijuana Laws in Philadelphia, the option to issue a citation frees up Philadelphia police officers.

“It takes maybe 15 minutes to write a citation, whereas it could take several hours to process an arrest,” Goldstein said. “The time savings and money savings are huge, allowing police to focus on more serious crimes.”

Like Pitt, Temple University officials said after Philadelphia decriminalized marijuana that students still had to follow the student code of

amount of marijuana.”

Pittsburgh Councilman Daniel Lavelle, who represents Perry South, the Hill District, the Northside, Uptown, Downtown and Oakland, introduced the decriminalization legislation in November “to help protect Pittsburghers from unnecessary criminal charges.”

Racial disparities in the number of arrests for marijuana possession were the impetus for Lavelle’s legislation, according to the bill.

“Criminal marijuana possession enforcement disproportionately impacts both groups,” Goldstein said. “This racial disparity is disturbing. It also does not appear in other drug ar-

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rests.”

According to a report by the American Civil Liberties Union, police in Pennsylvania are 5.19 times more likely to arrest black people for marijuana possession than white people. This statistic remains despite the fact that black people — who make up a minority of the population — and white people use marijuana at equal rates.

Pittsburgh ACLU attorney Sara Rose told The Pitt News in December that a state-recognized minor offense — what marijuana arrests previously led to — has a substantial impact on a person’s record.

“Most of the people who are charged for marijuana end up being offered a plea to lead to a summary offense,” Rose said. “But [they’re] still pleading guilty to a drug possession offense which can then impact all kinds of benefits that people are eligible for.”

In the United States, drug charges are most often based on marijuana possession. According to the 2014 FBI Uniform Crime Report, 44 percent of drug charges in the northeast were marijuana-related.

Despite the ease on the criminal justice system, some groups, like the Pennsylvania Medical Society and the American Medical Society, have called for more research on medical marijuana but abstained from supporting any decriminalization laws.

In 2010, the PA Medical Society adopted the AMA’s policy on marijuana, which “urges that marijuana’s status as a federal Schedule I controlled substance be reviewed,” but that the group’s urging “should not be viewed as an endorsement of state-based medical cannabis programs [or] the legalization of marijuana.”

In the meantime, a 2015 study by the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization that works to improve public policy, found through analyzing decriminalization in Vermont that it cost police departments in the state about $20 to issue a citation, compared to $1,266 to perform an arrest.

“That means the Pittsburgh police should save almost $1 million under the first full year of decrim[inalization]. We have seen that impact in Philadelphia,” Goldstein said.

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Consultant, pg. 1 grant will fund Briggs’ salary and travel expenses.

Until 2011, Briggs served in a similar position at Duquesne University for 11 years until the university lost the funding to support the program. Briggs’ past experience made her an obvious choice for the position, according to Stein, who said the IEE had been hoping to hire an environmental consultant for some time.

“It’s nice that we can help small business owners and generate economic impact by providing environmental consulting services at no cost,” Stein said.

Briggs, who has 28 years of experience in the environmental regulatory-compliance field at industrial companies, such as a paint and coatings manufacturer and consulting firms, will aid Pittsburgh businesses “such as auto body shops, manufacturers and printers,” according to a press release.

In addition to consultations, Briggs will perform on-site assessments, do emissions calculations, search for alternative materials and guide permit applications.

Briggs will select the businesses she helps based on referrals from business consultants or the Department of Environmental Protection. In the future, Briggs said she hopes to reach clients through word of mouth from previous consultations.

“My plans are to help as many small businesses in western Pennsylvania as I can,” Briggs said. “The big focus will be on Allegheny County, but I will cover 11 counties.”

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armed Oregon militia Relying on labels does deserves terrorist label more harm than good Alyssa Lieberman Columnist

According to cable news, “terrorism” is behind everything wrong with the world these days — unless, of course, the suspects happen to be white. Those people don’t seem to fit the profile.

On Saturday evening in Oregon, about 150 people occupied the Malheur Wildlife National Refuge building after a much larger rally.

At first glance, the indictment of two ranchers for arson charges on federal property incited the occupation.

But this isn’t a response to the charges. It is something much more dangerous.

The occupying group, which is heavily armed, has publicly declared its plan to build a refuge for people to flee from the government and are willing to kill and be killed if anyone gets in its way to grab this land.

An armed separatist movement occupying a federal building and threatening violence? Sounds like an act of extreme, domestic terrorism to me.

Yet, the media outlets and police handling the occupation do not seem to share my sentiment or my fear. This lax treatment of the militiamen testifies to white privilege in the United States.

The mainstream media has been largely absent from the occupation, especially at first, when less than a dozen cars made up the vehicles of both the militiamen and reporters. Frustration, as people struggled to find cable channel coverage of the occupa-

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tion the following day, produced a viral hashtag.

Instead of treating the militiamen as dangerous terrorists, the media has viewed them as an afterthought.

The limited media coverage stands in

Mariam Shalaby Columnist

As I drove home listening to NPR last week, I heard that a group of white protesters had seized a federal wildlife

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stark contrast to the around-the-clock coverage Black Lives Matter protests receive. Additionally, while the media over-emphasized the violence of the Black Lives Matter movement, it has downplayed the threats of violence involved in the Oregon insurrection.

The media bias is evident in its description of the participants.

Multiple news sources, including ABC News and the Associated Press, described the event as a “peaceful protest,” despite See Lieberman on page 6

reserve in Oregon from what they feel is a tyrannical government. The group was heavily armed.

I bit my lip, concerned. Then, the broadcaster called the group a “militia.”

Cue the déjà vu, the routine annoyance and the knee-jerk reaction in my head asking the broadcaster to “just call them terrorists.”

I had the same initial reaction in June 2015, when Dylann Roof, a young, white man, killed nine inno-

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cent churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina. According to the U.S. Code, he had committed domestic terrorism.

He had “endangered human life in violation of federal or state law.” But instead of labeling Roof a terrorist, media outlets began speculating whether he was mentally ill.

Many people began to demand that the media “call it what it is: terrorism,” and others began doing so on social media. We are seeing it play out again, and I’ve realized that my hot-headed solution ignored a core problem.

Here’s the issue: the word “terrorism” carries a lot of baggage.

While the demand to equalize the use of the word “terrorist” is well-intentioned and seems logical at first, it’s flawed and potentially detrimental. This rhetoric has had very real, and sometimes deadly, consequences on innocent Muslim, Middle Eastern and South Asian communities in the United States and worldwide.

The seriousness of the media’s double standard shouldn’t lead us to equalize the use of this oppressive language. Rather than expanding its use, we should end our reliance on it.

Since 9/11, and the onset of our country’s War on Terror security movement, we have begun to use “terrorism” to describe any violent See Shalaby on page 6

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Lieberman, pg. 5 Ryan Bundy, a leader of the group, telling reporters that the protestors were prepared to “kill and be killed.”

While Fox News personalities like Martha MacCallum and CNN’s Erin Burnett have consistently referred to Black Lives Matter protesters as “thugs,” they have called the white militiamen “activists.”

Some media representatives defend this disparity in coverage by citing the looting of some Black Lives Matter protests, but this does not justify the overwhelmingly implicit racist coverage.

While the majority of Black Lives Matter protests were truly peaceful, the media focused on and ridiculed unrepresentative riots.

Fox News even called it “the murder movement” at one point.

T h e media d r e w connections between an alleged upswing in racial violence and the movement, dubbing it the Ferguson effect. This goes against the repeated cautioning of national criminologists, who warn that there is no evidence of a national rise in crime or connections between crime and Black Lives Matter.

These differences in media coverage parallel the discrepancy between police responses toward the occupation, which is all white, and other actions done by people of color.

Over Christmas, peaceful Black Lives Matter protests elicited intense police responses — police responded to the Christmas Mall of America protests instantaneously and in full riot gear.

The National Guard appeared for largely unarmed Black Lives Matter protests in Ferguson and Baltimore, but not for an armed takeover of a federal building that involves direct threats to others’ lives and fits neatly

within the definition of terrorism.

This disparity doesn’t just exist in the comparison between the Oregon conflict and the Black Lives Matter movement.

In 2003, the Dann sisters, members of the indigenous Shoshone tribe in Oregon, conflicted with the government over similar issues involving the armed militia. Their unarmed group had legitimate claims to the land it was defending, as the government seized the land illegally in violation of past treaties.

Yet the government responded with force and urgency, seizing cattle with backup from helicopters. Why did our government treat this unarmed group with real grievances as a greater threat than an armed militia with illegitimate claims?

In Oregon, the police have acted slowly and carefully, waiting until Tuesday to cut off electricity and r o a d access to the building. Unfortun at e l y, this patience is not afforded to minority protesters.

People took to social media to point out how the media response would also have been different if Muslim Americans staged the occupation — we would not refer to these militiamen as activists, but “terrorists” — which is exactly what the militiamen are in this situation.

It is unlikely the media will investigate how these militiamen were radicalized, and it is unlikely that white Americans will feel the need to denounce this act in the face of backlash.

We cannot continue to allow skin color to dictate our media coverage and police actions. We must determine labels and treatment for terrorists not by the color of their skin but by their actions.

Terrorism only has one definition. It’s one size fits all —regardless of appearance.

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Shalaby, pg. 5 acts specifically committed by people with brown skin or Muslim-sounding names. The image of a Muslim terrorist is now a stereotype with negative consequences. Muslim American and other minority children flinch at the word “terrorist,” in fear of bullying or discrimination, and not without basis.

Words like “terrorist” and “jihadi” expanded beyond the scope of the government’s initiative during the War on Terror and now dominate the media with any criminal with a similar profile. The subsequent increase in stereotyping and discrimination makes it seem unwise to rally around the words that pushed them forward.

A c cording to an article f r o m A B C News, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch e x pressed concern that paranoid rhetoric was inciting hate crimes. FBI data shows that there has been an average of 12.6 suspected hate crimes against Muslims in the United States every month.

The United States has harmed countless innocent people in Iraq and Afghanistan in the name of fighting “terrorism.” Civilians become collateral damage. Blameless individuals are arrested around the world, like Shaker Aamer, a British resident who was detained in Guantanamo Bay for 13 years without charge. Prisoners like Aamer face years in prison conditions that are illegal on American soil.

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such. It’s unhelpful to try to reduce the bias surrounding the word “terrorist” by making the term a common label for anyone who commits an act of potential violence.

We want to eliminate America’s preoccupation with terrorist threats to national security and reduce racial and religious profiling. We want our media to instead occupy itself with national security in general.

The threat of terrorism exists, but our 15-year obsession with terrorism has produced vile actions that have killed innocent people and impacted minority lives in America. To restore civility, we should avoid using the terms that made our preoccupation with terrorist threats common in the first place.

Calling people “terror i s t s” should not be our automatic reaction — reg ard l e s s of who the subject is and regardless of whether the label is technically accurate. But calling more people “terrorists” or trying to fit anyone at all into the hurtful vocabulary that sprang out of The War on Terror is not the solution.

When it comes to reporting violence and violence-related events, our media should use less — not more — stereotypical words that imply serious crimes, and instead use more objective-writing tactics for reports and news headlines.

To get there, everyday citizens should fight against harsh media bias, but not by encouraging an increase in terminology that has historically created suffering for others — no matter how immediately useful it may seem.

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Sports Artis, Pitt ready for first road game of season Dan Sostek Sports Editor

Sitting at No. 24 in the AP poll and 13-1 overall, the Pitt men’s basketball team appears ready for the road.

Leaving the Petersen Events Center for the first time since Dec. 20, the Panthers will enter South Bend, Indiana, with a nine-game winning streak and confidence.

Pitt head coach Jamie Dixon and players Jamel Artis and James Robinson spoke to the media in advance of Saturday’s 4 p.m. matchup at Notre Dame (9-4, 0-1 ACC), discussing the up-tempo offense, playing on the road and the new-look Fighting Irish, which lost some of its key talent from last year.

FREE FLOWING OFFENSE Pitt’s offense has been uncharacteristically high-functioning so far this season. The Panthers rank fifth in field goal percentage at 49.7 percent and third in the ACC in points per game this season at 85.3 — representing the team’s highest scoring effort in the Dixon era.

Artis attributes this partially to the free reign Dixon has given his players this year, which has led to faster play on offense.

“I think [Dixon] loosened up on

our guys like myself,” Artis said. “He’s letting guys like me, James, the one, two and three push the ball up the floor. He loosened up on guys like us, and last year he didn’t do that, so I think doing that, we’ve got more freedom and we’re more confident.”

Dixon noted that the offensive efficiency is partly due to the team’s execution.

“I think we’ve emphasized running our wings better,” Dixon said. “We’ve emphasized it better, but they’re also doing it better.”

Artis also said the fast pace stems from the team’s athletic frontcourt.

“Our big guys are faster than most of the guys in the ACC,” Artis said. “So they’re going to run, and we’re going to find them.”

Dixon said his personnel allows the team to work in transition more effectively.

“We’re telling them to run more, and we’ve always been telling them to run more,” Dixon said. “But you can only tell Aaron Gray to run faster so many times. There are certain limitations. We’ve got personnel. We don’t have the seven foot shot blocker, the big guy, well, we’ve got guys that run faster.”

Artis, who has seen varied of-

fensive styles in his three years at Pitt, said the most recent version is more exciting.

“It’s actually fun. I like that style of play,” Artis said. “Pushing the basketball puts pressure on the defense. Like I said, [Dixon] has loosened up on us, and we’re able to play more freely.”

Even with the fast pace, the team has been incredibly efficient with the basketball, leading the ACC in assistto-turnover ratios.

“You can play fast and make the right decisions at the same time,” Dixon said. “Obviously, we’re doing that.”

FIRST ROAD TEST Fourteen games into the season, the Panthers have yet to play a game on the road, despite traveling to Okinawa, Japan, and New York City for neutralcourt games.

Artis said he will embrace the hostile environment of an opposing team’s court.

“I’m actually happy to play on the road,” Artis said. “Our guys, we’re happy to go on the road and get a big win there and come back and celebrate.

We’ve gotta take one game at a time, and we’ll be good.”

With four players on the roster that

Jamel Artis drives against Notre Dame in their 2015 See Men’s Hoops on page 9 matchup. Heather Tennant STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

Pitt cannot overcome early turnovers in road loss

Chris Puzia

Assistant Sports Editor It’s difficult to win a basketball game when the opposing team consistently connects from 3-point range, but that trouble magnifies when your own team struggles from deep as well.

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basketball squad experienced that twopronged challenge with the long ball in another conference loss. Pitt (8-7, 0-2 ACC) dropped a road matchup at Miami (14-2, 2-1 ACC) 79-53 on Thursday night after missing 12 of its first 13 3-point attempts of the night.

Conversely, Miami shot 62 percent

from deep, thanks to Adrienne Motley’s 4-4 clip. Tania Lamb hit Pitt’s first 3-pointer with 5:18 remaining in the game, when the Panthers already trailed by 33. Pitt finished shooting 20 percent from long and only 35 percent total.

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missed seven of nine shots in the first quarter, while Pitt picked up four early turnovers in a 2:30 span.

Miami’s full court pressure continued to stymie the Panthers, who did nothing to help themselves, either.

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Men’s Hoops, pg. 8 have yet to play in an ACC road conference game, Artis laid out some keys to playing in opposing environments. “[You’ve got to] stay within yourself,” Artis said. “Don’t try to do too much. The crowd is gonna be loud, so we’ve gotta continue to talk to our guys and make sure everybody is on the same page.”

Dixon isn’t concerned with the team’s first road game coming this late into the season.

“A game in November doesn’t change who you are in January,” he said.

Tempering his excitement for the game, Artis is readying for some adversity on Saturday.

“We’ve just got to dig in. It’s going to be tough,” Artis said. “There are going to be crucial times in the game where we’re going to have to come together. And I know we’re going to be able to do that very well.”

FIGHTING THE IRISH The Fighting Irish are missing two key cogs from the previous few iterations that Pitt has faced, as the team lost guard Jerian Grant and forward Pat Connaughton to graduation.

“It’s hard for them to replace Jerian, obviously.

What he did last year for them was tremendous,” Robinson said. “This year they have other guys stepping up, and we’re going to have to be ready to defend.”

Still, the team’s point guard, Demetrius Jackson, poses a test for the Panthers, as he is one of the more athletic guards in the ACC. Jackson is averaging 16.4 points, 3.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game this season.

“I remember we tried to recruit him,” Dixon said. “How quick, athletic, how hard he played were some of the things that stood out about him as a high school kid.”

Dixon said Jackson, a junior, has progressed throughout his college career.

“I think he’s become a really good decision maker,” Dixon said. “He’s an unbelievably talented guy, he has all the traits of an NBA guard and I think he’s become that type of guard now.”

Robinson is prepared for Jackson to assert himself, and also noted that junior forward V.J. Beachem, who averages 12.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per contest has caused opponents trouble.

“Obviously, Jackson is going to be aggressive,” Robinson said. “Beachem is stepping up big for them. We’re just going to have to be ready to go.”

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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.

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

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John CR Kelly Realty has 1-2-3-4 bedroom studio apartments available for rent for Fall 2016. Call 412-683-7300 to make an appointment today!

Large 1-2-3 BR apartments available August 1st. 3450 Ward Street. 312 and 314 South Bouquet Street.

Free parking. Minutes to campus. Cat friendly. Call 412-977-0111.

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

Nice 6BR house available Aug. 1, 2016.

Laundry on site. To make an appointment call 412-812-9382.

Houses for rent on Lawn, Atwood and Ophelia Sts. Available Aug. 2016.

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

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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.

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

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

412-915-0856

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

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

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.

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

412-498-7355

Housecleaner wanted for Oakland home.

8hrs/wk. References required.

412-414-7290

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.

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Walnut Capital Management is looking for accounting intern for spring/summer season to assist our accounting department and payroll processing team; data entry, accounts receivable/ payable, inventory tracking, general clerical work. This is a paid internship Apply via azeremenko @walcap.com

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 Real Estate Development Intern

Walnut Capital Management is looking for real estate interns for the upcoming season.

Interns will shadow leasing agents, support resident managers of various properties, organize move in materials, handle office tasks, etc. This is a paid internship; applicants must be open to some weekend hrs.

Apply via azeremenko @walcap.com

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Digital Marketing and Design Intern Walnut Capital Management is looking for marketing/design interns for the upcoming season.

Duties include but not limited to; maintaining social media outlets, social media market research, creating promotional items for company, assisting marketing team with daily tasks, general clerical work.

This is a paid internship; applicants must be open to some weekend hrs.

Apply via azeremenko@walcap.com OFFFICE INTERN Shadyside Management Company seeks person w/ min 3 yrs. college, for upcoming spring semester, 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

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

Restaurant counter help wanted. Perfect student job. Part time or full time. Flexible for students. Openings starting now. Apply to The Original Hot Dog Shop, 3901 Forbes Avenue.

ATTENTION OCCASIONAL SMOKERS! UPMC seeks healthy adults ages 18-65 who occasionally smoke cigarettes.

This research is examining how smokers respond to cigarettes that are low in nicotine.

There are up to seven sessions lasting about three hours each. Research participants completing the study will be compensated up to $60 per session, or $20 per hour. For more information, call 412-246-5393 or visit www.SmokingStudies.pitt.edu 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

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