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STUDENT VOTERS GET IN FORMATION

TOM WOLF WINS SECOND TERM AS PA. GOVERNOR Hannah Schneider News Editor

Students wait in line to vote in the 2018 midterm election at the Posvar Hall polling location.

Theo Schwarz | senior staff photographer

VOLUNTEERS ENCOURAGE STUDENT VOTING ON CAMPUS Janine Faust

Managing Editor By the time polls closed in Pennsylvania, more than 1,000 people had waited in lines and successfully voted at the William Pitt Union Lower Lounge. Another 1,000 had voted at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall, and nearly 600 had voted at Posvar Hall.

For many, this was the first vote they cast since the 2016 presidential election, when Pennsylvania narrowly elected Trump by just one percentage point.

“This whole presidency has made me feel like I have to go vote,” Bella Sedor, a junior nutrition and dietetics major, said.

“The more people vote, the more we show a backlash to what’s going on.”

Efforts to get people out to vote contin-

ued on campus throughout Election Day. Members and volunteers with the Pittsburgh chapter of NextGen America, an environmental advocacy nonprofit and political action committee, stood at the corner of Bigelow Boulevard and Forbes Avenue encouraging passersby to go vote from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. The group handed out free cookies and stickers, blew bubbles and waved signs with slogans such as “Honk If You’re Voting” at passing cars.

Anushay Chaudry, a first-year biology and political science major volunteering with NextGen, wielded a megaphone while asking surrounding students if they had voted yet, instructing them to get a cookie as a reward if so.

“I love being an activist and showing

people that they have this right,” she said.

“You can see change by voting.”

Brooke Taylor, a field organizer with NextGen, said the group was pleased with the positive response they were receiving from people. She recounted how the activists helped encourage a student, who was going to skip voting because he had a chemistry exam, to carve some time out of his schedule to head to the polls.

“These are really important conversations for us … we want to show that no matter what’s going on in your personal lives, you still have time to get out and vote,” she said.

Division and violence colored the weeks leading up to the election, from a Florida See Turnout on page 3

Incumbent Democrat Tom Wolf will remain governor of Pennsylvania after defeating Republican Scott Wagner in the midterm elections Tuesday. John Fetterman, the current mayor of Braddock, will join Wolf as lieutenant governor, succeeding former Lt. Gov. Mike Stack.

Republican opponent Sen. Scott Wagner won the primary battle against businessman Paul Mango in May. But Wolf was still favored to win the re-election by a 15-point margin, according to FiveThirtyEight. Recent polls showed Wolf up by as much as 20 points.

Wolf ’s victory marks the end of a hostile battle between the candidates. Last month, a Facebook live video by Wagner went viral after he said he would stomp on Wolf ’s face with golf spikes. He has since claimed it was a metaphor, and his campaign team has said Wagner’s comments should not be taken literally.

In response to President Donald Trump’s win in 2016, Democrats have been under pressure to win control of local seats. Democrats currently hold 16 governorships, while Republicans hold 33. With 36 seats up for election this year, Democrats were forecasted to take control of 24 governorships, according to FiveThirtyEight.

Wolf is a businessman and MIT graduate, who has experience serving as the Pennsylvania Secretary of Revenue from April 2007 to November 2008 under Gov. See Governor on page 3

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PA. SENATOR BOB CASEY CONOR LAMB, D-PA., JR. BEATS LOU BARLETTA, VICTORIOUS IN 17TH DISTRICT WINS THIRD TERM CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION Sarah Shearer

Lamb is much newer to the House than Rothfus, having won a special election in his In the only U.S. House race between two former 18th District in March. Lamb’s victory incumbents — one former 18th and the other at the special election was a milestone for the from the 12th District — Conor Lamb, D-Pa., district, known to be hard Republican and voted took victory of the 17th Pennsylvania district in favor of President Donald Trump. Running over Keith Rothfus, R-Pa. With 100 percent of as a conservative Democrat, Lamb built his the vote in, Lamb defeated Rothfus 59 percent grassroots-campaign platform on affordable to 41 percent in the 17th Congressional District health care, student loan reform and taking acelection, according to the Pennsylvania State tion against the heroin crisis.

Lamb, born in Washington, D.C., but grew Department.

Many predicted Lamb’s success at the polls up in Mt. Lebanon, is a U.S. Marine and a fortoday. The political statistics website FiveThir- mer federal prosecutor. Lamb’s moderate plat-

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Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey address delegates during the 2016 Democratic National Convention on Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. clem murray/philadelphia inquirer/tns

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Assistant News Editor Four-term Republican U.S. Rep. Lou Barletta sought to take the sole Senate seat of two-term incumbent Democrat U.S. Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. — but failed to do so, as Sen. Casey defeated Barletta 65 percent to 32 percent, according to the Pennsylvania Department of State.

With Pennsylvania leaning right and electing President Donald Trump by just one percentage point in the 2016 election — the first time the Commonwealth voted red since 1988 — the results of the midterm election seemed up in the air.

But among the 10 Democratic incumbents running for re-election in states that Trump won in 2016, Sen. Casey Jr. was considered as one of the safest guarantees for re-election, according to The Washington Post. FiveThirtyEight also predicted a 96.9 percent chance of the Democrats winning the Pennsylvania Senate seat. Other polls indicated a Casey lead of over 50 percent, with a large amount of undecided voters.

Casey, 58, is the son of Pennsylvania’s former two-term governor Bob Casey Sr., who, like his son, served a conservative

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Democratic agenda. A native of Scranton, the young Casey graduated from the College of the Holy Cross and later attended law school at The Catholic University of America.

Gov. Casey Sr.’s platform included a wide range of stances that vary the ideological spectrum. From liberal economic stances to conservative social ideals, the term “Casey Democrats” was coined, and it has trickled down to Casey Jr.’s time in the public office as well.

Distancing himself from President Trump, Casey Jr. focused his campaign on health care and the economy. Though left-leaning on both issues, the senator has distanced himself from the Democratic platform, especially on issues such as gun control and abortion.

The 2018 Midterm election marks Casey’s seventh run for a statewide office position. Before his first run for Senator in 2006, Casey ran for state auditor general in 1995 and state treasurer in 2004, winning both of those races, respectively. He also ran in the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary, but lost to Ed Rendell.

Casey’s win marks the beginning of his third six-year term in the Senate.

Conor Lamb took victory of the Pennsylvania 17th District over Keith Rothfus in the 2018 midterm election. tpn file photo tyEight slated him to defeat Rothfus by a 12 percent margin, giving Rothfus only a 4.3 percent chance of winning. An October poll

by Monmouth University showed Lamb leading the race in double digits, predicting him to win 54 percent to 42 percent. This is a part of a larger Pennsylvania trend, where multiple districts were expected to go Democratic due to the state’s redrawn district lines to correct gerrymandering.

It’s because of this redrawn congressional district map that Lamb and Rothfus, both incumbents, landed in the 17th District — the only race of its kind in the country.

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form allowed some conservative voters to identify with his campaign — even House Speaker Paul Ryan, who called Lamb a “pro-life, progun, anti-Pelosi conservative.”

Rothfus has held office since 2013 in the 12th District. The conservative, despite running in a district known to be more Republicanleaning than the national average based on prior presidential and state legislative elections, was predicted to lose to Lamb by a margin of about 12 percent. Though Rothfus hasn’t condoned President Trump, Trump endorsed Rothfus after his visit to the City last Tuesday. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette also endorsed Rothfus.

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Turnout, pg. 1 man accused of sending homemade explosive devices to numerous critics of President Donald Trump to the anti-Semitic hate crime which took 11 lives in a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Some students who showed up to the polls had specific issues on their mind.

First-year economics major Ella Donley showed up at the polls to vote for candidates in favor of gun control. “[Gun violence is] a really big issue for me,” she said.

Sophomore English writing and anthropology major Craig Hayes, who voted for the first time at Soldiers and Sailors, said he picked candidates who would “move in the right direction” on issues he cares about, like gun violence, police brutality and mass incarceration.

“It can be hard to conceptualize your impact in such a large population,” he said.

“Every vote counts.”

First-year biology major Nate Harshal did not feel very strongly about any issues but was concerned about party lines — he knew how likely it was that Republicans would retain the House, and hoped Democrats would win the Senate.

Nearly 600 people voted at the Posvar Hall polling location. Theo Schwarz | senior staff photographer “I’d like to regain an equilibrium,” he ly about any of the candidates but still major, said voting is a necessary way for thought it was important that she come her to participate in the democratic prosaid. cess and make sure her viewpoint is taken Others turned out simply because vote.

“It’s a general feeling that I need to do into consideration. they saw it as their civic duty. Harshal “I think voting is a really huge deal,” described not wanting to feel like a “by- this, and that it encourages others to do she said. “By voting, we’re giving people stander.” Senior computer engineering the same,” Colihan said.

Sneha Misra, a first-year neuroscience power to represent us.” major Vanessa Colihan didn’t feel strong-

Governor, pg. 1 Ed Rendell. Wolf won the Pennsylvania governor race in 2014 with 44 percent of the vote. Since assuming office, Wolf has focused his agenda on increasing wages, restoring funding for public schools and increasing government transparency.

Wagner is the owner of waste-hauling company Penn Waste and has repeatedly emphasized his identity as a businessman, not a career politician.

His campaign has focused on stricter immigration laws, cutting taxes and supporting Pennsylvania’s agricultural industry. Prior to running for governor, Wagner ran for the 28th District in the Pennsylvania Senate and won.

Throughout his political career, he has voiced steadfast support for President Trump.

With 98 percent of precincts reporting by 12 a.m., Wolf took away 55 percent of the vote, according to election results from the Pennsylvania Department of State.

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Tom Wolf, incumbent and Democratic candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania attends a student forum in Philadelphia on Oct. 10. bastiaan slabbers/nurphoto/zuma press/tns

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Young people turnout: Pa. blue waves becomes tsunami This midterm cycle, it seems like every media outlet’s favorite touchpoint has been the blue wave. Dozens of newspapers projected a Democratic landslide in the House of Representatives in a harsh rebuke of President Donald Trump.

The blue wave came to fruition across the country — Democrats won a majority in the House by converting more than 25 previously Republican-controlled districts — but in Pennsylvania it was nothing short of tsunami.

Democrats re-elected popular Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf who ran against Republican challenger Scott Wagner by a decisive 17-point margin, and also reelected Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey by a similar margin.

Most notably, Democrats won big among local representatives despite voting in favor of Trump in the 2016 presidential election. The party flipped four previously Republican-controlled districts, electing Mary Scanlon in the 5th District, Susan Wild in the 7th District, Chrissy Houlahan in 6th District and Conor Lamb in the 17th District.

“This whole presidency has made me feel like I have to go vote,” Bella Sedor, a junior nutrition and dietetics major, told The Pitt News. “The more people vote, the more we show a backlash to what’s going on.”

Regardless of the reason for a Democratic landslide in Pennsylvania — some pundits point to Trump’s unpopularity, others chalk it up to merely an energized base — it’s clear that high voter turnout made a difference in this election, especially turnout among young people.

According to data from NextGen PA, a group focused on turning out the youth vote, voting numbers at Pitt and

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Editor-in-Chief CHRISTIAN SNYDER

Penn State surpassed 2014’s totals after the polls were open only five hours — at Penn State, turnout was nearly double yesterday than in 2014.

Across three polling locations in Posvar, the WPU and Soldiers and Sailors, nearly 3,000 Pitt students voted, 25 percent of the Pitt population — not great compared to the nationwide turnout of 45 percent, but still a massive improvement on Pitt student’s 7 percent turnout in 2014.

This sets a positive and important precedent for our country’s electoral future — young voters are historically far less likely to vote in midterm elections than in presidential elections.

These habits disadvantage Democrats, whom young people vote for over Republicans by a two-to-one margin — leaving most midterm elections dominated by Republicans, who attract an older demographic of voters.

Yes, Republicans managed to hold onto the Senate — they had an extremely advantageous position to begin with, putting only eight candidates up for re-election compared to the Democrats’ 28 — but this midterm election has trended far more blue than prior ones, a testament to young people’s dedication to voting.

Voter turnout at universities across the country — especially at Pennsylvania universities — hit a new high this year, no doubt contributing to the blue wave crashing over the nation’s politics.

But students still have low rates of turnout compared to general population — if young people turn out in full force next midterm election, 2022 is sure to be a blue tidal wave.

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POPULISM SPARKS HIGH VOTER TURNOUT Delilah Bourque

Senior Staff Columnist As we look back on the midterm elections, one shining star exists whether or not you are satisfied with the results — voter turnout is on the rise.

As a country, we have seen voting skyrocket past the last midterm election in 2014. In Louisiana early voting alone, there was a 28 percent increase in voters. Young voters in particular have gone to the polls in unprecedented numbers, like at colleges in New Hampshire, where according to NextGen vote totals had surpassed 2014 midterm totals by just 4 p.m.

And many students voting on Pitt’s campus said the far-right populist rhetoric used by President Donald Trump was one of the key things bringing them to the polls. Similar trends are occurring across Europe as well, where a skyhigh number of voters pushes against populist trends.

Far-right populist candidates and parties are on the rise here in the United States and abroad in Europe. Fifteen out of 27 European countries showed a rise in votes for populism between their last two general elections. European voters tend to vote more than citizens of the United States. While far-right populism may be a dangerous rhetoric, voter turnout is increasing to fight the growing movement.

Populism generally leads to discontent among voters, driving voter engagement at the polls.

The United States has historically seen a lower voter turnout than similarly developed nations. In a study by the Pew Research Center, the number of voters in the 2016 U.S. presidential election placed us at 26 out of 32 countries.

Western European countries, such as Belgium, Sweden and Denmark, had much higher voter turnout in their most recent elections. Belgium

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Jair Bolsonaro, newly elected President of Brazil, arrives to vote in a polling station on Oct. 28. FABIO TEIXEIRA/DPA/ABACA PRESS/TNS ranked first in the study with 89.37 percent of PRC, the United States has 86.8 percent of eligible voters registered, but only 55.7 percent of the eligible population registered to vote.

There is correlation between populist move- those voters cast a ballot in the 2016 election. ments getting voted out and countries with a This election was different, with a 20-percent high number of voters. In a study by news web- increase in college voters from last midterms site Axios, Belgium saw a 6 percent decrease in in 2014 right in our own backyard at Penn votes for populist parties and candidates in their State’s campus. It’s no lie that correlation does last two elections. France, with 74.56 percent not equal causation, but with far-right populist registered voters, saw a 0.4 percent reduction movements on a sharp rise, it’s no surprise that in populist votes in their previous two elections. voter turnout is too.

While this election may mirror internaOn the contrary, countries with comparatively low voter turnouts have higher percent- tional trends, it also has international impacts. ages of those voters voting for populism. Latvia Since the Democratic Party regained control has 58.8 percent registered voters, and in com- of the U.S. House of Representatives, Congress parison of their last two elections, populism has a chance to take a second look at some of is on the rise by 2.7 percent of the vote. While Trump’s foreign policy, such as the sanctions he high numbers of people voting are met with levied against Iran and the swift end he put to rises in populism in countries such as Sweden, the North American Free Trade Agreement.

In this midterm election there were many which has seen a 4.6 percent rise in votes for populist candidates, there is a stronger trend of reports of voter suppression and disenfranvoter turnout in countries with declining popu- chisement. Take the state of Georgia, for example, which practices voter purging. If registered list movements.

According to the data collected by the Georgia voters haven’t participated in an elec-

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tion in the last two cycles, their names are automatically struck from the state’s records. Or in Pennsylvania, where the ACLU is investigating reports that requested absentee ballots weren’t sent in time for voters to complete them.

Voter suppression doesn’t stop in the United States. In Canada, a federal court ruled that electoral fraud occurred during the country’s 2011 general election. Leading up to that election, robocalls were sent to more than 30,000 voters falsely claiming that their polling locations had changed. While the same court determined the voter suppression did not affect the outcome of the election, it occurred nonetheless — a problem for the conservatives arguing that none happened at all.

These competing storylines of voter suppression and voter fraud have confusing implications in the United States. Many conservatives use inflated concerns about voter fraud to put suppressive policies in place — but the statistics don’t back up those claims, with a 2007 study declaring it more likely that a person is struck by lightning than impersonate someone at the polls.

But the rhetoric sticks. Populism is on the rise in the United States and abroad, and those claims, however false they may be, garner support. Movements are tinged with far-right-wing extremist views, and can spell dangerous consequences for minority groups. While there is cause to worry about what populist movements say about the fate of our country, there is something we can do about it.

Eligible people should vote, as they have this midterm season in record-breaking numbers, to keep their voices heard and the voices of hate out of office. After all — the best way to take back our country is to vote.

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FIRST-YEAR GUARDS LEAD PITT PAST PENGUINS, 69-53, IN OPENER Trent Leonard Sports Editor

After an offseason of hype surrounding head coach Jeff Capel, his highly touted recruits and a new up-tempo offensive system, the Pitt men’s basketball lived up to the hype in its season opener at the Petersen Events Center Tuesday night, pummeling Youngstown State 69-53.

First-year guards Trey McGowens and Xavier Johnson led the Panthers with 17 and 16 points, respectively, and the Panthers scored 27 fast-break points en route to a comfortable 16-point victory. Pitt scored a whopping 48 points in the paint, thanks in large part to forcing 20 turnovers and scoring 25 points off those turnovers.

“To come out and to perform like that on the defensive end, I thought was big time,” Capel said. “For those three freshmen to perform like that in their first collegiate game is really really good.”

That third first-year player Capel referenced was Au’Diese Toney, who started in place of senior forward Jared Wilson-Frame — Pitt’s leading scorer last year — who was suspended for this game due to an undisclosed violation of team rules that occurred in the offseason.

Toney was impressive in his own right, leading the team with nine rebounds and contributing 12 points.

“It means a lot,” Toney said of getting the start, “because Jared plays a big part of our team. So, next man up. I had to prepare to step up in a big position, so that’s what I had to come to do tonight.”

In a surprising twist, the game featured Pitt earning as many technical fouls as 3-pointers, with two of each. But it didn’t matter, as the Panthers’ active hands and athletic guards made sure they overcame any referee drama or shooting woes.

The win marks an instant difference from last year’s team, which infamously finished 8-24 overall and 0-18 in the ACC. Those 2017 Pan-

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thers lost their first game to Navy, snapping a 20-game streak of winning season openers.

This Pitt team looks to begin a new win streak, while the victory also snaps a 19-game losing streak dating back to the end of last season.

“There’s a new energy in the City and we’re just feeding off of it,” junior forward Kene Chukwuka, one of last season’s returning players, said. “Last year obviously wasn’t fun for anybody to watch, it was less fun to play in. So this year we’re just trying to really turn everything up.”

The Panthers started off the game looking sloppy, making just one of their first nine field goals and turning the ball over twice. Johnson and McGowens were the primary culprits, each starting 0-3 from the field in a case of what could have been first-game jitters.

Toney scored Pitt’s first points of the official 2018 season — a layup coming off a poke-steal

by Johnson. That tied the score up at 2-2, and it would remain that way through the first five minutes as both teams struggled to make baskets.

YSU first-year big man Olamide Pedersen was a big reason for Pitt’s lack of offensive success early on, racking up three quick blocks in the first few minutes alone.

But as the first half continued to develop, the Panthers began making plays to separate from their opponent. A dunk from junior Malik Ellison created a 6-2 lead, and a McGowens andone layup made it 8-4. The Panthers increased their lead to 10-4 after a missed free throw and putback from sophomore center Terrell Brown.

An offensive series with 9:39 left in the half epitomized the Panthers’ play up to that point — despite a lack of execution, the effort was there. Brown missed a layup at the rim, but Toney corralled the offensive rebound for a second-chance attempt. He also missed the easy shot, but Johnson was there for another putback attempt, out-leaping YSU’s defenders to finally redirect the ball back into the basket, giving Pitt

a 16-9 lead.

That effort showed up in the defensive box score. With eight minutes left in the half, the Panthers had already forced seven turnovers.

The first half also served as a learning experience for Johnson. At one point, the explosive guard poked the ball away from YSU junior Devin Morgan, but missed the ensuing dunk attempt. He found himself leading the fast break again 10 minutes later, and attempted to wrap the ball around his back to avoid contact from a defender — but he lost the ball on his way up for a turnover.

Ellison, a captain on the team, smiled at his young teammate and gently motioned his hands toward the floor, as if to say “relax.”

Pitt displayed its newfound explosiveness — an element missing entirely from last year’s team — on their next four points, which came on rim-rocking dunks from Ellison and McGowens to give the Panthers a nine-point lead.

Tensions with the referees, however, threatened to kill the Panthers’ momentum. Ellison received a technical foul for hanging on the rim a second too long after his dunk, much to the frustration of the home crowd. And after three foul calls on Pitt in close proximity to each other, head coach Jeff Capel loudly let his feelings known toward the referee — and was awarded a technical foul in his Pitt debut. The Penguins drained two of the four resulting free throws, narrowing Pitt’s lead to 24-17.

Afterwards, Pitt’s players were asked if Capel’s technical foul helped to fire them up.

“Yes sir it did,” Toney said. “You see how hungry he is about the game. The fight. That’s what we said at the beginning of the game, we need to fight. So that’s what he did when he got the tech.”

From there, the Penguins would finish on a 7-3 run, giving Pitt a narrow 27-24 lead heading into the half.

After shooting just 2-8 in the first half, Johnson came out with a vengeance to begin

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the second. On three consecutive possessions, he found Chukwuka for an easy layup off a pick-and-roll, drew a shooting foul and made both free throws, then slashed to the hoop and made a contested floater — making him responsible for all six of Pitt’s points to start the half.

Those buckets helped kickstart a gamechanging, seven-minute long, 18-2 run for the Panthers. Pitt made six of eight field goals during that time, while the Penguins committed five turnovers and missed 10 of their 11 shots.

By the time YSU began to press, resulting in a layup for sophomore forward Michael Akuchie, Pitt had cracked open a 45-31 lead with 11 minutes left to play.

In a testament to the Panthers’ success on the fast break and in the paint, Johnson sunk the team’s first 3-pointer of the game with 8:45 remaining. Pitt notched its first 20-point lead of the game four minutes later, when another and-one fast-break layup by McGowens made the score 62-42.

The Panthers coasted from there, leading by a score of 69-53 when the final buzzer sounded — thus ending the program’s 19game losing streak dating back to last season.

“I’m excited for our guys. We have a locker room full of guys that hadn’t won a game in college in 2018, so this was their first,” Capel said. “So I was just really really happy for them, really pleased for them.”

After McGowens’ 17 points and Johnson’s 16, Ellison finished as the next leading scorer with 13 points. Johnson led the team with six assists and added five rebounds as well, while Chukwuka served as a spark plug off the bench with seven points and eight rebounds.

Pitt’s smothering defense held YSU to 27 percent shooting from the field, compared to 49 percent for the Panthers.

The Panthers’ next test will come this Friday, again at home, versus VMI at 7 p.m.

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New kitchen, bal­cony, and A/C. Call 412‑661‑6622 3436 Ward. Spacious 2‑Bedroom, 1 bath, equipped kitchen, $1,195 + electric, Heat included.

412‑271‑5550

1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 BR apartments available May & August 2019.

South Oakland, North Oakland, and South­ side on Bouqet St., Meyran Ave., At­wood St., North Neville St., and Sarah St. Call 412‑287‑5712

4 BR HOME ‑ SEM­ PLE STREET, LO­ CATED NEAR LOU‑ ISA. EQUIPPED KITCHEN, FULL BASEMENT. NEW CENTRAL AIR ADDED. AVAIL­ ABLE IMMEDI­ ATELY AND RENT­ING FOR MAY AND AUGUST 2019.

(412) 343‑4289 or 412‑330‑9498.

2 units for rent: First floor ‑ 2BD, 1BA, $1,200 everything

Apartments for rent.

2, 3, and 4 bedroom apartments avail‑

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able. Some available on Dawson Street, At­wood Street, and Mc­kee Place. Newly re­modeled. Some have laundry on site.

Min­utes from the Univer­sity. For more info please call Mike at 412‑849‑8694 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.

M.J. Kelly Realty.

Studio, 1, 2, 3 and 4

Bedroom Apart­ments,

Duplexes and Houses.

N. & S. Oakland

from $750‑$2500.

mjkellyrealty@gmail.­ com. 412‑271‑5550. www.mjkellyrealty.­ com

Newly remodeled first floor apartment with 2/3 BR and laun­dry in apartment. $1500 + utilities.

412‑683‑0363 Newly remodeled sec­ond and third floor, 5 BR, 2 BA apartment with laundry room in­ side apartment. $3000 + utilities. Has a sky‑ light. 412‑683‑0363 North / South O Houses and Apart­ ments with Laundry and Central Air Call 412‑38‑Lease Oakland ‑ various South Oakland loca­ tions. Oakland Ave ‑ 2 BD/1 BA, hard­wood floors, free heat, avail‑

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

able Au­gust 1, 2019.

S. Bou­quet ‑ 2 BD/1 BA available May 1.

Ward St. ‑ studio, 1, 2, 3 BD. Free park­ing, free heat, avail­able August 1, 2019. Call 412‑361‑2695 Oakland house spa­ cious two and a half story, living room, dining room, eating equipped kitchen, 5 bedrooms two baths, front and rear porch, yard. $2,000 +utili­ties 412‑321‑6282 South Oakland off‑campus housing.

2‑6 BR apartments/­ houses for rent.

Up­dated kitchens and Bathrooms. A/C, laundry, and some with parking. Avaial­ able August of 2019.

412‑445‑6117

Southside August 2019 avail­able 3 and 5 bedroom house. New kitchen, AC, 2 new bath­ rooms, washer and dryer, and dish­washer.

1508 Sarah St. Call 412‑287‑5712

Employment Employment Other child care assitance needed, working with infants toddlers or preschool, flexible scheduling, $10/hour 412‑462‑4463 Now hiring valet car parkers. Evenings and on‑call. Good

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pay + Tips. Valid PA driver’s license is a must. Email Jenna at jschmidt@foxchapel­ golfclub.com Part‑Time Job: Earn up to $200 a day driv­ ing and hanging out with senior citizens.

Apply here: https:­// www.fountain.com/­ papa‑technologies/ ap­ply/pittsburgh‑pa‑ pa‑pal Part‑time students needed! Roots Natu­ ral Kitchen opening soon. Open inter­views 11/02/2018 at the Hil‑ ton Garden Inn from 9 AM‑7 PM or email resumes to jmuth@ rootsnk.com. Starting pay $12/hour.

THE CARLTON RESTAURANT Lo­cated in the One BNY Mellon Center, 500 Grant Street is accept­ing applications for Serving Assis‑ tants. We are seeking friendly, organized and reliable appli­cants to work in an upscale dining envi­ronment.

Please ap­ply in person Monday through Friday after 1:30 The Porch at Schen­ley has an opportu­nity for a Line Cook. Are you passionate about food? Like working on a team? Need some extra cash for college ex­penses?

Then visit smile.jobs to view all of our amazing oppor­tunities and apply to­day!

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