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T h e i n d e p e n d e n t s t ude nt ne w spap e r of t he U niversity of Pittsburgh | PIttnews.com | february 13, 2019 ­| Volume 109 | Issue 104

SGB TAKES CARE OF BUSINESS, SAFERIDER, ELECTIONS

WASTE NO MORE WITH SODEXO

Maureen Hartwell Staff Writer

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Pitt spokesman Joe Miksch did not respond before publication to a question about the tuition increase.

During the 2017 budget season, Pitt and other state-related universities did not receive funding until late October

Although elections for next year’s board are only one week away, Student Government Board has still been working on student initiatives like updating the SafeRider application and starting a summer program for a business minor.

At a meeting Tuesday night, board member Albert Tanjaya announced that he and the University Department of Transportation requested two changes to SafeRider from Ride Systems, the app the University currently uses. First, they submitted a request to upgrade the app’s user interface and increase its user-friendliness.

“The SafeRider app, in concept, is great, but when you look at it, you have an estimated arrival time that never shows you a real number, you have very glitchy buttons that don’t direct you to anything and you have many outlets to click the same thing,” Tanjaya said.

According to Tanjaya, the second, more long-term goal is finding a third-party vendor to fix the app’s user interface, operations and ease of navigation. He said he

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Student volunteers collect and sort food waste as part of Sodexo’s food waste audit. Student volunteers worked in shifts from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the Perch. Levko Karmazyn | staff photographer

PITT STUDENTS TO FACE TUITION HIKE Jon Moss

Contributing Editor Pitt students may be left footing the bill next year with an expected tuition hike for an expanded University operating budget in the face of flat funding from the Commonwealth.

Pitt’s funding from the Commonwealth

of Pennsylvania will be held flat next year, according to Gov. Tom Wolf ’s proposed budget released last Tuesday, after receiving a 2.8 percent increase last year.

According to the budget request, tuition will rise by about 3 percent for in-state students and by about 5 percent for out-of-state students next

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instead of June — nearly resulting in a mid-year tuition increase of $11,000 for in-state students.

Out-of-state students experienced an average tuition increase of 5.41 percent last year, while in-state tuition remained flat.

In its annual budget request to the state government, submitted last September, Pitt requested a 6.5 percent increase in funding across several line items, including: General Support: An increase of $10,460,000, from $160,915,000 to $171,375,000 School of Medicine: An increase of $419,000, from $6,450,000 to $6,869,000 Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic: An increase of $368,000 from $5,662,000 to $6,030,000 Dental Clinic: An increase of $49,000, from $759,000 to $808,000 Center For Public Health Practice: An increase of $20,000 from $303,000 to $323,000 Miksch said the University hoped state officials would reevaluate their decision not to increase University funding.

“As the budget process moves forward, we hope the governor and legislature will consider the value Pennsylvania’s state-related universities bring not only in terms of educating Pennsylvanians, but in serving as engines of economic development, innovation, and employment,” Miksch said in an email.

The next stage of the state budget process involves committee meetings in the state House and state Senate. All state-related universities, including Pitt, are scheduled to testify in front of the Senate Appropriations Committee in Harrisburg on Feb. 26 at 10 a.m.

Pitt will hold its annual Day in Harrisburg, a student and administration lobbying event with state legislators about state funding, on March 26.

wants to fix many of the GPS tracking issues with the current version, saying the new SafeRider app could resemble the navigation app Waze.

Tanjaya also said students often use the app as a substitute for the Pitt Police, rather than its intended function as an allpurpose ride service. He said he’s hopeful SafeRider will engage in discussions both about fixing the internal issues and about the brand itself so students understand its accessibility.

“SafeRider isn’t supposed to just be your safe taxi,” Tanjaya said. “It’s supposed to be a universal shuttle that you can use to take anywhere on campus.”

Later in the meeting, board member Cole Dunn announced the upcoming distribution of a survey to gauge interest in a summer business minor. Dunn, who presented the idea for this minor after winter break, has been working with the Academic Affairs Committee to create a program that would allow Dietrich students to obtain a business minor.

“It’s super easy to major in the arts and sciences school as a business major,” Dunn said. “But it’s impossible currently to get a business minor in the arts and sciences school.”

Dunn said he got the idea in high school when he found out about Villanova’s 10-week summer business school, a program he wants to emulate at Pitt. He also said the Academic Affairs Committee tried something like this in the past, but it fell through due to lack of funding and overcrowded classrooms.

Though he could not provide a specific timeline for the minor, Dunn stressed the importance of the initiative for students to obtain a well-rounded education.

“You have a lot of kids in communications majors who are going into the field of marketing but can’t take marketing classes because it’s not within their school,” Dunn said.

To bridge this gap, Dunn said, SGB will distribute the survey to gather student in-

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Board member Albert Tanjaya discusses updates and fixes to the current SafeRider app interface. Hannah Heisler | staff photographer put on social media on Thursday.

After the two presidential candidates faced off in a debate Monday night, SGB is looking ahead to the 2019 elections.

SGB will send a survey with the traditional ballot on Tuesday, which students can fill out online or find at my.pitt.edu.

After submitting their votes, the email will provide a link to complete a fivequestion survey. Elections Committee Chair Katie McLaughlin said the survey will first collect student class, club affiliations and major.

McLaughlin said the survey will then ask the respondent how they heard about the election and what they want the newly elected board to focus on. She said this survey, which is the first of its kind, can provide data about who’s voting, why they’re voting and what issues they’re voting for.

“We want a better idea of who we are actually reaching on campus,” McLaughlin said.

She said last year 3,357 students voted in the SGB election out of approximately 18,000 eligible students, a little more

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than 18 percent. Ideally, McLaughlin said, the survey will identify which campus communities SGB needs to work on communicating with in order to increase future turnout.

“We want to know what majors or clubs we aren’t reaching for turnout to find out what’s not working,” McLaughlin said. “Hopefully next year we’ll really be able to use this data to help us market better and get the word out about voting more.”

Allocations Engineers for a Sustainable World requested $2,000 for a conference. The board approved in full.

Filipino Students Association requested $5,827.60 for their annual Barrio program. The board approved $5,827.58 and denied $0.02.

Phi Beta Lambda requested $1,234.32 for a conference. The board approved in full.

African Students Organization requested $11,644.96 for their WAZOBIA Fashion Show. The board approved $9,404 and denied $2,240.96.

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THANK THE PEOPLE, NOT THE POLITICIANS Jason Henriquez Staff Columnist

Congratulating politicians for doing the right thing feels natural when the world is burning. But we should thank the everyday people who fight to make a difference first.

Although the political climate in America seems to have grown worse over the past few years, we have seen some remarkable improvements. Voters chose in November to legalize marijuana, either recreationally or medically, in four states. President Donald Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill to legalize hemp and provide aid to local farmers. The Senate passed a bipartisan bill to end the brutal war in Yemen.

More recently, four presidential contenders for 2020 have endorsed the idea of a Green New Deal for radical action against climate change. Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam granted clemency to Cyntoia Brown after she spent 15 years of her life to prison for self-defense.

Politicians may try to take credit for doing these things to keep their seats safe, but they did not spark the movements behind these changes: the people did.

The push to legalize marijuana shows the power of people rising up against injustice and shifting the political climate. At the start of the decade, no states had made the drug legal. Now, thanks to massive organizing efforts by criminal justice reform proponents, civil rights groups and drug policy reform advocates, it has been recreationally legalized in 10 states and the District of Columbia, and legalized for medicinal use in 33 states.

Politicians did not win these battles. Nine out of 10 states that legalized recreational marijuana did so through the democratic process of ballot initiatives. Organizations like the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans for Safe Access and Students for Sensible Drug Policy represent just some of the many people who fought and continue

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Elyse Jones waters marijuana clones at the Harborside Health Center medical marijuana dispensary on May 14, 2015, in San Jose, California.

Medical marijuana has been legalized in 32 states thanks to pressures from criminal justice reform proponents, civil rights groups and drug policy reform advocates. lipo ching | tns to fight for safe access to the non-addictive drug.

As much as some political leaders would love to claim responsibility for their progressive positions on marijuana legalization, a surprising amount of them have only held these beliefs very recently.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., directly opposed the 2016 marijuana legalization ballot initiative in her home state of California, but she changed her mind two years later.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., himself stated that he started to support federal decriminalization in 2018 after polls showed that two-thirds of the electorate wanted full legalization.

Rep. Joe Kennedy III, D-Mass., expressed disapproval of marijuana legalization early last year and reversed his position only six months later. We should acknowledge the many people who normalized decriminalization and legalization discourse before

congratulating politicians who adjusted their positions under pressure.

The political expediency surrounding Cyntoia Brown’s clemency highlights the importance of thanking the right people.

Despite placing multiple conditions on her release and withholding her freedom for six more months, Haslam announced in January he decided to end Brown’s decade-anda-half long nightmare. Public figures like Kim Kardashian West were quick to thank him for his recent decision.

It’s worth noting that he most likely would have never granted her clemency if the #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter movements did not tirelessly strive for her liberty. Not only did they revive the push to free Brown, but they pressured a Republican governor enough to succeed.

While Gov. Haslam made the right decision, we shouldn’t ignore the clear motivation to preserve a positive legacy. He deserves little

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to no kudos for an action long past due. Instead, we should thank the men and women who fought to make this happen.

Even rising firebrand Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez should not personally receive credit for her involvement in bolstering the idea of a Green New Deal among fellow politicians.

The Sunrise Movement, a grassroots organization founded in 2017 to combat climate change for the welfare of future generations, spearheaded the Green New Deal. They popularized the concept with November protests in Washington, D.C. Young people sat in Nancy Pelosi’s office and faced arrest to pressure Democrats to treat the grave issue of climate change more seriously. Evidently, it worked.

While Ocasio-Cortez’s genuine politics can be refreshing, she did not mastermind her proposed improvements. Idolizing individual political leaders rather than focusing on policy leads to disaster, disappointment and — most dangerously — blind loyalty.

Ralph Northam, D-Va., won the governorship by nine points in 2017 because of the raucous enthusiasm surrounding his candidacy. Shortly after his election, he vetoed legislation progressives labeled racist that heightened his ardent support. Even after he admitted to his involvement in a blackface scandal, voters are split on whether he should continue to govern. Northam has apparently obtained enough blind loyalty to free himself of any major consequences.

Politicians do not deserve personal devotion or praise for the work that they do. Instead, they deserve to be scrutinized and pressured by their constituents. We should expect our representatives to do their job right. The fact that we salute them for doing so indicates that we have a lot of work left to do.

Until the world stops burning, we will keep holding their feet to the fire.

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REVERSE CULTURE SHOCK AFTER CHINA STUDY ABROAD Benjamin Spock Staff Writer

I won’t soon forget my experience standing in line at the McDonald’s in the Chicago O’Hare Airport. I had a layover in Chicago during my trip between Shanghai and Pittsburgh after studying abroad in China for two months. I was about to order a 10-piece chicken nugget combo, something I’ve regrettably done dozens — if not hundreds — of times before. But for the first time in two months, I had to order food in English.

This should have put me at ease, but I felt frozen. Even more, everyone around me was speaking English. I had become accustomed to being mostly uncertain of what people around me were saying. My brain, suddenly able to parse the meaning of the conversations happening in every direction, went into sensory overload.

Culture shock is a well-known and welldocumented phenomenon experienced by many who travel abroad and become disoriented in foreign environments and cultures. What is less talked about and less understood is what happens upon the return home.

I spent the past summer studying in Shanghai. At one point or another, many Westerners living in Asia long for the comfort of being in their home country where things simply make more sense — and I was no exception. The stress of daily life in China made me long for the familiar simplicity of ordering my weekly meal at Chipotle. So I was surprised by the psychological duress I experienced when returning to Pittsburgh. From the moment I touched down, things that would have gone unnoticed before my trip began to weigh heavily on my mind.

After we returned, I interviewed other Pitt students from my study abroad program, which shed more light on how reverse culture shock

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The bright lights of Shanghai’s skyline are photographed at night. public domain photo by li yang

plays out. Some students I talked to reported feeling totally normal when returning to Pitt’s campus. Unsurprisingly, these students had often spent more significant periods of their life living abroad. Other less-traveled students felt culture shock for weeks after their return.

Some factors of reverse culture shock are more trivial and easier to cope with. Senior political science major Kory Gentle lamented the lack of adequate public transportation in Pittsburgh in comparison to his time in China and mentioned his readjustment to the less aggressive nature of American traffic.

Both senior Alyssa Martinec and sophomore Alex Anthony-Williams were more distinctly aware of the racial diversity that exists in America. Both also noted positive differences, such as a more natural understanding of American restaurant culture or having more acquaintances in America than they had in China.

However, these small differences contribute to a sense of overall disorientation that could linger for the first few days back home.

A more concerning, longer-lasting symptom is a sense of depression that lasted for weeks following my time abroad. On a cursory level, I certainly missed the friends I made in China.

Luckily, we live in the digital age where social

media helps us to keep in contact with friends we make abroad. On a deeper level, this sadness seems to extend from the fact that I was expected to pick up my “old life” right where I left off.

No matter where you study abroad, you will interact with the country’s culture, and this will inevitably change you as a person. Returning to my home culture forced me to reevaluate my foundational cultural beliefs. Because ideas such as government and family relationships are different in China, I was constantly comparing such values with what I had learned growing up in Pittsburgh.

At one point during my study abroad, my roommate’s cousin visited Shanghai for a weekend, yet for several weeks I thought he was a younger brother. This was because my roommate kept referring to his cousin as “Gege,” which translates to older brother, but apparently it is also commonly used to refer to a male cousin. Meanwhile, I hadn’t talked to my extended family in weeks, leading me to wonder whether I should value those relationships more.

Returning to your home country can also lead to a sense of sadness depending on your level of engagement with a foreign culture. My roommate in China was a native-born Chinese college student, so I was

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using more Chinese than I was English.

However long it takes to readjust to one’s native country, one symptom of reverse culture shock will surely last longer than the rest — people who didn’t accompany you won’t care about the stories you have to share to the extent that you will. This isn’t to say that your friends and family are unfeeling or apathetic, but it is human nature to be less interested in things that can’t be experienced first-hand.

“I miss the way of life in Shanghai. It’s hard dealing with people who live back in the States.

They can’t relate to your experience, and it feels very isolating,” Anthony-Williams said.

We tend to laugh at the Instagram-savvy student who spent a semester abroad in Rome and posts about the sense of wanderlust they gained from their time abroad. But these posts demonstrate an aspect of reverse culture shock, in which people who have studied abroad want to reveal to Americans the lessons they learned while abroad.

I spent my time after my return trying to dispel commonplace myths about China. When people think about living under Communistruled China, they tend to think of single-minded people under harsh dystopian control. While there may be some kernels of truth in these sentiments, China is a place rich with ideological diversity and culture.

For instance, Shanghai has a thriving music scene that is clearly influenced by the West, yet distinctly Chinese in origin. While two months isn’t nearly enough time to begin to fully understand what life is really like in China, I was touched by the beauty and sense of community China possesses.

It may be cliche, but travel really does open one’s mind. And like a preacher who has seen the light, you too will find that the fifth or sixth study abroad story you’ve told in the past hour is falling on deaf ears.

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EJ BORGHETTI LEAVES HIS MARK ON PITT ATHELTICS

Sami Abu-Obaid Staff Writer

The 1982 Sugar Bowl was one of Pitt’s most iconic football games, featuring the legendary Dan Marino in a 24-20 upset over Georgia.

Twelve-year-old Pitt fan EJ Borghetti watched excitedly from the Louisiana Superdome crowd as Marino threw the winning touchdown, recognizing it as an iconic moment.

“I didn’t realize it at the time but I think the excitement and the emotion and the moment and the passion of all the people in blue and gold who were a very small grouping among all the rabid Georgia fans, I think that more than anything else probably planted the seed for me wanting to work in sports,” Borghetti said.

Today, Borghetti serves as the executive associate athletic director of media relations for Pitt Athletics where he leads media operations for Pitt’s 19 intercollegiate sports, publicizing the same programs he cheered for growing up.

Borghetti was raised in New Castle and grew up in a Pitt household, a byproduct of his father, an All-American tackle for the Panthers in 1963.

After attending high school, he had a brief stint with the Grove City College football team before injuring his shoulder and switching schools to Pitt.

“I considered Pitt my home and that’s where I wanted to be,” Borghetti said. “Ultimately it was a great choice to come down for my next year.”

For the rest of his college career, Borghetti was an intern with the same department he leads today. Thinking back on his time as a student, he said he valued his classroom education but his internship served him well and prepared him for the professional world. His duties included doing small jobs with all the sports, and his work with the Track & Field program helped him realize how diverse Pitt’s athletic pedigree was.

“Far too often, people just think about football and basketball,” Borghetti said. “We have a great athletic heritage across the board.”

Following graduation, Borghetti took a job

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EJ Borghetti is the executive associate athletic director of media relations for Pitt Athletics, where he leads media operations for Pitt’s 19 intercollegiate sports. via pittsburghpanthers.com with Columbia University as a sports information assistant, citing his ability to handle a city environment as a key hiring pitch. After that, Borghetti moved back to Pittsburgh and served as sports information director at Carnegie Mellon University.

An opening finally popped up at his alma mater, and he seized the opportunity and made the move to assistant director for media relations in 1998. One year later, he was promoted to director. In this role, Borghetti oversees the connection between Pitt athletics and the media, organizing availability among coaches and athletes and creating press releases for publication.

Borghetti has been working at Pitt for two decades now, and he said it never gets old.

Borghetti’s family instilled in him a passion for sports and Pitt, and it shows in his dedication to Pitt athletics. Reflecting on his professional career, he made a point to express gratitude for

the people who gave him opportunities.

“Hopefully I’ve repaid them with effort and commitment and dedication to the people here,” Borghetti said. “I consider myself richly blessed and I never want to take that for granted.”

In his role as the football SID, Borghetti is at the facilities every day during the season, not only dealing with the media but building connections with the coaches and players. He oversees player and coach interviews during the week, helping the media get interviews with certain players.

One challenge of the job is presenting players to the media after a tough loss or bad week.

This is part of the reason why Borghetti believes that relationships are vital — having a rapport with the players enables him to offer guidance when morale is low. He values this time with the football players and is appreciative of the relationships that persist post-graduation.

“That’s part of the reward as well,” Borghetti said. “That’s what makes this profession, in my opinion, the most satisfying.”

Before football games, Borghetti can be found in the press box aiding and greeting members of the media with handshakes and a warm smile.

During the game, he ensures there is professionalism in the press box, and gets a consensus for which players the media wants to interview.

Postgame, he rushes downstairs to meet with the team and prep players for media availability. His department’s hard work has been recognized nationally by the Football Writers Association of America with the Super 11 award three times.

Borghetti also prioritizes strong relationships with his own staff. Julie Jurich started as an intern in late 2014 before she was hired fulltime in the summer of 2015 as an SID. Anytime she needs help or a more experienced opinion, Borghetti weighs in on the matter. Jurich also noted how Borghetti carries a high reputation with other colleagues outside of Pitt.

“Everyone knows him and that’s one thing

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I’ve found to be pretty cool when I go other places and meet other SIDs. They ask about EJ and how he’s doing,” Jurich said.

While Borghetti can offer his experience as a tool for the younger staff, he also provides wisdom to the veterans on the staff. Matt Plizga joined the department as the basketball SID in 2015 after working at Duke University for 15 years in the same role. Even though Plizga had years of experience, he appreciates his time with Borghetti.

“EJ has been extremely helpful to me in my development in the industry,” Plizga said in an email. “He has provided me with the freedom to lead and grow our department.”

If you’re not involved in sports media, there are still a few places around campus where you can catch Borghetti in action. First and foremost is The Original Hot Dog Shop — or “The O,” as it’s often called — which he cites as the best restaurant in Oakland. He remembers going there with his dad for the first time back when it was just one room.

“I’d be lying to you if I said there isn’t something about those fries that just make my tongue get excited,” Borghetti said. “It’s a staple, an absolute staple.”

The second place is Schenley Park, a spot he has a particular affection and nostalgia for. He likes to bring his wife along on special occasions, and considers it one of the most beautiful parks in the country. That might seem like an overstatement — until you realize he lived right next to Central Park while he was working at Columbia University.

As a final bit of parting advice, Borghetti offered a word to any student lucky enough to call themselves a Panther.

“If an undergrad is reading this or a graduate student, a Pitt experience can change your life in so many wonderful ways, and in turn you can take your experience and change so many other people’s lives in so many different ways,” he said.

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BOSTON COLLEGE DEALS PITT 18TH STRAIGHT ROAD LOSS, 66-57

Trent Leonard Sports Editor

The stage seemed set for Pitt men’s basketball to break its lengthy ACC road losing streak Tuesday night at Boston College.

After all, the Panthers’ last road win came in that very stadium against the Eagles in 2017. Like Pitt, BC had just two ACC wins coming into the contest and on top of all that, it was head coach Jeff Capel’s birthday.

But the Eagles (12-11 overall, 3-8 ACC) used a 9-0 run in the final minutes to deal Pitt (12-13 overall, 2-10 ACC) its 18th straight ACC road loss, 66-57. So much for a happy birthday.

None of Pitt’s current players were around when Pitt won its last road game two years ago, and names like Michael Young and Sheldon Jeter feel like memories of a distant past. But then-first-year guard Ky Bowman poured in 15 points for

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in their worst shooting performance to date, shooting under 30 percent as a team for the first time all season and making just 20 of 69 field goal attempts.

They played especially ugly to end the game, making one of their final 16 shots.

The game featured seven ties and four lead changes, with the first coming at the 14:36 mark after consecutive 3-pointers from first-year guard Au’Diese Toney and senior forward Jared Wilson-Frame gave Pitt an 8-7 lead.

From there, the Panthers struggled Graduate guard Sidy N’Dir led the team in assists in the Feb. 9 game against NC State. Kaycee Orwig | staff photographer to score and got down as much as 20-11. the Eagles in that game and has since de- of the season, as he shot just 4-16 from the First-year guard Xavier Johnson strugveloped into one of the ACC’s best players. field. But the dynamic guard affected the gled, missing his first seven shots from Now a junior, Bowman entered Tuesday as game in other ways, and still led his team the field while turning the ball over twice. the conference’s third-leading scorer at 20.3 in every category with 14 points, eight It ended up being a rough showing from Johnson, who shot an unsightly 3-19 and points per game, as well as BC’s leader in rebounds, seven assists and two steals. rebounds (7.8) and assists (3.6) per game.

On any other night, Pitt may have led Pitt with five turnovers.

Find the full story online at The Panthers managed to force Bowman been able to take advantage of Bowman’s into one of his worst shooting performances poor efficiency. But the Panthers turned

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Rental Other Fall Rentals ‑ 1 bed­ room apartments very

close to campus, well maintained, 24 hour laundry, secured buildings. Rates start­ ing at $775 with some utilities in­cluded.

Call us today at 412‑682‑7622 Studios, 1, 2, & 3

Bedroom apartments

available August 2019 & sooner. Oak­land, Shadyside, Friend‑ ship, Squirrel Hill,

Highland Park, Point Breeze. Photos & current availabil‑

ity online, check out

www.forbesmanage­ ment.net, or call

interview & pro­cess rental appli­cants, do internet post‑ 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 sophomores & ju­niors, seniors plan­ning to enter grad school, returning grad students, and first‑year law stu­dents!

thane@mozartrents.­ com

Services Educational The Phlebotomy Training Center

www.

justphlebotomy.org 2 evening classes

weekly, 5 weeks +

excellent Clinicals.

Call 412‑521‑7334.

Mozart Management 412‑682‑7003

412.441.1211

Employment Employment Other OFFICE INTERN Shadyside Manage­ ment Company seeks person w/ min 2 yrs. college, for upcom­ing spring semester, to

3444 Ward St. ‑ Stu­ dio and 1bedroom apartments. Free heating, free park­ing.

Available May & August 2019 move‑in.

Call 412‑361‑2695 Apartments for rent. 2 and 3 bedroom apart‑ ments available. Some available on Dawson Street, At­wood Street, and Mc­kee Place.

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