University of Pittsburgh - Owl Yearbook (Pittsburgh, PA)

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The annual apartment-hunting ritual occurs from April to August. Students swarm throughout the honeycomb of narrow streets and alleys of Oakland. Middle-aged landladies clad in aprons and house frocks grudgingly greet exploring students. The rookie finds the experience romantic and exciting. The experienced upperclassman finds it a taxing chore. His only compensation is not having to live and eat in the Towers. The hunter's goal is a nicely-furnished room, good studying atmosphere, and reasonable rent. Instead the average student finds some little hole-in-the-wall. aged furniture, and the sounds and odors of Oakland bars and cafes. Foreign and women students meet most difficulty. Many foreigners are spurned immediately by Oakland’s real estate elite. Even when accompanied by American roommates, landlords are hesitant to rent respectable quarters. Women recently given greater off-campus privileges by the University find few accommodations designed with the woman in mind. For the well-to-do students there is always the pseudobachelor pad in Shadvsidc or in Oakland’s periphery. Regardless of the calibre of the apartment or the student the off-campus life offers the aura of intriguing independence sought by many students. 27