University cuts chairs’ spending on “personal items”
Written By Sarah Gibson, Co-News Editor
October 23, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Point Park administration continued budget cuts by limiting university funding for department spending. On the list of items cut are pet care, flight upgrades, coffee, bottled water, food for faculty meetings and ibuprofen. These items are now classified as “personal items” by the university, even i...
Health services reduce walk-ins
Written By Sarah Gibson, Co-News Editor
October 23, 2018
Filed under NEWS
The Student Health Center will be operating with new staff and new hours this semester. In an email sent to Point Park students by Michael Gieseke, dean of student life, it was revealed that starting November 1, the Student Health Center will be open Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to noon and from...
USG swears in new parliamentarian
Written By Amanda Andrews, USG Beat Writer
October 23, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Former Senator Matthew Spadaccia was sworn in as United Student Government’s (USG) new Parliamentarian at this week’s Legislative Body Meeting. USG has been without a Parliamentarian for nearly three weeks following the sudden resignation of former Parliamentarian Alex Popichak. Spadaccia was ele...
First Amendment conference held at Duquesne
Written By Carley Bonk, Editor Elect
October 23, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, NEWS
Nationally-recognized and local media figures gathered on Duquesne University’s campus this Sunday and Monday to discuss the importance of the First Amendment. “The National Conference on the First Amendment: Bedrock of American Freedoms” offered attendees the opportunity to learn about issues revo...
Walking on broken glass
Written By Gracey Evans, News Photo Editor
October 23, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, NEWS, PHOTOS
Autumn arrives with AppleFest
Written By Jake Berlin, For The Globe
October 23, 2018
Filed under Multimedia, NEWS, PHOTOS
USG talks concerns with CulinArt dining options
Written By Amanda Andrews, USG Beat Writer
October 16, 2018
Filed under NEWS
CulinArt representatives responded to an informal question and answer session from United Student Government (USG) and anyone in attendance at this week’s USG Legislative Body meeting. The session lasted just shy of an hour as CulinArt General Manager Kristy Weiss and other CulinArt managers fie...
Administration clarifies Playhouse funding
Written By Mitchell Drake, Staff Writer
October 16, 2018
Filed under NEWS
The new Pittsburgh Playhouse is funded through multiple distinct foundations, companies and operations, despite unfounded claims from students that the space was funded by increased tuition. The Playhouse consists of ninety-one rooms spanning over 90,411 square feet of new construction, costing appr...
Point Park professor premiers doc
Written By Sarah Gibson, Co-News Editor
October 16, 2018
Filed under NEWS
A new documentary produced by a Point Park professor gave an early screening at the Center for Media Innovation Wednesday, an hour before its premiere on WQED. The thirty-minute documentary, “Downstream,” aimed to uncover threats and imperfections within the water systems in Pennsylvania. Gina Catanzar...
Playhouse hosts gala with performances, cocktails and alumni
Written By Sarah Gibson, Co-News Editor
October 16, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, NEWS
Donors dressed in black tie and formal attire funneled into the new Pittsburgh Playhouse on Thursday to attend a gala held in honor of the opening. The gala was held for those who donated money towards the efforts to build the Playhouse. A cocktail bar was offered during the beginning of the night al...
Midterm elections weeks away, youth leaning left
Written By Mick Stinelli, Co-News Editor
October 16, 2018
Filed under NEWS
Young voters have a history of poor turnout in midterm elections. People aged 20-35 added up to 62 million eligible voters in 2016, but only 51 percent of them showed up to the presidential election, according to Edison Research for the National Election Pool. If these midterms follow the same patter...
Students hold rally, speak against inaction to sexual assault
Written By Sarah Gibson and Mick Stinelli
October 9, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, NEWS
An impromptu rally drew dozens of listeners and stories of sexual assault to Village Park on Monday. It started with a post on Facebook. Mia Sterbini, a sophomore acting major, sent a message out to friends on a Conservatory for the Performing Arts page, calling it a “Rally Against Complacency a...