Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Title IX to hold annual sexual violence  awareness concert

Title IX to hold annual sexual violence awareness concert

Written By Carley Bonk, Copy Editor March 28, 2017

Pioneer Records will be holding its second annual Break the Silence concert Friday, March 31 at 6:30 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Playhouse featuring Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties and Drop the Act.  The...

Food distributor’s incorrect labeling causes mix-up at Playhouse Café

Food distributor’s incorrect labeling causes mix-up at Playhouse Café

Written By Alex Grubbs, USG Beat Writer March 28, 2017

Religious distress became a student concern after a mixup in food labeling at the Pittsburgh Playhouse led to the consumption of pork. Senator Samiar Nefzi brought to United Student Government’s (USG)...

Alexander Popichak, Editor-in-Chief of The Globe, addresses five decades of Globe staff members. Over 100 current Globe staff members, faculty and alumni attended the 50th anniversary reunion event Saturday evening in the Lawrence Hall lobby.

The Globe celebrates 50 years

Written By Chloe Jakiela, News Photo Editor March 21, 2017
Five decades of Globe staff members including over 100 current Globe staff members, faculty and alumni attended the 50th anniversary reunion event Saturday evening in the Lawrence Hall lobby.
Kris Chandler is a sophomore Political Science and Screenwriting double major who has served as a USG senator for one semester.

Candidates For USG Vice President – Kristopher Chandler

Written By Michael Richter, Co-News Editor March 21, 2017

Point Park’s United Student Government is holding elections for all of its positions April 3 to 7. For the next two weeks, the Globe will profile the candidates for President and Vice President. We begin...

Davion Heron is a junior musical theatre major who has served on USG for four years as a senator, recording secretary and vice president.

Candidates For USG Vice President – Davion Heron

Written By Emily Bennett, Editor-Elect March 21, 2017

Point Park’s United Student Government is holding elections for all of its positions April 3 to 7. For the next two weeks, the Globe will profile the candidates for President and Vice President. We begin...

Academic Hall was stripped of signage on the walls and old photos from the early 2000’s on Monday morning. Almost as soon as the pictures came down new coats of paint went up. The facelift is part of the Physical Plant Department’s plan to refresh the look of the Academic Hall atrium as well as other spaces on campus.

Academic Hall gets facelift

Written By Gracey Evans, Sports Photo Editor March 21, 2017

Congressman Mike Doyle answers a question posed by a constituent at a public town hall meeting on the ACA.

Rep. Doyle blasts Obamacare repeal at Oakland town hall

Written By Iain Oldman, Staff Writer March 21, 2017

U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle adhered to his opposition to Congressional Republicans’ plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at a town hall event Saturday, saying the plan will limit Pennsylvania’s...

Health and Wellness fair to take place Wednesday

Health and Wellness fair to take place Wednesday

Written By Lauren Clouser, Staff Writer March 21, 2017

The Student Health Center is hosting its semiannual Health and Wellness Fair today from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. in the Lawrence Hall lobby. According to Heather Capo, a nurse and the coordinator of the...

USG forced to re-vote on club budget

USG forced to re-vote on club budget

Written By Alex Grubbs, USG Beat Writer March 21, 2017

Confusion hit student government as its vice president failed to broker a tie vote on a club’s budget last week. “I take responsibility for this whole mess,” United Student Government (USG) Vice...

Dance majors Noel Knostman, Kelsey Fusch, Marina Damon and Emma Page watch Pittsburgh’s annual St. Patrick’s Day parade outside Lawrence Hall. Students and spectators lined the Boulevard of the Allies Saturday morning for the festivites despite frigid temperatures.

Cold doesn’t stop parade goers

Written By Robert Berger, Co-Sports Editor March 14, 2017

Irish or not, thousands of Pittsburghers braved the cold Saturday dressed in green as part of the 61st annual St. Patrick’s day parade. “There were a lot more people last year for sure, but for...

A traffic cone warns motorists of the fixed sinkhole on Hamlet Avenue in Oakland near the drop off point for Point Park shuttles at the Pittsburgh Playhouse Monday afternoon.

Sinkhole repaired outside of Playhouse

Written By Gracey Evans, Sports Photo Editor March 14, 2017

A manhole, which fell in and affected the pickup and dropoff of students to the Pittsburgh Playhouse, was fixed by Monday afternoon. On Monday morning at 6:43 a.m., students received a message sent...

Kathy Griffin takes stage at the Benedum

Kathy Griffin takes stage at the Benedum

Written By Samiar Nefzi March 14, 2017

Kathy Griffin is set to perform at the Benedum Center Mar. 26 as part of her Celebrity Run-Ins Tour to promote her new book of the same name. Kathy Griffin has made a career for herself by spilling...

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