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Point Park Honors Program to hold Sept. 11 vigil on Sept. 15

Point Park Honors Program to hold Sept. 11 vigil on Sept. 15

Written By Matt Petras, Co-News Editor September 13, 2016

Four days after the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Point Park’s Honors Student Organization (HSO) will hold a vigil in remembrance of the attack on Thursday, Sept. 15. The vigil will be held after a special...

Election 2016 Update

Election 2016 Update

September 13, 2016

Clinton stumbles at 9/11 memorial Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced Sunday that she was diagnosed with pneumonia, just hours after the former Secretary of State nearly collapsed at a 9/11 memorial...

PointSync issues halt budget meeting

PointSync issues halt budget meeting

Written By Alex Grubbs, USG Beat Writer September 13, 2016

Not every club and organization’s budget proposal made it through PointSync for approval during Point Park student government’s first budget allocation of the semester. Black Student Union’s Treasurer...

Bill Clinton stresses turnout

Bill Clinton stresses turnout

Written By Sabrina Bodon, Online Editor September 13, 2016

Addressing an intimate crowd, former President Bill Clinton rallied for his wife and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood last Friday morning. “We...

Three Ed.D students make Point Park history

Three Ed.D students make Point Park history

Written By Hannah Walden September 13, 2016

Kelly Noyes, Laura Miller and Amy Miller made Point Park University history after becoming the first Point Park students to successfully defend their dissertations for a Ph.D. in education (Ed.D.) on Aug....

Democratic Vice President Joe Biden and Senator Tim Kaine shake hands before they speak to supporters of Presidential Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton Labor Day morning.

Biden, VP hopeful Kaine speak before Labor Day parade

Written By Josh Croup, Editor-in-Chief September 6, 2016

Vice President Joe Biden walked in last year’s Labor Day parade in Pittsburgh, stopping to shake hands and take selfies with parade-goers, including members of the Point Park women’s soccer team....

Election 2016 Update

Election 2016 Update

September 6, 2016

McGinty picks up key party support Progressive favorite and Democratic Senator of Massachusetts Elizabeth Warren will campaign for Pennsylvania U.S. Senate hopeful Katie McGinty starting Sept. 9. ...

Sparks from renoviation work on the Liberty Bridge ignited a tarp covering a section of the bridge and started a fire that it to close. The bridge was fully closed on a work day for the first time in its 88-year history.

Liberty Bridge temporarily closed due to fire damage

Written By Iain Oldman, Co-News Editor September 6, 2016

All traffic routes across the Liberty Bridge are closed due to structural damage incurred during a fire that broke out Friday afternoon. PennDOT officials said the fire, which reached temperatures of...

Point Park earns recognition in national collegiate publication

Point Park earns recognition in national collegiate publication

Written By Iain Oldman, Co-News Editor September 6, 2016

Following a summer in which the school failed to make several college distinction lists, Point Park University has finally earned itself a national award. Point Park University was named Thursday as...

University brings on fourteen new full-time faculty members

University brings on fourteen new full-time faculty members

Written By Hannah Walden September 6, 2016

Among the masses of new faces at Point Park University for the 2016 fall semester are 14 new full-time faculty members working across several departments. Many of the academic departments hired at least...

Phil Poupore. senior print journalism major, captures video of Bill Flanagan from Allegheny Conference on Community Development, Paul Hennigan, President of Point Park University and Ande Conte, Director of the Center of Media Innovation. Speakers discussed Point Park’s significance downtown and to put the new Center of Media Innovation in the spotlight, on the first day of the Fall semester. The entire show was documented by Point Park students.

Media Center to open doors with speakers, photo exhibit

Written By Matt Petras, Co-News Editor September 6, 2016

The opening ceremony for Point Park University’s newest facility, the Center for Media Innovation (CMI), scheduled for Sept. 13, will feature a student-run photo exhibit, a talk from “Serial” co-creator...

Firefighters gather in the entrance to Lawrence Hall after clearing the building when a fire alarm caused by a cotton candy machine at CABs Welcome Week Movie Night.

Fire alarm forces Lawrence Hall evacuation during CAB movie night

Written By Josh Croup, Editor-in-Chief August 31, 2016

Students at Campus Activities Board's (CAB) movie night, part of Point Park's Welcome Week, had to evacuate Lawrence Hall Wednesday after a cotton candy machine set off the fire alarm. Point Park...

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