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

The “alarming” issue with Thayer Hall’s fire alarms

Written By Logre Abdis, For The Globe October 11, 2023

On both September 19 and 30, Thayer fire alarms were only audible in stairwells and certain floors. Thayer Hall residents expressed concern over the lack of response from floor fire alarms after these...

A screenshot of the phishing email sent to students last week.

Phishing email return; IT says to “stay vigilant”

Written By Ashtyn Harter, Co-News Editor October 11, 2023

On Monday, October 2, students across Point Park received an odd email from a supposed allum. This allum, “Claire Madison,'' was offering to give away her dead husband's belongings to students for no...

The Smithfield Street 7-Eleven is set to close this Friday. The Wood Street location will remain open.

Smithfield Street 7-Eleven to close this Friday

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect October 11, 2023

Edit: The date the store will close has since been updated from Oct. 13 to Oct 25. After losing a quarter of a million dollars in theft since January and losing three managers in a matter of six months,...

A plastic bag drifts in the wind on Smithfield Street. The city-wide plastic bag ban is set to start this Saturday.

City-wide plastic bag ban to begin at the end of this week

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect October 11, 2023

Stores will need to begin charging a minimum of 10 cents for recycled brown bags as a city wide ban of plastic bags is enforced, according to Olga George, press secretary for the Mayor’s office. Certain...

Members of local unions gather outside the Post-Gazette office last Friday to mark one year since workers have been on strike.

Post-Gazette workers mark one year since being on strike

Written By Erin Yudt, Editor-In-Chief October 11, 2023

Andrew Goldstein,a Point Park University alumnus and former writer for The Globe, and Helen Fallon, a professor emeritus at the university, are just two voices that are crucial to this story.     Pittsburgh...

Outside Academic Hall.

University to potentially share services with other local universities

Written By Erin Yudt, Editor-In-Chief October 4, 2023

A recent study by The Hill Group, a local consulting firm that President Chris Brussalis is the chairman and former President of, proposed that local universities could save money by sharing funding for...

Tentative agreement reached in writer’s strike, students react

Written By Ashtyn Harter, Co-News Editor October 4, 2023

After months of blank pages, protests and more, the negotiation between writers and studios has reached a tentative agreement for a new contract. The strike started May 2 and finally came to a close on...

Outside the construction in front of the Student Center, which is set to be complete around mid-February.

Professional Career Readiness Center construction continues

Written By Gavin Petrone and Ashtyn Harter October 4, 2023

The basement of the Student Center is under construction after its remodeling into the Professional Career Readiness Center began in mid-July this summer.   Originally planned for April of 2023,...

The new Burlington opened last Friday, September 29 in the old Kaufmanns building.

Burlington opens new location next to Target and Five Below

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-Elect October 4, 2023

On Friday, Sept. 29 Burlington re-opened its doors in Downtown Pittsburgh on Smithfield and Forbes Ave., replacing the old location on Smithfield and Sixth Ave. The store opened its doors in the Kaufmann’s...

Inside one of the Reset Rooms on the fifth floor of West Penn.

Sexual assault grant to fund campus ‘Reset Rooms’

Written By Michelangelo Pellis, Co-News Editor September 27, 2023

Funded by the It’s On Us PA grant, starting on September 27, Reset Rooms, quiet spots on campus away from the busy Downtown streets, will be available for students to go when they need a moment of peace.  In...

Student Government elects new Senators

Written By Matt Sly, Staff Writer September 27, 2023

The Student Government Association (SGA) elections have passed at Point Park University. The SGA serves as the voice of the student body by working closely with and encouraging the administration to take...

Still no Point Park policy on AI

Written By Ashtyn Harter, Co-News Editor September 27, 2023

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), schools across the country are making changes, but Point Park University is not one of those schools. Although the topic is being discussed, Point Park...

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