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

Bad weather conditions affect education

Bad weather conditions affect education

Written By Brandon Cross June 29, 2016

photo by Elizabeth Berie As weather conditions worsen, driving becomes treacherous along the streets surrounding Point Park University.  Many students and professors have found their classes...

All but two organizations face budget cuts

All but two organizations face budget cuts

Written By Christine Manganas June 29, 2016

  With the spring semester well underway, the United Student Government (USG) on Monday granted only two of the 32 clubs with its full request for the first funding period. The two clubs that...

Students split over traditional, developing news services

Students split over traditional, developing news services

Written By Nathan King June 29, 2016

photo by Courtney Giles Sophomore Premedical and Preprofessional Studies major, Anna GoForth, looks for news on Twitter on an Academic Hall computer lab PC.   As a freshman commuter, Josh Wright...

Pittsburgh students, organizers protest rising tuition rates

Pittsburgh students, organizers protest rising tuition rates

Written By Haley Wisniewski June 29, 2016

photo by Haley Wisniewski Students from local universities hold up signs to protest school budget cuts and student debt in Schenley Plaza on Nov. 19. photo by Haley Wisniewski Students from local...

University bids farwell to Provost

University bids farwell to Provost

Written By Anothony Mendicino June 29, 2016

  Beth Aracena wants to be a part of the vibrancy of Point Park’s campus and its private, urban dynamic. The school’s focus on providing students with a broad education draws John...

University honors Albert family

University honors Albert family

Written By Jane McAnallen June 29, 2016

photo by Matt Nemeth An engraving of Gene Albert bedecks the new plaque commemorating his Sales and Service Station at Village Park. Albert’s business strengthened the downtown community and endured...

Students encounter difficulty in search for PointAlert system on PPU website

Students encounter difficulty in search for PointAlert system on PPU website

Written By Angela Woodard June 29, 2016

  Point Park students were unable to find information for PointAlert emergency notification system this week because of error notices encountered while following a link provided on the school's...

Her Campus plans week-long article series on sexual assault

Her Campus plans week-long article series on sexual assault

Written By Ashley Corradene June 29, 2016

  Haleigh Kopinski, co-correspondent for Her Campus, asked a young man in Village Park to pose for a photograph to show support against sexual assault.   She explained to him that it was...

Student Solidarity Organization holds “What Is A Union” event

Student Solidarity Organization holds “What Is A Union” event

Written By Nicholas Vercilla June 29, 2016

  Over the past year, the Student Solidarity Organization (SSO) has been campaigning to help draw support for Point Park’s adjunct professors.  The organization is now turning its focus...

USG pushes for discount cards

USG pushes for discount cards

Written By Kristin Snapp June 29, 2016

  Point Park students may have access to more discounts at local businesses, provided that the student government is successful in its mission to create discount cards. At Monday’s United...

Adjunct Union, administration begin bargaining

Adjunct Union, administration begin bargaining

Written By Andrew Henderson June 29, 2016

  The Adjunct Faculty Association of the United Steelworkers Union (AFA_USW) bargaining commmittee met with administrators to begin negotiations regarding the working conditions of the part-time,...

WPPJ holds 34th annual Rock-A-Thon

WPPJ holds 34th annual Rock-A-Thon

Written By Sydney Schaefer June 29, 2016

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