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The ultimate survival guide to Thanksgiving as a vegetarian

The ultimate survival guide to Thanksgiving as a vegetarian

Written By Amara Phillips, Copy Editor November 20, 2019

The struggle is almost ultimately real when you have food restrictions during the holidays. I am grateful that my family doesn’t cook a ton of meat products during Thanksgiving as the only meat my family...

A highlight of systematic flaws

A highlight of systematic flaws

Written By Alexa Lake, Vice President of USG November 13, 2019

A desk attendant unusually played sentry as I walked into the Student Center. A caterer dressed in black paused to let me go in ahead of him. The fresh cut flowers on his cart covered the typical faint...

Globes Point - College is a privilege

Globe’s Point – College is a privilege

Written By Globe Editorial Staff November 13, 2019

This week, the news dropped that tuition is set to increase for next year. It’s an announcement that we’ve all grown to anticipate, as tuition has increased for the past several years. In fact, there’s...

Covfefe: cracking the code, what does it mean?

Covfefe: cracking the code, what does it mean?

Written By Jake Dabkowski, For The Globe November 13, 2019

On May 30, 2017, President of the United States Donald J. Trump tweeted out “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.” The next day, at 3:09 in the morning, he tweeted out ‘Who can figure out...

Struggles of registering for classes, balancing work load

Struggles of registering for classes, balancing work load

Written By Shannon Hartnett, Co-Opinions Editor November 6, 2019

As the semester comes to a close and I begin to register for classes for next semester I am really torn about how I feel about the fall semester. I feel overworked and surrounded by homework. I mean in...

Ding dong the religious scholar is dead

Ding dong the “religious scholar” is dead

Written By Logan Dubil, For The Globe November 6, 2019

What do the beheading of U.S. journalist Steven Sotloff, the burying alive of Jordanian pilot Moath al-Kasasbeh, and the 2015 suicide bombings of Beirut all have in common? These acts of brutality and...

The Globes Point - The ‘Sinkhole Bus’ lives

The Globe’s Point – The ‘Sinkhole Bus’ lives

Written By Globe Editorial Staff November 6, 2019

Last Monday, the City of Pittsburgh was shaken to its core, though arguably, in a good way. Last Monday was the birth of the Sinkhole Bus. Everyone should know about Sinkhole Bus by now, but if you happened...

Jane Fonda arrested once again

Jane Fonda arrested once again

Written By Mya Burns, Copy Editor November 6, 2019

Climate change is real. It exists, it’s happening, and the Earth is dying as I type this. Now that we’re all on the same page and those that like denying facts and science have stopped reading, let’s...

Rock-a-Thon to be “Japan” themed

Rock-a-Thon to be “Japan” themed

Written By Sarah Gibson, Co-Opinions Editor October 30, 2019

Through my college experience so far, nothing has been quite an experience like Rock-a-Thon. It’s unionizing, feeling complete exhaustion alongside fellow DJ’s, dedicated to one singular cause. So...

Top 5 Weirdest Sexy Halloween Costumes

Top 5 Weirdest Sexy Halloween Costumes

Written By Jordyn Hronec, Editor-Elect October 30, 2019

The phenomenon of “sexy” Halloween costumes for women is not new, but it has been more commonly debated in recent years. However, I am not here to debate in favor of or against sexy costumes. I am...

Globes Point - A ‘Globetastrophy’ strikes again - this time, affecting student body

Globe’s Point – A ‘Globetastrophy’ strikes again – this time, affecting student body

Written By Globe Editorial Staff October 30, 2019

At The Globe’s weekly pitch meeting this previous Monday, News Editor Hayley Keys, pitched that the Wi-Fi across campus had been down for the third time during the semester. She wanted someone to cover...

Botham Jean’s controversial trial

Botham Jean’s controversial trial

Written By Nardos Haile, For The Globe October 23, 2019

Yet another trial centered on a black man’s murder at the hands of a police officer came to its conclusion last week. Amber Guyger, former Dallas police officer, convicted of the murder of 26-year-old...

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