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The Globes Point - Think before you give, but give

The Globe’s Point – Think before you give, but give

Written By Editorial Board November 28, 2017

For some reason, the inevitable holidays that close out the end of every year inspire the masses to be pretty generous, even for college students. We’re not exactly sure why, but something about the...

Stop making superheroes into sex icons

Stop making superheroes into sex icons

Written By Jordan Slobodinsky, Co-Opinions Editor November 28, 2017

During Thanksgiving break I decided to go see the new Justice League movie. Overall, I was impressed and I thought it lived up to the hype. However, this film was not perfect. I found a huge flaw in it--directors...

Americans must learn to respect people, not opinions

Americans must learn to respect people, not opinions

Written By Beth Turnbull, Co-Opinions Editor November 14, 2017

I have a lot of opinions. Everyone who knows me knows that I am passionate about many things, especially politics. There are many things I don’t understand (mostly the economy), but I can support my...

The Globes Point - This year, be grateful

The Globe’s Point – This year, be grateful

Written By Editorial Board November 14, 2017

Last year at this time, the headline for the Globe’s Point was a bit more harrowing than this week’s. “Support groups necessary” was the headline that sat atop the first graph of the editorial...

Hey, Trump: don’t play games with Asia

Hey, Trump: don’t play games with Asia

Written By Jordan Slobodinsky, Co-Opinions Editor November 14, 2017

This past week, President Donald Trump visited Asia on a tour, including visits to Vietnam, the Philippines and China. Supposedly, the visit was meant as a way for the president to meet with foreign diplomats...

The Globes Point - Where are all the voters now?

The Globe’s Point – Where are all the voters now?

Written By Editorial Board November 7, 2017

Yesterday was Election Day. Across the nation, people voted for their local council members, district judges and mayors. Odds are you didn’t vote in that election. Perhaps you didn’t know it was even happening. We...

Dear Pittsburgh, feed your residents

Dear Pittsburgh, feed your residents

Written By Carrie Reale November 7, 2017

We need to talk about how the neighborhood of Downtown Pittsburgh is trying to starve its residents. But not all of its residents, just the ones that can’t afford the $7 grape package at Market Street...

Hollywood needs to take allegations more seriously

Hollywood needs to take allegations more seriously

Written By Lauren Ortego, Co-Copy Desk Chief November 7, 2017

Over the past month, accusations against Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein have been what seems to be an ever-constant flow. The multitude of allegations have brought to light the systematic sexual harassment...

Dear Amazon, don’t come here

Dear Amazon, don’t come here

Written By Beth Turnbull, Co-Opinions Editor October 31, 2017

Dear Amazon, I love you and, like many college students, I wouldn’t survive without your discounted textbooks and two-day shipping. Although my bank account could probably use a break from your “Buy...

The Globes Point - The real horror is yet to come

The Globe’s Point – The real horror is yet to come

Written By Editorial Board October 31, 2017

Halloween is over. You know what this means? It’s time to start dying Easter eggs. In an attempt to get ahead of the capitalist game that is the holidays, we might as well tell ourselves that. November...

Treat military families with respect, Mr. President

Treat military families with respect, Mr. President

Written By Elizabeth Shaffer October 31, 2017

I feel like I need to give a disclaimer before I start this: I hate Donald Trump. I haven’t been pleased with any of his actions or decisions from his campaign all the way to his almost year as president....

The Globes Point - Halloween isn’t so scary

The Globe’s Point – Halloween isn’t so scary

Written By Editorial Board October 24, 2017

The month of October is synonymous with candy, costumes and, of course, scary movies. The human race has been fascinated with tales of ghosts and ghouls since medieval times. Even in 2017 we saw the...

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