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

Connect Unplugged centers around team building

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor November 27, 2018

Megan Reiff, a freshman public relations and advertising major, decided to bring Connect Unplugged to break up cliques on campus.  Rieff heard the problem raised at the Pioneer Ambassador panel at...

The YWCA is a long-standing neighbor of Point Park and has collaborated on several projects with the university over the years.

Point Park and YWCA form partnership

Written By Jordyn Hronec, For The Globe November 27, 2018

A short walk down Wood Street brings you to Point Park University’s next-door-neighbor, the YWCA. Point Park’s involvement with the YWCA occurs through a multitude of ways, most notably perhaps through...

Senior guard Asim Pleas takes the ball in the offensive zone during a 2017 contest. The team dropped three games over Thanksgiving break.

Men come up short in games over break

Written By Derek Malush, For The Globe November 27, 2018

The men’s basketball team dropped three straight games over Thanksgiving break as there record falls from 2-1 to 2-4 on the season. Their first game was against Washington Adventist University (WAU)...

Competition photos taken of Anna Shields from 2016, 2017 and now 2018. Anna Shields surpassed even her own expectations when she won the NAIA National championship in Iowa.

Shields makes history as nation’s top runner

Written By Robert Berger, Sports Photo Editor November 27, 2018

At this time in 2015, Anna Shields had given up on being a successful collegiate athlete and was working at a bank in her hometown of Torrington, Connecticut. Now in her senior year, Shields is a cross...

Coco Peru talks to students in on Thursday, Nov. 8. at SAEM Club’s “A Conversation with Miss Coco Peru.”

Nationally recognized drag queen visits campus

Written By Hattie Charney, Co-Features Editor November 13, 2018

From meeting Liza Minnelli to receiving a letter from the Vatican, Miss Coco Peru has led a life that others can only dream of. Students gathered in the GRW Theater last Thursday night to listen to...

The U View team works to create a risotto with white kidney beans in the second annual chopped competition.

‘Chopped’ raises awareness for Pioneer Pantry

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor November 13, 2018

A microwave, a toaster oven and a blender were the only tools given to the contestants of Pioneer Pantry’s ‘Chopped’ competition. Each four member team was provided with ingredients that could be...

Senior guard Asim Pleas drives toward a defender in a game last year. The team got its first win of the season against Penn State- Shenango Saturday.

Men’s basketball starts season with winning record

Written By Derek Malush, For The Globe November 13, 2018

The men’s basketball team tallied their first win of the season on Tuesday night with an 87-55 win over PSU-Shenango at their home court of CCAC-Allegheny. “It was awesome for me and the guys to celebrate...

Miss Coco Peru visited Point Park’s GRW theater last Thursday to tell stories and give words of wisdom. Miss Peru recalled significant moments of her life, like meeting her husband for the first time on a nude beach in Spain, and coming out to her parents as transgender. Read the full story in the Features section, page 4.

Miss Coco Peru meets PPU

Written By Katie Williams, For The Globe November 13, 2018

SAEM faculty with Pioneer Stars Allissa Logsdon and Victor Geriseb.

Pioneer Records announces two new Pioneer Stars

Written By Hattie Charney, Co-features Editor October 30, 2018

Pioneer Records has announced its fifth Pioneer Star, but this year, there is an addition to the process. Allissa Logsdon, senior sports, arts and entertainment management (SAEM) major, has been chosen...

Isabel Smith exchanges an embrace during the vigil for the victims of the Tree of Life shooting Saturday night. Smith, alongside other high school students, organized the impromptu vigil.

City mourns, remembers mass shooting victims

Written By Carley Bonk and Mick Stinelli, Editor Elect / Co-News Editor October 30, 2018

An attack which killed 11 people in a synagogue in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood has left many in Pittsburgh and across the nation in a state of mourning. The tragedy set off a wave of tributes around...

Members of On Point A Cappella rehearse together on Sunday, Oct. 28 on the fifth floor of Lawrence Hall.

Students working to form campus a cappella club

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor October 30, 2018

When freshman acting major Emily Harnett transferred from Emerson College to Point Park, she realized there were no a cappella groups to join. Although Point Park has had a cappella clubs in the past,...

Freshman forward Tia Horew chases a ball in the offensive zone during a game against Ohio Christian University earlier this month. The soccer team defeated Indiana University East last Thursday in their final conference game.

Nerves high for women’s soccer ahead of playoffs

Written By Rachael McKriger, Staff Writer October 30, 2018

The women’s soccer team at Point Park clinched a spot in the playoffs last week. Now, the Pioneers have to play the waiting game to find out where they will begin tournament play. Point Park sat in...

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