Christopher Ragland nominated as next Pittsburgh Police Chief

Written By Carson Folio, Interim Editor-in-Chief • February 12, 2025

After serving as acting chief of Pittsburgh Police since Nov. 1, 2024, Christopher Ragland was nominated by Mayor Ed Gainey to serve as the next chief of police.

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FEATURES

‘Black Jamboree’ spotlights student business and culture

Written By Michael Klug, Co-Opinions Editor • February 12, 2025

Each year, Black History Month, which is every February, is celebrated at Point Park. The Black Student Union (BSU) held its second annual “Black Jamboree” as the first in a series of events to celebrate the month.

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OPINIONS

Transphobia is rooted in Nazism

Written By August Stephens, Co-Opinions Editor • February 12, 2025

“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night,” Dan Savage said.

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SPORTS

Diamond Rush prepares to compete in a short-distance race at the YSU Icebreaker in December.

Track and field continues to make history

Diamond Rush smashes her own school record in the 200-meter race

Written By Edmee Idalis, Staff Writer • February 12, 2025

Point Park’s track and field traveled to State College to participate in the Sykes & Sabock Challenge on Saturday, Feb. 8 at Penn State University. Both teams led successful events, with multiple athletes breaching school records and placing in the top 10 of their respective events.

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Where’s The Point? Flooding takes over Downtown.

Pittsburgh area saw 72 hours of heavy rain straight last week, leading to rivers exceeding 28.8 feet; this is the worst flooding in two decades.

April 10, 2024

Photo by Michael Klug

Point State Park’s water fountain is submerged by the overflowing three rivers. The threshold for the rivers is 28.5 feet, making this past week the worst flooding since 2005.

Cars experience large traffic jams heading into the city last Thursday (Photo by Cassandra Harris)

Exists to several streets were flooded and closed for days. (Photo by Michael Klug)

The basement of West Penn Hall collected about two to four inches of rainwater, according to the outside maintenance cleaners last Thursday. (Photo by Erin Yudt)

Flooding at Point State Park at night last week. (Photo by Grant Clarke)

Cars park outside the Mon Wharf parking lot due to extreme flooding. The lot remains closed as of Monday. (Photo by Michael Klug)

A rainbow peaks through the dark and cloudy sky on South 17th Street last Thursday. (Photo by Ana Bellamy)

People and local news stations gather at The Point amid flooding. (Photo by Michael Klug)

About the Contributors

Michael Klug, Website/Co-Opinions Editor

Michael Klug began writing and photographing for The Globe in the Spring 2024 semester and is majoring in Multimedia and taking up a minor in Photography. He is also the Website Editor for The Globe, as well as a Staff Writer and Opinions Editor.

Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief

Cassandra Harris began writing for The Globe in the Fall of 2022. She began as a staff writer and Student Government Association beat writer. After working for a semester, she became News Editor in the spring of 2023. Harris was voted Editor-Elect in the Fall of 2023, and is now the current Editor-in-Chief.

Erin Yudt, Editor-In-Chief

Erin Yudt joined The Globe staff in the Spring 2022 semester as the Student Government Association Beat Writer. Before this, Erin submitted articles to The Globe in the fall semester as a Globe contributor. Erin is a senior journalism major with a minor in psychology and is the current Editor-in Chief.

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