(Left to right) First-year student Amelia DiClaudio, senior Jayln Townson and sophomore Megan Lundstrom rehearse for a hip-hop performance.

School of Dance introduces new hip-hop concentration

Crystal Frazier heads new department

Written By Gavin Petrone, Co-News Editor • January 22, 2025

Point Park’s School of Dance expects to implement its new hip-hop concentration next semester, according to several sources familiar with the matter.

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FEATURES

A cup of coffee that costs $5.25 sits on a table at The Speckled Egg inside the Union building Downtown.

‘Burgh Bites: The Speckled Egg: A classy dining experience

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief • January 22, 2025

On the first floor of the Union Trust building, four entrances create a cross, and the ground is lined with two blue carpets. Intersecting the rugs in the middle is a help desk, and diagonally adjacent to it is a podium attended by a host from The Speckled Egg.

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SPORTS

Sophomore Akeem Mustapha clears a jump during the high jump event at the YSU Invitational on Dec. 6.

Indoor track and field closes successful meet

Mustapha shatters his own school record in the long jump

Written By Edmee Idalis, Staff Writer • January 22, 2025

On Saturday, Point Park’s track and field teams came back successful, with students placing in the meet and joining the ranks of school record-holders. Both men and women participated in the Jud Logan Memorial Meet held in Kent, Ohio, at Kent State University.

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Film Pittsburgh hosts twelfth annual ReelAbilities fest

September 11, 2024

On September 6 and 7, Film Pittsburgh hosted part of their ReelAbilities Film Festival at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. The festival, which showcases works featuring and created by disabled individuals, presented a collection of shorts on Friday and feature film “Good Bad Things” on Saturday, followed by a Q&A with lead actor Danny Kurtzman. The festival was hosted by Film Pittsburgh executive director Kathryn Spitz Cohan. The organization has been presenting ReelAbilities since 2013; the festival continued virtually through September 11.

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Rachel Ross, Co-Features/A&E Editor

Ross is a senior screenwriting major with a minor in digital journalism. Ross co-founded and worked as Editor-in-Chief of their high school's newspaper for three years. She served as Co-Opinions Editor from 2021-2022, Features Editor from 2022-2024, and is now a Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor.

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