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

University Almanac: Sept. 19-24

Byline photo of Carson Folio
Written By Carson Folio, Editor-in-Chief • September 24, 2025

1972: Class limits set for all professors; anyone teaching less than 11 students would see a pay cut.
1977: Secretaries vote 16-9 to join SEIU Local 585.
1978: Baseball team wins 9-6 against Carnegie Mellon University.
1979: Elevator maintenance cost revealed to be $1200 a month, mostly because of maintenance needs.
1981: WPPJ’s call sign was briefly changed to WRKR and changed from general listening to specials.

The eternal struggle of not being able to find a job, as illustrated by Phil Cangelosi in the Sept. 26, 1978 edition of The Globe. (Photo by The Globe Archives)
Fans dry out elevators in Lawrence Hall after a dorm room flooded the elevator shaft in 1979, breaking several electric components. (Photo by The Globe Archives)
This ad from the Sept. 23, 1980 edition of The Globe still rings true to this day.
Believe it or not, Sanremo’s Pizza as pictured here is in the same spot as Genoa Pizza now. Has the building always been a pizza place? (Photo by The Globe Archives)
About the Contributor
Carson Folio
Carson Folio, Editor-in-Chief
Carson Folio began working for The Globe during the fall 2022 semester as a staff writer contributing features and opinion articles. Folio, a Senior, became co-opinion editor during the fall 2023 semester, worked as editor-elect in the fall of 2024, Co-Editor-in-Chief in spring 2025 and is now the current Editor-in-Chief. He can be contacted at [email protected].
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