1967: Tuition increased to $1,350 a year for full-time students
1976: Men’s basketball plays against Temple University in Philadelphia and loses 78-61.
1977: Former recreational center in Lawrence Hall, including bowling alley, put up for sale
1978: Women’s basketball team “takes off” for first time
1979: Security guards injured after an irate student throws something through a glass barrier protecting the guards.
1980: Theater arts student Bill Mott praised for saving someone from a fire at the Saybrook Apartments in Oakland.
1982: Phone fundraiser raises over $10k for the university.
1983: Men’s basketball wins 80-65 over Edinboro.
1984: Three elevators in Lawrence Hall break down.
1985: Women’s basketball win season opener.
1986: Black students revive formerly dormant BASICS club.
Throughout the years: Dec. 2 – 8
Photo by Janna Ditzler
Point Park joined the spirit of the holiday season in this photo dated Dec. 2, 1993.
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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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