1968: Point Park Players, a student theater group, disbands.
1969: Design students put on concert in Lawrence Hall with graphics and visual effects created by students.
1971: YWCA bans students from using its facilities for two weeks after a brawl breaks out during a fraternity game.
1972: Maria Piscator to teach at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.
1976: Students appear on WQED pledge night telethon.
1977: Constant delays from milk deliveries angers food service provider and students.
1978: Library gets new Checkpoint anti-theft system.
1979: Immigration and Naturalization Services, a precursor to ICE, clears Point Park of I-20 form abuse allegations.
Throughout the years: March 22-27
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Construction continues on connecting Academic Hall and Lawrence Hall with a skybridge in this photo from 1969.
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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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