A lot can happen in a year, whether that’s a full year or the combined eight to nine months of both semesters many of us still call a “year.” The Globe has seen a lot in either timespan and, as a team, we are incredibly proud of what we’ve been able to do.

For one, we owe a hearty thank you to the campus community for interacting with the newspaper, whether in print or online, daily. It’s important to cover the world of Point Park University, but what does it matter if nobody sees it?

Thankfully, you all prove that it is seen. When we see newspapers around campus, people talking about what they read in the paper on campus or on our Instagram page and finished crosswords, it means a lot to us.

We are honored to hear from people who say the 2025-2026 version of The Globe is one of, if not the best they’ve ever seen.

It’s important to be transparent, always. We have been forthcoming about the missteps of previous iterations of The Globe, such as past editors treating it like a clique, failed fact checks and actions which the majority of the editorial team did not agree with.

But we also know that this year’s Globe is not the same as it was a few years ago or even just last year. The hard-working, dedicated staff has turned this from a reactionary rag reporting on student rumors to an outlet rivaling professional journalism.

And that’s the goal. Even though this is a student-run publication that’s a safe space for mistakes, The Globe still needs to be of high quality. We hope we’ve successfully built it to that reputation.

For the most part, The Globe should stay relatively the same next year. It will continue to be Point Park’s newspaper first, while also focusing on the happenings of Downtown and the broader Pittsburgh area while giving our community a reason to want to care about these stories.

But as we always say, we can’t do this alone. We wish we could cover every story that has value, every story that should be told and every story that can have an impact. That can only happen if the people capable of continuing this work start to do it along with us.

As we’ve said before, our team of a few editors are taking on the work of a lot of people. This cannot be sustainable for long, especially with the new offerings and ideas we want to put into action. Starting a city news desk is impossible when we don’t have enough writers to keep it up, for example.

For the journalists out there who aren’t in The Globe or U-View, writing and producing content in class isn’t enough. Ask any professional who “made it” in the field, and they’ll all tell you to do the same thing: join student media.

As we have said before, we want to collaborate more with U-View. For instance, a TV editor could be responsible for turning the stories broadcast students work diligently on into content ready for the newspaper. They’d also check in with the reporter to see if the editor’s revisions don’t change the story or take the reporter’s voice out. This would make things much easier for U-View staff but, again, will be impossible without someone being willing to do it.

Either way, we’re glad our community went along the ride with us this year. Now it’s time to tell us how we did and what we need to improve on to better serve you.

And just like that, it’s over. See you in September if you’re still here. If not, congratulations and good luck.