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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

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Monte Carlo Night: a Welcome Week staple

Written By Vince Smykal, Copy Editor September 6, 2023

Last week, the Office of Student Life kicked off this year’s Woodstock Welcome Week with Monte Carlo Night, an event that has been a Welcome Week staple for over 30 years.  Students were given Woodstock-themed...

Judging Java: Downtown Coffee Shops Ranked

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief April 19, 2023

Well folks, this is it - the final installment in The Globe’s long-running Judging Java series. For maximum impact, I personally recommend reading this while listening to the song Komm Susser Tod from...

Judging Java: Black Forge Coffee II

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief April 4, 2023

For April Fools’ Day, my comedy band was asked to play a show last minute to fill in for someone at Black Forge Coffee II in McKees Rocks. The show was very fun as it is always nice to play some saxophone...

Judging Java: IKEA

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist March 29, 2023

IKEA may stand for Ingvar Kamprad Elmtaryd Agunnayrd, but in my eyes, it stands for IKEA Keeps Everything Amazing. Every piece of furniture that I have bought and assembled from IKEA has been an amazing...

Decaf irish coffee from Orbis

Judging Java: Orbis Irish Coffee

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist March 22, 2023

A long time ago in Ireland, a man named Patrick allegedly played the flute and got rid of a bunch of snakes. Then he became Saint Patrick because the Catholic Church, much like Indiana Jones, hates snakes....