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Yuzu Kitchen on Wood Street is an East Asian ramen and robata grill that operates completely sustainably.

Local restaurants offer sustainable options

Written By Kimberly Prokurat, For The Globe March 20, 2018

Pittsburgh restaurants are making sustainable business easy and delicious by integrating economic, environmental and employee equity practices into each meal. “We believe in what we’re doing here,”...

Pizza Fiesta is a popular location among students for discounted food.

Pittsburgh supports college student budgets

Written By Dara Collins, Co-Sports Editor March 20, 2018

An education at Point Park University costs students two things: time and money. As of the 2018-2019 academic year, students of the Arts and Sciences, Business and Communication Schools pay $29,980 per...

Drag queen and Pittsburgh native Bambi Deerest was the host for the annual drag show. This year’s theme was “Sync or Swim.”

CAB’s annual drag show draws large crowds

Written By Lauren Ortego, Co-Opinions Editor March 20, 2018

They wear sparkling leotards, sequined dresses, have extravagantly styled hair and wear six-inch heels - they’re the epitome of showgirls, but they bear a different name - drag queens. Drag queens...

Pioneer Public - Reba Bartram

Pioneer Public – Reba Bartram

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor March 20, 2018

Freshman dance major Reba Bartram recently returned from Kansas, where her track and field relay team competed in a national championship and broke the school’s record. Bartram considers it one of her...

Pioneer Public - Siiri Nikkinen

Pioneer Public – Siiri Nikkinen

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor March 13, 2018

Freshman Siiri Nikkinen wanted to return to Pittsburgh ever since she was part of an exchange program. Nikkinen, who is originally from Finland, said that she fell in love with the city during the program....

Senior psychology major Hannah Hepler poses for a picture at her internship with Gwen’s Girls, helping young women start tough conversations through after-school programs.

Student activists look to continue #MeToo conversation

Written By Emily Bennett, Editor-in-Chief March 13, 2018

If it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a world to educate them on sexual assault. Seniors Hannah Helper and Wesley Ehle share quite a bit – busy schedules, jobs within the Office of Student...

Career Development counselor Elsie Boucek sits at her desk on the fifth floor of West Penn.

How-To: Graduate Successfully

Written By Lauren Ortego, Co-Opinions Editor March 13, 2018

April and May are big months for college seniors - it’s time to graduate. According to an article posted by thebalance.com in June 2017, the average amount of time it takes for a recent grad to find...

Social media brings anonymous positivity to campus

Social media brings anonymous positivity to campus

Written By Matt Petras March 6, 2018

Nicki Jones visits the university occasionally, but she graduated nearly a year ago. In late February, she looked at her Twitter feed. “[Jones] is one of the best to graduate from Point Park,” she...

Pioneer Public - Ellyn Stanton

Pioneer Public – Ellyn Stanton

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor March 6, 2018

Ellyn Stanton first learned how to skate when she was three years old, and got into ice hockey because her older siblings played. “I’m the youngest of four, so my two older brothers and my older...

The acting troupe of Point Blank Live’s official picture taken in the CMI photo studio.

Point Blank Live: first live sketch comedy show

Written By Robert Berger, Co-News Editor February 20, 2018

With exactly one month and ten minutes remaining until Point Blank Comedy goes live, show creator Alexander Popichak is frantically drawing a rough sketch of the GRW Theater to determine cameras, wiring...

Daniel Silva, a tattoo artist from the San Francisco Bay Area, tattoos a woman’s arm at the second annual Pittsburgh Bleed Black and Gold Tattoo Expo held at the Sheraton Hotel.

Tattoo expo features local talent

Written By Dara Collins, Co-Sports Editor February 20, 2018

Last year, one ballroom of Station Square’s Sheraton Hotel held 78 artists and vendors for the first ever Pittsburgh Bleed Black and Gold Tattoo Expo. More than double the local talent and nationally...

Pioneer Public - Wesley Ehle

Pioneer Public – Wesley Ehle

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor February 20, 2018

Wesley Ehle started making his own movies when he was around five years old. “That was the bug I guess,” Ehle said, “And then I continued making movies and everything up until now. That’s kind...

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