Reflecting on the history of Pittsburgh black media
Written By Lauren Clouser
February 21, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
In the middle of Black History Month, the Center for Media Innovation (CMI) and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation are coming together to hold a discussion on the black press. The event will focus on the legacy of the Pittsburgh Courier, which started in 1907 as a community newsletter and went...
Tattoo artists break world records at tattoo expo
Written By Dara Collins, Staff Writer
February 21, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
The sound of needles and the smell of disinfectants bombarded guests as they strolled past the 78 artists and vendors inside the ballroom of the Sheraton Hotel. The Bleed Black and Gold Tattoo Expo hosted by Exposed Temptation’s Greg Piper, Wyld Chyld’s Sarah Miller and Baller Inc. welcomed tattoo...
Playhouse debuts play featuring popular music
Written By Victoria Lemon, Playhouse Beat Writer
February 21, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
The Conservatory Theatre Company is presenting its first production of 2017 with “Big Love.” Directed by Reginald Douglas, “Big Love” is a modern take on the Greek playwright Aeschylus’s play, “The Suppliants.” The story is about fifty women that are told they must marry their cousins;...
‘Pittsburgh freak’ holds photography show on 85th birthday
Written By Gracey Evans, Sports Photo Editor
February 21, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
A sold-out crowd listened to a talk from Duane Michals about his new body of work “Talking Pictures” on Saturday. Michals is a famed photographer that was born in McKeesport and calls himself a ‘Pittsburgh freak.’ He is most known for his use of photo sequences, which often incorporate text...
Curbing student homelessness: organizations offer support
Written By Kimberly Prokurat
February 21, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
Pitt officials told her the only thing they had to offer her was a short- term loan that had to be cleared before graduation. “Obviously, that wasn’t going to work,” Chen said. “So, with all of this information, I thought I was going to become homeless. At the same time I had this pressure...
Rugby club sells roses for Valentine’s Day
Written By Gracey Evans, Sports Photo Editor
February 14, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
Stacy Kranitz documents Appalachia through photography
Written By Josh Croup, Co-Sports Editor
February 14, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
Last summer, three Point Park photography professors sat at a bonfire and brainstormed about artists they wanted to bring to the university. The consensus was to bring Stacy Kranitz, the TIME 2015 Instagram Photographer of the Year, whose work has appeared in “Vice,” “Mother Jones” and “New...
Fighting student homelessness: the price of education
Written By Kimberly Prokurat
February 14, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
This is the first installment of a three-part series on student homelessness. On the verge of homelessness, University of Pittsburgh student Kerianne Chen turned to a little-known food pantry on Pitt’s campus that offered her basic food to keep her going. The fifth-year senior was trying to fin...
Hidden history below the Point Park Playhouse
Written By Carley Bonk, Copy Editor
February 7, 2017
Filed under FEATURES, The Globe's 50th Anniversary
The current Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland will no longer be a part of Point Park’s campus with the completion of the new Playhouse downtown in 2018, but students and staff alike will remember the unique space that has catered to their needs for so many years. Point Park University is in the continuous...
Korean War vets take spotlight
Written By Francesca Dabecco
February 7, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
As the room rose for the singing of the national anthem, a group of veterans in their mid-80s stood proudly with their hands saluting the American flag, just as they did nearly six decades ago during the Korean War. These men, along with veterans from all different eras, gathered in the Lawrence Hall...
History of communications subject of first book club meeting
Written By Eddie Trizzino, Co-Features Editor
February 7, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
Brandon Szuminsky, an instructor of communications at Waynesburg University, drove almost an hour to Point Park, Kindle in hand, to discuss a book at the first meeting of the Center for Media Innovation (CMI) book club last Wednesday. Although he was the only one to attend, aside from graduate assistant...
Phi Beta Lambda club for business enthusiasts
Written By Kelsey Wolfe, Copy Editor
February 7, 2017
Filed under FEATURES
As a high school student, Brandon Rodgers was involved in the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), an organization that worked to bring education and business knowledge to students. When he graduated from high school, the now freshman business management major knew he did not want to stop there. Last...