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Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

FEATURES

Point Park Students, from left to right, Taylor Fife, Nick Kasisky, Josh Croup and Allison Schubert worked to put together last Thursday’s broadcast in the Center for Media Innovation.

City hosts Inclusive Innovation Week

Written By Sarah Gibson, Copy Editor April 10, 2018

On April 5, Point Park and the Center for Media Innovation (CMI) paired with the City of Pittsburgh to set up a livestream for Inclusive Innovation Week, a yearly series of events in early April dedicated...

CAB welcomes local magician to campus

Written By Rhianna Davis, For The Globe April 10, 2018

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) provided students with a magical start to the last month of the school year with their Let the Magic Begin event on Wednesday, April 4. The event, which was held in...

Pioneer Public - Jill Svonavec

Pioneer Public – Jill Svonavec

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor April 10, 2018

Jill Svonavec originally grew up on a cattle farm in Somerset. When she moved to the city to attend Point Park, Svonavec said she experienced a bit of a culture shock. “When I first came here I was...

Founder of the TeamWork Online Buffy Flippel appeared as the Keynote Speaker to discuss how the #MeToo movement affects women in sports.

SAEM hosts emerging trends seminar

Written By Dara Collins, Co-Sports Editor April 3, 2018

Sports, arts and entertainment management (SAEM) graduate assistant Jessica Martin and SAEM professor Robert Durda utilized network connections and knowledge of emerging trends to bring local talent and...

BSU members participate in art therapy during the pop-up paradise event.

BSU in Paradise

Written By Kelsey Wolfe April 3, 2018

Relaxation was the goal at the Pop-Up Paradise hosted by the Black Student Union (BSU) on March 28. The organization turned the second floor of the Students Center into a college student paradise filled...

Pioneer Public - Jonas Prida

Pioneer Public – Jonas Prida

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor April 3, 2018

During his hour-long bus ride to work, Jonas Prida often thinks about his job. “I probably have an hour on the bus every day, and a lot of that is just semi-listening to a podcast that I listen to,...

Playhouse’s final curtain call

Written By Robert Berger, Co-News Editor April 3, 2018

When auditioning for the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA), Allison Beauregard selected one of her favorite monologues from “Uncle Vanya.” Three years later, she will star as a lead role in Point...

Pioneer Public - Alex Elnicki

Pioneer Public – Alex Elnicki

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor March 27, 2018

Before Alex Elnicki came to work at Point Park, he was living in Los Angeles doing video production work. There, Elnicki worked for a production house that edited old movies for the internet so people...

52-year-old Thom Verdi returned back to school to pursue a degree in mortuary science after a life of cosmetology

From finishing degrees to changing paths

Written By Nicole Pampena, Co-News Editor March 27, 2018

After eight years of being away from Point Park, Laura Smith returned to complete the one credit she needed to earn her public relations and advertising degree under the university’s 2006 curriculum. At...

Dr. Martin, pictured here in his office, sits surrounded by his various degrees and awards.

Professor uses wide interests to help students

Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor March 27, 2018

Sean Elliot Martin’s office walls are covered in academic degrees and plaques commemorating his achievements in martial arts, including the new form he created. “I just can’t decide what to suck...

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,”...