Honors Organization holds events to honor 9/11
Written By Hattie Charney, Co-Features Editor
September 18, 2018
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Students came together last Tuesday to remember those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001. The Honors Student Organization (HSO) held three events on Sept. 11 to educate students on the events that occurred in Shanksville, PA, as well as to honor those who lost their lives. HSO has held diff...
New Point Park Uno League, all they do is play Uno
Written By Kelsey Paulus, Copy Editor
September 18, 2018
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A new organization has come to the attention of the students at Point Park: the Point Park Uno League. And yes, all they do is play Uno. What started out as casual tournaments with friends for a few years soon turned into a club that has been decently accepted on campus. With around 130 members joining...
Pioneer Public- Sandra Mervosh
Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor
September 11, 2018
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After her father suffered a heart attack, Professor Sandra Mervosh found herself taking over the family company. “I went from working on the inside with him literally in one afternoon to running the entire company,” Mervosh said. Venture Graphics, a project management company, was founded by M...
Pinnacle Productions releases mainstage theme
Written By Hattie Charney, Co-Features Editor
September 11, 2018
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Oakland basements and tiny classrooms have housed the many unique productions courtesy of Pinnacle Productions. Pinnacle Productions, a student-run theater company, gives students the opportunity to direct, design, perform and stage manage their own shows. “I think there’s a connotation that i...
Lawrence Hall residents try to keep cool
Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor
September 11, 2018
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On Thursday night, freshman Meghan Fitzsimmons tried to sleep on one of the couches on the second floor lounge of Lawrence Hall. She wasn’t alone. “All the couches were full,” Fitzsimmons said. The lounge, which is usually filled with people studying or passing through, had become a makeshift sle...
Production 3 students prepare films
Written By Carley Bonk, Editor-Elect
September 4, 2018
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Though the new school year has just begun, Production 3 students have been working all summer on short films that will screen in a red carpet event this December in the GRW Theater. The class has one less film than usual this semester, but directors of the five shorts due to show are across the board in the...
Pioneer Public – Cole D’Alicandro
Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor
September 4, 2018
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When Cole D’Alicandro started researching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood for an introductory broadcast course, he became inspired to pursue a job in children’s television. “I’ve been researching him [Mister Rogers] more than any human should,” D’Alicandro said. “I had to write a couple...
Trivia, craft sodas at Tuesday’s Pioneer Pub
Written By Hattie Charney, Co-Features Editor
September 4, 2018
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Freshmen and seniors alike enjoyed craft soda and battled it out in several rounds of trivia to learn more about personal safety last Tuesday night. The Office of Student Conduct, in conjunction with Title IX, hosted its first event this year during Welcome Week, called Pioneer Pub, which took plac...
Cast of Point Blank Live creates campus comedy club
Written By Lauren Clouser, Co-Features Editor
September 4, 2018
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Since its debut last semester, the live sketch comedy Point Blank Live has reached over 1,000 views on YouTube. Sophomore cinema major Chris Copen, the creative director and co-head writer for the show, said people were questioning him about what would be next for the comedy troupe. “Since Point Blank...
Pioneer Public – Phillip Harrity
Written By Lauren Clouser, Features Editor
August 28, 2018
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When Phillip Harrity was a student at Point Park, he was originally interested in sports, arts and entertainment management, but it was his work study job at the university’s library that would land him his future career. Harrity, the university’s current archival services coordinator, assisted th...