Christmas tree makes arrival Downtown
Written By Josh Croup, Editor-in-chief
November 9, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
Nancy Ruttner and Andy Sujdak of Pittsburgh’s Oakwood neighborhood received a one-foot tall blue spruce tree 33 years ago as a wedding gift. Saturday, the couple watched their tree become part of Pittsburgh. They parted ways with their now 53-foot tall tree Saturday when they donated it to the...
Photo: USG President pied for fundraiser
Written By Robert Berger, Staff Writer
November 9, 2016
Filed under FEATURES, PHOTOS
Point Park partners with mortuary institute
Written By Kelsey Wolfe, Staff Writer
November 9, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
What started out as a joke quickly became reality for Patrick Fischer, a junior funeral services major. He is one of the few students enrolled in the program. “It started out as a joke between me and my mom,” Fischer said. “Her cousin is a funeral director, and I didn’t know what I wanted...
Film students use crowdfunding to bring short film to life
Written By Michael Richter, Co-Sports Editor
November 9, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
Filmmakers use crowdfunding for a variety of reasons to help them finance their films. For senior cinema students, there is one simple reason. “We need the money, and we don’t get any money from the school for senior-level productions,” senior cinema production major James Van said. Van,...
Not on My Campus raises awareness of consent
Written By Carley Bonk
November 1, 2016
Filed under FEATURES, Latest Stories
Syrah Sherwood, Point Park’s Not On My Campus founder and president, stressed how easily lines can be blurred in sexual encounters at Halloween gatherings where costumes can be misinterpreted. “Costumes can often be small, but consent is consent. Little clothing doesn’t mean ‘yes,’” Sherwood...
WPPJ’s Rock-a-Thon returns for its 36th year
Written By Alexander Popichak, Editor-Elect
November 1, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
Vincent Ferrainola sits at his desk, surrounded by mountains of paper and stacks of demo CDs furiously sending off emails reminding people about show times and adding sticky notes with sponsors’ names on a cluttered monitor. Ferrainola, a senior broadcast production and media management major, is...
Student wins raffle for advanced screening of documentary
Written By Emily Bennett, Co-Copy Desk Chief
November 1, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
When junior journalism major Hannah Lapiska entered to win a screening of Leonardo DiCaprio’s environmental documentary, “Before the Flood,” she had no idea that her submission would be chosen out of more than 5,000 others. “I filled out an application, and I got an email saying, ‘out of...
Women leaders speak to students about inequality
Written By Kimberly Prokurat
November 1, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
After personally experiencing gender inequality in the workplace, Kate Shipley decided to shed light on the issue by creating a new leadership series on campus that focuses on women. Mackenzie Link sees her involvement in this series as a small but necessary step towards change after battling with...
Aviary animals participate in Halloween festivities
Written By Courtney Giles
October 25, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
Jen Allen, a student studying Wildlife Management at Hocking College in Nelsonville, Ohio, had never been to the National Aviary until she made the trip to attend its Owl-O-Ween festival. “It’s a great opportunity to observe non-native birds that otherwise I would have to travel across the world...
Honors Program sponsors breast cancer awareness events
Written By Karly Rivera, Co-Features Editor
October 25, 2016
Filed under FEATURES, Latest Stories
For Honors Student Organization President-Elect Sarah Martin, a junior early education major, family inspiration is the reason she is motivated to lead the honors program’s annual Pink Feet event series, which benefits breast cancer awareness. “I have an aunt that’s in 15 years of remission,”...
ScareHouse haunted by more than just monsters
Written By Eddie Trizzino, Co-Features Editor
October 25, 2016
Filed under FEATURES
On a fall day near the end of September, sophomore broadcast major Samiar Nefzi gets an eerie feeling while walking through the ScareHouse and starts rushing to the exit until someone shuts the door, leaving him in darkness. Although it seems like a conventional tactic used to scare visitors at the...