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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

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Scientists set ‘cesspool’ to music

Written By Tracy Taylor June 29, 2016

Indie rock band We Are Scientists ended the American leg of their tour in Pittsburgh at the Brillobox on August 15.  Even with his hectic schedule, bassist and backing vocalist Chris Cain was able to...

Scream for ice cream

Written By Faith Cotter June 29, 2016

Leaning over the counter with a list of offbeat ice cream names and flavors hanging on the wall behind her, Susan Hinz recalls a day when a small child wandered into Scoops on the Boulevard and peered...

Screening marks grunge genre milestone

Written By Nicole Chynoweth June 29, 2016

Chris Sepesy had lost hope in the quality of new music during the mid-to-late 1980s, but the 1990s grunge scene changed his perspective."When grunge hit, it was so fresh, amazingly new and creative, which...

Senior thesis becomes short film

Written By Emily Bastaroli June 29, 2016

It is no secret the curriculum for students studying cinema and digital arts at Point Park University is very demanding and time-consuming. Despite this, senior Emily Westfield wanted to pursue both of...

Shuttle driver steers students

Written By Marina Weis June 29, 2016

It is a regular occurrence when Harvey Heckmann sees that his shuttle is full of students to stand up and ask, "Is everybody going to Filmmakers?" When those students who do not know the drill raise their...

Playhouse to show Greek tragedy

Written By Alexandra Zegar June 29, 2016

When Melessie Clark found out she was cast as the lead for the Greek tragedy “Hecuba,” she knew she had some studying to do. “When I heard we were going to do a Greek play, I was actually super...