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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

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NEWS

Academy Awards

Written By Pat Francart June 29, 2010

This year's Academy Award nominees for Best Picture are all great films, but the Academy overlooked two obvious choices in "The Wrestler" and "Doubt." Both stand above some of their peers in the excellence...

New plans for Market Square

Written By Doug Andiorio June 29, 2010

The city is under rebuilding and so is Market Square. City officials have been trying to fix Market Square's past problems of drug sales, crime and loitering, and they hope that Dunkin' Donuts and a new...

‘Snowmageddon’ paralyzes Pittsburgh

Written By Sarit Gabrielle February 18, 2010

The heavy snowfall that blanketed the city the first weekend of February has created a host of problems for local residents. The Feb. 5-6 snowstorm - the fourth largest in Pittsburgh history - dumped 21.1...

Obama poster not breaking copyright laws

Written By Jessica Valesky November 12, 2009

President Barack Obama's thoughtful expression and tilted head, colored in shades of red, white and blue, appeared above the word "hope" in an iconic poster that became an unofficial insignia of the Obama...

Lending hands

Written By Chelsey Engel November 5, 2009

With the recent uncertainty surrounding the economy causing stress for many, and the current violence brought on by two U.S. wars dragging morale to an epic low, there does not seem to be much for Americans...

Fictionalization prompts good stories

Written By Sarah Plocki April 23, 2009

Nellie Mitchell, a 96-year-old woman, was awarded $1.5 million dollars in damages for a photograph of her that was used by The Sun in a fictionalized story. Melanie Geisler sued author Orlando Petrocelli...

Steel Army supports other football team

Written By Jack Megaw April 9, 2009

On Nov. 19, 2007, seven strangers showed up to Piper's Pub in the South Side after seeing a post made by Eddie Batcho on the message boards of bigsoccer.com, expressing a desire to start a supporters group...