New semester carries new courses
Written By Mitchell Drake, Staff Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under NEWS
The incoming spring of 2019 brings another semester for Point Park students, but also brings new courses available that allow for even more enrollment opportunities. The majority of the following classes were drafted and began to take shape in Fall 2018, but some will debut in Spring 2019, accordin...
Security concerns return following mass shooting
Written By Andrew Brinker, For The Globe
December 4, 2018
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325 is the number of mass shootings in the United States in 2018 alone as of Dec. 3, according to the Gun Violence Archive. Since Columbine, more the 219,000 students have experienced gun violence at school, according to the Washington Post. Mass shooting is defined by the FBI as four or more people sh...
Rifts return in USG with one week left
Written By Amanda Andrews, USG Beat Writer
December 4, 2018
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United Student Government (USG) passed four new resolutions at this week’s legislative body meeting to reform its constitution as part of the effort the organization is taking to revise the document. One resolution, however, raised some controversy. The resolution updated the dress code of USG,...
“Old Man and the Sea” tests Playhouse as innovative space
Written By Carley Bonk, Editor-Elect
December 4, 2018
Filed under NEWS
The Pittsburgh Playhouse will be the location of the worldwide stage adaptation premiere of Ernest Hemingway’s Pulitzer Prize-winning piece, “The Old Man and the Sea” this February. The show, adapted for the stage by A.E. Hotchner, one of the late Hemingway’s closest friends, will test the P...
Shields makes history as nation’s top runner
Written By Robert Berger, Sports Photo Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, Multimedia, NEWS, PHOTOS, SPORTS
At this time in 2015, Anna Shields had given up on being a successful collegiate athlete and was working at a bank in her hometown of Torrington, Connecticut. Now in her senior year, Shields is a cross country National Champion and a National Athlete of the Year. “It feels really surreal ...and I can be c...
Faculty diversity committee moves forward after first active semester
Written By Mick Stinelli, Co-News Editor
November 27, 2018
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The committee for diversity and inclusion began as a fledgling ad-hoc committee in the spring. Now, it’s a standing committee hoping to make teaching styles, course language and faculty more inclusive. The report outlined a number of findings and recommendations for staff to increase diversity a...
Rounding out year, USG looks to 2019
Written By Amanda Andrews, USG Beat Writer
November 27, 2018
Filed under NEWS
United Student Government (USG) held its first Legislative Body Meeting since the end of Thanksgiving Break and has already started planning new objectives for the spring semester. Senator Sophie Burkholder suggested the popularly-received idea of USG creating and hosting a radio show on WPPJ Radio next semeste...
Seniors finishing early taking different paths
Written By Sarah Gibson, Co-News Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under NEWS
While the ending of the semester signifies a simple holiday break for most students, for others it’s something much more significant: graduation. For a select amount of students, graduating early is a relieving way to get the jump on a career path for their major. Some students know exactly what they’re do...
Miss Coco Peru meets PPU
Written By Katie Williams, For The Globe
November 13, 2018
Filed under Latest Stories, Multimedia, NEWS, PHOTOS
COPA students allege lack of representation
Written By Mitchell Drake, Staff Writer
November 13, 2018
Filed under NEWS
On Oct. 13, the Playhouse hosted a Grand Opening Gala event. The gala featured performances by students in the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) and a dinner to an audience of hundreds consisting of local and theatrical celebrities. The show was intended to showcase the talents of musical theater...
USG “yeas” resolution to constitution
Written By Amanda Andrews, USG Beat Writer
November 13, 2018
Filed under NEWS
United Student Government (USG) unanimously passed Resolution 1112018 at Monday’s Legislative Body Meeting. Resolution 1112018 called for the removal of By-Laws 202.1 and 202.21 in USG’s constitution as they were in contradiction with the executive accession process outlined in the constitution. Par...
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