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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Ch-ch-ch-changes

Ch-ch-ch-changes

January 8, 2020

It’s a new semester, a new year and a new decade everyone! Welcome back and welcome to the year 2020! The Globe hopes that you enjoyed a fulfilling and relaxing semester break and holiday. We also...

Letter from the editor - A year of growth

Letter from the editor – A year of growth

Written By Dara Collins, Editor-in-Chief January 8, 2020

A new year means a new opportunity for growth.   In my nearly four years at Point Park University, I’ve experienced personal and professional growth as well as witnessed this same growth from...

Puppets from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe

Puppets from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe

Written By Hannah Walden, Co-Features/A&E Editor December 4, 2019

Growing up watching Mister Rogers Neighborhood is equal parts learning and growing into the person Fred knew we could become. Watching him do different segments with a number of puppets eases...

The Wheels Keep Turning: Restore Oakland shuttle service now

The Wheels Keep Turning: Restore Oakland shuttle service now

Written By Jake Berlin, USG President December 4, 2019

The great Fall Shuttle Experiment has failed. Our University has an obligation to restore regular Oakland service in January. The month long holiday break should be more than enough time to make accommodations--after...

Cherry, problematic hockey icon, ‘should’ve been fired long ago’

Cherry, problematic hockey icon, ‘should’ve been fired long ago’

Written By Austin Alkire, Co-Sports Editor December 4, 2019

Mr. Rogers once said “To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.” We are in the 21st century. Acceptance should be common sense. As Brodie...

Equality for COPA students of color

Equality for COPA students of color

Written By Globe Editorial Staff December 4, 2019

The week before Thanksgiving break, the Dean of the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA), Steven Breese, held a “town hall” meeting to discuss the show “Adding Machine: A Musical.” During...

Robot umpires are the answer, but only for balls and strikes

Robot umpires are the answer, but only for balls and strikes

Written By Noah Bieniek, For The Globe November 20, 2019

For as long as baseball has existed there have been human umpires. Human umpires make mistakes just like any other person, but in the World Series you just can’t afford the biggest games of the year...

Globes Point - Reporter backlash

Globe’s Point – Reporter backlash

Written By Globe Editorial Staff November 20, 2019

This past week, the editorial team of Northwestern University’s student-run newspaper, The Daily Northwestern, faced harsh criticism. Jeff Sessions, the former United States Attorney General, was on...

Boomers vs. Millennials and Gen Z

Boomers vs. Millennials and Gen Z

Written By Luke Mongelli, Staff Writer November 20, 2019

In New Zealand, a 25 year old lawmaker by the name of Chlöe Swabrick, presented a climate speech in front of the UK parliament. During that speech, a fellow member of parliament began heckling her to...

The ultimate survival guide to Thanksgiving as a vegetarian

The ultimate survival guide to Thanksgiving as a vegetarian

Written By Amara Phillips, Copy Editor November 20, 2019

The struggle is almost ultimately real when you have food restrictions during the holidays. I am grateful that my family doesn’t cook a ton of meat products during Thanksgiving as the only meat my family...

A highlight of systematic flaws

A highlight of systematic flaws

Written By Alexa Lake, Vice President of USG November 13, 2019

A desk attendant unusually played sentry as I walked into the Student Center. A caterer dressed in black paused to let me go in ahead of him. The fresh cut flowers on his cart covered the typical faint...

Globes Point - College is a privilege

Globe’s Point – College is a privilege

Written By Globe Editorial Staff November 13, 2019

This week, the news dropped that tuition is set to increase for next year. It’s an announcement that we’ve all grown to anticipate, as tuition has increased for the past several years. In fact, there’s...

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