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

The Globes Point - This year, be grateful

The Globe’s Point – This year, be grateful

Written By Editorial Board November 14, 2017

Last year at this time, the headline for the Globe’s Point was a bit more harrowing than this week’s. “Support groups necessary” was the headline that sat atop the first graph of the editorial...

Hey, Trump: don’t play games with Asia

Hey, Trump: don’t play games with Asia

Written By Jordan Slobodinsky, Co-Opinions Editor November 14, 2017

This past week, President Donald Trump visited Asia on a tour, including visits to Vietnam, the Philippines and China. Supposedly, the visit was meant as a way for the president to meet with foreign diplomats...

The Globes Point - Where are all the voters now?

The Globe’s Point – Where are all the voters now?

Written By Editorial Board November 7, 2017

Yesterday was Election Day. Across the nation, people voted for their local council members, district judges and mayors. Odds are you didn’t vote in that election. Perhaps you didn’t know it was even happening. We...

Dear Pittsburgh, feed your residents

Dear Pittsburgh, feed your residents

Written By Carrie Reale November 7, 2017

We need to talk about how the neighborhood of Downtown Pittsburgh is trying to starve its residents. But not all of its residents, just the ones that can’t afford the $7 grape package at Market Street...

Hollywood needs to take allegations more seriously

Hollywood needs to take allegations more seriously

Written By Lauren Ortego, Co-Copy Desk Chief November 7, 2017

Over the past month, accusations against Hollywood bigwig Harvey Weinstein have been what seems to be an ever-constant flow. The multitude of allegations have brought to light the systematic sexual harassment...

Dear Amazon, don’t come here

Dear Amazon, don’t come here

Written By Beth Turnbull, Co-Opinions Editor October 31, 2017

Dear Amazon, I love you and, like many college students, I wouldn’t survive without your discounted textbooks and two-day shipping. Although my bank account could probably use a break from your “Buy...

The Globes Point - The real horror is yet to come

The Globe’s Point – The real horror is yet to come

Written By Editorial Board October 31, 2017

Halloween is over. You know what this means? It’s time to start dying Easter eggs. In an attempt to get ahead of the capitalist game that is the holidays, we might as well tell ourselves that. November...

Treat military families with respect, Mr. President

Treat military families with respect, Mr. President

Written By Elizabeth Shaffer October 31, 2017

I feel like I need to give a disclaimer before I start this: I hate Donald Trump. I haven’t been pleased with any of his actions or decisions from his campaign all the way to his almost year as president....

The Globes Point - Halloween isn’t so scary

The Globe’s Point – Halloween isn’t so scary

Written By Editorial Board October 24, 2017

The month of October is synonymous with candy, costumes and, of course, scary movies. The human race has been fascinated with tales of ghosts and ghouls since medieval times. Even in 2017 we saw the...

Allies should learn when to speak up and when to step aside

Allies should learn when to speak up and when to step aside

Written By Autumn Barszczowski, Business Manager October 24, 2017

Within the past week, organizers of the Women’s Convention in Detroit announced that Bernie Sanders would be one of the event’s opening speakers. Since this announcement he has dropped out of the convention...

Kaepernick sends another message

Kaepernick sends another message

Written By Amanda Myers October 24, 2017

Colin Kaepernick first sitting, then kneeling, during preseason games last year ignited a radical media firestorm concerning nationalist pride and racial injustice. Over a year later, the “protests”...

We might be biased but we know to not show It

We might be biased but we know to not show It

Written By Dannys Marrero, Staff Writer October 17, 2017

Everyone has had experiences that create some bias one way or another, even journalists; but since our duty is to inform the masses, we do our best to not show it, and that’s extremely important. Prejudice...

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