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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

OPINIONS

Students express opinions of recent suicides

Written By Taylor Madigan June 29, 2016

Homosexual students in the Pittsburgh area have opened up and expressed their opinions pertaining to the recent suicides of homosexual males.The most popular discussed involves Tyler Clementi, an 18-year-old...

Students lose fervor for election

Written By Katerina Flowers June 29, 2016

This presidential election seems to be one of much controversy. Instead of the trend of the 2008 election in bringing in the younger generation to vote, the election has an overlying tone of brute animosity.In...

Students tan despite risks

Written By Ashley Goodsell June 29, 2016

Whether you are tanning indoors or outdoors, the ultraviolet (UV) light that is absorbed from the sun or tanning bed light bulbs puts you at risk for contracting skin cancer.Tanning causes three types...

The growing problem of cyber-bullying

Written By Leanna Talarico June 29, 2016

According to the American Justice Department, one out of four young people in the United States school system are bullied. Bullying has now been taken to a new level with technology. Bullies can haunt...

Recent suicides call attention to bullying

Written By Shane Bliss June 29, 2016

Tyler Clementi's suicide, following a video posted online involving him in a sexual encounter with another, has garnered a lot of attention. And it would be a tragic enough if it was an isolated incident....

The real importance of voting

Written By Shane Bliss June 29, 2016

"If you don't vote, you have no right to complain."We've all heard that argument in favor of voting before. And we've all seen the countless "get out [to] vote" campaigns that are always taking place,...