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Stop the Wait flash mob takes over Market Square

Stop the Wait flash mob takes over Market Square

Written By Nicole Pampena, Co-Features Editor April 11, 2017
A flash mob sponsored by UPMC gathered in the middle of Market Square at 12:22 p.m. on Tuesday to raise awareness about becoming an organ donor.

Police chief returns to alma mater

Written By Josh Croup, Co-Sports Editor March 10, 2017

Point Park alumnus Scott Schubert was sworn in as police chief on Feb. 16 at the City-County Building. This past Friday he returned to his alma mater to speak with Co-Sports Editor and Editor Emeritus...

As it happened: Students Cover Inauguration

January 20, 2017

Staff from the Globe, as well as media partners U-View and WPPJ will be in Washington, D.C. and Pittsburgh to cover the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump as the nation's 45th president. We did...

Students gather for final presidential debate watch party

Written By Nikole Kost October 20, 2016

A standing room only crowd gathered at the Center for Media Innovation Wednesday, exactly 20 days before Election Day, as students and community members came together for a watch party for the third and...

Seasonal Flu Shots to be offered on campus

Written By Joseph Bacharach June 29, 2016

 Flu shots will be offered for the second time this season on Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2010.    The Seasonal Flu Shot Clinic will be open from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Atrium Overlook on the second floor...

Skyline a ‘flop’ to Sci-fi fan

Written By Veronica Kropf June 29, 2016

"Skyline" starring Eric Balfour and Scottie Thompson, directed by Colin and Greg Strause unfortunately did not deliver to this Sci-Fi fan. The Strause Brothers are visual effects veterans, "The Day...

Steelers games: high ticket prices a pain for students

Written By Malik Vincent June 29, 2016

 Can you afford to go to the big game at Heinz Field on Sunday?If you want to sit in section 506 when the Steelers take on the New York Jets in the AFC title game, it's going to cost a pretty penny....

Students, staff of cinema and digital arts, demonstrate to keep the PA film tax credit

Written By Rachel Nunes June 29, 2016

Point Park University cinema and digital arts students, faculty and local filmmakers gathered in front of the Warner Theater on Fifth Avenue to symbolize the historical relationship that Pittsburgh has...

The Ugly Truth of Paradise

Written By Chelsey Engel June 29, 2016

As I looked out the airplane window, my eyes set upon the crystal clear water and lush, vibrant cliffs of Hawaii.  Most tourists flying in see that beauty, and only that beauty.  However, I was heading...

The Wallflowers’ ‘triumphant return’

Written By Nicole Chynoweth June 29, 2016

“I lost my sight but not the vision” – It’s a lyric which not only perfectly describes The Wallflowers’ invigorated sound but also their triumphant return to the studio on their latest album...

Tobacco products given new flavors, appeal to younger demographic

Written By Andy Weier June 29, 2016

Less than a year after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) ban on candy and fruit-flavored cigarettes, tobacco companies have responded by increasing the variety of smokeless tobacco products...

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