Stop the Wait flash mob takes over Market Square
Written By Nicole Pampena, Co-Features Editor
April 11, 2017
Filed under FEATURES, PHOTOS, Web-Extras
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.
Read more »Police chief returns to alma mater
Written By Josh Croup, Co-Sports Editor
March 10, 2017
Filed under Multimedia, NEWS, Video, Web-Extras
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 Josh Croup about a variety of topics. Schubert reminisced on his Point Park days, and talked about ...
As it happened: Students Cover Inauguration
January 20, 2017
Filed under Uncategorized, Web-Extras
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 our best to keep track, and here's content from D.C. and Pittsburgh from Alexander Popichak, Allison...
Students gather for final presidential debate watch party
Written By Nikole Kost
October 20, 2016
Filed under Web-Extras
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 final presidential debate. About 50 attendees assembled in the CMI to illuminate each candidate’s...
Wikileaks stomps on American’s rights
Written By Talisha Schrello
June 29, 2016
Filed under Web-Extras
Our constitutional rights as Americans are being stomped on. We have to look at the issues surrounding our government.There is a Freedom of Information Act that is supposed to provide transparency about the government, but in there contains a National Security Exemption has kept them a secret until Wi...
Zombies invade Downtown!
Written By Kelly Cline
June 29, 2016
Filed under Web-Extras
Visitors to Market Square yesterday put on their best attire, including tattered prom dresses spewed with blood and other torn articles of clothing, revealing bloody organs and protruding bones. The screeching screams and grumbling groans taunted the city and spooked those that dared to get close as...
Students share thoughts and opinions on ‘sexting’
Written By Don Noel Ranasinghe
June 29, 2016
Filed under Web-Extras
Connor Kaye, believes that it is ok to sext but the line you should not cross is when you abuse the other person. Voicing strong feeling on sexting, Eli Meholick believes it should be private and only be done between two people in a relationship. Domenica Mackiewicz believes that sexting is a...
Rush turns back time
Written By Shane Bliss
June 29, 2016
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Rush's "Time Machine Tour" is aptly named, as the band showed no signs of slowing down at last Thursday's show in the Consol Energy Center. It was also a very appropriate place, as drummer Neil Peart played his first ever show with the band at the Civic Arena in 1974. "W...
Seasonal Flu Shots to be offered on campus
Written By Joseph Bacharach
June 29, 2016
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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 of Academic Hall."Students living in such close, confined spaces are at an increased risk of getting th...
Skyline a ‘flop’ to Sci-fi fan
Written By Veronica Kropf
June 29, 2016
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"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 After Tomorrow" and "Terminator 3" whose only prior directorial credit is "Aliens vs. Predator: Re...
Steelers games: high ticket prices a pain for students
Written By Malik Vincent
June 29, 2016
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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. A steep $249 per ticket, to be exact: the near cost of a full year of activities on campus.Granted, it...