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Democrats should have seen this coming

Written By Gavin Petrone, News Editor • November 13, 2024

This election was one of the most shocking since the 2016 Presidential election for the same reasons.

Real-life betting apps are decadent and depraved

Written By Vincent Smykal, Copy Editor • November 13, 2024

For some, voting is a civic duty. To others, a right to be exercised. To real-life bettors, voting provided an avenue to embody the nation’s capitalist spirit, turning a profit off of election results.

Trump is Back

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2024

Out of all the 67 counties in Pennsylvania, eight turned blue on Tuesday, signifying that voters for President-Elect Donald Trump flipped the swing state red.

Fact checking both Trump and Kamala

Written By Peyton Martin, SGA Beat Writer • October 30, 2024

With Election Day about a week away, it can be very hard to tell if what politicians are saying is true. To help voters have a clear picture of the presidential candidates, here are some fact checks of claims the candidates have made.

KAMALA HARRIS CAMPAIGNS IN ERIE

Written By Caleb McCartney, Co-Photo Editor • October 16, 2024

At the Erie Insurance Arena, Kamala Harris rallied to an indoor crowd. Before she went on Senator John Fetterman and Karen Calada, a retired civil servant, spoke on Harris’s behalf. “We need a president...

Obama rallies for Harris in Pittsburgh

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief • October 16, 2024

Barack Obama spoke at the Fitzgerald Field House, a University of Pittsburgh building, at a private event on Thursday, 26 days before the election

JD VANCE RALLIES IN JOHNSTOWN 25 DAYS BEFORE ELECTION

Written By Caleb McCartney, Co-Photo Editor • October 16, 2024

At JWF Industries in downtown Johnstown, JD Vance rallied 25 days before election day with other speakers. At the rally he took questions from the media. ”I do condemn the riots at the capitol,” he...

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NEWS

A Peoples Gas truck sits on Wood Street in front of West Penn with workers going in and out of the vehicle.

Gas leak shuts down West Penn

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief • December 4, 2024

On the day back from Thanksgiving break, students, faculty and staff received an email and phone call through Point Alert announcing that the West Penn building was closed and classes were canceled due to maintenance.

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FEATURES

Eric Joseph, front, plays guitar and sings with his bandmates in The StreetSide Saints.

Photo courtesy of The StreetSide Saints

Pioneer Public: Animation professor Eric Joseph

Written By Carson Folio, Editor-Elect • December 4, 2024

In the classrooms on the second floor of West Penn Hall, part-time animation professor Eric Joseph teaches sound design and production for animation students. With experience in the advertising industry, video editing and web development, being a musician outside of the classroom may be the last thing you’d expect his favorite pastime to be.

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Behind the scenes photo of "More Than You Can Chew" shows members of the production.

Courtesy of Michaelene Palermo

Production 4: ‘More Than You Can Chew’

A jewelry shop and some blood...

Written By Michael Klug, Co-Opinions/Website Editor • December 4, 2024

This semester, there are six Production 4 (P4) films being created. One of these films, “More Than You Can Chew” is an upcoming P4 Horror short film directed by senior Michaelene Palermo.

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OPINIONS

Globe’s Point: Be proud of your accomplishments

Written By The Globe Editorial Staff • December 4, 2024

Happy finals week everyone. With this being our last issue until the next semester, we wanted to end on a positive note and reflect on everything that we as a university – and as a paper – have accomplished throughout the semester.

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