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Pittsburgh Playhouse announces 2024-2025 season for Conservatory

Written By Robert Fornataro, Staff Writer • September 5, 2024

The new season for the Conservatory of Performing Arts is in full send

Dance program drops two places in national rank

Written By Michelangelo Pellis, Co-News Editor • March 6, 2024

The university’s dance program has once again been recognized as one of the top five dance programs nationally. While the program has previously been ranked as high as number three, this year it sits...

Dean and artistic director of Pittsburgh Playhouse defends COPA schedule changes

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief • January 25, 2023

Garfield Lemonius, dean and artistic director of the Pittsburgh Playhouse, defended the decision to schedule all COPA productions as one weekend performances. “As far as I know, there is...

Students reflect on Pittsburgh Playhouse returning to in-person performances

Written By Alexis Wary, For The Globe • October 20, 2021

For the first time in over a year, the Pittsburgh Playhouse is holding in-person shows once again. Students who work with the Playhouse are having more in-person classes than last year and get to learn face to face with fellow students and faculty.

Pioneer Public: Colleen Hooper

Written By Maegan Fewell, Staff Writer • October 6, 2021

The Point Park community may know Dr. Colleen Hooper well from her work at the Dance Department under the Conservatory of Performing Arts. As a dance educator, choreographer and artist, she was first...

Ex-Broadway star, social activist Karen Olivo comes to Point Park

Written By Jacob Woodyard, News Photography Editor • September 15, 2021

Karen Olivo comes to Point Park, encourages students to stand up against systemic oppression

Written By Amanda Andrews and Kylie Thomas • September 15, 2021

Throughout last week, the Office of Equity and Inclusion brought in ex-Broadway star Karen Olivo (she/they) to speak to students with a focus on issues of inclusivity and social justice. Olivo got to have in-depth discussions with students in the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA), Rowland School of Business, and School of Communication.

Two faculty members appointed to new positions in conservatory

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor • September 1, 2021

As the school year gets into full swing, two faculty members have taken on new positions in the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA).

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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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