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Women’s volleyball falls to 9-6 after back-to-back losses to River State Conference rivals

Written By Antonio Rossetti, Co-Sports Editor • October 6, 2021

Women’s Volleyball played Indiana University Kokomo Cougars (IU Kokomo) on Friday, Oct. 1, and St. Mary of the Woods College Pomeroys (SMWC) on Saturday, Oct. 2. Both matchups were road games and were...

Women’s soccer improve to 5-6 on season heading into final month of regular season

Written By Mason Strawn, Co-Sports Editor • October 6, 2021

The women’s soccer team split their two games on the week against River State Conference (RSC) opponents this week. Point Park fell to Ohio Valley University in extra time 2-1 on Thursday, Sept. 30,...

The Gridiron Report: Steelers fall to Packers 27-17

Written By Anthony Cugini, Sports Columnist • October 6, 2021

The Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Green Bay Packers 27-17. The Packers stayed hot against a struggling Steelers team who have now lost three straight games as their record drops to 1-3. The Steelers...

Fall semester burnout is here early this year and was inevitable

Written By Amanda Andrews, Editor-in-Chief • October 6, 2021

We are only one month into the semester, with nearly two whole months before Thanksgiving Break, and yet the burnout is more real than ever. But why so soon?

Globe’s Point: Embrace the Halloween Spirit — on Thursday, Oct. 28

October 6, 2021

This week, we’d like to propose an idea. This might be a controversial idea, and it might be an idea that doesn’t take off, but it would be a very cool idea nonetheless. Here’s what we’d like...

Why is fall the designated cuffing season and what does it mean?

Written By Chandni Shah, Opinions Editor • October 6, 2021

Over the past few years, the term “cuffing season” has been used as legitimate reasoning to start looking for a short-term relationship to get you through the holidays from Halloween up until Valentine's Day. But why do we seek these relationships during this time of year?

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga, Yes, Full Of Hell, Juçara Marçal, Frontierer

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • October 6, 2021

There was a relative lack of big-name albums this week, so this batch of reviews takes a look at some more niche releases as well as a few of the more popular artists who did release new music.

Rapper ‘NF’ dazzles at concert in Pittsburgh

Written By August Stephens, Staff Writer • October 6, 2021

Nathan Feurerstein, known by his stage name NF, has returned to Pittsburgh after last visiting on Sept. 12, 2019. He has upgraded venues from Stage AE to The Pavilion at Star Lake which shows an evident...

‘Squid Game’ leaves viewers questioning how far is too far

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor • October 6, 2021

If you’ve looked on social media at all in the last week, you’ve probably seen everyone talking about the new Netflix Korean drama, “Squid Game.” After binging the series in a few days, I can confirm,...

Judging Java: Phoenix, Arizona

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist • October 6, 2021

Last weekend, I had the distinct pleasure of traveling to Phoenix, Arizona, with my girlfriend, Maggie, to see the band AJJ perform live on my 21st birthday. If you’re unfamiliar with the band AJJ, they’re...

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...

Senate Democrats sue over Republican subpoena of Pennsylvania voters’ personal information

Written By Zack Lawry, Co-News Editor • October 6, 2021

In November 2020, then Democratic nominee Joe Biden defeated Republican incumbent Donald Trump in the 2020 General Election to become the 46th President of the United States. Since then, Republicans have...