Globe’s Point: It’s likely your fault if your campus experience bores you

Written By The Globe Editorial Staff • February 19, 2025

“Gee, it sure is boring around here.”

Transphobia is rooted in Nazism

Written By August Stephens, Co-Opinions Editor • February 12, 2025

“During the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, we buried our friends in the morning, we protested in the afternoon, and we danced all night,” Dan Savage said. 

Love yourself and others this Valentine’s Day

Written By The Globe Editorial Staff • February 12, 2025

It’s two days until Valentine’s Day and if you haven’t made plans yet, that’s okay. You don’t need to have an over-the-top plan to celebrate. 

Removing LGBTQIA+ government websites is a mistake

Written By Robert Fornataro, Features/A&E Editor • February 12, 2025

It is hard to believe that in 2025, individuals are still having to fight for basic visibility and representation. Yet here we are.  

The ignorance toward COVID is detrimental to everyone

Written By August Stephens, Co-Opinions Editor • February 5, 2025

People stating they are sick before a class starts, coughing or sneezing in a crowd without a mask on, not staying home, employers asking job applicants why they were unemployed or had a gap in employment in 2020 – despite still being around, many people act like COVID-19 is gone. 

Globe’s Point: We will continue to print as long as possible

Written By The Globe Editorial Staff • February 5, 2025

Newspapers are an old medium that could arguably be on its way out. We know that. But we also know that shifting to an online-only publication will decimate The Globe’s reach, influence and presence on campus.

Ode to the last landline phone on campus

Written By Carson Folio, Interim Editor-in-Chief • February 5, 2025

It’s no secret that mobile phones have decimated the popularity of landline phones, and for good reason, too. Why choose a phone that can only stay in one place, provides no protection against spam calls and can’t do anything else besides calling?

The United States is the most propagandized

Written By August Stephens, Co-Opinions Editor • January 29, 2025

I want everyone to imagine their favorite history class when they were young. What were you learning about? Can you remember your reaction to this lesson today? 

Point Park’s Dining Hall needs longer hours

Written By Melissa Garlock, Staff Writer • January 29, 2025

The dining hall has been the center of attention – not just in Point Park’s student rumors and administrative meetings, but also in Pittsburgh’s media coverage such as in TribLive and WTAE. The more frequently discussed frustrations typically lie in the options or the quality of the food. However, most students overlook one issue: the hours. 

Globe’s Point: Be kind to those around you

Written By The Globe Editorial Staff • January 29, 2025

How many Globe’s Points have been about taking care of yourself and why you should pay attention to your health? Probably too many, but it is still true even if it has been overstated. What about the other people in your life? Emphasizing their health is a point we haven’t beat to death quite yet, yet it’s one that is equally as important as self-care.

Should we be concerned about media censorship in a Trump era?

Written By Cassandra Harris, Editor-in-Chief • January 22, 2025

Do you remember Nov. 6 when The Globe published a large cut-out photo of President Donald Trump on the front cover? 

Globe’s Point: Why does news writing look different?

Written By The Globe Editorial Staff • January 22, 2025

When reading The Globe and content from other media outlets, does it seem like they use specific spellings for every word? Or refuse to use certain words? Or maybe you’ve noticed that numbers are sometimes spelled out and sometimes aren’t?