Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

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Written By Carson Folio, Co-Opinions Editor April 17, 2024

On most college campuses, you might expect the ‘unsung hero’ to be a professor that everybody likes or a student who wants to cause positive change while being very open about their identity. Here,...

Thea Smith, a sophomore animation student, will take over CAB for fall.

Pioneer Public: Thea Smith to take over CAB in the fall

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-Features/Arts and Entertainment Editor April 3, 2024

Since her freshman year, Thea Smith has loved participating in CAB events. Now, she’s leading the board in planning them.    On March 13, Smith was elected to be the Campus Activity Board’s...

Marcus Betts, a freshman broadcast reporting major, poses for the camera. The student with cerbal palsy has his own sports radio show on WPPJ.

Pioneer Public: Even with cerebral palsy, Marcus Betts is unstoppable

Written By Gavin Petrone, Staff Writer January 10, 2024

Marcus Betts wants to work for the NFL network.    He’s a freshman broadcast reporting major with cerebral palsy and a passion for sports.    Betts spoke about his first few days...

Pioneer Public: Sarah Hoy

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor November 10, 2022
Point Park students hear a lot about Pennsylvania politics since the university is located in Pennsylvania but not all students actually vote in the state.
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Pioneer Public: Bethany Latham (James The Seventh)

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor April 6, 2022
A sophomore public relations and advertising student with a love for music, Bethany Latham, known artistically as James The Seventh, has created a psychedelic musician identity and a body of work to follow the same theme. When an injury stopped Latham from dancing in the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, she turned to music. It was a gift from her dad that encouraged her, after years of considering writing songs, to finally leap into the music scene.
Pioneer Public: Ariela Pineda

Pioneer Public: Ariela Pineda

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor March 30, 2022
Ariela Pineda is a sophomore acting major deeply inspired by her Latinx roots. Not only is she an actress, but she is also the main reason the LatinX Student Association is up and running with a variety of events to bring Latinx culture and representation to the forefront of campus life on Point Park.
Pioneer Public: Kelly Wilding

Pioneer Public: Kelly Wilding

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor March 9, 2022
Much like getting a degree, climbing a mountain is no small feat, especially whenever that mountain is Mount Kilimanjaro. P.H.D doctoral candidate and professor Kelly Wilding, she has now dominated both.
Cesca Violet in a field

Pioneer Public: Cesca Violet

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor February 2, 2022
Cesca Violet is a senior sports, arts, and entertainment management (SAEM) major who, like many students, has always had a love for the entertainment industry.
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Pioneer Public: Lulu James

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor January 26, 2022

With the start of the spring semester, COVID-19 cases began to rise on campus. Numerous clubs on campus applied new coronavirus protocols to accommodate this spike, but one says it made safety its main...

Ryan Dawson

Pioneer Public: Ryan Dawson

Written By Kylie Thomas, Co-Features/A&E Editor November 3, 2021

Going to college in the middle of Downtown Pittsburgh provides many resources for students on campus. However, the engagement between students and the Pittsburgh community has had some issues due to the...

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Pioneer Public: Genesis Harshell

Written By Tia Bailey, Co-Features/A&E Editor October 13, 2021
Art has always been a passion of student Genesis Harshell (she/they), and she recently got to share her passion with a Twitch streamer that she looks up to.

Pioneer Public: Jenny Hoppes and Odessa Smith

Written By Tia Bailey, Co-Features/A&E Editor September 29, 2021
Hoppes and Smith are the student directors of Pinnacle Productions’ pioneering take on gender with “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
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