Point Park Globe

University hosts spelling bee sponsored by the Post-Gazette

Written By Erin Yudt and Cassandra Harris • March 27, 2024

Note: Ed Blazina is a Point Park class of 1978 alum and wrote for The Globe. His voice is essential to this story. This past Sunday, the Pittsburgh Playhouse hosted the Western PA Spelling...

Post-Gazette workers mark one year since being on strike

Written By Erin Yudt, Editor-In-Chief • October 11, 2023

Andrew Goldstein,a Point Park University alumnus and former writer for The Globe, and Helen Fallon, a professor emeritus at the university, are just two voices that are crucial to this story. Pittsburgh...

Pittsburgh Union Progress workers hold bake sale as strike against the Post-Gazette enters its sixth month

Written By Cassandra Harris and Carson Folio • March 22, 2023

On Tuesday, March 14, friends, union members, political candidates and families in support of the Pittsburgh Union Progress (PUP) strike baked cakes, pies and other sweets to raise money for the PUP’s...

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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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