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...

My rocky start to the spring semester

Written By Maegan Fewell, Staff Writer • January 26, 2022

Maegan Fewell reflects on her time stuck in Canada after a series of unfortunate obstacles kept her from coming back to Pittsburgh.

Textbooks really aren’t necessary in most cases

Written By August Stephens, Co-Opinions Editor • January 26, 2022

Textbooks were once an absolute necessity, with students carrying stacks of them to class or out of the library if they checked them out to do homework. For some students, books may be the foundation of...

Women’s Basketball continues homestand against RSC Opponents

January 26, 2022

On Thursday, Jan. 20 and Saturday, Jan. 22, the Pioneers continued their season, facing the Indiana University Kokomo Cougars (IU Kokomo) and the St. Mary-of-the-Woods College Pomeroys (SMWC).

School snow days should not be considered obsolete

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-Opinions Editor • January 26, 2022

According to the Goldfish commercial, there’s no day like a snow day. Whether you’re from the South or the West Coast, where one centimeter of snow is enough to close a school and start preparations...

Omicron‘s high transmissibility begins to affect students, faculty despite high vaccination rate

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor Elect • January 19, 2022

Within the past few weeks, Allegheny County has experienced a record-setting number of new COVID-19 cases. As of Monday, Jan. 17, the current seven day average was 3,238 cases, down slightly from last...

Omicron variant spikes creates mixed protocols among local universities

Written By Caitlyn Scott, Co-News Editor • January 19, 2022

Point Park and several local universities have continued to implement safety protocols due to the spread of the COVID-19 variant, Omicron, but some students have expressed concerns about the efficiency of guidelines in comparison to other campuses within the area.

Judging Java: Homemade Espresso

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Coffee Columnist • January 19, 2022

It’s looking like I’ll be spending the next day and a half inside, so I wanted to write about coffee that you can make in your own home.

Tracking New Music Releases with Zac Wittman: Earl Sweatshirt, FKA twigs, Bonobo, Elvis Costello & The Imposters, The Lumineers

Written By Zachary Wittman, Music Columnist • January 19, 2022

A huge release week has come, giving us excitement and disappointment from some of the most acclaimed names in music both old and new.

Women’s Basketball wins first two games of the new year

Written By Antonio Rossetti, Co-Sports Editor • January 19, 2022

The Point Park Pioneers Women’s Basketball team continued their season after a three-week hiatus.

Men’s basketball starts home stand with back to back loses

Written By Mason Strawn, Co-Sports Editor • January 19, 2022

The men’s basketball team started off their four-game January home stand last Thursday, falling to both Bryant & Stratton-Buffalo on January 13, 79-69, and River State Conference (RSC) rival Alice Lloyd College on Saturday, Jan. 15, 94-84.

COVID-19 has led me to rethink my overall work life balance

Written By Rachel Ross, Co-Opinions Editor • January 19, 2022

My relationship with the act of “being busy” is a complicated one. Inherently, being busy is usually not associated with the greatest stuff: stress, running around, being spread too thin, etc. In this...