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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

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Point Park University's Student-Run Newspaper

Point Park Globe

Teachers deserve better safety precautions for gun violence

Written By Erin Yudt, Editor-Elect April 5, 2023
Content Warning: This article discusses mentions of gun violence.  We are less than 100 days into 2023 and there have been 89 gun related incidents in school. That is nearly one for every day this year and over 74 people have been killed or injured, not including the shooters, according to the K-12 School Shooting Database. Take a moment to let that sink in. 

Former president Trump arrested

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief April 5, 2023

UPDATE: The indictment against the former president has been unsealed and can be read here https://manhattanda.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Donald-J.-Trump-Indictment.pdf.   Former president...

The Internet Archive should remain online

Written By Carson Folio, Staff Writer April 5, 2023
On March 24, 2023, a judge on a lower court in Southern New York ruled against the Internet Archive in Hachette v. Internet Archive, determining that the scanning and uploading of books that they had purchased for their website was copyright infringement. The Internet Archive operates an online “Open Library” that normally only allows one person at a time to lend a digital copy of a book for two weeks, much like a traditional library.

Neurodivergent people should honor Autism Acceptance Month

Written By August Stephens, Opinions Editor April 5, 2023
April is Autism Acceptance Month, previously known as Autism Awareness Month. For my neurotypical people reading this right now, being aware is simply not enough. I am not asking you to spend days, months or even years researching neurodivergent populations, but I am demanding you put in the bare minimum. 

Judging Java: Black Forge Coffee II

Written By Jake Dabkowski, Editor-In-Chief April 4, 2023

For April Fools’ Day, my comedy band was asked to play a show last minute to fill in for someone at Black Forge Coffee II in McKees Rocks. The show was very fun as it is always nice to play some saxophone...