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CENTER FOR MEDIA INNOVATION OFFICIALLY OPENS ITS DOORS

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Reacting to a summer of stalled negotiations with Point Park University’s administration, full-time faculty members wore stickers Monday in an organized effort to move the collective bargaining process forward for their first union contract.

Full-time faculty members wore one of two separate stickers, which were distributed by the union steering committee, throughout the day. The stickers were white text against a red background.

One sticker read “Point Park – Pointless without Faculty!” and another read “Respect Faculty with a Fair Contract.” The stickers were distributed to all full-time faculty members included in the collective bargaining agreement with the university, about 140 in total.

Three Ed.D students make Point Park history

By Hannah Walden For The Globe

Kelly Noyes, Laura Miller and Amy Miller made Point Park University history after becoming the first Point Park students to successfully defend their dissertations for a Ph.D. in education (Ed.D.) on Aug. 29.

The classes required for the degree were created at Point Park just two years ago, meaning this is the first time students at Point Park could achieve this degree.

During the first year of the course, students worked together in teams for normal coursework before branching off in the second year to start their own individual research. After the research period concluded, students had to present their work in front of a panel of faculty members to defend their research and conclusions.

Eric Stennett, director of the Ed.D. in the Leadership and Administration program, believes the students have become more like friends than colleagues.

“Through academic endeavors, they have made an impact,” Stennett said. “This is a team effort, and we help each other get through it…I feel that these students are great leaders and that their dissertations mean something special and has made this a very unique program.”

Noyes spent the year researching Pennsylvania public schools and their English as a Second Language (ESL) program, as well as why and how certain schools run their programs.

“Dissertation can be very scary but it was a very positive experience for me. I was very prepared and there were no surprises,” Noyes said. “My overall experience in the course was very enjoyable. I enjoyed the rigor of it all and I didn’t feel like any of my time was wasted in any of my classes.”

With the Ed.D., students can pursue careers as college professors, superintendents school administration, and leadership positions for both public and private schools.

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Addressing an intimate crowd, former President Bill Clinton rallied for his wife and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton at the Pittsburgh Coliseum in Homewood last Friday morning.

“We need to get real about this election again.

This is about you and your children and your future,” Clinton said.

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Clinton’s speech included anecdotes of his southern upbringing on a farm where indoor plumbing was a luxury and then spoke on his time as governor, while declaring his true and total support for his wife’s goals and passions for the American people.

The crowd of about 500 gathered throughout the morning in the predominately black neighborhood, according to a 2013 citydata. com census, for the event.

Michael A. Fuoco, president of the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh and an enterprise reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, called the move a “mobilization effort,” and a small one at that.

“It’s a very concise message,” Fuoco said. “It is two-fold – to show the administration that we’re united, and it’s somewhat of a bonding exercise.”

“It’s a way to say there’s a lot of us, and we’re here and we’re present,” said Karen Dwyer, associate professor of creative writing. “It’s a way to represent out numbers.”

Dwyer was one of four full-time faculty members present at a negotiating session Friday morning. Point Park professors Bill Purcell, John Rice and Bob Ross were also at the negotiations as faculty representatives.

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Point Park is expected to produce many more education doctorate degrees in the next six months, and in the future. According to Noyes, there are 19 education students scheduled to defend their dissertations in the next six months.

Hannah Walden hwalde@pointpark.edu.

This was the first time any major politician has visited the neighborhood.

Throughout his 35-minute speech, Clinton differentiated main differences between his wife and Republican nominee Donald Trump, whose campaign stance is to “Make America Great Again.”

Clinton equated this objective to taking America

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Stickers printed by the Point Park University full-time faculty union stand on display in Unversity Center on Monday. Union members say negotiations with the administration have moved slowly.

Bill Clinton stresses turnout

By Sabrina Bodon

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Faculty union don stickers in protest

By Iain Oldman

University president Paul Hennigan speaks during the grand opening of Point Park’s Center for Media Innovation Tuesday, Sept. 13. For full coverage of the CMI Grand Opening events, visit our website at ppuglobe.com.

More than 100 companies to attend job fair on campus Karisa Sosnoski examines Point Park Police body cameras Cross country gears up for the 2016 season

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PointSync issues halt budget meeting USG

By Alex Grubbs USG Beat Writer

Not every club and organization’s budget proposal made it through PointSync for approval during Point Park student government’s first budget allocation of the semester.

Black Student Union’s Treasurer Alannah Owens voiced concern after the organization’s budget was not seen and approved by United Student Government (USG), despite submitting the proposal.

Treasurer Amedea Baldoni attributed the issue to PointSync, although USG claimed the OrgSync replacement would be easier to ac-

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cess at their first meeting two weeks ago.

“This has been happening to some clubs. It’s that there are apparently two portals opened when there should be one portal, and some haven’t gone through,” Baldoni said.

Baldoni added that clubs and organizations should re-submit their budgets and that those proposals will be approved at the next week’s meeting.

During the meeting, USG allocated and approved only $14,606 to 27 student clubs and organizations. $16,662 was initially proposed, according to USG’s budget report.

Of the 27, only 11 received their full budget request. USG proposed and

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Contract talks move forward from FACULTY UNION page 1 “It felt good to be back at the negotiating table, especially after a very long summer of not a lot of progress,” Dwyer said.

Negotiating sessions since Mar. 17 between Point Park University and its fulltime faculty have failed to produce a new contract. The negotiations come after an 11year legal battle between the school and the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh-Communication Workers of America, the full-time faculty’s union.

Point Park initially refused to negotiate with the faculty union, arguing that the staff was viewed as managerial employees and ineligible for unionization.

Ross, an associate professor of global cultural studies, said that the sticker demonstration Monday was in part a response to the university’s legal battle with the union.

“The university spent exorbitant amounts of money for more than a decade fighting our union in court in order to prevent the faculty from engaging in the collective bargaining process,” Ross said.

The faculty union’s steering committee also planned the sticker demonstration in an effort to get faculty who aren’t at the negotiating table an opportunity to get involved in some form.

“We’re trying to find a way, given how tense the situation is and how unfruitful the summer negotiations went, to permit people to participate,” Dwyer said.

Representatives for the university and faculty union

sat down on Friday morning to continue negotiating on a new contract. The two sides have negotiated about a dozen times since March.

“Friday was one of the better days we had,” said Purcell, a humanities and human sciences professor. “We have an awful lot of important work to do that needs to be done. This is a really critical time for the university.”

Point Park declined to comment on the demonstration by faculty Monday or the current state of negotiations.

“As we work through the early stages of negotiation on a contract, university leadership will respect that process by confining talks to the bargaining table,” the university said in a press release sent to the Globe in August.

The two sides have two more negotiating sessions scheduled in September and are working on scheduling more frequent meetings in October, according to Purcell.

“There’s a long road to go,” Fuoco said. “We’re hopeful that these negotiations proceed in a positive manner.”

Still, the faculty union has contingency options if the contract negotiations stall or fall apart completely, according to Fuoco.

“There’s a whole range of things [we can do]. They go from the benign to nuclear. Right now we’re in the benign stage,” Fuoco said.

“There will be more visible mobilization events. They might come every week. They come depending on how negotiations are doing.”

Iain Oldman idoldma@pointpark.edu

Clinton touts college plan from CLINTON page 1 back in time 50 years, a time not so great for minorities and LGBT individuals, he said.

“Hey folks, I'm a white southerner,” Clinton said. “I know exactly what he means.”

In past speeches and appearances, Clinton has referred to Trump’s pledge as building a social and political totem pole, placing white Americans at the top.

Clinton made a point to remind audience members to look for solutions and problem solve during times of turmoil.

“Don't substitute anger for answers,” Clinton said, quoting Hillary’s campaign slogan. “Don't substitute resentment for responsibility.

Remember empowerment comes from being stronger together.”

Clinton also spelled out top campaign promises Hillary has chosen to hold including creating jobs by investing in infrastructure, bringing manufacturing jobs back to the states, establishing treatment options to address the country’s growing opioid epidemic and providing access to tuition-free college education for those from families earning less than $125,000 a year.

“She is the only person who has actually told you what she is going to do,” Clinton told the crowd which included students, union members and other members of the community.

While Clinton held his event, the neighborhood of Homewood honored the life of one of their own, the Rev. Eugene “Freedom” Blackwell, who died of cancer late

last month at 43 years of age.

Clinton began his speech expressing sympathies to the community and embracing Blackwell’s legacy, encouraging those in attendance to use Rev. Blackwell’s life as an example.

“Tonight when you watch the news, tomorrow when you think about this… think about this man’s life,” Clinton said. “When you get older and you have more yesterdays than tomorrows, you ought to be more upbeat and forward-looking.”

The main event was preceded by speeches from community and campaign workers, as well as State Rep. Ed Gainey and Congressman Mike Doyle.

“Pittsburgh is in the midst of change and right now it’s getting bigger. Right now we need to get everybody under one tent,” Gainey said.

Gainey embraced the crowd in a speech calling for action, reminding the Pittsburgh community to organize and vote.

“It’s not about ideology, it’s about people,” Gainey said. “We need somebody that represents us. This election is about unifying, not discriminating.”

Clinton closed his speech by urging the audience to go out and vote in November and to get everybody in their community to go out and vote.

“We can do it. You can do it,” Clinton said in the final moments of his speech. “But Hillary, to do it, has to win Pennsylvania and that's you."

Sabrina Bodon sbodon@pointpark.edu.

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Three clubs receive less than half of requested amounts from USG from USG page 1 approved a lesser amount for the remaining clubs.

While approving a lesser amount, USG denied nearly half of three student organizations’ budget proposals.

All Things Horror requested $847 for a Waterfront trip, a pumpkin palooza, Campus Activities Board’s Halloween dance and advertising. USG only approved $551.

Sports, Arts and Entertainment Management (SAEM) Club was denied $591 of its requested $930.

The money was proposed to be used for a Steelers tailgate, a movie screening, a concert, a Bastille album and the club’s marketing budget.

Sen. Kayla Damazo abstained from the budget approval.

USG also granted Society for Intelligence and National Security $286 of the $522 requested for a writing

competition, two student trips and a pizza per screening. Sen. Mario Avila abstained from this approval.

Baldoni pointed out that any certain money denials from USG would be sent via email to the club and organizations after a public non-agenda question.

Pinnacle Productions received the largest money allocation at $1779. Following this budget was Point Park University Rugby Club with $1634 and Dance Club with $1500.

Sen. Shayna Mendez also called for a motion to officiate Not On My Campus, an organization which raises awareness on sexual assault through events, volunteer training and guest speakers, which was approved by the seven senators present.

Representing Not On My Campus, Syrah Sherwood said the organization would “create a safe and supportive

environment on our campus for all of our students.”

The organization was approved $281 before being officiated.

Rainbow Club/GSPC’s Bunny Columbine mentioned the organization’s name has changed to Rainbow Club/Gender Spectrum Alliance. Sen. Mendez said because it was not changed in the USG constitution, the name change is not official yet. However, she added that it can be approved at a later meeting.

Due to the senators not having their designated assignments for senate committees, no committee reports were produced for this meeting.

However, senator assignments will be given after the meeting, according to Vice President Bobby Bertha.

Alex Grubbs aagrubb@pointpark.edu

Point Park Honors Program to hold Sept. 11 vigil on Sept. 15

By Matt Petras Co-News Editor

Four days after the 15th anniversary of 9/11, Point Park’s Honors Student Organization (HSO) will hold a vigil in remembrance of the attack on Thursday, Sept. 15.

The vigil will be held after a special event hosted

by Point Park’s School of Communication.

The event is called “Fifteen Years On: Journalists Reflect on 9/11 Coverage” and will be held from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday. Associated Press photographer Richard Drew will discuss his world renowned “Falling Man” pictures taken on Sept. 11, 2001.

Local reporters Sheldon Ingram of WTAE-TV and Steve Mellon of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette will be present for a panel after Drew’s presentation. After

the panel ends at 8 p.m., the vigil, hosted by the HSO will take place in Village Park.

Parker Werns and Tyler Dague, graduate assistants with the Honors Program are organizing the vigil together.

“It’s something I thought should be done right and get the attention it deserves,” Werns said.

Despite new staff organizing the vigil, the event is set to operate like similar events that have been held in the past. Werns will open the event with a brief introduction, but after that the focus will be on prayers and hymns, which will be non-denominational, according to Werns. Honors students with prior worship experience will lead the group in prayer and music. Candles will also be handed out to students to hold during the vigil.

“It will be very open for

anyone who wants to attend,” Werns said.

Last year, The Honors Program’s 9/11 vigil was held on Sept. 10.

“I thought it was a really nice way to commemorate 9/11,” sophomore dance major and honors mentor Taylor Eriksen said of last year’s event. She complimented the welcoming, comfortable atmosphere.

“We prayed together in our own ways,” Eriksen said.

The Honors Program decided on Thursday instead of a date closer to the anniversary to coincide with the speakers coming to campus, according to HSO president, Nicolette Jones.

“I think it’s important to do no matter what day it is,” Eriksen said.

Matt Petras mapetra@pointpark.edu

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Clinton stumbles at 9/11 memorial

Hillary Clinton’s campaign announced Sunday that she was diagnosed with pneumonia, just hours after the former Secretary of State nearly collapsed at a 9/11 memorial service.

Clinton’s campaign initially claimed that she had “overheated” during the event, with temperatures in the low 80s.

This comes after weeks of speculation from critics that Clinton has pervasive health problems.

Clinton made an appearance in New York later that day.

Source: Politico

Police chief McLay cleared by OMI

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police Chief Cameron McLay was cleared of any charges after an investigation ruled that he did not violate any Pittsburgh city code or internal policies when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in July.

McLay and the Office of Municipal Investigations requested the investigation after the president of a Fraternal Order of Police chapter accused the police chief of violating language in the code.

Source: City of Pittsburgh

Pa. GOP cuts gap in registered voters Increased numbers of republicans are registering to vote. Democrats currently lead by over 900,000, but that number was closer to 1 million prior to the April primaries.

Republicans have gained nearly 145,000 additional voters in the past two years, compared to a bump of only 6,000 for Democrats. Pennsylvania voter polls currently show more than 4.1 million registered Democrats and nearly 3.2 million Republicans.

Source: PennLive

The Career Development Center Invites You…

Tuesday, September 27 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Student Center Network with over 100 employers hiring for internships, full-time and part-time jobs!

Please register online and view employers attending at: https://pointpark.joinhandshake.com , click “Fairs” & “Join Event”

To Login to Handshake – Select Point Park University Sign-on, enter current Point Park username and password (same as your email login)

Remember to bring plenty of resumes and dress professionally!

Don’t forget to schedule a resume review appointment with a career counselor prior to the fair via Handshake by clicking on the “Appointments” tab.

Questions? Contact the Career Development Center: 412-392-3950, careerdev@pointpark.edu

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More than 100 companies to attend internship and job fair Career Development Center aids students in preparing for event

By Kayla Snyder Copy Editor

The Career Development Center’s semi-annual job and internship fair is set to host more than 100 companies for students and alumni to form relationships and network with recruiters in the Pittsburgh area.

Elsie Boucek, School of Communication Career Counselor from the Career Development Center, is aware of some of the nervousness students might have and stressed the importance of attending the event, even if it is just to look around.

“It’s important for [students] to start networking even if they’re not quite ready to do an internship or to have a full-time position, they can at least meet people who are representatives of companies and find out what they’re looking for,” Boucek said.

Students can attend the fair on Sept. 27 from 12-3:30 p.m. on the 5th floor of the Student Center.

Due to the fact that meeting with employers is done in a professional setting, the Career Development Center suggests students dress in business clothing. If a student doesn’t have business professional clothing with them on campus, they can borrow articles like ties from the “Dress for Success” table before heading up to meet the employers.

“We do permit students to wear business casual at-

tire,” Bouchek said. “We re- probability of recruiters realize that not everyone has a membering applicants from suit. Business casual means the fair. you’re still going to be neat All students are weland presentable.” come to attend regardless Along with over 100 of their year or major, inemployer booths set up, cluding freshmen. Bouchek one specifsaid freshic compamen and ny, E.L.F. sophomores Entertainare encourment, offers aged to go a LinkedIn to learn booth where how to netstudents work with can have employers, their Linkeso when it dIn headcomes to shot taken searching for free and for internemailed ships and back to them jobs, they later. already “I always know what encourage to expect. students to Before get a Linkeattending dIn profile the event, together,” students Career Deare envelopment couraged Center directo make an tor Angela appointScaramucci ment with said. “This a career way, after counselor you talk to to prepare employers and become at the fair comfortand if that’s Elsie Bouchek able talking a company Career Counselor to profesthat you’re Career Development Center sionals. interested in “ I ’ d for working r e c o m for, connect mend that with that recruiter on Linke- they plan ahead and not go dIn. That way you can stay in into a job fair wandering touch up until you do apply.” around looking for people,” Scaramucci also said Bouchek said. “It’s always that connecting on Linke- helpful if they can identify dIn helps to increase the someone who’s looking for

“It’s important for [students] to start networking even if they’re not quite ready to do an internship or to have a fulltime position, they can at least meet people who are representatives of companies and find out what they’re looking for.”

someone who has the skills or who might have a position that might be of interest to them.”

Senior English major Candice Stein said that the Internship and Job Fair gives students an opportunity to find a good job, but mentioned some reserves students might have.

“I think a lot of people don’t go [to those events] because of their comfort zone, especially if you don’t know what you want to do with your life,” Stein said.

Students and alumni will first have to check-in, go through a registration

process, grab a directory and will also have the opportunity to stop by the Dress for Success table.

Students that are interested in attending must sign up on Handshake prior to the event, dress professionally and take multiple copies of their resume. Go to pointpark.joinhandshake. com for more information and to see the complete list of employers.

Kayla Snyder klsnyde2@pointpark.edu

Campus Activities Board serves up September events

By Kelsey Wolfe For The Globe

Monday, September 26th Tuesday, September 27th

The Campus Activities Board (CAB) calendar for September is jam packed with events planned to get students involved and meeting new people.

Kristen Musloe, a senior multimedia and public relations and advertising double major, is the advertising coordinator for CAB. She believes that it’s highly important for students to get involved in on-campus events. “[The events are] a really fun way to get involved in something outside of what you typically would,” Musloe said in a recent interview, “Since our campus is downtown, it’s hard to find things to do, especially if you’re under 21, so we try to provide students with as much opportunity as possible to have fun.”

One of the first events scheduled for the month of September is Bison Bingo. In the past, it has been one of the most popular events sponsored by CAB. Bingo each month focuses on a specific theme, with this month’s being “Back to School”. Prizes awarded throughout the night will tie into the theme, from dorm accessories to Point Park gear.

Bison Bingo takes place on the third Thursday of every

month as part of the Pioneer ing at 3:30 p.m. directly folSeries, a group of three sepa- lowing the Yinzer party. rate monthly events consisting Later that day, beginning of Coffeehouse, Point Park Af- at 7 p.m., Point Park students ter Dark and Bingo. The event will have a chance to relax in will be held in the Lawrence Village Park and listen to 28 Hall Ballroom on Sept. 15 from North, an alternative pop/ 9-11 p.m. rock band from the PittsJust two days after Bison burgh area.

Bingo, two more events are beKaitlyn Smith, a sophoing hosted on campus. more business management The Yinzer party will bring major and CAB’s Special the exciteEvents Coment of game ordinator, is day to Point very excited Park Univerto be bringsity without ing the annustepping foot al concert seoff campus. ries to Point The party Park again will include this year.

Pittsburgh “[The themed foods Concert Seand tailgatries] is going ing games to be a lot of while the fun. There P i t t s b u r g h Kristen Musloe will be fanPirates game Advertising Coordinator tastic music. is broadcast Campus Activities Board There’s allive. ways good “I love food,” Smith PNC Park and I love the at- said during a phone interview. mosphere that it brings, so I “I think it’s a great chance to really wanted to duplicate that meet new people and just hang and have a way for students to out and relax.” really get to appreciate everyFor more information on thing without the price,” said the organization and other Kristi Chenarides, a junior upcoming CAB events, check sports, arts and entertainment out the organization’s social management major and CAB’s media accounts on FaceExperience Pittsburgh Coordi- book, Twitter and Instagram nator. at @PointParkCAB. The party will be held in Village Park on Sept. 17 startKelsey Wolfe

“We try to provide students with as much opportunity as possible to have fun.”

kjwolfe@pointpark.edu

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Point Park alum employed by reality show Dance Moms Gia Martello shares her experience while working on the show versity.

“I was a dancer who said that I wasn’t going to Point Park University go to college, that I was alumna Gianna Martello going to dance,” Martelhas been busy living out lo said. “My parents said, her dreams since gradua- ‘you’re crazy; you’re going tion. Despite being a mem- to school.’” ber of the Lifetime ChanMartello said that Point nel show “Dance Moms,” Park had everything she Martello credits Point Park needed in a school. Point as one of the most memo- Park made the most sense rable times of her life. to Martello because she “The best four years of could receive traditional my life,” Martello said. education that her parents Martello splits her insisted on time bewhile still tween Pittspursuing burgh and what she Santa Monloved. ica, working “ I on her show, thought, filming, and I’ll be gone travelling in a year; around the I’ll be here country. for a little Martelwhile until lo, or “Gia”, they give as she is in,” Martelknown on lo said. “By the show, sophomore s t a r t e d year, my dancing at mom asked the age of me, ‘what four in a are you gosmall baseing to do?’, ment studio, and I said, learning tap ‘I already and ballet. picked my A year later, classes.’ I she wanted went there to explore all four other facets years.

It of dance, so was amazshe moved ing. I regret to Abby absolutely Lee Miller’s nothing.” studio in While Penn Hills, attending PennsylvaPoint Park, nia, and has Gianna Martello Martello been with Point Park University Alum recalls that her ever her favorsince. ite course After Martello graduat- was social media, which ed from high school in the she took during her senior Pittsburgh area, her dream year. was to move to Los Ange“That was the one les. Her family urged her class I looked forward to to attend a traditional uni- each week,” she said. “We

By Cindy Hindle For The Globe

“Give each class and give each mentor 150%, because that is what they want and that is what they need to do to be successful.

Don’t just go into a class and say ‘Oh, I will work harder tomorrow’, because there’s no time for that.”

would go visit all of the [non-profit] agencies. I couldn’t believe this was a class.

Everything was so current, you know, and that’s what I enjoyed about it because it was all so new.”

This course was taught by Point Park professor, Heather Starr-Fiedler, who remembers Martello well.

“I remember her being an excellent student,” Starr-Fiedler said of Martello. “She was very engaging in class. I required students to bring in articles about, you know, what was happening in social media, and she was always very on top of current trends.”

Starr-Fiedler is still friends with Martello via social media and continues to follow her career.

Martello ofPhoto courtesy of Ryan West. fered some advice for the current Gianna Martello of “Dance Moms” reminisces on her time at Point Park as dance students at the best years of her life.

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Amy Chilcott, of girls that they are now.”

“I think they are in ceed.

MLC Artist Development Students can watch a great program, one of in Los Angeles, knows Martello on the Lifetime the best,” Martello said.

Martello well and why she show “Dance Moms” ev“Give each class and give became so successful. ery Tuesday at 9 p.m. The each mentor 150 percent, “Gia is amazing,” Chilmid-season premiere of because that is what they cott said.

“She is so inDance Moms aired just last want and that is what they need to do to be successful. spiring to young people. week. Martello and the rest Don’t just go into a class She is incredible. She’s of show’s cast have already and say, ‘oh, I will work obviously very talented too begun filming season sevharder tomorrow’, because and has had a really big en. role in developing the girls there’s no time for that.”

Cindy Hindle Martello knows how on ‘Dance Moms’ into the dancers and the refined clhindl@pointpark.edu. much work it takes to suc-

STUDENTS GATHER FOR LATE NIGHT RETRO GAMING

Photo by Liz Hunter Students enjoy vintage video games at CAB’s Pokemon Go-themed Point Park After Dark event last Saturday in the Student Center. From right to left: Cory Ensel, Nathan Vrablic, Manuel Maysonet, Jordan Schreiber, and Jake Bricker.

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By Alex Grubbs Copy Editor

Faculty deserve fair contract After almost a decade, Point Park full-time faculty members are in the midst of negotiations their first union contract. It’s a move that’s long overdue, and one that will help preserve our professors’ ability to determine what they teach without fear of retribution.

On the negotiating table are some things standard to most unions: Wages, lengths of contracts, tenure, healthcare, pensions, etc.

Of course, our professors should be compensated for the work they put in. Their wages should be comparable to other similarly-sized private universities, so the best professors we have won’t want to leave for a higher pay grade.

However, there are also some provisions the faculty members are looking for that are more specific to a university setting, such as academic freedom and the start and end dates of the academic year.

Academic freedom, in particular, should be of concern to students wondering why the faculty wants to unionize and what’s at stake.

Our professors should have contractual protection to teach controversial subjects and present viewpoints that the administration may not agree with without fear of retribution.

Michael A. Fuoco, president of the Newspaper Guild

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of Pittsburgh, told the Globe that negotiations are taking longer than expected. Fuoco also said that a strike isn’t out of the question.

That’s a possibility to take seriously.

On Monday, faculty in Pennsylvania’s state universities voted in favor of a strike. Those faculty members have been without a contract since June of 2015.

Another negotiating session is scheduled for Friday, so averting a strike is still possible for state schools.

Point Park’s administration shouldn’t let these negotiations reach that point. The less time our teachers spend worrying about benefits, the more time they’ll have to give us a world-class education.

Faculty at Point Park has waited since 2004 to unionize. After such a long wait, the administration’s lawyers should meet with the faculty’s lawyers more often to expedite the process, ensuring that our educators are protected and adequately compensated as soon as possible, before a strike even enters the conversation.

The Labor Day Parade winds through our campus every year. It’s only appropriate that our campus becomes an example of organized labor.

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The Center for Media Innovation (CMI) officially opened at Point Park Tuesday, and it will completely change broadcasting and photography for students at the university.

This comes after months of renovating the old Nathan’s Famous hot dog restaurant and transforming it into a state-of-the-art facility featuring a new television studio, photography studio, radio setup and classroom.

Other features include an upto-date control room, dressing room and whisper room (for voice recordings).

So why is this important?

Again, this new facility creates opportunities for students, expanding the capabilities they had before.

The CMI’s new classroom can be arranged in several different ways to create a more interactive and innovative learning experience.

The room’s shape creates a more visually compelling situation than other classrooms on campus, pushing students’ focus to what is being taught.

In addition to the classrooms, there are many other aspects of the CMI that will benefit students.

With one television studio on campus, students were time-limited for creating and executing shows for U-View. Now with the new CMI studio, not only do they have the opportunity to create more shows, they also have a fantastic background for their productions.

Outside the windows of the studio is the corner of Third Ave. and Wood St. This backdrop adds a level of reality unattainable before this semester. The action of the city in the background will bring a specific Point Park-centric feel to broadcasts. This studio will help students create a sleek and polished reel.

“This new facility creates opportunities for students, expanding the capabilities they had before..”

Alex Grubbs

Copy Editor, The Point Park Globe With new audio equipment and a video camera, the CMI brings Point Park radio into modern times.

Students involved in Point Park’s radio station, WPPJ, now have a better setup for shows and conducting interviews. It will no longer be people sitting next to each other. Instead, a table allows them to speak face-to-face, creating Ryan Seacrest or Nick Grimshaw vibes. A more professional setup is beneficial for students trying to get jobs in the industry.

Sporting a window for students to see Lawrence Hall, this new radio studio also gives the public visual clues

about what radio shows are going on, helping to further Point Park’s reputation as a place where students are always creating working to pioneer media. And, like U-View, WPPJ can now have more radio airtime with both studios in action.

Another great addition to the CMI is the photography studio. The all-white structure allows photography students to show off their talents through photoshoots. Students can use this space for head shots and professional pictures, as well as adding to their portfolios.

Although a great facility, the CMI’s space is limited. To access bathrooms students must walk to the YWCA or Academic Hall, and the television studio is smaller and can cause problems if students try to use the green screen wall. If there was a little more space, another green screen could be set up and would make a full newscast seamless.

Unfortunately, due to space, another Mac computer lab wasn’t an option. It could have benefited other students, specifically graphic design majors in the School of Communication, whose horizons aren’t greatly expanded by the CMI. But the CMI offers great resources for students on campus. Although limited, it’s still well-equipped with modern technology that students can use to express their creativity and create content.

Alex Grubbs aagrubb@pointpark.edu.

Police body cams can improve accountability

By Karisa Sosnoski For The Globe

The main goal of the Point Park Police department is to keep students safe on and around campus, but stepping into the shoes of police officers and viewing life from their perspective can sometimes become a difficult task. We’re constantly fed information by the media about police brutality, as well as controversial news when it comes to the contact between police officers and civilians.

However, without physically being at the scene, how can we know what actually happens on the streets?

A new technology on our campus can help answer that question: police body cameras. Body cameras have recently grown into daily use of police officers in modern society, including Point Park Police. A 2016 article from the National Institute of Justice showed that 75 percent of police departments did not use body cameras. Further National Institute of Justice

research looked at issues that come up when discussing body cams, i.e. the quality of the camera itself.

Can these cameras decrease the chance of unnecessary police escalations?

How will this affect students on campus?

I first thought that police body cameras could potentially tarnish the relationship between police officers and individuals. Students, faculty and other people may feel as if they deserve privacy, and extra stress on our community may increase tension between them and police officers wearing body cameras.

So what’s the big hoopla about police body cameras?

Are they even useful?

According to a 2014 Washington University article, after Michael Brown was shot in Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson failed to be indicted for his crime - taking the life of a human being. This only heightened an existing mistrust between police officers and citizens of Ferguson.

After Ferguson, some people suggested widespread use of

police body cameras to keep police officers accountable for their actions. Many similar incidents of police brutality and extrajudicial killings are still occurring around the United States today.

In a 2016 article by The Professional Voice of Law Enforcement, Craig E. Geis, a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Army, explained that police body cameras have HD quality playback of everything that is in its viewable angle.

This means that there’s a stark difference between these high quality cameras and the human eye. There are other feats that this technology can perform that the human eye and brain are not capable of.

“The subconscious brain rejects significant amounts of incoming bandwidth, sending only a small fraction of its data on to the conscious brain,” Geiss said. “While the camera has global attention and will record all the data from its field of view on film to be viewed later, human physiology is not recording the same level of data to be stored

in memory.”

More simply, police body cameras are capable of viewing more angles and processing information at a more precise quality than the human eye. While watching an event, I might interpret it completely different than what is recorded by a camera.

If body cameras can accurately depict the occurrences of downtown Pittsburgh, then maybe they aren’t such a bad idea after all. Not only will students be able to feel safe on campus, but the actions of police officers on campus could be reviewed if needed. Both the police officers and students can benefit from the camera.

However, these body cameras may play into the already-present power dynamics that shift accountability from the police. The body cameras at Point Park only work when the officer chooses to turn the camera on. As regular citizens, we have no control over the actions of officers. It might force officers to avoid certain actions, but it’s not a catch-all solution. In a 2015 Washington Times arti-

cle, body cameras are not even listed as one of the solutions.

In the article, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake made it clear that better police training could help decrease such a complicated problem. Yet, she said that “police need to learn more about logistics of policing but also the broader significance of their role in society.”

Body cameras won’t erase police brutality, but merely cover up the issue. The obvious solution isn’t always the best solution.

Police body cameras can act as a safeguard and may even increase our quality of campus life. So the next time you walk by a police officer, you may be curious enough to ask whether or not he or she sees similar positive aspects from wearing a body camera. It’s interesting to analyze other’s views on such a complicated subject. After all, you may feel a little safer with such impressive and well-developed technology.

Karisa Sosnoski krsosno@pointpark.edu.

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CROUP’S CORNER

By Josh Croup Sports Columnist

2016 volleyball preview: bouncing back Things weren’t ideal at the start of 2015 for the Point Park volleyball team.

The Pioneers dropped their first nine games and were 3-11 after their first 14 contests last year.

Point Park did turn its season around, winning eight of its next nine and finishing with a 17-24 record and 9-3 conference record, good enough for a thirdplace finish in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC).

Well, things haven’t been ideal so far this year either.

Point Park started 2016 in a strikingly similar fission to that of 2015. After winning its first match against Life University in five sets, Point Park dropped its next 10 contests and entered this week with a 3-12 record.

Point Park begins conference play this weekend at home with a pair of matches against Indiana University East and Indiana University Kokomo.

Let’s backtrack to last season.

Those two teams the Pioneers play this weekend were also the two teams that finished above them in the 2015 KIAC standings. The three were each ranked in the top three of the 2016 River States Conference Volleyball Preseason Coaches’ Poll, with IU Kokomo the consensus top pick and Point Park in the No. 2 slot.

Kokomo took care of business last year in the KIAC, finishing 11-1 in conference play en route to a KIAC Tournament championship victory over Point Park. Its only KIAC loss came against IU East in the regular season.

After Point Park bounced back from its rough start and took care of business in the KIAC, the Pioneers’ runner-up finish in the KIAC Tournament allowed them to punch their ticket to their second straight National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) national tournament.

Point Park looks to reach the NAIA national tournament now for the fourth time in six years, and for the third straight year.

The Pioneers turned their season around last year once they got into the thick of conference play.

If they want any shot at returning to the NAIA national tournament in 2016, they’ll have to string together a similar stretch of wins in their imminent conference matches.

We saw glimpses of the Pioneers’ potential at the Battle of the Boulevard Tournament, where the team went 2-2 on the weekend. Point Park’s victories both came in three sets over

Siena Heights University and Montreat College.

Point Park turned to its seniors for that weekend in the Student Center Gym for a pair of wins, and the Pioneers will look to their seniors for leadership and more wins from this point forward.

Shiloh Simonson leads the Pioneers 2016 campaign with a jump serve that landed her among the NAIA leaders in aces in past years.

She entered 2016 with 874 kills and 1,150 digs, looking to climb the Point Park alltime leaderboards.

Middle hitter Nikki Inquartano is also back for her senior year as the tallest player on the Pioneers’ roster at 6 feet 2 inches tall.

Emily Meng and Madison Weldon lead at the setter position for their senior seasons.

Ashley Taylor is back for her second season in a Pioneer uniform after sitting out last year. She ranked second on the team in 2014 with 313 kills en route to an all-conference selection.

Kirsten Burkes played for Point Park from 2010-12 and returns for her final season of eligibility in the back row as she enters grad school.

The Pioneers also return a healthy defensive specialist Morgan Dangelo, who only played 23 matches in 2015 due to injury. Juliana Ross returns to the back row for her junior season.

Fresh faces hope to contribute to a winning season for the Pioneers this year.

Julia Menosky, who graduated Bishop Canevin High School last year with a WPIAL and state title on her resume, joins the Pioneers as a setter and defensive specialist.

The Pioneers also added defensive specialist Courtney List from Sierra Catholic and outside hitter Madeline Poirier, a Seneca Valley High School product.

The rest of the 2016 Point Park volleyball season is hard to forecast considering the outcome of last season. Each of the last two years started similarly, with last year ending at the NAIA National Tournament.

Will the Pioneers find their groove when they hit conference play this weekend, or will their struggles continue?

Head coach Mike Bruno enters his 12th season with the Pioneers with the 15thmost wins among active NAIA volleyball head coaches. His team didn’t quit last year when it was down.

You can bet his roster of 11 players won’t quit either.

Josh Croup jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

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PPU cross-country teams aim to reclaim conference titles

By Meghan Macioce For The Globe

Point Park’s men’s and women’s cross-country teams are looking forward to their season, with coach Kelly Parsley heading the quest to build up these two unique, strong teams.

“This is our quest to Charlotte 2.0,” Parsley said.

Both the men’s and women’s teams look to defend their KIAC Championship against their top rival, the University of Rio Grande. Each team has their own obstacles they plan to overcome.

Last year, the women’s team won the KIAC Championship title at Rio Grande and placed 31st at the NAIA National Championship in Charlotte, N.C. This year, coach Parsley expects the women’s team to win the conference title once again, despite captain and junior film student Katie Guarnaccia’s time conflicts.

Cinema production entails a substantial time commitment during junior year, affecting Guarnaccia. However, the women’s team gained highly decorated freshmen and transfers in the offseason, including freshman

Jenny Murtha and transfer students Anna Shields and Saydi Lappe. Captain Mackenzie Wilson believes this team will do well and regain the title if they can just hold off Rio Grande.

“We are number one in the preseason poll, so hopefully we’ll stay that way.” said Wilson, who has already set a personal record at the Walsh Invitational on Sept. 3.

The men’s team is also looking to defend its KIAC Championship title at Rio Grande University and placed 35th at the National Championship in Charlotte, N.C. Coach Parsley is confident in this year’s team.

“We did lose some in terms of kids not coming back this year,” Parsley said. “It is almost like a rebuilding year, but I keep telling my team this is a special group. I feel that we may struggle a little bit early, but at the end of the year, we will be ready to go. We have some great leadership on the men’s side in Sean Hilverding and Chris Hunt.”

Even though the team is rebuilding, the men’s team also has fresh talent this year.

One of them is the fastest incoming freshman Dannys

Marrero. He placed 29th at the Walsh Invitational on Sept. 3. Two other notable athletes this season are Xavier Stephens and Skip Hersh, who both placed at the invitational. Captain Chris Hunt believes the team has a chance to finish well in their conference again this year, as long as they can get past Rio Grande.

“Rio Grande will be our biggest competitors as they were last year,” said Chris Hunt, who placed 34th at the Walsh Invitational. “Last year, we were able to squeeze out a conference championship, but this year it’s going to be a lot more tough. They’ve got a lot of guys coming back. We lost a couple of guys, but we’ve got a good team. We just need to get the training on,” Both teams have been working hard during the preseason, preparing with various workouts and practices twice a day. With new talent, both teams look forward to regaining their conference title and heading back to nationals.

The men’s and women’s next meet is scheduled for Sept. 17 at Penn State Behrend.

Meghan Macioce mkmacio@pointpark.edu.

BISON RUGBY KICKS OFF SEASON WITH LOSS TO ROBERT MORRIS UNIVERSITY

photos by Gracey Evans

Senior flanker, Jerimiah Elsass (above), pumps up the rugby team for their match against Robert Morris this past Saturday. Elsass scored the only try of the game, and was voted Man of the Match.

Sophomore lock, Conor Meldelson (above), runs the ball after picking it off of another Bison in a ruck, while former Bison Troy Johnston, now a Colonial, chases from behind.

Freshman wing, Keaton Runco (left), pushes forward with ball in hand to attempt a try. The Bison Rugby team lost to the Robert Morris Colonials, 37-5 in its season opener.

The Bison lost two players in their opening match -- seniors Brady Winner and Jerimiah Elsass both suffered injuries. Winner suffered a head injury in the first half, and Elsass got a high ankle sprain in the second half. The rugby team’s next game is scheduled for Sept. 17 against their rival, Carnegie Mellon, at Cupples Field in the South Side.

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Pioneers volleyball senior ‘lights up entire team’

By Nikole Kost For The Globe

the season just 3-11. Now, the team looks for a chance at redemption.

Taking on any role in front of them, Inquartano and the team are switching from static blocking to swing blocking.

“She’s been adapting to that very well. She’s been on our hitters with that and getting a lot of great touches on the ball,” Juliana Ross, junior defensive specialist, said in a phone interview.

A mother always knows her child. Nikki Inquartano, a senior middle hitter for Point Park’s woman’s volleyball team, credits her mother to her volleyball success.

“I did all kinds of sports growing up,” Inquartano said.

Inquartano tried different things, but decided to be the first in her family to try volleyball.

“I tried out when I was in seventh grade,” Inquartano said. “My mom said that with my height, I was going to like it and have a huge advantage as a player.”

The 6-foot-2 senior has quite the height advantage, and is the tallest player on the team.

“I love team sports,” Inquartano said. “Everyone needs Nikki Inquartano to be on the same Middle Hitter page to win the game, Point Park Volleyball and that makes strong bonds in the team.”

Inquartano is an aggres“Our biggest rival is Indi- sive player on the court. Just ana University Kokomo,” In- in the last season alone, she quartano said. “The outcome of had 30 more blocks than the match is usually 50/50.” anyone in the KIAC with 162 Inquartano’s team began blocks.

“I love team sports.

Everyone needs to be on the same page to win the game, and that makes strong bonds in the team.”

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“Her biggest role is toNikki is such a team tally when she’s out on the court and makes a few huge player. She always plays and she goes crazy,” gives 100 percent and Ross said. “She literally just lights up the entire that really pushes the team. She motivates us out rest of the team to give there and screams her head everything we got.” off.”

“Nikki is such a team player,” said senior outside Shiloh Simonson hitter Shiloh Simonson. Outside hitter “She always gives 100% Point Park Volleyball and that really pushes the rest of the team to give ev- motivate me to find the best solution,” Inquartano said. erything we got.”

Some of Simonson’s fa- “They make it easy to work vorite memories with Inquar- hard as a team.”

Inquartano has benetano date back since their first fited from playing volleyvolleyball season together. ball more than just phys“We have so many memically.

She’s gained skills ories together that I don’t such as time management, even know where to start,” teamwork and leadership.

Simonson said.

Some of their favorite memories include winning the KIAC Tournament Championship, making appearances at nationals, and spending nights together in the hotels.

Just as Inquartano inspires the entire volleyball team, they inspire her.

“The team has inspired me to be an all around better person. Every time there is a challenge, they really

photos by Gracey Evans

Senior middle hitter Nikki Inquartano goes up for the kill against Lawrence Tech University on Sept. 2 at the Battle of the Boulevard tournament. Point Park lost to the Blue Devils 3-1.

“In team sports, you have to learn really quickly how to deal with different personalities,” Inquartano said.

After finishing her senior season of volleyball in the next couple weeks, Inquartano will continue preparing for graduation with a bachelor’s degree in sports, art and entertainment management at the end of this school year.

The volleyball team begins conference play this weekend when it hosts Indiana University East and Indiana University Kokomo.

Nikole Kost nkost@pointpark.edu

Senior outside hitter Shiloh Simonson prepares her jump serve against Lawrence Tech on Sept. 2.