Point Park Globe Fall 2017 Issue 4

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USG distributes Majority of students not signed up for PointALERT funding to clubs By Hattie Charney For The Globe

Public Safety did not issue a PointALERT regarding the arrest of a sex offender in Lawrence Hall on Sept. 7. According to Public Safety, less than half of the student body is signed up to receive any PointALERT updates. Kristin Bichteman, a sophomore sports, arts and entertainment management major, described how she found out about the incident. “I heard about that from

one of my friends and I was like ‘Oh okay, that’s kind of big,’” Bichteman said. “It’s something I’d like to know about.” PointALERT is an emergency notification system sent out by the Public Safety Dispatch Center to inform the university’s faculty, staff and students if there is a threat or emergency on campus. PointALERTs are either sent in the form of timely warnings where there are ongoing threats to the university, or emergency notifications, when a confirmed

emergency or a dangerous situation occurs and if the university is in immediate danger. According to Point Park’s Chief of Police Jeffrey Besong, public safety did not send out a PointALERT about the arrest in Lawrence Hall because police already had the sex offender in custody and determined he was no longer a threat to the university. “If I had to do it all over again, I would have sent out something small,” Besong said.

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“KEEP CALM AND DONUT PANIC”

Allison Hritz | The Globe Tiffany Walker, freshman stage management major, eats a donut off a string during CAB’s Donut Panic event in the West Penn Lobby on Thursday.

USG By Alexander Popichak Editor-in-Chief

Club leaders filled Monday’s United Student Government (USG) meeting as the legislative body deliberated the first quarter of club funding. In total, the legislative body granted $20,489.84 of the $35,459.23 requested to clubs for use through the first half of the fall semester. “Friday’s funding meeting was a long and difficult process as it always is; the funding committee did its best to distribute funds as fairly as possible,” USG Treasurer Josh Croup said while giving his treasurer’s report. The finance committee, which is tasked with making funding recommendations, was repeatedly called on by club leaders to explain the rationale behind its budget allowances. The vast majority of funding reductions fell within USG’s established internal funding guidelines. The finance committee funded half of the food for an event. Additionally, the legislative body denied all requests for

food at regular meetings as well as apparel. However, requests for uniforms were permitted. One discussion revolved around the Criminal Justice Club’s proposed “Point Park Police Appreciation” event. The finance committee recommended funding for half the cost of a cake club leaders were proposing to gift to campus police. At the center of the discussion was the question of whether or not the cake qualified as event food - warranting half funding by USG guidelines - or if it was a gift - usually awarded in full. “We have to stay consistent, and we have to do something to keep that consistency,” Sen. Hayley Hoffman said. The club’s president successfully argued that the cake was more a “symbol” than food for an event. President Pro-Tempore Daniel Murphy moved to amend the budget and grant the full cost of the cake, with senators Hoffman and Samiar Nefzi opposing. Approved line items included four plane tickets to a Public Relations Student Society of America (PRS-

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Title IX rollbacks may Quiet hours offer enforceable affect university policy alternative to courtesy policy By Victoria Bails For The Globe

As the United States Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos plans to make rollbacks on Title IX procedures, students and faculty of Point Park might have to adjust to changes in due process policy. DeVos recently announced that Obama-era Title IX due process procedures will be changed so that accused parties will

have a fairer system in place when it comes to the trials. “We’re not sure yet what she’s going to do,” Elizabeth Rosemeyer, Title IX Coordinator said. DeVos has promised to still seriously enforce Title IX policies on college campuses, but the new framework will make sure the trials for accused persons will be taken just as seriously. “Department of Education oversees compliance

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By Kayla Snyder

Co-Copy Desk Chief

Residents returned to school to find a new policy in place, one that prevents them from being loud at certain hours each day, but is separate from the courtesy policy already in place. Last year, residents were supposed to follow the 24-hour courtesy policy, but that left room for conflict when it comes to enforcement. Over the summer, the pro-

fessional staff at Student Life sat down to discuss the possibility of adding a university-wide residential quiet hours policy that restricted noise from a certain time rather than just having courtesy hours. Students were first introduced to this policy during their floor or building meetings. “The resident educators (REs) in the building were having a hard time enforcing such a generalized policy like the 24hour noise courtesy policy that states residents at all times are

Photojournalist BP Miller FARMER’S MARKET RETURNS speaks to NPPA chapter By Sarah Gibson For The Globe

The Mid-Atlantic Chair for the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA), B.P. Miller, visited the Point Park Chapter of the NPPA on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Chapter members gathered in the Center for Media Innovation to listen to Miller give a presentation on photojournalism, his personal experience in the field and tips that students should know that they wouldn’t learn in college. “For me, being a part of

the NPPA was kind of like the gold standard for photojournalism,” Miller said. “And I knew if I ever wanted to get anywhere I would have to join the NPPA.” Miller listed the key reasons for joining the association. “It gives you this entire network of people who have your back,” Miller said. “They have lawyers who will help you at no extra cost if you get into legal trouble while doing your job. They’ll help you in any way possible.”

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Mary Anne Doggett| The Globe Jonnah McClintock, sophomore advertising and public relations major, selects blackberries from the Green Market table during the Farmer’s Market last week.

expected to be courteous and aware of their noise levels and how that could impact their neighbors,” first year Resident Director Caleb Rodgers said. Both of the policies are in place for residential students, and while the policies are similar, they do have one distinct difference. “Quiet hours are specific, enforceable hours, but courtesy hours are general,” Director of Student Life Amanda Anderson said. The quiet hours policy within the handbook states: “On all days when classes are held the following morning (Sunday through Thursday), Quiet Hours are in effect from 11:00 p.m. through 9:00 a.m. Weekend (Friday and Saturday) hours are in effect from 1:00 a.m. through 10:00 a.m.” Within the policy there are specific times where there’s a 24-hour quiet hour policy in place. Those specific times fall between the last week of classes, the weekend prior to final exam week and final exam week. Prior to this year, REs had the option to set their own quiet hours, but the only written documented policy was the 24-hour noise courtesy policy. “There were REs on our staff that would set quiet hours

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Weather Forecast Today: Partly Cloudy H 85, L 61

Thursday: Sunny H 86, L 60 Friday: Partly Cloudy, H 85, L 59 Saturday: Sunny, H 85, L 59

Sunday: Sunny, H 84, L 61 Monday: Mostly Sunny, H 83, L 62 Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, H 83, L 61

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