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Students demand action during climate strike Pittsburgh youth rally together to fight climate change

Jared Murphy | The Globe People of all ages participate in the Pittsburgh Climate Strike on Sept. 20 organized by The Action Network. Marchers were encouraged to wear red and black as well as bring signs.

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Pittsburgh’s climate strike took place Sept. 20 in front of the City-County Building. Students gathered to demand environmental justice as Leandra Mira, an 18-year-old from Upper St. Clair welcomed the crowd.

Mira organized the Pittsburgh protest and demanded action

from lawmakers.

“Our politicians in Pennsylvania have no plans of addressing this environmental crisis, turning this into a hub for plastic production,” Mira said.

During her speech, Mira revealed her reasons for striking: “I strike because communities in Western Pa. are

screaming and crying out for help. I strike because those communities aren’t rich enough for our politicians to care enough. I strike because someone needs to stand up for them. I am going to strike until Pennsylvania declares this an emergency,” Mira said.

“Until they make a plan, until families don’t have to worry about lead in their water or

carcinogens in their air. Until human lives are worth more than profit.”

Mira also stated her concern with fossil fuel extractions and the dangers they are causing. She ended her welcome by telling the crowd that change will happen if people continue to use their voice.

The crowd heard speeches almost exclusively from chil-

dren and young adult activists.

The next speaker was Malachi Brown, a 5-year-old boy from Crafton, Pa. who gave his speech about the impact of climate change on wildlife and plastic waste.

Brown said he didn’t understand why schools don’t recycle and he wanted to know why places outside of the Unit-

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Amy Klobuchar visits Pittsburgh Jake Berlin Staff Writer

On Wednesday, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate from Minnesota, held a campaign rally at Stack’d Burgers in Oakland.

Klobuchar appeared in the middle of the restaurant at 7 p.m. and spoke to an overflow crowd that filled the sidewalks as commuters bustled in the background.

In a localized introduction, she spoke of her family’s roots in journalism and recalled a relative covering the Vikings versus Steelers Super Bowl.

The presidential hopeful is polling at zero percent in California in the latest Emerson College figures released last week. However, she has made her way onto the top 10 debate stage in a crowded field that includes frontrunners Joe Biden, Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders—“louder voices,” as Klobuchar calls them.

“But I’m betting that’s not what America wants right now,” Klobuchar said in Pittsburgh as she tried to distinguish herself from other candidates who are prioritizing Iowa and New

Hampshire.

Pittsburgh is the only regional stop on Klobuchar’s “Blue Wall Tour,” which targets rust belt states that President Trump won in 2016.

“I saved the best for last; the state that we didn’t win, but that state that we will win, is Pennsylvania,” Klobuchar said. “Western Pennsylvania is going to be so key to our success.”

The clear, 70-degree evening saw thousands of young people mingling around campus, and Klobuchar saw a glimpse of progressive enthusiasm, a factor which has increased ballot turnout.

“It’s so wonderful to be here on Oakland Avenue,” Klobuchar said. “And to be in the midst of all these great students at the University of Pittsburgh.”

Not all students were there as supporters, however. Klobuchar jokingly pointed across the street to a woman listening in a Bernie Sanders t-shirt, and multiple students showed up in Andrew Yang’s signature “MATH” hat.

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Presidential hopeful, Democratic candidate and Michigan Senator Amy Klobuchar stopped at Stack’d Burgers in Oakland on Sept. 18. Pittsburgh was a regional stop on Klobuchar’s “Blue Wall Tour”

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Young activists promote environmental protections from CLIMATE page 1 ed States have better recycling policies.

Brown ended his speech by stating what he loves: “I love Jesus, I love people, I love animals and I stand for environmental peace,” he said.

Benjamin Gutschow, a 17-year-old student from Squirrel Hill, talked about injustice, explaining how the earth is taken for granted and the importance of students having a voice.

Gutschow touched on how fossil fuel companies manipulate and dictate what controls our future.

“I call to action all of the adults, youth and especially the leaders. Help us save humanity,” Gutschow said.

Speaker Aiden Graber, an 11-year-old from Trafford Elementary, conveyed the danger of fracking and the increasing gas development in our community. He also brought up the problems of environmental issues in school systems.

According to Graber,

schools never teach children about how the planet is dying, instead they teach children how to deal with it.

“I learned that a 5th grader can say something important and make a difference.

Take responsibility like my parents and stop extraction,” Graber said. “I may be small but I have a big impact and you can too. I’m too young to vote but I’m not too young to understand why plastic and fracking is bad.”

Pennsylvania State Representative Sara Innamorato was another speaker at the rally. The main topic of her speech was ensuring local officials are held accountable on pushing forward pro-environmental policies.

“I ran for office because our elective officials aren’t doing enough because the rich and powerful will always protect the rich and powerful,” Innamorato said.

She followed that statement by rhetorically questioning the crowd, asking those in the audience if they want

elected office officials to be comfortable or fight for justice. The crowd roared while demanding justice from elected officials.

“This day standing here brings me so much hope. You have an ally in me and I will stand with you until the end,” Innamorato said.

The last speaker of the event was Dr. Patricia Demarco, an environmental activist and grandmother. She talked about the different perspectives of the older generation and their experience fighting for environmental rights. Demarco started off her speech with her experience standing with her generation as they fought for clean air acts over 50 years ago.

“Shout out to those who fight” was the closing line of her speech, which prompted the next step of action during the climate strike: the climate march.

The crowd started marching on Grant Street to 6th Avenue towards Liberty Avenue and ended in Market Square.

The crowd chanted the entire way as some protesters stopped to mark the street with colored chalk while writing things such as “Climate change now, don’t be blind” and “Plant more trees.”

“No more fracking, can’t you see there is no planet B” was one of the multiple chants that filled the streets while protesters walked on Forbes Avenue.

The march ended hours later back at the City-County Building where there were tables set up full of informational pamphlets, pins, stickers and information sign up sheets to help those interested stay involved and receive useful information about Pittsburgh’s climate crisis and how they can help. One table even offered signed permission slips that acted as excused absences for students missing school for the event.

Scout Conley, a 16-yearold from Winchester Thurston, attended the protest in hopes to represent the issue

and help draw attention to the climate crisis in Pittsburgh. Conley believes there has not been enough representation and has been deeply upset with the issue.

“This isn’t just for the world, it is also for yourself,” Conley said. “It’s really scary because we have no idea what will happen as science just points that our whole world will be different in 15 years.”

Conley said she believes that the protest will at least provide awareness to Pittsburghers about the climate crisis.

“I think it shows globally that if all these students are coming out that people will see there is a need to address this and if not, at least in Pittsburgh bypassers can see that there is a need for change, and maybe that will influence a lot of people’s decisions,” Conley said. “They won’t have a happy community unless they start addressing this more.”

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Pittsburgh citizens take part in the global movement that USA Today said may have been the largest climate rally. The strike happened in front of the City-County Building on Sept. 20 and lasted late into the afternoon.

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CulinArt debuts app with specific menu details Tia Bailey Co-Features/A&E Editor

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Senator Klobuchar speaks in front of a crowd at Stack’d Burgers. Klobuchar’s campaign logo in green and blue colors, stating “Amy for America,” was posted all over the restaurant.

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People spill out onto the sidewalk outside the rally venue. Pittsburgh was the senator’s only regional stop on her “Blue Wall Tour” through rust belt states won by President Trump in 2016.

Students gather to hear Klobuchar ahead of primary from KLOBUCHAR page 1 thing,” junior Political Science & Economics major at Pitt Noah Shourd said. He admitted that he only walked over to the event because he lives down the block.

But Klobuchar worked to speak to a younger generation which has been more inclined to vote for Yang, Warren, or other progressive candidates who promise financial reform, such as Universal Basic Income or student loan debt forgiveness.

“My husband had $30,000 of student loans, and I still married him,” Klo-

buchar said. “But we need to make college more affordable. One and two-year degrees, I’d make them free.”

She stopped short of endorsing free tuition across all public colleges, a cornerstone of the Sanders campaign.

Shyanne Rippole, a junior Secondary Education English & Special Ed major, traveled from Point Park in Pioneers attire to attend the rally. Although she was one of the only Point Park students in attendance, she advised classmates to “stay in contact with other schools and pay attention to the local

news, because we’re all in a general vicinity. That’s important.”

Sanders visited Pitt’s campus back in April and saw a record turnout. Beto O’Rourke will appear on Wednesday, Sept. 25, at Schenley Park for a rally at 11:30 a.m.

Point Park students have also formed a chapter of support for the Warren campaign on campus.

The Pennsylvania Democratic Primary will be held on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.

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CulinArt, Point Park University’s food provider, has released a new app this semester called Nutrislice. The app was designed to list allergens and health information in the food and replace the weekly emailed menus.

“It’s to kind of give a better breakdown to students of all the dietary needs, calorie intake and carbs,” Katie Jacob, General Manager of CulinArt at Point Park said. “It’s just a healthier option and a way to get out all of the menus every day rather than on Sundays.”

The app was announced in an email sent out by Dean Keith Paylo at the beginning of the semester. The email had an attached PDF, which showed what the app can do.

Nutrislice allows users to filter foods based on their dietary needs, connects to Amazon Alexa, gives a full list of ingredients in the food and more.

“Nutrislice will allow all visitors to this technology the opportunity to view menus, nutritional values, allergens, food specials, etc. right from your cell phone,” Paylo said in the email.

CulinArt provides the food for all of the dining options on campus, which includes the dining hall, Point Cafe, Point Perk and the Playhouse Cafe.

CulinArt has been the university’s food provider since May 2016. Besides providing food in the on-campus facilities, CulinArt sometimes hosts Pop-Up Cafes and other small events on campus.

In the past, the food providers used to send out emails with the menus for the week every Sunday, but they found themselves having to make changes and the menus would no longer be accurate. With the Nutrislice app, they can put out the menus day-by-day.

While the app is useful for all students, it is especially helpful for those with dietary restrictions, like those who are vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, lactose intolerant and more.

The app lists all allergens when a user clicks on the food.

While there hasn’t been an increase in students with these restrictions this semester specifically, there has been a significant increase over the last couple of years.

“You hear of more people being vegan and vegetarian these days, and you also hear of different allergies coming out like dye allergies,” Jacob said. “So it definitely has grown over the past couple of years.”

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plinary studies major Jessica Dillon is a vegetarian who uses the app.

“You can specialize the search, and it’ll highlight foods that fit your needs, which is really nice,” Dillon said.

She uses the app mostly to see what’s in the dining hall.

“Last year I’d go in blind and end up seeing there was nothing I could eat,” she said.

Now, she looks on the Nutrislice app to see if there are suitable options for her rather than wasting a meal swipe to only get a bagel for dinner.

Cassie Griffis, a sophomore early education major, also has a dietary restriction.

She can’t have dairy, and she uses the Nutrislice app everyday before she goes to the dining hall. Like Dillon, she finds the app helpful in saving meal swipes for something she can actually eat.

“Sometimes they don’t label the food in the dining hall, so I won’t know if it has dairy in it. But with the app, I can look to see what is in the food,” Griffis said. “Now that I have the app I can see a lot of foods that I can’t have.”

If she cannot eat anything in the dining hall, she knows to go to the cafe instead.

Both Dillon and Griffis find the app really helpful, as do other students. Although there are definitely students who are using the app, there has been no way to tell if the app has influenced dining hall or cafe usage.

Marissa Grant, a dietician who works with CulinArt at Point Park, is promoting the app around campus.

“You’ll see those different tabling events around with me at the table, showing the app and providing information to students so we get as much exposure to the app as we can,” Grant said.

Grant worked a pop-up table in the Point Cafe on Tuesday, Sept. 17th to promote the app and will continue to throughout the semester.

The app has many features already, but it’s going to have more, as students get used to it.

“We don’t want to over-stimulate anybody by giving them too many options at first, so we’re going to see how it goes, see what’s working, see what’s not working and work on those glitches first before moving on to the next thing,” Jacob said. “We just want to get the word out about the app first, and then we can keep growing it.”

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With the Nutrislice app, students can view nutritional information about the food they’re eating and receive updates about new menus.

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Point Magazine switches exclusively to online platform University hopes to appeal to a wider audience with online presence Nardos Haile For The Globe

Since its start in 1979, the university’s magazine, The Point, has been published in print. This fall the magazine will make the transition from a print format to a new digital format.

Point Park’s Office of Marketing and Communications is in charge of the switch to digital.

“We’ve always had this digital presence,” Cheryl Valyo, the Managing Editor of Marketing Communication said. “It’s certainly the trend in the industry, and the university is following along in those trends.”

According to Valyo, the new digital format will allow for a more robust online magazine, issued twice in the year during the semesters.

It also helps the university with its cost efficiency.

The Point’s current features include a range of Point Park stories.

“General news, features, question and answers with faculty and alumni, performing arts, athletics, class notes and alumni updates,” Valyo said. “Those are some of the key categories, and we’re going to continue that.”

Valyo mentioned that the magazine is the only platform that reaches all of Point Park’s desired audience.

“So that [covers] alumni, trustees, Downtown neighbors, parents and prospec-

tive students and families,” Valyo said. “Every audience we want to share Point Park stories with.”

Point Park’s website states that The Point reaches approximately 25,000 alumni and friends of the university every year. The magazine is also distributed on campus to students as well.

Since the university’s decision to go digital, the magazine’s staff continuously works on rebuilding the website.

“We’ve been working to rebuild this current site,” Valyo said. “There will no longer be a PDF. It will be a truly online magazine. That involves working with our great web team and enrollment market to rebuild that site, and we’re in the middle of that now.”

Along with rebuilding the website, the team has to stay in contact with alumni to notify them of the digital switch and find out what content people want to read in future issues.

The team putting together the new site consists of Valyo, Managing Director of Marketing and Public Relations Louis Corsaro, staff writers in marketing and communications, enrollment marketing and freelance photographers.

While The Point currently does not have any students working to put together the new digital site, it has included student photogra-

Amanda Andrews | The Globe The last official print issue of The Point Magazine is on display in Lawrence Hall, which was published this summer.

phy in the past.

Hannah Johnston, 22, and a senior English major at Point Park is one of those student photographers.

“They tell me what events to go to and I go and photograph them,” Johnston said. “For the most part it’s just a side part of my work study position with them. I’m a student photographer and writer for the enrollment and marketing department.”

Johnston said the university is making the switch to digital because the ma-

USG swears in 11 new senators to legislative body Reverend Jennifer McCurry advocates for faith-based groups on campus to USG USG

By Sarah Gibson USG Beat Writer

The United Student Government (USG) swore in 11 senators at this week’s legislative body meeting.

While there are 17 senators total that were voted in, several were not able to attend the meeting and will be sworn in at a later date.

A majority of the senators sworn in at this meeting were freshmen.

Newly-elected senator Bryce Hayzlett, a sophomore Information Technology major, frequented previous USG meetings and was inspired to become a senator in USG. He felt it will allow him to serve a vital role in the context of his department.

“The IT department [...] feel like they have no representation or voice or even when they reach out they feel somewhat ignored, so I’m trying to be a voice for them,” Hayzlett said.

For freshman senator Public Relations and Advertising major Brisa Bastida, the issue of student safety particularly comes to mind when discussing topics she’d like to approach at USG. “[In] Lawrence Hall, the security is really low during the day,” Bastida said. “Like, the doors are unlocked, I never have to scan my card when I go in. I live in Lawrence, so

that’s a concern to me.”

USG also recognized two clubs at this meeting, Phi Beta Lambda and Students for Warren. It was clarified that while Point Park has had a branch of Phi Beta Lambda in the past, this club would be a new version of the group with a new constitution, and thus, would need to be approved as a club instead of simply being reactivated. Before the legislative body voted on the Senators for Warren group, it was clarified that recognizing it wouldn’t be an endorsement

by USG for the Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren.

President Berlin made the legislative body aware that he had met with university President Paul Hennigan, who had said that he thinks the USG is on track for having one of the most productive years in the group’s history. Berlin also stated that Hennigan talked about the petition for shuttles for Point Park students.

According to Berlin, the petition that students have already filled out is not an accurate representation of how much need there is for the shuttles because many alumni or non-Oakland residents signed it.

Berlin suggested that USG members go out into the Oakland community and get signatures as well as Point Park ID numbers of students. The goal of this

would be to get a real idea of the percentage of PPU students who would use the Oakland shuttles.

The USG also saw their first guest speaker of the year, Reverend Jennifer McCurry, who was hired as the Point Park Coordinator of Spiritual Life in the spring.

She explained that in her position, she would serve as a resource for students who were looking for guidance in matters of faith. Conversations with McCurry would be confidential, much like they are at the school nurse or at counseling.

She also noted that if a student were to approach her while trying to find a group that aligned with their faith, she would help them find one, even outside of the university. She hopes to draw more attention to university-based faith groups and religious holidays of all sorts. She also encouraged students to put her in connection with students who were planning on starting new religious groups at the university.

Vice President Alexa Lake regarded the first guest speaker at USG as being a success and announced that next week USG would welcome another guest speaker, Allison Harnden, the City of Pittsburgh Nighttime Economy Manager.

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jority of people solely look at the digital version of the magazine already.

Incorporating more students is something Valyo said is a possibility in the future, but the team’s focus is getting the first digital issue out some time around November.

“It’s all going to live as part of the main pointpark. edu website too,” Corsaro said. “For anyone that’s gone online before for stories nothing really changes for them. So, if anyone’s famil-

iar in that way it’ll look pretty much the same.”

Valyo agreed with Corsaro’s assessment of what the changes will mean for the magazine.

“It’ll look different than it does right now, but it’ll live in the same place that it does now,” Valyo said.

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Tree nut allergy signs in Lawrence Hall explained

New posters remind students to be mindful of their peers’ allergies Marlee Pinchok For The Globe

This semester, the university displays tree nut allergy signs in Lawrence Hall to encourage students to be mindful of those with severe tree nut allergies.

In bold lettering, “NUT ALLERGY ALERT” title the signs followed by a boxed description that reads: “In an attempt to minimize exposure to allergens DO NOT consume or open products containing tree nuts inside this space.” Located at the bottom are examples of foods containing tree nuts as well as a reminder for students to wash or wipe hands with disinfectant before opening doors and using machinery.

Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs, Keith Paylo, expressed what he hopes these signs will accomplish.

“The goal of the signs is to create awareness for a situation that has become more prevalent over the last few years than ever before,” Paylo said. “There are a number of students with various allergies, some more serious than others, and the signs serve as a reminder to our students to please be sensitive to these allergies when they are consuming such items as tree nuts.”

While these signs are designed to protect all students with tree nut allergies, the parents of Coral Dennison, a freshman dance major, initially pushed for them to be posted.

Dennison is not able to eat or physically be around tree nuts, and she said past experiences with the doctor caused her family concern.

“We stopped counting after 25 hospital visits,” Dennison said.

For students like Dennison who cannot eat or be near tree nuts, Point Park’s CulinArt staff has revamped their menu. Clint Shearer, campus chef at Point Park University, reveals new food

changes in the dining hall.

“Some of our desserts and baked goods that we used to order included nuts, such as carrot cake.

So, we have just completely eliminated all those kinds of desserts,” Shearer said.

“We also used to have pecans included in our oatmeal bar that we have removed as well. We have taken nuts out to give people peace of mind.”

A common mistake is associating tree nuts with peanuts. Tree nuts grow on trees, while peanuts grow underground and are part of a different plant family, known as legumes. Examples of legumes include beans, peas, lentils and soybeans. If severely allergic to either of these types of nuts, anaphylaxis is a risk.

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is rapid in onset and may cause death.

Marilyn E. Zrust, a registered nurse at Point Park University, said the symptoms of this allergic reaction are easily noticeable.

“People who can’t be around tree nuts at all are going to have the inability to breathe, tightening of the throat, and ultimately death if not treated in time,” Zrust said. “Carry your EpiPen at all times, read food labels, and wear a medical alert identification bracelet or necklace to remind people of your severe allergies.”

Dennison knows from personal experience how important it is to always be prepared.

“A lot of stuff happens at the spur of the moment, so I always have to make sure I have the EpiPen,” Dennison said. “If something does happen, even if it’s just going upstairs, that could be enough time to make the difference between whether I make it or not.”

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Robert Meyers |Submitted Alex DiCaprio’s depiction of Ray Bradbury’s book “The Halloween Tree.”

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“NUT ALLERGY ALERT” signs have been posted in all elevators and lobby of Lawrence Hall.

Graphic design students win national awards for their work Hayley Keys Co-News Editor

This summer the American Graphic Design and Advertising Awards (AGDA) presented Point Park with 10 awards for individual student projects. The competition recognized the students’ works on a national level, bringing attention to the university and the graphic design program.

“It’s work that was done in classes that we felt was worthy to send into competition,” Robert Meyers, associate professor of multimedia, said. “It’s great recognition for the school and it’s even better recognition for the students.”

Meyers said he was proud of the students and claimed it was a great thing for them to experience.

“It’s a line on their resume, something they can show on their portfolios when they go to get jobs,” he said. “The fact that they can say ‘oh this won a national design award’ helps the conversation as well.”

He also mentioned that this sort of acknowledgement was not easily achieved. Meyers previously had the opportunity to judge competitions, and he knew how high the standards were.

“The competition is selecting winners out of thousands of people, the fact that we had 10 winners, that’s pretty good,” he said.

The winners included, Njiyyah Floyd, Jessie Goodes, Samantha Fairchild, Emily VanderMey, Alexander DiCaprio, Emily Fails

and Brianna Farrand.

Alexander DiCaprio, a junior multimedia major with a focus in graphic design, said he was surprised when he found out his project had won.

“I was kind of happy and a little shocked,” he said.

DiCaprio’s winning design was a set of three book covers for the author Ray Bradbury. His project featured the title of the book as well as an original drawing.

He also created a spine for the books.

He chose the books, “Dandelion Wine,” “Something Wicked This Way Comes” and “The Halloween Tree.”

He said he felt like his win will not only help him in the future when he was looking for jobs, but also boost his confidence in his abilities.

“It might finally give me a chance to stand out from other people,” he said.

Jessie Goodes was another student who won. She graduated with the class of 2019 and is currently out of school, but she is proud of her work.

“Knowing my work was chosen to be entered into the competition made me really excited,” Goodes said.

“It boosted my confidence.”

Her project was an original beer bottle design inspired by the font Gotham.

The design features three different types of beer such as, bold, regular and light.

The container is decorated with a clown face that is made entirely out of letters in the font.

According to Goodes, she was overwhelmed when she found out she had won.

“When I got the email, I pretty much told every person in a 10-foot radius around me,” she said. “I was excited to say the least.”

She is currently visiting family in England, but she expressed confidence that her win would help her find a job in the field. “[The win] will draw more attention to those projects in my portfolio,” she said. “It also gives me the opportunity to talk more in-depth about the experience of these projects in an interview.”

Both students said the program at Point Park helped them achieve success. DiCaprio said he could see how much he had grown from freshman year.

“I can feel myself improving a lot,” DiCaprio said.

Goodes also said she felt like her fellow students pushed her to grow as an artist and a graphic designer.

“The entire class was extremely helpful for me,” she said. “It opened my eyes to all the really awesome package designs in the world.”

Meyers said he feels that the students have been exposed to real life situations which will only help them improve their future work.

“It’s just a matter of growing,” he said. “But it’s pretty cool that they got their work out there and were able to get something out of the experience.”

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Robert Meyers |Submitted Najiyyah Floyd’s project “Seed Heads” won best in the Packaging category. She designed two other variations.

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All Pittsburgh college students invited to join Pitt Band

By Sarah Juba For The Globe

Local Pittsburgh college students looking to join a marching band after high school may be wondering where they can have the fun of being in marching band again. Whether students attend the University of Pittsburgh or not, all students are allowed a chance to join their band. Three Point Park students have already gone through the audition process over the summer, and are now a part of the Pitt marching band.

James Barchetti, a freshman journalism major at Point Park, is one of the lucky few who has the chance to play quads in the drum line.

According to Barchetti, there was a tough three-month audition schedule, and each section of the band has a different process. For drum line they had an audition in June that was just with staff. They had students play some exer-

cises and other songs.

“There is a lot of culture in the band,” Barchetti said. “The marching band consists of 300 members and the majority of them are from Pitt, but many are from other schools like Point Park, Carlow and other schools in the city. If their school doesn’t have a marching band, then most likely they will let you audition with the cross register.”

While non-Pitt students are excited in continuing their marching band experience, Pitt students are welcoming to band members from outside universities.

“It is a great opportunity for those people to be able to be a part of such a great organization, and to be able to meet people from another school,” Maggie Schmitt, a junior at Pitt, said. “The students from Point Park, Duquesne and other schools add a lot to our band and I am so thankful that we have them. Our goal is to create the

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best sound and presence that we can, and these students do an awesome job of making Pitt Band better.”

Chanelle Brown, a senior animation major from Point Park who has been in the band for four years advises other Point Park students who wish to join the Pitt band

to always be aware of their surroundings, not to stress about things and to always communicate with professors and the director of the band.

With the loss of the Oakland shuttle route, Brown recommends interested students to fill out cross-register papers for the band. Once ac-

cepted in the band, students should get a Pitt Panther ID card. She also says to take bus routes 81 or 83, as they drop off right at the Sports Dome for practices.

Most marching band students are unaware that you can join the marching band at Pitt, as well as take some classes. If you would like to take classes, like a language course or one that isn’t offered at Point Park, all you have to do is go to the website and search “cross-register.”

Point Park and other students who are in the Pitt band can only go to home games, some away festivals, and playoffs if the team makes it.

The set for the Pitt band is a picture show including The Simpsons, The Flintstones and Sesame Street.

“The show will change after a few weeks,” Barchetti confirmed.

Sarah Juba srjuba@pointpark.edu

A look ahead to the upcoming Playhouse show season

By Rosalie Anthony Staff Writer

Point Park’s new Pittsburgh Playhouse has an exciting 2019-2020 Conservatory season starting in October.

For the fall season, both theatre and dance pieces have been cast.

“I think it’s a really exciting, diverse season,” the Producing Director at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Kim Martin said. “I’m excited about a lot of things... we have so many alums coming back.”

Students can access the Playhouse through the front doors on Forbes Avenue or through the first floor of the University Center Library.

Tickets for each show are only $1 with a student ID and can be purchased at the box office located in the Playhouse lobby.

The performance selections are brainstormed and decided months in advance by a group of people, including Gar-

PIONEER PUBLIC Bethanie Moreschi

By Hannah Walden Co-Features/A&E Editor

After growing up the oldest child and being a teacher and mentor to her siblings, it’s no surprise that Bethaine Moreschi became a teacher and soccer coach.

“I have seven younger siblings between the ages of four and 25, so I grew up around a lot of kids,” Moreschi said. “I loved being the oldest and being able to play school and teach them. In addition, my dad is a teach-

field Lemonius, Chair and Associate professor of the Dance Department and Sheila McKenna, professor and associate artistic director of the Conservatory Theatre Company.

The first show is presented by the No. 5 ranked Dance Department in the nation.

“Contemporary Choreographers,” which runs October 10 through 13, will feature works from well-renowned choreographers in the dance field: Yin Yue, Martha Nichols, Amy Hall Garner and Pearlann Porter, presenting works in the contemporary ballet, modern and jazz genres.

“For ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ we had to prepare a comedic one-minute classic monologue with a dramatic classical monologue just in case,” sophomore theatre arts performance and practices major Shannon Krise said. “For ‘Good Grief,’ we needed either a poem or dramatic contemporary monologue. For both

of these auditions, we also could’ve sung a lullaby or spiritual. For ‘Adding Machine,’ a 16-bar cut of a song.”

The next show, which runs October 18 through 27, written

by Conservatory alumni Ngozi Anyanwu, is “Good Grief.” The show features the main character, Nkechi, experiencing the trauma associated with losing a close friend.

“Much Ado About Nothing” is a classic William Shakespeare play running two weekends, from November 8 through 17, directed by Steven Wilson, who is another Conservatory alum.

This show is known to be one of Shakespeare’s most endearing comedic works.

The next dance department show is the “Student Choreography Project,” which is often a sell-out. Running from November 15 through 17, this show includes a wide variety of dance genres, including jazz, ballet and modern and gives viewers the opportunity to see

er and has been a head high school coach for 18 years, so I think maybe it’s the family business.”

For the past six years, 28 year old Moreschi has been teaching. The first three years were in a traditional classroom, but the past three years, she has been teaching third grade learning support math and ELA online.

“I liked working in traditional classrooms, but I love my online job,” Moreschi said. “It gives me more flexibility to teach and coach at the same time. I’m a huge fan of teaching and engaging students while utilizing technology, so the online environment is a great place for me to be challenged.”

While Moreschi teaches during the work day, she is spending the rest of her time coaching women’s soccer. She has been coaching since she graduated from La Roche University in 2012

with a double major in elementary education (K-12) and special education.

Starting at Chartiers Valley School District, Moreschi was the assistant coach during the 2013-2014 season. Following that, she was the head coach of her high school alma mater, North Hills School District, from 2014-2017. She was then the assistant coach at La Roche University from 2017-2018.

“My favorite memory from coaching soccer was when my high school soccer team made the playoffs for the first time in school history,” Moreschi said. “It was our team goal and reaching it was great to be a part of. I loved watching my team set a goal and reach it.”

“I feel like having had such an incredible college experience is something that really helps me in this new position at Point Park,” Moreschi said. “If you are

works from up and coming student choreographers.

“Student Choreography project was super fun, because we did everything in one night so you were switching styles every hour,” freshman dance major Marie Dunlea said about the audition. “And all of the students, it was much more of a relaxed environment, but not unprofessional, you know?”

The final dance and theatre department shows for 2019 are the “Winter Dance Concert” and “Adding Machine: A Musical,” respectfully, each being presented December 6 through 15.

“Winter Dance Concert” is going to showcase full-time faculty member Kiesha Lalama’s original work. Not much information has been released about the work, but it will be one not to miss.

“So Kiesha’s audition was straight out of the cannon, super-fast,” Dunlea said. “It was my like second or third day

here, so it was very overwhelming, but everyone in the room was super talented and very supportive of each other, which is why I actually came to Point Park because of the supportive vibe from the dancers.”

“Adding Machine: A Musical” is an adaptation of Elmer Rice’s 1932 play. The main character, Mr. Zero, faces hardships in which he is replaced at his job, murders his boss and goes on a journey in the afterlife to redeem himself.

With an array of shows this Conservatory season, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

“Go to any shows that are in the Playhouse from, acting shows, straight up plays to dance concerts because I have a feeling that you’re always going to leave the theatre inspired,” Dunlea said. “Even if you’re a psychology major.”

Rosalie Anthony rantho@pointpark.edu

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having a great experience as a student athlete, that leads to achievements both on and off the field.”

This semester is Moreschi’s first season coaching for Point Park’s women’s soccer team, and she plans on incorporating a team-building technique she used on her online courses.

“We have a really great thing we do at the end of each class which is called ‘The Shout-Out Wall,’ in

which kids get to raise their hands and give classmates a shout-out for [their] great work,” Moreschi said. “It has become my favorite part of class. It is really sweet to hear each of these kids talk about how great their friends did. We have started adopting that on our team at PPU as well...and the women’s soccer team has a great time with it.”

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Nineties pop-punk icons seek self-reflection and maturity on ‘NINE,’ band finds new creative space

By Matthew Bright For The Globe

“NINE” may not be the album that gains Blink-182 a legion of new fans, but for the diehards that have followed the group through its ups-and-downs, it’s sure to satisfy. The name of the record is slightly facetious and has stirred some deliberation among fans, as the official starting point of the band’s studio releases is often argued over. For those who consider the 1994 demo “Buddha” to be the official start of the Blink legacy, the title of the new album makes perfect sense.

“NINE” continues to build on the success of 2016’s “California” and marks the second record with Alkaline Trio frontman Matt Skiba taking over the guitar and vocals from former co-founding member Tom Delonge. The record sees the boys pushing for growth and maturity and finding it. The band explores new sounds while maintaining the energy and passion that you’ve come to expect from the pop-punk pioneers.

“The First Time” kicks the album off in the haze of a buzzing guitar amplifier and Travis Barker’s flawless drumming. The fast-driving

guitar riffs, reminiscent of Skiba’s previous work, enter before the two front men trade verses over an intricate drumbeat. The different vocal styles of Hoppus and Skiba blend well to form a sound that continues to grow as the duo writes and performs with each other. While no one can duplicate the nasally whine of Delonge, it’s respectable to see Skiba find his footing within the new group dynamic.

In addition to its sound, the lyrical themes have also matured considerably. This album is noticeably missing the often crude and juvenile lyrics of the early records to its own benefit. “Happy Days” shines a glimmer of hope through the fog of deep depression.

“I wanna feel happy days, happy days/ Walls of isolation inside of my brain/ And I don’t know if I’m ready to change,” shouts bassist Mark Hoppus.

“Darkside,” the first single to be released off the record, sends a similar message wrapped up in all the speed and power of a classic punk rock tune that’s finally reached the legal drinking age. Many of the album’s 15 tracks take on an heir of nos-

Rob Zombie movie sequel fails to live up to original film

By Jared Murphy News Photo Editor

Having cheated death and escaped from prison, the Firefly Family is back again causing mayhem on the back roads of rural Texas. Rob Zombie’s “3 From Hell” played in select theaters on Sept. 16, 17 and 18 with a DVD and Blu-Ray release set for Oct. 15.

“3 From Hell” is a direct sequel to Zombie’s 2005 horror movie “The Devil’s Rejects.” In the ending scene of “The Devil’s Rejects,” the Firefly Family, made up of Otis, Baby and Captain Spaulding, were killed in a gunfight with police, or at least we all thought so. In the beginning of “3 From Hell” we learn that the three have survived the gunfight, suffering over twenty bullets wounds each. This foreshadows the main issue throughout the film.

The storyline in this movie doesn’t make any sense. The final scene of “The Devil’s Rejects” had the Firefly clan going out in one final blaze of glory. In “3 From Hell” they somehow survived a fury of bullets and are put in jail where they eventually escape and continue their reign of terror.

Originally, Zombie had Captain Spaulding playing a much larger part in the film, but actor Sid Haig had been in the hospital with health complications and has since passed away. We only get a few lines from Spaulding in the beginning, which is a huge disappointment since he was where most of the dark humor in “The Devil’s Rejects” comes from. Spaulding dies in prison within a few minutes of the film starting. Since Haig couldn’t act as nearly

as much as Zombie wanted, the film had to be rewritten.

This film felt like the fifth or sixth installment in a series when all the ideas have run out. Otis and Baby escape from prison and meet up with Otis’ half-brother Winslow Foxworth Coltrane, who shares the same love for mayhem as Otis and Baby do. This felt like a cheap fix to having to write Spaulding out of the movie. If they brought back another member of the family from the first two films, it would have been a stretch, but it would have been better than making up a new character as a scapegoat.

“3 From Hell” lacks the shock factor that Zombie’s movies are known for. The two previous movies in this series were extremely gruesome and even hard to watch at points. “3 From Hell” fell short of this and the impact of the film suffered.

The storyline takes the main characters to Mexico while they are on the run, which once again seems like a cheap fix from having to rewrite the movie. I’m not sure if this was in the original script, but this seemed like lousy writing. The whole Mexico idea seems like Zombie was throwing something at a wall and seeing if it stuck.

With no apparent shock value and a lackluster storyline, “3 From Hell” fell short, and the series would have been better off being left alone. If Sid Haig didn’t have to be written out, I believe this movie could have been just as good as “The Devil’s Rejects.”

Jared Murphy jgmurph@pointpark.edu

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talgia for the old days, most notably on the track “Blame It on My Youth” – a glimpse behind the curtain of the group’s turbulent history.

Even through the electric riffs and unrelenting beat of Barker’s drum kit, the underlying message of the record breaks through like a wrecking ball. Don’t think for a second that the trio has lost sight of its roots and urgency.

The 49-second track “Generational Divide” punches with the force that long-time fans have come to expect and love.

Somewhere along the way, “NINE” takes an interesting change of direction.

The song “Run Away” brings the pace down and presents an aesthetic that fans of reverb will find pleasing and a chorus that’s difficult not to sing along with.

It’s impossible to listen to Blink-182 and not take a moment to recognize the top-

notch drumming of Barker, who once again delivers on his reputation as being one of the best to ever pick up a set of drumsticks. His beats are complex and packed with dynamic patterns, but never drop their momentum. To say that Barker is a bright spot on the record is a drastic understatement. To fully appreciate his contribution to this album, look no further than the unrelenting “Pin the Grenade” and hold on for the ride.

The group successfully incorporates shades of the Blink-182 that angsty teens fell in love with 25 years ago with songs like “Ransom,” which starts off with a slow electronic build that quickly breaks through to a lightning paced finale any fan of punk rock will be able to sink their teeth into. No Blink record would be complete without tales of failed relationships

and broken promises, which is what the self-reflective “On Some Emo S**t” communicates with little effort. “The last time that I saw her, she was standing on the edge/ Of a good time, been a long time, tell me how could I forget,” laments Hoppus.

“NINE” does a modest job of paying homage to the band’s roots, but what it truly succeeds in is its fearless effort to push the group into a new creative space and sound. The individual styles are distinct and never feel put-on or inauthentic. This record sees Blink-182 taking a firm step into the year 2019 and sets the stage for what fans can expect as the aging rockers look ahead to their third decade of making records.

Matthew Bright mbrigh@pointpark.edu

‘Hustlers’ features star-studded cast

By Nardos Haile For The Globe

The premise of “Hustlers” is simple: Four New York City strippers, led by mentor Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Keke Palmer and Lili Reinhart, scheme and manipulate Wall Street men for money. Think of it like a modern-day Robin Hood but with more edge, complexities and is very female-driven. While they are not redistributing their wealth like Robin Hood, they are reclaiming what they lost after the 2008 recession hit the nightclub and dancing industry hard.

Wu’s Destiny narrates the film throughout its steady progression. Destiny is a young woman struggling to find work that earns her enough money to look after herself and her grandma. Her career takes a 180-degree turn when she meets Lopez’s Ramona.

Ramona is electric, charismatic and a veteran dancer that delivers the best clients and the most money. A certain buzz-worthy pole dancing scene Ramona performs mesmerizes Destiny. Ramona takes it upon herself to mentor Destiny and teach her tricks that will skyrocket both of them to the heights

of their careers.

The film’s selling point is the all-female cast but it doesn’t just have that, as the writer-director is a woman herself. A film about New York City strippers could have possibility taken a wrong turn if it was written and directed from a male point of view, especially since men and society objectify and exploit women in this certain career.

In contrast, the writer-director, Lorene Scarfaria, chooses to go against the patriarchal male gaze.

The camera work and writing make sure to define these women as deeply caring, determined for success and a tight family unit.

Scarfaria’s camera work depicts pole dancing as a very difficult form of art. Classical music even plays softly in a scene where Ramona teaches Destiny her moves.

It’s perfected through years of practice, dedication and bruises. Scarfaria shows no average person could walk into a nightclub and instantly become a dancer, through the hardworking female-protagonists striving to be better every day.

Eventually, when the two protagonists are faced with their biggest hurdle, “Hustlers” doesn’t shy away

from showing these women at their absolute worst. The film never fails to depict these hardworking women as flawed. Flawed can mean showing manipulative, volatile and self-serving behavior. The writing doesn’t pass judgement on the characters, so neither does the audience.

Nevertheless, “Hustlers” is never boring, and it could never be with its cast and writing choices. It has an even balanced dichotomy between the humor and the drama. Reinhart and Palmer’s younger characters, Annabelle and Mercedes, set a light and humorous tone in some of the more dramatic moments in the film.

Ultimately, the familial unit comprised of Ramona, Destiny, Mercedes and Annabelle is the core bond that holds each character and story together. These women are strong and this friendship is what endures its hardships and trials, but shreds of hope remain.

“Hustlers” at its heart is a film about the female experience in its complicated, funny and overwhelming glory.

Nardos Haile nhaile@pointpark.edu

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We spend a lot of time putting the paper together, and a lot goes in to doing it.

More than you would expect.

Allow us to walk you through it, briefly.

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We create The Globe for you. We want the students of Point Park to have a reliable news source and a platform to voice their opinions. We work closely with our friends at U-View and WPPJ in order to do so. All of our organizations believe in the same things.

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Joe Biden: seemingly not presidential

By Jake Dabkowski For The Globe

Let me begin this opinion piece by saying that I have a lot of respect for Joe Biden, and while I disagree with some of his prior political positions, I’m not against him as a person, and I hope that he has a very pleasant day. That being said, Joe Biden is not mentally fit to be President of the United States. Members of the left repeatedly point out that Donald Trump is mentally unfit to be president, which granted, he is, but it’s hypocritical to pretend that Joe Biden’s brain is in mint condition.

Joe Biden is, simply put, all over the place. He’s in New Hampshire and thinks he’s in Vermont. That’s not a joke - he actually was in New Hampshire and said he was in Vermont.

His memory lapses and mistakes have been given a label, “gaffes.” When Trump misstates the location of a shooting, you’ll see thousands of tweets about how he’s unfit to be president and mentally unstable (which, again, he is) but when Joe Biden does the exact same thing on the exact same day… crickets.

One of the most abhorrent things Donald Trump has ever said is “you cannot go to a 7-11 or a Dunkin’ Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent.” Except it wasn’t Donald Trump that said it. Another abhorrent

thing Donald Trump did was flex his friendship with segregationist senators, except it wasn’t Donald Trump, it was Joe Biden. Do you see where I’m going with this?

him through sickness. He’s a great person, and it’s been fun to get to know him and his culture.

Seeing a young priest in our church is a huge culture shock. We have a lot of older folks at our church, in our little town. But, seeing them embrace someone much younger than them is a positive sign.

I would never tell anyone which religion they should practice. However, I do have one request for the young people of the Catholic Church: get involved. It doesn’t have to be through mass. It could be through a youth group. Do you know how to play guitar? Shake things up and ask the music director if you could add that to the ministry.

The church should be a safe place — and hopefully we’re on the path to rebuilding trust and faith.

Again, remember that a few bad apples don’t spoil the whole bunch. There are good priests and good Catholics in the world.

We just need to rebuild that trust.

appropriate behavior toward women. Don’t get me wrong, Trump is definitely worse off (he’s been credibly accused of sexual misconduct by 24 women) but at the same time, that’s like saying “well, Jared from Subway isn’t that bad because at least he’s not Jeffrey Epstein.”

Again, and I cannot reiterate this enough, Donald Trump is still a worse person than Joe Biden by far.

Ultimately, I respect Biden as an individual and I hope he has a pleasant rest of his life. We’re all human, and we all make mistakes. That being said, I sincerely hope he doesn’t spend the rest of his life trying to become President of the United States.

The man fabricated a war story on the campaign trail. If Trump had done this it’d be on MSNBC for hours upon hours, but instead they talk about how Biden is the most “electable” (which they also said was the reason why Hillary should get the nomination over Sanders in 2016). Maybe, just maybe, “electability” is a buzzword for cable news and corporate media to halt any and all progress and stop progressive candidates from helping people discover class consciousness, ultimately resulting in them losing some of the political power they have, and having to pay a little more in taxes on their yacht the size of Point Park’s campus. But that’s an op-ed for another day.

My fear, in all of this, is that I feel like I’ve seen this movie before. An establishment Democrat fighting for corporate interest, without anything special about them, who has an inability to get people, specifically young people, excited. The thing everyone said when they voted in 2016? “I’m picking the lesser of two evils,” and that ultimately ended up with a raging narcissist who’s funneling taxpayer money into Mar-ALago as you read this op-ed.

My parents, and many other middle-aged people say, “he is the one to beat Trump” (despite Sanders often polling above him in head to head polls), and that’s why I disagree.

I just want this ungodly nightmare to end, but most importantly, I’m afraid of what Donald Trump will do if he gets a second term and doesn’t have to worry about re-election anymore. I’m afraid that Joe Biden will leave everyone staring at their TV on election night, quietly avoiding everyone else in the room, with a weird sense of deja vu all thinking to themselves “how did this happen?”

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu

Jake Dabkowski Jcdabko@pointpark.edu

“...I sincerely hope he doesn’t spend the rest of his life trying to become President of the United States.”

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Biden’s healthcare policy is one of the worst healthcare policies in the Democratic field. At least Kamala Harris has the decency to pretend to support Medicare For All. Biden says “he’s for Barrack,” despite former President Obama speaking out in support of Medicare For All. I don’t think he’s actually for Barrack, I think that he’s for UPMC. An estimated 125,000 people will die in the first nine years of Bidencare from uninsurance. But yeah, why’s Bernie so angry?

Both Trump and Biden both have a history of… in-

Being a liberal Catholic in the face of scandal

By Rachael McKriger Staff Writer

When I was an undergraduate, I got homesick.

It’s a tale as old as time, but I didn’t just miss my bed, the comfort of my own home or my mom’s home cooking.

I missed my church, and Sundays felt empty without going to my regular mass.

Don’t laugh, but I was — and still am — an altar server. I belong to a small church in Crescent Township called St. Catherine of Siena.

There’s not many kids that jump for joy with wanting to be an altar server, so I’m still doing it so my priests aren’t left hanging. Being an altar server was a privilege, but it’s also a job. You want to make sure everything is done right and everything is in order.

So, I convinced my parents to let me take my car up to college, at California University of Pennsylvania.

I started coming home every single weekend, since it’s only an hour drive from Beaver County, to come back for family and Sunday mass. My church family means a lot to me.

However, I’m not naive

to what has happened in and around the church.

The sex abuse scandal was a nightmare and my heart continues to go out to the victims. This is not a perfect world, and this scandal showed off the worst kind of humanity. Predators took advantage of youth throughout the church and now, those victims don’t see the church as a safe place.

There’s also other groups that might not see the church as a safe place. Members of the LGBTQ+ community have heard the connections between conservative views and the Catholic church.

However, I am here to tell you that one bad apple doesn’t ruin the bunch.

There are parishioners, and proud Catholics, that don’t see eye-to-eye with the church. I don’t believe that the church should be some old boys club, and I believe that women should have more of a role in the church. I firmly believe that priests — male or female — should be allowed to be married. If you couldn’t tell by the list, I’m certainly a liberal Catholic.

It’s incredibly hard to be

Catholic in this day and age.

Why? It’s not uncommon for me to scroll through social media and see someone bashing the church. Most of the time, the bashing ties along with the sex abuse scandal. While folks have every single right to be upset and angry with that ordeal, it’s head-scratching to me why people blame the entire church, including priests that are good in nature and the parishioners who are just living their own faith-filled lives.

It’s hard to keep young people in the church. That’s why there needs to be change, making it more accepting to others. The church can’t just be tolerant; it has to be accepting if it wants to live and thrive.

I’m not ashamed of being a Catholic.

There are genuinely good people and good pastors in the church. In our parish, we just got a new priest, a young man from China named Fr. Mingwei.

His story was pretty incredible. He was born extremely premature and wanted to give back to God for helping

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All In with Allison

By Allison Schubert Sports Columnist

Small is the new Big Last year’s volleyball team seemingly had it all - they had Ashley Taylor up front, Morgan Dangelo as the libero, and Jordan Dixon, Erica Gumz and Destiny Tucker to add to the skilled line-up of seniors.

This all-star squad never made it passed the quarterfinal round of the River States Conference (RSC) Tournament.

So what were they missing?

Taylor Small.

This freshman has come in and rocked the court with her abilities, and if you attend any Point Park volleyball game this season, you will hear her name being called by the PA announcer almost every play.

Throughout her time at Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst, Ohio, Small tallied 301 kills, 66 blocks, 74 digs and 10 aces in 97 sets played.

So far at Point Park, she has 118 kills, six blocks, 33

digs and two aces in just 37 sets played.

We are not the only ones who have started to notice what a huge impact Small is making, as she received the attention of the conference when she was named RSC Volleyball Attacker of the Week for the week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1.

Basically what I am getting at is that if Small continues to progress at the rate she is right now, we might have just found our new Ashley Taylor.

So far, she has been so much fun to watch, and is very mature for a freshman on the court. Honestly, when I first watched her play, I thought she was a junior or senior transfer student - she has that much talent and poise about her.

It’s all going up for Small, in a big way.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

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Multiple athletes with personal records at Lock Haven meet

By Ben Reinke For The Globe

Last Saturday, both the men’s and women’s cross-country teams traveled to Lock Haven University to compete in the annual Lock Haven Invitational. Both teams showed up ready to compete, with several runners beating their all-time personal bests.

One runner with a personal best was Brody Carlin, a sophomore secondary education major.

“As a whole, our team really stepped up and showed credibility and dominance,” Carlin said.

The men’s team placed 11th overall in the 8,000-kilometer race, with a 27-minute average.

Leading the men was senior captain Xavier Stephens in 10th, topping his own school record with a time of 25 minutes and 47 seconds.

Following Stephens was Carlin in 77th, Bryan Gutierrez in 91st, Carlos Polanco in 105th, John Ziegler in 168th, Dylan Allen in 180th and Deven Carter in 187th.

“I feel as though I

could’ve done a little better than my time, but for right now it’s a step in the right direction,” Carlin said.

On the women’s team, Alyssa Campbell led the pack with a 14th place finish, running a time of 21 minutes and 54 seconds.

“I feel very good. There were 404 girls who raced, so you really have to go out hard, as hard as you can, so that you won’t get boxed in,” Campbell said. “I went out really hard for the first mile, and I tried my hardest to maintain this speed throughout the whole race.”

Behind Campbell was Reba Bartram in 43rd, Alyssa Boyd in 98th, Alyssa Frausto in 99th, Natalia Zucco in 159th, Alex Barr in 205th and Mya Jackson in 384th.

“I think we did so well because our training over the past few weeks has been very intense, and everyone is doing well,” Campbell said. “It’s hyping everyone up. We were very excited for the meet to see how we would all do.”

Following the meet, head coach Jim Spisak was

pleased with how the runners performed.

“Yesterday was an improvement across the board,” Spisak said. “They competed well and ran tough. Still some work to go, but it was a positive day overall.”

Spisak also mentioned many runners beat their personal bests, in addition to displaying much improvement since the Bethany Invitational.

“There really were a number of performances that stood out,” Spisak said. “Xavier [Stephens] placed tenth and broke his own school record. That was a good run for him. A few of the freshman guys ran really well. It was a good learning experience for all of them. The consensus is that yesterday was positive, but we know there’s still a ways to go.”

The Pioneers will head to the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational for their next meet on Saturday, October 12.

Ben Reinke btreink@pointpark.edu

CMU kills Pioneers’ streak at six after home opener

By Dara Collins Editor-in-Chief

Hannah Johnston | The Globe Freshman Taylor Small (far left) celebrates a Pioneer point with her team in the home opener against Salem University this week.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

The Pioneers never let the Salem University Tigers gain more than 12 points, less than half the winning amount in a set.

Just a day later, the Pioneers found themselves on the flip side and couldn’t top Carnegie Mellon University by more than 18.

“We individualized a lot that game instead of coming together and being there for each other when we needed it most,” middle hitter Jazlyn Rozier said.

The sweepers were swept.

Point Park played its first home game of the season last Tuesday against Salem University, formerly known as Salem International University. Once again boasting a successful attack percentage, the Pioneers were able to secure the victory against the Tigers quickly.

“It was our first home match,” Rozier said. “Some people had nerves, but they displayed in the right manner. Our mentality going into that game was unlike anything we’ve ever seen.

We didn’t say much in time outs or before the game.

Nothing needed to be said.

We just did it.”

Freshman outside hitter Taylor Small experienced the nervousness mentioned

by Rozier but didn’t let it affect her for long.

“Just seeing a crowd of people I knew was a little bit of uneasiness, but I got over it and just had fun,” Small said.

The Pioneers increased their record once more after sweeping by scores of 25-8, 25-10 and 25-12.

With 16 aces from six Pioneers and 36 kills from seven, the Pioneers made quick work of the Tigers.

“The energy we all had was contagious to one another,” Rozier said.

Seven proved the Pioneers’ lucky number as senior Maria Ferragonio and Small highlighted the green

and gold offense with seven kills each, and senior Haley English and sophomore Ashley Castelli shined on defense with seven digs apiece.

Setters Julia Menosky and Brittney Bianco racked up 24 assists collectively. Ferragonio led the ace crew with five, English followed with four and Bianco with three.

Point Park volleyball had been heating up for roughly three weeks and had only one day to celebrate its latest win against the Tigers when No. 10 CMU handed the Pioneers their second loss of the season.

“Minor details all came together at once,” Rozier said. “In that moment, our first instinct was ‘panic mode,’ which made it hard for us to calm down and focus on our side of the net.”

This is only the second time the Tartans and Pioneers have shared a volleyball court since 2010, and CMU swept Point Park by scores of 25-16, 25-14 and 25-18.

Point Park’s hitting percentage plummeted compared to previous matches and finished at .061 with 21 attack errors glaring from the stat sheet.

Ferragonio led the Pioneers at the net and tied for the back-row lead with nine kills and 12 digs. Rozier finished behind Ferragonio

with six kills, while Small and junior Camryn LaMonaca chipped in four apiece.

English recorded 12 digs from defense and Castelli picked up eight of her own.

Menosky dished out 12 assists, Bianco and Ferragonio added five each.

“CMU was definitely one of our tougher games, and I think we just came in with a mix of cocky and ready to go home,” Small said. “We are looking to work on our serve receive as CMU tore ours apart.”

Now, the Pioneers have to start all over - but this time against conference opponents.

“Although this past week didn’t go as well as we’d hoped, the team has worked hard, and we are confident to work together as we begin conference play,” Ferragonio said.

River States Conference (RSC) play is now underway, and the Pioneers will play West Virginia Tech and University of Rio Grande this Friday and Saturday, respectively, at home.

Following Saturday’s match, the Pioneers will be on a road stretch until Oct. 22, for a non-conference match-up with University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown.

Dara Collins dmcolli2@pointpark.edu

Hannah Johnston| The Globe Freshman Taylor Small (left) and junior Jazlyn Rozier (right) go up to block a ball against Salem University in their home opener.

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Men take down No.7 Ohio Valley before taking on RSC

By Rachael McKriger Staff Writer

Point Park will begin their conference play this upcoming weekend. However, before RSC competition begins, the Pioneers men’s soccer team wanted to add another win to boost confidence.

The task wasn’t going to be easy, though. Point Park scheduled one more non-conference match against Ohio Valley University, a No. 7 ranked team.

However, despite the number hanging over Ohio Valley, Point Park refused to be intimidated.

Instead, the Pioneers notched a major 2-0 victory.

Mitchell Roell said it was business as usual and the Pioneers kept their cool.

“Beating any team that is ranked is always a great feeling,” Roell said. “We have a conference game coming up that will be against tough teams like Ohio Valley. Now I know I can score goals against these types of teams.

This gave our team a lot of confidence in ourselves.”

Roell scored the game-winning goal in the 28th minute. His goal was unassisted. Meanwhile, the first goal of the match was scored only six minutes prior to Roell’s game-winner. German native and junior Jonathan Roos scored the opening goal, off an assist from Daan Stormink.

Senior Wessel Rietveld said that the win will give the Pioneers energy for a busy slew of matches.

“It was a great feeling and it showed us what we are capable of,” Rietveld said. “Our group is great this year. It was a tough game, but we gave everything and kept the clean sheet. Defensively, we played really strong and were really dangerous on the counter attack. Next game, we can have more ball possession and dominate the game.”

Point Park will welcome their first RSC opponent this

Saturday. However, they’ll face off with Indiana University East at a different “home” stadium. Instead of suiting up at Highmark Stadium, the Pioneers will make home at the Montour Sports Junction in Coraopolis, just 20 minutes outside of the city.

“We’ve played there before, but it’s not our training field,” Rietveld said. “It’s not as comfortable as Highmark Stadium.”

Meanwhile, Roell said that while playing at Montour isn’t ideal, the team should still perform like they would on the South Side.

“It’s a turf field and it shouldn’t affect how we play our game,” Roell said.

Point Park is heading into Saturday’s match with a record of 5-1. Meanwhile, Indiana University East holds a 5-3 record and is coming off a victory against University of Saint Francis.

Point Park does have a rest advantage, as Indiana will open up conference play on

Sam Robinson | Archives Yuki Takeda, now a senior, prepares to pass the ball to a teammate during a home game against Siena Heights during the 2017 season.

Thursday against Carlow.

The Pioneers do not have another match before facing the Red Wolves.

Freshman Allan Deryamin said that the team is narrowing their sights on a national ranking after defeating Ohio Valley, but they’re taking it one match at a time.

“We are only getting better, and everyone has a lot to look forward to from this team,” Deryamin said.

Students can catch Point Park on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. against Indiana University East. Then, Point Park begins a busy October

with five matches in the span of 10 days. However, for Roell and the team, it’s just business as usual.

“We’re going to rest before the craziness begins,” Roell said. “Traveling on a bus and staying at hotels kind of throws you off course with what you are used to, but by resting the days between games and taking care of our bodies we will be ready for the matches to come.”

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu

Women’s soccer falls to 1-6 ahead of RSC play

By Austin Alkire Co-Sports Editor

The women’s soccer team was unable to continue its winning streak, losing to both Shawnee State and Madonna University this past week.

Coming off of their first win of the season, the Pioneers came back home to Highmark Stadium to take on the Shawnee State Bears.

The Bears were 2-3 going into their Tuesday night matchup with the Pioneers.

It did not take long for the action to get underway.

Sophomore Tia Horew beat out a Shawnee defender in a race for the ball, firing a shot wide right in the 36th minute.

Just three minutes later, sophomore Emily Gillot battled with a defender for a bouncing ball at the top of the box, leading to Gillot attempting a shot on net.

However, Gillot ran into the Bears’ goalkeeper, Hannah Bolender.

In the 32nd minute, sophomore forward Taylor Goldstrohm took her first of four shots, which led the team. Goldstrohm’s scoring chance was matched successfully by Shawnee State senior Jill Kelly, who scored two minutes later, beating Webb with a shot to the right of the box.

Almost 20 minutes later, the Bears attempted to increase their lead to two but Nikki Polens said otherwise. Webb tried to stop the ball however, and the ball bounced over the goalkeeper. A Bear’s forward went for the ball but Polens came into the box and battled for the ball, eventually kicking it out of harm’s way towards the stands.

Polens had seen her opportunity and decided to take it to try and keep Shawnee’s lead at one.

“When Shawnee State made it through and I had the chance to catch up to her, the only thing on my mind was not letting her score,” Polens said. “Winning the ball and feeling it connect with my foot was a great feeling, and being able to wrap my hips so I didn’t

Hannah Johnston | The Globe Senior captain Gabby Widman chases the ball around a defender against Shawnee State University at Highmark Stadium. The Pioneers lost the close matchup 2-1.

score on our own goal was another great feeling when you are running as fast as you can.”

This is Polens’ first season as a left back. The senior understands the role she plays in helping her goalkeeper, Webb.

“I think being in a new position as left back, it gives me a new perspective of the field,” Polens said. “As the back line, we are the last line that our keeper has, and I’m learning how important my role on the field is.”

Shawnee State kept pressing, taking a breakaway chance a minute late, only to be stopped by Webb.

The remaining minutes dwindled down, and the Pioneers headed into the half down 1-0.

The Pioneers came out of the locker room seeming re-energized. In the 40th minute, Goldstrohm fended off two defenders but Bolender came out to scoop the ball up.

Horew was caught up on a breakaway two minutes later. Four minutes after

that, Horew ran for another breakaway but was tripped in the process. The forward was awarded a penalty shot in which she capitalized on, tying the game at one.

After Goldstrohm fired a shot wide right in the 29th minute and Horew forced a turnover for an unsuccessful shot-on-goal two minutes later, the momentum seemed to be in the Pioneers’ favor. A Point Park goal seemed to be on its way.

However, with 17 minutes left in the game, Shawnee State’s Eilidh Mchattie buried the eventual game-winner to the far right of the net after Webb tried to challenge the shooter.

The Pioneers kept trying to tie the game within the final minutes. Goldstrohm’s cross in the 15th minute was intercepted. Goldstrohm then had her closest chance of the game with under two minutes left. Her shot went just wide and the Pioneers’ offense never saw the offensive side of the pitch again.

Point Park fell to Shawnee State by a final of 2-1.

Coach Bethanie Moreschi and her team had to switch their focus to Michigan once again, preparing for their date with Madonna University.

The Madonna Cougars, who were 4-1-1 heading into the matchup, set the tone early, outshooting the Pioneers 15-4 in the first half.

With under three minutes to go in the first half, Cougars’ freshman forward Mary Philimona scored on her second rebound to put Madonna in the lead going into the half.

The second half was dominated by the Cougars’ offense who fired 20 more shots towards the Pioneers’ net. Within the first nine minutes of the half, Grace Thomas and Megan Verant each scored their first of the game, giving Madonna a 3-0 advantage.

Four minutes later, Grace Thomas scored her second of the game. Moreschi had enough; Webb was pulled out of the game and replaced with Goldstrohm.

Madonna did the same

damage, even with Goldstrohm in net. The Cougars kept scoring throughout the second half. Jenni Simmons scored once while Sierra Nissan scored back-to-back goals. Verant ended the scoring by tallying her second goal of the night.

Injuries played a big part in the Pioneers’ loss.

“We are struggling with low numbers this year compared to previous years.

People are struggling with injuries as well,” Horew said.

“Regardless of these problems we have, we still need to come in with urgency and a positive mindset until the clock hits zero.”

One of those injuries was defender Emily Gillot, who had previously helped lead the offense in the Shawnee State game.

Gillot’s injury goes back a few games, all the way to Washington Adventist.

“I tried to push through it and play against Shawnee State but my ankle was just too weak still,” Gillot said. “I took this week off to get ready for conference play starting this Thursday.

We’re getting back a few injured players so hoping this will be the start of turning our season around.”

Madonna University was also getting votes for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Top-25 poll, as voted on by the coaches.

Point Park returns to action against Indian University Kokomo. This will begin conference play for the Pioneers, who will play their next two home games at the Montour Junction Sports Complex.

The Pioneers next three opponents (IU Kokomo, IU East and Midway) are ranked in the top three of the River States Conference (RSC).

Point Park needs wins against these teams in order to gain ground in the RSC standings. The Pioneers currently rank No. 10 in the RSC.

Austin Alkire apalkir@pointpark.edu