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POLICE HONOR FALLEN OFFICER Joan Markert wins

Lifetime Achievement Amanda Andrews Co-News Editor

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Louella Hall Carter sits in West Penn, holding a potrait of her son and his recognition on a plaque. Point Park Police have renamed its training center in honor of fallen Pittsburgh Police Officer Calvin M. Hall.

Pittsburgh Playhouse hosts second annual TEDx event Hayley Keys Co-News Editor

“Aging Gracefully” was the topic of this year’s Point Park University TEDx Talks. The event was held in the Pittsburgh Playhouse and featured six speakers from around the city. The speakers focused on different perspectives of aging based on their expertise and past experiences.

The first speaker of the day was Megan Fahey, Assistant Director of Strategic Programs at Carnegie Mellon University.

Fahey works with the K-12 outreach program at the University’s College of Engineering. During her talk, she emphasized the importance of expanding traditional teaching methods to help students grow and learn how to work together.

“Outreach programs, enrichment opportunities and out-of-school times are outstanding moments of transition,” Fahey said. “They improve student perception and mobility to equip them with the skills they need to age gracefully through their professional and academic careers and teach them that learning happens everywhere.”

Fahey’s presentation was followed by Ron Baraff, Director of Historic Resources and Facilities at the Rivers of Steel.

Baraff was unable to attend the event, so he pre-recorded his talk and included a slideshow for the audience

to enjoy. He talked about the fall of the steel industry and how new growth arose from the ashes of the old Carrie Furnaces.

Baraff showed the audience pictures of the furnaces from back in the day, followed by pictures of art installations on display there today.

“There are many different doors that can be opened to bring people into the story, what matters is the rich history of the site,” Baraff said. “It’s dominance in the industrial age and its rediscovery in the post-industrial age helps make Pittsburgh a model of success for the rest of the world.”

After Baraff, Martha Rial took the stage. Rial is a Pulitzer Prize winning photographer who talked about her project, Beyond the Ceiling. This temporary art project features photographs of women who are role models in their communities.

“I was crazy excited about my mural idea, but I had no idea how the community would react,” Rial said. “Turns out, they love it! These murals have generated a lot of pride for the community and my subjects.”

After a short break, the audience gathered back in the theater to hear Richard Piacentini, president and CEO of Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, talk about the gardens’ growth.

Piacentini has spearheaded the transformation of

Phipps into one of the world’s greenest buildings. According to Piacentini, Phipps is now one of the first public gardens that is looking at both human and environmental health.

“We recognize and we respect the past, but we don’t look back, we look forward,” Piacentini said. “We continue to reinvent ourselves in response to the changing times.

We are part of nature and humans and the environment are connected. We must constantly evolve with the rest of the world.”

The next speaker was Laura Poskin, Director of Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh. Poskin works to make the world more accessible for the older generations and focuses on building more positive spaces for communities of all ages.

“Aging isn’t something that older people do, it’s something we all do. It’s a universal experience that starts the moment we are born,” Poskin said. “And yes, our population is getting older. That’s a fact and an asset, so long as we design our communities to match that reality.”

After Poskin spoke, the final talk was given by C. Raymond Werner. Werner took the opportunity to address the audience and remind them to recall moments in their lives that can help them age gracefully. He spent his talk remembering his favorite moments

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On Sunday Sept. 13, longtime Point Park costume designer Joan Markert was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pittsburgh New Works Festival (PNWF). The gala was hosted at Cefalo’s Banquet and Event Center in Carnegie, Pa. Markert is on her 39th year working at Point Park University and the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Markert was notified about receiving the award months in advance. Markert recalled that she was out of town for a college reunion when Conservatory faculty member Linda Haston called her about PWNF’s intentions to honor Markert at their upcoming gala.

“It was surprising,” Markert said. “I was deeply humbled and grateful and just when you’re honored by people who know what it is, it’s just an extra added point to the honor.”

The early notification was something Markert was personally grateful for, as the organization asked for her

CV, which is essentially an academically geared resume.

This provided her with a challenge as she had not written up a CV in 15 years.

“And I took the opportunity to kind of go back over all the time I’ve been here and try to put together as much as I could. The CV is about maybe two and a half pages, the list of the shows is about seven.

So I’ve done a few things,” Markert said.

The gala offered hors d’oeuvres and drinks “and a good time was had by all,” according to Markert.

“It was very similar to any awards show you see on television. There were best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best lead actor, best lead actress, best play, best director...and then the Lifetime Achievement Award, which actually came before the leading actress and the best play.

It was an interesting juxtaposition as in how they did it,” Markert said. “And I got a chance to see some people I haven’t seen in a number of years because they were part of that group and are perhaps

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Amanda Andrews | The Globe

Wardrobe and Inventory Supervisor Joan Markert at a work station in the Playhouse Costume Studio next to the Playhouse cafe.

Some Pittsburghers demand reparation for systemic racism Amanda Andrews Co-News Editor

Pittsburgh City Council held a public hearing on Oct. 16 to discuss the merits of awarding reparations to the black communities of Pittsburgh at the City County Building at 2 p.m. The event opened with several speakers who either spoke of their own stake in the issue or as representatives of official organizations. Once the ‘public comment’ portion of the meeting had ended, city council members made their own remarks.

The first speaker was

Khalid Raheem of North Side’s Manchester neighborhood. His organization, the New Afrikan Independence Party, submitted a petition for the council to have this public hearing on Sept. 10. The petition became a bill, officially titled 2019-2033 by the council, and was filed due to the “legacy of slavery, Jim-Crow and the continued systemic and structural oppression of white-sumpremacy and economic injustice,” according to the council’s record.

Raheem spoke of how the

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The Media Innovator Speaker Series continues

NPR’s Quil Lawrence recalls experience reporting veteran affairs Hayley Keys Co-News Editor

Quil Lawrence is a National Public Radio (NPR) correspondent who covers veteran affairs around the world. On Oct. 17, as part of the Media Innovators Speaker Series, Lawrence visited the Pittsburgh Playhouse to talk to students and educators about his experience as a journalist.

Lawrence said he spent many years acting as a foreign correspondent in countries like Iraq and Afghanistan, but he felt like he wanted to do more.

“It just really started to occur to me that I had something in common with [the veterans], and I also wanted to understand what it’s going to be like for them to come home,” Lawrence said. “That was when I started bothering NPR to bring me home because there are all these reasons that we need to see what happens, and we need to make sure that America sort of makes good on its contract with people.”

Lawrence spoke about his experiences with different policies in place, and their unintended consequences when it came to veteran affairs.

“With the VA Mission, they decided they are going to slowly expand this to all veterans, but there are still a lot of problems,”

Hayley Keys| The Globe

Quil Lawrence speaks on the Playhouse stage as a part of the ongoing Media Innovator Speaker Series.

Lawrence said. “One of the biggest problems that NPR has highlighted is that people will get kicked off the program with no explanation.”

According to Lawrence, the program was created by the government to help caregivers of veterans who are seriously injured. He went on to talk about Matt Andrews, a triple amputee who had recently been kicked out of the program.

“He’s been through every manner of human experience,” Lawrence said. “He’s been homeless while a triple amputee, he’s dealt with drug addiction and he was just kicked off

the caregiver program because the VA said he hasn’t been making progress.”

Lawrence played a clip from one of his interviews in which Andrews talked about his struggles and his wife, Elizabeth, and mentions the hardships they had been through.

“I’m still going to care for him, even if they pay me or not,” Elizabeth said.

Another topic Lawrence talked about was the Green Alert Program. This program was implemented in Wisconsin, in an attempt to decrease veteran suicide rates, but Lawrence said it was met

with controversy due to its invasive nature.

“They instituted a Green Alert, and, like an Amber Alert, it reaches people in the area through phones, radios and TV screens,” Lawrence said. “The program is meant to help find a veteran who cannot help themselves.”

Lawrence said the idea was good in theory, but after meeting a veteran who had been put on the alert, he began to understand the controversy.

“Your name and health conditions would be made public, and you know it could feel very violating,” Lawrence said.

“You might not want everyone who doesn’t know me to know that I have problems.”

Lawrence finished the talk by telling the crowd lighthearted stories about the people he gets to meet every day. He mentioned that he feels blessed to have a job where he gets to interact with unique individuals on a daily basis.

“I get to have a lot of fun meeting really inspiring people,” Lawrence said. “Most of these guys are totally squared away and doing really well and have, you know, transitioned in whatever way they needed to.”

Maddy Sedberry, a sophomore SAEM major, attend-

ed the event to earn shadowing hours, but she said she ended up really enjoying the experience.

“I think it’s really interesting to hear about veteran affairs. And I mean I’ve heard about the issues, but honestly I never thought about tackling mental health as a part of that,” Sedberry said. “I think it was really interesting to hear his topics on that and how it might change in the future.”

Zach Washington, a freshman SAEM major, said that Lawrence helped him become more aware of the struggles of veterans, something he hopes to share with others.

“This kind of helped inform me on a lot of things and now I’m more consciously aware of these issues and I always enjoy having an opportunity to learn,” Washington said.

Sedberry also mentioned she hopes to bring awareness of veteran affairs to her fellow peers.

“I think I’m gonna take the information and just you know talk about it with my peers and be like ‘Hey, I just saw this great speaker, and this is what we talked about,’” Sedberry said.

Hayley Keys

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Pittsburgh City Council hosts public hearing for ‘self-determination’ from REPARATIONS page 1 national issue of systemic racism and legacy of racist policies have their own particular history in Pittsburgh and the surrounding region. He cited examples of Pittsburgh-based company U.S. Steel’s own discriminatory practices towards black residents and workers as well as the fact that educational institutions like the University of Pittsburgh and Robert Morris University have direct ties to slave labor and slaveholders. “...often times, we don’t think of Southwestern Pa. as having strong ties to the really structural organized institutions of Jim Crow. Structural institutions that ruled white supremacy and economic injustice and exploitation of black people.” Raheem said.

Raheem is a local grassroots activist who is passionate about reparations. He has a website, a Facebook page and a Facebook group concerning the topic, all of which emphasize “self-determination” for black Pittsburghers.

The legacies left behind by slavery and Jim Crow were not the only issues discussed. Major hot topics in the media such as mass incarceration of black Americans and police violence against black people were discussed. Some lesser known subjects, like convict leasing, discriminatory healthcare practices and the wealth gap were equally scrutinized at the hearing.

Yusef Ali grew up in Pittsburgh’s East End neighborhood and is a 75-year-old resident of the Point Breeze neighborhood today. Ali’s main concern was the racial wealth gap. He specifically addressed the wealth disparities between African Americans and the predominantly white wealthy class.

“And the only [way] that it can actually be dealt with

effectively is to consider—well not consider—is to implement a policy that deals with repair, deals with some kind of restitution, and deals with some kind of exclusionary policies and issues that are directly connected to the economic disparity that exists between those communities,” Ali said.

“Representation...is very crucial to eliminating economic disparity and differences. The government has to take some responsibility for the tremendous wealth gap.”

Originally, there were six registered speakers, and Raheem was the only one to show up on time. Another registered speaker, who arrived late to make a statement, was Jackie Smith, a professor of sociology at the University of Pittsburgh.

A team of researchers from the University of Pittsburgh helped the Gender Equity Commision (GEC) to work on the “Pittsburgh’s Inequality across Gender and Race” report, released on Sept. 17. The report found that white residents of Pittsburgh statistically have better standards of living than their black counterparts.

Smith said that the University of Pittsburgh is now presenting findings for the Universal Periodic Review of the United States to the United Nations.

“We’re providing input to the United Nations as it looks at the U.S. human rights record, which has been outstanding in the world for its consistent and extreme violations of rights in regards to racial disparities,” Smith said. “We have a number of recommendations that are emerging as we discuss these ideas and look to other cities to see what they’ve done to try to remedy some of the past structural violence against people of African descent in our country. And I think what cities can do—and

what Pittsburgh has agreed to be a leader on when we committed to becoming a human rights city in 2011—we need to promote a culture of human rights and do much more to put resources and leadership behind that commitment.”

Smith also mentioned that she and her staff would return to city council in the spring once their full review was complete.

Five out of the nine council members were present at the public hearing, each of whom gave remarks thanking those who had come to the hearing. President of City Council Bruce Kraus said that other members who did not attend had schedule conflicts.

Councilwoman Deb Gross of District 7 serves as a commissioner on the GEC. “And we’ve had a number of important conversations with members of the public even this week,” Gross said.

“There’s a lot of a reaction, rightfully, to another report saying how bad things are.

We’ve had reports from ten years ago, from twenty years ago, from thirty years ago and things aren’t getting better. So I think the burden and responsibility here is to say: “Okay, let’s try to actually do better, and not just acknowledge the report but to take action on it.”

For a petition to launch a public hearing at city council, petitioners must be able to able to vote, be residents of the city of Pittsburgh and have to intend to attend the public hearing. A petition is only considered valid with a minimum of 25 original signatures. When a petition concerns pending legislation, petitioners must present it to the City Clerk within three days of the legislation being on the council’s agenda.

Amanda Andrews

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A woman standing with a poster after the public hearing concluded.

Causes for reparations were extensively discussed by speakers.

Emma Federkeil | The Globe C. Raymond Werner presents at the second annual Point Park TedX talk.

TEDx talks discuss ‘aging gracefully’

from TEDx page 1 that helped shape his own life.

“Here’s what I’m asking you: find somebody you know who could use a mission, someone you admire, and find a moment. Then gather up all the compassion, all the care, all the love that you have. Look them in the eye and tell them, ‘there is something great inside of you, and you never forget it,’” Werner said.

The talks were organized

by Heather Starr Fiedler, chair of the Department of Community Engagement at Point Park.

“We started last year because we often show TED Talks in our classes, and we

thought it would be a great idea to bring TED to Point Park,” Fiedler said. “It was such a success last year that we knew we had to do it again this year.”

According to Fiedler, the particular theme for this event was inspired by a billboard she saw that advertised the Carrie Furnaces as a place to hold Shakespeare plays.

“There are so many places in Pittsburgh that are being reinvented,” Fiedler said. “I thought it would just be a really interesting way to look at the idea of aging and growing.”

Hayley Keys

hekeys@pointpark.edu

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FIRST-YEAR FLOORS COMPETE AT PIZZA WITH THE PRESIDENT

Jared Murphy | The Globe Students partake in the tradition of wearing matching T-shirts with their fellow floor members.

Jared Murphy | The Globe Sophomore cinema production major Katt Kersting participates in rounds of trivia during the annual Pizza with the President event.

Costume designer reflects on her work from LIFETIME page 1 no longer doing things on a more regular basis.”

Markert initially fell in love with theater as a little girl when she saw a production of My Fair Lady with her mother in Chicago. While she was originally obstinate to seeing the musical, she said that she became so enthralled that she didn’t want to leave by the end.

As for her interest in costume design, many members of her family were seamstresses. Her exposure to their craft as she grew up greatly inspired her career path.

“I got into this because I loved sewing. I [was] a tolerable artist. I can draw a picture of a costume and make the costume look pretty much like the picture unless I change my mind halfway through,” Markert said.

Her creative process is particularly intensive. She reads the play being performed, rereads the play and examines how the setting, plot and character status as well as relationships will impact how people are dressed.

Markert then draws inspiration from resource books and pictures and discusses the planned aesthetic of the play with the director.

Sometimes a director’s desired vision or the student casting process can create difficulties in her work but none that she hasn’t already managed and worked with.

Over the years she has worked at the university, Markert has said that the biggest change in her work has been where the department finds the source of the materials.

“It’s developed with the introduction of the internet, which is a little strange. But, prior to that, almost any period costume we wanted to put into a show, we had to build,” Markert said. “With the internet, we have discovered places that make very nice period’s men’s wear...places that will rent at tolerably reasonable prices, but they’re clear across the country. We’ve found places that will make things to order.”

Markert earned her undergraduate degree in Speech and Theatre at Grinnell College and her masters in Costume Design at Carnegie Mellon University. After studying and living in Pittsburgh for the first time, Markert moved out to Los Angeles to work on the critically acclaimed Norman Lear shows such as “All in the Family” and “One Day at a Time.”

After finding LA to be “too big,” Markert moved back to Pittsburgh to find local work. On a fateful night at a reception, Markert innocently dropped off a resume that would lead to her longest costume designing gig at Point Park.

In regards to her biggest impact, Markert appreciated that her expertise on costume design for Point Park and local theater companies has assisted in a variety of productions for decades.

“And it’s just having the knowledge that I have over the number of years that I’ve worked that I think helps people,” Markert said. “And I hope it does.”

Amanda Andrews

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Thursday, October 10th 12:34 p.m. - University Center Theft

Thursday, October 17th 12:39 p.m. - Frontier Hall Harassment

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USG passes Fall II Budget Allocation USG

By Sarah Gibson USG Beat Writer

In this week’s legislative body meeting, the United Student Government (USG) met with several changes. To start, this was the first meeting of the semester that was not held in the JVH. It was instead held in Lawrence 200.

The aim of was to be more visible to students walking by.

This was also the first meeting that saw a major dive in attendance since the special election. It was suggested that the reason for this dip was the fact that this meeting was held on a Sunday. Every third week of the month, USG meetings must be held on a Sunday due to the senators’ assignments to attend Faculty Committee

meetings on Mondays.

During the meeting, the legislative body voted unanimously to approve the Student Organization Budget for the Fall II funding period. A total of $17,319 was given out to clubs, not including what will come from the appeals process that is scheduled to take place this week. Per the Fall II Funding Allocation minutes on PointSync, a total of nearly $40,000 was allocated to clubs this semester.

During this meeting, President Jake Berlin announced that he would be meeting with President Paul Hennigan next week and asked if there was anything that the legislative body would like him to discuss with the President. President Berlin, when discussing the issue of parking, established that Point Park students wouldn’t

be able to get their own parking garage, but he would ask about some sort of discounted street parking.

Alexa Lake reported in on an advisory referendum sent to students on the topic of USG’s name change. Though the proposition for a referendum on changing the name to GoPPU was not passed several weeks ago, an advisory referendum doesn’t need to be passed by the legislative body. Lake noted that while there were many responses, they had yet to be counted.

The shortest meeting of the semester was adjourned just after twenty minutes. It was established that the next meeting would also be in Lawrence 200.

Sarah Gibson

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Education students spend 8 weeks student teaching abroad

By Dara Collins Editor-in-Chief

Seniors Emily Palma and Aislin Shannon have spent the last eight weeks exploring castles, seaside cliff trails and small villages.

However, the main attraction for the two education majors was the students at Greystones Community National School in Greystones, Ireland, where they completed the first half of their student teaching requirements ahead of their December 2019 graduation.

“Our goal is that they really return to the United States and, as future classroom Aislin Shannon | Submitted teachers, with more of a glob- Senior Aislin Shannon visited the Cliffs of Moher while student teaching abroad in Ireland. al mindedness...that perhaps they didn’t have before this ex- a dual certification in special By the last weeks of my expe- Shannon can check off Ireland, perience,” Dr. Virginia Cham- education, taught in a first rience, I [was] teaching my Northern Ireland, Scotland, class classroom at Greystones classroom the entire day with Germany, Norway and Spain bers said.

Chambers, an assistant Community National School, as little help from the coop- from her bucket list, and she professor at the university, which equates to a first grade erating teacher as possible,” doesn’t believe she would have Shannon said. had the opportunity otherwise coordinated the study abroad class in the states.

“In my first class classAlthough the top priority if it weren’t for Point Park. program for education sturoom here in Ireland, every of this study abroad experi“I have seen so many casdents with Kamryn York, morning my students come ence was the classroom expetles and old buildings on expart-time faculty member and running up to me yelling ‘Miss rience, Palma and Shannon cursions throughout Ireland,” graduate assistant, and Dr. Palma!

Miss Palma,” and they found time to explore the new Shannon said. “Old archiDarlene Marnich, the Chair of all want to tell me a story about culture. tecture is one of my favorite the School of Education. their play date or what they “One weekend, Aislin and things.

I love old buildings, “We are finding more and had for dinner, and especially I went to the small village of castles, sculptures, gravemore that teachers in Western if they have a loose tooth,” PalEnniskerry, which has a popstones and anything else that Pennsylvania and across our ma said. ulation of just over 2,000,” has a lot of character.” country are teaching students Due to this interaction Palma said. “There is a beauBetween the educational, with diverse backgrounds and with the students, Palma tiful garden with waterfalls, a social and cultural experienchaving our student teachers wants to incorporate five to tower that could be from Raes, the students learned more have the opportunity to teach 10 minutes of conversation punzel, and a Japanese-styled than what can be taught within in a different culture with stuwith her future students about garden too.” the four walls of a classroom. dents from a different countheir night or weekend, their Palma said seeing the Palma explained some of try than our own enables our feelings or any news they may Edinburgh Castle in Edinher biggest takeaways from teachers to have a unique perhave to share. burgh, Scotland, may have the experience: have patience, spective on what it means to Shannon, also an early been one of the most memo- appreciate other cultures, connect and meet individual childhood education pre-kin- rable moments from her Eu- leave your comfort zone and needs of students based on dergarten through 4th grade ropean experience. appreciate every moment of cultural backgrounds,” Chammajor, was placed in a Junior “The castle was right in an experience. bers said.

Infants classroom, the equivathe middle of the city on a big “I’m not always going to Both students were in lent to very early kindergarten hill, and at night it lights up be perfect when I first teach a Greystones since Aug. 24 and in America. so you can see the old winlesson,” Palma said, in referreturned home this past weekShannon explained studows, the flag and where they ence to learning patience beend to finish the remainder of dent teachers begin by observwould fire off their cannons,” fore explaining her other taketheir student teaching experiing the cooperating teacher’s Palma said.

“I wish we would aways.

“It is going to take time ence. Students must complete lessons, classroom managehave had the opportunity to and effort to get where I want at least six weeks of student ment, skills and techniques. spend more time in Scotland to be, and that takes a lot of teaching in the state of PennThe student teachers then to explore more, but I’m so patience...It feels like no more sylvania, according to the slowly begin to teach the classthankful for the two days I than a blink of an eye since I’ve Pennsylvania Department of room on their own. had been immersed in the been here...I regret wasting Education.

“I began by observing my Scottish culture.” my thoughts on yearning to Palma, an early childhood cooperating teacher and how Between her summer be home because I could have education pre-kindergarten she conducted her classroom... and fall overseas experiences, spent that time engrossing mythrough 4th grade major with

PIONEER PUBLIC Mikayla Wilson

By Hannah Walden Co-Features/A&E Editor

Coming from a very artsy family, it comes as no surprise that Mikayla Wilson would grow up a dancer in Bermuda and would go on to become a professional dancer in the United States.

“My mom was a dancer and my whole family is really artsy,” Wilson said. “I guess it was bound to happen.”

Wilson grew up in Warwick, Bermuda and started dancing jazz and ballet at four years old. By the time she was 16, Wilson was dancing contemporary and left

Bermuda for Grier School, an all-girls boarding school near Altoona, Pa. “My dance teacher [from Grier] is an alum from Point Park, that’s how I met some of the teachers,” Wilson said.

“And then I did the summer program before my senior year [at Grier] and I never auditioned anywhere else.”

Along with her prior knowledge of Point Park and the dance program, Wilson decided to attend Point Park for the opportunity to live in the city, the transportation back home and the small campus and school life that Point Park provides.

“I never wanted to go to a big school, because I’ve only been to small schools, and I thought a big school would be a lot,” Wilson said. “I think Point Park is big enough.”

After dancing in a number of styles growing up, Wilson was eager to take on something more technically strong, and decided to major in dance with a concentration in modern at Point Park.

Throughout her time at Point Park, Wilson has participated in six shows from her freshman year until now, her junior year. Most recently she participated in the Contemporary Choreographers showcase and was in “A Decline from a Sound of Prosperous Condition” choreographed by Martha Nichols.

Two of the shows Wilson has been cast in were student-run shows. The next show she will participate in will also be the first Student Choreography Project from Nov. 15 through 17, making it her third student show and seventh total show at Point Park.

According to Wilson, the area she grew up in doesn’t provide many artistic outlets for kids. Her plans after graduation are to become a professional dancer, explore all kinds of dance and to eventually go home to Bermuda and help grow and expand the creative arts industry by teaching at dance companies or schools. Currently, there

self in the Irish culture or working harder on my lesson plans.”

Through these lessons learned, Palma shared an emotional bond with her students while student teaching.

“Although I was their teacher for eight weeks, my students were the real teachers in this student teaching experience,” Palma said.

“They taught me to listen, laugh and have fun...my class of 26 first class students are the reason I wake up every morning with a smile on my face, and they are going to be the reason I shed a tear when I have to leave Ireland.”

Dr. Chambers and Dr. Marnich visited the students prior to their return to the United States. They observed Palma and Shannon in the classroom and met with cooperating teachers and supervisors.

“We were just extremely impressed with their level of professionalism, how well they were representing Point Park University and the United States of America,” Chambers said. “Everyone had nothing but positive feedback to give us about the two girls and their experience over there, so we’re really proud of what they’ve been able to do because transitioning to student teaching is a difficult task even if you’re doing it in PIttsburgh, but they took on the challenge of doing it abroad, and they just did a tremendous job,” “Just like the other student teachers that completed in the spring, we’re just very proud of our students that are willing to take on this opportunity,” Chambers said.

“It is a challenge, and they’ve done it in a wonderful fashion and represented Point Park on an international scale where we couldn’t be more proud of them.”

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are very few opportunities for kids to dance and participate in creative outlets, leaving them to choose to drop their creative aspirations or travel elsewhere for the opportunity to study.

After growing up dancing, it is something that Wilson uses and practices on a

daily basis, as it helps her deal with daily struggles and provides a good daily outlet for emotions.

“It just helps me to live without feeling stuck in the norm,” Wilson said.

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McCarthy’s The Road’ tells sad story of father and son

By Chandni Shah For The Globe

One thing my high school English teacher always asked was, “how does language make meaning?” How can an author change the way we think about the world that we live in with words? Whether it be poetry, an article, a good book or even the lyrics to a song, they all have the potential to alter our minds and how we perceive the sphere of society.

A book that reshapes perception is “The Road”

by Cormac McCarthy, winning the Pulitzer Prize back in 2007, following the story of a young boy and his father as they travel through a post-apocalyptic America.

Nothing is left of the world except for ash and dust, and the pair struggle to survive in a barren world, only having each other to rely on and the road that they follow. Although the novel isn’t banned, it’s been challenged because of its questionable features including cannibalism and violence.

There is an intriguing ambiguity to the novel because it is never actually

stated how the apocalypse happened and the two main characters don’t have names, leaving it up to the reader to make their own interpretations about how the world ended. The reader is forced to ask themselves what the people in the book did to get to this point, if they are able to stop it from happening in their lifetime and what they would do if they were in the boy and the father’s position.

With this new, barren world comes a new kind of people, they scour the remains of the land looking for survivors — for food.

The cannibalists hunt down their own kind, they have lost all sense of morals and have succumbed to their ravaging hunger. The boy and his father vow to never turn into those people and would rather kill themselves than be their victims. These violent aspects of the novel push people away from reading it because they know that one day if our generation doesn’t change its habits, we may live in this world.

Some have called the book “poorly written” and have said that McCarthy is a bad writer because he doesn’t

use proper punctuation and tends to write fragmented sentences throughout the entirety of the novel. This could be another reason as to why the book has been challenged in the past, but there is another way to look at McCarthy’s choice of style.

In a world where there are no laws, why would proper writing be an exception to that? These things such as grammar and other concepts or objects that don’t exist anymore are what McCarthy calls an “idiom shorn of its referents.” When something is destroyed and we can no longer remember its name, it ceases to be part of our reality. Thus, the rules of English writing have ceased to exist in the father and son’s world and by writing the novel that way McCarthy can convey this idea.

“The Road” changes the way we look at language, and that even a seemingly simple change to the way someone writes can possess a deeper meaning. Ultimately, McCarthy forces us to look at the way we live today with new eyes — no one wants our world to become a land of ash as it is in the novel, but

it could turn to that sooner than we think. If it does, we will be in a place of “borrowed time and borrowed

world and borrowed eyes with which to sorrow it.”

Chandni Shah crshah@pointpark.edu

Oliver Tree includes Pittsburgh on ‘Goodbye Farewell’ tour Cozy playlist ready for autumn season ”The Road” book cover.

By Luke Mongelli For The Globe

On Sat. Oct. 12, Oliver Tree made his way to the brand new Roxian Theater in McKees Rocks, just outside of Downtown Pittsburgh, to perform for his last time on his “Goodbye Farewell Tour.” The Roxian is new to the city, bringing life and business to the main drag of McKees Rocks. The theater has removable seats that were taken out for this show for good reason. No one would have used them anyways.

Tree was accompanied

by NVDES, an electronic/ dance DJ based in Los Angeles, Cali., and Estonian rap sensation Tommy Ca$h.

NVDES, who helps Tree create some of his music, opened the event, setting the bar high for the following acts.

The crowd started out calm at the beginning of NVDES’ set, testing the waters with this up-and-coming musician, but quickly learned that this guy was the real deal. He played a 45-minute set, and every second felt like a buzz growing around the room. Behind him, a giant LED board showed a series of psychedelic images to accompany his songs, which added to his set tremendously. When he left the stage, a roar filled the theater that shook the walls. Everyone knew it was going to be an astonishing show after that. After NVDES absolutely rocked the crowd, the audience was met with a half hour wait, which left them hungry and wanting more.

The audience got more as Ca$h, accompanied by his DJ, walked out of the thick smoke that poured from the wings of the stage. Behind him, an introduction played, which left the audience chilled and excited. The beat for one of his most famous songs, “Little Molly,” started out of the silence that built in

the theater. The crowd erupted. Those who knew his songs sang along, and for those that did not, learned the words quickly. Ca$h jumped around stage for another 40 minutes, electrifying the crowd even more than the opening act did. Ca$h dedicated his last song to the late Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller, and the crowd went berserk. Despite the cheers to stay on stage and play more, Ca$h made his way off the stage, and the crowd’s attention shifted to the man of the hour: Oliver Tree.

All the lights dimmed, except for the LED board.

On the screen, Tree’s life story started to play. You could hear a pin drop. The video went on to tell the already captivated audience how Tree got his start in music, and what exactly in his life brought him to that stage. In the center of the stage sat a wheelchair, which was not a surprise to much of the crowd. Tree had tweeted out that while performing a stunt for a music video, he had broken his ankle. He is often heard boasting about how he does all his own stunts, but this time it caught up with him. Tree also revealed to the crowd he was just released from the hospital a couple nights before the show. He had lost one-third of his blood, due to internal bleeding. He made it clear that he would not let this affect his performance, and he would still “rock all of Pittsburgh.”

He opened with his most popular song, from the Alien Boy EP, “Alien Boy.” The crowd immediately began singing along without missing a beat. The pit right in front of the stage exploded with life, jumping up and down in unison, pumping their fists in the air, or as Tree likes to call it, “putting your rockers up.” After the first song he began to interact with the crowd, which he makes a point to do at

every concert he performs at. He makes it very clear he does it all for the fans, and he wouldn’t be where he is without them. Despite his cocky persona, he seems to never forget his roots and all the people who have helped him succeed over the years.

Tree then went on to play many of his other hits, rolling around stage and popping wheelies in his wheelchair. He made sure to play some fan favorites, such as “All That,” “Welcome to LA,” “Miracle Man” and “Hurt.”

He also decided to play some unreleased music, that he says he plans to drop soon.

Tree also likes to indulge in some comedy during his shows, and it is what helped his career take off. During the show, he asked the crowd “Do you guys want to hear something I wrote in my hotel room last night?’

Of course, everyone wanted to. He then began to play the opening guitar riff from the popular AC/DC song “Thunderstruck.” Tree took a break after this, and let his very talented guitar/keyboard player and his drummer have a solo. Tree makes sure to give them the recognition they deserve, and shines light on how hard his bandmates work to bring his creations to the stage.

Overall, this concert was masterfully executed. The performances by NVDES, Tommy Ca$h and Oliver Tree have certainly set the bar high for artists on their way in. Although Tree says this is his last tour, this most likely is not the end of his music making career.

There was a whole spectrum of music represented in the concert, ranging from electronic to rock to rap. I think that if you are someone who enjoys all of those genres and has a hard time deciding on what to listen to, look no further than Oliver Tree.

Luke Mongelli lrmonge@pointpark.edu

By Gianna DiPaolo For The Globe

Fall is here, and it’s time for a cozy playlist that can make you feel what the autumn season is all about.

This ten-track playlist, it will take you through a whirlwind of emotions, and make you feel even cozier than you were before!

Track #1: “Brooklyn” by Patrick Droney A track from a widely underrated artist, Patrick Droney brings the cozy, autumn feeling through this melodic song. The song features Droney’s high vocals and guitar riffs that make the song sound like a walk in the city on a rainy day.

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Track #6: “Way Down We Go”

by KALEO Another track from yet another underrated artist, this song’s powerful melody gets your foot tapping. It’s a good change of pace from the other songs as it’s more upbeat so it gives off a different sound, but it still has the cozy fall appeal within the intensity of the track.

Track #7: “Poison & Wine” by The Civil Wars

The quiet piano and strumming in the background give off a nostalgic sound while the vocals are the main focus of the song. “Poison & Wine” offers a chill sound so you can sit back and relax while enjoying the song.

Track #2: “Ophelia” by The Lumineers

Track #8: “From the Dining Table” by Harry Styles

The Lumineers always bring the cozy vibes through their songs, but one of their ultimate autumn songs is “Ophelia.” Using their folky-rock sound, they created a song that makes you want to fall in love on a fall night.

Different from his boyband days, Harry Styles brings a slow, de-stressing song for those busy autumn days. It’s one of those songs that you throw on when you just want to relax from a long day of work.

Track #3: “Look After You” by The Fray

Track #9: “Let Me Down Slowly” by Alec Benjamin

Although it’s an old song, “Look After You” deserves a spot on this playlist. The chill melody and vocals of the song feel like a cold fall day.

Track #4: “Cherry Wine” by Hozier

One of the most essential Hozier songs, the acoustics within the song are euphonic.

It feels as if you need to be cuddled up on a cold autumn day with a hot cup of tea.

Track #5: “Holocene” by Bon Iver

From the king of autumn songs himself, Bon Iver brings a cozy track with haunting vocals and a smooth melody.

Due to the nature and sound of this song, it lands a spot in any autumn playlist.

As a rising artist, Alec Benjamin released this song last year and it’s the perfect autumn song when you’re feeling a little blue about someone. Featuring a promising beat, it distracts from the emotional, yet relatable lyrics it has to offer.

Track #10: “Us” by James Bay James Bay has been quiet for a couple of years since his last album release, but his hit single “Us” from the movie “After” is such a perfect song for the fall season. This song has powerful vocals and an even more powerful instrumental track to make you feel like you’re in love, even if you don’t have that one person.

Gianna DiPaolo gydipao@pointpark.edu

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Margaret Atwood returns with ‘The Testaments’

Author publishes sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ 35 years later

By Jordyn Hronec Editor-Elect

Margaret Atwood’s 1984 “The Handmaid’s Tale” has done everything but fall out of popularity in the 35 years since its publication. The book was adapted into a movie in 1990, and more recently, an Emmy award-winning Hulu Original series came out starring the talented Elisabeth Moss.

In fact, 35 years after its publication, Atwood released a heavily anticipated sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” titled “The Testaments,” which was released on Sept. 12, 2019.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” tells the story of Offred, a Handmaid forced to have children with the powerful men who are in charge of the theocracy, Gilead, that has replaced the United States.

The novel ends on a cliffhanger, one that the Hulu show has extended past but that the novel’s sequel does not pick up.

“The Testaments” tells the story of three other women affected by the societal structure in Gilead, one that places women’s value upon their ability to be obedient and achieve motherhood.

One character, Aunt Lydia, is one of the few women in Gilead who has some type of power, albeit power over other women. She also appeared in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” though in “The Testaments,” her character appears to be less driven by the word of God and more influenced by the need to win leverage over her colleagues. The other two

narrators, Daisy and Agnes, tell their stories of growing up in Canada and Gilead, respectively.

At the beginning of the novel, the three characters’ stories seem to not have much to do with each other.

But this changes drastically as the story progresses.

“The Testaments” builds upon the world that Atwood created in her original novel and offers an abundance of commentary on the treatment of women in society, as well as the role that religion can play.

“The Handmaid’s Tale” is often cited by those wishing to protest proposed laws restricting reproductive rights and healthcare. This is due to the treatment of the Handmaids, where they are viewed as only having the purpose of procreation. However, “The Testaments” heavily explores the problems with expecting all women to marry and serve men, especially at an extremely young age. It also focuses heavily on the issue of hypocrisy and using religion to cover up indecent and criminal acts. In fact, several characters within the novel discover that what is written in The Bible has been altered in Gilead’s teachings to better fit the narrative that Gilead wants its citizens to believe.

Overall, “The Testaments” is a powerful and haunting read that holds its own next to its predecessor. It also brings new considerations from a trusted voice to the forefront of readers’ minds.

Though “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testa-

ments,” are fiction, they serve as a cautionary tale regarding the power that religion holds, which can easily become corrupt. The nation of Gilead, at its face, seems idealistic and pure, and this idea is expressed in “The Testaments” through the “Pearl Girls,” characters who are sent to other nations as missionaries. However, “The Testaments” also allows readers a glimpse into Gilead’s formation and crimes committed by its citizens, which are often covered up and discussed in secret. The character of Aunt Lydia describes it best when she writes that “Gilead is rotting.”

Currently, Hulu’s “The Handmaid’s Tale” is between seasons, with fans anticipating the production and release of season four. It has been rumored that “The Testaments” could influence the writing and the direction that season four may take as the show aims to expand its world-building even further.

Both “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “The Testaments” are well worth anyone’s read. This is especially true in an era where religion and morals are so often intertwined with politics and women’s reproductive rights are so often up for debate. It seems as though Atwood has come back 35 years later to remind us all that “The Handmaid’s Tale” is not just a cash cow and Emmy collector for Hulu, but a warning for the future.

Jordyn Hronec jthrone@pointpark.edu

Jordyn Hronec | The Globe Margaret Atwood’s original novel, “The Handmaid’s Tale” pictured with her sequel, “The Testaments,” published 35 years later.

Zombieland: Double Tap follows up original

Waterparks wins new ‘FANDOM’

By Jared Murphy News Photo Editor

seat since he isn’t afraid to spill his true feelings into a song. In this latest album, Knight shares many experiences with fans from thoughts over his ex, to thoughts about moving on into the new, never shying away from being real.

With this new energy comes an updated sound.

There is still the old Waterparks sound of deep vocals over a quirky melody, but this time there’s the addition of a pop dream vibe. Songs like “Easy To Hate” embody this new sound. While it may not be as hardcore as old songs and songs like “Turbulent,” it’s something new for fans to explore and soak themselves into the dreamy sound.

In fact, the dreamy sound is one of the best parts of the album since it makes each song its own and so catchy. “I Miss Having Sex But At Least I Don’t Want To Die Anymore” might be the catchiest song on the album due to the light, soft pop feel of it. Of course, there still is the rough, hardcore, guitar and drum filled songs like in “Watch What Happens Next.”

The album in totality combines a blend of harmonic vocals and melodic instrumentals. It gives an interesting contrast between the lyrics and the music since normally the instrumentals are more harmonic. Knight pushes his voice to new levels due to these high and low harmonies in songs like “I Felt Younger When We Met.” Guitarist, Geoff Wigington, and drummer, Otto Wood, also push themselves in these new songs with different riffs and beats to match the new style

Rule #1: Cardio. You never know when you’ll need to outrun a zombie.

Horror comedy “Zombieland: Double Tap” was released in theaters on Oct. 18. Ten years after the first “Zombieland” movie, this installment follows the same group as before: Columbus, Tallahassee, Little Rock and Wichita, as they battle their way through the United States fighting off herds of zombies everywhere they go.

Similar to the first film, “Zombieland: Double Tap” continues with the witty humor and goriness that balance each other out quite well. There’s enough carnage and zombie killing to please horror fans, and plenty of hilarious scenes for those who are looking for a few laughs.

Since the last film the group has continued to bond, forming a post-apocalyptic family of sorts. They even set up camp at the White House. Little Rock decides to run away, feeling that the family is overbearing, so the rest have no choice but to chase her around the country.

At a few points, the characters almost seem self-aware that they are in a movie. In the very beginning Columbus even pokes fun at the fact that they waited ten years to make a sequel. A lot of times when movies do this it doesn’t work for me, but it was executed quite well and they didn’t go overboard which made the few jokes a whole lot funnier instead of killing

By Kylie Thomas For The Globe

A man with brightly colored, green hair screams through speakers, “You had your own Awsten Knight (hi).”

This could only mean one thing, a brand new album from Waterparks called “FANDOM.” Waterparks released their newest album, “FANDOM,” on Oct. 11. As Waterparks’ third studio album, it has been highly anticipated after the drop of their single, “Turbulent.”

Waterparks is a newer band to the pop-rock scene and started their large-crowd debut on Vans’ Warped Tour before their first studio album dropped. The band quickly grew in popularity as they ended up headlining Vans’ Warped Tour in 2018, drawing some of the largest crowds of the event.

Now, the band is more popular than they’ve ever been. So much so that their new album is being sold at Target, which is a big deal. It’s an even bigger deal to sell out both pre-sales and store copies. This may be in part due to the chaotic-good energy of the members, but the band’s music is a huge part of it. The factor of the sales of the album gives just a small idea of how great it truly is.

“FANDOM” is a different kind of energy for the band.

While Waterparks has truly shown fans many different sides of them, even the really weird ones, the new album shows a complex side of the band, especially the singer, Awsten Knight.

Knight has always been one to keep fans on the edge of their

and stay light and soft above Knight’s vocals.

Besides the musicality of the album, the lyrics only provide a further love for the band and “FANDOM.” Knight has always combined ironic and sarcastic lyrics with deeply felt ones. This new album is no exception. From funny lyrics like, “You had your own Pete Wentz and Patrick combined,” to deep hitting lyrics like, “All that I can do is fall in blame with you.”

That’s what makes Waterparks such a relatable band. Everyone is going through these rough, serious, and heart-breaking moments but everyone can find solace in the band’s lyrics since they are equally up-lifting, saddening and, most importantly, healing.

Waterparks is a band for the broken, the depressed, the cheerful, the resentful and everything else in between.

There’s so many feelings and experiences packed into these 15 songs on this album. Each song tells a different story and invites the listener to live through the story along with Knight. These stories pull the listener in and make one a true fan of Waterparks.

Waterparks is a special band full of three special members. With a special band comes a very special album for every type of person. It’s filled with so many pieces that make up the puzzle to a hard-hitting, soft rock, passionate, catchy, inspiring album. And after a listen to it, it’s easy to see why Waterparks has the strongest “FANDOM.”

Kylie Thomas kjthoma@pointpark.edu

the joke.

“Zombieland: Double Tap” carries on showing Columbus’ rules on the screen, which was one of my favorite parts of “Zombieland.”

At one point the group runs into another duo, Albuquerque and Flagstaff, who are basically doppelgangers of Columbus and Tallahassee.

Flagstaff even has a list of commandments that he follows just like Columbus’ list of rules and the two go back and forth sharing and comparing their rules for surviving Zombieland.

At one point the group runs into Arizona, who’s taking refuge at a motel near Graceland. Arizona mentions that she’s a huge Bill Murray fan and vows to “murray” (Arizona’s term for killing someone who’s not a zombie) whoever killed Murray.

In the first “Zombieland” the group stakes out in Bill Murray’s house. While Columbus is enjoying a movie in Murray’s theater, Murray sneaks up on him and Columbus mistakes him for a zombie and kills Murray. There were little hidden references to the first “Zombieland,” like this one, all over the movie that made it an even more satisfying watch for those who saw the first one.

“Zombieland: Double Tap” continues to deliver the gore and action of the first film while maintaining a sense of humor along the way. This movie is a great watch for anyone looking to have a laugh and see some zombies get brutally killed as well.

Jared Murphy jgmurph@pointpark.edu

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Stop the ridicule It has been a growing issue online to ridicule people for their interests. It’s an issue that is often ignored, because it’s easy to partake in the ridicule and not give it a second thought.

But it’s wrong and it’s hurtful.

Twitter is full of individuals who share their interests in pop culture phenomena.

An example of this would be the vast and sprawling K-Pop fandom, who often pop up in the replies of famous people.

They’re a passionate group, but unfortunately they’re also often the butt of the joke.

This also applies to people who are interested in things such as anime and role playing games like “Dungeons and Dragons.”

A lot of the time, the problem occurs because these interests aren’t seen as “cool” or even normal, but they are. People have been enjoying the creative works of others for as long as humanity has existed. It’s just that somewhere along the way, someone got to decide where to draw the line as to what is acceptable and what

is not. This just isn’t fair.

Luckily, in response to the online ridicule, there has also been an increase in voices that defend the rights of others to enjoy whatever it is that they’re into. These voices are needed. It is high time that individuals are not shamed for taking an interest in TV shows, books, music or anything else. It shouldn’t be okay for one person to binge Stranger Things and be accepted but for another to love anime and feel shunned.

In fact, we at The Globe would like to open an invitation to any and all members of the Point Park community. Every week, we attempt to diversify our Arts and Entertainment page with a vast array of reviews. So if you are someone who has an opinion of something you like, even if it’s not considered normal or “mainstream” then please reach out to us about sharing your interest in a review. We would be happy to publish your piece and celebrate your enjoyment with you.

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Botham Jean’s controversial trial

By Nardos Haile For The Globe

Yet another trial centered on a black man’s murder at the hands of a police officer came to its conclusion last week.

Amber Guyger, former Dallas police officer, convicted of the murder of 26-year-old Botham Jean, will serve ten years. The lawyer’s representing Jean’s family asked for 28 years because Jean would have been 28 years old today. Guyger received ten. But that is how the justice system works for people who abuse their power, and the black victims that fall in jeopardy because of it.

Guyger is the first of countless police officers who were suspended, fired and received a guilty verdict in court.

Shocking, I know. As long as this country and our law enforcement continue to shield officers from directly facing consequences for their illegal and lethal behavior, brown and black people will continue to die at the hands of the people that are sworn to protect us.

Nevertheless, Guyger faces up to ten years of prison for murder and it’s the bare minimum. Guyger shot Jean in his own home while he ate ice cream. He died in a mundane and harsh way, it makes this story of yet another black man’s death hurt a little more than usual.

Her low prison sentence

isn’t the most unnerving part about this case, what happened after her sentencing is.

During a speech to Guyger at her sentencing, Botham Jean’s brother, Brandt Jean, forgives her. Not only does he forgive her, he asks the judge permission to hug her.

“...I don’t believe that forgiveness will stop the next innocent black man’s inevitable murder.”

Haile Nardos For The Globe

Many people called this act of forgiveness a powerful and inspiring message to racially divided America. I’m not surprised. Of course, most white Christians find this story inspirational because black suffering and pain is too hard of a pill to swallow for them.

Instead, they want to see a traumatized family show grace so they can feel comfortable and solace in a situation so brutal and horrific that it’s

left this family with no son, no brother, no friend.

Historically, this country ignores its race issues, but it’s only been able to pretend like we are past our race issues through black forgiveness. What would happen if black people didn’t seemly move on from the atrocities of slavery? Or Jim Crow? Or mass incarceration? What else we have to forgive for this country to move on from its wrongdoings?

Not only did Jean’s family forgive Guyger, so did Judge Tammy Kemp. At the end of the sentencing, Kemp gave Guyger a hug and a bible.

This act caused outrage from the Freedom From Religion Foundation. The non-profit says Kemp violated constitutional law in a governmental capacity.

In some ways, I do understand the idea of forgiveness. I understand what forgiveness means to people of faith and nonreligious people as well. It is a way people can release the pain they hold onto so they can move on with their lives. I understand what the Jean family tried to achieve for themselves, but I don’t believe that forgiveness will stop the next innocent black man’s inevitable murder.

Nardos Haile nhaile@pointpark.edu

Writing a novel in 30 days can pose a challenge

A student’s experience in creating an individual masterpiece

By Amara Phillips Copy Editor

National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) is an annual writing project that begins on Nov. 1, where participants attempt to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November. Anyone interested can create an account at nanowrimo. org, which is the official website that keeps track of your writing progress. This website is really fun and creative for anyone ambitious enough who wants to try writing an entire novel in 30 days. You can earn different badges when you hit specific word count goals, and receive pep-talks from well-known writers to help keep you motivated. Nanowrimo.org also allows you to find other novel writing buddies, which is exciting because you will have someone to motivate and someone to motivate you as you push out

those words.

This will be the second year I am contributing to NaNoWriMo and I am extremely excited. I wrote my first novel in the month of November a couple years ago as a senior in high school, and it was a painful process. I partially did it to impress my teacher and because I figured it would be a good form of therapy. Also, who wouldn’t want to say they wrote a novel?

My first novel is super embarrassing, and I hope it never sees the light of day. It is titled “Bad Timing” and follows these two teens living in New York City as they create a passionate love story. Due to the fact I was 17 when I wrote this, it is full of classic teenage angst and poorly written romance. Despite the fact that it is overall a bad novel that is poorly written with a basic plot structure and flat characters, I don’t have it in

me to delete it. This novel really depicts my mindset at the time and not to mention, it was extremely time consuming. I put in so much time and effort into my characters, and at the time I believed this to be a personal masterpiece, but looking back I feel differently.

NaNoWriMo really requires you to grind out a couple chapters daily to reach the word count of 50,000 and it requires a lot of coffee and lack of sleep if you are dedicated.

I personally believe the dark under eye circles are worth it for the month of November. I think writing is the most underappreciated form of art, and this month sheds light to an art form that not many people think of. As an English Literature major, I can say the English field is dying. People genuinely don’t read novels as much as they used to, and we

need more writers and more novelists to bring new ideas to society and to continue creating art in the form of words.

If you are thinking of doing NaNoWriMo, I encourage you to do so. Create an outline before you begin writing and try to pace yourself. Creating an entire world of your own with complex characters is the best escape from reality. I personally use writing as a form of therapy and I am definitely going to unleash a lot of my thoughts and emotions in my upcoming novel for November. I have been feeling really inspired lately as a result of some past events that have left me with so many pent up emotions. I think turning pain, anger and sadness into a piece of art is a beautiful concept.

Novel writing is fun and therapeutic, but also extremely stressful and time consuming.

You are not always going to like what you create, and I think the main goal of completing a novel isn’t for the title, but for being proud of your newest accomplishment. I think you should be proud of what you have created. I felt an abundance of feelings when creating my first novel; at the beginning of my book I loved it, then I started to hate it. I became frustrated, because there were so many directions I could steer the plot and my mind became extremely indecisive when thinking about the fate of my characters.

Outlining my novel helped a lot, but it didn’t help entirely because as I started writing, I got lost in this imaginary world I created.

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Amara Phillips adphill@pointpark.edu

The question of United States involvement in other countries

By Logan Dubil For The Globe

Trump’s decision regarding Syrian involvement: Good or Bad? For those of you who do not consume news on a daily basis, there is a slight possi-

bility that you are unaware of the current situation regarding American troops being removed from Syria. If this is the case, here is a quick run down: President Donald J. Trump has had his eye on bringing home U.S. troops from Syria for quite some time now, but

after a Turkish invasion targeting U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish fighters against the Islamic State moved deep into Syrian territory, the President knew something had to be done.

American troops and supplies were in danger and as President of the United States, it is

his responsibility to look out for the American people. On Oct. 6, Trump decided to remove all of about 1,000 troops from the area, in hopes of saving their lives and keeping the United States out of unnecessary conflict. This decision has been controversial for numerous

reasons, but I am here to explain why President Trump did the right thing.

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All In with Allison

By Allison Schubert Sports Columnist

Low Temps, High Tops

The weather is getting colder, but the court over at CCAC - Allegheny is just heating up.

It is no secret that basketball season is my favorite - I had an entire column about it last year around this time. This year is absolutely no exception.

This season started with an entire event to celebrate the two teams. Both the men’s and women’s teams hosted Basketball Madness in the student center gym to get students pumped up about their upcoming seasons.

The best shooters from both teams went head-tohead in a 3-point shooting contest, in which junior guard Michelle Burns took home the win.

Students were invited to partake in a shooting contest of their own in an attempt to win prizes.

Players also battled it out in a skills competition before showcasing their skills in a scrimmage at the end of the night.

Just a day prior to the madness, the River States Conference (RSC) released their Coaches’ Preseason Polls for both the men’s and women’s teams.

This year, the women’s team is ranked 7th out of the 13 teams in the RSC, while the men are seated at 9th, again out of 13 teams.

Both are predicted to finish fourth in the RSC East Division, the same spot both teams ended up in last season. Fourth in the RSC East is good enough to solidify

the last spot in the conference playoffs, which is what both teams ended up doing at the end of last year.

The men’s team is starting fresh with only two starters returning from last year in Mark Shehady and Kyle Carrington, who averaged 7.8 and 11.1 points per game, respectively.

Head coach Joe Lewandowski added both depth and height to the roster, with 29 total players and a developing reserve team as additions in the offseason.

The women’s team returns more veterans in Burns, Tyra James, Bailey Mook, Ariana Sanders, and Carly Lutz.

Burns was named to the RSC Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team. James averaged 9.9 points per game and finished last season with a team-high 52 3-pointers.

The womens’ 19-player roster includes ten freshmen of their own, all from the surrounding area (except one from Texas).

The action is starting a lot earlier than normal, however, with the women’s team kicking off their season this Friday and Saturday and the Lawrence Tech Tip-off Classic.

The men’s team will play an exhibition game versus Chatham University on Sunday, but will not play again until November 5th when their preseason officially begins.

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Volleyball hands IU Kokomo first conference loss in 3 years

By Dara Collins Editor-in-Chief

The Pioneers reclaimed team chemistry and the top spot in the River States Conference (RSC) East division after their third-straight road weekend.

“This past weekend really showed us our potential as a team and showed how important each player is on this team in order for us to be successful,” senior Maria Ferragonio said. “Going 2-0 on the weekend was a very rewarding feeling, especially our win against Kokomo since they were the top team to beat.”

Point Park closed out its second-to-last RSC road weekend of the season on a high note after sending Indiana University (IU) Kokomo, the leading team in the RSC West, home with its first conference loss of the season.

In fact, it was IU Kokomo’s first RSC loss since October 2016.

“Beating Kokomo is for sure the highlight of our season thus far, especially for me,” defensive specialist Ashley Castelli said.

Castelli has been out with a concussion and played her first game back against IU Kokomo, tying for the team-high

for digs at 18.

“We did a great job overall, we kept the energy high and communicated well,” Castelli said. “We focused on our side of the net and minimized our errors and did what we could do to stop them, and we succeeded.”

The Pioneers shut down the Cougars 3-1 last Friday. IU Kokomo came out strong in set one, but there was no question the Pioneers would turn the match around.

“It was a tough match but we all had so much fun so it’s setting the tone for the rest of the season because we know we are better than all of these teams,” Castelli said. “Now, we just have to show up and play like it.”

Setters Julia Menosky and Brittney Bianco spread the attack to six Pioneers with 24 and 19 assists, respectively.

Senior outside hitter Haley English led the Pioneer offense with 12 kills, sophomore Madison Sima followed with 10 and Ferragonio and junior Jazlyn Rozier put down eight each.

Sima and Ferragonio also handled defense at the net with two blocks apiece.

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nio and Menosky also boasted double-digits on defense with 14 and 11 digs, respectively.

Following the four-set win against the previous top team in the RSC West, the Pioneers completed a five-set win against the bottom team in the same division.

Point Park outlasted Cincinnati Christian University in the final road match of the weekend by scores of 25-9, 1025, 25-21, 16-25 and 15-7.

The Pioneers out-gunned the Eagles 58 to 43 with junior Kristy Lippert and freshman Taylor Small leading the attack with 13 kills each. Rozier (11) and Ferragonio (10) also climbed to double digits to help on offense.

The setters threw out 47 assists, collectively, and Castelli highlighted the back row with 24 digs on the match. Menosky was the only Pioneer to pull a double-double with the addition of 12 digs.

The Pioneers will embark on one last RSC road trip this weekend to play University of Rio Grande and West Virginia Tech. Point Park previously won in four sets against both teams in home contests from late September.

“We are all looking forward to being home because we won’t have to worry about playing well after sitting on a bus for six plus hours,” Castelli said. “We will also have the home court advantage, and I think we will thrive because of the atmosphere in the gym from all of the people who come to support us and bring the energy which definitely helps.”

As of Oct. 21, Point Park stands at 16-6 overall, 6-3 RSC and has eight matches left before the conference playoffs begin.

“Our hard work has paid off so far, but we aren’t done yet, and I’m looking forward to the rest of the season,” Ferragonio said.

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Women fall to Carlow 1-0 in close battle of defenses

Fall to 2-3-1 in River States Conference play

By Austin Alkire Co-Sports Editor

The Pioneers had their backs against the walls. Already down 1-0 heading into the second half, the women’s soccer team was looking to even the score and set-up a chance at a third-straight victory, this time over rival Carlow.

Carlow had other plans.

Just under two minutes into the half, Celtics’ defender Erin Thompson took a corner, putting the ball into the middle of the box.

Fellow Carlow defender Rachel Flory was exactly where she needed to be. She made contact with the ball, directing it towards the upper-right corner of the net, seemingly for a goal.

However, Pioneers’ freshman defender Josie Valeri was able to jump up and hit the ball with her head, knocking it back into play where senior goalkeeper Ashtyn Webb was able to save the rebound shot.

Valeri’s defensive effort was one of many that allowed Point Park to stay in the game

and keep the score to a minimum. For a midfielder like senior Gabby Widman, this was important.

“I thought our defense played really well that game.

The plays that were made gave us momentum at different points of the game,” Widman said. “Those bursts of momentum may have come too late, but they gave us opportunities more so in the second half.”

Those opportunities were needed in the second half after Carlow broke the ice in the first half.

Celtics’ defender Franki Berarducci was able to send her shot over the head of Webb to give Carlow the lead in the 37th minute.

Besides the lone goal, the Pioneers’ defense held strong throughout the whole game, shutting down the Celtics’ offense. Point Park was pressed heavily on defense in the first 45 minutes of the game.

“Compared to the other games, we came out on our toes in the first half and we were not able to turn it around and play our game until the second half,” senior

Bailey Boyd said.

After Valeri’s standout play to start the second half, it was the Pioneers’ turn to pressure their rival.

Unfortunately for Point Park, the Celtics’ defense brought their A-game to Highmark Stadium.

“By that time, we were just unable to be dangerous in the final third and get good looks on goal,” Boyd said.

After 90 minutes, the game was finished, as so was the Pioneers’ winning streak.

The game was as close as the 1-0 score suggested, according to Point Park head coach Bethanie Moreschi.

“I think it was a very evenly matched game and therefore the score was low,” Moreschi said. “They had a great shot that lead to them winning. Both teams had chances and we were just unable to find the back of the net.”

The Pioneers will head on the road for two River States Conference (RSC) matchups against WVU Tech (4-2) and Rio Grande (3-3).

Austin Alkire apalkir@pointpark.edu

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Men’s soccer breaks school record with 13th win

By Rachael McKriger Staff Writer

Records are meant to be broken.

The Point Park men’s soccer team did just that by earning their 13th straight victory against Washington & Jefferson on Saturday. The Pioneers have been dominant this season, with confidence oozing. That confidence has resulted in successful performances and plenty of goals.

However, the Pioneers know the job isn’t done yet.

They’re aiming for a title and a playoff berth in the NCAA Tournament. Kakanou Fotie, a senior defensive midfielder from Cameroon, said that the focus is still on the team’s next four-straight conference matches.

“We always focused on the game in front of us and never thought about the school’s record and things like that,” Fotie said. “But, to be part of such an amazing season is indescribable… We still have big games in front of us, so we’re looking to focus on those at the moment.

Point Park ended their week with a new record under their belt. However, the team kicked off the week at home against conference opponent — and city rival — Carlow University. Point Park showed off their dominance, scoring seven goals in a 7-0 victory.

Carlow barely had possession of the ball, as senior defender Wessel Rietveld called the Pioneers the better squad.

“We put them under

Nick Koehler | Point Park Athletics Juniors Mitchell Roell and Geert Bijl celebrate a win with a hug in a game at the Montour Junction Sports Complex. The celebration continued when the team beat the school record for most wins in a season.

high pressure and they couldn’t escape from it,” Rietvelt explained. “To win against a team from your city is great, although we knew they were not that much of a strong opponent.”

Facts back up the statement, as Carlow has no victories or draws this season. Carlow has racked up 10 losses in a row. Carlow had a hard time containing Pioneers forward Mitchell Roell, who scored three goals for his second hat trick of the season.

“I had a lot of shots this game and [Carlow’s] keeper did a very good job and

made some great saves,” Roell said. “But after a lot of attempts, some had to find the back of the net. Our team is very solid and is very strong, from our goalkeeper all the way up to the strikers. This allows me to get a lot of opportunities to score.”

Rietveld was one of five players to score. He found the back of the net multiple times. However, Geert Bijl, Jonathan Roos, Jaime Rodriguez and Emmanuel Ndayisenga tallied a goal each. Roell said seeing other players score gives everyone confidence.

“I’m not always going to be there or in the game to score goals,” Roell said. “It is great that we have a lot of players on this team that can score, so that we are not reliant on one or two players.”

Roell’s work ethic has earned him praise from his teammates, including Fotie.

“What makes Mitch so prolific for the team, above all, is his work rate,” Fotie said. “He always works for the team on both sides of the ball and can always make space for himself in dangerous areas of the opposition’s goal, which leads

to goal scoring chances.

Credit to our midfield, as well, for being able to find him in those pockets.”

Point Park’s match against Washington & Jefferson was tighter. This was the first time in 2019 that the Pioneers were forced into overtime. Point Park even had to go with 10 men, as Roos was shown a red card in the 85th minute.

Rietveld scored Point Park’s opening goal. Then, Washington and Jefferson opened up the second half with two unanswered goals.

Bijl, a junior from the Netherlands, tied it up in the 76th minute. In extra time, Ndayisenga, a sophomore from Tanzania, scored the game-winner.

“There’s been a lot of obstacles throughout the season, with game venues and injuries, but we managed to stay humble and have put ourselves in a solid position,” Fotie said.

Point Park will have a similar schedule this week.

Once again, the Pioneers will hit the road on Thursday, heading down to Beckley, West Virginia, to take on No. 18 ranked WVU Tech.

On Saturday, the team will continue their road trip to Rio Grande, Ohio, to face off with No. 10 ranked University of Rio Grande.

Rietveld said the goal is simple: win, win and win.

“We just need four more wins and we can call ourselves conference champions,” he said.

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu

Rugby finishes up unusually short season with 1-2 record

By Ben Powell For The Globe

The Point Park Bison’s Rugby Club went 1-2 to end a fall season plagued with game cancellations in a rebuilding season after the graduation of eight seniors.

The Bisons lost a lot of experienced veterans, and came into this year looking for new players to recruit to try and fill the gap they left.

They managed to recruit eight new players and put the training of these young players as a big priority for the team to ensure its success in the coming seasons.

“Last year we had eight seniors graduate and most were starters,” student coach Blake Fabianich said. “We wanted to get all the new players comfortable playing and build up our overall team chemistry.”

Despite finding young recruits to take the place of the graduated seniors, the Bisons ran into trouble as other teams found themselves in similar situations.

Four schools were unable to get a full roster of students and had to forfeit the season. This turned their eight-team conference into a four-team conference, which left each team with only three games each.

This left teams with little time to develop throughout the season.

“It affected our momentum for sure,” junior captain Zackery Thrasher said. “It never really let us get in a rhythm as a team and it ultimately made our new play-

ers develop slower because we weren’t playing games every week.”

Despite these complications, the Bisons finished third in their conference, finding themselves one game away from the playoffs.

The season took a rocky start, as the Bisons faced off against the undefeated Grove City College, where they took a huge loss scoring just two tries coming from juniors Thrasher and RJ Halfhill with a final score of 71-10.

The Bisons redeemed themselves the following week against Penn State Altoona, winning the game 33-25. A try came from junior Aaron Jackson as well as juniors Keith Kostosky and Jared Slattery, who each scored two tries a piece. The win was a big one for the Bisons, who turned things around late in the game to get the win.

“Getting a win over Penn State Altoona was a huge confidence boost for our team,” Fabianich said. “We were down at one point and had a good drive late in the game to score.”

Due to the nature of this short season, this put the Bisons just one win away from the playoffs, leaving the game on Oct. 11 against St. Vincent as the only obstacle left.

Unfortunately for the Bisons things did not go their way, and they took a 45-5 loss with one try coming from Kostsosky.

The game was close in

the first half with a score of 15-5. Things took a turn for the worse in the second half, as penalties hurt the team and allowed St. Vincent to control the game.

Despite the season’s outcome, the Bisons are very excited for the team’s future.

While it may not be noticeable on paper, there were some big takeaways from this season, namely in the grooming of young talent.

According to Thrasher, the new recruits made huge strides and fit very well in the system the team had instituted in the past.

“I don’t think [the new recruits] changed the way we play,” Thrasher said. “We are a very big team we like to keep it in the pack and just run over the other team and wear them down. We got a lot of new pack guys, so we just had to get them ready which we did and our offense really stayed the same.”

According to Fabianich, the team will be hitting the gym hard this offseason to get ready for the spring season.

While things may have not gone their way this season, the Bisons are confident things are going to be different in the coming years.

“We did better than a lot of people thought,” Thrasher said. “We are a young team still learning to play together, we will be good in the years to come.”

Ben Powell bdpowel@pointpark.edu

Megan Gloeckler | The Globe (ABOVE) The Point Park rugby team runs the ball in one of only three games that they played this season at Highmark Stadium.

(BELOW) A Point Park rugby player attempts to take the ball in to score.

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Broadcast legend Doc Emrick visits JVH auditorium

By Noah Bieniek For The Globe

It was a long ride for Mike “Doc” Emrick in becoming one of hockey’s most prolific voices in the broadcast booth.

On Wednesday Oct.16, the Pittsburgh Penguins were playing the Colorado Avalanche in the Wednesday Night Hockey Game of the Week and Doc was calling the game. So, on the Tuesday before, the six-time Emmy Award winning play-by-play announcer partnered with the Pittsburgh Center for Sports Media and Marketing in visiting and holding a conference on Point Park University’s campus for students.

This was Emrick’s third appearance on campus talking to Point Park students in his career. He held a 35 minute presentation of his favorite moments during his job and telling stories to students about his journey into the field of sports communication.

Emrick got his bache-

lor’s degree in speech from Manchester University, his master’s in radio/television from Miami (Ohio) University, and then received his Ph.D. in Communications from Bowling Green State University.

Getting his first job was hard, Emrick said as he sat in the corner of the rink during games filming himself commentating during the action. He sent his tapes to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Doc was notified he made the top three but did not get the job-Mike Lange did.

“It made me feel good even though I didn’t get the job. It gave me encouragement that I had something if I kept working at it,” Emrick said to the group of students.

“Do what no one else will do,” Emrick said. “Go to newspapers and stations, carry a sample of your work and knock on some doors.

They will say they don’t have time for you but just be politely aggressive. You will be turned down a lot, especial-

ly when you’re trying to get that first job, just believe in yourself and don’t quit.”

Emrick earned his first job in 1973 to be the play-byplay announcer for the Port Huron Flags, and from there he didn’t look back. Doc has spent time working with the Philadelphia Flyers, New Jersey Devils, CBS, FSN, ABC, TNT, ESPN, and is currently the lead play-by-play announcer for national telecasts on NBC and NBCSN. In his career, he has called 40 consecutive Stanley Cup Playoffs, 20 Stanley Cup Finals series, 12 NHL All Star games, and numerous Olympic hockey games.

“Doc is one of my favorite announcers in all of sports,” attendee Tyler Bornschlegel said. “I enjoyed the time.

Doc gave really good advice in how to prepare for life after college and stand out to employers.”

During the conference, Emrick mentioned that he loves and enjoys his job.

He can hang around hockey

teams while working, and there is no rule that says you must hate your job. He said he’s had some tough days, but he’s never hated his job. Emrick explained that you go to school so you can choose what you want to do with your life. Make sure you can enjoy it.

Emrick also listed to the students his best job interview tips: 1. “Leave the Phone”- It’s a distraction.

2. “Good Handshake”- A survey in England in 2014 said that 2/3 of managers consider a strong handshake as a great handshake, and it can either eliminate or keep that person in contention for the position.

3. “Eye Contact”- Eye contact is hard for every age group, but keep your eyes on that person, and make them look away from you.

4. “Always Overdress”It shows respect.

5. “Be early, and stay after”- On the first day, all the workers will wonder about

you, and before you go, ask your supervisor if anything else needs to be done.

“All this is about what the competition doesn’t do.”

Emrick said.

“To have someone from his background to want to come back onto campus is awesome,” Dani McSweeney, the graduate assistant for the Pittsburgh Center for Sports Media and Marketing, said. “It’s not normal for a college student to be able to meet someone with as much job experience and someone who is calling the Pens-Avs game. It’s a great opportunity for all students.”

The Penguins knocked off the Avalanche in overtime 3-2 on Wednesday night to hand the Avs their first loss of the season. Sidney Crosby had two points and Brandon Tanev scored his first career goal as a Penguin in overtime to give the Pens the win, all with Doc on the call.

Noah Bieniek nabieni@pointpark.edu

The Pittsburgh Center for Sports Media and Marketing brought Mike “Doc” Emrick to Point Park University for the third time ever this past week to talk to students in the JVH auditorium about his career and give them advice on their futures. Emrick welcomed students to talk with him one-on-one following his presentation.

After the event, Emrick sat down with senior Allison Schubert for an interview about career advice, what the plans for his future are, and dogs.

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