Jackson Clark Partners Enter Hazelwood
by Emma Federkeil, Point Park News Service Hazelwood community members talk about the importance of data brought in by Jackson Clark Partners.
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Possible Solutions to Pennsylvania’s Gerrymandering Conundrum
Research from Carnegie Mellon University inspires proposed protocols to end issue By: Kimberly Keagy, Point Park News Service: When Carnegie Mellon University mathematician Alan Frieze started thinking about why half the state voted Democrat, he wondered why the Democrats only had 5 seats in Congress? This prompted him to look into a more fair way of drawing districts. He and...
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Night of Fights at Carnegie Music Hall goes to Round 2
By Tyler Polk, Point Park News Service: Pro Boxing returns to the Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead on Nov. 4. Integrity Fighter Management and the Conn-Greb Boxing Gym present the event following the first successful pro boxing night held at the venue back in March. Mike McSorley, a promoter, and trainer at Conn-Greb said they choose to return to the...
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Pittsburgh’s best haunted attractions on a college budget
By Samiar Nefzi, Point Park News Service: Samiar Nefzi finds out what Haunted Attractions around Pittsburgh are best for the college budget. This news package originally aired on Point News 4.
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First-Person: The Hurricane Never Bothered Me Anyway
Point Park University student Angela Altieri arrived in Orlando, Fla., at Walt Disney World as Hurricane Irma bore down on the state. This is her story. By: Angela Altieri Every year to celebrate my birthday, my mother and I plan short trips together. Little did I know that this year’s excursion would put us in the direct path of a...
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Commentary: Growing up after 9/11
By Lauren Ortego, Point Park News Service A small boy plays by twin reflecting pools that have been placed in the middle of New York City. As he plays, his mother scolds him, saying he shouldn’t be so loud and hyper in such an environment. He asks why, and the faces of those around him grow solemn as his mother...
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Smallman Galley’s first class of chefs learned on the job
By Neil Strebig, Point Park News Service: A U-Haul was parked outside Smallman Galley with the tailgate’s mouth open wide, waiting for another lump of restaurant equipment from the Provisions staff as they dismembered their kitchen space piece by piece to leave a desolate ocean of stainless steel countertops and a defunct cash register behind. It was a sentimental scene...
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More than 50 Point Park University students fan out across region to cover historic election
By Jacob Biernacki, Monae Findley, Kimberly Keagy, Luke Lueckert, Kelsey Mikeska, Nicole Pampena, Grecia Ruiz and Malike Turner, Point Park News Service: The 2016 general election will be remembered as a populist revolt that the mainstream media and pollsters failed to predict. As Tuesday night became Wednesday morning, election officials nationwide called state by state in the favor of Republican...
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President Hennigan discusses 2016 Election rhetoric
By Tyler Polk, Point Park News Service: WPPJ Radio host Tyler Polk discusses the controversial statements made by the two 2016 Presidential Election candidates. Listen here: Polk also spoke with Point Park University President Paul Hennigan about the rhetoric used during the 2016 Presidential Election, the importance of voting, and his thoughts on how past elections compare to the current one....
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2016 Election Day Coverage
Follow Point Park University students throughout the day as they report in from polling places around Western Pa. 10:30 p.m. PA Results Update At 10:30 p.m., with 71 percent of votes reported, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump held a slight lead over Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton 48.9 percent to 47.5 percent. In the Senatorial race, it’s Democratic nominee Katie McGinty...
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