Point Park News Service

Long Distance Relationships and the Toll They Pay After College

December 14, 2020

By Joey Walz Ylva Forsuld has dealt with long-distance in the form of hours, and countries, ranging from three hours to 4,300 miles. Leigha Holt and her boyfriend will be living in the same state beginning in early 2021 for the first time in two years, which she is both happy and worried about. Katie Clevenger reminisced about the early... Read More

A Pittsburgh-based, successful business woman

December 7, 2020

By Jamella Smith Alicia Jenkins’ first successful business was a construction firm, which started while reestablishing a relationship with her estranged mother. While she mended things with her mother, Jenkins also realized she was good at business, even during a pandemic. “Everything that I ever thought would be a boundary for me, wasn’t. There are no boundaries, only what is... Read More

Butler County radio personality impacts community

December 7, 2020

By Donald Bierhals Bob Cupp gets up no later than 4:30 a.m. Monday through Friday. He grabs a cup of coffee, catches up on sports news for an hour, then “hits the ground running” as he makes his way to the Butler radio station where he has been working for 36 years. Tyler Friel admires Bob Cupp’s ability to make... Read More

Theatre Creator Writes His Plays About Tough Conversations

November 17, 2020

By Vanessa Vivas At the age of 11, Adil Mansoor chose himself and his identity as a young queer Pakistani boy. At the age of 35, he chose himself again and took an uncomfortable conversation about queerness with his Muslim mother to write a play. Mansoor is a local Pittsburgh theatre director and educator whose work focuses on centering people... Read More

Election Results in the South Side

November 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Photos by Lauryn Nania On November 7th, 2020, people walk the streets of Pittsburgh’s South Side to celebrate the announcement of Joe Biden winning the 2020 presidential election. People travel from Pittsburgh’s South Side across the 10th Street Bridge to downtown on November 7th, 2020 in celebration of Joe Biden’s victory in the 2020 presidential election. On November 7th, 2020,... Read More

Election stories from four Allegheny County high schools

November 3, 2020

High school students participating in “Journalists Wanted!” this fall, an Allegheny Intermediate United gifted and talented apprenticeship taught by Point Park journalism professor emeritus Helen Fallon, took on an election reporting assignment. The students wrote stories about issues concerning their fellow students in this presidential election year that resonate with them. They asked them what they are concerned about and... Read More

Point Park 2020 Election Coverage

November 3, 2020November 5, 2020

Adapt or die: political organizations, campaigns utilize different strategies ahead of the election Effectiveness of political strategies to be determined by voters By Amanda Andrews Senate Minority Speaker Chuck Schumer speaks with the panel of Patriotic Millionaires on Oct. 23. Fiona McCarthy never thought at 25 years old that she would be involved in a job regarding taxes, let alone... Read More

Take a trip to Cuyahoga Valley

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Cuyahoga Valley, Environment, Jared Murphy, national park, photojournalism

By Jared Murphy Originating as a National Recreation Area in 1974, Cuyahoga Valley was redesignated as a national park 26 years later in 2000, making it the only national park that originated as a national recreation area. Cuyahoga Valley is the only national park in Ohio and is the closest park to Pittsburgh. Cuyahoga Valley is home to about one... Read More

Point Park University’s COVID-19 cases at a rise after weeks of zero cases

October 8, 2020

By James Barchetti After many weeks in which a dashboard documenting COVID-19 cases at Point Park University was barren, administrators have confirmed their first COVID-19 case in a commuter student. There have been multiple students quarantined in Lawrence Hall due to contact with people who have the virus throughout the last few weeks. The commuter was the only student... Read More

Pandemic causes mental health to take a tumble

October 8, 2020

By Donald Bierhals Mental health professionals provide insight on how COVID-19 is causing anxiety and depression – and how to cope with it Amanda Ranalli and Shannon Stonebrook, both licensed mental health counselors in the Pittsburgh area with a combined 25 plus years of experience, have observed more anxiety and depression amongst their patients during the Covid-19 riddled year of... Read More