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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St. Patrick’s Day is ruining my birthday
By Sabrina Bodon, Point Park News Service Whenever I mention that I’m turning 21 on St. Patrick’s Day, the faces of my fellow students light up, obviously envious that I reach the legal age on a holiday synonymous with drinking. But for me, having a birthday on this day always has been tiring. By mid-adolescence, mapping out locations of bars...
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President Donald Trump rallies in Moon Township
Photos by Nikole Kost, Point Park News Service President Donald J. Trump holds a rally for Republican congressional candidate Rick Saccone at Atlantic Aviation in Moon Township on Saturday, March 10. Saccone is campaigning against Democratic Congressional candidate Conor Lamb for Pennsylvania’s 18th congressional district on Tuesday, March 13.
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College student-athlete keeps brother alive through basketball
By Derek Malush, Point Park News Service Rushan E. Roberts didn’t expect much of himself growing up in the Pittsburgh’s Hill District. Roberts was enclosed in a life of violence and drugs that created an unsettling environment for his family to grow up around. Desperately trying to figure his way out of the “continuous cycle,” of guns, Roberts found the light...
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Point Park’s Title IX hosts #MeToo panel to prepare students for sexual harassment
By: Royce Jones, Point Park News Service Amid the powerful response and presence of the Time’s Up and #MeToo movements, Point Park University is going beyond the hashtag to show students how to handle sexual harassment on campus and in the workplace. The interactive panel titled “#MeToo: What’s Next?” will allow students and attendees to speak with industry professionals across...
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The Toonseum: A celebration of comics, characters and culture
By Casey Hoolahan, Point Park News Service Comics: you’ve grown up reading them and watching them on television, but have you ever thought about their cultural and artistic value? The Toonseum in Pittsburgh’s Cultural District is just one of three museums in the United States focusing on exhibiting comic art. Established in 2007, the Toonseum was originally located at the...
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Challenges are behind hometown hero rapper Hardo
By: Matthew Ryan Miramontes, Point Park News Service Joseph Barnett is putting the past five years of challenges behind him. Under the moniker Hardo, the Pittsburgh native rapper is building a strong local and national audience. At his latest performance in his hometown on Jan. 19 at Spirit Hall in Lawrenceville, hundreds of fans gathered to support the rapper at...
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Downtown Pittsburgh high school students protest Parkland shooting
Photos by Gracey Evans, Point Park News Service
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Have You Gotten Your Flu Shot?
By Trina McConnell, Point Park News Service Everyone wants to know if you’re vaccinated, from your doctor to your employer, even the cashier at the drug store is asking, “Have you gotten your flu shot?” As a mother of two boys, Kat Schnur counts herself lucky neither of her sons have gotten the nasty flu that’s currently filling hospital emergency...
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Specialty Cupid’s Choice Donuts has students feeling the love
By: Meghan Macioce, Point Park News Service Getting into the Valentine’s Day spirit, Dunkin Donuts has released a limited run of seven specialty Cupid’s Choice Donuts. The promotion, which runs from which runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 14, has doughnut enthusiasts getting into the holiday spirit. Stopping at the Market Square location before a class or a study session...
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