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Women’s March down Grant Street draws hundreds; marchers chant “this is what democracy looks like”

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Women’s March participants travel down Grant Street as one attendee proudly displays a toilet brush containing the likeness of President Donald Trump.

By Amanda Andrews Staff Writer

On Saturday, Jan. 19, 2019, Pittsburgh marked its third annual Women’s March on Washington-Pittsburgh, a sister march in conjunction with the Women’s March on Washington in the nation’s capital.

The temperatures were near freezing, but that did not stop people of all ages, races and genders from participating in the hours-long event. Although the Women’s March was not scheduled to start until between 11 a.m. and 12 p.m., hundreds of participants had already arrived well before 10:30 that

morning, carrying mini baby Trump balloons and dozens of signs protesting the Trump administration and promoting gender equality, women’s reproductive rights and intersectional feminism among other subjects. Music with the themes of women and justice blasted from speakers as people gathered on Grant Street, as well as during the actual march from Grant Street to Market Square.

The march itself started around 12 p.m. Hundreds of marchers were led by an inflatable Statue of Liberty bust. Marchers in the front were those with children and those with mobility issues while the able-bodied adults

were instructed to stand in the back. Leaders with megaphones directed the marchers in different chants such as “Blame the system not the victim,” “Trans Lives Matter” and “This is what democracy looks like.”

Upon walking from Grant Street to Fifth Avenue on to Market Square, marchers spilled out onto the downtown hub and were immediately greeted by an inflatable depicting President Trump as a chicken, positioned directly to the right of the stage. A number of women, religious leaders, nonprofit organizers, high school students and activists spoke on the stage, reiterating the points

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strator with the sign, Geneva, decided to appreciate Ginsburg’s role in the women’s movement.

“I’m marching today for all women: any race, trans women, any religion,” Geneva said. “That’s why I’m here.

This is not about white women. This is about all women and our fight for equality. [Ruth Bader Ginsburg] paved the way for us to have the movement and the revolution that we have now, and she was part of this movement before it even existed so that’s why I decided to honor her today.”

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Women turn hatred for music into passion

By Rachael McKriger

Sam Weir didn’t even realize she scored 30 points.

The senior forward propelled Point Park to a victory over Ohio Christian University, 76-65, last week. It was a career-high game for Weir, who is a graduate student at the university. However, don’t ask Weir about personal achievements.

She was just happy to see her team notch a victory.

“We had a huge advantage inside,” Weir said. “I was happy that I was able to capitalize on that to help my teammates get the win. Although, it didn’t even feel like I scored 30 points.”

of non-discrimination, diversity and inclusivity. A few of the speakers were Jewish, and in light of the anti-Semitism controversy surrounding the Women’s March on Washington, emphasized that Jewish members of the Pittsburgh community were a central part of the women’s movement in the city.

Among those with signs was a hand-drawn depiction of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg reading “I wish a b***h would” surrounded by pink sparkles.

The left-leaning justice has become a popular cultural icon associated with the modern feminist movement.

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Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics Senior Sam Weir poses during team photos with her baby boy, M.J.

At six years old, Allissa Logsdon began playing her late great aunt’s piano, and her mother encouraged piano lessons. At 12 years old, she began singing and added voice lessons.

Bryana Appley started playing the piano and violin at nine years old and picked up a guitar for the first time at the same age.

Both women hated what they were doing.

“I hated playing piano and I wanted to quit like a thousand times, but my mom forced me to stay in it, which I’m glad she did now,” Logsdon said.

“I hated [guitar],” Appley said. “I thought it was hard, and I threw it back down.”

Just as Logsdon’s moth-

er forced her to stay in piano lessons, she also forced her to keep with voice lessons.

As Logsdon appreciated her mother for the forced piano lessons, she again appreciated her for the forced voice lessons.

In eighth grade, Logsdon began writing music, and she said that is the time she truly began to enjoy it.

“I would always say, ‘what is there to write about, I’m young, I have a good life, so what’s there to write about?’”

Logsdon said. “But I always look at other people’s lives and try to write their stories.”

Now 20, the senior sports, arts and entertainment management (SAEM) student has plenty of her own experience to influence her music.

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International march emphasizes inclusivity from MARCH page 1 sist” was donning a sign that read “2 Years - 6000 Lies Our President.” Pat is a seasoned activist from Washington County and has attended at least 14 marches.

“I’m here to support the women,” Pat said. “They’re the answer to this, what’s going on. If men aren’t going to do it, then it’ll be the women.

I would be in D.C. today, but my bus got canceled. First time I did Washington D.C. there was a million of us down there. Women are the answer. Women don’t quit.

They are the answer. If men aren’t going to do it, it’ll be the women, that’s why I’m here supporting women.”

Organizers of the march, including the Director of the Women’s March on Washington-Pittsburgh, Tracy Baton, first had candidates run-

ning for local political office speak in front of the crowds of hundreds on the steps of the City-County Building, urging them to vote, be politically active and even run for office themselves.

Among the speakers were Amanda Green-Hawkins running for Pennsylvania Superior Court, Traci McDonald-Kemp for Washington Court of Common Pleas, Mindy Ranney for Commissioner in Ward One of Mt. Lebanon, Mary McGinley for Judge on the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Elliot Howsie for the Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas, Pam Iovino for the Pennsylvania State Senate 37th District, Bobby Wilson for Pittsburgh City Council for District One, Randall Taylor for Pittsburgh City Council 9th District, Julian Taylor for Beaver Coun-

ty Commissioner, Bethany Hallam for Allegheny County Council, Olivia Benson for the Pennsylvania State Senate 37th District and Michael Thompson for Allegheny County Chief Executive. They were all vigilant in mentioning the May primary election and the November general election of this year.

The Women’s March on Washington-Pittsburgh had a number of partners and sponsors, including YWCA Greater Pittsburgh, a local non-profit in Pittsburgh whose goals are to empower women and eliminate racism.

Angelica Perry, the Development Officer from YWCA, outlined the purpose of this year’s march.

“The march is entitled ‘Building Bridges Stronger than Hate,’ and so for [YWCA] we feel that the focus of this march is on con-

nections and unity in the midst of violence that has occurred both locally and nationally and that has adversely impacted the individuals that we serve,” Perry said. “So really this year I think furthering connections and unity is sort of the next carry-over step from those initial marches that really raised a lot of awareness.”

YWCA Greater Pittsburgh also plans to keep on working towards those goals after the Women’s March, using the Pittsburgh Equity Indicators Report to guide their efforts. According to Perry, YWCA believes that they can significantly improve the issues of adversities faced by women, especially women of color, particularly regarding salary equity in Pittsburgh by 2020. The impact of Women’s March is very much felt in activism circles, but Per-

ry believes the change they make have to materialize in the aftermath of the demonstrations.

“I think the Women’s March and sister marches around the nation continue to draw attention to the lived experiences of women in our communities,” Perry said. “They ensure that the issues that affect these women do not get brushed aside or forgotten about or overlooked. I think the real challenge with all of these marches and the challenge that we’re going to be tasked with here at YWCA Greater Pittsburgh is harnessing the momentum of these marches to sort of move into the next phase of really transformational change.”

Amanda Andrews aaandre@pointpark.edu

Hundreds of participants marched from the City-County Building on Grant Street down to Market Square during the annual Women’s March on Saturday. Pittsburgh’s Women’s March was one of many that took place across the country.

Participants and speakers at the event championed a message of inclusivity, diversity, and non-discrimination. Participants also displayed creativity with handmade signs and a variety of memorabilia portraying President Donald Trump.

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NPR’s David Folkenflik speaks at Playhouse CMI kicks off media speakers series

By Carley Bonk Editor-In-chief

On Tuesday, Jan. 16, David Folkenflick, a media correspondent for NPR news and a host for NPR’s “On Point,” spoke in the PNC Theater at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

The event, presented by the Center for Media Innovation (CMI), Pittsburgh Playhouse and 90.5 WESA, is the first in the “Media Innovators Speaker Series.” Throughout the spring semester, journalists from multiple media outlets will be visiting campus to discuss the media’s ever-changing role in society.

“What we try to do is bring in people who are doing interesting work in the media,” Director of the CMI, Andrew Conte said.

“For students, it’s a chance to see that from Point Park you can go to NPR or the New York Times Magazine.”

Conte and Terry O’Reilly, President and CEO of Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, opened the event by introducing a project the CMI has been involved in over the past year in McKeesport.

The project addresses how a community of nearly 20,000 residents is essentially a media desert, without a local news source to inform them. Conte discussed the progress they made in working with the young people in the community on how to build stories themselves.

“We got a micro-grant from the Department of Community Engagement and the Center for Inclusive Education for $800, just enough to get us started,” Conte said. “We did an initial project with the students where we talked about what they loved and what they hated about their community.”

With funding from the Pittsburgh Foundation and the work of Point Park alum Matt Petras, the program was able to expand through the summer.

O’Reilly took the stage next, speaking briefly about the challenges the field of journalism faces today.

“It will come as no surprise to you that journalism in general is in a pretty difficult day right now,” O’Reilly said. “It will come to no surprise to you that journalists on one hand have never had better tools and distribution platforms for the work that they do and yet the stories keep coming. As we ride one of this country’s longest economic waves, newspapers are shrinking.”

Despite the shrinking size of the media, Folken-

flick expressed his faith in journalism today when he appeared on stage with moderator Liz Reid, an editor at 90.5 WESA. “It’s an important element of American democracy,” Folkenflick said. “This matters; this is how we’re informed about things.

NPR does an exemplary job, but it doesn’t do it all right. We’re not perfect. But we try really hard and do a pretty damn good job.”

Folkenflick also touched on ethics in journalism, as he is the recipient of the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2018 Ethics in Journalism award.

“What other profession publishes their mistakes,” Folkenflick asked. “People obsess over that stuff, they care about that stuff and most of them really do try to get it right.”

NPR’s devotion to their audiences was another main point in Folkenflick’s assessment of the media.

“In a time when there’s constriction of ambition at so many mainstream regional news organizations to define the news agenda to tell us what is happening around us, you see public radio stations stepping up saying ‘we’re going to fill that space we’re going to offer a civil but expansive ongoing public conversation and debate about these issues in our region, our city our county,’” Folkenflick said.

Hearing what the audience cares about is a way for Folkenflick and his fellow reporters at NPR to mold new stories that haven’t been done before.

“We’re also going to offer accountability and try to inform you about things and not just the same stories you read or heard,” Folkenflick said. “If it’s truly consequential to our listeners, we want to follow that story.”

Conte is looking forward to working with the local public radio station for upcoming events.

“We really benefited this year by partnering with WESA, who helped us envision what the series would look like and helped us make the contacts with the public radio speakers,” Conte said.

The next “Media Innovators Speaker Series” is to be held at the Pittsburgh Playhouse on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7:00 p.m.

New York Times Magazine contributor and published novelist Nathaniel Rich will take the stage.

Carley Bonk cmbonk@pointpark.edu

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United Student Government did not hold a meeting this week in accordance with the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday.

BLOOD MOON RISES OVER PITTSBURGH

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The blood moon hangs over PPG Place in downtown Pittsburgh on Sunday evening.

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Young artists want to inspire hope, confidence from MUSIC page 1 Logsdon described a period of roughly seven years in which she experienced constant detachment, including the removal of lifelong relationships and friendships. She even left her lifelong school district to finish high school education through cyber school.

“There were a lot of times when it was a lot of negativity and discouragement, and I just had to separate myself,” Logsdon said.

With a renewed confidence in herself, Logsdon categorizes herself as a pop-rock artist and relates her dark, dramatic lyrics to that of Evanescence.

Logsdon named Lacey Sturm as her biggest inspiration, a singer from the hard rock band Flyleaf who left to pursue a solo career. Logsdon described Sturm’s music as a story of Sturm’s struggles but remains hopeful,

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“Sometimes as a woman in our society, it’s hard to uplift others because it feels like we’re in constant competition to be better, or prettier, or more this or more that, when we should honestly come together and appreciate others for their differences,” BreeOnna Springer said.

Springer, 22, is working to empower women her

faith-based music.

“My goal in all of my music is to inspire hope somehow […] I’m glad that I was able to go through [those struggles] because it made me who I am today and there’s a better life ahead,” Logsdon said. “I feel that everybody has a purpose, everybody is here for a reason and if you just keep hanging on and believing for better, then you’ll eventually get there.”

Logsdon is well on her way to better.

The current Pioneer Star submitted her music to Pioneer Records since her freshman year and finally won.

“I wasn’t really formed into who I am now as an artist,” Logsdon said. “I was still kind of premature and immature in that way, so this year I felt like I was ready. My style is honed in, I have a little more confidence in myself than I did freshman year so everything just kind of fell in to place perfectly.”

As the Pioneer Star, Pi-

age, as well as young girls, through her role as chapter director of Strong Women Strong Girls (SWSG) on campus. The senior serves as a great role model and justifiably fits into that category of strong women.

Springer is a double major in dance and SAEM and has a minor in musical theater. With an 18 credit work load and involvement in community service, it’s a wonder that she can manage everything on her plate.

“I live off of my planner for sure,” Springer said. “I do a lot of time management.”

Springer discovered SWSG when she saw a table for it at a club fair freshman year. She loved what the organization was about and decided to start as a mentor.

“SWSG is a mentoring organization for third to fifth grade girls in underprivileged communities,

oneer Records will provide funding for Logsdon to record an EP and with that comes a music video and an EP release party at Stage AE. Logsdon also performs at campus events and will have copies of her EP to distribute.

“It’s easing you into it and getting you comfortable to go out into the world if you want to pursue music after all of this,” Logsdon said. “They’ll help you get your press kit together and focus on your branding.”

Outside of Point Park, Logsdon recently recorded a two-song EP with Sturm’s bass player and is currently recording an EP at Red Caiman Studios. In the last year, she competed in a songwriting contest through IHeartMedia Pittsburgh and performed at the Hard Rock Café at the Women Who Rock benefit concert.

Logsdon plans to pursue singing following her graduation in April, but she said she remains “practical” and would also like the stability of a nineto-five job. She would like to stay in the entertainment realm but is interested in marketing and social media.

However, singing and inspiring hope is the ideal outcome. “[Fame is] never really something I strive toward, but all I know is I want to be able to share my music with people and just do the best I can,” Logsdon said.

Sophomore SAEM student Appley was born into a musical family. Her drummer father and singer mother met in a band, and Appley believes music was innate to her.

“I guess when I was little I was always singing around the house,” Appley said.

After turning away from the guitar for three years, Appley picked it up again at 12 years old and self-taught with YouTube tutorials and wrote her first song. She posted the video of her song to her Facebook page and received over 500 likes.

Since then, Appley has written 22 original songs.

Despite her musical communities that don’t see a lot of positivity when it comes to women, so we teach them about empowered women and women who have been successful,” Springer said.

Springer assumed the position of chapter director last fall. She said that SWSG has adapted a new curriculum that involves the girls learning about others their age that are doing empowering things. They also teach them about empowered women to give them hope for a brighter future.

Springer says the best part of the organization is seeing how much of a difference she’s making in these young girls’ lives.

“Whether it’s giving them hope to come to college […] we give them an idea of what it’s like to go to college,” Springer said.

“One of the best moments is doing the field trip [tour on campus] and seeing

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Sophomore SAEM student Bryana Appley sings a song to her roommate in her dorm room. Appley is an aspiring musician. growth, Appley experienced similar negativity like that of Logsdon, but she said her success is due to her positive mind.

“A lot of kids didn’t like me [in high school], which was fine because I knew who my friends were and I always kind of knew that I had this talent or passion to pursue more,” Appley said.

In high school, Appley went to class, worked parttime and devoted any free time to musicals, songwriting competitions and performing the National Anthem at local events.

“In 2016, I started working in a studio […] that’s when I really started to record,” Appley said. “I wouldn’t say professionally, but it was a lot better of a set up than just me in my bedroom with a $10 mic.”

During her senior year, Appley was awarded the Live Mas Taco Bell Scholarship, which she said opened corporate doors to her career, and was invited to perform at the company Christmas party as well as at a summer scholarship workshop.

With a strong connection with Taco Bell, Appley encourages odd jobs to make connections with everyone.

“It’s one of those things, you never know who knows who, and you never know when you’re going to run into an opportunity that can help

their eyes light up and understand what college really is.”

Another passion of Springer’s is the Miss America organization, which she has been involved with for nine years. She started in the outstanding teen program and competed for three years for the title. She ended up finishing in the top five.

Springer competed for Miss Pennsylvania last year and was awarded non-finalist talent. She is returning to compete in June. One part of the process is the personal interview where a contestant is given a 10-minute interview with the judges where they can ask the women anything.

The Miss Pennsylvania competition will feature three portions: onstage question, outfit of choice and talent. The swimsuit and evening gown portions are no more.

you in the future,” Appley said.

Like Logsdon, Appley also has experience with Women Who Rock and currently interns at the organization and hopes to collaborate more with Taco Bell in the future.

“My plan is by the time I graduate is I want to put together a whole electronic press kit, so I want to have my website finished, I want to have a couple really clean, professional tracks and I want to have headshots,” Appley said.

Inspired by Whitney Houston and Taylor Swift, Appley’s future career will promote the values she upholds through her journey.

“Stay true to yourself,” Appley said. “Don’t let what other people say distract you or stop you from following your heart and following what you know you can accomplish because there’s always going to be someone that has a negative thing to say.”

These women were knocked down countless times in a male dominated and seemingly unrealistic industry, but they now stand tall and proud of their art. They turned a distaste for music into a passion, and they soon hope for a successful career.

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“They removed those because they want to focus more on our intelligence and our community service as opposed to outside people getting the wrong perception of what we actually do,” Springer said.

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Ariana Grande embodies women empowerment

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In a world where the entertainment industry is booming and female empowerment is on the up and up, Ariana Grande stands out as a top female artist.

From her appearance in the musical “13” on Broadway to the release of over 100 songs, Grande has gracefully demonstrated the meaning of ‘girl power’ to her young, female audience.

Following the death of Grande’s ex, Mac Miller, and split from ex-fiancé, Pete Davidson, she released a new hit single—“Thank U, Next”—the title track from her latest album.

This track became Grande’s first number one single due to its debut on the Billboard Hot 100 and has since broken a string of records, including most plays in a single day by a female artist.

Though the lyrics thank her exes for the lessons they taught her—such as love, patience and pain—Grande includes in the single that she has taught herself these lessons too, and at the end of the day, a

woman only needs herself.

The song shows Grande’s vulnerability and is an inspiration to many to move on and embark on the path of fresh beginnings.

The title track was accompanied by a creative music video including parodies of multiple classic films. Grande dressed as Regina George from “Mean Girls” as well as Elle Woods from “Legally Blonde,” and included many of her friends in the video. Reality television star Kris Jenner also made a surprise appearance.

Grande decided to release another single titled “7 Rings” on Jan. 18, just a day before the Women’s March in Washington D.C. The single was meant to become an anthem for women empowerment, and its creation stemmed from Grande purchasing seven rings for her seven closest friends shortly after she broke off her engagement to Pete Davidson.

Though the single had great intentions and was meant to symbolize women empowerment, its delivery has sparked a mix of emotions.

In the song’s short existence, it has already sparked controversy and been labeled

as plagiarism.

Both Soulja Boy fans and Princess Nokia have discovered obvious similarities between Grande’s “7 Rings,” Soulja Boy’s “Pretty Boy Swag” and Nokia’s “Mine.” Despite the controversy that is still in the works, the song now has a Spotify all-time record for reaching 14,996,544 streams in the first 24 hours of its release.

Grande perseveres by stressing that people must refocus their attention to the theme of female friendships that the song so strongly demonstrates. She tweets that she could not have made the “bop” song without them in her corner.

Grande continues to celebrate what it means to be a woman through her empowering lyrics. She will continue to use her stardom as a platform to encourage her audience around the world to stand as the strong women they are.

The young star has only just begun and promises a future full of female empowerment and inspiring messages.

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‘Grace and Frankie’ face struggles in fifth season

By Amanda Myers Co-Features Editor

Since it premiered in 2015, the catalyst of Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie” has been the “idgaf” attitude adapted for the older age bracket. Now on season five, that ferocity remains as elements of longing create major identity concerns for our main characters.

For those unfamiliar with the show, where have you been? People tend to think of “Stranger Things” and “House of Cards” as far as Netflix originals, but “Grace and Frankie” is the silent sensation.

The premise centers around Grace (Jane Fonda) and Frankie (Lily Tomlin), total opposites that come together when they find out that their husbands, Robert (Martin Sheen) and Sol (Sam Waterston), are in love and plan to get married. The cast alone speaks

volumes and the relationships that are challenged as a part of the show give a voice to a number of important issues in the early seasons and beyond, such as ageism, sexism and gay rights.

This season, however, is the ultimate test of the show’s two major relationships: one concerning friends, the other concerning lovers.

After breaking out of a retirement community in the season four finale, we find Grace and Frankie at the site of their now sold beach house. With only a blowtorch and fondue pot to their names, they come face-to-face with the agent of the new homeowner, played by RuPaul. Some sassy clap backs delightfully ensue.

When their kids discover them illegallty squatting in the house, they attempt to wrangle them back to the retirement

community, but are met with unfiltered honesty. The ladies don’t feel they should give up the freedom of their final act just because their offspring worry about the possible stroke or heart attack.

When Grace returns to her former company, Say Grace, to help daughter Brianna, she is met with the challenge of resurrecting her former self or becoming someone who wants to enjoy the time they have left. Frankie, meanwhile, goes on a search of self-reflection, looking for answers from a higher power that may or may not involve the use of certain substances. In the process, she gets lost in her art and shacks up with an old friend in a yurt (portable tent) on the patio of the beach house, much to the annoyance of Grace.

Robert and Sol also wrestle with new challenges.

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Robert is at an impasse in his late-blooming theater career while Sol puts aside his eager, easy going ways and becomes a control freak over Robert’s health. He also obsesses over their new dog. But when Robert and Frankie take some special gummies and order fried Chinese food, Sol nearly busts out of his skin.

The strain between Grace and Frankie only gets deeper in the last few episodes of the season. Grace goes to the Maldives with her boyfriend Nick (Peter Gallagher) and leaves Frankie to clean up her own mess, something that Grace would normally feel obligated to do for her friend. Like Sol, she is doubting what is expected of her versus what she wants.

The finale flashback episode suggests a terrible, alternative version of their lives

-- one where they never wound up becoming friends. Grace turns into a plastic surgery obsessed woman on her second marriage, while Frankie dons purple dreads and leeches onto Robert and Sol’s relationship.

After this alternate reality version plays out, both realize that they need to be with one another in order to be the best versions of themselves, but that’s not before Grace marries Nick on a whim.

Grace and Frankie were able to get through one of the toughest points of their lives after their marriages failed with the help of one another. Season five leaves viewers wondering if an outside love is enough to break the bond these independent women have come to unexpectedly rely on.

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POINT PARK UNIVERSITY Nick Koehler | The Globe Senior Mass Communications student Ian Brady embraces Wesleyville resident Shani Bills. Brady opened his Pittsburgh apartment to the Bills family when Shani’s husband, Paul, suffered a brain aneurysm on Dec. 8, 2018 and was admitted to a local hospital. To commend Brady’s act of kindness, author Kevin Tuerff joined the Bills family in a surprise visit to Pittsburgh. Brady is a fan of Tuerff’s book “Come From Away.”

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Women’s march instills hope, pride

By Hannah Walden Co-Copy Desk Chief

Marches like the Women’s March on Washington - Pittsburgh tend to fill me with a large array of feelings and emotions that can be difficult to translate from an experience to words. It feels like an array of emotion, from pride and inspiration for a better future, to feelings of anger towards groups and organizations that cause anguish on people, their families and communities; marches like these give people an opportunity to come together and support one another under a powerful and positive message.

Everyday, more and more stories of how the federal government and justice system have failed them time and time again. Human injustices seem to happen everyday in this country. Pittsburgh and Allegheny County are no exception.

Like previous years, many organizations and politicians attend the march and speak for a few minutes, rallying the people and generating name-to-face recognition to voters. While this may be partially a PR move, I appreciate candidates taking the time to come out on a cold January day to rally support for a cause that is important to so many people.

Something that simple can fill a person with pride for their communities and

hope for a better tomorrow for themselves and their families, as I feel it during and after each political march or rally like this one.

For me, it was really nice to see returning faces on stage, such as Conor Lamb and Executive Director at Casa San José, Monica Ruiz-Caraballo, just to name a few; come out and show their support the area and people they serve tells a lot.

I left the march feeling confident in my future because of the capable individuals we elected to help us and our communities.

As a Democrat, I love what the government is supposed to do for the people, but the power to hold the federal government accountable by the state and local governments is kick-ass. To see so many local elected officials, currently running candidates and everyday people put their collective feet down to change the despicable political conditions we are all living in is more powerful than bigotry, racism, antisemitism and every other form of hatred that is not welcome here.

It’s not just grown adults standing up, but teenagers and children as well. Children are more perceptive than they are credited, know some of the hardships others are facing and would rather march in the cold with Baby Trump balloons than stay inside and stay warm.

When I left my house an hour early that morning to cover this march, both my 50-year-old mother-in-law and 12-year-old sister-in-law were practically ready to go; without the usual yelling and reminding the 12-year-old to do any of the steps of getting ready. She understands the significance of marches like these and the basic political activism to march with a cardboard sign, that one voice could be snuffed out by the wrong people and that it is impossible to snuff out thousands of voices that refuse to be silenced.

So many families were in attendance of the march, carrying home-made signs and chanting along with their parents; for once “start them while they’re young” really does mean something good. I envy children whose parents are involved and bring their children to participate and witness an event such as this one.

The Women’s March on Washington - Pittsburgh fills me with many things, most prominently this year, it was hope and pride. I am hopeful for tomorrow and what it may bring from the hands of our locally elected leaders, and I will always feel Pittsburgh Pride in our strength and resilience.

In Pittsburgh, we build bridges, not walls.

Hannah Walden hwalde@pointpark.edu

Military women prove just as tough

By Mick Stinelli Columnist

In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, Heather Mac Donald, of the conservative think tank The Manhattan Institute, argued that the next defense secretary should take women out of combat units. Mac Donald, a frequent critic of the #MeToo movement, argues allowing women to serve in combat has led to lower physical requirements, and in some cases, led to sexual misconduct on military bases.

Mac Donald - who has previously argued that the sexual revolution was a step back for women - recounts tales of “trysts” and sexual excursions that have led to discharges and brought the military shame.

Neither Mac Donald nor I have any experience in the military, so I thought it wise to speak with some of the women at Point Park who have experience in the armed forces. Chandler Krelow, a junior intelligence and national security major and member of the Air Force, rolled her eyes at the idea that women were causing disruption through

sexual misconduct.

All of the women I spoke to told me they had no desire of seeing the standards for combat training lowered. If a woman fails the test, then she fails the test, just as a man would.

But the idea of shutting the door to women is an oversimplified solution to a non-problem.

Jessica Benigni, a faculty member in the literary arts and social justice department, served in the Navy during 9/11. Speaking on whether there should be lower standards for women, she referenced a scene in the Demi Moore movie “GI Jane” where the titular character becomes angry that she’s being held to lower physical standards.

Sage Santangelo, a second lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps, laid out in a Washington Post article why few women passed the training at the Quantico Marine Corps’ Infantry Officer Course. It isn’t because women are too weak.

Holding our military to a high standard and allowing women to serve in combat are not mutually exclusive.

The idea that women are disrupting the unit is an old trick that has been tried many times before. In the days of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy on gay soldiers, supporters of the position said that openly gay members of the armed forces would disrupt the cohesion of the unit. The same excuse was used when people proposed black soldiers should be segregated from white soldiers.

Now, four years after the doors were opened to the brave women willing to put their country before their own wellbeing, there are still some arguing that they aren’t fit to do it.

No one is trying to force equal representation on the front lines; it’s unlikely that we will ever see a 50/50 between the sexes in the battlefield. But we must have equal opportunity to serve, no matter a person’s sex.

To argue otherwise would be to neglect all of the qualified women who could be serving their country in a spot where they are most needed.

Mick Stinelli mfstine@pointpark.edu

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Women march because...

The various platforms of social media, Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat, allow us to instantly connect with friends and family, gather news and entertain at the push of a button.

One platform in particular, becames a useful tool in times of newsworthy happenings.

This platform became a powerhouse of raw information, anecdotes and news outlets that string everything together into a coherent story. We’re talking about Twitter.

Last weekend, women took to the streets of Washington D.C. for annual Women’s March. As the streets of the capital flooded, the #WomensWave marched on in other cities across the United States.

Naturally, our Twitter timelines exploded with photographs, videos and news stories from every local and national outlet. One post in particular caught our attention.

The tweet comes from the account of Calli Norton, a seemingly average woman, tweeted, “My Uber driver is from Iran and he just asked me, ‘What are the women marching for? They have the right to vote, right to work, right to live so freely. My family would envy their freedom. They don’t know

how good they have it here. I don’t understand this protest.’

Amazing.”

Of The Globe’s 24 staff members this semester, 18 are women. It’s the first time in decades we’ve had two consecutive female Editor-in-Chiefs.

We march for those in our organization who are receiving an education and gaining real world experience before ever stepping foot into our first job interview. We march for those in our field as it is an essential part of democracy.

We march for families like this Uber driver’s. Although one woman may live a seemingly good life, she marches for the family who can’t live as free as her in hopes of the day they will.

We march for social media.

We don’t march for the likes or followers, we march for the conversation that begins on social media. The immediacy and freedom to post allows users of all platforms from across the globe to join the conversation.

We march for change.

Women took to the streets for the first time in 2017. Progress has been achieved, but improvement lies ahead.

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Education is not a waste for the modern woman

By Carley Bonk Editor-in-Chief

Recently, I watched a video from ABC News’ 1961 archive - an episode of Woman’s World titled “Is education a waste of time for married women?” The segment featured two educated women debating whether women should educate themselves.

The school teacher believed, quite ironically, that highly educated women were frustrated and unhappy to balance the duties at home along with a career.

And nearly 60 years later, as an educated woman, I reflect on this week’s issue with delight.

In the wake of a weekend filled with women’s marches around the world, this special “Women’s Issue” of The Globe is meant to shine a light on the fierce females who have made a mark at Point Park. I’m honored to have these trailblazers grace our newsprint.

As a woman filled with ambition, I’ve felt a tremendous sense of solidarity in my fellow female leaders, breaking the mold of what it’s supposed to mean to “be a woman.” It’s about time women begin defining themselves instead of having their role decided for them by others.

Despite all the terrible

things to fear in this world today, I am moved by the grit of women banding together across borders and across generations. They are forcing forward societal change, pushing to be recognized, marching for quality, striving for the opportunities they’ve deserved all along.

Having the chance to pursue an education is what I value most from our modern equality movement. When women can discuss their ideas and goals in professional fields, all of society can benefit from a varied perspective. And that’s exactly what the women in this issue have done.

Growing up, my mother had always instilled in me the idea that I could pursue my dreams, educate myself and make a difference. It is essential this idea permeates as we move forward in this broken world.

It’s essential we instill that same confidence in our daughters someday.

We have a long way to go, but we’ll keep marching on. Because it’s equality that makes for a better future.

Carley Bonk cmbonk@pointpark.edu

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Men fall short in RSC games

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Still sitting at third place in conference

By Robert Berger Co-Sports Editor

On a road trip to Indianapolis and Kentucky last weekend, the men’s basketball team dropped two conference games but are still sitting in third place in the River States Conference (RSC) standings.

The action tipped off against Brescia University in Owensboro, Ky. last Thursday. The Pioneers made it a competitive contest through the first half, but Brescia pulled it away in the second half to secure a 74-51 victory.

On the night, Point Park shot 27 percent with sophomore guard Kyle Carrington and senior Asim Pleas both leading the team in scoring with 14 points. 10 of Carrington’s points came just in the first half.

Brescia secured a lead three minutes into the game and never lost. Through the first half, Point Park went on numerous runs hacking away at the deficit but fell short. With 13 minutes left in the first half, the Pi-

oneers were trailing by one and went into halftime trailing 26-21.

After shooting 11-for31 in the first half, Brescia stepped their offense up and shot 19-for-35 in the second.

Both teams struggled from behind the arc with Brescia going 5-14 and the Pioneers shooting 4-28 from three point range.

Two days later the team was back in action against the 23rd ranked school in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indiana University (IU) Southeast.

The offensive struggles resumed as the Pioneers were blown out 101-73 Saturday night.

At 16:30, Point Park took their first and only lead 7-5 after a 2-pointer from junior forward Cortez Allen.

Following the basket from Allen, IU Southeast went on a 19 point run and lead the Pioneers 24-7 at 11:17.

Through the first half, Point Park struggled securing the ball and tallied 14 turnovers in the first half

alone. After the 19-point run, Point Park chipped away at the deficit but ended the first half trailing 66-33.

For much of the second half, Point Park held on to a 30 point deficit, but significantly improved their three point shooting from Thursday night and ended the game shooting 11-31.

Senior guard Daniel King lead Point Park in scoring after shooting 5-10 for three and 6-11 for the night.

Despite the loss, Point Park is still in third place in the RSC behind West Virginia Tech and IU Southeast. The Pioneers conference record dropped to 3-7 after last weekend and are just one win ahead of fourth place Rio Grande.

The Pioneers will continue conference play this week with two home matchups Thursday and Saturday. Thursday versus Asbury University and Saturday against Alice Lloyd University.

Robert Berger raberge@pointpark.edu

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Senior Anna Shields competes at Youngstown last weekend running in the 800 meter event. Shields set a facility record Saturday and is ranked No. 1 in the NAIA and No. 4 in all of collegiate indoor track in the event.

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Burnin’ Up I know we talked women’s basketball in my column last week, but when players deserve recognition, I am not one to deprive them of that.

This week - Michelle Burns.

Fun fact - once upon a time, I was an opponent of Burns myself. I played for Butler Area Senior High School three years ago, and Burns is an alum of Hempfield High School. Back in the day, Butler and Hempfield played each other at least once a year, usually in pre- or post-season contests.

Since then, obviously one of us has been a little more successful on the court than the other.

She is only a sophomore now, but she has already led the Pioneers to multiple successes in her time here, including a trip to the River States Conference (RSC) Tournament Quarterfinal last year at Alice Lloyd College.

In an extended list of impressive achievements, her most recent comes in the form of last Thursday’s game against Brescia University.

Not only did she have a career-high 31 points, but she did so with a seven for seven output from beyond the arc and a six for six showing from the charity stripe.

You know who else has a career-high of 31 points?

Sam Weir. A senior. A Hall of Fame-worthy senior.

It is incredibly impressive in general to have a perfect showing when it comes to shooting threes, but even more impressive to do so while racking up a career-high in points that ties

the career-high of arguably the best player on the team.

Even yet, it is that much more impressive to do so as a sophomore.

So far this season, Burns is averaging 14 points per game, a one-point increase from last season and second on the team behind Weir’s 14.7 points per game.

Her average places her eighth in the RSC for overall points per game, but she sits third in the RSC for assists per game with 3.71.

Although she sits second on the team for points per game, she has a clear lead for most points on the Pioneers with 295 total points this season. Second to her is captain Kaitlyn Smith’s 261.

She does not just perform offensively though, securing 75 defensive rebounds and 91 total rebounds this season so far, improving 22 and 18 rebounds in each category, respectively.

Additionally in the defensive category, Burns ranks 14th in the RSC standings for most steals per game, averaging 1.67.

Burns is a spitfire on the court and is one of my favorites to watch play the game. As only a sophomore, she has such a natural leadership about her that has guided the Pioneers to eight victories so far this season and 17 last season.

I am excited to see how she progresses in the second half of her time in the green and gold and even more excited to continue to report on her various accomplishments.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

Shields sets third facility record at YSU

By Nicholas Kasisky For The Globe

Another weekend of records and achievements took place, as Anna Shields set her third facility record.

On Saturday, the Pioneers traveled to Youngstown State University (YSU) to compete at the first full event of the indoor track season, as well as the year.

To kick off 2019, Point Park competed against 28 teams at the YSU Watson and Tressel Training Site.

The 300-meter track at YSU welcomed in quick pacing and fast races.

Point Park junior Xavier Stephens broke his own school record in the mile, crossing the finish line with a time of 4 minutes and 23 seconds.

When asked how he felt about setting another school record in the mile, Stephens smiled and stated “it felt good but it also hurt.”

Stephens always added that he looks at his record as a “good start to the season”.

In pursuit of his future goals, Stephens said he hopes to drop his time in the 800-meter run as well as setting records with his team

in the 4x800 meter run.

Other personal records were beat at the meet including senior Michael Morris in the triple jump, freshman Doug Kostelansky in the mile, sophomore Reba Bartram in the 800, senior Taylor Celich in the 400, and senior Anna Shields in the 800.

Shields was named the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Athlete of the Week for women’s indoor track as well as running a facility record time at the YSU Watson and Tressel Training Site in the 800-meter run, finishing with a time of 2:07.51.

“I feel really good about it,” Shields said, as that was one of her goals for the indoor season.

Within the upcoming weeks, Shields said she is looking forward to setting records in the 600-meter run while also looking at the road ahead.

“I have to focus on getting attention for after I graduate. I want to try and get sponsored,” Shields said. “I want to make every race count and pursue my goal of qualifying for the USA in the mile.”

With winter weather hitting Pennsylvania, it certainly is no beach day, but there were feet in the sand.

For the jumpers of the men’s team, junior Chance Callahan led the Pioneers in triple jump, long jump, and shot put. He placed fourth in the triple jump with a jump of 13.52 meters.

“My goal is to go to nationals in both triple jump and long jump, and I’d be the first jumper to do that too,” Callahan said.

On the women’s side, sophomore Miranda Schry also led Point Park in the triple jump with a distance of 9.51 meters.

Freshman Nia Goodman came into the high jump competition unseeded and placed 11th at the height of 1.46 meters. Goodman also competed in a variety of other events that meet including long jump and the 60-meter run.

The Pioneers next meet will be held in Geneva, Ohio for the first day of the Spire Midwest Open. That meet will take place on Friday, Jan. 25.

Nicholas Kasisky nkasis@pointpark.edu

Emilee Fails| Point Park Athletics Sophomore guard Michelle Burns guarding the zone in a game against Indiana University Southeast earlier this season. Last Thursday, Burns posted a career-high 31 points against Brescia University and shot a perfect 7-7 from beyond the three point line while doing so.

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Sam Weir prioritizes team in final season from WEIR page 1 Weir is all about teamwork and pushing for wins.

Point Park is currently in fourth place in the Rivers State Conference with a 3-5 conference record. However, Point Park is still pushing for a playoff spot with plenty of basketball left this season. After two straight losses, the Ohio Christian win is the opportunity for Point Park to turn the tide.

“Our goal is to win out and I think we are 100 percent capable of doing so,” Weir said.

“We are ready to focus and out-work every team we play.”

There’s hardly any “I” when Weir speaks. Her leadership is strong and firm.

Weir said she doesn’t sugarcoat anything. She’ll point out what’s not being done correctly, but will always provide support to fix the problem.

“I always try not to speak on anything I’m not personally doing myself,” Weir said.

Weir is open to criticism again herself, too. She has willingly admitted to lacking on experience, being a senior and showcasing that on the court. However, she said that herself and fellow senior Kaitlyn Smith are going to “really start” showing on-thecourt experience in hopes to secure more victories.

As for her own style of play, Weir is a commanding six-

Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics Sam Weir takes the tip off against Ohio Christian University earlier this season. The senior, who balances school, basketball and motherhood, recently scored her 1,000th point as a Pioneer and set the program record for most blocks. Weir has put up six double-doubles in the last nine games this season.

foot-one, and she isn’t afraid to post-up and make her presence known in the paint and around other parts of the court.

“I draw a lot of attention that will open up my teammates,” Weir said. “The spin move is definitely my go-to since freshman year, but I have broadened my game since then, expanding to the outside. My favorite part about being a forward is being able to help my teammates when they get beat and block some shots.”

Weir’s not afraid to get in the shooter’s face, too. She has recorded 106 total blocks

so far in her Point Park career, with 61 blocks occurring in the 2017-18 season. That season, Weir also recorded 200 rebounds in 24 appearances.

This season, Weir is putting up solid numbers.

She has started seven of her eight appearances, recording 94 rebounds, 25 blocks and nine steals. On offense, she’s a force to be reckoned with, scoring 113 points so far.

Weir credits a lot of her success to head coach Tony Grenek. Weir, who is a mother to her son, M.J., said that if it weren’t for Grenek’s support, she wouldn’t have been able to

return to the court.

“He’s always given it to me straight up and that’s made me a better player,” Weir said. “He has helped me out in every situation, and I couldn’t be more grateful. If he wasn’t so helpful with my son, M.J., I would have never been able to continue my career after giving birth.”

Her son is a motivating factor to be a better player, student and person, too. Weir is a local talent, hailing from Ellwood City. She currently resides there, traveling the hour-long commute down to the city for school and to spend time with her teammates on

the weekends, alongside her family. However, her family attends every single home game to support her.

“My dad, grandma, uncle, boyfriend and son come to every home game, so that’s definitely nice and something I’ll always cherish,” Weir said. “My dad hasn’t missed anything since I started playing sports when I was four. That’s always been so special to me. The best part about playing at home is getting to have most of my family there and we always have a pretty good atmosphere.”

However, Weir admits that she would rather play on the road.

“I feel like we are the only team who doesn’t get home court advantage and we have better called games on the road,” Weir said.

One game on the road that Weir won’t have to travel far for is against Carlow University, Point Park’s in-city rival, on Jan. 29. Weir has the game circled on her calendar, as she wants to extract revenge for Carlow beating Point Park on the Pioneers’ home court on Nov. 27. The close contest ended with a 73-63 final score.

“They shouldn’t have beaten us the first time and they won’t the second time,” Weir said.

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu

Women split conference games; fourth in RSC East Finish season with majority home games

By Allison Schubert Co-Sports Editor

The women’s basketball team outscored Brescia University in each of the first three quarters of their matchup in Owensboro, Kentucky last Thursday. A late comeback by the Bearcats in the final ten minutes, however, is what led to the 80-80 tie at the end of regulation.

The Pioneers held a 13-point lead after the third quarter, but the Bearcats put up 30 points in the last ten minutes that ended up putting Point Park down by three with only 0.3 seconds remaining in the game.

That’s when sophomore guard Michelle Burns came up with one of the biggest moments of her career thus far: a game-tying three-pointer that sent the game to overtime.

Point Park’s defense came back big in the extra period, holding the Bearcats to just two points, and solidifying the win 88-82 in favor of

the Pioneers.

Burns’s tying 3-pointer finalized a perfect seven for seven for her from beyond the arc. This, along with going six for six from the foul line, led to a career-high 31 points, surpassing her previous 28.

She was not the only one setting personal records though.

Senior captain Kaitlyn Smith also set a new career-high with 25 points on the night, eclipsing her previous record of 23.

Senior Sam Weir posted another double-double, contributing 19 points, 14 rebounds and three blocks against the Bearcats. This was Weir’s sixth double-double in nine games.

Following an 88-point output, the Pioneers traveled to New Albany, Indiana for another River States Conference (RSC) matchup against Indiana University (IU) Southeast.

Point Park found itself without Weir again this season,

Emilee Fails| Point Park Athletics Sierra Dawson takes a free throw in a game against WVU Tech earlier this year. The team fell to IU Southeast last Saturday 79-67.

but this time due to injury.

Despite being down a key player, the Pioneers managed to stay within two points at the end of the half, but a run by the Grenadiers late in the third and into the fourth put IU Southeast on top 79-67 by the end of the game.

Point Park had three big contributors in double digits: Burns with 17 points, Smith with 14 and sophomore forward Abbey Davis with 12.

Midway through the third, Davis hit two 3-pointers to lead to a 51-51 tie before the Grenadiers eventually pulled away.

IU Southeast pulled 61 rebounds, compared to Point Park’s 36, which included 20 offensive rebounds that turned into 21 second-chance points.

The Pioneers were able to force 15 turnovers, but it was overall shooting that resulted in a Grenadiers win.

Point Park remains in Pittsburgh for the next three games, all of which are against RSC opponents.

The first of these comes Thursday when the Pioneers host the Asbury Eagles, who lost against Point Park last year 90-51.

Two days later, Point Park will take on the Alice Lloyd Eagles at CCAC - Allegheny. The Eagles split two close games with the Pioneers last season, including sending Point Park out of the RSC Tournament after an overtime win.

To finish the trifecta, Point Park will remain in Pittsburgh, but as the visiting team when they travel to Carlow for a conference rivalry game on Tuesday night.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics Kaitlyn Smith puts up a layup in a game against OCU earlier this year. Smith scored a career-high 25 points in the match-up.