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SAIL SHOWDOWN KICKS OFF WITH Point Closet opens MURAL PAINTING AND ICE CREAM permanent location By Jordyn Hronec Co-News Editor
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Margaret Hinnebusch, a freshman psychology major, and Cassidy Burke, a freshman theater production major, both members of the Women’s Rugby team, paint their mural during the SAIL Showdown on Monday.
Health Center head nurse resigns from position mid-flu season By Sara Cronin For The Globe
Student Health nurse, Katie Leslie, resigned from her position at Point Park two weeks before the end of the 2018 fall semester. “The previous nurse was unable to continue doing the job, but it was nothing job-related,” Stephanie Wertz said, who is the administrative assistant at the Student Health Center. “She had to resign and we’re in the process of going through resumes and interviewing people. We’re filling the position just like any other position.” Wertz explained that the Student Health Center has had a nurse present since Leslie left. Students
were still able to seek medical help and guidance from the Health Center despite Leslie’s absence. “Our loss was nothing more than a personal problem,” Michael Gieseke, the Dean of Student Life said The University would not release any further information on her resignation. Though Leslie resigned from her position two weeks before the winter break, the night nurse, Kristen Lukhaupt, started to fill the position at the Student Center until the end of the 2018 fall semester. “Right now we have an agency nurse,” said Wertz. “She’s here until we hire an official university nurse,
and we are fully staffed the same hours.” The agency nurse is from the STAT agency: a local recruiting firm that provides hire placements for nurses and other professionals in the medical field. The Student Health Center, located on the second floor of Thayer Hall, can help students by providing over-the-counter medicine and flu shots, and is also available if a student needs a person to talk to. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, flu activity, or flu season, peaks between the months of December and February. The Health Center has
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From pop-up thrift shops to fashion shows, Point Closet is an organization that has made itself known on campus. Now, as of Jan. 22, Point Closet has its own permanent residence in Lawrence Hall. Yvette Hines, a senior broadcast production major, serves as Point Closet’s co-creative director. She is excited for the new space. “There’s no more ‘it’s coming’,” Hines said. “It’s here. The store is open to students.” Hines noted that in the first three days of the store being open, the Point Closet has already been utilized by 10 students. “I love the Point Closet,” Rosalie Anthony, a freshman dance major who modeled in the Point Closet’s fashion show, said. “I’m very happy that they got a new store, and I’m very happy that they got to expand from the pop-up shops. I really want to go and see what they have.” The Point Closet is located on the second floor of Lawrence Hall, tucked away in a short hallway near the Point Cafe. The hallway contains the new Center for Inclusive Excellence office and the Interfaith Room. Students wishing to visit the Point Closet must walk to the end of that hallway and through a frosted glass door, behind which there is a set of stairs. The Point Closet is at the top of those stairs. It’s a nondescript location that can be hard to find, but the Point Closet is in the process of obtaining signage so that students know where to go. Obtaining a permanent space for the Point Closet was a process. “We went through Dean Paylo and Dean Gieseke,” Hines said. “They helped us
out a lot to get the space and renovate it. They come up here often to find out what we need. They’ve donated a lot of clothes. They’ve been amazing.” With a new location, the Point Closet is hoping to continue helping students in ways that they have since their founding. “Monae Findley, who is our president, started [Point Closet] because she saw a need to give back,” Hines said. “We were throwing away so many clothes. A lot of people on campus don’t have enough clothes, and thrifting is something a lot of people do.” While everything at the new store is free, the Point Closet encourages students to donate and support their cause. “Students can donate at pop-up shops, in the store, or in our donation bins,” Katie Kelly, a senior journalism major who serves as the Point Closet’s public relations officer, said. “We accept everything except undergarments, swimsuits and socks. We also ask that students wash items before donating.” The Point Closet is planning events for the near future, including a pop-up shop in Lawrence Hall lobby on Jan. 30 from 2-4 pm. Other events will be advertised on the Point Closet’s Facebook and Instagram pages, as well as their Snapchat account. The Point Closet is also launching their own website soon through Wix. “We’re doing a lot of exciting things that we’re excited for,” Kelly said. The Point Closet is open to students Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Fridays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Jordyn Hronec jthrone@pointpark.edu
USG meets to allocate club budgets USG By Mitchell Drake USG Beat Writer
The United Student Government (USG) met in the third floor Lawrence Hall ballroom on Monday to discuss budgeting for its operations and clubs. Treasurer Kourteney Lampel presented the internal budget of USG on a spreadsheet, noting how various amounts of the $12,060 budget were to be spent for upkeep, such as the $4,000 needed for member stipend and $3,500 on the bike program that USG funds. She then explained that USG has a $15,540 budget that will be allocated to 20
student clubs and organizations that submitted appeals for access to the budget. The heads of a number of clubs attended the meeting to hear information on the allocation. The voting on which appeals will be approved will take place next Monday, Feb. 4. One club, previously known as “Good Luck Have Fun” (GLHF) also had its leaders attend as USG voted on allowing the club’s name to change to Wood Street Zombies Esports (WSZE). The Esports Club had recently spoken with members of the Rules Committee to enact the change before the meeting, planning to completely rebrand their club. When the item approached on the agenda,
the USG quickly agreed to the name change - resulting in sounds of joy from the club’s members in the audience. New senatorial nominations were also discussed, as four nominees had attended the meeting. They were summoned to the center of the meeting and introduced themselves. Among those nominated were freshman advertising and public relations major Emily Sjoberg, sophomore broadcast production major Cole D’Alicandro, sophomore special education major Jade Steele and freshman cinema production major Julius Thomas. These candidates were chosen for how they would
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Jordyn Hronec | The Globe
The Point Closet opens a permanent shop in Lawrence Hall.
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