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Extreme temperatures blast Pittsburgh, then recede By Hayley Keys For The Globe
Stepping outside of any building in Pittsburgh last week was comparable to a walk through the Arctic. Downtown Pittsburgh is already notoriously windy - the addition of this week’s negative temperatures created weather that could prove to be not just dangerous, but deadly. “Cold is dangerous and exposure to the skin and the effects it has on folks is equally dangerous,” Keith Paylo, Dean of Students and Vice President of Student Affairs said. Paylo is one of the individuals responsible for the decision to cancel classes this past week due to cold temperatures and wind chills. “We all get together and put our heads together, for lack of better words, and make that decision based on faculty and staff,” Paylo said. “And in my world students are the most important.” According to a pamphlet published by the Centers for Disease Control titled “Extreme Cold: A Prevention Guide to Promote Your Personal Health and Safety,” extreme cold is defined by near-freezing temperatures. It goes on to report that weather conditions like these can lead to serious health
problems including hypothermia and frostbite in extreme cases. While there are many precautions that individuals can take such as preparing their car and home or dressing warmly when going outside, Point Park has its own protocols to help keep students safe. Paylo talked with pride about the sidewalks, which are shoveled and taken care of by the housekeeping services. “I consider them the best in the city,” Paylo said. “The director of our housekeeping services and his staff do an amazing job.” Paylo also takes time out of his day to watch the radar and see what weather conditions are in the forecast for the city. He takes his job seriously because a recommendation to close the university ultimately affects each of the thousands of students, faculty, and staff that make up the Point Park community. “You have to be very careful,” Paylo said. “If I would have made a recommendation that we cancel classes because of four inches of snow and dangerous commutes, I would have looked pretty foolish if there was no snow.”
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A sheet of ice and snow formed on the Allegheny River during the Polar Vortex last week. In a matter of days, the temperature with the wind chill was as low as -25 degrees Fahrenheit and on Monday peaked at 58 degrees Fahrenheit.
USG talks maintenance University quietly cuts frequent filth found in stairdesk attendant hours PPU Security USG wells are mostly due to budBy Andrew Brinker Co-News Editor
Point Park has announced a new change in building security, specifically in Lawrence, Thayer and Academic Halls. Over winter break Point Park University administration addressed an email to all students, faculty and staff entitled “Change in After Hour Entry Procedures – Spring 2019.” The email detailed a comprehensive overhaul of nighttime access to three of campus’ highest traffic buildings. Instead of being able to access each of the different halls individually, the email explained that starting in the spring 2019 semester anyone needing into Lawrence, Academic or Thayer Hall after 10 p.m. would be required to go through Lawrence Hall. “Efficiency is a big part of it,” Keith Paylo, Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students said. “Having two locations, when you think about it, became an idea that we talked about as a small group that we believed wasn’t necessary any longer. We could have a better control factor if we did it through one location.” In the name of efficien-
cy, Thayer and Academic Halls will now be locked at 10 p.m., barring student access from the outside. Paylo stressed that this new shift in the University’s security focus was most importantly a move that he felt would benefit the safety of students but acknowledged that finances did play a role in the decision. “Efficiency means a lot of different things,” Paylo said. “Efficiency in a sense of staffing, efficiency as far as security, efficiency as part of the safety of students - it all plays a role in this decision.” However, what the administration did not explicitly mention in their Jan. 3 email was that along with the change in nighttime access to the University came a cut to Lawrence Hall desk attendant hours. Jeffrey Besong, Assistant Vice President and Chief of the Point Park Police Department told The Globe in an email that desk attendant hours in Lawrence Hall for the spring semester were changed from the fall semester’s hours of 6 p.m. through 6 a.m., to 10 p.m. through 6 a.m. – a four-hour cutback
Changes 2018-2019
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Point Park increases security across campus with more desk attendants and ID card scanners.
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Point Park students notice that security presence across campus is inconsistent.
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Students express security concerns following the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting.
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Dean Paylo notifies students via email that desk attendant hours in Lawrence Hall will be cut back from 6 pm - 6 am to 10 pm - 6 am. Attendant hours from 10 pm - 6 am in Academic Hall will be cut altogether..
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The United Student Government (USG) met in the JVH Auditorium to discuss safety and maintenance concerns with the Vice President of Operations for Point Park University Physical Plant Chris Hill. Hill visited the legislative body meeting to discuss the various concerns about recent maintenance-related issues, and make notes for improvement, as his department manages the upkeep of facilities, conferences and events and transportation. After explaining the different accomplishments and decisions of Physical Plant (the moving of The Globe office and the WPPJ studios to a new location, the creation process of the Center for Media Innovation building, and the building of the color correction and Da Vinci rooms), Hill addressed concerns previously reported to his department by students, then discussed concerns and issues from USG members. Among the issues reported to Physical Plant were dirty stairwells and expired inspection tags on elevators. Hill explained that the
get cuts in cleaning equipment and personnel. He commented that the Thayer Hall stairwell (which is often plastered in fliers, spills and the occasional chunks of food) is the “dirtiest” stairwell on campus. The topic of elevators spurred a conversation with multiple members of USG. Senator Grace Tyler Frank-Rempel expressed her concerns over the inefficiency of the elevators in the Student Center, claiming the speed of the opening of the elevator doors was aggravatingly slow. President Pro-Tempore Megan Ortego recalled an incident when she had attempted to stop one of the closing elevator doors only to have her arm “smashed.” Hill attempted to explain the causes of these issues by stating the manipulation of the elevator doors are getting increasingly hard to control as they age. He detailed if the speed of one elevator’s doors was changed, the other elevators would be changed as well - possibly causing even more problems with elevators closing too quickly.
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Senior cinema students create P4 film projects By Jordyn Hronec Co-News Editor
For many seniors, the spring semester is a time to focus on life post-graduation. But for cinema students, it’s an even busier time, as shooting for many students’ P4 projects is currently underway. In the cinema department, students take a production class each year and create a film project and P4 films, which are completed by senior B.F.A. cinema majors for credit, offer opportunities for students to explore filmmaking before entering the cinema world outside of college. Tyler Morris, a senior cinema student with a concentration in production, has worked on three P4 films this year. He first worked as a producer on the film “Yuletide Homicide,” which told the story of a Christmas-based cult and was directed by fellow senior cinema student, Luke Haid. Morris also worked as a producer on “Corazon de Cerca,” a film directed by Raul Toledo that touches on the now-controversial subject of immigration, and that filmed on location in New Mexico over winter break. In the next few weeks, Morris is prepared to step into the director’s chair for his own P4 project, “Black Felt Charlotte.” Morris also wrote the script for the film. “I like directing, but I don’t know if I’d be able to direct another person’s script,” Morris said. “I like directing, writing and producing, because then it’s like ‘this is it.’” Morris also enjoys the creativity that comes with the director’s responsibilities in particular. “As a director, you’re one
of the primary creative heads on the film,” Morris said. “You’re in charge of blocking and performances. The movie is your vision. The only person above the director is the producer.” Morris described his own P4 film as the story of a woman who is looking to poison an enviable classmate. Morris finds the P4 process to be enjoyable. “I like the liberties we’re allowed to have with it,” Morris said. “With P3 you’re required to have so many cooks in the kitchen, the end product isn’t so genuine. Being in a full crew production, but having more control over the product...it feels more honest.” According to Morris, P3 film projects require students to obtain the “full-crew experience,” where students are assigned a position that they must stay in. However, P4 projects allow for more flexibility, where only two people on a crew are working towards class credits, and everyone else is recruited. In total, crew sizes can vary from seven or eight members to 15, and include a director, producer, cinematographer, screenwriter, editor, production designer, sound designer and B-crew. Production for student films is extensive. “We only get six 12-hour days to shoot, and planning it can take a couple of months to years in some instances,” Morris said. “Post production is usually a handful of months, depends on what we shot.” Morris also described what becomes of student films after they have been produced and screened. “Sometimes it’s buried
and never seen again,” Morris said. “Sometimes it’s put on a festival run. If the run is good, it’s up to them to decide if they want to use it to seek employment or seek funding for another film.” Morris is only one aspiring filmmaker in the cinema department’s senior class, and according to Morris, all of the seniors have their own style of filmmaking. But he acknowledges that some films, while vastly different, do have similar elements. “This year we have two ‘dead mom’ films,” Morris said. “I’m doing one of them, Taylor [Colbert] is doing the other one. I’d say this year is a very diverse collection of films.” Taylor Colbert is another senior cinema B.A. major who is not taking the P4 class for credit, but is still co-directing a P4 film with fellow cinema senior, R.J. Lane. Their film “Still Holding On” tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who clings to his stuffed lion while grieving the loss of his mother. The script was written by senior screenwriting major, Chris Chandler. He is also co-producer of the film along with Colbert. “We are the only film that is being co-directed and has co-producers,” Colbert said. “It’s a different form of collaboration than we’re used to. But there’s the Russo Brothers and the Cohen Brothers, so it’s not unusual to have co-directors.” Colbert said that pre-production for the film took place during the summer and early fall. Filming is taking place currently, and the film will move into post-production after spring break. Colbert said that even
Raul Toledo | Submitted Brianna Craven, Caleb Fischer, Tyler Morris, Will Thomas, Susannah Enslow, and Keith Tucker work on director Raul Toledo’s P4 film “Corazon de Cerca,” on location in New Mexico.
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Actor Nico Hernandez performs in his role of “Jesse” in directors Taylor Colbert and R.J. Lane’s P4 film, “Still Holding On.” though the film will not count as credit toward her degree, she simply could not go without making a film during her senior year. “There’s so many people in our senior class working on so many films,” Colbert said. “It’s a really collaborative experience, but we’re pulling people from other years.” One of those people is freshman cinema B.F.A. major, Kate Griffith, who is helping Colbert and Lane on their P4 film. “I was a PA on set, which is a Production Assistant,” Griffith said. Griffith described her role as a PA as being “everyone’s man”. “Some of my jobs included holding gaff tape, holding doors so alarms wouldn’t go off in the middle of recording, helping with production design,” Griffith said. “Whoever needs something, the PA is supposed to step up and just be like ‘what do I do’.” Griffith also found her time on set of a P4 film to be valuable. “We’re all from different years in college,” Griffith said. “It’s a really nice way to learn and experience things for your future but also to meet people in your program that you can work with in the coming years. You get a feel for lighting, you get a feel for sound, pretty much anything. Which is good for being a freshman when you don’t know what’s going on.” As a freshman, Griffith will complete a P1 film project during the spring semester. “P1 is just a short three-minute film which is just to show you know the basics of camera, lighting, sound and storytelling,” Griffith said.
Winter weather causes school closure from WEATHER page 1 Point Park also hosts a little over 1,000 students who live on campus and another 3,000+ who commute to campus every day. Cold weather poses the greatest threat to those individuals. Michael Gieseke, Dean of Student Life also helps determine if the university will close. “Everyone has to determine for themselves whether conditions in their own area are safe for traveling to campus,” Gieseke said. He also mentioned that the university rarely closes for bad weather and usually averages one closure a year for extreme cold or heavy snow. Paylo noted that the last time the University closed
for more than one day was nine years ago during the snowstorm dubbed “Snowmageddon” in 2010. “Nobody likes coming into school on days it is really cold or there is heavy snow, it can be very unpleasant and inconvenient,” Gieseke said. “But there is a difference between unsafe and unpleasant.” However, when Point Park does close, Gieseke knows that the students will be well provided for. “The university makes sure that the buildings are heated, that there are always meals provided for students living on campus, and that the sidewalks are safe for walking to and from each building,” Gieseke said. Students themselves
feel like the university does a good job of keeping them safe from bad weather. Faith Williams is a transfer student from University of Pittsburgh and commutes to school every day, so bad weather can completely change her day’s plans. “Pitt never canceled, and when they did you would already be waiting in your car, compared to Point Park, where I knew the day before,” Williams said. She stressed how important it was that she knew whether or not she had to come into the city because it saved her both time and money if she knew ahead of time. “I have to catch two buses just to get here,” Williams
said. “I don’t mess around with snow, if there is snow on the ground, I don’t leave my house.” While the winter prep was warranted for this past week, Pittsburgh is currently experiencing unseasonably high temperatures and high precipitation levels. On Monday, the high was 64 degrees and Thursday is predicted to have a 90% chance of precipitation, according to the National Weather Service. However, the brief stint of spring weather will soon be gone as the colder temperatures will be back by the end of the week.
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The P1 final film is preceded by a “Pittsburgh Montage” project where students shoot different pieces of footage of the city and edit them together. Shooting for that aspect of the project will occur in the coming weeks. But as the school year proceeds through its later half, seniors who are partaking in P4 projects are also considering their prospects for post-graduation. Some students have a set plan. “I know exactly what I want to do,” Morris said. “I’m going to stay in town for three more months and move to New York City to work in a production house and keep making more bizarre films like I’ve been making for years.” Other students are still in consideration. “Right now, I’m just applying to a lot of places and trying to find the time to do so,” Colbert said. And underclassmen, like Griffith, are using this time and this experience to look ahead at what their years in the cinema department have in store. “It’s really just showing you what you’re future is going to be,” Griffith said. “It’s great to have the hands-on experience and to work with people and to work as quickly as possible. You learn something new every single time. Which is what I love, learning something new.” P4 films will be screening in the GRW theater on April 20th. P1 film screenings do not yet have a set date, but will be occurring at the end of the semester as well.
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ALMANAC February 8, 1966 There was a controversy on campus as a debate ensued regarding the pioneer mascot, and whether or not it was suitable. This followed a “Pick-the-Mascot” contest held by the Student Senate. (The competition was largely unsuccessful, but there was a group of students who supported changing the mascot to “The Jolly Green Giant.”) The pioneer mascot was originally suggested by The Journalism Department, and the original name of Point Park’s student newspaper was “The Pioneer.”
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Honors program gears up for Valentine flower sale Fundraiser for John Fallon Travel Fund provides scholarships for students Sara Cronin For The Globe
With Valentine’s Day quickly approaching, the Honors Program is preparing for another successful flower delivery fundraising event. This year’s event will mark the program’s seventh year of delivering decorated bouquets and flowers throughout the downtown area. The Honors Program partners with Blumengarten, a local florist in the Strip District owned and operated by the Ludwig family, according to the director of the Honors Program, Helen Fallon. Autumn Barszczowski, the Honors Student Organization president, said that students in both the School of Communications and the Honors Program will help the florist with their long lists of deliveries on Feb. 13 and Feb. 14 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. “There will be all kinds of vans and cars that will pull up to bring in these long cardboard boxes full of flowers for different people in the downtown area,” Barszczowski said. Barszczowski is a senior public relations and advertising major. This year’s flower delivery fundraiser event will be her fourth and final one. “You’ll see a bunch
of crazy people running around Lawrence Hall with red bins and huge bouquets,” Barszczowski said. Fallon explained that the students earn around $5.50 on each delivery they make. The flower delivery fundraiser averages a total of $1,500 collectively each year.
“You’ll see a bunch of crazy people running around Lawrence Hall with red bins and huge bouquets,” Autumn Barszczowski, Senior Public Relations and Advertising Major All of the proceeds raised from the deliveries go directly into the John Fallon Travel Fund, which helps cover costs for students in the School of Communications and the Honors Program to travel both nationally and internationally to destinations like New York City and Italy.
USG discuss work orders from USG page 1 He then explained that the ability to stop doors by sticking one’s hand in before closing was dictated by the power and age of the sensors between elevator doors. Each sensor is fitted with lasers that sense when an arm or appendage is between the doors, prompting it to stop. As the elevators age, the strength of the lasers will eventually weaken and not sense movement as strongly as before. Hill also advised students “don’t keep hitting the button”, as each button press would send out a single call for an elevator. Too many calls for one elevator could jumble the signals, forcing the elevator to stop at different floors before reaching your floor. He also detailed the current system Physical Plant employs for the elevators allows for monitoring and analysis of average wait times for specific elevators and how many times an elevator’s doors would open. Multiple USG members expressed their disdain with the current work order system. Ortego recalled a time when she could not report a maintenance issue in the Student Center because she was not registered to live there, so she was unable to call for the correct service. Newly appointed Senator Jade Steele described a time when no maintenance workers would come to her aid when a glass shelf of her fridge shattered and there
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were shards of broken glass everywhere in Conestoga Hall. Frank-Rempel talked about how her floor’s washer and dryer were often repaired with duct tape and would frequently break. Hill discussed fixing ongoing issues and stated that he and his department are looking into a greater way of sending and receiving work orders through Corrigo or a better system, as well as getting greater efficiency from cleaning and maintenance workers. “If we’re going to sign a contract with these guys, they need to be getting better reports and getting things fixed…” Hill said. Ortego helped settle the newly appointed senators by teaching them the USG office hours and the dress code mandated in the constitution. She used a slide that depicted different shades and washes of pants to wear alongside their polos to avoid future clothing debacles similar to the event that transpired last week. President Kaylee Kearns swore in two new members of USG today. Freshman cinema production major Mya Jackson and freshman funeral services major Brighid Shanahan. Much like the recent batch of newly appointed senators, the diversity in majors is intended to bring different mindsets and representation of a broader range of students in USG.
The John Fallon Fund was created in 2008 in honor and memory of Fallon’s husband, John an ardent traveler. “He had been to 48 states and just traveled all of the time,” Fallon said. “His family went everywhere. I don’t think there was a continent, well maybe Antarctica, that they didn’t touch.” Students in the School of Communications and the Honors Program can apply for the funds to help reduce costs on either the Washington D.C. trip, the alternative spring break trip, or for the overseas trip with the international media class. President-elect of the Honors Student Organization and junior public relations and advertising major, Kelsey Wolfe, was able to go on the international media’s trip to Italy last spring semester. Wolfe helped deliver flowers all day last year for her trip, and is going to continue to raise money for the fundraiser again this year. According to Wolfe, they visited five cities across Italy during last year’s trip. “You take the class throughout the semester and it prepares you for the trip, but the bulk of the work you do is on the trip,” Wolfe said. “You’re going to media hubs, news outlets,
PR centers, all these different locations to kind of get a gist of how they do their media whether that’s broadcasting or print. It was fantastic. It was honestly the best two weeks I could have asked for.” The Valentine’s Day delivery fundraiser is not the only fundraiser the Honors Program holds throughout the year to raise money for the John Fallon Travel Fund. They also hold fundraising events such as the Wigle Whiskey fundraiser, where the distillery location in the Strip District allows 12 percent of all the proceeds from the evening to go towards the fund. Fallon explained that they were able to give out $16,000 in scholarships last year alone from the money raised by all of the fundraisers. “Last year the trip [to Italy] was $4,000, and I received a $1,000 scholarship on top of that. I only paid $3,000 something to travel for two weeks,” Wolfe said. Fallon heads the effort to provide traveling opportunities to students. “[Fallon] definitely works all year to raise the money to be able to allow students to travel,” Wolfe said. “It’s an impressive thing and I don’t know if a lot of people could do it without those kind of schol-
In last week’s article “USG meets to allocate club budgets,” Megan Ortego’s title was incorrectly written as “ex-CAB and legislative body liaison.” Ortego’s actual position, aside from being President Pro-Tempore, is Executive CAB and legislative liaison.
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Change in security desk hours Lawrence Hall desk attendant hours cut short, worries students from SECURITY page 1 that leaves Lawrence Hall open to outsiders before 10 p.m. as they will no longer be forced to pass by human security. Student Affairs’ email to students, faculty and staff avoided specifically mentioning this key aspect of the new policy. The message said, “From the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. all individuals needing access to Academic, Thayer and Lawrence Halls will enter through Lawrence Hall lobby. A desk attendant will be in place at this Lawrence Hall location and will be checking ID’s for access to these three buildings.” But nowhere is there mention that before 10 p.m. there will no longer be a desk attendant in Lawrence Hall. The administration has yet to comment on the change in desk attendant hours. This is not the first time that security has been
an issue in the 2018-2019 school year. In early October, The Globe ran a story entitled “Security presence spotty across campus,” that brought attention to inconsistent security amongst Point Park’s student facilities. Additionally, former desk attendant Tom Hardin was transferred to another facility following the publication of an article in the Globe regarding security on campus in which Hardin was interviewed. Now the question of student safety looms again. This school year marked the opening of Point Park’s new Pittsburgh Playhouse - a $60 million venture, while September 2016 saw the opening of the Center for Media Innovation, which cost the University a much smaller but still significant price of $2.5 million, according to the Point Park website. While what is spent on desk attendants and security is not abundantly clear,
it would appear that the amount is dwarfed by the University’s investments in expanding campus, a potential statement about their priorities. Ultimately, some students feel that the cut in desk attendant hours has made safety a secondhand priority. “I definitely don’t feel too comfortable without somebody [a desk attendant] around when it’s dark out,” Alex Frank, a freshman transfer PR and Advertising major said. “There’s some weirdos out there at night. This is Pittsburgh.” Frank additionally noted that she thought the previous hours of 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. would be a significant improvement. “I think that having a person there earlier would be better. I feel like it’s too easy to get into the building [Lawrence Hall] at night if nobody is there,” she said.
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arships because as college students, you never really get the chance to do something like this because it is expensive and with her putting her all into it, it’s allowing us to kind of take some of that financial burden off of it.” “Myself, I never had the money or the time to study abroad when I was a young person,” Fallon said. “So my first overseas trip was in 2008 in London with my students.” The John Fallon Travel Fund has and will continue to give students the opportunity to travel around the world. “I’d like to think that he would be very proud of us for continuing this and going on,” Fallon said. Fallon explained although there are other fundraisers the Honors Program puts together during the year, the Valentine’s Day flower delivery fundraiser is special for her. “It’s not only helping the florists who are marvelous people,” Fallon said. “They came to our aid when we weren’t doing the other fundraisers, but it also gives students an opportunity in between classes, or all day if they can arrange it, a way to pay it forward.”
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Future Educators of America practice defense Certified instructor teaches introduction to Krav Maga
Carley Bonk | The Globe Greg Nolf, a junior secondary education major, holds a strike shield as Krav Maga specialist Kathy Kluk demonstrates self-defense methods for Future Educators of America members in the Student Center Tuesday evening. “The number one thing is awareness and number two is feeling empowered,” Kluk said.
Kluk, requested to teach a class on campus. “I thought, what a better way to kind of like start the semester for our club because the new members get to know other people through this,” Palma said. “She does a whole lesson on campus violence and rape and how to protect yourself so I thought it’d be a cool thing to do.” Palma has taken nearly a dozen classes herself. “I definitely felt stronger about myself and coming in contact with strangers,” Palma said. Palma said that any event FEA sponsors, they like to turn into a learning experience. “As teachers, we always want a lesson,” Palma said. The 22 club members followed Kluk’s instruction as she showed them moves like the “hammer punch” and “groin kick” as valid forms of defense to flee an attacker. Most kidnappers attempt to snatch victims from the street or lure them into their vehicles. “The statistics show that if somebody can move you from point A to point B - meaning from the sidewalk into their van or vehicle - your chances of survival go down by 90 percent,” Kluk said. “Stranger kidnappings” account for 24 percent of all recorded kidnappings, according to the Poynter Institute. Studies showed these types of crimes victimized females more often than men, occurred outdoors and associated sexual assault with females and robberies with male victims. Krav Maga relies on natural instincts. Kluk mentioned the importance of keeping space between oneself and strangers. “I always say the distance it is it’s 10 feet. So if I’m walk-
went into child welfare law which required a lot of pro bono work. She then left Pittsburgh for Howard University in Washington D.C. to serve as their Title IX investigator. Love returned to the city when her father was sick and served as CCAC’s civil rights investigator. Love chose to take the position at Point Park due to the university’s “mission and diversity.” Working with the students is also a plus. “It’s working with the students but it’s also being able to train and do prevention work. When I did work as an attorney, there wasn’t any prevention I could do. That’s why I went into Title IX.” The cases she tackled when she was serving as an attorney included the termination of paternal rights, adoption and protection of abuse. Love feels the most important thing for students when it comes to Title IX is the education process in
order to prevent sexual assault and harassment. She says that once students recognize what’s happening, then conversations about consent can unfold. The hardest thing about being involved in Title IX in regards to other legal areas is the limited involvement Love has in the process. “The hardest part of the process is when all you can do is support - my role is a supportive role,” Love said. “You wanna do more but you can’t do more.” Love says her day to day consists of meetings with students and investigators and differs from her previous position at Howard University. There, she investigated cases from start to finish, and now she hands the cases to the investigators. To spread awareness of Title IX’s services, Love says they plan on doing a marketing campaign and putting up posters. For the diversity part of her job, Love says it will allow her
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The second floor of the Student Center was filled with practicing teachers throwing punches and kicks Tuesday evening. The Future Educators of America were learning the art of Krav Maga - an Israeli militant form of self-defense - from certified instructor at Crafton’s Wright’s Gym, Kathy Kluk. “The first thing we always teach in Krav Maga is that your first form of defense is awareness,” Kluk said. “Be aware of your surroundings, whether that means walking home from campus at 2:00
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In addition to being the new director for Title IX and Diversity, Vanessa Love, 35, has had a varied career in the legal field in relation to helping students, as well as those in child services. Love went to the University of Pittsburgh and majored in political science with a minor in legal studies before going to law school. She got involved in Title IX first, and after finishing law school,
in the morning, running with your headphones on or walking to your car at night talking on the phone, thinking you’re safe when you’re not.” Kluk said empowerment is essential to the practice as well. “What’s really exciting for me as a Krav Maga instructor through the years is to see young women come to my class not very sure of themselves or what they can do and leave feeling empowered,” Kluk said. “What we like to say is after a 60 minute class, you’re going to take away something.” FEA President Emily Palma planned the event for members because her aunt,
Carley Bonk | The Globe Future Educators of America practiced Krav Maga, an Israeli military form of self-defense. The class brought 22 students into the Student Center Tuesday evening to learn from Kathy Kluk, who has practiced the form for 11 years and is a certified trainer.
ing on the sidewalk and a car pulls up to me and rolls the window down saying ‘hey, can you give me directions,’ I don’t want to approach that car window,” Kluk said. “I can quickly be grabbed by whatever I have on and pulled into that vehicle.” Compliance is also a key factor to keep in mind to avoid conflict. “If somebody does approach you saying ‘give me your keys, give me your wallet, give me your phone, is that really worth your life,” Kluck asked. “It’s not. All those things are replaceable.” Students partnered up and mimicked the motions, breaking a sweat in the process. Although the idea of having to defend oneself isn’t funny, practicing the drills with friends warranted a chuckle or two. “I didn’t expect to sweat that much,” Vittoria Will, a
sophomore education major, said afterwards. “It was a really good full body workout and you’re also educating yourself on how to live in the city.” Wills said that if classes were held regularly on campus, she would definitely be interested. “If they were held maybe once a week, that would be awesome,” Wills said. It takes about three months of consistent training to move along to other forms of self defense, according to Kluk. Palma said that since interest was high, FEA is planning on scheduling a class for students across all majors to attend closer to finals week. “It’s a good thing to know the techniques as being immersed in the downtown area,” Palma said.
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to gain more expertise in the area of inclusion, and partner her with the Center for Inclusive Excellence. Overall, Love is excited for a number of aspects in the job description. “The position is exciting for me because it allows me to pair my passion for equity for all while also
engaging in prevention education under the Title IX policy.” When she’s not on campus helping students, Love says she serves as a personal Uber driver to her 14-year-old daughter.
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Netflix’s ‘The Ted Bundy Tapes’ examines a maniac Hit serial killer doc grips audience By Tia Bailey
Social Media Coordinator
On Jan. 24, Netflix released a four-part documentary series titled “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes.” The series uses “present-day interviews, archival footage and audio recordings made on death row,” and tells the story of serial killer, kidnapper, rapist, burglar and necrophile Ted Bundy. Episode one, titled “Handsome Devil,” jumps right in, using old news stories from Bundy’s murders and describing details of the murders. The voiceover says that Bundy insisted he was innocent. The episode goes on to describe Bundy’s life a bit; it talks about how he was a political campaign activist, and how he seemed like a normal guy. He was knowingly driven by a need for attention, and he strived to be in the upper-class. He got an undergrad degree in psychology, and met a wealthy girl named Diane. Eventually, Bundy decided he wanted to go to law school, but due to his mediocre LSAT score, he went to a school he was underwhelmed by. Because of this, he began to feel insecure in his relationship with Diane, and they began to drift apart. This seems to be the point where everything went wrong. In the tapes, Bundy says that somewhere in him was the desire to get revenge on Diane, but everything that happened was a blank; “I don’t know what the hell I did,” he said. The documentary then shows that from Jan.-June 1974, girls began to go missing, and this is where everything had gone wrong. The first episode ends with Bundy being convinced to talk about his murders in the third person so that the journalists could get the truth from him.
Episode two, “One of Us,” begins by describing Bundy’s victim of choice young, attractive women. Every victim of his that had disappeared all had the same characteristics - they were between ages 18-21, college students, and had similar appearances and hairstyles.
“...the journalist interviewing him states his blue eyes turned black while detailing the experience.” Tia Bailey Freshman
Social Media Coordinator The Globe Ted begins to describe what led to the murders, which he calls “the entity,” and refers to himself as “the individual.” Bundy states that the “early manifestations of this condition” began with an interest in pornography, and eventually the individual began to connect the thought of naked women with violence. He then says the individual would act out when things like anger, frustration, anxiety and insecurities would get to him, and that he would then decide that young, attractive women would be his victim of choice. This was all because “the entity” was controlling him, as he put it. Bundy then began to describe one of his murders, and the journalist interviewing him states his blue eyes turned black while detailing the experience.
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The documentary flashes back to when Bundy’s girlfriend, Liz Kloepfer, called the police to report her then-boyfriend for admitting that he would follow sorority girls at night, and said the police should look into him. She also found lots of evidence at his house, including bags of women’s clothing, random house keys and a knife in his car. The police looked into it, but some evidence didn’t add up. Eventually, some pieces of evidence began to click. Bundy was captured for failing to pull over for a cop, and when they searched his car, they found some suspicious items. This launched an investigation on Bundy for the murders of the missing women. Episode two ends with an old interview of Bundy saying he believes he is innocent. The third episode of the tapes is called “Not My Turn to Watch Him,” and begins with telling how Bundy jumped out of a 25 foot window to escape a courtroom and ran for the mountains. They sent out 150 men and five bloodhounds to search for Bundy, and in a tape he says he felt proud because he was hiding with no one’s help, and they still couldn’t find him. They eventually caught him walking back to Aspen because he was “cold and hungry,” and brought him back in. The final episode of the documentary, “Burn Bundy Burn,” focuses on Bundy’s murder trial, and his “lastditch effort” to avoid the death sentence. Bundy did not want to be given the death sentence, so he found a lawyer who hated it so much she helped him. To avoid it, he would confess to everything, and pinpoint where everybody was hidden, but it would take one to two years. Bundy’s plan didn’t work, and he was given the death sentence. On the day of his execution, people celebrated with signs and t-shirts that read “Burn, Bundy Burn.” A voiceover states Bundy wanted to be cremated and spread through the mountains, as that’s where he had his best times. The documentary ends by asking, “How could anyone live in a society where people they liked, loved, lived with, worked with and admired could the next day turn out to be the most demonic people imaginable?” The same time “The Ted Bundy Tapes” were released, the trailer for a film, also distributed by Netflix, about Bundy was posted by star of the movie Zac Efron. The internet had mixed reactions, some saying that the movie was romanticizing the killer, while others said that is how his story was viewed in real life. “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile” was released to Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 19.
Tia Bailey tbaile@pointpark.edu
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Art finds life in ‘Velvet Buzzsaw’ By Amanda Myers Co-Features Editor
An artist’s intent is a very powerful thing. Critics judge the work and the creator justifies its existence. So, what happens when an artist’s work develops a life of its own and overtakes their vision? “Velvet Buzzsaw” ponders that question with strokes that reflect the maniacal consumerism and shallowness of not only the art world, but its inner circle, too. Director Dan Gilroy (“Nightcrawler,” “Kong: Skull Island”) immerses himself in the pyramid scheme of the Miami Beach art scene in the hopes of either speaking to the sarcasm within art lovers and archivists everywhere, or send them scrolling to the next available film on Netflix. The film zeroes in on the work of a particular artist whose work is a fascinating enigma to the collective society. His paintings are discovered by a burgeoning young agent named Josephina (Zawe Ashton) after she finds him dead in the hallway of her apartment building. His room is a goldmine of dark realistic imagery that is both unsettling and intriguing. As his work turns into a phenomenon, more people are able to see it and are thus taken in and trapped by its lure. This art meets horror thriller succeeds when analyzing the character’s actions rather than the specific reactions to the terrifying events that unravel throughout the film. It’s not as psychological or gritty as “Nightcrawler,” but getting the same leads to star speaks to Gilroy’s power of persuasion. Jake Gyllenhaal as a lofty art critic was a prime choice - not only because there’s no other actor that can make a choppy bowl cut hairdo look
charming - but because, love him or hate him, the dude is this generation’s Daniel Day Lewis. In this role, he morphs into an over analytical archetype that descends into madness as the world he helped define caves in around him. The abrasive gallery owner is portrayed by Rene Russo, wife of Gilroy, who serves as a fitting muse for the film. Her character, Rhodara, stops at nothing to make sure her gallery is one up from the competition, coercing artists and clients deviously. She points out that the concept of people making money on art has been going on since the beginning of time: “None of this is new, it’s all been done since someone charged a bone to see the first cave painting.” “Velvet Buzzsaw” feels like it’s meant to be more of a dramatized satire of the high art society than a direct reflection, even if there are some parallels. John Malkovich plays the artist searching for his muse after getting sober. Toni Collette rocks the chicest bob as she dials in the conventions of a dynamo art curator. Natalia Dyer (“Stranger Things”) takes some scary cues from the hit TV show when channeling her role as the naive assistant. Even though “Velvet Buzzsaw” is defined as a horror film, the horror isn’t just utilized by the obvious jump scares or the scenes that involve actual death. It’s more so the realization that you’re doing something wrong: making a profit and a name off someone’s work who had no say in the matter. When doing so, you disregard the potential danger of the paintings you put up on the walls.
Amanda Myers admyers@pointpark.edu
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Transgender military ban is unethical All deserve a fair chance to serve in military By Jordan Slobodinsky Opinions Editor
If you were to ask me about the transgender community four years ago, I would have had no idea what to tell you. In all honesty I probably would have made some rude comment where I called a transgender person an “it” because I thought that was correct. As an 18-year-old kid, I really couldn’t come to terms with how someone felt they were a different gender than what they were born as. I remember hating Caitlyn Jenner because she won an award for coming public with her transgender stories, and now I understand that they have been the most courageous thing Jenner has ever done. My understanding of the transgender community has done a complete 180, and while I do not claim to be an expert or to fully understand what it means to be transgender, I have come to sympathize with them. Because of my new-found understanding, I find it appalling that the Trump administration has imposed a ban on transgender soldiers in the military. Now I am no expert on the military, and I never even considered joining a branch, but this sounds like a bunch of bullies exiling a person because of a personal choice. The white agenda of Trump’s administration becomes ever more present
as the days go on. First it’s a “hush-hush” mindset when it comes to police brutality, then its blaming Jews for not having armed security at a synagogue and now its banning people from joining the military because of their gender or sexuality.
“...this sounds like a bunch of bullies exiling a person because of a personal choice.” Jordan Slobodinsky Opinions Editor The Globe The oppressive mindset of Trump, his supporters and his administration is a daunting one that now has its sights set on the transgender community. It is a right of the American people to attempt to enlist and join the military. Being transgender does not justify a reason to be banned from defending your country. What does this mean for the future of the transgender community?
Do we ban them from competing in sports and going to the same grocery store? The conservatives of this country are quick to dismiss the transgender community as a plague upon the United States, when in reality they are just the same as the average human. They have every right to be treated just like a normal human, and anyone who thinks differently is the real plague on the United States. Whether a black person, a white person, a Chinese person, a Mexican person, an Indian person, a woman, a man, or a transgender person is trying to protect our country, they need to be allowed to. LGBTQ culture has existed in our society for decades, much of it being in secret. I’m sure at some point a transgender person served and the country is still standing today. To ban transgender people from joining the military is one of many steps the Trump Administration has taken in order to enact a white supremacy mentality in the country. Our mentality must change, and we must find a way to win rights for all groups of people in this country.
Jordan Slobodinsky jeslobo@pointpark.edu
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Super Bowl LIII rebirths ‘Nipplegate’
The Globe has spent the last few weeks focusing on and celebrating the lovely ladies of Point Park and the Downtown Pittsburgh community. This week we would like to talk about men and women, and one man in particular who ignited a 15-year-old debate. But first, let’s talk about the human body. Maybe we all have yet to take an anatomy class or don’t even remember the science classes we took in high school. Regardless of education level, we can all agree on one thing: everybody has nipples. If you don’t believe us, look down. All genders, races, ethnicities and nationalities have nipples. This past Sunday, we at The Globe as well as everyone in attendance of Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium and posted up at home in front of the television, witnessed Adam Levine unveil his own nipples in the midst of the halftime show. Cue flashback to 2004. Justin Timberlake and Janet Jackson performed for the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII. Jackson experienced a “wardrobe malfunction” when Timberlake ripped off more of her costume than he intended. There had been speculations that the incident was
planned rather than accidental, because Heaven forbid a human makes a mistake, but can we all just acknowledge that accidents happen and Jackson deserved none of the backlash she received following the nip slip? 15 years later, the backlash resurfaced in the wake of the Maroon 5 front man’s exposed chest. ESPN’s Katie Nolan tweeted, “Super Bowl halftime nipple rules feel inconsistent.” Yes, the nipple rules are inconsistent and there is a clear double standard, but no, Adam Levine should not be criticized for performing shirtless. If this situation can prove anything, it is that the conversation of inequality remains a hot debate in popular culture. Women are shamed for breastfeeding in public and a shirtless woman in place of a shirtless man at a beach on a hot day would receive countless gasps. Adam Levine stirred the pot and received the gasps this time around. The female nipple is no more inappropriate than the male nipple, and sexualization of the female nipple should come to an end. Adam Levine and Janet Jackson did nothing wrong. It’s society’s way of thinking that is wrong.
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The never-ending fight for future journalism By Mick Stinelli Columnist
If you’re reading this newspaper, you likely read other newspapers. If you read other newspapers, you’ve likely seen headlines proclaiming the imminent death of journalism. These proclamations are nothing new. A 2011 documentary, “Page One: Inside The New York Times,” focused heavily on the paper of record’s struggles with adapting to the digital age. It seems odd to think that the media landscape has changed significantly since 2011, but the film is something of a time capsule. “Page One” focuses on two of The Times’ media reporters, David Carr and Brian Stelter. Stelter is now an anchor for CNN. Carr died in 2015. The two biggest rivals to The New York Times that the film focuses on are the Huffington Post and Newser. Yes, in 2011, a website called Newser was considered a potential threat to The New York Times’ revenue system. The Times is now un-
der new leadership and has grown substantially in digital subscribers since the 2016 election. But for many outlets - even those digital giants that were supposed to take journalism into the future - the situation has only grown more dire since 2011. Just last week, over a thousand journalists were laid off between Buzzfeed, Huffington Post and Gannett, the largest newspaper chain in the country. “What if there is literally no profitable model for digital news?” Chris Hayes, the MSNBC anchor, tweeted. I would go even further and suggest journalism itself just isn’t profitable. “Good reporting is slow, good stories unfold and most stories that need telling don’t involve the White House,” Jill Lepore wrote in the New Yorker recently. The kind of work Lepore describes produces valuable stories, but it doesn’t excite stockholders. Investors are impatient; they want big returns, and they want them quickly. It may be time to look at journalism as a public good, no different
than a park or a library, and investors should consider themselves the benefactors. Local news outlets bring communities closer. A recent study in the Journal of Communication found that the loss of local newspapers contributes to political polarization. When a community doesn’t have access to a newspaper, the study found, they ignore the nuance each candidate provides and simply vote along party lines. In an age when both sides of the aisle lament the polarization of politics, we should all strive to be more informed. Just as news must hold politicians accountable, we must hold ourselves accountable when local news lacks the resources to do so. Either we contribute as consumers, or we contribute as donors. If news turns nonprofit, where do local outlets turn for funding? Sites like ProPublica have adopted the model of public media, relying on donations large and small to fund its investigative reporting. It’s been successful so far; ProPublica
consistently publishes excellent, thorough articles and has raked in four Pulitzer Prizes since 2008.
“The Times is now under new leadership and has grown substantially in digital subscribers since the 2016 election.” Mick Stinelli Columnist The Globe Report for America, a non-profit organization, sends journalists to little newsrooms across the country, paying half the reporters’ salary to ease the burden on the employer. It’s one way to free up resources for a struggling paper, while
also bringing in a valuable new team member, even if it is only for one year. In “Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now,” Alan Rusbridger, the former editor of The Guardian, describes the tribulations of breaking stories while keeping a newspaper afloat in a changing media landscape. His solution: free access to everyone, no pay wall. He realized readers would be happier to donate their money to a free-to-access site than they would to pay for a subscription to get past a pay wall. Maybe this public model couldn’t work for everyone. A lot of outlets worry that free access would devalue the product. But maybe it’s time for news outlets to take down that pay wall and give it a chance. News can’t be thought of as a business anymore. It’s a necessity to a healthy democracy, and an antidote to a world shrouded in a fog of fictions.
Michael Stinelli mfstine@pointpark.edu
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All In with Allison By Allison Schubert Sports Columnist
Let Me Womansplain I am the first female sports columnist The Globe has ever had. I am also the second-ever female host of Pioneer Sideline, a Point Park sportsthemed show at our campus television station, U-View. My only female predecessor came immediately before me. I have interned in high school and collegiate baseball in my time with the Butler BlueSox and Perfect Game USA, professional hockey with the Pittsburgh Penguins currently, and professional baseball this summer with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Why do I bring this section of my resume up? Because despite my accomplishments thus far, my knowledge of the sports world comes into question almost every day for the sole reason that I am a woman. This problem has been one that myself and my sports-loving female peers have faced forever, but honestly, it is exhausting. It does not stop at the collegiate level, unfortunately. Kendall Coyne-Schofield, an Olympic gold medal ice hockey player on the USA Women’s National Team, competed in the NHL All-Star skills competition two weeks ago. Because of this legendary feat, she was invited to come on as an analyst for NHL on NBC, which just so happened to be the Penguins vs. Lightning game at PPG Paints Arena that week. Pierre McGuire, a longtime analyst for the show, introduced her to the viewers,
but then things took a turn. “Tampa’s going to be on your left, Pittsburgh’s going to be on your right… we’re paying you to be an analyst, not a fan tonight,” McGuire said. Coyne-Schofield has since made a statement defending McGuire, saying that they have been friends for a long time and she is confident that is not how he meant for it to come across, but she could see how viewers would have taken it that way. Her takeaway from all of this is the important part, and is why I wanted to write this column in the first place. “What’s important is for every young girl reading this to know it doesn’t matter what anyone thinks of my hockey knowledge because I do not doubt my hockey knowledge,” Coyne-Schofield said in her statement. “I didn’t need a gold medal to come to that conclusion. I needed belief in myself. That took time to build and I would never let someone else undo all of that work on the ice –and especially off.” This really hit home for me. I am confident in my abilities and my knowledge as a sports reporter. I know the content I put out is accurate and I long as I have that confidence in myself, others will put their confidence in me. To all of my fellow sports-loving women, don’t settle for the mansplaining. Let your knowledge do the talking.
Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu
Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Sophomore Alyssa Boyd competes at the Youngstown Invitational last month. Last weekend, Boyd qualified for nationals in the distance medley relay alongside freshmen Alyssa Campbell and Nia Boyd and Senior Anna Shields.
DMR qualifies for Nationals By Nick Kasisky For The Globe
The Pioneers ran their fifth indoor meet of the season this past weekend, traveling to Youngstown, Ohio to compete in the YSU National Mid-Major Invitational. The meet took place over the course of two days, where the Pioneers picked up personal records, school records, and one new National qualifier. The women’s distance-medley relay (DMR) team qualified for the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championship after competing during the first day of the meet. The relay team consisted of freshmen Alyssa Campbell and Nia Goodman, sophomore Alyssa Boyd, and senior Anna Shields. For the DMR, Campbell ran the 1,200 meter, Goodman ran the 400 meter, Boyd ran the 800 meter, and Shields ran the 1,600 meter. Their total time was an 11 minutes and 57.81 second finish. This is Goodman’s first National qualification of the season.
Goodman also competed in the women’s high-jump in which she set a school record with a jump of 1.51 meters. For the first time in her career, Shields competed in the 400 meter run, and set a school record while doing so. With a time of 59.53 seconds, Shields took seventh place, and became the first Pioneer woman to break one minute in the event. The Pioneers now have eight runners going to the NAIA National Championships. Junior Xavier Stephens is qualified for more than one event as well as Alyssa Campbell and Anna Shields. Stephens ran the 1,000 meter run on the first day of the meet with a time of 2:30.34, making the National qualifying time as well as updating his school record. “I think this is one of the best races, I was really mentally prepared for this race,” Stephens said. Stephens has been running track since middle school, where he began developing his passion for running as well as his talent. He said he would also love to qualify for the mile
and the 800 meter events for the indoor season. “Nationals is always the goal” he said. If Stephens had to describe his 2018-2019 indoor season using one word he would describe it as “different”. He explained that he focused on different events more last year, such as the 800 meter event where this year Stephens is running the 1,600 meter event more. On the field, senior Michael Morris tied for second place in the high jump with a jump of 1.90 meters. Morris was .30 meters shy of tying for the first place spot, which went to senior Patrick O’Connor of Seton Hill University. The NAIA National Championship meet will begin Feb. 28 in Brookings, South Dakota. Next week the team will compete in the first-ever River States Conference (RSC) Championship meet in Tiffin, Ohio. Robert Berger contributed additional reporting.
Nicholas Kasisky nkasis@pointpark.edu
Women tally big win ahead of NAIA bye week
Team remains seeded third in tight conference playoff picture By Allison Schubert Co-Sports Editor
The women’s basketball team had one chance to pick up another River States Conference (RSC) win before their bye week, as they traveled just under three miles away from campus to Carlow University. The Pioneers opened up the game outscoring the Celtics 24-6 in the first ten minutes. Continuing their dominant offense, Point Park matched its 24 points in the second quarter and held Carlow to just 17, heading into the locker room up 48-23. Junior guard Baylie Mook scored 13 points by the end of the half, topped only by senior forward Sam Weir’s 14 points in the same amount of time. Point Park only committed one turnover in the entire first half. Despite shooting only 35 percent by halftime, the Pioneers’ defense limited the Celtics to 22 percent. The second half started with more of the same play from the Pioneers, who extended the lead to 30-plus points on multiple occasions
Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics Senior guard Sam Weir attempts a layup during a game earlier this season against Alice Lloyd. Weir totaled 18 points last week against Carlow.
throughout the third quarter. After some back-andforth late in the third, Point Park ended the quarter with a 71-41 edge over Carlow. The Celtics had a fourth quarter rush, outscoring the Pioneers 22-7 in the final ten minutes, but the push was not enough to put
them on top. Point Park took the win 78-63. The win marks Point Park’s third win in a row, which is a season-long win streak for the team. This victory also puts the Pioneers over .500 in RSC play, now boasting a 7-6 record in the conference and
an 11-13 record overall. Mook scored just three points in the second half, but it was enough to give her a career-high 16 points on the night. Weir extended her point total to 18. Junior guards Tyra James and Ariana Sanders were also big contributors.
James notched 13 points and four steals, and Sanders tallied nine points, ten rebounds and five assists. Senior captain Kaitlyn Smith and sophomore guard Michelle Burns did most of their contributing in the first half. Burns ended the night with seven points, seven rebounds and a gamehigh six assists, while Smith added in six points and eight rebounds. Looking at the conference picture, Point Park remains in third in the RSC East division. IU East is the sole owner of second place, remaining 2.0 games above the Pioneers. With another win this week, WVU Tech held onto its 3.0-game lead in first place. Point Park only has four games remaining, two of which are against the teams that rank above them in the conference. The Pioneers will next return home for their Senior Night, hosting Rio Grande after honoring Weir and Smith in a pre-game celebration.
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Men pick up first RSC road win at Carlow
Hold third-place spot in conference behind WVU Tech and IU East By Robert Berger Co-Sports Editor
With the efforts of senior guards Asim Pleas and Tramell Perry and sophomore guard Mark Shehady all earning career high numbers in points, the Pioneers defeated Carlow 101-96 last Tuesday on the road. Absent of a conference win away from home this season, Point Park turned it around last Tuesday boosting their conference record to 5-8, and 8-13 on the year. Point Park controlled the game early with the help of Shehady and Pleas. Both players put up eight and nine points respectively by the eight minute mark of the game. The latter half of the first half saw senior guard Daniel King come alive. Held scoreless through the first 14 minutes, King drained a 2-pointer with 6:43 left until the half. He followed it up with two successful free throws and another 2-point basket that put the team up by 15 with a score of 39-24. It was all Perry and Pleas for the remainder of the half as they scored the final 11 points for the Pioneers in the first half. Shehady ended the half with a total of 14 points and Pleas finished with a team high 16 points. Point Park entered the
second half with a seven point lead of 48-41, and continued to control the game in a team effort. King began the half draining a three that was followed up with two successful field goals from junior forward Cortez Allen which were his first points of the contest. The Pioneers were able to make the deficit 13 in the second half at the 7:54 mark as King was successful from two once again. Carlow, however, worked to make a comeback after slowly chipping away at the lead through the middle of the half. With 3:10 left in the game, Carlow got within two points of Point Park, but Pleas came through with a 3-pointer to put Point Park in the lead 89-84. Carlow answered back with another three, but Shehady drew a shooting foul on a successful layup. After a made free throw Point Park went up once again by five points. The Pioneers went into the final minutes of the game with the five point lead, and it was too much for Carlow to overcome. On the day, Point Park shot 56.5 percent making 3562 field goals. From beyond the arc, the team shot 7-19 going 36.8 percent. The team also made improvement from the foul line finishing the game shooting 80 percent and making 24-30 free throws.
Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics Sophomore guard Mark Shehady drives during a game against Washington Adventist earlier this season. Last week, Shehady scored a career-high 21 points against Carlow in a 101-96 victory.
The Pioneers also outplayed Carlow on defense earning 33 rebounds overall. Perry grabbed 11 of those to lead the team. Offensively Perry finished with 15 points. Offensively, Pleas lead the team with 33 points. She-
hady finished the game with 21 points and three assists. Sophomore guard Chance Wright and King also finished the game with over double-digit point totals both finishing the contest with 13. The Pioneers will contin-
ue conference play Saturday at West Virginia Tech University and will also play Wilberforce University Sunday in a non-conference match-up.
Robert Berger raberge@pointpark.edu
Show up at Saints Showdown Cheer and dance teams finish runner-up By Dara Collins Editor-Elect
Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics Asim Pleas carries the ball in a game against Washington Adventist. Pleas scored a career high 33 points against Carlow last week.
The Pioneer cheer and dance teams showed up at the Aquinas (Mich.) College Saints Showdown this past Sunday. Multiple teams from the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Northeast Region participated in the competition in Grand Rapids, Mich. Of the five cheer teams, Point Park placed second. As for the dance squad, the Pioneers also placed second of nine. The cheering Pioneers finished the day with a score of 74.43, second to Lourdes (Ohio) University with 85.81. Host Aquinas finished third with 69.60, Siena Heights University fourth with 60.85 and Roch-
ester College last with 52.03. The Pioneers improved their performance from past weeks and remained close to their average score of the season. The dancing Pioneers started the day with a face off against Aquinas before the full competition took place. Aquinas won the match up 82.25 to 77.50 and kept the momentum to place first in the Showdown. The hosting team finished with 84.66 points and the Pioneers finished runner-up with 81.33 points. The two universities boasted the only teams to earn above 80 points. Third place Siena Heights finished nearly seven points behind Point Park, and Keiser University earned the lowest score of the contest with 48.33 points.
Currently the cheer squad is ranked No. 15 in the NAIA averaging 74.86 points after six events. On the other hand, the dance team ranks in the back half of the top ten at No. 6, averaging 80.99 points per competition after seven events, the most for any of the NAIA dance teams. The teams only have one more competition remaining in the regular season. Both will be at the Siena Heights Saints Spectacular on Feb. 10, ahead of the NAIA Northeast Regional contest on Feb. 25, also at Siena Heights. The Pioneers will then have their sights set on the NAIA National Championship finals held in Davenport, Iowa on March 8-9.
Dara Collins dmcolli2@pointpark.edu
Emilee Fails | Point Park Athletics The competitive dance team competes at Gateway High school as part of the Pioneer Preview last month. The team placed second last weekend while competing at Aquinas College.