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President Barack Obama spent one of the days of his last few months in office visiting Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) with some of the nation’s most notable inventors, scientists and engineers on Thursday, Oct. 13.

The University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and CMU co-hosted the White House Frontiers Conference, an event to showcase scientific advancements, with the president.

“The future is yours, it’s all of ours, and we’ve got a tremendous group here from all across America,” Obama said.

The Frontiers conference had six different tracks – plenary, personal, local, national, global and interplanetary.

Obama spoke on the plenary track, regarding the future of medicine and health care.

The event was invite only.

“Innovation is in our DNA. Science has always been central to our progress,” Obama said.

Each track had its own panel with prominent inventors, scientists, engineers, university professors and other industry leaders, along with interactive stations with participants from each of the tracks.

Pitt and CMU students were among the people assisting with user experiences.

Jacquelin Young, senior at CMU, is part of her university’s “Articulab,” a group that studies human communication and how to improve it through technology.

This group is within the Human Computer Interaction Institute in the School of Computer Science at CMU.

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President Barack Obama hosted the White House Frontiers Conference last Thursday in Pittsburgh at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University.

University hosts local high school students for Disability Mentor Day

By Nicholas Horwat For The Globe

The Center for Student Success-Disability Services will host 50 local high school students who will be grouped with various faculty and staff members from multiple departments as part of a Disability Mentor Day on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

The main goal of the event is to give students with disabilities a chance to see what it is like in the workforce. Faculty mentors will take the students and show them what an average day is like for them, giving them a taste of what their life is like.

“It is high school kids

with disabilities and it’s giving them the opportunity to shadow in a professional setting,” said event coordinator Matt Berwick from the Center for Student Success.

The event will take place in the Lawrence Hall Ballroom from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. with Dan McCoy, a Paralympic gold medalist in sledge hockey, as the keynote speaker.

From there, the students will go off with their mentors to shadow their jobs. Each mentor will have about three students with them for the job shadow portion of the event, giving the students a very personal look into the lives of the

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mentors and their daily routines in the workplace.

After about an hour with the mentors, everyone will come back for a social activity to end the day.

This event is taking place in honor of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, which was declared as a nation observance by U.S. congress in 1988. Many events like this one are taking place around the country and with many businesses around the city of Pittsburgh during the entirety of October. PNC, Highmark and the Bayer Corporation have all hosted events like this in the past to great success.

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Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, spoke to a small crowd of about 200 people Friday at the Rivers Club in Downtown Pittsburgh and highlighted why she thinks her mother is the best choice on the presidential ticket for women, families and millennials.

Chelsea Clinton’s stop at One Oxford Centre was the first of two campaign events in Pittsburgh. The first, a “Women for Hillary” rally, focused on family and women’s issues. She took questions from the crowd and heard stories in support of her mother.

The former first daughter backed her mother and said her history in public office ‘matters’ to her as a daughter and as an American.

“I think what someone has fought for, has stood for and has delivered on says a lot about the job that they will or won’t do as our president,” she said. “So it matters to me that my mom was

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SAIL rolls out stricter standards for clubs USG

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Some clubs and organizations may be considered inactive next school year due to a new set of guidelines.

Kate Shipley, assistant coordinator for Student, Activities, Involvement and Engagement (SAIL), said at Monday’s United Student Government (USG) meeting that organizations must reach six guidelines if seeking to remain active into the 2017-2018 school year.

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are: having a president and treasurer, following the student code of conduct, having a positive holding account balance, attending officer training and transitions, attending one-onone sessions with SAIL and completing all transition forms. This is part of SAIL’s “Good Standing Campaign.”

“If that’s not completed, that shows us you’re not truly interested in being a leader on campus,” Shipley said, citing that the checklist is one of the easiest requirements to run an organization on campus.

However, she added that

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McGinty, Toomey take stage in Pittsburgh for first debate

By Josh Croup Editor-in-Chief

It is one of the closest races in the country that could shake up the balance of power in the US Senate, and the first debate Monday was right in our backyard.

The first of two televised debates in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race between Republican incumbent Sen. Pat Toomey and Democratic challenger Katie McGinty was hosted by KDKA-TV Monday in its Gateway Center studio.

Sen. Toomey was first elected to the Senate in 2010 after previously serving in the House of Representatives from 1999-2004. McGinty was defeated by now-Governor Tom Wolf in the 2014 Democratic Primary and later served as his chief of staff.

She is also the former secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

The GOP currently holds a 54-46 majority in the Senate, but Toomey is among the Senate’s most venerable in 2016 to lose re-election.

The most recent RealClearPolitics polling average has McGinty ahead by just 0.4 percentage points.

Toomey has been criticized nationally for not announcing his position on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. He is the only Senate candidate to not take a stand on Trump.

He has denounced his comments, but said he has not made a decision about the top of his party’s ticket.

Moderator Ken Rice, a KDKA-TV anchor, wasted no time asking the candidates about their positions on their party’s presidential nominee.

McGinty said she fully supports Hillary Clinton for president. Toomey deflected the question back on McGinty, saying she is extremely partisan on issues.

Rice asked Toomey multiple times about his position on the presidential candidate, but Toomey would not take a position.

“Because Katie is so extremely partisan, she can’t grasp that somebody might have trouble with a candidate in their own party. But I do,” Toomey said. “I’ve been very public about my many disagreements with Donald Trump. I have been willing to criticize him because I think he’s a badly flawed candidate.”

“On the other hand, I also know that if he were

president, he’d probably sign legislation that would be constructive. I can’t believe Katie McGinty can’t criticize anything about Hilary Clinton, including all of her lies.

Maybe that’s because Katie started her campaign with a big fat lie herself.”

Toomey was referring to McGinty’s claims on the campaign trail that she is the first in her family to go to a four-year college directly out of high school. However her brother, John McGinty, graduated from La Salle, a four-year college, after attending Philadelphia Community College eight years before she entered Saint Joseph’s University.

Therefore, McGinty was the first in her family to attend a four-year college, but not the first to attend college period.

“If Katie McGinty started her campaign with a fundamental lie about her very own life story, how are voters supposed to trust her about anything?” said Toomey for Senate Spokesman Ted Kwong in a press release.

Toomey brought up McGinty’s education claims multiple times throughout

the debate and had another chance to call her a liar later in the debate.

When discussing the topic of police-community relations, Toomey promoted the multiple endorsements he has received from law enforcement organizations across Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh Police, saying none of them have endorsed McGinty.

“That’s not true,” McGinty said. “I have been endorsed by law enforcement organizations as well.”

The two exchanged words, but she could not list a specific police organization that has endorsed her.

McGinty’s campaign later clarified on Twitter that the International Union of Police Associations endorsed her, but the IUPA actually endorsed Toomey in March.

Her campaign then said it was the Pennsylvania chapter of the IUPA that endorsed her, but no state chapter actually exists.

The IUPA does, however, have a local chapter in Pittsburgh that represents

34 Port Authority Transit Police. That was that organization that actually endorsed McGinty, the daughter of a Philadelphia police officer.

The race is currently the most expensive in the country. More than $90 million has been spent on the Pennsylvania Senate election that has a chance of surpassing the $112 million 2014 North Carolina Senate election that was the most expensive in history.

The debate covered a wide range of other topics, including gun control, U.S. Supreme Court nominees and environmental issues.

The final question asked

by Rice dealt with Trump’s claims that the election may be rigged. Toomey said it was “maybe the most important question of the evening.”

“Our elections may not always be completely perfect, but they are legitimate,” Toomey said. “They have integrity. Everyone needs to respect the outcome. That’s going to be necessary to pull us all together the day after

the election.”

Both candidates addressed the media afterwards, where Toomey deferred to his debate comments when asked again about supporting Trump.

When asked if he thought he won the debate, Toomey answered without hesitation.

“Yeah, I think I won the debate,” he said. “It was a good debate. It was quite a vigorous back and forth, but I’m very pleased with how I did.”

McGinty was asked the same question.

“I think this is about the people of Pennsylvania winning,” McGinty said. “I think that if you’re ready to be paid a decent wage, have decent squirrels, and get back to work doing things like rebuilding our infrastructure, it’s a win that we have a chance here to make a change. I’d be honored to go to bat for hard-working Pennsylvanians every day in Washington.”

Josh Croup jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

“Our elections may not always be completely perfect, but they are legitimate. They have integrity.”

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Jimmy Kimmel Live slams Toomey for Trump inconsistency Jimmy Kimmel singled out Republican Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey, who is running against Democrat Katie McGinty, on his late night talk show. Kimmel ran a mock ad, where Toomey discusses his views on Donald Trump.

“Let me be perfectly clear where I stand on Donald Trump,” their parody of Toomey states. “I think he’s a national embarrassment and a disgrace. A disgraceful embarrassment who I am proud to support for president of the United States.”

Source: “Jimmy Kimmel Live”

NRA posts new grades for Toomey, McGinty The National Rifle Association (NRA) last week handed down its infamous grades for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate candidates.

Republican incumbent Pat Toomey was given a “C” grade by the Second Amendment advocacy group, a downgrade from the “A” Toomey received during his 2010 Senate campaign. Toomey sponsored gun control legislation in the wake of the Orlando nightclub shooting.

The NRA gave Democratic challenger Katie McGinty an “F” score.

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McGinty emails to be released following PA court hearing Friday A panel of judges ruled Friday that Democratic Senate candidate Katie McGinty’s emails from her time as Gov. Wolf’s chief of staff must be released as public record.

Pennsylvania’s GOP submitted a Right-to-Know request for McGinty’s emails and work schedule from the six months she worked for the Wolf administration. The Wolf administration initially obstructed the request, releasing only 71 of as many as 15,000 emails, according to the state’s GOP. Source: PennLive

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McClelland appeals to women, young voters in speech beside Clinton

By Ashley Murray For The Globe

When Chelsea Clinton stopped in Pittsburgh on Oct. 14 to stump for her mother, another woman running on the federal ticket shared the stage with her, if only for a few moments – Erin McClelland, Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District.

Using the theme of “mom,” McClelland railed against her opponent, incumbent Republican Rep. Keith Rothfus.

“When people like my opponent don’t want to get out there and fight and make the tough decisions and instead go out and shut down the government, this nation needs a mom to come out and say, ‘Don’t make me come up there,’” she said, referring to Rothfus’ vote against ending the government furlough in 2013.

McClelland also took jabs at Trump, telling women in the audience to chase their dreams and that they are more than sexual objects.

“When our Republican nominee for the United States president tells us that it is our obligation to have one half of this country hate the other [half], this country needs a mom to come out there and say, ‘That’s not the way you were raised,’” she said to loud cheers.

She also kept with her “mom” theme when she introduced Chelsea Clinton as “a bada-- mom.”

But McClelland faces an uphill battle to become the “mom” who keeps the nation in line. Rothfus took the 12th District from a Democratic incumbent on the Tea Party wave in 2012, the same year the district was redrawn from holding the Southwestern corner of the state to its current boundaries. The district sprawls from Beaver Falls to Johnstown.

“Basically, what the Republicans did was make it a district they could more likely win,” said G. Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin & Marshall College, and director of

its political polls. “It was significantly gerrymandered; let’s be honest.”

According to the Cook Political Report, Pennsylvania’s 12th District is marked as “Solid Republican.”

McClelland challenged Rothfus once before in 2014, when she lost by a margin of more than 8 percent.

As of the Sept. 30 Federal Elections Commission filing, Rothfus is operating with $1.2 million more in campaign contributions.

“This [race] is below the radar. It’s below, below, below the radar,” Madonna said. “I’m being honest, I get asked a lot about districts, but not about the 12th. In the past, it was one district I used to get calls about. … Here’s the other thing, it’s a district that Trump will do well in.

It has a lot of white working class voters.”

Rothfus supports Trump.

After the leaked “Access Hollywood” tape, Rothfus tweeted on Oct. 7 that Trump’s comments were “vile.” Just three days later, he introduced Trump at a rally at Ambridge High School in Beaver County.

But McClelland is not letting the race’s reality dampen her energy.

“We’re doing really well with women, Rockefeller [liberal] Republicans and working class people who are really tired of the establishment,” McClelland said.

McClelland is counting on women and millennials for support.

“I want to say to all the millennials out there, you are the majority. Get out there. Tell the world this is what we want,” McClelland told the Globe. “This is especially true for young women. Women are 52 percent of this country. They can stop what’s happening with Donald Trump, with sexism, with some of the most ridiculous policies I’ve seen.”

Rothfus’ office did not respond to inquiries from the Globe.

Ashley Murray anmurra@pointpark.edu.

Center for Student Success partners with Allegheny County to prepare high schoolers from MENTORS page 1 Success is partnering with the Allegheny County office of Vocational Rehabilitation – marking the first time Point Park has hosted this event.

Erin Heintzinger is a dance costumer for the Conservatory of the Performing Arts at Point Park and is participating as a mentor.

Heintzinger has plans of showing her mentees around the costume shop, show them the process of building a show and a peek into her storage room.

“I had a traumatic wrist injury in 2002, that nearly lost my complete use of my left hand. I have learned to make accommodations

for myself that allow me to continue in this field,” Heintzinger said when asked if she had any personal experiences with those who are disabled.

Disability Mentor Day is a cross-disability event, where students’ disabilities will vary from mobility impairments to cognitive disabilities.

“Mr. Berwick, with the leadership of Ms. Molly McClelland, has developed a wonderful program for high school students,” said Dr. James H. Thomas, an Assistant Provost at Point Park also taking up a roll as a mentor.

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Erin McClellan, democratic candidate for representative in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, speaks before introducing Chelsea Clinton at the Rivers Club in Downtown Pittsburgh Friday.

Frontiers Conference showcases research from Pitt, CMU students from OBAMA page 1 At her station, Young assisted with the user experience of the Socially Aware Robot Assistant (SARA); the purpose of SARA is to create stronger human bonds in conversation.

The robot has conversations with users and interprets the conversation through facial expressions, tone of voice and other movements, all through computer technology and a small camera.

“When we start looking toward the future, we can definitely have different ways of communication and knowledge passed around, and we wouldn’t necessarily have to wait for the knowledge to come to us,” said Young.

Young said technology like SARA would be used in classrooms, homes or on the streets for directions.

“The context can be endless. Having a socially aware robot assistant is a platform in which we can cultivate a good level of interpersonal connection with the user and

essentially pass on more information at a quicker pace,” said Young.

Andrea Sundaram, two years into completing his Ph.D. in rehabilitation science at Pitt, is in a wheelchair from a horseback riding accident. He exhibited some of the technologies that he and his peers are developing at the Human Engineering Research Laboratories on campus.

“Our goal in the lab is to make technology that works for people with disabilities to reduce barriers in their lives so they have fuller participation,” Sundaram said.

Sundaram wants to help the lives of disabled people and is working on Pitt’s development of the “Mobility Enhancement Robotic Wheelchair,” which has the ultimate goal of being a wheelchair that can tackle curbs and climb stairs. “[Innovation] is that thing that sets us apart,” Obama said. “That ability to imagine and hypothesize and then test and figure stuff out and tin-

ker and make things, and make them better. And then break them down and rework them.”

It was inventions like Sundaram’s that excited the president.

“I’m a science geek,” Obama said. “I’m a nerd, and I don’t make any apologies for it.”

Chloe Jakiela cjjakie@pointpark.edu.

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Andrea Sundram (front) and Jacquelin Young

Society of Professional Journalists, Point Park Theatrical Theatre Club approved by USG from USG page 1 clubs and organizations that do not reach guidelines are still eligible to become active and recognized.

“This isn’t a death sentence for a club, but it means they’re inactive until that checklist is completed,” Shipley said. “So if for example, if the only thing they’re missing is the officer information, then once they submit it to [SAIL], they’re ready to go.”

Following the announcement, USG approved two organizations. It reinstated Society of Professional Journalists, an organization dedicated to freedom of the press and to unite journalists, after a year of being inactive.

Point Park University Theatrical Theatre Club, a club to unite theatre production majors and to promote theatrical productions at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, was also approved.

Felicia McKinney, Point Park’s social media manager, also joined USG as a guest speaker to explain responsible social media use and how the university reaches out with their online presence.

McKinney posed five questions using the acronym THINK: Is it true? Is it hurtful? Is it illegal? Is it necessary? Is it kind?

She also showed an ex-

ample of how fast a picture can go viral. She posted a picture on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn holding a sign that read, “This is a private Snapchat photo. Please like, share and comment where you are and help me find students show private this photo is.”

According to McKinney, the post reached 37 states and 30 countries within the first 24 hours.

“For me to go back, even after a day to delete this, after it had made it around the world, what good does that do me?” McKinney asked.

“Everyone has seen my face.

Everyone has seen what message this might be.”

According to her, negative photos and posts online can easily become viral and showed how hard it would be to delete it after it has reached so many people. She also said it can also affect how the university is represented through these type of posts.

“The better Point Park looks [through social media] and continues to look, the better your degree will ultimately become,” McKinney said.

Social media at the university also uses several “strategic” hashtags to show what the school has to offer from a variety

of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram posts, as well as its Snapchat Takeover engagement, where a student takes over the University’s Snapchat account for a day to share their personal experiences.

USG also amended its minutes to change the funding period start date to Oct. 31 from a further November date.

The USG finance committee is holding five funding sessions, of which senators are required to attend three, for the upcoming funding period.

Alex Grubbs aagrubb@pointpark.edu.

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CMI to host reporter, activist

By Robert Berger Staff Writer

The Center for Media Innovation will welcome journalist Jamie Kalven on Oct. 27, where he will speak about his investigative reporting of the Chicago Police Department in regards to the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald.

“The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania was able to get in touch with Jamie and bring him on campus,” said Chelsea Pompeani, media innovation specialist for Point Park. “We work closely with them so we thought it would be great to have him speak to students and the public.”

The event is called “Right to Know: The Power of the Public Record.” On the day of the event, the center will hold two separate talks. The first is at 1 p.m. for students, and the second is at 6:30 p.m. for the public to attend. There will also be a reception at 6 p.m.

Kalven is a civil rights activist who has been involved in social justice issues since the 1970s.

In 2000, Kalven and two friends founded the nonprofit organization Invisible Institute. They have worked together in police misconduct investigations and other legal investigations for more than 16 years.

“Our main mission is to enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable,” said Maira Khwaja, associate director of development for The Invisible Institute. “We have multiple projects that work on that.”

In 2014, Kalven took on

the city of Chicago in Kalven v. Chicago, in which Kalven won. The Invisible Institute is known for the Citizens Police Data Report Project, a website where they interpret and release police records to the public.

When Laquan Mcdonald was shot dead by Chicago police, original reports said he was shot one time in the chest after lunging towards officers. An investigation found that McDonald was walking in the opposite direction and shot sixteen times.

With the Kalven v. Chicago case victory, Kalven was able to have autopsy information and dashcam footage released to the public to show what actually occurred Oct. 20, 2014. After the footage was released, Officer Jason Van Dyke was charged with first degree murder.

Van Dyke is still awaiting trial and faces a sentence of 20 years to life in prison if convicted.

This is the first time a Chicago Police Officer was charged with first degree murder for an on-duty fatality in 35 years. According to police records, the department fatally shot 70 people between 2010 and 2014.

“The press club has a focus this year on doing programs around issues of racial diversity and issues relating to the public’s right to know. So this fit in with what we were hoping to do this year,” said director of the Center for Media Innovation, Andrew Conte.

Robert Berger raberge@pointpark.edu.

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Former first daughter criticizes Trump for sexist “hate speech” from CLINTON page 1 working on criminal justice reform and early childhood education before I was born.”

She didn’t directly go after Republican nominee Donald Trump, but did criticize his campaign.

“I never thought I would see in my lifetime the type of rhetoric that we hear from Donald Trump and his campaign,” Clinton said.

“I think we have to stand against the temptation of normalization of hate speech… We can’t allow that to ever go unanswered. Because words do matter.”

RealClearPolitics’ most recent polling average has Hilary Clinton 6.4 points ahead of Trump with fewer than three weeks until the election.

Chelsea Clinton later spoke at the University of Pittsburgh in the O’Hara Student Center.

Erin McClelland, the Democratic nominee running for Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District challenging the incumbent republican Keith Rothfus, introduced Chelsea Clinton at the Rivers Club.

McClelland said America needs “more moms” and is looking forward to voting for three women on the federal ticket on Nov. 8, including Hillary Clinton and Pennsylvania Democratic Senate nominee Katie McGinty.

“When people like my opponent don’t want to get out there and fight the tough fights that we need to make and make the tough deci-

sions, and instead go and shut down the government, this nation needs a mom to come out and say, ‘Don’t make me come up there,’” McClelland told the crowd.

“When the Republican nominee for the United States Presidency tells us it is our obligation to have one half of the country hate the other one, this country needs a mom to come out and say, ‘that’s not the way you were raised,’” McClelland said.

Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District includesnorthern Allegheny County, Beaver and Johnstown. Rothfus defeated McClelland in 2014 during his first reelection campaign by nearly 20 percent in the general election.

Josh Croup jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

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Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Democratic nominee for President of the United States Hillary Clinton, spoke to a crowd of about 200 people Friday at the Rivers Club in Downtown Pittsburgh.

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Mason Park joins dream show after graduating Alumnus earns role as understudy of title character in musical

By Ian Brady For The Globe

Mason Park, a Point Park 2016 musical theater alumnus, has always found a connection to the story and themes in the show “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” In fact, it was through this show that Park was able to make the decision and be inspired to pursue theater on a professional level.

“There are roles like Hedwig that have so much meaning to them,” Park said. “That was the turning point when I realized that theater is what I want to do with my life – because of roles like this.”

Almost two weeks ago, Park was permitted to announce that he would be living his dream as an understudy in the national tour production of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” in the starring role of Hedwig.

“Hedwig” is a musical with a contemporary score by Stephen Trask that is based on a book by John Cameron Mitchell. The book was considered to have a very controversial storyline.

The rock and roll musical revolves around a woman who, in order to escape East Berlin, had to marry a man.

So that the marriage could be legal and the escape plan fruitful, Hedwig undergoes a failed sex change that leaves her with one “angry inch” of her previous self. Following her arrival in America, Hedwig’s husband leaves her and, in the middle of her misery, she watches the Berlin Wall be torn down on national television.

The book and score both attracted Park from the time he entered high school.

“Through the music and through Hedwig’s journey, I

realized that stories like hers were the stories I was interested in telling and the stories I was the most emotionally connected to,” Park said.

Park’s time in Pittsburgh as well as his pre-college career was noted to have been ambitious, and his success came as no surprise to his peers and mentors.

Kiesha Lalama, a Point Park associate dance professor, first met Park when he was in high school. While working with Park, Lalama said it was clear that through his determination and hard work, he was special.

“My story with Mason begins in New York City during the Jimmy awards. He was a participant in the national high school theater awards.

He was so bright and so hungry and so curious,” Lalama said. “Every time we worked with him, he evolved. And in that moment onstage, instead of becoming distracted or overwhelmed, he became a professional with integrity.”

Park’s close friend Olson Scott Kelly, now artistic director of PARK Productions, Park’s original theatre company, said that his friend’s success immediately out of college did not shock him.

“I was there with him on the phone before the audition, before the callback, when he found out,” Kelly said. “I’m not surprised. This is what I expected from him.”

Out of all the excitement Park is experiencing, he said one of his favorite thrills is the way the show works.

“A lot of the show is tailored to the specific actor who’s doing it,” Park said.

“To sit in rehearsal and get to borrow jokes from perform-

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2016 Point Park musical theater graduate Mason Park will be traveling nationally with the tour of the rock and roll musical “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” as a standby for the lead role. ers like John Cameron Mitchell and then adding my own specific quirks and jokes to my Hedwig, and realizing that two or three years from now, there may be a production where a new Hedwig is borrowing aspects of my Hedwig.

It’s insane to think that I’m even a little bit of part of this.”

Park said while he considers some of success rare, he attributes his parents as playing a significant role in his success.

“They gave me everything I need, but they made me work for it,” Park said.

“They believed in me but I was never taught that anything was handed to me. My mom and dad instilled in me a great work ethic at a really young age, and they supported me all the way through.

They made me follow my dream.”

In addition to what his parents gave to him, Park offered a few words to young inspiring actors at Point Park.

“The most helpful advice I’ve ever received is that you can never stop learning and you can never stop creating,” Park said. “Something funny happened to me while I was in the callback process for the production. My agent got a hold of me and told me about another production that was also doing the show. I auditioned, felt pretty good about it, but they didn’t connect with my Hedwig. They had a different concept – everyone does.

They got a fantastic actor to play the role. And it’s important to realize that that’s okay.”

On top of “Hedwig and

the Angry Inch” being Park’s favorite show, he described it as a great way to channel his purpose as an actor and as a person. He explained that people need to be inspired and that the world needs shows like this.

“Everyone has their trials, their tribulations, their hardships,” Park said. “To watch a character go through so much and still have some form of love, have some form of light within them, it’s inspiring. Hedwig does something amazing. She uses her hurt as a tool to guarantee that others don’t experience this type of pain. That’s beautiful. That’s inspiring.”

Ian Brady imbrady@pointpark.edu

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‘The Who’s Tommy’ premieres at Pittsburgh Playhouse

By Beth Turnbull Copy Editor

Braced to play the lead in “The Who’s Tommy,” Lamont Walker stands in the middle of a crowded dance studio with his arms outstretched, waiting for the first notes of the overture to begin playing.

The perimeter of the dance studio buzzes with actors practicing highly coordinated choreography, checking out their new silver thigh-high boots and snapping pictures of their fellow cast members when they least expect it. It’s only a rehearsal, yet the intense music, such as “Pinball Wizard,” fills the room with a vibrant energy.

“So many people would call it a rock opera; I would call it a rock epic,” Producing

Director at Pittsburgh Playhouse Kim Martin said. “It really spans three decades and the story is complex. It is epic taking Tommy from age four to adulthood.”

The students are rehearsing for “The Who’s Tommy” at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, which will run from Oct. 21-30 in the Rockwell Theatre.

“Tommy” is a rock musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff based on The Who’s 1969 iconic rock album of the same name.

The edgy rock-opera is the journey of a deaf, dumb and blind kid who witnesses a murder and suffers abuse as a child. He discovers the game of pinball as a teen and becomes a sensation.

“This role is basically about a child who witnesses this traumatic event and

goes into himself. He is trying to reach out to people and connect with them,” senior musical theater major Walker said.

There are several overarching themes in the explosive musical, and the narrative of journey is extremely prevalent. Tommy even sings a song titled “Amazing Journey” about his exceptional childhood as he looks upon his younger self.

“There’s such beautiful music; you don’t just feel it in your feet, or feel it in your hands, you feel it in your soul,” Mel Holley, a junior musical theatre major, who plays six different roles in the show, said. “It’s not just entertainment. Tommy is the kind of show that changes you in a subtle way.

It gives you an escape.”

The story is told pri-

marily through the music by the Who. “It’s not just a musical; it’s an opera,” said Ron Lindblom, Artistic Director of the Playhouse. “Rock is just the genre. It’s mounting an opera with all of the challenges that come along with that.”

The show also tackles the theme of society’s obsession with celebrities. When Tommy is freed from his catatonic state, he gains a following of obsessive fans who want to be just like him, even though he was deprived of a normal life for so long.

“It made me realize how we look at famous figures in our world and how we put them at a different level than we are. It’s unnatural and you don’t realize it,” said junior musical theater major Kyley Klass, who plays Tommy’s mother Mrs. Walker.

“The Who’s Tommy” is a story about dysfunction, disability, fame and freedom, themes that many think resonate today just as strongly as they did in 1969.

“This story talks a lot about disabilities and families, and I think that it is important for us as people today to be more aware of other people’s disabilities and struggles and look out for each other,” Walker said.

“The Who’s Tommy” runs Oct. 21-30 with a preview on Oct. 20 in the Rockwell Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse. Tickets can be purchased by calling the Pittsburgh Playhouse box office at 412-392-8000 or visiting pittsburghplayhouse.com.

Beth Turnbull erturnb@pointpark.edu

Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre opens season with ‘Giselle’

By Kelsey Wolfe Staff Writer

While the rest of the world is getting ready to celebrate Halloween at the end of the month, the Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre (PBT) is preparing to open its new season with “Giselle.” The production marks the company’s 47th opening season.

“Giselle” is a spine-tingling story of a young peasant girl whose lover’s lie brings about her untimely fate.

Amanda Cochrane, a PBT principal dancer who is dancing the role of Giselle, said the show is a beautiful, classic production that brings drama and a range of emotions to the stage.

“I love dancing Giselle

because she’s so complex,” Cochrane said during a phone interview on Friday. “There’s so many different emotions throughout the ballet.”

The production opens with Giselle, a young and bright village peasant, happily in love. Her world soon comes crashing down around her when she discovers that her love is only pretending to

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Amanda Cochrane and Yoshiaki Nakano of the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater in character performing in ‘Giselle’ for the opening of the company’s 47th season.

be a peasant. He is a prince in disguise, engaged to be wed to a woman of his own class.

The story spirals downward as Giselle dies of a broken heart and comes back in Act II, no longer alive.

The new season also brings about artistic director Terrence S. Orr’s 20th year with PBT. In honor of the special anniversary, the company is set to unveil new costume and scenic designs.

“Part of the reason I love ballet so much is there are so many different art forms contributing to our art,” Cochrane said about the new designs. “There’s the scenery, costumes, music… It all enhances everyone’s artistry.”

Orr said that he is excited to see “Giselle” grace the stage again at the Benedum Center, as it is one of his favorite works. He believes that the changes will bring about a new look to the production while also keeping the original ideas intact. “[The changes are] hard to describe,” Orr said referencing the new look. “I don’t know how you would describe a painting, but it is quite beautiful.”

Rachel Hue, a freshman dance major at Point Park, said that she has not attended a PBT production yet, but plans to in the near future.

“It’s nice to have a local ballet company,” Hue said.

“And the fact that they have been so popular for the past 47 years; it’s a huge accomplishment for them.”

Cochrane said that she would tell aspiring dancers like Hue to keep working hard and push to achieve their dreams, as it does not come easy.

“It’s never enough.

You’re never going to reach perfection,” Cochrane said.

“You have to keep working hard and adding on to what you already have.”

The production of “Giselle” will be at the Benedum Center for one weekend only. The production runs from Oct. 28 through Oct. 30.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit PBT online at pbt.org, or call the box office at 412-456-6666.

Kelsey Wolfe kjwolfe@pointpark.edu

Lawrence Hall gains permanent art exhibit

By Nicole Pampena Copy Editor

For 30 years, Jack Tomayko, former board of trustees member and CEO of the Tomayko Group, has collected the work of internationally renowned painter Frank Mason. Even better, he knew Mason and his wife personally.

Through his connections and enthusiasm for art, Lawrence Hall Gallery, just outside of the George Rowland White Performance Center, now houses a permanent Frank Mason gallery that is free and open to the public.

“This really is a gift from the [Frank Mason] Estate,” Tomayko said.

The “gift” of such oneof-a-kind works of art comes after Tomayko voluntarily ran a temporary Mason exhibit in Lawrence Hall Gallery eight years ago.

The permanent fixtures will include an acrylic-en-

closed statement of his work and legacy along with his picture.

Out of the 28 original paintings brought in, 16 were chosen to be on display, ranging from seascapes to landscapes to portraits. Each individual piece is either oil on canvas or oil on panel and will be labeled with its date and title.

During his lifetime, Mason adopted a classical style, strongly influenced by techniques used in the 17th and 18th centuries and revered for mixing his own oil paints.

His traditional view of art eventually led him to becoming a sometimes controversial voice against “cleaning” paintings, a process used for preservation that tends to remove depth and “flatten” the image.

“He was controversial in a sense that he was committed to the perseverance of art,” Tomayko said. “He has a strong passion against

taking off varnish … He felt that it was a disservice to the artist.”

Mason’s care and dedication towards the art community shows in the value of his works, many falling within a price range of $5,000 to $250,000.

No numerical value was specified for the pieces hanging in Lawrence Hall Gallery. However, the exhibit “seems more valuable,” knowing his other paintings are worth so much, according to Maytte Subirana, a sophomore dance major.

Several of the paintings caught Subirana’s eye while rehearsing a dance in the gallery.

“I noticed how it’s a series, like the ones together are similar,” Subirana said.

The organization of each painting is credited to the assistance of figurative sculptor and freelance art-handler Duncan MacDiarmid, who has worked at

the Frick Art & Historical Center for 20 years.

“You move things around to get each painting to look as best as it can,” MacDiarmid said. “It’s kind of like being a photographer; when you’re taking a group shot you move people around.”

MacDiarmid has handled Mason’s work before, specifically for the previous temporary exhibit in Lawrence Hall Gallery. Size, direction of the portraits and grouping of subject matter were all factors considered while assigning each painting its permanent location.

The final 16 chosen to be on display utilize the entire left side of the gallery. The right side of the room was intentionally avoided in fear of sunlight exposure damaging the paintings.

Tomayko plans to, instead, place contemporary works on the right side of the room and continue the variety of short-term art

shows the gallery has held in the past. No date has been established as to when the contemporary art will be added.

Until then, Mason’s artwork speaks plenty for itself on its own.

“Institutions don’t get a collection like this,” Tomayko said. “They get a painting or a work.”

Almost every decade is represented in those hanging on the walls of Lawrence Hall Gallery, where the public as well as attendees of events and open houses are welcome to view them. The exhibit officially opens on Oct. 26.

“I think Anna, his wife, and Scott, his nephew, the three of us are really committed to his legacy,” Tomayko said.

Nicole Pampena nmpampe@pointpark.edu

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CAB gets spooky for annual Halloween dance Mattress Factory to host ‘Halloweentown’ theme party

By Julie Kooser

Features Photo Editor

The Campus Activities Board’s annual Halloween dance, featuring music, games and a costume contest, will be held on Oct. 25 from 8-11 p.m. at the Mattress Factory.

The dance will be held in the main building of the art museum, located on the North Shore.

Paulina Comeau, junior public relations and advertising major and member of CAB’s Spirits and Traditions committee, is confident that the Mattress Factory will be a good replacement for the Altar Bar, the previous venue of the annual dance that has recently closed.

“The location has changed with the closing of the beloved Altar Bar, but with the games and the exhibits, it’s a little more open to other students who might not be totally into the dance side of it, but want to still dress up and take part in the games and the art and the Halloween fun,” Comeau said.

According to Jocy Hyrb, senior sports, arts and entertainment major and director of the committee, the main lobby of the Mattress Factory has a dance floor, where the major portion of the event will be held. Stu-

dents can expect a DJ, “Halloweentown” themed décor and a fog machine in this area, with a photo booth stationed by the elevators.

There will also be a food table featuring DiBella’s catering and a “candy apple wedge dipping station.”

“Outside, accessed through the dance floor, there will be a game section with Halloween-style carnival games, where students will be able to essentially ‘trick or treat’ for candy by playing the games,” Hyrb said.

“We really wanted to hold on to the whimsy and the fun of ‘Halloweentown’ so we thought the games was a good way to do that,” Comeau said.

Because of the location change, a new element has been added to the event: students will be able to walk through the art exhibits during the dance.

According to Hyrb, all of the exhibits, ranging from sculptures, projections and the “Infinity Dots Mirrored Room,” will be open to students during the event.

Students are encouraged to come to the event dressed in costume to compete for awards. The All Things Horror Club is hosting the contest handing out awards, including tiny trophies for section winners and a Visa gift card for the “overall best

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Due to the closing of Altar Bar, the previous host of CAB’s annual Halloween dance, this year’s event will be at the Mattress Factory on Oct 25. “It’s all about ME, Not You” exhibit by Greer Lankton, is one of several that students can view during the dance. costume” winner.

“I’m really excited to see how everyone will react to our new location and our addition of the games,” Comeau said.

“I’m most excited about the venue,” Hyrb said.

“With multiple rooms offering different forms of entertainment, along with access to the art itself, students will have the opportunity to fully utilize the space and be immersed in an all-around Halloween

experience.”

Nick Kardos, junior animation major, says this will be his first time attending one of CAB’s Halloween dances, but has been to the other events, including the Yule Ball.

“I think what I like best is that these events always let me kind of get out of my comfort zone and get to meet new people on campus,” Kardos said. “I don’t get very many chances to hang out with people out-

side of my major, so getting to meet new people is always pretty fun.

Shuttles will be operating to and from the dance throughout the event, according to Hyrb. The first shuttle will leave at 7:45 p.m. from the shuttle lot.

The last shuttle will leave the Mattress Factory at the end of the dance.

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Life hacks can make the college experience a bit more tolerable

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Local elections equally vital With the constant stream of media coverage and casual conversation about the national election, it can be hard to remember that the race for the presidency is only one facet of voting day.

Local elections are numerous and important, despite their comparatively slim amount of election coverage.

The most expensive Senate race in the country, for instance, is taking place between Pennsylvania’s own Katie McGinty and incumbent Pat Toomey. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, Super PACs and other outside groups spent around $61 million supporting or attacking Toomey and McGinty through Oct. 6.

It’s sometimes difficult to see the impact of these races on daily life, but as Toomey is one of the few Republicans willing to discuss gun control, whether you vote to keep him or not becomes a more pressing question. He was also one of the Senators partisanly blocking Merrick Garland’s path to the Supreme Court.

Weighing these issues with your personal values is important, more important than voting along party lines.

State races are important, too. State legislatures determine, among other

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things, whether or not marijuana legislation will pass in Pennsylvania.

A state legislature voted in North Carolina’s oppressive anti-transgender bathroom bill. Thirty-seven states legalized same sex marriage before the Supreme Court did.

Sweeping nation-wide social change is created and sustained by local action, and that includes voting.

So research your local candidates. Find out what they stand for and what they’ve already done to make their platform a reality. Don’t blindly vote for one party or the other or wait until you’re already in the booth and make decisions based on recall (there’s a reason people spend billions on campaign ads). We’re lucky enough to live in a city with left- and right-leaning newspapers, and reading about local elections is a good way to take your mind off the national election.

A few minutes on the internet is all it takes to get an idea of what your local candidates stand for. Make sure all of your decisions on election day are well-informed and based in fact.

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If Facebook has taught me anything, it’s that for every facet of your life, there is a corresponding life hack.

Nothing in life is unhackable, from recipes to storage solutions to crafts that you think about making but never actually do.

Life hacks are supposed to make your life easier, and between school, work, debt and the crushing weight of an inscrutable future, no one needs life hacks more than college students. So here are some easy ways to improve your life.

BREAKFAST IS THE LEAST IMPORTANT MEAL

Stop pressuring yourself to eat breakfast.

“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day,” alleged experts say, as they’ve said since the beginning of time. But that is an oppressive social construct that eats into your valuable sleep time. You don’t eat breakfast. There’s no time, and you’re running late for your first class anyway.

Stop lying to yourself that you’ll do better tomorrow. Just enjoy your ten extra minutes of sleep without guilt, blissfully free of the social pressure that is the need to eat breakfast. You’ll be hungry but slightly more rested. Sometimes in life we are forced to make these difficult choices.

BE A MESSY GAL WHO LIVES FOR COMEDY Prioritize

half-hour

comedies for your Netflix binges. Long dramas, like “Grey’s Anatomy” or “Mad Men,” derail your emotional life and suck up your time. By prioritizing lighthearted, shorter fare, you can finish series faster and generally without being brokenhearted.

A caveat to this halfhour comedy rule: watch out for comedies streaked with sadness, like “Bojack Horseman” and “Love and Louie.” They will mess with your emotional equilibrium just as much as “Orange is the New Black” or “Freaks and Geeks.”

CATS ARE WORTH BREAKING THE RULES

Get a cat. It’s possible that you aren’t technically “allowed” to have a cat because it’s against your landlord’s “rules” or your roommates are “allergic.”

But some things are worth breaking the rules.

Having access to the love or indifference of something that is warm and covered in fur that can’t resist you when you pick it up is worth it. If you illegally acquire a cat, your life will improve. Unless you’re the roommate who’s allergic to cats, in which case you may sneeze a lot or become itchy instead.

WHEN IN DOUBT, BLOW IT UP

Get one of those phones that explodes. If you’re semi-seriously injured in the explosion, you might be able to get some money from the company. That

takes care of the whole college debt thing.

YOUR BED DOES NOT HAVE TO BE YOUR FRIEND Remove all the sheets from your bed to make it as uncomfortable as possible.

Instead of a pillow, use a thesaurus from the sixties.

This way, it won’t be hard to leave your bed in the morning, and your head will be full of out-of-date slang via osmosis.

STOP PRETENDING YOUR RELATIVES AREN’T AWFUL Add all of your family members on Facebook, from your grandmother to that one person who’s always at Thanksgiving who you aren’t sure is actually related to you.

The parade of minion memes and sincere compliments on the terrible photos of you your friends uploaded as a joke will be a disincentive to waste time on social media. Every cringe-worthy status you see will be a minute you spend on something productive instead of Facebook.

FREE YOURSELF

Shed your exoskeleton.

Allow your wings to unfurl at last. Embrace the trail of slime you leave behind you.

Screech in your true voice, the voice you haven’t used since almost your first days as a hatchling. Live as your real self, unaffected by the screams that follow you.

Find your prey.

Enjoy the hunt.

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Presidential candidates should respect women

By Johanna Wharran Co-Opinions Editor

A 2005 video recording of Donald Trump talking about sexually assaulting women recently emerged, and for some reason, this was the straw that broke the camel’s back. Who would have thought?

It’s unbelievable that after everything we already knew about Trump and his feelings towards women, it took this tape coming out to change people’s minds about him.

Donald Trump has said and done some pretty ridiculous, terrible things in his time. On numerous occasions Trump has said disgusting, disrespectful things about women, people of color and those with disabilities.

Over the course of this election season, we have not only been witnessing and bringing to light some of Trump’s more “colorful” moments. We’ve also been, if you can believe it, trying to elect the next president of

the United States. Shocking, I know.

The reason this might be shocking to you is that we’ve been focusing a lot on the character and past of our nominees instead of their policy. This isn’t our fault, though. Donald Trump is a phenomenally bad guy, bad businessman and bad politician. We are being forced to scrutinize both his character and Hillary’s more than anything else.

Trump believes that it’s hard for a woman to be a “ten” if she is flat-chested, and that as Heidi Klum aged and had children, she became less attractive and was no longer a “ten.”

First of all, there is no such thing as a “ten.” There is no reason we should be rating how attractive women’s bodies are. It’s disrespectful, demeaning and ridiculous.

Everybody’s body is different, and everyone finds different things attractive.

Second of all, this man is running for president. He could very well be the leader

“The problem with his actions is not that he feels it’s OK to treat women this way, but that it’s OK to treat anyone this way.”

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of our country, a role model for our children. This man is telling little boys it’s OK to publicly analyze women’s bodies, and telling little girls that their bodies are up for public scrutiny. Fashion magazines are one issue, our president is another. These two instances are only a few of many in which he has promoted the rating of women’s

body, and promoted the correlation between their value and their looks.

Trump has never had any hesitation before publically calling women ugly, unattractive, fat and any number of unacceptable adjectives. He even suggested people “check out [the] sex tape” of former Miss Universe Alicia Machado, who had been speaking out against him.

Donald Trump believes his “stardom” gives him the right to do anything to women; they will just let him do it.

But don’t we want a president who looks for consent first?

Before he kisses them without waiting or grabs them by their genitals.

If he wins, this man is supposed to lead our country, and how can someone do that while promoting the idea that women’s bodies are there for the speculation and pleasure of men? That women who are not “beautiful” by a man’s standards are not worth as much as women who fit these standards?

We need a president who understands that women are valuable, intelligent human beings the same as men.

There are a lot of reasons Trump should not be president. One of them is the way he feels about, and treats people. Women are people, first and foremost.

The problem with his actions is not that he feels it’s OK to treat women this way, but that it’s OK to treat anyone this way.

Paul Ryan, in response to Trump’s misogyny, said that women should be “revered.” This also doesn’t allow women to be human, instead making them larger-than-life, strange godlike figures to be worshiped.

Women shouldn’t be revered. They shouldn’t be sexually assaulted.

They should simply be allowed to exist as equals to men, without fear and without being hated.

Johanna Wharran jmwharr@pointpark.edu.

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CROUP’S CORNER

By Josh Croup Sports Columnist

Saving a soccer season We saw two combined goals from two soccer teams at Highmark Stadium Saturday, and the second of the two may have saved a season.

For now.

Both the men’s and women’s soccer teams hosted Ohio Christian University (OCU) in a River States Conference (RSC) doubleheader. If you like defense, you would have loved your afternoon at Highmark Stadium Saturday.

The women were in a position to move into a tie for first place in the conference with Asbury if they defeated OCU, but a Trailblazer victory would propel them into second place in the conference.

The two teams went into halftime locked in a defensive battle that resulted in a scoreless tie. OCU had five shots to Point Park’s four in the first half.

The offense kicked it up 11 notches in the second half, with the two teams totaling 20 shots. Point Park held a 12-8 shot advantage, but only managed one past OCU goalkeeper Mekayla Deffenbaugh who made six second-half saves.

Rebecca Cohen, Point Park’s freshman net minder, has been stellar for the Pioneers this season as one of four goalies used in net in 13 games. Her goals allowed average sits at .520 beside her .897 save percentage.

She allowed only one goal in five games before facing OCU. After a scoreless first half, Cohen allowed her second goal of the season in the 59th minute on a penalty kick that gave the Trailblazers a 1-0 lead.

In the 82nd minute, Cohen moved outside the penalty box to play a loose ball.

She couldn’t scoop up the ball because she was outside the box, so she went to play the ball with her foot.

Defender Abby Magliocca had her back to the rest of the field and faced her goalie as OCU’s Rachel Bingaman darted down the field and applied pressure to Cohen.

Bingaman swiftly moved in and picked Cohen’s pocket and moved around her and Magliocca to slide the ball into the net to increase the Trailblazer’s lead to 2-0.

It was a rare mistake from Cohen, one that you bet she wants back.

In the 89th minute as time winded down, Izzy Hunter went top shelf on a free kick for her fourth goal of the season, cutting the deficit in half. It wasn’t enough, as Point Park dropped the contest 2-1.

The Pioneers RSC record dropped to 3-2, falling to fourth in the RSC standings with a tough weekend road trip to West Virginia Tech and Rio Grande (Ohio) on deck.

Offense was hard to come by in the men’s game that followed, with another scoreless first half.

“They’ll need to bring their best and then some this weekend to not only save shots towards their net, but to save their season once again.”

Point Park dominated the box score in the first half, outshooting OCU 13-2, forcing OCU goalie Roberto Varela to make six saves.

Varela didn’t add another save to his stat line during the second half, but he did allow one goal in the 53rd minute that decided the contest.

Alan Ramos took a cross pass from Roberto Whitley off the head and at the top shelf of the same net that held Hunter’s goal earlier in the afternoon.

Ramos drew a red card just before the one-hour mark that forced the Pioneers to play a man down for the rest of the game.

During the second half, OCU turned the offensive tables, outshooting Point Park 13-3. Point Park goalie Manuel Pajzer came up with eight big saves on the afternoon, all in the second half.

The freshman goalie from Germany has kept Point Park competitive in games all season long and did just the same Saturday, recording his second straight shutout en route to a 1-0 victory.

Point Park entered the game with a 1-3 conference record and was on the verge of being on the outside looking in of the RSC playoff picture.

The win moves Point Park into a tie for the sixth-and-final playoff spot, saving the team’s playoff hopes for now.

This weekend, the Pioneers travel to West Virginia Tech and Rio Grande. Both teams are undefeated in conference play and have lost one game each this season.

WVU Tech entered last week as the No. 13-ranked team in the country.

Rio Grande, the defending national champion, held a No. 2-overall ranking at the start of last week. The two teams played each other last Thursday in Beckley, W.Va. and had to settle for a 1-1 double overtime draw.

It was most likely a preview of the River States Conference Tournament Championship.

Both teams the Pioneers are matched up against this weekend are destined for the National Tournament

and could effectively end Point Park’s season should they this weekend.

A victory over either club would be one of the season’s biggest upsets of the year in NAIA soccer, but a pair of losses would put Point Park in a tough position for the conference tournament.

Point Park has suffered three overtime losses in RSC play this year. Turn those losses into wins, and we have a different story on our hands. That’s tough to swallow.

Wins in those overtime losses would have Point Park in a perfect position heading into this tough weekend. A 5-0 record with a comfortable cushion would have been great.

Instead, the club sits at 2-3 in conference play with three RSC contests left.

They’ll need to bring their best and then some this weekend to not only save shots towards their net, but to save their season once again.

Josh Croup jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

Photo Courtesy of Sam Robinson, Point Park Athletics

Junior defender, Al Palchick, fights for the ball against Penn State-Beaver defender Butoyi Bizimana Monday night at Highmark Stadium. The Pioneers won the contest 8-0.

LAST WEEK’S SCOREBOARD OCT. 11 - OCT. 17 MEN’S SOCCER (7-6-1) (2-3)

POINT PARK 7, ROCHESTER 0 ............................................. Oct. 11 Goals: Ramos (10, 11), Fowler (1), Van Der Walt (2, 3), Whitley (3), Bichiba (1) OHIO CHRISTIAN 0, POINT PARK 1*................................... Oct. 15 Goal: Ramos (12) PSU-BEAVER 0, POINT PARK 8............................................ Oct. 17 Goals: Mukhammedov (2, 3), Van Der Walt (4, 5), Whitley (4, 5), Dolanch (1), Thelors (1) Next: Oct. 20 vs. West Virginia Tech, Oct. 23 vs. Rio Grande

WOMEN’S SOCCER (4-7-2) (3-2)

POINT PARK 1, OHIO CHRISTIAN 2*................................... Oct. 15 Goal: Hunter (12) Next: Oct. 20 vs. West Virginia Tech, Oct. 23 vs. Rio Grande

VOLLEYBALL (13-13) (9-1)

WVU TECH 0, POINT PARK 3*.............................................. Oct. 8 POINT PARK 2, RIO GRANDE 3*........................................... Oct. 8 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 0, POINT PARK 3*..................... Oct. 15

Next: Oct. 22 @ Brescia*, Oct. 22 @ IU Southeast*, Oct. 25 @ WVU Tech* *River States Conference Game

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2016

SPORTS

THE GLOBE NEWSPAPER POINT PARK UNIVERSITY

Volleyball secures senior day victory over conference foe

By Dara Collins Staff Writer

Point Park volleyball hosted Cincinnati Christian in a victorious match on senior day Saturday in the Student Center gym.

Point Park celebrated its four seniors, outside hitter Shiloh Simonson, setter Emily Meng, middle hitter Nikki Inquartano and setter Madison Weldon and their accomplishments during their time as Pio-

neers. Family and friends crowded the bleachers and cheered for the players as their final season begins to wind down.

“That’s one of the most gratifying parts of coaching -- just watching [the seniors] mature not only on the court, but in life,” head coach Mike Bruno said. “Watching them grow and empower themselves as young ladies is probably one of the best parts of my job. This game translates

The volleyball team comes together before their game against Cincinnati Christian on Saturday.

into a lot of lessons to be learned in life.

I’m confident that all of them are going to do really well out there.”

“After this being my second year with [the seniors] getting to know them a little bit more and really getting a chance to see them develop and things like that, it’s been a really awesome and rewarding feeling,” assistant coach Bridget Bielich said. volleyball photos by Vania Arthur The seniors reSenior outside hitter Shiloh Simonson and senior middle hitter Nikki Incalled their fondest quartano go up for a block against Cincinnati Christian Saturday. moments with the Point Park volleyball program after the 3-0 victory. Conference (RSC) at 9-1. kills alongside Ashley Tay“My favorite part about “We didn’t see it as the last lor with nine. this team is that we can joke game to play together,” Meng “They hung in there in around with everybody,” Si- said. “We saw it as another the second set,” Bruno said. monson said. opportunity to grow together.” “They overcame some ad“I’m going to miss the The seniors provided versity. It’s always nice to hotel nights and just the fun a plethora of points to the come out on top.” off the court, as well as the Pioneers’ score. Simonson “They’ve worked hard all fun we have on the court,” held the game-high for kills week at practice so I thought Meng said. “I’m just going at 10 and digs at 14. Meng they did a nice job of coming to miss all the memories recorded 34 assists, Inquar- here and stepping onto the that come with volleyball.” tano added five kills and court ready to go and getting “I’m definitely going five blocks and Weldon con- the win,” Bielich said. to miss all the inside jokes tributed two aces.

In a post-game interon the court and all the be“I was really excited for view, Meng promoted posihind-the-scenes stuff peo- the seniors today,” middle tive energy, communication ple don’t see, like the hotel hitter Kirsten Burkes said. and staying healthy as the rooms on trips and bus rides “They had a good game. I will team progresses through the and just spending time with miss them for sure. They’re a season. the team,” Inquartano said, good group of girls.”

The Pioneers have one in agreement with Meng.

An array of other play- home game left this year on All emotions aside, ers contributed to the vic- Nov. 8 when they face off Point Park focused on the tory as well. The Pioneers’ against West Virginia Wesmain goal – winning the defense included libero leyan. They’ll take on Bresmatch. The Pioneers swept Morgan Dangelo with 11 cia (Ky.) and IU Southeast the Eagles 25-19, 27-25 and digs and Julia Menosky this week at a RSC tri-match 25-20. Their record is now with seven. Attacks came at Carlow.

13-13, and they remain the from across the net with Dara Collins leaders of the Eastern Di- Burkes and Madeline Poirdmcolli2@pointpark.edu. vision of the River States ier each contributing seven

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