Point Park Globe Spring 2019 Issue 8

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Jessica McCort shares varied interests in this week’s Pioneer Public David Shirer explains the need for better options for those living with diabetes Baseball and softball open season in Florida over Spring Break ppuglobe.com

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ALUMNI WEDDING AT Shields and Stephens lead indoor CARNEGIE MUSEUM track and fields teams to success By Robert Berger Co-Sports Editor

Jared Murphy | The Globe

Colten Gill (left) shares a kiss with his husband, Louis Spanos (right) at their wedding on Thursday, Feb. 21. The couple, who both graduated from Point Park University, won a contest to be married at the Carnegie Museum of Art. Gill and Spanos were selected out of 73 couples who submitted their love stories to the museum in hopes of winning the free wedding.

Senior Anna Shields of the indoor track and field team won her seventh and eighth national titles, set a new national record in the 1,000-meter race and helped the women’s team earn fifth place in the country. Members of the team spent last weekend in Brookings, South Dakota to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championship event. Defending her title in the 1,000 meters, Shields placed first by 11 seconds. She completed the race in 2 minutes, 44.35 seconds which set an NAIA record in the event. The original record was 2 minutes, 45.81 seconds set in 2015 by Hannah Hermansson from Marymount. Two hours prior to the 1,00o meter record breaking race, Shields also claimed the national title in the one mile run by finishing 12 seconds ahead of second place finisher Aminat Olowora of Oklahoma City. The senior’s mile time of 4 minutes, 37.73 seconds was just shy of setting the NAIA record which currently stands at 4 minutes, 37.26 seconds at 30th in

country. Following the 1,000 meter race, Shields ran again alongside the teammates of sophomores Alyssa Boyd, Reba Bartram and senior Taylor Celich in the distance medley relay (DMR). In the final event of the weekend, the women’s team managed a second place finish in the DMR and finished with a time of 11 minutes, 55.93 seconds. The time set a school record in the event and earned NAIA All-American honors. Point Park made it a close race with first place Oklahoma City only finishing the race with a time of 11 minutes, 55.93 seconds. Freshman Alyssa Campbell competed at her first indoor national meet over the weekend racing in the 3,000 meter event. Campbell placed 11th in the country and finished the race in 11 minutes, 1 second. For Campbell, she hopes to return to the national championship meet next year with experience under her belt. “I learned last weekend that it’s anybody’s race no matter if they are seeded faster than you. Everyone is running to get the top 8 for the All-American place-

ment and you have to go in with a different mindset,” she said. On the day, the Pioneers claimed their highest nationals placement of fifth place, the highest placement in program history. “We were really happy and didn’t expect the fifth place finish so it was a bonus to the entire trip,” Campbell said. Distance runner of the men’s team junior Xavier Stephens was the top finisher for the Pioneers competing in the 1,000 meter race. Competing in his first finals event of a national championship, Stephens finished eighth in the country and received NAIA All-American honors. “In prelims I tried to stay second or third and then went out toward the end and took first place,” Stephens said. “I died a little on the last 300 of the finals, but I raced a lot so I think that played a factor. “ Stephens crossed the finish line in 2 minutes, 32.62. “It’s always cool to compete at a national level,” Stephens said. “This year I was stronger, and raced a lot better than last year. I also feel like I just raced a lot smarter this year.”

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USG resolves dress code discrepancies SHOTS FIRED ON LIBERTY USG By Mitchell Drake USG Beat Writer

The United Student Government (USG) met on Monday to discuss dress code, election advertising policy and its relationship

with SAIL. Senator Grace Tyler Frank-Rempel introduced Resolution 03042019.1, which would revise bylaw 206.2 that allowed the president to remove any member of USG after a consultation with the office of SAIL, specifically regarding the position of treasurer.

Treasurer Kortney Lampel supported the new rule, explaining that the currently in-place bylaws regarding how the treasurer position functions have been recently changed. Lampel also stated that it would give SAIL a role

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CAB SPONSERS THERAPETS HOUND HANGOUT

Allison Schubert | The Globe By Allison Schubert Co-Sports Editor

Joie Knouse | The Globe

Arya, a 3-year-old therapy dog from Therapets, came to visit students during the CAB sponsered Hound Hangout on Tuesday, Feb. 19. Therapets is a program through Humane Animal Rescue where dogs and their handlers learn how to bring a relaxing environment as a form of therapy for others.

One person was shot on Monday night in front of the Subway restaurant located on the corner of Liberty Avenue and 7th Avenue in Downtown, officials say. Police responded to reports of shots fired at approximately nine in the evening. Parts of Liberty Avenue in front of the scene were closed off in both directions following the report. Upon investigation and approximately an hour af-

ter the initial report, one suspect was apprehended on the far side of the Andy Warhol Bridge. The victim was taken to Mercy Hospital, although his status and the cause of shooting are unknown at the time of publication. Police are continuing to investigate and traffic was redirected. The Globe will post new information as it becomes available on its website.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

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