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Waitlist tool ready for class registration

By Robert Berger Staff Writer

The registrar’s office has added a waitlisting system in PointWeb for when students register for the upcoming spring semester.

“It’s a great tool for students and the institution...

When trying to schedule a full course, you’re going to the chair and filling out paperwork, this eliminates that process,” said Daniell Matthews, Senior Associate Registrar and Director of Registration.

According to student survey data provided by Mat-

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Quintin Reynolds, a sophomore musical theater major, recreates the famous painting “The Scream” on his pumpkin at CulinArt’s Apple Festival in Village Park on Wednesday, Oct. 19.

Point Park set to host 10th annual Humanistic Psychology Conference

By Alex Grubbs USG Beat Writer

By Hannah Lapiska For The Globe

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Provost John Pearson

ing talking about getting involved with students.

As a former English professor and a former associate

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In 2012, students and professionals traveled from all over the country to Pittsburgh to become educated on humanistic psychology, which aims to reach out about social justice.

Five years later, Point Park students and faculty will

Clinton, Kaine rally in Pittsburgh as part of final campaign push Online Editor

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine called for a unified presidency built on their desire to be the face of issues affecting everyday Americans Saturday afternoon in Squirrel Hill.

Clinton remained persistent in discussing

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topics relevant to representing working families, gender equality and economic growth.

“Whatever issue you care about, it’s going to be on the ballot,” Clinton said.

“Now, my name and Tim’s name may be the ones on the ballot, but we’re going to be representing everything that you and we hope we can do together in our country.”

have another opportunity to present work to other professionals when the university hosts the 10th Annual Society for Humanistic Psychology Conference from March 30 to April 2.

“This event is really beneficial to us as students because we get to meet professors, professionals and really get a sense of what it’ll be like in the future for us,” Point Park psychology alumnus Al-

The pair addressed a crowd of over 1,800 and an additional 1,250 overflow crowd members who watched the event through a live stream at the Taylor Allderdice High School.

While she criticized Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump over his rhetoric, Clinton reminded the crowd of Sen. Pat Toom-

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School of Business hosts two speakers Copy Editor

More than 1,800 people attended a campaign rally held by Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine Saturday.

During their speeches, Clinton and Kaine covered topics concerning economic growth, how to represent working families and gender equality.

yssa Adamo said.

Dr. Robert McInerney, Associate Professor of Psychology and former co-chair, says that this year’s conference is going to be bigger and better than ever, as keynote speakers will be in attendance, addressing social justice issues.

“We’re looking to have a cutting edge conference that

CMI HOSTS FINAL DEBATE WATCH PARTY

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thews, student run-around scored a 4.39 out of seven in student satisfaction. Out of 83 questions, this ranked 75th. Implementing the waitlist is part of the strategy to improve these ratings.

With the new system, if a student attempts to schedule a course that is full, they will now have the option to be added to a waitlist. If a spot opens they will be sent an email in which they have 72 hours to claim the open spot.

If the student fails to respond in the timeframe, the next

Provost introduces self to USG The new provost John Pearson reached out to student government officials in hopes to get involved with the student community.

“I think that’s really powerful, and so far, a missing part of the group of people I routinely talk with and get advice from,” Pearson said at United Student Government’s (USG) meet-

Pioneer Records, Mattress Factory team up for ‘Rocktoberfest’ Jordan Slobodinsky makes the case for Donald Trump Volleyball cruises into first place, closer to national tournament bid

The School of Business began a series of speakers Oct. 20 with a presentation entitled “Selling the Steelers” and will continue with an entrepreneur presenting Oct. 26.

“Selling the Steelers” was a presentation by Kathy Wallace, corporate sales and marketing manager for the Pittsburgh Steelers, to talk to students about topics such as creating revenue and sponsorships.

The first three decades of Wallace’s career were spent in radio and television. At

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one point, while working at WTAE, Wallace was exposed to sports marketing and managing and developed her love for sports.

Wallace‘s job with the Steelers is to create revenue for the team through mechanisms including radio, television, sponsorships, digital signage and other platforms.

A private, invite-only luncheon was held prior to the event for individuals to meet with and speak to to Wallace. Ashley Corradene, a senior broadcast reporting

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Students gather in CMI for final debate viewing

By Nikole Kost For The Globe

A crowd of about 50 students and community members gathered at the Center for Media Innovation (CMI) Wednesday, exactly 20 days before Election Day, as they came together to watch the third and final presidential debate.

The attendees assembled in the CMI to illuminate each candidate’s views on the six topics of debt and entitlements, immigration, the economy, the Supreme Court, foreign hot spots and fitness to be present.

The 90-minute debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton took place at the University of Nevada.

Ashley Murray, graduate assistant at the CMI, organized the second and third debate watch parties.

“I really want students to think about what the candidates are saying in this debate,” Murray said.

Dr. Tim Hudson, a professor in the School of Communication, spoke before the debate explaining the job of the moderator, Chris Wallace of Fox News. Hudson also talked about how the candidates would discuss foreign hot spots and foreign policy.

When the debate began, one of the discussions pertained to WikiLeaks releasing Clinton’s emails. WikiLeaks is a non-profit organization that publishes leaked information from anonymous sources.

Allegations of sexual harassment and assault were again brought up against Trump in the third debate.

Freshman broadcast reporting major Ashley Morris is a registered Republican, but said she is still undecided.

Another talking point in the debate was the economy.

Troy Potter, an MBA student with a concentration in global management, is voting for Trump in this election.

“Trump is the only candidate that said he’s going to put money into inner cities,” Potter said. “If our country keeps growing at a one percent growth rate, we will soon not be able to afford the safety nets we have.”

Brandon Cross, a junior broadcast production major, thought both candidates knew exactly what they were talking about.

“Trump did a really good job at showing what he really knows to a point, and Hillary should know what she was talking about, given that she was the former Secretary of State,” Cross said.

Gabriel Dubin, senior accounting and intelligence and national security double major, was looking for the candidates to discuss foreign issues.

“I was happy that they went into more specifics about their foreign policy, their views on the retaking of Mosul and that they expanded more on foreign policy in the Middle East,” Dubin said.

The candidates did not shake hands after the debate.

According to RealClearPolitics’ national poll average, Clinton is in the lead at 44.9 percent. Trump is trailing at 39.9 percent, with third party candidates Johnson polling at just under 6 percent and Jill Stein at 2.3 percent.

For students who registered to vote with their Point Park address, their polling station at Epiphany Church beside PPG Paints Arena in Uptown opens at 7 a.m. on Election Day.

Nikole Kost nkost@pointpark.edu.

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Students gathered at Point Park’s Center for Media Innovation on Wednesday, Oct. 17 to watch the final presidential debate of 2016.

Clinton attacks Toomey for lacking “courage to stand up to Donald Trump” from RALLY page 1 ey’s lack of effort in disavowing Trump.

“How much more does Pat Toomey need to hear?”

Clinton asked. “If he doesn’t have the courage to stand up to Donald Trump after all this, then can you be sure he’ll stand up for you when it counts against powerful interests?”

Toomey is among several prominent Republicans who have either rescinded their support of Trump or failed to endorse the nominee, including former president George W. Bush and 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney.

Clinton offered Democrat Katie McGinty as a solution to voters, two weeks before the election in a tight race for the Senate seat. “[Katie McGinty] believes our economy should work for everyone, not just those at the top,” Clinton said. “She’s exactly the kind of senator that Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania need in the Senate.”

Kaine focused on the importance of women in pow-

er, noting how the women around him have shaped his life and career.

“If I really think about it, I know that I’ve only gotten the positions of leadership and responsibility because I’ve had a lot of strong women who were willing to support me,” Kaine said.

The Virginia senator’s speech revolved around the effect a female president can have on America.

“Just think about this -Hillary’s mom was born before women had the right to vote. And Hillary’s daughter, Chelsea, will now get to vote for her mom to be president,” Kaine said. “Now is the claim of generational progress that this country holds for all of us when we do our best work.”

The chilled rain and wind didn’t stop freshmen roommates Victoria Bails and Ashley Morris from joining the crowd Saturday. Both came to the event as undecided voters.

“The more I thought about it, the more I saw that Hillary and I share a lot of the same points,” Bails, a journalism major, said. “I knew that from the begin-

ning, but after the rally, I knew she would be the only candidate to enforce what I want.”

Morris continues to hold out from declaring her support, but wishes to see more of what other candidates like Trump and Libertarian Gary Johnson have to say.

“I’m not excited to vote at all for this,” Morris, a broadcast reporting major, said.

“I would say I’m still undecided, but [the rally] did give me an idea of who I’d like to vote for... I would have liked to have also gone to a Trump rally just to see.”

Throughout her speech, Clinton reached out undecided voters like Bails and Morris, saying she wants to do what’s necessary to support them and their needs.

“You probably know people who are thinking about voting for Donald Trump. I want you to tell them that I understand that they need a president who cares about them,” Clinton said, “I want to be their president.”

Sabrina Bodon sbodon@pointpark.edu.

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Obama endorses two Pennsylvania House candidates President Barack Obama endorsed two Pennsylvania U.S. Congressional candidates on Monday.

Democratic candidates Steve Santarsiero and Christina Hartman both picked up an endorsement from Obama.

“We need to send more common sense leaders like Steve Santarsiero to Congress to get things done for the middle class,” said President Obama. Obama also said he supported Hartman due to her policy stances on combating climate change and raising the minimum wage.

Source: PoliticsPA

Jewish GOP group buys ad for Toomey Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Pat Toomey received a campaign boost from the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC).

The political action group bought $500,000 in ads attacking Toomey’s opponent, Democrat Katie McGinty. The ads focus on McGinty’s support of the Iran nuclear deal, saying that the former Gov. Wolf chief of staff is “dangerously naive.”

“By supporting this dangerous deal with Iran, Katie McGinty is placing partisan interests ahead of the security of Pennsylvanians,” said RJC Executive Director Matt Brook.

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Trump visits Pa., promises lawsuits against accusers

Donald Trump promised a crowd in Gettysburg, Pa. that he would pursue lawsuits against the women accusing him of sexual assault after the election is over.

“Every one of these liars will be sued once this election is over,” Trump told the crowd.

At least a dozen women have come forward with allegations of sexual misconduct against Trump, including former People Magazine reporter Natasha Stoynoff and AVN award-winning adult film actress Jessica Drake.

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Senator warned for poor attendance from USG page 1 vice president of student affairs at Stetson University in Florida for 26 years, he became Point Park’s new provost in May. A provost is a chief academic administrator at universities that oversees academics within the schools.

He called a lack of a student advisory committee at the university a hard adjustment to Point Park. At Stetson, a student advisory committee held open discussions about the problems on campus and the possible solutions to fix them. It also helped him make decisions regarding the school.

“I would talk to students all the time,” Pearson recalled.

Pearson hopes to create the same dialogue and discussion about campus and work culture and how it can change in a way that could make life easier in the university.

“We might decide we don’t want to make any changes, but we should never be afraid to talk about those things,” Pearson said.

Meetings for an assistant provost have been underway and are set to continue on Friday, Oct. 28 and Nov. 4.

During the meeting, USG parliamentarian Charles Murria addressed a motion for a censure trial of one of the senators. He then announced that the executive cabinet retracted the motion.

“This isn’t a joyous time for us, so I would like for you all to take this extremely seriously,” Murria said.

In a censure trial, a disclosed USG member submits a censure motion request for the legislative body to oversee. During the meeting, the accused member speaks on their behalf for five minutes.

The body votes and with if a majority votes yes, the mem-

ber is given a censure, which lasts for 60 days after the vote. If the member gets two additional censures within those 60 days, they are automatically impeached by USG. According to a redacted copy of the censure motion request, the senator missed two meetings and an office hour.

“Everybody has to do their office hours. Everybody has to be at the committee meetings,” President Blaine King said as a warning following the censure retraction.

“We have to treat this organization seriously because we are representatives of the student body,” King continued. “We want to show that we’re working hard for everybody.”

Keith Paylo, co-advisor to USG, vice president of Student Affairs and dean of students, asked for a minimum of two USG volunteers to form a food service committee.

“I want a hard working committee... We will address good things, bad things, ideas,” Paylo said. He also said the CulinArt general manager, as well as himself, will be at these meetings.

It will oversee food services from present-time to the future, including the Lawrence Hall Dining Room, Point Café, Starbucks at Conestoga Hall and Premieres at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland.

The legislative body recognized Tri Trebles, an acapella group that will compete in shows across Pittsburgh while representing the school. President Noah Skowron and Treasurer Trinity Helm represented the club at the meeting.

USG will also hold its annual forum in the Lawrence Hall Ballroom on Friday, Nov. 4 from 5:30-8:30 p.m.

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NEW ENVIRONMENTAL JOURNALISM MAJOR BRINGS JOURNALISTS TO CAMPUS photo by Nikole Kost

Junior photojournalism student Trevor Kirby interviews Jeff McCauley, Director of Stewardship for Friends of The Riverfront, with the help of Jasmine Goldband, a Point Park Alumnus and Visual Producer at the Incline, during the Environmental Journalism Workshop Friday, Oct. 21.

Students will have 72 hours to add available waitlist courses from REGISTRATION page 1 student on the waitlist will be emailed and they have 72 hours period to register.

In the case that a spot opens up with under 72 hours remaining in the scheduling window, students will not have the full 72 hours, but the time that remains until the end of the add/drop period Jan. 17.

Sophomore cinema production student Luke Haid likes the changes to PointWeb. “I think that’s a really good idea,” Haid said. “Sometimes classes fill up quick and things pop up and you just can’t schedule the classes you want, so to have that will be really nice.”

The waitlist will be first come, first serve. According to Matthews this is not by choice of the university, but how the software is designed.

Students, however, will still schedule courses by class, beginning Nov. 7.

Along with cutting down student runaround, the new system is meant to help the department chairs determine if an additional course should be added. However, limitations will still exist.

“When I talked to each

department chair, they were very excited about this possibility. They do understand there are limitations to opening up a new section, like if there is a faculty member and room available,” Matthews said.

Financial aid will also be affected to an extent. In the new system, if a full-time student is placed on a course waitlist, their credits for that particular course will be displayed as zero on PointWeb. Therefore, a student should not rely on getting in a class they are on a waitlist for.

In order to keep a fulltime credit load, Matthews recommends students should schedule at least twelve credits.

Certain classes will not be included in the waitlist system, such as doctoral and masters courses. However, most undergraduate courses will be included in the system.

Scheduling for the spring 2017 semester will begin Nov. 7 for seniors, Nov. 8 and 9 for juniors, Nov. 10 and 11 for sophomores and Nov. 14 and 15 for freshman.

The specific day depends on a student’s accrued credits.

The add/drop period will end for all students Jan. 17.

Adding a waitlisting system is something Point Park has been looking to include as Pittsburgh schools such as Robert Morris University, University of Pittsburgh and Carlow University have found success using this system.

An FAQ page has been posted on Point Park’s website and can be found by searching “waitlist.”

Robert Berger raberge@pointpark.edu.

CEO of travel company will Social justice, activism speak Oct. 26 in West Penn Alex Grubbs aagrubb@pointpark.edu.

themes of conference from CONFERENCE page 1 speaks, as our slogan is here in our program, ‘from the ivory tower to the streets,’” McInerney said. “We want to get this idea that we are intellectuals and we don’t want to shy away from that, but we are also very hands on.”

As was done in past years, the conference attendees will have a formal sitdown dinner in the 3rd Floor Lawrence Hall Ballroom at Point Park and watch the performance art that is carried out by social activists.

McInerney says that there are going to be many differences within the event, not only for attendees, but for the presenters.

“The theme of the conference is now focused more directly on social justice and activism,” McInerney said.

“What we’re going to be doing is have a certain expectation on the presentations from other scholars and also from graduate students, and they will have some kind of either community focus or social activism or justice focus, and they focus on self to others.”

A group that is highly involved with the conference this year is Operation Safety Net. This program, which is part of the Pittsburgh Mercy Health System and Trinity

Health and sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy, dedicates the time to help men and women living on the streets in Pittsburgh with therapy.

Operation Safety Net had an event at Point Park earlier this year that featured artwork from those involved in the program and provided them with an event and a venue to express their talent. The organization will team up with Point Park to do some art therapy sessions alongside students working with the programs.

Emily Sparano, a sophomore who is new to the psychology program at Point Park, is excited to experience her first psychology program event.

“I’m really looking forward to meeting more psych majors,” Sparano said. “I am also really looking forward to hearing professionals discussing psychology.

I’d love to get to know them too, get to know what they know and talk about what I have to look forward to in my career.”

Individuals interested in presenting a topic must submit a proposal by Dec. 1, 2016.

The application, as well as registration for the event, can be found on Point Park’s website.

Hannah Lapiska hjlapis1@pointpark.edu.

from SPEAKERS page 1 major, said that talking to Wallace was beneficial to her because she has been looking into the sports side of the industry recently.

“I’ve noticed that I wanted to get into sports sponsorships and sales so her job is what I want to do,” Corradene said. “Talking to her and hearing her side of all of it, the industry and the job description, really helped me.”

Wallace’s advice applies to prospective students in any career path: maintain a good network.

“It’s important to have role models and mentors,” Wallace said. “None of us got where we are because we did it in a vacuum, there were people that helped us along the way or people that inspired us. I think it’s helpful always to talk to someone who has experience in the field that you’re looking to get into.”

The second event the School of Business has planned is set for Oct. 26, featuring Lillian Rafson, the founder and CEO of Pack Up + Go. According to graduate assistant for the School of Business, Caitlin Hull, Pack Up + Go is a company in which customers can pick their budget, submit it to the Pack Up + Go website and

Rafson will plan a three-day weekend for them.

Rafson left her job at a startup in New York without any plans, and after extensive traveling on her own, she started Pack Up + Go. “You have no idea what it is or where you’re going until you get to the airport,” Hull said.

Rafson is known for being free-spirited and adventurous, which is something that Hull thinks students can learn a lot about by just listening to her speak.

“I think [being a go-getter is] a quality that any student or any person can really benefit from; having to chase after something or the risks you have to take to benefit and get ahead of the game,” Hull said.

According to the press release, Rafson is expected to talk about the challenges of being a woman in a predominantly male industry as part of the “Women in Industry” series, a speaker series that features prominent women business leaders sharing

their life experiences.

Paige Beal, associate professor of sports, arts and entertainment management said students can gain insight and inspiration listening to Rafson speak about entrepreneurship because Rafson was so young starting her own business.

“Entrepreneurism is a strong attribute as well as a great professional career, particularly for millennials,” Beal said. “I think there are more opportunities for starting your own business than there ever have been.”

Rafson is scheduled to speak Wednesday, Oct. 26 starting with a networking reception at 5:30 p.m. and the talk starting at 6 p.m., followed by a Q&A until 7 p.m. on the eighth floor lounge in West Penn hall.

Kayla Snyder klsnyde2@pointpark.edu.

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In last week’s article “McClelland appeals to women...” it was incorrectly published that Erin McClelland lost to Keith Rothfus in 2014 by a margin of 8 points. McClelland lost by a margin of 59.2 percent to 40.7 percent.

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ScareHouse haunted by more than just monsters

By Eddie Trizzino Co-Features Editor

On a fall day near the end of September, sophomore broadcast major Samiar Nefzi gets an eerie feeling while walking through the ScareHouse and starts rushing to the exit until someone shuts the door, leaving him in darkness.

Although it seems like a conventional tactic used to scare visitors at the ScareHouse, Nefzi is actually supposed to be the one doing the scaring—he is one of the actors who hide in wait to jump out and scare visitors walking through the house.

“All the noise creeps you out, I’m really terrified of being alone there, it’s really unsettling,” Nefzi, who also works in the ScareHouse group sales team, said.

The ScareHouse is a haunted attraction that started in 1999, but moved to Etna in 2007 into a building more than 100 years old, which used to house meetings for a secret society known as the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE), a social club founded in the mid-1800s, according to BPOE’s website. Because of its history, several employees say the place is really haunted, and paranormal investigators have visited in an attempt to find evidence of spectral phenomenon.

“We didn’t know about the history when we bought this building, but we had people tell us about it,” Scott Simmons, co-owner of the ScareHouse, said.

“We’ve had people hear voices and see shadows when they were alone,” Katie Dudas, director of sales and marketing for ScareHouse, who was previously an actor, said. “We’ve had actors touched, and some people even see things.”

Simmons himself recalled a particular unexplained experience he had while working one night.

“I was here late at night, and I heard a very heavy door slam, and it couldn’t have done it by itself, so my first instinct was that someone broke in,” Simmons said. “I locked the door and ran outside across the street ready to call the police. After about 20 minutes, I realized nobody was there. I still get scared in there, especially when I’m alone.”

Now the ScareHouse has “well over 100 people,” from actors to designers to makeup artists, who bring spooky characters to life, according to Simmons. Veterans who have worked in the ScareHouse for years still come back to work every season in spite of creepy unexplained experiences. Several of the actors said that being the one scaring people is their favorite part of the job and is what makes them come back year after year.

“I mainly did it because I wanted to challenge myself and get out of my comfort zone, and it’s a fun way to play,” Charissa Sedore, third year ScareHouse actress, said. “I like watching people have fun.”

“It’s fun, and it’s really cool that you get paid to scare people,” Tracy Campbell, an actress at ScareHouse since 2007, said before the doors opened.

Aspiring actors go through an audition process to become part of the haunt crew at ScareHouse, which includes a performance for a panel of judges, in addition to an interview. Dudas, who was previously an actress and is now on the judges’ panel, gave some advice on performing.

“Be silly, be loud and get out of your comfort zone, we have acting workshops where people get to go to practice, too,” Dudas said.

No acting experience is needed to play a character in ScareHouse, and although there are actors with a background in performing, there are others with no experience

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A monster lurching at the ScareHouse. Characters are created by the design team who give actors information about a character along with a backstory, to help them get into a scaring mindset. that still get into the job.

“I always wanted to work in a place like this, it was my dream job, and I heard this place was actually haunted,” Chelsey Prom, actress at the ScareHouse who started acting there last year, said.

Some of the actors said that getting into character was easy after getting into costume, such as Nefzi.

“There’s a real dehumanizing factor when you look in the mirror, the scratches and costume makes you feel evil, makes you bad,” Nefzi said.

Actors line up in front of the costume and makeup crew, who give each person a signature character look and costume, which the actors then adapt to. The costume and makeup departments help come up with characters and backstories for the actors to play.

“I get a lot of creative freedom and it’s a really collaborative environment,” Madison Hack, costume manager at ScareHouse in her second year, said.

“I enjoy doing this job, I help design the makeup looks for people,” Molie Hines,

makeup manager at ScareHouse for three years, who also has a background in face painting, said.

The actors prepare themselves to be scary both in and out of the workplace. Some say that watching horror movies is a good way to get in the spirit.

“I hated horror movies prior to working here, but now I like to find things that push me out of my comfort zone, and now I’m a big horror fan,” Jennifer Dallas, an actress at ScareHouse in her third year, said, while wearing clown makeup preparing for her role as Trixie the Clown. “I watched every possession movie, all the horror movies on Netflix and looked at alleged cases of possession to get ready.”

Dallas also said that the crew practices their mannerisms and vocals together before the attraction is open.

“We’ll all get in a room together and scream obscenities at each other to get the adrenaline pumping,” Dallas said.

Once they are ready, the actors get into places where they then hide until guests

stumble across them. The actors enjoy the reactions they get from unsuspecting visitors, especially ones who work in the basement, an extra area of the ScareHouse where actors get physical.

“I was working in the basement and I grabbed someone from behind and held them against the wall, and I could just feel his heart pounding in his chest from it,” Campbell said.

In addition to the scaring aspects of the job, the crew members said that the friendships they have made in their time working are the reason they continue to come back every season.

“It’s like a family environment; all of the people are really fun and into it,” Ann Kelly, Show Manager at the ScareHouse for eight years, said about the crew of the ScareHouse.

The ScareHouse is open from 7 to 10 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays, and 7 p.m. to 12 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays until Oct. 30.

Eddie Trizzino eatrizz@pointpark.edu

Aviary animals participate in Halloween festivities National Aviary on Oct. 29 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Other For the Globe than meeting the owls, there will also be candy, crafts Jen Allen, a student and a costume parade for studying Wildlife Managethe kids. ment at Hocking College in Laura Swedler, marNelsonville, Ohio, had nevketing coordinator at the er been to the National AviNational Aviary, said alary until she made the trip though the kids may take to attend its Owl-O-Ween over the Aviary for the festival. costume contest, there is “It’s a great opportunity something for everyone to observe non-native birds during Owl-O-Ween. that otherwise I would have “For the little kids, it’s definitely the costume parade and candy. For people of all ages, it’s the opportunities to meet and see the owls up close,” Swedler said. “These are the owls that are part of our usual collection, whom are very popular and very familiar with Pittsburghers because they come to a lot of the events and participate in a lot photo by Courtney Giles of special events Volunteer Dakota Marcin helps young visitors make crafts during the Owl-O- activities.”

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to travel across the world to see,” Allen said. “The best part is that you get to be up close and personal with them, as opposed to most zoos you go to where they’re in a cage – the photographic opportunities are definitely the best.”

The Aviary visitors have the opportunity to get up close and personal with rare birds at the annual Owl-OWeen festival. The next festival will take place at the

cin is a volunteer for the National Aviary and is helping with this year’s Owl-OWeen. She and her fellow volunteers came up with this year’s activities and crafts for visitors to participate in.

As people lined up one by one, she helped each visitor create something fun that will also benefit the birds.

“We’re having people draw pictures on the bags, and we are filling them with hay,” Marcin said. “Then we’re going to tie them and hang them in the trees as enrichment for the birds.”

Amy Fowler of Blairsville attended the event in 2015. She says she enjoyed it last year and hopes she can attend again if work doesn’t prevent her.

“My favorite activity was seeing the Eastern Screech at the theater, either that or the new Snowy Owl exhibit,” Fowler said.

Owl-O-Ween allows for the opportunity to learn about raptors, owls and other night creatures.

“I love owls! I wish I could get closer and touch one,” Fowler said. “People can learn

a lot about birds here.”

All activities are included in general admission prices. The general admission prices are $14 for adults and $13 for children and seniors.

“The admissions of the Aviary go back to supporting the work that the Aviary does, whether that be the education programs or conservation programs.”

Swedler said.

Also, in October the Aviary will be celebrating the birthday of its baby sloth.

On Oct. 30-31 from 11a.m. – 3p.m. visitors will have the chance to see sloth Valentino for his first birthday. The busy schedule continues throughout November with various activities, such as Penguin Painting, Bat Feeding and Photos with Santa & His Penguin Helpers.

For more information on Owl-O-Ween or any of the events happening this fall, check out the Aviary’s website aviary.org or call (412) 323-7235.

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Halloween concert event scheduled at the Pittsburgh Playhouse

By Carley Bonk For The Globe

To rock out on Halloween night, Pioneer Records is welcoming students to be a part of its first Rocktoberfest at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, presenting Grandadchilds and Chase and the Barons.

Kylie Koch, a Pioneer Records representative, said the event is the Pioneer Records debut for Chase and the Barons.

“It’s a nice way to introduce them as the newest addition to our record label,” Koch said.

In costume as Robin and his Merry Men, Chase and the Barons will perform songs from all three “Shrek” movies. The band has already received recognition in Pittsburgh after being chosen as the winner of Duquesne Battle of the Bands.

Chase and the Barons includes five musicians: Chase Barron as vocals, Mike Saunders on guitar, Jacob Rieger on bass, Jake Stretch on drums and Tyler Handyside on saxophone.

Chase and the Barons draw on rock and roll influences, such as Led Zeppelin for inspiration in their own music. They also cover songs, not only to improve their skills, but also to have fun.

The heavy blues trio, Grandadchilds, will also be preforming this evening.

The band is based out of Pittsburgh and consists of lead vocalist/guitarist John Rushlander, multi-instrumentalist Tyler McLaughlin and percussionist Evan Pearson. The members met through their involvement with the record label.

Samantha Bowes, pub-

lic relations and marketing apprentice for Pioneer Records, is excited for the opportunity to work with both bands.

“Both artists are jam bands, so we are looking forward to having a great show,” Bowes said.

The stage will have an industrial vibe, with a light show to accompany the music. Standing and sitting room will be available.

Costumes are encouraged and Warner Music will be awarding merchandise giveaways throughout the evening.

“We will be giving away two concert tickets to 1975 and Daya, along with a Tegan and Sara album, and much more,” Bowes said.

Since Chase and the Barons’ collaboration with Pioneer Records started,

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Vania Arthur, junior photojournalism major, browses the books at the ‘Books for Boobs’ fundraising event for the Susan G. Komen foundation, hosted by the Honors Program. pink-themed picnic for the annual PINKnic beginning at 6 p.m. on Oct. 27 in Village Park.

Other clubs, including HerCampus and Pay It Forward, have also taken part in putting on this event.

The evening will consist of various games centered on breast cancer awareness, like a bra toss. There will also be an opportunity to pie a professor in the face. Students can also enjoy face painting, a makeover booth with pink hair chalk and a Chinese auction.

“We’re just encouraging people that if they have something pink, wear it,” Jones said.

For the Pink Feet finale, the program will present a gala night on Oct. 28 from 6-9 p.m. in Student Center 701. The idea is based off a homecoming dance for students to come and enjoy music from the DJ. “We’re advertising it as ‘wear your own homecoming dress, or wear something you already have,’” Jones said. “It will be a fun night of dancing.”

Upon entry, Jones said they are asking for a $1 donation for fundraising efforts.

Point Park Honors Program is also competing against other local universities to see which school can raise the most money. Martin said the

purpose of this on-going tradition is to raise as much money for a good cause through a light-hearted competition.

“The past couple years we’ve been runner up,” Jones said. “We’re really trying to be that first place fundraiser.”

Martin said the goal is to reach a total to hit of $2,500.

“We’re not close yet, but we’re getting there,” she said.

Another aspect Martin and Jones are looking forward to providing is more knowledge about the statistics and detection of breast cancer.

“I’m hoping [students] will get the important information to get checked,” Martin said. “And it’s not only like females that get it, but it’s also males.”

The Honors Program had other events earlier in the week to fundraise for breast cancer awareness, like a karaoke night and a bake sale. They put on other events throughout the month of October including a Books for Boobs, Shoot for a Cure and a painting with a twist night.

If interested in attending or for more information on these events, visit the Honors Program Facebook page.

Karly Rivera kmriver@pointpark.edu

released one album, “When the Moon Will Sleep,” available on Spotify and CD. They are currently using the reward money from their recent accomplishments to work on their next EP. Chase Barron is eager for another opportunity to draw in a diverse audience.

“We don’t want to spoil too much of the set, so you’ll have to come and hear for yourself,” Barron said.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for Rocktoberfest, scheduled to run from 7-9 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Each set will be approximately 45 minutes to an hour long. Tickets for Point Park students are free with ID, and general admission for non-students is $5.

Carley Bonk cmbonk@pointpark.edu

Freshman cinema students compete in annual film fest

By Kelsey Wolfe

Honors Program sponsors breast cancer awareness events For Honors Student Organization President-Elect Sarah Martin, a junior early education major, family inspiration is the reason she is motivated to lead the honors program’s annual Pink Feet event series, which benefits breast cancer awareness.

“I have an aunt that’s in 15 years of remission,” Martin said. “That’s why I do it and lead it every year.”

The month of October is dedicated to breast cancer awareness for people who have survived, are currently battling and those who may have lost their fight. To bring attention to the cause, the Honors Program is hosting various events and fundraising opportunities on campus throughout the week.

Nicolette Jones, senior sports, arts and entertainment management major and Honors Student organization (HSO) president, thinks it is important for the program to be involved during breast cancer awareness month.

“I feel like a lot of people have some kind of connection to [breast cancer],” Jones said.

“Whether they know a friend or a family member that has either successfully battled it or not successfully battled it.”

All of these events will benefit the Pittsburgh chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation.

“I think that community is really important. It’s the heart of connecting to each other,” said Kelly Tran, Honors Program Pink Feet committee member and freshman cinema production major. “I think that working together for a singular selfless cause is really important.”

Starting this week off was a bake sale held on Oct. 24., following in evening was a karaoke night in the JVH auditorium.

Later on in the week, the Honors Program will host a

the band has already experienced success.

“Social media is the hardest part. Our mindset has really changed for the better in the past month.

Having the Pioneer team really helped get our name out there,” Barron said.

The band has been working hard over the past year to make a name for themselves. This past summer they organized their own hometown music festival, Woodland Ruckus.

“That was definitely our best performance so far,” Barron said. “We planned the whole thing from March-August and it was a huge hit. We had so much fun and the audience was really into the music.

We are looking forward to continuing it next year.”

The band has already

From mock-horror to romance movies, seven groups of freshmen cinema students competed over the weekend in John P. Harris (JPH) Film Society’s 4th Annual Freshmen Film Festival to create short films in 48 hours.

“You get a lot of freshmen film majors who are eager to collaborate and make something,” said JPH’s head of screening committee James Van. “This is the first big opportunity for a lot of them.

They get to start working together, picking up cameras, figuring out stories…”

“Who is Jeremy Braverman?”

That was the question that was asked in every film screened at the festival, which kicked off Oct. 21 at 3 p.m. Freshmen participants were to create short films that included both a variation of the phrase, “who is Jeremy Braverman?” as well as a pumpkin.

“It’s fun when you’re screening these, just because there are seven groups, so there’s going to be seven different ways they come about using this,” JPH secretary Scott Kidwell said.

Teams submitted their finished products Oct. 23 by 3 p.m. Films were screened in the JVH Auditorium at 8 p.m. the same night.

After the films were screened, a panel of judges determined the winners for each of the four categories.

These categories were Best Editing, Best Sound Design, Best Direction and Best Use of Prompt.

The award for Best Editing went to “Rapture Me Not,” a short film viewed through the camera footage of a man in a post-apocalyptic world. The film was created by James Garvin, Kevin King and Matthew Leslie.

“By Tonight,” created by Jimmy Elinski, Nicole Kennedy and Dominec Porcari, was an action-filled short film about a drug cartel and a stolen ex-girlfriend. The film secured the award for Best Sound Design.

Best Direction went to “Popped,” an animated love story between balloons that

went wrong. “Popped” was created by Daniel Kelly, Ethan Green and Leo Pfeifer.

The award for Best Use of Prompt went to “Popping the Question.” Created by Kelly Tran, Lauren Balint and Jenna Ligdas, the film explored a young relationship that quickly went from the honeymoon stage to questioning the faithfulness of the partners.

The teams behind the winning films in each category were given a sort of gag prize -- things like Expo markers, scissors, and DVDs were handed out as prizes.

Upperclassmen members of the society expressed that the festival is a competition organized as an attempt to get freshmen’s feet wet upon entering their first year at Point Park University.

“Freshmen in the first semester, they don’t get a chance to make their own film,” Kidwell said. “So this a chance for them to get on one of their own sets and create their own thing first semester.”

Senior cinema production major and social media coordinator for JPH, Anna Rigatti, said that the festival is about the relationships that students build with one another and the experience they have together.

“I just remember that I didn’t have a crew really, so I was adopted by a crew and then they ended up being the people I worked with for my junior film,” Rigatti said, reminiscing on her Freshmen Film Festival experience. “The relationships you make during this festival can influence your time here.”

According to Van, working hands-on with a crew in a setting that is not the traditional classroom can be one of the best experiences any student can get during their time at Point Park.

“Any professor in the cinema department will tell you, the majority of your education you get in filmmaking is outside of the classroom,” Van said. “This whole thing is a 48-hour film festival all about trial-and-error and figuring it out on a set in the moment.”

Kelsey Wolfe kjwolfe@pointpark.edu

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016

We are all rocketing toward a painful death: Vote Libertarian

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Scheduling a ghoul of its own It’s the spookiest time of the year again. No, not Halloween. Scheduling is upon us, and we are confronted with the terrifying reality of our eventual exit from college.

Seniors and graduate students get to register on Nov. 7, and the last of the freshmen will get to sign up for classes on Nov. 15.

For some students, this will be the last time they meet with their advisors to schedule their classes as late in the day as possible to optimize their sleep time.

The process will probably be bittersweet for those students, only more bitter than sweet if they find out they’re a credit short from graduation.

Students who have never scheduled with their advisor before, however, might be nervous about the process. Don’t be nervous.

If you go into your appointment well-prepared, the registration process will probably be painless.

Do your homework before you meet with your advisor. Go with an ideal schedule, and if you can’t figure it out yourself, prepare specific questions.

As in anything in life, there are good advisors who are well-versed in your program’s course require-

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ments, and there are also advisors who will accidentally give you completely wrong information.

If you come out of your advising session feeling lost and confused, you have other resources. You’ve probably been assigned a secondary advisor as well, who can also help you. If you’re in a full-blown panic, you can reach out to your department chair.

Everyone here wants to help you graduate. Some of your professors might show it in ways that don’t quite make sense to you, but everyone ultimately only wants your success.

If you contact enough people, you will be able to find a scheduling solution that works for you.

No matter how daunting you might find your next semester’s course load or how scary it might be to see your path to graduation fully mapped out, you’ll make it if you use the resources available to you.

So let terribly outdated Harambe costumes and outrageously cheap candy be the only things that scare you this Halloween, and let scheduling be something altogether unspooky.

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The presidential debates this election cycle have come and gone, and all I can think about is how much I wanted Gary Johnson to be on that stage.

The American people are forced to choose between an evil sex man and an evil email woman, and frankly, I find that deplorable. Johnson, former governor of New Mexico and confirmed fan of Mary Jane, is clearly the best choice for president, but most people don’t know that because of the system.

I know it because I have spent a lot of time contemplating the concept of individual freedom and read articles about the Laffer curve once online.

The main reason I support Gary Johnson for president is because he is a Libertarian. For those of you unfamiliar, let me explain what libertarianism is.

According to the World Enterprise for Eternal Determinism (WEED), libertarianism is defined as “the intellectual realization that getting to do whatever you want, such as not paying taxes, dumping whatever you want in the river, deciding you don’t want your social security and not paying a single dime in taxes, makes for an ideal society.”

Currently, the government forces us to do so much, and Johnson wants

to make sure we are liberated enough to say no to Big Brother. Just imagine: if you own a business in Johnson’s world, you could pay your employees whatever you want, all while smoking some sweet dope.

This is a much better situation for workers because they will be given many more choices. Because the government is judgmental and evil, it thinks it knows what people want better than people do.

Maybe some people want to work for $2 an hour, and if someone wants to pay them $2 an hour, what is the problem? If America’s best feature, capitalism, has taught us anything, it’s that more choices are always better, whether it is a $2 an hour job or a third party candidate like Johnson.

Some of you may be wondering, “But how is Johnson possibly going to win if he is doing so poorly in the polls against Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump?”

It’s a frustrating question for people who understand politics, but fear not.

I know how to squash the fear that a vote for the free society of Johnson would be a waste.

First of all, Johnson only needs enough votes to deny Clinton and Trump a majority; if that happens, Congress will get to pick the president.

Because a few states have already embraced libertarianism by allowing

their citizens to smoke all of the hash they please, this shouldn’t be too difficult.

At that point, all of the Republicans and Democrats in Congress will obviously decide to support the Libertarian party, so we just need to convince those few states.

Now, this crystal clear logic probably isn’t enough to win over an average person, and it will be an uphill battle, so let me make a simpler point: None of this actually matters.

Whenever Johnson himself was asked about climate change, he explained that worrying about it was dumb because the sun is going to burn us all to death eventually anyway.

When you think about it, there’s really no point.

It’s easy for me to rest easy at night voting for Johnson, even knowing that he is the candidate of the Libertarian party, a complete mess.

Did you know that a candidate for chairman of the Libertarian party stripped to his underwear during his concession speech this year? As an ardent believer in libertarianism, I definitely remember that. It makes me sad.

But whenever I remember that, I just think about what Johnson said about the sun eventually destroying us all.

I take my blunt, light it up and I just stop worrying.

Matt Petras mapetra@pointpark.edu.

Republicans for Trump reasonable

By Jordan Slobodinsky Copy Editor

Let me make one thing clear from the beginning: I do not fully support the ideas or actions of what Donald Trump does or says. Being a registered Republican in the city of Pittsburgh has been an eye-opening experience for me.

I have not only had many debates with people about politics, but have also come to understand and respect the ideas of Democrats. However, during this election, our society seems to have lost sight of understanding the Republican Party and its views. We aren’t a bunch of rednecks or racists; we are a party founded on the belief in small government and being conservative.

This election has not only shown how biased the media can be, but also how bad a situation can get if our politicians do not seriously take action.

We as voters must understand this; Donald Trump is the presidential

candidate for the Republican Party because he listened to the American people.

While the Democrats have held The White House for the past eight years and tried to bring about their concepts of a utopian society, a majority of the Republican populous became frustrated.

Enter the Trump era.

This man saw the public’s displeasure and decided to start a campaign because he felt he could change things.

Neither John McCain nor Mitt Romney caught the attention of voters like Trump in the past two elections.

Why wouldn’t the voters turn to Trump when he is promising all the radicals that he will “make America great again?”

Not all of us agree with him, however.

Republican voters may agree with Trump’s policies but not with the way he plans to carry out his actions.

At this point in the race, having talked to fellow Republican voters, a lot of us are more so anti-Clinton than pro-Trump. The problem here

is that some voters are scared to announce their choice of Trump over Clinton, for fear of being chastised.

We live in a country that vocalizes a strong emphasis on freedom of speech, and speaking your opinion that you may agree with a different candidate than someone else is just a part of the election process.

However you may feel about Trump, he is giving voters the alternative to Clinton that many of us need.

Though I do not condone the words of Donald Trump, I cannot stand by and watch a woman who has been caught in lies and continue to lie take the Oval Office.

Clinton on numerous occasions has failed as a leader, but I am not here to bring about her issues, I am here to defend the Republican voters and their beliefs.

Trump is by no means the perfect candidate. I realize that. However, he is trying to implement plans that most Republican voters want to see happen.

For example, his security

measures on border control look to keep illegal immigrants out of the country and help to reduce the amount of jobs being taken from the American people. Is building a wall the best idea? Absolutely not.

But simply knowing that we have someone who is looking to deal with these kinds of issues is something that reassures my faith in our democracy.

This November, I plan to vote for Donald Trump because I believe that we can no longer allow the Democratic party to tilt the political system in their favor and drag down the hard-working citizens of America.

If you oppose Hillary Clinton and her ideas, it is okay to vote Republican.

Remember that even though you vote for Trump, that doesn’t make you a radical or an extremist.

It makes you a Republican, and you should be proud of that no matter who the candidate is.

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CROUP’S CORNER

By Josh Croup Sports Columnist

Wild Winning Weekend In late October of an election year, we’re all bound to get in some type of political debate, disagree with one of our friends or argue with Uncle Dave on Facebook.

In late October of a Point Park fall sports season, we can all put our differences aside and agree on this: Winning is fun.

Especially when it’s done the way we saw last weekend from the Pioneers.

Conference tournament season is right around the corner and Point Park couldn’t have asked its fall sports teams to prepare for the playoffs with a better weekend.

VOLLEYBALL

Point Park may as well put its logo on the floor of Carlow University’s St. Joseph’s Hall after last weekend. Holy cow.

Nikki Inquartano kicked off the block party Thursday night as she padded her River States Conference (RSC) lead in blocks with ten total to help the Pioneers cruise to a three set victory against the Celtics.

Point Park opened the match with a 25-5 victory in set one, the most lopsided win in a set for Point Park since Sept. 12, 2014 when it defeated Alice Lloyd 25-3 in the opening set of a three-set sweep.

The Pioneers went on to win sets two and three 26-24 and 25-18, improving to 10-1 in RSC play.

They weren’t done.

Point Park went back to Carlow Saturday for a pair of neutral site matches against Brescia (Ky.) and Indiana University Southeast.

Brescia fell to Point Park in the first game for the Pioneers on the afternoon in three sets. A battle for the overall RSC lead followed.

IU Southeast entered the match 10-1 as the top team in the RSC West division, while Point Park sat atop the RSC East at 11-1.

And boy oh boy, talk about home away from home. The balcony surrounding St. Joseph’s Hall was packed with other Point Park athletes cheering on their fellow Pioneers.

The Grenadiers and Hannah Baker, a four-time RSC Setter of the Week in 2016, had no answer for Point Park.

The Pioneers rolled to a four-set victory and now control their own destiny to a national tournament berth.

If Point Park wins the regular season crown, it secures an automatic bid to the NAIA National Volleyball Tournament for the third straight year.

WOMEN’S SOCCER

This team was trying to bounce back from a tough 2-1 loss at home against Ohio Christian last Saturday when it traveled to West Virginia Tech Thursday and Rio Grande Saturday. The OCU lost dropped Point Park to 3-2 in RSC play, making last weekend that much more important.

With home field advantage in the playoffs on the line, Point Park took care of business last weekend.

Even more impressively, they did it on the road.

Behind Izzy Hunter’s two late goals , Point Park took down WVU Tech 4-2 to improve to 3-0 in RSC road contests.

Point Park led 2-0 through 70 minutes, but then WVU Tech scored twice in three minutes to tie the game.

Hunter’s goals came shortly afterwards with tallies in the 74th and 78th minutes. Rebecca Cohen continued her strong freshman season in net with five saves.

Cohen didn’t skip a beat with the one-day rest, tossing a shutout in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Rio Grande.

Point Park now sits at 5-2 in the RSC with one more RSC contest left against Carlow Saturday.

CROSS COUNTRY

Both cross country teams took the race course at the Lebanon Valley College Last Chance Meet Friday in the last meet of the season before the RSC Championship.

Both teams took first-place crowns and both races saw a Point Park runner cross the finish line first. Sean Hilverding led the way for Point Park in the 8,000 meters with his time of 27 minutes, 27.9 seconds, 16 seconds ahead of the second place finisher. Point Park had three runners in the top six.

Jenny Murtha led the women in the 6,000 meters, with her time of 23 minutes, 50.4 seconds. Anna Shields followed 24 seconds later to finish in second place at the meet. Point Park had three finishers in the top four.

Granted Point Park’s competition wasn’t the toughest they’ve ran against all year, facing schools like Lebanon Valley College

and Wilkes University, but it was a nice chance to boost some morale and see where different runners are at this late in the season.

MEN’S SOCCER

There was only one piece missing from the winning weekend: the men’s soccer team. The Pioneers had the toughest task of taking on two top-13-ranked teams in WVU Tech and Rio Grande on the road.

Point Park held with WVU Tech Thursday, falling 2-1 to the Golden Bears. Rejep Mukhammedov scored in the 50th minute to give the Pioneers a 1-0 lead, but WVU Tech tied the contest in the 79th minute and scored the game-winner with 84 seconds remaining.

Crushing.

Point Park followed its 2-1 loss at WVU Tech with a 5-0 loss at Rio Grande. After a pair of losses, Point Park’s last conference contest Saturday at Carlow is a must-win.

The Pioneers also needs help from the teams above them in the conference to have a chance at the sixth and final playoff spot.

Even with the men’s soccer team’s disappointing losses, Point Park sports fans have a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks with conference tournament time on the horizon.

Josh Croup jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

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Junior defender Asia Pennock-Franke takes control of the ball during a match on Saturday at West Virginia Tech. The Pioneers defeated the Golden Bears 4-2.

LAST WEEK’S SCOREBOARD OCT. 18 - OCT. 24 MEN’S SOCCER (7-8-1) (2-5) POINT PARK 1, No. 13 WVU Tech 2*.................................................... Oct. 20 Goal: Mukhammedov (4) POINT PARK 0, No. 3 Rio Grande 5*..................................................... Oct. 23 Next: Oct. 26 vs. Washington Adventist, Oct. 29 @ Carlow*

WOMEN’S SOCCER (6-7-2) (5-2)

POINT PARK 4, WVU TECH 2*............................................................. Oct. 20 Goals: Widman (1), Fabien (1), Hunter (5,6) POINT PARK 1, RIO GRANDE 0*.......................................................... Oct. 23 Goal: Polens (3) Next: Oct. 26 vs. Washington Adventist, Oct. 29 @ Carlow*

VOLLEYBALL (16-13) (12-1)

POINT PARK 3, CARLOW 0*................................................................. Oct. 18 POINT PARK 3, BRESCIA 0*.................................................................. Oct. 22 POINT PARK 3, IU SOUTHEAST 1*...................................................... Oct. 22 Next: Oct. 25 @ WVU Tech*, Oct. 29 @ IU East, OCT. 29 @ Ohio Christian

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE LAST CHANCE MEET....................... Oct. 21 Team: 1st place...Individuals: Hilverding (1st), Stephens (4th), Marrero (6th) Next: Nov. 5 @ River States Conference Championship, Beckley, W.Va.

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY LEBANON VALLEY COLLEGE LAST CHANCE MEET....................... Oct. 21 Team: 1st place...Individuals: Murtha (1st), Shields (2nd), Rohlf (4th) Next: Nov. 5 @ River States Conference Championship, Beckley, W.Va. *River States Conference Game

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2016

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THE GLOBE NEWSPAPER POINT PARK UNIVERSITY

Volleyball inches closer to national tournament bid

By Dara Collins Staff Writer

The Carlow University Celtic’s gym may very well be a good luck charm for Point Park.

Point Park traveled to the fellow city school to face off against the Celtics Oct. 18. The Pioneers went three for three in a series of conference matchups.

“The first set, we literally destroyed them,” Ashley Taylor said. “[The second set] was like a domino effect. First it was like we were passing bad, then it came to we were hitting bad.”

This slump didn’t phase Point Park. The team regained control to win with extra points and continue with the sweep. The Pioneers triumphed over the Celtics 25-5, 26-24 and 25-18. Their 3-0 victory improved their record to 10-1, making them the first River States Confer-

ence (RSC) team to achieve ten victories.

Libero Morgan Dangelo picked up a team-high of 14 digs. Setter Emily Meng dished out 18 assists to a variety of hitters. Attacks came from Shiloh Simonson with eight, Nikki Inquartano and Ashley Taylor with four each, Meng with three and Kirsten Burkes and Madeline Poirier with two each. Seven aces contributed to the Pioneers’ victory.

The Pioneers returned to Carlow’s gym Oct. 22 to play Brescia and Indiana University Southeast, the RSC’s Western Division leader.

“We knew they were important conference games, so we came in focused and ready to work,” Julia Menosky said.

Point Park took on Brescia first. The Pioneers won 25-17, 25-15 and 25-23, their second sweep in a row.

“I think we played a complete match there,” head coach Mike Bruno said. “We were efficient, and we took care of the ball. It was a good group effort.”

Taylor led the team with nine kills followed by Burkes with seven and Simonson with six. Meng recorded 27 assists. Taylor and Simonson picked up 13 digs each while Dangelo and Menosky chipped in 12 a piece.

The 3-0 victory over the Bearcats set the pace for the following match against competitor IU Southeast. Many Point Park students traveled to Oakland to support their school in the important showdown.

“The crowd made the difference for the IU Southeast game,” Menosky said. “Having all our fans there made us work that much harder.”

The players were not the only individuals to feel

the love and encouragement from fellow students.

“I want to thank all the student athletes who came out to support,” Bruno said. “They created an electric atmosphere.”

Point Park took the first set in extra points. Taylor crushed the set-winning kill to win 26-24. The Grenadiers battled back to take set two 25-22, tying the match up 1-1.

“I knew for a fact when we played Southeast that they were going to give us a run for our money,” Taylor said. “They are a great team, and us playing great teams makes us play even better.”

Taylor’s theory proved true as Point Park bounced back from the loss to take the third and fourth sets 2520 and 25-19.

“It was a good, hardfought match on both sides of the net,” Bruno said.

“I’m proud of the kids for staying so focused. They played with a sense of purpose. They played with heart and desire.”

Inquartano racked up five solo blocks to lead the team. Meng shot out 38 assists to her big hitters. Taylor achieved double digits with 15 kills alongside Simonson with 13. Point Park totaled an incredible 95 digs, 25 of which came from Dangelo.

With an overall record of 16-13, Point Park holds the best record in the RSC at 12-1. If the Pioneers obtain two more conference victories, they will advance to the regular season championship and receive an automatic bid to the NAIA national tournament.

Dara Collins dmcolli2@pointpark.edu.

RUGBY CLUB FALLS IN PENULTIMATE MATCH

Rugby photos by Mary Anne Doggett Players from the Point Park Rugby Club make a tackle at Fairmont State University Sophomore scrum half Steven Reed gives a pep talk to the team before their match during their match on Saturday. against Fairmont State University.

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