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A year later: full-time faculty union contract “amiable”

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A child sitting on a man’s shoulders holds up a sign during a march to honor the 11 Tree of Life Victims and to protest President Trump’s visit to Squirrel Hill. The march started at the corner of Beechwood Boulevard and Forbes Avenue, only blocks away from where the October 27 shooting occurred.

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Point Park faculty and administration are still working on defining language in the union contract that was finalized in August of last year after an extensive negotiation period.

Issues concerning compensation for certain faculty activities and defining key language have continued to be the subject of discussion, according to Karen Dwyer, faculty union chair and associate professor of creative writing.

Paying faculty for projects like serving on graduate committees and reading theses have remained undefined by the union contract, Dwyer and Ed Meena, professor of history and union officer, said.

“It’s certainly been a period of adjustment on both sides,” Meena said.

It’s an issue that arises from new types of work coming up after finalizing the contract, according to Lisa Stefanko, vice president of human resources at Point Park. The Ph.D program in clinical psychology, for example, was founded within

the past year. Stefanko said the faculty and university would negotiate agreements on compensation by looking at the time and effort involved in an activity.

Another point of ongoing discussion is academic requirements for new faculty. In addition to accreditation requirements, hiring committees look for potential faculty who have terminal degrees - the highest degree in a field of study.

But terminal degrees vary across disciplines and universities, Dwyer and Stefanko said. A hiring committee may look for a dance professor with a master of fine arts, or they might require someone with specific experience in a certain style of ballet.

“We’re not looking to lock in to something very hard and fast and rigid,” Stefanko said. “In literary arts, it’s really clear and easy to tell what degrees are needed to be a faculty member there. But others are a little less clear.”

Stefanko said some potential faculty, like business professors, needed profes-

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USG debates amending LGBTQ resource fair held in Lawrence constitution, proposals USG

By Amanda Andrews USG Beat Writer

The United Student Government (USG) engaged in heated debate at this week’s legislative body meeting concerning Senator Mathew Johnson’s list of proposed bylaw changes and amendments to USG’s constitution.

Nearly the entire legislative body agreed in discussions over the last month that the current version of the USG constitution is in need of revision. USG’s rules committee, headed by Parliamentarian Matthew Spadaccia, oversees proposed amendments and is generally the authority on USG’s constitution.

Johnson submitted his list of proposed constitutional changes to Vice President Brittany Arp, who then forwarded it to Parliamentarian Spadaccia to be reviewed by the rules committee. However, Johnson insisted on passing out copies of his proposal to the other senators during the legislative body meeting.

The 13-page document is a “transition of bylaws into [USG’s] constitution” with the aim of making USG’s constitution “easier to understand,” according to Johnson.

Many senators drew objections to the sweeping nature and lengthiness they felt of

Johnson’s suggestions, including Senator Alexa Lake.

“As it stands, the laws that we follow are tiered and the constitution is the highest tier and everything flows under that,” Lake said at the meeting. “This change is so overarching. It not only blurs the lines between those tiers but it blocks us in. Bylaws are easier to amend, and we can change that with time.”

Discussions on the issue lasted for another 20 minutes until the adjournment of the meeting, leaving no time for open floor.

As the term implies, open floor is where the student body has the floor to speak and is allowed to comment, ask questions and address issues with USG directly at the end of each meeting.

Parliamentarian Spadaccia insisted, despite the legislative body’s vote to table discussion on Johnson’s suggested changes, the rules committee would still review Johnson’s proposals, although it might take a considerable amount of time to do so.

USG senators also heard from the Director of the Counseling Center, Kurt Kumler, at the beginning of the meeting.

He described the services the Counseling Center provides, the changes that the center is implementing and addressed questions from USG senators.

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The LGBTQ+ Resource Fair was held last Wednesday in the Lawerence Hall Lobby. Organizations such as GSSA Point Park, Planned Parenthood and Pittsburgh Action Against Rape were some of the vendors present.

By Sarah Gibson Co-News Editor

An LGBTQ resource fair was held in the Lawrence Hall lobby last Wednesday, with booths meant to aid LGBTQ students.

Panelists dressed in Halloween costumes sat in booths that lined the walls to offer resources, pamphlets and even STI testing to interested students.

The event was organized by senior Public Relations and Advertising major Autumn Barszczowski, who got

the idea to host the fair while taking an LGBTQ mental health class at Point Park.

“I wanted something where students could see that there are outside organizations as well as organizations on campus that are available to LGBTQ-plus students,” Barszczowski said.

Barszczowski was interested in using the mental health course to fulfill her honors requirement, and decided to orchestrate the fair to complete the honorization.

While she originally

wanted to schedule a panel discussion, the more planning progressed, the more Barszczowski realized she wanted something similar to the student organization showcase done at the beginning of the year.

Dr. Sarah Schulz, professor of the LGBTQ mental health class and Barszczowski’s faculty advisor for the event, aided Barszczowski with finding contacts and advised her through the process.

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this idea to bring all of these community organizations in to share resources and just basically show up in a way to say that Point Park supports our LGBT students,” Shultz said. “That alone helps enhance mental health.”

The LGBTQ mental health class is new and stemmed from a previous

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A man and woman are seen hugging each other and holding up black pieces of paper during a march in wake of the Tree of Life Synagogue Shooting last Saturday in Squirrel Hill. The black pieces of paper are part of the Jewish tradition called “Kriah.” It is to express the feelings of greif during the loss of loved ones, and in this case the members of the synagogue.

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Residents of Squirrel Hill hold up signs on the front porch of their home as a march passes by for the Tree of Life victims.

USG hosts director of counseling center from USG page 1 Kumler started in his position at Point Park University two weeks before the fall semester began. He was the Director of Counseling Services at Carnegie Mellon University for nearly seven years and was a staff therapist for five years at various universities and colleges.

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from UNION page 1 sional qualifications alongside education.

It’s an issue that was discussed extensively during the formation of the contract, Dwyer said. It’s a matter of deciding how to define “terminal” in a field where experience is the highest qualification.

Dwyer, who was re-elected faculty union chair last week, said she decided to stay in the position because she thought it was important to have someone in charge who helped negotiate the contract.

The faculty voted in 2004 to unionize, and a contract was ratified last year after 11 years of legal battles and discussions spanning two administrations. In July 2015, the university dropped

rate, actually has information that we hope is useful,” Kumler said. “I encourage you guys to check it out.”

Kumler stated that more edits were in progress on the Counseling Center’s website, including a Frequently Asked Questions page for students to reference. Kumler took questions from the USG senators they felt would be appropriate for the FAQ section.

USG also held a Student Concerns table from 4:305:30 p.m. outside of Point Cafe this past Monday. USG holds Student Concerns tables every two weeks where students can directly address concerns and complaints with USG senators.

its legal appeals to the National Labor Relations Board and the U.S. Court of Appeals and announced the collective bargaining process would begin.

It wasn’t until August 2017 that the union voted to accept the terms of the collective bargaining agreement. The agreement was ratified with a 96-6 vote.

The four-year contract represents all full-time faculty and lasts until 2021.

The faculty was represented by the Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh during negotiations.

“It was a long process with a lot of blood, sweat and tears,” Michael A. Fuoco, president of the Newspaper Guild, told The Globe in an August 2017 interview.

Since then, both faculty and administration said the

implementation of the contract has gone smoothly.

“So far, it’s been pretty amiable,” Meena said, adding that all issues have been addressed as best as they can by both faculty and administration.

The contract helps both administration and faculty, Meena said, because faculty now have a more focused opportunity to work toward tenure.

Administration is supportive of the faculty, Dwyer said, but discussions continue because the two groups have different tasks.

“It’s a deeply important time for workers to stand together in any way that they can,” Dwyer said.

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“...anything that shows any sort of support for LGBT students is important...”

Elliot Wallace President GSSA

class Schulz taught entitled “The Psychology of Diversity.” After noticing an interest in LGBTQ and gender issues from students, Schulz developed a class to allow students to delve deeper into issues impacting the LGBTQ community.

The class discusses historical perspectives of how social classes evolved, how changes in the medical system have impacted the community and psychosocial issues.

One of the tables present at the event was representing Point Park’s own Gender and Sexuality Spectrum Alliance.

Representing the GSSA was president Elliot Wallace, a senior Criminal Justice major. He explained the GSSA is there to provide LGBT students with resources or point them to places that can provide them with services they may need.

“We are the bridge between the school and outside organizations,” Wallace said.

“We recognize that LGBT students need resources outside of what the school can provide and so we’re happy to be the bridge into organizations like Planned Parenthood, PERSAD or whatever

they need.”

Wallace noted the importance of displaying a support system in today’s current political climate.

“It’s a pretty interesting time for LGBT students, and so anything that shows any sort of support for LGBT students is important, and it’s just nice to see so many organizations willing to meet students on their turf to show that they’re available,” Wallace said.

Barszczowski said a resource fair for LGBT students would be a first for Point Park, though she feels the atmosphere has always been generally accepting.

“There’s this idea at Point Park that we’re okay for LGBTQ-plus students because we’re an arts school, and that’s usually been the extent, and we’ve done better in the years that I’ve been here. But I’ve never seen anything like this,” Barszczowski said, adding that she hoped the Honors Student Organization will do more events like the resource fair in the future.

Wallace displayed a similar sentiment.

“I wish we would have had this sooner - or going into the future, have more things like this. It’s kind of easy for LGBT students to feel like their concerns aren’t being met, and it’s is a very validating sort of environment,” Wallace said.

Schulz wanted students to walk away with certain assertions about the LGBTQ community surrounding Point Park and the support system within it.

“What we would want the Point Park wider community to know is that there’s a lot of support for LGBT people both on campus and in the wider city,” Shulz said. “It’s a challenging time right now for a lot of people and that can impact people’s mental health, so if people are feeling unsafe, [...] there are supports right here on campus and in the community of Pittsburgh.”

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“To my friend:” letter writing club pens messages

Campus Cursive brings handwritten hope to Squirrel Hill

By Emily Bennett Editor-in-Chief

Students who entered Lawrence Hall lobby last Tuesday night were directed towards a corner table spilling over with colorful stationery.

Two bags of pens rested on the table next to a thick stack of notecards, already written and ready for mailing.

The only instructions given to those entering the space were to “write like you’re writing to a friend.”

After the Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting that took 11 lives and shook Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, students from an on-campus letter writing initiative called Campus Cursive joined together and made a decision to do what they do best - write letters.

“We made a general decision about this as a club, and posted on the crisis Facebook page and said we want to spread some love in this time of darkness,” Allison Hritz, president of Campus Cursive, said about organizing the letter-writing initiative.

the chance to give back - no matter how small it may seem to write a letter.

“I felt like the first response to this event was to immediately turn it political, and a lot of people put the fact that there were a lot of people hurting on the backburner,” Grace Johns, sophomore animation major and vice president of the club said. “I just feel it’s important to reach out to them and say that we are hurting with you, we support you and we love you.”

Hritz saw the Facebook crisis check-in page for the shooting as an opportunity to reach out to the Pittsburgh community.

She created a simple post, explained who she was, and asked if anyone was interested in making a letter bundle for the victim’s families as well as the greater Squirrel Hill community.

The reaction she received exceeded her expectations.

“We got the positive reaction from the Point Park community, but also all across the state of Pennsylvania and all across the country,” Hritz said. “Even

pened and telling them we’re not going to let this slip by,” Sara Buchhdahl, freshman theater arts and performances major, said.

“I want to bring some hope that things will change and also letting them know that the Jewish community as a whole is here for them.”

Buchdahl, originally from the D.C. area, is devoted to her Jewish faith.

Her grandfather is a rabbi, and she considers being Jewish an “integral” part of who she is.

Buchdahl said an incident she viewed as so local to her college quickly moved to an international issue, and that following the shooting, she even heard from her family and friends in Israel.

“It was a lot of fear and anger in the beginning, and now it’s just kind of sadness,” Buchdahl expressed.

“That, and what can we do now?”

Buchdahl heard about the letter writing event through Facebook, and although she isn’t a member of the club, she decided she wanted to contribute to

Emily Bennett | The Globe Junior animation major Manuel Maisonet focuses on keeping his letter “somber” and “comforting,” during the letter writing intitiative.

in Pittsburgh. All just because of one guy who had so much hate in his heart.”

While Maysonet saw the letter writing event as

“We got the positive reaction from the Point Park community, but also all across the state of Pennsylvania and all across the country.”

Emily Bennett | The Globe Grace Johns and Justin McGranahan, vice president and treasurer of Campus Cursive, respectively, work on writing their letters to the Squirel Hill community following the shooting.

The club, which is an on- and off-campus movement dedicated to creating and delivering anonymous love letters to strangers in need, takes on the motto: “the world needs more love letters.”

A Point Park chapter of Campus Cursive only arrived to campus at the beginning of the Fall 2017 semester. The creators of the club have since graduated, but left behind the legacy of leaving letters in random nooks and crannies on Point Park’s campus - so anybody can pick one up and be encouraged.

The club is now under the leadership of Hritz, a sophomore history major.

While the club only meets bi-weekly, it aims to concoct anonymous love letter bundles as well as hidden notes of encouragement across campus. The club also has plans to team up with the Campus Activities Board for future events.

Hritz, along with other members of Campus Cursive, decided to put on the letter writing event following the Squirrel Hill shooting as a way to give students

someone from New Mexico. There are people from Grove City that are getting involved too.”

Hritz estimated around 50 people pledged to write letters strictly from the online forum, not including those who were present for the letter writing event - where, at the conclusion of the night, Campus Cursive had 79 letters in their hands.

“And counting,” Hritz said.

The letters will be dropped off at the Squirrel Hill Community Center, and also delivered directly to the member of the Tree of Life synagogue, where the shooting took place.

Students filed in and out throughout the one hour block last Tuesday, sitting cross-legged on the floor or propping their textbooks against their knees to use as a makeshift desk for writing.

The atmosphere appeared somber, and students were mostly quiet as they focused on their letters with furrowed brows.

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spreading messages of positivity, especially because she felt it was hard to make the trip to Squirrel Hill.

“I think that definitely spreading messages of love and peace is going to be important,” Buchdahl said. “And I think that this is a great opportunity to get people involved. For a lot of people, it’s hard in the middle of the week to try and get over to Squirrel Hill for all of the vigils, and so this is a good opportunity for us to take some step.”

Junior animation major Manuel Maysonet discovered the event through a discord server that animation majors communicate through.

After Johns posted about the effort in the server, Maysonet decided to attend. He expressed that sadness and anger were part of the reasons why he showed up to create a handwritten note.

“Honestly, the moment that I heard about this shooting, I was really angry and just thought - another one,” Maysonet said. “In all serious, I thought, another one. And right here

Allison Hritz President of Campus Cursive

effective on a small scale, he expressed that he sees it as necessary in order for something much bigger to

take place.

“There are small things happening, but is anything major happening to stop this? Now, at this current moment, no,” Maysonet said. “I feel that there is time for sadness and there is time to grieve, but we have to do be doing something to make sure to stop this or to make it happen to a lesser degree.”

Although he expressed he has strong views about making these changes, as he worked on his letter, Maysonet said he wanted to approach the reader with comfort.

“A bit somber, but I want to keep it comforting,” Maysonet said. “Just letting them know that I don’t know what they’ve been through or what they currently are going through, but I just want to tell them that they’re not alone. The city of Pittsburgh has your back. If you need something, the city is here.”

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Women’s rugby club begins inaugural season Team starts Saturday practices in Point State Park

By Shannon Hartnett For The Globe

It is two-thirds of the way into the semester, and students are starting to prepare for the holidays and spring classes. Most think of this as a time to wind down.

Not the girls who started Point Park’s first women’s rugby club.

A group of freshman girls living on the 12th floor of Lawrence Hall went out to play rugby with their friend Michael Horan.

Horan likes to play rugby, but is not a member of the men’s club due to his participation in the track and field team.

They used to play at Point State Park, and after a while, realized they wanted to mak an official club for women. So far, the club has about a dozen members.

Still in its infantile stages, the club is mainly focusing on learning how to play as well as having fun. The team has recruited members of the men’s rugby club, along with Horan, to help teach them basic skills such as passing and tackling.

The men’s league was excited to start helping the women’s club, according to Cassidy Burke, vice president. They have around four members who are there to coach. Currently, the club is practicing at Point State Park on Saturday mornings.

Horan encourages anyone to come out and try playing.

“I would have to say just come out and try rugby if you’re interested, we have a lot of support from the men’s team and I am happy to teach any girl who would like to learn the game,” Horan said.

The president of the club, Brianna Quintanac and vice-president, Cassidy Burke, were chosen by other members to be officers because of their enthusiasm for the club. Quintanac encouraged more people to try the sport.

“Getting people to join is definitely the hardest part,” Quintanac said.

“Some of them believe that they can’t play because they aren’t strong enough or tall enough, but really rugby is a sport for anyone of all shapes and sizes.”

Margaret Hinnebush volunteered as secretary for the time being as she wanted to be involved, but not necessarily play in games in the future. She just wanted to get the club rolling.

Hinnebush’s role as the secretary has revolved around organizing meet-

ings and taking notes. In the future, she is prepared to organize shuttles for scrimmages.

USG confirmed the club during the weekly legislative meeting on Monday, Oct. 29 after senators brought up the question, “Why can’t they play in the men’s club?”

Due to the men’s club being a part of an all-men’s club league, the women would be unable to participate in games, Quintanac explained to the legislative body.

USG then unanimously voted to approve the club.

“With us being a new club at Point Park University we are hoping that raising funds will be easy,” Burke said. “We already have a lot of support from the guy’s team to help us out.”

Hinnebush wants to see the club grow into its own.

“I would really hope that this club continues to grow to have more members as well as continue to stand alone when all of the current members graduate,” Hinnebush said. “I also would like people to join and have fun, even if it’s just to learn to play and meet new people.”

They are hopeful to start scrimmaging other schools in the spring. They have plans to host a fundraiser and spread the knowledge of the club.

“The women’s rugby team has a strong and dedicated core to continue this program as we are all freshman and will continue this throughout our years at Point Park,” Horan said.

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Joie Knouse | The Globe Pups paid a visit to Lawrence Hall lobby on Thursday, Nov. 1. Basil , a fan-favorite, gets a belly rub from students aiming to relieve stress.

PIONEER PUBLIC Jeremy Northup

By Lauren Clouser Co-features Editor

Part time psychology professor Jeremy Northup is passionate about teaching, enjoys reading philosophy and poetry books and likes birdwatching in his spare time.

Northup, a doctoral student at Point Park studying psychology, currently teaches Psychology of Consciousness. Northup has taught for three semesters at Point Park and has also taught University 101 and

Introduction to Psychology, in addition to classes at the Community College of Allegheny County.

“I’ve always wanted to teach,” Northup said. “I went back to school to teach so it sounds almost silly, but I find myself thanking the students in my classroom for giving me the opportunity to do this thing that I’ve always wanted to do.”

Northup, who earned both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at Point Park, said professor Robert McInerney inspired him to teach.

“He’s been so influential to so many people in the school and in this program, it’d be hard for me to find many ideas that don’t have some link to him that I find alive,” Northup said.

Northup worked with McInerney on research for his master’s degree.

“We did what’s called advocate ethnography, it’s like a collaboration between Point Park and Operation

Joie Knouse | The Globe Freshman psychology major Morgan Freeman pets therapy dog Roony as owner Jean Cardello looks on.

Safety Net,” Northup said.

“There’s all sorts of really great things going on still.

And that started probably three or four years ago and is probably still ongoing.”

Although Northup said he doesn’t pick favorites, he said he particularly enjoys teaching Psychology of Consciousness, a class that McInerny influenced.

“I felt grateful that I’ve been given such an opportunity to teach such a great class,” Northup said.

“A class that Bob kind of dreamed up...He allowed me to teach that class, and it’s a higher level class offered for psych majors, and he essentially said ‘Do what you want with it.’”

About six years ago, Northup founded the Pittsburgh Continental Philosophy Reading Group, an organization that meets weekly to read continental philosophy.

“One day I was reading philosophy by myself, alone reading Nietzsche, as one

does, and I was like ‘I could read this with other people,’” Northup said. “Then I made a meetup group and like 30 people came.”

Since then, Northup said the group still meets weekly, and runs a calendar on upcoming philosophy events in Pittsburgh.

In addition to philosophical readings, Northup enjoys reading poetry, citing Mary Oliver, Robert Haas and Frank O’Hara as some of his favorite poets.

“I really like nature poets,” Northup said.

When he’s not teaching or reading, Northup said he enjoys birdwatching.

“If I have time I find myself in the woods walking through Schenley Park or something like that,” Northup said. “I don’t have a ton of opportunities because I’m so busy here but if I got some time I got my binoculars and I’m in the woods looking for some birds.”

Northup mainly spots birds like peregrine falcons

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and sparrows, but doesn’t record what he sees because he enjoys the fleeting nature of the activity.

“I’m trying to have new experiences and like to look at the singular beautiful red bird that goes to South America and is just stopping in Pittsburgh for a few days,” Northup said.

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Conquering Differences

In the middle of an extremely contentious and volatile midterm election season, it’s important to remember one simple idea - you can still associate with people who have different political views than your own.

Following the 2016 election, the country was divided by political differences. So much so that some refused to even go home for the holidays.

The Globe wants to remind you that sometimes, you can just agree to disagree.

Friends and families do not need to split apart because of political differences.

Whether you are conservative, liberal or of some other political mindset, it does not have to end relationships. Yes, this may mean looking past someone’s semi-crazed political views.

In a time where political differences and consistently depressing news can make it hard to converse with loved ones of different ideologies, we challenge you to remember

what’s important in life. For most, this means the friends and family we can rely on when times are tough.

It’s very important to stand up for what you believe in, and it’s especially important to do so now. But really, truly, it’s sometimes better for everyone when you bring up your new hobby around the turkey table instead of fighting with your conservative uncle (of which there are many) about who he voted for in the midterms.

There is a whole lot more to life than the politics that divide this country, and maybe you can find common ground with those who lean the other way. Finding that common ground can lead to a lot of good ideas and conversations.

When we allow political differences to sew hate into our hearts, we are just as much to blame as our opponents. It’s about time this country begins to heal and work its way back to civility.

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Squirrel Hill Tragedy - a mindset change Searching for non-political change in this time

By Shannon Hartnett For The Globe

Oct. 27 was a tragic day for the Jewish community, for the Squirrel Hill community and for the Pittsburgh community. I wish I could go back in time, go back and hope I could stop the monster preparing to destroy lives. But I can’t, so how do we deal with the aftermath? How do we get through these hard times?

What I am sick of, however, are continuous amounts of people turning this tragedy into something to benefit their political agenda. Both sides of politics are using this event to motivate their ideas.

While Pittsburgh mourns, the nation rallies. People yell for stricter gun laws as funerals are being planned. Others call for more guns as families cry over lost loved ones.

A looming question of “vote” whispers throughout the streets as if massacres will never occur again if everyone shows up to the midterms.

Sure, politics are important, but right now after this heinous event, we don’t need politics, we need love - a radical, life-altering kind of love.

As rabbis, pastors, priests and congregations come together to pray, the media watches like vultures from the street ready to latch its talons

into anything newsworthy.

While people try to love one another, critics lie in wait to talk about who is right or wrong. Seeing religions unite is is what is groundbreaking.

We see riots against gun rights all the time in this country.

Our nation is missing this love - a way that has potential to change people for good. We need to see past the political parties and focus on the humanity. Focus on the people and what they really need: love, kindness, peace, respect, joy. This is what we are lacking.

I encourage you, the readers, to take up the challenge to live with a radical type of love.

See past the barriers and love one another. We are all just people searching for a type of love that pushes past tragedy. Be the change. Be the love that people are desperately seeking. And stop using a massacre to persuade people into agreeing with your opinions.

We need unity as this nation battles between red and blue. Look past political parties and notice that people from both sides are hurting.

Take a page from Mister Rogers and be a friendly neighbor. Start with a radical love that others will look up to and envy.

Bring Pennsylvania back to its roots. Founded by the Quakers, they believed in amd exemplified brotherly love.

Let’s start there. That is how we begin to heal, not by making this devastating event to fit your political agenda.

“Our nation is missing this love, a way that has potential to change people for good. ” Shannon Hartnett For The Globe

In the words of Christian singer/songwriter Mandisa, “We all bleed the same, We’re more beautiful when we come together, So tell me why we’re divided… If we are gonna fight let’s fight for each other, If we’re gonna shout let love be the cry.”

Shanonn Hartnett snhartn@pointpark.edu

Sports play a role for Pittsburghers to come together Activity has helped city recover from tragedy and turn rivalries into unity

By Jordan Slobodinsky Opinions Editor

In response to the Squirrel Hill shooting, I’ve seen a lot of people come together. I’m sure people may not want to hear about the Tree of Life tragedy anymore - it is certainly a gruesome topic. Let’s chat about something that has given me some perspective these past few weeks: sports.

I am not talking about stats or rivalries; I’m talking about sportsmanship. The day of the shooting, I went to the Pitt vs. Duke football game at Heinz Field. Attendance for a Pitt game is never high, and it was especially low that day due to some people fearing for security purposes. As I took my seat, the speakers were blaring pump up music as the Panthers took the field.

The few thousand people there erupted in cheer, and of course they booed when the Blue Devils came out.

Before the game, there was a moment of silence for the victims of the attack and I have never heard a stadium so quiet. It actually brought tears to my eyers.

Throughout last week, I decided to pay a little extra attention to the Penguins

and Steelers games. Each one of course followed with a moment of silence. To my surprise, the silence didn’t stop at Heinz Field and PPG Paints Arena, it extended to Vancouver and Baltimore.

Both the Vancouver Canucks and the Baltimore Ravens held a pre-game moment of silence and promoted banners of “We Stand with Pittsburgh.” This really showed that the game is bigger than the score.

Despite what some may think, sports has a huge impact on our lives. We idolize athletes, train for competition and celebrate when teams win. Fans often get into heated debates about games or players and they try to decide who is better than who. This city is no different than any other sports town when it comes to how it affects us. The Steelers, Penguins, Panthers and Pirates, all play a major role in how this city reacts to situations.

Despite the tragedy, we as citizens in Pittsburgh found some solace in the fact that Pitt beat Duke and the Penguins beat the Canucks that Saturday, while the Steelers defeated the Browns the next day. Those were victories I believe the city need-

ed. I do firmly believe the heart and soul of this city is not only in its hard workers, but in its sports. People love these teams.

How many times do you

“Sometimes we need to see athletes show some real sportsmanship to remind us that not all rivalries have to be bitter.”

Jordan Slobodinsky Opinions Editor The Globe

walk down Wood Street and see someone wearing black and gold for their team?

How many times do your eyes glance at the custom Steelers, Penguins and Pirates shirts that are for sale right beside the library?

Even if you haven’t done any of this, have you ever been to the Strip District? That place

is plastered with Pittsburgh sports pride.

I come from a small town where there is not really any sports pride. The only thing anyone cares about sportswise is Penn State sports, and we don’t even live in Happy Valley. So when I see a city with a genuine love for sports, it astounds me.

This city puts so much of its heart into its sports, and I love seeing the passion that can sprout from this love.

Obviously sports do not solve everything, and I don’t expect simple sporting victories to make everyone feel as though nothing happened. But this city and this country are in a state of turmoil. We are constantly at each other’s necks about politics. Sometimes we need to see athletes show some real sportsmanship to remind us that not all rivalries have to be bitter. I’m sure that not all the Steelers and Ravens like each other, but the organizations still came together and acknowledged their unity when Baltimore said they stood with Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh fans will look to their teams for support in times of disarray and, honestly, these teams love this city. Regardless of what this

city faces, the sports will keep our hopes high. Other cities and teams have voiced their support for this city, and that means a lot to me as a fan. I hate playing the Ravens, but I respect their team so much for having showed their support publicly this past Sunday. The world has shown their support for Pittsburgh, and sports are giving us the hope that some of us lost that day.

Sports cannot defeat hate. That argument cannot be made and should never be made. Sports are a form of entertainment that is supposed to help us relax and encourage competition. What sports can do is promote sportsmanship and bring together people from different corners of the world. It can give us peace of mind after times of turmoil. But most importantly it gives up hope. It gives us a sense of identity. We can identify with team colors or slogans. With all that being said we can thank Baltimore, Vancouver and the rest of the world for standing with Pittsburgh.

Jordan Slobodinsky jeslobo@pointpark.edu

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By Allison Schubert Sports Columnist

Mid-Semester Recap With the changes in season and the fact that we are now over the hump of the semester, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on all of the happenings in the Point Park Sports world before we leave for fall break.

The cross country teams have been tearing it up, with senior Anna Shields and freshman Alyssa Campbell setting record after record on the women’s side, and junior Xavier Stephens doing so for the men.

Both teams competed at the River States Conference (RSC) Championship meet last weekend, with the men placing second in the conference, and the women taking the championship for the second year in a row. Head coach Kelly Parsley was named the RSC Women’s Cross Country Coach of the Year and Campbell was awarded RSC Newcomer of the Year.

The women are definitely headed to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Championship on Nov. 16 in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the men are waiting to hear if they, too, will be making the trip next week.

The tale of the soccer teams is similar, with the women’s team finishing first in the RSC and the men’s team finishing third.

The men’s team finished their season on Saturday, losing to the sixth seed, Brescia.

The Bearcats scored first, but sophomore Mitchell Roell answered a few minutes later with a beautiful redirect off a free kick from junior Tadeo D’Apollo.

Three yellow cards were given out in the heated match between the two, all of which came after Brescia’s winning

goal was scored. A brawl after the buzzer resulted in 17 red cards to both teams, ten of which belonging to the Pioneers.

The women’s team has also been setting records this season, including most regular season wins in the history of the sport at Point Park.

Their most recent win was a non-conference shutout against Washington Adventist University. Freshman Tia Horew scored the only goal 33 seconds into the game and junior goalkeeper Ashtyn Webb kept the Shock out of the net.

With this win, the Pioneers took first in the RSC and are one win away from the record for overall wins in a season. Point Park had a bye for the first week of the RSC Tournament and will host the No. 5 seed Indiana University (IU) East on Wednesday night.

To wrap up the fall sports, volleyball finished their regular season as the No. 2 seed in the RSC East division. Point Park will match up against IU Southeast, the No. 3 seed from the RSC West. IU Southeast edged out the Pioneers earlier in the season, taking that match 3-2.

Winter sports are now under way in the Steel City, with the basketball season playing its first few matches of the season. The very first home game for the women will be on Nov. 8 against Ave Maria University in the CCAC - Allegheny gym.

Plenty of records have been set thus far in the semester, and with the winter sports beginning, I can only imagine what other records will be set as the year goes on.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

LAST WEEK’S SCOREBOARD OCT. 30 - NOV. 6 MEN’S SOCCER (10-6-1) (5-4-1)

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST 0, POINT PARK 2.............................. Oct. 31 Goals: Emmanuel, Bijl BRESCIA 2, POINT PARK 1**............................................................ Nov. 3 Goal: Roell

WOMEN’S SOCCER (11-7) (7-2)

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST 0, POINT PARK 1.............................. Oct. 31 Goal: Horew Next: Nov. 7 vs. IU East**

VOLLEYBALL (19-11) (12-4)

CARLOW 0, POINT PARK 3*........................................................... Oct. 30 WVU TECH 2, POINT PARK 3*........................................................ Nov. 2 RIO GRANDE 0, POINT PARK 3*.................................................... Nov. 3 Next: Nov. 9 vs. IU Southeast**

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

RSC CHAMPIONSHIPS.................................................................... Nov. 3 2nd of 12 Next: Nov. 16 @ NAIA National Championship

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

RSC CHAMPIONSHIPS.................................................................... Nov. 3 1st of 12 Next: Nov. 16 @ NAIA National Championship

MEN’S BASKETBALL (0-1) (0-0)

WILBERFORCE 93, POINT PARK 89.............................................. Nov. 1 Next: Nov. 10 @ PSU - Shenango, Nov. 13 @ Washington Adventist

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (0-4) (0-0)

POINT PARK 62, PIKEVILLE 68...................................................... Nov. 2 POINT PARK 65, (2) SHAWNEE STATE 90.................................... Nov. 3 Next: Nov. 8 vs. Ave Maria, Nov. 16 vs. (14) Saint Francis

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Women’s soccer seeded first in River States Conference Women to face IU East on Wednesday with home field advantage in semifinals

By Rachael McKriger Staff Writer

Patience paid off for the Point Park women’s soccer team.

After a long day of waiting on Wednesday, Point Park women’s soccer got the news it was waiting for.

After a hard-fought conference regular season, the Pioneers finished in first place in the Rivers State Conference (RSC).

The team clinched a playoff berth two weeks ago.

Junior midfielder Gabby Widman said that everyone played their part in helping Point Park reach the top spot in the RSC. “It took a team effort to reach that and hold that title,” Widman said. “This gives us time to reflect on the things that we have done this past season and push to finish what we set out to do, which is win the conference playoffs. The excitement is crazy. We as a whole are really excited about this accomplishment.”

According to senior defender Abby Magliocca, Point Park knew about the first-place title during warmups against Washington Adventist University. However, the accomplishment wasn’t addressed until after the match. Despite the Pioneers game against Washington Adventist, which the team secured a 1-0 victory, being a non-conference match, the will to win was important.

As for Wednesday’s match, Point Park got on the scoreboard early.

Freshman Tia Horew scored the opening goal just 33 seconds into the match.

According to head coach Maggie Kuhn, more opportunities were created, but couldn’t find the back of goalkeeper Lauren Perez’s net.

“Ashtyn Webb made some terrific saves and we defended well,” Kuhn said.

“It wasn’t pretty, but we came away with a win. Good teams find ways to win this time of the year. I hope that gives us some confidence going into Wednesday’s match.”

Throughout the match, Point Park experimented with a three-five-two formation. Magliocca said that it was one of the few chances to try out the formation before the playoffs began -- and it

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Freshman midfielder Britney Adriian battles a defender in this year’s contest against Ohio Christan University. The Pioneers will host a home playoff game Wednesday night against Indiania University East.

worked, relatively.

“Although we didn’t continue scoring, it was good to see that it still worked,” Magliocca said.

“We had less defenders in our backline, but we were able to defend well against them. It was a confidence booster just in case that we need to use that again.”

The three-five-two formation will be in the Pioneers’ back pocket for the first game of the RSC playoffs. After a bye-week, Point Park learned their foe would be a familiar face: Indiana University (IU) East, a team just defeated by Point Park, 1-0, on Oct. 25.

Widman expects the match to be no walk in the park.

“This is going to be a completely different game,” Widman said. “It’s not going to be easy. The issue we ran into playing them with 12 players on the field is still in their head now and they are going to come out hungry and are going to be even more physical than they were when we played them earlier

2018 River States Conference Women’s Soccer Championship 1. Point Park (7-2) 2. Asbury (6-2-1) 3. Carlow (6-2-1) 4. Rio Grande (5-3-1) 5. IU East (5-3-1) 6. Ohio Christian (4-2-3)

this season. We have to be physically and mentally prepared for a full-on battle.”

Unlike the match on Oct. 25, the next match will take place Highmark Stadium, home of the Pioneers. The Pioneers practice and play on that turf field, while IU East plays on a grass field.

Magliocca said a big boost would be Indiana University East having trouble adjusting to the turf.

“It’s never comfortable to play on a different surface than what you’re used to,” Magliocca explained. “When we went to their field, it’s hard to adjust. Hopefully, when they come here it’ll be hard to adjust.”

Kuhn explained that a turf field can make the ball slide faster. She said she hopes the turf doesn’t make IU East a faster team than they already are.

“There’s a lot of mistakes that can arise on a pitch like theirs, but on ours you can’t see the ball taking weird bounces,” Kuhn said. “The play is more consistent. Ultimately, the game is going to come down to who can capitalize on the other team’s mistakes.”

Kuhn emphasized that whether it’s a change in the field or a change in formation, it’ll be the team that plays the sharpest will come out on top. A victory on Oct. 25 isn’t on Point Park’s minds right now; against IU East, it’s a clean slate.

“We don’t think it’s the formation that makes the team, but the team that makes the formation work well, no matter what we’re playing in,” Kuhn said.

Point Park and IU East will kick off at 7 p.m.

Wednesday.

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu

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Volleyball closes out RSC play on winning wave Pioneers seeded second in RSC East, prepare for IU Southeast rematch

By Dara Collins Co-Sports Editor

The volleyball teams of the River States Conference (RSC) wrapped up the regular season last Saturday, and RSC East No. 2 seed Point Park is riding a winning wave into the conference championship this weekend.

The Pioneers played three final conference matches last week for the sixth consecutive week. The team now has a week of practice ahead of the RSC Conference Championship hosted by Indiana University Kokomo on Nov. 9 and 10.

The Pioneers hosted Rio Grande University for the final game of the regular season last Saturday, and the seniors played their final home game of their careers.

Libero Morgan Dangelo, outside hitters Jordan Dixon and Erica Gumz, defensive specialist Ali Peterson, middle hitter Destiny Tucker and right-side hitter Ashley Taylor were celebrated before the Senior Day contest. “[I will miss] the game day feeling,” Tayor said. “I love the gym, I love how everyone comes and sees us and how volleyball has given me a life. It’s made me who I am today, and it’s going to set me up for my future.”

Senior Day ended in sweet victory for the green and gold with set scores of 25-21, 25-17 and 25-12. The Pioneers more than doubled the amount of kills from the RedStorm’s offense. Dixon totaled 12 kills, Tucker had eight and Taylor had six, one of which was the final kill of

the match.

Dangelo led the defense with 14 digs, and Dixon’s stat sheet revealed a double-double with 10 digs to add to her kills.

Point Park hosted Carlow University last Tuesday and handed the Celtics their second sweep, winning 25-17, 25-17 and 25-18. The Pioneers have now swept the Celtics both away and at home this season.

Nine Pioneers added kills to their stat sheet with sophomore middle hitter Jada Jones leading with seven kills, Tucker with six and freshman outside hitter Madison Sima with five.

Junior setters Julia Menosky and Brittney Bianco split the assists with 13 and 16, respectively. The duo also combined for seven of Point Park’s nine aces.

Junior outside hitter Haley English collected nine digs, and Dangelo and freshman defensive specialist Ashley Castelli tallied six each.

The Pioneers returned to the court on Friday night as they welcomed West Virginia University Tech to the Student Center Gym. Point Park faced WVU Tech earlier this season on the road and won 3-1. This time, Point Park trailed 2-1 after the Golden Bears stole the third set with extra points.

Point Park took set four 25-19 to force a fifth set, and ultimately sent the Golden Bears home with their second loss of the season to the Pioneers. The final set scores were 23-25, 25-22, 25-27, 25-19 and 15-6.

Emilee Fails| Point Park Athletics Freshman Ashley Castelli attempts a serve in a match up earlier this year. The Pioneers celebrated senior day Saturday honoring six seniors. The team is currently ranked 2nd in the RSC standings.

“That game was a lot of ups and downs, but we got the hang of it,” sophomore middle hitter Jazlyn Rozier said. “We put so much passion, fight and heart into that game and into that fifth set. We played volleyball the way it should always be played. We wanted to win so bad, and we showed more heart for the game that we love than the other team.”

While the kill count appeared even in set one, the Pioneers took control from there on out. Dixon finished a double-double with

16 kills and 16 digs. English and Tucker put down 11 kills apiece, and Tucker also recorded five of the Pioneers’ nine aces. Dangelo paced the defense with the team-high 25 digs.

“I think was really helped us was our practice last week,” English said.

“Whenever we practiced, we came in focused and prepared to get better at every aspect of the game, and I think that just transferred into the game.”

The Pioneers finished the regular season 19-11 overall, 12-4 RSC. The team hopes the wave doesn’t crash as they enter the conference championship this Friday and play Indiana University Southeast in the

quarterfinals.

“We can’t think about the little things,” Taylor said. “We have to constantly keep pushing and pushing because no matter what, there’s always something we can work on.”

Point Park played the team earlier this season and lost in five sets.

“We need to be consistent and come out strong,” Rozier said. “If we get down a couple points, remain calm and know that we are better.

Our biggest struggle with ourselves is we need to stay out of our heads and think and just play, and we will win.”

Men welcome new head coach, Dara Collins open season with non-RSC loss dmcolli2@pointpark.edu Men’s basketball begins 2018 season with fresh team, interim head coach Women begin season

By Derek Malush For The Globe

Point Park men’s basketball is back for the 2018-19 season as the Pioneers were unable to finish off Wilberforce University (Ohio) at home on Friday night, falling to the Bulldogs 93-89 in their first game of the season.

The Pioneers were up on the scoreboard 23-14 early in the game, but then found themselves on the wrong end of a 15-0 run that put them behind 50-44 as the first half concluded.

“A lot of guys are still new, so [they] were trying to get a feel of how real games are going to go from here on out,” senior guard Asim Pleas said.

Point Park roared out of the second half on a 23-8 run which put them out in front 67-58 midway through the final 20 minutes. With a gamehigh 25 turnovers for the Pioneers, the Bulldogs were able to climb back into it late in the game as they knotted up the score at 76-76 with five minutes left.

“We have to get back into the gym and practice tightening things up on offense,” Pleas said.

With just under one min-

ute to play, Point Park’s window was closing quickly as the score stood at 90-85.

After a steal on the defensive end, sophomore guard Chance Wright’s corner three-pointer pulled Point Park within two points at 90-88 with just 40 seconds to go.

On the ensuing play, the Pioneers came up with a huge defensive stop and ran it up the floor, where sophomore guard Kyle Carrington, a transfer from Westmoreland County Community College, dished it to Pleas for the game-tying bucket.

A foul was called on the floor which resulted in Carrington going to the line for two free throws. Carrington missed the first one off the front of the rim but buried the second, pulling Point Park within one point at 9089 with just 19 seconds remaining.

The Pioneers shot 46 percent (13 - 28) from the line for the game.

“Scoring doesn’t come first for me,” Carrington said.

“I just try and make the right play then score second.”

As Point Park’s only hope was to foul Wilberforce in hopes for missed free throws, the Bulldogs were clutch

down the stretch and sunk three of their four free throws in the final 15 seconds to seal the win over the Pioneers.

Point Park was led by Carrington, who put up 25 points on 64 percent shooting in his Pioneer debut. He also added nine boards and four steals to his stat line.

Senior guard Daniel King also helped the Pioneer effort with 20 points while netting three shots from beyond the arc.

The Pioneers out-rebounded Wilberforce 4734 on the glass and shot 53 percent from the field in the loss.

Interim head coach Joe Lewandowski expects more from his players, rather than just how they play night in and night out.

“What winning is, is five years from now these guys look back and say I got a great degree and I was able to make a difference in my community because of my experiences at Point Park University,” Lewandowski said.

Point Park, now 0-1, takes on PSU-Shenango on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at CCAC-Allegheny.

Derek Malush dwmalus@pointpark.edu

with tough competition

By Allison Schubert Co-Sports Editor

The women’s basketball team has played four games so far, but has yet to tally a win on the season.

They opened play at the Lawrence Tech (Michigan) Classic on Oct. 26 and 27.

Their first opponent of the season was University of Michigan (UM) - Dearborn.

Despite sophomore Michelle Burns and senior Kaitlyn Smith recording 15 points apiece, the Pioneers were unable to match UM - Dearborn and lost 72-51.

The day after their first loss, they played the hosting Lawrence Tech University, who is ranked No. 21 in the nation. Burns again scored 15 points and sophomore Carly Lutz recorded her first double-double with 11 points and ten rebounds.

Like the day prior, the Pioneers were unable to match the offensive play of the Blue Devils, and they fell 70-56.

After the opening tournament, Point Park traveled to Pikeville, Kentucky. for a matchup against Pikeville University for its closest match thus far. Three starters tallied double digits in the

game: Burns with 20, Smith with 11 and sophomore Ariana Sanders with ten.

The game came down to the last few possessions, but the Bears edged out the Pioneers 68-62 in the final minutes.

Point Park most recently played National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Shawnee State University, who is ranked No. 2 in the nation.

Junior guard Tyra James ignited the court, shooting nine for 13 from the floor and was six-for-ten from beyond the arch, equalling 26 total points and adding six rebounds. Smith and Sanders added 14 and 13 points, respectively.

Shawnee State was up 16 at half, but outshot Point Park 44-35 in the second half, topping the Pioneers 90-65.

Point Park will make its home debut on Thursday, hosting Ave Maria University before travelling to Indianapolis for a matchup against No. 14-ranked University of Saint Francis next Friday, Nov. 16.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

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Women claim back-to-back RSC title

Cross Country teams take accolades across the board Saturday

By Robert Berger

Sports Photo Editor

Lead by a first place finish from senior Anna Shields, the Pioneer women’s cross country team won the River State’s Conference Championship (RSC) meet for the second time in a row last weekend in Owensboro, Kentucky.

Freshman Alyssa Campbell helped her team achieve the victory with a second place finish and capped off the day on the podium receiving RSC Newcomer of the Year alongside head coach Kelly Parsley who was named RSC Women’s Coach of the Year.

The men’s team earned second place on the day with junior Xavier Stephens highlighting the race by placing second individually.

With the success of last weekend, the women’s team will compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) National Champion meet in two weeks.

“It feels really amazing for our team, we had a breakthrough this season that I knew we could have,” Shields said. “Running like this means we can be a top ten team at nationals and we can get better and have really exciting results.”

Using the course to her advantage, Shields took off from the get-go taking an early lead, and maintained an average mile time of 5 minutes, 41 seconds throughout the race. She finished in 17 minutes, 42 seconds, setting

ished the conference meet as runner up. Stephens finished the 8,000 meter race in 26 minutes, 37 seconds, seventeen seconds shy of a first place finisher, Dan Nehavi. Stephens said Nehavi was his biggest threat from the beginning of the race.

“He took an early lead so I just tried to stay with West Virginia Tech,” Stephens said. “I figured they would be our biggest competition so I just tried to stick around with a pack of those guys during the race.”

All season, Stephens has enjoyed flatter courses the team has competed on and Saturday was no exception.

“It was a similar course to last year’s conference course but a little flatter,” Stephens said. “I loved it, there were some hills along it, but you could work them really nicely.”

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Junior Bryan GutierFreshman Alyssa Campbell running in this year’s Carnegie Mellion University Invitational in October. Campbell rez finished second for the placed second overall in the women’s race Saturday and was awarded best newcomer of the conference. team in 12th place after completing the course in 27 a course record. meet, Shields will run her forward to competing at the minutes, 11 seconds. Both “I just went out from final collegiate cross coun- national level in two weeks, Stephens and Gutierrez the start because there were try race. as well as next year, after her earned an all-conference some rougher patches as “I’m going to be think- gratifying freshman year. honoree award. far as the terrain and I kind ing ‘This might be your last “This definitely set my The men had four othof just wanted to pick my cross country race’ because expectations high for the er runners place in the top own path and be out on my I’m going to continue with teams for when I come back 25 Saturday with those athown and go out hard for it,” track and not cross country, next year and the year after letes being freshmen Doug Shields said. but I’ll be thinking about it that, but it was great to see Kostelansky, Camden SeyFor Shields, Saturday and try to make it special,” how we were able to accombert, senior Connor Wright was her fifth event win of Shields said. plish something so special,” and sophomore Dylan Althe season out of six races.

Campbell finished the Campbell said.

This fall, Shields has earned women’s race 42 seconds For Point Park, seniors lan, who all finished 21stfour RSC Women’s Cross after Shields in 18 minutes, Katie Guarnaccia, sopho- 24th respectively.

The Pioneer men put up Country Runner of the week 25 seconds. more Alyssa Boyd and sea team score of 80 points, awards. In two weeks at the “It just felt amazing nior Kara Rohlf all finished second only to West VirNAIA National Champion and I can’t even think of in the top ten finishing sixth, ginia Tech University who the word to describe how ninth and tenth respectively. scored 29 on the day. The exactly it feels,” Campbell “It’s been so wonderful Pioneer men’s team aversaid. having Katie back and I feel aged a 27 minute, 30 second Like Shields, Campbell so happy and I know the mile time. felt comfort in the course team does to,” Shields said.

As runner up of the because it felt like cours- “I know not everyone knew event, Point Park has a es she raced on during her Katie before but for the sechance at qualifying for the high school years. niors and juniors who do, NAIA National Champion“Especially this course, it’s something really special ship meet if they are rank in it reminded me of some I seeing her.” the top 30 of the final NAIA ran in high school and the Freshman Reba Barmen’s poll which will be rebeginning of the season,” tram placed 13th with a leased later this week.

Campbell said. “Half of the finish in 19 minutes, 35 secThe NAIA National course was soaking we so onds and rounded out the Championship meet will be we were running through RSC all-conference honorheld Nov. 16, in Cedar Rapwoods, terrain and gravel ees which were awarded to ids, Iowa. so it was a factor, but I felt the top six placing Pioneers. at home which helped me For Stephens and the the most.” men’s team, this is the secRobert Berger Campbell is looking ond year in a row they finraberge@pointpark.edu

MEN’S SOCCER ELIMINATED IN QUARTERFINALS Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Senior Anna Shields running in last year’s CMU Invitational. On Saturday, shields won her fifth race of the season at the RSC Championship meet.

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Junior Xavier Stephens competing in this year’s CMU Invitational. The Stephens placed second overall in the men’s race Saturday.

Allison Schubert | Point Park Athletics Sophomore forward Mitchell Roell cuts around a Brescia University defender during Saturday’s conference championship quarterfinal contest. The Pioneers dropped the game 1-2 and closed their season 10-6-1. Roell had four goals on the season, second to sophomore midfielder Geert Bijl with nine.