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Playhouse hosts gala with performances, cocktails and alumni

By Sarah Gibson Co-News Editor

Donors dressed in black tie and formal attire funneled into the new Pittsburgh Playhouse on Thursday to attend a gala held in honor of the opening.

The gala was held for those who donated money towards the efforts to build the Playhouse. A cocktail bar was offered during the beginning of the night alongside live music that was played from the Highmark Theatre, the smaller of the two theatres offered in the Playhouse. President Hennigan, who was in attendance, described what the experience was like to finally see the playhouse finished.

“It’s a dream come true for a lot of people,” Hennigan said.

The Pittsburgh Playhouse cost $60 million dollars to build and construction took a total of 28 months, according to a press

kit made available at the gala. While 90,411 square feet of new ground was laid for construction, plenty of repurpose work was done during construction, including three former Forbes Avenue facades that were removed, replaced and then showcased at the Playhouse.

Following the cocktail bar, a performance was offered in the PNC Theatre, which offers an asymmetrical design and 550 seats.

Students from the conservatory of performing arts put on a show with plenty of singing, dancing and intricate costumes. Songs performed included “Dancing Queen,” “Footloose” and “Seasons of Love.” The performance also featured some Point Park alumni including Tony nominated actor Tony Yazbeck and Oscar award winning actress Shirley Jones.

Point Park Alumni, both new and old, noted differ-

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USG talks concerns with CulinArt dining options USG

By Amanda Andrews USG Beat Writer

CulinArt representatives responded to an informal question and answer session from United Student Government (USG) and anyone in attendance at this week’s USG Legislative Body meeting.

The session lasted just shy of an hour as CulinArt General Manager Kristy Weiss and other CulinArt managers fielded questions from students.

Concerns from students covered a variety of areas including, but not limited to, expanding vegetarian and vegan options, ensuring good quality of food, discrepancies with the pricing in the Point Cafe, preventing cross contamination and problems with the weekend hours of all the dining facilities on campus.

Last year, CulinArt revised the hours for the Point Cafe on Saturday after pressure from students.

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From left: Jada Castillo, Hailie Hagedorn and Emily Stoken perform “Dancing Queen,” as featured in the musical “Mamma Mia!” during the inaugural performance of the Pittsburgh Playhouse.

Administration clarifies Playhouse funding

By Mitchell Drake Staff Writer

The new Pittsburgh Playhouse is funded through multiple distinct foundations, companies and operations, despite unfounded claims from students that the space was funded by increased tuition.

The Playhouse consists of ninety-one rooms spanning over 90,411 square feet of new construction, costing approximately $60 million, according to publicly released figures from Point Park. A building of these proportions, with all its proposed amenities and wellequipped theatres, would need adequate funding.

However, the Playhouse is classified as a non-profit

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organization, according to Lou Corsaro, managing director of university marketing and public relations.

Corsaro assured the Playhouse is not being funded through student tuition payments, as the Playhouse solely operates on its own individual budget.

“We don’t have to raise tuition to cover our day-today expenses,” Corsaro said.

Instead, much like the Center for Media Innovation, the Playhouse is funded through various sources.

Corsaro detailed that the Playhouse has received funding from alumni efforts, contributions from the Board of Trustees and businesses that make up local corporate communities.

PNC is a major contrib-

utor to the Playhouse, as the company has leased ten years of patron parking in PNC Tower. Corsaro says that accessibility to the Playhouse is a key contribution and is much easier to accomplish in the new location with PNC’s help than at the previous Oakland location.

“It’s a big gift from PNC,” Corsaro said.

PNC is also one of the companies that have theatres named after them because of their aid in funding the construction and maintenance of the Playhouse, tying its name to the largest 550 seat asymmetrical theatre. Highmark was also honored with the name of its company tied to the new transformational theatre space that can allow

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Midterm elections weeks away, youth leaning left

By Mick Stinelli Co-News Edtor

Young voters have a history of poor turnout in midterm elections.

People aged 20-35 added up to 62 million eligible voters in 2016, but only 51 percent of them showed up to the presidential election, according to Edison Research for the National Election Pool. If these midterms follow the same pattern as past elections, young voters will make up a fraction of the voting population; Edison Research reported voters 18 to 29 years-old made up 14 percent of voters in the 2014 election.

But for many young voters, it’s an important election. According to a 2017 report by the Pew Research

Center, 54 percent of millennials (aged 18 to 35) lean Democrat. All three branches of the U.S. government currently lean Conservative, often putting policy at odds with what young people want.

Here are the basics of what Point Park students can expect in the 2018 elections.

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Playhouse gala shows off PPU’s evolution from GALA page 1 ences in the Playhouse and the facilities that were available to Point Park students in the past.

Celina Pompeani, a 2014 graduate, is a KDKA television anchor and is also the in-arena host for the Pittsburgh Penguins. She said the rate that Point Park is evolving is impressive.

“Even four years ago, it’s amazing to see what additions that they have added. I can’t believe this Playhouse,” Celina said. “I’m so proud of Point Park and excited for all of the theater kids to enjoy this. I mean, you’re not going to find anything like this anywhere around the city or even throughout the region.”

Her father, Bob Pompeani, a Point Park grad of 1982 and the sports director at KDKA, explained that the contrast from his days at the university to now are stark. The street he once remembered as possessing only a “lonely bar” and a sporting goods shop, had transformed into an impressive piece of architecture and academia.

“Night and day. That’s all I need to say. Night and day,” Bob said. “I think Paul Hennigan and everyone here has done a wonderful job.

I never thought this Forbes Avenue stretch down here would become what it has become…now all of a sudden you walk in and it’s like

a Hollywood theatre.”

The Playhouse, while offering many facilities for theater-related majors, also offers plenty of facilities for students in the cinema department including a soundstage rising up three floors with a fifteen foot high catwalk and a 24 foot high ceiling. George “Fritz” Kiersch, assistant vice president of academic affairs and previous director of the cinema department, expressed that the Playhouse could hold great use for the cinema students.

“I think it brings a facility that will enable them to be more engaged in the entire process or all of the processes of cinema,” Keirsch said. “It’s just a fantastic opportunity. A great change for their education.”

The Pittsburgh Playhouse is the fifth addition to something called the “Academic Village initiative,” the purpose of which is to improve the educational experience for students while simultaneously improving the long-term makeover of Downtown Pittsburgh. Other additions include Village Park, Boulevard Apartments and the Center for Media Innovation.

The Playhouse officially opened its doors on Oct. 11 with a ribbon cutting ceremony for trustees and civic and community leaders.

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Corsaro also detailed that the smaller, intimately designed Black Box Theatre was funded with financial aid from the Richard E. Rauh Conservatory of Pittsburgh Musical Theater.

These various forms of theatre will host a variety of different shows, performances and concerts to pull in larger audiences – ultimately teaching theatre students through various kinds of equipment so they would gain experience by working with specific tools to prepare them for differently equipped theatres in their careers, according to Corsaro.

The span of different events that can be performed in these spaces would also help to generate a larger income via ticket sales by appealing to different audiences, although Anthony Dennis, director of box office sales, explained that ticket sales are not a major priority.

Dennis described ticket sales as a “middling” form of income: not the primary source of funding for day-today operations.

The income gained from ticket sales would be directed towards the Playhouse’s budget but would only cover the cost of facilities and upkeep of the building. The Playhouse will not fund

the expenses of shows performed through the conservatory.

Costume, set and prop costs will be allocated to the Conservatory’s separate budget while the upkeep of stage equipment and lighting will be allocated to the Playhouse’s budget, according to Dennis.

However, Dennis also pointed out how the location of the new Playhouse will boost ticket sales.

“It’s closer, definitely more convenient for students to see shows,” Dennis said.

The previous Oakland location had student shuttles available, but the new location is connected to the University Center library that allows students on campus to walk directly to and from the Playhouse. Dennis predicted that this proximity to the campus and downtown location would provide greater ticket sales than the Oakland location.

Chief financial officer Bridget Mancosh declined multiple requests for comment on how the budget was spread out or how the building’s costs will be paid.

Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of Students Keith Paylo said that he does not know if the Playhouse’s building debts and expenses are fully paid off, nor does he know if the building is currently on- or off-budget.

Mitchell Drake mjdrake@pointpark.edu

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Kurt Kemper, senior musical theater major, lifts sophomore BFA dance major Bailee Brinkman during a performance the Playhouse gala that took placew Saturday.

Point Park professor premiers doc Sarah Gibson Co-News Editor

A new documentary produced by a Point Park professor gave an early screening at the Center for Media Innovation Wednesday, an hour before its premiere on WQED. The thirty-minute documentary, “Downstream,” aimed to uncover threats and imperfections within the water systems in Pennsylvania. Gina Catanzarite, producer of the film and adjunct school of communication professor at Point Park, began the showing with some comments concerning the need for more transparent and factbased journalism, and especially concerning the field of climate change.

“We live in a dangerous age of science deniers,” Catanzarite said. “Every person in here can do what we did to make this, to help people understand and learn about credible science information.”

The movie, funded by a grant from the Heinz Endowments, touched on issues facing the water systems central to Pittsburgh, including abandoned mine drainage, where old mines fill up with water during floods and contaminate nearby water sources with lead, arsenic, mercury and selenium. Another issue presented in the documentary is the sewer system in Pittsburgh, which overflows whenever the city receives more than one-tenth of an inch of rain. Because of these problems, of the 83,000 miles of rivers and streams in Pennsylvania, more than 4,000 miles of those Pennsylvania waters are dead.

Marc Edwards, the man behind the study that revealed the high amounts of lead in the waters of Flint, Michigan, made an appearance in the documentary. Edwards discussed a different problem in Pittsburgh’s water system: the antiquated lead pipes that were installed in public and private water systems decades ago. The documentary cited documents from the Center for Disease Control that half of all the children tested in Allegheny County neighborhoods showed high levels of lead. Most of these neighborhoods affected by the lead problems were low-income neighborhoods.

The showing was followed by a panel, where both a moderator and audience members directed questions towards those involved with the production.

With this, behind the scenes photography was shown, and elaboration was made on what it was like to actually make the documentary.

The production members on the panel consisted of 11time Emmy award winning

Catanzarite and Zak Boyle, a 2015 Cinema Production graduate from Point Park and digital content producer at WQED. Also included were Sean Brady, president of the Three Rivers Water Keepers Board and executive director of Hollow Oak Land Trust and Anthony Gaglierd, Point Park professor in the Natural Sciences, Engineering, and Technology Department and winner of the Rachel Carson award.

Pittsburgh’s rivers are no stranger to environmental problems. Sean Brady cited that it would be estimated to take two- to three-billion dollars to fix Pittsburgh’s sewage problems. Brady, who has seen some of these changes over the years, highlighted the current situation, and expressed how important it is for the rivers to stay this way.

“As we move forward, it’s really important not to see the rivers go backwards,” Brady said.

The experts gave their own views on what they believed were the most significant problems plaguing the local water systems. For Gaglierd, it was water draining from the land.

“Our biggest problem is urban runoff,” Gaglierd said.

Brady felt that while natural gas may be a growing industry, it is incredibly dangerous for local environments.

“There is no bigger risk than Marcellus Shale drilling,” Brady said. “The things they use to drill are incredibly toxic. The things they’re bringing back up from the earth are incredibly toxic. They’re not held accountable.”

A running theme in the

documentary-centered discussion was the purpose and foundation on which the project itself was made, which was informational journalism and how important it is.

Catanzarite noted this documentary was created in order to bring attention to local problems that viewers may not know about and to help them become aware, which she explains is the basis of journalism. Catanzarite also distinguished that as long as copious research is done on a topic and a platform exists to share it, journalism can be done.

“The only difference between you and us is that we have maybe some more experience than you guys,” Catanzarite said. “ When you gather and authenticate and spread credible information to the masses, you are committing an act of journalism.”

As the discussion panel wound down, Brady took the time to share one last message with the audience.

“Vote. Get your friends to vote. Make time. [...] It’s as simple as that. Make a difference,” Brady said.

Catanzarite expanded upon this, explaining that it wasn’t just important to vote, but to inform others. “...Inform other people in responsible, accurate, clear ways so they know what they’re voting on too, and they know what’s at stake,” Catanzarite said.

“Downstream” is currently available to view on WQED’s website.

Sarah Gibson sagibso@pointpark.edu

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Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has served as state governor since 2015. He’s signed bills for legalizing medical marijuana and vetoed a bill that limited access to abortion.

His administration initiated the “It’s On Us PA” campaign to combat sexual violence on college campuses.

Wolf’s website touts his transparency after making his schedule available to the public. However, Wolf has received criticism from opponents by only agreeing to

one debate this year. Wagner, on the other hand, has been criticized for refusing to release his tax returns.

President Donald Trump endorsed Wagner, calling him “tough” and “smart.”

LOU BARLETTA CHALLENGES BOB CASEY FOR U.S. SENATE Republican Lou Barletta has served as the representative for Pennsylvania’s eleventh district since 2011. He voted “Yea” to the Republicans’ tax reform bill and the attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare). He said he supported President Trump’s banning of citizens

from seven Muslim-majority countries. President Trump endorsed Barletta, writing on Twitter that Barletta “is strong & smart, loves Pennsylvania & loves our Country!”

Democrat Bob Casey has been senator since 2007. He voted in favor of Obamacare and the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act, which allowed members of the military to openly identify as gay. He has said that he’s a pro-life candidate, telling POLITICO he wants to “focus on ways to reduce both the number of abortions and the number of unwanted pregnancies.”

Polls by Franklin and Marshall College, Muhlenberg College and Ipsos have

WEDNESDAY, October 17, 2018 Casey up by double-digits. A win by Barletta would mean both Pennsylvania senators in Congress would be Republican, with Senator Pat Toomey up for election in 2020. Republicans are hoping to hold onto their senate majority this year, and taking even one Democratic seat would be a big win for Conservatives.

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Ian Brady, who works with the non-partisan progressive group NextGen, said he went door-to-door in Lawrence Hall trying to sign people up to vote. Brady said he believes this is going to be a massive election for young people because of the potential for Democrats to take the House majority from the Republicans.

Tommy Bo Hansana, a senior musical theater major, said he would enter the midterm elections thinking about Christine Blasey Ford.

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ed her when they were in high school.

“There are people in positions of power who don’t deserve it,” Hansana said while reflecting on the senate’s decision to confirm Kavanaugh.

Hansana said he hopes “someone good wins for once,” adding that he would like to see more women and people of color in power too.

“I’m tired of seeing the same rich, old, white men getting power instead of people who worked their way up from the top,” Hansana said.

Robert Clores, a senior dance major, said he was hoping there was a possibility of flipping Congress towards the Democrats.

He said he wants people this year to enter the voting booth thinking about other people.

“Just because something isn’t a problem for you doesn’t mean it isn’t a problem for someone else,” Clores said.

Mick Stinelli mfstine@pointpark.edu

USG addresses food services in meeting

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Point Park President Paul Hennigan shakes Governor Tom Wolf’s hand at the CMI in February.

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“I would love after we roll out some new ideas that we come back maybe a couple weeks after at the beginning of next semester and hear what your thoughts are,” Weiss said.

“One year what works great may not be that for the next year. So this is why these kinds of meetings are really helpful for us because we kind of live on a whim of change [...] because you have to see who’s out there these days, what is the new trend and things like that.”

Weiss discussed another solution, and suggested students bring up issues directly with CulinArt staff as it happens. However, president Pro-Tempor Megan Ortego argued that students’ lifestyles and responsibilities made that option very difficult.

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something and leaving to go to class, it’s hard to do that.”

However, not everyone had a complaint to address to the CulinArt representatives. The Pop-Up cafes, as well as certain items on the Point Cafe menu, received high praise from students at the meeting.

In other business, USG recognized Connect Unplugged, a club designed to dismantle cliques and connect people through peer activities and planned retreats. A representative from the new club, Megan Reiff, described the inspiration behind the idea of Connect Unplugged and its purpose.

One of the reasons that drove her to create this club was a claim at this past summer’s freshmen orientation that Point Park University was “cliquey.” Through her former experience with Connect Unplugged, Reiff hopes to break down social barriers on campus.

“This organization was at my high school and high schools surrounding me in my area as well as three other colleges,” Weiss said. “It basically works to deform cliques and show people that you can connect with people that you never really thought that you could and become friends with people you never thought you’d ever meet and makes you feel more confident in yourself and builds relationships easier.”

Anyone is welcome to come to the meetings, according to Reiff. USG voted in favor of recognizing Connect Unplugged with only two opposed and one abstention.

Applications for the USG Parliamentarian position were due on Monday at 4 p.m. and President Kaylee Kearns reported that six applications had been received and would be reviewed at the executive council’s and advisors’ earliest convenience.

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Whipped cream flies in Village Park on Thursday

Rugby club holds second annual Pie-a-Rugger event

By Hattie Charney Co-Features Editor

From sneak attacks to being double-pied, the public and students alike gathered in Village Park to throw dessert in rugby players’ faces.

The second annual Pie-aRugger was held last Thursday by the Point Park University Rugby Football club.

President of the rugby team and senior economics and finance major, Steven Reed, said that he hoped plenty of people would come out to support the team - and crowds of plenty showed up to pie the ruggers last week. Reed said the players would be in Village Park rain or shine.

“We’ll be out there either way,” Reed said. “If we’re going to get pie on us, we might as well get wet too.”

Luckily, the weather held off and it didn’t rain during the event.

Pie-a-Rugger is an event held to support the Rugby team in its upcoming spring season.

“Pie-a-Rugger is a fundraiser that benefits the team and the club,” Reed said. “We go out to Village Park; we set up a tarp, a table and some chairs and we have people come to throw pies at us. It costs $1 for a whipped cream

pie and $3 for a fruit pie.”

The event started off to a slow start but quickly built up intensity as more people showed up to pie a player.

Freshman cinema production major Noah Neal, was surprised at the number of people that showed up to the event.

“I thought it was fun and it was a lot more involved than I expected,” Neal said.

“I thought people would show up kind of sporadically and pie someone and leave.”

Fellow freshman economics and finance major Chris Newell, experienced the same feelings as Neal did.

“It was a fun experience,” Newell said. “I thought it was cool and a lot more people came out than what I was expecting.”

Both men are new to the team and didn’t know what to expect from the event.

They were surprised by the number of people who came out to show support for the team as well as people who came out to just pie someone.

“It’s great that the public donated to us, not just the college kids,” freshman mass communication major David Armitage said.

Several times throughout the event, members of the club had to go out and buy more whipped cream because they were selling

Hattie Charney|The Globe Sophomore Jared Slattery gets a whipped cream pie smashed into his face during Pie-a-Rugger.

Hattie Charney|The Globe Point Park police officer Joe Shutka pies Alston Berkman at the Rugby Club’s second annual Pie-a-Rugger event.

out quickly.

“We ran through stuff a lot faster than I thought,” Newell said.

All of the players said that it was a great event but that showering after the event would be the best part. Players were covered in whipped cream and fruit pies by the end. It was everyone for themselves.

“Everyone got pied,” Newell said. “Nobody was left out.”

All of the proceeds from the event go to benefit the club. The club isn’t affiliated directly through the univeristy, so the costs of booking fields, referees and tournaments are on the club. Reed also said that he would like to get new apparel for the team.

Pie-a-Rugger is only one event that the Rugby team hosts. The team also hosts its own auction called Rent-a-Rugger.

Reed explains that Rent-a-Rugger is an event where the Rugby team auctions off dates with their 25 members. Players come out onto a stage to a song of their choice and a small bio that they created explaining themselves.

It is conducted as a live

auction where the audience places bids on a date that a Rugby player chooses.

Freshmen members of the team are looking forward to their first Rent-aRugger event.

“I am living for Rent-aRugger,” Newell said. “I’ve started prepping already. I

am living for it.”

Rent-a-Rugger does not have a set date yet; however, Reed is hoping to host the event in early November.

Hattie Charney hecharn@pointpark.edu

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Jared Murphy|The Globe Lance Chimka (left), Director of the Allegheny County Economic Development, listening to Stefani Danes, an adjunct professor of architecture at Carnegie Mellon University talk during “A Woman’s Perspective In Urban Planning’.” The panel took place in Lawrence Hall on Monday, October 15th. Among other topics, Danes discussed city design and planning and how these can create an experience that will appeal to women.

Jared Murphy|The Globe Allison Harnden, Nighttime Economy Manager at City of Pittsburgh, and John Valentine, Executive Director at Pittsburgh Downtown Community Development Corporation answer a question from an audience member during “A Woman’s Perspective In Urban Planning” panel.

Harnden discussed how we could make nightlife more safe for women.

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Students solve their way out of escape rooms CAB holds Point Park After Dark Saturday evening

By Lauren Clouser Co-Features Editor

On Saturday night students put their wits to the test as they tried to figure their way out of a self-destructing spaceship and a cursed Egyptian tomb.

Groups of students were sent into two escape room tents at CAB’s Point Park After Dark Event on the fifth floor of the Student Center. The teams had 15 minutes to find clues and solve puzzles inside the tent in order for the flap to drop to “release” them.

The tents were provided

by Phantom Entertainment, an outside company that CAB used at their first escape room event last year in January.

Students had the opportunity to solve two different themed rooms. One tent was based on an Ancient Egyptian tomb and students had to use artifacts and hieroglyphics in order to find the clues to open a sarcophagus that would allow them to escape.

The second room was designed like a spaceship, requiring students to use colors and numeric codes to escape before the ship self-destructed.

Freshman Trey Reininger, a sports, arts and entertainment management major, Kieran Khanna, a freshman theater arts performance and practices major and Geoli Yeager, a freshman jour-

PIONEER PUBLIC Mei Lu Barnum

By Lauren Clouser Co-Features Editor

Senior musical theater major Mei Lu Barnum first performed at seven years old when she landed a part in “A Christmas Carol” at a regional theatre in Boston. She was cast as Tiny Tim, and was dedicated enough to cut her hair for the role.

Before Barnum cut her hair, she confirmed with her mother that hair would indeed grow back afterwards.

Barnum said she continued to pursue her passion for musical theater ever since.

“From that point on I never really did anything else,” Barnum said. “I did normal kid stuff when I went to a public high school but I never did team sports...theater was my thing, that was my main hobby. It was always that.”

Her mother helped her to get into other shows around the area. By the time she reached high school, Barnum already had multiple experiences

nalism major, were a team that successfully solved both escape rooms.

According to Reininger, the team escaped the Egyptian themed room with nearly nine minutes to spare, and left the spaceship room with four minutes still on the clock.

Yeager said the spaceship room was a challenge because they couldn’t find a number code hidden on the wall that could only be seen with their UV flashlights.

“We spent four minutes looking for a place to shine our UV lights,” Yeager said.

“We did the space themed one, the Star Trek one. It was so fun; it was so difficult.”

Lauren Clouser|The Globe Freshman Emily Porter, sophomore Madeline Rexroad and junior Jake Taylor to try to decipher hieroglyphics in an Ancient Egyptian-themed escape room at CAB’s event Saturday night.

Both Reininger and Khanna said the Egyptian tomb was their favorite out of the two.

“I liked the Egyptian

one because I got the whole Egyptian thing, trying to unlock the case and get rid of a curse and whatever, it was fun,” Reininger said.

Yeager was the only member of the team who had done an escape room before. She said these escape rooms were better than the one she had done before.

“I’ve technically done a janky one at our library,” Yeager said. “It was even more set up than that.

They’re a really good set up for being mobile; the library was really like some

with regional and community theater.

Barnum, who is from Wilmington, Massachusetts, heard about Point Park through her friends. Barnum added the university to her list, but fell in love when she visited campus.

“They tell you about college tours that you’ll know when you’re in that right spot because you have that feeling about it...so it was that kind of feeling,” Barnum said.

Barnum quickly gained experience through Point Park productions. At the end of her freshman year, which was as soon as theater students are eligible to audition for a Point Park show, she scored a role in “Stone Soup.”

Her sophomore year she played Sally Simpson in The Who’s “Tommy.” She was also a part of “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and “42nd Street.”

Barnum described each production as special.

“They all have their best things,” Barnum said. “I love the dance in ‘42nd Street’, I could do that for the rest of my life, just tap...But the music and the story and just the time period of The Who’s ‘Tommy,’ I just love the 60s, so that was incredible. And then what we were saying as a statement about society in ‘Uncle Tom’s’ was so meaningful and it was probably one of the most artistically fulfilling projects I’ve done at this school.”

Barnum is currently in the production “Coram Boy,” and said it has also been fulfilling like “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”

“I think ‘Coram Boy’ is kind of like that too which just, we get so creative and we really reach a lot of people, especially doing pieces that aren’t done super often so that’s super awesome,” Barnum said.

Outside of the theater program, Barnum is an office assistant in the Office of Student Life.

“I just love it there and I love everyone on staff,” Barnum said. “It’s fun to see people come in and out and help impact different student’s experiences.”

Barnum also works as a student supervisor for phone-a-thon through the Office of Alumni Relations, where she calls alumni to ask for financial support for the university. Barnum said she enjoys working somewhere that is not based around theater.

“It’s really great to work in different areas of campus and for those not to be related directly to my major,” Barnum said. “So I really have bits and pieces of what’s going on everywhere. And it’s cool to see how everything kind of ties together,” Barnum said.

Barnum said one of her dream shows to have a part in would be “Hamilton.”

Nick Poprocky CAB graphic design coordinator

sheets of paper floating around.”

After finishing both rooms, the group started a plan to go to another escape room in the South Hills that night.

“We had so much fun [that] we’re going to an actual one,” Reininger said.

Nick Poprocky, the graphic design coordinator of CAB, said his group didn’t make it out in time.

“We did the space themed one, the Star Trek one. It was fun, it was difficult. It took us a while to figure out what we were doing

and by the time we figured it out it was pretty much too late for us,” Poprocky said.

Issy Yobbagy, a junior psychology major and CAB member who chaired the event, said the success of the last year’s escape room was why they decided to have the event again.

“We like to bring back stuff that students have enjoyed before, and since this is a company we had before we knew that people liked it so we brought it back again for this year,” Yobbagy said.

Lauren Clouser lclous@pointpark.edu

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“’Hamilton,’ it’s everyone’s, any ethnic girl’s dream right now is to get into ‘Hamilton,’” Barnum said. “It’s an interesting time in Broadway; we have a lot of commercial stuff happening, so a lot of movies and spinoffs and stuff.

The market’s always changing and you do what you can but ‘Hamilton’ would be so fun.”

After her graduation in the spring, Barnum hopes to move to New York.

“My goal is after grad-

uation going to New York,” Barnum said. “Probably like most people do, graduate and then go home for the summer just to get your stuff together and make sure you have everything squared away financially and then probably move to New York in the fall. Just go for it, you know? Why let anything stop you?”

Lauren Clouser lclous@pointpark.edu

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GL BE’S POINT

Protest to uphold your rights In the wake of the Kavanaugh Supreme Court judge confirmation, we’ve seen protests pop up across the nation. Last week, Point Park students joined the wave of citizens who felt it was unjustified to elect a nominee accused of sexual assault to the highest court in our nation.

We at The Globe are proud of those who were brave enough to share the details of some of their darkest moments, and did so out in the open. They shared moments where they too felt taken advantage of and used. As students across all years and majors gathered in Village Park to share these stories, a sense of solidarity reverberated through the crowd.

In an age where people in powerful positions are being held accountable for their selfish and dishonorable actions, we applaud the masses of young people who are coming together to take a stand against issues they care deeply about. They are the ones that are setting the new example and standard for young people everywhere - not those in political power.

The voice of one person

may not be enough to change the tide, but when they are supported by others, changing a social norm becomes much easier. Organized protests and rallies - and ones that are held to express a trend in public opinion of what is acceptable in society - is one of the essential vertebrae supporting the backbone of democracy in America.

We should feel compelled and driven to demonstrate, uphold and protect the ideology that no matter how small, we have a voice as an American and with momentum, we have the ability to change our country through legislation.

We will continue to demonstrate our right to assemble, and through this decision, we will hold on to the hope that one day, the world will look a little bit different.

Though many were shocked, discouraged and depressed by the accused’s confirmation, we are fueled to fight on against sexual assault by the many voices who have made the noble decision to rage against it.

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Leaving the Republican party: easy Student with outside view reminisces on time as a conservative

By Gracey Evans News Photo Editor

I am no longer a member of the Republican party.

This summer, I changed my party to Independent but as of last week, I am a Democrat. I happen to be the first Democrat in my family in decades.

After moving Downtown in 2015 for my first year of college, I realized that the world was a bigger place than I ever knew while living in “the Bubble” of Murrysville, Pennsylvania all my life. I learned that there were more than just hicks and your average rich suburban white families.

I learned, but it took a long time to be accepting of everyone and realize what is wrong with the government as well as the views I had once known and grown up with. For heaven’s sake, my father mows “TRUMP” into the lawn.

Since living Downtown, I have made friends with all different cultural backgrounds and views. The biggest wake-up call took place after I broke up with my conservative ex-boyfriend and began to really start leaning left. When I got together with my current boyfriend, I realized there was a lot more I

had to learn.

I will not mention his name, but he did not have the easy life that I grew up with. He lived in attics before he moved to Pittsburgh. He had to learn everything the hard way. There was no easy path for him. And I mean everything. He has lived on his own for the past five years and learned how to take on bills and do everything himself without having a driver’s license or a car. I learned that not everyone lives with healthcare and that it’s a constant worry whether they will get sick or not. Sometimes they will do all they can to avoid MedExpress due to fees that haven’t been paid off from years ago.

I can say the biggest thing I have learned since becoming a Democrat is that fact that women are no longer safe in America. We have a man that is now in the Supreme Court, tasked with enforcing the law of the land, that has been accused of sexual assault. And it’s all peachy and good.

Everything that women have worked for in the past century is seemingly slowly deteriorating away. I have learned that injustice is a big problem in America. Our rights as Americans are slowly drifting away for women and minorities.

But I have seen the power of women grow in my career thus far with being a sports photographer. The first time I shot professional sports was in 2016 with the Post-Gazette. I shot a Pirates v. Cardinals game. I was the only female photographer and I was looked at very differently than I had ever been used to.

Since then, I have seen a small growth in female photographers, but still, we are looked at differently than men. I personally experienced this summer with the Wild Things baseball team.

The players always asked the male photo interns for photos and always had conversations but never directed them to me. I have learned to look past those factors and strive to get the best photos I possibly can.

Through these personal observations and experiences, I know that I have many different views now than what I did even two years ago, but I am still learning to be accepting. Most people know that I have “more conservative” views than many others.

But what people don’t know is when I’m talking with my family, I don’t exactly agree with them.

Gracey Evans glevans@pointpark.edu

Your life will get stressful at times and that is okay Taking on so many different challenges, remember what is most important

By Alexander Popichak Editor-Emeritus

When looking for guidance on starting something new, there are a whole mess of inspirational quotes out there to get you started. For example, two of my favorites are Henry Ford’s “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it,” as well as Adlai Stevenson’s “All progress has resulted from people who took unpopular positions.”

While gathering the motivation and drive to start something new is incredibly important, assessing progress and its impact on you is arguably more so important.

My name is Alex Popichak, and I take on too many roles at once.

Recognizing that in and of itself is a massive step.

Acting to stave off anxiety and being overwhelmed is daunting, if not seemingly impossible. The important thing, as several of my friends have reminded me these past few weeks, is that every individual is required to look out for themselves, because in the end no one else is required to.

I don’t say this to invalidate support systems to back you up or having folks in your corner. What I mean by that is that only you can assess whether the amount of stress you are under is worth coping through and managing before doing something to fix that.

“I’m writing this essay as a reminder to myself that sometimes it’s okay to admit that it’s too much.”

Alex Popichak

Editor-Emeritus The Globe It takes a lot for me to let go of something, as I have a serious relationship with commitment and staying true to my word.

However, I’m only human and I’m a full-time student and radio station General Manager above all else.

At the end of the day, the

folks I must answer to are the friends stubborn enough to put up with my nonsense and the person staring at me in the mirror every morning.

I’ve noticed in the past few weeks that the person staring back is exhausted, stressed, sleep-deprived and nowhere near the enthusiastic person I know is inside. I decided to figure out why, and the answer was scrawled across my calendar, email and wrecked sleep schedule.

I attributed my stress to an increased workload, but I also attributed some of that to the stress that came with being the Parliamentarian at the United Student Government (USG). Do not misconstrue this: I loved working with clubs and with the Rules Committee. I have never been more confident in such a group of senators before.

However, I didn’t have the time or brainpower required of me to fulfill this job. I resigned last week because I wanted a little bit of my life back. I deemed continuing as parliamentarian to not be worth the stress for me personally, and I’ve been making some personal changes to try and make my

life a little healthier.

Despite what you may have heard, USG is not a failing organization. If anything, it is reforming itself and finding its voice. On the whole, USG has been far more effective over the past six weeks than it has been in the previous three years of my time at Point Park.

I want the student body to know that genuinely and truly there are senators working on your behalf each week to do good.

Seriously.

I’m writing this essay as a reminder to myself that sometimes it’s okay to admit that it’s too much. At the end of the day, organizations remain steadfast whereas management and personnel will change.

I encourage anyone dissatisfied with where they are in life to take a hard look at what’s causing your own strife, and work to rectify it.

In my case, that was making the incredibly difficult decision to resign from an organization I love. I’m writing this to tell anyone who needs a reminder that you matter, and that it’s okay to let go if you need to.

Alex Popichak apopic@pointpark.edu

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Women’s record-breaking All in With victory streak ends at home Allison

By Allison Schubert Sports Columnist

Running Into Records The cross country team has had a record-breaking season - literally.

The women entered the season ranked first by the River States Conference (RSC) Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

Their expectations were high coming into the season, and sometimes those high expectations can put too much pressure on a team and will ultimately end in disappointment as a result.

In the case of the Pioneers, though, those expectations were smashed and continue to be as the season goes on.

Senior Anna Shields continues to break pretty much every record in the book, most of which were held or set by her in the first place.

Freshman Alyssa Campbell has been setting both personal records and freshman records since she got here, including being named the RSC Women’s Cross Country Runner of the Week for last week, Oct. 1-7.

The women’s cross country team became the first team in Point Park cross country history to be ranked nationally. They first entered the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Top 25 Poll at number 17, but have since climbed to the number 16 spot.

The team this year is a deep one. Point Park placed second of nine teams at the Carnegie Mellon University meet - without Shields.

Shields took the week off, but the Pioneers, led by Campbell and senior Kara Rohlf, still managed to finish within two points of NCAA Division II California (Pa.). Seeing Point Park have so much success in the

absence of Shields definitely provides hope for the future, which before this season, looked meek with Shields graduating in the spring.

The women are not the only ones prone to setting records though. Junior Xavier Stephens just picked up his third RSC Men’s Cross Country Runner of the Week honor of the year last week with Campbell. Freshman Doug Kostelansky has also been a standout, setting personal records in nearly every race this season.

Stephens led the Pioneers to a third place finish overall at the meet, and with times that keep getting better, Point Park is excited to see what he will be able to accomplish before and during his senior season next year.

It seems that a common theme of these Point Park cross country teams is to always beat yourself. Every week, we hear about a new runner that has broken a personal record, school record or even a venue record.

We always have runners that will out-run their own times, setting records but literally racing against themselves. Pretty good situation to be in, right?

Our greatest competition now is ourselves.

With runners this great and records being broken in the headlines seemingly every day, the talent of the cross country teams can easily be looked over or taken for granted.

When it comes to the cross country department, Point Park, we are definitely spoiled.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

Women’s soccer fails to top Carlow in battle for Highmark Stadium

By Rachael McKriger For The Globe

The winning streak is over for the Point Park women’s soccer team.

In the battle for Highmark Stadium, Point Park fell to Carlow University, 4-1.

The two schools, both located in Pittsburgh, share Highmark Stadium for their home matches. However, according to Pioneers head coach Maggie Kuhn, Carlow does not use the field to practice like Point Park does.

On Carlow’s senior night, the Pioneers could not extend their eight-game win streak.

Only nine minutes into the match, freshman midfielder Britney Adrian put in her own rebound, giving the Pioneers a head start. Carlow equalized in the first half, right before halftime, off a goal from Alexa Schwab.

Three second-half goals gave Carlow the victory over Point Park.

Senior defender Abby Magilocca said that with the eight victories, Point Park lost sight of how Carlow is a strong contender.

“I think we took them too lightly,” Magilocca said. “One of the big things we’re taking from that game is picking up the intensity, especially overall intensity. We need to step up the heart and desire. Carlow always just raises themselves every time they play us because of the rivalry. I don’t think we raised yourself to the same intensity or desire to win.”

On Saturday, the Pioneers went into a match against Malone University. In the non-conference tilt, Point Park fell 1-0.

According to Magilocca, there were plenty of positives in the match, including the team’s attitude after the loss to Carlow.

“We picked it up a little,”

Women’s XC ranked 16th in NAIA

Robert Berger| Point Park Athletics Freshman Reba Bartram and senior Katie Guarnaccia run the final stretch of the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational. Last week, both the men’s and women’s cross country teams had off to prepare for the final weeks of the season.

This weekend, both teams will compete In the National Aassociation of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Great Lakes Challenge in Grand Rapids, Mich. After another week of rest, the teams will compete in the River States Conference Championship meet Nov. 3 in Owensboro, Ky. The women’s team is now ranked 16th in the NAIA top 25 poll.

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Sophomore forward Morgan French takes a shot on net during a match against Ohio Christian University. The Pioneers fell to Carlow 4-1 last weekend snapping an eight game win streak.

Magilocca said. “We went into the game against Malone seeing how we would adjust.

We didn’t want to plan too much; we thought that was one of the problems against Carlow. We went in with an overall plan, but we wanted to adjust things on the fly. We did well with that.”

Malone’s lone goal came from Danielle Lung in the 63rd minute.

Looking back on the week and the goals scored against Point Park, three came off of rebounds, while one was a shot from distance. In the Carlow match, Carlow’s fourth goal came off a penalty kick from Kristina Wallace.

With that said, Point Park is not giving up goals on set pieces, a key component that both Kuhn and junior midfielder Gabby Widman alluded to last week.

“We are creating an awful lot of corner kicks, versus our opponents,” Kuhn said. “We can’t waste those opportunities, so we do train them. We need to be more consistent in that area of the field.”

Kuhn went on to say that playing against Malone was another opportunity for Point Park to get in some quality non-conference opponents before the post-season.

Widman said that, in regards to set pieces, the team is doing a “really good job” attacking the goal.

“We’ve found our success

with just the willingness to go in and compete,” Widman said.

Point Park has another two-game week ahead, with two conference games at Highmark Stadium. On Thursday, the Pioneers will face Midway University.

Then, on Saturday, the Pioneers will face Asbury University on senior day.

Magilocca, one of eight seniors being recognized, said that she knows the day will be emotional.

“I’ve seen the senior day for the three years that I’ve been here,” Magilocca said.

“It’s always fun to watch, but now it’ll be exciting to play.

It’ll be emotional in a good way. It’s just exciting.”

As for the team’s approach to both games, Magilocca said the team isn’t making any over-the-top changes.

“We just need to work harder,” Magilocca said.

“That’s the only change we’ll be making into these upcoming games. Coach Kuhn said, based on the games in the past, just how we needed to be humble after the wins and keep our heads high after the loss. We lost one battle, but we have the whole war ahead.

We need to keep advancing because one loss doesn’t knock us out of the playoffs.”

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Freshman forward Tia Horew settles a pass in a match against Ohio Christian University. The team is back in action Thursday at home against Midway.

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Volleyball claims first place in RSC East, starts new win streak

Women dethrone IU East for top spot

By Dara Collins Co-sports Editor

Despite the snap of its winning streak, the Pioneers climbed to the top of the River States Conference (RSC) East Division last weekend.

A non-conference matchup between Point Park and University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown (UPJ) broke the six-match winning streak the Pioneers held. UPJ swept Point Park 25-12, 28-26, and 25-16. The NCAA Division II Mountain Cats held the Pioneers to an attack percentage of .074 and 19 errors.

“We saw some of our old tendencies of individualizing and kind of crawling into this hole, but that was definitely our confidence and our mindset took a hit,” Dixon said.

Senior outside hitter Jordan Dixon and senior middle hitter Destiny Tucker led the Pioneers and put down eight kills apiece. Junior setter Julia Menosky directed her front line with 21 assists.

Despite topping UPJ by 10 digs, the green and gold defense could not win on its own. Senior libero Morgan Dangelo held the team-high of 18 digs, and Menosky finished her double-double with 16 digs.

“We were getting balls up, but they just weren’t good enough to make plays off of them,” freshman defensive specialist Ashley Castelli said. “So we just need to focus on going back to basics with it, holding our platforms, getting a nice,

high ball for the setter so we can get some good kills.”

The Mountain Cats knocked the Pioneers down a rung on the ladder, but the Pioneers immediately began their return to the top last Friday with a sweep against Ohio Christian University (OCU).

It was the second time the teams faced off this season, and Point Park now has a 3-0 win on its home court and the opponent’s court.

“We really just focused on our side of the court rather than stooping down to the other side,” Dangelo said.

The Pioneers finished the match 25-14, 25-16 and 25-18 against the Trailblazers. Point Park posted 44 kills to OCU’s 24 and 16 attack errors.

Senior right-side hitter Ashley Taylor controlled the Pioneer offense with 12 kills, senior outside hitter Erica Gumz followed with 10 and middle hitters Tucker and sophomore Jazlyn Rozier chipped in seven each. The top attackers for the Trailblazers managed only five kills from two players.

Dangelo picked up 19 of the Pioneers’ 74 digs. Dixon recorded the second highest of the match with 17 digs.

The Pioneers began their return to victory on Friday and completed one of many goals set for the season on Saturday. Indiana University East sat atop the RSC East until Point Park overthrew the Red Wolves 3-1, claiming first place and victory 25-21, 23-25, 25-15 and 25-22.

“We finally played as a team, and you could defi-

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Senior right side hitter Ashley Taylor attempts a block in last year’s matchup against Carlow. Last weekend, the team took two conference wins against Ohio Christian University and Indiana University East.

nitely see the connection,” Dangelo said. “Our defense was on, our hitting was on, serve receive was okay at times and we served them off the court.”

This win is the seventh straight conference victory for the Pioneers, and Point Park has yet to play an RSC match with more than four sets.

Although the stat sheet appeared similar in most sections, Point Park claimed its top spot with match-high numbers. Tucker threw down 16 kills from the middle to lead the team, and Taylor posted 12 kills from the right side.

Dangelo continued a strong defensive showing with 19 digs, Dixon chipped in 15 and Taylor rounded out her double-double with 10.

Menosky was the fourth Pioneer with double digit digs at 11, and the reigning Setter of the Week dished out a season-high of 43 assists.

“We went 2-0 [on the weekend], but specifically with IU East, that was our biggest competition,” Dixon said. “Every single person on the team showed up, and I think that was our strength.

We didn’t have anyone not doing their job, everyone was motivated and we had every single person on the team show up that day.”

The Pioneers remain in Pittsburgh for the rest of the season with the only away match taking place at city rival Carlow University. Point Park will face non-conference Mount Vernon Nazarene University on Thursday and continue RSC play this weekend.

Point Park hosts Indiana University Kokomo on Friday. The Cougars are currently on a 14-game winning streak and undefeated in conference play. The Pioneers will close out the week with a match against Cincinnati Christian University on Saturday.

“We need to all show up again just like IU East, but it’s that mentality that we’re all one,” Dixon said. “If we continue to strive for every point, every play, I think we’ll be able to beat [IU Kokomo].”

Now atop the East Division, the Pioneers continue to climb to first in the conference, according to Dixon.

Robert Berger| Point Park Athletics Freshman forward Ndayisenga Emmanuel on a break away during a game against Ohio Christian University. Last Thursday, the team defeated Carlow 7-1. They are back in action Thursday against Midway at Highmark Stadium.

Men display strong showing at home as season winds down Pioneers dominate local RSC rival Carlow 7-1

By Allison Schubert Co-Sports Editor

The men’s soccer team dominated Carlow last Thursday, tallying seven goals by seven different players and putting them fifth in the River States Conference standings.

Junior goalkeeper Juan Somoza started in net for Point Park, making five saves in the first half. Senior Ryan Daniels took Somoza’s place in the second half and notched six saves of his own.

Sophomore forward Mitchell Roell started things off for the Pioneers with a goal in the tenth minute off a pass from junior Yuki Takeda.

Sophomore midfielder Kay In’t Ven followed suit just less than three minutes later, putting the Pioneers up 2-0.

With one second left on the clock, freshman midfielder Christopher Ciucanu put in one more, sending Point Park to the locker room up 3-0. Ciucanu would sit out the rest of the game with an injury obtained in his

goal-scoring play.

Sophomore Jonathan Roos opened scoring for the Pioneers in the second half with a goal from a cross pass by freshman Ndayisenga Emmanuel in the 49th minute. Emmanuel got a goal of his own in the 55th minute, giving Point Park a 5-0 lead.

Junior Marc Bentley scored one minute after Emmanuel’s goal, and freshman Lorenzo Diaz would close scoring for Point Park with a penalty kick in the 88th minute.

The shutout was spoiled by a late goal from Janvier Ramson of the Celtics in the 89th minute, but the Pioneers’ strong offense rocked the scoreboard with a final 7-1.

Point Park plays three of their final four games at home, next hosting Midway University on Thursday before hosting Asbury University for senior day on Saturday.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

LAST WEEK’S SCOREBOARD OCT. 9 - OCT. 15 MEN’S SOCCER (7-4-1) (3-2-1)

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CARLOW 1, POINT PARK 7*............................................................ Oct 11 Goals: Roell, In’t Ven, Ciucanu, Roos, Emmanuel, Bentley, Diaz Next: Oct. 18 vs. Midway University*, Oct. 20 vs. Asbury University*

WOMEN’S SOCCER (8-6) (5-1)

CARLOW 4, POINT PARK 1*........................................................... Oct. 11 Goal: Adrian MALONE 1, POINT PARK 0............................................................. Oct. 13 Next: Oct. 18 vs. Midway University*, Oct. 20 vs. Asbury University*

VOLLEYBALL (14-7) (7-1)

POINT PARK 0, UPJ 3.................................................................... Oct. 10 POINT PARK 3, OHIO CHRISTIAN 0*.......................................... Oct. 12 POINT PARK 3, IU EAST 1*............................................................ Oct. 13 Next: Oct. 18 VS. Mount Vernon Nazarene, Oct. 19 vs. IU Kokomo*

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Next: Oct. 20 @ NAIA Great Lakes Challenge

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

Next: Oct. 20 @ NAIA Great Lakes Challenge

WOMEN’S GOLF

RSC Fall Preview, 7th of 9

MEN’S GOLF Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Senior middle hitter Destiney Tucker makes a serve in last year’s road matchup against Carlow University. The team will look to extend their new win streak this weekend with three home games in the Student Center Gym.

Grove City Invitational, 1st of 3

*River States Conference