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Point Park administration continued budget cuts by limiting university funding for department spending.

On the list of items cut are pet care, flight upgrades, coffee, bottled water, food for faculty meetings and ibuprofen.

These items are now classified as “personal items” by the university, even if they are bought for the use of the entire department.

Michael Gieseke, Dean of Student Life, explained that this was a measure taken by the university in order to spend university money in other places, such as aiding student field trips.

“An area where to save money and to try to find money that is finite was to say: Why should university money be spent so you could drink coffee in the morning?” Gieseke said. Gieseke relayed that this decision was made this past year and was set to take place starting the new spending year on September 1.

Jonas Prida, Assistant Provost for Point Park and director for the Center of Inclusive Excellence, said he has no problem with the new restrictions on departmental spending, so long that the money is being used for the betterment of the students at the university.

“I understand them because I would rather have Point Park spending the money on students than on me upgrading somebody’s flight,” Prida said. “As a person who believes in student access, student affordability and student success, that’s where our money should go.”

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Prida took time to highlight what he saw as necessity, or lack thereof, concerning the items the administration banned in comparison with what he believes university money should be spent on.

“And frankly, we make enough money where I can buy my own coffee; I don’t need my job to do that. That’s a perk of a job, and at times when it’s tough, perks go away, because it matters about what we can give to students,” Prida said.

While things like coffee may be used by the entire department, they aren’t the most necessary when it comes to university funding, Heather Starr-Fiedler, professor of multimedia and chair of the Department of Community Engagement, said.

“I think it’s always a fine line to walk between what is reasonable and expected and what helps us to feel good about coming into work every day and doing our job,” Starr-Fielder said. “I also recognize that I would rather that money be spent on students, and so I do understand it, while it may be frustrating.”

Prida does not believe the restriction will last forever.

He explained that if the administration uses university money to better the university and attract more students, soon the university will make more money, and keeping departments from buying coffee won’t be a priority anymore.

Gieseke agreed, saying the decision wasn’t made over a shortage of university money, but over the efficiency of the use of that money.

“I think it’s truly about the university looking at where they are spending wise-

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Junior Niko Roros strolls along the farmer’s market-style selection during AppleFest. The event was put on by CulinArt and featured live music, fall-themed favors and plenty of pumpkins and apples.

USG swears in new parliamentarian USG

By Amanda Andrews USG Beat Writer

Former Senator Matthew Spadaccia was sworn in as United Student Government’s (USG) new Parliamentarian at this week’s Legislative Body Meeting.

USG has been without a Parliamentarian for nearly three weeks following the sudden resignation of former Parliamentarian Alex Popichak.

Spadaccia was elected as a senator at the end of last semester and has served on the Campus Activities Board (CAB) for a number of years, and currently holds the position of Event Coordinator in that facet. While his experience with USG has been limited thus far, Spadaccia expressed that

did not curb his enthusiasm concerning the organization or his belief that he has a lot to offer as the new Parliamentarian.

“When I got here [to USG], seeing it...you kind of just fall in love with it,” Spadaccia said. “You kind of just get a feeling that it’s something different. It’s something out of the ordinary, and I wanted to get more involved with it.”

Spadaccia said his skills in leadership would be valuable as Parliamentarian, more than ever.

When questioned as to why Spadaccia was selected for the Parliamentarian position, USG President Kaylee Kearns gave a brief explanation.

“We did an interview process, only three of the individuals showed up for interviews,” Kearns said.

“And [Spadaccia] was just

the best applicant that we felt was most fit for the job.”

Spadaccia’s main goal for the rest of the semester is to facilitate the process of revising USG’s constitution.

He opted for a more conservative approach to changing the constitution, analyzing it section by section instead of making sweeping alterations, but also expressed potential plans for a constitutional convention.

President Paul Hennigan accepted an invitation to speak in front of USG at this week’s meeting. He discussed tuition costs, transparency and budget cuts, the Pittsburgh Playhouse funding and his role as president of the university.

Hennigan explained how Point Park follows a system of providing differential tuition. Tuition prices for Conservatory of

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Health services reduce walk-ins

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An outward-facing window in the Globe and WPPJ office began cracking around 3 p.m. on Monday while students were inside the offices. Public safety responded to the situation immediately, and the window was pushed from the inside out onto the sidewalk of Fort Pitt Boulevard. Plywood is now temporarily covering the opening, and according to an engineer for the university, it is undetermined as to when the window will be repaired. This is due to the glass company having to special order the tempered glass.

The Student Health Center will be operating with new staff and new hours this semester.

In an email sent to Point Park students by Michael Gieseke, dean of student life, it was revealed that starting November 1, the Student Health Center will be open Monday through Friday from 8:45 a.m. to noon and from 3:00-4:15 p.m. by appointment only. Hours between 1:00 and 3:00 p.m. will be walk-in hours for students.

The changes were made by the new health services nurse Katie Leslie.

Leslie is new to Point

Park, and started at the beginning of the semester.

She was previously a middle school teacher, before going back to school to become a nurse. She has a professional background as a nurse in pediatrics and homeless outreach.

While the changes made to the office times haven’t changed, what has changed is that the Student Health Center now runs on a mostly appointment-based system. The purpose of this is to eliminate lines.

These changes aim to fix the problem of students flooding the health center and leaving untreated after waiting in line so long, ac-

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ly and where they’re not,” Gieseke said.

Starr-Fiedler said there will be a noticeable change for departments and the way they work together following the execution of this new rule.

“I think it’s going to be a bit of a culture change for a lot of departments,” Starr-Fiedler said. “It’ll be a bit of a shift in communicating the new policies and really understanding and making sure we communicate why everyone should understand what they’re doing.”

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Last Wednesday, 22-yearold Greensburg resident Matthew Darby pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for killing Alina Sheykhet in her Oakland apartment on Oct. 5, 2017. Over a year has passed since the murder of Sheykhet, a University of Pittsburgh student. Darby was sentenced to a “mandatory penalty of life in prison with no chance for parole,” according to The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Point Park student Zachary Bradner was Sheykhet’s roommate last year, and along with Sheykhet’s parents, was one of the first to discover Sheykhet’s body the morning following her murder.

Bradner, a senior public relations and advertising major, moved to Orlando, Florida in August to take part in an internship at Disney. He will return to Pittsburgh in January to resume school.

Bradner flew in for the hour-long sentencing hearing October 5. He spoke directly to Darby, along with Skeykhet’s friends and family.

“It was my first and last time addressing him since the murder,” Bradner said in a phone interview from Orlando. “I got to say, ‘You tried, but you did not kill Alina. Her spirit will live on with us forever. You are the one whose life is ruined, because now you’re going to be spending your life in prison.’”

A year later, Bradner strives to open up a conversation about domestic violence, and is continuing to draw attention to what he sees as weak protection from abuse orders. Sheykhet’s parents share similar sentiments concerning the system protecting those who issue protection-from-abuse orders.

Called “Alina’s Law,” as posted on Darby’s Facebook page, the proposed law is described as one “that would help improve the way the system handles protection from abuse orders.”

In addition to pleading guilty for murder, Darby pleaded guilty to theft; flight to avoid apprehension and burglary; and criminal trespass for a Sept. 20, 2017 incident that also took place at Sheykhet’s apartment, as well as an Oct. 3, 2017 incident involving an underage girl.

Darby faces outstanding charges for a rape case in Indiana County, as well as a Nov. 4, 2017 altercation with Allegheny County Jail guards.

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cording to health center staff.

Leslie described her experience working on the walk-in only system during the first few weeks of the semester.

“Being new, we were just kind of taking a look at how things flow [...] and trying to make sure we were serving everybody the best way possible and we decided after the first couple of weeks that functioning solely on the walk-in model is very unpredictable,” Leslie said.

The staff at the Student Health Center decided to try to implement some sort of scheduling so people can choose times that work for them. Most walk-ins are not emergency situations, and the scheduling model is intended to help more students be seen more efficiently.

Colleen O’Neil, sophomore cinema production major, went to the nurse’s office last year after contracting strep throat, before the Student Health Center got its new staff members. She recalled being scared, confused and barely able to breathe.

“She really couldn’t do too much for me other than telling me that I should probably go to the doctor,” O’Neil said. “She gave me a few throat lozenges and told me that I should go to the doctor and that I probably had a throat infection that might have been something more serious.”

Delaney Baumis, senior broadcast reporting major, went to the nurse’s office earlier this semester and recounted her experience as fairly positive. The nurse made an appointment for Baumis with a doctor immediately, and even contacted Baumis afterwards.

“Even after my doctor’s appointment, she followed up,” Baumis said. “She called me on my cell phone and made sure that everything was okay and went smoothly with the doctor.”

The new scheduling model will potentially help monitor the flow of the health center while also giving an idea of what to expect, health staff said. The scheduling software offers a section where students must add a short description of their reason for visiting the Health Service Center. This gives the nurses a better idea of what to expect, and it also allows them to track data electronically.

This could come in handy if the center needs more resources, or to see when the busiest hours are.

Baumis, while supporting the idea of having a new scheduling method, noted room for other possible improvements.

“I think it’s great that they’re doing by-appointment and walk-in hours, but I think there should be a lot more walk-in hours,” Baumis said, citing students’ busy schedules as a reason for perhaps not being able to make scheduling an appointment work.

O’Neil said she does not agree with the new scheduling system, because she feels that it does not provide enough room for students who may be facing a health emergency.

“I have not gone to the nurse this year, so I don’t know how the new nurses are, but those new hours don’t make me feel very comfortable because if the same thing would happen to me that happened to me last

year, if it’s 8 a.m., I can’t go to the nurses office and have her tell me what’s going on,” O’Neil said.

Health services can provide consultation services with the university nurse, where, if deemed necessary, she can refer a student to a UPMC doctor downtown if their condition cannot be managed by the Student Health Center alone.

These appointments are provided at no extra cost to the student. The center can also provide consultation for STI testing, birth control and other specialty services, like where to find an orthopedic doctor or a neurologist. The center can provide students with small doses of over-thecounter medication for less serious illnesses. The center also provides flu shots to students for ten dollars.

Leslie added that she’s looking to make other shots available to students, including meningitis.

Gieseke elaborated that while there aren’t any additional changes in the works for Health Services at the present time, they will always be looking for ways to improve.

“I definitely anticipate us to continue to look at how its going, see what’s working, see what’s not, and that’s one of the exciting things about new staff is there’s an opportunity to make changes,” Gieseke said.

Students an make appointments by following the Health services link on PointWeb.

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President Hennigan addresses USG on cuts from USG page 1 Performing Arts (COPA) students is typically higher than that of students in all other departments because of their predominant use of expensive equipment, according to Hennigan.

As operating costs for the university continue to rise, tuition must increase as well, according to Hennigan. The largest portion of that operating budget, however, is what helps out students in the first place: financial aid.

“Every student sitting in the room has a different financial aid package than every other student in the

room,” Hennigan said. “And that’s based on merit, and it’s based on your need, and that’s all confidential by federal law.”

Hennigan cited the FASFA - the Free Application for Federal Student Aid that students submit to determine their level of need - as an example of this process.

“If you give permission to Point Park to get that information, we get that information, and we put together a scholarship and a need package for each and every individual student here at the university,” Hennigan said. “That financial aid package that we provide to you is

part of the university’s budget. And so what’s driving the university budget and driving the increased cost of tuition more than anything else at the university is financial aid.”

Hennigan claimed that financial aid is increasing faster than tuition, and that tuition prices will increase proportionally to financial aid increases.

The construction of the Pittsburgh Playhouse did not come from the university operating budget, thus students did not pay for the construction with their tuition money.

Budget cuts, Hennigan predicted, would continue for

several years as the student body continues to shrink.

Hennigan said he intends to make another appearance in front of USG sometime next month to further deliberate on tuition and costs with USG members.

Student clubs and organizations had until 5 p.m. on Monday to submit budget requests. On Friday and Sunday, USG will have its funding meeting to rank the priority of clubs’ financial requests to determine how to delineate funds for the next funding period.

Amanda Andrews aaandre@pointpark.edu

First Amendment conference held at Duquesne

By Carley Bonk Editor-Elect

Nationally-recognized and local media figures gathered on Duquesne University’s campus this Sunday and Monday to discuss the importance of the First Amendment.

“The National Conference on the First Amendment: Bedrock of American Freedoms” offered attendees the opportunity to learn about issues revolving around principles of freedom, impact of social media, artistic expression and more. Organizers included Ken Gormley, president of Duquesne University and Maxwell King, president and CEO of The Pittsburgh Foundation.

“The problem is too many people in this country don’t understand how freedom works in their native land,” King said.

“They don’t understand that the First Amendment is the linchpin freedom upon which our democracy was built.”

The first of its kind, the conference agenda slotted 17 panels, a musical performance by dance-rock band The Slants and a virtual appearance of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was unable to travel to speak in person.

“May we not fail to learn the lessons of our past missteps, may we treasure the right to speak our minds out and remain respectful of the rights of others to do the same,” Justice Ginsburg said in a video presented to the audience.

In the opening remarks on Sunday afternoon, King requested the audience to join him in a moment of silence honoring slain Washington Post journalist, Jamal Khashoggi.

“I want this moment of silence to honor his life, but also to honor his clear and courageous writing about freedom,” King said.

The conference has taken years to construct, according to Gormley, a legal professor and scholar who has spent years studying the First Amendment.

“Listening to differing views with respect and actually learning from them is what makes us the strongest country and what makes us stronger people,” Gormley said.

Rising above partisanship to candidly discuss pressing societal issues was an overarching theme across the twoday conference.

Sunday’s panels focused on discussing the “Five Pillars of Freedom” promised to American citizens in the First Amendment. A panel of collegiate professors shared their views on how these freedoms

have shaped this country’s history. Panels that followed touched on the effects of social media on free speech.

A discussion of protected rights of freedom of expression followed, specifically relating to Matal V. Tam, a landmark case in constitutional and trademark law that was brought to court by bassist and founder of The Slants, Simon Tam. The evening closed with a musical performance by the group.

Monday’s panels consisted of nearly eight hours of speakers, opening with an editor’s conversation between Dean Baquet of The New York Times, Martin Baron of The Washington Post and David Shribman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The editors spoke on the importance of the press in a democratic nation and how their media outlets strive to inform readers with facts.

“There are a lot of attacks on the press now,” Baron said.

“I think there’s an attempt to marginalize us, to basically undercut us and undermine our role in society. We have have to be our own watchman of truth.”

Several Point Park students sat in on the Monday morning session. Taylor Fife, senior broadcast reporting major, said the event was informative for someone aspiring to become an accurate multimedia journalist.

“I liked the panel with the editors just because of the advice they were giving,” Fife said. “Hearing their thoughts on how to approach dealing with people who may not like the media, especially in this time period.”

Catering to the college students in the crowd as well as the educators in attendance, one panel looked into free speech on college campuses and how to strike a balance between protecting students and exposing them to an immersive learning experience.

“The question is what are you trying to teach them,” Robert Zimmer, president of the University of Chicago said. “Are you trying to convey truth or are you trying to teach them to think, they’re not the same thing. [Teaching them to think] is going to empower them for the rest of their lives.”

The conference also touched on issues regarding the collision of free speech and national security, the system of law and government in America, foreign journalists, fake news and more.

Point Park’s director of the Center for Media Innovation, Andrew Conte, also contributed to the organization of

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Washington Post Executive Editor Martin “Marty” Baron speaks on a panel at the First Amendment conference at Duquesene. this conference, according to Gormley. He moderated an afternoon panel with controversial journalist James O’Keefe and Pittsburgh’s own Salena Zito, who regularly contributes to CNN, The Washington Examiner and The New York Post.

The event closed with representatives from The National Constitution Center, The First Amendment Center and The Knights First Amendment Institute sharing how the pub-

lic can solve the problem King posed at the start of the convention: misunderstanding the core of democracy.

“It’s the things that unite us - not the things that divide us - that make the United States of America a world power,” Gormley said. “The First Amendment is what sits at the core of all of that.”

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By Emily Bennett A City University Life class was met with violence during a volunteer endeavor last Wednesday when several members of the class were attacked by five individuals on the street.

Students, outfitted in orange volunteer vests, were headed towards Liberty Avenue during a volunteer event organized by their professor, Felicia McKinney. Students noticed the five individuals pacing up and down the line of volunteers, antagonizing students and verbally attempting to instigate a fight. Perpetrators then singled out a student near the back of the group and grabbed them. The individuals then fled, and because of this interruption, the group of Point Park students altered their course, choosing to round the corner surrounding The City Beautification Center.

Perpetrators returned to the group, this time inciting violence that resulted in several students’ injuries. The fighting concluded when one of the perpetrators called off the fighting from further down the street, and the five individuals fled.

All five individuals were described as African-American, appeared to be between the ages of 16-19, and wore neon-colored clothing. They have not yet been identified.

During the incident, Pittsburgh police were called several times by bystanders, students and McKinney. Pittsburgh Police failed to show up within the hour, and Point Park Police came to the scene within twenty minutes to retrieve students and shuttle them back to campus.

Following the incident, McKinney sent an email to the class, notifying students about on-campus counseling services and canceling two upcoming assignments and one field trip.

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‘Courageous Conversations’ covers domestic violence

By Lauren Clouser Co-Features Editor

In the nearly full JVH auditorium, Ani Johnston, an outreach advocate for the Women’s Center and Shelter, asked everyone who had a birthday from April to August to stand up.

With nearly half the room standing, Johnston stated that number was comparable to how many college women experience abusive dating behaviors, which, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, is 43%.

In the middle of domestic violence awareness month, Point Park’s Department of Community Engagement teamed up with the YWCA and the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh to create “Courageous Conversations: Discussions on Domestic Violence.” The events featured a talk by the Women’s Center and Shelter and an installation of t-shirts created by students and members of the YWCA. “Part of the mission of our department is to help create a space where people can have these conversations and either be inspired to help create change or be empowered to go out and do something or even just to be aware,” Heather Starr Fiedler, chair of the Department of Community Engagement said.

Point Park hosted Johnston and Kathleen Marecic, the Women’s Center and Shelter RUSafe Coordinator on Oct. 18, where they talked of signs of an abusive relationship, discussed their services and promoted the RUSafe app.

Melissa Barnhill, a graduate assistant and PhD student, helped organize the event. Barnhill teaches two sections of City University Life, and said the topic of her class’ service learning project was on women who were homeless due to domestic violence. Barnhill had her class attend the talk.

“After reaching out to the Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh, they offered to come talk about their RUSafe App and had intended reaching out to college students to be RUSafe champions,” Barnhill said.

“We were the first school they presented the app to.”

During the talk, Johnston said that it did not take physical violence for a relationship to become abusive.

Johnston cited examples such as verbal, emotional and financial abuse, and stated that college students are the most likely to be in an abusive relationship.

“18 to 24 are the most commonly abused when you look at the ages,” Johnston said.

Marecic discussed the features of the RUSafe app, which originally came out

Lauren Clouser|The Globe T--shirts with messages about domestic violence were displayed last week in Academic Hall as part of the YWCA’s Clothesline Project.

Lauren Clouser|The Globe Kathleen Marecic discussed the RUSafe app at the Women’s Center and Shelter talk on Friday, Oct. 19. in the JVH auditorium.

in 2014. The app was created by a company called Aspirant, and the Pittsburgh Women’s Center contributed the content, which included domestic violence hotlines across the U.S. “There was not a general listing of all the hotlines across the US and so that was a lot of legwork to get the list put together. There’s nearly 1,600 hotlines across the United States,” Marecic said.

Marecic explained the app contains questionnaires for someone who believes they are in an abusive relationship, or for someone who believes a friend or family member is in an abusive relationship. There are links to different hotlines and there is also a journal feature that allows victims to have a record of incidents, which can be used as evidence in a court proceeding.

Barnhill said the talk helped to bring awareness to an issue that isn’t always talked about, but said the talk largely centered around heterosexual relationships and physical violence.

“I hoped the talk would have included all sexualities, not just heterosexual relationships and how the shelter accommodates the

needs of the LGBTQ community,” Barnhill said.

“Furthermore, I think discussing violence beyond the physical form could have helped students understand healthy vs. unhealthy behaviors in a relationship.”

Outside of the JVH presentation, there were t-shirts strung along clotheslines. The shirts were decorated by students and members of the YWCA, and displayed messages about domestic violence. According to Starr Fiedler, the installation was a part of the YWCA’s Clothesline Project, which they do annually during “A Week Without Violence” - a week centered around raising awareness for domestic violence.

“We partnered with them this year to bring that Clothesline Project here to campus in addition to what they were doing at the Y,” Starr Fielder said. “We rotated the t-shirts in the display throughout the week.

And I think we had probably 50 or 60 t-shirts.”

The t-shirts were also on display on the second floor of Academic Hall by the elevators, typically a heavily trafficked area. Starr Fiedler said the

founder of the Clothesline Project believed it was important for the t-shirts to have high visibility.

“It was started by someone who wanted to be able to have people have a physical outlet to share their story or their support, and then to be able to hang that where it can be visible and people could see it,” Starr Fiedler said.

Barnhill believed the series was important to today’s climate.

“Creating awareness around a stigmatized topic, I think is always important, especially in the era of #metoo,” Barnhill said.

“Discussions on Domestic Violence” is a part of “Courageous Conversations,” a monthly series put on by the Department of Community Engagement that centers around different issues.

“Throughout the year we’ll be doing more of these…” Starr Fiedler said.

“We just really want to provide a space and an opportunity for students to learn and to have conversations about these important issues.”

Lauren Clouser lclous@pointpark.edu

CulinArt holds annual AppleFest in Village Park

By Jake Berlin For The Globe

Point Park embraced fall last Tuesday as campus dining services presented AppleFest.

The Village Park festival was the embodiment of autumn as CulinArt offered gourds, pumpkins, cider, music and crafts—and, of course, apples.

“We offered apple pie, apple cider, caramel and candy apples and then we do a bunch of fresh vegetables,” Kristy Weiss of CulinArt said. “We do pumpkin painting where you can win a prize, live entertainment and we do a Pop-Up Café, coffee stations and a little bit of everything.”

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thing was a lot of fun for those students who attended, and especially those who embrace the farmers’ market phenomenon which is sweeping Pittsburgh and the nation.

“We go through Paragon, and they source all local farms,” Weiss said.

“Students look forward to the AppleFest every year.

They’re excited, which is awesome.”

Lauren Sutter is a student who spotted the festival by chance—she didn’t plan on going, but decided to stay once it caught her eye.

“It looked like a lot of fun, so I came back,” Sutter said, “The pumpkin painting has been a lot of fun. There’s lots of

different things to do and buy. They’ve basically run out of pumpkins so they could probably stock more next year.”

The quickly-moving pumpkins highlight a growing sensation among college students. Fresh foods are always in high demand, especially on campus where options are limited.

AppleFest served an alternative to the usually Café standards, and provided a gathering place for students to enjoy the changing of the seasons.

In addition to the colored Village Park leaves and crisp air, students were able to experience an atmosphere of music as well.

Bryana Apply performed an acoustic set with

original material and covers for two hours for festival-goers in the style of the Point Perk coffee shop, which was situated right next door to AppleFest.

“It was a blend of modern pop, country and rock and roll,” Apply said. “I think it’s a great location because as the kids were walking to and from class, they can see and hear everything.”

Students will have to wait until next fall to see and hear another AppleFest, but according to CulinArt, there are still three more Pop Up Cafes this semester which will be presented in the same style at Village Park.

Jake Berlin jberli@pointpark.edu

Jake Berlin|For The Globe Bryana Apply performs at AppleFest on Monday, Oct. 15.

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Clubs buckle down for the Halloween season Events include themed parties, dances and symposiums

By Hattie Charney Co-Features Editor

Campus is gearing up for the Halloween season by hosting a variety of events in the upcoming week.

Halloween-related events will begin on Thursday, October 25 and end on Wednesday, Ocober 31. Not on My Campus and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) are each hosting an event on Thursday.

Not On My Campus is hosting its annual “A Costume is Not Consent” event.

The event is focused around a photo campaign where students pose in costumes, demonstrating that simply a costume does not serve as proper consent. The event is being held in the Point Cafe hallway at 2 p.m.

CAB’s annual Halloween Dance is set to take place later that same night at Skybar on the South Side. Tickets are currently on sale; $5 for students, $7 at the door and $10 for guests. The dance will be held between the hours of 8 and 10 p.m.

CAB continues its Halloween events into the next day, Friday, October 26, with a Kennywood Fright Night event. Students are able to purchase tickets from CAB to attend Fright Night at Kennywood Park. Shuttles for the event will begin to leave at 6 p.m.

Students who want to stay on campus but still celebrate are able to attend Anime Club’s Halloween Party on October 26. The event will take place from 8 p.m. until 12 a.m. in the JVH Auditorium.

Lindsey Weaver, junior creative writing major and president of the Anime Club, said that they wanted to hold a party that

PIONEER PUBLIC Laura Boyd

By Lauren Clouser Co-Features Editor

Before becoming an associate cinema professor at Point Park, Laura Boyd traveled the world as an expedition leader for a cruise company and pursued her passion for natural history filmmaking by working at National Geographic.

“People would always say, ‘when is she going to do normal things?’” Boyd said.

Boyd originally studied art history and studio photography before she landed a job with a small cruise line that traveled from Seattle to Alaska.

After four years, Boyd joined a natural history tourism company called Society Expeditions. Boyd worked as an expedition leader on the ship, which traveled from the Arctic Circle to the Antarctic Circle.

“We’d go for whale watching, bird watching, natural history lectures,” Boyd said. “We always had

could be open and free to all students.

Weaver went on to say the party will be an event for people to come together to watch Halloween episodes of various anime shows while eating candy and pizza.

“Come have fun. We’ll have pizza; we’ll watch anime series,” Weaver said. “Then we’ll get into the trivia game on anime.”

Weaver said the grand prize for the game is a giant Pikachu plush doll.

Dressing up in costumes is encouraged for the party, and Weaver said that members are dressing as anime characters, also known as cosplay.

Weaver encourages all to attend no matter their level of interest in anime.

“Even if you don’t know anything about anime in general, you could still have fun,” Weaver said. “You could meet new people.”

Additionally, Pioneer Records is holding its own version of Fright Night in Village Park on October 27 from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m.

Megan Clista, Director of Marketing for Pioneer Records, broke down the entertainment for the night.

“We will have the Red Eye-Ballers, who is actually Jonas Prida, a faculty member here so that should be fun.” Clista said. “Then we have the Impulse hip-hop team performing during the changeover.”

Clista said other entertainment for the night will be performed by a couple of Pittsburgh natives.

“We are going to have Lyra perform, she is 15-yearsold. She is just a local Pittsburgh musician,” Clista said.

“Our headliner is the Ghost Club, and they are also just a local band.”

Food and drinks will be provided at the event. There will be a caramel apple station where the public can make their own caramel apples.

There will be a variety of contests where winners will receive prizes. The winners of the pumpkin pie eating contest will win Stage AE tickets. The winners of the costume contest get a chance to win Stage AE tickets to EDEN or AJR. Pioneer Records will have various games such as a mystery box and a dart game as a way to fundraise during the event. They will also have a photo booth as well as a “guess how many” jar.

Pioneer Records is partnering with the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership to open the event to not only Point Park students, but also for the public to enjoy Hal-

historians, marine biologists, sometimes national park rangers traveling with us on the boat and our focus was on natural history interpretation. So I got to go to remote parts of the world.”

After nearly a decade, Boyd decided to try to find a job on land in order to stay closer to friends and family.

“It was not a normal life at all. You would work for two months straight and have a month off,” Boyd said. “They would drop you off in Chile somewhere and you’d spend a couple weeks in Chile and you’d go backpacking or something and then you’d fly home and it was great. But it was really work-focused.”

Boyd went on to work as an educational sales manager at IMAX, where she realized her dream was to produce natural history films.

“There was a very exact moment when I was standing in the theater and there was a bunch of little kids... watching Africa the Serengeti,” Boyd said. “James Earl Jones was narrating as the wildebeests were crossing the plains and I just went ‘Oh my God, why am I selling these films? I want to make these films.’”

Boyd found a brand new science and natural history filmmaking program at Montana State University.

“I can remember being in my office at the IMAX Theater going, ‘they made

this for me,’” Boyd said.

Boyd said the program was looking for scientists, but accepted her because of her experience in natural history from the cruise lines. From there, Boyd began traveling again to create films.

Boyd traveled to Easter Island in order to film her graduate thesis film, “Cabello Loco on Easter Island.”

“A veterinarian found me who was working with horses on Easter Island,” Boyd said. “He had discovered a disease that was killing the horses there and he had been there six years in a row, raised all this money to go and work with the horses and was going back and wanted somebody to go and make a film for him.”

Boyd stayed on the Polynesian island for six months before coming back to find a new job. Boyd knew an executive producer for National Geographic and toured the facility.

“Before I left the building I had a job with National Geographic,” Boyd said.

Boyd first worked for the show “Dangerous Encounters” with Brady Barr.

“Everything I was taught in grad school was you don’t interfere with the animals, you don’t plant animals in situations,” Boyd said. “And here I was working for a show where they’re wrangling crocodiles and holding up toxic snakes or encouraging

“Come have fun. We’ll have some pizza; we’ll watch anime series.”

Lindsey Weaver President of Anime Club

loween festivities.

Two events are being held on the day of Halloween, October 31; The Decomposium and the Point Park University KPop Dance Club (KDC) Halloween Party.

Hattie Charney|The Globe Anime Club accumulated a variety of prizes for their Halloween Party.

The Honors Student Organization in conjunction with the Center for Media Innovation (CMI) is holding The Decomposium, a Halloween symposium, on October 31 from 2-5 p.m. in the CMI. The Decomposium will showcase students as well as featuring a keynote at 2 p.m.

by Steve Tolin of Tolin FX. The KDC will be holding its debut event on Oct. 31, a Halloween party in Lawrence hall 200 beginning at 7:15 p.m.

Christiana Cates, freshman journalism major and President of the KDC, describes the event as a way for the club to get its name out into the Point Park community.

“This is sort of like our debut showcase,” Cates said.

“Usually when there’s KPop dance clubs apart of various schools, we have showcases to showcase our talent, dancing and singing, just anything dealing with Korean culture.”

Cates said she wanted to have the event in conjunction with Halloween so the event would feel less formal. Cates snakes to strike.”

From there, Boyd worked on “Wild Chronicles,” a National Geographic series that was broadcast on PBS that followed National Geographic explorers and scientists for two years as they traveled to different parts of the world.

Boyd said one of the most memorable “Wild Chronicles” shows was in Australia, where she got to hold a wild platypus.

“I got to work with a scientist researching platypus DNA and it was really amazing,” Boyd said. “I never thought I would hold a wild platypus in my life and it was seriously one of the highlights of my career...This platypus was like the weirdest thing I had ever seen in my life it was great.”

During her time at National Geographic Boyd also traveled to Italy to film a documentary on vampires, where she spent six weeks following a forensic anthropologist.

Boyd also produced an award-winning children’s series called “Wild Detectives.”

“If I could work on children’s educational television like that I would do it for the rest of my life,” Boyd said.

Boyd eventually moved to Pittsburgh to be closer to family, and worked on films for the National Parks Service.

She also worked as a

said the club will dance to a few songs and then they will be able to interact with the audience for the rest of the event.

“There will be a lot of talking and a lot of interacting with the audience,” Cates said. “Maybe we’ll try to get them to dance with us.”

The event is a chance for the club to introduce Korean culture to the Point Park community in a positive, upbeat way.

“It’s very important because we get to display our love for Korean culture and we are going to show people what Korean culture is all about,” Cates said.

The library is also joining in on the Halloween spirit by hosting its annual costume contest. The event will be going on all day at the University Center’s library.

In the days leading up to and on Halloween, Point Park and its clubs have embraced the holiday and are celebrating accordingly.

Hattie Charney hecharn@pointpark.edu

Lauren Clouser|The Globe

footage researcher for ‘Cosmos, a Spacetime Odyssey.’

She then decided that she wanted to teach.

“My goal with the MFA [Master of Fine Arts] was to eventually teach,” Boyd said. “I wrote to every school in Pittsburgh that had a film or cinema department or communications department.”

Boyd was hired by Point Park in 2011 and became a full-time professor in the fall of 2012.

Boyd mainly teaches production classes, and said her favorite part of the job is watching the students realize that they can be leaders.

“It’s in them,” Boyd said. “Helping them realize what they’re capable of is the most important thing.”

Lauren Clouser lclous@pointpark.edu

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WEDNESDAY, October 24, 2018

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GL BE’S POINT

Protect yourself and your friends Attending a college in a downtown metropolitan area can be exciting, immersive and filled with opportunity.

But it can also carry risk.

Last week, a group of freshman students were attacked by an outside group while on a class field trip.

This incident, among many, has shown that a city campus can be dangerous.

Though it was a relief to see campus police quick to take action, transparency from the administration and public safety concerning similar incidents has been eerily silent.

Administration transparency has been a pressing issue for The Globe as of late, and this frightening situation that threatened the safety of members of our campus community is a glaring sign of this. Students never received notification of potential danger.

We aren’t attempting to deny the competence of our campus security staff who protect us from harm on a daily basis. We are calling into question the secrecy that shrouds those in charge when incidents do take place.

We are also saddened by the administration’s firm hand against those who speak out on behalf of student’s safety when shortcom-

ings leak through the cracks.

A former security guard spoke with us candidly earlier this month about shortcomings in campus security desk postings across campus.

He shared his concern about budget cuts affecting student safety and has since been relocated following the publication of “Security presence spotty across campus.” He was employed by ISS Security Services and hired by the university.

Here at The Globe, we strive to bring you information for the betterment of your college experience. We can’t do that accurately if we aren’t as equipped as possible concerning the safety of students at this downtown campus.

We understand the university can’t protect us from every stranger walking down Wood Street. That kind of expectation would be unrealistic. What we do expect is transparency on incidents that arise so we can protect ourselves.

Do you feel safe on campus?

Share your thoughts by emailing us at ppuglobe@pointpark. edu.

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Slain journalist a wake-up call for media

By Mitchell Drake Staff Writer

In September 2017, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was practically “ordered to shut up” after he criticized Saudi Arabia’s classification of Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization. After moving to the US, he published an article with the Washington Post that detailed his outrage.

Ever since the article was published, Khashoggi became increasingly critical of the decisions of the crown prince of Saudi Arabia and deputy prime minister Mohamed bin Salman in the opinion articles published with the Washington Post.

Khashoggi commented on how Saudi journalists were pressured into supporting the acts of their government.

Khashoggi was required to fly to Istanbul to receive documents that would allow his marriage to Hatice Cengiz to be officiated.

He traveled to Saudi Arabia and then essentially disappeared. Saudi state media declared that Khashoggi was killed in a fistfight inside the consulate with unidentified Saudi men.

However, Turkish officials concluded that Khashoggi was killed by a team of fifteen Saudi agents, tied to Salman, that seized him and viciously beat and tortured him until death. His body was dismembered, he was beheaded and had his fingers

removed.

This news has further stained the leadership of Saudi Arabia and has frightened journalists internationally. Some may question why an average, American college newspaper columnist would worry about a situation that took place in a very far and different location.

Here’s why: Opinions, once publicly announced, have impact. In the U.S. we live under the protection of the 1st Amendment.

We are promised protection from nefarious acts resulting from voicing our opinions.

However, the socio-political modern world is not the same world that the First Amend-

“The political spectrum has been extremely polarized...”

Mitchell Drake Staff Writer

ment was drafted in.

Tweets can sever families, editorials can indirectly incite violence by quickly spreading infuriating information to every facet of technology, while hate groups easily organize massive protests or attacks online.

The political spectrum has been extremely polarized; political moderation is sparse, and citizens typically have stark opinions based on

a singular view empowered by selective media outlets that allow their truths to appear more truthful.

Journalists are caught dead-center in this hotbed of toxicity and opposition. News outlets can lose resources and supporters by publishing a politically opinionated piece or article.

Once they are seen in the public eye as left or right, they automatically are judged by a polarized public according to their own views.

The death of Jamal Khashoggi is a sign of ill omen for journalists. His death has shown the world that opinions can be dangerous when involving powerful people or organizations. Speaking out for social justice in a country controlled by an increasingly right-winged institution does not just indicate a finger-wag or hate from supporters, but could lead to one’s grisly death.

President Trump has declared his hatred of media outlets that oppose or criticize his actions in the White House. He began to coin “fake news” and even mentioned enacting libel laws to further discredit or censor journalists that do not agree with him.

Reporters from media outlets like CNN are often chastised when asking questions at press briefings, or directly to Trump himself. Opposing the government is not a romantic act for U.S. journalists. It is their job.

Mitchell Drake mjdrake@pointpark.edu

Voters must be informed on election candidates

By John Karavis Staff Writer

A friend of mine whom I’ve never known to have an interest in politics recently revealed to me she voted for Jill Stein in the 2016 presidential election.

“Oh, what drew you to her?” I asked, surprised at her choice. I didn’t know many Stein supporters, and the ones I did were far more politically forthcoming than my friend.

Stein, a Massachusetts physician who’d never held political office, ran on the Green Party ticket and proposed several environment-first policies. While she gained some national traction and received over one million votes in the general election, she was hardly a threat to win.

“I don’t really know why I voted for her,” she said. “I didn’t like Trump or Hillary, but I still wanted to vote.”

Her take, while innocent and perfectly valid, illustrates a major reason for widespread voter disenchantment and is a prime reason why I have not, nor do I ever intend to, vote in

an election. This may seem like a counterintuitive way to approach such an important topic, but let me explain.

Stein’s 1.1% of the popular vote seems meager when initially considered, but it’s the way those votes could have gone that really makes a difference.

While the Green Party is primarily known for its earth-friendly initiatives, the group is far left on the political spectrum regarding most issues and supports many Democratic social and economic causes.

It’s fair to assume if Stein wasn’t on the 2016 ballot, most, if not all her votes would have gone blue, and we could very well have a different current president.

Now, this isn’t an attempt to shame third-party voters, as alternative candidates have impacted elections throughout American history. Perhaps none more famously than in 2000, where Ralph Nader’s strong turnout in Florida all but assuredly kept Al Gore from the White House.

Personally, I would be in favor of more parties of any political persuasion hav-

ing the time and widespread media coverage afforded to Democrats and Republicans.

So what’s keeping this from happening?

The unfortunate truth is, most candidates are afraid running on a non-traditional platform will eliminate their credibility and cause voters to question their legitimacy.

“I would be in favor of more parties of any political persuasion.”

John Karavis Staff Writer Bernie Sanders is an Independent Senator from Vermont, yet he had to run on the Democratic ticket to avoid splitting the party and handing the election to the Republicans.

And Donald Trump hardly encompassed established GOP ideals when he announced his

candidacy.

American voters have repeatedly shown they value familiarity over the person behind the name.

Bush. Clinton. Trump.

Biden. All were focal points at different points of the 2016 campaign.

The nationwide urging of figures like Oprah Winfrey or Michelle Obama to take on Trump in 2020 while more qualified candidates like Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker are largely ignored by the mass media is telling and immensely disappointing.

The current American political system isn’t built around proclaiming hope or ideology or policy or unity for the public.

It’s built to sell voters a face. A face they can look at and say: “Oh, I know him/ her.” Recognition is key.

In 2018, slogans, yard signs, t-shirts and cheap, red hats win elections, not ethics or new ideas.

And I don’t want to be a part of it.

It’s fair to question my patriotism after making a statement like that, but I think the truest way to appreciate the freedoms our

country provides is to embrace the ability to decide whether to take part in something.

To me, my friend choosing a candidate she couldn’t identify in a police lineup over the two front-runners forced down the voting public’s gullet is disgusting and a true indictment of the fundamental flaws of a two-party process.

This isn’t a plea to completely abandon the system, but the vast number of uninformed voters diminishes the importance of the decisions we’re tasked with making every other November.

If we only focus on two candidates, we risk millions of people wasting their votes on people they don’t know or care about.

I’ve often heard voting referred to as a civic duty, but as citizens, don’t we owe it to ourselves and each other to make informed choices instead of simplemindedly voting just for the sake of voting?

Is a blind vote really better than no vote at all?

John Karavis jwkarav@pointpark.edu

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All in With Allison

By Allison Schubert Sports Columnist

Celebrating seniors The men’s and women’s soccer teams honored its seniors this past Saturday at Highmark Stadium, although both have one more home game to finish up their regular season.

13 players starred for their final time on the other side of the Monongahela River. From the men’s team: Andre Bennett, Marc Bentley, Ryan Daniels, Juan Somoza, Ricardo Dip, Trenton Fowler and Jesse Vates. The women’s team honored: Tatum Fabian, Asia Pennock-Franke, Audra Lewis, Lauren Bower, Shayla Gebhardt and Abby Magliocca.

Both teams are losing a lot of talent to the year, with both starting goalkeepers for the men moving on. On the women’s side, starters Fabian, Pennock-Franke, Ma-

gliocca and Bower all played their final River States Conference game.

Student fans who attended the game received a free tee shirt in support of their fellow Pioneers during their last regular season game at Highmark Stadium.

Students were animated and cheered on their peers, decked out in face paint and their free shirts. The teams also cheered on their counterparts in support.

Both teams will be back in action for their final conference game at Indiana University East before coming back to Pittsburgh for a last, and no doubt emotional, non-conference matchup against Washington Adventist on Halloween.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

Emilee Fails| Point Park Athletics Seniors of the men’s soccer team pose for a photo before their game last Saturday. The team’s final home game will be played next Wednesday at 5 p.m.

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Men battle for playoff spot with late, last-minute goals

Men’s soccer finds net to beat Midway 3-1, Asbury 1-0 in overtime thriller

By Dara Collins Co-Sports Editor

The men’s soccer team is currently seeded fourth in the River States Conference (RSC), sandwiched between Asbury University in third and Midway University in fifth. The Pioneers topped both teams last week as they fight for their spot in playoffs.

Point Park opened Highmark Stadium’s gates to Midway last Thursday, and neither team appeared on the scoreboard in the first half.

Sophomore midfielder Geert Bijl opened scoring in the 48th minute, not even three minutes after the start of the second half.

Point Park kept its modest lead until the 76th minute when sophomore defender Jonathan Roos found the net with the help of sophomore midfielder Kay In’t Ven and sophomore forward Mitchell Roell. Roos then assisted freshman forward Abel van Beest just over a minute later to notch another goal for the green and gold.

The Eagles found the net in the 88th minute, but the comeback was short-lived as the Pioneers closed out the win 3-1. 13 of the Pioneers’ 18 shots came in the second half, while the Eagles only had 13 shots for the entire game. Senior goalkeeper Ryan Daniels tallied 11 saves.

Thursday ended in a win, but the real victory

Emilee Fails| Point Park Athletics Freshman Christopher Ciucanu (left) celebrates his overtime goal with sophomore Mitchell Roell (right) Saturday at Highmark Stadium. The men’s soccer team defeated Asbury 1-0 on their senior day.

came for the Pioneers after a last-minute overtime goal over the Asbury Eagles on Saturday.

During regulation, Point Park had 18 shots, 11 of which were on goal compared to Asbury’s 13 shots, 5 on goal. 90 scoreless minutes passed before the teams returned to the field for the first extra period.

Junior midfielder Tadeo D’Apollo passed the ball to Roell who centered the ball for freshman midfielder Christopher Ciucanu. Ciucanu stepped up to score the game-winning goal just over four minutes after the start of overtime play.

Senior goalkeepers Juan Somoza and Ryan Daniels split the game in the net and totaled three saves. Senior Andrew Bennett, Marc Bentley, Ricardo Dip, Trenton Fowler and Jesse Vates were among the other seniors honored for Senior Day festivities.

Point Park will play one more RSC match this Thursday at Indiana University East and close out the regular season on home turf against non-conference Washington Adventist on Halloween.

Dara Collins dmcolli2@pointpark.edu

Volleyball struggles mentally, ends weekend with win

By Dara Collins Co-sports Editor

The volleyball roster boasts a variety of hitters, defensive specialists and setters, some of whom whose talents earned them River States Conference (RSC) recognition previously this season. The team possesses the physical pieces to their puzzle, but there’s one problem that continuously keeps the women from fully clicking: mentality.

“We’re a very mental team, so when we start to lose, everyone shuts down and you can see it on the court,” sophomore middle hitter Jazlyn Rozier said.

Point Park began its three-game stretch against Mount Vernon Nazarene University last Thursday.

The Pioneers faced off against the Cougars earlier this season at the Emileigh Cooper Memorial Tournament resulting in a 2-3 loss.

The second match mirrored the first, and Point Park fell once again 21-25, 23-25, 2519, 25-18 and 10-15.

“We don’t know how to minimize errors on our side,” Rozier said. “The other team was definitely capitalizing on our errors, and they just kept pushing. Once we were down, it’s really hard for us to get out of that.”

Although the Pioneers

tied the match after a two-set deficit, the Cougars left the court victorious.

“We caught up with them [in the fifth set] and it was 9-9, and then it was just error after error,” Rozier said. “We just really have to minimize our errors on our side of the court. What we can control, we need to start controlling.”

Junior setter Julia Menosky posted a season-high 48 assists to direct her offense. Senior right-side hitter Ashley Taylor put down 22 kills to lead the Pioneers, senior outside hitter Jordan Dixon followed with 16. The duo finished the match with double-doubles with 17 digs

Emilee Fails| Point Park Athletics Senior right side hitter Ashley Taylor makes a block during a match against Indiana University Kokomo Friday night.

The team lost in three sets, but bounced back the following afternoon defeating Cincinatti Christian University.

apiece. Senior libero Morgan Dangelo picked up the teamhigh 24 digs.

The Pioneers had to shake the loss quick as they returned to the next day for an RSC showdown. Point Park hosted Indiana University Kokomo, the top team in the conference, last Friday.

The Cougars were riding a 14-match victory streak before facing the Pioneers, and that streak has since grown to 16. IU Kokomo swept Point Park 25-21, 25-13 and 25-19.

“Our consistency is really not there how it should be,” Rozier said.

The loss snapped Point Park’s seven-match conference win streak and helped extend IU Kokomo’s record to 11-0.

The Pioneers recorded 21 attack errors to the Cougars’s 12. Senior outside hitter Erica Gumz led the offense with nine kills, Taylor came in second with seven and Dixon had five. Menosky dished out 18 assists and junior setter Brittney Bianco helped out with five of her own. The defensive specialists hit double digits with Dixon racking up 15 digs, Dangelo followed with 14 and Castelli with 12.

“We kind of individualized during the IU Kokomo game, and it was like everyone for themselves,” Rozier said.

As for the final game of the weekend, the Pioneers changed their attitudes to come out with a win.

“We went in to Satur-

day thinking we’re the better team,” Rozier said.

Point Park welcomed Cincinnati Christian University to the Student Center Gym and sent them home with a 1-3 loss. The Pioneers ended the rocky weekend on a high note, winning 28-30, 25-15, 25-17 and 25-11.

The Pioneers tallied 20 more kills than the Eagles.

Junior outside hitter Haley English dominated the net with 19 kills and only one attack error.

“She’s very smart with the ball,” Menosky said.

“She placed the ball where their defense wasn’t, and she moved the ball around which made her successful.”

Dixon and Gumz chipped in 12 and 10 kills, respectively. The back row posted another double-digit game with Dangelo picking up 28 digs, Castelli with 23 and Dixon with 14.

“We focused on our side and what we can control,” Rozier said.

The Pioneers have two weeks of the regular season left to seal the gaps in the puzzle.

The remainder of the games will take place on the Pioneers’ home court, beginning with Brescia University on Friday and Indiana University Southeast on Saturday.

“We’re really trying to work on everyone coming together and everyone playing as a team,” Rozier said.

Dara Collins dmcolli2@pointpark.edu

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XC women place 16 at NAIA Great Lakes Challenge Shields takes fourth individual win; Campbell places 16th overall

By Robert berger

Sports Photo Editor

After having a weekend off, the cross country team competed in Grand Rapids Michigan last weekend where senior Anna Shields won her fourth race of the season, helping her team to a sixth place finish.

Competing in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Great Lakes Challenge, Shields completed the five-kilometer course in 17 minutes, 48 seconds. Four seconds ahead of sophomore Alexis Miller of Aquinas college.

With two weeks of rest under her belt, Shields maintained an average mile time of 5 minutes, 43 seconds. This was the fourth time Shields took first place individually this season.

The team competed against 19 other schools Saturday, ten of which are ranked in the top ten of the weekly NAIA top 25 poll. In the most recent poll, Point Park is ranked 16th in the nation.

“The competition was a really big eye opener… before we faced a lot of D-1, D-2 or D-3 teams but there I was just thinking these girls are all my competition this time so I just really wanted to beat them,” freshman Al-

yssa Campbell said.

The race was delayed due to a thunderstorm prior to the race, but Campbell was able to finish second overall for Point Park placing 16th in 18 minutes, 48 seconds.

“When we went back out, the ground was very muddy but still very firm because it was a silt course,” Campbell said. “It was also very cold, but we didn’t really let the conditions affect us.”

Campbell finished first out of any freshman in the race, nine spots ahead of the second placing freshman, Corinne O’Leary of Taylor University.

“The freshmen are all very positive, and they are all very hardworking which is a nice breath of fresh air,” senior Kara Rohlf said. “Alyssa Campbell is very talented and I hope she can stick it out the next few years because I think she can do really great things for the team.”

Senior Katie Guarnaccia was next to finish with a time of 19 minutes, 21 seconds. Nearly one minute faster than her time from the last time Point Park was in action at the Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) Invitational.

The fourth Pioneer to cross the finish line was senior Kara Rohlf who completed the course in 19 min-

Gracey Evans| The Globe Freshman Alyssa Campbell competes in the Carnegie Mellon University Invitational ealier this month. Campbell placed 16th overall in the NAIA Great Lakes Challenge last Saturday and was the highest placing freshman.

utes, 49 seconds. Following Rohlf to round out the top five Point Park finishers was Reba Bartram with a finish in 19 minutes, 49 seconds. A 37 second improvement on her finish at the CMU Invitational.

Like the women’s team, the men competed against a

number of top NAIA schools, 12 of which are ranked in the current top 25 poll. The Pioneers placed 18th overall with the University of Saint Francis of Illinois. winning the meet.

Junior Xavier Stephens placed first for the Pioneers in 47th and completed the

course with a personal record time of 26 minutes, 40 seconds. Knocking four seconds off his former time.

“I just have to fix a couple things in my race, I ran a PR but I don’t think that’s the best race I can have this season,” Stephens said.”

Using the flat course to his advantage, Stephens took a slow start and pushed himself as the race progressed.

Following Stephens, junior Bryan Gutierrez was second to finish for the Pioneers in 27 minutes, 10 seconds. The next two Pioneers to cross the finish line was Carlos Polanco and Zach Jenkins in 28 minutes, 11 seconds and 28 minutes, 13 seconds respectively.

The Pioneers will continue their season Nov. 3 in Owensboro Kentucky. in the River States Conference Championship meet.

“West Virginia Tech will be our biggest competition there… a couple guys from Ohio Christian will give us some competition but I think we can perform well,” Stephens said.

The winner of the meet will earn a trip to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to compete in the NAIA National Championship Nov. 16.

Robert Berger raberge@pointpark.edu

Women’s soccer splits RSC matches, hangs in third place Women hope to remain the third seed for home field advantage in playoffs

By Rachael McKriger Staff Writer

Robert Berger | Point Park Athletics Freshman forward Tia Horew dribbles around a Carlow defender earlier this season. The Pioneers fell to Asbury University 2-0 Saturday afternoon.

LAST WEEK’S SCOREBOARD OCT. 16 - OCT. 22 MEN’S SOCCER (9-4-1) (5-2-1)

MIDWAY 1, POINT PARK 3*............................................................ Oct 18 Goals: Bijl, Roos, van Beest ASBURY 0, POINT PARK 1 (OT)*..................................................... Oct. 20 Goals: Ciucanu Next: Oct. 25 @ IU East*, Oct. 31 vs. Washington Adventist

WOMEN’S SOCCER (9-7) (6-2)

MIDWAY 0, POINT PARK 4*............................................................ Oct. 18 Goals: Adrian ASBURY 2, POINT PARK 0*.............................................................. Oct. 20 Next: Oct. 25 @ IU East*, Oct. 31 vs. Washington Adventist

VOLLEYBALL (15-9) (8-2)

MT. VERNON NAZARENE 3, POINT PARK 2................................. Oct. 18 IU KOKOMO 3, POINT PARK 0*...................................................... Oct. 19 CINCINNATI CHRISTIAN 1, POINT PARK 3*................................ Oct. 20 Next: Oct. 26 vs. Brescia*, Oct. 27 vs. IU Southeast*

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

NAIA GREAT LAKES CHALLEGE.................................................... Oct. 20 18th of 19 Next: Nov. 3 @ RSC Championships

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

NAIA GREAT LAKES CHALLENGE................................................. Oct. 20 6th of 20 Next: Nov. 3 @ RSC Championships

MEN’S GOLF

Next: Oct. 29-30 @ RSC Fall Preview

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Next: Nov. 1 vs. Wilberforce, Nov. 6 vs. PSU-Shenango

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Next: Oct. 26-27 @ Lawrence Tech Classic, Nov. 2 @ Pikeville

*River States Conference

With the season dwindling down, the Point Park women’s soccer team is fighting for a high spot in the River States Conference (RSC) playoffs.

The team has clinched a playoff spot, currently holding on to third place. This past week, Point Park earned a conference victory and a conference loss, respectably, against Midway University and Asbury University.

During Thursday’s midweek match against Midway, Point Park took an early lead after Midway gave up an own goal, three minutes into the game. Freshman midfielder Tia Horew scored two first-half goals to give Point Park a large lead.

In the second half, junior midfielder Gabby Widman slotted the game-winning goal past Midway goalkeeper Rebekah McKee. Widman said that scoring was a “boost of confidence” for her before facing rival Asbury.

Pioneers head coach Maggie Kuhn said that despite the 4-0 victory against Midway, she didn’t think her side played the best soccer.

“I didn’t think we played too well, but we still managed to get the win and not give up any goals,” Kuhn said. “I was happy in that regard. I just don’t think we possessed the ball very well.

Midway didn’t put us under too much pressure. I thought that against a better team,

they would have made it more difficult for us.”

Meanwhile, against Asbury, no Pioneer found the back of the net. Widman compared the level of intensity against Asbury to that of Carlow, a team Point Park fell to earlier this month.

“Every time we go and play Asbury, it’s a battle,” Widman said. “We knew it would be a physical game.

I think we competed really well, even though the result didn’t show. We were switching the ball really well, but couldn’t capitalize in the final third. There was just a couple hiccups in our play that let us down.”

Senior defender Abby Magilocca, who was one of eight seniors recognized during the senior day festivities before the Asbury match, said that the Pioneers let nerves get the better of them.

“Against Midway, we were able to more of our style of game,” Magilocca said, referencing the difference between the two games.

“We like to settle the ball and pass around. We didn’t do that as much against Asbury, because they’re a little bit more of a competitor. When we get nervous, we tend to kick the ball more than we settle it down to play.”

This week, Point Park has a crucial test against Indiana University East. After eight-straight matches on the road, the Pioneers will be traveling to Richmond, Indi-

ana. Nearly a five-hour bus ride.

Magilocca and Widman both agreed that the match will be physical.

“If we can match that physicality, we’ll be okay,” Widman said. “We can’t let it get to us emotionally. If we can control that, other things like possession will help us in that aspect of the game.”

Should Point Park secure a victory on the road, they will have to sit back and wait to see what Indiana University East does against Carlow and Asbury. Indiana University East could surpass Point Park for the third spot with victories in all three matches.

However, should Point Park remain in third place, they will receive homefield advantage in the RSC playoffs.

“We all want to play at our field because we know that, rain or snow or sunshine, we know what type of game it’s going to be, since we played in those types of conditions before,” Magilocca explained. “We’ll have the fans too, behind us. That’s more of a incentive to win.

It’s important to win, because those factors will help decide if we advance through the tournament.”

Meanwhile, the message from coach Kuhn is simple.

“Whatever seed we fall into, we just have to show up and play,” Kuhn said.

Rachael McKriger rakrige@pointpark.edu