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Student government finalizes second funding period USG

By Hannah Walden USG Beat Writer

Leaders of Point Park clubs met with student government members to discuss club allocations for the second funding period of the semester.

Student Human Resources Association club asked for $450 for a group membership fee. While there is no rule stating that United Student Government (USG) does not fund membership, the finance committee initially decided that memberships would not be funded during this period.

However, because the club had funded the past three events on their own, despite available funds through USG, a discussion began.

Senator Samiar Nefzi pushed for the Student Human Resources Association to receive the funding.

“I’m just going to throw this out there, we just allocated $527 for cake, so can’t we pay their fee?” Nefzi said.

The motion to fund the Student Human Resources Association passed.

It won’t be until next week for the IT Student Organization to resolve a similar situation. The club requested $300 for membership but was denied when the budget was approved earlier in the meeting, yet still received funding for other events and supplies.

The total amount of funds requested was $31,432.63.

In total, USG allocated $26,210.00 to the clubs by the end of the meeting.

The Student Concerns Committee discussed the next Student Concerns table set for Nov. 8 in the West Penn lobby from 12-3 p.m. Another will be held Nov. 15 in front of the Point Cafe from 12-3 p.m.

President Bobby Ber-

Student Veterans Association

$225 Received

$1,020 Proposed

$795 Difference

John P. Harris Society

$1,509 Proposed

$899 Received $610 difference

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$1,336 Proposed

$884 Received $452 Difference

Confluence Psychology Alliance

$1,172 Received

$2,981 Proposed $1,809 Difference

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Differences in budget proposals vs. budget allocations. For the full breakdown, visit PPUGlobe.com. tha swore in another senator to represent the Rowland School of Business: Mitchum Donatelli, a sports, arts and entertainment management major. Donatelli was a senator last year, but missed the transfer of power due to a medical emergency. Donatelli

is also a student athlete on the baseball team.

“I feel like the School of Business is underrepresented,” Donatelli said. “And so is being an athlete. I want to be a voice for the School of Business and for student athletes, who are also underrepresent-

ed and very out of the loop.”

USG Treasurer Josh Croup began discussing the future closing of the Subway location on the corner of 4th Avenue and Wood Street; the restaurant gives students a 10% discount.

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Photo professor joins Point Park family Dave DiCello shares

By Briana Walton For the Globe

Melissa Catanese has an extensive list of different photography projects such as working on photography books and working at different colleges like the Pittsburgh Art Institute. She will be adding Point Park to her list in light of photography professor April Friges going on maternity leave sometime this semester.

Catanese currently lives in Troy Hill where her shop, Spaces Corners is located. At Point Park, she will be the photography department’s visiting professor. While Friges is gone, Catanese will be taking over all of Friges’s current classes until she returns next semester.

Besides a photographer and an educator, Catanese considers herself a bookseller and a sales representative for a publishing house in the United States that is based in the United Kingdom.

Catanese was born in Cleveland, Ohio where she began practicing photography in high school.

“I do remember a period of time where I realized that one of the things I loved about photography was this exploratory theme involved,” Catanese as she recalls walking around Downtown Cleveland photographing the city. “It was something exciting about observing the world.”

Even before Catanese began practicing photography, she was exposed to the subject because of her mother who would make collages as well

as hang photos on the walls and the mantle.

“I’ve been the subject of many photographs as my family has a long tradition of taking pictures of everyone in front of the fireplace or everyone at family events and picnics,” Catanese said. “I was always very interested in that phenomena of the family snapshot.”

Catanese said her proudest moment was when her project “Dive Dark Dream Slow” was nominated for the Paris Photo-Aperture First Book Award in 2012. The project is a collection of vernacular photographs about the human condition, exploring the themes of love and innocence and tenderness, and natural phenomenons like the moon and ocean.

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“IT WAS A GRAVEYARD SMASH”

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CAB hosted the “Hocus Pocus Halloween Dance” last Wednesday at Spirit in Lawrenceville.

stories behind photos

By Robert Berger Co-News Editor

Pittsburgh photographer Dave DiCello spent Wednesday evening on campus sharing stories behind his photos and offering advice to students on all aspects of the photography business.

Hosted by Point Park’s chapter of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the Globe, DiCel-

lo spoke for over an hour to a crowd in the Center for Media Innovation (CMI).

NPPA President Nikole Kost worked to bring DiCello to campus.

“I think his whole presentation was a good example of how someone can build their platform and get to where they want to be,” Kost said. “He was a small town guy with big city dreams.”

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CAB graphic design team claims national award

By Robert Berger Co-News Editor

The advertising campaign behind Point Park’s Halloween dance won a national award last week in Buffalo, NY. Members of the Campus Activity Board (CAB) recently traveled to the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) Mid-Atlantic Conference. During the trip, the organization was presented with an award for “Most Outstanding Campaign” for the graphic design work on the Halloween dance advertisements.

“They wanted it to be Hocus Pocus, so the first thing I thought of was the hair, and that’s what we went with,” Ava Ball, CAB graphic designer and senior multimedia major said.

The duo of Ball and junior sports, arts and entertainment management major, Alexa Neely created an ad inspired by the movie Hocus Pocus using a cartoon silhouette design.

“It didn’t feel like something that would win, but it’s awesome that we did,” Neely said.

The organization relies on a team of students to handle the design of CAB related advertising. The group is led by two graphic design coordinators: senior graphic design major, Arianna Khalil, and junior advertising major, Emilee Fails.

The winning piece was brainstormed and designed by both Ball Neely in two weeks.

“We didn’t have much time at all,” Ball said. “It was two weeks, but really felt like it was just one week.”

During the conference weekend, CAB members attended a series of workshops which provided them the opportunity network and pick up ideas for campus related entertainment.

“A lot of the programs we attended inspired new marketing and event ideas, so I’m excited to try them out,” Fails said.

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LOCAL The City of Pittsburgh plans to revitalize its “music ecosystem” with the help of the Downtown Pittsburgh Partnership and 91.3 WYEP-FM. Together, the three strive to “identify opportunities for the City to build a lasting and more vibrant music scene,” according to a press release from the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership.

A recent survey by VisitPITTSBURGH demonstrated that the city’s music and nightlife rated the lowest in otherwise strong responses to the Pittsburgh experience.

Sound Music City LLC was contracted to conduct an in-depth study of the music ecosystem beginning in early November and ending within the first half of 2018. Areas of study will focus on demographics as well as cultural and geographic representation.

---Point Park women’s basketball will make the move to their new venue Sunday at their first home game of the season against Georgetown College.

Both the women’s and men’s teams will relocate to the North Side playing in the gym of Community College of Allegheny County’s (CCAC) Allegheny campus.

Home court formerly rested in CCAC South’s gym located in West Mifflin, almost a 45-minute commute for the Pioneers and on-campus fans alike. Tip-off is now only a T-ride away or a short walk over the Allegheny River.

The owner of this location also owns the Market Square Subway; Croup is looking into establishing a student discount at that location upon the closure. Dean of Students Keith Paylo is agreeing with Croup, even offering to go with students to the location.

Senators brought up last week that some students want the library to have later hours, especially during midterms and finals. In response, the university is looking into changing their hours and

The meeting concluded with President Bertha addressing a Social Scoop email sent out to students with dates, times and locations of the next sporting events.

President Bertha urged members of the student government to attend.

USG Treasurer Josh Croup is Co-Sports Editor for the Globe.

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ss images DiCello highlights career favorite from DICELLO page 1 Best known for his Pittsburgh cityscape photos, DiCello shoots a variety of content from sports to weddings while still holding a day job.

“It’s really important to find your niche… and break away from it,” DiCello said. “Do other things other than what you’re known for.”

DiCello took an interest in photography as a child when he was gifted a toy camera in the first grade. His fascination only grew as he said he always had a point and shoot camera while growing up.

After graduating from Bethel Park High School, DiCello attended Allegheny College, where he studied managerial economics and German.

He currently works full-time as a senior financial analyst with Thermo Fisher Scientific.

“Don’t go into finances; it’s really, really boring,” DiCello said.

It wasn’t until 2009 when he took his first paid photography gig shooting a friend’s

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Dave DiCello speaks about one of his most famous photos where lightning strikes the city of Pittsburgh. wedding.

Upon explaining how he got his start, DiCello presented a slideshow of a variety of his work.

“I don’t have a favorite photo; every time I shoot, I try and take a new favorite,” DiCello said.

Throughout his career, DiCello has been featured on national outlets such as Time Magazine and Good Morning

Pioneer Adventure Weekend reflects and looks ahead at new tradition

By Sarah Pais Copy Editor

Pioneer Adventure Weekend (PAW) returned to the Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp Oct. 20 and 21.

PAW was open to all upperclassmen at Point Park University.

The weekend get-away was planned by Maria Ochoa, resident director for Point Park, and ten of the upperclassmen resident educators (REs.) “We all worked as a team to create it this year,” Ochoa said.

Ochoa, a Point Park graduate, said that when she came into her position at the school, she had “visions” to create an event for upperclassmen after she realized how many events are solely for freshman students.

“We lived, breathed and ate PAW,” Ochoa said. In her eyes, it all paid off because “it was even better this year.”

Over the course of PAW, students were able to participate in a high ropes course, a craft barn and outdoor sports such as shooting BB guns, kayaking, canoeing and hiking.

“It was definitely good to get away from campus,” Kris Chandler said, a screenwriting and political science double major and RE for the upper half of the Boulevard Apartments.

According to Chandler, the highlight of the trip was the campfire on the first night.

Students had the chance to cook food over the fire such as marshmallows, s’mores, sau-

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Pioneer Adventure Weekend attendees pose for a photo at the Deer Valley YMCA Family Camp. sages, hot dogs, carrots, peppers and moon pies.

The weekend was filled with food featuring everything from pizza to salad to bacon to desserts. The camp also catered to vegan and vegetarian students by providing wraps, trays of vegetables and vegan cake.

What Chandler enjoyed the most was that there were so many different friend groups, but “different groups of people all came together.”

Ochoa remembers the students’ faces when they realized that they would not have phone service during the trip, but she believes that it was a positive thing to get away from the screens and “take that time to relax.”

She mentioned that she does not think that many of the students considered how “off the grid” they all would be.

“I really liked it because I was just able to spend it with friends,” said Gracie Ruiz, a junior sports, art and entertainment major.

Ruiz also noted that it was nice to get away from phones and social media and be “able to bond as friends in a community.”

The group stayed in the Mario Martin Lodge, which can hold up to about 110 people. About 45 students attended this year.

Ochoa said that she is hoping for even more students to sign up in the future and would like to take two buses rather than just one like the past two years.

This is the second annual Pioneer Adventure Weekend, and Ochoa has intentions of continuing on the tradition of this trip.

Ochoa is planning for the third annual Pioneer Adventure Weekend to take place next year on Oct. 19-20 and will most likely continue taking place the third weekend of October for years to come.

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America, with his most recent being a photo from last Monday of a rainbow over the city of Pittsburgh.

In less than 24 hours, it became his most successful selling print in his web store.

“There was never a moment where I thought, ‘I could make money from this’… I knew it wouldn’t happen overnight,” DiCello said.

Included in the slideshow were two black and white photos of Pittsburgh with a yellow Clemente Bridge. He explained he personally doesn’t like these types of photo, however, they are among top sellers. He concluded that when operating a business, you must make sacrifices to please clients.

DiCello credited much of his success to social media presence. He frequently pushes content out on a variety of platforms and focuses on staying active on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. According to DiCello, the most important aspect is being personable online.

“I tweet a lot about the Penguins,” DiCello said. “It’s making sure you’re relatable and staying in front of people... it’s really tough to do if you’re

forcing it.”

When it comes to social media, he explained that holding a day job gives him freedom to be himself on online. He has also managed to post nearly three images daily for the past five years.

“It allows me to be a little more freer with my art,” DiCello said. “Whereas, I wouldn’t be able to swear on social media if I had to live off my art.”

Another topic stressed is the importance of knowing how to operate his camera when planning a photo.

He proceeded to tell the story of a photo of a lighting strike in front of the city skyline. DiCello shot for just seven minutes and walked away with one of his favorite shots of all time. The next day, Good Morning America featured the photo.

“If it took me five minutes to fiddle with my camera, I probably wouldn’t have got this,” DiCello said. “Everything is set up in my mind before I get there.”

Point Park’s NPPA branch was brought back this semester

by Treasurer Chloe Jakiela after two years of inactivity. Earlier this year, the club brought NPPA Mid Atlantic Chair BP Miller to campus.

“We have more NPPA members coming in to speak,” Kost said.

Steph Chambers is coming from the Post-Gazette and BP Miller will be coming back this semester.

The club is also planning to bring National Geographic photographer Matt Adams to campus.

Disclosure: NPPA President Nikole Kost also serves as a photo editor for The Globe.

Robert Berger raberge@pointpark.edu

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New photography professor shares experience from PROFESSOR page 1 “It’s a poetic narrative exploring these universal themes of what it feels like to be human full of all of these dichotomies like love and hate and anxiety and tenderness. It was all vernacular photography so I was working with found and anonymous images,” Catanese said.

Of the images that were used, many of them were derived from a New York archive she was working with at the time. The archive consisted of about 20,000-30,000 images.

The project later was exhibited by an institution in San Francisco and then was acquired by the same institution later on.

When Catanese lived in New York she was a representative for an art book distributer based in Los Angeles, California selling books to museums.

“I would go to museum stores and boutique shops and small book shops around New York selling these books that were from mostly European publishers,” Catanese said. “I was really interested in the book world.”

This “book world” is where Catanese feels her photographs belong and not in a gallery. She be-

lieves that people of the book world are more relatable.

“I feel like books are more democratic in that way where they are more accessible to people. It’s always been a passion and a love of mine.” Catanese said.

It is through this that Catanese gained the inspiration to start her own shop. She moved from New York to Pittsburgh in April of 2011 and opened her own shop, Spaces Corners, in Troy Hill in October of the same year.

Spaces Corners is a shop where Catanese sells photobooks from artists all over the world with similar styles. The shop is also where Catanese and her partner make their projects as well as publish their own photobooks.

“We really think of Spaces Corners as a project of itself,” Catanese said.

“We don’t consider ourselves traditional retailers.

It’s a constantly evolving project where it’s almost an extension of our artwork” Ben Schonberger, photography professor at Point Park, said that he had known about Spaces Corners when he moved to Pittsburgh to work at the university about a year and a half ago. He went to the

shop to introduce himself and buy some books. He went back a few times after and got to know [Catanese] more.

“She’s supportive and the students are very excited to have her because she brings a lot,” Schonberger said. “She’s able to do things and come from places that April and I haven’t been so it’s been great in that it’s another critique.

It’s another opinion.”

During her time at Point Park, Catanese has brought in books for Friges’ classes that she has shadowed in.

Tyler Calpin, a junior photography major, explained how the books have played a role in the View Camera class.

“She brings in [multiple] books every week to help us understand,” Calpin said. “Giving us the physical photo, giving us something tangible to play with and look at I think really helps [when you are working in such a way like large format].”

Julie Kooser, a senior photojournalism major, is taking Thesis and describes Catanese as knowledgeable.

“She likes to explain everything when she says something and she gives the history of whatever she is talking about. She engages the group,” Kooser

Briana Walton | The Globe Melissa Catanese has joined the photography department here at the university to cover for April Friges’s classes while Friges is on maternity leave.

said. “She’s very in-depth question oriented. She likes open ended questions instead of just asking a yes or no question.”

Catanese encourages young photographers to “make as much work as possible.” Not only does she tell them to go out and shoot, but she also tells them to study other pho-

tography.

“In order to become a good artist, you have to have a vocabulary of other artists to reference,” Catanese said. “In order to become a good maker, you need to become a good viewer.”

Briana Walton bnwalto@pointpark.edu.

Pioneer Records, CAB present Super American

By Carley Bonk

Co-Features Editor

Pioneer Records and the Campus Activities Board (CAB) invite music fans to the Pittsburgh Playhouse this Wednesday for national poppunk touring band, Super American.

Young Lungs, a Pittsburgh based hip-hop artist, and Point Park’s own Chase and the Barons will be opening the show.

This is Pioneer Records’ and CAB’s first collaboration. Booking a national act is something they are proud of, according to Kylie Koch, marketing and public relations apprentice for Pioneer Records.

“It’s nice to have them in the title,” Koch said in an interview at their promotional table in West Penn Lobby last Thursday. “Because [Super American] is under the War-

ner Bros. umbrella, we were able to use that connection to book them at the Playhouse.”

Pop-punk isn’t the only genre to look forward to in the Rockwell Theater. Hiphop will make an appearance with Young Lungs - to the delight of Royce Jones, sophomore broadcast reporting major.

“Maybe I’ll go if there’s a rapper,” Jones said in an interview in Academic Hall on

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Emily Madden

By Matt Petras

Co-Features Editor

The two most prominent components of Emily Madden’s life, golf and engineering, are intertwined in more ways than one. The fact that she studies engineering because of a golf scholarship is the easiest connection to make, but there’s a more existential connection, too.

“There’s a lot of mental strategy that goes into [golf] and that might be related to my more engineering brain too, ya know, the mathematics and physics and all that stuff,” she said in an interview at the Center for Media Innovation Oct. 18.

The senior civil engineering major from Eliza-

beth, Pennsylvania is fresh off an internship with the Port Authority of Allegheny County. She worked on the incline, the T system and more. This is the latest milestone in Madden’s engineering education, which she has been mentally pursuing since she was in high school.

“I chose engineering because I thought it would be cool maybe 10, 15, 20 years down the road if I could tell family members, ‘Hey, I was part of this large infrastructure that was built,’” she said.

In recent years, there have been pushes for more young people to seek STEMfield professions, and concurrent to that, pushes directed at young women.

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“Being a woman in a STEM program, if I could see other women in younger generations step up and do the same thing and do a ‘man’s job, in a man’s world,’ that’s something really cool, something to be a part of,” she said.

While she has sometimes found herself as the only woman in some of her classes, Madden feels supported by her family.

“My family’s pretty blue-collared people,” she said, “My dad works in a steel mill, my mom works in a local hospital. For their daughter to be pursuing engineering, I think they’re proud.”

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Monday. “I hope they bring in more music like rap, R&B and soul.”

In an attempt to bring variety to their show, Chase and the Barons are hoping to add their own spin to modern classics, as well as playing some originals off of their upcoming album, according to Chase Barron, the lead vocalist of the band.

“We try to play the catchiest songs, especially ones where we can feature our sax-man Tyler [Handyside.]”

Barron said in an interview last Thursday. “Some of the most receptive [original] songs we’ve played so far have been ‘Backseat’ and ‘A Day Off / Treehouse.’”

Ultimately, Chase and the Barons just want their audience to have fun - this upcoming show being no exception.

“We are really trying to take a humanitarian approach with our music,” Barron said. “Our music can be something that helps people forget how crazy the world is.”

The Barons’ quirky and bright outfits are one way they distract crowds, and

Super American Young Lungs Chase and The Barons Where: Rockwell Theater Date: Wednesday, Nov. 1 Time: Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Show starts at 7:30 p.m.

Tickets: Free for Point Park Students $5 Non-students Tickets available at: http://www.pittsburgh playhouse.com/tickets/ super-american some in attendance may take this opportunity to “go all out” as well.

“If I can wear glitter, I’ll be there,” Jones said.

Pioneer Records and CAB’s attempt to appeal to music fans of multiple genres gives them high hopes to bring in a full crowd.

“Tickets are free for students, so we are really hoping people take a break from school to come and check it out,” Koch said.

Carley Bonk cmbonk@pointpark.edu

Carley Bonk | The Globe Kylie Koch and Chase Barron give out tickets in the West Penn lobby Thursday for an upcoming show at the Pittsburgh Playhouse featuring Super American, Young Lungs and Chase and the Barons.

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Dance student works with Giordano Dance Company

By Faith Kazmierczak For the Globe

Point Park University senior dance major Gianna Annesi has taken part in the Giordano Dance Chicago summer intensive twice. She was also asked to be a part of the company’s first mentorship program.

Now that she is set to graduate from Point Park’s dance program this December, she is hoping to continue her career after college as a company member of Giordano, a Chicago based jazz dance company.

Annesi began her career as a young girl growing up in Syracuse, New York. She started off in Kindermusik then went to a “Dolly Dinkle” dance studio. She went on to train as a competition dancer in styles such as jazz, tap, lyrical and contemporary throughout elementary, middle and high school.

She trained heavily in ballet on the side, attending intensives during the summer and throughout the year.

“I really focused on jazz,” Annesi said. “I always had a strong jazz foundation. I wasn’t trained specifically in

a certain jazz style, however, they just did a really good job focusing on the foundation.”

Gianna discovered in middle school that dance was a career path one could pursue.

“I always wanted to be a doctor growing up, but one day, in middle school, I found out you could actually major in dance,” Annesi said.

She found that as she got older, many dancers went through a similar phase of trying to find themselves through a style called contemporary.

“I always stayed true to what I was doing and where my heart was,” Annesi said.

“I even tried to go off in that route, but I was like no, jazz is where I belong.”

Once she reached high school, she decided she wanted to pursue dance as a career. Amnesi made that final decision after experiencing her first dance company performance.

“I saw Lar Lubovitch Dance Company back home in Syracuse,” Annesi said.

“It was the first real company I had ever seen and I was

Mary Anne Doggett | The Globe Senior dance major Gianna Annesi paves way for other young dancers in new mentorship program.

blown away that people actually did this because all I did was competition dance.”

After seeing this performance, she began researching dance companies and learning more about concert dance. Through her research, she became fascinated by this style of dance and realized it was something she could see herself doing in the future.

Annesi began looking into colleges for dance, but was faced with a challenge during the most crucial point in her high school dance career. She had foot surgery right before her senior year of high school to get bones removed.

“It was tough because that was the big year before going away to college,” Annesi said. “So that was really stressful, obviously. I was auditioning for everything, trying to figure out where I belonged, and trying to recover from foot surgery while auditioning.”

She did not let this get in the way of her following her dreams. Annesi auditioned, got accepted and began her college dance career at Point Park University in the fall of 2014.

Throughout her life and her dance career, many individuals have played roles in helping Gianna get to where she is today.

“One-hundred percent, the person who has absolutely been there through every part of my life has been my mom,” Annesi said.

Mrs. Annesi believes that the best advice she has provided her daughter has been to not take no for an answer.

“I know she now embodies that advice through her own unique adversities she has been faced with in this very challenging industry,” Mrs. Annesi said.

Annesi’s mother believes that her natural ability is what makes her stand out among other dancers.

“She has that ‘it’ factor,” Mrs. Annesi said. “Meaning, when she is on stage, she has a magnetism and power to draw you into her through her movement, style and grace. That is a rare quality

to possess.”

Annesi believes the professor that has had the largest impact on her dance career would be Kiesha Lalama, head of the jazz department at Point Park.

“[Annesi] really inspires everyone around her with this positive, magical energy..”

Kiesha Lalama

Head of Jazz Department, Point Park University

“She was honestly the first person to light a fire under my ass when I got here,” Annesi said. “I was really lost when I came here, and really lost on where I wanted to go, what I wanted to do and she kinda just guided me.”

Lalama has been present in Annesi’s Point Park career as a professor, choreographer and rehearsal director and has experienced firsthand what Annesi is like as a dancer.

“Gianna has this builtin fire about her,” Lalama said. “She has this magnetic energy and it’s infectious.

She really inspires everyone around her with this positive, magical energy.”

Along with Lalama, Annesi feels as if her friend, Damond Garner, has also made a huge impact on her while being here at Point Park.

“Damond has kinda been my go-to,” Annesi said. “He’s the kind of the person where he can read me like a book and whenever something is wrong, he knows exactly how to handle me, which is very difficult.”

For Garner, Annesi has played a similar role in his life.

“She is constantly reminding me that it is going

to be okay,” Annesi said.

“But she is also constantly reminding me that there is a push and that becoming complacent isn’t a good thing and she shows me the value of hard work. She doesn’t allow me to go easy on myself.”

Annesi will be graduating at the end of this semester and has a plan on how she will approach life after college.

“As of right now, I plan on moving to Chicago as soon as possible and dancing there,” Annesi said.

She has attended Giordano Dance Chicago’s summer intensive twice, but all it took was one week there for her to realize that it was the place for her.

“Giordano Dance Chicago is my all-time favorite dance company,” Annesi said. “Kiesha gave us a list of dance companies to research our freshman year and Giordano was on it.”

Annesi also got the opportunity to be a part of the company’s first ever mentorship program. Last October, the company reached out to college students who they believed could have a future in the company and offered them a spot in the program.

The mentorship program paired a company dancer with a college student to keep in touch with throughout the year.

“It’s basically to give you a jump start and it’s really nice because your mentors become your friends,” Annesi said. “You get to know the ins and outs of the company and they become really involved in your life and you become involved in theirs and it’s just a really great experience.”

There are currently two Point Park alumni who are a part of Giordano Dance Chicago, Ashley Downs and Jacob Frazier.

“I have no doubt in my mind that she’s probably going to end up with Giordano, dancing. It’s a great fit for her in regard to concert dance because she can cross over,” Lalama said.

Faith Kazmierczak fmkazmi@pointpark.edu

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‘Super Mario Odyssey’ is the ultimate Mario experience

Nintendo’s newest masterpiece delivers one of the best gaming events of the year

By Matt Petras

Co-Features Editor

There are more than a few delightful surprises in “Super Mario Odyssey,” but the game succeeds mostly because of its ability to be warmly familiar.

“Odyssey” merges various styles of gameplay from across the series and adds a big twist all its own with the ability to “capture” enemies.

The result is a game that combines just about all of the best elements of the series while still remaining inventive and interesting - in a franchise filled with absolute masterpieces, “Odyssey” is probably the best.

Once the standard “Super Mario” plot-setup (in which Bowser captures Princess Peach) is plowed through, players are introduced to Cappy, a new companion for Mario. By throwing this sentient hat, Mario can possess various creatures (and some objects), including classic enemies like Goombas and Koopas as well as totally new creations.

This mechanic replaces power-ups - instead of picking up a fire flower to gain the ability to throw fireballs, for example, Mario spends his time becoming a T-Rex and smashing rocks. This switch-

up feels like a natural evolution of power-ups, something that has been with the “Super Mario” series since the beginning. Instead of simply adding a new ability like power-ups did, capturing enemies completely changes the gameplay - every capturable creature has its own set of abilities and its own control scheme.

This keeps moment-to-moment gameplay fresh to a degree never before seen in a “Super Mario” game. After throwing his cap at a frog, Mario hops around and can jump incredibly high.

By taking control of a CheepCheep (the cute red fish in the “Mario” games), Mario can swiftly swim through water without needing to breathe air. Wackier characters give Mario the ability to fly, sift through lava and more.

The worlds in “Odyssey” are sprawling and lively with a lot of room to explore. There hasn’t been a “Super Mario” game that has offered such areas since the Gamecube’s “Super Mario Sunshine,” and it’s a welcome return. Still, there are deviations in these worlds that force players down a linear path, in which exploration is put aside in exchange for a focus on the platforming. In these moments, the

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“Super Mario Odyssey” represents a return to form for the Mario franchise, as well as a look to the future. game feels more like newer 3D games like “Super Mario Galaxy 2.”

There are also some lovely sections in which a pipe morphs Mario onto a wall, flat, 2D and pixelated just like in the original “Super Mario Bros.” While it’s easy to dismiss these detours as an indulgent nostalgia-trip, they’re genuinely fun and clever. While they control and look like the original game, there are some new mechanics at play, like upside-down gravity segments that add some variation.

Another new addition to the series is the ability to unlock adorable, silly costumes

for Mario to wear. Most of these are references to past games - Mario can don his doctor costume from “Dr. Mario,” and his construction outfit from “Super Mario Maker.” These outfits don’t affect how Mario controls, but they add a little extra personality to the game that is greatly appreciated. Seeing Mario parade around in a pirate outfit, his underwear or a little football uniform (with a “64” on it, a clear reference to the Nintendo 64) never gets old.

“Odyssey” is a massive game, filled with some moments more extravagant and grandiose than any “Super

Mario” before. There’s one scene in particular that’s by far the biggest and most overthe-top moment in the whole series - it’s so ridiculous and intense there is really no other sequence quite like it.

It’s difficult to deny that “Odyssey” is the best “Super Mario” game yet, as it’s really a mash-up of the series’ different styles over the years along with some new twists.

Fittingly, there is only one aspect that troubles me: How can Nintendo possibly one-up this game in the future?

Matt Petras mpetra@pointpark.edu.

Local comic book artist begins working with Marvel

Michael Mettlen worked his way from DIY distribution to working with a legend

By Aidan Segal For the Globe

Picture two of cinema’s most distinguished films, arguably at the peak of their respected genres, clashing between panels of grotesque, yet genius illustration.

Michael Mettlen was 25-years old, dropping his daughter off at school and making his way home to Elizabeth, Pa., when he made a life-altering decision.

“I just told myself I was gonna go into it,” Mettlen said.

“I wrote a story, I drew the artwork, I pitched to publishers and it got me a publishing deal.”

His first stab at pursuing the comic book industry was picked up by Advent Comics, where they published the story of “Kane” into print and into the hands of readers.

It is the story of an anti-hero, Cameron Kane, who has to thieve his way into obtaining an ancient artifact.

Popularity rose around the local comic book com-

munity and Mettlen hosted an autograph session for his first published work at New Dimension Comics, based in Century III Mall.

Mettlen, growing up in South Carolina, always admired the work of Todd McFarlane who is famous for his horror-comic, “Spawn.”

His love-affair with comic books didn’t stop in childhood. To this day, he frequently wears Batman attire and his car sports a sticker on the windshield that reads “The

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Batmobile.”

But seeing his success after just one attempt, Mettlen decided to step aside from the business in order to “perfect his craft.”

“I just asked my publisher if I could have my contract terminated due to personal things” Mettlen said. “It was my decision. There was no bad blood between me and that publisher.”

Mettlen’s nostalgia for classic films, specifically “The Godfather” and “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” spawned the inspiration for his new comic book.

“Going back how many decades, they’ve stood the test of time,” Mettlen said. “Why haven’t they crossed paths as far as comic books?”

It is called “Butch the Butcher” and it is the first installment of a four-part series set in 1950s Bronx, New York.

The first issue focuses on an ordinary butcher who seeks out the mob for a loan in order to open up a deli to support himself and his pregnant wife.

Delinquent in paying his debt, Butch’s shop and wife burn to the ground, at the hands of the mob. Losing his business and wife, Butch then loses his mind and transforms into a vengeful, maniacal killer.

Every drawing is an eyeful as Mettlen does not hold back with the extent of violence and gore. It is in no way, shape or form the same as a Charles Shultz strip of “Peanuts.”

“A lot of controversy is gonna come out of this, which always good in business,” Mettlen said.

“I thought it was really different,” Justin Kim said. “The kinda different that gets you recognized.”

Kim, 33, supported Mettlen’s art, supporting his comic on Kickstarter, and even buying him a drafting desk to draw on.

Rob Anderson, creator

of the indie comic book website, “Written Sins,” saw potential in Mettlen and has enjoyed seeing his progress along the way.

Anderson, 39, a native of Florida, saw a need for indie comic book artists, such as Mettlen, and assembled a platform for people to build their profile.

“I built this highway for indie artists to get noticed,” Anderson said.

Anderson, who highlighted Mettlen’s two comics on his website, has confidence that “Butch the Butcher” will see success.

“There is never a wrong time to tell a story,” Anderson said.

Mettlen’s biggest fan and supporter is his wife, Danielle, whom he met in Pittsburgh.

“My wife is absolutely wonderful,” Mettlen said. “She is very, very supportive.”

Mettlen, now 26-years old, received monumental news from the brand that revolutionized the comic book culture. The people who made Stan Lee, the icon that he is today, and brought to life, a kid who acquires spider-like characteristics, offered a job to the local artist.

“I’m working on a Marvel project with Upper Deck,” Mettlen said.

Until he is given the “okay,” his contract limits what he can actually say about his new profession. Nonetheless, Mettlen is ecstatic as to where his career is heading.

What started as a mere thought bubble on a drive home became a reality. After just two comic books, Mettlen can now call himself a professional.

“It was something I always wanted to do, but I never felt like it was ever gonna really happen,” Mettlen said.

Aidan Segal alsegal@pointpark.edu

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Five years later, “good kid, m.A.A.d city” remains a singular achievement in hip-hop

By Mick Stinelli Co-A&E Editor

In 2017, Kendrick Lamar released his double platinum album “DAMN.” This record was the culmination of years of bridging the gap between mainstream popularity and socially conscious lyricism.

Lamar took his first substantial step down this path in October 2012 with his major label debut, “good kid, m.A.A.d city” (“GKMC”).

“GKMC” acted as the catalyst for Lamar’s mainstream career, with its stories and themes continuing to permeate Lamar’s work. The story of police brutality in the track “good kid” foreshadows the large-scale social commentary of “To Pimp a Butterfly,” while the panicked energy of “m.A.A.d city” acts as a precursor to the anger of “XXX.” on “DAMN.” Featuring production from industry heavyweights (Pharrell, Just Blaze, Hit Boy) and Lamar’s in-house team (Sounwave, DJ Dahi, Terrace Martin), the album’s sonics sound fresh to this day, while many other records of the time have already begun to sound dated (Nicki Minaj’s “Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded” for instance).

The album’s overarching story revolves around a transformative day in Lamar’s adolescence. Since Lamar made this theme the focus of “GKMC,” many artists have done similar retrospectives into their young lives.

J. Cole revisited his childhood home with “2014 Forest Hills Drive.” Vince Staples recounted his upbringing in Long Beach in “Summertime ’06.” Even Frank Ocean was seen dipping into the impressionable experiences of his youth on 2016’s “Blonde.”

Lamar was not the first person to tell stories about his

upbringing, but his ability to do so with such clarity and poignancy had a clear effect on his contemporaries.

Released when Lamar was only 25, the album saw him miles ahead of many of his peers. While Jay Z and Kanye West were focused on the punchlines and braggadocio, boastful or arrogant behavior, of “Watch the Throne,” Lamar had his eyes on larger themes: gang violence, the disenfranchisement of the black community and generational alcoholism.

Though “Watch the Throne” had a few songs dealing with socially conscious ideas (“New Day,” “Made in America”), these tracks are weighed down by the excess and smugness that makes up most of the record (“Who Gon Stop Me,” “Gotta Have It”).

“GKMC” finds Lamar often taking the role of his teenage self, making him far more relatable than the superstar personas of West and Jay Z. Even in his moments of braggadocio (“Backseat Freestyle”), we know it is the façade of a young man trying to impress his friends.

This everyman persona is where “GKMC” shines brightest. Lamar’s greatest attribute has always been his storytelling, and “GKMC” is filled to the brim with incredible tales.

“The Art of Peer Pressure” finds our protagonist smoking and stealing, acting out of character in order to impress his friends. “Sherane a.k.a Master Splinter’s Daughter” tells the story of a young man blinded by lust.

Both of these songs recount experiences which aren’t entirely relatable to the average listener, but Lamar’s ability to put the audience into the mind of a teenager being pulled in so many directions is what makes

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Kendrick Lamar’s 2012 album “good kid, m.A.A.d city” continues to compel audiences in 2017. the album resonate so deeply.

Much of the album recounts experiences that are specific to communities of color. In doing this, the music that makes up “GKMC” is deeply ingrained in the culture of Lamar’s home of Compton, as well as the black community at large. Songs sample Bill Withers, B.B. King and Janet Jackson. Lamar’s lyrics reference E-40, and Compton legends Dr. Dre and MC Eiht make memorable appearances.

“Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst” is the album’s masterpiece. In the first two verses, Lamar addresses himself from the point of view of two characters: his friend, Dave, and the sister of Keisha, a woman who Lamar rapped about on 2011’s “Section .80.” In the third verse, Lamar shifts the view back to himself as he addresses Dave’s brother and Keisha’s sister.

The song is a sobering view of how such personal art can affect the lives of its subjects. Lamar’s ability to criticize himself as something of an unreliable

narrator shifts our perspective of every story he has told us so far, and also serves to humanize the characters in his songs.

The latter point is also evident on “m.A.A.d city,” where the name of an accomplice of a shooting is censored. Lamar states to Genius.com that the story is so “serious and indepth” that the mention of a name could put real people in jeopardy.

Though “Section .80” was what put Lamar on the map of many hip-hop fans, “GKMC” thrust him into the spotlight.

It remains the most important album of his career.

Lamar’s “To Pimp a Butterfly” has been one of the most highly rated hip-hop albums of all time, sitting at number one on over 50 best of 2015 lists. Without the success of “GKMC,” “To Pimp a Butterfly” would have had little to no impact. Its dense themes, production and storytelling would have been overlooked by many had “GKMC” not solidified Lamar as an artist

worth listening to.

Similarly, 2017’s “DAMN.” would have probably been a massive commercial failure.

“To Pimp a Butterfly,” while not a commercial failure, took nearly a year to go platinum. This was only after the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) changing their rules to include digital streaming in the certification process. Without “GKMC’s” legacy, much of the general public would have forgotten about Lamar by the time “DAMN.” released.

But “GKMC” is larger than its influence; its stories will continue to inspire musicians and fans for generations. It serves as a portrait of the artist as a young man, and is a snapshot into a world many Americans know nothing about.

More than anything, “GKMC” is the quintessential story of a young boy becoming a man.

Mick Stinelli mfstine@pointpark.edu

Debut project from Lauv explores identity and heartbreak

By Kayla Snyder

Co-Copy Desk Chief

An upcoming singer-songwriter and producer dubbed Lauv used an unusual method of releasing music via the popular music streaming service Spotify.

Lauv (born Ari Leff), originally from San Francisco, fell in love with the art of songwriting at the age of 14. He went to study musical production at one of the most coveted universities, New York University (NYU).

In a video posted on his YouTube, Lauv explains his love for producing music and songwriting, which only heightened during his time at NYU. With the pursuit to release music in a story form, Lauv took an untraditional approach of delivering music to his fans.

On Oct. 20 via his Twitter, Lauv announced his upcoming project called “I met you when I was 18,” released via a Spotify playlist.

In the explanation of the compilation, Lauv attached a note to the tweet saying, “This has all been part of the same story. A chapter of my life. Moving to New York City when I was 18 for school and not knowing who I was or who I wanted to be.”

The story starts out with his single “I Like Me Better,” which charted on Billboard’s Mainstream Top 40 at #39. The upbeat song is the ultimate love song, donning the title lyrics: “I like me better when I’m with you.” The honeymoon period is the topic of discussion in this

track where everything is great in the world, and nothing can come between the new love.

“I Like Me Better” starts off the love story Lauv is trying to convey, then continues with the second track titled “Comfortable.” This song questions intentions within a relationship.

After the honeymoon phase in “I Like Me Better”, Lauv sings about complications in “Comfortable.” This track reports the never-ending question of if something is what you really want, or if that’s just comfortable for someone.

“The Other,” which is the first track Lauv released as a musician, explains the battle of an ending relationship trying to use the head or the heart to make the tough decision; your heart wants something, but your head wants something else.

In his Genius.com annotation, Lauv explains specific lyrics in the songs as the different stages of relationships.

“When you’re at that point in a relationship, all you can do is obsess over where things went wrong,” Lauv said via Genius.com. “Picking apart memories, over and over. Staying up at night, analyzing. But really, the last thing you want to do is accept that things went wrong in the first place. You wish you could just wake up and everything would be okay.”

“Reforget” is the next track within the compilation and details the story of when things go completely awry in a relationship. Lauv’s powerful lyrics create an image of hurt, despair

that is covered up by nights of partying and trying to forget the situation.

Following is a piano version of “The Story Never Ends,” which encompasses how it is easy to get caught up in something (such as a relationship) and keep making the same mistakes.

“Come Back Home” focuses highly on the story of missing something and wanting it back.

The lyrics in the chorus (“I still love you but sometimes you have to go to trade your heart for bones, to know you need to come back home”) pierce the listener’s eyes as this soft, ballad continues to set the stage of a toxic relationship.

In a collaboration with Travis Mills, Lauv created the song “Question” to detail the stage of love where you’ll do absolutely anything for the person you’re in love with. The song dons lyrics such as “I won’t question, question it,” in response to the silly things that a partner may do, with no explanation.

“Easy Love” which was the latest single released before being added to the compilation spells out simply that Lauv isn’t looking for something easy when it comes to love, rather he wants the complications and he wants something that is worth fighting for.

“Adrenaline” details what Lauv is wanting from a relationship, for everything to go back to seemingly normal, but still feel that on-the-edge feeling when you’re in love. He wants the adrenaline back in his life with

this girl whom he is still in love with, but the feelings may be unrequited since they broke up.

The final track within the compilation titled “Breathe” tells the story of realizing a relationship is over, but trying to cope with it. “You’re my all and more, all I know you taught me.

You’re my all and more, but I need room to breathe.” This lyric represents the emotional turmoil when Lauv finally realizes the relationship which he has been longing to fix is over and he needs to move on.

The 10 song compilation

tells the story of a “perfect” love story that gets ripped to shreds and follows the emotional time after the breakup. Within his Twitter explanation, Lauv explains that these songs have been written for a while, but he never found a way to release them because the puzzle isn’t finished. By using Spotify, Lauv is able to update the playlist whenever he sees fit. He teased fans that a new song would be added to the story Nov. 17.

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The real horror is yet to come Halloween is over.

You know what this means? It’s time to start dying Easter eggs.

In an attempt to get ahead of the capitalist game that is the holidays, we might as well tell ourselves that.

November is real and it’s anxious. Thanksgiving is ready to sink its gravy-soaked talons into its hapless victims. If we’re honest, it feels like it’s been ready to do just that since June. And who could forget the worst pseudo-holiday of them all, Black Friday?

Within a month, hundreds of thousands of parents will invade malls and decimate each other in order to get their child a gaming system and a humorously large television.

Before you know it, you’ll be lusting after the Valentine’s Day candy-ridden aisles of Target or buying those plastic, emerald green beads for St. Patrick’s Day. Can’t you just smell the air during the St. Patrick’s Day parade? Truly astonishing.

It’s a hard time to be alive during the holidays.

They tend to be over before they even begin here in America. Let’s be honest, some holiday seasons don’t even feel special thanks to the way they’re marketed to us.

Despite what people tell you about the holidays, most times they don’t live up to hype. But rather than try and listen to the hype, try enjoying the holidays with your family. The best part of these days (that we use as an excuse to spend money and drink alcohol,) is the people we spend them with. Don’t rush this holiday season, enjoy it.

It’s sad to see Halloween go, because now the season of true terror begins. Hold your loved ones close and prepare for a whirlwind of free enterprise.

So get your Martinelli ready and put on your Oriental Trading Post 2018 sunglasses -- October’s over and so is your faith in humanity.

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Treat military families with respect, Mr. President

By Elizabeth Shaffer For the Globe

I feel like I need to give a disclaimer before I start this: I hate Donald Trump.

I haven’t been pleased with any of his actions or decisions from his campaign all the way to his almost year as president. I always try to be respectful of others opinions, but the issue at hand is not an opinion; it’s a question of the humanity of the president.

Many of my best friends and family members are currently in the military or are veterans. I know what the military is and how much these young people sacrifice for our country.

The military is no joke and shouldn’t be taken lightly, so why does the president take this sacrifice so lightly?

Let’s start with before Trump was president, a much simpler time where the idea of Hillary Clinton as president made my mom cry during the Democratic National Convention. We saw at the DNC a family who lost their son in the armed forces; these families are known as Gold Star families. Most viewers watching were so struck by how cou-

Dear Amazon, don’t come here

HQ2 only brings problems to Pittsburgh

By Beth Turnbull Co-Opinions Editor

Dear Amazon, I love you and, like many college students, I wouldn’t survive without your discounted textbooks and two-day shipping. Although my bank account could probably use a break from your “Buy With One Click” feature, I will never quit you.

I’m not alone in my reliance on your services.

You have become so successful that it’s time for you to expand. You’re looking to buy your second home, your second headquarters or “HQ2” as you’re calling it. Hundreds of cities are vying for your love and affection. Only seven states declined to pitch.

Even Pittsburgh has thrown its horse in the race and, I must admit, I’m afraid of what might happen to this unique city.

The citizens of Seattle, where your current headquarters stand, are counting the days until you make that move--maybe then they will have some room to breathe. When you settled in Seattle, you brought jobs and innovation, but you also brought higher

housing costs, a huge population influx and a whole lot of traffic. Seattleites are warning cities not to vy for your affections so ardently. They’ve seen the impact you can have--both positive and negative.

So how can Pittsburgh survive you? With our population of just over 300,000, your 50,000 new jobs could completely overwhelm us. Our biggest employer, UPMC, employs 80,000 people across 30 hospitals, 600 doctor’s offices and 23 senior care facilities. Imagine 50,000 people working in one centralized campus.

Where would the campus be located? Oakland, which is already packed with the University of Pittsburgh, Carlow University, Carnegie Mellon University and several UPMC medical centers and hospitals?

Downtown, where very few people live and nearly every business closes by 6 p.m.?

East Liberty, which would ultimately force people who live in nearby lower-income areas out of their homes?

I can’t think of a single neighborhood out of Pittsburgh’s 90 that would be a good fit for you.

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history. Everyone knows how it was forged in steel and is now a hotspot for colleges and hospitals.

We are proud of how far we’ve come, but we are even prouder of how we got here. I don’t want neighborhoods being bought and sold and turned into corporate clones where you can’t distinguish one block from the next. I don’t want us to become indistinguishable from Silicon Valley (not considering the obvious differences in weather.)

If you decide to make us your new home, I will welcome you with an open mind, maybe you’ll do business differently here. I will be grateful for the new jobs, but I will be wary of you. I hope that if you come to Pittsburgh, you will learn about us and do your best to live with us in harmony, even if I have to call on the spirit of Fred Rogers to teach you how to be a good neighbor.

We will not become Amazon City.

Thank you for your consideration.

Beth Turnbull erturnb@pointpark.edu.

rageous the Khan family was for speaking about their son’s sacrifice.

However, Trump saw it as a direct attack on his campaign, trying to discredit their speech and point out that the mother was probably unable to speak because she was Muslim. We were shocked that anyone, despite their political beliefs would attack a family obviously still scarred by their son’s death. Trump also pointed out his own sacrifices, like sitting safely behind a desk during business engagements.

Fast forward to when he is our president for ten months, and we have seen the same disrespect to Gold Star families. While calling the wife of Sgt. La David Johnson to give his condolences, Trump forgot the soldier’s name and stated, ‘he knew what he signed up for.’ This treatment is ridiculously problematic.

Forgetting a fallen soldier’s name is disrespectful. But, forgetting his name while giving his condolences to his widow? This is a lack of basic humanity. His wife heard the most traumatic news a military family can hear, and the Command-

er-in-Chief forgot his own soldier’s name.

Yes, saying ‘he knew what he signed up for’ is technically correct. You swear into the armed forces saying you will defend the Constitution at all costs, even for your life. So yes, you do sign up for that. But why would you tell a grieving family about this while trying to give your condolences to the family?

This isn’t a debate about war, or the military or even Trump, it’s a debate about humanity. As Commander-in-Chief, President Trump is responsible for every single soldier. They swear to follow his commands, yet he won’t respect their families with basic dignity?

When will we hold him accountable and make him apologize? When will we finally say that he is not for the soldiers, airmen, sailors and marines that defend this country every day? And when will we stop letting our president belittle families who lost a loved one because of his commands?

Elizabeth Shaffer ecshaff@pointpark.edu.

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Volley for Vision reaches new heights Ten years ago, the Point Park volleyball team started a tradition that has grown stronger with every passing year.

It goes beyond a tradition of a pregame ritual or a celebration after victories. It even goes beyond the winning tradition that the volleyball program has instilled over the years.

The team’s annual Volley for Vision game started 10 years ago to raise awareness and money for the Vision Research ROPARD Foundation dedicated to battling problems of low vision and blindness due to premature birth.

Mike Bruno, the full-time Point Park volleyball head coach since 2005, is also a fulltime father of two. His youngest daughter Cassie was born prematurely at 25 weeks and diagnosed with retinopathy of prematurity, an eye disorder that causes blindness.

When Cassie was almost three-years-old, the Point Park volleyball team began raising money and awareness at one game each year. Now, the team raises money for the Team Cassie Fund at the Pittsburgh Foundation to spread awareness, acceptance and inclusion for individuals with disabilities.

Team Cassie has grown over the years to the point we saw Saturday. The foundation made its first grant donation Saturday, one that holds a special place in the family’s heart.

A $1,000 check was presented to the Western Pennsylvania School for the Blind from Team Cassie between sets two and three of the game Saturday.

“That’s where the whole journey started for our family,” Mike Bruno said. “Cassie went there at the age of three up until kindergarten. It’s real-

ly gratifying that our first grant is to the school for the blind.

They really helped us through a tough time as a special needs family.”

The team added to this year’s Volley for Vision festivities with a clinic on the court with Cassie and other special needs children.

The players and clinic attendees alike were all smiles after Point Park won the match 3-1 against Ohio Christian University on a day that had so much more meaning than a final score.

They were smiles before the game, too.

Music therapy plays an important role in Cassie’s life. A performance of Miley Cyrus’s “The Climb” went viral over the summer and caught attention of the pop singer, who sent Cassie an autographed shirt and message of thanks after seeing the video.

One of the songs in Cassie’s repertoire was performed for the Student Center Gym crowd and players before the game Saturday: The Star Spangled Banner.

With her sister Carly by her side, Cassie sang the national anthem prior to the first serve, setting up another touching and inspiring Volley for Vision game.

“She never ceases to amaze me with her singing,” Bruno said.

Each school and each program has traditions. Some are historic, some get a team going and others will eventually fade away.

If Saturday is any proof, the tradition of Volley for Vision at Point Park will only continue to grow and expand for a very, very long time.

Josh Croup jdcroup@pointpark.edu

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2017

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Rajahpillay hopes to make difference on and off court

By Derek Malush For the Globe

In the summer of 2005, avid 10-year-old basketball player Gavin Rajahpillay witnessed a kid just like himself get launched into the limelight of sports entertainment in the movie “Like Mike”, an American film about Michael Jordan.

While the youngster was living on the African island of Maritius, he still believed he could also achieve a level of greatness on the court and off that could rival Jordan, one of the greatest of all time.

Thirteen years later, Rajahpillay is now the starting point guard for the Point Park Pioneers, and has secured an education that he hopes will enable him to make a difference for young people in his homeland and around the world.

Head basketball coach Gabe Bubon, described Rajahpillay as “determined”.

“I don’t know what he is determined about, but it’s a good trait to have,” Bubon said.

Mauritius is a small island off the coast of Madagascar, where six-year-old Rajahpillay and his family lived before coming to the United States. He began his basketball career playing recreationally and streetball at any court he could find, working on fundamentals to expand his game. After watching the movie “Like Mike”, Rajahpillay says he “just loved the underdog story.”

“After that I have always loved the basketball culture and the grind that it came with,” Rajahpillay said.

Coach Bubon stumbled upon Rajahpillay after scrolling through “hundreds of kids’ highlight tapes” and seeing Rajahpillay’s uncommon last name. Bubon said that he “likes cool names, so I clicked on his highlight tape and knew I had to have

Gracey Evans| The Globe Senior point guard Gavin Rajahpillay drives the ball up the court past an opposing guard during a game against Villa Maria last year.

him.”

Rajahpillay didn’t waste any time stepping into a leader role as he started 23 out of the 24 regular season games last year, averaging 16 points and five assists per game in his first year with the Pioneers last season.

Point Park graduate and former Pioneer basketball player Jaylen Mann, who played alongside Rajahpillay last season called him, “our leader.”

“He set our tempo every game,” Mann said.

Current teammate Kenny Sickles referred to Rajahpillay as, “our go-to guy.”

“Even when he is on the bench, he is communicating with guys and helping our team move forward every night,” Sickles said.

From Mauritius to Point Park University, Rajahpillay is “giving all the glory to God” for all his past, present and future opportunities.

The Creole-speaking point guard moved to the United States into a one-bedroom apartment on top of a bar in downtown Maryland with his grandfather, mother, father, sister and brother. Before com-

ing to Point Park, he played for a junior college team in Hagerstown, Maryland.

Rajahpillay thanks his many mentors who got him to where he is today as the face of the men’s basketball team, however, his father shadows every single one of them.

“You must work for everything,” his father says, adding that, “it takes sacrifice to get to where you want to be, no short cuts.”

Rajahpillay models his work ethic from the likes of his father, who is, “a big part of who I am today,” he added.

With aspirations of becoming a family man, Rajahpillay’s dream is to become the dean of students at his hometown high school as well as the head basketball coach.

“I just want to give back and be around kids,” Rajahpillay said. “The sport of basketball has haunted me for so long I want to find something else I can put my full heart into just like I did with this sport.”

Derek Malush dwmalus@pointpark.edu

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Volleyball division hopes dashed at home

By Dara Collins Co-Sports Editor

The Pioneer volleyball team completed a road sweep before returning home last weekend to fight for first place in its division and play in the 10th annual Volley for Vision event.

The team played one of its most important games of the season last Friday (Oct. 27) against Indiana University (IU) East.

Point Park was a single match behind IU East and could steal the River States

Conference (RSC) East Division title with Friday’s win plus two more.

The Pioneers’ energy was evident in the first set. Their cheers echoed throughout the Student Center Gym, and the team celebrated after nearly every point. Point Park stole set one 25-14.

“I think for the first time this season, I’ve seen a real fight and a real fire in them,” assistant coach Bridget Bielich said.

“I think that was something that I was excited to see finishing out this conference because we’re going to need that fight

Sam Robinson | Point Park Athletics Junior right-side hitter Ashley Taylor prepares to serve against IU East last Friday in the Student Center Gym. The Pioneers lost 2-3.

and that fire going into the conference tournament.”

IU East answered with a 25-16 win of their own to tie the match, but Point Park once again gained the lead after a close set three.

Trailing 2-1, the Red Wolves began their comeback and won set four to tie the match for a second time.

The nail-biting fifth set tied at 5-5, 6-6, 7-7, 9-9, 10-10 and 11-11. Point Park led 1413 at match point and looked to put the ball down when IU East’s libero picked up the dig and sent the ball back over the net to an empty area on the Pioneers’ side.

The set was tied again at 15-15 until the Red Wolves claimed the final two points to win 17-15.

“I think we played up to their level,” defensive specialist Jordan Dixon said. “It was a little rocky in sets two and four, but I think we still fought hard.”

The victory clinched IU East’s division title, and will subsequently host the RSC Tournament on Nov. 10 and 11.

“I just think we didn’t have that relentless pursuit and we didn’t push ourselves to our full potential,” freshman Camryn LaMonaca said.

Women shutout to end season

By Allison Schubert Copy Editor

The women’s soccer team played its last two games of the regular season last week but failed to score in either.

The first loss came on Wednesday as they hosted non-conference opponent Shawnee State University, a member of the Mid-South Conference. The Bears were 3-0 against River States Conference (RSC) teams prior to their game against Point Park.

“It was one of those games where we had played several teams that had played Shawnee, and we knew that it would be a good matchup for us,” sophomore goalkeeper Ashtyn Webb said. “We usually get scouting reports and we go off that at practice.”

The Bears struck early in the first half, but the goal was revoked on an offsides call. Despite the sudden momentum change, Shawnee State scored again in the 17th minute, and this time, the goal stuck.

The Pioneers were only down 1-0 at the half, but could not seem to stop the strong offense of their opponent.

The Bears scored again in the 54th and 77th minutes to give them the 3-0 lead “I would say the mental side of our inconsistency has been giving us the most

problems,” head coach Maggie Kuhn said. “We prepared for Carlow the same way we’d prepare for number one West Virginia Tech… it just didn’t end up in our favor.”

Looking for a redemption game to end the regular season, the Pioneers took on Carlow University Saturday at Highmark Stadium.

The Celtics scored first off a free kick in the 28th minute.

The Pioneers again found themselves down 1-0 at the half.

“I don’t think we were actually mentally prepared to go up against Carlow,” Webb said. “We knew that we could win that game, but we didn’t go out that way and the results showed it.”

After a scoreless 57-minute stretch, Carlow struck again in the 85th minute to give the Celtics a 2-0 win.

“Our losses are a wakeup call that playoffs aren’t going to be easy,” senior Noel Hartle said. “We were the number one team two years running, so teams get very excited and perform at a high level when they play us.”

Webb started both games for the Pioneers, making four saves in the Shawnee State match and three saves against Carlow. Sophomore Morgan Willis also saw some time in

Sam Robinson| Point Park Athletics Senior defender Josh Williams looks for an opening to get the ball out of the Pioneers’ zone in a contest against Rio Grande on Oct. 22.

The Pioneers fought hard but lost to the No. 3 seed 2-3 in overtime.

net against the Bears, giving up one goal.

Point Park currently sits in third in the RSC standings behind Asbury University and West Virginia Tech. Both teams only have one conference loss, each handed to them

by Point Park.

“Putting our heart into the game is the most important thing,” Webb said. “Our heart is a big thing for us because if we come out with it, there is no stopping our team.

We are a great team when we put everything out on the line and that’s what we need to do going into the conference tournament.”

The Pioneers are currently slated to host an RSC playoff match Nov. 4 at Highmark Stadium.

Allison Schubert alschub@pointpark.edu

The teams were neck and neck in kills. Point Park put up 46 to IU East’s 47. Junior Ashley Taylor led the attack with 18 kills, and libero Morgan Dangelo picked up the match-high 18 digs. Middle hitter Destiny Tucker played big at the net and totaled eight blocks.

The Pioneers played their second match of the weekend last Saturday against Ohio Christian University (OCU).

The match marked the 10th annual Volley for Vision event.

Fans could purchase tickets for a basket raffle, and all proceeds benefitted Team Cassie of the Pittsburgh Foundation. Cassie Bruno, head coach Mike Bruno’s daughter serves as the inspiration for organization.

Team Cassie presented its first grant, a $1,000 donation to the Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children, between sets two and three. Bruno expressed his gratification that the first grant went to the school his daughter attended from the age of three until kindergarten.

Following the match, Volley for Vision included a new element this year. The Pioneers conducted a free special needs volleyball clinic.

The Pioneers defeated OCU 25-19, 15-25, 25-23 and 25-15.

Tucker recorded a career-high 17 kills, Taylor followed with 11 and junior Erica Gumz with ten. Three Pioneers also reached double digits in digs. Dangelo led the way with 18, and juniors Meg Reineke and Dixon came in second with 13 each.

“I think we did really well with communication again, but I just think we didn’t have that passion that we played with yesterday,” LaMonaca said.

The Pioneers first win of the week came from a sweep at West Virginia Tech last Tuesday, winning 25-23, 2514 and 25-22.

The Golden Bears could not top power hitters Taylor and Gumz who tied for the match-high with 13 kills each. Taylor completed a double-double with ten digs.

The Pioneers stand at 1913 overall and 9-6 in the RSC. After senior night at home Tuesday against Carlow, they close out their regular season this Saturday at non-conference Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

Dara Collins dmcolli2@pointpark.edu

LAST WEEK’S SCOREBOARD OCT. 24 - OCT. 30 MEN’S SOCCER (11-5) (6-3) POINT PARK 5, CARLOW 1*....................................................................Oct. 28 Goal: Ramos (15), Rietveld (14), Williams (12) Next: Nov. 4 RSC Quarterfinals

WOMEN’S SOCCER (8-8-1) (5-3-1) SHAWNEE STATE 3, POINT PARK 0.....................................................Oct. 25 POINT PARK 0, CARLOW 2*...................................................................Oct. 28 Next: Nov. 4 RSC Quarterfinals

VOLLEYBALL (19-13) (9-6)

POINT PARK 3, WEST VIRGINIA TECH* 0...........................................Oct. 24 IU EAST 3, POINT PARK 2*.....................................................................Oct. 27 OHIO CHRISTIAN 1, POINT PARK 3*....................................................Oct. 28 Next: Nov. 4 @ IUP

MEN’S & WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY Next: Nov. 4 @ River States Conference Meet

MEN’S BASKETBALL (0-0) (0-0)

Next: Nov. 6 @ (RV) Washington Adventist, Nov. 8 @ PSU Greater Allegheny

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (1-1) (0-0) POINT PARK 50, LAWRENCE TECH 73................................................Oct. 28 POINT PARK 72, MICHIGAN-DEARBORN 56......................................Oct. 29 Next: Nov. 5 vs. Georgetown, Nov. 8 @ PSU Greater Allegheny *River States Conference Game

Men bounce back in finale

By Nick Horwat Co-A&E Editor

The men’s soccer team closed off the regular season last Saturday with a 5-1 victory over Carlow University.

Despite losing their previous two games the Pioneers did not feel defeated after losing to two of the top teams in the conference and nation.

“We took a lot of positives from the games,” sophomore forward Roberto Whitley said.

“We know that we could beat any team in the division.”

It was a cold and rainy Saturday afternoon when the Pioneers faced off against the winless Celtics, who are just finishing their second year as a program. They had only scored six goals all season.

Sophomore Juan Somoza started in net and made four saves on five shots, only giving up one goal.

Senior Josh Williams started the scoring in the 18th minute on a direct free kick.

Carlow quickly came back, tying the score less than a min-

ute later. This stood as Carlow’s only goal of the game.

In the 23rd minute, senior Allan Ramos added to his team-high goal total to put the Pioneers back on top. Sophomore Wessel Rietveld scored two more goals, making the halftime score 4-1.

With 28 minutes remaining in the game, Ramos netted his second of the game, the final goal in the 5-1 final. Ramos would go on to have a few more good chances for a hat trick that were stopped by Carlow’s goalkeeper.

The Pioneers ended their regular season with an overall record of 11-5 and a 6-3 River States Conference (RSC) record. Point Park will play in the RSC Quarterfinals Saturday at a location to be determined.

Going forward it is time for the team to start raising play as the postseason arrives.

“Our ultimate goal is to win all the games in order to make it to nationals,” junior Kakanou Fotie said. “We’ve played all of the teams and can

measure our strength against theirs.”

The confidence level between the team is high right now after boasting one of the top offensive outputs in the RSC. Point Park averaged 3.25 goals per game during the regular season.

“Our confidence is very high,” Whitley said. “I am enjoying playing, especially with Ramos. We have a good relationship and score a lot of goals.”

Ramos and Whitley have combined for 25 of the team’s goals this season. They have scored 15 and 10 goals respectively.

It is looking like the goaltending duties will continue to be given to both Somoza and Ryan Daniels for the playoffs.

“We don’t discuss that too much,” Somoza said. “We are goalies. We just work as hard as we can and see who’s going up. It should be like that going forward.”

Nick Horwat njhorwa@pointpark.edu