Point Park University's The Globe Issue 14 Spring 2018

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By Mick Stinelli

The Oakland shuttle service will continue usual operation next semester, but at a reduced capacity. Two shuttles will loop between the Student Center lot and the original Pittsburgh Playhouse every half hour instead of the current 15-minute loop. A schedule provided to The Globe from Chris Hill, Vice President of Operations at the Physical Plant, states that shuttles will run Sunday through Saturday from 7 a.m. to midnight. The shuttles’ fate beyond spring 2019 remains a mystery as administration anticipates the new Playhouse downtown will result in a decrease of future students living in Oakland. Michael

Gieseke, Dean of Student Life, said that it’s possible that students will begin looking into living in the downtown area, Mount Washington and the North Side instead of living in Oakland. “If we think more of our students are living downtown than not, then we may not need a shuttle at all,” Gieseke said. However, living downtown may come with a higher cost to students. According to Zillow, estimates for the median rent for a two-bedroom rental in the Central Business District is $2,466 per month as of February 2018. The estimate for Oakland is $1,260 per month, and Mount Washington is even lower at $1,159. Data is not available for the North Side neighbor-

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President Hennigan discusses university’s future with USG USG By Alexander Popichak USG Beat Writer

Speaking before Point Park’s United Student Government (USG) meeting Monday, Dr. Paul Hennigan, university president, fielded questions from senators about changes over the next year to Point Park facilities. One such space, the coffeehouse at 100 Wood Street, is set to open in time for the start of the fall semester. “We’re looking to do a ‘soft opening’ in August, probably

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right before the term starts is the goal,” Dean of Students Keith Paylo said Monday. “The grand opening will happen when students return [from summer break].” Hennigan said the “big news” for the upcoming semester is the opening of the new Pittsburgh Playhouse, attached to the University Center. “It will be a building for the entire university to use,” Hennigan said in the Student Center Monday. “We did not build such an elaborate, state-of the art facility to hand over to a relatively thin slice of our university, meaning just the Conservatory [of Performing Arts]. So we chal-

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REED CELEBRATES EP RELEASE

Kayla Snyder | The Globe

Gabe Reed performing at the Club at Stage AE last Thursday during his EP/music video release show. Reed won this year’s Pioneer Star competition held by Point Park’s Pioneer Records. “Take a Note” was premiered as Prince, Logic, Stevie Ray By Robert Berger prior to Reeds acoustic set. Vaughan, John Mayer, SteCo-News Editor “I’ve been auditioning vie Wonder and others, Reed for Pioneer Records since my blends each genre into his own Pioneer Records artist and freshman year so this was my musical style. senior musical theatre major fourth year auditioning,” Reed “I am really into rap right Gabe Reed performed at Stage said. “I’m super happy it hap- now, but also into the songwritAE last Thursday to celebrate pened now instead of back then ing aspect behind rap, kind of the release of his debut EP and because I was really able to per- like singing with a flow,” Reed music video. fect my craft.” said. The four song EP titled Reed’s musical backAs part of his Pioneer Star “Chasing Grey” was released as ground started in third grade deal, Reed recorded “Chasing part of the annual Pioneer Star when he began playing guitar, Grey” at Pioneer Record’s Red contest held by Pioneer Re- later learning to play piano Caiman Studio. cords. Each fall, the Point Park and saxophone in fifth grade. “It was great to work with label awards one artist with a It wasn’t until the eighth grade professionals and I learned a contract, EP and music video. when he began writing music. lot,” Reed said. “From a muThe music video recorded by Drawing influence from a GABE REED page 2 the music video workshop class range of different genres such lenged ourselves years ago to try and figure out how to make this building a university asset and work for all the students.” Hennigan said that every “project” at the new Playhouse - which he defined as everything from Conservatory shows to speaker series and concerts - will

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POINT CLOSET HOSTS FIRST POP UP

Gracey Evans | The Globe

Over 150 students stopped by Point Closet’s first ever event, the Pop Up Shop, on Thursday to shop and donate clothes.

Second annual GSSA bake sale supports Planned Parenthood By Lauren Ortego Co-Opinions Editor

The smell of cookies and muffins filled the air as dance majors fresh out of class walked by, with the phrase “I would, but I don’t have cash” leaving their lips. Credit and debit cards were accepted, though. The Gender and Sexuality Spectrum Alliance (GSSA) raised $210 for southwestern Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood locations last Thursday through the group’s second bake sale in the Lawrence Hall lobby. “We can’t donate, at least that I could find out, to a very specific one,” Silmari Muñoz, president of the club and senior instructional studies major, said. “So, we try to do western PA so it can at least hit a little closer to home.” The bake sale started last year, and raised a total of $250 with help from students and faculty alike. Muñoz and

her girlfriend, but mostly her girlfriend according to Muñoz, hand-made many of the goodies for sale including muffins (vegan and non), brownies and Rice Krispies treats. The sugar cookies and macaroons, however, did come from Costco. “My girlfriend made most of it and I just stood by with a measuring cup like ‘Ok, how much?’” Muñoz said, sitting at the table. “So I just put it together, because she baked all of it. Same as last year.” All of the baked goods had no set price, with the minimum donation being a dollar. The GSSA has found that students, especially at Point Park University, a traditionally liberal arts institution, enjoy giving money to support causes they find close to their hearts - and Planned Parenthood fits neatly into that category of cause.

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