Point Park Globe Issue 8

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Honors program screens “Children of the Corn” with movie’s director Amanda Myers gives an indepth look at how Harvey Weinstein got caught Men’s Soccer increases winning streak to five games after road trip ppuglobe.com

Celebrating 50 years of covering the world of Point Park University news

Issue 8

“That’s an image that will always be in my head”

Sheykhet’s roommate remembers the night Pitt student was murdered

Nikole Kost | The Globe

Sophomore broadcast reporting major Zach Brandner embraces Bradford School student and Alina Sheykhet’s high school friend Emily Lepore at the balloon release in her memory at Schenley Plaza Oct. 12. By Nikole Kost Photo Editor

As he walked up the stairs with Alina Sheykhet’s parents to see why she wasn’t answering her phone, Zach Brandner thought his roommate left without telling anyone.

After Sheykhet’s father knocked down the locked door, all it took was a quick glance of his roommate’s body lying on the floor to realize she was dead. “There was no question that she was alive or not,” Brandner said. “I didn’t look for a very long time at all because it was just too

graphic for me and that’s not how I wanted to remember her. That’s an image that will always be in my head.” Those were the sentiments of Point Park student Zach Brandner after the discovery of his murdered roommate and best friend. The sophomore

By Hannah Walden USG Beat Writer

Representatives from CulinArt joined members of the United Student Government (USG) to discuss issues that can be changed and improved. To begin the meeting, CulinArt director Kristy Weiss, Director of Dining Terry Chavara, and a staff chef answered questions and concerns from USG senators. President Bobby Bertha brought up the topic of what is and is not considered a meal in the Point Cafe.

According to both Weiss and Chavara, items from the salad station require one protein and four toppings to be considered a meal. Roughly the same concept applies to the sandwich station. If students want more meats or toppings, there is an extra charge. Food served at the Playhouse is also considered a flex dollar purchase instead of a meal. Food options that will be offered at the new Playhouse have not yet been established. Treasurer Josh Croup inquired on what CulinArt could do to help cater events and

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Staff Writer

Lawrence Hall’s lobby was transformed into an oasis for self-care Oct. 11 for the annual Health and Wellness Fair. Hosted by the Student Health Center, the Health and Wellness Fair provides the opportunity for students to learn about staying healthy in college, covering topics that range from eating healthy to maintaining positive mental health. Coordinator of the Student Health Center Heather Capo organized the event and was excited to bring

these resources to students. “We really try to get information out regarding resources that are readily available to the students that will improve their well-being in multiple, multifaceted ways,” Capo said in the Student Health Office. “We want to make sure that they’re addressing their own well being medically, emotionally, mental health-wise, spiritually and bring that all together in one place. Getting all of that information is really important.” The fair was originally scheduled for Sept. 27, but had to be moved to Oct. 11

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Allison Hritz | The Globe

Students gathered to make candied apples with a variety of toppings on Monday in the Lawrence Hall Lobby. The Campus Activities Board hosted the event.

Health and Wellness Fair focuses on mental health, STI awareness By Sarah Gibson

Sheykhet’s parents along with Brandner discovered her body on the floor of her bedroom. “The first thing I thought was Matt Darby killed her,” Brandner said. According to the criminal complaint, “Sheykhet suffered from a fractured skull in two areas, severe trauma to her mouth from a sharp edged weapon, as well as damage from a blunt force weapon that broke her nose and mandible. Additionally, seven of her teeth were knocked out, her tongue had several lacerations and a penetrating blunt force injury to the back of her head that fractured her skull.” Sheykhet was pronounced dead at the scene. “None of us heard anything at all,” Brandner said. “If we would have heard anything we would have been up there trying to help.” The roommates were taken Downtown for questioning and were soon released. They were allowed to go back into the house with a police escort by 6:30 p.m. that night to get the things they needed.

APPLE OF OUR EYE

Food service provider speaks with student gov’t USG

broadcast reporting major has since moved into Lawrence Hall until he figures out his next move. Sheykhet and Brandner met their freshman year in a class called Freshman Seminar at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg. “Basically she wanted to go to Pitt main [campus] and I wanted to go to Point Park,” Brander said. “So we decided to live together.” They moved into 3597 Cable Place on Aug. 1, 2017. “We just always danced it out in our living room when we were stressed,” Brandner said. “We loved taking selfies together; we took pictures all of the time.” Sheykhet and Brandner also enjoyed cooking together. “Just being together and hanging out together was a big part of our lives,” Brander said. Sheykhet, a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, was murdered in their Oakland home on Oct. 8. Sheykhet’s ex-boyfriend, Matthew Darby, is being charged with the murder. “It was something you see in a movie,” Brandner said.

due to a scheduling error involving a conference that Capo was invited to attend. Among the services and information made available at the fair were tables on healthy eating, mental health, STIs and where to be tested for them, free contraception and even a corner with a few massage chairs offering complimentary massages. One group in attendance was Allies for Health and Wellbeing (AHW,) formerly the Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force. AHW offers services for HIV positive people, STI, Hepatitis C and Syphilis test-

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University enlists team of students for social media By Kayla Snyder

Co-Copy Desk Chief

Nick Koehler and Daniel Kelly posted creative, high quality photographs of Point Park and Downtown Pittsburgh on Instagram. They tagged Point Park University, which allowed Felicia McKinney, the university social media manager to find them. Annie Brewer approached McKinney for advice during one of the freshman orientation sessions and helped coach her with social media engagement by strengthening her personal brand through her newly created Instagram account. Sydney Patton replied to

a casual tweet of McKinney’s asking for an assistant on her personal Twitter account and ended up offering her an apprentice position. The successes in messaging from these four caught the eye of McKinney and she decided to create her very own student team to help her with a constant flow of content. McKinney was hired in 2016 by Point Park after graduating with a degree in Student Affairs from Slippery Rock University. At Slippery Rock, McKinney worked within the enrollment management department doing social media, video and website content.

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