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Tuition to increase in 2016-17

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POINT PARK HOSTS NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL DANCE FESTIVAL OVER BREAK

By Josh Croup Editor-in-Chief

Students will pay more to take classes next year at Point Park.

All full time undergraduate students at Point Park University will experience a tuition increase of 2.9 percent for the 2016-17 academic year.

The university tuition is increasing to $27,780 per year for students in the Schools of Arts and Sciences, Business and Communication. That is up from the 2015-16 figure of $27,000.w Students in the Conservatory of Performing Arts (COPA) will pay $35,400, up from $34,400 in 2015-16.

Last year, the university announced a tuition increase via an email from President Paul Hennigan. The email announced a 4.9 percent increase for COPA students and a 3.9 percent increase for non-COPA students.

Point Park provided the following statement to the Globe upon request, detailing the increases for next year: “An education at Point Park University continues to be an excellent value. A 90 percent placement rate shows how in demand Point Park graduates are as they embark on professional careers. Point Park University works with each student to ensure a quality affordable education and awards more than $80 million annually in financial aid.

Each year, administration, faculty and the Board of Trustees evaluate programs and budgets before setting tuition for the coming school year.

This year, a tuition increase of 2.9 percent was set for students with majors in the schools of Business, Arts & Sciences and Communication. Conservatory tuition also will increase 2.9 percent.”

The tuition hike is the lowest percent increase in Point Park’s history as a university.

This year’s $1000 increase is the lowest for COPA students since the increase for the 2004-05 school year.

The $780 rise for non-COPA students in the lowest since tuition went

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By Sabrina Bodon USG Beat Writer

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Thousands of high school students from all over the world traveled to Point Park University for the 2016 National High School Dance Festival over spring break. Students spent three days in intensive dance classes, auditioned for recruiters from every major dance program and experienced the Point Park facilities and instructors.

Point Park’s student government discovered a large majority of the student body desire special shuttles to Trader Joe’s with surveys distributed online.

About 90 percent of the 304 students who completed the survey said they would still opt for the longer ride to the East Liberty and Shadyside sites of Trader Joe’s, Target and Whole Foods rather t han the Waterfront shuttle on Fridays and Sundays.

United Student Government (USG) president pro tempore Shay-

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University Center screens new documentary film from Sebak

By Alexander Popichak Editor-Elect

Community members, students and local dignitaries filled the University Center’s GRW Auditorium Tuesday, Feb. 3 to screen the latest documentary by Pittsburgh television producer Rick Sebak. The Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership held the event, which included the showing of “Return to Downtown Pittsburgh” as well as a question and answer session hosted by KDKA’s Ken Rice.

The evening began with an introduction of Sebak by the president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, Jeremy Waldrup.

According to Waldrup, this was the first time the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership has hosted a screening of any film, let alone a film on the state of downtown Pittsburgh.

“We thought it made sense,” Waldrup said in the University Center after the screening. “This was the first time we’ve had a Rick Sebak film [on Downtown] debut in our organization’s existence because we’re only 21 years old.”

For the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership, hosting the screening in the University Center, which is featured in the documentary, provided the perfect backdrop to screen a show dedicated to the blend of new and old Downtown.

“We were thrilled to have Point Park host the event for us,” Waldrup said. “We knew about this little black box theater [the GRW] and thought it would be the perfect space to bring folks together. The university is a center point of the documentary that Rick Sebak did and we thought there couldn’t be a better location to host the event and to bring people into this unique space which I think is something that’s such a great characteristic of Downtown – these hidden gems.”

Sebak is a producer, writer and narrator at public television station WQED and “Return to Downtown Pittsburgh” is a revisit of Sebak’s 1992 special, “Downtown Pittsburgh.” It

chronicles the charm of downtown Pittsburgh and the characters that inhabit it as well as the changes that have been made in the 24 years between the programs.

According to Sebak, this is only the second time one of his specials has been publically screened in its entirety. The first time was the debut of “Kennywood Memories” at the Fulton Theater (now the Byham) in 1988.

“The most unusual thing to me [about a public screening], the thing I didn’t expect was how interesting it was to be in the room with people that I was seeing on screen,” Sebak said. “I meant to say something about that, because, even when I first got here, a lot of people were coming up talking about ‘Oh I know somebody that’s in one of your shows’ and that’s really an unexpected beauty of local shows is that people see people they know.”

Highlighted in the special are things unique to Pittsburgh from all eras, ranging from the fountain at Point State Park to the Union Trust Building to the new Tower at PNC Plaza. The program heavily features Point Park and includes interviews with University President Paul Hennigan, Professor Ed Meena, University Archivist Phil Harrity and University Architect Elmer Burger.

“One of the things these shows get to do is to force me to learn about places,” Sebak said in the University Center after the screening. “I didn’t know this building [University Center], but I love this building. I love the marble staircase, I love Phil [Harrity] who showed us the world’s longest teller bench, I love that people in Pittsburgh – although I never knew this as a discotheque and movie theater and all of that – other people do, and so I like those stories and it was fun to be in that theater tonight. I also liked all the stuff we got to do with Point Park.”

A major theme throughout the special is the importance of innovation and preservation: highlighting innovative ways people are building,

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working and living downtown, as well as ways groups such as the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation are working to preserve the history and heritage of Downtown. Sebak said he was impressed with Point Park’s commitment to both innovation and preservation.

“I didn’t realize what a force they [Point Park] are in saving old buildings and reusing old buildings,” Sebak said. “I love that if anyone is doing it, but to think that a university in downtown Pittsburgh is doing it – and who knows what would’ve happened to this building if they hadn’t come in and taken it over and save what could be saved.”

Waldrup said the Pittsburgh Downtown Partnership hopes to hold similar events in the future, and continues to look for new ways to engage with students by having them take advantage of Downtown offerings.

“We support their efforts, and I think it’s vice-versa,” Waldrup said of the University. “We see Point Park and students in general as being a critical component of the success of Downtown. We want to do everything we can to support the University’s growth and development here in the heart of the city.”

While Sebak showcases the beauty of Downtown in his program, there is content that did not fit. Beyond that, Sebak said that learning to appreciate the beauty of your own surroundings in person can’t be beat.

“I hope a little bit that sometimes Point Park students might have a spare moment just to look around and appreciate what’s all around them because these old buildings are incredible,” Sebak said. “From all these architectural details that we can see right here, it’s worth looking up to the top of the column… we tend to take these things for granted, but we really shouldn’t.”

Alexander Popichak can be reached at apopic@pointpark.edu.

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CJC re-activated by USG COPA tuition up by $1k from USG page 1 na Mendez took to creating the survey following a presentation made a few weeks ago by Chris Hill, vice president of transportation.

Last year, Sunday shuttles drove students to East Liberty and Shadyside. After construction began on the route to East Liberty and Shadyside, it was decided both Sunday shuttles would go to the Waterfront in Homestead.

With this information, the next step Mendez will take is placing the gathered data into a spreadsheet to be sent off to the SAIL Office, which is in charge of the shuttles’ destinations.

The Criminal Justice Club (CJC) appeared before the legislative body to state its case for reactivation, for which it was approved.

In years past, CJC was a thriving, recognized organization. However, in recent years, the club’s momentum slowly whittled away.

“It just wasn’t active before because of previous students not really having an interest,” CJC president Nic Merrick said. “We’ve had a pretty steady [number] of at least 10 members coming.”

Throughout the current school year, CJC has met every other week to discuss jobs and internships with special guests joining the organization each meeting. Members of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement (NOBLE) have also joined the club to discuss active shooter training, Merrick said.

In the future, CJC will be holding a CPR and First Aid training session open to all students.

USG treasurer Amber Mole said clubs and organizations have spent about $9,200 of the $22,750

allocated during the second to last funding period.

This number is up from two weeks prior where only about $5,900 was spent between USG and clubs around campus. However, this number still results in a more than $10,000 rollback into the next funding period.

As discussed last meeting, the Rules Committee brought the legislative body the finalized version of a resolution discussed last meeting pertaining to supplemental funding.

From this point forward, USG will establish a fund of a $200 minimum to a $1,500 maximum per funding period to be used for emergency situations as determined by the legislative body.

“It is up to the discretion of the legislative body to deem a situation an emergency and in need of supplemental funding,” senator Bobby Bertha of the Rules Committee read from the resolution.

Last meeting, the legislative body work shopped the major points of this resolution, which the Rules Committee took into consideration. One major change from last meeting was the budget of the emergency fund had decreased from a $700 minimum to a $200 minimum. As outlined in the resolution, the amount held in the fund will be determined largely by the Activity Fund, which fluctuates each year.

The final budget meeting of the school year for clubs and organizations will be held Monday, March 14.

Sabrina Bodon can be reached at sbodon@pointpark.edu.

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up by the same price for the 2005-06 school year.

United Student Government (USG) President Blaine King said tuition increases are inevitable and something students have to deal with.

“Since tuition increased a lot last year, I can understand students asking, ‘why is this going up?’ It’s just something we can’t escape,” King said Monday after the USG meeting.

According to the university’s fact book, the number of undergraduate students receiving financial aid has increased 4 percent since 2010.

Point Park students received more than $84 million in financial aid last year. Hennigan told the Globe last year that financial aid is the No. 1 cost driver at the university.

While COPA students pay more than non-COPA students, this has not always been the case.

The last time both COPA and non-COPA students paid the same per credit hour was during the 2000-01 academic year, when tuition was $12,596.

Sophomore dance major Carmella Cuomo said Monday in Lawrence Hall that a tuition increase won’t prevent the Florida native from returning for her junior year.

While Cuomo does not like the increase in tuition, she understands increasing the cost to better the university’s resources.

“When it comes to increasing tuition, I don’t feel it’s necessary unless it has to do with bringing in more professors, the types of professors, or if you’re adding more to the program,” Cuomo said. “Anything in that sense, I would understand

increasing tuition. But other than that, I wouldn’t find it necessary to increase tuition.”

King is optimistic the small increase is a good sign of things to come.

“It’s not a big jump this year, which is a good thing,” King said.

“Hopefully, it can stay at that rate or even lower. As long as it doesn’t go up huge amounts, I think we should be fine.”

Josh Croup can be reached at jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

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‘The Bluest Eye’ challenges society’s views of perfection

By Emily Bennett

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The coming-of-age drama “The Bluest Eye,” which runs Feb. 25-28 and Mar. 10-13 in the Rauh Theatre at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in Oakland, compels audiences to reassess their perceptions of beauty and justice in modern America.

Teeming with raw social commentary, the drama is based on the book by Toni Morrison and directed by the founder of Theater Lumina, Monica Payne. It addresses the issues and difficulties surrounding race and self-worth that remain present in society today.

The production, which takes place in post-depression Lorain, Ohio follows the story of the young and unendingly sad Pecola, played by junior acting major Toree Alexandre, who longs for the blue eyes and blonde hair of a white girl. The show allows audiences to have a glimpse at the world through Pecola’s perspective and experience her personal journey in an attempt to relate to the human vulnerabilities we all share.

“I love the eloquence and poetic nature of Toni Morrison’s words,” Alexandre said in a phone interview Sunday. “It is a stark example of the ramifications of white oppression. Pecola’s desperate desire to have the blue eyes of a white person…it’s such a tragic story. Eventually, Pecola’s journey through puberty, neglect, bullying and rape force her to create her own alternate reality where she gets those blue eyes she longed for.”

Audiences follow Pecola as she ventures through poverty-stricken Ohio alone, save for two classmates who she finds refuge in when her abusive father sets their home on fire during a drunken rampage. These two classmates and sisters, played

by Point Park students Kendall Claxton and Saige Smith, find Pecola strange but misunderstood. Together, the three girls bond over penny candy and jump rope, a shared love and hatred for Shirley Temple and staying out of trouble to keep the sisters’ strict yet adoring mother content.

Mama, played by sophomore theater major Aniyah Thomas, is characterized by her sweetness and unbending, strong-willed nature.

“She’s a stern character, but she has a lot of love at her core,” Thomas said in a phone interview Thursday. “She wants the best for Claudia and Freida [Clax-

ton and Smith], even though she whips them and even though she’s very particular about how she wants things done. Underneath all of those stern, hard words lies pure love.”

Thomas said playing a character that was so different from herself for her first production at Point Park presented challenges.

“Mama is definitely a challenge for me. She’s very different from me.

She’s very strong and she knows her place in the world,” Thomas said.

“I feel like Mama has a lot of things figured out. It’s interesting to come into this character and become her. It’s making me a stronger and photo courtesy of Pittsburgh Playhouse more grounded person, because it’s Aenya Ulke (Darlene), Perris Drew (Cholly Breedlove), share a moment showing how to become someone onstage during the production of “The Bluest Eye” at Point Park Univerlike that.” sity’s Pittsburgh Playhouse in the Rauh Theatre.

Aside from what the main characters bring to the stage, an addimany Pecolas in the world and we have to tell their tional aspect of the production is the a cappella chorus. Junior BFA acting major Ati- story. We have to get young girls to see that blonde auna Grant gives her debut performance in the role hair and blue eyes are not the only way to be beautiful. When we tell this story, we are showing them that listed in the playbook simply as “Music.”

“I have always looked to music when I don’t glowing black skin and big brown eyes are nothing to know what else to do,” Grant said in an email inter- be ashamed of.”

“I love the challenge that The Bluest Eye brings; view Saturday. “In times of sadness or joy, I find that there is always a song. This show really takes you on it’s a story that needs to be shared,” Thomas said. “It’s an emotional journey and I wanted to do the same the story of America. It’s our history. Sharing it will thing with the music. That’s what makes the story so bring healing to people and will bring awareness to beautiful, having these sounds that reflect the words things that are still going on at this time.”

COPA students that were cast in the production being said.”

Carol Schidler, a Pittsburgh native, subscribes of “The Bluest Eye” underwent a three-part audition to both Playhouse series and saw the show on process in order to become part of the production.

“There aren’t a lot of black students at Point Park opening night.

“I loved the singing. I wanted to get up and sing University or in COPA, and the audition process was with them,” Schidler said at the Playhouse. “I thought very competitive, because most of the African Ameriit was superb and the story was very good. I like Toni can actors are excellent,” Thomas said. “It was a very long process with callbacks.”

Morrison anything.”

Tickets are free to students at the box office for This production, among other themes, is about breaking the boundaries of what beauty is supposed the show with a valid Point Park ID. to look like in America – not just relative to the 1940s, but also to the present.

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Point Park students create Snapple ad campaign

By Kaila Markette For the Globe

In the spirit of campaigns, Point Park University was chosen along with two other schools to partner with the American Advertising Federation and “generationOn,” the largest group in the world dedicated to volunteer work, to devise a campaign that focuses on bringing in young individuals to volunteer in local animal shelters.

The students will present at the university on March 10 in the GRW Theater at 1:30 p.m. The campaign’s theme is “UnCap Adventure,” which will launch nationally in June.

“Snapple is a really fun brand that loves to be quirky, so I knew that the campaign would be really creative, which was exciting,” said Emmiley Stern, the account executive of the group.

Point Park students involved in the campaign include: Stern, Kariann Mano, Alex Cromer, Alex McCanna, Maggie McCauley, Leeza Tokarski, Abby Newhouse, Jane McAnallen, Mitch Ridenour, Jenna Collins, Josh Strothers and Belle Levy. The team provided a theme, a logo with other various design work and media relations for a Snapple campaign.

After being assigned this task early in the semester, the twelve member team began their research. They first studied the product and some of Snapple’s old campaigns, looking at how popular they were and trying to gain perspective on the brands identity. Along with this, they researched Snapple’s competitors, like Lipton, to get a feel for what may and may not work for the campaign.

“The creative process has been a three-way split between conducting research, creating the campaign and planning the presentation,” Stern said.

The team also conducted surveys and focus groups to determine the target market and the best ways to reach consumers and gain their interest.

From this, they learned that their target market was people aged 24-to-34, and the team wanted to focus the campaign around the everyday person.

“Our target market is the hard-working per-

son who wants to have Instagram-worthy adventures but don’t necessarily have the time or resources to do so,” Stern said.

After conducting the research and analyzing the results, the team has decided the theme of the campaign will be “UnCap Adventure,” which highlights breaking the everyday routine by opening up a Snapple. They arrived at this decision by learning that their target market is a group of individuals who are looking for some fun and adventure in their lives.

“Though our target market may not be doing things like going skydiving every day, there are a myriad of adventures between Point A and Point B,” Stern said.

Although the theme of the campaign has been decided upon, ideas continue to bounce around regarding promotion and tying in their campaign with the actual Snapple product. For instance, the team is thinking about creating personalized labels and bottles that correspond to the region they are being sold in. Another idea is partnering with a large-scale event in which Snapple will be distributed to all those attending. They would also like to highlight the natural and organic products found in Snapple.

“The creative process isn’t complete yet, but I can say we have really been trying to find a unique idea,” said Kariann Mano, one of the media planners on the team.

In order to prepare for the competition, the team will put the finishing touches on its campaign and put it all together in the next month.

After it is has been finalized, the team will hold a dress rehearsal before the competition that takes place the weekend of April 15 in New York City. At this competition, they will present their campaign and ideas for the brand to a panel of judges while competing for the top spot against schools like Syracuse and New York University.

The team hopes their hard work on this campaign will pay off and they will be able to advance in the competition from New York to Anaheim, California.

“I think we have some great ideas, and I hope the judges can see that our ideas will help increase sales for Snapple,” Mano said.

Point Park students have been competing in this competition for years now. In the past, the teams have done fairly well, landing in some top spots. The highest any of the teams have placed has been third.

While the team feels confident in their campaign so far, they have some reservations. Competing against schools like NYU, Syracuse and Penn State, the competition is steep.

“The thing about Point Park is that the team is relatively small and we only work on it for one semester, whereas some other schools the teams are working on it as soon as the client is announced, usually early in the school year,” said Alex Cromer, the art director of the team.

The team was given the case study for this campaign at the end of the fall semester. They began working on it in early January.

“We started with research, then moved on to the ‘big idea,’ or the theme of the campaign. From there, it was the creative process, the media mix and so on,” Cromer said.

Now, along with finishing up the creative side of the campaign, the team is deliberating on who will be presenting the campaign at the competition, as there can only be six people presenting it.

“We’re looking for strong speakers who are able to talk loudly and project and also convey our idea to the judges,” Mano said.

With the competition coming up soon, the advertising team feels confident in the campaign thus far and hopes to bring back a win to Point Park University.

“We have a lot of really creative people in the class, so we’re developing a really exciting campaign,” Stern said.

Kaila Markette can be reached at kmmarke@pointpark.edu.

CAB event is ‘Not Yo’ Mama’s Gym Class’

By Casey Hoolahan For the Globe

The unique title for this month’s Campus Activities Board (CAB) Pioneer Series event was established by accident.

“I was filling out the marketing request form, and not knowing what to call it, jokingly put ‘Not Yo Mama’s Gym Class’ and it kind of stuck,” said Mary Beth Cartier, a senior sports, arts and entertainment manager and Vice President of programming for CAB. Campus Activities Board’s Pioneer Series committee offers free monthly events filled with music, snacks and a variety of activities. This series, new to this year, has three types of monthly events: Bingo Night runs every third Thursday of the month, Coffee with CAB the first Friday of every month and Point Park After Dark every second Saturday of the month.

Games planned for the Yo Mama event include jump rope, hula-hoop, tiny scooters, basketball, volleyball and the big parachute game. One of the main events of the night, however, is a seven-on-seven dodgeball game that will be running and switching up teams all night.

Cartier described the set-up of the

game similar to that of the past bubble soccer event, meaning instead of a tournament style games, will be timed to around five-to-seven minutes in order to allow as many students as possible a chance to play.

Students attending will also be provided with the snacks to fill their lunchboxes such as Cosmic Brownies, Ring-Pops and Kool-Aid. The event will take place March 12 from 10 p.m. to 12 a.m. in the Student Center Gym. Starting this year, CAB’s Pioneer Series committee has made it their goal that the options for student’s nights aren’t just about the movies on Netflix queue. The Point Park After Dark series, established this year, is the third type of event established under the Pioneer Series, created to make sure students always have something to do on campus after hours.

“People have enjoyed having programming they know is going to happen consistently each month that they can rely on because if their personal plans fall through, there’s something for them on campus to go hang out at,” Cartier said.

Following last month’s Mardi Gras Mini-Golf, this month’s event will also take place in the Student Center gym.

Although there was a lower turnout for the last event, the people who attended had a lot to say.

“The lighting looked amazing, and the course itself was beyond fun,” said Louis Spanos, a senior sports, arts and entertainment management major and CAB experience Pittsburgh coordinator.

However, numbers aren’t a concern to the coordinators, who all have a similar goal: make sure the students have fun. And so far, CAB members feel they have been successful.

“I’m very proud of the reviews and outcomes of each of them,” Leah Sero, a freshman sports, arts and entertainment major and CAB administrative coordinator, said.

Casey Hoolahan can be reached at cahoola@pointpark.edu.

photo by Adrian Mendez-Hutchinson

From The Globe’s archive, this unicyclist and marchers take part in the annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Pittsburgh. This photo won our contest last year. Students can submit photos to globephotos@gmail.com and have their image on the front page of the next issue.

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March unites Pittsburgers, ‘Burghers for Bernie’

By Iain Oldman Co-News Editor

In preparation for Pennsylvania’s April primary, over 1,000 activists marched from the University of Pittsburgh to downtown Pittsburgh on Saturday, Feb. 27 in support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

The crowd trekked three miles, beginning at the Cathedral of Learning on the University of Pittsburgh’s campus and continued down Fifth Avenue to Market Square.

Greg Schaffer, one of the event’s organizers and a member of the Pittsburgh pro-Sanders advocacy group, “Burghers for Bernie,” said one of the main goals of the march was to raise awareness for Sanders as a viable candidate to voters in the region.

“Part of the hurdle is psychological, that we can elect this person,” said Schaffer in a phone interview. “One of the important parts of having a huge public manifestation of public support is a resistance to this idea. It’s showing people that there is support for him in the region.”

The march itself enjoyed plenty of support.

By “Burghers for Bernie’s” own count, the crowd topped off at approximately 1,200 people, analyzed by a video taken at the corner of Fifth Ave and Washington Place in front of CONSOL Energy Center, which was set to host a Pittsburgh Penguins game three hours later. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported a more conservative number of 750 marchers.

Derek Morris, an organizer for the march, created the event through Facebook, which quickly blossomed to show more than 1,000 people with the intention of attending.

“I was expecting 200 if I was lucky,” Morris said before the march. “Without ‘Burghers for Bernie,’ I don’t think I could do it myself. This was a team effort.”

Canopies with tables set up for voter registration and volunteer sign-ups were set up in front of the Cathedral of Learning and Market Square during the subsequent rally. Schaffer said that 362 people signed up to volunteer with “Burghers for Bernie” and over 100 registered to vote at the rally.

“Hillary [Clinton] won Pennsylvania in ’08, and she has a pretty sophisticated support system here, including politicians,” Schaffer said before the march began. “To keep her from coming through and having an easy picking of things, we have to build a sense of community voters.”

Sanders faces an uphill climb in securing delegates for nomination at the Democratic National Convention, held in Philadelphia this year. After the Super Tuesday primaries, Sanders holds 407 delegates to Clinton’s 596. Clinton has a clear advantage over Sanders with the Democratic Party’s superdelegates -- unelected party officials who are free to support any candidate they choose at the Democratic National Convention. Clinton has 457 superdelegates counted in support while Sanders has a mere 22, though they are within their rights to switch their support.

Pennsylvania will serve as an especially tough test for Sanders’ campaign, as most of the state’s politicians have already endorsed Clinton.

“Hillary has the support of the establishment,” Schaffer said. “She doesn’t have to visit PA once and she’ll be in a good position,” Schaffer said.

Braddock, Pa. Mayor John Fetterman was the headlining speaker at the rally in Market Square. Fetterman is seeking the Democratic

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Amanda Horn, sophomore economics & finance major and Maia Gilmour, sophomore psychology major jam out to music played at the rally before the start of the speeches supporting Bernie Sanders in Market Square on Feb. 27. nomination to run for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Pat Toomey. Fetterman boasted that he is the only U.S. Senate candidate to openly endorse Bernie Sanders for candidate.

“It’s risky to endorse Sanders from a political perspective. There’s something to admire in the courage to endorse someone you believe in,” said Schaffer of Fetterman.

Fetterman spoke briefly with his children on stage and raised several political issues that garnered applause from the crowd. Fetterman spoke of repealing Citizens United, ending the war on drugs and reforming the law of marijuana classification and enforcement, and tackling social inequality.

“If you think inequality is just one issue, you don’t get it,” Fetterman said during his speech. “Inequality is every issue and how it permeates society.”

Other speakers at the event included Iraq War veteran Helen Gerhardt, Deputy Director for Pittsburgh NORML Theresa Nightingale, KDKA radio personality Chris Moore, student and immigrant rights activist Marcela Anita and Mike Gallagher, the Eastern Region Coordinator for the American Postal Workers Union.

Point Park University photojournalism senior Ren Finkel was particularly impressed by Anita at the rally.

“It is important that we keep a global outlook,” Finkel said at the march in Market Square.

“I liked her quote at the end, ‘The only thing we have left to lose are our chains.’ I think that summed everything up well.”

A common enemy both during the march and rally throughout the day was Republican frontrunner Donald Trump. A chalk drawing made on Bigelow Boulevard when the crowd gathered before the march began read, “Mr. Trump, are you listening yet?” Gallagher mocked Trump’s “Make America Great Again” campaign slogan during his speech, instead offering that Sanders

photo by Liz Berie

Marchers Anne and Bill McCormick pose with their Bernie signs at the rally after the march. Supporters of Bernie Sanders rallied in The March For Bernie Sanders on Feb. 27 by the Cathedral of Learning in Oakland.

The march began on Fifth Avenue and stretched down to Market Square.

would be the best candidate to do so.

Fetterman opened his speech by calling Trump a “jagoff,” which was met laughter and cheers, especially after the American sign language interpreter repeated the line.

Many other political and social movements found support during the march and subsequent rally. Frequent chants of “Black Lives Matter” sprang from the crowd as it moved down Fifth Avenue. Morris made criminal justice and marijuana legalization reform key points during his speech at the onset of the march.

Clinton was an absent topic during much of the march and rally, only mentioned in innuendo by the speakers.

“There could’ve been a negative energy of Hillary bashing or anti-establishment. We wanted to put a positive impression to the city and region. I think we really pulled that off well,” Schaffer said.

The crowd at the march showcased a surprising diversity in ages. Sanders has dominated the millennial vote, with exit polls showing he won their vote in every state on Super Tuesday. However, Sanders has struggled to collect numbers among voters over 40 years old.

At the march, however, a large number of older voters showed up to join the crowd.

“It was really a diverse spectrum of people, which says a lot considering it was a three mile walk,” Schaffer said. “There were senior citizens making that walk.”

Exit polls have shown that Sanders continues to struggle drawing black voters, particularly in the South, to vote for him. In Texas, Sanders only won 33 percent of the Hispanic voting block, compared to 67 percent by Clinton.

The Sanders march reflected these numbers, as a mostly white crowd marched down Fifth Avenue, though Morris pointed to the speakers at the rally as evidence of diverse support for the junior senator from Vermont.

“I think our speakers gave a good representation of the different racial backgrounds that support Senator Sanders,” Morris said. “The demographics we saw at the march might surprise some people. There were people of all backgrounds from all walks of life.”

Marchers at the event believed Sander’s campaign success will come down to grassroots activism and young voters showing up to the polls. One sign at the march read “Fight Apathy - Get Involved”.

“This is the most important election in decades,” said senior cinema major Dane Hager before the march began. “I believe that youth turnout will be important in deciding it.

“A lot of people involved are younger people, and I think that we, in particular, are more involved in volunteering and getting the message out there to our friends,” Morris agreed.

Finkel believed that the march was a step forward in getting younger voters into polling stations.

“We need to get young people more actively involved. It’s great to get involved to get other people involved, whether it is in the democratic voting process or otherwise,” Finkel said. “It was awesome to see so many people passionate and invested today. I didn’t expect this turnout.”

Iain Oldman can be reached at idoldma@pointpark.edu.

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America should say no to outdated drug policy

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most kinds of illegal drugs, according to Huffington Post.

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The National CruU.S. incarcerated sade for a Drug about 80 percent Free America, of people on posa bill that prosession charges posed a zero-tolalone. There is too erance approach much money going to drug use and to jails for people distribution, in- Kariann Mano who have simply carceration rates Bussiness Manager, possessed certain increased rapid- The Globe drugs. In fact, the ly, from 50,000 U.S. is spending people in 1980 $50 billion per year to make the to over 400,000 people by 1997, country drug free. We can see including people apprehended for how well that is going. nonviolent drug offenses. Even Although the society is slowly as more and more drug offenders changing from criminalizing those are arrested and incarcerated, the on drugs to rehabilitating them, war on drugs rages on. we need to focus on the objectivity But whether it should be fought of these persecutions; it was just at all is the question lawmakers over 50 years ago that Martin Luand citizens are now considering, ther King, Jr. fought for equality in light of new information. and under 40 years ago that Nancy Even the DARE Program, Reagan tried to get people to say with its “Just Say No” message, no to drugs. Enforcers need to stop was found to be generally ineffecacting on racial biases and focus tive. According to an article pubon the law at hand, not the color lished in the August 1999 issue of someone’s skin when it comes of the Journal of Consulting and to arresting someone. I think our Clinical Psychology, “20-yearleaders and enforcement officials olds who had had DARE classes need to take some educational were no less likely to have smoked courses on not just Constitutional marijuana or cigarettes, drunk alrights, but also update themselves cohol, used ‘illicit’ drugs like coon drug-related offenses. caine or heroin or caved in to peer How are we living in a modern pressure than kids who had never society when we still have not adbeen exposed to DARE.” opted the historical wishes of some It seems ridiculous that of our best leaders? It might be time someone involved in a nonvioto say no to most of our conventionlent crime is sent to jail. It seems al thinking on drug enforcement. even more ridiculous that people of color or a different ethnic background are incarcerated more ofKariann Mano ten than white people, especially can be reached at if white Americans have used

By Kariann Mano Business Manager

Safety more important than reputation this St. Patrick’s Day As we jump back into school after a (hopefully) fun and relaxing break, we are also jumping headfirst into Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

This Saturday, the best St. Patrick’s Day celebration in the country, as designated by Niche and then ceaselessly reported by local news outlets, will take over downtown Pittsburgh. The parade will march on the Boulevard of the Allies through the heart of Point Park’s campus.

And Point Park students will most likely be celebrating enthusiastically. That enthusiasm is probably why Jeffrey Besong, Point Park’s Chief of Police, sent an email to all students on Monday listing Do’s, Don’ts and advice for students who will be out and about.

Lots of the tips are solid, commonsense advice.

“Let someone know where you are and what time you are due back to campus” is a helpful tool that might remind some students to keep safe.

However, one tip stands out as tonally jarring compared to the other ones: “You do not want to become a burden on others and should at least remember what you did during the night.”

Similar to the television and radio ads of friends who are annoyed in situations of excessive drinking, Point Park has taken to shaming students into sobriety.

Students should practice safe drinking not because they want to prevent embarrassment or because

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they feel they will be a burden to their friends. Blacking out and not remembering what happened during the night is a fairly common experience in college. Most people have stories of nights they’ve lost, and a lot of those stories are funny. Some are scary.

But it happens. It’s a reality of the college experience for a lot of students. And it’s important to note that no matter how drunk you are or how little you remember of the previous night, you have the right to not be harmed.

That’s why the difference in tone between that “Do,” and the others, matters. The other tips focus on keeping students safe. They acknowledge that drinking will probably occur and explain the legal and university policies that will be relevant on Saturday.

Telling students they should remember the night before puts the onus of responsibility on them. It makes sense to tell students to be smart and safe, especially when it’s coming from the Point Park Chief of Police. But putting that idea in terms of social embarrassment is inappropriate and makes students less likely to report any harm that may befall them.

So be safe, Point Park. But don’t be safe just because you’re afraid of what your friends will say if you’re not.

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“Here’s the problem: We’re locking up too many people for possession and non-violent crimes involving drug offenses.

We need to take a step back and incarcerate people for the violent crimes they are responsible for, not just possession.”

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SPORTS CROUP’S CORNER

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Baseball and Softball Preview The Point Park baseball and softball teams traveled to Florida over Spring Break to open the 2016 season.

The baseball team went 4-6 in Florida, playing five double headers in five days. The softball team went 2-10 on the week and was outscored 64-10 in the losses.

None of the games in Florida counted towards the conference standings.

The University of Rio Grande (Ohio) stands in the way of both the baseball and softball teams on their campaign for Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference titles.

Seven weeks from now, the KIAC baseball and softball tournaments will be on deck. In 2016, baseball looks to advance past the semifinals of the tournament while softball looks to avoid elimination on day one of the tourney.

The baseball team finished 37-13 overall with a 16-4 KIAC record. They earned the No. 1 seed in the KIAC Tournament, but lost to Rio Grande and Indiana University Southeast on day two of the tournament – just one game shy of the KIAC Championship.

Outfielder Demetrius Moorer and pitcher Jason Kim are both in their senior years on the Point Park baseball team.

They have the potential to be two of the best at their positions in the KIAC, and in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics this year.

Moorer held this position last year.

The speedy senior won the Rawlings NAIA Gold Glove last year and was named Point Park’s Defensive MVP. The KIAC All-Conference First Team selection in the outfield also hit .344 with 25 RBIs and 22 stolen bases in 48 games in the leadoff slot last year.

Moorer is a transfer from Eastern Kentucky University and will lead this Point Park baseball team not only in the lineup, but also in the field, in the dugout and off the field.

Kim, a left-handed pitcher from LaCrescenta, Calif., went 8-2 with a 2.17 ERA in 62.1 innings pitched. He also struck out 39 and walked 8 in his junior season.

They say defense wins championships. It can also lose close games.

Last year, Point Park committed 1.42 errors per game. Through 12 games this year, the Pioneers have committed 15 errors through 12 games.

It doesn’t seem bad until three errors in the bottom of the seventh blow a two run-lead in what should have been the first conference win of the year.

That’s what happened Saturday at IU Southeast in Point Park’s KIAC opener.

The Grenadiers quieted the Point Park bats in game one and took home a 5-0 victory.

But Point Park struck back in game two with a three-run first.

Three errors in the bottom of the seventh allowed IU Southeast to come back and defeat Point Park 5-4.

IU Southeast completed the fourgame sweep of Point Park in its first KIAC series.

The defense has to clean up and the bats have to produce in order for the Pioneers to have a successful 2016 season.

Point Park is currently 4-10, 0-4 KIAC. Well, the good news for the baseball team is that it’s still early. The same goes for the softball team.

As mentioned above, the Pioneers are off to a 2-10 start. Last year, Point Park finished 29-16 with a 21-7 KIAC record earning a No. 2 seed in the conference tournament.

The Pioneers were eliminated on day one of the tournament after losses to Rio Grande and Brescia.

Point Park must replace nine seniors from last year, including KIAC Player of the Year Karen Mao. Jessica Beitler had a stellar freshman season that earned her KIAC All-Conference First Team honors.

The McKeesport High School product hit .458 last year, good for second in the conference, and hit seven home runs and 32 RBIs on the year.

Beitler is already off to a nice start this year. Through 11 games, she has three home runs, 5 RBIs and is hitting .314. Beitler brings a dangerous bat to the plate, but needs runners on base ahead of her to really contribute to this year’s team.

Yes, the Pioneers graduated nine seniors. They also had eight players earn All-Conference honors, but only two of those were seniors.

The Pioneers return four hitters and two pitchers to this year’s lineup that produced greatly for them last season.

Hannah Harley is one of those pitchers. The senior right-hander went 11-4 with a 3.45 ERA in 19 games that included 11 complete games.

Taylor Geary led the way in the outfield for the Pioneers last year and hit leadoff in all 45 games. She had a .543 slugging percentage and a .352 batting average during her junior season.

Geary has hit third in the Pioneers lineup consistently this season and picked up right where she left off. The senior is hitting .353 with a home run and six RBIs so far.

Now, they have to put it all together. The veterans have to step up as they have been and the recruiting class that brought in five newcomers have to find ways to contribute.

Just because the Pioneers started 2-10 does not mean it’s the end of the world. They were non-conference games against solid competition in Florida.

The only games that really matter from this point forward are conference games. Point Park opens its KIAC season at Cincinnati Christian March 18.

Forget about Florida and focus on the conference.

Josh Croup can be reached at jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

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KIAC changes name to River States Conference

By Josh Croup Editor-in-Chief

Point Park athletic teams will compete in the River States Conference next year after the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced a name change Friday.

The KIAC, the oldest conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics has added five new schools in the last four years. The name change better represents the 13 member schools across its five states.

The announcement and logo unveiling took place during a press conference Friday morning at Indiana University Southeast. First-year KIAC Commissioner Scott McClure said the four-year process to rebrand the conference comes at an exciting time in the conference’s history.

“This is a wonderful day for the KIAC and the River States Conference as we prepare for our name change this summer and unveil our new logo,” McClure said. “While we look forward to a bright future as the River States Conference, we are extremely mindful of our historic past, and the roots of the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference will forever be the foundation of our growth as a conference.”

The name change will take effect July 1, 2016 on the 100th anniversary of the conference that includes schools in Ky., Ind., Pa., W.Va. and Ohio.

The Ohio River played a key role in the development of the new conference name. Starting in Pittsburgh, blocks from Point Park and Carlow University, the river continues to the western border of the conference near Brescia (Ky.) University.

The new logo features five stars at the top, representing the five states in the conference and the five core character values of the NAIA Champions of Character Initiative, which are respect, responsibility, integrity, servant leadership and sportsmanship.

Five topographical areas represented in the five states are featured at the bottom of the logo. A royal blue river represents the state of Ohio and the Ohio River as it passes through the other states.

IU Southeast Director of Athletics and President of the KIAC Board of Athletic Directors Joe Glover began Friday’s press conference by thanking former KIAC Commissioner Bill Melton for helping the KIAC stabilize and kick-starting the rebranding process.

“This new name and branding helps lead our conference into a bright future,” Glover said. “We are in the midst of unparalleled growth and success, and this is just another step for our league.”

The release date for the new primary conference logo and name was set for Mar. 4 back in February to reflect the conference’s goal to “march forth” with its new brand.

The conference used #ReSpecT on social media in the weeks leading up to the announcement. McClure said during a media conference call that the conference is heading in the right direction.

“We want our conference to be respected, certainly in terms of being competitive, but we want our conference to be respected for all of the other great things that they do for our student athletes as well,” McClure said.

McClure said other names con-

sidered included Century, Grand Rivers and River Valley. During its spring meeting in May 2015, the KIAC Council of Presidents unanimously approved River States Conference as the new conference name.

Point Park President Paul Hennigan made the motion to accept the name, and IU Southeast Chancellor Dr. Ray Wallace, chair of the KIAC Council of Presidents, seconded the motion to officially adopt the new name.

“It has been a long process, but I believe we have created a great, new look for the league,” Wallace said at the press conference. “I want to thank my fellow presidents for all their support during the process. We all believe in the value collegiate athletics brings to the total student experience, and we remain dedicated to making sure our league focuses on our students first.”

Point Park joined the KIAC in 2012 after competing in the American Mideast Conference from 1999-2012. In the spring of 2012, Melton created an Ad-Hoc Committee for Name Change, which included Point Park Director of Athletics Dan Swalga.

“The name change to River States Conference is very positive for our conference and for us at Point Park as members,” Swalga said in a statement Friday. “The conference has grown by four or five schools the last four years.

The membership is rather stable, and the complexion of the membership has changed. This is a natural progression with the change that has occurred.

The new name is more in line with the makeup of the conference.”

McClure said he has borrowed practices from other NAIA conference commissioners to help improve the KIAC. He said some of the keys to advancing the conference in the future include social media growth, strong media relations departments and member schools’ commitment to funding athletics.

“We get better when each of our institutions get better in terms of their resources, personnel and their staffing,” McClure said.

Glover said the leadership within the conference from presidents to commissioners has helped take the KIAC to the next level.

“I think you’re going to see a lot of growth and a lot of continued improvement,” Glover said. “I think our league has a ceiling that goes really high. I think we’re going to continue to reach up to that level in the next year or two years.”

While the conference has grown to 13 teams in recent years, McClure said the conference is still pursuing growth and expansion, but is cautious to not grow too large. Glover said 16 member schools in the most the conference would grow to in the near future.

As for first-year commissioner McClure, the “quality of people” he has met in the conference has been the highlight of his job.

“The strength of our conference lies not only in our numbers, but also in the quality of the administrations, coaches, staffs and student-athletes on our campuses,” McClure said. “We are all linked by a commitment to the development and education of our talented students.”

Josh Croup can be reached at jdcroup@pointpark.edu.

Indoor track and field in the national spotlight

By Liz Berie

Sports Photo Editor

Four indoor track and field athletes competed at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Indoor Track and Field National Championship in Johnson City, Tenn last weekend.

Sophomore jumpers Shaun Berry and Jryi Davis, freshmen mid-distance runner Desmond Marrow and sophomore distance runner Katie Guarnaccia qualified for the meet during the regular season.

“It was nerve-racking, but at

the same time, it was fun because I knew that everyone who was there deserved to be there,” Berry said.

“There’s a lot of pressure, but other than that it was fun.”

To highlight the event, Berry placed in 12th out of 21. With a jump of 14.11 meters, he was just shy of NAIA All-American status, which is awarded to the top eight finishers.

“The fact that I didn’t make it into the top eight will probably help me a lot coming into the outdoor season because it’ll make me a lot more eager and will allow me to work harder than I did during the indoor season,” Berry said.

Davis placed 19th out of 21 men who competed in the triple jump this past weekend.

“I’m not really happy with how I did at nationals,” Davis said. “This indoor season, I had marks close to 14 meters. But at Nationals, I barely jumped close to what I can jump.”

Davis wants to focus on qualifying for outdoor track and field nationals. Outdoor events are tougher to qualify for compared to indoor track and field due to the conditions.

“I know what I have to work on if I want to compete in it for the Outdoor Nationals,” Davis said. “But before Nationals I will focus on defend-

ing my title at the conference meet.”

“It was a great experience since in high school I wasn’t a super star runner,” Marrow said. “I didn’t run into any obstacles during nationals since I defeated myself. Your biggest opponent is yourself.”

Marrow started off at a good pace by staying in second throughout the race, but ended up dropping back in the last 600 meters. He placed in 22nd with a time of one minute, 24.82 seconds.

“I just kept on getting better during every meet and that was my

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Men’s basketball loses in KIAC semifinal

By Michael Richter Co-Sports Editor

Point Park men’s basketball saw its season come to a close in the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament (KIAC) semifinals at Alice Lloyd on Feb. 27.

Alice Lloyd defeated the Pioneers 89-88, as the Pioneers needed to win the KIAC tournament in order to receive a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) tournament bid.

With four seconds remaining in the game, Pioneers guard fouled Alice Lloyd guard Austin Crisp. Subsequently, Crisp made one of two free throws, which gave Alice Lloyd an 8988 advantage.

Crisp missed his second shot from foul line, and Pioneers forward T.J. Lanier rebounded the ball. Shortly thereafter, guard Jerah’me Williams heaved the ball from deep three-point range as time expired, but the attempt was unsuccessful.

The Pioneers started the game with a 7-0 lead, and led for the first 9:24 — which is when Alice Lloyd gained a 20-19 edge. Throughout the remainder of the first half, the lead changed multiple times.

A 16-6 run in the last 3:30 of the first half put the Pioneers up 45-41

from TRACK AND FIELD page 7 plan,” Marrow said. “I finished the season great, but my last race wasn’t as great as I wished it to be even though it was still fast enough.”

Guarnaccia was only two spots off from qualifying for the final race in the 5,000 meters. She had a time of 18 minutes, 30 seconds for the preliminaries.

going into the locker room The second half brought more back-and-forth action. Throughout the final 20 minutes of play, neither team garnered a lead larger than six points.

With 8:25 to go, Alice Lloyd produced its first lead of the second half, as forward Tyler Rogers, the KIAC player of the year, put his team up by two.

With 45 seconds left and Alice Lloyd up 86-80, Pioneers guard Sa’iid Allen stole the ball from Alice Lloyd bench player Shane Hall.

Seven seconds later, Pioneers guard Kelvin Goodwin connected on a three-point attempt and was fouled.

Goodwin made the ensuing free throw, which decreased Alice Lloyd’s lead to 86-84.

Goodwin finished the game with 34 points and four steals, and he stayed on the court for the full 40 minutes of game time.

Although the Pioneers did not receive any team awards this season, they did attain a few individual awards.

Williams was named to the All-KIAC Second Team, and Goodwin was given All-KIAC First Team honors.

Michael Richter can be reached at mwricht@pointpark.edu.

“It was upsetting that I didn’t make it into the final race, but I was going to use it as motivation for the outdoor season,” Guarnaccia said.

“During the outdoor season, I just have to stay strong in my mental toughness to make it to the outdoor nationals.”

Liz Berie can be reached at erberie@pointpark.edu.

Photo courtesy of Liz Berie, Point Park Athletics

Sophomore distance runner Katie Guarnaccia finished 12th in the 5,000-meter run at the NAIA Indoor Track and Field National Championships with a time of 18 minutes, 30 seconds. She was one of four athletes representing Point Park at the meet.