By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

Students can look forward to driving straight through campus and onto Lynch Drive next semester. The construction of the new building is scheduled to be completed by this August.

Campus police officer James Prinkey said the road should be open in the summer, but will definitely be open by fall.

“They’re ahead of schedule,” Prinkey said, “so driving on campus won’t be an issue next semester.”

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

With the end of the spring semester, one thing comes upon students at Pitt-Greensburg: end of semester presentations. Some can be challenging but some can be informational and insightful for the student researchers and their audience.

English professor Elaine Kelly presided over the English Composition 3 presentations that students gave on Tuesday.

By Shaebaun Benjamin | Staff Writer

The career and work of Dr. Richard Blevins will be celebrated tonight in the Village Coffehouse at 6 p.m.
Blevins has been teaching at Pitt-Greensburg since 1978, and when this semester comes to a close so will his Pitt-Greensburg career.

“I came here in the fall of 1978-34 years.” Dr.Blevins said “I’ve had students that are the children of students I’ve had in the early 1980s, and when I came here I had brown hair, no kidding.”

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

Last week, Pitt-Greensburg President Sharon Smith announced changes to the smoking policy on campus saying that smoking is prohibited within 25 feet in front of all doorways and air conditioning vents and that it applies to all buildings on campus.

This change is being made because of new Cassel Hall – that is currently under construction – is LEED certified, which means that the building needs to be clean inside and out in order to keep that status.

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

A musical about love and dogs will be coming to the Pitt-Greensburg Campus.

The musical “Dog Assassin” – a story about a grocery bagger who meets a woman who turns his world upside down – makes its world premiere Thursday through Sunday in the Ferguson Theater.

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

As Spring Break approaches here at Pitt-Greensburg, many students take the time and reflect on how their semester has been and whether or not it has been busy or stressful.

Some people think of spring break as a time to relax and to put the first part of the semester behind them. Others may think as being stressed out and tired, but that they would like to get some more work done in the process.

Two students have a very different take on how they will enjoy their spring break.

By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

When most people think of spring break plans, several things come to mind: booze, sun, fun, and friends. But this spring break, 17 students and four staff members are traveling to Rocky Mount, NC, to build houses for less fortunate families with Habitat for Humanity.

Students and staff members will spend a week building houses from the ground up, starting with a slab for the foundation. They are hoping to finish two houses during their week-long trip.

By Shaebaun Benjamin | Staff writer

Last week highly Sports Illustrated released its annual swimsuit issue. The swimsuit issue features dozens of models across many exotic locations dressed of course in bikinis but some are covered in body paint to give the impression of them in swimsuits while actually wearing nothing.

Over the near forty year history of the issue the image and body type of the model pictured on the cover has certainly changed. It has gone from very thin to very curvy women.

By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

Suavity’s Mouthpiece, a band made up of Pitt-Greensburg students, has a diverse background and a fluid, ever-evolving line-up that loves the challenge of playing experimental music. Members of the band agree that each member’s different musical background sets Suavity’s Mouthpiece music apart from other bands.

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

With snowflakes few and far between, ski enthusiasts have had to find alternative ways to have fun this winter. This is true for ski club members of Pitt-Greensburg that had to deal with the unusually warm winter.

This has caused concern for the campus ski club, which has seen participation fluctuate from the first trip from 40 to only 22 for its February trip, then rebounded to 42 on the last trip due to the warm weather and inability to make snow at Hidden Valley and Seven Springs Resort.

By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

At the town hall meeting last Monday, Feb. 6, President Sharon Smith addressed the staff and faculty about the current state of Pitt-Greensburg — the budget especially. The meeting was in response to the fifth annual climate survey which was distributed to faculty and staff members in December of 2011.

By Shaebaun Benjamin | Staff writer

Social media has become a part of many people’s everyday life.

Facebook in recent years has added a feature on its users’ profiles that allows them to label their relatives who are also friends as members of their family.
There is also a timeline feature that tracks events in a user’s life based on information they put on the website. For example a user could be born on May 4, 1994 and different events in their life would be marked off throughout the years.

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

Though many students might be frustrated over having to type in their username and password repeatedly to print materials on campus, the director of computing services says the new policy provides an extra layer of protection for a student’s print quota.

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

Food is essential for everyday life. It keeps us energized. This is essential for college students as they juggle schedules in order to eat. Even if it is only a simple sandwich.

Here at Pitt-Greensburg, there are a few options to eat – such as the Wagner Marketplace, Bobcat Station and the Coffeehouse.

However, there is only one problem: time is not on the students’ side.

By Amanda Morrison | staff writer

While proposals of the Stop Online Piracy Act are coming to a halt, the illegal downloading of music is still in full swing. Pitt-Greensburg students who are part of the local music industry explain that illegal downloading still affects their lives, both personally and professionally.

By Shaebaun Benjamin | Staff writer

Just as a student-resident arrives to their dorm room at Pitt-Greensburg, they set their computer up with the PittNet software and just like that they are online.

If only it were that simple when you wanted to play “Madden NFL 12” on Playstation 3 with friends back home on the Playstation Network or test your skills at “Modern Warfare 3” against world on Xbox Live.

Some students have speculated on why it is so difficult to play video games while online.

By Aaron Lesko | staff writer

Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the word “syllabus” as “a summary outline of a discourse, treatise, or course of study or of examination requirements.”

The syllabus has been a staple for students and faculty at the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg.

It can be beneficial or hurtful, depending on the student who receives it and even the faculty member who creates it. It all starts with the main goals and objectives that the professor sets with his or her students.

By Shaebaun Benjamin | Staff writer

Many Pitt-Greensburg students come from areas that are at least within 30 miles of the campus. This is also true with the students living on campus.

Of those students not from the Pittsburgh or Western Pennsylvania area likely come from the Philadelphia area, but, the range of students can from places much farther than that. Students here can come from a wide array of places such as New York, Arizona and even Switzerland.