By Kristi Cummins / Editor in Chief
Habitat for Hamtramck: the Perrotta brothers’ nonprofit organization is getting lots of attention.
Ian and Andrew Perrotta will move to Detroit after graduation this Saturday to further the progress of their nonprofit housing organization, Habitat for Hamtramck.

The brothers formed Habitat for Hamtramck with the goal of rehabilitating houses in the Hamtramck area of Detroit and giving them to families that can help further the positive redevelopment of the area.

By Ashley Macik / Staff writer

Today, Monday, at 5 p.m., the field behind Millstein Library will set the stage for Peace-a-Palooza III and its four local bands – Black Market Theater, The Sun Kings, Euphonic Brew and Bojibian. The event, now in its third semester, will be held outside for the first time. Last year, it took place inside Ferguson Theater.

“It’s a good time,” Allison Checkeye, vice-president of Students for Peace and Justice, said. “We don’t think we should sit down for concerts.”

By Ashleigh Chicko / Staff Writer

Since spring break, the McKenna computer lab has been using double-sided sheets to control the amount of paper being used. The printouts are automatically duplex and can only be changed by request.

“We were trying to make our funds go a bit further, and though I have no solid numbers yet, I expect to be cutting paper costs by 40 percent,” Bill Martin, director of computing services and telecommunications, said.

By Treg Campbell / Staff Writer

The 21st annual Pitt-Greensburg commencement ceremony will take place on April 25 at 11 a.m. on Ridilla Field, and if weather cooperates, it will be the fourth outdoor graduation in campus history.

By Ashleigh Chicko / Staff Writer

It’s official: whether at work, school or play, telephone calls are out and texting is in. This increasing interest in texting in class has not been pleasing professors on campus.

However, the debate goes both ways; there are students and professors who think it is unnecessary and rude, and there are those who say it isn’t a distraction.

by Allison Checkeye / staff writer
The almighty ditch: The ditch around Chambers Hall is preparatory for the new back entrance.
After three months of construction, the renovation project for Chambers Hall has encountered a problem.

Although indefinite, the giant trench which is being dug around the back entrance to the building, has reached nearly 20 feet below the sidewalk, and may create a safety hazard for students.

The back entrance to Chambers Hall may need to be closed this week, at the discretion of the project planners.

By Ashley Macik / Staff writer

Spring will officially begin at Pitt-Greensburg this week.

Beginning today, Monday, April 13, different events will take place each day – with the exception of Friday – until Sunday, Apr. 19. The events make up the university’s annual “Spring Week.”

“It’s a nice way to end the semester,” Jana Valentine, director of campus activities, said.

By Ashleigh Chicko / Staff Writer
A Pirates game was one of the options seniors could have signed up for during SGA sponsored Senior Week.
As the spring semester of 2009 nears an end, the Student Government Association has given senior students something to look forward to.

The first annual senior week will be held during finals week, April 20-24.

SGA brainstormed to find a way to end their last week of college with a bang. Their $15,000 budget allowed them to bring the seniors a week full of free activities, both on and off campus.

By Ashleigh Chicko / Staff Writer

In lieu of the economic crisis, Pitt-Greensburg is experiencing budget cuts in many of its departments.

Every semester, the university is faced with a changing number of students coming in and out of programs but this semester the budget cuts have taken away yet another fall and spring offered capstone.

The English Writing Capstone has been taken away due to budget cuts for the fall session of 2009 and will now only be offered in the spring session of 2010.