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Clinton clinches Pennsylvania

Clinton clinches Pennsylvania

Hillary Clinton engaged a crowd of 6,000 last Monday during a Market Square rally asking them who they want to hire for president, a job she called the toughest in America. Clinton clinched the Pennsylvania Primary with 55 percent of the democratic votes on Tuesday, keeping her alive in the delegate race.

New policy discourages plagiarism

Despite the seriousness of various forms of academic dishonesty that occur in colleges, students at Point Park University are likely to be surprised that the Student Handbook does not specify any specific disciplinary action for committing such offenses. However, an academic integrity policy is in the works and could take effect as early as next semester.

Earth Day celebrated with free plants, BioBlitz

A rich forest grows along the Allegheny, its bushy tree-tops huddle against the river bank as though they will burst into the river itself. Here, there are no commercial structures depriving the earth of a natural water filtering system, and the undergrowth intercepts much of the rain so the river does not overflow.

Professors attempt to form union despite high costs

Due to what they perceived as a lack of shared governance with the previous administration, Point Park University professors voted to form a collective bargaining unit in 2003, despite heated and unyielding opposition from the school's management. After 21 days of testimony that took place between Nov.

USG announces election results

After elections were held on April 15 and 19, USG held a press conference on Monday in the JVH auditorium to announce the results. Current President Rosalynn Cruz read the names of those who won each position. Carl Zappa ran for president unopposed and won, while Carrie Potter won the position of vice president over Michelle Cosgrove.

Resumes key element in securing internships

As the spring semester dwindles down making summer just around the corner, some students will begin to apply for internships. With that said, there are certain tips and pointers for writing an internship resume, having successful internship interviews and everything in between.

High demand for grads in job market

No more teachers, no more books. Students have prepared 17 years for this and graduation is already here. Time to go out into the real world and find a job to live in today's fast paced and expensive world. But just how easy is it to get a job in today's job market? As students begin to graduate and head out into the job world, many will have a better-than-average chance of getting their dream job as the job market in today's society is better than ever.

PointALERT receives low participation from students

It was a little more than one year ago that our nation witnessed the most horrific shooting massacre ever perpetrated by one individual. Seung-Hui Cho killed 32 people and wounded many more at Virginia Tech University on April 16, 2007. In the aftermath of the tragedy colleges and universities began looking for ways not only to prevent these types of incidents, but also to notify students when the incidents happen.

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