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OPINION: Robert “one-and-done” Morris

Collin Wilson
February 17, 2017

The term "one-and-done" explains the process of premiere talent in college basketball jolting from a program after one season to pursue the NBA. This trend has created yearly waves of new talent for the NCAA’s elite programs rather than maintaining familiar faces. Robert...

OPINION: Athletics will play large role in future growth of RMU

OPINION: Athletics will play large role in future growth of RMU

David Szymanski
February 3, 2017

Robert Morris University, nearly a century old now, has come a long way since being founded as an accounting school in downtown Pittsburgh. Just fifteen years ago, the school made the move to add a graduate program and become an official university.Though, RMU is continuing to...

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OPINION: Journey back to the tourney

David Szymanski
January 20, 2017
The Robert Morris Men's Basketball team has struggled ever since they won the NEC Championship in 2015. The rebuilding process is difficult for fans to watch, but I believe that the path back to the tournament is foreseeable.
OPINION: John Banaszaks contract extension is the right move, for now

OPINION: John Banaszak’s contract extension is the right move, for now

Collin Wilson
November 5, 2016

Robert Morris University's head football coach John Banaszak signed a one-year contract extension last Friday. Banaszak was set to conclude his last season of his three-year contract. With the extension, Banaszak will seek a turnaround from a career 7-24 record as head coach...

OPINION: Womens soccer to-do list

OPINION: Women’s soccer “to-do” list

Gregory Sutton
September 19, 2016
Women's soccer is off to a slow 2-7 start to their season; if they want to achieve their goal of a post-season run, things are going to have to change.
OPINION: Colonial football needs questions answered, actions taken after struggling start

OPINION: Colonial football needs questions answered, actions taken after struggling start

Collin Wilson
September 15, 2016

The 2016 campaign has not started the way head football coach John Banaszak and the Colonials envisioned, as Robert Morris fell to 0-2 this past Saturday and has yet to score an offensive touchdown. With Darrin Hicks gone and Mike Miller replacing him as the offensive coordinator,...

OPINION: A new fall sport to watch is finally here

OPINION: A new fall sport to watch is finally here

Nick Milliron, Staff Reporter
October 28, 2015

As winter approaches, the Northeast Conference fall sports are well into competitive conference play and coming to the end of their regular seasons. The Robert Morris Colonials have six fall teams in the NEC, but only one has a big fan base (if you can even call it that): football. Alas,...

OPINION: If you build it, they still won’t come

OPINION: If you build it, they still won’t come

Nick Buzzelli, Sports Editor
April 22, 2015

Dear Robert Morris, For some strange reason, no matter where I go on this 230 acre campus, I keep hearing that this school needs a new on-campus arena to be considered a premier institution. I constantly hear how great this will be for the university, how much revenue...

Analyzing the NEC after Week 1

Analyzing the NEC after Week 1

Chris Mueller, Sports Editor
October 14, 2014

The start of Northeast Conference play last weekend further proved that who will be crowned champion come the end of November is still really a toss-up at this point. We’re talking about the NEC, a conference where the last two champions were selected dead last in the preseason...

It’s now or never for Roger Goodell and the NFL

It’s now or never for Roger Goodell and the NFL

Matt Merlino, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
September 22, 2014

I have never been fond of National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell. Yes, the NFL is a business, but Goodell is so focused on the revenue that he has practically taken the football away from football: hard hits are now penalties, kick returns are almost non-existent,...

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