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This week on Campus 9-4-2023/ 9-8-2023

This week on Campus 9-4-2023/ 9-8-2023

Bethany Naughton, Reporter
September 5, 2023
With a week into classes here’s what happen this week at Robert Morris
Steve Harwell performs in 2018 at Coney Island in New York

Smash Mouth Frontman Steve Harwell Dies at 56

Mitchell McIntosh, Reporter
September 5, 2023

Steve Harwell, founder and lead singer of rock band Smash Mouth has died at the age of 56 at his home in Boise, Idaho. "Steve Harwell was a true American Original. A larger-than-life character who shot up into the sky like a Roman candle. Steve should be remembered for his...

Creepy Conference Deadline Set for September 29

Creepy Conference Deadline Set for September 29

Hannah Shiflett, Assistant News Editor
September 3, 2023

Interested in hauntings, sci-fi, horror, legends, or UFOs? Creepy Conference has opened submissions for the event set to take place on October 24. Creepy Conference has served as a great way to get the campus community together and enjoy a night of creepiness. A wide variety...

Jimmy Buffett performs in Gulf Shores

Jimmy Buffett Dies at 76

Taylor Roberts, Reporter
September 3, 2023

The tropical rockstar, Jimmy Buffett, passed away at the age of 76 on Friday night. The heartbreaking announcement came from his social media accounts and personal website. "Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September 1st surrounded by his family, friends, music...

This Month in A&E: September

This Month in A&E: September

Taylor Roberts, Reporter
September 1, 2023

  Films The Equalizer 3, Directed by Antione Fuqua, September 1 in theaters While trying to escape his former life, Robert McCall (Denzel Washington) gets sucked back into the life of being an assassin to protect his friends from the Italian mafia. My Big Fat Greek...

Zach Bryan coming to Pittsburgh in 2024

Zach Bryan coming to Pittsburgh in 2024

Taylor Roberts, Reporter
September 1, 2023

The "Oklahoma Smokeshow" singer announced his 2024 tour, "The Quittin' Time Tour", with a stop in Pittsburgh. Bryan will be performing only one night at PPG Paints Arena on March 9, 2024. He will be joined by special guests, The Middle East and Levi Turner. The news comes...

Weird Pennsylvania Laws We Break Every Day

Weird Pennsylvania Laws We Break Every Day

Avry Fields, Reporter
August 31, 2023

Every state has tons of weird laws that just make very little sense, causing regular people to become law breakers daily. For example, in New York, it is illegal to place an ice cream cone in your pocket during Sundays while out in public. Laws like these seem completely absurd,...

Travis Scott performing at PPG Paints Arena

Travis Scott Coming To Pittsburgh On December 8th During Circus Maximus Tour

Casey Erlewein, Reporter
August 30, 2023
Arguably the hottest rapper in the world at the moment, Travis Scott announced his "Circus Maximus" Tour taking place this fall to pair with his number one charting album, "Utopia."
John Tucci signs YMCA at Bobbymania

21 RoMo Street: BobbyMania From the Point of View of an Undercover Cop.

Grace Powers, Reporter
August 29, 2023

You’re all busted, and BobbyMania is forever disbanded. Kidding, kidding, I am definitely not an undercover cop. I am just a twenty-eight-year-old transfer student who felt like she should introduce herself to everyone she met with Steve Buscemi’s classic “How do you do,...

Bob Barker on the TV show The Price is Right

Former Price Is Right Host Bob Barker Passes Away

Mitchell McIntosh
August 28, 2023

Bob Barker, the former host of the iconic daytime television gameshow "The Price Is Right" has passed away at the age of 99. Barker died at his home Saturday morning of old age; he was just a few months away from his 100th birthday. "It is with profound sadness that we...