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The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

What Rapping Means to James Jermany

Shalida-Ann Dobbins, Assistant Features Editor
November 10, 2011

After the arrival in the university of rapper Wale on Oct. 27th for his concert, one can’t help but wonder whether Robert Morris University (RMU) stores other future rappers on campus. James Jermany, a senior majoring in Software Engineering, is a student who enjoys the...

Meanings Behind People’s Tattoos

Anthony Niemiec, Staff Writer
November 10, 2011

People express themselves in many ways, sometimes through their choice of clothing, their peers, or their genre of music. Meanwhile, some people also express themselves in a much more permanent way by getting tattooing themselves. As an art form, tattoos have become engrained...

Rooney Scholar Visits for Celebration

Sybile Cherenfant, Features Editor
November 10, 2011

Robert Morris University (RMU) just welcomed another visiting scholar for the Fall semester. Dr. Catherine Ramsey-Portolano joined RMU and Luca Guardabascio, this Fall’s Rooney scholar, to help celebrate the 150 years of Italy’s Unification. She is the department chair...

Advice for Students Living with Diabetes

Shalida-Ann Dobbins, Assistant Features Editor
November 10, 2011

On Oct. 13, 2009 President Barack Obama announced that the month of November as the National Diabetes Month. According to the American Diabetes Association 28.5 million children and adults are diabetic, and seven million of them are undiagnosed. People are targeted at any...

Dean Michalenko Invites RMU Into His Daily Life

Chauncey Alexander, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011

While students my find a College administration to be made of unapproachable people, they will find the Robert Morris University (RMU) administration as an exception to that idea. John Michalenko, the Dean of Students and Vice President of Student life, is one of the most approachable...

Recent RMU Graduate Publishes Book on Smart Shopping

Maria Mauti, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011

Recent Robert Morris University (RMU) graduate student, Evan Wright, has taken his experience as a marketing student and decided to publish. His first book, “Cost Combat: Guerilla tactics for the retail jungle”, aims to teach the readers his “tactics” and “anti-tactics”...

Making a Difference at RMU through Sign Language

Natalie Debarto, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011

“My first language was sign language,” said Roberta Labedda, a sign language interpreter for RMU students. During her thriving years of childhood, English words were replaced with sign language. “When I was younger, I would point my finger to objects, and my parents...

The Mottos of RMU Guide a Graduate to Success

Mike Lafayette, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011

Robert Morris uses several motivational mottos, such as “Means Business”, “Seasoned for Success” and “Changing Lives”. Lisa Klugh, a Robert Morris University (RMU) graduate and middle school teacher, is a representative of these mottos and lives with them every...

Adapting to do What’s Best for the Future

Carrie Hook, Staff Writer
October 28, 2011

Robert Morris University (RMU) hosts students from 47 different nations ranging from different regions, such as Asia and Europe. Tara Van Schie, who hails from the Netherlands, is just one of the many students who have adapted to a new culture here in the United States. “Two...

Pittsburgh area university students create new Kazakh society

Yulia Vasilyeva, Contributor
October 19, 2011

In an effort to promote a sense of community among Kazakhs in the Pittsburgh area, Kazakh students from Robert Morris University, University of Pitt, Carnegie Mellon University, and people who came here through a job exchange program decided to create their own society in Pittsburgh. Currently,...