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RMU Sentry Media

The news site of Robert Morris University

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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...

Pittsburgh Shooting Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Wounded

Pittsburgh Shooting Leaves 1 Dead and 2 Wounded

Mitchell McIntosh
September 2, 2023

One person was killed and two wounded in a shooting incident in downtown Pittsburgh on Thursday night around 10:30 p.m. According to Pittsburgh Public Safety, the incident happened at Smithfield Street and Strawberry Way. The man who was killed was identified as 24-year-old...

Armed Man Arrested Near Church in Ambridge

Armed Man Arrested Near Church in Ambridge

Mitchell McIntosh
September 2, 2023

A man is in police custody after pointing a gun at two women and attempting to gain entrance to an African-American church in Ambridge last Sunday morning around 9 a.m. The man has been identified as Jeffrey Harris, 38. One of the women threatened by the suspect quickly alerted...

Original Robert Morris sign!

Mission Unstoppable: Michelle Patrick Reimagines Campus

Isabella Timpano
September 1, 2023

As the excited energy returns to campus, there is one face sure to be found. Michelle Patrick is back and ready to serve as our University President. Empowered by fresh ideas and endless motivation, University President Patrick is ready to help RMU become unstoppable. While...

Squirrel Hill Tunnel Shut Down after Crash

Squirrel Hill Tunnel Shut Down after Crash

Mitchell McIntosh
August 29, 2023

A traffic accident involving multiple vehicles inside the Squirrel Hill Tunnel has brought travel to a standstill on the inbound side of the Parkway East. The accident occurred inside the tunnel around the time the afternoon rush started. Traffic is currently backing up towards...

Robert Morris Announces Largest Freshman Class in Recent Memory, New Campus Enhancements

Robert Morris Announces Largest Freshman Class in Recent Memory, New Campus Enhancements

Michael Deemer
August 29, 2023

On the day new students start their first day of classes, Robert Morris University announced the University's Class of 2027 is the largest in recent memory. The class is a 25% increase from last fall. The school did not announce the number of students. "We are thrilled...

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,...

RMU Sport Management Department Head Retires after 47 years with the University

RMU Sport Management Department Head Retires after 47 years with the University

Cole Brennan
August 28, 2023

After 47 years with Robert Morris University, Dr. David Synowka has decided to retire. Over the years, Synowka has established the Sport Management program as one most popular and top programs in the country. Over his long career with the university, he was an athletic trainer...

Pittsburgh FBI, S.W.A.T., police, paramedics, and Pennsylvania State Troopers were all at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh during a mass shooting October 27, 2018.

Homicide Suspect Apprehended by Police and SWAT Team

Mitchell McIntosh
August 27, 2023

A man attempting to evade the law while facing vehicular homicide charges was apprehended in the borough of Vandergrift on Friday. The suspect has been identified as Mattew David Carlson, 35. Carlson has been charged with felony vehicular homicide and vehicular aggravated...

Ninth President of Robert Morris University Dr. Michelle Patrick addresses the crowd during the Inauguration ceremony on Oct. 7, 2022

Robert Morris Holds Matriculation Ceremony for 2023-24 School Year

Avry Fields
August 25, 2023

President Michelle Patrick addressed the freshman class Thursday during the annual RMU Matriculation ceremony. The ceremony started with a performance from the band, which led into the national anthem and thus began the ceremony. President Patrick introduced herself along...