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Public Safety Alert

Cole Brennan
September 28, 2023

Robert Morris Public Safety said in an email to students on Thursday that they are investigating a reported sexual assault in a wooded area either on or adjacent to campus. The incident occurred in the late afternoon to early evening hours on Wednesday. According to the email,...

Woman Arrested for Setting Boyfriend on Fire

Woman Arrested for Setting Boyfriend on Fire

Taylor Roberts
September 28, 2023

A woman who set her boyfriend on fire has been arrested by Pittsburgh Police and is facing several charges including criminal attempt, aggravated assault, aggravated arson, and reckless endangerment. On Sunday evening, dispatchers received several calls of reports of a man...

Duquense Light Workers Vote to Authorize A Strike

Duquense Light Workers Vote to Authorize A Strike

Amere Keasley
September 28, 2023

The IBEW is a union representing Duquesne Light Company and the union staged a vote Tuesday night to authorize a strike. Once the employee contract ends for employees who are a part of the IBEW, the 711-14 vote will authorize a strike for the Duquesne Light company. Even though...

Writers Guild Finally Reach Deal with Studios

Writers’ Guild Finally Reach Deal with Studios

Jesse Mccullough
September 27, 2023

Late Sunday night, the Writers' Guild of America finally reached a tentative deal with the major Hollywood studios to return to work, ending a 146-day strike: the longest strike in Hollywood history. The guild announced their deal over X (formerly Twitter), and details surrounding...

The National Lacrosse League Announces New League Format

The National Lacrosse League Announces New League Format

Finn Lyons
September 27, 2023

It was announced last Friday that the National Lacrosse League (NLL) would be changing its league structure for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. On Tuesday, the information was finally released on what the changes would be. The NLL announced via social media that they would...

Pay up or Get out - Pittsburgh Mills Mall set for Sheriff Sale

Pay up or Get out – Pittsburgh Mills Mall set for Sheriff Sale

Isabella Timpano
September 27, 2023

The once prominent Pittsburgh Mills Mall is now facing a sheriff sale. The facility, currently owned by Namdar Realty, is over $11 million behind in payments. At this point, the sheriff sale is set to occur on October 2nd. Opening in 2005, the Pittsburgh Mills Mall originally...

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Pittsburgh Police Department Searching for Two Missing Juvenile Girls.

Amere Keasley
September 26, 2023

    PITTSBURGH, PA - The Pittsburgh Police Special Victims Unit is asking for the public's assistance to find two missing juvenile girls. They are believed to be at risk. The girls have been identified as Aakira Harris and Kayleigh Phillips, who are believed to...

Why Learning History Matters

Why Learning History Matters

Mitchell McIntosh
September 26, 2023

"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history." - Aldous Huxley When some people think of history, they recall their days of sitting in high school and listening to some old windbag up at the front of the class...

Rooney Lecture: Beyond Autobahn and Oktoberfest with Dr. Nicolas Bogs

Rooney Lecture: Beyond Autobahn and Oktoberfest with Dr. Nicolas Bogs

Evelyn Luthringer
September 25, 2023

For the Fall 2023 semester, RMU welcomed Dr. Nicolas Bogs as the Rooney Scholar. Thursday, September 28th from 3:30 to 5:00 in Hopwood Hall, the Center for Global Engagement will be hosting Rooney Lecture: Beyond Autobahn and Oktoberfest with Dr. Nic. Dr. Nic will talk about...

Mink Mayhem: Thousands of Minks Escape Farm in Pennsylvania

Mink Mayhem: Thousands of Minks Escape Farm in Pennsylvania

Mitchell McIntosh
September 25, 2023

Convicted murderers and juvenile delinquents are not the only escaped inmates who have been on the lam as of late. Up to 8,000 Minks were freed from a farm in Rockefeller Township which is about 60 miles north of Harrisburg. The Minks were released by an "unknown actor" who...