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RMU Crime Alert Issued

December 19, 2011

The following RMU crime alert was issued on Friday, December 16: A little before 11 am today (Friday, Dec. 16), RMU Police and Moon Township residents learned that Moon Township Police are investigating a reported, attempted sexual assault on a female RMU student that occurred...

Police Blotter: Nov. 30 - Dec. 12, 2011

Police Blotter: Nov. 30 – Dec. 12, 2011

December 14, 2011

11/30 - Fire - Report of a light fixture on fire at the ISC golf dome. Upon officers’ arrival, Scott Baldwin from maintenance had unplugged the light and there were no further problems. 11/30 - Fire Alarm - Guardian advised of a fire alarm activated in Concord Hall. The...

Holiday Inn, campus expansion focus of Town Hall Meeting

Holiday Inn, campus expansion focus of Town Hall Meeting

Andrea Zanaglio, News Editor
December 8, 2011

Nearly 50 students filled the Salem Hall conference room Thursday evening to hear from Robert Morris University's President Gregory Dell'Omo. While Dell'Omo mainly focused upon the university's expansion, students also brought up other topics, such as recycling on campus, parking,...

VT campus put on lockdown, two found dead

VT campus put on lockdown, two found dead

Andrea Zanaglio, News Editor
December 8, 2011

Early this afternoon, major news stations reported that shots had been fired near the Virginia Tech University campus in Blacksburg. The campus was put on lockdown, and since then, two have been discovered dead, including a police officer. This incident comes more than four...

An open letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

An open letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

rmublog
December 2, 2011

President Dell’Omo will be sending the following letter to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. If you agree with what he says in the letter, please voice your opinion — respectfully, please — by emailing David Shribman ([email protected]), Susan Smith ([email protected])...

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Dining dollars to expire at end of semester

Alyssa Bishop, Staff Writer
December 1, 2011

By now, most students are aware of the laminated papers that display what balance they should be at for their specific meal plans. While some students choose to ignore these suggested balances, it is actually a very important thing to pay attention to. Why? Unlike rollover...

News Briefs

December 1, 2011

VMWare View to replace Citrix in spring VMware View will be replacing Citrix for the Spring 2012 term. Both systems will be available for the remainder of the fall term. Citrix will no longer be available after Dec. 31, 2011. Academic VMware View is designed to offer RMU...

Two thousand caps and counting

Andrea Zanaglio, News Editor
December 1, 2011

Since beginning a cap collection on campus for a local young boy who is on dialysis on Nov. 5 through RMU’s National Residence Hall Honor Society (NRH), junior business management major Tyler Montabon and junior nursing major Stephanie Brittner have collected 2,964 caps. Montabon...

RMU students participate in presidential poll

Jeff Crooks, Assistant News Editor
December 1, 2011

With the 2012 presidential election less than a year away and the Republican primary heating up, 120 RMU students participated in a presidential poll to see which candidate they will support. Students conducted the poll during a voter registration event on Nov. 8 through Nov....

Father Michael Yaksick serves as the Catholic Chaplain for RMU and says mass most of the Sundays it is offered.

Off to college and staying Catholic

Nathan Sudie, Contributor
December 1, 2011

As a college student, it’s all too easy to jump for joy when moving out of the house away from a parent’s watchful eye into a college dorm of your own. But who is going to make sure you go to church on Sunday? The answer to that question is simple: campus ministry. Like...