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The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurant. Photo Credit: (MGN Online)

Chipotle to offer new, healthier options

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 9, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP (RMU SENTRY MEDIA/CNN) - If you are trying to stick to your New Year's resolution to eat healthier, you may be happy to learn Chipotle has tweeted it's menu to fit with diet trends. The Mexican food chain is now offering 'lifestyle bowls.' The salad bowls...

Pittsburgh named in list of best cities to land a job in 2019

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 6, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP - Pittsburgh was named in a report of the best cities to land a job in 2019, and the Steel City ranked rather high on the list. The personal finance website WalletHub released its annual report on the best cities to find jobs this week. Cities were put head to...

Photo Credit: (Twitter/@Penguins)

RMU alumni asks for help in kidney donation search at Penguins game

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 2, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP - A Robert Morris University alumni asked for the communities help in his search for a kidney at a Pittsburgh Penguins hockey game. Dave Pritchard, a member of the Robert Morris 1985 graduating class, held a poster with his daughter, Ashley Pritchard, at a Penguins...

2018 was the worst year for stocks in a decade

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 2, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP (RMU Sentry Media/CNN) -- Investors on Wall Street are more than happy to ring in 2019 and say goodbye to the worst trading year since 2008. During 2018, the stock market took a rollercoaster ride with some of the highest points ever recorded, as well as record-breaking...

Local t-shirt shop raises more than $4K for Tree of Life victims

January 2, 2019

JOHNSTOWN (RMU SENTRY MEDIA/CNN) -- T-shirts traveled as far south as Hawaii and as far west as California. "They went all over," said Jody Altemus an American Eagle Screen Print and Embroidery employee. "We may have hit every state but I didn't keep track of that." A small...

New Year’s Day is National Hangover Day

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 1, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP (RMU SENTRY MEDIA/CNN) - Depending on how hard you celebrated on Monday night to bring in the new year, you may be observing National Hangover Day. The nationwide observance of hangovers is each year on the first of January, when Americans are most likely to...

The city of Pittsburgh saw more rain in 2018 than it has ever seen in record history. Heavy rains on New Years Eve helped bump 2018 over the top to become the wettest year ever.

Pittsburgh shatters record for wettest year on record

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 1, 2019

PITTSBURGH - New Year's Eve brought in the year 2019 and a new record for the city of Pittsburgh. It took until the last day of the year, but with the heavy rainfall throughout the entire year, 2018 was the wettest year on record for Pittsburgh. The previous record was...

Robert Morris University looks beautiful in autumn as the leaves change. A picture of the business building on the campus of RMU.

Robert Morris named in top 30 colleges to earn hospitality degree

Gage Goulding, News Editor
January 1, 2019

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Robert Morris University was ranked in a nationwide list of the top colleges to earn a degree in hospitality. According to Great Value Colleges, Robert Morris is the 27th-best college to study for a bachelor's degree in hospitality. RMU offers an online...

A red Port Authority BRT bus at the Union Station. Photo Credit: (Wikipedia/An Errant Knight)

Port Authority to offer free rides for kids on New Year’s Eve

Gage Goulding, News Editor
December 30, 2018

PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh Port Authority will offer free rides to children on New Year's Eve. The free service will begin at 4 p.m. on Dec. 31 for children ages 6 to 12-years-old. Children must be accompanied by an adult wearing a First Night pin, according to a post on...

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Pittsburgh Police prepare for First Night celebrations

Gage Goulding, News Editor
December 30, 2018

PITTSBURGH - Many will gather on New Year's Eve in downtown Pittsburgh to ring in the near year and Pittsburgh Police officers will be right there with them. The department said that the event will attract large crowds in many downtown areas on Dec. 31 as the Pittsburgh Cultural...