OPINION: There is a college debt crisis
Garret Roberts, Assistant A&E Editor
January 14, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Opinion/Editorial, Top Stories
Editor's Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer's own. On Jan. 6, Robert Morris University President Dr. Chris Howard published an opinion piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette addressing the issue of the student debt crisis. Dr. Howard asserted that the roots of the crisis do not lie ...
OPINION: Charlie Buscaglia’s third season is off to a bumpy start
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
January 4, 2019
Filed under Opinion, Opinion/Editorial, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories, Women's Basketball
Editor's Note: All opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer's own. MOON TOWNSHIP— Charlie Buscaglia spent his first two seasons as head coach of Robert Morris women's basketball shattering records while turning this RMU squad into essentially an unstoppable force. But coming into this third seas...
Sciulli’s Shock Picks: Wagner Seahawks
Michael Sciulli, Sports Copy Editor
November 17, 2018
Filed under Opinion/Editorial, Sciulli's Shock Pics, Sports, Sports Columns, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
MOON TOWNSHIP -- Have no fear, the long-awaited return of Sciulli’s shock pick’s is here. It seems like I have not written one of these in ages, but we are back in the saddle. On the slate for this week is the final football game of the season which pits the Robert Morris University football team (...
Free to Speak Freely?
Rebekah Wilford, Contributor
November 14, 2018
Filed under Opinion/Editorial
MOON TOWNSHIP - As an editorial contributor, I take great interest in reading editorials published by different news outlets. I would not be able to do this, however, if freedom of speech was not considered an American right. In fact, one of the greatest aspects of the American press is its freedom to...
Power rankings of the NEC Mascots
David Auth, Contributor
September 26, 2018
Filed under Opinion/Editorial, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Mascots — they can be polarizing figures in the sports world. They can cause controversy, like the Cleveland Indians and Washington Redskins mascots. They can be the source of bliss and jubilation, like whenever NFL Mascots play 12-year-olds in football. (Not condoning grown men running over 12-year-olds,...
OPINION: Robert Morris football is back
Samuel Anthony, Digital Content Manager
September 22, 2018
Filed under Football, Opinion/Editorial, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Editor's Note: Opinions on RMU Sentry Media are the writer's own. A soul-crushing 49-46 defeat against the Bryant Bulldogs has many of the RMU faithful feeling lost and defeated on Saturday afternoon. But what people don't see is what this loss symbolizes: a new beginning and competitiveness not felt by R...
Carney’s Corner: Robert Morris and Duquesne not playing is a disservice to Pittsburgh
Logan Carney, Sports Manager/Columnist
September 18, 2018
Filed under Carney's Corner, Men's Basketball, Men's Basketball Opinion, Opinion/Editorial, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Recently, the Robert Morris men's basketball team released their schedule for the 2018-2019 season. When looking at the schedule, the first thought that came to my mind was, "Where is Duquesne?" Now, there are three Division I college programs within 30 minutes of the city of Pittsburgh, but it seems...
Carney’s Corner: Bernard Clark should get as many chances as John Banaszak
Logan Carney, Sports Manager/Columnist
August 30, 2018
Filed under Carney's Corner, Football, Opinion/Editorial, Sports, Sports Showcase, Top Stories
Rome wasn’t built in a day. That’s probably the most overused expression when urging someone to be patient, but in this case, that expression is meaningful. It’s meaningful because there is a new head coach who patrols the sidelines for Robert Morris’s once proud football program. The Colonialsâ...
In support of the First Amendment
August 16, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Opinion/Editorial
RMU Sentry Media stands with the Society for Collegiate Journalists, the Boston Globe and every other participating news organization in support of the First Amendment of the United States Constitution; an amendment which allows all of our news organizations to operate freely and without the fear of...
Is Schooley the solution for RMU men’s hockey?
March 21, 2018
Filed under Opinion, Opinion/Editorial, Sports, Sports Showcase
Since the beginning of Robert Morris men's hockey, there has been one leader of this successful program. Head coach Derek Schooley has been at the helm since their inaugural season in 2004 after rumors had been circulating after the interest arose to buy the RMU Island Sports Center came to fruition. Schooley...