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RMU Sentry Media

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Students to receive Renaissance Award at Best of RMU event

Michael Delehanty, Assistant News Editor
April 17, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The annual ceremony for the Renaissance Award is set to occur Sunday at the highly anticipated Best of RMU event. Around sixty students will gather on the Nicholson Center front lawn to celebrate the achievement of completing all six Student Engagement Transcript...

RMU’s Greek Week Finale set to take place during “Best of RMU Day”

Soundharjya Babu, Contributor
April 17, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The highly anticipated Greek Week Finale will kick off on Sunday with changes for the pandemic. In previous years, Greek Week ended with Airband, a live lip dubbed performance done by the Greek organizations on campus. As a result of the pandemic, things will...

UPDATE: RMU announces guests can now attend May graduation ceremonies

UPDATE: RMU announces guests can now attend May graduation ceremonies

Garret Roberts, Reporter
April 15, 2021

UPDATE (4/17/2021): RMU has announced that they will be reversing their decision on commencement, allowing each graduate to invite two guests to the ceremony. The university had previously announced no guests for this May's commencement ceremonies, citing that the UPMC Events...

RMU Literary Magazine, Rune Release Party

RMU Literary Magazine, Rune Release Party

Jonah Hoy
April 8, 2021

The 2021 edition of Rune, Robert Morris University's literary journal, will be released in April as a PDF. The issue features poetry and prose from RMU students and writers from western PA.Be sure to check out Rune’s virtual release reading at 4:00 PM, April 19th with...

Robert Morris University President Dr. Christopher Howard hosts Pizza with the President in order to connect more with student body. Photo Credit: (RMU Sentry Media/Megan Shandel)

RMU President Dr. Chris Howard awarded to National Football Foundation Board of Directors

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
March 12, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP- As the RMU 2020 football season resumes this spring, RMU President Christopher Howard is continuing his efforts in expanding the impact of football on college campuses. On Thursday, Howard has was awarded a position on the Board of Directors of the National...

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RMU Campus Rec to host pop-up intramural sand volleyball tournament Wednesday

Tyler Gallo, CSN Copy Editor
March 10, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- With warmer weather in the forecast this week, RMU Campus Recreation announced that they will host a pop-up intramural 4-on-4 sand volleyball tournament at 4 p.m. on Wednesday at the sand volleyball court near the Alumni Commons Gazebo. With the high temperatures...

Newly Graduated People Wearing Black Academy Gowns Throwing Hats Up in the Air. Photo Credit: (Pexels)

Robert Morris announces plans for in-person commencement ceremonies for Class of 2021 and 2020

Austin Bechtold, Assistant Sports Editor
March 5, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- After the initial outbreak of COVID-19 postponed the 2020 commencement ceremony for graduating seniors last May, Robert Morris University has now announced plans to honor the Class of 2021 on campus grounds. Robert Morris is planning to present the Class of...

RMU 100: The Later Years

RMU 100: The Later Years

Michael Delehanty, Assistant News Editor
March 5, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Robert Morris went through a significant amount of change throughout the 20th century. In the 1970s, the school would go through two big changes. First, the first class of graduate students would graduate from the school. Also, the school would see its first...

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RMU reopens outdoor recreational facilities

Tyler Gallo, Sports Copy Editor
March 1, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- The Robert Morris Campus Recreation Center will be reopening all outdoor facilities at the North Athletic Complex on Monday. According to an email sent to all students, "Now that the weather is improving and we’re seeing better temperatures and the sun more...

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RMU history professor hosts Barbarian Round Table

Jonah Hoy, Arts and Entertainment Editor
February 26, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Barbarians: a word that conjures up so many vivid images and thoughts of men going out and destroying villages, burning, killing anything within sight. The idea that Vikings were bloodthirsty, violent pagans with no sense of society is a narrative that has remained...