The Colonials fell to Youngstown State this afternoon, three sets to one, for their first home loss of the season.
Robert Morris (6-5) lacked energy as the team played its eighth match in 12 days. Head coach Dale Starr called the meeting "the least...
The Colonials (3-2) faced off against the Coppin State Eagles (0-6) on Saturday for the second match of the Robert Morris University Invitational. Sophomore Brianna Schmid managed to rack up 12 kills and one dig, helping Robert Morris take the first set...
Robert Morris University professor Lynn Foolson announced today that she will be retiring at the end of the semester.
Professor Foolson has been teaching Economics at Robert Morris for the past 25 years. She graduated from Westine University with a...
When November rolls around, the first thought on everyone’s mind used to be “Thanksgiving,” meaning a time to be thankful and spend time with friends and family. Unfortunately, in today’s society, the first thought on everyone’s mind has shifted...
The Robert Morris University Show Band has taken on a special task to send some joy to the troops overseas. Up until December, the band will be collecting Oreos for a cause called Operation Oreo. The idea behind the collection is to send the cookies to the military as a small reminder of what's back home.
Despite the weather going from as cold as winter to as warm as summer over the past couple weeks, Robert Morris University still kept the fall spirit alive with their annual Oktoberfest.
A new company that launched last year is starting to make a name for itself on many college campuses across the country. The company “The Book Rocket," created by Shey Baesler and co-founded by Charlie Offenbacher, is a website created to help...
Over the summer, construction began on the Patrick Henry Building at Robert Morris University. Now as construction draws to a close, students and faculty can put the new alterations to use.
One of the major changes was to the Academic Media Center...
Students and faculty all across the Robert Morris University campus were able to put their old t-shirts to use yesterday on the Nicholson lawn. RMU came together as the university broke the Guinness World Record for “The World’s Longest Chain of T-Shirts.”
The...
If anyone outside of the freshman class is excited about orientation week, it has to be John Locke.
Locke, director of student activities and leadership development at Robert Morris University, is adamant about helping the freshman feel at home when...
Dylan Mckenna, Digital Content Manager
• March 20, 2015
We have all heard the words 'Net Neutrality' or the 'Open Internet', but what does that mean? In short, it's a term keyed to title the debate over whether or not Internet Service Providers (ISP) should be allowed to discriminate between services accessed...
Bob Trosky, Robert Morris University adjunct and member of the Adjunct Volunteer Organizing Committee, says that Feb. 25 or National Adjunct Walkout Day is about raising awareness for Robert Morris, not the disruption of classes.
Last year, a majority...
Dylan McKenna, Digital Content Manager
• January 30, 2015
Trending this week on the interwebs was the announcement that Google will now offer its fiber-optic internet and television service in four new cities and their surrounding areas. The lucky municipalities include Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Raleigh-Durham.
But...
Coffee: the driving force behind a college students hectic life.
If you’re a coffee connoisseur, then chances are you look for quality over price and convenience. But for some of us, those two things make a difference. So we decided to drive up and...
Dylan McKenna, Digital Content Manager
• January 16, 2015
Generally, when someone subscribes to cable television, the equipment costs is tacked on to the bill at the end of every month. Every one of those set top boxes that sit under your televisions at home are owned by your cable company. Of course the entertainment...
Watch Eddie Sheehy and Jon Fisher in the debut episode of The Sentry Countdown! This episode features their look on the top actors/actresses for 2015 in 60 seconds.
Dylan McKenna, Digital Content Manager
• December 19, 2014
In my last article, the differences between the standard hard disk drive and the solid state drives were discussed. To sum it up, if you have the money, the best bet for your laptop is a solid state drive. It’s faster, less vulnerable to impact, and...
Dylan McKenna, Digital Content Manager
• December 5, 2014
So far, SSD’s are still more expensive for their capacity compared to the spinning alternative. But there are some advantages to SSD’s that might make them worth the extra cost, and perhaps the good old hard disk drive (HDD) still holds some weight.
As...
Dylan McKenna, Digital Content Manager
• November 21, 2014
RMU uses something called Google Apps for Education. It allows schools to provide all of their students with an email account, a calendar and all those other apps available in the top right corner of Google.com, including Google Drive.
Microsoft was...
Dylan McKenna, Digital Content Manager
• November 14, 2014
An iPhone group text can be an Android users worst nightmare. If us Android folks are honest for second, iPhones do have it better when it comes to texting. iOS was the first to adopt WiFi texting, and iOS was the first barrable group texting solution.
If...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Contributor
• October 31, 2014
There are still quite a few things that science has yet to explain. You and your smartphone can help us cross one off the list.
Ultra-high energy cosmic rays are crazy fast space particles that hit earth really hard. They have a kinetic energy of greater...
What if you could charge your electric car in the same amount of time it takes to fill a normal car up with gas, and drive for hundreds of miles? What if you could throw your iPhone on charge for 5 minutes, and the battery would last for weeks? What if...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Contributor
• October 17, 2014
According to Web Technology Survey’s, 23.1 percent of the top ten million websites are driven by a certain content management system. Big name publications like Time and Vogue are alongside Beyoncé, Nancy Pelosi, and this website right here in choosing...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Reporter
• October 10, 2014
In a late July shareholder update, Netflix, the popular media streaming service, announced they have over 50 million subscribers. It’s easy to see why: Eight bucks a month grants access to a ton of digital content. But what if you’re one of those...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Reporter
• October 3, 2014
The last time you walked through a Best Buy, you may have noticed quite a few TV’s boasting about “Ultra High Definition,” or “UHD 4K.” It sounds awesome, four times the resolution of full HD, or four times what you might see coming out of your...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Reporter
• September 26, 2014
The next time you’re aimlessly surfing the web, I’ve got something for you to check out. Launched publicly in September of 2011, IFTTT is a service that allows users to design powerful connections with one simple statement, “If this than that”.
For...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Collumnist
• September 19, 2014
ResNet, the free personal computer help desk for resident students, has been flooded with complaints concerning television in the residence halls. A majority of upperclassmen have likely never experienced an issue and are unaware that a major switch occurred...
It’s everywhere. Every tweet, every swipe of your Freedom card, every Google search query, it’s all being stored on some server somewhere. Whether it’s RMU’s data center on the north shore, one of Google’s 20 or so data centers around the world,...
Dylan McKenna, Technology Reporter
• September 9, 2014
Apple CEO Tim Cook presented more than just a bigger iPhone at the Flint Center for Performing Arts in Cupertino, CA today. Keynote highlights including the unveiling of 2 new iPhones, a whole new way to pay for products both in the store and online,...
Google, the most widely used search engine in the World, offers more than email and pictures of cute kittens. Some of its services are likely already familiar to you. You might use Google Drive and Google Calendar, or things like Google Chrome or Earth....
A brief look into the aftermath of college laptop shopping
What laptop should I buy for college? Nearly every incoming freshman asked this just a few months ago. Going laptop shopping can be both a daunting and exciting experience for the technically...
When I received my class schedule for this upcoming semester, I knew that I would have trouble remembering when and where all the different classes were. I needed a way to keep track of my classes and any homework associated with them. And me being the...
