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The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

The news site of Robert Morris University

RMU Sentry Media

Pittsburgh releases new guidelines for St. Patrick’s Day

Pittsburgh releases new guidelines for St. Patrick’s Day

Colby Sherwin, Contributor
March 16, 2021

PITTSBURGH -- As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many are wondering what is allowed for St. Patrick’s Day this Wednesday. For the second straight year, there will be no St. Patrick's Day parade in Pittsburgh. In a statement from the City of Pittsburgh, they outlined the...

volleyball, sand

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...

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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...

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RMU Dining announces Take & Heat Meals available at Yorktown Hall

Tyler Gallo, Sports Copy Editor
February 24, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP-- On Monday morning, RMU Dining announced that they will be providing "Take & Heat" meals available for a lunchtime period between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. In an email sent to all RMU students, they laid out the new dining option. "Students with an All-Access...

Meet Jeffery James, RMUs newest police chief

Meet Jeffery James, RMU’s newest police chief

Garret Roberts, Editor In Chief
February 17, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP -- If you find your way to the office of the new Chief of Police at Robert Morris University, the first thing you'll notice is the abundance of Captain America memorabilia. The All-American superhero is everywhere: mugs, puzzles and figures are all peppered around...

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police introduces new training to better prepare officers to deal with homelessness

Pittsburgh Bureau of Police introduces new training to better prepare officers to deal with homelessness

Nathan Breisinger, Sports Social Media Director
February 13, 2021

PITTSBURGH-- In order to prepare new officers for close contact with homeless residents within the city, Pittsburgh police recruits will now receive specialized training to acknowledge experiences faced by displaced people within the city, the available services that can aid...

RMU is teaming up with four community colleges to create a new dual enrollment program

RMU is teaming up with four community colleges to create a new dual enrollment program

John Blinn, News Editor
February 12, 2021

MOON TOWNSHIP -- Robert Morris University and four local community colleges are introducing the new RMU Gateway program. The new agreement will allow students to work at both RMU and one of the four community colleges included in the deal. The Community College of Allegheny...