Weekend Round-up: 4/26/19 – 4/28/19
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
April 29, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- For the final time of the 2018-19 school year, here is the weekend round-up as Robert Morris spring sports end their regular seasons. 4/27/19: Track and Field: Red Flash Open The RMU track and field team participated in the Red Flash Open on Saturday. In the women’s long j...
Preview: Women’s lacrosse preps for CCSU after clinching playoff spot against Bryant
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
April 28, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Robert Morris women’s lacrosse (11-4, 4-2 NEC) has secured a spot in the Northeast Conference tournament by defeating the Bryant Bulldogs (7-8, 3-3 NEC) 12-11 on Friday as a no. 3 seed, but they need to complete their season against the Central Connecticut State University Blue Devils...
Preview: Men’s lacrosse looking to clinch trip to NEC tournament against Hobart
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
April 27, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- The Robert Morris men’s lacrosse team (6-7, 3-2 NEC) concludes their 2019 regular season on Saturday at Joe Walton Stadium in a do-or-die game against the Hobart University Statesmen (10-3, 4-1 NEC) in a final bid to clinch a trip to the Northeast Conference Tournament. Recapping RMU Robert M...
Weekend Round-Up: 4/19/19 – 4/21/19
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
April 22, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- As the end of the 2018-19 school year approaches, the spring sports teams are starting to make a push for NEC tournament. Here is this week’s round-up to update you on what has happened in Robert Morris sports. 4/20/19: Men’s Lacrosse: Robert Morris - 20; Bryant - 16 RMU men...
Weekend Round-up: 4/12/19 – 4/14/19
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
April 15, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP -- As the spring season starts to wind down, let’s take a look at how the men’s lacrosse team did in their matchup with Cleveland State on Saturday. 4/13/19: Men’s Lacrosse: Robert Morris - 13; Cleveland State - 8 RMU men’s lacrosse (5-7, 2-2 NEC) concluded their 2019 non-confe...
Weekend Round-up: 4/5/19 – 4/7/19
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
April 8, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP-- Here is this weekend’s round-up of all the teams on the road this past weekend. 4/5/19: Women’s Lacrosse: RMU- 7; Wagner- 17 RMU women’s lacrosse (7-3, 0-1 NEC) fell against the Wagner College Seahawks (8-2, 1-0 NEC) in a game where Robert Morris scored six of their sev...
The Doobie Brothers to headline concert at UPMC Events Center
Ryan Giacobbi, Contibutor
March 18, 2019
MOON TOWNSHIP - Robert Morris University has announced another concert to take place at the UPMC Events Center this summer. UPMC Events Center officials announced the concert via a post on Instagram, the Doobie Brothers are scheduled to appear at the new arena on August 16. Tickets go on sale F...
Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto meets with the Dalai Lama
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
March 15, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- Mayor Bill Peduto met with the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist leader known as “His Holiness,” in Dharamsala, India Wednesday. Mayor Peduto was invited to attend the meeting by Dr. Barry Kerzin, the Dalai Lama’s personal physician who has been working with UPMC to train nurses...
Pittsburgh’s Newest with Ryan and Charles (2/25/19)
Ryan Giacobbi and Charles Stockhausen
February 25, 2019
Join Ryan Giacobbi and Charles Stockhausen as they talk about many things Pittsburgh-related, including places for fancy food and alcoholic beverages, Disney on Ice, and much more in this latest rendition of Pittsburgh's Newest with Ryan and Charles. ...
Crime Stoppers: Homicide detectives need help in Penn Hills murder
Ryan Giacobbi, Contributor
February 9, 2019
PITTSBURGH -- In a case that began in Nov. 2018, the Pittsburgh Crime Stoppers need assistance from the public in to solve a homicide investigation. On Nov. 12, 2018, at approximately 6:50 p.m., residents on Beechford Road in Penn Hills reported hearing gunshots followed by car doors closing and then...