Print updates receive mixed reviews
Vivian Chen Liyi, Staff Writer
September 12, 2012
The UPJ Information Technology Center has a new management system this semester. Jeffrey Sernell, UPJ Information Systems Director, said the system allows students to know the number of pages they have printed under their quota. “Just as normal, the students have always had a quota, the printing they... Read more »
Criminal investigation of athletes confirmed
April 10, 2012
Several Pitt-Johnstown athletes have been targeted by a joint campus-county criminal investigation into alleged gambling activities. The investigation, which Campus Police said has been underway for weeks, apparently is taking place simultaneously with an NCAA examination involving similar charges. Investigators... Read more »
Senate’s seats getting hotter
Ryan Brown, Managing Editor
April 10, 2012
The Student Senate’s old guard may be getting nervous. More students are running for legislative seats in this week’s general election – closely following a presidential race with a record campus turnout – than in any election in the last five years. “We pushed it a lot more this year,” Michael... Read more »
Take-out gone again
Matt Harkins, Circulation Director
April 10, 2012
The saga over whether dining hall employees will have take-out boxes available continues. Currently, take-out boxes are once again gone and students no longer have the option of taking a box of food from the cafeteria. “We are holding back on the take-out box program,” said UPJ Sodexo General Manager... Read more »
Campus abuzz in summer
Vivian Chen Liyi, Staff Writer
April 10, 2012
After most students leave for the summer, the campus is still alive. According to Joyce Radovanic, Pitt-Johnstown Conference and Auxiliary Services director, there are conferences in May through the middle of August; a variety of people will fill the campus. “It’s a great place in a wodded area.... Read more »
Polls seek students’ cares
Luis Torres, Copy Editor
April 10, 2012
Student Senate Student Affairs and Campus Development Committee members conducted a survey last weekend on four campus residential areas, aimed at gathering students’ opinions on possible senate initiatives. The survey included two major topics: constructing a paved path connecting Whalley Chapel to... Read more »
Reports: athletes suspended
Olivia Hutchinson, Sports Editor
April 3, 2012
Unconfirmed reports of athletes’ suspensions – reportedly for gambling activities – have been circulating for the last two weeks, but no one in authority will clarify whether reported NCAA suspensions have been imposed on as many as four Pitt-Johnstown athletes. They do not deny the reports,... Read more »
UPJ’s Spectar on UMass list for chancellor
Andy Hsiao Chung, Staff Writer
April 3, 2012
UPJ President Jem Spectar is among six finalists in a University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth chancellor search. Several New England news outlets and The Associated Press reported the story. The finalists’ names have been forward to UMass President Robert Caret, who is to recommend one to the UMass Board... Read more »
Former student pleads guilty to officer attack
Ryan Brown, Managing Editor
April 3, 2012
A onetime Pitt-Johnstown student will not face jail time after he pleaded guilty to assault in an Oct. 23 fight with a Campus Police officer. Matthew Sweeney, at the time a sophomore Living/Learning Center resident, initially had faced a dozen charges including aggravated assault, resisting arrest and... Read more »
Food polls launched
Vivian Chen Liyi, Staff Writer
April 3, 2012
Pitt Johnstown Sodexo Food Services conducted an online survey for on campus dining experiences evaluation. According to Pitt Johnstown Sodexo General Manager Victor Costlow, the survey includes students’ preference for dining site choices, food quality and customer service. In return for participation,... Read more »