Sound learning, friendship, and moral rectitude: three cardinal principles of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity. They were not only the cardinal principles of the fraternity as an entity but also its Founding Father of the Pennsylvania Pi Chapter, Michael Haines. Haines died...

Believe it or not, Pittsburgh is the birthplace of broadcasting. It was started by Frank Conrad in his red brick garage at his Wilkinsburg residence.  Conrad’s work soon evolved into Pittsburgh’s KDKA in 1920.  Conrad was one of Westinghouse Electric’s earliest workers...

The First Amendment exists so that we may all have the right to express our opinions openly and honestly without fear of prosecution from both the law and individuals. Recently this amendment has been threatened as groups of individuals have felt the need to oppress a liberty they...

Oh Love Green Day The first single from Green Day’s latest album, “¡Uno!,” is true to Green Day style, yet refreshing in its own way. It begins with a pleading Billy Joe Armstrong accompanied by a lone guitar.  As the song continues, it builds momentum and creates...

--An Inside View to All Things RMU-- Being a college freshman is arguably one of the scariest titles a person can have. Between the roommate situation, the foreign campus and the long-winded debate over when and where to buy textbooks, freshmen are bombarded with a large amount...

It is not about us. It is not about us, it is just not about us. These are the words that echoed through the minds and hearts of many who traveled to Kenya along with Robert Morris University sophomore, Jenna Hidinger. The members of Grace Community Church from Cranberry Township,...

It has been three years since Daniel Shelley, professor of education, began taking elementary education students to Belize for an international experience. Belize, a commonwealth  of Great Britain, is the only English- speaking country in central America. "I visited Belize...

Director of Planning and Design of Robert Morris University (RMU) Bill Joyce offers updates to those wondering about the construction site at the Wayne Center.   “As soon as RMU completed the agreement to sell the downtown building to Duquesne University, the university...

About two hours away from Pittsburgh, is the city in which the biggest mine disaster took place. More than 361 workers died from this explosion, including 170 Italian immigrants. Dr. Joe D’Andrea, a retired professor of the Moon Township school district and an honorary...

This past fall, Dr. Andrea Frantz announced that she was stepping down as the department head and associate professor of Communication at Robert Morris University (RMU) to return to Buena Vista University (BVU) in Storm Lake, Iowa, where her journey started almost 23 years ago.  ...