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Power outage in Moon Township, Yorktown hall affected

Delaney Hassell, Social Media Manager
November 2, 2017

UPDATE: Power has been restored to Yorktown Hall. -- A transformer blew in Moon Township, causing a power outage in the area on Thursday evening. One of the buildings affected was RMU's Yorktown residence hall. RMU police report that no one was trapped in the elevators...

2 killed, 1 injured in crash near RMU campus entrance

2 killed, 1 injured in crash near RMU campus entrance

Brittany Mayer and Delaney Hassell
October 3, 2017

  UPDATE: The names of the victims of the car accident outside the Robert Morris University entrance on Oct. 3 have been released. According to the TribLIVE, Albert Wilkinson, 55, and Samuel Wilkinson, 86, were identified by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner's...

UPDATE: RMU Island Sports Center bomb threat a hoax

UPDATE: RMU Island Sports Center bomb threat a hoax

Hannah Smith, Editor-in-Chief
November 1, 2015

The RMU Island Sports Center was evacuated due to a bomb threat according to an RMU Alert sent out at approximately 3:51 p.m. Robert Morris Police and the police of Ohio Township have been to the Island Sports Center and determined that the bomb threat was a hoax. The suspects...

University officials announce 8th president of RMU

University officials announce 8th president of RMU

Delaney Hassell, News Editor
September 10, 2015

Robert Morris University has announced that 8th president of the university will be Dr. Christopher B. Howard. According to an email sent out by the RMU Board of Trustees Chair, Gary Claus, Howard is currently the president of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Hampden-Sydney...

Dell'Omo not yet finished at RMU

Dell’Omo not yet finished at RMU

Hannah Smith, News Editor
December 4, 2014

Robert Morris University announced today that President Gregory Dell’Omo has accepted presidency at Rider University in New Jersey and will be starting starting Aug. 1, 2015. Dell’Omo will continue to serve as president the rest of the academic school year. Dell’Omo...

Dell’Omo headed for Rider University

Haley Sawyer, Copy Editor
December 4, 2014

In the wake of pre-finals week, it was announced that Robert Morris University president Gregory Dell'Omo will soon be employed as the seventh president of New Jersey's Rider University. Rider University, founded in 1865, has an undergraduate enrollment of 4,419 and located...

Breaking: Students displaced after C Tower fire

Breaking: Students displaced after C Tower fire

Hannah Smith, News Editor
November 25, 2014

Moon Township Fire Co. responded to a dorm fire early this morning in the C Tower of Washington Hall after a student knocked over a burning candle in the third-floor suite. The flames occurred a little before 6 a.m. causing damage to the room. The rooms above and below the...

Nolan Burch, Kappa Sigma fraternity brother of West Virginia University.

Breaking News: West Virginia student dies after catastrophic medical emergency

Hannah Smith and Jon Fisher
November 14, 2014

The West Virginia University student, Nolan Burch, who was in Morgantown’s Ruby Memorial Hospital intensive care unit-in critical condition has died following a “catastrophic medical emergency,” as described by officials. WVU’s President, E. Gordon Gee, confirmed Nolan...

Thousands of private photos leaked in Snapchat hack

Thousands of private photos leaked in Snapchat hack

Matt Merlino, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
October 11, 2014

Snapchat, one of the most popular social media apps among teens and young adults, is facing much scrutiny this weekend. It was announced yesterday that hackers have been collecting private photos and videos sent by users for years. The hackers have released thousands of private...

Groundbreaking for the new School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Groundbreaking for the new School of Nursing and Health Sciences

Hannah Smith, News Editor
September 11, 2014

President Gregory Dell'Omo sent an email to the Robert Morris student body at approximately 3:29 p.m. inviting all students to the groundbreaking ceremony of the new School of Nursing and Health Sciences building. The groundbreaking will be on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 a.m....