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Search for new RMU president underway

Search for new RMU president underway

Delaney Hassell, Assistant News Editor
December 6, 2014

Robert Morris University Board of Trustees met yesterday to begin discussing plans for a successor to President Gregory Dell'Omo,  who will become the next President of Rider University in New Jersey. The Board of Trustees has not formally named members to the Presidential...

Police Blotter 11/25/14-12/01/14

Police Blotter 11/25/14-12/01/14

December 5, 2014

11/25/14 – Fire - This department was advised of a general fire alarm activation in Washington Hall.  RMU Police Officers responded first along with maintenance, and Moon Township Fire Department.  Officers safely evacuated those in the building.  The fire was extinguished...

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...

RMU continues hazing prevention

RMU continues hazing prevention

Natalie O'Neil, Contributor
December 2, 2014

Robert Morris University continues to concentrate on safety in light of recent hazing incidents across the country. Although RMU has always held a strong stance against hazing, due to recent events at schools such as West Virginia University, Ohio State University, and Bloomsburg...

Police Blotter 11/18/14-11/24/14

Police Blotter 11/18/14-11/24/14

November 28, 2014

11/18/14 – Fire Alarm - Guardian Protection reported a fire alarm activation in Concord Hall.  Officers responded along with maintenance, finding the cause of the alarm to be burnt food.  The alarm was reset without further incident. (Closed) 11/18/14 – Suspicious Person...

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...

Police Blotter 11/11/14-11/17/14

Police Blotter 11/11/14-11/17/14

November 20, 2014

11/11/14 – Vehicle Stop - While on patrol, officer observed a vehicle with no inspection stickers and expired registration.  The driver was cited and released. (Closed) 11/12/14 – Trouble Alarm - Guardian Protection reported a trouble alarm in Sewall Center.  Officers...

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Black Student Union begins to rebuild

Natalie O'Neil, Contributor
November 16, 2014

After conflicts early in the year, the Black Student Union at Robert Morris University is beginning to rebuild and work toward their future. When leadership issues arose among the BSU, members decided the best course of action would be to hold a re-election. “There were...

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...