RMU Sentry Media

Police Blotter: Aug. 21 – Aug. 27, 2012

August 29, 2012

8/21 - Medical Emergency - This department was advised of an employee who was having difficulty driving. Alternate transportation was provided for the employee. (Closed) 8/21 - Student Conduct - Residence Life found a knife in a room in Marshall Hall. This department confiscated...

Construction Changes Continue on Campus

Alyssa Bishop, Contributor
August 27, 2012

Over the summer, Robert Morris University has had a few facelifts to familiar structures around the campus community. In the beginning of June, the Island Sports Center faced unexpected damages to the golf dome when a microburst caused by a storm with severe winds caused a panel...

Transforming Holiday Inn to Yorktown Hall

August 27, 2012

When Robert Morris University purchased the Holiday Inn last fall, a total reconstruction began to make it into an efficient dorm building for students. Dorm furniture was moved in, a shuttle was chartered and renovations began on the new residence hall, Yorktown. Over the...

Colonial Theatre: Rocking Auditions

Katrina Buchanan, News Editor
August 27, 2012

Robert Morris University’s Colonial Theatre is kicking off its 2012 season with auditions for The Who’s Tommy, directed by Dr. Ken Gargaro, and Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, directed by Barbara Burgess-Lefebvre. Auditions will take place from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the...

RMU Jam Blues Band Takes on Band Camp 2012

Katrina Buchanan, News Editor
August 27, 2012

Spectators at the home football games this season are in for a wonderful performance from the Robert Morris University Jam Blues Band. This year’s set list for the show includes Journey’s famous “Don’t Stop Believing” along with “Take on Me” by A-ha, “Blister...

Freshmen move-in 2012

Paul Wintruba, Contributor
August 27, 2012

The Office of Residence Life, or ResLife for short, was running like a well-oiled machine this past Thursday morning, showing that all of the kinks have been worked out of the system after the computer issues that caused extensive backups during last Saturday’s early move-in. Incoming...

BREAKING NEWS: 2012 Republican National Convention to officially begin Tuesday

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
August 26, 2012

The Daily Caller reports the now planned three-day convention schedule looks like this.

BREAKING NEWS: Cancellation of day one of the Republican National Convention (2x UPDATED)

Anthony Moretti, RMU Journalism Professor
August 26, 2012

Politico is among several news organizations reporting that the initial night of the Republican National Convention in Tampa is being cancelled. Concerns about Tropical Storm Isaac is behind the decision. 2nd UPDATE: 7:24 p.m. EDT The decision to cancel was the correct...

Beat the heat with Colonial Theater’s ‘Broadway and the Gardens’ series

Andrea Zanaglio, Editor-in-Chief
June 28, 2012

Looking for a new option for cooling off this summer? Robert Morris University's "Broadway and the Gardens" may be the answer. Dr. Ken Gargaro, coordinator of theater at RMU, announced in a press release from the university that both The Fantasticks, Broadway's longest running...

2012 Graduate, Jenn Schulze, completes JFK 50 Mile Challenge

Brooke Smith, Sports Editor
May 27, 2012

In just under 18 hours, women’s lacrosse, and now RMU Alum, Jenn Schulze completed the JFK 50 Mile Challenge in Sneem, Ireland. She completed the challenge with absolutely no training at all, while others in the walk had trained for months. “I actually didn’t even...