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Throwback Thursday: Favorite TV shows

Throwback Thursday: Favorite TV shows

Maya Ehikhamenor
March 2, 2017

Nostalgia. Whether it is an old game we see at a store, a reminder of our favorite movie as a kid or a TV show that just never gets old, nostalgia is something that makes us wish we can go back to how things once were just so we can relive that special moment.The shows of today...

Humans of RMU: The visiting bookseller

Humans of RMU: The visiting bookseller

Maura Linehan
March 1, 2017

For almost three decades, Robert Waskowicz has been selling books. It all began as he studied for a master's degree in English at IUP, and it has since made him a familiar face at Robert Morris over the past 20 years. Back in the beginning, it was the combination of being an...

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Men’s basketball conference tournament preview: Road to the NEC title

This season for the men’s basketball team has been a rocky one, to say the least. The 2016-17 campaign started the worst way it could with the Colonials dropping their first five contests (Penn, DePaul, Bucknell, Richmond, Kansas State). By the end of non-conference play,...

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Colonials claim NEC title

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
February 27, 2017

The Robert Morris University Colonials secured their first conference championship since the 2013-14 season in their 62-48 victory of the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights on Monday night. Robert Morris started this game off in a way which has become a trend this season, fast and...

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RMU holds successful 2017 Siblings Weekend

Briana Lewis
February 26, 2017
This weekend students and families came to Robert Morris University for this year’s Hawaiian Luau themed Siblings Weekend.
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Colonials pioneer crucial conference victory over Sacred Heart

Samuel Anthony and Samuel Anthony
February 25, 2017

Right from the first possession, one could feel the intensity and the importance of this match-up. The two best teams in the NEC duking it out for the right to home-court advantage throughout the NEC tournament. The crowd was electric every hit three and blocked shot. The...

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What to expect this Siblings Weekend

Briana Lewis
February 24, 2017
Robert Morris University’s Resident Housing Association has a full three-days worth of fun planned for this year’s Siblings Weekend.
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Bringing Hop Culture home

Maura Linehan
February 24, 2017

An entrepreneur's greatest challenge is seeing a business opportunity and seizing that moment to act. Kenny Gould, a native of Pittsburgh, used this insight while leaning on his publishing experience and writing skills to launch a new business this year—right here in his...

Police Blotter 02/07/17 - 02/20/17

Police Blotter 02/07/17 – 02/20/17

February 24, 2017

02/07/17 - Departmental Information - Maintenance reported damage done to a picture in Yorktown Hall.  A report was issued to document this incident. (Closed) 02/07/17 - Departmental Information - Residence Life reported an odor of what they believed to be natural gas in...

Student recreation, fitness center construction continues

Student recreation, fitness center construction continues

Gage Goulding
February 22, 2017
A new $7 million student recreation and fitness center has recently broke ground at the former North Athletic Complex.