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BREAKING NEWS: Tom Wolf elected 47th governor of Pennsylvania

BREAKING NEWS: Tom Wolf elected 47th governor of Pennsylvania

Mylana Churilla, Staff Reporter
November 4, 2014

Democrat Tom Wolf, chairman of The Wolf Organization Inc. – a building-product corporation that manufacturers kitchen cabinets – was elected Pennsylvania’s 47th governor, ousting incumbent Tom Corbett, 54.90 percent to 45.10, on Tuesday. Wolf – a York native – received...

Looking Forward: DC/Marvel release plans for upcoming films

Looking Forward: DC/Marvel release plans for upcoming films

Matt Merlino, Assistant Lifestyles Editor
November 4, 2014

Ever since last year’s announcement that Batman would appear in the 2016 Superman movie, superhero fans around the world have speculated that it will lead to a Justice League film. As the year has progressed, more and more heroes have been announced and rumored to appear...

Salute to Schoenecker: Senior goalie ends career on high note

Salute to Schoenecker: Senior goalie ends career on high note

Nick Milliron and Nick Milliron
November 3, 2014

A loss to Sacred Heart last Friday ended the Robert Morris women's soccer team's chances of earning a Northeast Conference tournament berth. Despite coming up short, last weekend capped off the career of one of the best players to come through the program in recent history, senior...

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Why is no one voting?

Natalie O’Neil, Contributor
November 2, 2014

As Election Day approaches, student voters at Robert Morris University are found far and few in between. Within the past couple of years, student voters have dwindled across the United States due to a rising disinterest and difficulty accessing polls. “The youth tend...

Robert Morris used wins against Morgan State and UMBC Saturday to improve overall to 6-4 on the season.

Colonials knock Central Connecticut in four sets, improve to 9-1 in NEC

Ian Kidd and Ian Kidd
November 1, 2014

The Robert Morris women's volleyball team faced a familiar foe on Saturday when Central Connecticut State came to the Sewall Center with the conference playoffs not far away. RMU won a five-set thriller in New Britain back on October 4th, and they were ready for round two. After...

Colonials tame Tigers to continue hot start

Colonials tame Tigers to continue hot start

Haley Sawyer and Haley Sawyer
November 1, 2014

On Friday night, the Colonials managed to take down RIT 6-3. The Tigers came roaring back on Saturday, but the Robert Morris men's hockey team prevailed 4-2 to take the weekend sweep and improve its program-best start to 7-0-1. After a sedentary first eight minutes, Zac Lynch...

Carl Reid scored the second goal of the match in the 83rd minute Friday

Robert Morris blanks Blue Devils on Halloween

Nick Milliron and Nick Milliron
October 31, 2014

On a cold and rainy Halloween day at the North Athletic Complex, the Robert Morris men's soccer team (7-8-2, 2-3-1 NEC) defeated Central Connecticut State (5-8-2, 1-3-1 NEC) Friday afternoon. The Colonials finessed their way past CCSU with a complete team effort to win 2-0. “It...

Students give a scare at annual Creepy Conference

Students give a scare at annual Creepy Conference

Delaney Hassell, Staff Reporter
October 31, 2014

Just two days before Halloween, the RMU Department of English and the English Honors Society, Sigma Tau Delta, held the 7th annual Creepy Conference from 7-9 p.m. in the Wheatley Center. Students, faculty, staff, and members of the community were welcome to gather for a night...

Got a smartphone? Become an astrophysicist.

Got a smartphone? Become an astrophysicist.

Dylan McKenna, Technology Contributor
October 31, 2014

There are still quite a few things that science has yet to explain. You and your smartphone can help us cross one off the list. Ultra-high energy cosmic rays are crazy fast space particles that hit earth really hard. They have a kinetic energy of greater than 10^18 electronvolts...

Playoff hopes remain alive in final road swing

Playoff hopes remain alive in final road swing

Chris Mueller and Chris Mueller
October 30, 2014

The stakes couldn’t be any higher for the Robert Morris women’s soccer team this weekend. Currently in fifth place in the Northeast Conference standings, the Colonials control their own destiny in their final two-game road trip of the season. The top four teams make the...