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Lets Dance: Robert Morris captures NEC title, earns NCAA Tournament bid

Lets Dance: Robert Morris captures NEC title, earns NCAA Tournament bid

Chris Mueller and Chris Mueller
March 16, 2014

What a difference a year makes. Last March, the Robert Morris women’s basketball team did not make the conference tournament after wrapping up a dreadful 2012-13 campaign in which they finished 10th overall in the NEC. Roughly 365 days later, after a current season of...

A new journey: My first taste of the "Big Apple" the finale

A new journey: My first taste of the “Big Apple” the finale

Matt Merlino and Matt Merlino
March 16, 2014

Saturday morning began the way Friday was supposed to; a trip to a live taping of The Today Show. I awoke with a bounce in my step because, for some weird reason, I function better with less sleep. I pulled on my new Mickey Mouse shirt (Yeah, I'm that guy) and headed down to...

A new journey: My first taste of the "Big Apple" part III

A new journey: My first taste of the “Big Apple” part III

Matt Merlino and Matt Merlino
March 16, 2014

Friday was supposed to start off earlier than normal (5 A.M.) by making a trip to The Today Show. That didn't happen, as sleep trumped the decision about as easily as the Seahawks beat the Broncos in the Super Bowl. So when my alarm sounded again, I arose and took a stroll down...

A new journey: My first taste of the "Big Apple" part II

A new journey: My first taste of the “Big Apple” part II

Matt Merlino and Matt Merlino
March 16, 2014

As the conference began on this chilly New York day, I was a bit skeptical of how interesting the sessions I chose to attend would be. It started off well as I learned a few new tricks to add my graphic design arsenal. Then came the biggest session of the conference; a speech...

Police Blotter 3/4/14 - 3/10/14

Police Blotter 3/4/14 – 3/10/14

Leah Fleischel, Editor-in-Chief
March 14, 2014

3/4/14 - Fire - Parkhurst advised of a grease fire in the Bistro at Wheatley Center.  Officers responded and extinguished the fire without incident.  Maintenance was advised of the incident. (Closed) 3/5/14 - Student Conduct - Officer’s intervened with two students smoking...

Seton Hall survives scare from Butler in Big East Tournament

Seton Hall survives scare from Butler in Big East Tournament

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
March 13, 2014

New York - After finding success at the mid-major level, which included back-to-back second place finishes in the 2010 and 2011 NCAA Tournaments, Butler University bounced between the Horizon League and A-10 before settling on the Big East Conference for the 2013-14 season. Though...

Spanou, Robert Morris earn trip to NEC title

Spanou, Robert Morris earn trip to NEC title

Chris Mueller and Chris Mueller
March 12, 2014

“As I said before, one of the goals that I haven’t achieved yet is taking a ring and leaving Robert Morris as a champion,” said senior Artemis Spanou prior to the start of the 2013-14 season. Almost five months later, Robert Morris defeated Bryant 72-67 in the Northeast...

Mount St. Mary’s whacks RMU’s NCAA Tournament aspirations

Mount St. Mary’s whacks RMU’s NCAA Tournament aspirations

Nick Buzzelli and Nick Buzzelli
March 12, 2014

If Robert Morris had things its way, the Colonials would have defeated rival Mount St. Mary’s in front of a packed Charles L. Sewall Center exactly five years to the day when Dallas Green’s mid-range jumper lifted RMU over the Mountaineers for the 2009 Northeast Conference...

RMU defeated Michigan Saturday handing them their first loss of the season.

RMU finds chink in Black Knights’ armor

Haley Sawyer and Haley Sawyer
March 9, 2014

In its third playoff game of the weekend, the Robert Morris hockey team finished the job with a 3-1 victory over the Army Black Knights Sunday at the Island Sports Center. The opening period was a tame one, especially compared to last night, which saw a plethora of penalties. “We...

RMU men’s lacrosse falls to soaring Hawks

RMU men’s lacrosse falls to soaring Hawks

Audrey Gardner and Audrey Gardner
March 9, 2014

In 2005, the Robert Morris University men’s lacrosse team was unable to capture a win against Saint Joseph’s in its first Division I game. On Sunday afternoon, the Colonials had a chance to rack up their first win versus SJU, however RMU was unable to do so, falling to the...