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Caden Hyde

Caden Hyde, Contributor

Caden Hyde is a freshman from Moundsville, WV, majoring in News and Sports Communication at Robert Morris University. He enjoys playing guitar and discussing sports in his free time. Caden is excited to contribute to RMU Sentry Media, bringing his passion for sports and storytelling to the team.

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Associated Press Banned from White House

Associated Press Banned from White House

Caden Hyde February 20, 2025

The Associated Press has been banned from the Oval Office and Air Force One by the Trump administration in a statement move made to other news agencies. The reason for these sanctions is the AP's Stylebook, which sets capitalization and grammar rules...

Plane Crash in Arizona Kills 2

Plane Crash in Arizona Kills 2

Caden Hyde February 20, 2025

A mid-air crash between two small planes in Arizona has killed two people, authorities say. The crash occurred at Marana Regional Airport, which is 25 minutes west of I-10 from Tucson. The two planes involved were a Cessna 172 and a Lancair 360...

Women's Basketball Wins Nailbiter Over Northern Kentucky

Women’s Basketball Wins Nailbiter Over Northern Kentucky

Caden Hyde February 17, 2025

Moon Township -- The Robert Morris women's basketball team defeated Northern Kentucky by a score of 63-59 at the UPMC Event Center on Sunday. The Colonials have entered themselves into the Horizon League championship picture in the recent few weeks....

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Local Universities to Lose $100 Million in NIH Funding

Caden Hyde February 16, 2025

Both the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University are set to lose roughly $100 million in federal medical research fundinbv g due to budget cuts by President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency. This is part of a wave of...

Men’s Basketball Gets Over the Hump, Beats Cleveland State on the Road

Men’s Basketball Gets Over the Hump, Beats Cleveland State on the Road

Caden Hyde February 12, 2025

The Robert Morris men’s basketball team overcame first-half scoring struggles to defeat the Cleveland State Vikings on the road on Wednesday, snapping an 11-year losing streak against the Vikings.Cleveland State held the lead for the majority of...

Two Planes Collide in Arizona

Two Planes Collide in Arizona

Caden Hyde February 12, 2025

At least one person has died and three more injured as a small jet owned by Vince Neil collides with another plane at Scottsdale Municipal Airport Tuesday morning. Neil, frontman for the band Motley Crue, was not on board. According to an airport...

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Suspended

Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Suspended

Caden Hyde February 11, 2025

The Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be placed on hiatus as Trump continues to overhaul the executive branch. The CFPB was created in 2010 following the financial crisis and recession with the purpose of protecting the American consumer...

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Trump Signs Executive Order Banning Trans Women from Women’s Sports, NCAA to Comply

Caden Hyde February 9, 2025

President Trump delivered on another major campaign promise on Wednesday when he signed the "No Men in Women's Sports Executive Order", banning anyone not assigned female at birth from participating in women's sports. Coincidentally, this executive...

Search Being Conducted for Missing Alaskan Plane

Search Being Conducted for Missing Alaskan Plane

Caden Hyde February 7, 2025

Adding on to a busy week of aeronautic trouble, a small plane carrying ten passengers was reported as missing near Nome, Alaska, on the evening of February 7th. The aircraft, a Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, was en route to Nome from the small town of...

100,000 Eggs Stolen in Pennsylvania

100,000 Eggs Stolen in Pennsylvania

Caden Hyde February 7, 2025

Egg scarcity continues to rise as over 100,000 eggs were stolen from Pete and Gerry's Organics distribution center in Greencastle, PA on Feb. 5. The eggs are valued at roughly $40,000. This coincides with the use of eggs and egg prices as political...

Trump Calls for America to "Take Over" Gaza

Trump Calls for America to “Take Over” Gaza

Caden Hyde February 6, 2025

Following a meeting with Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, Trump vowed to aid Israel directly in removing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip and for the US to assume full control of the region. "The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip," Trump told...

Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Delayed, Trump Announces

Tariffs on Mexico and Canada Delayed, Trump Announces

Caden Hyde February 4, 2025

President Trump's imposed tariffs on Canada and Mexico - America's two largest trade partners - have each been delayed by 30 days due to both countries promising to improve their border crossing enforcement. In a post on Truth Social, President Trump...

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Luka Doncic Traded to Lakers in Surprise Move

Caden Hyde February 2, 2025

The Los Angeles Lakers got one of the biggest superstars in the NBA today in the biggest trade in NBA history. Shams Charania of ESPN broke the news just after midnight EST that 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic will be traded from the Dallas Mavericks...

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Dwyane Wade Announces Battle with Cancer, Surgery

Caden Hyde January 30, 2025

NBA Hall-of-Famer Dwyane Wade announced on his podcast that he had a cancerous tumor removed from his kidney. Wade stated that he sought medical attention after feeling pain while urinating, then doctors raised concerns about cancer, and since his...

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US Army Helicopter Collides with Passenger Aircraft Over Potomac

Caden Hyde January 30, 2025

Emergency services were deployed in Arlington, VA. on Wednesday night as an Army Blackhawk helicopter collided with a passenger aircraft, causing the aircraft to crash into the Potomac River. Camera footage shows the two aircraft colliding, followed...

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Trump to Send “Worst Criminal Aliens” to Guantanamo Bay

Caden Hyde January 30, 2025

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on January 29th, giving federal authorities more power to deport illegal immigrants, but at the ceremony also announced that the U.S. would send the "worst criminal aliens" to the Guantanamo Bay Detention Center...

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Women’s Basketball Crushes Wright State, Extends Winning Streak to Four

Caden Hyde January 29, 2025

MOON TOWNSHIP - The Robert Morris women's basketball team defeated the Wright State Raiders 74-53 Wednesday night to extend their win streak to four in a row, establishing its longest conference winning streak since joining the Horizon League. This game...

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Golden State Warriors to Retire Andre Iguodala’s Jersey

Caden Hyde January 29, 2025

The NBA's Golden State Warriors are set to make 4-time NBA Finals Champion and 2015 Finals MVP Andre Iguodala's number 9 jersey the first of the many great players from their recent dynasty to be raised into the rafters of the Chase Center. Iguodala,...

Men's Lacrosse Announces 2025 Schedule

Men’s Lacrosse Announces 2025 Schedule

Caden Hyde January 9, 2025

The Robert Morris Men's Lacrosse schedule was announced on Thursday.After posting a 5-10 overall record last season and 4-5 record in the ASUN, the Colonials will now move back to the Northeast Conference (NEC), beginning their season in Ann Arbor, taking...

Nosferatu Review: Succumb to the Best Horror Movie of the Year

Nosferatu Review: Succumb to the Best Horror Movie of the Year

Caden Hyde December 30, 2024

Director Robert Eggers’ passion project more than lives up to the legendary original. Starring Nicolas Hoult, Lily-Rose Depp, Ralph Ineson, Willen Dafoe, and Bill Skarsgaard as the titular vampire Nosferatu (old Romanian for “the afflicted/cursed...

RMU Defeats New Orleans, Sweeps Urban-Bennett Invitational

Caden Hyde November 18, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP - The RMU Colonials fended off the New Orleans Privateers to sweep the Urban-Bennett Invitational and go 3-0 over the weekend and improve to 4-2 overall. Over the weekend, the Colonials won all three games they played, including wins...

Women's Hockey Shutout in Defensive Battle to Mercyhurst

Women’s Hockey Shutout in Defensive Battle to Mercyhurst

Caden Hyde November 15, 2024

CORAOPOLIS, PA - The RMU Colonials (5-7-1) got shutout at home by the Mercyhurst Lakers (4-7-1) 2-0 on Friday at the RMU Island Sports Complex. The Colonials had a subpar game offensively, as they attempted only 19 shots on goal throughout the whole...

My Chemical Romance Announce Long Live: The Black Parade Reunion Tour

My Chemical Romance Announce Long Live: The Black Parade Reunion Tour

Caden Hyde, Reporter November 15, 2024

For the first time in 17 years, the quintessential Emo band My Chemical Romance will perform the entirety of their landmark album "Welcome to the Black Parade." This will be the second tour that the band will be performing since reuniting in 2019 after...

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RMU Men’s Basketball Defeats Stonehill Behind Dickerson’s Historic Performance

Caden Hyde November 14, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP — The Robert Morris Colonials won in their first match of the Urban-Bennett Invitational 63-51 over the Stonehill Skyhawks, due in no small part to a historic defensive performance by junior forward Amarion Dickerson. Dickerson, who...

San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Suffers Stroke

San Antonio Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Suffers Stroke

Caden Hyde November 13, 2024

SAN ANTONIO, TX - Legendary San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich has suffered a mild stroke, the team announced on November 13th. He is expected to make a full recovery. Popovich, 75, has been on the sideline for the team since November 2nd,...

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Elon Musk Sued Over Million Dollar Lottery

Caden Hyde October 31, 2024

After several days of debates about its legality, Elon Musk and his super political action committee America PAC are being sued for their million dollar swing state lottery. The lottery seems to be Elon Musk's newest attempt to use his money to try...

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Marc-Andre Fleury Stars in Final Game in Pittsburgh

Caden Hyde October 31, 2024

The Minnesota Wild topped the Pittsburgh Penguins in what is likely goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's final game in the Burgh. Fleury, 39, was drafted first overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins out of Quebec and spent his first thirteen...

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RMU’s Chiccitt, Freeman named NEC Players of the Week

Caden Hyde October 21, 2024

The wins for the Colonials seeped into Monday afternoon as quarterback Anthony Chiccitt and linebacker Keon Freeman were named as the NEC Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week.Against the LIU Sharks on Saturday, Chiccitt racked up a career high...

Can Anyone Stop the Celtics?

Can Anyone Stop the Celtics?

Caden Hyde, Reporter October 21, 2024

With the NBA Regular Season tipping off on the home court of the 2024 NBA Champion Boston Celtics on Tuesday, basketball is back. This raises the question of who will win the title in 2025? ESPN has Boston going back-to-back at odds of +300, and Fan...

Who are Moo Deng and Pesto?

Who are Moo Deng and Pesto?

Caden Hyde, Reporter October 2, 2024

There have been posts and pictures of two baby animals all over Instagram and TikTok these past few weeks: one is a baby hippo and the other is an unusually large penguin chick. Meet Moo Deng and Pesto. Moo Deng is a baby pygmy hippopotamus hailing...

Women's Hockey Opens with a Win Over Union College

Women’s Hockey Opens with a Win Over Union College

Caden Hyde September 30, 2024

CORAOPOLIS - The Robert Morris University Women's Hockey returned to start their new season and rolled to a 3-1 victory over the Union Garnet Chargers on Friday at the RMU Island Sports Complex.Not long after the puck dropped, the Colonials put a goal...

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Former NBA MVP Derrick Rose Retires

Caden Hyde September 27, 2024

MEMPHIS, TN - After 16 seasons in the NBA, Derrick Rose has called it a career. This comes following his surprise release from the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, September 23rd. Rose was a three-time NBA All-Star, one-time First Team All-NBA Team...

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Rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs Arrested

Caden Hyde September 22, 2024

NEW YORK - New York-based rapper and record executive Sean Combs - a.k.a. P Diddy - was arrested in Manhattan on September 16th and booked on charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. He is currently being held without bail. This comes after numerous...

Sum 41 Rocks Moon Township

Sum 41 Rocks Moon Township

Caden Hyde, Reporter September 20, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP - Rock band Sum 41 rocked the UPMC Event Center for the 31st stop on their "Tour of the Setting Sum: The Farewell Tour" on September 17th. The recently-formed metal band Many Eyes, hailing from New York City, kicked off the events of...

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Chiefs Superfan Gets 17 Years Behind Bars

Caden Hyde September 7, 2024

KANSAS CITY -- At least one Kansas City Chiefs fan won't be watching the season opener on Thursday as a Kansas City Chiefs superfan was sentenced to 17 years behind bars. Xavier Michael Babudar - a.k.a. ChiefsAholic - was sentenced on Sept 5 to 17...

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Biden and Harris Hold Labor Day Event in the Steel City

Caden Hyde September 3, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP -- President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris made a stop in Pittsburgh for a campaign event on Labor Day to advocate for workers' rights in this historic union city. Labor Day weekend is an important milestone in political...

2024-25 School Year Opens with a Bang at Bobbymania 16

2024-25 School Year Opens with a Bang at Bobbymania 16

Caden Hyde, Reporter August 31, 2024

MOON TOWNSHIP - Nearly every year since 2009, the beginning of the academic year at Robert Morris University is kicked off with Bobbymania. Students, both new and returning, could spend the night before classes dancing, playing games, and enjoying the...

Oasis Set to Return to Touring After 16 Year Hiatus

Oasis Set to Return to Touring After 16 Year Hiatus

Caden Hyde, Reporter August 30, 2024

Legendary British rock band Oasis is set to perform a series of stadium shows across Great Britain in Summer 2025, their first shows since a nasty blowout between brothers and lead members Liam and Noel Gallagher. Formed in 1991 in Manchester, England,...

RFK Jr. to Drop Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Trump

RFK Jr. to Drop Out of Presidential Race, Endorses Trump

Caden Hyde, Reporter August 23, 2024

One of the third-party presidential bids will be coming to an end later this week as Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will be ceasing his campaign and will endorse Donald Trump for the nation's highest office. According to Trump's running-mate,...