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Ambassador Dennis Ross speaks at RMU

Samantha Sektnan
December 4, 2015

Robert Morris University was happy to welcome Pittsburgh Speakers Series guest speaker Dennis Ross, renowned American Diplomat, to campus this Wednesday, Dec. 2 in the Sewall Center. All members of the RMU community were invited to attend.

Portrait unveiling of Rex Crawley

Samantha Sektnan
December 2, 2015

With the passing of beloved professor Rex Crawley only two short years ago after complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Robert Morris University honored his memory with the unveiling of a portrait on Friday, Nov. 20 in the first level of the Wheatley Center. The unveiling included a portrait of Crawley, as well as a biography of his life's work.

Diversity speaker series celebrates Native American Heritage Month

Brittany Mayer
November 22, 2015

In an exciting display of music and dancing, the third installment of the Diversity Speaker Series took place on Nov. 19 in the International Suite in Sewall Center.

Bringing Hope Home holds a Dance Marathon at RMU

Samantha Sektnan
November 17, 2015

The RMU chapter of Bringing Hope Home held their first Dance Marathon Nov. 14th from 6-12 p.m. in the John Jay Gym. BHH strives to help local families fight cancer through raising money and has a good time doing so through the events that they hold.Entrance to the event was free...

Robert Morris Band sends a taste of home overseas

Morgan Torchia
November 10, 2015

The Robert Morris University Show Band has taken on a special task to send some joy to the troops overseas. Up until December, the band will be collecting Oreos for a cause called Operation Oreo. The idea behind the collection is to send the cookies to the military as a small reminder of what's back home.

Love’s Labour’s Lost held at RMU this weekend

Brittany Capozoli, Contributor
November 9, 2015

Robert Morris University’s Colonial Theatre is in the midst of production of a Shakespearean play, Love’s Labour’s Lost. The show runs in Massey Hall on Nov. 11-14 at 7:30 p.m. and a matinee at 2 p.m. on Nov. 15. Love’s Labour’s Lost is believed to have been written...

Students talk about election day at RMU

Hannah Vislocky
November 9, 2015

Allegheny County held elections on Nov 3. According to Allegheny County's Unofficial Results summary report, there was a voter turn out of only 25.95 percent of registered voters in the county; 221,564 ballots were cast at the polls from a pool of 853,725 registered voters.

Annual town hall meeting held for fall semester

Delaney Hassell
November 3, 2015

The annual fall town hall meeting for Robert Morris University was held Monday from 3 to 5 p.m. in the International Suite of the Charles L. Sewall Center.

RMU’s eighth annual ‘Creepy Conference’

Samantha Sektnan
October 30, 2015

With three days before Halloween, the Department of English at Robert Morris University and Sigma Tau Delta presented an evening of Gothic horror with the eighth annual Creepy Conference from 7-9 p.m. in the Wheatley Atrium. All were welcome to attend the event for free and SET Credit was made available for RMU students.

Second annual ‘Share Your Culture Dinner’

Brittany Mayer
October 30, 2015

Free food and college kids go hand in hand, according to the members of the Carpe Mundum club, a student group that promotes acceptance of different nationalities and cultures. The Share Your Culture Dinner on Oct. 28 organized by the Carpe Mundum club proved this to be true.