By Richard Finch Dimitri Kraniou sees a fascinating dilemma with the economic crisis in his native Greece, referring to a dynamic system in perennial change, as the welfare state in Greece is being systematically dismantled, threatening the lifestyle Greeks are …

By Shane Bliss Most college classes don’t start out with a toga party. But that was the way Dr. Eric Stennett was greeted in a surprise from his students, on the last day of class. He fought the urge to …

    By Richard Finch     Until recently, Samey Lee had no real political motivations, even though she is a global cultural studies major at Point Park University. Last October t hat changed after she shunned her comfortable dorm …

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By Amy Crawford Virginia Knor sees a lot of people all getting the same idea at the same time around the holidays: volunteering. “They want to sort of recreate this Hallmark moment,” she said in a phone interview. For many …

By Amy Crawford With just a few weeks left in the semester, Caitlin Johnson was feeling nervous about her resume, so she went to see Amy Kier who gave the sophomore photojournalism major ways to improve it. “Resumes are not …

By Amy Crawford Nixi Cat Chesnavich was walking down the street with a friend, brainstorming ideas for a type of community meeting space when the perfect idea popped in his head. “What do I know how to do and what …

By Richard Finch Dr. Stanley Denton got involved in trying to resuscitate the troubled Duquesne City School District because since his days as a graduate student he believed education is a human rights issue and this Mon Valley district failed …

By Amy Crawford Joni Ondra was taking advantage of Handmade Arcade to buy one-of-a-kind stocking stuffers for the holidays for her nieces, nephews, godchild, and her husband. Pati Medina and Kathy Smith-Dowd were also scouring the various handmade goods for …