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9 hrs ago | Myrtle Beach Online

Pittsburgh mayor seeks to delay tuition tax vote

Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl says he will ask city council to again delay a vote on a first-of-its-kind 1 percent tax on college tuition.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Point Park University, US Politics, US News, Republican, US House of Representatives, Gresham Barrett, Business News

16 hrs ago | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Ravenstahl requests another week's delay in tuition tax vote

A two-hour meeting between Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl and three university presidents was positive enough to spur the mayor to seek another one-week delay in a council vote on a proposed tuition tax.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Point Park University, University of Pittsburgh

Mon Dec 07, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Careers a factor in dealing with college debts

The average college senior who graduated last year left campus with student loan debt of $23,200, according to The Project on Student Debt .

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Related Topix: Charitable Organizations, Duquesne University, Carnegie Mellon University, Point Park University, University of Pittsburgh

Sat Dec 05, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Dance Alloy searches near, far for unique voices

Greer Reed Jones says her goal for Dance Alloy Theater is pretty simple. "I want to open the door so the Dance Alloy can once again be an ultimate destination for unique voices to be heard and, in doing so, to be open to the freshest ideas nationally and internationally," she says.

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Related Topix: Theater

Thu Dec 03, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

H1N1 scare changes the rules of etiquette

Perhaps it's timely that "Monk," the USA television series that stars Tony Shalhoub as a germaphobic detective, ends its eight-year run tonight.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Monk, Comedy, Entertainment, Drama, Television, Tony Shalhoub, Point Park University, Lawrence, PA

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Council postpones vote on taxing tuition

Pittsburgh City Council postponed a planned vote on a controversial tuition tax proposal yesterday in hopes of sparking talks with universities.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Point Park University, University of Pittsburgh

Tue Dec 01, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

The link: Kiesha Lalama-White

Kiesha Lalama-White is no stranger to the limelight. In January, Lalama-White, a full-time dance faculty member at Point Park University, was recognized last year as one of Dance Magazine's Top 25 up-and-coming professionals to watch in 2009.

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Related Topix: Point Park University, Pittsburgh Metro

Mon Nov 30, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

College students voice opposition to mayor's 'Fair Share Tax'

Dozens of college students showed up at City Hall this morning to voice opposition to Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's so-called "Fair Share Tax" and present to city council more than 10,000 signatures against the 1 percent tuition tax proposal.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, University of Pittsburgh, Point Park University

Salon.com

Hundreds of Pittsburgh students fight proposed tax

A proposal to impose a first-of-its-kind 1 percent tuition tax on Pittsburgh's 65,000 college students brought more than 150 to council Monday to assail what is being promoted as the only way to generate revenue in an almost bankrupt city.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Point Park University, University of Pittsburgh, Washington & Jefferson College

Sun Nov 29, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Students will get their say on tax on tuition

Amanda King may skip three classes today to get an education in civics. The Community College of Allegheny County student said last week that she'll be among the students packing Pittsburgh Council Chamber for a 10 a.m. hearing on Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposed tuition tax.

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Related Topix: Sport Movies, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, College, Allegheny County, PA, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Point Park University

Thu Nov 26, 2009

Adfreak

Generic U gets you on fast track to nowhere

Smith Brothers Agency takes an offbeat approach to college advertising by creating the ultimate "everyschool" called Generic U , attended by dull, clichA©-spouting plastic figures whose lives are going nowhere because their education is lacking.

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Related Topix: Point Park University

Tue Nov 24, 2009

PittsburghLIVE.com

Best tax? No tax

In reply to the letter "Fair share? Bad idea" , in which David L. Grande says Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's proposed 1 percent tax on college tuition would be counterproductive: Mr.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Point Park University, Allegheny County, PA

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Measure seeks tax-exempt fees

Large tax-exempt landowners would have to pay their host cities fees based on the size of their buildings, under legislation that state Sen.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Non-Profit, Pittsburgh Metro, Point Park University, University of Pittsburgh

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Oversight board likely to reject Pittsburgh's proposed budget

The state-picked Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority is poised to reject Pittsburgh Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's $453.8 million budget because it doesn't go far enough to cut costs and includes a tax that may not be enforceable, officials said this morning.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Allegheny County, PA, Point Park University, Outsourcing

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Rockettes manager strives to keep troupe fit and healthy

Two Radio City Rockettes pop out of a box dressed as rag dolls as they rehearse their Radio City Christmas Spectacular at the Benedum.

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Related Topix: Yoga, Fitness, Baked Goods, Life, Food, Bread, Arts, Dance, Theater, Point Park University

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

'The Queens' finds cattiness in bid for the crown

Kelley Bowen, left, Amy Landis, Jennifer Tober, Erica Highberg, Bridget Connors and Shirley Tannenbaum all have their eyes on the prize in "Queens." The women of prime-time drama would have a field day with some of the dialogue in "The Queens," a play that defies conventions despite its hints of Shakespeare and history, although strictly of the ...

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Related Topix: Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, Theater, Arts, Pittsburgh Metro

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

The Rep's 'Queens' goes from uplifting to 'dark and destructive'

By Alice T. Carter , TRIBUNE-REVIEW THEATER CRITIC Wednesday, November 18, 2009 Last updated: 2:56 pm Photos click to enlarge 'The Queens' Drew Yenchak 'The Queens' Performed by: The Rep, Point Park University's professional theatre company When: Thursday-Sunday and Dec.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Point Park University

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Police, pools might feel impact of cuts

The Legislature appoints members of the volunteer Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority, established in 2004 after Gov.

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Related Topix: Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Ellwood City, PA, Point Park University, University of Pittsburgh

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

South Side church to celebrate grand opening

Worshipers hold hands during prayer yesterday at the Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community, now housed in a former restaurant along Jane Street on the South Side.

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Related Topix: Punk, The Last, Point Park University

Sat Nov 14, 2009

Pittsburgh Tribune

Personnel Moves

Non-profits * The board of directors of Focus On Renewal added as members: Anne Immekus, director of development at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine; Craig Rippole, partner with Trinity Commercial Development LLC; Portia K. Weston, professor at Point Park University; Paul K. Brown, owner of Professional Limousine Services; Jenifer ...

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Related Topix: Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA, Pittsburgh Metro, Washington & Jefferson College

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