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A master of business administration degree is a valuable tool in today's economy, but what working professional has time to get one? Even part-time programs mean racing out of work early, fighting traffic and scrounging for parking before sprinting breathlessly to the classroom - all before the course work even begins.

Pittsburgh's proposed 1 percent tuition tax is just a nibble compared to the bite that college fees and tuition hikes take out of student and parent wallets, Mayor Luke Ravenstahl argued yesterday, as questions surrounded the unique levy he proposed Monday.

Eight college and university presidents stood united today against a proposed 1 percent tuition tax on students that they consider unfair and illegal.

Jim Martin, director and puppeteer with "Sesame Street," and his wife Crystal, created a monkey puppet in 2005 for Prime Stage Theater's "A Little Princess." For the play, he taught Lisa Ferrugia, right, how to make a monkey puppet come to life.

A master of business administration degree is a valuable tool in today's economy, but what working professional has time to get one? Even part-time programs mean racing out of work early, fighting traffic and scrounging for parking before sprinting breathlessly to the classroom - all before the course work even begins.

It's no secret that dancers face heavy pressure to be thin. At Point Park University, like other schools with dance programs, a student tipping the scales too far risks getting a reminder about diet, since a svelte frame is seen as necessary for both the rigors of training and audience expectations of beauty.

At Point Park University, like other schools with dance programs, a student tipping the scales too far risks getting a reminder about diet.

Point Park University's dance program is in the middle of a controversy, generated by a so-called "Fat List." The school's paper, The Globe, printed a story about the list at the Conservatory of Performing Arts.

Point Park University's student newspaper, The Globe, wrote about the list in a recent article about dancers' weight and nutrition.

Binning: no longer bashful WHEN musical theatre student Rich Binning started college in Pittsburgh he was a painfully self-conscious teenager too bashful about his naked body to use communal showers.

Actors audition simultaneously for Puppetry of the Penis in New York. Photograph by: Chip East, Reuters, Times Colonist I remember some crazy parties in college.

After surveying his audience at Point Park University, Ralph Nader explained that many young people visit shopping malls and McDonald's more than they attend city council meetings.

Ralph Nader has been the victim of more playa' hatin' than just about any figure in contemporary American politics.

It was the first time I ever saw him in person. Nader was speaking at The Joseph-Beth Bookstore in the South Side of Pittsburgh at 3 PM, and he was scheduled to speak to a larger crowd at Point Park University at 6 that evening.

Ralph Nader answers questions during a meeting with a small group of students and the media before presenting his speech ?The Mega Corporate Destruction of Capitalism & Democracy,? to a gathering at Point Park University yesterday.

Some stumble into it by chance. Others have a deep, personal connection to their chosen causes.

The Klezmatics have been called the Rolling Stones of klezmer music. The poet Allen Ginsburg likened them to a combination of avant-garde pop and classical music.

Alexandra Kochis will star in "The Sleeping Beauty." The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre will open its 2009-2010 season Friday with a traditional rendition of "The Sleeping Beauty." Other classics will follow, including "The Nutcracker" for the holiday season and "Swan Lake" in April.

PITTSBURGH, PA, October 08, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Building on a history of program options developed to meet the needs of local organizations and businesses, Point Park University is now offering a flexible, on-site MBA program through the School of Business.

By Alice T. Carter , TRIBUNE-REVIEW THEATER CRITIC Tuesday, October 6, 2009 Last updated: 5:15 pm Nicole Gehring will be honored Sunday evening as the 2009 recipient of the Shirley Custer Award, A senior musical-theater major at Point Park University, Gehring has performed with Austin Musical Theatre and in the Walt Disney World College Program as ...