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Staff Editorial: Hogan Dining Hall is all around us

As of late, Pittsburgh has been a city of renovations. Stretches of road are often closed or condensed down to one lane because of construction. Communal areas such as Market Square have been shut down for months while workers finish the new glass structure in the center of it. The new UPMC Presbyterian Tower in Oakland has been under construction since June 2022, enough for … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Hogan Dining Hall is all around us

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The Duke, Tikkun Olam and why Duquesne matters to me

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief  I see Duquesne University as I do any other thing. It’s a complicated machine made up mostly of fundamentally good people who are here to learn and grow, whether they’re students, staff or faculty. However, never before my time at Duquesne had I ever directly experienced legitimate antisemitism on a personal level. It was in a class about the Catholic Church … Continue reading The Duke, Tikkun Olam and why Duquesne matters to me

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My thank you to the Duquesne village

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer If you knew me freshman year, you might remember my eclectic outfits and my perpetual need to be 15 minutes early to every class. I spent a lot of time haphazardly throwing myself into a myriad of hobbies, interests and tasks. My freshman year was a mixture of exploring my newfound freedoms and finding my limits. As Father Bill once … Continue reading My thank you to the Duquesne village

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Staff Editorial: NFL Draft week and its woes

With the upcoming NFL Draft bringing new attention to Pittsburgh, the city’s entire focus is on the incoming visitors. The expected influx of up to 700,000 people into the city brings with it reroutes, increasing road closures and traffic. However, this excitement isn’t the only thing running through residents’ minds. Draft week, unfortunately, doesn’t put a pause on daily life. People must continue going to … Continue reading Staff Editorial: NFL Draft week and its woes

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James Bond is a misogynist, womp womp.

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer Okay, so it’s not pressing news, but MGM studios blessed Netflix this month with limited time access to the entire James Bond series. It’s sent me deep into the belly of a classic, awesome, but still undeniably sexist universe. Watching the movies has been putting me in a bit of a moral conundrum. Caught between a rock and a hard … Continue reading James Bond is a misogynist, womp womp.

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Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

It’s fair to say that a lot of national and world news of late has been pretty dour. A modern rendition of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” would be incomplete without mentioning the genocide in Gaza, Trump’s tarriffs threatening the stability of the global economy, the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the beleaguered release of the Epstein files (and the sinister … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

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Charlotte’s Corner: 4/9

Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor Last August, after an uneventful summer of working in child care and spending upwards of eight hours a day on TikTok, I decided I needed something memorable to define my summer, so I landed (pun intended) on skydiving. I expected it to make me seem cooler and more interesting than I actually was (I think it worked). What I didn’t … Continue reading Charlotte’s Corner: 4/9

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Midterms are the opportunity the Democrats need to take back the White House

Naomi Girson | opinions editor As midterms approach, more names seem to be circulating on the democratic side of the ticket. 2024 was aggravating, with a refusal from Joe Biden to step aside from reelection until July 21 of election year. The Democrats didn’t have time for a primary and Kamala Harris stepped up to be the Democratic candidate. It’s no huge shocker the Democrats … Continue reading Midterms are the opportunity the Democrats need to take back the White House

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