Crossword: Record time
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Category: Opinions
Bone smashing is pain, but a strong jawline is forever
Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor In the 10th-century, Chinese women would bind their feet — breaking their bones into a smaller and more desirable shape. During the Victorian Era, European women would deform their ribs and misalign their spines with corsets to achieve a smaller waist. Justifying pain in order to achieve beauty has been around for thousands of years, but the methods have evolved. … Continue reading Bone smashing is pain, but a strong jawline is forever
Staff Ed: A letter to the reader
Dear reader, We want to know what you’re thinking. Did you read an article in our paper you liked? Maybe one that you didn’t? Why? Is there something you think we missed? Something we should have added? Maybe there’s something happening on campus we haven’t been covering as much as you would have liked. Maybe we haven’t covered it at all. Nothing brings us more … Continue reading Staff Ed: A letter to the reader
My college experience with foreign affairs
Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer When we talk about studying abroad at Duquesne, a lot of people immediately think about Rome or Dublin, and those are lovely programs, and I’ve heard such great stories from friends who went. But what I really want you to know is that there is quite literally a world of opportunities for you to pursue. If you have the chance, … Continue reading My college experience with foreign affairs
Kait’s Keyboard
Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor On my first day of preschool, at the ripe age of two, I ran into the classroom eager to meet another girl my age. A girl who would hopefully be my friend for life. I strutted over to a classmate named Ava who was slightly taller than me with big brown eyes. I told her my name and that I … Continue reading Kait’s Keyboard
Crossword: Reading Day
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Staff Ed: The crackdown on immigration: Transformation and impact
A quick look through ICE’s official website will give a general idea of the U.S. government’s attitude toward immigrants. In particular, a section of the website documenting recent arrests, called “Worst of the Worst,” displays an ongoing list of thousands of people with faces to go along with them. This list can be filtered by country, 75 of which were placed under immigration visa suspension … Continue reading Staff Ed: The crackdown on immigration: Transformation and impact
Naomi’s Nook: 1/22
Naomi Girson | opinions editor This weekend I read an article from The New York Times titled “Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.” It was written by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, a features writer for The New York Times Magazine. Brodesser-Akner shares her story about going to see a broadway show — “Operation Mincemeat” — once, and then twice, … Continue reading Naomi’s Nook: 1/22
Crossword: Bored yet?
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Your dollar counts, use it wisely, support fair trade.
Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer ‘So this top is from Shein, these pants are from H&M and my burger is from Wendy’s. Yeah, yeah, I know they don’t have the best labor practices, and they’re slowly inching us closer to environmental catastrophe, but it’s not like there’s anything I can really do about that.’ As Western society moves the hands that gather, assemble and manufacture … Continue reading Your dollar counts, use it wisely, support fair trade.
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