By Duke Staff As soon as October begins, people’s thoughts turn toward Halloween. What will your costume be? Will you go to a party? Host your own? Hand-in-hand with the issue of Halloween is a controversial, but inescapable, part of college campus life: alcohol. Even as the number of liquor law violations is decreasing at Duquesne, from 462 in 2014 to 358 last year, alcohol … Continue reading Students should party with prudence
By Serena Johnson | The Duquesne Duke Amidst crackling, retro static, muffled mutters croak over a lo-fi electric guitar sequence. This leaves curious listeners with a staggering sense of perplexity that the mad scientist behind this grunge concoction more than likely planned on provoking. Enter hip hop’s brilliantly rebellious offspring, Kid Cudi, with his latest studio album, “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven” – a seemingly suicidal compilation … Continue reading Kid Cudi changes pace with unexpected gem “Speedin’ Bullet 2 Heaven”
By Julian Routh and Jacob Guerra | The Duquesne Duke (All Photos by Jacob Guerra) After a week of events showcasing Pittsburgh’s growing technological and innovative scene, the third annual Thrival Festival shifted its allure to the 178-acre Almono site in Hazelwood this past weekend to host 25 distinguished musical performers on two stages. The music festival portion of Thrival has grown immensely; in 2013, … Continue reading Panic! at the Festival: Third annual Thrival mixes genres
By Julian Routh | Editor-in-Chief Just 24 hours after dropping his first major label release, Mac Miller is certain he won’t drop anything else soon. Especially not in a softball game against his own fans on a field just minutes away from his recording studio in Lawrenceville. So when a ball is hit his way, Mac – sporting a custom green-and-white jersey with his real … Continue reading GO:OD Weekend: After release of new album, Mac Miller returns home to reconnect with fans
By Duke Staff Ok, we admit it: We at The Duke didn’t get the chance to watch and dissect Wednesday night’s primetime Republican debate on CNN. With our press deadline fast approaching, there simply wasn’t enough time to watch, react and write. But honestly – did we even need to? We all knew what was going to happen in the second debate between the 11 … Continue reading We knew: Why the GOP debate is just a broken record
By Kayla Casavant | For the Duquesne Duke After months of hard work and preparation, more than 200 Duquesne students from a variety of academic disciplines will present their scholarly projects at the Duquesne Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Symposium Thursday, April 9, in the Power Center ballroom. According to the symposium’s webpage, the symposium is open to all areas of study and encourages undergraduates to … Continue reading Annual symposium showcases student research
By Aaron Warnick | The Duquesne Duke Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced a $505.9 million budget for 2o15 that includes a property tax hike. The budget is the start of a “new era of truth in budgeting,” Peduto said in a statement. According to the projections, homeowners who have properties valued at least $100,000 will see a tax bill increase of approximately $40 per year, … Continue reading City budget calls for property tax hikes
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