“Elections belong to the people. It’s their decision. If they decide to turn their back on the fire and burn their behinds, then they will just have to sit on their blisters.” -Abraham Lincoln Three years ago, still in high school, I took a class field trip to go vote in a small school board election. I didn’t see the importance of it, after all … Continue reading Charlotte’s Comments: 10/30
Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 02/04/2021 With January over, Black History Month has begun and Duquesne’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion (ODI), along with faculty and student organizations, will be hosting events throughout the next four weeks to engage the entire community in discussions and programs. Over Zoom, Duquesne’s Black Student Union (BSU) kicked off the month with “On My Block,” an event intended for … Continue reading Duq hosts events celebrating Black History Month
Sairah Aslam | Staff Writer 02/22/2018 “Abraham Lincoln / his hand and pen / he will be good but / god knows When” were the first words that Faith Barrett, an associate English professor at Duquesne University, saw on the Library of Congress webpage dedicated to the amateur poetry written by the man himself. An editor had contacted Barrett, requesting that she contribute to a … Continue reading Professor examines Lincoln’s poetry
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