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LASAlympics unite students of all backgrounds

[Josh Imhof | features editor] With the Winter Olympic Games still months away, students at Duquesne University decided to put their own spin on the competition. On Oct. 1, the Duquesne Latin American Student Association hosted the inaugural LASAlympics in the Towers Multi-Purpose Room. Duquesne students from Latin-America, Spain and the United States broke off into teams and competed in events such as three-legged racing, … Continue reading LASAlympics unite students of all backgrounds

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Trump’s tweets once again spark controversy

09/20/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor As mainland America prepares for restoration efforts following Hurricane Florence’s landfall, President Trump took to Twitter once again with what might just be his worst and most disturbing take yet: The roughly 3,000 deaths in Puerto Rico following the devastating Hurricane Maria were fabricated by the left in an attempt to make him look bad. On the morning … Continue reading Trump’s tweets once again spark controversy

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Gun debate continues, assault weapons unnecessary

Spencer Murphy | Staff Columnist  04/26/2018 In the current environment surrounding the debate on gun control, it is hard to reach a satisfying position. The general disagreement, at least currently, is focused on automatic weapons and if the right to own such weapons is justified. Many people want these weapons outlawed for a simple reason: the conservation of life. They feel that these weapons rob … Continue reading Gun debate continues, assault weapons unnecessary

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Freedom of the press essential to democratic society

Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor 04/12/2018 When Bloomberg Law yielded a job listing from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) in search of a contractor for a “media monitoring services” project, journalists around the country held their breath. This news, coming in the weeks following the emergence of the propaganda-laden Sinclair Script, sits uneasily in the stomachs of American media personnel. For those unfamiliar, the … Continue reading Freedom of the press essential to democratic society

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Roseanne controversial, predictable

By Zach Landau | Editor-in-Chief 04/12/2018 With the recent reboot of ABC’s Roseanne, the discussion has been dominated by True Americans who, finally, at last, have their views represented on prime-time TV. It’s been literally 10 bajillion years since a white, working-to-middle class family has made its way onto American television. God bless Roseanne Barr for being brave enough to stand up to the Hollywood … Continue reading Roseanne controversial, predictable

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Civil Service undervalued

04/12/2018 By Alex Wolfe | Staff Writer When Attorney General Jeff Sessions opted to fire Andrew McCabe two days before his planned retirement, depriving him of a full pension, nearly 10 million federal employees hung their heads in despair. For the first time in decades, a career public servant had been dealt an incredibly severe punishment for the sake of partisan politics. In the days … Continue reading Civil Service undervalued

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