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Three Rivers Battalion assumes new leadership

Hallie Lauer | Features Editor 10/04/2018 For as long as he can remember, Patrick Channell wanted to be in the Army. He grew up wanting to be just like his dad, who retired from the Army when Patrick was 16. Channell, a Duquesne senior International Relations major, was recently named the cadet battalion commander of the Three Rivers Battalion Senior Army Reserve Officer’s Training Corps … Continue reading Three Rivers Battalion assumes new leadership

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Duquesne grad student joins 100 mile veteran march

Raymond Arke | News Editor 10/05/17 The drive from Pittsburgh to Erie is a long one, but imagine walking it. For a small group of veterans, including one Duquesne student, this is what they plan to do next weekend. Anthony Powell, a veteran and graduate student at Duquesne, will be participating in the 40th Annual March for Diabetes which stretches 100 miles from Erie to … Continue reading Duquesne grad student joins 100 mile veteran march

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Duquesne professor joins Army Reserve command staff in DC

Raymond Arke | News Editor Duquesne’s mission statement is all about service. One Duquesne professor takes that statement to heart, serving not only Duquesne’s community but also serving the country as a major general. Lewis Irwin, a Duquesne political science professor, is on sabbatical this semester as he serves as Deputy Chief of Army Reserve at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. Irwin has spent a … Continue reading Duquesne professor joins Army Reserve command staff in DC

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How BTS’ BBMA is changing the music world

By Leah Devorak | Editor-in-Chief On May 21, music history was made when the first Korean pop group to ever be invited to the Billboard Music Awards also became the first K-pop group to win an award at the show. Bangtan Sonyeondan, a group otherwise known as BTS that debuted in 2013 and has since dropped 9 albums, won the Top Social Artist award, beating … Continue reading How BTS’ BBMA is changing the music world

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A Man’s Best Friend: For this Duquesne student veteran, his service dog is an invaluable companion

By Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor The early weeks of 2015 were still caught in the throes of winter as Connor Green waited in line at the South Hills GetGo, sandwich in hand. It had been a long day at work — Green was plowing snow at the time — and he was ready to relax for the evening. That’s when the world went dark. … Continue reading A Man’s Best Friend: For this Duquesne student veteran, his service dog is an invaluable companion

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Opinions

Wartime women: We must join the draft

By: Rebekah Devorak | Opinions Editor  Listen up, ladies: This time, Uncle Sam wants you. After Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter announced in December 2015 that all United States military combat positions would be open to any person capable of fulfilling the requirements of the job, women included, high ranking officials called for females to be lawfully required to join the draft. These officials, including … Continue reading Wartime women: We must join the draft

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From the front lines to the front of the classroom

By Julie Pawlikowski | The Duquesne Duke In a classroom mixed with a sea of college students, ages ranging from 18 to 24, there sits a man in his late 50s. Some might wonder what he is doing here. He is pursuing an academic education on the higher level like the rest of the students, but why now? For the case of Phillip Battle, it is … Continue reading From the front lines to the front of the classroom

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ROTC cadets reflect on summer success

By Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke Hiking mountain with Thai soldiers and rappelling from Blackhawk helicopters is not on most Duquesne students’ resumes. However, when Andrew Zumpino and Jesse Martin graduate from the university, they will both be able to list these feats as accomplishments. Zumpino and Martin are members of Duquesne’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, a military training program available at many colleges … Continue reading ROTC cadets reflect on summer success

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Irwin gets rare promotion in Army

By Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke After 28 years in the military, political science professor Lew Irwin has earned the rare title of Major General in the U.S. Army Reserve. As Major General, Irwin commands approximately 12,500 soldiers in 175 different units west of the Mississippi River, specifically leading the 416th Theater Engineer Command in Darien, Ill. The position will often require weekly plane … Continue reading Irwin gets rare promotion in Army

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Tattoos banned from the arms of the army

By Duke Staff In the next 30 to 60 days active soldiers in the Army will no longer have the right to bear inked arms. According to Stars and Stripes, a military publication, Regulation Number 620-1 will state that tattoos below the knee or elbow and above the neck have become contraband under new Army regulations. Current soldiers that own pieces that fall under this … Continue reading Tattoos banned from the arms of the army

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