Women’s bowling earns first NEC title

Amanda Gritz | staff writer Now with a conference championship under their belt, the Dukes look to continue to prove to the nation that Duquesne is a bowling school that’s here to stay. “What helped us win was not having pressure on us. In the polls, we were ranked 20th, so we fell under the radar,” Fetterhoff said. “We already knew we were a talented … Continue reading Women’s bowling earns first NEC title

Staff Editorial: Making the case against conference realignment

Sept. 16, 2021 Staff Editorial Picture a landscape in which schools located in Provo, Utah, and Cincinnati, Ohio annually compete against one another. Doesn’t that seem like a logistical and financial nightmare? You don’t have to picture that anymore. It’s becoming a reality. This past weekend, the Big 12 Conference extended its invitation for Brigham Young, Central Florida, Cincinnati and Houston to join the conference … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Making the case against conference realignment

Though the world is laughing, our downfall isn’t funny

09/27/2018 By Duke Staff Being the butt of a joke is a position nobody wants to find themselves in, let alone an entire country. This week, the U.S. got to be the world’s joke, as most of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) burst into laughter in the middle of our president’s speech. On Sept. 25, while addressing the diplomats and leaders of nearly every … Continue reading Though the world is laughing, our downfall isn’t funny

Two students attend national STEM event

Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor 11/30/17 Two Duquesne students recently traveled to Phoenix, Arizona to present their research in front of 1,800 plus students from 350 colleges and universities at the Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS). Senior biochemistry major Tiffany Ricketts and junior environmental science major Kelsey Coates were both chosen to participate in the conference based on abstracts that they submitted … Continue reading Two students attend national STEM event

Duquesne hosts second annual ‘Integrity of Creation’ conference

Kailey Love | Photo Editor In 2015, the pope called upon Catholics around the globe to look at the world around them and take steps to protect the environment. A year later, Duquesne contributed toward this goal over the course of two days with its annual Integrity of Creation conference. Inspired by Pope Francis’ encyclical entitled “On Care for Our Common Home: Laudato Si,” Duquesne’s … Continue reading Duquesne hosts second annual ‘Integrity of Creation’ conference

Experts say JFK killed by multiple gunmen

By Julian Routh and Addie Smith | The Duquesne Duke History books say that President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed by Lee Harvey Oswald alone. But a conference in the Power Center Ballroom last week brought up other possibilities.  The Cyril H. Wecht Institute of Forensic Science and Law hosted a three-day symposium in the Power Center Ballroom last week dedicated to the … Continue reading Experts say JFK killed by multiple gunmen

Professor invited to Paris for UNESCO roundtable discussion

By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke Henk ten Have, director of the Center for Healthcare Ethics, spoke at the United Nation’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) roundtable discussion in Paris last Friday. Ten Have, who was the director of UNESCO’s division of ethics of science and technology from 2003 to 2010, said he was given the opportunity to speak because the organization wanted … Continue reading Professor invited to Paris for UNESCO roundtable discussion