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Snowmageddon returns: 11.2 inches of snow blanketed Duquesne’s campus

Josh Imhof | features editor As Duquesne students returned to campus on Tuesday, they were met with slushy roads and 5-foot snowbanks. The conditions were a result of a near record-setting snowstorm that dropped 11.2 inches of snow on the area in 24 hours. No storm has dropped that much snow in Pittsburgh since Feb. 5, 2010, the day of the “Snowmageddon,” according to the … Continue reading Snowmageddon returns: 11.2 inches of snow blanketed Duquesne’s campus

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Duquesne alumnus sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor

Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor Corey O’Connor, the 41-year-old Duquesne alumnus who ousted former Mayor Ed Gainey in the Democratic primary, was sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor on Monday. District Judge James J. Hanley administered the oath of office. In his first speech as mayor, O’Connor told a crowded Carnegie Music Hall that his main goal is to make the city affordable, safe and … Continue reading Duquesne alumnus sworn in as Pittsburgh’s 62nd mayor

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Palm to palm, veterans share stories at breakfast

Josh Imhof | features editor As dozens of veterans, their families and supporters crammed into the Duquesne Union Ballroom, an anticipatory silence hung in the air. The people were standing, the veterans were saluting, but no one was singing the national anthem — the performer never arrived. Suddenly, University Chaplain Bill Christy, a veteran himself, began to sing from the wings. Then another voice joined … Continue reading Palm to palm, veterans share stories at breakfast

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