Mary Liz Flavin | news editor Sept. 9, 2021 Masks are here to stay on the Bluff as top university administration renewed the temporary indoor mask mandate over Labor Day weekend. On Tuesday, Sept. 7, students received an email updating them on the university’s decision to keep the mask mandate in place. It has been decided that for the time being, all individuals on campus … Continue reading Campuses across the city continue to mask
Katia Faroun and Kellen Stepler | The Duquesne Duke 04/15/2021 In a message sent to all students Wednesday afternoon, Duquesne President Ken Gormley announced that the university will be distributing funds to every student to provide assistance in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The university received roughly $14 million as part of the American Rescue Plan act of 2021 — the most recent stimulus package … Continue reading Student COVID-19 Relief Funds
Emily Ambery | Staff Writer 04/15/2021 As commencement events begin and Duquesne prepares for safe and socially distant ceremonies to celebrate this year’s graduates, Duquesne seniors have been preparing throughout the COVID-19 school year for their plans after graduation. Duquesne is planning a two-part approach to commencement. The events will include a virtual commencement ceremony for all graduates, featuring student speakers, remarks from the deans … Continue reading Duq seniors talk post-grad plans in a COVID world
Elizabeth Sharp | Staff Writer 04/08/2021 As COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues across the country, some Duquesne students have already been able to receive the vaccine. Duquesne has recently begun distributing vaccines on campus, and students and faculty look forward to the opportunity of becoming eligible in coming weeks. In a March 29 Duquesne University Official Communication, plans to begin vaccinations for those who qualify … Continue reading Saving lives, one shot at a time
Zoe Stratos | Staff Writer 03/25/2021 COVID-19 policies are changing over the Easter weekend, and with Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent loosening travel restrictions, Duquesne students are weighing their options of going home for the holiday. On March 1, the Pennsylvania issues revised COVID-19 travel and occupancy guidelines, with the biggest being the elimination of travel restrictions. This means that people who travel in and … Continue reading Travel restrictions ease, students contemplate COVID Easter break
Baylee Martin | Staff Writer 03/25/2021 Duquesne has announced its official plan for full on-campus learning and regular student life operations to return in the fall 2021 semester. According to an email sent to all students Monday, March 22, the safety precautions put in place over the last year, and those that will be in effect over this coming summer semester at the university … Continue reading University announces Fall 2021 plans
Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 03/18/2021 Duquesne senior biology major Alex Puleo’s prayers and hopes came true. Seniors graduating this spring will be able to walk the graduation stage in May — but, it will come with a couple twists. “Through creative thinking and careful planning, the university team has arrived at a way to honor our May 2021 graduates in-person with multiple diploma recognition … Continue reading Saying Goodbye: Administration announces plans for spring graduation events
Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 03/18/2021 With no spring break, the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the one-year anniversary of a year like no other, Duquesne students have felt increasing frustration, isolation and anxiety. Insert: Wellbeing Day. On Tuesday, the Duquesne community was able to participate in the university’s first-ever Wellbeing Day, giving students a pause from classes and an opportunity to unwind and de-stress. “This is … Continue reading Students reflect on a ‘spring break’ like no other
03/18/2021 Staff Editorial With increased vaccine rollout and dropping rates of Covid cases, the once far-flung dream of normalcy is finally on the horizon. The reality is the “normal” we once knew died last March — it’s time to move forward into this new world forged by the pandemic as opposed to reverting to the way things were. For however much we might like to … Continue reading Staff Editorial: It’s our time to move forward, not backward
Zoe Stratos | Staff Writer 03/11/2021 With Duquesne’s recent approval to begin distributing the COVID-19 vaccine, questions of which vaccine the university will receive have arisen. However, given the vaccines’ ties to abortion and the university’s Catholic mission, many faithful question the morality of this scientific breakthrough, including the Diocese of Pittsburgh. In several instances across the country, including in the Diocese of Pittsburgh, … Continue reading U.S. Catholic Bishops correct concerns over morality of new Johnson & Johnson vaccine
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