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Culture at Duquesne: African Marketplace brings international influence to the Pittsburgh community

by Megan Trotter | staff writer March 23, 2022 Duquesne’s Center for African Studies hosted their biannual African Marketplace on Wednesday, March 23, featuring several African-themed businesses and vendors.  Dozens of people filtered through the Union Atrium, avoiding the afternoon rain as they stopped to take a look at the many products and companies that set up shop.  In the past, The Center for African … Continue reading Culture at Duquesne: African Marketplace brings international influence to the Pittsburgh community

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Opinions

Globalized knowledge: The world is more than America

Christiana Cates | staff columnist Sept. 30, 2021 Travel YouTubers have been a beacon of light for cultural exploration around the globe, but it was one travel video from Hong Kong, and a sentence that impacted me as an American. “C’mon, Americans are not the only people that speak English in this world, think bigger. This world is not America and the rest of the … Continue reading Globalized knowledge: The world is more than America

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News

Opa! Honors College hosts Greek cultural dinner

Mary Liz Flavin | news editor Sept. 16, 2021 Students all over campus celebrated Greek culture on Tuesday by enjoying traditional food, learning about customs and participating in a dance. On Sept 14, the Honors College hosted a Greek cultural dinner in the Towers multipurpose room.  Dr. Kathleen Roberts, the Director of the University Honors College, has been a part of the tradition for over … Continue reading Opa! Honors College hosts Greek cultural dinner

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Arts & Entertainment

Pittsburgh Irish Festival welcomes day of culture

Capri Scarcelli & Mary Liz Flavin | a&e editor and news editor Sept. 16, 2021 The “luck o’ the Irish” was certainly present last weekend, Sept. 10-12 at Pittsburgh’s annual Irish Festival in the Lots at Sandcastle — celebrating their 30-year-anniversary.  Brimming with life, the festival brought about an unmatched sense of community that showed how important it is to share alike the culture and … Continue reading Pittsburgh Irish Festival welcomes day of culture

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“Picklesburgh” traditional festival celebrates food, fun

Emma Polen | Layout Editor 7/26/21 A giant Heinz pickle balloon floats proudly over the pickle celebration, an apparent symbol of the event’s beginnings. This past week, Aug. 20-22, the Andy Warhol Bridge hosted one of Pittsburgh’s most iconic city events: Picklesburgh. Picklesburgh began in 2015, but the Pittsburgh community has been serving the world pickles for much longer. H.J. Heinz began his business in … Continue reading “Picklesburgh” traditional festival celebrates food, fun

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Arts & Entertainment

Music programs embrace cultural diversity on campus

Capri Scarcelli | a&e editor 4/8/21 Music is the art of telling a story. In order to listen with an open mind, Duquesne University’s Mary Pappert School of Music has made an increased effort in culturally-responsive pedagogy — including a more diverse ensemble repertoire, carefully-crafted lesson planning and encouraging open conversation about the experiences of music’s students of color. Dr. Caron Daley is Mary Pappert’s … Continue reading Music programs embrace cultural diversity on campus

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Arts & Entertainment, Black Voices Matter

Pittsburgh teaching artist expands cultural horizons

Capri Scarcelli | a&e editor 3/4/21 Brittany Trotter, an adjunct professor at Duquesne, has joined with Black teaching artists in the Pittsburgh area to implement Unisound, a music program and database targeted to young, aspiring Black performers interested in having a personal instructor with a similar background. Moving from Mississippi and getting her doctoral degree at West Virginia University, Trotter has become involved in various … Continue reading Pittsburgh teaching artist expands cultural horizons

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Arts & Entertainment

Virtual Humanities Festival kicks off important conversation

Katia Faroun features editor 10/15/20 In March, the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust had its presenters all lined up for the year’s humanities festival — unbeknownst to them, seven months ahead of schedule. Now in October, the Pittsburgh Humanities Festival is finally taking place, free to viewers and all online. The festival brings together internationally-renowned academics and artists to host intimate conversations on important topics — or … Continue reading Virtual Humanities Festival kicks off important conversation

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Opinions, Staff Editorials

Staff Ed: St. Patrick’s Day about more than binge drinking

03/15/2018 Happy early St. Patrick’s Day, Duquesne. Because we are incredibly boring prudes here at The Duke, we wanted to take a moment to remind you all of this one fact before you go out and get wasted this weekend: St. Patrick’s Day is grossly insensitive and dangerous. Now breathe. Breathe. Exhale. Please hear us out. To start, it was not that long ago that … Continue reading Staff Ed: St. Patrick’s Day about more than binge drinking

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Schenley Park offers cultural, historical look at the ‘Burgh

By Brady Collins | Contributor Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park and surrounding areas offer a variety of ways to enjoy the late-spring weather. The park skirts the vibrant, nearby neighborhoods of Squirrel Hill and Oakland, offering a refuge of greenery for city-dwellers. As many know, Schenley boasts extensive trails for walking and biking, a golf course, Phipps Conservatory and a public swimming pool. However, Schenley has many … Continue reading Schenley Park offers cultural, historical look at the ‘Burgh

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