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Duquesne University announces next provost

Josh Imhof | news editor Duquesne University has a new provost.  Sarah Ewing, former provost and vice president for student experience at Gannon University, has been announced as Duquesne’s next provost and vice president for academic affairs.  Ewing worked in various positions at Gannon for the past 17 years, first serving as a professor, then as dean of the Morosky College of Health Professions and … Continue reading Duquesne University announces next provost

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Staff Editorial: What’s Fizzin’?

As social media continues to dominate the zeitgeist, companies across the country have started to cash in on keeping universities and their communities connected, developing specific social media platforms for students to join. At Duquesne, Fizz is the dominant platform. According to the company’s website, over 700 universities use Fizz as their primary social media platform, ranging from Ivy League schools like Yale and Princeton … Continue reading Staff Editorial: What’s Fizzin’?

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Remembering Lucas Traverse

Colleen Hammond | News Editor 2/4/2021 Kevin Hastings’ world completely transformed on Saturday with a single phone call. After not hearing from his childhood friend for several hours, he became concerned. Hours later, he received a call confirming the worst case scenario: Lucas Traverse had died. At around 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, the Duquesne sophomore was struck and killed by a train on the South … Continue reading Remembering Lucas Traverse

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Opinions

Donald Trump is deserving of impeachment after inciting riots

Alyse Kaminski | staff columnist 1/21/2021   In 2020, I was so sick of hearing people say that everything that went wrong would just disappear in 2021. I heard countless times, “2021 will not be as crazy!” And while I am hopeful that 2021 will be a better year, I have the sense to admit that 2020 wasn’t some fluke. The insanity that was 2020 … Continue reading Donald Trump is deserving of impeachment after inciting riots

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New semester, new mascot for Duquesne athletics

Kellen Stepler | editor-in-chief 01/21/2021 Like the month of March, the Duquesne Duke mascot is bringing the semester in like a lion. Literally. On Jan. 13, the Duquesne Athletic department unveiled a new design for the Duquesne Duke mascot. Similar in style with the new Duquesne “D” athletics logo, the design consists of a lion’s face donning a top hat. “I think the new mascot … Continue reading New semester, new mascot for Duquesne athletics

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White supremacist, fascist group holds rally Downtown

  Griffin Sendek | multimedia editor 11/12/2020 As joyous celebrations for Joe Biden’s presidential win erupted into song and dance throughout the South Side and Squirrel Hill on the afternoon of Saturday, Nov. 7 — the fascist, white supremacist group Patriot Front marched to the steps of the City-County Building Downtown. The demonstration was seen before it was heard, as big plumes of red and … Continue reading White supremacist, fascist group holds rally Downtown

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Shank speaks out, asks state and federal boards to investigate DU

Kellen Stepler | editor-in-chief 10/29/2020 Gary Shank, the professor who was fired earlier this month for using a racial epithet, wrote letters to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and the Pennsylvania State Board of Education Friday, asking them to investigate his termination alleging serious academic integrity violations within his department. In the letters, Shank, who at one time was responsible to provide support … Continue reading Shank speaks out, asks state and federal boards to investigate DU

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Public fears and anxieties over GMOs growing old

2/13/20 Hannah Boucher | Staff Columnist Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are not as new of a concept as many would like to believe. While it has been a controversial scientific advancement since the 1970s, when Herbert Boyer and Stanley Cohen invented modern-day genetic engineering, artificial selection has been used to cultivate crops and animals for over 30,000 years. The misconception that GMOs are dangerous has … Continue reading Public fears and anxieties over GMOs growing old

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Features

Interactive display on homelessness highlights experience through art

10/10/19 Griffin Sendek | Photo Editor Division of Mission Identity and Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research collaborated with Light of Life Rescue Mission to bring an interactive display of homelessness to Towers MPR. The purpose of the display was to give a tactile demonstration of what the homeless experience is in the city. Playing on a loop was the short-film documentary Eye of … Continue reading Interactive display on homelessness highlights experience through art

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