Letter to the Editor: New Title IX Regulations

Recently, The Duke published an article notifying the campus about the new Department of Education (“DoE”) Title IX regulations. The article identified questions and concerns about these regulations which this letter is intended to address. The university responded to these new regulations by publishing TAP No. 61: Interim Policy on Title IX Sexual Harassment. Although the regulations include a new definition of sexual harassment, DoE … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: New Title IX Regulations

The global pandemic accelerates emerging technologies

09/17/2020 Noah Wilbur | Opinions Editor With COVID-19 disrupting lives in all four corners of the world, individuals in every country are adapting to a new reality of constant uncertainty, coupled with an intense desire to return to some form of normalcy. From large and small businesses hanging up ‘For Sale’ signs in the wake of decreasing demand, to millions of employees being dismissed from … Continue reading The global pandemic accelerates emerging technologies

Letter to the Editor: Comments on the President of College Republicans

I am writing this article not because I want to, but because I feel a moral obligation to do so. I am a white, registered Republican who is still trying to understand the depths of my privilege and what I can do with it to be a force for good in society. I am not here to ‘white knight’ or cause controversy when it is … Continue reading Letter to the Editor: Comments on the President of College Republicans

Students organize walk-out, demand justice for Marquis

updated on 11/07/2018  Hallie Lauer | Features Editor & Josiah Martin | A&E Editor 11/05/2018 Duquesne student Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown died after jumping from a 16th-floor window in Brottier Hall, according to Pittsburgh police, on Oct. 5, 2018. Exactly one month later, members of the student body held a “walk-out” on Art Rooney Field to demand answers for the Brown family. “I’m disappointed in … Continue reading Students organize walk-out, demand justice for Marquis

Italian band deported before music festival

By Charles Megginson | Staff Columnist Since Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20, the liberal media has seized every opportunity to plague his administration with scandal. Throughout the past four months, the American people have been lambasted with clickbait article after clickbait article, demonizing Trump’s every move. One music group is hoping to take advantage of this anti-Trump sentiment by blaming the President for its … Continue reading Italian band deported before music festival

Making fun at Maker Faire

By Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor Chainmail was readied, hammers pounded metal fresh from the fire and a cacophony of steel drums filled the air. Fear not, though, for there was no Battle of the North Side afoot, these were simply the many eclectic sights and sounds of Maker Faire Pittsburgh. Organized by the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Maker Faire brought together creative minds and … Continue reading Making fun at Maker Faire