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Reflecting on where I’ve been and where I’m going

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief I am a nearly 25-years-old undergraduate student. I have been aware of my status as a non-traditional student at Duquesne since I enrolled, but it hasn’t hit me until the start of this semester. I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the freshman class making me feel old. Maybe it’s because I have an easier time referring to professors and administrators by … Continue reading Reflecting on where I’ve been and where I’m going

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Pittsburgh shouldn’t have to close any more schools

Eliyahu Gasson | opinions editor | Pittsburgh Public Schools is downsizing … again. But they shouldn’t have to. Charter schools continue to mooch off of the district’s resources putting unfair strain on communities who rely on their local public schools as a center of community. PPS has closed 42 school buildings in the past two decades. The 2006 PPS Right-Sizing Plan involved the closure of … Continue reading Pittsburgh shouldn’t have to close any more schools

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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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Teaching Critical Race Theory to our youth

Zoe Stratos | opinions editor Sept. 23, 2021 A high school social studies classroom touts the successes of our nation; On the walls are paintings of George Washington and all of the presidents who came thereafter, an American flag flying high in the corner and copies of the preamble to the Constitution reading our unalienable rights as U.S. citizens: “We the people of the United … Continue reading Teaching Critical Race Theory to our youth

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Zoom fatigue: College students face yet another threat to mental health

03/04/2021 Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist I’ll be honest — it’s been hard to start the month of March without thinking of the way things were this time last year. Last year, at the end of February, I went on a little spring break trip to Washington, D.C. with two of my sorority sisters and COVID-19 was something we didn’t think would send us home from … Continue reading Zoom fatigue: College students face yet another threat to mental health

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Shank files grievance

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 11/5/2020   Gary Shank, the Duquesne education professor who was fired Oct. 7 for using a racial epithet in a Sept. 9 Zoom lecture during his Educational Psychology class, said Thursday that he “was terminated for making statements during [his] teaching that are well within the accepted standards of academic freedom.” In a grievance filed Thursday, Nov. 5, Shank placed the … Continue reading Shank files grievance

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Fired DU prof. Shank speaks out, asking state and federal boards of education to investigate Duquesne

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 10/23/2020   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 … Continue reading Fired DU prof. Shank speaks out, asking state and federal boards of education to investigate Duquesne

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Duquesne professor on paid leave after using racial slur in lecture

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 09/11/2020   Gary Shank, the Duquesne professor placed on administrative leave Friday due to racially insensitive comments in class, is demanding to be reinstated by the university in a letter submitted to university president Ken Gormley Wednesday, Sept. 16. Warner Mariani, Shank’s attorney, said that Duquesne set a 5 p.m. deadline yesterday, Thursday, Sept. 17, for Shank to submit his resignation. … Continue reading Duquesne professor on paid leave after using racial slur in lecture

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Never forgetting what an entire generation can’t remember

09/10/2020 Colleen Hammond | News Editor In the aftermath of the horrific attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the American people made a solemn promise to “never forget.” Now, 19 years later, the problem is not necessarily forgetting, but never remembering 9/11 altogether. For the first time since the attacks, nearly every college student and recent graduate is too young to remember the event or were … Continue reading Never forgetting what an entire generation can’t remember

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Professor brings geocaching to campus for research

Kellen Stepler | Staff Writer 11/08/18 How many times have we heard the phrase, “Get off your phone and go out and play?”. Chances are, a lot. However, an activity new to Duquesne’s campus called geocaching, an outdoor treasure hunting game, requires users to have a GPS-enabled device or smartphone. Players then try to navigate and find the geocache, or container, hidden at a certain … Continue reading Professor brings geocaching to campus for research

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