Josh Imhof | features editor As a kid, Gaby Garcia grew up in the warm beach state of Veracruz, Mexico. But during her junior year of high school, she moved to the United States with her family for her father’s job. The move landed her in Pittsburgh, where she attended Seneca Valley High School. Despite knowing English, beginning her senior year as a new student … Continue reading ISO transforms student union into cultural exchange
By Ollie Gratzinger | Editor-in-Chief After more than a year of political and financial uncertainty, Italy’s government collapsed on Tuesday following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. According to a Duke article from the spring of 2018, Conte attended Duquesne University in the 1990s through the Villa Nazareth program, which allows Italian students to attend graduate programs on the Bluff and undergraduates from Duquesne … Continue reading Former Italian Prime Minister has ties to Duquesne
04/04/2019 By Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist I won’t let one Justice Department release bury what should be last month’s biggest international news. Italy has announced that it intends to sign a so-called Memorandum of Understanding with China as part of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. As the final legacy of the Empire of Rome falls, let’s take a look at the actual significance … Continue reading Italy to sign memorandum of understanding with China
03/28/2019 By Colleen Hammond | Staff Columnist In the summer of 2016, former United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron proposed a referendum to leave the European Union. By an exceedingly narrow margin, the people voted to remove themselves from the EU. Thus began the downward spiral of failed bureaucratic deliberations and political polarization. While Parliament assured citizens three years would be enough time to properly … Continue reading Political tensions heat up in U.K. as Brexit deadline nears
03/15/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor If I had a dollar for how many times I’ve heard students here on the Bluff complaining about required foreign language classes, I’d be able to pay my Starbucks tab through finals (and I drink a lot of coffee). Seriously, what is it with Duquesne students and the deeply ingrained, passionate resentment of the world language department? The … Continue reading Foreign language education in the U.S. must be better
Raymond Arke | News Editor America was in crisis. Threats of immigrants, border friction with Mexico and a meddling European power felt overwhelming. This was the scene set by Michael Neiberg, a professor from the U.S. Army War College, as he discussed America and its entry into World War I as part of Duquesne’s 51st consecutive History Forum on Oct. 23. The annual forum, presented … Continue reading Duquesne’s History Forum discusses WWI and America
By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke Just in time for the start of classes, the Duquesne women’s basketball team is back on campus after a 12-day foreign tour in Europe. The tour, in which NCAA teams are only eligible to participate every four years, offered competition against European teams, along with the experience of touring Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Paris. Head coach Dan Burt, … Continue reading WBB picks up 3 wins and camaraderie on Euro Tour
By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke Nine players can now say they’ve made it to the pros under the guidance of women’s basketball coach Dan Burt. The two latest contract-signings occurred in January. Raegan Moore, a 2014 graduate, will play in Äänekoski, Finland, while Belma Nurkic of the 2015 graduating class, will compete in Östersund, Sweden. Burt explained that wanting to play professionally is … Continue reading Former Dukes Nurkic, Moore making splash overseas
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