Limits on poster signage in dorm rooms raises question of student free speech rights

Eliyahu Gasson | opinions editor | Duquesne University’s new policy governing the placing of posters in dorm room windows has raised concerns from students and free speech experts. Since its announcement, some students have expressed concern about the new TAP 65, specifically a paragraph in Section II, which relates to window postings in university affiliated dormitory buildings. “Decorations, displays, or postings in university owned and … Continue reading Limits on poster signage in dorm rooms raises question of student free speech rights

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News

Duq ranks in “Top 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech”

Kellen Stepler | Editor in Chief 02/25/2021 “Every great university has its critics.” That’s what Duquesne spokesperson Gabe Welsch said in regards to the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s (FIRE) recent placement of Duquesne University on their “Top 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech” list last week. The list, made up of 10 schools worldwide, argued Duquesne’s placement on the list for “promising … Continue reading Duq ranks in “Top 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech”

The Duquesne DukeFebruary 26, 2021

Opinions

College students should be open to other points of view

10/25/2018 By Kelly Myer | Contributor College students are one of the biggest crusaders of free speech. However, they are one of the demographics that most avidly censors their incoming information. Either online or in favor of trigger warnings and safe spaces, college students make sure to communicate that the First Amendment is only applicable when comfortable for them. I was sitting in a political … Continue reading College students should be open to other points of view

The Duquesne DukeOctober 25, 2018

News

Duquesne hosts the first National Conference on the First Amendment

Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief & Kailey Love | Managing Editor 10/25/2018 “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” These words, first written in 1787 as the first … Continue reading Duquesne hosts the first National Conference on the First Amendment

The Duquesne DukeOctober 25, 2018

Arts & Entertainment

Lawsuit against famed video game critic resolves

By Zachary Landau | Asst. A&E Editor Last Tuesday Feb. 21, a year-long lawsuit against video game journalist Jim Sterling finally ended. Romine v. Stanton was dismissed with prejudice after both parties agreed to not continue with the case. As a brief primer, Stanton, better known as Jim Sterling, covered one of Romine’s games back in 2014 by producing a first impressions video for his … Continue reading Lawsuit against famed video game critic resolves

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Features

A dip into The Duke archives: February 16, 1989

By Jamie Crow | Staff Writer Since 1925, The Duquesne Duke has been serving the Duquesne community by reporting on the issues that matter. Thanks to the Gumberg Library Digital Collections, our 90-plus year history is always just a few clicks away. With that in mind, here is the fifth of many dips back into The Duke’s archives. Censorship, a potential abuse of power and … Continue reading A dip into The Duke archives: February 16, 1989

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Opinions

Bell’s firing not First Amendment issue

By: Rebekah Devorak | Opinions Editor God bless America: The Land of the Free, where 33 percent of this nation has no idea what those freedoms even mean. That’s according to a 2015 survey conducted by the Newseum in Washington D.C. But no need to travel the Beltway; we’ve seen this fact play out right here in Pittsburgh over the last week. Wendy Bell, a … Continue reading Bell’s firing not First Amendment issue

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