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Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

It’s fair to say that a lot of national and world news of late has been pretty dour. A modern rendition of Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” would be incomplete without mentioning the genocide in Gaza, Trump’s tarriffs threatening the stability of the global economy, the U.S. kidnapping of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the beleaguered release of the Epstein files (and the sinister … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Artemis II: A small bit of good news in a sea of terrible noise

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Protesters occupy street in front of Pitt chancellor’s house

Liz Mantush & Kaitlyn Hughes | staff writer & news editor Red and blue lights flooded Devonshire Street in Shady Side. The sound of a drum echoed through the residential neighborhood. A group of protesters clad in red and green with Keffiyehs wrapped around their bodies shouted “decease, divest, we will not stop, we will not rest.” Waving signs showing University of Pittsburgh Chancellor Joan … Continue reading Protesters occupy street in front of Pitt chancellor’s house

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Calling Israel out for genocide and separating Judaism from the “Jewish state”

Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief A good rule for opinion writing is to select a topic or event you’re interested in. For me, that’s been Israel’s actions in Gaza since Hamas attacked the southern half of the country on Oct. 7, 2023. This will be the third time I write about it — a fact sure to irritate or upset my family, though they are well … Continue reading Calling Israel out for genocide and separating Judaism from the “Jewish state”

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Genocide survivor visits DU to speak

Gabriella DiPietro | Asst. News Editor 04/05/18 In 1994, while those of the Tutsi community in Rwanda feared for their lives and were mercilessly slaughtered by the majority Hutu government, Immaculée Ilibagiza and seven other women spent 91 days crammed in a 3-by-4-foot bathroom — surviving it all. Duquesne issued a warm welcome to Ilibagiza on Tuesday, April 3, in the Union Ballroom, where she … Continue reading Genocide survivor visits DU to speak

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Throwback Thursday: The most important stories of the 1990s

Raymond Arke | News Editor 10/26/17 Most of the students at Duquesne were learning to walk and talk during the 1990s, so The Duke News section takes a look back at the big events of the decade that still impact the world today. The First Gulf War aka Operation Desert Storm (1991) Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded the small, oil-rich country of Kuwait drawing worldwide … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The most important stories of the 1990s

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India should not be turning away the Rohingya in time of need

By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 9/28/17 The international community and media has identified the Rohingya as the most persecuted minority in the world. The Rohingya are a stateless minority with a long history of persecution in Myanmar, a mainly Buddhist country, and are in need of a safe place to live. They began to flee the country on August 25 after the killings of … Continue reading India should not be turning away the Rohingya in time of need

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Staff Editorial: We need to recognize the Rohingya genocide

By Duke Staff After the Holocaust, the world said never again. After Rwanda, the world said never again. After Bosnia, Darfur and Syria, the world continued to say never again. Yet, we are once more facing a horrendous genocide, this time in Myanmar. The Rohingya, a Muslim minority in a predominantly Buddhist nation, live in Myanmar’s poorest state. While the Rohingya trace their presence in … Continue reading Staff Editorial: We need to recognize the Rohingya genocide

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Genocide survivor speaks at DU

By Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke “On April 6, 22 years ago tonight, a plane was shot down,” recalls Carl Wilkins, the only American who stayed in Rwanda during the 1994 genocide of ethnic Tutsi population. Wilkins spoke at Duquesne Wednesday as part of the Walk to Remember, a memorial event for the 1994 Rwandan genocide. He joined two Rwandan Duquesne students on a … Continue reading Genocide survivor speaks at DU

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