Saying Goodbye: Administration announces plans for spring graduation events

Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 03/18/2021   Duquesne senior biology major Alex Puleo’s prayers and hopes came true.  Seniors graduating this spring will be able to walk the graduation stage in May — but, it will come with a couple twists.  “Through creative thinking and careful planning, the university team has arrived at a way to honor our May 2021 graduates in-person with multiple diploma recognition … Continue reading Saying Goodbye: Administration announces plans for spring graduation events

Editor-in-Chief wishes campus to strive to do better

Zach Landau | Editor-in-Chief 04/26/2018 I guess the beginning is a better place to start than any. Sophomore year, then-News Editor for The Duquesne Duke Kaye Burnet invited me to write reviews for the paper. Assured I would fit right in, I showed up one Tuesday night to be greeted by a raucous, accusatory “What makes you think you can write for me?” from former … Continue reading Editor-in-Chief wishes campus to strive to do better

Duke staff grateful for advisor’s decade-long service

Duke Staff 04/26/2018 With bittersweet hearts, we present to you more than just the last paper of the academic year, but also a shift in The Duke’s internal staff. With the end of the semester, we say goodbye to Robert “Bobby” Kerlik, who has been The Duke’s academic advisor for 10 years. His advisory position and role at The Duke may not be apparent to … Continue reading Duke staff grateful for advisor’s decade-long service

This isn’t goodbye, this is just for now

Addison Smith | Opinions Editor Goodbye isn’t a friendly word. Goodbye is an ending. When you say “goodbye” to someone or someplace, there’s an underlying connotation that you won’t see that person again and you’ll never return to that place again. It seems final, it seems like a definite end to a friendship, partnership or life occurrence. Goodbye isn’t a nice word, everything it elicits isn’t … Continue reading This isn’t goodbye, this is just for now

After two years as editor-in-chief, Blauth says goodbye

Fred Blauth | Editor-In-Chief To be completely honest, I thought I hated Pittsburgh when I came here four years ago. To set the scene, my family and I drove seven hours in a squished mini-van on a frigid Sunday in January. We toured the campus and asked the tour guide where to grab a bite to eat in the Steel City. She told us to … Continue reading After two years as editor-in-chief, Blauth says goodbye