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Men's Basketball, Sports

How Cooper and Posey paved the way for Black athletes to enter the limelight

Ben Deihl | sports editor *This article was updated for accuracy. It was previously stated that Chuck Cooper was in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. On Dec. 23, 1946, Duquesne and Tennessee had a scheduled game in McKeesport, a highly anticipated match up with a star-studded Volunteers team. At the time, Tennessee’s basketball team was still segregated. As Tennessee Head Coach John Mauer and … Continue reading How Cooper and Posey paved the way for Black athletes to enter the limelight

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Features, Features

Local History: South Side Clock

Josh Imhof | features editor It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No! It’s the largest clockface in North America! The South Side Clock, aka the Iron City Clock, aka the Duquesne Brewing Company Clock, aka the Coca-Cola Clock, rests on the side of an old factory building on 21st and Mary Street in Pittsburgh’s South Side neighborhood. This octagonal marvel is 60-feet wide and features … Continue reading Local History: South Side Clock

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The bustle and blight of the Bluff

Naomi Girson | opinions editor Nestled among the Hill District, Oakland and Downtown Pittsburgh lies Uptown. With a long history spanning over three centuries, the small area has taken on multiple identities. “It’s one of the areas where if you could go back in time and just be dropped somewhere it’d be fascinating… and see how dramatically it has changed,” said Leslie Przybylek, senior curator … Continue reading The bustle and blight of the Bluff

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News

History of random acts of kindness

by Emma Polen | features editor Feb. 17, 2022 Some will tell you Random Acts of Kindness Day started in New Zealand, while others will say Denver, Colo. in 1995 by the nonprofit organization, the Random Acts of Kindness Foundation.  Another, even earlier account of the phrase is recorded to be through a quote written on a placemat by Anne Herbert in 1982. In response … Continue reading History of random acts of kindness

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It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood – in history

by Alicia Dye | staff writer Feb. 17, 2022 Known as the kindest man on television by many, Pittsburgh-native Fred Rogers, better known as Mr. Rogers, taught emotional lessons to generations  through his television show, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood;” changing the lives of thousands of children. Mister Rogers was born on March 20, 1928 in Latrobe, Pa. Rogers did not set out to be a television … Continue reading It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood – in history

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Features

Club plans to get students amped on history

Emily Ambery | staff writer Dec. 2, 2021 A group of Duquesne students are ready to take history outside of learning facts in a textbook and lectures, and have created a new history club on the Bluff.   The co-creators of the Duquesne History club are junior English and History major, Tommy DeMauro; junior History major, political science and Spanish minor, Thadeus Benson and sophomore political … Continue reading Club plans to get students amped on history

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Arts & Entertainment

Duquesne alumnus entertains with historical podcast

Rio Scarcelli | staff writer 2/18/21 For anyone familiar with Comedy Central’s “Drunk History,” there is excitement to be had for a similarly-styled podcast made by Duquesne alumnus Zachary DeBacco: “Drinks with Great Minds in History,” or DGMH. The podcast made its debut online April 9, 2020 and has been producing bi-weekly uploads ever since. The show, which is recorded, produced and scripted by DeBacco, … Continue reading Duquesne alumnus entertains with historical podcast

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Arts & Entertainment

Pittsburgh Ballet brings new, astonishing experience

Griffin Sendek | multimedia editor 2/18/21 Pittsburgh Ballet Theater captivated a live audience in the Carnegie Museum of Art over Valentine’s Day weekend, in a brief, yet strikingly beautiful 15-minute performance. Boléro, both the title of the show and the music piece chosen, was first open to Pittsburgh Ballet Theater (PBT) subscribers with each live performance limited to 25 people. Included with the tickets were … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet brings new, astonishing experience

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Features

Elsinore Bennu Think Tank: A beacon of restorative justice

Katia Faroun and Griffin Sendek | The Duquesne Duke Standing on the Bluff facing west, students have a striking view of Pittsburgh’s historical South Side, Mount Washington and the majestic Ohio River, with the Allegheny County Jail prevailing in the foreground. A mere stone’s throw away from Duquesne’s campus and close enough for students to catch glimpses of figures moving in the windows, the County … Continue reading Elsinore Bennu Think Tank: A beacon of restorative justice

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Opinions

As debate surrounds Trump’s wall, immigrants remain vilified

01/19/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Above all else, America is, has been and will always be a nation made up of immigrants. Is that a controversial statement? Well, it shouldn’t be. Every white citizen in the U.S. today is an American because somewhere in their family’s lineage, someone was not. Be it a grandparent, great-grandparent or some more distant ancestor, one historic relative … Continue reading As debate surrounds Trump’s wall, immigrants remain vilified

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