A measured review of Duquesne dining options

Eliyahu Gasson | opinions editor Last month I wrote a column for The Duke in which I graded each of the academic buildings on Duquesne’s campus. This article is much the same; however, the subject matter is far more important. Learning cannot be done effectively on an empty stomach. I want to make clear that this article is not an attack on the staff who … Continue reading A measured review of Duquesne dining options

Duke Special Report: A look at food insecurity on college campuses and DU’s efforts

  Raymond Arke and Kailey Love | The Duquesne Duke 04/19/2018 Often, college students juggle school, loan payments, jobs and other extracurriculars. Balancing all of these responsibilities can be stressful enough. For some, however, an even greater existential weight changes many students’ encounters with higher education. A recently released study by Temple University and Wisconsin HOPE Lab researchers showed that 36 percent of students at … Continue reading Duke Special Report: A look at food insecurity on college campuses and DU’s efforts

Campus dining halls in need of culinary upgrade

02/01/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Features Editor  They say you are what you eat. If that’s the case, how many of us here on the Bluff are some variation of a Towers’ grilled cheese? Well, it isn’t like there are that many other delicacies to choose from. The dining hall formerly known as Options has been converted into something that looks like a mall’s food … Continue reading Campus dining halls in need of culinary upgrade

Hogan Dining Center given county award

Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor 11/07/17 The Hogan Dining Center, better known to most Duquesne students as simply “Towers,” has earned the Live Well Allegheny Restaurant Distinction. This distinction is not just an award for colleges, but for any restaurant in the county, as part of an initiative to make Allegheny County the “healthiest county in the nation,” according to the Live Well Allegheny Campaign … Continue reading Hogan Dining Center given county award