Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer As winter settles onto our campus in a brief and heavy mound of snow, concerns about people without housing Downtown makes its way back into public consciousness. Having had previous volunteer experience Downtown, I wanted to provide some insight that seems to be continuously left out from the discussion. Let’s make one thing clear, the housing crisis, as it currently … Continue reading Winter thoughts on homelessness
10/24/19 Grace Rosello | staff writer James S. Withers, M.D., F.A.C.P. and founder of Pittsburgh Mercy’s Operation Safety Net program accepted the 2019 Eileen Zungolo Spirit of Service award on Friday for his work with Operation Safety Net. The McGinley-Rice Symposium event entitled “The Face of the Person Who is Homeless” took place this past week from Thursday, Oct. 17 to Friday, Oct. 18. Sister … Continue reading McGinley-Rice Symposium event sheds on light story of homelessness
10/10/19 Griffin Sendek | Photo Editor Division of Mission Identity and Center for Community Engaged Teaching and Research collaborated with Light of Life Rescue Mission to bring an interactive display of homelessness to Towers MPR. The purpose of the display was to give a tactile demonstration of what the homeless experience is in the city. Playing on a loop was the short-film documentary Eye of … Continue reading Interactive display on homelessness highlights experience through art
04/11/19 Grace Rosello | Staff Writer Writers from The Duke went into the city to gather the stories and opinions of people without homes. Duquesne University is located between Uptown and Downtown, where there’s a significant population of homeless individuals. This week, J and Elizabeth spent some time talking to us about their experiences and struggles of being homeless in Pittsburgh. I meet J on … Continue reading Faces of Homelessness: J the flower seller
04/11/2019 Ashley Newman | Staff Writer Writers from The Duke went into the city to gather the stories and opinions of people without homes. Duquesne University is located between Uptown and Downtown, where there’s a significant population of homeless individuals. This week, Elizabeth spent some time talking to us about their experiences and struggles of being homeless in Pittsburgh. On the warmest day since the … Continue reading Faces of Homelessness: Elizabeth: “hanging in there” despite hardships
3/14/2019 Katia Faroun and Griffin Sendek Writers from The Duke went into the city to gather the stories and opinions of people without homes. Duquesne University is located between Uptown and Downtown, where there’s a significant population of homeless individuals. This week, Robert spent some time talking to us about his experiences being homeless in Pittsburgh and his views of the world. Sitting on an … Continue reading Faces of Homelessness: Generosity amidst hardship
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
Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke Twenty Duquesne students simulated homelessness by sleeping outside on the Mellon Hall patio during the early hours of April 11 as part of a homelessness awareness event hosted by the Duquesne chapter of the St. Vincent de Paul Society. The campout followed an evening of documentaries, presentations and role-playing. Event coordinator and President of the St. Vincent de Paul … Continue reading Students sleep outside, study homelessness
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