Donald Trump’s acquittal breeds disappointment among Americans

02/18/2021 Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist Over the weekend, former President Trump was acquitted on impeachment charges dealing with his involvement in the deadly insurrection at the Capitol Building on Jan. 6. This came as no surprise to me. When I logged on to Twitter after seeing headlines of the acquittal, my feed was filled with users writing as though they were shocked that this … Continue reading Donald Trump’s acquittal breeds disappointment among Americans

Donald Trump is deserving of impeachment after inciting riots

Alyse Kaminski | staff columnist 1/21/2021   In 2020, I was so sick of hearing people say that everything that went wrong would just disappear in 2021. I heard countless times, “2021 will not be as crazy!” And while I am hopeful that 2021 will be a better year, I have the sense to admit that 2020 wasn’t some fluke. The insanity that was 2020 … Continue reading Donald Trump is deserving of impeachment after inciting riots

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