Ben Deihl | sports editor Current world tensions are the highest they’ve been since the Cold War era. Politics are as polarized as ever, and military operations seem to be escalating by the day. In a world so divided, sports can provide a community, a state or even a country a feeling of unity that was previously fractured. With pool play starting on March 4 … Continue reading Deihl: We need sports unity now more than ever
By Ollie Gratzinger | Editor-in-Chief After more than a year of political and financial uncertainty, Italy’s government collapsed on Tuesday following the resignation of Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte. According to a Duke article from the spring of 2018, Conte attended Duquesne University in the 1990s through the Villa Nazareth program, which allows Italian students to attend graduate programs on the Bluff and undergraduates from Duquesne … Continue reading Former Italian Prime Minister has ties to Duquesne
04/04/2019 By Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist I won’t let one Justice Department release bury what should be last month’s biggest international news. Italy has announced that it intends to sign a so-called Memorandum of Understanding with China as part of China’s One Belt, One Road initiative. As the final legacy of the Empire of Rome falls, let’s take a look at the actual significance … Continue reading Italy to sign memorandum of understanding with China
Raymond Arke | Editor-in-Chief UPDATE 06/01/2018: In a reversal and after reaching a deal, Conte will indeed become Italy’s new prime minister putting a lawyer with Duquesne connections in charge of the EU’s third-largest economy. UPDATE 05/28/2018: Several news outlets have reported that Conte has given up his nomination to be prime minister after the Italian President rejected Conte’s pick to be economy minister. A new parliamentary … Continue reading Controversial nominated Italian Prime Minister has ties to Duquesne
Gabriella DiPietro 10/26/17 When an author writes a novel, their name is displayed on the cover to receive acknowledgement and credit, but sometimes, authors write under pseudonyms to mask their true identity from readers. Recently, however, experts, including Duquesne Computer Science Professor Patrick Juola, have been able to unmask these authors and reveal the true names behind some of these pseudonyms. Using a computer program … Continue reading Computer Science professor investigates author’s true identity
Anna Walnoha | Staff Writer 09/21/17 To have the opportunity to study abroad is amazing. You have the chance to take in new places and cultures, meet new people and maybe even make lifelong friends or find an incredible story to tell on a job interview. After you sign up to study abroad, talk to your advisor and attend the classes, meetings and orientation that … Continue reading Rome traveler talks truth about studying abroad
By Alison Caracciolo | Staff Columnist Before you indulge in finger-licking hot wing, or twirl your fork around a mound of spaghetti, do you ever once think about where your food comes from? We, as humans, consume so much food without ever realizing how the foods we eat were produced or where they originated from. The slow food movement is just that: It has been … Continue reading Slow food movement not as glamorous as it seems
By Katie Walsh | Opinions Editor Pope Benedict XVI’s successor will have a number of issues to face upon stepping into his place as the head of the Catholic Church. Topics range from defending traditional Catholic thought to addressing a growing world church and responding to the sexual abuse allegations that have rocked the Church for a number of years. During his eight-year reign at … Continue reading Times are a-changing: Issues facing the Catholic Church
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