Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer As summer dwindled away before my eyes, I took a visit to Moraine State Park for a final dip in the lake this past weekend. I’ve always hated the feeling of a swimsuit. There’s something about the stretchy material that makes me feel like a porcupine wearing lycra. Yes, it’s technically on my body, but at what cost? When I … Continue reading A reflection on swimsuits
Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer When we talk about studying abroad at Duquesne, a lot of people immediately think about Rome or Dublin, and those are lovely programs, and I’ve heard such great stories from friends who went. But what I really want you to know is that there is quite literally a world of opportunities for you to pursue. If you have the chance, … Continue reading My college experience with foreign affairs
By Neil Runge | Staff Writer 03/15/2018 In Martin Pieter Zandvliet’s newest movie, The Outsider, Jared Leto plays Nick Lowell, an American prisoner of war in 1950s Japan. After meeting a gang member during his time in jail, Lowell trades his freedom to join the yakuza. Even with a basic plot, and sparse dialogue, this movie does not know what to do with itself. The … Continue reading The Outsider lacks enjoyable, accurate story
By Vincent Gullo III | Staff Columnist 1/18/18 From the innumerable amount of internet stars, there have been few that have been more difficult to embrace than Vine-star-turned-YouTube-sensation Logan Paul. At just the age of 22, Paul has amassed over 3 billion views on his videos, along with a whopping 15 million subscribers. Creating content for an audience consisting of mainly young teenagers, Paul earned … Continue reading Logan Paul video insensitive way to address suicide
By: Ollie Gratzinger | Staff Columnist Renho Murata has been a news anchor, a swimsuit model and a journalist. But as of last week, she became the first female leader of Japan’s largest opposition party. Not only is she the first female to front the Democratic Party of Japan, but she’s also the first person with mixed ethnic heritage (being both Taiwanese and Japanese) and … Continue reading Murata first woman to lead Japanese Democrats
By Wes Crosby | News Editor Duquesne signed a five-year agreement last week for academic collaboration and exchange of students and faculty with the Daiichi University of Pharmacy in Fukuoka, Japan. The agreement is the second current collaboration the Mylan School of Pharmacy has with a Japanese university. It also holds agreements with the University of Perugia, Italy, and schools of pharmacy in China, Japan … Continue reading DU signs agreement with Japanese university
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