Matthew Theodros | staff writer | The 2024-25 NBA season is underway and promises to be the most exciting in recent memory. Parity is at an all-time high, with over half the league believing they can hold the Larry O’Brien Trophy in June. The streak of six consecutive unique champions ties for the longest in league history and indicates how increasingly difficult it is to … Continue reading Theodros: NBA field deeper than ever in ‘25
Colleen Hammond | News Editor 10/08/20 On the evening of Sunday, Oct. 4, students, faculty, staff and invited guests gathered on a rain-soaked Rooney Field to participate in a group “Prayer for Unity.” The 20-minute ceremony, led by Duquesne chaplain the Rev. Bill Christy, featured opening remarks by Duquesne President Ken Gormley, readings from scripture and statements on diversity and togetherness from Sherene Brantley, associate … Continue reading Dannielle Brown speaks at “Prayer for Unity”
Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief “I’m still here.” These were the words Dannielle Brown, mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier Hall in 2018, said Tuesday afternoon in a protest outside the Duquesne arch on Forbes Avenue. “I’m here, and I’m not going nowhere,” Brown said. “I’m right here.” Tuesday, Sept. 22 was Day 81 of her … Continue reading Dannielle Brown speaks at another protest for son, “JB”
9/11/2020 Kellen Stepler, Capri Scarcelli, Katia Faroun, Griffin Sendek | The Duquesne Duke Dannielle Brown, the mother of Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown, who fell to his death from the window of Brottier hall in 2018, began a march Friday morning across Pittsburgh college campuses. It was Day 70 of her hunger strike. The march, named “40 for 40” by the organizers, took place on … Continue reading On day 70 of her hunger strike, Dannielle Brown marches for justice on Pittsburgh college campuses
8/27/2020 Colleen Hammond | News Editor Dannielle Brown is set to prove there are no limits to a mother’s love. In the staggering August heat, Brown sat on the sizzling concrete of Freedom Corner in the Hill District as her hunger strike demanding justice for her son Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown rolled into its 53rd day. On the evening of Oct. 4, 2018, Jaylen fell … Continue reading Dannielle Brown hungers for justice
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