Emily Fritz | a&e editor A 31-year-old athlete was disqualified from the remainder of USA Fencing’s Cherry Blossom Open at the University of Maryland on March 30 after she decided to take a knee rather than face an opponent that she believed to be transgender. USA Fencing clarified that Stephanie Turner had been issued a black card, the most severe penalty an athlete can get … Continue reading Trans inclusion stands to benefit everyone
Emily Fritz | a&e editor On Election Night in Bloomfield, Trace Brewing live-streamed news coverage onto a large projector at one end of the bar-cafe. Prior to, they hosted the Harris campaign for phone banking and informational sessions — much of their patronage continued to canvas and volunteer down to the campaign’s final moments. “We want[ed] it to be, you know, a welcoming space for … Continue reading LGBTQ community in PGH ponders Trump’s 2nd term
Staff Editorial | LAMBDA, the largest LGBTQ+ organization on campus, has been pursuing a name change since May 2023. Duquesne University squashed that pursuit Wednesday. The denial comes after the Student Government Association voted unanimously to approve the organization’s desired name change to the Queer Students Association at a meeting on Oct. 9. Despite support from the student body, the administration still deemed that the … Continue reading Duquesne ignores wishes of LGBTQ+ students
Ember Duke | layout editor | LAMBDA Gender Sexuality Alliance’s request for a name change to Queer Student Association was denied by the university after being initially unanimously approved by the Student Government Association on Oct. 9. The decision was announced at the SGA meeting on Oct. 23. LAMBDA president Nialah Miller said the administration of Duquesne denied the request because of the university’s global … Continue reading SGA Update
Ember Duke | layout editor | Although Duquesne University is still pending its final decision, the Student Government Association unanimously approved the first step for LAMBDA Gender Sexuality Alliance to change its name to Queer Student Association on Oct. 9. While the name change still requires approval from the university, this is a big step for QSA president Nialah Miller, who has been pursuing the … Continue reading SGA unanimously approves LGBTQ+ club name change but Duq says the discussion is ongoing
Zoe Stratos | opinions editor Oct. 7, 2021 As a journalist, I always ask the same old questions when interviewing a source for a story: What is your name? Can you spell that? Where are you from? It’s become a sort of habit. Always ask the basics before getting into the thick of an interview. For all the difficult questions that follow the “what’s your … Continue reading ‘They’ deserves a voice too
Kellen Stepler | Editor-in-Chief 02/25/2021 How can Catholic universities welcome LGBTQ+ students? On Feb. 24, Duquesne’s Faculty Senate, Office of Diversity and Inclusion and the Gumberg Library held an event on Zoom with keynote speaker the Rev. James Martin titled, “Catholic Universities Welcoming LGBTQIA+ Students.” Martin is the editor-at-large for the Jesuit Review magazine America and a consultor to the Dicastery for Communication of Vatican … Continue reading DU discusses Catholic universities, LGBTQ+ community
11/05/2020 Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist A few semesters ago, I wrote an article on my boyfriend and I. At the time, he was very conservative and I was, and still am, very liberal. Things have since changed for us. Jarod had a bit of a wake-up call this summer. Between the lack of a response for the pandemic, the Black Lives Matter protests and … Continue reading Change of opinion in the midst of new information and shifting attitudes is normal
Katia Faroun | Features Editor 09/10/2020 As students of a less-than-diverse field, the members of Duquesne’s Multicultural STEM Group devote themselves to continuing a conversation on diversity and its essential place in the sciences. The Multicultural STEM Group (MSG) is just what it sounds like: a club for STEM students of all backgrounds to come together, share resources and be a little bit nerdy. But … Continue reading Multicultural STEM Group a “safe space” for students
04/25/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Searching for the right job is no walk in the park. College grads would be hard-pressed to name a bigger source of stress than answering the dreaded question, “What comes next?” But for gay and transgender Americans, the job search is made all the more difficult by the fact that courts are split on whether or not it’s … Continue reading SCOTUS to hear three landmark LGBTQ+ workers-rights cases in next term
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