We’re all stories in the end: editor-in-chief bids adieu

03/19/2020 By Ollie Gratzinger | Editor-in-chief  I’ve found that sometimes — rarely, but sometimes — life falls into place in such a way that makes me wonder if it’s all been predetermined. Sometimes, people and places and things all fit together like puzzle pieces made to be connected, like a fixed point in time, like lines in a poem. At the risk of sounding too … Continue reading We’re all stories in the end: editor-in-chief bids adieu

DU receives Woodrow Wilson Foundation grant

Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor 09/27/2018 On Sept. 11, Duquesne University announced that it would be one of three institutions in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to receive a grant from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation. Created in 1945, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation originally served to “attract veterans back to academic careers,” according to its website. Over time, the foundation has also come to focus on recruiting … Continue reading DU receives Woodrow Wilson Foundation grant

First African American NBA draftee attended Duquesne

Ollie Gratzinger | Features Editor 11/09/2017 “Before LeBron James, before Stephen Curry, there was Chuck Cooper.” Spoken by Chuck Cooper III, President and CEO of the Chuck Cooper Foundation and son of the NBA legend, these words are sure to resonate with any basketball fan or sports history buff here at Duquesne. When the Boston Celtics chose Pittsburgh native Charles “Chuck” Cooper as the 14th … Continue reading First African American NBA draftee attended Duquesne