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Hogan Dining Center given county award

Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor 11/07/17 The Hogan Dining Center, better known to most Duquesne students as simply “Towers,” has earned the Live Well Allegheny Restaurant Distinction. This distinction is not just an award for colleges, but for any restaurant in the county, as part of an initiative to make Allegheny County the “healthiest county in the nation,” according to the Live Well Allegheny Campaign … Continue reading Hogan Dining Center given county award

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Rally cry: Students must fight for campus food staff

By: Duke Staff Dear Duquesne students: Pitt students are better than you. No, we aren’t talking about basketball fandom — that’s a topic for another day. Instead, The Duke staff would like to encourage students here to care more about how the workers they interact with are treated. In January, University of Pittsburgh students hosted a rally for their food workers, who are campaigning for … Continue reading Rally cry: Students must fight for campus food staff

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Petition calls for ‘healthier’ Towers food

By Kayla Casavant | The Duquesne Duke A petition started by a Duquesne student that is calling for the Rev. Sean Hogan Dining Hall to offer more “healthy, satisfying options” has received almost 200 signatures. Sophomore Nina Ringelman, the petition’s founder, started it on Change.org at the end of August. “It is very difficult to find truly healthy options at Towers Dining Hall,” Ringleman said. … Continue reading Petition calls for ‘healthier’ Towers food

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DU reacts to dining, meal plan changes

By Kayla Casavant | The Duquesne Duke “Is it really necessary to have three Starbucks on campus?” asked Paige Tinney, a business school senior. Tinney is just one of several students and faculty puzzled by the transformation of the former Coffee Tree Roasters in the bottom of Rockwell Hall to a Campus Market that sells Starbucks brand coffee. This is just one of several changes … Continue reading DU reacts to dining, meal plan changes

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From jazz to blues, just feel the groove: Olga Watkins explores her love of music, influential artists and the orgins of her own band

By: Lauren Zawatski | For the Duquesne Duke Olga Watkins is the Director of Board Operations for Parkhurst Dining at Duquesne. Outside of her job at the University, she also is the lead singer for her own blues/soul/funk band, The Olga Watkins Band, which was named the Best Blues/Jazz Band twice by the Pittsburgh City Paper. Prior to her occupation at Duquesne, Watkins worked as … Continue reading From jazz to blues, just feel the groove: Olga Watkins explores her love of music, influential artists and the orgins of her own band

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