How Cooper and Posey paved the way for Black athletes to enter the limelight

Ben Deihl | sports editor *This article was updated for accuracy. It was previously stated that Chuck Cooper was in the National Baseball Hall of Fame. On Dec. 23, 1946, Duquesne and Tennessee had a scheduled game in McKeesport, a highly anticipated match up with a star-studded Volunteers team. At the time, Tennessee’s basketball team was still segregated. As Tennessee Head Coach John Mauer and … Continue reading How Cooper and Posey paved the way for Black athletes to enter the limelight

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Opinions, Staff Editorials

Press freedom is as crucial here as it is anywhere

Staff Editorial Penn State removed the newsstands for its student-run newspaper, The Daily Collegian last week. Three of the 35 racks, located inside campus buildings, were running ads for Kamala Harris. Six were running voter registration ads. This, according to the university, was a violation of advertising policy. The Collegian’s general manager claims that they were not notified about the plan to remove the racks … Continue reading Press freedom is as crucial here as it is anywhere

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New marketing and communications vice president announced at Duquesne

1/17/2019 Kellen Stepler | Staff Writer New hometown, new college, same job. That’s what life is like for Gabriel Welsch, the new vice president for marketing and communications at Duquesne University. Welsch will start his new position on March 18. Welsch is coming to Pittsburgh from Juniata College, where he was vice president for strategic communications and marketing a position he had held since June … Continue reading New marketing and communications vice president announced at Duquesne

The Duquesne DukeJanuary 17, 2019

News

Duquesne Press to reopen in changed format

Josiah Martin | Staff Writer 09/21/17 Duquesne University Press fans may finally have a reason to rejoice. Though last year’s much-debated budget cuts seemed to spell doom for the academic press, the university has announced a new plan that will allow its existing titles to remain in print and available to the academic community. This new, retooled DU Press will utilize agreements with other presses … Continue reading Duquesne Press to reopen in changed format

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Men's Basketball, Sports

RECAP: Duquesne wins big over Penn State to improve record to 3-0

By Natalie Fiorilli | The Duquesne Duke The Duquesne men’s basketball team found its first win over Penn State since the 2011 season Friday night at CONSOL Energy Center with a 78-52 victory, which propelled the Dukes to 3-0 – their best starting record since 2009. Senior guard Derrick Colter led the scoring race for Duquesne, racking up 26 points total, tying his career high. … Continue reading RECAP: Duquesne wins big over Penn State to improve record to 3-0

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Students defend, question Greek life

By Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke With racist chants and photos of naked, unconscious women putting fraternities at Penn State and Oklahoma University in the national spotlight, members of Duquesne’s sororities and fraternities are defending Greek life, while others on campus call its value into question. On March 17, police announced a criminal investigation of the Pennsylvania State University Kappa Delta Rho fraternity chapter … Continue reading Students defend, question Greek life

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New club will bring THON to DU

By Carolyn Conte | The Duquesne Duke Duquesne’s branch of Four Diamonds is welcoming new members Feb. 5 in Pappert Lecture Hall in Bayer. Four Diamonds is an organization that aims to raise donations for those affected by pediatric cancer at Penn State Hershey Hospital. Duquesne’s mini-THON, which will be held next spring, is a dance marathon modelled after Penn State’s THON, which has raised … Continue reading New club will bring THON to DU

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Opinions

Penn State penalties lifted

By The Duke Staff The actions of assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, head coach Joe Paterno, president Graham Spainer and athletic director Tim Curley have received responses of disapproval, disgust and distrust from the public. However, the four-year bowl ban on Penn State’s football team has garnered mixed reactions from students, fans and media outlets alike since the NCAA implemented it in 2012 to its … Continue reading Penn State penalties lifted

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Sports

Column: Duquesne’s time will come

Addie Smith | Sports Editor Do you ever just get tired watching Duquesne basketball? Obviously, not in a yawning uncontrollably, it’s 2:30 a.m. and you stayed up too late watching Netflix, way, but in a “haven’t we seen this game before?” way. Call it deja vu, call it annoying, call it anything, but Duquesne basketball has gotten oddly repetitive in the past couple of … Continue reading Column: Duquesne’s time will come

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Broadwater named first assistant dean

By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts named Jason Broadwater its first assistant dean last week. Broadwater was a director of student and enrollment services at Penn State University’s Fayette Campus. He also worked as an admissions counselor, then as a student services coordinator for the P.I. Reed School of Journalism at West Virginia University. Broadwater … Continue reading Broadwater named first assistant dean

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