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O’Connor claims victory in Pittsburgh mayoral election

The Duke and DSR bring live coverage of the mayor’s race in Pittsburgh. Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor Josh Imhof | features editor Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor Eliyahu Gasson| editor & editor-in-chief [11:06 p.m.] O’Connor claims victory O’Connor walked on stage as mayor elect for the first time as “Who says you can’t go home” by Bon Jovi blasted over the speakers.  The hundreds … Continue reading O’Connor claims victory in Pittsburgh mayoral election

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Opinions, Staff Editorials

Staff Editorial: Does Pennsylvania local government need reform?

Pennsylvania has the most municipalities out of any state in the union, save for Illinois and Texas, with 4,851 according to the United States Census Bureau. According to TribLive, Pittsburgh hasn’t annexed another municipality in over 90 years, with Overbrook being merged into Pittsburgh in 1930. In 2022, an attempt to get Pittsburgh to annex the neighboring borough of Wilkinsburg by the Wilkinsburg Community Development … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Does Pennsylvania local government need reform?

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Students gather to sign petition: Duquesne students ask Duq administration to comment

Ember Duke | layout editor Almost every weekday since February, a fold-up table, draped in a yellow table cloth with surveys on top has sat on the corner of Forbes Avenue and Chatham Square. Project 26, a statewide non-university affiliated organization which aims to engage college students in federal and local government, is the organizing body behind the regular demonstrations — students may remember them … Continue reading Students gather to sign petition: Duquesne students ask Duq administration to comment

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2024 Presidential Election, breaking news, News

‘I’d rather be in Butler’: Trump returns to July 13 assassination attempt site

Eliyahu Gasson & Megan Trotter | opinions editor & news editor | As a show of strength following his assassination attempt on July 13, the former president Donald Trump was back in Butler, Pennsylvania to hold a rally in the same place he nearly lost his life. Much of the rally served as a tribute to Corey Comperatore, a local firefighter who was shot and … Continue reading ‘I’d rather be in Butler’: Trump returns to July 13 assassination attempt site

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Gravity Hill…what goes up must come…up?

Rio Scarcelli | Staff Writer 08/19/21   Pennsylvania’s notorious rolling hills and windy roads are a big part of what contributes to a mysterious optical illusion in various parts of the state: gravity hills. Allegheny County’s largest public park, North Park, is home to one of the state’s three gravity hills. The main sight to see is in an intersection between Kummer and McKinney Roads, … Continue reading Gravity Hill…what goes up must come…up?

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Saving lives, one shot at a time

Elizabeth Sharp | Staff Writer 04/08/2021   As COVID-19 vaccination rollout continues across the country, some Duquesne students have already been able to receive the vaccine.  Duquesne has recently begun distributing vaccines on campus, and students and faculty look forward to the opportunity of becoming eligible in coming weeks. In a March 29 Duquesne University Official Communication, plans to begin vaccinations for those who qualify … Continue reading Saving lives, one shot at a time

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Virtual Greek Life recruitment takes campus by storm

Zoe Stratos | Staff Writer 2/4/2021 With over 30 active sororities and fraternities on campus, and over half of the student population involved in one or more of them, Greek Life is an influential aspect of the student experience at Duquesne — even with COVID-19 still dominating American lives. The Office of Greek Life had its hands full thus far planning out spring recruitment following … Continue reading Virtual Greek Life recruitment takes campus by storm

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Arts & Entertainment

Duquesne student builds vocal career with TikTok

Lizzie Sharp | staff writer 2/4/2021 Senior music technology and vocal performance major, Vinny Marchi, is no stranger to the phenomenon of social media breeding opportunities for aspiring musicians. He currently boasts over 400 thousand followers on the social media platform TikTok, and this number only seems to be growing. Before his TikTok career, as long as he can remember, Marchi was singing anywhere and … Continue reading Duquesne student builds vocal career with TikTok

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Opinions

A word on a Missouri senator’s concerns about Pennsylvania

Troy Smajda | staff columnist 1/21/2021 I jotted down the skeleton of this opinion piece with a little bit too much opinion on the night of Jan. 6, right after Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri gave his speech on the Senate floor (nearly at midnight by that point) objecting to the counting of legal electoral votes. I don’t consider myself a political person, but the … Continue reading A word on a Missouri senator’s concerns about Pennsylvania

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