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Staff Editorial: The end is no longer near for Pittsburgh journalism

Local journalism took a serious hit earlier this year when it was announced that The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Pittsburgh City Paper, both owned by Block Communications Inc. (BCI) would be shutting down. The latter of the two was shut down effective almost immediately and has been out of print since the start of the new year, but it wasn’t the end of an era. … Continue reading Staff Editorial: The end is no longer near for Pittsburgh journalism

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Features, Features

The best sunny spaces on and off Duq’s campus

Josh Imhof | features editor Two weeks ago, students packed their bags for Spring Break and left behind below-freezing temperatures, gray skies and dwindling snowbanks. When they returned, they were met with 70-degree weather, sunshine and warm breezes. Pittsburghers know this warm weather won’t last forever and will soon return to the normal damp and drab. In fact, it’s pouring rain as this article is … Continue reading The best sunny spaces on and off Duq’s campus

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Halt on SNAP impacts food banks and students

Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor This story was updated for accuracy. It previously said that “the Student Government Association voted to reallocate $1,700 from the museum initiative budget to three different items, including $550 to the food pantry.” It was changed to say “a food pantry on campus.” Heather Starr Fiedler went to the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank to pick up items for the … Continue reading Halt on SNAP impacts food banks and students

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Rolling down the demographic cliff

Naomi Girson | opinions editor The peak of collegiate enrollment in the United States was 21 million students in 2010, but between decreased birth rates during the 2008 recession and the COVID-19 pandemic, there has yet to be another pinnacle, according to the Education Data Initiative. Lester Lusher, associate professor of public economics at the University of Pittsburgh, said that in general, economic studies have … Continue reading Rolling down the demographic cliff

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Duquesne police should consider body cameras

By: Duke Staff Earlier this month, Point Park University began mandating that its campus police officers wear body cameras while on patrol. This makes Point Park the first college in Pennsylvania to adopt such a policy. In the official announcement of this change, the university cited several reasons for the change, including people acting less aggressive when recorded, a greater degree of accuracy in reports … Continue reading Duquesne police should consider body cameras

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