By Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor She is beautiful. A simple phrase that can evoke any number of emotions, images and thoughts. Simple and succinct, yet still endlessly imprecise. For the small group of student veterans gathered in Fisher Hall this past Monday, interpreting this abstraction was the task at hand. They were gathered for the inaugural meeting of DU Dog Tags, a brand new … Continue reading DU Dog Tags gets campus vets writing
By Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor It’s Veterans Week on the Bluff. Building from the midweek Veterans Day, the Duquesne community is coming together for talks, movie screenings and breakfasts, all to honor and thank those men and women who have served our country. Keeping in line with that sentiment, we at The Duke thought it appropriate to pay some respects of our own in … Continue reading Those Who Served: Stories from Duquesne’s past and present student veterans
By Jill Power | The Duquesne Duke A Duquesne law student is among the producers of an upcoming documentary about veteran suicide. Project 22, produced by non-profit organization Medicinal Missions, documents a cross-country campaign to educate citizens of the alarming suicide rate among veterans. According to the organization, approximately 22 veterans take their own lives every day. Collins, a Marine Infantry veteran, met Daniel Egbert, … Continue reading Collins hits road for veterans documentary
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