#NotNCAAProperty: Student athletes push for reform in college sports

03/25/2021 Noah Wilbur | Opinions Editor Since the emergence of COVID-19, professional and college athletes have used their platforms to address racism and inequality in the United States, while also making their voices heard by demanding social and political reform. Beginning with the Black Lives Matter protests during the last season of the NBA, these efforts are now trickling down to the college level as … Continue reading #NotNCAAProperty: Student athletes push for reform in college sports

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Duquesne unites for celebration of unity as Westboro Baptist visits Pittsburgh

By Raymond Arke | News Editor 10/05/17 Matthew 7:25 reads, “And the rain fell, and the floods came.” The Bible verse is an accurate description of the scene that was set on Thursday as Pittsburgh experienced a torrential downpour and campuses throughout the city braced for protests by Westboro Baptist Church. The Church, described by the Southern Poverty Law Center as a hate group, had … Continue reading Duquesne unites for celebration of unity as Westboro Baptist visits Pittsburgh

Clicking our way to change; protesting the lazy generation

By Crissy Holtzer | Student Columnist   We of the millennial generation are a group eager to click, tweet or tag anything we set our minds to and assume our social media exchanges are making the world a better place. We are slacktivists. Slacktivism is pop culture’s clever name for advocacy via Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, etc. The Oxford English Dictionary online defines it as “actions … Continue reading Clicking our way to change; protesting the lazy generation