Kaitlyn Hughes | news editor Asal Hamidi, a graduate student at Duquesne who is from Iran, can not believe the events that unfolded over the past month in her home country. On Dec. 28, protests broke out in the streets of Iran after their currency dropped to a record low against the U.S. dollar. As the days went on, chants from protesters began to oppose … Continue reading Iranian natives saddened by the current state of the country
Staff Editorial March 24, 2022 As Ukraine is continually bombarded with Russian aggression, the United States as a part of NATO has decided to intervene. One way in which the U.S. has offered aid is in the form of security assistance. But how far is the U.S. willing to go to help their allies? According to whitehouse.gov, President Biden announced that an additional $800 million … Continue reading Staff Editorial – We should help Ukraine in more ways than one
by Mia Lubrani | staff writer March 17, 2022 Everyone is aware of the ongoing humanitarian crisis that has resulted from the Russian-Ukrainian war. There are multiple strategies to understanding what may happen to either end or escalate the invasion. On an international front, China will always act in the best interest of China. China, or President Xi Jinping, should step in to mediate the … Continue reading Russia-Ukraine: “China will do what’s best for China”
by the editorial staff March 17, 2022 As more companies begin to pull their business from Russia in the wake of the Ukrainian invasion, it brings up the question of what corporations’ responsibilities are in the midst of a crisis. They are not governing bodies, so should they have any responsibility in global affairs? The influence of multinational corporations on the world stage continues to … Continue reading Staff Editorial – The responsibility of companies during crises
by Zachary Petroff | staff columnist March 3, 2022 Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine highlights two very disturbing realities that display a level of woeful ignorance rooted with misguided machismo. There are factions of this country, who also happen to land on a certain political spectrum that have expressed a certain level of affection for Vladimir Putin, likening the former Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) operative … Continue reading Facing a familiar foe: America should look to avoid war with Russia
Mia Lubrani | staff columnist Jan. 27, 2022 There is a geopolitical war brewing on the border between Ukraine and Russia. The Russo-Ukrainian war has been an ongoing conflict in Europe since roughly 2014, when the southern Black Sea port territory of Crimea was annexed by Putin. Lately, Russian troops and politics have been interfering in the sovereignty of their neighbor state. Ukraine joined the … Continue reading The geopolitical war rages on: Russia, Ukraine and NATO
04/25/2019 By Timothy Rush | Staff Columnist Patriotism is a word that has largely been associated with that of the military, a strong country and strength in leadership. Since its founding, America has largely existed on the idea that we are a nation born for greatness. Surrounding our republican heritage, ideas of American exceptionalism and Manifest Destiny has been at the forefront of American thought. … Continue reading We should not downplay the scale of Russian interference
03/28/2019 By Duke Staff The anticipated end to the “Mueller report,” which has grabbed headlines and reigned over cable news chyrons for the 22 month span of the investigation, dominated national attention on Sunday afternoon. All of this attention, and we haven’t even seen it yet. If for some reason you have been living under a rock and this is all news to you, here … Continue reading Release the Mueller report!
3101/31/2019 By Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist Although Russian Orthodox Christmas was Jan. 7, Vladimir Putin continues to get presents beyond the second $3,000 jumpsuit I’m assuming he asked for. The American government just ended a month-long shutdown, the European Union seems to be foaming at the mouth to humiliate Theresa May and the Treasury Department appears to be lifting sanctions on yet another Russian … Continue reading China: Not the savior we wanted, but the savior we need
Kailey Love | Photo Editor 04/19/2018 Speculation surrounding a potential firing of Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller is swirling in Pittsburgh this week, following a leaked email from Pittsburgh Police’s Major Crimes Commander Victor Joseph to his detectives. The email, released via Twitter on the morning of April 18 by WTAE’s Marcie Cipriani, detailed steps that detectives would need to take beginning on April 19 in … Continue reading Pittsburgh police prep for Mueller-related riots
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