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Arts & Entertainment

City Theatre production entertains but does not uplift

Bunny Schaaf | staff writer | Never before have seven of the President’s right-hand women almost accidentally assassinated him in an effort to protect him, before subsequently declaring a revolution. That was until ‘POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great [Expletive] Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,’ written by Selina Fillinger, and currently running at the City Theatre Company through Oct. 13 as part of … Continue reading City Theatre production entertains but does not uplift

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Features

University announces sweeping changes, effective April 1

South Side Steps to be Replaced With Escalator In a plan that’s being lauded by many students as “brave,” “long overdue” and “please don’t use this comment on the record,” Duquesne University recently unveiled a plan to replace the South Side steps with a fully functional escalator. “We’re hoping the change will lessen the number of students being admitted to Health Services due to heat … Continue reading University announces sweeping changes, effective April 1

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Features

Spring Fashion 2017: What to do when winter won’t leave

By Elsa Buehler | Staff Writer If the pessimistic memes on Twitter about bizarre weather conditions weren’t enough to inform you, Spring 2017 is here. This year, the typically cheerful season promises sporadic sunny days and absolutely zero consistent weather patterns. Already, we’ve seen extreme wind, countless rainy days and have even been affected in passing by Winter Storm Stella. Temperature range varies from day … Continue reading Spring Fashion 2017: What to do when winter won’t leave

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Opinions

People believe what they want to believe

By Jillian Power | Student Columnist Despite a surge in ironic and satirical humor in pop culture, more and more people seem to be hapless in identifying a satirical news article. Don’t believe me? Check your news feeds. If you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter lately, you can probably relate to my anguish at farce shared as fact. During the Sochi Olympics, for example, an … Continue reading People believe what they want to believe

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