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Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announces new season

by Isabella Abbott | staff writer March 3, 2022 The Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre has released a number of new performances this year. From the Benedum Center to the August Wilson African American Cultural Center, Duquesne students can view many nearby performances this season.  The first performance on the calendar this spring is Here + Now, which is set for March 24-27 at the August Wilson … Continue reading Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announces new season

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Women’s lacrosse opens up season

by Luke Henne | sports editor Feb. 17, 2022 The Duquesne women’s lacrosse team opened up its season with two games in four days this past week. The Dukes fell to crosstown rival Pitt 9-8 in an overtime contest at Highmark Stadium on Friday evening before beating Youngstown State 19-15 in their home opener at Rooney Field on Monday afternoon. Friday’s win over Duquesne was … Continue reading Women’s lacrosse opens up season

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Netflix’s Sabrina series returns for third season

Hannah Boucher | Staff Writer 01/30/20 Despite the fact that Halloween was three months ago, it seems as though spooky season has made a comeback with the recent release of The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Chapter Three. Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, who also happens to write the popular CW show, Riverdale, The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina picks up roughly around where the previous season left … Continue reading Netflix’s Sabrina series returns for third season

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Overwatch League could squander casual experience

By Grant Stoner | Staff Writer 01/11/2018 In Nov. 2016, Blizzard Entertainment announced that its months-old objective-based shooter, Overwatch, would enter into the esports scene. Dubbed the Overwatch League, 12 teams from across the world will compete in a series of matches, hoping to secure a win in the championship. Overwatch’s admittance into esports will almost certainly boost its overall popularity. According to an analyst … Continue reading Overwatch League could squander casual experience

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‘Fear the Walking Dead’ finale closes out stellar season

By Nicole Prieto | Staff Writer 10/19/17 Drawing a close to what is possibly the greatest epoch in The Walking Dead TV-universe, Season 3 of Fear the Walking Dead literally blows things of the water in an action-packed, two-episode finale. Madison fulfilled her promise to Daniel to reunite him with his bitten daughter, Ofelia — even though he arrived just moments too late. Alicia struck … Continue reading ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ finale closes out stellar season

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Red Masquers set to impress with ‘Orphie’

By Sean Armstrong | Staff Writer 09/28/17 When asked about the Red Masquers’ upcoming semester, “phantasmagorical” is one of the first words that rushed to President Nathaniel Yost’s mind as he attempts to describe the season the group has planned. The Red Masquers is a student-run organization hosted by the Theater Arts program in The McAnulty College and Graduate School of Liberal Arts. This year, … Continue reading Red Masquers set to impress with ‘Orphie’

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Editorial: TV’s favorite family faces cancellation

By Josiah Martin | Staff Writer After 28-years, “The Simpsons” has become a mainstay of American television. However, as of late, it has relied on cheap tricks for ratings instead of its once-praised writing and has suffered a decline in viewership as a result. Viewership for the 27th season was down to an abysmal average of 4 million viewers per episode, the lowest in the … Continue reading Editorial: TV’s favorite family faces cancellation

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Campus tradition continues Thursday

By Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke  Duquesne’s 17th annual Night of Lights will take place on Thursday to ring in the holiday season. The evening will begin with Christmas caroling outside the Student Union on Academic Walk by Duquesne’s Chapel Choir. SGA President Attila Mihalik said the caroling will start at 4:30 p.m. and end when the lights come on at 5:15 p.m. Following … Continue reading Campus tradition continues Thursday

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