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
Raymond Arke | News Editor 10/26/17 Most of the students at Duquesne were learning to walk and talk during the 1990s, so The Duke News section takes a look back at the big events of the decade that still impact the world today. The First Gulf War aka Operation Desert Storm (1991) Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded the small, oil-rich country of Kuwait drawing worldwide … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The most important stories of the 1990s
By Aaron Warnick | Photo Editor It’s not Cold War II yet, but tensions are building as Soviet nostalgia and neo-colonial interests have become the central focus of the international community. Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended the borders of the Russian Federation back into Ukraine. Despite most of the world condemning the invasion, Moscow announced that they will absorb Crimea and Sevastopol into the … Continue reading DU reacts to military crisis in Crimea
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