Passion for pollo: Chef brings Peru to Pittsburgh

Gillian Fitzgerald | Staff Writer 03/04/2021 “I always wanted to be a chef.” Shelbin Santos, originally from Cusco, Peru, began her life in Pittsburgh working in the corporate business world — but she never saw herself spending life behind a computer. It didn’t give her the thrill she gets from her true passion: cooking. She wanted more. Santos immigrated to the United States not knowing … Continue reading Passion for pollo: Chef brings Peru to Pittsburgh

Foreign language education in the U.S. must be better

03/15/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor  If I had a dollar for how many times I’ve heard students here on the Bluff complaining about required foreign language classes, I’d be able to pay my Starbucks tab through finals (and I drink a lot of coffee). Seriously, what is it with Duquesne students and the deeply ingrained, passionate resentment of the world language department? The … Continue reading Foreign language education in the U.S. must be better