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Duquesne law student dies in campus residence

Josh Imhof & Kaitlyn Hughes | features editor & news editor A student died late Thursday night in her campus residence, Leanna Fenneberg, senior vice president for student life, announced in an email on Friday. The City of Pittsburgh Bureau of Police is handling the investigation of the death. No criminal activity is suspected. The email said the university is in contact with the student’s … Continue reading Duquesne law student dies in campus residence

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Jazz Vespers features renowned artist Deanna Witkowski

by Andrew Cummings | multimedia editor Feb. 24, 2022 The smell of incense permeated the chapel as an offering made its way to the front of the room. It was presented in front of the cross, while Deanna Witkowski played contemplative jazz chords on the piano. The crowd was laid-back, but attentive to her renditions of biblical canticles. Duquesne students gathered in the Chapel of … Continue reading Jazz Vespers features renowned artist Deanna Witkowski

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Spiritans celebrate 150 years as a U.S. religious congregation

by Emma Polen | features editor Feb. 3, 2022 Founder’s Week is officially underway, and this year there is greater significance behind the celebration.  In addition to celebrating our school’s founders, Duquesne is participating in a nation-wide acknowledgment of the 150-year anniversary of the U.S. Spiritan Congregation. Duquesne plays a special part in this event as the only school of higher education still under the … Continue reading Spiritans celebrate 150 years as a U.S. religious congregation

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Founder’s Week celebrates Spiritans 150 year of ministry

Zachary Petroff | staff writer Jan. 27, 2022  Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit will be celebrating the 150th anniversary of Spiritans in the US. The annual celebration known as Founder’s Week, kicks off Monday, January 31st and concludes Friday, Feb. 4.  For those unfamiliar with the Spiritans or their history, the Congregation of the Holy Spirit is a religious congregation of the Catholic Church. … Continue reading Founder’s Week celebrates Spiritans 150 year of ministry

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Graduate class designs exhibit honoring work of Spiritans

Gabriella DiPietro | Assistant News Editor 04/19/2018 Duquesne University values its Spiritan roots, and to honor the work of these Spiritans, a class of graduate students designed a new exhibit on campus. The Museum Exhibits and Management class began the project at the beginning of the semester in January, creating and organizing an exhibit showcasing the work of the Spiritan Ministry in Africa. The exhibit … Continue reading Graduate class designs exhibit honoring work of Spiritans

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Trump’s regards to Africa is offensive to Spiritan tradition

By Duke Staff 1/18/18 Last Thursday, Democrats and Republicans on the Hill met with the president to discuss and debate a new immigration bill. Evidently, the meeting turned sour, and our commander-in-chief said, shall we say, heated things about Africa and Haiti. It would be pointless to reproduce here what our president actually said, mostly because there is still a dispute if the operative word … Continue reading Trump’s regards to Africa is offensive to Spiritan tradition

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Spiritan Laval House gets renovations

Megan Garrett | Staff Writer Duquesne’s Laval House, a place of respite for Spiritans, has been anything but calm recently. That’s because a contractor is in the process of replacing the steps in front of the house, located on A-Walk. The project has been in progress for about two weeks. Duquesne’s Assistant Vice President and Chief Facilities Officer Rod Dobish said they found “structural issues” … Continue reading Spiritan Laval House gets renovations

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Inaugural Africa Week crosses borders

By Sydnie Pennington | The Duquesne Duke The Center for African Studies treated students and faculty to a cultural immersion experience during the inaugural “Africa Week.” The week’s events included educational opportunities for those who wanted to learn more about the many countries and customs of Africa, as well as traditional food and entertainment. Director of the Center for African Studies, Gerald Boodoo, said Africa … Continue reading Inaugural Africa Week crosses borders

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Trinity Hall: A different kind of campus living

By Seth Culp-Ressler | Features Editor Nestled away on the quiet side of the Bluff stands a residence hall of a somewhat different strain, one that doesn’t always get the recognition it deserves. Trinity Hall, the nondescript redbrick building behind Old Main, houses not students, but another subset of the Duquesne community — the Spiritan Fathers. Laval House, the mural-swathed row house on Academic Walk, … Continue reading Trinity Hall: A different kind of campus living

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DU students go on safari in Tanzania

By Kaye Burnet | News Editor While many Duquesne students were getting ready to go home for the summer, nineteen students were instead packing their bags for a month-long trip to Africa as part of a new “Maymester” program. The students lived in Tanzania, a country in East Africa, where they stayed with Spiritan priests, delivered donated vitamins, toured national parks and even went on … Continue reading DU students go on safari in Tanzania

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