The C-Word tackles difficult subject with fantastic cast

Josiah Martin | Arts and Entertainment Editor 01/30/20 The Red Masquers have once again proven the stunning dramatic talent here at Duquesne with The C-Word. In this show, writer Olivia LeSuer, a Duquesne Student, has created three characters who want so badly to connect with each other but are in denial about their own inability to do so. This creates seemingly unhealable rifts between them. … Continue reading The C-Word tackles difficult subject with fantastic cast

The Duquesne DukeJanuary 30, 2020

Arts & Entertainment

‘The Post’ solidifies need for free press

By Hallie Lauer | Layout Editor 01/18/2018 Steven Spielberg has come very close to outdoing himself with The Post. The movie, while providing a few laughs, a few tears and a wonderful dose of dramatic irony, also managed to deliver a poignant lesson on history and modern politics. Overall, the cinematography of this film was phenomenal. One of the best shots of the whole movie … Continue reading ‘The Post’ solidifies need for free press

The Duquesne DukeJanuary 18, 2018Leave a comment

News

Ugandan nun gets honorary degree

By Kaye Burnet | The Duquesne Duke Sister Rosemary Nyirumbe’s 4-foot-9-inch height means she can barely see over the podium in Duquesne’s Africa Room, but Honors College Director Kathleen Roberts says Nyirumbe’s small stature doesn’t seem to limit her courage. “I’m proud to welcome a woman who once offered to fistfight Stephen Colbert,” Roberts said with a smile, referencing Nyirumbe’s joking threats to the television … Continue reading Ugandan nun gets honorary degree

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Opinions

Staff Editorial: Pope brings change to the Church

By Duke Staff Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis was elected as the Pope to the Catholic Church nearly seven months ago. In his time as head of the Vatican, Pope Francis has been proclaimed by many as “The People’s Pope” due to his radical changes that go against traditional standings. Examples of him going against the grain are him refusing to wear the legendary … Continue reading Staff Editorial: Pope brings change to the Church

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