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It is time for the energy jobs of the past to remain in the past

04/08/2021 Troy Smajda | Staff Columnist Driving on Route 22 from my home in Johnstown (a town with a long history of blue-collar work) to Pittsburgh (a town with an even longer history of blue collar work) I can’t help but notice some of the billboards telling drivers that nonrenewable energy jobs need to be saved. This issue has been heavily discussed in America, with … Continue reading It is time for the energy jobs of the past to remain in the past

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Can we start taking serious things seriously again?

03/11/2021 Troy Smajda | Staff Columnist Let me start this hopefully inspiring diatribe by prefacing that I consider myself a goofy person. I am the president of the Duquesne Comedy Club, and there is nothing I enjoy more than a good joke and taking life very un-seriously. Now, that mostly works because I think (or at least blindly hope) that I have a decent moral … Continue reading Can we start taking serious things seriously again?

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How the heck are we even supposed to recycle?

02/25/2021 Troy Smajda | Staff Columnist I love recycling. It is one of the few things that I do during my day that makes me feel like I’m helping my future, the planet’s future and everyone else’s future who is stuck on this rock. I believe it is one of the most honest and effective ways to create tangible change in the world around us. … Continue reading How the heck are we even supposed to recycle?

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Society’s youth continues to struggle as positive role models face extinction

02/18/2021 Troy Smajda | Staff Columnist Who are some men you look to as role models? Since I’m limited to my immediate family due to the pandemic, I couldn’t go out and ask some of the young men and women around campus this question, so instead I asked my immediate family. I asked my little brother what men he looks up to and I was … Continue reading Society’s youth continues to struggle as positive role models face extinction

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