Opinions

Staff Editorial: Reselling has taken over Gen Z: Good or bad?

In today’s economy, where money is hard to come by, many people have turned to less conventional ways of earning it. With prices rising, resellers (also called flippers or pickers) profit from everyday items most people overlook, buying them with the goal to sell again soon, hopefully for profit. Reselling spans trading cards, Legos, Hot… Continue reading Staff Editorial: Reselling has taken over Gen Z: Good or bad?

Seeing the art of adaptation

By Katherine Repaskyassistant editor | repaskyk@duq.edu It has become almost an instinct for book lovers to leave the theater after watching an adaptation and proclaim: “The book was better.” One of the newest book-to-screen adaptations this year was Jane Austen’s “Sense and Sensibility.” In reverence to my 7th grade self who would read the renowned… Continue reading Seeing the art of adaptation

Kait’s Keyboard: Fill your cup … at least once a week

By Kaitlyn Hugheseditor-in-chief | hughesk10@duq.edu Growing up in the Hughes family household, Tuesdays were for tacos, Fridays were for pizza and Sundays were for bagels after church. My family had this weekly routine down to a science. We always had something to look forward to throughout our busy weeks of work and school. More importantly,… Continue reading Kait’s Keyboard: Fill your cup … at least once a week

Staff Editorial: Let’s participate in class more

Classes can be monotonous and boring, but sometimes the lectures are broken up with something else, a discussion. Everyone has to take an Essential Questions class, and there are Bridges requirements we all have to fulfill, which means small classrooms and, more often than not, discussion-based classes. According to the Duquesne University website, the classes… Continue reading Staff Editorial: Let’s participate in class more

Wait to cross Forbes Avenue

Gwendolyn Sobkowiak | staff writer Early in the morning, as the sun is just starting to rise amid the snaggle-tooth skyscrapers of Pittsburgh, I can be found making my lethargic daily commute to UPMC Mercy hospital. It’s been a long semester, and although I love my internship, my joy and gratitude aren’t at an all-time… Continue reading Wait to cross Forbes Avenue

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