Spencer Thomas | Editor-in-Chief – Spencer is a first-semester senior from Shaker Heights, Ohio. He is majoring in Sports Information & Media. During his entire freshman year, he was a staff writer before becoming the sports section editor as sophomore in Fall 2022. After one semester in the position, he spent a semester in Rome, before returning to serve as the Sports Editor for his entire junior year, where he traveled to Nebraska to cover Duquesne’s March Madness journey. He spent the Summer of 2022 writing for Cleveland Guardians Baseball Insider, covering the Akron RubberDucks, the Double-A affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians, and spent the Fall 2023 semester interning for the Pittsburgh Penguins as a staff writer.
Megan Trotter | News Editor – Megan is a first-semester senior from Bucks County, Pennsylvania. She is pursuing a double major in Multiplatform Journalism and Digital Media Arts. She has been a staff writer at The Duke since her freshman year of college, but took a semester off writing while studying abroad in Rome during spring 2023. Megan has held the news editor position at The Duke since her junior year and was the 2024 recipient of the Tribune-Review’s Jim Borden Memorial Scholarship. Megan has had internship positions across the city for publications such as The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in 2022, Pittsburgh Magazine in 2023 and the Tribune-Review in 2024.
Emily Fritz | A&E Editor – Emily is a first-semester senior from Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Integrated Marketing Communications and is minoring in Psychology. She works as the student marketing assistant at St. Martin Hall and Brottier Hall. She is also a two-time alumni of the Disney College Program.
This is Emily’s third semester as an editor at The Duke. She served as a staff writer during the Fall 2022 semester.
Kaitlyn Hughes | Features Editor – Kaitlyn is a second-semester sophomore from Bethel Park, Pittsburgh. She is pursuing a double major in Multiplatform Journalism and Digital Media Arts, while completing a Pre-Law Certificate. Kaitlyn has been writing for The Duke since her freshman year. This is her first semester as features editor. Additionally, she is the current president of the university’s chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. Kaitlyn was the 2024 recipient of scholarships from The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania and the Duquesne Media Department Scholarship Committee. This past summer she was a stringer for the Bethel Park Journal, Hampton Journal and South Hills Record, community papers associated with the Tribune-Review.
Eliyahu Gasson | Opinions Editor – Eliyahu is a second-semester junior from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is majoring in Multiplatform Journalism and minoring in Philosophy. He is the current vice president of the Duquesne University chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists. He is also on Duquesne Student Radio’s technical crew.
This is Eliyahu’s second semester as an editor at The Duke.
Ava Rieger | Mult
imedia Editor – Ava is a first-semester sophomore from the South Hills of Pittsburgh. She is pursuing a career in Early Childhood Education with a dual certification in Special Education. Ava has been taking photos for The Duke since her first semester of freshman year. This is Ava’s first semester as Multimedia editor, and is also the editor-in-chief of L’Esprit du Duc, Duquesne’s Yearbook. Ava is excited to have you as a reader of The Duke!
Michael O’Grady | Sports Editor – Michael is a first-semester sophomore from New Hyde Park, New York. He is majoring in Sports Information & Media, and this is his first semester as an editor for The Duke. He was a staff writer his freshman year and helped cover March Madness games in Pittsburgh while Duquesne’s team played in Omaha. He scoops ice cream in the summer and hopes to be a baseball writer in the future. He enjoys the finer things in life like history, traveling and Popeyes chicken.
Ember Duke | Layout Editor – Ember is a first-semester senior from Scranton, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Multiplatform Journalism and Digital Media Arts, with minors in philosophy and creative writing. This is her first semester as an editor, after being a staff writer all of her junior year. After freshman year she did a two week media centered study abroad in Ireland, reporting on culture and sports. She has been published in local publications The New Pittsburgh Courier and The Tribune Review. On the weekends she works as a barista. Currently, she is working as the editor-in-chief for this year’s Off the Bluff magazine.
Nicholas Zotos | Ads Manager – Nicholas is a first-semester senior from Clark, New Jersey. He is majoring in Biology on a Pre-Med track. He volunteers at Allegheny General on the weekends for their Hospice program. Last year, Nicholas was a CES (Community Engagement Scholar) where he worked for the non-profit Macedonia Face. Nicholas is excited to be entering his last year at Duquesne and updating the newspaper’s advertising portfolio.
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