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Faces of Homelessness: Elizabeth: “hanging in there” despite hardships

April 11, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Faces of Homelessness: Elizabeth: “hanging in there” despite hardships

04/11/2019 Ashley Newman | Staff Writer Writers from The Duke went into the city to gather the stories and opinions of people without homes. Duquesne University is located between Uptown and Downtown, where there’s a […]

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Pittsburgh gun control legislation is a necessary step in preventing attacks

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04/11/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor On April 9, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto signed into action legislation that would restrict the use of assault-style weapons, like the one used to kill 11 people at […]

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Eat around the world: “Taste of America”

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04/11/2019 Claudia Hardy | Staff Writer Duquesne University’s cultural ambassadors hosted their 2nd Annual Eat Around the World event on Thursday, April 4. Students, faculty and staff had the opportunity to get a “taste of […]

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DU ranked fourth locally in student debt

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04/11/2019 By Duke Staff Student loan debt and the mounting cost of higher education is often the source of self-deprecating jokes and existential woes that plague college students. Students here at Duquesne are no stranger […]

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As semester stress piles up, rejection is not end of world

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04/11/2019 By Alyse Kaminski | Staff Columnist  April has to be the most stressful month of the year. Finals are approaching and some students are figuring out summer internships or jobs. In the past two […]

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Out Of The Darkness Walk: spreads awareness and solidarity

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04/11/2019 Krystina Primack / Staff Writer According to the most recent data available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide was responsible for 47,173 deaths in the U.S. in 2017, which is approximately […]

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Mormon Church to reverse anti-LGBTQ+ policies, procedures

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04/11/2019 By Timothy Rush | Staff Columnist  April 4, 2019, is a day that will live on as a milestone in the hearts of the LGBTQ+ members of the the Latter-Day Saints (LDS) Church. On […]

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We need to change the way we think about immigration in the U.S.

April 4, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on We need to change the way we think about immigration in the U.S.

04/04/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor At the end of March, photos taken under a bridge in El Paso took the internet by storm. Hundreds of migrant families were packed into a parking lot, […]

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Self care: Savor your screen time and open a laptop

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04/04/2019 By W.R. Kissick | Staff Columnist  Spend your time wisely — a warning as old as time itself. Although not always heeded, a version of this concern has made its way into the notification […]

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Bryan Stevenson speaks on how to change the world

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04/04/19 Griffin Sendek | Features Editor As part of Robert Morris University Pittsburgh Speakers Series, Bryan Stevenson, an acclaimed lawyer famous for his work in criminal justice reform, was invited to give a speech at […]