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Oakland Restaurant Week brings delicious food for cheap

February 7, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Oakland Restaurant Week brings delicious food for cheap

02/07/2019 Claudia Hardy | staff writer Good quality food for a cheap price? Now that is a college eating hack. Oakland Restaurant Week returned for the annual winter edition with 16 restaurants that offered $6 […]

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Opinions

U.S. aversion to absolute executive power leads to success

February 7, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on U.S. aversion to absolute executive power leads to success

02/07/2019 By Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist “When you have power, people try to take it from you always,” said Lynne Cheney to her husband Dick while the two sat and puzzled about the man’s […]

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Assault of Jussie Smollett proves yet again that bigotry still prevails

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Assault of Jussie Smollett proves yet again that bigotry still prevails

01/31/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor In the early hours of Tuesday morning, while the Northeast and Midwest prepped for stunning bouts of cold, something even more chilling than snowfall and winter winds took […]

Opinions

Low temperatures spark climate change debate. Again.

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Low temperatures spark climate change debate. Again.

01/31/2019 By Duke Staff As temperatures dip to record lows in Pittsburgh and across the Midwest, residents are warned to avoid leaving their homes. Schools and universities have cancelled several days worth of classes in […]

Features

Connected Though Music concert promotes unity as part of Founders Week

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Connected Though Music concert promotes unity as part of Founders Week

1/31/2019 Krystina Primack | staff writer We take pride in the familiar story — more than three centuries ago in France, the Spiritans began as a group of Catholic missionaries that chose to forgo aspirations of […]

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Democratic Party hopefuls ample in numbers, varied in policy

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Democratic Party hopefuls ample in numbers, varied in policy

01/31/2019 By Timothy Rush | Staff Columnist While the government trekked through its longest shutdown in history, democratic presidential hopefuls didn’t put their announcements of candidacies and exploratory committees on hold. With less than two […]

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China: Not the savior we wanted, but the savior we need

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on China: Not the savior we wanted, but the savior we need

3101/31/2019 By Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist Although Russian Orthodox Christmas was Jan. 7, Vladimir Putin continues to get presents beyond the second $3,000 jumpsuit I’m assuming he asked for. The American government just ended […]

Men's Basketball

Chameleon Dukes snag signature win over Rhode Island

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Chameleon Dukes snag signature win over Rhode Island

Adam Lindner | Sports Editor Jan. 31, 2019 The Duquesne men’s basketball team put forth a miserable effort in the first half of its game Jan. 30 against Rhode Island. In fact, it was arguably […]

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Columns

Patriots, Rams set for battle in Super Bowl LIII

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Patriots, Rams set for battle in Super Bowl LIII

Jacob Hebda | Staff Writer Jan. 31, 2019 Two weeks after one of the most controversial NFL Championship Sundays in recent memory, Super Bowl LIII is slated to take place on Feb. 3 at Mercedes-Benz […]

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MLB teams, players locked in free agency standstill

January 31, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on MLB teams, players locked in free agency standstill

David Borne | Staff Writer Jan. 31, 2019 In most sports-related labor conflicts between players and team owners, it’s very difficult for me to side against the players. At the end of the day, the […]