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City budget calls for property tax hikes
By Aaron Warnick | The Duquesne Duke Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto announced a $505.9 million budget for 2o15 that includes a property tax hike. The budget is the start of a “new era of truth […]
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SGA reveals plans for semester
By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke Students can expect to see changes from the Student Government Association this year, including more collaboration between organizations on campus and increased school spirit. The SGA has been […]
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BREAKING: Scotland votes no to independence
By Aaron Warnick | The Duquesne Duke The world watched Thursday as the Scottish revolution funneled into polling places. More than 1.5 million Scots voted to reject the union and become an independent nation, but […]
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Late dean pushed nursing school forward
By Julian Routh | News Editor Eileen Zungolo, who served as dean and professor of the Duquesne School of Nursing from 2002 to 2012, died Sept. 7 from cancer at age 73. Friends and colleagues […]
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ATO loses charter after reoccurring problems
By Jessica Nath | The Duquesne Duke Alpha Tau Omega is no longer on Duquesne’s campus after the fraternity’s national headquarters revoked its charter this summer. According to Rebecca Jamrozik Mickler, director of the Office […]
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Rappellers fight fear, gravity to fundraise
By Fred Blauth | Editor-in-Chief Sixty people rappelled down the 25-story Oliver Building in Downtown Pittsburgh on Wednesday to raise money for those affected by cancer. The event, hosted by UPMC and UPMC Health Plan, […]
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Duquesne hosts DNA software training
By Brandon Addeo | The Duquesne Duke Forensic scientists and DNA experts from across the United States gathered at Duquesne this week for a DNA software training workshop. The Technology Transition Workshop, sponsored by the […]
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Center gets grant for Hispanic startups
By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke The Small Business Development Center received a $50,000 grant for funding to provide aid to young and startup businesses on Sept. 4. Duquesne’s Neo Lab: Fast Track to […]
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13 years later, DU remembers 9/11 attacks
By Julian Routh | News Editor In the late afternoon on Sept. 11, 2001, the Bluff looked more like a ghost town than a college campus. The parking garages were empty, Academic Walk was silent […]
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Tamburitzans part ways with Duquesne
By Jen Cardone | The Duquesne Duke After a rich 77-year history of being affiliated with the University, the Duquesne Tamburitzans are now on their own. The University announced Friday that the Tamburitzans would become […]