Month: January 2019

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Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn Nine-Nine returns on new home, NBC

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Brooklyn Nine-Nine returns on new home, NBC

Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor 01/17/19 Last spring, fans of Fox’s gold-hearted police sitcom went into mourning when the network announced the cancellation of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Disappointed viewers lamented the loss of the show and […]

News

Duquesne community mourns the loss of nursing student

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Duquesne community mourns the loss of nursing student

1/17/2019 Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor & Kailey Love | Editor-in-chief A junior nursing student died on Jan. 14 at UPMC Mercy Hospital, a day after she was found unconscious in her Vickroy Hall dorm […]

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Opinions

Government shutdown drags on, doing more harm than good

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Government shutdown drags on, doing more harm than good

01/17/2019 By Zoe Stratos | Staff Columnist On Dec. 22, the government commenced a partial shutdown after the president and the Democrats’ disagreement over new spending legislation to be passed on Dec. 21. The $5.7 […]

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News

Director of Duquesne’s Center for Teaching Excellence receives national award at conference

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1/17/2019 Samantha Zapach | Staff Writer Recently, Duquesne University’s very own Dr. Laurel Willingham-McLain received a national award for her service in educational development. Willingham-McLain was recognized by the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network […]

News

New marketing and communications vice president announced at Duquesne

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1/17/2019 Kellen Stepler | Staff Writer New hometown, new college, same job. That’s what life is like for Gabriel Welsch, the new vice president for marketing and communications at Duquesne University. Welsch will start his […]

Men's Basketball

Three insights from Duquesne’s conference outset

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Three insights from Duquesne’s conference outset

Four games into Atlantic 10 play, DU sits near the top of the league’s crowded standings at 3-1. Wins over Fordham, Saint Joseph’s and Richmond should have fans excited for the coming months, but the […]

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News

Duquesne to celebrate life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events through Jan.

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Duquesne to celebrate life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events through Jan.

1/17/2019 Liza Zulick | Staff Writer “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is ‘what are you doing for others?’” – Martin Luther King Jr. What had started as a holiday for just the state of […]

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Features

New semester brings new activities on campus and beyond

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on New semester brings new activities on campus and beyond

01/17/2019 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinons/Features Editor Now that we are all back on the Bluff after what was hopefully a nice and relaxing break, it is time to get back into the swing of […]

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Columns

NFL conference champions to be set this Sunday

January 17, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on NFL conference champions to be set this Sunday

Jacob Hebda | Staff Writer Jan. 17, 2019 The NFL Playoffs are generally thought to be one of the more unpredictable postseasons in professional sports. However, in recent years the top seeds have reigned supreme. […]