04/11/2018 Kellen Stepler | Staff Writer Kermit the frog said, “It’s not easy being green.” But for Duquesne University, it is. According to the Princeton Review, Duquesne is “one of the country’s most environmentally responsible colleges.” The review does not rank schools overall from 1-399, however of 648 schools receiving green ratings, Duquesne is among […]
2/14/2019 Ollie Gratzinger | opinions editor As the era of the Student Government Association (SGA)’s 47th Senate comes to a close, President Eric Chatterjee paused to reflect on his accomplishments and struggles over a cup of coffee. Chatterjee, having campaigned with the People’s Party, was democratically elected last March, defeating United Party’s Ben Long and […]
2/14/2019 Kellen Stepler | Staff Writer For most students and faculty, time spent after class is meant for working on homework, relaxing, napping and hanging out with friends. For Duquesne University Professor Jennie Schulze, it’s helping to run the After School Club. The After School Club, which meets twice a week, is a program run […]
updated on 11/07/2018 Hallie Lauer | Features Editor & Josiah Martin | A&E Editor 11/05/2018 Duquesne student Marquis Jaylen “JB” Brown died after jumping from a 16th-floor window in Brottier Hall, according to Pittsburgh police, on Oct. 5, 2018. Exactly one month later, members of the student body held a “walk-out” on Art Rooney Field […]
Claudia Hardy | Staff Writer 04/26/2018 This year would mark two-time Pulitzer Prize winner August Wilson’s 73rd birthday, and Pittsburgh’s legendary Hill District cannot wait to celebrate. Wilson was a famed African-American playwright who was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. One of his most famous works, Fences, earned him his first Pulitzer Prize and […]
Home is where the heart is. Although moving in on your first day of college may not have felt very homely, over the time you spent there, that dorm became your home. That is what makes choosing where to live, either for the first time or the fourth, so vital. Your dorm will be where […]
Year Built: 1963-64 Price: $3,329 Capacity: 520 residents Years Allowed: freshmen Room Types: singles, doubles, triples Laundry Facilities: on first floor of each wing Bathroom Facilities: communal, in each wing What’s New: Replaced doors on all rooms, bathrooms renovated over past few summers Real thoughts from real students: “St. Ann’s is pretty quiet on the […]
Year Built: 1997 Price: $3,494 Capacity: 283 residents Years Allowed: sophomores, juniors, seniors, grad and law Room Types: two-room suite-style Laundry Facilities: on each floor Bathroom Facilities: one per suite What’s New: All furniture and carpeting replaced in 2015, new kitchen on first floor Real thoughts from real students: “I like that the rooms are a decent […]
Year Built: 1954 Price: $3,329 Capacity: about 300 residents Years Allowed: freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors Room Types: singles, doubles Laundry Facilities: on ground floor Bathroom Facilities: communal, one in each wing What’s New: Windows replaced, new flooring, paint, lighting and thermostats in all rooms. Bathrooms on the Stevenson Street side remodeled, and laundry moved […]
