By The Duquesne Duke on January 18, 2018
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By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 1/18/18 On Jan. 21, 2017, almost 4,600,000 people in the United States and up to 5 million worldwide participated in a fight for women’s rights and equality for all. The Women’s March was an international movement after the inauguration of President Donald Trump designed to send a strong message […]
By The Duquesne Duke on November 16, 2017
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By Kayla Casavant | Staff Columnist 11/15/17 Have you ever been on the receiving end of an unsolicited advance? It is an uncomfortable situation to say the least. One company is tackling this conundrum straight on. The Mary Sue is a website that has generated a rejection hotline. When somebody texts the number, they receive […]
By The Duquesne Duke on October 26, 2017
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By Kayla Casavant | Staff Columnist 10/25/17 Disclaimer: This column is from our throwback 90’s edition and is written from the perspective of someone in that decade. The humiliation game has made it to the White House. Yet again, a man in power will walk away while a woman’s reputation is ruined forever. It has […]
By The Duquesne Duke on October 12, 2017
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By Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor 10/11/17 The largest university in Mexico, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) held a conference on the topic of feminism on Oct. 11, which is a wonderful idea except for one detail: All of the 11 participants were male. This is like a panel of white people discussing the […]
By The Duquesne Duke on August 24, 2017
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By: Shivani Gosai | Opinions Editor On Monday Aug. 14, a jury ruled in favor of Taylor Swift in her countersuit against former DJ David Mueller for alleged assault and battery. Swift’s victory should be a victory for women everywhere who have experienced sexual assault. Swift held a meet-and-greet at the Denver Pepsi Center on […]
By The Duquesne Duke on April 29, 2017
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By Anna Walnoha | Staff Writer Most people look forward to summer, the hot weather and the sun on their skin. However, others have to prepare themselves for the weather before they can leave the house. Summer is a great time because there is no school, you get to see your friends and stay out […]
By The Duquesne Duke on January 27, 2017
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By Madison Pastrick | Staff Writer Adding to the footsteps of those who marched on Washington, thousands gathered downtown on Saturday at Pittsburgh’s Sister March to advocate for the same principles as that larger march of racial, economic, climate and reproductive justice, religious freedom and human rights. This past weekend, 673 organized marches took […]