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We ‘Musk’ put an end to billionaire rule on social media

April 21, 2022 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on We ‘Musk’ put an end to billionaire rule on social media

by Zachary Petroff | staff columnist April 21, 2022 Every morning, the first thing I do after I shut my (fourth or fifth) alarm off is check my Facebook and purge my memories from the […]

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It is time to look beyond ‘moon stocks’ from WallStreetBets

February 4, 2021 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on It is time to look beyond ‘moon stocks’ from WallStreetBets

02/04/2021 Alexander Wolfe | Staff Columnist On Reddit, TikTok, Twitter and Discord, average day traders have managed to unite the internet in support of destroying a select group of hedge funds that moved to abuse a […]

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Upcoming music releases await chart-topping success

October 28, 2020 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Upcoming music releases await chart-topping success

Capri Scarcelli A&E Editor 10/22/20 Today’s music scene has an especially booming release radar. With artists not being able to perform live, the pandemic has given ample opportunity for musicians to put out more of […]

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Blue Slide Park Mac Miller name change unofficial

March 14, 2019 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Blue Slide Park Mac Miller name change unofficial

Josiah Martin | A&E Editor 03/14/19 Blue Slide Park, the section of Frick Park made famous by Mac Miller’s studio debut album of the same name, had briefly appeared on Apple Maps as “Mac Miller’s […]

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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 […]

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Social media has downsides, negative impact on users

October 25, 2018 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Social media has downsides, negative impact on users

10/25/2018 By Lauren Humphreys | Staff Columnist  Social media is the ultimate marker of 21st century social (or perhaps, anti-social) interaction. The ever increasing digital dominance of platforms such as Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat and Facebook […]

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Social media restrictive; limiting of real-life experiences

October 4, 2018 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Social media restrictive; limiting of real-life experiences

10/04/2018 By Kendra Kneisl | Staff Columnist  Social media is ever-present in our lives. We wake up and send streaks. We go to the bathroom and scour Instagram for likes. We mindlessly refresh Twitter between […]

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Trump’s tweets once again spark controversy

September 20, 2018 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Trump’s tweets once again spark controversy

09/20/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor As mainland America prepares for restoration efforts following Hurricane Florence’s landfall, President Trump took to Twitter once again with what might just be his worst and most disturbing […]

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Fighting fake news in the era of the Sinclair Script

April 5, 2018 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Fighting fake news in the era of the Sinclair Script

04/05/2018 By Ollie Gratzinger | Opinions Editor Sinclair Broadcast Group is the largest telecommunications company in the United States, owning a total of 193 stations across the nation. With an estimated influence in 40 percent […]

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Facebook comes under fire for selling identities

March 22, 2018 The Duquesne Duke Comments Off on Facebook comes under fire for selling identities

03/22/2018 By Duke Staff Online privacy may be a new oxymoron. News broke this week about Facebook’s involvement with the far-right Cambridge Analytica data firm that showed the world that social media sites don’t much […]