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Kaitlyn Hughes | Editor-in-Chief Duquesne University held an official groundbreaking ceremony Friday for its new health sciences building along Forbes Avenue.  The about 82,000-square-foot, five-story building will become home to the John G. Rangos, Sr. School of Health Sciences in fall 2028. It is a $68 million project.  “[The new building] r
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Josh Imhof | news editor A car damaged a building on Watson Street behind McGinley Hall on Friday morning. Duquesne Vice President of Marketing and Communications Gabe Welsch confirmed the inciden…
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Kaitlyn Hughes & Josh Imhof | editor-in-chief & news editor Duquesne President David Dausey has a goal for his presidency, which revolves around one thing: inclusivity. “I have big plans for our future,” Dausey told The Duke Friday. “All of these plans start with inclusivity.” Dausey assumed the role of university president on Wednesday, filling
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Josh Imhof | news editor Duquesne University has a new provost.  Sarah Ewing, former provost and vice president for student experience at Gannon University, has been announced as Duquesne’s next provost and vice president for academic affairs.  Ewing worked in various positions at Gannon for the past 17 years, first serving as a professor, the
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Kaitlyn Hughes & Ben Deihl | editor-in-chief & staff writer Duquesne lost its longest-tenured announcer on Tuesday.  Ray Goss, Duquesne’s lead announcer for men’s basketball, died of a heart attack at Indiana Regional Media Center.  He was 89 years old.  Goss was the longest-tenured NCAA Division I men’s basketball play-by-play an
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[Eliyahu Gasson | editor-in-chief] The center of Duquesne’s campus was given a new name this afternoon during Festival on the Bluff on Academic Walk. In a surprise announcement from members of the university administration, the Student Union was renamed after outgoing President Ken Gormley and his wife — The Ken and Laura Gormley Student Union — a plan
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Naomi Girson | opinions editor Every weekend, Duquesne University freshman Haley Gitsky and several of her teammates carpool the four hours to and from baton twirling practice in Findlay, Ohio. On their long commutes back, they often hold a casual, debrief to close out the long day of practice, and according to teammate Lilly Stahlman, Glitsky doesn’t s
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Rowan DuBois | staff writer The World Cup is coming to North America this summer, and all competing countries will be looking for a piece of glory. With a record-high 48 teams and 104 matches, here…
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Nataley Davis | staff writer Since the Rev. Sean Hogan Dining Center closed for renovations on April 13, students have been adjusting to an accommodated dining plan that will continue for the rest of the semester. New food stations with adjusted operating hours are now set up in various locations including the Union Ballroom, the Unico Family Pavilion a
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Charlotte Shields-Rossi | a&e editor The Oracle, the official student newspaper of SUNY New Paltz published an article on May 7, 1998, about the departure of Michael Dillon, a literary journalism professor at the university. “Professor Michael J. Dillon, the much admired and respected SUNY Journalism professor, is leaving at the end of August to go
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