September 19, 2013 Volume 93 Number 5 THE DUQUESNE DUKE www.duqsm.com PROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925 New grocery slated Raise the Jolly Roger for Market Square JULIAN ROUTH quality meats, seafood and a cof- news editor fee bar, PHLF President Arthur Ziegler said. For grocery shoppers on a bud- Duquesne students and Down- get, the market will have a variety town residents will soon have a of produce, and “some will be ex- new option to buy groceries within pensive and some will be extremely walking distance. affordable,” according to PDCDC After a year of negotiations, de- executive director John Valentine. velopers and Pittsburgh officials “You’re going to pay for steaks have finalized plans to bring a and raw fish to cook,” Valentine market to the Thompson Building said. “But then you’re going to have in Market Square, the first grocery your staple items, and they’ll be store Downtown since the Rose- comparable in price.” bud Fine Food Market and Deli Valentine said the market will closed in 2010. be based on Dean & Deluca, an up- The market is a result of col- scale grocery store chain. laborated efforts between devel- The partnership chose Market oper Ralph Falbo, restaurant own- Square as the grocery’s location ers Ernie and Julian Vallozzi, the because it is “the center of down- Pittsburgh History and Landmarks town,” Valentine said. The PHLF, Foundation and the Pittsburgh who owns the Thompson building, Downtown Community Develop- entered negotiations with a mar- ment Corporation. ket in mind. Expected to open by March “Our role has been to try to ob- AARON WARNICK/PHOTO EDITOR 2014, the store will be “more tain a grocery store because it is a A man donned in Pirates gear hovers over the Allegheny River on a water-propelled jet pack during Sunday’s Pi- upscale” and will offer takeout, rates game. He is not the only fan in Pittsburgh who has ‘raised the Jolly Roger’ this season, as the Pirates have prepared dinners, lunches, high see MARKET — page 3 recorded their first winning season since 1992. The Buccos finish their series against the San Diego Padres today. University deemed ‘best value’ by U.S. News Late prof’s Duquesne one of six Catholic institutions on list treatment PAT HIGGINS up there,” Dougherty said. “This report considers academic qual- agement, vitality in mission and questioned asst. sports editor is a real recognition of the quality ity and average cost after receiving vitality in those he’s called to serve of the education that is provided grants based on need ($26,912 this [students],” Cukanna said. September has arrived, the fall here on our bluff. The more often year on the Bluff). Duquesne’s tu- Moving forward, both Cukanna JULIAN ROUTH semester is in full bloom and U.S. that we are on that list the more ition was the lowest of the Catholic and Dougherty said the university news editor News and World Report has re- solidified our reputation becomes. schools that appeared in the top 50. administration is committed to leased the Best Colleges 2014 edi- And every year we move up a slot “We have outstanding profes- constant and continuing improve- A lawyer for the United Steel- tion. Duquesne ranks once again as or two, so it keeps getting better.” sors. We hire nationally and they ment, from the quality of educa- workers on Wednesday criticized a top tier national university and are what we consider the tops in tion offered in the classroom to the Duquesne, claiming the school more notably, one of six Catholic terms of our teacher scholar mod- construction of state-of-the-art fa- turned its back on an ailing adjunct institutions in the top 50 Best Val- EVERY YEAR WE MOVE el, which is to say they’re dedicat- cilities such as the Power Center, French professor who died weeks ue Schools in the country at No. 45. ed in the classroom and they’re Des Places and projects that will after the school told her she would Of the six Catholic schools UP A SLOT OR TWO, also active scholars,” Dougherty surface in the future. not be teaching this semester. named, Duquesne ranked behind said. “On the administrative side, Even with all that, the focus will Daniel Kovalik, senior associ- only the University of Notre Dame, SO IT KEEPS we are a very lean organization. remain around providing an af- ate general counsel for the union, Georgetown University and Bos- We don’t have more people than fordable opportunity to learn on an said the school should “reflect on ton College earning recognition for GETTING BETTER we need doing the jobs we need to aesthetically pleasing campus. how they treat all their employees” ‘Great Value at a Great Price.’ get done.” Cukanna said the university in the wake of the Sept. 1 death of President Charles Dougherty Associate Provost of Enrollment aims to “ensure that we’re an in- Margaret Mary Vojtko. said the most recent rankings con- CHARLES DOUGHERTY Management Paul-James Cukan- stitution of choice for academi- Vojtko’s plight was first reported tinue to cement the university’s na said rankings like these “reflect cally talented and motivated by The Duke last week. Kovalik nationally recognized academic UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT the strategic effort of President students from all demographic wrote an opinions column in the reputation. Dougherty and his cabinet over backgrounds.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Wednes- “We have been named a national the past decade.” “We have to ensure that we con- day, critical of the way the school top tier for about five or six years Only schools listed as top tier “[President] Dougherty wants tinue to be true to our mission,” handled her departure. He told The now so this is really a confirma- institutions are eligible for consid- Duquesne to have vitality in aca- tion that it’s no fluke for us to be eration on the Best Value list. The demics, vitality in financial man- see VALUE — page 2 see VOJTKO — page 3 opinions features sports a & e Follow us on... 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One of ing Programs; and an ability to ‘military friendly’ for the duquesne duke these conferences was the Third create and integrate new ideas Colonial Frontier Legal Writing for teaching and motivating Legal Duquesne was one of just 15 Conference in 2013, which focused Writing educators and students,” percent of post-secondary ed- Law School professor Jan Levine on advancements in legal writing according to the ALWD website. ucational institutions nation- is set to receive the Thomas F. and hosted professors from many Levin has also volunteered much wide to be named as a 2014 Blackwell Memorial award from other universities. of his time to both of the organiza- Military Friendly School by the Association of Legal Writing Levine, an accomplished pro- tions that awarded him. He found- Victory Media. Directors and the Legal Writing In- fessor, earned his tenure back at ed the ALWD and served as the The outlet surveyed 12,000 stitute for his accomplishments in Temple University before com- first president. He also served on schools to determine the re- legal writing. ing to Duquesne. This year will be the board of both groups and has sults, which are not ranked Levine has been improving the Levine’s 29th year of teaching. presented at their conferences. in order. According to Victory law school’s legal writing program “[Levin] focuses on individual at- Thomas F. Blackwell was the Media, each school exhibits a since he arrived in 2007 with con- tention with a one-on-one basis for victim of a school shooting back willingness to recruit and re- ferences, new staff and improve- teaching,” Gormley said. in 2002 at the Appalachian School tain veterans and members of ment in curriculum. Students of the Law School are of Law. With this in mind, Levine the military as students. “I put the writing program on the equally appreciative and chal- wishes the award did not exist. national map,” Levine said. lenged by Levine. A former stu- “This [award] is bittersweet for Former Ambassador Before Levine joined the staff, dent, Chrissy Giuliano Green, said COURTESY PHOTO me because Thomas Blackwell was Duquesne did not appear in the speaking Tuesday she not only learned to write well Jan Levine was awarded the Thom- a friend of mine,” Levine said. “He U.S. News and World Report’s legal in Levine’s class, but she began to as F. Blackwell Memorial award for was a wonderful person. I wish Mary Ann Glendon, former writing rankings. Now, the univer- enjoy writing more. his accomplishments in legal writing. we did not have to have an award U.S. Ambassador to the Holy sity is No. 11 in the rankings. “Even though he was demand- named after him.” See and current Learned Hand Law School Dean Ken Gormley ing and everyone had to come Levine helped create the award Professor of Law at Harvard, said Levine was “the driving force to class with their work done, he every year, is one of the highest to honor his friend and colleague will be presented with the Dr.