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Vol. 97 No. 11 , , PA Oct. 26, 2017 Computer No hum‘drum’ type of event Biomed Science prof engineering investigates looks for Lib author’s ID Arts majors

Gabriella DiPietro staff writer Michael Marafino staff writer When an author writes a novel, their name is displayed on the The expansion of the involve- cover to receive acknowledge- ment of science aiding those in ment and credit, but sometimes, society highly depends on the col- authors write under pseudonyms laboration between engineers and to mask their true identity from those with an entrepreneurial readers. Recently, however, ex- mindset. Duquesne University’s perts, including Duquesne Com- Biomedical Engineering Program puter Science Professor Patrick is training a new generation of en- Juola, have been able to unmask gineers and giving them real-life these authors and reveal the true scenarios to work in. names behind some of these Duquesne’s Biomedical Engi- pseudonyms. neering program allows students Using a computer program Juola interested in working in fields in- developed called Java Graphical volving medicine, science, tech- Authorship Attribution Program nology, engineering and math- (JGAAP), he examines and com- ematics to be educated on these pares the word usage in various subjects and learn about their texts in order to learn if the authors real-life applications. of those texts were the same person. The program’s mission state- He used this program in 2013 to un- ment says, “Duquesne University cover that the author of “The Cuck- Kailey Love/Photo Editor Biomedical Engineering Program see BOOK — page 2 A group of performers play drums in the Union atrium as part of Africa Week, an annual DU celebration of African culture. see BIOMED — page 2 Throwback Thursday: The most important stories of the 1990s to allow U.N. weapon inspectors staged a coup in August of 1991. Gor- Raymond Arke into the country. The tensions bachev was kidnapped, and the orga- news editor would again boil over in 2003. nizers announced he could no longer World Wide Web debuts (1991) govern. Popular demonstrations Most of the students at Duquesne Tim Berners-Lee, a British broke out against the coup and the were learning to walk and talk dur- computer scientist, developed Soviet Army rebelled and joined the ing the 1990s, so The Duke News the first web page browser and protests. The coup organizers surren- section takes a look back at the big web server in 1990 when he dered, and Gorbachev was returned events of the decade that still im- worked at the CERN physics lab. to power until his resignation in De- pact the world today. He released the first web page on cember 1991. In January of the next The First Gulf War, aka Opera- the public Internet and in 1991, year, the Soviet Union was no more, tion Desert Storm (1991) the entire world was invited to divided into numerous democratic Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein join. The web soon took off, and states with Russia being the largest. invaded the small, oil-rich coun- home computer sales boomed as Rodney King Riots (1992) try of Kuwait, drawing worldwide Microsoft, Bill Gates and Steve In 1991, King, an African-Ameri- condemnation in 1990. The U.S. Jobs would take advantage of the can, and two passengers were pulled organized a massive group of Eu- accessible Internet. By the end over after a high speed chase with po- ropean and Middle Eastern coun- of the decade, sites like Google, lice outside Los Angeles. A bystander tries to oppose Saddam. In Janu- eBay and Amazon had taken videotaped the police brutally beating ary 1991, the coalition launched shape, and many more were AP Photo an unarmed King, hitting him with massive airstrikes followed by a available. The world had been American and coalition troops advance through Kuwait, expelling Iraqi forces in 1991. batons over 50 times. King sustained U.S.-led ground assault which ex- revolutionized. 11 fractures. On April 29, 1992 the four pelled the Iraqis in 42 days. After Fall of the USSR (1991) nomic difficulties, paired with grow- of speech across the country. As the white officers involved in the beating the war, the U.S. continued to en- Beginning in the late 1980s, cracks ing nationalist movements, led Soviet government struggled to con- were acquitted. Protests that day turn force a no-fly zone over Iraq, and began to spring in the Soviet Union’s Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of trol the demands for more freedoms, violent and a state of emergency was Saddam’s government refused the Soviet Union, to expand freedom a group of hardline Communists communist empire. Extreme eco- see DECADE— page 3 opinions features sports a & e Follow us on... Scandal in Ghosts and Duquesne Party over at the Presidency Ghouls MLB vet Palumbo A look at the Spooky Halloween Beimel reminisces The arena used to Lewinsky affair and stories haunt of time spent attract big-name Bill Clinton ... Duquesne ... on the Bluff ... bands to DU ... @theduquesneduke PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 2 THEDUQUESNEDUKE

Letter from Biomed project seeks Liberal Arts majors as CEOS the Editor This Oct. 26 issue is the first BIOMED — from page 1 ations where engineers can do of a series of throwback editions their science and technological of The Duke made to explore the provides our students with a rigor- functions, while the people edu- history, culture and events of a ous education in mathematics, sci- cated in humanities may act as few detrimental decades of our ence, engineering and the liberal leadership in the start-up. Via- nation’s past. arts in line with the Spiritan ideals tor said that liberal arts students For certain articles in this is- of service to others. Our students possess certain useful skills, such sue, the 1990’s edition, writers are actively involved with our re- as the abilities to analyze read- and editors have taken on the search goals to improve human ings, fluently write and under- roles of individuals living in the health, building upon their formal stand other people. decade in order to once again education to ultimately serve God Connor Evans, a current bio- bring to light key issues of that by serving others.” medical engineering senior, gave era’s society and culture that still The program is beginning to his opinion on the project and its affect the nation today. gain momentum in its reputation benefits. We at The Duke hope readers among other biomedical engineer- “It’s a way of combining the will find this issue to be a de- ing programs. In fact, the program knowledge that I’ve obtained over lightful reminder of some very is on track to receive its Accredi- the previous three years in the important events that should not tation Board for Engineering and BME program into good use on an Olivia Higgins/Staff Photographer be forgotten. Technology (ABET) accreditation. industry-relevant project,” he said. The accreditation commends col- The Biomedical Engineering department is based in Libermann Hall. A new pro- It is important to have a back- gram offers to place Liberal Arts students to work alongside the engineering majors. Leah Devorak, leges and universities for excel- ground in business and entrepre- Editor-in-Chief lence in applied science, computer neurship because many gradu- science and engineering. Viator also is attempting to team educated in the liberal arts,” he ates of the program will go on to BLUFF BRIEFS The program is currently work- up members of other schools of said. “Because of this observa- be clinicians, and some will go ing on a new twist on the devel- study, primarily those in the Lib- tion, I thought it would be inno- into research, according to Viator. Forum to discuss world opment of upcoming engineers; eral Arts school, with biomedical vative to include juniors and se- However, at some point most of issues it allows students in the school of engineering majors in order to take niors in the McAnulty School in them will be creating new medi- The Political Science Deparment Biomedical Engineering to work new approaches to the process of our engineering capstone teams cal devices, and having a basic un- is hosting a presentation titled “For- on a capstone project for their biomedical entrepreneurship. to act as CEOs of these ventures.” derstanding of business will help eign Policy Issues Facing the United senior year. “Having had a few startups Viator added that many CEO’s them market, sell and distribute States” sponsored by the Politics Club “The way I teach this course is to myself, I’ve noticed that while he saw in his research had degrees those products. and Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science have these seven teams treat their the design and testing comes in political science, history, english Viator is seeking anyone who Honor Society. projects as the key technology of a from engineers, the leadership, and many other humanities. is well-educated, motivated, pos- The event addresses American poli- medical device startup company,” including CEOs, are usually not His reasoning behind seeking itive and interested in the proj- cy towards China, North Korea, Syria, said John Viator, the director of the engineers. More often than not, liberal arts students is because ect. If anyone is intrigued, he can Russia and many other nations. The biomedical engineering program. I’ve noted that the CEOs were he wishes to reflect real life situ- be reached at [email protected]. panel of professors will include Clif- ford Bob, Mark Haas, Jennie Schul- tze and Rev. John Sawicki. A student panel will follow their remarks. The event is free and open to the Juola tries to solve author mystery Career public. It will be held on Oct. 30 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Pizza will also be provided. BOOK — from page 1 Services Duquesne Dining lauded by two groups oo’s Calling,” Robert Galbraith, The Daily Meal, an online group was actually an alias for the ac- gets new that reports on dining trends, and claimed author J.K. Rowling, and Peta2, a international youth animal now he is working to uncover a rights group, both recently recog- new mystery. nized Duquesne. The Daily Meal Elena Ferrante is a well-known office ranked DU in the top 75 places for and beloved Italian author, though college food. this name is known to be a pseud- Alex Wolfe onym. In 2016, an Italian reporter staff writer POLICE BRIEFS named Claudio Gatti declared that Ferrante was a pseudonym for Anita The Student Union is completely Well, well, well, it looks like the stern Raja, a translator and wife of author renovating another floor this fall with talking-tos by Grandpa PB seems to Domenico Starnone. the addition — and relocation — of have worked. You buggers were all However, in September, find- Duquesne Career Services. much better behaved this week. Last ings were made at the University of Previously located in Rockwell week was such a doozy, that must’ve Padua in Italy by Juola and a team Hall, Duquesne Career Services is Duke Archive Photo gotten the crime-doing urges outta of other experts that lead them to taking over the entire sixth floor of yinz. Grandpa PB hopes you keep up believe that Ferrante’s true identity Patrick Juola, a DU computer science prof, has experience debunking authors’ aliases. the Union beginning next semester. that good streak as we are entering the is actually Starnone himself. The new space will be called The guistic features like sentence and a 60-year-old male from Starnone’s always horrifying and wicked Hallow- The team of experts collected Center for Career Development, and paragraph structure.” hometown. This demographical in- een weekend. Bah! 150 novels by 40 different authors the renovations will create small cu- Juola explained the level of diffi- formation does not match Raja, lead- On Oct. 19, a vehicle hit anoth- in the past 30 years, which they bicles to be used to practice and host culty the project holds, since Anita ing experts to believe that Starnone is er vehicle inside Forbes Garage analyzed to find a writing style that job interviews. Raja is not a published novelist and the true identity of Elena Ferrante. and then left the scene. Now I’m matched Ferrante’s through mul- With more resources, the staff of has no writing that could be com- Juola enjoys studying authorship, old but my eyes aren’t that bad. tiple methodologies. Career Services is looking to expand pared against Ferrante’s writing. and he was especially intrigued by On Oct. 20, a student reported being Juola’s program is an essential its influence and notoriety among “It’s significant that the two the Elena Ferrante project. harassed by an unknown person over methodology for large-scale projects businesses in Pittsburgh and across suspected of being Ferrante are “The results of this project were very social media. The case remains active. such as the unmasking of Elena Fer- the Northeast. Students will also husband and wife,” Juola said. interesting. Everyone labeled the same On Saturday, a catering employee rante’s true identity, as well as for all have access to a wider array of in- “Starnone may have helped Raja person as being the most similar au- reported that her bicycle light had authorship attribution efforts. ternships as well as full-time job op- write, or they may be so used to thor,” Juola said. “Authorship attribu- been stolen off her bicycle outside “Authorship attribution is a sub portunities with the addition of new each other that they have picked tion gives me the opportunity to solve the Union. That really wasn’t a field of the digital humanities, which databases and listings on the Career up some of each other’s linguistic real life mysteries and pretend to be a BRIGHT idea. is the use of computers to analyze tra- Services website. habits, making it hard to discern detective like Hercule Poirot.” On Sunday, Residence Life in ditional humanities’ problems,” Juola Nicole Feldhues, the director of Ca- who is the real Elena Ferrante.” Juola and the rest of the team hope St. Martin found marijuana inside said. “The JGAAP software does text reer Services, said that the new loca- However, one of the different their work will cause others to also one of the rooms. The students comparisons through looking at word tion is a huge development because were referred to the Office of Stu- choice, punctuation choice, and to methodologies used revealed that look into the real identity of Elena dent Conduct. some extent, some other psycholin- Ferrante’s writing resembled that of Ferrante and unmask the true author. see CAREER — page 12 October 26, 2017 NEWS THEDUQUESNEDUKE 3 A look back at the stories that ended the millennium

DECADE — from page 1 airstrikes and a ground offensive. The intervention was successful, declared after a white truck driver leading to U.S.-led peace talks was beaten by a mob. Riots spread which created a Bosnian state. over the next six days, with over 50 President Bill Clinton’s Im- dead and thousands injured. Thou- peachment Trials (1998/1999) sands of fires spread throughout the A wide spanning investigation, city. By May 3, thousands of federal which included charges of sexual troops and National Guard marched harassment, culminated in the U.S. the streets, ending one of the worst House of Representatives voting for race riots in American history. the impeachment of President Bill Rwandan Genocide (1994) Clinton on December 19, 1998. Clin- The two main ethnic groups in ton had begun an affair with Monica Rwanda, the Hutus and the Tutsi, Lewinsky, a White House intern, in had a history of conflict. The Tutsi, 1995. Lewinsky was transferred to the minority, had ruled the country the Pentagon in 1996 and began to since colonial days until they were confide to a coworker about her af- Courtesy of allthatisinteresting.com (Mandela) and CNN (Clinton) overthrown by the Hutu majority fair. The coworker secretly recorded in 1959. Tutsi exiles formed a rebel Two seminal events of the 1990s were the release from prison of Nelson Mandela and his election to president in South Africa and the Lewinsky and then met with Ken group and fought a civil war from impeachment trial in the U.S. of President Bill Clinton. Mandela was a Nobel Peace Prize winner and long-time civil rights activist. Presi- Starr, an independent prosecutor dent Clinton spent much of the decade embroiled in investigations that examined, in part, an extramarial affair with Monica Lewinsky. 1990 to 1993. In early April 1994, who had begun investigating Clinton a plane carrying the Rwandan and over a real-estate deal scandal in the Burundi president, both Hutus, was years after being released from pris- fred Murrah Federal Building in slaughtered over 100,000 Bosnian early ‘90s. FBI agents wired the co- shot down, and the Tutsi rebels were on. Mandela had started a career in Oklahoma City. McVeigh was ar- Muslims and Croatian civilians worker and had her obtain more in- blamed. Over the next 100 days, Hu- politics in the 1960s, when South rested after a massive manhunt, while invading the country. In the formation from Lewinsky. Lewinsky tus killed over 800,000 people, most Africa was an apartheid state run by and it was found he had links to summer of 1995, three towns still was offered immunity and agreed of them Tutsi. The international whites. He led nonviolent protests radical right-wing groups. He remained in control of the Bosnian to cooperate with the investigation. community did little to stop the mur- and strikes against the apartheid was sentenced to death and was government and were declared Clinton publicly denied having a sex- ders, as the U.N. forces in Rwanda regime before being jailed in 1964. executed in 2001. “safe havens” from Serbian ad- ual relationship with Lewinsky. Starr were not given the ability to stop the Oklahoma City Bombing NATO’s intervention in the vancement by the U.N. The Serbi- submitted a report to the House killing. The U.S. sent no help. (1995) Bosnian War (1995) an forces ignored the declaration which laid out the case for impeach- Nelson Mandela becomes The worst terrorist attack on The country of Bosnia-Herze- of protected zones, and attacked ing Clinton on the grounds of perjury South African president (1994) U.S. soil, prior to 9/11, occurred govina declared independence one of the towns, killing more ci- and obstruction of justice. After the Mandela was inaugurated as on April 19, 1995, and killed over from Yugoslavia in 1992. For the vilians. In August, the Serbians affirmative House vote, the Senate South Africa’s first democratically 160 people. Timothy McVeigh, next three years, Bosnian Serbs refused to comply with a U.N. ulti- voted on Feb. 12 and acquitted the elected president, a year after win- a U.S. Army veteran, detonated and the Yugoslav army, consist- matum and NATO joined Bosnian President. Clinton remained in office ning the Nobel Peace Prize and four a truck bomb in front of the Al- ing of mostly Serbs, targeted and and Croatian forces in massive for the rest of his term. Duquesne’s History Forum discusses WWI and America

Raymond Arke the U.S. needs to start thinking strife. What does it say about us news editor about [entering the war] now.” if this is our relationship to the Neiberg also addressed the war,” Neiberg said. America was in crisis. Threats sinking of the Lusitania, which Even as the U.S. government’s of immigrants, border friction many people still cite as a main official stance was neutral, with Mexico and a meddling Eu- cause for American involvement Neiberg said many individual ropean power felt overwhelming. in the war. Neiberg takes issue citizens raised money for char- This was the scene set by Mi- with this interpretation. ity efforts or even joined foreign chael Neiberg, a professor from “The Lusitania did not cause armies. One example Neiberg the U.S. Army War College, as the U.S. to enter this war,” he discussed was William Thaw, he discussed America and its en- said. Rather, it contributed to a a Pittsburgher, who joined an try into World War I as part of larger debate over whether the American volunteer pilot squad Duquesne’s 51st consecutive His- U.S. should be more isolationist in France and is thought to have tory Forum on Oct. 23. or begin to intervene. been the first American to engage The annual forum, presented As the war went on, American in air combat in the war. by Duquesne’s History Depart- Megan Klinefelter/Staff Photographer views towards Germany and Ger- Thaw, who is buried Allegh- ment, has been running since Michael Neiberg, a professor and author from the U.S. Army War College, presented on mans got harsher and harsher, eny Cemetery in Lawrenceville, the 1960s, according to John the build-up to America’s entry into World War I. Neiberg is a renowned expert on the war. Neiberg said. He also said that joined the Lafayette Escadrille, Dwyer, chair of the department, the opinions deepened after the which composed of other Ameri- who welcomed the crowd. It used American society.” boat to the Western or Eastern Black Tom explosion, in which can volunteers, and according to to be a regional conference until Neiberg, the keynote speaker, front,” he said. two German agents blew up a Neiberg were “excellent at what the 1990s, when it transitioned to is one of the top World War I In particular, Neiberg high- New Jersey pier stocked with ex- they did.” its current form in which the de- scholars in the country. One of lighted the journalist Mary Rob- plosives and munitions. Neiberg discussed the main driv- partment invites one nationally- his books on the war, Dance of erts Rinehart, a Pittsburgh-area “Genuine fears were beginning er behind America’s decision to get known scholar for an evening. the Furies, was named by the native, who wrote for the Satur- to develop in the United States,” involved, the Zimmerman Tele- The goal of the forum is to keep Wall Street Journal as one of the day Evening Post. The Post made he said. graph. The communication, sent history in people’s minds. five best books ever written on her a war correspondent and sent Many people were concerned from Germany to Mexico, and in- “[It] shows how history is still the conflict. her to cover Europe. that not getting involved would tercepted by the British, was a Ger- relevant in two ways: How peo- Neiberg’s presentation focused Neiberg said that Rinehart’s lead to America being a bystand- man offer for Mexico to attack the ple’s lives change and how the past on America and how the public’s evolving opinions on the war fol- er on the world stage. U.S., if America got involved. Ger- impacts the present,” Dwyer said. feelings toward entering the war lowed four main themes, which “The argument here was that many promised Mexico the ability John Mitcham, another his- evolved from 1914 to 1917. influenced public opinion. the U.S. was going to turn into to reclaim the lost lands of Texas tory professor, was the main or- Initially, America and Presi- “First, she went to Europe say- China, a wealthy country picked and California and also mentioned ganizer of the event. He spoke dent Wilson took a neutral ing Europe as a whole caused this apart by outsiders,” Neiberg said. the possibility of including Japan briefly, stressing the importance stance, viewing the war as a pure- to happen. Then she gets to the During the buildup to America’s at the bargaining table. of learning about the First World ly European affair. However, Nei- Western Front and said that Ger- entry, Neiberg said that Ameri- Neiberg said that the discovery War, as many Americans no lon- berg said that the conception that many alone caused this. Two, she can businessmen and companies of this offer, which Mexico re- ger remember much about it. Americans didn’t pay attention to said that the British are trying to were making quite a lot of money fused, scared Americans. Mitcham pointed out that the war is false. trick America to get into the war,” supplying Britain and France “The war is now about the there is no national monument “[Americans] absolutely were he said. “Three, she saw early on with war materials. very future of the United States in D.C. to remember the war, yet paying attention ... virtually [ev- that the U.S. may have to fight the “[There were] questions on mo- it “helped shape a new, modern ery journalist] tried to get on a war. And four, in 1915, she said rality of profiting over Europe’s see FORUM — page 11 4 OPINIONS THEDUQUESNEDUKE STAFF EDITORIAL 113 College Hall 600 Forbes Avenue Issues of the 90’s still Pittsburgh, PA 15282 persist today

editorial staff The more things change, the more things stay the same. From editor-in-chief Leah Devorak the grunge-rock genre to Fox news editor Raymond Arke News, so much of American cul- opinions editor Shivani Gosai ture, experience and perception features editor Ollie Gratzinger of the new millennia is derived a&e editor Zach Landau from the major events of the sports editor Adam Lindner 1990s and early 2000s. But there photo editor Kailey Love are demons that we’ve been bat- asst. photo editor Bryanna McDermott tling as a society for years now layout editor Hallie Lauer that also have their roots in these decades passed. administrative staff While many of us youngsters adviser Bobby Kerlik were sipping juice and coloring out- ad manager Madison Pastrick side the lines back then, there were email us: [email protected] major developments being made in global issues that still haunt us to- day, and as we come of age in this world that the past has built, it’s our responsibility to stay informed, take a stance and speak out against these social plagues so that there might be “Virtually a brighter era to come. Jihadist terrorism has been on an anything a upward trend since the 1990s, with the emergence of the Taliban and Osama bin Laden’s Al Qaeda. In woman does is 1993, the World Trade Center was hit when a truck bomb detonated empowering” Cartoon by Kelsey Burtner below the North Tower, killing six people and injuring thousands. This Lisa Simpson trend reached an apex with the Sep- tember 11 attacks in 2001, during which life was forever altered. the viewpoint These events propelled America into a war that’s still being waged Nelson Mandela freed from prison, hope for brighter future today. The war has left a scar on T our history, with nearly 3,000 sol- You just read Now tweet After 27 years, Nelson Man- leader for all of South Africa. people,” said Mandela. diers dead and more than 20,000 our thoughts. us yours. dela has finally been released Time after time he has stressed “Today the majority of South wounded. In addition to the cost in from prison. Raising a fist in his loyalty to the ANC, yet hav- African — black and white— rec- human life, CNN estimates an ap- proximate $841 billion has been triumph, Mandela walked out ing him as a political figure @TheDuquesneDuke ognise that apartheid has no fu- spent in Afghanistan alone, putting of Victor Verser Prison in Cape would be an incredible jump for ture. It has to be ended by our America even further in debt. Town on Feb. 11, 1990. the country that has been des- own decisive mass action in order Another unforeseen byproduct Mandela has been an icon, perate for equality. to build peace and security. The of the conflict in the Middle East even during his silence in prison, Inspiring millions to mass campaign of defiance and has been the rise of Islamophobia for the black people of South refuse to bow to pres- other actions of our organisation in the United States. However, we mustn’t demonize entire groups Africa (and all over the sure, Mandela de- and people can only culminate in EDITORIAL globe) during his fight clined other’s ef- for the actions of a select few, no the establishment of democracy.” matter how detrimental those ac- to end pro-apartheid forts to release America, as the pinnacle of tions may have been. POLICY government. Apart- him from democracy, should be encourag- Also prevailing as a widespread heid in South Af- prison early. issue in the decades preceding the The Duquesne Duke is the student- ing Mandela’s efforts. President written, student-managed rica called for the South Afri- Bush expressed his joy when 1990s was the considerable in- can Presi- crease in campus sexual assaults. of Duquesne University. It is published political and so- Mandala was released from pris- every Thursday during the academic cial discrimination dent P.W. It has risen 205 percent since on and invited him to the White year except during semester breaks and of blacks under Botha had 2001, according to the National holidays, and prior to final exams. The House to aid his fight. Center for Education Statistics. a white minority offered Man- Staff Editorial is based upon the opin- “I welcome this move and view Why? There are too many fac- ions of the editors of The Duke and does rule created by the dela his free- it as another significant step on tors to consider to even speculate not necessarily reflect the views of the English. dom in 1985. students, faculty, administration, stu- the road to the nonracial, demo- the direct cause of the problem, dent government or the University pub- Seen as a salvation Mandela re- but it’s very much so our responsi- cratic South Africa which we all lications board. Op-ed columns do not for the oppressed, fused by saying, bility as the up-and-coming lead- reflect the opinions of The Duke, but Mandela has been “What freedom desire,” he said. ers of a generation to be part of rather are the sole opinions of the col- am I being offered Mandela’s fight for racial umnists themselves. fighting more than three the solution. We can’t accept these centuries of white tyr- while the orga- equality will be historic. His cou- statistics as the new normal, and Letters policy anny. Many citizens Shivani Gosai nization of the rageous efforts and inspirational we can’t stare at them with apa- Letters to the editor must be typed, have feared that his opinions editor people remains leadership are demonstrated thy under the impression that they double-spaced and include the writ- won’t happen to us. release from prison banned? Only free by his multiple protests, as well er’s name, school/department and The past serves as a means of phone number for verification. Letters men can negoti- could unleash a violent civil war as his imprisonment. Mandela education as well as a basis for should be no longer than 300 words within South Africa. However, ate. A prisoner cannot enter into and should be delivered to The Duke shows remarkable determination both self-improvement and col- office at 113 College Hall or e-mailed I believe that Mandela has the contracts.” for his country that should fur- lective development toward a bet- to [email protected] by 5 p.m. influence to promote a peaceful After being released, Man- ther motivate others to help the ter tomorrow. As our world con- Tuesday. The editors reserve the right transition to equality. Follow- dela promptly delivered his first oppressed. For a man who was tinues to cope with the issues that to edit any and all submitted copies. first surfaced long before many All letters must be verified before being ing his release, there has been speech thanking all those fight- cut off from the world for so long, of us were old enough to under- published. discussion of lifting the ban of ing to end oppression and held one can only hope Mandela’s ef- the African National Congress out an olive branch to all whites. stand them, we need to assume Corrections/clarifications forts will be twice as powerful as (ANC), as well as other libera- “Friends, comrades and fellow command of a changing society Readers should report any story or before, for in his words, “We have to make sure that it changes in a tion movements. photo error to The Duke. All legitimate South Africans. I greet you all in waited too long for our freedom.” way that’s positive. We ought to errors will be corrected in print the fol- Although Mandela is the most the name of peace, democracy lowing edition. be more informed on our shared famous leader for the anti- and freedom for all. I stand here Shivani Gosai is a senior journal- history so we might ensure that Contact apartheid movement, many are before you not as a prophet but ism major and can be reached at mistakes made are learned from vying for him to be a potential as a humble servant of you, the [email protected]. rather than repeated. email [email protected] THEDUQUESNEDUKE 5 O.J. Simpson arrested for murder of wife Nicole

His commercials showed his true For me and for many, the car all four police officers for excessive charm. He was everywhere, and chase sealed Simpson’s fate, but force in the infamous Rodney King there really wasn’t much to dis- in the courtroom, it’s always a dif- beating in 1991, it seems that, with like about him. ferent story. Simpson organized the Simpson case, African Ameri- After Simpson was detained, a group of lawyers referred to as cans have finally begun to make he was charged for the murders “The Dream Team,” led by the the strides in the courtroom. of both Brown Simpson and charismatic Johnnie Cochran. He But Simpson is not representa- Goldman. He quickly put togeth- was supposedly paying $50,000 a tive of the black community. Not er a plea of not guilty and then day for lawyer fees, but his invest- only was he wealthier than the awaited trial. ment paid off, as he was acquitted vast majority of African Ameri- Prior to the trial, the situation of all charges. cans in America and had access didn’t look good for Simpson. Although the prosecuting attor- to way more resources, he didn’t It’s commonly assumed that if neys noted the history of domes- even like to consider himself you run away from the police, tic violence between Simpson and black. He is quoted in the early you have something to hide. To Brown as a strong motive for the ‘70’s saying: “She knew that I attempt to flee the police for an double murder, the defense’s claim wasn’t black. She saw me as O.J.” hour before giving up shows of mishandling the case’s evidence The OJ trial is hardly an appro-

Reed Saxon/ Getty images there is more to the story than and racial prejudices in the Los priate representation of the Afri- what Simpson would like us to Angeles Police Department were can American experience in the O.J. Simpson and his lawyer Johnnie Cochran during his trial on Sept. 22, 1995, in LA. know. Even if he didn’t do it, apparently stronger reasons that legal system. when your ex-wife and another led to his acquittal. It’s an inter- There is no silver lining in ings, initiating an hour-long man are found brutally mur- esting position to take considering this case. A majority of Ameri- Vince Gullo highway chase that led to Simp- staff columnist dered, it’s only logical that the Simpson’s apathetic stance on race cans believe that he’s guilty, and son’s home in Brentwood, Cali- husband would be the original relations in the country. He was those who don’t think he’s guilty To call it shocking would be an fornia. The chase was televised suspect. If Simpson had nothing actually quoted saying: “What are are basing their moral victory on understatement. On June 12, Ni- nationally and viewed by an esti- to hide, then he wouldn’t have all these n****rs doing in Brent- premises that are shaky at best. cole Brown Simpson, the ex-wife mated 95 million people. tried to run. It was also reported wood?” as he was being detained. And regardless, at the end of the of football hall-of-famer, actor and The viewing statistic alone that he had a gun to his head in Regardless, the jury chose to ac- day, two innocent people are dead. American icon O.J. Simpson, was shows the true extent of Simp- the backseat of the Bronco, and if quit Simpson of all charges. Their families will never be able to found dead outside her home with son’s popularity. In every mean- that’s the case, he either is guilty The public opinion on the ver- recover. The only person who tru- her friend Ronald Goldman. Simp- ing of the word, Simpson was an of something or at the very least dict became split almost directly ly won from this is Simpson, who son became the primary suspect. American icon. He was loved by is carrying a major psychologi- down racial lines. While whites will sleep freely in his Brentwood Interestingly enough, instead all. On the football field, he was cal load. Either way it was fair for believed that he was guilty, many home tonight, living with — at the of turning himself in, Simpson one of the greatest to ever play. the police to examine him, and blacks felt that this was a victory very least — the stress and divi- hid in the back of a Ford Bronco On the silver screen, his talent the car chase only justified their for African Americans in the legal sion he has now caused the coun- driven by his friend, A.C. Cowl- was impressive and refreshing. suspicions. system. Following the acquittal of try to have. Monica Lewinsky wrongfully humiliated after scandal

Kayla Casavant mistake. They are afraid they are going to staff columnist trust the wrong guy. The wrong guy might tell her that he The humiliation game has made it to the loves her and then hang her out to dry. White House. Yet again, a man in power The wrong guy might take advantage of her will walk away while a woman’s reputation naiveté. He might sweet talk then slander is ruined forever. her. He might slip something into her drink It has recently been revealed to the when she’s not looking. He might wait until public that President Bill Clinton had a she is just a little too drunk. sexual affair with then 22-year-old intern She might end up the harlot on the front Monica Lewinsky. Lewinsky was a White House intern from 1995-96. During that of the New York Times. She might end up time, and for a year after she left the dead in a dumpster. She was too innocent. White House, she and the president had a Her clothes were too revealing. She was too sexual relationship. young, too stupid. She shouldn’t have left Lewinsky’s experience is not so different with him. She shouldn’t have been walk- from that of the common woman, except ing there. She should have known better. that it is playing out for the whole world to Somehow, it is always her fault. see. How many women have found them- Lewinsky’s boss initiated and maintained selves defined by the men they slept with? an ongoing relationship with an intern. He So often women face social death while men knew his position. He is a married man. He AP Photo reap the reward. was 30 years her senior. While a consenting The 1998 political sex scandal took place between 49-year-old President Bill Clinton and 22-year-old White A heterosexual sex encounter has drasti- partner in the relationship, the president House intern Monica Lewinsky. cally different consequences for men and faces no name-calling. Clinton is, if any- women. Despite making a conscious, au- thing, lauded in locker rooms. Lewinsky, I can’t predict the future, but history old who managed to sleep with a wom- tonomous choice of what to do with their on the other hand, is a slut and homewreck- shows us Clinton will likely wash his hands an half his age. own bodies, women are shamed by both er. Somehow, it is always her fault. of this. Maybe not immediately, but he will All I can hope is that we will take this histori- men and other women. They are branded Every woman has been Monica. walk away from it. It will be a small mark cal moment and learn from it. I hope that some- with epitaphs that are only spoken in accu- While Lewinsky maintains this relation- on his record. His achievements will out- day in the future, we will live in a society where shine something as arbitrary as an affair. satory tones and are treated like lepers. On ship was consensual, in some sense, the we no longer call women names for making the other hand, men are so often lifted on president took advantage of her. He was Lewinsky will not be able to leave decisions about what to do with their bodies. I the shoulders of their brothers, with a re- a man in a position of power, both by na- this behind. The decisions she made at hope in the future, we hold our leaders account- ception befitting a Greek god. ture of his position and by virtue of the age 22 will follow her for the rest of her life. Whether on Avenue or on difference between the two. The president She had consensual sex and will never able. I can only hope that we never again put a college campus, the double standard pen- saw a young woman with a crush and used recover from the consequences. She a man in the United States’ highest office who etrates every institution. So many young his power, prestige and authority to initi- will always be the “slut,” and he will al- uses his authority and power to emotionally women are afraid to make Ms. Lewinsky’s ate the inappropriate relationship. ways be jokingly praised as a 50-year- manipulate women for sexual gain. OPINIONS October 26, 2017 6 FEATURES Banshees on the Bluff: Duquesne’s haunted history explored

Ollie Gratzinger his hospital went up for sale. In search features editor of a permanent home, the Holy Ghost Fathers purchased the building in the ell, folks, it’s that time of 1880s. They moved the building a bit, year again. stuck a third story underneath, named W The weather has finally it St. John’s Hall and put it near where turned, and the air, tinged with au- Bayer Hall is today. Right away, strange tumn’s chilly bite, carries in it the prom- things started happening. ise of impending winter. ‘Tis the season From the basement, the sounds of for hayrides and hand-carved jack-o- fighting filled the house. It’s been said lanterns, candied apples and ghost sto- that the unseen battle was waged be- ries around the fire. tween the ghost of the slave that died Unfortunately, there’s no fire – there and the Confederate soldier that though the constant wail of Towers’ met his end, too. It continued for ages, alarms might convince you otherwise and eventually, one of the seminarians – but here on the Bluff, we’ve got our that called St. John’s home became fed fair share of spooky tales of times long up with the fighting, as it grew in volume past. Thomas White, the university’s and intensity. So he grabbed his holy wa- archivist, shared a few stories about ter and marched down to that basement Duquesne’s haunted history. to let the spirits know who was boss. “I’m coming down to drive you out,” An Uncivil War he declared. A southern-tinged voice answered Our first tale takes us back to the him, muttering something to the effect 1850s, during which time the land that of, “Come ahead, I’m not afraid of you!” holds Old Main held instead an old hos- The priest, angered by the spirit’s pital run by Dr. Albert Walter. In the proclamation, descended into the era of Victorian medicine, characterized basement, and the others, too afraid by bloodletting and leeches, Dr. Walter to enter themselves, recalled the was something of a marvel, performing sounds of a physical altercation. Holy orthopedic surgical procedures more water was splashing, prayers were be- closely related to the kind of medicine ing proclaimed and after about a half we might see today. But he was remark- an hour, the priest emerged. After able in another way, too; Dr. Walter was that, all was quiet. an abolitionist, and his hospital served St. John’s was torn down in the 1970s, as a stop on the Underground Railroad. but nonetheless, people still claim to As the story goes, he was able to help see spirits aimlessly wandering around. Courtesy of Tom White many slaves escape further north, where Among them are the slave that died be- Much of DU’s haunted history comes out of the original Des Places, or University Hall, as pictured above. the promise of a new life awaited them. fore knowing freedom and a nurse that But one day, there was a man that col- roams Old Main’s halls, bringing an un- happened, I suppose we’ll never know. building, and Fisher Hall went quiet. lapsed on his doorstep, beaten badly and canny chill to the air. Until recently. still in shackles. Despite Dr. Walter’s The Ghost of Fisher Café best attempts at saving him, the slave The Playful Dead Dead Doorman died of his sustained injuries. Fisher Hall was probably always an A few years later at the outbreak of the Where Des Places now stands, there unreasonable maze, but like other build- The construction of the Fisher sky- Civil War, Dr. Walter began taking in once was a different building built in ings, it has a history predating its use as walk reawakened something unseen. and treating soldiers that were wounded 1909, which housed a variety of things a class space. It once held Fisher Café, a Folks entering the building on the and in need of care beyond what medi- from ROTC to The Duquesne Duke. small restaurant with a big penchant for Fisher side of the skywalk would make cal camps could offer. He found himself Before it was purchased by the uni- the uncanny. their way toward a smiling old gent, treating a Confederate soldier, and not versity, though, it was the Old News- Workers there would report scream- propping open the door with an inviting long after, the soldier died, too. boys’ Home, a short-lived orphanage ing coming from empty hallways, phan- air of welcome. Dr. Walter died in the 1870s, and operating at the height of the Spanish tom footsteps and slamming doors. However, when they’d turn to thank Flu epidemic. It escalated, and a priest was asked to him, the space would be empty, and the A few boys died there, and yet it’s come in and bless the building. Before door would be slowly closing. There possible that they remained even af- he could, though, a manager had come was no sign of the seemingly well- ter the orphanage shut down and into Fisher Café, still turned around meaning old man, and on the skywalk, Duquesne moved in. in conversation with a member of the it goes without saying that there’s no- One editor of The Duke, working cleaning staff when she reached around where to hide. late, was alone in the pressroom. He the corner to flip on the light switch. had his things laid out on his desk A cool breath came against her While these stories are believed by when he stepped out for a drink, but hand, and a voice rasped out, “Don’t many over the ages, Tom White says when he returned, everything was re- turn it on.” that whether you think they’re true or arranged on a different table. She screamed and ran to the cleaning not isn’t entirely the point. The point, in- Another Duke staffer told of a time man, and when they entered the space stead, is that tales such as these remind when they, too, were alone and peered together, everything inside had been us of Duquesne’s history, of a narrative around the corner to see a little boy blown around by what seemed to have in which we can all take part. peeking back at them. been a wind that came from nowhere. “The Spiritans also play a role in these Is it the ghost of a youngster that Another member of the cleaning stories. Some of it remembers the Cath- died of disease in the orphanage? Or is staff saw a guy in a brown suit walk olic identity of the school,” White said. it the ceaseless fatigue that comes with out of a room on the top floor late at “Even the Old Main story shows the putting out a weekly paper that led the night, and when they saw him walk early years, when people didn’t want a

Courtesy of Tom White writers’ eyes to deception? down the hallway and vanish into an- Catholic college in Pittsburgh, they were Passavant Hospital (center) was a stop on the Un- Being that the building was torn other room, they followed to find that dealing with financial trouble and anti- derground Railroad, where Dr. Albert Walter treat- down and replaced with Des Places dor- the room was, in fact, empty. Catholic stuff and all that. So why not ed slaves and helped them escape to freedom. mitory, where nothing strange has ever The priest came and blessed the throw a ghost in there to fight, too?” SPORTS 7 League play to begin this weekend for club hockey Duquesne News — Duquesne women’s soc- cer team (10-5-3, 6-3-1) finished David Borne Golden Grizzlies capitalized on a staff writer Duquesne turnover and Chandler fourth in the A-10’s regular-sea- Gillespie beat junior goaltender son standings and will host No. With league play on the horizon, Alex Taylor with 0:36 left on the 5 George Washington University the Duquesne club hockey team is clock, sealing ’s 4-2 victory. (10-4-4, 5-2-3) on Oct. 28 at 1 p.m. prepared to make another run at “I thought we played a good first an American Collegiate Hockey As- game Friday night,” Taylor said. at Rooney Field in the first round sociation Division I national tour- They were big and fast, and we of the 2017 Atlantic 10 women’s nament appearance. In their final stuck with them. Some bad breaks, soccer tournament. On Oct. 22, series of tests before their College but that’s how the game goes. Duquesne tied George Washing- Hockey Mid-America conference “Saturday, we showed that we ton 0-0 in Washington, D.C., to slate begins, the Dukes (6-5-1) weren’t ready to play. Right from hosted the University of Oakland puck drop, they took the game to conclude its regular-season slate. this past weekend on Oct. 20 and us and got to a big lead we couldn’t — At the A-10 women’s bas- Edward Major II / Staff Photographer 21 at the Alpha Ice Complex, which come back from.” ketball media day on Oct. 23 in is about a 20-minute drive from Off to a solid start so far this season, head coach Conrad Waite and the Duquesne As Taylor mentioned, Saturday’s club hockey team hope to begin CHMA play on the right foot this weekend. Richmond, Virginia, Duquesne Duquesne’s campus. game was a much different story. was picked by the league’s coach- Unfortunately for head coach Oakland came out hot, netting four the Penguins, either Duquesne or Mercyhurst on Oct. 28 at 9:30 Conrad Waite and his squad, the goals in the game’s first period. The the University of Pittsburgh will p.m. at Alpha Ice Complex. es to finish fourth in the 14-team Golden Grizzlies (9-1-0) walked rout continued for the next 40 min- be considered. On Sunday, Oct. 29, fans will league. Chassidy Omogrosso and out of the series victorious in utes of play, and Oakland closed “I think Pitt or Duquesne would have a unique opportunity to see Julijana Vojinovic were named to both games. out the weekend with a 9-3 win. both be primed to take advantage Duquesne’s annual charity game the A-10 Preseason Third-Team, Friday’s matchup was relatively “We had points in the game versus CHMA rival Robert Morris of it. With Pitt, it’s the size of their and Conor Richardson was named even, as Duquesne managed to where we showed how good we school and the success of their at 3 p.m. Students can purchase compete with an impressive Oak- can be, [capable of outplaying] a athletics. For Duquesne, with our tickets from the Residence Hall to the conference’s preseason All- land squad for the most part. How- good team like Oakland, but it’s proximity to the Penguins’ arena, I Association that will cover both Defensive Team. ever, Oakland took an early 1-0 just a matter of bringing it for a think it’s something we could take transportation and admission — Freshman swimmer Emma lead just 21 seconds into the game full 60 minutes,” Duquesne’s net- advantage of,” Waite said. costs for $10, as three shuttles will Brinton was named the A-10 and never lost the game’s lead. minder added Saturday. be available to transport students Coach Waite added that the Rookie of the Week for her per- The Dukes would quickly re- Beyond Oakland’s stellar on-ice chance of being included in the to-and-from the Alpha Ice Com- taliate, as sophomore Ben Korpiel product, the series with Oakland study won’t be possible without the plex. All proceeds will go to the St. formance at the Richmond Duals knotted the score just under three was particularly interesting, as help from Duquesne University. Anthony’s Special Needs Program. over the past weekend. Brinton minutes later as he knocked a their program was just recently “My understanding of the way With league play opening up, Tay- helped the women’s swimming loose puck past Oakland’s scram- selected as the second club hockey the study works is it’s instigated by lor and his team understand that it’s & diving team to a 2-0 record to bling goalie Ian Dvorak. team in the nation to receive fund- time to really get down to business the schools. It’s not a conversation begin the season with wins over Oakland responded with con- ing for an NCAA feasibility study. we’ve had with Duquesne Univer- and play to their best ability. secutive goals, and the Dukes The study analyzes how much it sity,” Waite said. “With some big weekends com- Davidson and Richmond. trailed 3-1 with 10:54 remaining in would cost for a university to tran- “It’s something, obviously as a ing up, it is time for us to find out — Men’s and women’s cross the final period. sition from club-level hockey to team and program, we’d be very what team we want to be. No one is country will compete at the At- Duquesne sophomore forward that of a D-I program. The Detroit interested in doing, but it would going to lay down for us; we have to lantic 10 Championship Meet on Jason Bechtel managed to trim the Red Wings are funding Oakland’s go out there and take it from them.” take the support of the school be- Oct. 28 in Leesburg, Virginia. deficit to one just 58 seconds later, portion of the study. hind us to be able to be considered Tickets for Sunday’s game are but his goal would be Duquesne’s Up to five schools will be se- for the study.” available at the Office of Residence — No. 25 women’s bowling last of the evening. lected for the feasibility study, and Duquesne’s next test will come Life in Assumption Hall on week- finished ninth of 14 teams at the In the game’s final minute, the Waite hopes that with the help of this weekend, when they take on days from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Allstate Sugar Bowl Invitational in Kenner, Louisiana, over the past weekend. Sophomore Kelsey Hackbart and freshman Olivia Football sits atop NEC following win over SFU Farwell, who was named the A-10 Rookie of the Week on Oct. 19, led the way for Duquesne. Zachary Grace and trying to get better every points. Turnovers came via inter- caught an additional three passes staff writer week,” Stuart continued. ceptions by cornerback Brandon for 25 yards against Bryant. — Women’s volleyball (10-13, One aspect of Stuart’s game Stanback and linebacker Carter Following a 31-14 victory over 5-4) beat La Salle 3-0 on Oct. 21. Duquesne’s football team re- that goes potentially unappreci- Henderson, and Jonathant Is- Bryant on Oct. 21, Central Con- corded yet another lopsided vic- ated is his ability to make plays tache ran for 35 yards on a fum- necticut State (5-3, 3-0) is tied atop National Briefs tory, beating NEC foe Saint Fran- when flushed out of the pocket. ble recovery. the NEC standings with Duquesne. cis 24-7 on Oct. 21. “I don’t know, that’s been my Now 6-1, Duquesne is 3-0 in the After Oct. 28’s game at Sacred — Following a seven-game “I think the offensive line style of play for a long time now,” NEC. Riding a six-game winning Heart, the Dukes will play at Lib- A.L.C.S., Houston beat the New played really well, as well as the Stuart said. “Kind of sitting back streak, the Dukes head to Fair- erty, a member of the Big South York Yankees 4-0 on Oct. 21 to ad- backs and the receivers blocking in the pocket, I’m able to do some field, Connecticut, where they Conference who is transitioning to vance to the World Series, where downfield,” said Dukes quarter- things, and then when I get out of will face Sacred Heart (3-4, 1-1) FBS, on Nov. 4, before returning to they faced a 1-0 series defecit to the back Tommy Stuart. “Definitely the pocket, I’ve kind of been able on Oct. 28 at 12 p.m. Pittsburgh to face Central Connect- a total team effort today. The de- to do some things. I’ve just been Following Saturday’s effort icut State in a potentially pivotal at the time of fense only gave up 7 points. We’re doing it for a long time now, so against Saint Francis, Hines was game on Nov. 11 at 12 p.m. in the print. Regardless of Game 2’s out- definitely building every week I’m pretty used to it.” named the NEC Co-Offensive Dukes’ last home game of the year. come on Oct. 25, Game 3 will be Stuart has accounted for at Player of the Week alongside Cen- Duquesne will conclude its in Houston on Oct. 27, where the least two touchdowns in every tral Connecticut State tailback 2017 regular-season in Smithfield, Astros have been considerably bet- game this season, and completed Drew Jean-Guillaume, who ran Rhode Island at Bryant’s Bulldog 15 of 22 passing attempts versus for 152 yards and a touchdown and Stadium on Nov. 18. ter throughout the postseason. The the Red Flash, including a rush- Astros and Dodgers are the first ing touchdown and a 21-yard FBS AP Top 10 — Week 9 two-100+ win teams to ever meet scoring pass, caught by wide re- in the same World Series. ceiver Chavas Rawlins. Rank Team Record PTS Last Week Next Week* 1. Alabama (61) 8-0 1525 W v. Tennessee, 45-7 Bye — Following a horrendous start to Members of the offensive line were the unsung heroes of the 2. Penn State 7-0 1444 W v. No. 19 Mich., 42-13 3:30 p.m. at No. 6 OSU his tenure in Pittsburgh, backup game per usual, as the Dukes 3. Georgia 7-0 1409 Idle 3:30 p.m. v. Florida goalie Antti Niemi was placed on produced 235 total rushing waivers, where he was claimed by 4. TCU 7-0 1327 W v. Kansas, 43-0 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 ISU yards. Two beneficiaries of the the Florida Panthers on Oct. 24. offensive line’s effort were run- 5. Wisconsin 7-0 1241 W v. Maryland, 38-13 12 p.m. at Illinois ning backs P.J. Fulmore and A.J. On This Day... 6. Ohio State 6-1 1165 Idle 3:30 p.m. v. No. 2 PSU Hines. Fulmore scored one rush- — 59 years ago, on Oct. 26, 1958, ing touchdown on 14 carries for 7. Clemson 6-1 1113 Idle 8 p.m.v. GT first-year Duquesne head men’s 68 yards, while Hines eclipsed 8. Miami (FL) 6-0 1101 W v. Syracuse, 27-19 12 p.m. at UNC basketball coach Keith Dambrot the 100-yard mark, gaining 123 was born in Akron, Ohio, to Sid Bryanna McDermott/Asst. Photo Editor yards on 28 carries. 9. Notre Dame 6-1 1066 W v. No. 11 USC, 49-14 3:30 p. v. No. 14 NCSU and Faye Dambrot. Sid played Sophomore running back A.J. Hines Duquesne’s defense played 10. Oklahoma 6-1 1040 W @ Kansas St., 42-35 8 p.m. v. Texas Tech (32) ran for 123 yards on 28 carries outstanding, as they forced three men’s basketball for Duquesne in against St. Francis’ defense. turnovers and only surrendered 7 *All games are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 28, unless other noted. the early 1950s. 8 THEDUQUESNEDUKE MLB veteran pitcher fond of time spent at Duquesne

David Borne lege of Maryland in Cumberland, Maryland, ning a fan vote to have a promotional bob- that have played professionally. Just kind staff writer Beimel made his mark with the Dukes dur- blehead made of him. of helping them with their mechanics and ing the 1998 campaign. He led the team in “They just really liked me for whatever rea- throwing programs,” Beimel said. From 1951 to 2010, Duquesne University wins (six), appearances (14), innings pitched son,” Beimel said with a laugh. “I interacted “I think it’s something I might want to do fielded a varsity baseball team, last compet- (65) and complete games (4). with a couple fans, made a couple videos and in the future. Helping them get better and to ing at the Division I level in the Atlantic 10 Following the season, he was selected by they made a point to make sure they all voted [reach] the next level and [to] achieve their Conference before the program folded in the the in the 18th round of for me and got me the fan-voted bobblehead.” dreams the way I was able to,” he added. spring of 2010 alongside men’s swimming, the 1998 MLB Draft. Beimel wrapped up his professional career With his busy baseball schedule, Beimel wrestling and golf. During that span, plenty “That was just a really fun year for me. this past summer after a brief stint playing admitted he hasn’t had much time or opportu- of great ballplayers represented the Red & When I went to Duquesne, that’s where independent league ball with the New Brit- nity to visit Duquesne’s campus. Now, with all Blue on the diamond, and a select few even Coach Wilson really gave me my big break. ain Bees. He’s enjoying his time off, but of his free time, he said he may try to stop by went on to play professionally. However, no I was one of the top starters, [and was] able admits things can get boring at times. How- the Bluff one of these days. Duke went on to have more pro success than to be seen by all the scouts and things like ever, even though he’s no longer playing, he “Maybe in the near future I’ll be able to pitcher Joe Beimel. that,” Beimel said. plans to stay involved with the game. come check out a basketball game or some- Beimel, now 40, played 13 seasons of “I really appreciate him for that. For me, “I’m actually working with a few guys thing, now that I’m retired.” , spending time with it was just a really fun year and I feel like seven different franchises. Baseball fans re- that’s where it all started for me profession- member Beimel as the big-bearded lefty out ally,” he added. of the bullpen with a sweet slider, but very Beimel gives plenty of credit to longtime few knew that he is the only MLB player to coach Mike Wilson for the success he en- ever wear the No. 97 — or that he spent his joyed during his Major League Career. He final collegiate season here at Duquesne. believes that Wilson was really ahead of his A native of St. Mary’s, Pennsylvania, lo- time in how he appreciated statistics and cated about 95 miles northeast of campus, crafted specialized exercise programs. Beimel had a number of good friends at Wilson was the head coach for the program’s Duquesne. Being able to reunite with old final 17 seasons before it was cut in an effort to friends upon arrival at the school helped him use funding to bolster other athletic programs. transition to life on the Bluff, enriching his “I always had a pretty good work ethic, but experience at Duquesne. when I was there, Coach Wilson really knew “I had a lot of people from my hometown his stuff. He was really ahead of his time that I grew up with who were actually at with pitching and hitting mechanics. As far Duquesne. It was cool to be able to go there,” as working out, the types of workouts we did Beimel said. “I had transferred from a junior were really beneficial for not just me, but for college — I went to a junior college for two everybody else.” years first. Coach [Mike] Wilson recruited During his 13-year career, Beimel had me, and it was nice to be able to have some stints with Pittsburgh, Minnesota, Tampa friends there and still be basically right in Bay, the Los Angeles Dodgers, Washington, the middle of Pittsburgh.” Colorado and Seattle. With the Dodgers, Courtesy of Lisa Blumenfeld / Getty Images After he transferred from Allegany Col- Beimel quickly became a fan favorite, win- Duquesne baseball legend Joe Beimel pitches for the Dodgers on Opening Day in 2008 vs. the Giants. Pens bring home second straight Cup; Lemieux playoff MVP

Bryanna McDermott campaign and added 32 more this season. December 1990 saw defenseman Paul skates for good. The Steel City is becom- asst. photo editor The organization is headed upward, and Coffey record his 1,000th career NHL point, ing a hockey town thanks to a couple visits a star-studded cast of players is the main and netminder Frank Pietrangelo memora- from Lord Stanley. June 1992 – Stanley is here to stay. reason why. bly made “The Save” against the New Jersey There’s no telling what can happen in The Penguins defeated the Chicago Black- Despite missing nearly 100 games over Devils’ Petr Stastny in April 1991. the next 25 years of the franchise’s his- hawks 6-5 on June 1 at Chicago Stadium to the past three seasons due to a back in- Then, Coach Johnson was diagnosed tory, but there is reason to believe that complete the four-game sweep, and now jury, captain Mario Lemieux posted re- with brain tumors in August 1991 after the hardest days are far behind the Pen- they bring Lord Stanley back to the Steel markable numbers en route to back-to- leading Pittsburgh to its first Stanley Cup guins’ franchise. City for the second-consecutive summer. back Conn Smythe trophies as the league’s in franchise history, tragically passing Here’s to hoping so — for the sake of the Pittsburgh fans – 30,000 strong – playoff MVP. away just three months later. team, its fans, the game of hockey and for flooded , but instead “Le Magnifique” had an outstanding It’s these moments that unite not just the the city of Pittsburgh. of cheering for the Steelers or Pirates on 176 regular-season points during the two men playing on the ice, but the entire city. game day, celebrated the city’s back-to- seasons, adding on 32 playoff goals and 77 Pittsburghers, known around the world back Stanley Cup champions with a vic- postseason points. Lemieux’s gaudy 131 for their dedication to the NFL’s Steelers, tory parade. points during the 1991-92 season earned have shown that same passion for the Pen- The spectacle marked the turning of a the captain his third Art Ross Trophy as guins recently as there’s finally something page for an organization that has faced the league’s point leader in his eighth ca- to cheer about. much adversity over the course of its 25- reer season. With the exception of Lemieux poten- year history. Years of empty seats in the Jaromir Jagr, the Pens’ quirky young tially reaggravating his back injury, there’s and poor on-ice performance, gun from Kladno, Czechoslovakia, tallied nothing stopping these Penguins from be- partnered with bankruptcy in 1975 and 59 goals and 126 points over the course of coming the next great hockey dynasty. the tragic deaths of rookie Michel Briere the last two regular-seasons, and added With a healthy Lemieux, a fiery Jagr, in 1971 and head coach Bob Johnson this 37 postseason points en route to back-to- strong defensemen like Coffey and a past November have tried the organiza- back championships with the team. steady goaltender in Tom Barrasso, the tion for far too long. Despite outstanding consistency from perfect formula to keep Lord Stanley fre- It’s time for brighter days, and this Pen- No. 66 and No. 67, the 1991 and 1992 sea- quenting Pittsburgh is already perfected guins’ team is bringing the city just that. sons have seen incredible highs and lows — at least for the moment. The attendance for the first five seasons for the team. Pittsburgh needs to soak in what is hap- of the Penguins’ existence averaged about In February 1990, Lemieux’s 46-game pening under the Civic Arena’s dome in 8,000 fans per game, despite the Civic Are- scoring streak was snapped when he Uptown because something special is hap- na’s near-13,000 seat capacity. The past had to leave the game with a back injury pening within. Generational players like two seasons saw that number double, as that would cause him to miss the next 21 Lemieux come around only once in a, well, the capacity of the arena increased and ap- games. On March 24, 1992, Lemieux re- generation, and a dynamic duo like the proximately 16,000 fans gathered nightly corded his 1,000th career NHL point in captain and Jagr may never be seen again. inside of “The Igloo” to see the Pens play. his 513th career game in Detroit to be- The framework is set to help the Pen- A team that saw just three sellouts in the come the second-fastest player to reach guins succeed in Pittsburgh even after Courtesy of David E. Klutho / Sports Illustrated 1970-71 season had 28 during the 1990-91 1,000 career points in league history. these incredible talents hang up their 06/01/92: Lemieux celebrates with the Cup.

October 26, 2017 SPORTS ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 retro micro reviews Palumbo Center’s history as Edward Scissorhands 1990

Edward Scissorhands, a film a concert hotspot about an artificially created hu- man with scissor blades in place of Sean Armstrong by Palumbo Center management hands, is a modern fairytale with dark overtones. The movie adopts Staff Writer if we would be interested in do- ing concerts at the facility when themes from Frankenstein, but it was first built,” Traversari with a romantic twist, as Edward falls for a human teenager named hen students hear the said. “We thought it was a perfect Kim, played by Winona Ryder. words “AJ Palumbo venue for us since at the time, the This fantasy film is emotional and was in the process W Center,” their imme- charming, complete with a fantas- diate relation is to our basket- of being torn down where we had tic performance by Johnny Depp ball team. However, once upon been doing concerts, and it was as the titular character and drip- a time, the Palumbo Center was similar in size.” ping with Tim Burton’s signature a surprisingly popular concert DiCesare-Engler Productions gothic style. venue, hosting acts such as Tom was a Pittsburgh-based company Petty, Stevie Wonder and Elvis that booked and promoted tal- —Shivani Gosai Costello. ent for a variety of venues across It may be hard to imagine that Pittsburgh from 1973 to 1998. Dances with Wolves our stadium was once a major The company consisted of three 1990 stop for bands visiting the city, main members: Traversari, Pat but it’s true. For a time, mid- DiCesare and Rich Engler. Be- A masterful movie set in 1863 sized venues were a rare com- fore selling their company to about a US Army officer at a re- modity in Pittsburgh, and the Live Nation in the late ‘90s, DiC- mote western fort interacting and befriending Native Americans. history of these facilities is intri- esare-Engler managed city icons This epic is one of my favorites, like IC Light Amphitheatre and cately tied with the history of the and Kevin Costner is at his finest. home of the Dukes. the Civic Arena, as well as vari- In particular, Dances with Wolves Prior to the Center’s construction ous small clubs and, of course, does a great job representing an in 1988, the Syria Mosque, located in the Palumbo Center. authentic picture of Native Ameri- Oakland, and Stanley Theatre (now According to DiCesare, Pa- can life and the tragic conflicts the ) dominated as lumbo was critical in reaching a with the U.S. Army. It was one the city’s go-to mid-sized venues. mid-tier, but still profitable, au- of the most lauded movies of the That changed when the Pittsburgh dience. Without it as a possible decade and deserves a watch now. Cultural Trust purchased the Stanley venue, smaller acts that could Courtesy of DiCesare-Engler Productions Theatre to establish a home for the not fill larger stadiums would —Raymond Arke The Palumbo Center was lambasted by critics for its sound, especially compared to have played places where they Pittsburgh Opera and the Pittsburgh the Syria Mosque and the Stanley Theatre. In order to address concerns, DiCe- Beauty and the Beast Ballet in 1983. The Syria Mosque could not conceivably compete sare-Engler rearranged seating to improve the acoustics. was also purchased by UPMC — then with more popular acts. 1992 known as Presbyterian University “My philosophy for concert pro- occasion, the venue would even host about all the facilities that I con- What can be said about this film Health System — and was later de- motion was to control the real estate more contemporary artists such as trolled,” DiCesare said. “I wanted other than, “Wow.” From the in the town that you are promoting,” Panic! At the Disco and Fall Out Boy those facilities to be successful. I molished in 1991 for a parking lot. moment the film starts until its in Oct. of 2005. This scarcity of venues, ac- DiCesare said. “When [Palumbo] went out of my way to bring every deliciously sappy end, Beauty cording to Ed Traversari, former opened, I thought the capacity was However, Palumbo’s success didn’t possible act that I thought had and the Beast delights audiences director of marketing, advertis- significant and that I wanted to have last because, according to DiCesare, drawing power to Pittsburgh.” with its exceptional visuals and ing and promotion for DiCesare- control over that theater.” “you needed a promoter who had the Despite the passion and ef- jaw-dropping music. A definite Engler Productions Inc., led to As luck would have it, the Palum- philosophy that I did.” fort the group put into the con- must-see, hands down. the need for the Palumbo Center. bo Center would continue to hold “First of all, I cared about cert scene and subsequently the “[DiCesare-Engler was] asked concerts until the mid 2000s. On Pittsburgh, and I was concerned Palumbo Center, they sold the —Zach Landau company in 1998 because, as DiCesare explained, the concert A League of Their Own industry changed drastically 1992 since he started. “I could see the large nation- Director Penny Marshall puts a al corporations taking over the spin on history, showing a struggle concert industry,” DiCesare said. between new ideas and old-school values of the strong women “They were causing huge increas- playing in the All-American Girls’ es in entertainment prices. They League dur- approached me to sell. I did. The ing World War II in this 1992 cult business has changed so much classic. A star-studded cast featur- since I began at the formation of ing Madonna, Rosie O’Donnell rock concerts in the ‘50s.” and Tom Hanks, mixed with a That is why major bands — or touch of charm and nostalgia, really any bands at all — no lon- make A League of Their Own a ger come to the Palumbo Cen- film to watch over-and-over again. ter. It had its time for big-name concerts, but its only chance to —Bry McDemott return to the forefront of Pitts- burgh venues is with the Dukes’ Clueless basketball efforts. Regardless 1995 of whether it returns to promi- nence or not, it will always be Are you totally bugging out after well known to the students and midterms? Then take some time alumni of Duquesne University. to relax by enjoying the 1995 classic Clueless. Following the ever popular, ditzy and shallow Cher (Alicia Silverstone) through her Beverly Hills high school, this hilariously charming film shows how life and love can completely flip someone’s world around. Courtesy of DiCesare-Engler Productions Zach Landau/A&E Editor Pat DiCesare and Rich Engler were —Leah Devorak Construction began on the A.J. Palumbo Center in 1986, and it has been the home for the men’s basketball team since 1988. It was, for competing promotors before joining a time, the only mid-sized indoor venue, making it crucial for the concert scene, as the IC Light Pavillion was only open for the summer. efforts in Nov. 1973. 10 THEDUQUESNEDUKE Highlights of the ‘90s, from the ‘90s Red and Blue stand- out entries in genre Grant Stoner Following a common RPG trope, Pokémon gain experience through Staff Writer battling, thus allowing them to level up and acquire new attacks. have always been a fan of the Moves that either boost or lower Japanese role-playing game stats, damage enemies with physi- genre. Having the capability cal or special attributes or apply I crippling ailments create interest- to customize my party’s move-sets and items, while tactically plan- ing battle dynamics. I absolutely Courtesy of Nintendo ning my next action in a turn-based adored strategizing which attack The Pokémon games have a unique gimmick where certain monsters are kept exclusive to either Blue Version or Red Version. would best fit the current situa- battle, is like an exhilarating game This feature was implimented to encourage trading creatures with friends in order to complete the in-game encyclopedia. of chess. Yet, my journeys tend to tion. However, Pokémon can only become monotonous, as most titles remember four moves at a time, only feature a very limited roster of forcing trainers to forgo learning characters. Fortunately, with Poké- new attacks if they wish to keep Porco Rosso delivers mon: Blue Version, party combina- their current moveset. At first, I tions are endless and create limit- became frustrated with this me- less possibilities for adventures. chanic, but soon realized that with six Pokémon on a team, each with high-flying adventure Developed by Game Freak, Poké- four moves, it allowed me to fill in mon: Red Version and Pokémon: Nicole Prieto ki’s Delivery Service. The beauty is how much the Blue Version tasks players with the gaps with my other monsters if director-writer revels in revealing key narrative Staff Writer exploring the mythical Kanto re- I felt it necessary. details through a sense of absence. The negative gion. While children traversing the Coinciding with leveling, comes rom aerial acrobatics to daring dogfights space surrounding lone planes that dot open skies untamed land, as well as catching the capability for most Pokémon with seaplane pirates, Hayao Miyazaki’s Por- impresses upon the audience the wonder and free- insanely powerful monsters in tiny to undergo an evolution. After co Rosso is the epitome of family-friendly ad- dom that Porco enjoys whenever he flies. The movie red-and-white balls, may seem a reaching a unique criteria, certain F takes advantage of quiet moments where all that can venture with a dash of noir sensibilities. This gem little far-fetched, the games pro- creatures will transform, changing about a circa 1930s ex-World War I pilot mysteri- be heard is the hum of a plane engine and the gentle vide incredibly nuanced battle and their physical appearance, boost- ously cursed to bear the face of a pig is a timeless soundtrack scored by Joe Hisaishi. capture mechanics. ing their stats and sometimes even classic about love, honor and survivor’s guilt. Characters’ sincerest emotions are often revealed The story revolves around a sport a new type. Watching as my Porco Rosso is just your average bounty hunter try- through their eyes, making Porco’s insistence on wear- 10-year-old Pokémon prodigy adorable Squirtle mutate into a be- ing to live from one hard-earned moment of peace to ing dark sunglasses almost unnerving. We are forced (yourself), who is given the tre- hemoth tortoise with two massive the next. Between shootouts with comically incompe- to understand him through what he refuses to say or mendous task of documenting and hydro-cannons attached to its shell tent air pirates and evening dinners at his friend Gi- overreact to, from his feelings for the sharp-tongued capturing each “pocket monster.” was exhilarating. Forget cute Poké- na’s Hotel Adriano, the celebrity Ace of the Adriatic’s Gina to how humbled Porco is when his mechanic, Throughout his expeditions into mon. Beasts like my Blastoise were ideal day is lounging beachside at his secret hideout. Piccolo, employs female relatives to rebuild Porco’s forests, sprawling cities, dark caves ready to tackle any challenge. But all that changes when American pilot Donald plane. Notably, through his silence, we also learn vol- and aquatic routes, Blue, as I affec- Red and Blue introduced a rev- Curtis shows up with a promise for the pirate gangs umes about the immeasurable weight he carries from tionately named the protagonist, olutionary multiplayer feature, frustrated with Porco’s success: He will keep the pig the Great War. Porco may take on the trappings of a battles other Pokémon trainers on previously unknown to the RPG out of the skies — for good. With Curtis and the pi- mysterious noir anti-hero, but he is far more than the a quest to become the very best. style. By connecting link cables to rates at his neck, and the Italian air force at his heels, womanizing lone wolf (or pig) he projects. In order to successfully com- two Game Boys, players can battle the “Crimson Pig” must now defend his friends, his The director’s love for airplanes is on meticulous plete your mission, Red and Blue one another and even trade Poké- coveted plane — and his peace and quiet. display without overwhelming the audience with requires players to battle mighty mon, allowing friends to own all As always, Miyazaki’s storytelling is without technical details. Fio Piccolo is the young grand- trainers known as Gym Leaders. 150 of the monsters. To my sur- equal, and Porco Rosso is no exception among con- daughter of Porco’s Italian mechanic who is prone Similar to traditional boss fights, prise, certain Pokémon can only temporaneous hits like My Neighbor Totoro or Ki- to spouting off jargon about plane design and en- Gym Leaders will fight with a - va activate their evolution once they gineering principles. Her enthusiasm grounds the riety of common and exotic Poké- have been traded to a friend. I audience in the realistic elements of this almost mon, forcing trainers to bring a won’t spoil anything, but be sure folkloric story, while also reassuring the somewhat plethora of healing items, as well to trade as many monsters with sexist Porco that the 17-year-old is up to the daunt- as a full and powerful team. Enter- your friends as possible. ing task of redesigning his damaged plane. ing the second gym with only two Finally, Red and Blue brought As a writer, Miyazaki balances the drama of Porco’s monsters quickly turned into a ter- an interesting aspect to the genre: complex inner world with tasteful humor designed to rible ordeal, and I learned to fill portability. No longer am I con- appeal to as wide an audience as possible. During a my roster, even if I only used that fined to my 20-inch RCA in my dogfight, Curtis calls out Porco for being “chicken” for Pokémon for one battle. bedroom. I can simply bring my refusing to engage in battle, to which Porco responds, Speaking of frightening beasts, Game Boy, and my respective “Chicken? Pig? What’s the difference?” Later on, Porco 150 creatures roam the land- Pokémon cartridge, wherever I go, criticizes the excessively-gregarious Curtis — who has scape, allowing for Pokémon which is especially nice since I am since proposed marriage to two women he just met — trainers to fashion unique teams frequently hospitalized. Now, in- for not “know[ing] anything about girls.” But Miyazaki out of six of the creatures. To stead of mindlessly watching tele- and the film’s English translation are hardly content coincide with the large amount vision, I can escape into the Kanto with taking advantage of Porco’s penchant for being of party options, each Pokémon region, allowing me to ignore the a smart aleck. This beautiful Ghibli film indulges in a is labeled as either one or two pains and stress related to my nu- healthy amount of well-animated slapstick — from an Types, requiring players to learn merous hospital visits. uptight Porco getting visibly wind-tossed by a test run their respective strengths and Pokémon: Red Version and of his new engine, to his major dogfight with Curtis weaknesses. With 15 types, I con- Pokémon: Blue Version have devolving into an impromptu boxing match (complete sistently found myself utilizing quickly become two of my favorite with referee). my Water-based Squirtle to de- RPGs. I loved discovering unique As a visual work of art, the film’s only faults are stiff feat Fire and Rock monsters, yet team combinations, capturing all camera pans in a handful of scenes. But that hardly I remembered to swap the turtle 150 Pokémon and even virtually detracts from Studio Ghibli’s significant attention to when I encountered an Electric- medicating myself when needles, atmosphere in highlighting the complex world that or Grass-type. At the end of the doctors and nurses became too Porco belongs to. The film’s positive overtones are game, my team of six Pokémon much to bear. I cannot recommend supported by vast swathes of beautiful landscapes, were able to successfully cov- this game enough, and am excited Courtesy of Studio Ghibli sparkling seas, open skies and almost vacation-worthy er each one of their partner’s’ to see where Game Freak takes the Porco Rosso is the fourth film that Miyazaki has written and strengths and weaknesses. Pokémon name in the future. directed with Studio Ghibli, following Kiki’s Delivery Service. see PLANES— page 12

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retro micro reviews World War I history Duquesne continued Good Will Hunting expert visits DU news at 1997 “In my view we have simpli- Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s stellar FORUM— from page 3 screenwriting debut tells the story of fied this period of history way too your unlikely genius Will Hunting (Da- ... Many Americans see this as much. Simple answers won’t cut mon), a delinquent finding his way in a declaration of war ... The fear it,” he said. fingertips life by way of mathematical equa- is that the United States itself He also said that he was pleased tions and advice from his profound would cease to exist,” he said. to stop at the forum. therapist Dr. Sean Maguire (Robin For a moment, American pub- “I really enjoyed my visit to Follow The Duke Williams). A thought provoking and lic opinion was close to being Duquesne. The conversation with deeply emotional film, and arguably united and not long after, Wilson students and faculty was won- on social media: one of Williams’ most memorable and Congress formally entered derful,” said Neiberg. “I’m really roles, this is a must-see coming- of-age film for anyone who doesn’t into World War I. honored to have been asked and Twitter understand their place in the world. Neiberg said he got into study- delighted I could be a part of His- @TheDuquesneDuke Instagram tory Forum 2017.” Not to mention it includes what I find ing World War I because of the @TheDuquesneDuke to be one of the most simplistically Mitcham was also happy with @TDD_Sports lack of teachable material on it. romantic lines in cinema; “I’ve gone the event. “I got involved in this period of to see about a girl.” history because I was so disap- “I was very pleased with the evening. We had high school stu- pointed in the books that were Facebook Online at —Kailey Love dents, Duquesne undergraduates available for teaching. This was The Duquesne Duke www.duqsm.com in the mid-1990s and it seemed and graduate students, faculty to me that the books were too fo- from several departments and Hercules cused on local history and on spe- numerous members of the com- 1997 cific battles,” he said. “There were munity. This is the purpose of the too few books that took a wider or forum: to bring together a group Disney put a light-hearted, comedic deeper look at the war - what it of diverse individuals to hear a For Rent twist on ancient Greek mythology in its classic Hercules. The fast-paced meant, how it changed lives and lecture on a topic of common in- Advertise storyline and soundtrack to rival nations around the globe, etc.” terests,” he said. Dormont-South Hills 2 Mitcham said that the forum is with us Frozen makes Hercules a go-to for He got decided to dive in and bedrm + sunrm. hardwd any Disney buff. James Woods’ per- important because it serves as a closely study the conflict after the floors; window treatments; at a formance as Hades will leave you in suggestion of an editor. link between the Pittsburgh com- stitches, even as an adult, and Susan “I was having dinner one night munity and Duquesne. He said equipped kitchen and discounted rate! Egan as the voice of Megara takes sar- with the editor who published my it also shows the importance of laundry; near T, bus, and casm to a whole new level. Hercules’, first book, and I was complain- constantly visiting the past. voiced by Tate Donovan, transforma- ing about this, and she said ‘If “[The forum] demonstrates library; parking available; tion from zero to hero is perfect for you don’t like what’s out there, that history and our understand- minutes away from campus Contact us at viewers of all ages. write the book that should be out ing of the past is something we by car $875+ [email protected] there.’ In retrospect, it was kind constantly revisit and reinter- —Bry McDemott of presumptuous of me to do this, pret. Last night, Dr. Neiberg laid but I did, and the more I worked out an entirely new way of think- on World War I, the more com- ing about American society and Titanic plex it appeared, and the more the decision to become involved 1997 questions I had,” he said. in the First World War,” he said. Neiberg advised students to “Some people incorrectly claim @theduquesneduke Two years and $200 million dol- understand that World War I there is nothing new to be found lars later, and James Cameron has and the decisions surrounding it in studying the past. The forum finally finished a film as colossal are very complicated and require is an annual reminder that this as the Titanic itself. The movie close attention. claim is naive and patently false.” Titanic, which runs three hours and 15 minutes, follows the story of Rose DeWitt Bukater (Kate Winslet) and Jack Dawson (Leonardo DiCaprio) as On this day in history... they fall in love on the doomed ship. The dramatic irony is thick as viewers watch Rose and Jack plan their future together. Actual footage of the wreck- 1682 - William Penn accepts area around Delaware River from Duke of York age coupled with a heart wrenching number from Celine Dion will create an image viewers won’t soon forget. 1749 - Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery to be legal —Hallie Lauer 1825 - Erie Canal between Hudson River and Lake Erie opens

Mulan 1919 - President Woodrow Wilson’s veto of Prohibition Enforcement Bill is 1998 overridden One of the greatest girl-power movies to come out of the 1990s is, without a doubt, Mulan. Based on the Chinese 1922 - Italian government resigns under pressure from Mussolini legend of Hua Mulan, a woman war- rior from the 6th century, Disney’s 1998 classic teaches young viewers that women are just as strong as men, 1941 - US savings bonds go on sale and that virtues such as courage, strength and valor exist far beyond the macho-male architype we typi- 1949 - President Truman increases minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents cally see depicted in Western media.

—Ollie Gratzinger 1954 - Walt Disney’s first television program premieres 12 THEDUQUESNEDUKE Career Services looks to new home

CAREER— from page 2 out to job fairs like the one in Monro- eville,” said Holly Barwatt, freshman it “will allow us to provide increased biology major. accessibility to the students we serve.” Brandon Keip, junior international She emphasized the effects of security studies and business major, increased accessibility, explaining also has high hopes for the new space. that The Center for Career Develop- “The university is communicating ment will now become a staple of campus life. While Duquesne is not their occupational focus with this a career placement agency, Feld- move, and it also makes Duquesne hues mentioned that preparing stu- seem more impressive to employ- dents for employment is part of the ers, an entire floor devoted to job University mission. placement will draw new attention,” The administration plans to market he said. the space as part of new developments While hopes remain high, Director on campus to attract new students, Feldhues tries to remain focused on employers and faculty. Upon a trip to the overall purpose behind the im- the renovated floor, visitors will also provements. As part of the Duquesne be treated to a picturesque view of the mission, she maintained that Ca- Bluff from the top of the Union. reer Services has a duty to “prepare The central location of the new de- students to spread their influence velopment has already created buzz through their work.” among students. Feldhues hopes that the Center for “A handful of my upperclassmen Career Development will ultimately friends have already mentioned the become an integral part of student Career Center in conversation, and development throughout their Uni- it seems a lot easier than trekking versity experience.

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locales. Hardly any of that changes when Porco or Gina reminisce about Like taking photos? the difficult times they have lived through. Porco’s guilt over the death of his best friend is illustrated Email Photo with a palette of crystal white and blue. Gina reveals the news about Editor Kailey Love at her third husband’s confirmed death in Asia within the warmly lit [email protected] to become a restaurant of her hotel. Miyazaki’s tale is as much about hope and re- photographer for The Duke. covery as it is about the cruel reali- ties of war. We never lose grasp of the movie’s sense of adventure. But through its somber moments punc- tuating idyllic scenes, we are gently reminded that heroism is not al- ways equipped to resolve life’s in- explicable hardships. Appropriately, the film leaves the audience without definitive an- swers to some of its most persistent questions. Will Porco become hu- man again? Will he and Gina fall in love? Will he defeat Curtis once and for all? The answers are, perhaps baf- instantly flingly, yes and no. This is not the product of frustrating plot holes but the genius of Miyazaki’s careful direction and resistance for clear- cut answers. Porco Rosso is per- haps a more subdued entry in the Studio Ghibli library, but it is no less worthy in quality among Mi- yazaki’s classics.