February 9, 2017 Volume 96 Number 21 THE DUQUESNE DUKE www.duqsm.com PROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925 No arrest Spring ahead in the job market New info following on missing assault Duquesne report student Brandon Addeo news editor No arrests have been made in an investigation into a reported sexual assault at Duquesne Feb. 5, according to a Police spokeswoman. Duquesne Police said the alleged assault happened around 3:30 a.m. on the fifth floor of the Towers Liv- ing Learning Center. The suspect is another Duquesne student, according to Duquesne spokeswoman Bridget Fare. Duquesne’s TAP No. 31 policy on sexual misconduct defines sex- ual assault as “attempted or actual sexual contact performed without the active, verbal consent of another Courtesy of Pittsburgh Police individual.” Dakota James, 23, of the North Side, has According to the Rape, Abuse & been missing since 11:46 p.m. on Jan. Incest National Network, out of ev- 25, when he was spotted in Katz Plaza. ery 1,000 rapes, only 57 reports lead Brandon Addeo/News Editor to an arrest. A sign for Career Service’s 2017 Job and Internship fair. It will be held Wednesday, Feb, 15 in the Student Union Ballroom. Brandon Addeo news editor Pittsburgh Police released new information Feb. 7 on a Duquesne DU students react to Trump immigration order student who has been missing since Jan. 25. Raymond Arke Since the legality of the immigra- An image taken from video sur- asst. news editor tion order is being debated in the veillance footage shows Dakota U.S. Ninth Circuit of Appeals, the ef- James in the Cultural District’s Ag- As President Trump’s executive fects have been put on hold. DeCro- nes R. Katz Plaza at 11:46 on Jan. 25, order on immigration faces legal sta describes this as putting every- the night he disappeared. The video questions in federal court, uncer- thing in a “waiting pattern.” also shows James wearing a blue, tainty abounds in Muslim popula- “Right now we are proceeding as black or dark grey hoodie instead of tions on college campuses, including normal,” he said. an olive-colored hoodie as originally Duquesne’s. However, they have been advising reported by police. Duquesne is home to six inter- the six students not to travel any- Investigators believe James might national students from Yemen, where out of the country and have have been walking home to his home Egypt, Sudan, Somalia, Iran, Syr- enlisted the help of a Duquesne-pro- in the North Side. ia and Iraq — the seven Muslim- vided lawyer. Police said they have reviewed majority countries affected by the If the executive order does get up- hours of surveillance footage from new immigration rules. held, DeCrosta warns that it would 16 different locations since the in- Joseph DeCrosta, director of have a damaging effect on interna- vestigation began. Duquesne’s Office of International tional students. In the past week, river rescue teams Programs, is tasked with overseeing “It closes the door to them have conducted daily searches of international students on campus, completely ... [The order] sends a AP Photo Pittsburgh’s rivers, and bloodhound including the six that are affected by message to our counterparts that teams and mountain rescue groups the executive order. Demonstrators chant against President Donald Trump’s executive order on Jan. students may not be welcomed 30, 2017, outside City Hall in . Duquesne students discussed the order. have also assisted searches along When the executive order was here,” he said. the riverbanks, according to police. initially announced, DeCrosta sent To combat this, DeCrosta said that Fayezeh Haji Hassan, a third under advisement from the Office State Police have also an email to all enlisted international the office is launching a campaign, year law student at Duquesne and of International Programs. conducted aerial searches for James. students informing them of the situ- spearheaded by Temple University, an Iranian immigrant, expressed Although she was born in Iran, “Our detectives are diligently work- ation and “advising them on how to that lets students know that they are criticism of the executive order. think about the process.” always welcome here. She is not one of the six students see ORDER — page 3 see DAKOTA — page 2 opinions features sports a & e Follow us on... Berkeley A beacon A clean Escape Room blunder of hope sweep Pittsburgh Why progressives How a hospital on Wins by Men’s Duquesne graduate are hypocritical the Bluff harbored Tennis get the Dukes constructs mind- on free speech ... fleeing slaves ... back on track ... bending maze ... @theduquesneduke PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 10 2 THEDUQUESNEDUKE bluff briefs Daley elected president of director’s association Hallie Lauer and our ACDA chapter.” Valentine’s Day lunch and layout editor Daley has already been recog- service project returns nized at being able to efficiently Duquesne’s own Caron Daley of share her knowledge with her An annual service event at the Mary Pappert School of Music students in order to improve Duquesne is returning this Val- has been elected the President- their studies. entine’s Day. Elect Designate for the Pennsyl- “She really knows how to pin- On Feb. 14, there will be the vania American Choral Directors point areas a student is having annual Libermann luncheon and Association (PA-ACDA.) difficulty in and then offer spe- service project held in the Africa Daley is the director of choral cific ideas for improvement. I’m Room at noon. activities and an assistant pro- never guessing what she wants,” The service project involves fessor in the music school. She said Brady Collins, a senior vo- making blankets for the St. Vincent also conducts three university cal performance major. “She also de Paul Society in West Virginia. ensembles, the Voices of Spirit, uses her knowledge of the voice The blankets will be distributed Women’s Pappert Choral and the to shape her conducting gesture to the Society during the Spring University Singers. and imparts that knowledge to Break Cross-Cultural Mission Ex- PA-ACDA is a nonprofit music her students.” perience (CCME). education organization, whose Currently, the Duquesne chap- The CCME program, led by the directive is to “promote lifelong ter of ACDA is having monthly Spiritan Campus Ministry, offers singing,” according to Daley. meetings and doing volunteer student the opportunity to spend “I love taking on leadership work, but Daley is hopeful that their Spring Break performing ser- roles. I’ve been involved for the they soon will be hosting differ- vice projects. past 10 years in leadership with ent events “that might be of wid- Sarah Schech, a student and various service organizations,” er appeal to either the communi- leader of this year’s CCME, will be Daley said. “It’s something I re- Courtesy of David James ty or too more and more students on hand at the lunch to discuss the ally enjoy doing. I always was Caron Daley, a Duquesne choral director and music school professor, was recently across campus.” plans for the upcoming trip. hopeful something like this elected President of the Pennsylvania American Choral Director’s Association. Her accomplishments have also Attendees at the lunch will be would come along.” been recognized across campus, provided materials for blanket Daley was surprised at how bringing in guest clinicians and the knowledge and experiences by faculty and students alike. building but are also encouraged quickly she landed this leader- identifying leaders in our field she can bring back will help to “The election to serve as the Pres- to bring their own if they have any- ship role, having been a member that can really inspire our mem- grow the chapter. ident-Elect of the Pennsylvania thing. The materials would be one for only three years. bership in the state,” Daley said. “We’ve got some really strong Chapter of ACDA is a distinguished yard of solid and one yard of pat- She was elected in January, Choirs from middle school, high student interest [and] our chap- accomplishment and a recognition terned fleece. and will become the President- school, collegiate and professional ter is growing. So as President- by your peers of high achievement They are also seeking donations Elect on July 1. As the President- levels are all eligible to compete to Elect I will be really plugged into within the profession and of your of baby wipes, diapers and baby Elect, it becomes her duty to plan be invited to the conference. what’s happening in the state,” expertise as a conductor, musician, formula. RSVP to Mary Beth Calo- the Summer and Fall Conferenc- In Sept. 2016, Duquesne start- Daley said. “I think that will real- and leader,” said Assistant Dean of rie at 412-396-6020. es for the PA-ACDA. ed its own student-run chapter of ly support the growth of our cho- the Mary Pappert School of Music, “[The conference] is about the ACDA. Daley is hopeful that ral programs here at Duquesne Stephen Benham. Renowed U.K. prof comes to DU for Darwin Day An award-winning expert and professor from University Col- lege London will be presenting at New footage emerges of Black History Month Duquesne for Darwin Day 2017. Nick Lane, who teaches evo- lutionary biochemistry, has missing student James celebrated at Duquesne written numerous science books and articles and has been recog- nized with the 2015 Biochemi- cal Society Award and the 2016 Michael Faraday Prize, which is given by the Royal Society of London. The Michael Faraday prize acknowledges distinction for communicating science to the British public. The talk is titled “The Vital Question: Why is Life the Way It Is?” Lane will be discussing the origins of life and what life on oth- Taylor Carr/Staff Photographer er planets could possibly be like. Amber Epps, known as HollyHood, gives a talk on gender and hip hop on Feb. 7 in Fisher Hall. The event was part of Duquesne’s celebration of Black History Month. Courtesy of Pittsburgh Police POLICE briefs Security camera footage shows James at the Cultural District’s Katz Plaza at 11:46 Liza Zulick ognize many students and faculty p.m. on Jan. 25. It shows him walking with his cell phone, wearing a dark hoodie. staff writer on campus, and to honor them for Last Saturday, an intoxicated their accomplishments and acts of underage student in Assumption DAKOTA — from page 1 Duquesne. A series of Duquesne events are inclusion. Frankie A. Soto, National Hall was taken to Mercy Hospi- Police describe James as a white being held to celebrate Black His- Poetry Awards 2016 Multicultural tal. The student was referred to ing every angle. We maintain an open male with brown hair and blue eyes, tory Month this February. Spoken Word Poet of the Year, will the Office of Student Conduct. line of communication with the fam- standing 5 feet 8 inches tall and Sponsored by Duquesne’s Office be featured at this event. Also that day, an intoxi- ily and are supportive of them during weighing 145 pounds. He has a thin of Diversity and Inclusion, events On Feb. 7, Amber Epps, who goes cated man not affiliated with this truly trying time,” said Pittsburgh chin-strap beard, and both of his on tap include a Black Love Day by her stage name, HollyHood, Duquesne had a seizure in Police Chief Scott Schubert. “I also ears are pierced. According to a miss- Dinner, a bone marrow drive and held a presentation on gender and Fisher Hall. The man was taken want to express gratitude to the pub- ing person’s poster, James also has a lecture from Leon Ford, a black hip-hop. Epps is a rapper from the to Mercy Hospital and issued a lic for calling in tips, the businesses a triangle-shaped Deathly Hallows man who was shot and paralyzed by Pittsburgh area who has a Doctor defiant trespass warning. that are providing access to their sur- symbol from “Harry Potter” tattooed Pittsburgh Police officers in 2012 in of Science in Information Systems Last Sunday, a drunk un- veillance video and our law enforce- on the inside of his left ankle. He was a case of mistaken identity. and Communications from Robert derage student in Towers was ment partners. We will find Dakota.” wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored To kick-off the celebration, Sto- Morris University. identified but not found by The James family announced hoodie and tan moccasins the night Rox Elementary School students She began her talk by presenting Duquesne Police and Resident Feb. 2 a $10,000 reward for any he disappeared, according to police. were invited to Duquesne on Feb. a quote by Ava Duvernay, an Acad- Life. The student was nonethe- information leading to Dakota Police ask anyone with infor- 4 to teach the youth in the commu- emy Award-nominated director: less referred to the Office of James’ location. mation to contact the Pittsburgh nity about black history. The Black “To be a woman who loves hip hop Student Conduct. James is pursuing a Master’s Police’s Missing Persons Unit at Student Union is hosting a Black in Business Administration at 412-323-7141. Love Day dinner Feb. 16 to rec- see HISTORY — page 11 News THEDUQUESNEDUKE 3 McAnulty to launch Campus letter calls Gormley to Jewish studies minor stand up to executive order Craig Taylor staff writer Brandon Addeo Marie Baird, an associate profes- The Faculty and Staff Social Jus- news editor sor of theology and director of the Jewish Studies minor, said they cre- tice Association issued a letter to Duquesne’s McAnulty School of ated the minor to make sure “the Duquesne President Gormley con- Liberal Arts is debuting a new Jew- historical record is set straight” on cerning his upcoming address at the ish Studies minor next semester. Jewish history. Race and Cultural Understanding in a The 15-credit minor will be “There’s a lot of untruth , New Era” event on Feb. 13. comprised of five courses, which there’s a lot of lies out circulating The letter, signed by 50 Duquesne cover topics like Jewish history, out there,” Baird said, citing Holo- faculty members, is in response to theology, anti-Semitism and cur- caust deniers as one example. Gormley’s message to students fol- rent events in Israel. The minor She described anti-Semitism as lowing President Trump’s immigra- also features a course currently the “oldest hatred” in human history. tion executive order. The Social Jus- taught by Duquesne Psychology “You think [anti-Semitism] tice Association’s letter to Gormley, Chair Leswin Laubscher — titled wanes, and it comes back up again,” which was also sent to Duquesne “Science, Psychology and the Ho- Baird said. “I want our students to faculty and graduate students, makes locaust” — which takes a Spring be sensitive to that.” several requests to Gormley to afford Break Away trip to Sigmund Burston said that many young protections to international students. Courtesy of the Office of President Gormley Freud’s former home in Vienna, people brought up in Christian Daniel Selcer, associate profes- A poster for President Gormley’s upcoming talk on race and diversity. Fifty Duquesne Austria, and to the Auschwitz con- households are not aware of the sor of philosophy and member of professors called upon Gormley to take a stronger stance on the executive order. centration camp in Poland. impacts of anti-Semitism on Jew- the Social Justice Association, said Duquesne Associate Psychology ish people and hopes the new minor their group wanted to make sure officials to not share confidential -stu it is uncertainty, because we really Professor Daniel Burston, who was will “fill in some of those blanks,” the president follows through on dent or employee information or al- don’t know what Trump is up to ex- born in Israel, led efforts to create along with identifying “similarities his promises. low federal immigration enforcement cept that he is not particularly hospi- the new minor, which he said was and differences” between Christian- “I think the conversation that agents without the previous criteria. table to immigrants.” originally proposed four years ago ity, Judaism and Islam. quickly developed in the Social Jus- Finally, it asks that Gormley sign Evans wants Duquesne’s cam- and only approved recently by the “They’re all kindred faiths,” he said. tice Association was about how the the Statement in Support of the De- pus to echo Gormley’s sentiments Provost’s office. She said the minor will be a col- university was going to make those ferred Action for Childhood Arrivals that international students are Burston said there are common laboration between Duquesne’s very admirable sentiments concrete,” (DACA). The DACA, which has been welcome here. misconceptions about Jewish history. theology, psychology, sociology and Selcer said. signed by 627 university presidents, “I think part of us sending it out so “A lot of people have this mis- modern languages departments, First, they ask campus police to is a commitment for universities to widely is to say to our fellow faculty taken impression that the Holo- and faculty from those four depart- not honor immigration hold requests protect legal and undocumented im- and students that we support those caust was just this weird aberration ments will teach courses that are a issued by law enforcement without migrants in their communities. members of our student body and that sort of came out of nowhere,” part of the minor. a judicial warrant, subpoena, court “I think there really is a threat,” faculty who are immigrants and we he said. “It’s the end result of many order or otherwise imminent threat. said Fred Evans, coordinator for the centuries of Semitic persecution.” see MINOR — page 11 Second, it requests Duquesne campus Social Justice Association. “Part of see LETTER — page 12 Trump’s executive order discussed by Duquesne students, staff

ORDER — from page 1 stay in the U.S. and advocate for actions are wrong. minority rights. But if she has to “This political move by the current her family had to flee when she was leave, she will. administration is a black-and-white younger. “I want to stay here to fight. I have solution to a problem that has always “My father was an activist in Iran. been kicked out of two countries and existed in shades of grey,” Drexler said. He was often detained [and] interro- I’ve lived in five countries. If I have to No citizens from the seven gated about every month,” she said. find a sixth, I will,” she said. “I’m go- countries on the list have been Hassan’s family decided to move ing to stay; I’m going to fight.” involved in a terrorist attack on to Afghanistan, where her family has Hassan says that the people from American soil since 9/11, Drexler lived since. While there, she worked pointed out. with the U.N. Drexler said that being welcoming When she lived in Afghanistan, “I’m going to stay; I’m to immigrants and refugees is a cru- Hassan helped run a school for girls going to fight.” AP Photo cial part of America. out of their family home. They did Muslim worshipers listen to Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe during a visit to an Islamic “Acceptance is the cornerstone of this for two years and although they center in Sterling, Va., Feb. 3. The order affects seven Muslim-majority nations. our country,” he said. only taught the girls basic math and —Fayezeh Haji Hassan Speaking for the International the alphabet, Hassan still described Duquesne Law Student and order actually only affects 13 percent phasis his. Relations Club, Drexler said the it as “playing with your life.” of the Muslim population, specifi- The money it costs to resettle a club is open to all. “The Taliban was going around Iranian Immigrant cally the 13 percent of Muslims in the refugee should be used to focus on “The International Relations shutting down schools,” she said. countries that produce the highest issues at home, Czack said. He points Club has always been a place Hassan came to America on a the affected countries she knows are number of extremists,” he said. to “our 50,000 homeless vets, and where people of all backgrounds scholarship to Middlebury Col- ones that would benefit society. Czack said that they acknowledge failing [Veteran’s Affairs] and Social can come to talk about various lege in Vermont and then came to “Everybody I know are scientists, there are people who do need help, Security systems,” as pressing issues international issues,” he said. Duquesne for law school. Ph.D students. I don’t know any ex- however placing refugees in America that people are “silent” about. “We believe that this decision She is strongly against the im- tremists,” she said. just create more problems. Duquesne College Republicans are to ban these countries because migration efforts of the Trump However, not everyone agrees about “Accepting this many refugees hopeful that the executive order will of the threat of terrorism causes administration. the harm the order could create. takes a toll on our communities benefit the country by making it safe. many people to feel marginal- “There is no basis for the executive Colton Czack, a junior market- ... These people are placed in low- “We believe that our government ized, not only in our country but order,” Hassan said. ing major, is the president of the income communities,” Czack said. has been putting the interest of abroad as well.” What to call the order has elicited Duquesne College Republicans. He “What outcome do you expect when others over the welfare of our own The club doesn’t believe the the controversy, but Hassan describes it said that the club supports the immi- you place children, that may have citizens for a long time,” Czack said. executive order will help build in- as a Muslim ban, based on Trump’s gration executive order. never heard the English language “This order shows how much the ternational relationships. calling it a ban during the presiden- “We believe that the executive or- before in an already failing school new administration values our na- “Many nations look to the tial campaign. der is a great thing for American citi- district?” tional security.” to lead the world “You have to call a spade a spade. zens,” he said. Czack thinks that famous people A differing opinion comes from by example, so we urge our law- He has preferences for Christian Though the order is popularly who support refugees should step up. Gabriel Drexler, a junior double makers and the current White [refugees],” she said, citing a provi- called a “ban,” including by Presi- “It’s currently the cool thing in pop major in political science and in- House administration to make sion of the order which prioritizes re- dent Trump, Czack believes that the culture to take a pro-refugee stance, ternational relations, president of decisions based on love, compas- ligious minorities from the affected term is wrong. however I have yet to see a batch of Duquesne’s International Rela- sion, acceptance and courage,” counties. “The belief that this is a ‘Muslim immigrants placed in Hollywood, tions Club. On a personal level, Drexler said. For now, Hassan is inspired to ban’ is preposterous ... This executive California,” he said, italicized em- Drexler believes the immigration Brandon Addeo contributed reporting. 4 Opinions THEDUQUESNEDUKE staff 113 College Hall editorial 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15282 Super Bowl more editorial staff than just another editor-in-chief Kaye Burnet football game news editor Brandon Addeo asst. news editor Raymond Arke You might have watched the Su- opinions editor Rebekah Devorak per Bowl for the game, the com- asst. opinions editor Shivani Gosai mercials, the halftime performance features editor Seth Culp-Ressler or maybe even simply for the lav- asst. features editor Ollie Gratzinger ish amounts of pizza and buffalo a&e editor Sean Ray chicken dip set out on the table in asst. a&e editor Zach Landau front of you. sports editor Andrew Holman Quite honestly, it doesn't mat- asst. sports editor Adam Lindner photo editor Leah Devorak ter. What matters is that you asst. photo editor Bryanna McDermott watched it. layout editor Hallie Lauer For one night people from every state, every city and every walk of administrative staff life sat down in front of their televi- adviser Bobby Kerlik sions to watch the spectacle that is ad manager Madison Pastrick the Super Bowl. email us: [email protected] That is the power of sports. Sports matter. Sports unite a country drowning in division. Walking with Sports give kids an escape from a troubled youth. Athletes give a voice to those who might not other- a friend in the wise be heard. Sports teach lessons and instill values that generate fu- dark is better ture success. Sports bring people together instead of tearing them than walking apart. Sports create commonalities Cartoon by Shelby Wasil between people who might not oth- erwise converse. alone in the Just listen to the words of Nobel if i do say so myself... Peace Prize winner, Nelson Man- light. dela — a man who united the once racially-divided country of South W Universities get more students from top Africa through the power of sport. Helen Keller In 2017, it may seem like ev- Pittsburgh to rank higher was Carn- young people belonging to America’s “Sport has the power to change eryone goes to college these days. egie Mellon University, at No. 119. lower income brackets to be accepted the world,” Mandela said. “It has You just read Now tweet But unfortunately, private higher What do all of these percentages into – and then be able to afford – the power to inspire. It has the education – especially at the best mean? Basically, it’s pretty much some of the best colleges in this na- power to unite people in a way that our thoughts. us yours. schools in the nation – is still a what we all already knew: Money can tion. Student debt is crippling in the little else does. It speaks to youth in luxury that only a few lucky fami- get you into just about anywhere. United States, and students are hav- a language they understand. Sport @TheDuquesneDuke lies can afford. According to the New York Times, ing a more difficult time paying back can create hope where once there The New York Times compiled in- approximately “one in four of the loans than ever. Not everyone has was only despair. It is more pow- formation from a 2017 study by The richest students attend an elite col- families who are able to help shoul- erful than government in breaking Equality of Opportunity Project lege” while “less than one half of der the burden of tuition, especially if down racial barriers.” editorial which showed that many uni- one percent of children from there’s no financial aid to assist. Now more than ever, we the peo- versities around the United the bottom fifth of American Not to mention, the difficulties ple of the United States of America States have more students families attend an elite col- start long before it’s time to submit need sports. It might be the only policy in attendance from fami- lege; less than half attend applications for higher education. hope for a country seemingly in a The Duquesne Duke is the student- lies belonging to the top any college at all.” Children who belong to families state of constant unrest. written, student-managed newspaper one percent than students Let that sink in for a within lower income brackets usu- But maybe sports matter because of . It is published from families belonging second. ally have less access to schools with a they don't matter. Sure us sports every Thursday during the academic year except during semester breaks and to the bottom 60 per- That is an incred- wealth of resources. A 2011 study by fans, we root for different teams. holidays, and prior to final exams. The cent. ibly problematic the U.S. Department of Education We love our team and hate yours. Staff Editorial is based upon the opin- The top 10 list and frighten- states that 40 percent of low-income We have an undying passion and ions of the editors of The Duke and does included schools ing statement schools do not receive a fair share of love for the game. But at the end of not necessarily reflect the views of the students, faculty, administration, stu- such as Washing- to read, espe- local and state funds. the day, did that game really direct- dent government or the University pub- ton University in cially when you Given information like that, it’s ly matter to us? No, but the time we lications board. Op-ed columns do not St. Louis, which Rebekah Devorak consider that no wonder that more kids from spent watching it, together, surely reflect the opinions of The Duke, but ranked No. 1 with 21.7 those who attend Ivy the top one percent attend more did. In glory and in defeat the game rather are the sole opinions of the col- opinions editor umnists themselves. percent of students hail- League – and more exclusive schools than the bottom still unites us. ing from families with a yearly house- elite schools in general – have a 60 percent. They never really had a That is what America should be Letters policy hold income of more than $630,000 higher income than those who do chance to begin with. all about. A country grounded in Letters to the editor must be typed, and 6.1 percent of students from fam- not. A 2015 study by the U.S. De- That’s incredibly disheartening to double-spaced and include the writ- unity, inclusion and love where er’s name, school/department and ilies with a yearly household income partment of Education showed know, as everyone should be able to every person has a voice and phone number for verification. Letters of less than $65,000. Tufts Univer- that those with a degree from an have a shot at attending any college in a chance to live out their own should be no longer than 300 words sity was No. 10 on the list, with 18.6 Ivy League school made an aver- this country, regardless of their fam- American dream. Every person and should be delivered to The Duke office at 113 College Hall or e-mailed percent of those in attendance from age of nearly $80,000 a year, 10 ily’s income bracket. State govern- regardless of race, religion, eco- to [email protected] by 5 p.m. the top income bracket of society and years post-graduation. Those who ments should work harder and pro- nomic status or political prefer- Tuesday. The editors reserve the right 11.8 percent from the bottom. attended regular schools made an vide more funding to schools so that ence should get to experience to edit any and all submitted copies. Surprisingly, none of the iconic average of around $35,000 a year. these students that currently lack the that euphoria of victory. All letters must be verified before being published. Ivy League schools cracked the top That’s quite the difference, and resources they need to achieve great- Let's take a lesson away from 10. The closest was Dartmouth, those figures are only for average ness can have the chance to do so. the game. When the odds are Corrections/clarifications which fell into No. 16 with 20.7 per- students. The top 10 percent of grad- Everyone has the right to be stacked completely against us, Readers should report any story or photo error to The Duke. All legitimate cent of students from the top one uates from Ivy League schools rake educated at the best schools, and let's rally back, together, in the errors will be corrected in print the fol- percent and 14.4 percent from the in over $200,000 per year, while money should never change that. most improbable of ways, so we lowing edition. bottom 60 percent. In comparison, the top 10 percent of graduates from too can be champions as individu- Contact Duquesne University ranked No. every other school can expect an in- Rebekah Devorak is a senior journal- als and as one great nation. 281, with 2.5 percent and 21 percent, come of around $70,000 per year. ism and advertising major and can be If you don't think sports matter, email [email protected] respectively. The only university in It’s obvious that it is difficult for reached at [email protected]. think again. THEDUQUESNEDUKE 5 Progressive students hypocritical at UC Berkeley Charles Megginson sity’s chancellor issued a statement of view - NO FEDERAL FUNDS?” staff columnist supporting the school’s decision to al- While cutting federal funds isn’t low the event. “The first of these prin- the solution to the problem, Trump Across the United States, conser- ciples” Chancellor Nicholas Dirks does, by his predecessor’s standard, vative students and organizations wrote, “is the right to free expression, have the authority to do so. In fact, are shamed and silenced by their enshrined in the First Amendment to Barack Obama routinely used this tac- progressive counterparts. One such the U.S. Constitution and reflected tic. In 2012, the Obama administra- example came at the University of in some of the most important mo- tion threatened to take away federal California Berkeley, on Feb. 1, when ments of Berkeley’s history.” funds from schools which elected not violent protestors prevented an event It was not the intention of the uni- to abide by the strict regulations of the featuring Milo Yiannopoulos, a con- versity to cancel the event in order to National School Lunch Act. He did servative journalist and author. silence Yiannopoulos, his supporters the same in 2015 to compel schools to There exists a hypocrisy amongst or the organization hosting the event. provide specific restroom accommo- millennial leftists who preach toler- But, it became the responsibility of dations for transgender students. ance of gender, race, ethnicity and the university to protect its students Nevertheless, such an action AP Photo sexual orientation but seek to silence from the danger posed by the far-left would do nothing to protect the First Students at the University of California Berkeley protested an event featuring Milo individuals who possess opinions protesters who used the event as an Amendment rights of students at Yiannopoulos on Feb. 1. contrary to progressive ideals. excuse to terrorize their community. Berkeley or elsewhere. It is true that America thrives on As the protesters became violent, of- There are two factors which will al- case of UC Berkeley, had the Police pressed outrage about the incident at diversity; our culture is a melting pot. ficials faced an important decision: low for the maintenance of both the Department been better prepared to UC Berkeley. But the diversity that makes America protect the First Amendment right First Amendment and public safety. contain the threat posed by the law- “These violent protesters should so great isn’t limited to one’s national of Yiannopoulos and his audience or First, protesters must have a clear- less agitators, both Yiannopoulos and be arrested,” said Andrew White, origin, skin-color or gender. Rather, protect the safety of their students. er understanding of the First Amend- the peaceful protesters would have a freshman journalism and public it extends to his or her ideas. However righteous their decision, ment. They must understand that we been safe, as would be their First relations major. “Their behavior is For any person to claim himself it sets a dangerous precedent: that all have the right to advocate our opin- Amendment right. unacceptable and un-American, and as tolerant, only to protest a speaker one must do to silence a dissenting ions, however provocative or insen- Instead, the night ended with over the failure of the UC Berkeley Police who promotes an ideology that he opinion is act riotously and threaten sible they consider those opinions to $100,000 in property damage and a Department to bring the violent in- disagrees with, is duplicitous and un- the safety of others. This precedent is be. Protesters must understand that precedent which threatens our most dividuals to justice is an affront to American. Efforts to silence conserva- one that will surely lead to more riots, policy disagreements do not always cherished freedom. Rather than Milo’s right to free speech, which was tives are often successful. property destruction and safety con- equate to “hate speech” and that the holding colleges and universities hos- taken away from him.” According to Reuters, protesters at cerns. We find ourselves in a conun- only kind of speech which is not per- tage by withholding federal funds as Jesse Anzelone, a candidate for UC Berkeley “smashed windows and drum – How can we protect both the mitted is the kind that threatens the his predecessor did, Trump should President of the Duquesne Univer- set fires at the school.” The protesters right of citizens to peaceably assem- lives or safety of others. Protesters direct his Justice Department to im- sity College Republicans, expressed were far from tolerant as they threw ble and the safety of those citizens? must understand the hypocrisy asso- mediately increase efforts to train law similar outrage. Molotov cocktails and fireworks at President Donald Trump does ciated with preaching tolerance but enforcement agencies to handle vio- “The events that recently trans- police officers and wreaked havoc not have the right answer to this protesting individuals who hold dis- lent protests. pired at UC Berkeley were extremely amongst the peaceful protesters. question. In response to the event’s senting opinions. The department should train police disappointing,” Anzelone said. “The UC Berkeley regards itself as the emergency cancellation, he tweeted, Second, police forces must be bet- forces to specifically target and ap- violent protestors’ actions were both “birthplace of the free-speech move- “If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free ter trained and equipped to suppress prehend agitators who strive to turn illegal and immoral, not to mention ment.” Just four days before the speech and practices violence on in- acts of violence. This will protect the peaceful protests into violent riots. event was to be hosted, the univer- nocent people with a different point rights of all parties involved. In the Some Duquesne students have ex- see BERKELEY— page 11 Slow food movement not as glamorous as it seems Slow Food Association that year. The Time our pockets when trying to feed even a small considers him a revolutionary who “changed family of three. the way we think about food.” According to Joanne Burke from the Uni- I am not going to argue that slow food doesn’t versity of New Hampshire, the top one per- taste better, but the Time also records that near- cent of American households contain 32 ly 50 million people were hungry in 2007. We percent of the nation’s wealth, while 36.5 have over 6 billion people on this planet, and million Americans live in poverty. In this the slow food movement may be doing a dis- case, it doesn’t help that foods within the service to more people than they like to admit. slow food movement are more considerably To feed the U.S. alone, we would need 40 expensive than their fast-food counterparts. million farmers, which would be one million To maximize profits, farmers have been more than we have today, according to the max-breeding, or using the same genetics, to Time. I think too many of us refuse to face create more of the same animals. This means the reality in which we live. It would be great that, more likely than not, you and your family AP Photo if all our foods could be organic, as the slow have been preparing essentially the same But- The slow food movement is in opposition to the processed, pre-packaged foods many Americans eat. food activists preach, but the reality of the terball turkey since 1960. Many people consid- Alison Caracciolo to promote for natural growth. matter will always outweigh this movement. er these mass-produced meats as “industrial” staff columnist With this type of movement, it is hard to ig- There are more working class members of meats that have lost the most crucial element nore the pros and cons of this argument. It is this society, many of which rely on the govern- of food - taste. Before you indulge in finger-licking hot good to be more aware of where your foods are ment for help to feed their families. So who will Not only does the slow food movement focus wing, or twirl your fork around a mound coming from, but, essentially, this movement is the slow flood movement really help? on preserving taste, but it’s a push for foods to of spaghetti, do you ever once think about trying downsize the amount of fast food chains Many people who are on the other side be made without harmful pesticides and fertil- where your food comes from? We, as hu- that seem to be on every street corner. of the movement believe those who sup- izer. It also fights for those who are producing mans, consume so much food without ever This movement sparked in Italy. Being that port this message are “rich gourmets,” so to the foods to be paid fairly for their work. realizing how the foods we eat were pro- I am currently on Duquesne’s Italian campus, speak, that disregard the effects that the slow I feel the movement is misguided by the at- duced or where they originated from. I understand the concern many Italians had food movement may have on the majority of tractiveness of the positives it shows, and it The slow food movement is just that: It has when McDonalds invaded a corner by the Span- middle class and lower income families. disregards the majority of the American popu- been a long, highly-controversial debate about ish Steps in 1986. However, I don’t see the slow These “rich gourmets,” or rather just highly- lation and their current living conditions. There the health and safety of the food we consume, food movement ever taking much head over the trained and skilled cooks, want the best organ- are less people willing or able to pay the higher which began some 20 years ago. According to industrial food industry. ic products to prepare meals. However, have price for the slow foods. MacMillan Dictionary, the slow food movement McDonald’s was seen as a threat to many you ever noticed the price of organic foods are Fast foods are hazardous to our health, but can be defined as “foods traditionally cooked us- Italian leftists because they believed it would significantly higher than non-organic foods? I don’t foresee the industry declining anytime ing organic ingredients, where the food is meant decrease the cultural and authentic style of Organic farming requires the soil to be rich soon. Next time you pull up to the window of to be enjoyed slowly for maximum benefit.” cooking their foods. These leftist were the and clean from pesticides, which in return re- McDonald’s, will you actually think twice about Almost all the foods we consume fall un- ones advocating for the small and local busi- quires more intensive labor. Farmers have to where your food is coming from? der the umbrella of slow foods. Any food that nesses, trying to preserve the traditional be highly skilled and tentative to their crops; in needs to harvested — like many of our fruits, ways of cooking and preparing foods. other words, it takes more time and uses more Alison Caracciolo is a sophomore public vegetables, meats and grain — are what ac- An Italian leftist journalist, Carlo Petrini, money. The food may have a more robust taste relations major and can be reached at al- tivists for the slow food movement are trying provided a novel approach and started the and healthier initiatives, but it may also empty [email protected]. Opinions February 9, 2017 6 FEATURES From The Duke, With Lots of Love Underground Railroad has roots at DU Elsa Buehler years later, in 1882, the Holy Ghost Fathers Just add scissors! Date not included. staff writer purchased the property and used it to construct Old Main, the building where they hoped their school, then called Pittsburgh Catholic College, this isn’t f you were a slave traveling through Pitts- could successfully take root. In addition, they fake news... burgh via the Underground Railroad in purchased the lot across the street and added a the mid-1800s, one of your stops may floor to the building already there, which then i love you! haveI been at a safe house that once stood on served as the new hospital. This building was Duquesne’s campus. This February, in the spirit originally known as St. John’s Hall and then, from: of Black History Month, it seems appropriate to later, St. Mary’s Hall, when it became a resi- take a look at the history of the land beneath a dence hall for Duquesne students. White said it Duquesne hallmark: Old Main. was eventually demolished in 1971. Thomas White, Duquesne’s own archivist, ad- Though little evidence of Walter’s influence you’re my junct instructor of history and curator of special remains, several ghost stories involving both the collections in the Gumberg Library, knows quite old hospital and the new location, now Bayer pulitzer a bit about the subject. In fact, according to his Learning Center, have survived on campus. biography on Duquesne’s website, White is the White said one such oral account tells of an Prize award winning author of ten books, including escaped slave who had traveled from the head- from: “Legends and Lore of Western Pennsylvania,” Courtesy Duquesne University Archives waters of the Monongahela River on a rickety, which discusses the story of a hospital that once The second location of Dr. Walter’s hospital, now makeshift raft, ending up on a sandbar near stood on the lot where Old Main now lives. where the Bayer Learning Center calls its home. the point, where the three rivers of Pittsburgh In his book, White explains that the old, two- meet. The bedraggled slave still wore part of his i promise story hospital was built by Dr. Albert G. Walter ground Railroad, taking in and hiding runaway shackles on his arm and an iron collar around in the mid 19th-century, on the spot where the slaves who were headed north in hopes of free- his neck. By the time he had arrived he was al- to never Old Main administration building stands today. dom. Because harboring slaves at that time was, ready badly beaten and very near death; though According to White, Walter studied surgery in of course, illegal, no records were kept of the Dr. Walter tried his best, the slave died of his lede you on Europe and began practicing revolutionary pro- slaves that he sheltered. However, it’s generally injuries later that night in the hospital. from: cedures that were well ahead of his time, but lat- thought that he aided at least dozens of slaves A few years after this, Walter began taking in er became standardized. Because his techniques over the years. several wounded Confederate prisoners, some were modern, he clashed with other local physi- Walter’s hospital was only one of many safe of whom he was unable to save. This was com- cians. Ultimately, he opened his hospital on the places in the area, according to White. At the mon of the time and in the area, White said. dang girl Bluff, then known as Boyd’s Hill, as well as a pri- time, Pittsburgh was a place where many slaves From these two fact-based accounts has you look vate office downtown. passed through, arriving via the Monongahela emerged a claim that on stormy nights, the es- Walter was not only an unsung medical hero, River Valley and seeking passage to the Cana- caped slave’s ghost can be heard fighting with ap stylin’ but an abolitionist as well, White said. Oral dian border. the ghost of a dead Confederate soldier, White tradition claims that Walter conveniently em- White also said that Walter continued to run from: ployed his hospital as a “station” on the Under- his hospital until his death in 1876. Several see RAILROAD — page 12

can’t get you out of my Valentine’s Day consumerism on the decline headline Kaye Burnet Some of that money is spent from: editor-in-chief on the 10 to 14 million pounds of chalky Sweethearts that Necco pro- duces every year, which are some- he first months of 2017, how being sold despite the fact sources say filled with political turmoil that it’s unclear if anyone actually and fear for many Ameri- likes to eat them. There will also be you are T around 60 million pounds of choc- cans, have not been a great start to a new year. So far, the world seems olate purchased during Valentine’s beautiful to be a tough place for more than Day week to accompany 174,000 from: a few people in 2017. But is there gallons of sparkling wine, accord- actually less love in the air today ing to the History Channel. than there was exactly one year Part of the decline in Valentine’s ago? Well, if you look at how much purchases can be attributed to deadline? Americans are spending on Valen- America’s aging population. Valen- tine’s Day gifts and accoutrements, tine’s Day spending mostly comes more like the answer is, unfortunately, yes. from young people. Around 67 per- The National Retail Associa- cent of adults 25 to 34 years old cel- dead fine tion, a trade group of retailers ebrate Valentine’s Day, compared from: that tracks consumer data, has to only 54 percent of the general announced that Americans are population. As long as Americans projected to spend $18.2 billion continue to have fewer children, we on Valentine’s Day, down from a can expect Valentine’s Day spend- let me record-breaking $19.7 billion last ing to keep dropping. year. While money spent on heart- However, if I may editorialize subscribe shaped chocolate boxes and hotel for a moment, I think there are reservations is a poor proxy for ac- better things young Americans to your heart tual love and kindness, the decline AP Photo can spend their money on other from: in spending does not bode well for Jewelry is always a big seller on Valentine’s day, but even the shiny stuff is than nasty chalk hearts, Hallmark the U.S. economy. But it’s no rea- predicted to take a dip in sales this season. Perhaps that’s a good thing. cards and expensive meals in fan- son to panic, either. cy restaurants. If you really want According to the Bureau of La- GDP report shows that, since the 1.9 percent. to impress your significant other, i’ll keep bor Statistics, the U.S. Gross Do- dollar is strong compared to other While economists and retailers find a memorable experience that mestic Product (GDP), a measure currencies right now, manufac- would prefer to see more spend- the two of you can share. Take a this date of the total value of goods and turers who usually export goods ing for Valentine’s Day, $18.2 bil- weekend trip together, go skydiv- services provided in a country, from the United States are suffer- lion is still an enormous amount ing, try an escape room or prac- off the record is primarily driven by consumer ing. This means Americans would of money for a country to spend tice your downhill skiing. Shared from: spending. Consumer spending is have to spend more to maintain on stuffed bears and diamond memories are much more fun also responsible for 60 percent of GDP growth of two to three per- jewelry. That’s about $136 per than diamond bracelets, and they job growth in the U.S. The latest cent. Right now, it hovers around consumer. can’t get lost or stolen. SPORTS 7 Duquesne women’s tennis falls to Pitt, defeats Saint Joe’s Miller and freshman Laurel Shymansky, same to the person on the court or off the in the singles competition. However the court, and that is important.” Dukes were unable to grab a win in any of Duquesne had to shift its focus the the three doubles matches. Therefore, the next day to the Saint Joseph’s Hawks. Panthers won the doubles point and the The Dukes shook of the loss to Pittsburgh match by a score of 4-3. the night before and dominated SJU by a First year head coach Vanessa Stein- score of 7-0. Kylie Isaacs, a junior and the er mentioned just how much the match team’s No. 1 singles player, was thrilled against Pittsburgh means to her team. with the wins over the Hawks. “We train at the same facility, so we see “It was huge,” Isaacs said. “They’re them every single day,” Steiner said. “It’s always one above us or below us in the our , and the players get really A-10 standings so that was huge to shut excited about it. It’s an intense match, and them out. That was a really great way to it’s always competitive. It’s our rivalry, so start our in conference season. We were we always get hyped up about it.” really excited to get our first win in the On top of being a match with city brag- conference.” ging rights at stake, it also serves as great With two additional important match- preparation for Duquesne’s A-10 matches. es coming up this weekend, Isaacs added “It gives them a practice match for that that if the team can start off strong and intensity,” Steiner said. “Some of the oth- lock down the doubles point, there’s er matches, they’re non-conference and a good chance they will end up on the while they’re still intense because the girls right side of the scoreboard at the end team takes every match very seriously, it’s of the match. a little added pressure. Especially since we “The doubles point is so huge,” Isaacs are both playing on our home courts every said. “We start with the doubles match- time we play them. That little bit of added es, so if we can get that first point going pressure will make the conference match- into the singles you have that momen- es a bit easier.” tum and you’re already up a point on the Steiner went on to mention that even board. Mentally that puts us a little bit courtesy of duquesne athletics though her team was narrowly edged out ahead going into the singles. So if we can Duquesne Sophomore Julianne Herman returns a ball to her St. Bonaventure opponent on April 6, 2016. by the Panthers, the support and passion come out really strong on the doubles, shown by the team was something to be and just go beast-mode and attack, that David Borne Atlantic 10 match of the season against admired. would be huge.” staff writer the Saint Joseph Hawks. “For the Pitt match one of the things Duquesne will travel to St. Bonaventure The Red & Blue began the weekend that stood out was the team unity,” Stein- on Saturday for their second conference This past weekend was a big one for the with Pittsburgh at the Alpha Tennis and er said. “The team is so supportive of one match, and then will return home to face women’s tennis team, Fitness Center, a building that both teams another, and that isn’t something that we Carnegie Mellon on Sunday. as it featured a match against the rival call home court. Duquesne saw wins from practice, or I harp on them about, it just The Dukes shutout St. Bonaventure 7-0 along with its first sophomore Julianne Herman, junior Ally comes naturally. Every win means the and defeated CMU 4-3 last season. Men’s tennis sweeps weekend to get back in win column Andrew White against St Joe’s. Their energy and play was just awesome. Steiner says she hopes for the Dukes to continue their As far as individual players Chris [Corrao], Adam [Bla- success in the upcoming weeks. staff writer sinsky] and Andrew [Ong] really worked hard all week “We have the potential to get on a roll, but it is going to The Duquesne University men’s tennis team snapped a and all three went 2-0 against some tough opponents,” require a consistent effort in practice and matches. This four match skid with a 5-2 victory over local Division III Steiner said. “They all worked real hard in practice this is going to require a persistent training on the court as foe Carnegie Mellon University on Friday, Feb. 3 at the week and gained personal victories there, and it paid off well as staying mentally sharp,” Steiner said. Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center. in the matches,” Steiner continued. The Dukes, which don’t have a single senior on the ros- The win was the Dukes’ first of the season. Even though The doubles victory over St. Joe’s was the Dukes first ter, look to build off of their two-win weekend when they Carnegie Mellon plays at the Division III level they are doubles point won this year, in addition to their first Di- face off against Mercyhurst at the Alpha Tennis and Fit- not a team to be taken lightly. The Tartans are currently vision I win of the season. ness Center on Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. ranked No. 2 at their level. “CMU is always a strong team; we struggled with them in the fall and they always give us a tough match. This was a good way to step up and show that we improved,” Director of Tennis Vanessa Steiner said. Duquesne was led by a strong singles showing, win- ning five out of the six matches. Four of the wins came in straight sets by Adam Blasinsky, Andrew Ong, Jared Isaacs and Dane Bendel. The Dukes’ two losses came on a singles loss by Dimitris Stav- ropoulos, and a team doubles loss where they fell 6-4, 6-2, 4-6. Duquesne kept its momentum rolling on Sunday when they opened up conference play with a 5-2 home win over the Saint Joseph’s University Hawks, also at the Alpha Tennis and Fitness Center. “St. Joes beat us last year 5-2, so to come back and turn it around and beat them 5-2 was huge for us,” Steiner said. She also mentioned that the win will help boost the team’s morale as the season progresses. Duquesne took four out of the six singles matches from the Hawks and also swept the doubles point. The singles portion of the match was once again led by Blasinsky, Ong and Isaacs, with Chris Corrao also getting his second win of the weekend. The Dukes dominated the doubles point as well with the pairings of Blasinsky/Corrao, Ong/Bendel and Isaacs/Stav- ropoulos all collecting wins (7-5, 6-1, 6-2 respectively). Steiner had nothing but good things to say about the Dukes overall play on both Friday and Sunday. courtesy of duquesne athletics “Overall all of our doubles teams stepped up on Sunday Junior Andrew Ong and Director of Tennis Vanessa Steiner share a fist bump during fall practice as they look to solidify the men’s tennis team. 8 THEDUQUESNEDUKE The race to the Playoffs is officially taking off of tying the NHL record of 17 consecutive have fallen into the upside down world Bry McDermott wins set by the 1992-93 Penguins. Goalie of Stranger Things. While the San Jose asst. photo editor is making a strong case Sharks and Blackhawks continue for a second Vezina trophy, posting 28 their usual strides toward the playoffs, un- There are only two months left until the wins and a .926 save percentage as the derdog teams like the Wild and Anaheim NHL’s top 16 teams begin the battle for Jackets continue to surprise the league. Ducks have been making waves. the oldest, most coveted trophy in all of The Penguins are a favorite to repeat Minnesota in particular had an impres- sports — the Stanley Cup. As things start as Stanley Cup champions. Pittsburgh sive first half of the season, which includ- to heat up in the quest for a chance to lost two games in a row in regulation in a ed a 12-game win streak that was ended by lift Lord Stanley, let’s look back at what game on Jan. 12, ending its streak which the Blue Jackets on Dec. 31. The Wild lead the first half of the 2016-17 season has spanned 90 consecutive regular-season the Western Conference, primarily thanks brought so far. games without back-to-back losses, dat- to some incredible goaltending by De- ing back to Dec. 14-19, 2015. However, van Dubnyk. The 30-year-old netminder Eastern Conference the Pens still post a league-best 182 goals went 22-7-3 in 32 starts with a 1.77 goals- Teams to beat: and goals per game average of 3.6. With against average and a .940 save percent- It’s hard to pick just one team from the a red-hot and a spectacular age while posting five shutouts. Forwards Eastern Conference that can really make one-two punch with goalies Matt Murray Jason Zucker and Eric Staal are also lead- a run for the Cup in the final months of and Marc-Andre Fleury, the Pens are set ing the charge with a combined 32 goals the season, especially when it features a for another long playoff push. and 70 points in 51 games played. Metropolitan Division which saw an epic Standout Player: Sidney Crosby Standout Player: Connor McDavid battle between the Washington Capitals, Eleven years after entering the league, McDavid was predicted to be the next , and Pittsburgh ‘Sid the Kid’ has proved he hasn’t skipped a Sidney Crosby when the Edmonton Oilers Penguins for first place in the division. beat. The 29-year-old missed the first three drafted him first overall in 2015, and he’s While the Caps currently hold that title games of the 2016-17 season due to a con- making a case for that title. In his second as of Feb. 7, the division is up for grabs by cussion, but returned to light the lamp in NHL season, McDavid currently sits one any of the teams mentioned above. every way possible, producing a highlight point ahead of Crosby in points to lead the Washington also leads the NHL and for reel to add to an already impeccable career. league. good reason. The Capitals are firing on all Crosby currently leads the league in goals The truth is, McDavid raises the level of cylinders, putting up strong defensive ef- (30), despite playing eight less games than play for the Oilers. Edmonton sits in third fort with goaltender Braden Holtby as the the Kings’ Jeff Carter, who sits in second place in the Western Conference, bidding backbone, and an unyielding offense. The with 27. The reigning Conn Smythe winner for its first playoff appearance in 10 years. squad holds the lowest goals against aver- also ranks second in points (59), behind Ed- The 20-year old plays an average of 21:16 age in the league (2.05) and has the best monton superstar Connor McDavid (60), per game, the fifth-most minutes of any goal differential (64). who has played 10 more games than Crosby. NHL forward. When he isn’t on the ice, the After a disappointing showing as coach Oilers Corsi For Percentage, which depicts for Team USA in the World Cup of Hock- Western Conference shot attempt differential at even strength, AP Photo ey, John Tortorella led the Blue Jackets to Team to beat: Minnesota Wild is the same as the Colorado Avalanche, the Penguins center Sidney Crosby enjoying his time a 16-game win streak, just one victory shy The Western Conference seems to league’s worst team. at the 2017 NHL All-Star Game in . Newest ‘’ looks back at the catastrophic XFL Adam Lindner possession to begin the game. The fair catch rule was negated as well, welcoming nasty, asst. sports editor physical hits on punt returns. In addition to fundamental rule chang- In the latest installment of ESPN’s “30 es, the XFL allowed its players to create for 30” documentary series, film director their own nicknames to have written on Charlie Ebersol takes a look back at per- the backs of their jerseys. Among the most haps the biggest blunder in the history of distinguished was Outlaws’ run- professional sports. The now-defunct XFL, ning back Rod Smith, or as more common- created to provide football fans with an ly known, “He Hate Me.” alternative to the traditionally conserva- The documentary did a fine job of explain- tive and hypocritical NFL, certainly didn’t ing the business-side of the sport venture lack publicity and controversy of its own. while also focusing on what made the XFL Co-founder Vince McMahon infamously so enthralling, even to this day. With key donned it the “Xtra Fun League,” a comical figures like , Vince McMahon, contrast to the moniker given to the NFL, XFL announcer , NBC fig- the “No Fun League.” urehead , and XFL player Tommy Following the 1997 season, the NFL’s tele- Maddox, who would later go on to play quar- vision contract with NBC had just expired. terback for the , provid- With the NFL now demanding a contract ing exclusive insight and authentic, personal that would cost NBC $500 million per sea- recounts of the rise and fall of the XFL, each son for the rights to the AFC conference’s viewer will walk away impressed. games, NBC projected an annual loss of $100 Not only was I entertained, but I learned million per year. Unable to reach a deal, the a lot about the growth of NBC that can be NFL signed a contract with CBS, which still largely attributed to Dick Ebersol’s bril- owns the television rights to AFC games to liance, the popularity of wrestling because this day, which in turn left NBC without of the innovative Vince McMahon in the football to show on Sunday afternoons. ‘80s, the NFL’s television dealings, the With NBC’s sports division slowly de- friendship and business partnership be- clining in ratings, NBC Sports President tween Ebersol and McMahon, an intrigu- Dick Ebersol, father of film director Charlie ing expansion football league that tanked Ebersol, longed for something innovative after only one season, and more. to garner viewers and boost ratings once As is precedent, ESPN’s “30 for 30” more. After hearing of his good friend Vince Courtesy of ESPN Films documentary series delivered again with McMahon’s proposition to launch a brand- ESPN Films first aired the documentary on Feb. 2 as it recaptured the rise and rapid fall of the XFL. this film, highlighting the rise and fall of new football league, Ebersol contacted Mc- the XFL. Though a colossal failure, the Mahon, the owner of the WWF at the time, no teams, owners, stadiums, or players in tremely risqué cheerleaders. venture didn’t tarnish the relationship be- and soon a partnership was struck between the beginning stages, the XFL’s first steps To gain more intrigue and to differentiate tween Ebersol and McMahon at all, as both NBC and the newly-formed XFL. were focused on marketing the image that itself from the NFL, the XFL announced the remain great friends. I’d recommend the Set to kick off in March of 2001 follow- they wished to project of hard-hitting, banning of the traditional coin toss in favor film to any sports fan interested in such a ing the end of the NFL’s season, and with smash mouth football, partnered with ex- of a race between two opposing players for racy, outlandish attempt of a league. February 9, 2017 sports ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 scores big with Super Bowl halftime WEEK’s EVENTS Salena Moran and Evan ally did jump. This was a unique phone, a surprising addition see- Penrod experience that has not graced the ing as she was dancing, moving Monster Jam Triple Threat NFL in years. and playing instruments for the staff writers Feb. 10, 7 p.m. With several costume and make- entirety of the act. The monster truck rally will be up changes throughout her 13 Even the surrounding audience taking place at PPG Paints Arena hether fans were watch- minute performance, Lady Gaga got a chance to participate as well, across from Duquesne. Tickets ing Super Bowl LI for maintained a dignity that can only with each of the surrounding mem- the commercials or the be found in the utmost talented bers having a sort of glowing baton start at $15. For more information W on this all-ages event, game itself, pop performer Lady and classy musicians. From a silver that changed colors and traveled Gaga was arguably one of the most studded jumpsuit and bold red lips through the crowd making differ- please visit memorable events of the to a white crop-top shoulder-pads ent effects (i.e. stars and waves). ppgpaintsarena.com. Zero Sugar Halftime Show. ensemble, Gaga really focused on Gaga said that she was there to Fresh off the release of her new the game of football itself, having “make you feel good” and simply I got “Snagged” for Jimmy V album, “Joanne,” Gaga’s ever her backup dancers wear football provide an entertaining escape for Feb. 11, 11:30 p.m. evolving style and social views helmets and even dancing in the stadium fans and viewers at home. This golf tournament benefits have raised questions as to how the formation of a football. However, her performance did not The V Foundation for Cancer singer would approach an event as It was clear that Lady Gaga was go without some sort of inspira- grand as the Super Bowl. not using any pre-recorded track or tional message. Along with her pa- Research and will be held in the While the mega-popstar has lipsyncing (as has been seen in the triotic and unifying opening song, Palumbo Center Auxiliary Gym. been quite vocal about her po- AP Photo past) but was singing with her own Gaga embraced her diverse array of Teams of three-to-four play a litical stance (even protesting out- Gaga’s performance prominitely fea- fantastic voice. At certain points, dancers ranging in different ages, full round of golf and can enjoy side Trump Towers after the 2016 tured mid-air singing and 300 drones audiences could see and hear that races and genders during her hit prizes, auctions and refresh- presidential election), she deliv- in the shape of the American flag. she was out of breath, but with all “Born this Way.” In this way, she ments. Tickets are $7. ered a very tasteful and enjoyable of the acrobatics and dancing, who sent across a message of together- performance. She did not preach While social media was abuzz wouldn’t be? The quality of her ness, peace and acceptance without about the country’s political status, and already making memes of Ga- performance did not waver, and preaching politics to the crowd or but instead began with a basic act ga’s jump from the NRG Stadium’s she managed to take steady control bashing elected officials. of patriotism in her renditions of roof in , Texas, fans at of her voice until the very end. In her ending number, Lady Gaga upcoming “America the Beautiful” and “This the event claim the opening scene Lady Gaga sang hit after hit, concluded with an epic microphone Land Is Your Land.” She followed was pre-recorded and timed just spanning the full length of her drop, caught a football and jumped releases up with lines from the Pledge of Al- perfectly to create an optical illu- career featuring songs from her off a set of stairs. She really suc- legiance while a multitude of Intel sion. Just as Gaga leapt from the first album “The Fame,” all lead- ceeded in staying true to pure en- “John Wick Chronicles” drones coalesced into a red, white stadium’s roof in the video, a spot- ing up to her most recent album tertainment and the All-American Feb. 9 and blue formation of the Ameri- light showed her descending onto a “Joanne.” She performed her en- Based on the movie series “John can flag. platform on the stage as if she re- tire setlist while holding a micro- see GAGA — page 12 Wick,” “Chronicles” is a first- person shooter that tasks players with assassinating targets in the Continental Hotel from the first Trump’s ban sends waves through game industry film. The game requires the use of a VR headset, and will be Grant Stoner released exclusively on Microsoft staff writer Windows for $19.99.

n Jan. 27, President Trump signed an “For Honor” executive order temporarily banning Feb. 14 O the citizens of seven Muslim-majority This multiplayer melee fight nations from entering the country. In conjunc- game sees gamers play as ei- tion with the ban, owners of visas found their ther knights, samurai or vikings endorsements revoked, essentially forcing them in a battle for supremacy. Each to abandon their livelihoods and return to their faction has four different classes respective home countries. However, after mere to choose from, with different hours of protesting, controversy and public out- weapons and combat styles. cry, the ban was temporarily nullified, allowing residents to continue traveling. The game will be available on Yet the repeal, although a victory for immi- Microsoft Windows, Xbox One grants, is nothing more than a provisional fix. and PlayStation 4 for $59.99. If reinstated, the ban has the potential to dras- tically impact the development of current and future video games. Iranian native and video game director Navid Khonsari shares these concerns. Micro In an interview published by video game web- site Kotaku, Khonsari outlined his fears with Courtesy of Paramount Pictures review regards to the possibility of another ban. After Video game director Navid Khonsari was born in Quebec but lived in Iran until the 1979 Iranian Revolu- directing titles such as “Grand Theft Auto: Vice tion. Khonsari directed a game about the revolution called, “1979 Revolution: Black Friday” last April. City,” “Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas” and, more recently, “Resident Evil 7: Biohazard,” or even wild and imaginative fairy tales. When place a continuous hold on the executive order. “Fire Emblem: Heroes” Khonsari worries about the future of not only gamers enter these exotic landscapes, we are On Monday, companies including Facebook, his career, but for his family as well. witnessing the creativity brought to life by these Microsoft, Apple and Netflix argued that the ban “About as pedestrian as you “I’m married,” writes Kotaku editor Nathan individuals. Without the artistic visions of peo- was unconstitutional, and the loss of immigrant Grayson, describing Khonsari’s concerns. “I ple like Khonsari, the development of popular workers would surely hinder the creative devel- can get, ‘Heroes’ fails to remain have two children, and I want to make sure that video games would suffer. The vibrant and lore- opments of these companies. Furthermore, the interesting past the novelty of a if I go abroad that I can also be able to come intensive worlds rely on the ideas of these direc- tech giants believe that the restriction placed on full-Nintendo game on a phone. back to my home and to my family and not be tors, producers and designers. travel would negatively impact deals between And why am I taking orders from locked out.” Thankfully, Khonsari is not alone in the companies and the respective nations. a 13-year-old?” Video games are one of the largest forms of struggle. With such a large and diverse group of peo- media in the world. Developers have a unique According to a report published by USA To- ple protesting the executive order, it’s hard to — Zach Landau opportunity to tell incredible stories, whether day, 127 businesses associated with technology To see the full review, please visit based on personal experiences, ancient myths filed a suit against the ban, hoping to successfully see BAN — page 12 duqsm.com. 10 THEDUQUESNEDUKE Escape Room Pittsburgh lets people puzzle to freedom Craig Taylor spin on things.” staff writer When contestants solve puzzles, the so- lution triggers an electronic response that activates whatever mechanism they’ve un- uquesne graduate Joe Deasy is the locked. The technology, called powerline co-owner of one of Pittsburgh’s pre- communication or PLC, also runs factories D miere escape room companies, Es- and roller coasters. cape Room Pittsburgh. A 2012 graduate of “We’re one of the few escape rooms in the Duquesne’s JMA program, Deasy uses his U.S., maybe even the world that uses the degree in digital media arts to handle the technology that we have,” Deasy said. “Not graphic design, video and sound editing of too many people that do escape rooms have his rooms. this. We’re well ahead of the curve.” “A lot of the stuff I learned at Duquesne Whereas typical escape rooms deal with I’m using at my full-time job here at the es- lock-and-key type puzzles, the Waterfront cape room now,” Deasy said. location uses PLC technology to make their The attractions lock participants in a escape rooms more immersive. None of the room and ask them to escape by searching solutions are manually activated by staff, for clues and solving puzzles. They’re usu- who instead stand-by, watching from secu- ally themed around a scenario, like break- rity cameras, and occasionally offer hints if ing out of a jail cell or finding a humanity- contestants hit a wall. saving cure in a laboratory. Deasy says that teams who don’t commu- After playing an escape room in Buda- nicate or are too scared to take charge will pest, Deasy was inspired to bring the idea fail, which is why companies like Google over to Pittsburgh. Kaye Burnet/Editor-in-Chief have taken their new hires to Escape Room “I immediately loved the concept. I fell in Joe Deasy graduated from Duquesne in 2012 with a degree in digital media. He currently main- Pittsburgh to observe how they work in a love with it, and I thought it was the cool- tains two Escape Room Pittsburgh locations: one in Homestead, and his first one in Greenfield. team under pressure. est thing I’d ever done,” he said. “And I Deasy recalls one story of a company who thought, ‘You know, I could do this, I could teams breaking into a bank vault owned by bank vault which Deasy built the escape was hiring applicants based partly on their make this into a business.’” Andrew Carnegie. Tasked with retrieving room around. performance in the escape room. Along with his cousin, Joey opened Es- the Stone of Destiny, participants have one Deasy and his cousin build all the puz- “Somebody told the three candidates cape Room Pittsburgh’s first location in hour to break into each level of Carnegie’s zles themselves, something that separates that they were hiring to come to the escape Greenfield and has since expanded to the vault, lest the stone fall into the hands of them from similar attractions. room. They were in full suits, handcuffed Waterfront. the Illuminati. “A lot of the other escape rooms are and the job interview was doing the escape In researching this article, I had the Inside the room is an elaborate, multi- franchises, trends or buy rooms. We room,” he said. opportunity to try one of Deasy’s puzzle part puzzle that leads teams from Carn- build and design everything,” Deasy said. “I always prefer to call it a ‘different rooms at his Homestead location, along egie’s study, to the bank vault and finally, “We’re inspired by a lot of movies. Any night out.’ If your normal routine is just with other members of The Duke staff. inside his treasury to reclaim the stone. time we watch a movie and see something going out to a movie or going out to grab Their latest puzzle, Carnegie’s Millions, has Many of the props are real, including the cool we take notes and kind of put our own food, why not do something different?” ‘Rings’ produces more laughter than screams of fright

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he latest entry in the “Ring/Ringu” series, “Rings,” is messy, unfocused, but definitely more serviceable and en- Ttertaining than most modern horror-schlock. Largely divorced from the events of the previous film, “Rings” follows Julia (Matilda Lutz,) whose long-time boyfriend Holt (Alex Rose) is moving away to college. When communication be- tween the two starts becoming sparse and Julia receives a strange Skype call from someone else using Holt’s laptop, Julia investi- gates, discovering her significant other has become involved in a group studying the ghost Samara Morgan (Bonnie Morgan) and her cursed video tape. As an admitted fan of the original “The Ring,” I went into “Rings” with a certain level of excitement. “Ring 2” failed to en- tertain, largely due to following the same characters from the first film. “Rings” promised to bring some fresh ideas to the table. What I got, instead, was an utter abandonment of what made the original film so good in the first place. All subtlety or nuance is thrown out the window when the movie opens with Samara crashing a plane into a city. Not exactly the nuanced and tense mood of “The Ring” From there, “Rings” uses a series of contrived circumstanc- Courtesy of Paramount Pictures es and awful dialogue to drive along its convoluted mess of a Despite sharing a name, 2017’s “Rings” has little to do with the 2005 short film released as a bonus on “The Ring” DVD re-release. plot. Julia and Holt deliver some of the worst supposed roman- The film has, at the time of reporting, made $30 million at the box office, against a budget of $25 million, according to Box Office Mojo. tic lines since “Star Wars Episode 2,” while director F. Javier Gutiérrez treats the audience like absolute idiots, flashing back That is not to say that “Rings” lacks any good qualities. The gets the impression everything could be fixed if someone just to things that happened only five minutes ago in case no one sequences involving Samara and her supernatural shenanigans gave the poor kid a hug. was paying attention. are some of the best in the franchise’s history. The water flowing While “Rings” does not manage to be anywhere near as good However, despite all of these problems, “Rings” at least man- upwards effect from “Ring 2” is recreated masterfully, the staticy as the first film, it does succeed in being at least entertaining, ages to be “so bad it’s good,” which makes it twice as good as “The nature of Samara is played up and a particularly cool shot early on which is more than anyone can say for “Ring 2.” For fans of Sa- Ring 2.” I had to stifle several laughs in the theater as the char- involving a large window really caught my interest. mara, the movie can be an absolute delight at times, with an acters spouted absolute nonsense and ran around like chickens Bizarrely, more about Samara’s past is revealed, all of it serv- awesome final reveal making the character seem even more with their heads cut off. Supposedly dramatic moments were ing to make her sad backstory even more depressing. At this cunning and brilliant. To anyone else, go in with low expecta- instead turned comical with the robotic delivery the actors some- point, the killer ghost girl is the most sympathetic and likeable tions, and there is fun to be had with “Rings,” just not in the how thought was good enough. character in the franchise, especially in this film, and one really engaging or intelligent sense.

February 9, 2017 arts & entertainment THE LAST WORD 11 Events at Duquesne For Rent Professor speaks Two blocks from campus Two third floor bedrooms celebrate black history Whole house 4 bedrooms on press closing HISTORY— from page 2 have done in this country,” said Hope Wallace, president of the large living area, laun- Dear Editor, here is our heritage, and for those at times is to be in love with your Black Student Union. “So yes, I do dry, bath, powder room, Many faculty in the Psychology of us still teaching, our legacies abuser. Because the music was and believe that Black History Month kitchen Department greeted the announce- to future students and research- is that. And yet the culture is ours.” is a necessity, but if it is not taken Mature tenants living in ment that Duquesne University ers. Shutting down the press now Throughout her presentation, seriously, then what’s the point is other 2 rooms looking Press is shutting down with sad- would make it more difficult to all Epps focused on key parts of this having it? Black History should be ness and dismay. We and our alums of us to maintain a desirable con- generation’s hip hop. Epps said that taught all year round, not just when for 2 more responsible have a long and productive publi- tinuity between our past, present most hip hop artists focus on de- February rolls around.” tenants $ 350 per room cation record with the press span- and future. grading women, seeing them only as Topics such as slavery, Martin 412 427-1027 ning six decades. Indeed, twenty That being so, I respectfully gold diggers, decorations, and meant Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks five of our faculty (past and pres- suggest that the university admin- to serve to boost the male ego. are often taught during elementary For Rent ent) and more than a dozen alums istration reconsider this deci- Epps named examples of this be- school, but days such as Black Love have published articles and books sion, and consult the chairs of havior occurring in music by artists Day are often overlooked. For Rent on existential, phenomenological, Psychology, English, Philosophy like Jay-Z, Kanye West, Drake and “Black History Month is one of King Real Estate Group hermeneutic, and psychoanalytic and Communications on ways to Nicki Minaj. 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And women are worth respecting and Black Student Union. “Our black Locust St Press goes out of business, many of if by chance those efforts fail, I which women are not. ancestors have contributed so much New carpet throughout. our publications will go out of print would urge the administration to “If you don’t like something, it’s to this world and for their recogni- Walking distance from and/or lack a genuine “home.” The consult with faculty about how to up to you to make a statement,” tion to be limited to only one month Duquesne University and same can be said of many “clas- ensure the continuing availability Epps said. is kind of crazy.” Mercy Hospital sics” that have become touchstones of the titles and publications of that Other Black History events were The celebration concludes on in our field, like van den Berg’s are indisputably of lasting value. planned by the Black Student Feb. 27 with “Diversity and Inclu- Contact book A Different Existence and All stakeholders in this enterprise Union. However, the club does not sion Conversation: Intersection Kevin Wolfendale at the English translation of Levinas’ should be consulted, regardless of believe these events should be cel- Between Laws & Reality.” During [email protected] book Totality and Infinity, not the eventual outcome. ebrated only during the month of this program, attorney Ronald Wil- (412-215-2932) to mention the late Al Labriola’s Sincerely, February. son, chief diversity officer and di- books on Milton and Donne and Daniel Burston “It was my family that took rector of social equity at Edinboro many, many others. Associate Professor the time to teach me about all of University will give a presentation For Rent In other words, what is at stake Psychology Department the great things that black people to the public. Large six-bedroom house within blocks of Duquesne Jewish University. Includes three Advertise bathrooms, kitchen, living room and coin-operated For Rent with us minor to laundry. 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What’s most ironic is ing the totality of the situation which Call 412-287-5712 that the same people who were vio- forced officials to cancel the event. Units located in Uptown on: lently protesting advocate tolerance Should it be determined, however, and love. I just hope with all the vit- that UC Berkeley, or any other insti- For Rent Locust St.; Miltenberger St.; riol and hatred coming from these tution which receives federal funds, Two-bedroom apart- extremists, our country can become is preventing the practice of the First ment in secure build- unified again.” Amendment, it is within the Presi- ing within blocks from Tustin St.; Van Braam St. Unfortunately, so long as these agi- dent’s unilateral authority to with- tators seek to silence their opposition hold certain funds. President Obama Duquesne University. and achieve social change by anarchic set this precedent in 2012 and reaf- Includes kitchen, liv- means, unification is unlikely. firmed it in 2015. 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President Trump reached at [email protected]. 12 THEDUQUESNEDUKE Ban adds Profs say DU should Fans go Old Main stress for protect int’l students Gaga over land was LETTER— from page 3 some consider rejecting grants this sum- halftime path to our campus with their many dif- mer, because they’re afraid that if ferent points of view and back- they cross the border they’ll never be developers grounds,” he said. let back into the country.” show freedom GAGA— from page 9 BAN— from page 9 Selcer says that he knows the Evans believes that because the RAILROAD— from page 6 fear for international students is letter and Gormley’s message to ignore the political unrest felt sport of football itself. real, as he’s heard from scared stu- the Duquesne community, it’s like- across the nation. Much like a Overall, Lady Gaga did an ex- said. Similar occurrences have been dents firsthead. ly that he will address the Social video game, America’s foundation cellent job of staying true to her reported numerous times from the “People have come to see me in my Justice Association’s requests in his was the result of an amalgamation patriotism and celebrating foot- bottom floors of Old Main and the office to tell me how terrified they are, speech this Monday. of different ideals and perspectives. ball while promoting acceptance basement of Saint Mary’s, while it not just in the abstract sense but in “I wouldn’t be surprised if he did, By removing a portion of these and unity in an exciting and up- was still standing. the concrete sense about what is com- because they’re pretty much in accord communities, we are effectively beat way. The combination of new White said according to an ing down the road in the next several with a lot of his own statements, so I’d creating an unpolished piece of drone technology, acrobatics, pyro- article in a 1940 edition of months for them,” he said. “In my be surprised if he didn’t make some work. technics, a star studded wardrobe Duquesne Magazine, there own department we have had gradu- mention of it,” he said. “Also, it’s from An unopened door leading to and pure vocal talent made for a was said to be no trouble if the ate students that have had to radically a large number of his faculty and staff, a temple full of riches remains halftime show that will be hard to slave won, yet if the soldier change research plans, in some cases and I would expect him to respond to sealed, the final track in the- lat beat in the future. won, there would be misery and est racing title becomes unavail- woe. How the victory was de- able and the horrifying behemoth termined and in what ways the is only able to attack with a single, soldier supposedly haunted the highly-predictable swing of his Seeking applicants @theduquesne students is unknown. Interestingly, club. Without immigrants, our lat- this legend was so well known and est adventures will feel shallow. for 2017-2018 duke believed by so many that it became, Without immigrants, our video in a way, an initiation activity for games will never be complete. freshmen in the early 1900s. Sup- posedly, the freshmen would be Editor-in-Chief of marched into the basement and told that only those select few YOUR AD The Duquesne Duke that could hear the battle taking Interested candidates email place could attend the univer- HERE sity. Unfortunately the tradition [email protected] hasn’t carried on to modern day Orientation Week.