September 7, 2017 Volume 97 Number 04 THE DUQUESNE DUKE www.duqsm.com PROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925 DU has Burrowing in the books SGA links sought to Harvey to block Duke story Kaye Burnet staff writer Duke defies SGA “If I was still there, I would defi- nitely have been flooded.” demand, group Duquesne senior psychology student and army veteran Nicole seeks first-ever Marshall lived in Houston for a total of 13 years, from the ages of Pub Board hearing nine to 17, then as an adult from 2010 to 2015. In that time, she aymond rke lived in the Clear Lake, Pearland, R A Cyprus and Katy areas around news editor the city. During the flooding from Hurricane Harvey, all four of those neighborhoods were un- Last week, Duquesne Univer- derwater to some extent. sity Student Government Asso- Although Marshall stayed safe ciation (SGA) sought to prevent and dry here in Pittsburgh dur- The Duke from publishing part ing the storm, her friends and of its annual budget that doles family back in Houston all ex- out money to student programs perienced moderate to severe and clubs. flooding, with few exceptions. The Duke attended a Senate “Out of all the people I know meeting of the SGA, which was there, only two didn’t get flood- open to the Duquesne public, on ed,” Marshall said. “My next Aug. 27. At the meeting, the SGA door neighbor had five feet of budget for the school year was presented and approved by the Kailey Love/Photo Editor SGA Senate. see HARVEY — page 3 Students study in the library on Wednesday night. As classes enter the third week, students face more assignments and work. Two members of the SGA Ex- ecutive Board confronted Duke staff members in person for sev- eral hours on Wednesday night, CCAC students can join McAnulty College asking for The Duke to not print the budgetary information. Af- ter Duke staff decided to run the Josiah Martin “The agreement provides a direct graphic, SGA Executive Board of- staff writer pathway for students who want to begin their education at CCAC and ficials, including several who ran A new agreement between the then complete their Bachelor’s de- on a platform of transparency, Community College of Allegheny gree at Duquesne’s College of Liberal filed a request for prior restraint County (CCAC) and Duquesne Uni- Arts. This will allow students to be- to the University Publication versity has made it easier for CCAC gin planning their Duquesne transfer Board just as The Duke was go- graduates to obtain a bachelor’s de- much earlier in the process,” said ing to print on Aug. 30. The Duke gree from the McAnulty College of Ptak. published a pie chart with bud- Liberal Arts. This is not the first of it’s kind at getary information on page A-3 The articulation agreement al- Duquesne, and it intends to make last week. lows students that have complet- similar agreements with other com- The letter, addressed to Pub- ed a two-year program at CCAC munity colleges in the future. lication Board Chair and pro- and meet Duquesne University’s “The School of Nursing also has an fessor of journalism, Margaret academic standards to transfer to articulation agreement with CCAC Patterson, asked for an “injunc- Duquesne as juniors with 60 credits and we are looking to expand to other tion against the Duquesne Duke, Kailey Love/Photo Editor toward their degree. schools at Duquesne,” added Ptak. preventing them from publishing Old Main, pictured here, is the site of Duquesne’s administration offices. DU’s re- any information relating to the “The students will not have to Ken Gormley, president of cently reached a deal with CCAC allowing their students to articulate to Duquesne. worry about how many credits will Duquesne University, expressed his SGA budget.” transfer,” said Jeffrey Ptak, the as- hope to further improve the univer- formal relationship to provide a courage a greater number of trans- In the letter, SGA officials said sociate director of Undergraduate sity’s relationship with other schools seamless transition for students who fer students from CCAC. Gormley that the budget is too “sensitive” Admissions. in terms of transfer students. wish to transfer into our College of welcomes them, as he reiterated the to be publically released. That assurance is the major benefit “This new agreement with CCAC Liberal Arts,” said Gormley. of this agreement, according to Ptak. reflects our desire to establish a more The agreement would likely en- see CCAC — page 11 see BUDGET — page 2 opinions features sports a & e Follow us on... L’Oreal Zoo NFL ‘Before the Trouble Controversy Preview Storm’ Trans activist fired PGH zoo struck by A look into the new Video game for comments death of elephant NFL season, including improves on on race ...... some predictions ... original material ...

@theduquesneduke PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 8 PAGE 10 2 THEDUQUESNEDUKE bluff briefs ‘Duke’ reporting faces backlash from SGA ‘Schubert on the Bluff’ returns for final season BUDGET — from page 1 The Vice President of Finance also The popular Duquesne-host- received $3,000 for service grants; ed classical music concert series, $1,300 for supplies, like the SGA of- Schubert on the Bluff, is reach- “All Proprietary Information is sen- fice copier and phone and $750 for ing the end of its three-year sitive due to the potential for certain the Student Resource Center located run. Schubert on the Bluff fea- information pertaining to individual in the Student Union. tured classical pieces by Franz organizations or line items and said The Vice President of Student Life, Schubert and French composer information could be used in ways Ciara Bartic, was given 5.8 percent Claude Debussy. that violate SGA rules regarding the of the budget, $2,500 of which will The third season of the se- disclosure and use of budgetary and go toward the Night of Lights event. ries kicks off with an octet on financial information,” the letter read. Other line items under Bartic in- September 26 at 7:30 p.m. in The SGA said that to publish the clude $1,000 for spirit initiatives and the PNC Recital Hall. Concerts information, The Duke would have Homecoming, $1,000 for the SGA continue until April 15, with to receive “the express consent of end of year banquet and $300 for one concert each in Novem- [the SGA] by a 3/5 majority proce- Kailey Love/Photo Editor the Pittsburgh Student Government Pictured is the outside of the SGA office in 302 of the Union. Officals from the SGA ber, February and March. This dural vote of the Senate.” Council conference. sought to stop the Duke from printing budgetary information from an open meeting. season was set to coincide with In a response to the SGA de- Stephen O’Brion, vice president Schubert’s 220th birthday in mand, Patterson said in an email, of academic affairs, controls 5.4 per- 2017 and with the centennial of “The Publication Board does not press creditentials. President Olivia Erickson. Specific cent of the SGA budget. His section is Debussy’s death in 2018. have the authority to issue in- Devorak pushed back on the line items under the President’s spent accordingly on programs, with Tickets are available now junctions or order prior restraint idea that releasing the informa- control include $32,000 to the Loop $2,800 for the Study Break, $250 for for $15 online or by calling the with student-run publications.” tion could be damaging. Bus program, $2,200 for the Read- the Book Loan and $1,350 for faculty A.J. Palumbo Center box office. SGA President Olivia Erickson “It is nothing but budgetary infor- ership program, $2,105 for Execu- initiatives. Seating is reserved. did not respond to a request for mation, which should be made pub- tive Board contingency, $2,000 for The Vice President of Communica- comment. lic and readily available in the first the Senior Awards ceremony, $750 tions, Maria Miller, handles 3.6 per- Leah Devorak, editor-in-chief of The place,” she said. “I was simply doing for new initiatives and $700 for the cent of the budget. Marketing is given Duke, said that deciding to publish the my job, and there’s nothing wrong Spring into Finals program. $1,500, leadership initiatives consist POLICE briefs information was “very simple.” with that.” The Vice President of Finance, of $500, $700 is budgeted for Senate “Not only was it obtained in a The information at the center of Matthew Kajfez, received the second activities and $200 is for recruitment. Looks like some straight talk completely ethical manner during the controversy detailed that the highest amount of the budget, with The final section of the budget from Grandpa PB got yinz to a public meeting ... [it is] incredibly SGA received a budget of $81,484 34.9 percent. The largest amount of is titled Senate Contingency and calm down this week. I’m real newsworthy for students and faculty for the 2017-18 school year. The that, $23,100, is for the conference is 1.4 percent of the total. This proud of you. Maybe Gramps to know,” she said, and noted that largest amount of money, 48.8 per- appropriations which the SGA gives includes $1,159 for annual dis- will take ya out on a classic fish- the reporter was wearing visable cent, falls under the jurisdiction of to student organizations that apply. bursements. ing trip. But there are still some of you set on causing mayhem. On August 29, a Towers stu- dent was found with marijuana and drug paraphernalia. The Interim director for Kline Center named student was referred to the Of- fice of Student Conduct. Kailey Love If there’s one thing the youths photo editor do that’s delinquent, it’s that With its new interim director new fangled skateboarding. On in place, the law school’s Thomas August 30, Davis Alexander R. Kline Center for Judicial Edu- DiCello of 1201 Maple Street cation can begin moving forward Ext in Moon, PA, was issued a with its unique plan to service the defiant trespass by Duquesne judicial system across the com- Police. DiCello was skateboard- monwealth. ing and had refused to leave Joy McNally, recently retired campus after several warnings. from her position as special advi- Surprised it wasn’t Tony Hawk. sor to President Gormley during This crime certainly went his time as dean of the law school up in smoke. On August 31, a as well as an adjunct professor for student was on the Southside undergraduate and law students, steps smoking marijuana. Two stepped into the role of interim others were there, but not in- director of the Kline Center on dulging in the potent plant. All Sept. 1. three were sent to the Office of A colleague of President Gorm- Student Conduct. ley throughout their professional On Sept. 1, two students were careers (even helping to edit his found intoxicated in Saint Ann Kailey Love/Photo Editor book The Presidents and the Con- Hall. Both were referred to the Joy McNally, a former special to President Gormley during his time as law school dean, was named the interim director of the stitution: A Living History during Office of Student Conduct. brand-new Kline Center for Judical Education. McNally was also a law clerk for the PA Supreme Court and PA Superior Court. her time as his special advisor), he reached out to her and asked something new that nobody has kind in the nation. Its namesake, does an entity partner with the her to return to the university to done before, and doing it from the Duquesne alum and Philadelphia courts and all other law schools in assume the role of interim direc- ground up.” lawyer Thomas Kline, pledged that state, in a collaborative fash- EmailTips tor and oversee the development “It would be a way for me to 7.5 million dollars (the largest ion to provide education to that We want your input! of the Kline Center as it begins its make a meaningful contribution individual gift in the history of state’s judiciary, free of charge.” development. to the Pennsylvania Supreme Duquesne’s law school) to estab- The development of the center The Duke’s news section McNally brings experiences Court and the Judiciary, which I lish the center in response to the will help deliver CJE credits to would love to hear from you from all across the realm of law have come to love ... it is a way of order issued by the Supreme Court 600 jurists across Pennsylvania, about stories that you want to practice. From clerkships with the giving back to an institution that of Pennsylvania in Dec. 2016 that while partnering with the Judi- see in print. Know a talented Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has given me so much,” McNally stated that all Pennsylvania judg- cial Education Center of the Su- professor or accomplished stu- (as well as clerking for Maureen said on her decision to return to es and justices must take twelve preme Court of Pennsylvania and dent? See something on campus Lally-Green, the current dean of the law school upon President mandatory continuing judicial the nine law schools across the that just doesn’t make sense? the law school, during her time on Gormley’s request. education (CJE) credits per year. commonwealth (including the You can send your tips and story the Superior Court of Pennsylva- “It’s new, and it’s visionary.” According to a fact sheet com- University of Pittsburgh and the ideas to News Editor Raymond nia) to practicing law herself for 10 Announced in July of this year, piled by the university about the Arke at [email protected]. years, she is excited to be “doing the Kline Center is the first of its Kline Center, “in no other state see KLINE— page 12

September 7, 2017 News THEDUQUESNEDUKE 3 DU raises funds to help support Houston after flood

HARVEY— from page 1 water in their house and had to be rescued from the roof.” Marshall is just one of more than 50 current Duquesne stu- dents from the Houston area, according to University Presi- dent Ken Gormley. There are also more than 250 Duquesne alumni living in and around the city, he said. “Everyone in the whole coun- try has a responsibility to care when a natural disaster occurs like this,” Gormley said. “But Duquesne has so many ties to the area ... the immediate impulse is to ask, ‘How can I help?’” Kaye Burnet/News Writer To help the Duquesne commu- Nicole Marshall, a senior at Duquesne, shows a photo of family friends participating in a clean up in the Houston area. Marshall is one of more than 50 Duquesne students nity answer that question, Presi- from Houston. Duquesne launched an online crowdfunding site to raise money to help clean the $180 million worth of damage Harvey did to Texas. dent Gormley worked with Vice President of University Advance- more than 300 donors had contrib- helpful and show that we really was something the Duquesne law however, the SGA has not taken ment John Plante, Campus Min- uted almost $30,000. do care ... It’s amazing that from school did for law students who any official steps to promote the istry, the Faculty Senate, and the According to Gormley, the 1,300 miles away, there is some- were victims of Hurricane Katrina. initiative, nor do they have any Student Government Association funds will go directly toward thing that you can do.” According to SGA President immediate plans to do so. Ac- to set up a crowdfunding site. meeting basic needs for hurricane In addition to the crowdfund- Olivia Erickson, she received an cording to Erickson, individual Proceeds will go to Catholic Char- victims, such as clothing, food, ing initiative, which donors can email on August 29 from Vice members of the SGA have pro- ities in the Galveston-Houston area water and shelter. access online at www.spirit.duq. President for University Ad- moted the crowdfunding site on and to “Magnificat Houses,” shel- “[The crowdfunding initia- edu, University Provost Timothy vancement John Plante asking their own. ters run for the homeless by Spiri- tive] happened spontaneously Austin is looking into the possi- if the SGA would co-sponsor the “I know there are senators tan priests which Gormley says are in about an hour,” Gormley said. bility of accepting Texas college crowdfunding initiative, along sharing it on their own Facebook currently being overwhelmed with “This is one way we can do some- students displaced by the storm with Campus Ministry and the and social media accounts,” Er- requests for help. At publication, thing that would be immediately at Duquesne, Gormley said. This Faculty Senate. Erickson agreed; ickson said. Boat capsizes as Rohingya refugees flee Myanmar violence

AP — A trawler carrying Rohingya military crackdown and streams of Muslims fleeing violence in Myan- refugees. mar capsized, killing at least five National Security Advisor Thaung people, as the country’s leader, Aung Tun said Wednesday that security San Suu Kyi, blamed a misinforma- forces “will use only calibrated force tion campaign for fueling a crisis that and force where necessary” and are the U.N. says has now pushed more making every effort to avoid harming than 125,000 refugees into Bangla- innocent civilians. desh. Speaking at a news conference in Suu Kyi’s top security adviser also Myanmar’s capital, Naypyitaw, he sought to counter the storm of criti- said he was “deeply disappointed cism the government is facing from and saddened by the disinformation around the world over alleged army campaign being waged around the abuses against ethnic minority Ro- world with regard to the situation in hingya, asserting that security forces Rakhine.” were acting with restraint in pursu- He said the recent violence “clear- ing “terrorists.” AP Photo ly indicates the intention of the ex- On the Bangladesh side of the bor- A line of Rohingya refugees traveling from Myanmar to Bangladesh. The Rohingya are a Muslim minority in a majority Bud- tremist terrorist group to separate der with Buddhist-majority Myan- dhist nation. The United Nations have been warning of increasing violence against the Rohingya by the authoritarian Myanmar the territory of Rakhine from Myan- regime. Myanmar has been accusing the Rohingya of terrorism, as some have been trying to create a breakaway state. More mar, residents of Shah Porir Dwip than 125,000 Rohingya have fled in recent days. Most have been sheltered in camps in Bangladesh, some with 50,000 people. mar and to create a Muslim state in fishing village recovered five bodies that region.” from the Bay of Bengal on Wednes- Disaster Management did not say der by Myanmar security forces. suspended, as have school repairs The group that claimed re- day, hours after the boat capsized when the new camp would be ready. The number of Rohingya fleeing that were under way.” sponsibility for the attacks, around midnight, police official He said Wednesday it would be es- western Rakhine state has reached The violence and civilian suffering the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Yakub Ali said. tablished in Tyingkhali, south of more than 125,000, 80 percent of have prompted international con- Army, says it acted to defend It was not immediately clear Cox’s Bazar district and near the es- whom are women and children, demnation and resonated particu- Rohingya communities, but has where the boat began its journey, or tablished camp in Balukhali where said UNICEF Executive Director larly in many Muslim countries. been vague about its ideology if the passengers had been among more than 50,000 Rohingya have Anthony Lake. Suu Kyi complained to Turkish and ultimate goals. some 450 detained by Bangladeshi been sheltering since October. “Many more children in need of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan The military has said nearly 400 border guards and ordered Tuesday Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina support and protection remain in the in a phone call Tuesday that Tur- people, most of them insurgents, to return to Myanmar. has asked officials to prepare a areas of northern Rakhine state that key’s deputy prime minister was a have died in clashes. Security forc- While some border guards were database with fingerprints for the have been wracked by violence,” he victim of fake news when he posted es responded to the attacks with letting refugees across the border, new arrivals. said in a statement, adding that the photos purportedly showing dead days of “clearance operations” the others were sending them back. Bangladesh’s Ministry of Foreign U.N. refugee agency had no access to Rohingya that were not related to government says were aimed at Faced with a mounting crisis and Affairs said it summoned Myanmar’s Rakhine trouble spots. the crisis. The photos on Mehmet rooting out insurgents it accuses a lack of space and basic supplies, envoy on Wednesday and delivered “We are unable to reach the Simsek’s Twitter account have been of setting fire to Rohingya villages. Bangladesh said it will set up a new a protest note expressing deep con- 28,000 children to whom we were taken down. Many displaced Rohingya, howev- camp to accommodate Rohingya ref- cern about the influx of refugees. It previously providing psychosocial According to her office, Suu Kyi er, said it was Myanmar soldiers who ugees who have arrived from Myan- said it demanded immediate mea- care or the more than 4,000 chil- said such misinformation helps pro- set their homes aflame and fired in- mar since Aug. 25, many walking for sures by Myanmar to de-escalate the dren who were treated for malnutri- mote the interests of “terrorists,” a discriminately around their villages days and crossing jungles and rivers violence and also expressed concern tion in Buthidaung and Maungdaw” reference to Rohingya insurgents in Rakhine state. Rohingya Muslims to reach safety. about the reported planting of anti- in Rakhine, he said. “Our clean wa- whose attacks on Myanmar security have long faced discrimination in the Shah Kamal of the Ministry of personnel land mines near the bor- ter and sanitation work has been posts on Aug. 25 triggered the latest Southeast Asian country. 4 Opinions THEDUQUESNEDUKE staff editorial 113 College Hall 600 Forbes Avenue DACA deserves our Pittsburgh, PA 15282 protection editorial staff Families torn apart. People shipped off to places they don’t know or can hardly remember. These are editor-in-chief Leah Devorak the consequences of the recent an- news editor Raymond Arke opinions editor Shivani Gosai nouncement from the Trump admin- features editor Ollie Gratzinger istration to scrap the Deferred Action a&e editor Zach Landau for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immi- sports editor Adam Lindner grant program. photo editor Kailey Love This cruel policy change is now a re- asst. photo editor Bryanna McDermott ality for 800,000 young DACA recipi- layout editor Hallie Lauer ents who suddenly face an uncertain future due to a part of their life in which administrative staff they had no control. adviser Bobby Kerlik ad manager Madison Pastrick DACA is a federal program estab- lished by executive order from former email us: [email protected] President Obama, which allows immi- grants who came here before their 16th birthday to get renewable work per- mits, a driver’s license and assistance in affording college. The recipients are of- If you can- ten called “Dreamers,” in part because that’s what they represent: the fulfill- not do great ment of the American Dream. The fact is, there is little support for Trump’s decision outside of his star- things, do tlingly loyal base. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, Sen. small things in Cartoon by Leah Devorak John McCain, the ACLU and former President Barack Obama are all part a great way. of the massive and unlikely alliance fighting to protect these contributing the viewpoint members of society. Up to 15 states Munroe Bergdorf wrongly fired from L’Oreal after activism and the District of Columbia have al- Napoleon Hill ready filed a lawsuit against the presi- The makeup industry has a blueprint for this [sh*t],” she bassador to do, but speaking out dent’s decision. T reputation of not being inclusive said. “Come see me when you against racism is not. Even corporations and Wall Street You just read Now tweet for people of color. However, the realise that racism isn’t learned, Most people were upset for are concerned about the end of DACA. our thoughts. us yours. most recent debacle with L’Oreal it’s inherited and consciously Bergdorf’s statement, because she According to Forbes, the economic im- has brought about a discussion of or unconsciously passed down was vaguely calling out “all white pact of trashing DACA could reduce @TheDuquesneDuke racism with recently fired ambas- through privilege.” people.” Some felt uncomfortable U.S. growth by $280 billion. Other es- sador Munroe Bergdorf. Her full statement was reported for being lumped into one group. timates, one from the Center for Ameri- Bergdorf is a black, queer, by Daily Mail. All white people are not racist, can Progress, suggest the reduction transgender woman who recent- L’Oreal responded with a very this is true, but if you are not ac- of economic output could be as high ly claimed the title of the new- condescending statement: tively working with people of color as $460 billion over the next decade. est face of L’Oreal True Match. “L’Oréal supports diversity (POC) to overcome racism, then That’s a massive amount of money to The True Match campaign is and tolerance towards you are complicit. Bergdorf is es- lose just to achieve an inhumane cam- editorial centered on social justice all people irrespec- sentially trying to communicate paign promise that appeals to white and diversity. L’Oreal tive of their race, that neutrality is not appreciated supremacists. has previously hired background, by the oppressed. Systemic racism A running theme in Trump’s cam- policy multiple people of gender and reli- can be just as damaging as a vio- paign was always centered on immi- The Duquesne Duke is the student- diverse backgrounds gion. We believe lent attack. gration, with the proposed border wall written, student-managed newspaper to promote its prod- that the recent L’Oreal tried to appease the the prime example. The decision to of Duquesne University. It is published ucts, but Munroe comments by hole in the market of POC and every Thursday during the academic roll back DACA, which has been con- year except during semester breaks and was the first trans- L’Oréal Paris UK LGBT consumers by hiring Berg- demned from both sides of the aisle, holidays, and prior to final exams. The gender woman for Spokesperson dorf, but the second she opened as previously mentioned, is a clear ap- Staff Editorial is based upon the opin- the L’Oreal cam- Munroe Berg- her mouth to make a serious peal to his base as his ratings continue ions of the editors of The Duke and does not necessarily reflect the views of the paign. Three days dorf are at odds statement, she was no longer to free fall. Said base, filled with people students, faculty, administration, stu- after receiving the with those values, seen as valuable. She became a that demonize DACA recipients and dent government or the University pub- title, she was fired for and as such we liability for offending their main accuse them of taking away American lications board. Op-ed columns do not a lengthy Facebook rant have taken the deci- consumers: white people. jobs, simply haven’t checked their facts. reflect the opinions of The Duke, but rather are the sole opinions of the col- regarding white racism to- sion to end the partner- If you want to show support According to a study done by the Cato umnists themselves. ward blacks. ship with her.” and inclusiveness, you have to be Institute in January, “The majority [of Shivani Gosai Ultimately, the fir- The decision to open to the opinions of the mar- DACA recipients] are still students and Letters policy ing of Bergdorf was an opinions editor let Bergdorf go ginalized. L’Oreal is already re- Letters to the editor must be typed, 17 percent are pursuing an advanced double-spaced and include the writ- extreme reaction from from the campaign ceiving backlash for their decision degree. By contrast, most recipients of er’s name, school/department and L’Oreal. The makeup brand is was ultimately very hypocritical of from people using the hashtag H-1B visas are between 25 and 34 and phone number for verification. Letters doing the opposite of promot- L’Oreal. Bergdorf was simply speak- “#istandwithmunroe” and pledg- hold either a Bachelor’s degree or a should be no longer than 300 words and should be delivered to The Duke ing its goal of equality by trying ing her mind, and as a black, queer, ing to boycott L’Oreal products. Master’s degree. In short, they appear office at 113 College Hall or e-mailed to silence the truth. transgender woman, she has expe- “I don’t regret what I said,” to be a close reflection of what DACA to [email protected] by 5 p.m. In the post, Bergdorf was ad- rienced the utmost amount of dis- Bergdorf said. “I’m an activist. recipients will look like a few years from Tuesday. The editors reserve the right dressing all white people after the crimination. She is allowed to have Being an activist means calling now as they complete their educations.” to edit any and all submitted copies. All letters must be verified before being recent events in Charlottesville: her voice, and for L’Oreal to try to people out, not just saying what These people are not unlaw- published. “Because most of ya’ll don’t silence her is shameful. everyone else is saying and what ful criminals, as they have often even realise or refuse to ac- To further prove L’Oreal’s hy- everyone else wants to think and been painted by Trump’s far-right Corrections/clarifications knowledge that your existence, pocrisy, one of its key ambas- upholding the common consen- Readers should report any story or supporters and Republican allies in photo error to The Duke. All legitimate privilege and success as a race sadors, Cheryl Cole, was found sus. L’Oréal knew that when they Congress. They are motivated, edu- errors will be corrected in print the fol- is built on the backs, blood and guilty for assaulting a black hired me.” cated, and belong here just as much lowing edition. death of people of colour. Your nightclub bathroom attendant Contact entire existence is drenched in in 2003. Physical abuse and ra- Shivani Gosai is a senior journal- racism. From micro-aggressions cially charged verbal abuse is ism major and can be reached at see STAFF ED - page 12 email [email protected] to terrorism, you guys built the perfectly okay for a L’Oreal am- [email protected]. Opinions 5 Duquesne SGA attempts to silence ‘The Duke’ Kaye Burnet Actually, I’m being generous. The let- page constitution and 27-page bylaws staff columnist ter was nowhere near as concise as I’m document searching for anything close making it sound. Instead, it was filled to the “rules and regulations” that would The SGA doesn’t want Duquesne with legalese jargon, like the following: prevent The Duke from publishing SGA students to know how they spend stu- “It is the belief of the Student Gov- budget information. We found nothing. dent money. ernment Association that all Propri- (If you don’t believe us, the documents In a laughably pretentious letter, etary Information [sic] is sensitive due are all available on Campus Link.) dripping with condescension and SAT to the potential for certain information Third, and perhaps most seriously, vocabulary words, the Student Gov- pertaining to individual organizations the SGA was trying to hold The Duke ernment Association attempted last or line items, and said information accountable for its mistake by imposing week to prevent The Duke from shar- could be used in ways that violate SGA the harshest possible weapon a news ing basic SGA budget information that rules regarding the disclosure and use organization can face: prior restraint. was made public at an open meeting. of budgetary and financial information. Prior restraint means barring an organi- (Editor’s Note: For full details about During Regular Senate [sic] meetings zation from publishing information that what this information was and how of the SGA, any students of Duquesne it has obtained. It means silencing the it was obtained, see this week’s News University, SGA members, or invited organization. Therefore, when it comes section. For full text of the letter, visit guests may be present for the meeting to non-campus media, prior restraint is www.duqsm.com) unless otherwise determined. In such severely limited in the United States by To summarize, The Duke publishes cases, however, all those present must the First Amendment. every week on Wednesday nights so pa- abide by the rules and regulations of According to the Cornell Law School pers can hit newsstands Thursday morn- the Student Government Association.” Legal Information Institute, “Prior re- Courtesy of Duquesne SGA ing. Last Wednesday at approximately After you wade through the atro- straint [is] strongly disfavored, and, The Duquesne Student Government Association are allotted $81,000 to distribute 9 p.m., SGA Vice President of Student cious abuse of commas and unneces- with some exceptions, generally un- to different student organizations. Its budget was published in The Duke after being Life Ciara Bartic and Vice President of sarily capitalized words, it appears constitutional.” made public in a meeting. Academic Affairs Stephen O’Brien vis- that the SGA Executive Board is try- Campus media at a private universi- gave a six-paragraph injunction request ited The Duke newsroom to attempt to ing to retroactively hold The Duke ty is not subject to the full protections of focus on... I think that we need to make at 11:30 p.m. to stop The Duke from persuade Editor-in-Chief Leah Devorak accountable to its own organization’s the First Amendment, and the SGA is SGA more transparent, so that the stu- sharing that information with you. not to publish any budgetary informa- meeting rules after it accidentally not bound by the same considerations dents know what we’re working on and The fact that the SGA does not tion. When Devorak declined their re- shared budgetary information during as the federal government. Of course, so that they feel comfortable coming make its budget easily available to quest, explaining that the information a public meeting. There are a number given its obvious love of obtuse legal to us when they have ideas, when they any interested Duquesne student is a was gathered ethically from a public of problems with this. language, you’d think the SGA would have suggestions, when they have prob- disgrace. That budget comes from stu- meeting, Bartic and O’Brien produced a First, nobody, including The Duke, is be more aware of the legal commu- lems, when things like these occur.” dent money, and students have a right letter addressed to Maggie Patterson, a required to abide by the SGA’s internal nity’s disdain for prior restraint. You’d In conclusion, SGA: The stu- to know how their representatives are journalism professor and chairperson of rules. This is especially the case when also think it would realize that every dents of Duquesne need far more spending the $81,000 allotted to the Duquesne’s Publication Board. those rules were never announced be- other level of actual government in the transparency from you and far SGA annually. The letter demanded that Patterson fore, during or after the meeting and no United States publishes its budgetary less circumlocution. And when In the words of SGA Vice President prevent The Duke from publishing representative of The Duke ever agreed information. it comes to using sesquipedalian of Communication Maria Miller dur- information about the SGA’s budget, to any meeting rules. At the heart of this issue is the idea words, don’t try to tussle with the ing the candidate debate hosted by The which Duke News Editor Raymond Second, there are no such rules. that the SGA doesn’t think students can student newspaper. I assure you, Duke last year, “Transparency is one of Arke obtained at the SGA’s most re- Members of The Duke’s staff spent a or should be trusted with budgetary in- our SAT verbal scores were much the key elements that we would like to cent bi-weekly public meeting. long evening pouring over the SGA’s 12- formation. It feels this so strongly that it higher than yours. Disneyland Paris denies boy to be a “Princess for a Day” Kayla Casavant daytime talk show hosts alike offering up up staff columnist their take on the story. The incident is surprising, given Disney’s Disneyland Paris recently issued an apol- history as a progressive institution in regards ogy after a British mother claimed that her to gender and sexuality. For example, the or- three year old son was denied participation in ganization has been hosting pride events at its their “Princess for a Day” experience because theme parks for over twenty years. he was a boy, The Guardian reported on Au- Many have criticized McLean for even at- gust 30. tempting to bring her son to the event. Voices According to NBC News, Hayley McLean- worldwide claimed that it was wrong, inappro- Glass wrote an email to the Disneyland Hotel priate and maybe even abusive for McLean to asking if her son Noah could participate in the encourage her son’s affinity for princesses. event. McLean received an email back reading, It is bizarre that in the present day society as “At this time, it is not possible to book princess a whole continues to gender everything. Mascu- for a day for a boy.” linity and femininity are seen as two opposing Despite McLean’s interest, the company sets of characteristics reserved for biological turned down a paying customer due to the child’s males and biological females, respectively, and sex. A Disney employee decided that it was inap- that’s just not accurate. propriate for a three-year-old to be himself. The role gender norms play in our lives starts On McLean’s blog, Stretchmarks & Spar- early, often before we are born. Many expecting kles, she wrote, “I didn’t force my child to parents wait to find out whether their child will Courtesy of Disneyland Paris try on an Elsa dress....he chose it for himself. be a boy or a girl before decorating the nursery. Disneyland Paris is under fire for refusing to allow a young boy to participate in their “Princess for a Day” program. They issued an apology on August 30. (sic)” McLean went on to explain that her When they announce to their friends that they youngest son has always loved princesses, will be having a son, a room with blue walls be- opportunity to decide for themselves. terests. Inversely, the same is not true. For men and dresses and she knew that he would en- gins to fill with trucks and toy tools. When they What a person loves does not depend exclusive- of any age, it is extremely taboo to enjoy any- joy the experience. announce they will be having a daughter, a pink ly on his or her assigned sex. Many people contin- thing that might be considered feminine. “This isn’t even a gay/straight debate... room is filled with Barbie dolls, princess tiaras ue to struggle with this concept. A young boy who There is nothing wrong with a three year old en- this is a child, who wants to be just like his and tutus. enjoys dresses is not making a political statement; joying a “Princess for a Day” experience. Disney did favourite character,” wrote McLean. Once a child is born, this indoctrination he is simply being himself. The fact that a kid who apologize, but it should never have happened in the According to the same NBC article, Disney- into the idea of what it means to be male or just wanted to have a good time doing something first place. A corporation that is known for pioneer- land issued a statement to ITV News. In this female continues. Many little girls are signed that makes him happy was denied that opportuni- ing diversity and inclusion initiatives should have statement Disneyland Paris wrote that the reply up for beauty pageants and ballet lessons. ty as a result of somebody’s arbitrary idea of what all of it’s employees, particularly those who deal to McLean was,“an isolated incident,” and “the While little boys find themselves stuffed into is permissible for boys is preposterous. directly with the public, on the same page. cast member’s response is not reflective of any football pads and baseball gloves. There is A three-year-old child should not have to Disneyland Paris has to do better. Society has policy or belief held here at Disneyland Paris.” nothing wrong with these activities, but there justify what he likes to anybody. It has become to do better. What is between a person’s ears does The controversy has sparked intense dis- is something wrong with assuming what chil- increasingly more socially acceptable for young not rely upon what is between their legs, and why cussion across the globe, with pundits and dren will like before they have been given an girls to pursue more traditionally masculine in- should it? Opinions September 7, 2017 6 FEATURES Elephant death at PGH zoo breeds ethical questions Madeline Bartos the first time. the animals were behind bars staff writer “This elephant’s short life with no vegetation. ended without the comfort of In the 1970s, the Woodland he decision to euthanize her mother or other elephants,” Park Zoo in Seattle opened the Pittsburgh Zoo’s PETA said in an article on their the first immersion exhibit. T premature orphaned website. “The Pittsburgh Zoo Around the ‘70s, there was elephant calf last Wednesday has publicly glossed over the plenty of interest in ethol- reignited the ongoing debate apparent true extent of the ogy, or the science of animal about the ethics of zoos. health crisis that this unnamed behavior. This new interest The calf was born 30 days baby must have suffered.” led to better exhibits for the early, and her mother would This recent tragedy has animals, allowing them to act not produce milk. The Pitts- called zoos into question, but and live more like they would burgh Zoo adopted the aban- the practice of keeping animals in the wild. doned calf and “consulted with captive for research and enter- With new knowledge came elephant experts from around tainment dates back years be- pressure for improvements the world, including the Shel- fore the modern age. Even in on the well-being of the ani- drick Wildlife Trust, the world the 18th century, animals were mals in captivity. Philoso- leader in saving orphaned el- collected as a symbol of power. pher Bryan Norton, editor ephant calves” in an effort to According to Dr. Nigel of Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, raise a healthy baby, according Rothfels, author of Savages Wildlife Conservation, and to a blog post from the zoo that and Beasts: The Birth of the Animal Welfare explained was later taken down. Modern Zoo, The London to ABC writer Kerri Phillips

After teething issues caused Zoo, established in 1826, was that there’s a distinction to Zach Landau/A&E Editor the calf to stop eating, a feeding the first modern establish- be made between being con- The death of the elephant after only three months has called into question the tube was inserted so she could ment of its sort. Before it was cerned for animal welfare and morality of zoos, bringing an age-old animal rights debate back into the light. get the right nutrients and vi- a zoo, it was a private study arguing for animal rights. tamins. However, her weight collection for the Zoologi- “Animal welfare people are mal rights argument, in line the calf. In a now-removed did not increase, and officials cal Society. It opened to the much happier with natural- with what PETA preaches, blog post, they said, “Sadly, at the Pittsburgh Zoo said they public after an overwhelming istic caging, but the animal would say that animals aren’t these individuals seek to ben- made the “humane decision” to amount of requests to visit. rights people say it’s wrong for entertainment and that zoos efit their own agendas by mis- euthanize her. At the time, zoologists to have them in cages at all,” should put their resources and representing the realities of a Within two hours of the couldn’t keep animals alive Norton said. money into habitat conserva- tragic situation and demand- press release, People for the for very long. Not enough was The animal welfare argu- tion and anti-poaching efforts. ing action based on misin- Ethical Treatment of Animals known about diets or group ment would say zoos are valu- While the Pittsburgh Zoo formation. Despite the out- (PETA) criticized the Pitts- composition, and disease spread able because they allow for did not call PETA out by come, we fully stand behind burgh Zoo and its elephant easily. The zoo also didn’t re- breeding, research and the name, they did address critics breeding program – and not for semble modern zoo exhibits, as sharing of resources. The ani- of their decision to euthanize see ZOO — page 12 Millennials inspire marketing changes, technological growth Hallie Lauer coined in 1914, and continuing all the way grace the headlines and fall from the catch the eyes of those who spend most of layout editor to 2017 with generation z, naming gen- mouths of broadcasters each week, was their time online. erations has transformed from merely an coined by a historian named Neil Howe They also use these social media ac- in 1991. The name didn’t stick immedi- counts to make advertisements more per- or over one hundred years, we have identifier to a way to market things to spe- ately, but today, it is almost impossible sonal. They do this by partnering with been naming our generations. Start- cific demographics. to go 24 hours without hearing or seeing social media platforms to form interac- ing with the lost generation, a term The term millennial, which seems to F mention of the word. tive advertising campaigns. So if some- Naming generations has become a use- one tweets about how amazing their latest ful tool for journalists, advertisers and Amazon purchase is, Amazon can retweet historians when attempting to find ways it. This is free advertising for them, and is to corral a large, diverse group of people more convincing to the other millennials into one category. who are looking at product reviews. Mil- Advertisers in particular have started using lennials are notoriously brand loyal, so if this term and the ideology behind the aver- they see many positive reviews on some- age millennial as a way to target a certain de- thing, they are more likely to buy and keep mographic in marketing campaigns. Forbes buying from that company. has even put out an online article entitled ‘7 Another reason big companies target Ways to Target Millennials Through Content this demographic is because the millen- Marketing.’ nials are the largest generation in recent How did this come about, though? How history. With 77 million people, this gen- did the millennial become the ideal market eration easily surpasses the baby boom- demographic? Companies don’t come right ers. Companies then have an internal di- out in their ads and ask “Are you a mil- lemma, because while baby boomers have lennial? You’ll love this product!” They at- the disposable income to spend right tempt to appeal to the combined ideology: now, in the long run it could be a larg- how this generation thinks about the world, er benefit to market toward millennials what its beliefs are and what goals and de- because they have much more potential sires it maye or may not have. purchasing power. The description of a millennial differs Using the current generation’s traits from person to person, making it hard to as a way to market items towards them use one marketing strategy to convince is not a new theory. It has been done in the masses. But one trait that remains the past, and more than likely will be amidst the mix of definitions is that this done again in the future as Generation generation spends most of its time online. Z ages, because in the long run, that is These new masses are incredibly technol- how companies make money – by ap- Ollie gratzinger/Features Editor ogy savvy, and because of that, an increas- pealing to the majority of the public. ing number of businesses have gone digital, And at this moment, it happens to be Starbucks is one example of a company directing its advertising toward millennials. creating social media accounts in order to the millennials. SPORTS 7 Volleyball has good showing at Duquense Invitational

David Borne bacher led the way for Duquesne, recording Later that evening, the Dukes took down For the Dukes, freshman Maria Mos- staff writer a team-high 12 kills, accompanied by a lean Robert Morris in three straight sets to cap bacher has started her first year on the Bluff hit percentage of .458. off the showcase event. impressively, as well. She was second on A busy weekend of volleyball for the Friday night came with a tougher test After opening the 2017 campaign with the team in kills against RMU with 15, and Dukes came to a close on Saturday night and a less desirable result, as Duquesne consecutive losses to Xavier, Bowling Green currently has 106 kills on the season follow- as Duquesne beat Robert Morris 3-0 at the was unable to keep up with Northern Ken- and UIC, head coach Steve Opperman said ing Duquesne’s 3-2 victory at St. Francis on A.J. Palumbo Center. The win over the Co- tucky’s high-powered attack, as it dropped that he was pleased with the progress and Tuesday evening. lonials boosted Duquesne’s record to 4-3 on the match to NKU 3-1. Dukes’ junior libero adjustments his team made on their home Mosbacher joins a powerful offensive the year and 3-1 for the weekend. Camryn Vecera was able to dig out 28 Norse court this past weekend. attack for Duquesne that includes junior The Dukes hosted the annual Duquesne scoring attempts but Duquesne committed “We’ve been toying with lineups. I think Maddie Bazelak, sophomore Liz Wayne and Invitational this past weekend, with five 31 errors against Northern Kentucky, and this lineup is the one that’s probably go- senior Abby Trzeciak. Opperman is looking teams in total fielding the bracket this provided the Norse with far too many op- ing to stick now. Kids aren’t healthy. Molly forward to see what Mosbacher can bring to season. Canisius, Coppin State, North- portunities to battle back with. Davet is a senior and was an all-conference the team come conference play. ern Kentucky and Robert Morris joined After a forgetful performance against player last year, and was our best starting “We’re excited. She still has some rough the Dukes in the two-day showcase on NKU, the Dukes were able to reconvene outside last year, but she tore her ACL in edges that she still needs to work out,” Op- Duquesne’s campus. and take down Canisius 3-1 on Saturday the last match of the season,” coach Op- perman said. Duquesne started the weekend strong afternoon. Despite dropping a highly con- perman said. “I think when kids make the transition on Friday afternoon, as they were able to tested third set, Duquesne was able to best “She has really worked well to get back on from high school and club ball to college, take down a sloppy Coppin State squad in the Golden Griffins one set later to secure the court and has played great defensively they’re used to hitting through blocks pretty three straight sets. Freshman Maria Mos- the victory. in the back row for us. She’s contributing easily. Now you’re going [up] against bigger any way she can,” Opperman remarked. kids and more mature kids, and sometimes “You never know, by the end of the season she still has that mindset that she’s just go- she could be earning that starting outside ing to rip through the block, and she’s get- spot back. We’re really just enjoying what ting blocked. She’s learning to be a bit of a we’re doing now, making our adjustments. smarter attacker,” Opperman said. I think moving forward we have some really With a tough slate ahead at the Nike great volleyball ahead of us.” Classic in Eugene, Oregon, the Dukes hope A key factor in Duquesne’s win over the to play well against top competition at a Colonials on Saturday evening was its abil- showcase put on by Duquesne’s new ap- ity to shutdown freshman middle blocker parel manufacturer. Emma Granger. Granger, who was named to On Sept. 8 and 9, Duquesne will look to the all-tournament team this past weekend, channel the same energy that they exhibit- recorded only six kills against Duquesne. ed this past weekend while aiming to mini- “Emma’s a really good player. She’s do- mize their errors against stiffer competi- ing some really nice things [for Robert Mor- tion, as they’ll face No. 23 Wichita State, ris]. She hits a heavy ball and moves around Cal Poly and No. 14 Oregon on Oregon’s the floor well,” Opperman said. home court in Eugene. “If you hit directly in front of her, you’re Following the Dukes’ trip westward, going to get blocked every time. We know they will compete in the Ball State/But- her strengths. We just said, ‘Hey, if she gets ler Invitational on the campuses of both her kills, she gets her kills, so let’s just take schools. The Dukes will face Ball State on Edward Major II/Staff Photographer care of the ball on our side of the court,’ and Sept. 15 in Muncie, Indiana, and will then Sophomore middle hitter Liz Wayne attempts to kill a ball against Northern Kentucky on Sept. 1. The we did what we needed to do,” Opperman face Butler and Evansville in seperate con- Dukes fell in four sets to the Norse, 3-1. Wayne finished the game with seven kills for Duquesne. said of his team’s strategy. tests on Sept. 16 in Indianapolis. Duquesne football looking to rebound from lopsided opener Adam Lindner underwhelming 34 yards rushing on 13 at- move on from their loss at South Dakota still had to go over, but we’re good now,” sports editor tempts in his sophomore debut at South State and play their second game of the said an optimistic Marquis Brown, reserve Dakota State. 2017 campaign. freshman linebacker, on Wednesday. Last Thursday, the Duquesne football Hines left the game during the first half “We feel confident. We fixed and ad- The Dukes hope to return home with an team embarked on an approximately 1,100 on Thursday appearing to nurse his arm, justed where we needed to. It was the first inverse result of the one that they returned mile trek northwest of Pittsburgh to face much to the dismay of Duquesne backers. week, so we had a lot of things that we home with from South Dakota this weekend. No. 4 South Dakota State in its 2017 sea- Asked Wednesday afternoon about how son opener, only to fall to the high-pow- he felt, Hines promptly responded, “(sic) ered Jackrabbits 51-13. Yea, I’m good.” While there are plenty of positive things Sophomore safety Bryan Glover sees last to take away from the Dukes’ performance week’s loss to a high-octane South Dakota on Aug. 31 -- including graduate transfer State team largely as a stepping stone for quarterback Tommy Stuart’s encouraging what’s to come for the Dukes. debut and Chavas Rawlins’ career-high “It’s a learning experience. [The South 83 receiving yards on six receptions -- Dakota State game] showed us what we Duquesne returned home equally dissatis- needed to work on and improve upon as a fied and motivated; dissatisfied with the team, and as far as preparing for [this week- way that the game went, albeit against one end’s game at Valparaiso], we’re approach- of the FCS’ traditional powerhouse pro- ing them like every other week,” Glover said grams, and motivated for their next game on Wednesday. “It’s another football game on Sept. 9 at Valparaiso. for us. We tweaked some stuff, tightened “Of course it’s a terrible feeling to have some stuff up, [and] we’re ready to go play because we know we are a better team than them,” a confident Glover stated. what the scoreboard (sic) shows,” running The Dukes face a much easier task this back A.J. Hines said via text message. weekend as they travel to Valparaiso, Indi- “We’re going into the next game deter- ana, where they’ll face a Crusaders squad mined that we won’t have a game like that that returns sixteen starters from a team again and we’re just ready to move on and coming off of a 4-7 campaign in 2016. get this nasty taste out of our mouths.” Picked to finish 10th this season in an Hines, the NEC Offensive Rookie of the 11-team Pioneer Football League (FCS), Year last season following a campaign that Valparaiso is a far cry from a team of South Courtesy of the Rapid City Journal (S.D.) saw him rush for a school-record 1,291 Dakota State’s caliber. Jackrabbits’ junior quarterback Taryn Christion attempts a pass against Duquesne on Aug. 31. Chris- yards and 13 touchdowns, was held to an Nevertheless, the Dukes seem eager to tion led the way for No. 4 SDSU, throwing for 254 yards and five touchdowns on 17/26 passing. 8 THEDUQUESNEDUKE The 2017-18 NFL Preview Will New England be able to defend its SBLI title as Tom Brady continues to age? Who will be the Patriots’ chief competitors? Adam Lindner In the offseason, New England chose lating the league’s anti-drug abuse policy, Star Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott’s sports editor to actively upgrade their roster instead of Pittsburgh will have the ability to keep pace six-game suspension was recently upheld by simply standing pat, adding star wide re- on the scoreboard with anyone. an arbitrator, but he will be eligible to play Thursday evening, the Kansas City Chiefs ceiver Brandin Cooks in a trade with the It remains to be seen if the moves that the Week 1 against the New York Giants. The will face the reigning Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints. Steelers made to shore up their secondary NFL prefers to avoid eligibility questions for New England Patriots at 8:30 p.m. in Foxbor- Ironically, during a preseason game against this offseason will suffice. Haden, who has a Sunday game extending beyond Tuesday, ough, Massachusetts, effectively ushering in the Detroit Lions on Aug. 25, Patriots wide the NFL’s new season. receiver Julian Edelman suffered a torn ACL Even as a new season commences, much in his right knee, rendering him out for the remains the same, including many of the upcoming season. teams that are regarded as favorites. While Cooks and Edelman will have to wait at least one year to share targets in New Eng- land together, the addition of such a fast and skilled wide receiver to Tom Brady’s reper- toire all but negates the loss of Edelman for the Patriots. While it’s unfortunate that New England will be without one of their main emotional leaders in Edelman, Cooks will make up for all that Edelman provided run- ning routes for Brady. Supplemented by a stellar offensive line, a talented cast of running backs that includes Rex Burkhead, Mike Gillislee, Dion Lewis and James White, a fiery, undrafted wide receiver that blossomed last season in Chris Hogan and All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski, the Patriots are well-positioned to reign supreme in the AFC East en route to a first-round bye in the AFC playoffs once again. Barring injuries to key components next season, the Patriots remain a favorite to win Courtesy of USA Today/Thomas J. Russo Super Bowl LII this coming season. Courtesy of WKYC (Ohio) All Smiles: The first overall pick in 2009’s draft, Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford has every Elsewhere in the AFC, top teams made Cornerback Joe Haden, seen above as a Cleveland Brown, joined forces with Steelers’ wideout An- reason to smile as he recently signed a six-year moves necessary to improve their rosters tonio Brown on Aug. 30 when he signed a three-year, $27 million contract with the Steelers. Haden’s contract extension fully valued at $151.5 million. in addition to New England. addition will help to fortify a suspect Pittsburgh secondary this season. Coming off of a disappointing 36-17 de- Perennial AFC kingpin New England looks feat to the Patriots in the AFC Championship been prohibited by concussion issues over the citing it as an issue of competitive advantage. as strong as ever, even with its seemingly- game last winter, the Pittsburgh Steelers were course of the past few seasons, is now 28 and Therefore, Elliott will be eligible to play Sun- ageless quarterback Tom Brady entering this notably aggressive in upgrading their team on the back end of his prime. day night vs. the Giants, but then not again season at 40 years old. An argument can be this offseason. It’s likely that New England and Pittsburgh until Week 9 vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. How- made that Brady may struggle to endure an Usually quiet during free agency, the will meet in the AFC Championship once ever, reserve backs Darren McFadden and entire 16-game slate, as last year he returned Steelers made a splash this August when again, and the Steelers’ defense will face the Alfred Morris should help to negate the tem- from a controversial -- yet, in the end, reju- they signed two-time Pro Bowl corner- ultimate test in trying to halt New England’s porary loss of Elliott from Weeks 2-7. venating -- four-game suspension only to in- back Joe Haden to a three-year, $27 mil- offensive attack, led by Tom Brady and new- New Orleans awaits the debut of Adrian Pe- herit a 3-1 Patriots team in Week 5. lion contract after he was released by the ly-acquired Brandin Cooks. terson in a Saints uniform, and Green Bay, a New England went on to finish the regular Cleveland Browns. The NFC is wide-open, as reigning NFC perennial favorite in the NFC North, appears season 14-2 and made light work of AFC chal- In recent seasons, Pittsburgh’s secondary Champion Atlanta will be accompanied by as talented as they’ve been in several years. lengers Houston and Pittsburgh during the has been a significant weakness for the team, counterparts Seattle, Green Bay, Dallas and Seattle remains a favorite in the NFC West postseason. and with 35-year-old franchise quarterback the New York Giants. thanks to their stout defense and the sturdy Super Bowl LI went on to become one of Ben Roethlisberger uncommitted to play- play of quarterback Russell Wilson. The Gi- sports’ most unbelievable comebacks, as the ing football beyond this season, the Steelers’ ants are must-see TV as long as Odell Beck- Patriots overcame a seemingly insurmount- brass likely noticed that the team’s champi- ham, Jr. is in uniform, and this season he’ll able 28-3 deficit midway through the third onship window was closing swiftly; at least, be complemented by Brandon Marshall in quarter of play to the Atlanta Falcons. Fol- the championship window of the current it- the Big Apple. lowing Atlanta’s last score with 8:31 left in the eration of the Steelers. Casual fans and pundits alike can debate all third quarter, New England scored 31 unan- In the 2016 NFL Draft, Pittsburgh began to they please about the upcoming NFL season, swered points en route to a 34-28 OT victory. address their needs for defensive backs by se- but if Super Bowl LI taught us anything, it’s With his fifth Super Bowl victory, Tom lecting cornerback Artie Burns out of Miami that we have no meaningful idea of what may Brady passed all-time greats Terry Bradshaw (FL) and safety Sean Davis from Maryland transpire next. and Joe Montana for the most Super Bowl with their first- and second-round picks. Just ask Atlanta. victories all-time for a starting quarterback. Burns and Davis both made progress as rookies, and Davis played so well that he was Super bowl LII named the Steelers Rookie of the Year for the 2016 campaign. Predictions: This offseason, Pittsburgh drafted Tennes- see cornerback Cameron Sutton in the third- Sports Editor Adam Lindner: round, and added Haden and Buccaneers’ Dallas 34, Pittsburgh 31 safety J.J. Wilcox through free agency and trade, respectively. Editor-in-Chief Leah Devorak: If the Steelers’ three main offensive con- Minnesota 28, Miami 14 tributors -- quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, Courtesy of USA Today running back Le’Veon Bell and wide receiver News Editor Raymond Arke: Courtesy of CNN Antonio Brown -- can stay healthy, as well as Dallas star Ezekiel Elliott’s six-game suspen- Tom Brady prepares to throw downfield during wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who returns sion was recently upheld by an arbitrator, but he Kansas City 24, Green Bay 21 Super Bowl LI vs. Atlanta. The Pats came back is still eligible to play in Week 1 vs. the Giants. from 25 points down to win 34-28. from a year-long NFL suspension due to vio-

September 7, 2017 sports ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 9 Tabletop gaming and its ever-widening popularity WEEK’s Isaac Davies EVENTS staff writer Screening of Maxamba Sept. 8, 7 p.m. abletop games have started to make a large comeback in recent years. On Aug. 18, nine voice actors walked onto a stage in front of Directed by Suzanne Barnard of T the campus’ Psychology Depart- over 5,000 screaming fans from all over the world to play, of all things, Dungeons & Dragons. While ment and Sofia Borges, thousands of people coming together, both in per- Maxamba follows an Indian- son and online, to watch other people play a game Portuguese couple who (particularly one so quintessentially nerdy as D&D) immigrated to Lisbon during the is nothing new, it may be a sign of a bigger shift in 1970s. Screening will be in the group entertainment. Dougherty Ballroom with a recep- Tabletop games have become so popular that, ac- tion afterward. cording to New Statesman, in the first half of 2016, tabletop games made six times more money than Pittsburgh Irish Festival video games on the crowdfunding site Kickstarter. Sept. 8-10 On top of that, research compiled by Euromoni- tor International, a business intelligence company, The annual Irish Festival will be shows that since 2013, the sale of tabletop games held at the Riverplex at has increased about 1 percent every year and is ex- Sandcastle, Homestead. Not only pected to continue this upward trend. According to Courtesy of Geek and Sundry will it feature beer, but it will also Geek and Sundry, a popular tabletop website, table- The cast of “Critical Role.” The show is recorded in front of an audience and broadcasted live on feature other staples of Irish cul- the video-streaming site Twitch.tv. The show began in March 2015 and is on its 110th episode. top cafes are popping up all over the world, with ture. Tickets cost $12 in advance 200 opening up in Beijing alone. A local tabletop group that meets regularly. Russitano also men- through preset adventures or continuations of on- and $15 at the gate. shop, Phantom of the Attic in Greentree, is starting tioned a group that plays Star Wars X-Wing Min- going adventures. Both novices and rugged veter- to pick up steam, as well. iatures Game (another battle game that uses min- ans of the game are welcome. “We have a lot of interest in role-playing games iatures) that recently grew in size from four-to-six Other than D&D or miniature-battle games, upcoming and miniature-based board games,” owner Ron players a week to twelve-to-fifteen players a week. classic board games like Monopoly and Life are Russitano said. “The Heroclix group, that meets Russitano seemed most excited about the included in the realm of tabletop games. Ciara Van once or twice a month, talked about expanding and monthly Pittsburgh Pathfinder Society meetings Gheem has been an avid tabletop player for three releases meeting once a week.” at his shop. According to The Pathfinder Society’s years. She currently works at Gamehaüs in Glen- Heroclix is a battle royale-style board game that website, they host bi-monthly meetings, one at dale, CA, that has over 1,500 board games. She uses miniatures of super heroes from both the DC Victory Pointe in Southside and the other at Phan- Native Invader and Marvel comics Universes. It’s not the only tom of the Attic. At each meeting, players roleplay see GAME — page 11 Sept. 8

The latest release from Tori Amos, Native Invader was inspired in Netflix adaptation of ‘Death Note’ better off dead part by the artist’s desire to recon- nect with her mother’s family his- tory. It morphed over the course of director. Within his work, violence and viscera Liyang Wan last year, becoming focused on, staff writer feature heavily. However, gore is clearly not the key element of Death Note. In the original ver- in Amos’ own words, “Nature and sion, many people are set to die due to heart pa- how, through resilience, she heals he new movie adaptation of the hit ralysis, for example, which is a very “friendly” herself.” manga series Death Note has certainly death compared to someone’s head exploding in Tmade a name for itself. Specifically, the new adaption. The point of Death Note, what It this movie has courted controversy since makes it so popular, is the intrigue and detective Sept. 8 its announcement, and some reactions have work, not death. been particularly critical. Another problem is character design. Wolff’s A new adaptation of the classic Fans of the original series have been critical Light is a far cry from the original. Although he Stephen King novel, It returns of the casting for this adaptation, claiming that is smart, he’s also weak and somewhat a loser at it is discriminatory and part of a wider problem school. Predictably, the movie treats his acquisi- audiences to small town Derry, of whitewashing, or the casting of white actors tion of the titular book as a way to compensate for Maine, where a group of kids in the place of historically or contextually non- his deficits rather than creating a crisis of charac- band together to fight the monster white characters, in Hollywood. Some are even ter. Moreover, Light even uses the Death Note to hunting them down. protesting the film. hook up with the school cheerleader, Mia. Com- The director, Adam Wingard, has defended pare that sub-standard depiction to the original his casting choices and story changes. In an in- Light, a genius college student who is as bold as terview with RadioTimes.com, he claimed the he is popular. He even dares to kill his own father changes he made to the property are a part of in order to win over L. the adaptation process to make it fit in an Amer- Speaking of L, his U.S. version does try to imi- Micro ican frame of reference. As such, actors Nat tate the original, replicating little quirks such as Wolff and Margaret Qualley play Light Turner loving sugar and crouching in chairs. However, review (otherwise known as Light Yagami in the origi- he, too, received a massive overhaul. For exam- nal series) and Mia Sutton (Misa Amane in the ple, American L takes a gun to his confrontation “The Blackout” manga). Another important character “L” is with Light to threaten him, an act totally oppo- U2 Courtesy of Netflix played by Lakeith Stanfield. The original Death Note manga first appeared in site with his original depiction. Even his detective The classic Irish rock band is Regardless of one’s opinions on the casting, Weekly Shōnen Jump in Dec. 2003. It has been adapt- work is downplayed in this remake, further gut- there are other qualities about Death Note worth ed into a novel, an anime, a game and other movies. ting the appeal of Death Note. back with this new, politically- examining. Its plot is one such thing. No matter Mia Sutton (Margaret Qualley), as compared charged single from their upcom- the quality of an adaptation, most of Death Note to use it for killing bad guys whose name and face to Light and L, is the surprising highlight in this ing album Songs of Experiance. focuses on the battle of wits between the protago- he knows. L has to stop him. The focus isn’t even version and cements herself with a critical role. This song harkens back to ‘Bullet nists Light and L, with criminal justice being a on the conflict between Light and L in the adap- Without going too much into it, suffice it to say the Blue Sky’ with its crashing selling point for this series. tation. Rather, the only outstanding aspect of the that Mia asserts herself more than her manga guitars and strong vocals. After a However, this new version feels simply like a film is the bloody killings. Instead of the “cat-and- counterpart, though her fate at the end of the dud with their last album, U2 may movie with a teenager’s love story and horror ele- mouse” game Wingard praised the original for, the movie is puzzling, to say the least. The best I can finally be back to the band we ments thrown in. The U.S. version abandons the selling point is to see how characters kill people assume is that it’s a hook that the director left for know and love. thoughtful plot of the original story, instead bor- and the horrific spectacle of their deaths. the sequel. rowing its utmost basic premise: Light accidental- I suppose the emphasis on brutality is reason- — Raymond Arke ly acquires a supernatural notebook, and he starts able considering Wingard’s roots as a horror film see DEATH — page 12 10 THEDUQUESNEDUKE ‘Life is Strange’ returns with gusto in ‘Before the Storm’ prequel

Nicole Prieto she some manipulative, mastermind staff writer interloper. Deck Nine makes it clear that she is a teenager with personal problems outside of her control and eleased Aug. 31, Life is a desperate need to be understood. Strange: Before the Storm They may have only just met, but it R marks the triumphant is no less obvious that Chloe is as im- return of the series after its con- portant to Rachel’s life right now as troversial Season 1 endings. The she is to Chloe’s. setting is May 2010, a little over Notably, what that means de- three years before the events of pends on player’s choices, which the original. Chloe Price, 16, is at matter. One major criticism from a low point in her life. Her ex-best the first game was Dontnod’s frus- friend, Max Caulfield, has been on trating habit of insisting that play- an inexplicable communications ers interpret the nature of Chloe’s hiatus. Her Blackwell Academy relationships with Rachel or Max. scholarship is standing on stilts. In contrast, Deck Nine literally and Her father has been dead for two directly gives players the option to years, and her mother’s new mili- “Flirt” with Rachel early in the game, tary boyfriend, David Madsen, is among other, subtler opportunities becoming obnoxiously chummy for Chloe to awkwardly hit on her as with their garage. only a 16-year-old can. (Oh, and then In the midst of feeling abandoned there is new character Stephanie and alone, coupled with a dimming Gingrich. Enough said.) Courtesy of Square Enix future, Chloe is finding it harder This writer will not spoil the end- The original Life is Strange was released episodically over the course of 2015. The game’s final decision stirred controversy among fans. and harder to care about anything. ing, which is mysterious and unex- That is, until she runs into the most pected for other reasons, but let it be “any titles that went into production fore the Storm. With a musical be repeated in this review. But if you popular girl at Blackwell in an unex- known that poor LGBT representa- after February 17, 2015,” according score by English band Daugh- miss the window to do so, you can pected place. tion is one of the last things players to the union’s site. The strike af- ter, the indie-game vibes from later hunt down the tag spot in Col- Colorado-based Deck Nine Games should be worried about. fected the decision of Chloe’s origi- Life is Strange are considerably lector Mode. You can also use it as transforms a teenage angst-ridden Relatedly, one of the game’s top nal voice actress, Ashly Burch, not ratcheted up. From “Numbers” in a chance to try out various dialogue premise into a contemplative story features is the sensibility of its writing. to reprise her role. Burch won Best the official trailer to “Glass” and trees without affecting your actual that chronicles Chloe’s meeting with If returning fans are not convinced by Performance for voicing Chloe in “Dreams of William,” Daughter’s playthrough. Rachel Amber, unveiling one of the the unique options in Chloe’s “Back- the 2015 Golden Joystick Awards. music lends a somber atmosphere She may not be able to reverse time greatest untold stories from the first talk” conversation, they should be She remains involved with the proj- appropriate for the struggles like Max, but Chloe’s in-game ability game. The team takes Dontnod En- enamored by what Before the Storm ect, however, as a credited writer. Chloe and Rachel tackle. is even better: the power of a teenag- tertainment’s vision of Arcadia Bay lacks: painful, off-center attempts at This left some fans skeptical of Be- er’s running mouth, aka “Backtalk.” and runs with it farther than its modern teen slang. Life is Strange is fore the Storm, but rest assured, the Old Dog, New Tricks Chloe can dish out comebacks tai- counterpart ever dared to go. With a as notorious for its two endings as it voice acting is no less on par. lored to her opponent’s speech to get five-star combination of smart writ- is for its bizarre character dialogue. Rhianna DeVries gives a powerful ans of Rockstar’s 2006 game out of miserable situations. ing, engaging visuals and heartfelt Take, for instance, iconic mashups, performance as a 16-year-old Chloe. Bully should find a (slightly) Players need to keep on their toes, performances, Before the Storm is such as Victoria Chase’s threat to Max She infuses the character with her Fless destructive home in Deck though, since slinging out choice quickly making its name as 2017’s that she would post an unflattering own brand of teenage rebellion and Nine’s Before the Storm. A combina- insults requires quick reflexes and standout episodic series. photo of her “all over social medias” awkwardness and avoids simply tion of her poor grades, casual tru- attention to detail. It is a fun way (yes, with an “s”), or Chloe angrily mimicking Burch’s iconic rendition. ancy and rocky encounters with Prin- to keep players engaged that goes Standout Strengths pointing out to Nathan Prescott that Case in point, players should antici- cipal Raymond Wells set the stage beyond holding down a button and he has “hella cash.” (Or her liberal use pate grabbing a box of tissues once for Chloe’s inevitable expulsion from cheating one’s way through awk- irst and foremost, we finally of “hella” in general.) In an amusing they make it to the junkyard scene Blackwell. The game not only encour- ward social situations. In this re- learn more about Rachel as a callback to the first game, Deck Nine from the pre-release footage. There is ages but canonically demands that spect, the game also encourages the Fperson and not the hyped-up unexpectedly reveals the origin story a brief callback to one of Max’s junk- players get in some old-fashioned, player to do a good deal of snooping myth everyone in Life is Strange in- of Chloe’s love for saying “hella.” yard observations in the first game — teenage delinquency. This is certainly before advancing events. Learning sisted she was. Yes, Rachel is pretty, In the wake of the Screen Actors and the actual ending of the scene is the opposite position of Max, who is new information can unlock con- smart, involved and well-liked by Guild and the American Federation guaranteed to tear your heart out and far more cautious about getting into versation chains that give depth to many students. But as many fans of Television and Radio Artists strike, stomp on it with gusto. serious trouble (or at least, more cau- various side characters. Doing so have suspected for years, she does member voice actors have refused Voice acting is, of course, not tious about getting caught). But even also has the practical effect of giving not lead a perfect, pristine life, nor is work for certain employers toward the only auditory standout in Be- discomfited, law-abiding players Chloe an extra leg-up in some Back- should find comfort inLife is Strange talk scenarios. features that receive a facelift in Be- Returners will also be treated fore the Storm. to some interesting callbacks. In Like Max, Chloe keeps a journal Chloe’s journal, there are subtle — that keeps pace with various player albeit unintentional — time refer- decisions over the course of the game. ences when she writes about Max. The premise for her diary is unique, Chloe observes her father’s Pola- however. Chloe is not just filing away roid camera sitting untouched in her angry thoughts; she is writing a the family garage, which becomes bunch of unsent letters to Max. Ouch. a critical prop in the first game. The devil is in the details, and Chloe’s And whether you love her or hate personality is plastered all over her her, seeing a younger Victoria is entries. From her handwriting to torn one heck of a whiplash experience. page edges, Chloe’s letters are less She is as pretty, rich and over- “hipster-scrapbook” and more “vent- achieving as ever, but her dialogue with-a-vengeance.” and comportment scream “popu- Players also get to score game lar wannabe” as she suffocates un- achievements through graffiti col- der Rachel’s shadow. lectibles, which take the place of Max’s photo ops. Props to Deck Nine Themes for giving different tag options and for including an anti-frustration fea- eck Nine pays homage to ture that abates the need to do full good storytelling with several replays. For instance, you can choose Dpersistent themes and smart Courtesy of Square Enix to call David an intruder or some- While character interactions were lauded in the original release, the dialogue was panned for being, as Mitch Dyer of IGN put it, “laughable.” thing far less flattering that cannot see STORM — page 11

September 7, 2017 arts & entertainment THE LAST WORD 11 Audience Program accepts expands for Duquesne CCAC students in DU news at tabletop CCAC — from page 1 program at CCAC and then the final GAME — from page 9 two years at Duquesne. Students also your presence and importance of transfer benefit from the support they will re- says that the games they have range students at Duquesne. ceive from both institutions during from Mousetrap to Sherlock Holmes: “Each year, over three hundred ac- their entire education.” fingertips Consulting Detective, a story-driven ademically talented undergraduates In a statement published in board game that puts the players in transfer to Duquesne from regional Duquesne’s press release regarding the shoes of the famous detective. Follow The Duke community colleges as well as other this agreement, Dr. Quintin Bull- According to Van Gheem, Game- on social media: regional and national four-year col- ock, president of CCAC, also shed haüs sees a large variety of customers leges and universities,” said Gormley. a positive light on Duquesne’s rela- coming to play board games. While “We look forward to continuing and tionship with CCAC and expressed Twitter historically tabletop games have been enhancing this productive partner- his desire for the students to utilize @TheDuquesneDuke Instagram labeled for nerds and the like, their ship in the years ahead.” this new system. @TheDuquesneDuke rising popularity has attracted a wider Ptak echoed this sentiment, em- @TDD_Sports audience. Families with kids come to phasizing the benefits of this pro- “By leveraging the combined teach their kids games that are more gram for the students. strengths of our two institutions, we complicated than Clue. Teens come “The agreement reconfirms the are helping ensure that individuals Facebook in only knowing how to play Life and strong partnership between both in- have the skills and knowledge they Online at want to learn more dynamic games. stitutions in the common goal of as- need to succeed in today’s increas- The Duquesne Duke www.duqsm.com She says that they even get couples sisting students,” he said. “It shows ingly competitive and changing glob- on a date looking for fun two-player the value of completing the two-year al workplace,” said Bullock. games. Tabletop games are not just for the social shut-ins anymore. “We get all kinds of people coming in to play games,” says Van Gheem. ‘Beyond the Storm’

YOUR AD has promising start STORM — from page 10 HERE tions throughout Before the Storm. nods to other works throughout the Similarly, “Episode 1” is packed game. Even the episode’s title itself with references to the element of is subtly referenced the moment fire, which bookends the first and fi- Chloe wakes up in her bedroom. In nal scenes of the episode. Chloe can the background, players can hear an choose to steal a “Firewalk” band announcement blaring from Chloe’s T-shirt at The Mill; she can listen to radio alarm that promotes Black- Evan Harris’ fire-safety campaign; if well’s production of William Shake- Chloe chooses to participate, there is speare’s The Tempest — which Ra- even a tabletop RPG campaign that chel and Nathan star in. The released features a boss with a bracer that ne- @theduquesneduke episode titles for Before the Storm gates fire-based attacks. There is no — “Awake,” “Brave New World” and dearth of Deck Nine’s appreciation for “Hell Is Empty” — are pulled directly heavy symbolism, and gamers with a from lines in the Bard’s play. Refer- compulsion to explore every corner of encing Prospero’s conjured storm every scene will be richly rewarded. is, of course, entirely relevant to the The most significant overarching time-twisted tornado from Season 1. theme is, of course, loss. The death Before the Storm thankfully ex- of Chloe’s father, William and Max’s pands on artifacts from the first game absence dominate the game and, that did not get a lot of love. Life is whether justified or not, motivate sev- Strange had a bad habit of throwing eral of Chloe’s poor decisions. Chloe’s in optional red herrings for players to dreams are the most telling in this discover that did not end up being ex- respect; like in Max’s nightmare from plicitly relevant to the story (such as Life is Strange, players would do well the Tobanga). It is part of what made to open up Chloe’s journals and text its two only possible endings — nei- messages during her dream sequenc- ther of which invoked prior choices es for an extra punch to the gut. or optional discoveries — frustrating to accept. Brave New World The prequel, on the other hand, takes full advantage of player curios- efore the Storm’s first epi- ity by using optional conversations sode “Awake” is a powerful and observations to expand on major Bentry in the Life is Strange themes in “Awake.” There is another canon that should make fans opti- Native American totem pole in Ar- mistic about picking up the series cadia Bay similar to Blackwell’s To- once again. There is no word on the banga, which prominently features a official release date for “Episode 2,” raven. If the player observes it, Chloe “Brave New World.” According to is rewarded with a bit of history and Game Informer, Deck Nine is aim- an ominous sentence on its descrip- ing to release episodes roughly every tive plaque: “The raven is to be re- two months — similar to the release spected, never trusted.” From trailers schedule for the first game. If so, ex- to in-game scenes to the bottom-right pect it to coincide with the two-year corner of the loading page, the raven anniversary of the release of Life is is a prominent animal on the level Strange’s fifth episode, “Polarized.” of the doe or butterfly in the original Before the Storm is currently game. For better or worse, it is clear available on Xbox One, PlayStation it will serve as a guide for Chloe’s ac- 4 and PC. 12 THEDUQUESNEDUKE ‘Death New Enjoy photography? Writing? Note’ strips director Graphic Design? appeal announced Having fun? 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