opinions features sports a & e ... January 28, 2021 Enjoy the View The Real MLK Dukes Demolish If Music Be The Features Editor talks The history we're Fordham Food of Love, Volume 104 photography, living in taught versus the Men's hoops team wins Play On(line) the moment history we should know Number 2 big in the Bronx, 86-62 Pittsburgh Symphony holds virtual www.duqsm.com performances PAGE 4 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 9 THE DUQUESNE DUKE Proudly Serving Our Campus Since 1925 COVID-19 vaccine on the Hundreds horizon for Duq students of pharmacy students trained to administer COVID-19 vaccines Kellen stepler & Zoe Stratos editor-in-chief & staff writer Levi DeBlase knew that as a pharmacist, giving vaccines was in the job description. He didn’t realize that he would be administering life saving vac- cines to combat a pandemic — all as a student pharmacist. DeBlase is currently one of 322 Courtesy of Phi Delta Chi Duquesne pharmacy students that Pharmacy students, although typically not allowed to administer vaccines, have been given emergency training and special authorization from Gov. Wolf to assist have completed the pharmacy- in the COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Over 300 Duquesne pharmacy students have been trained and are now certified to administer the vaccine. based immunization training cer- vaccinations to people ages 18 ences that will allow them to grow Pharmacist Association] uses time and we’re looking forward to tificate. By Jan. 29, 115 additional and up. into a compassionate, caring, clin- this training for pharmacists in doing it,” Egger said. “Not only pharmacy students will have been Previously, in Pennsylvania, ically-confident professional.” any state,” said Natalie Klek, a are we helping the community, trained to give the vaccine, accord- student pharmacists and interns Duquesne’s school of pharmacy professional first-year pharmacy but we’re also getting practice ing to pharmacy professor Tiffany were not allowed to vaccinate as regularly provides vaccination student. “First, you do 12 hours for the future that we normally Hatcher. an intern until December. On Dec. courses, but the COVID-19 pan- of self-study, you know, reading wouldn’t get.” “Typically, we provide the train- 14, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a waiver demic has forced the program to how and when to give the vaccine. David Rogers, a fifth-year pharma- ing to students during their sec- allowing supervised students and go to online learning. The second is a live eight -hour cy student, has participated in clinics ond professional year of pharmacy interns to administer flu and CO- “Initially, we were unsure as to class where they repeat what you since early January, and said he plans school; however, this year we have VID-19 vaccines. how the training process would learned in self-study and then on doing it as much as he can. added new opportunities for first “Because of COVID-19, we’re work virtually; however, it has learn to do it. “It’s an experience and a prac- year professional students to be getting this opportunity that we been a great success,” Hatcher Klek explained that “the first is tice that you wouldn’t normally trained,” Hatcher said. wouldn’t normally get,” DeBlase, a said. “For students, it allows for two practice shots are intramus- have,” Rogers said. “It’s a great op- Duquesne pharmacy students fifth-year pharmacy student, said. them to be able to start the didac- cular — the normal flu shot — and portunity to give back to people.” have been able to step up and fill It’s a “once in a lifetime” op- tic portion of the content without one subcutaneous — the chicken According to the Pennsylvania De- the role of vaccine administrators portunity, Hatcher said, for stu- having to be on campus.” part of the arm.” partment of Health, 770,965 doses through the immunization certifi- dent pharmacists to support the Some objectives of the training, Shortly after Klek’s certification, of the vaccine have been adminis- cate. According to the Pennsylva- community in the midst of a pan- Hatcher noted, were to educate she began to administer vaccines tered statewide through Jan. 26. nia Department of State, phar- demic, and to practice at the top of patients about the benefits of vac- at clinics in the area organized Being able to help administer macy interns who have completed their pharmacy intern license. cines — and dispel myths — and through an independent pharma- the vaccine, according to phar- required education and are under “Students will have gained valu- to safely administer vaccines to cy. Other pharmacy students are macy student Julian Kleberg, was strict supervision of a licensed able experience under the super- patients via subcutaneous, intra- eager to get out into the field and historic. Kleberg volunteered at pharmacist who holds an “active vision of a pharmacist provid- muscular, intranasal and intrader- begin administering, like profes- a clinic in Peters Township last authorization to administer inject- ing vaccinations,” Hatcher said. mal routes. sional year two pharmacy student, weekend. able medications,” are now able to “Additionally, students will have “Training is split up into two Maci Egger. see COVID— page 3 temporarily administer COVID-19 meaningful patient care experi- parts and the APHA [American “We all are willing to give our 2 POLICE briefs Grievance Committee:Shank should be Here are the crimes reported from Jan. 18 to Jan. 25, 2021. reinstated as a Duquesne professor On Jan. 18, Duquesne police “Disagreement with a profes- responded to a call regarding a Kellen Stepler sor’s style and method of teach- small amount of marijuana found editor-in-chief ing cannot serve as grounds for by resident staff inside a Towers “serious misconduct” in violation of TAP 55.” dorm room. Duquesne police ar- Duquesne University’s Griev- UGCF’s report also said rived on scene and confiscated ance Committee for Faculty that Duquesne did not violate the contraband items. The per- (UGCF) recommended that Gary Shank’s academic freedom, as son in the room was referred to Shank, the education professor the university does not sub- the Office of Student Conduct. who was fired for using an exla- scribe to the American Asso- tive racial slur in a class lecture ciation of University Professors On Jan. 21, Duquesne police during the fall semester, should (AAUP) guidelines on academic received a call from a male, who be restored as a faculty member freedom. In October 2020, the stated that a student would be re- of the university. AAUP wrote a letter to Gormley turning to campus with a bomb. Shank had filed a grievance with demanding Shank be reinstated Through a preliminary investi- the UGCF on Nov. 5. He was ter- at the university. gation, Duquesne police were minated from Duquesne Oct. 7. Shank wrote that if Duquesne able to confirm the identity of In a report filed Jan. 14 provid- does not subscribe to the AAUP the student and identify who the ed to The Duke by Shank’s attor- guidelines on academic free- male caller was. The student was ney, Warner Mariani, the UGCF dom, and if the use of the N- contacted and is safe. The stu- found that while Shank “exer- word is a violation of TAP 55, dent was not a participant in the cised extremely poor judgment Kellen Stepler/ Editor-In-Chief then Duquesne needs to imme- threat, and the threat was false. in his decision to use the N-word Shank's case has been heard by Duquesne's Grievance Committee who diately prohibit the use of the recommended that he should be reinstated. President Gormley has the final This case is under investigation rather than an abstraction,” the N-word “for whatever reason it decision on this matter, and his decision must be made by Feb. 5. with possible charges being made termination of his tenure and fir- may be used.” at a later date. ing were not warranted. actions “even going so far as to “For that matter, the universi- “While Dr. Shank’s use of the cherry pick reviews of disgrun- ty should ban any word that pos- N-word was misguided, it was tled former students made over sibly could violate TAP 55 and not malicious,” the report said. the decades of my teaching at let the university’s faculty know COVID-19 According to Mariani, the re- Duquesne.” that the use of certain language port was sent to Duquesne last Citing her testimony, Shank is strictly prohibited and may re- Friday, and cited the university wrote that “The real reason for NUMBERS sult in disciplinary action up to handbook which states that Pres- the termination is made clear by and including their discharge,” Last semester, Duquesne report- ident Ken Gormley has 15 work- the testimony of Interim Dean READ he wrote. ed 295 confirmed cases of COV- ing days to decide the case. Generett when she criticized The report also says that the ID-19 cumulative over time, and Mariani also provided a docu- my teaching style by saying she MORE university provided due process 55 suspected cases of COVID-19 ment setting Shank’s position to thought my class presentation to Shank prior to his suspen- cumulative over time. 140 stu- the UGCF’s findings. Shank said was ‘thoughtless’ because I failed OF dents were isolated on campus to ‘set things up’ and also be- over time, and there were 257 cause I did not use derogatory THE students quarantined on campus comments as to any other group over time. other than African-Americans.” Shank wrote that, pursuant to DUKE'S -Total Confirmed Cases Over AAUP guidelines, he belives that in Time- 5 order for classroom speech not to EXCLUSIVE be protected under academic free- -Total Suspected Cases Over dom, the offending language must COVERAGE Time- 0 be "persistent, pervasive, and not germane to the subject matter." ON Total Students Isolated on Campus "That is not the case here," he wrote.