October 25, 2018 Volume 99 Number 10 THE DUQUESNE DUKE www.duqsm.com PROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925 University Duquesne hosts the first National announces Conference on the First Amendment Palumbo Raymond Arke editor-in-chief & renovations Kailey Love Raymond Arke managing editor editor-in-chief “Congress shall make no law re- Duquesne University, donors specting an establishment of reli- and public officials celebrated gion, or prohibiting the free exercise the announcement of the UPMC thereof; or abridging the freedom of Cooper Fieldhouse, set to replace speech, or of the press; or the right the existing A.J. Palumbo Center, of the people peaceably to assemble, at a special event on Oct. 23. The and to petition the Government for a extensive renovations of the arena redress of grievances.” will begin in March 2019. These words, first written in 1787 The new Fieldhouse will as the first of many amendments feature a radically different to the Constitution that guided our and modernized facade, new newly founded nation into existence, concession and team shop areas, were celebrated at the first National premium seating options, new Conference on the First Amendment state-of-the-art video boards and hosted on Duquesne’s campus on renovated team locker rooms. Oct. 21 and 22. The two-day confer- Some of the other, bigger ence, held by the Pittsburgh Founda- additions include the Gilliand tion and Duquesne, featured some of Center for Academic Success, the leading voices in the nation on which will include the 150-seat the issue of free speech. Father Sean Hogan Lecture Hall Gen. Michael Hayden, a Duquesne and the PNC Leadership Academy. alum and the former director of both The John and Karen Folino Sports the CIA and NSA, participated on one Performance Center will feature a Katia Faroun/Photo Editor of the panels and spoke highly of the new weight room and a nutrition event in an interview with The Duke. Executive editors Dean Baquet, of the New York Times (left); Martin “Marty” Baron, of the Washington Post (middle) and David see PALUMBO — page 7 Shribman, of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (right) led a discussion on the importance of free press at the two-day conference. see FIRST — page 3 Dominica prime minister receives honorary degree from DU Kellen Stepler Resilient Countries.” staff writer The presentation was co- sponsored by Duquesne’s Center An honorary degree, or honoris for African Studies and the causa in Latin meaning “for the Presidential Conference on the sake of the honor,” is a degree Integrity of Creation. that recognizes a distinguished Skerrit became the prime person for their accomplishments minister of Dominica at the age of in society. So it was to no 31 in 2004. He is a political leader of surprise that on Tuesday, Oct. 16, the Dominica Labour Party and has Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister been a member of Parliament for of Dominica, was the recipient the Vielle Case constituency since of an honorary degree from 2000. Despite his young age, he Duquesne University President, was well-liked by his constituents Ken Gormley. and was appointed again in 2005, The Power Center’s Charles J. 2009 and 2014. Dougherty Ballroom filled with The nation of Dominica is an people Tuesday morning to watch island country off of the West Skerrit receive his degree at 11 Indies. It gained independence a.m. The audience consisted of from the United Kingdom in 1978. the first lady and other notable At the 2011 census, the population dignitaries and representatives of the country was 71,293. Due to Dominica’s location, the of Dominica. Following the Courtesy of DU Times island has been plagued with bad ceremony, Skerrit delivered a Duquesne University President Ken Gormley (left) and Roosevelt Skerrit, prime minister of Dominica (middle) pose for a photo with speech entitled, “Building Climate Skerrit’s honorary degree, which he received on Tuesday, Oct. 16 at 11 a.m. in the Power Center’s Charles J. Dougherty Ballroom. see DEGREE — page 3 How many pumpkins can opinions features sports a & e you spot in this issue? Trumpian trans- Ghost of Duquesne choirs The answer is on page 12 gender policy Halloween’s past Big soccer win perform DU’s choral groups New memo threatens A history of the Dukes top No. 23 community... put on a stellar show holiday at DU... URI... downtown... PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 9 2 THEDUQUESNEDUKE Liberal Arts College announces new cyber- POLICE briefs security studies program for next semester Samantha Zapach ence department in tandem with PB&J here! I hope you are the university’s Center for Inter- braving the cold weather and staff writer national Relations. Once com- staying out of trouble! How- With the progression of tech- pleted, the cybersecurity studies ever, there is always some sort nology in our society, the de- program will equal 33 credits of delinquency to report … here mand for cybersecurity knowl- split across these two depart- are the details. edge continues to increase. ments. On Oct. 19, two students Duquesne’s McAnulty College of According to Patrick Juola, com- were found sitting on the City Liberal Arts is now introducing puter science professor, the idea Steps. One of the two was in a new cybersecurity studies pro- for this new and upcoming pro- possession of a marijuana gram in order to keep up with gram came from Fr. John Sawicki, smoking pipe. That student said demand. assistant political science professor shall be referred to the Office of The program, which focuses and head of the international rela- Student Conduct. on terrorists’ communication tions program on campus. Also on Oct. 19, a male stu- methods and policy analysis at Juola hopes the new program dent was found to be highly governmental and international can prepare students to help soci- intoxicated in the lobby of As- levels, is offered and run by the ety combat cybersecurity threats sumption Hall. He was trans- mathematics and computer sci- and terrorism and believes that ported to Mercy Hospital, and Katia Faroun/Photo Editor later referred to the Office of The new cybersecurity studies program is jointly offered by the mathematics Student Conduct. and computer science department and DU’s Center for International Relations. On Oct. 21, Duquesne Uni- the program has large potential with the technical content at versity Police received a report to succeed at Duquesne. the undergraduate level,” Juola of people hotboxing in a car “The Duquesne program is said. “Students will graduate parked in the St. Ann’s parking unique precisely because it’s not with a valuable background and lot. Two males were briefly de- a purely technical program,” a foot in both camps, which will tained. One individual received Juola said. “It incorporates ele- fit them both to make an imme- a state citation for disorderly ments of traditional policy anal- diate contribution in the work- conduct and a defiant trespass ysis to help bridge the gap be- force or to bring an exceptional warning. The other individual tween the technicians who know background to further studies in was referred to the Office of how, but not why, and the ana- graduate school.” Student Conduct. lysts and regulators who know Students will be prepared for Also on Oct. 21, a DU stu- why, but not how.” a wide variety of careers, includ- dent was attempting to park in Juola believes that the pro- ing government, forensics, policy the Forbes Lot No. 1 when she gram is unique, noting the analysis, and security operations was approached by a man who blended curriculum students will and planning, thanks to a cur- was aggressively asking her for experience. riculum that teaches coding and money and refused to leave. “I don’t know of any other pro- security policy. He was approximately six feet gram anywhere in the world that The cybersecurity studies pro- tall, possibly in his late thirties, Carissa Haslam/Staff Photographer combines the policy and regula- gram is now being offered as wearing a green three-quarter- Duquesne’s McAnulty College of Liberal Arts is now offering a new cyber- tory framework, especially in an a major or a minor within the length jacket and a tossle cap. security studies program, which is available to students as a major or minor. international relations context, McAnulty College of Liberal Arts. JOIN THE DUKE! New Pennsylvania law cracks down on hazing Writing for The Duke is a great way to get involved Gabriella DiPietro High schools, colleges and universities are had a written no-tolerance policy regarding with everything going down news editor required to report all hazing incidents and hazing that includes rules prohibiting our on campus. Whether you like maintain policies to combat hazing. 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