September 28, 2017 Volume 97 Number 07 THE DUQUESNE DUKE www.duqsm.com PROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925 Admin To the windows, to the crawl Law grad announces chosen by new plan WH for for DU agency role RAYMOND ARKE KAYE BURNET news editor staff writer The document is just five pag- A Duquesne Law School gradu- es long, with fewer than 1,800 ate has received attention from the words, but it was three years in White House. On Sept. 21, Dana the making. Baiocco, who graduated cum laude Duquesne University’s new in 1997, was nominated by the Strategic Plan, which is in its fi- Trump Administration to the posi- nal draft stage but has yet to be tion of commissioner on the Con- formally approved by the univer- sumer Product Safety Commission sity Board of Directors, will be the (CPSC) for a seven-year term. guiding document used to make The CPSC is the governmental decisions at Duquesne for the next agency that is concerned with “pro- five years, according to Duquesne tecting the public from unreason- President Ken Gormley. able risks of injury or death associ- “It takes this long to shrink it down ated with the use of the thousands to four-and-a-half pages,” Gormley of types of consumer products,” its explained with a laugh. “The goal website reads. The agency mostly was to get it down to a framework, functions as a regulatory force that more like a constitution.” creates new safety rules and inves- According to Gormley, key deci- tigates corporate neglect. sion makers at the university, as CPSC is currently composed of well as representatives of faculty, an acting chairman and four com- students and staff, worked together missioners. They work together to to distill their goals for the future of KAILEY LOVE/PHOTO EDITOR enforce several federal safety laws Duquesne into five pillars, repro- Pittsburgh’s Cultural Trust hosted its Gallery Crawl in a number of downtown galleries on Sept. 22. Many DU students attended. see CPSC — page 3 duced here: 1. Duquesne will identify bold pathways to offer students the knowledge and skills they will need Science prof begins run for U.S. House seat for productive and fulfilling lives and careers in the 21st century. KAILEY LOVE people … after [last] November, 2. Duquesne will become the re- photo editor it just seemed that it was time to gion’s flagship institution for commu- take it to a new level. As a scientist, nity engagement through mutually John Stolz, professor of envi- I bring a different perspective. We beneficial partnerships that advance ronmental microbiology and di- need policy that is science based, the city, the region and the world. rector of the Center for Environ- especially with things such as cli- 3. Duquesne’s academic programs mental Research and Education mate change,” he said. will transcend traditional boundaries, at Duquesne, is considering a ca- Addressing the unseasonably positioning it as a leader in interdisci- reer change. warm temperatures at the end of plinary and interprofessional programs. Unofficially declared back in September, as well as the Category 4. Duquesne will create a vibrant February, Stolz will be running Five hurricanes that have been bat- campus community that fosters the against incumbent Keith Rothfus tering the Gulf Coast and the Ca- achievements of its talented faculty, (R-PA) for Pennsylvania’s 12th ribbean for almost a month, Stolz students and staff. District House seat come Novem- places high priority on addressing 5. Duquesne will encourage an ber 2018. He officially began his the issue of climate change in his entrepreneurial spirit that will allow campaign at the end of July. campaign. An avid environmen- it to creatively steward University as- “It’s going, and it’s very excit- COURTESY OF JOHN STOLZ’S CAMPAIGN WEBSITE talist, he participated in both the sets, adapt to changing environments ing,” Stolz said of the start of his John Stolz, environmental science prof, is challenging Keith Rothfus for Congress. March for Science and the People’s and enhance its financial vitality to campaign. Climate March in Washington D.C. fulfill its mission for a new era. Since he officially announced issues that impact his potential to protect people’s heart and earlier in the spring. One thing that might appear his intent to run for Congress, he constituents. home” and use his expertise in So far throughout his career, to be missing from these five pil- has been participating in commu- After a 27-year career at environmental issues to make a Stolz has researched topics span- lars is any mention of Duquesne’s nity events and meeting people Duquesne, Stolz hopes to “be a greater impact. ning from arsenic in the poultry across the district to garner sup- voice for the people and to bring “One of the things that I’ve done see PLAN — page 3 port and better understand the attention to the fact that we have in my career here is work with see STOLZ — page 3 opinions features sports a & e Follow us on... “Little Rocket Fall Records The Duke’s Man” Fashion Broken Music September is a month Why Trump’s use Tips and tricks that If it ain’t Baroque, to remember for tennis of social media is blend cozy with don’t fix it ... dangerous ... stylish ... star Isaacs ... @theduquesneduke PAGE 5 PAGE 6 PAGE 7 PAGE 9 2 THEDUQUESNEDUKE bluff briefs Creation Conference addresses water issues Device repair kiosk GABRIELLA DIPIETRO opens in Student Union staff writer The Office of Computing and Water is something that everything needs for life, Technology Services began a yet it’s a resource that is quickly shrinking. This im- partnership with StayMobile, a portant issue is one of the many aspects of the glob- national phone repair company. al water crisis that are further discussed at the third The StayMobile Repair Ki- annual Integrity of Creation conference hosted by osk is located on the second Duquesne University. floor of the Student Union, The conference is an academic event celebrat- next to the Starbucks. The ing the university’s Spiritan mission, originally stand is staffed by a technician commissioned by former President Charles J. who can assist students about Dougherty. The conference planning committee their repair options. selected the topic due to the urgency regarding The kiosk is open during most global flourishing. Union hours. The committee invited six of the leading schol- ars in the field of environmentalism, specifically in regard to water, to speak at the event. The speak- POLICE briefs ers’ presentations aim to stimulate a deeper under- DEJAH BRAGGS/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER standing about the crisis that the world is facing in The Monongahela River flows by. The DU Integrity of Creation conference this week focuses on water issues. Boy you kids have been at it regard to water through scientific, lawful, ethical the first presenter, Nancy G. Love, a professor at the subject, and to engage the scholars in a conversa- again. I am getting plain, old and religious viewpoints. University of Michigan, on Wednesday, and Rob- tion about them,” Amery stressed. “This confer- tuckered out trying to follow Gerard Magill, the chair of the conference ert Glennon, a professor of law at the University of ence helps in enhancing Duquesne University’s along with all your nonsense and committee and professor of healthcare ethics Arizona, on Thursday. Love’s presentation is titled, reputation as a place that pays attention to new criminal activity. It’s harder than at Duquesne, highlighted the importance of the “Water Infrastructure in Shrinking and Expand- research, as well as a place where new academic keeping up with those Kardashi- world’s water epidemic. ing Cities: The Impact on Water Quality and Public ideas are shared and debated.” ans or whoever! Back in my day, “The topic is a pivotal issue globally because the Health,” and Glennon’s is titled, “Moral Stewardship The event also features presentations on “Liv- the only thing us kids did were lack of clean water can threaten the human species of Our Most Precious Resource: Water.” ing the Preservation of Nature in the Amazon” chores and respecting our elders. and the planet’s environment,” Magill said. “Stu- Hussein Amery, the director of the division of from Spiritan Bishop Mário Clemente Neto, “Our On Sept. 22, a GPS was sto- dents will hear fascinating presentations by the most humanities, arts and social sciences at the Colorado Parched Earth: A Catholic Ecofeminist Response to len from inside a vehicle on prominent experts in this highly controversial topic.” School of Mines, gave a talk titled, “The Water, Food the Global Water Crisis” from Rachel Hart Winter, the Forbes surface parking lot. The conference takes place Wednesday, Sept. 27 and Energy Nexus in the Middle East: A Focus on the director of the Siena Center at Dominican Uni- Ever heard of a paper map? No- at 7 p.m. and Thursday, Sept. 28 at 8 a.m. until late Saudi Arabia.” His presentation aims to explain the versity and “Sustainable Water Conservation Strat- body wants to take those. in the afternoon. The event is free and open to the interdependence between water, food and energy egies in a Living Building” from the executive direc- Goodness me, this crime is public, and there will be live streaming of the pre- and how this complex connection produces vulner- tor of Phipps Conservatory, Richard Piacentini. giving me flashbacks to before sentations worldwide. abilities that could affect national security. More information about the conference and its most of you were born, the President Ken Gormley kicked off both days of the “Conferences like this allow specialists and speakers, including the schedule, is available on the 1990s, with this crime.