''The Duquesne Duke'' is the

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Duquesne University Duquesne University of the Holy Spirit ( or ; Duquesne University or Duquesne) is a private Catholic research university in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded by members of the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, Duquesne first opened as the Pittsbu ...

. ''The'' ''Duke'' has been in operation since March 5, 1925. Written and edited by students, it is published every Thursday during the

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, excluding exam periods and holidays. The paper provides a mix of campus news, student opinions, editorials, and advertisements. ''The Duke'' reports a circulation of approximately 3,000 newspapers every week to upwards of 10,000 undergraduate and graduate students in the

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. Online, ''The'' ''Duke'' website has averaged over 15,000 views per month since August 2015.

History

The paper was first published in 1925 and ran until 1942, when

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forced it to pause publication until the war's end. ''The Duke'' resumed in 1949 and still publishes, in print and online, every Thursday.

Controversies

In the October 22, 2015 edition, a Staff Editorial detailed comments then-Duquesne University President Charles Dougherty made at a faculty town hall meeting. The article reported that Dougherty accused students who live off-campus as "liv nga

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lifestyle" and described their situation as "mardi gras." The comments set off a fire-storm in the campus community and received coverage from national outlets such as

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, the

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and others. A news article published in the March 29, 2017 edition highlighted concern from the Duquesne

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community over the proposed addition of a

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Express on campus.

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mocked the upset Duquesne students on Twitter saying they were "#triggered." Further controversy developed when during an April 13, 2017 segment of "

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," anchor

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appeared to plagiarize ''The Duke'''s reporting. The

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reported on Fox New's plagiarism, saying it "violates a core part of SPJ’s Code of

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," and that "Fox News didn’t practice ethical

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. To do this to college students seem 'sic''even more wrong.” Reporting from ''The Duke'' again received national attention in September 2017. After a graph detailing the

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's budget was to be run in the paper, the SGA threatened to block the printing of the information. After ''The Duke'' editorial staff refused SGA requests, the SGA filed for prior restraint with Duquesne University's Publication Board. The SGA request was denied and the paper printed the budgetary information. The incident received national coverage from the

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and in

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's Morning Media newsletter.

References

External links

''The Duquesne Duke'' website

Gumberg Library digital collection of the ''Duquesne Duke'' (1925–1971)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duquesne Duke Duquesne University Newspapers published in Pittsburgh Student newspapers published in Pennsylvania 1925 establishments in Pennsylvania