With the possibility of a Port Authority strike, people throughout Pittsburgh, including the Duquesne University community, have grown increasingly concerned about a potential shutdown of public transportation. According to a Nov. 13 article from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the Local 85 Amalgamated Transit Union - which represents the Port Authority bus and trolley workers - will hold a meeting Nov.
The Mylan School of Pharmacy has developed a new course for professional-year students, allowing them to gain experience while providing ongoing care to underserved patients in the community. "One of our charges is to develop medication therapy management [and] the understanding of that process for our students," said associate professor of pharmacy David Tipton.
As many as three million people in the United States are homeless. In Pennsylvania, nearly 16,000 people. In Allegheny County, more than 2,000. Right here in Pittsburgh, there are between 200 and 400 people sleeping on the city streets every night.
After being diagnosed with cancer in July, Pennsylvania's first female lieutenant governor and Duquesne University graduate Catherine Baker Knoll died last week at age 78. She had served the state since 2002. According to the University's official statement, she was actively involved in the Duquesne community as a member of the Century Club and Alumni Board of Directors.
The fruits of 13 Duquesne University students' labor were displayed for a crowd of more than 100 people in the Power Center Ballroom on Monday with the premiere of their 52-minute documentary of Pope Benedict XVI's visit to America.
The Power Center Ballroom had 200 chairs set up, but it wasn't enough to accommodate the crowd that came Wednesday to hear "Living Wages in a Time of Economic Uncertainty." The event, sponsored by the Office of the Provost and the University Social Justice Committee, featured distinguished speaker Stephanie Luce, an associate professor at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst Labor Center who has worked on three books about the living wage.
What began as a one-time educational visit for Duquesne University School of Nursing students to teach county inmates about breast cancer evolved into a philanthropic project that stretched throughout the fall semester. The students visited Allegheny County Jail to teach self breast exams on mannequins to female inmates, meeting sophomore nursing competency requirements in October, which was Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Maintenance to Duquesne University's Blackboard Web site will be taking place from Sunday, Nov. 23, until noon on Tuesday, Nov. 25. However, according to John Ziegler, the executive director of Computing and Technology Services, this maintenance is completely routine.
With the 2008 election came backlash from across the country as the California Proposition 8 decision angered many gay marriage supporters, including a few protestors in Pittsburgh. The proposition, which passed with 52.2 percent voting yes, is an amendment to the state constitution that would ban same sex marriage.
For all of you ladies who proudly display your Coach, Chanel and Louis Vuitton bags, consider this a warning. You may want to stop showing off those expensive designer purses. Otherwise, you may have the same fate as the victim described in our first account of this week's Police Briefs.
Scholastic book fair The Gumberg Library will hold its scholastic book fair just in time for the holiday shopping season from 10 a.m. until 8 p.m., Dec. 1-4 on the fourth floor of the Library. Choose from a wide selection of the most popular titles in children's and young adult literature, board books for young children, multicultural literature, Spanish books, adult interest books, software, games and posters.
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