by Staci Fonner, Op-Ed Contest Participant “America is the land of dreams. Everyone knows that.” These were the words of several illegal Chinese immigrants on board the Golden Venture, a ship that ran aground in New York City in 1993. The ship carried 286 desperate immigrants, many attempting to escape […]
by Lauren Gailey, Op-Ed Contest Participant On January 17, 2013, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled a “final omnibus rule” intended to tighten the privacy regulations of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This rule, HHS declared, “greatly enhances a patient’s privacy protections, provides individuals […]
by Zack Bombatch, Staff Writer In the wake of Madame Justice Joan Orie Melvin’s criminal proceedings, conviction, and resignation that takes effect on May 1, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is potentially gridlocked 3-3 on a number of cases currently pending before it. This is possibly the result of the sharp […]
by Douglas Henry Sullivan, Op-Ed Contest Participant The principal’s voice echoed through the school as he uttered the signal for an armed intruder. I was a student teacher and one of my students was in the bathroom down the hall. I left my classroom with adrenaline pumping. I knew with […]
Duquesne Law students are inspiring. 3D Kaitlyn Kascuta ran the Boston Marathon on Monday and has now set out on a mission to honor Boston, the victims and all those who responded to the tragedy. She will be running a mile for every victim over the course of 26 days.
by Amy Coleman, Staff Writer For those that are not up to speed on the Facebook lingo, a “Catfish,” as first coined in the eponymous Independent Film, “is someone who pretends to be someone they’re not[,] using Facebook or other social media to create false identities, particularly to pursue deceptive […]
by James Dilmore and Lisa Brunner, Op-Ed Participants David Ranta spent the past 22 years in a maximum-security prison near Buffalo. Ranta was convicted of murdering Rabbi Chaskel Werzberger during a botched robbery. The tragedy of Werzberger’s death is compounded by a further tragedy, as reported by the New York […]
by Michael McGraw, Associate Print Editor As the third World Baseball Classic (WBC) finished last month, with the Dominican Republic winning the 16-team tournament, discussion and debate resonated over the effectiveness and relevance of this international competition. While the WBC’s American popularity suffers as a result of peripheral participation by […]
by Cara Murphy, Staff Writer 2013 started off as a significant year for proponents of gay rights with the momentum giving no sign of slowing down. From Barack Obama’s inauguration address which stated that, “Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else […]
by Lauren Gailey, Staff Writer Ken Gormley, Dean and Professor at Duquesne Law School, knows a few things about getting published. He has written extensively for law reviews and other publications, and his two books, Archibald Cox: Conscience of a Nation and The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr, […]
