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THE DUQUESNE DUKEFebruary 28, 2019Volume 100Number 7www.duqsm.comPROUDLY SERVING OUR CAMPUS SINCE 1925Spring has almost sprung on the Bluff Housinglottery hasstudentspreppingAly Huthstaff contributorKatia Faroun / Photo EditorDuquesne University’s annual housing lottery takes placeMarch 14, and students are preparing to select their rooms forthe 2019-2020 school year.The first things studentsshould do to prepare for the lottery is to make their room deposit on DORI and keep the depositreceipt said Daniel Cangilla, Director of Residence Life.“That’s going to make the process from Feb. 27 through March14 so much easier.”After making the deposit, students who don’t have a roommate for the upcoming year canattend a program on March 12that helps students meet otherpeople who are also looking forroommates.“I recommend going to thatprogram because it’s a chancefor students to meet some newpeople and find somebody they’dlike to live with,” Cangilla said.With Spring Break quickly approaching, the weather is beginning to feel more and more like spring. Although it doesn’t actually start until March 20, students were out and aboutenjoying the sunshine after being nearly swept away by torrential winds over the weekend.see HOUSING — page 3New Student Government president elected, changes to comeHallie Lauernews editorAfter running unopposed, juniorpolitical science and philosophymajor Charlie Megginson haswon the SGA Presidential election which was held on Feb. 20on CampusLink. He will succeedcurrent SGA President Eric Chatterjee as part of the 48th Senate.“I’m humbled to have beenelected to serve as the 48thpresident of the Student Government Association,” Megginsonsaid. “My team and I have spentthe past two months developinga robust and ambitious agendaand we’re excited to work withthe newly elected Senate to getit implemented,” Megginsonsaid. “I admire all he's [Chatterjee’s] been able to accomplishas the 47th President, and I amimmensely grateful for his yearof service to our university. Putsimply: I have some big shoes tofill.”So begins the transitional period between the 47th and 48thSGA presidents. Through themonth of March, Chatterjee andMegginson will be meeting withstudent leaders and administrators alike to ease the transition.“SGA President Charlie Megginson is prepared to assume theduties of the office. He has measured judgment, as well as theFollow us on.ability to see situations from allangles and use that well- rounded perspective to cast out a vision for the future that peopleare invested in and inspired by,”Chatterjee said. “He is one of themost versatile members of ourDuquesne community.”Megginson’s platform focusesmainly on student involvementand representation within SGA.He hopes to create some type offorum that can incorporate a representative from every studentorganization on campus.“Only once we ensure everystudent knows they have a voiceat this university will the StudentDuke ArchivesopinionsVaticanTensionBishops must be heldaccountable@theduquesnedukePAGE 5featuresPittsburghneighborhood projectCreator NicholasCotter speaks abouthis findingsPAGE 6see SGA — page 3sportsa&eSwim teamchampionsLeslie DavidBaker VisitsSwim and dive teamwins A-10PAGE 8The Office’s Stanleyanswers studentquestionsPAGE 9

2THEDUQUESNEDUKEPOLICE briefsIt seems like the student body- and just people in general,really need Spring Break sothat they can blow off somesteam! We have a full week ofcrimes to report to y’all!On Feb. 19, a female student was reported missing byher father and that there wasconcern over her welfare. Aninvestigation was conductedand the student was foundand is safe.Also on Feb. 19, a student reported that unknownactor(s) broke into the frontdriver’s side window of hervehicle and took a miscellaneous amount of coins (smallamount of value) from hercenter console, as well as herDU parking permit swipecard. I knew parking permitswere expensive but I didn’tthink it had gotten that bad!On Feb. 20 it was reported that an employee inRockwell Hall was receivingharassing emails.On Feb. 22, a Duquesnestudent reported unauthorized charges on her debit card.Also on Feb. 22, an underage male resident was foundto be intoxicated. He wasalso in possession of a falseidentification card that represented him to be over 21years old. The student wasissued two citations and wasreferred to the Office of Student Conduct.On Feb. 23, a residentstudent was transported toMercy ER because she wasdisplaying symptoms of aconcussion after becomingintoxicated, falling and hitting her age. The student wasunder the age of 21 and wasreferred to the Office of Student Conduct for underagedrinking.Also on Feb. 23 two maleswere issued defiant trespasswarnings.On Feb. 25, there was anunattended black backpack inClock Plaza. When checked,the backpack contained drugparaphernalia and a knifewere found inside. The student was contacted and referred to the Office of StudentConduct.EmailTipsWe want your input!The Duke’s news sectionwould love to hear from youabout stories that you want tosee in print. Know a talentedprofessor or accomplishedstudent? See something oncampus that just doesn’tmake sense? You can sendyour tips and story ideas toNews Editor Hallie Lauer athallielauer18@gmail.com.February 28, 2019August Wilson Panel discusses black historyLiza Zulickstaff writerIn celebration of Black HistoryMonth, Duquesne Universityhosted the panel discussion, “August Wilson’s Pittsburgh: Workand Life,” on Feb. 26. Hostedby the Gumberg Library, panelists Paul Ellis, Betina Jones andJohn Hadlock presented on thetopic of August Wilson, his playsand how they tell the history ofPittsburgh’s Hill District.The panel was introduced byTheodore Bergfelt, a HumanitiesLibrarian at Gumberg Library.Bergfelt spoke of the exhibitcurrently on display, “AugustWilson’s Pittsburgh Plays.” Thisdisplay shows the lives of AfricanAmericans and their experiencesin the 20th century. This displaywill be open to the public at theuntil Feb. 28.The first speaker to begin thediscussion was Jones, adjunctinstructor in Duquesne’s Department of English and authorof the dissertation This is MeRight Here: August Wilson andPittsburgh’s Hill District. Jonesintroduced the idea of how Wilson’s plays represented the history of the Hill District. Some ofWilson’s plays discussed included The Piano Lesson, Two TrainsRunning, King Hedley II, JitneyCourtsey of pghplaywrites.organd Gem of the Ocean.“Most people would say theCivil Rights movement is definedby Rosa Parks, who was too tiredto move. It starts with her andeither ends with Martin LutherKing’s birthday being nameda holiday or Obama becomingpresident. Somehow this doesn’tinclude the activism and thechange,” Jones said.Jones argued that the mainhistorical movement displayedthroughout Wilson’s plays wasthe redevelopment of the HillDistrict. The Urban Renewalprocess, which took place between the 1950’s and the 1960’sin Pittsburgh areas like the Hilland East Liberty, are topics inTwo Trains Running, King Hedley II and Radio Golf. This is alarge part of Pittsburgh’s ownblack history due to how manyAfrican-American families weredisplaced during this reconstruction.“Please don’t call him someone who gave a voice to the HillDistrict. The voice was alreadythere,” Jones said.The next panelist, John Hadlock, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of English who has presented on Wilson’s works at localconferences, discussed in depthWilson’s play The Piano Lesson.Hadlock discussed the importance of African-American history as seen through this play bylooking at the piano as a symbolof ancestral history. The piano inthe play is carved by an ancestorof the characters. The main storyline of the play is whether ornot to sell the piano. This bringsabout the argument of familial history and the importanceof African-American history inAmerica.To conclude the panel discussion, attorney Paul Ellis, executive director of the August Wilson House and August Wilson’snephew, spoke of what it was likegrowing up with Wilson and therole the August Wilson Houseplays with Duquesne University.“When I was a teenager, wedidn’t really know what my unclewas doing. He was always buzzing around, traveling and writing but no one really knew whata playwright was. People weren’teven using that word back then,”said Ellis.Ellis reflected on the time hefirst attended his uncle’s Broadway show and how he never anticipated being able to have thatexperience so many times.“I developed this deep appreciation for arts and culture. I watchedit change people,” said Ellis.This idea to purchase the August Wilson House came from aconversation he had with his uncle. Since his uncle was now famous and this was the house hehad grown up in, Ellis thought itwas important to keep that in thefamily. In February of 2005, thebank foreclosed on house andJOKECORNER!Q: What is theclumsiest insect?Q: What kind of pillar can't holdup a building?A: The bumblingbee.A: A caterpillar.NewsDuke ArchivesThis mural shows a combination of the ten August Wilson plays that are featuredin the Pittsburgh Cycle. The mural is located on Center Ave in the Hill District.the man currently living there.This gave Ellis the opportunityto purchase the property beforeit ever hit the market.Although August Wilson diedbefore the organization was ableto be developed, Ellis and Wilsonhad once agreed that the housewas not going to be a museum,but rather something more activewithin the community.In December 2008, Ellis wasable to name the August WilsonHouse as a nonprofit. It was alsonamed as an official historicallandmark. Since then, the organization has been involved withcommunities in the Pittsburgharea, including the Duquesnecommunity.Every spring since 2012,Duquesne has a class that is involved with working with thenonprofit. Students from theDuquesne community continueto volunteer their time with theorganization.