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Duquesne Alum Turned Successful Evening News Anchor: Meet Tracy Carloss

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  It was just 35 years ago that Tracy Carloss was walking down Academic Walk, proudly wearing her sorority letters and waving to friends as she passed Rooney Field, which was then just a parking lot. While she has made many accomplishments throughout her career as a weekend anchor/reporter for News5 in Cleveland, Ohio, she recalls her time at Duquesne like it was just yesterday.   “Oh gosh, I loved my time at Duquesne,” she said. “My favorite memories are definitely the ones connected to my sorority.” Tracy was a sister of Zeta Tau Alpha. Through events such as Greek Sing and Carnival, she made lifelong friends whom she still gets together with to this day. She was also the chapter president of Zeta, which provided her with valuable leadership skills. But between the sorority events in the Union Ballroom and the struggle of living in the non-air conditioned yet infamous St Ann Hall, she was attending classes in College Hall, which according to her, still looks the same. W...

Can Pro Choice and Pro Life Advocates Find Common Ground? Pittsburghers Weigh In

PITTSBURGH – Abortion is a topic that has long been debated around the world. With Roe v. Wade being overturned in June 2022, the issue is more prominent than ever. Abortion being legal in Pennsylvania makes the issue more complex amongst Pittsburghers, due to the variety of people and beliefs that are held throughout the city.  Emmett Granto, 24, a South Side resident, believes that the two groups can find common ground. “I’d like to think so, I mean, I'm sure there’s something they can agree on,” he said.  In 2022, The Survey Center on American Life reported that 58 percent of Americans believe there is common ground found in the debate, while the remaining 40 percent disagreed. This survey also established that abortion is a “complicated and complicated and complex issue, and they largely reject legal and moral absolutes” (Bowman et al., 2022). After the Supreme Court decision in June 2022 to overturn Roe V. Wade, Duquesne University issued a statement which stated “ We re...