I am a student at Duquesne and while I love going to school here, I feel there is a serious problem with Duquesne brushing extremely serious situations under the rug rather than actually addressing the situation. Awful situations that occur on campus are ignored or lied about and so are the victims involoved in the situations to save Duquesne's image. Duquesne's mission statement is supposed to be "serving God by serving students," however Duquesne would rather protect it's image then handle a situation appropriately and "serve its students," a few of whom have faced injustice or hardship while attending the school. People don't feel safer or better because outsiders don't know about situations, people feel scared and uncared for because this instituation is supposed to protect and care for it's students. I truly think Duquesne is a wonderful place and I am very happy here, but I have heard and been witness to many things that makes me feel the administration either needs to change or needs to change their approach. When choosing between helping the students and not "going public" Duquesne should reconsider their mission statement and what God would truly call them to do- and what any decent human being would do regardless of religion or race or status or whatever! Bad things happen at every college and in every city in the world- don't lie about situations, address them!
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