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Duquesne Student Accomplishes Undergraduate Degree in Only Two Years

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  Duquesne Student Accomplishes Undergraduate Degree in Only Two Years Lindsay Kulesa, 22 (photo courtesy of Lindsay Kulesa) PITTSBURGH -- Most students choose to complete their undergraduate bachelor’s degree in the standard four years. Lindsay Kulesa, pictured left, a second-year student at Duquesne’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law , went against the narrative and completed her undergraduate degree in two years.  The 22-year-old from Victor, New York, said she always knew she wanted to be a lawyer. She began to seriously consider a career path as an attorney after a law course she took in high school. Kulesa said that she also believes that being a lawyer requires a certain personality type.  “My parents taught me how to advocate for myself and be very independent growing up, and it has definitely helped my practical skill set,” said Kulesa.  Kulesa chose Duquesne University to be the vessel for her education after discovering how easy her credits from high scho...
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Opinions Vary Amongst Pennsylvanians on Whether Parents Should be Able to Change the Sex of their Child Genetically at Conception

Opinions Vary Amongst Pennsylvanians on Whether Parents Should be Able to Change the Sex of their Child Genetically at Conception PITTSBURGH-- Many parents are eager to find out the sex of their child via ultrasound or upon birth. They throw gender reveal parties, wear pink and blue, or even surprise relatives with the news. But what if it wasn’t a surprise anymore?  With recent genetic technology, parents are now able to pay to have the eventual sex of a fertilized egg changed. Some think this could be a good thing and reduce gender disappointment, others think geneticists shouldn’t be playing god.  An article from the Pacific Fertility Center in Los Angeles California refers to this process as “gender selection.” PFC Los Angeles states that most families choose to do gender selection for what they describe as “Family Balancing”.  “Simply put, family balancing means that if the Intended Parent(s) always wanted a girl, but only had sons, they can select gender duri...
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