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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Los usuarios de Instagram y WhatApp tuvieron dificultades para acceder a la aplicación debido a una desconexión del sistema. Para muchos, la inhabilidad de usar WhatsApp corto medios de comunicación con seres queridos.

WhatsApp shutdown sparks concern around the world

Sonal Soni, Nation & World Editor October 10, 2021

Nicole Ahn had just moved into her new apartment in Germany when she realized WhatsApp — an app she regularly uses to communicate with her friends and family abroad —  had stopped working. At first,...

Students leave their school in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

In crisis-struck Lebanon, school year is gripped by chaos

Sarah El Deeb Associated Press October 3, 2021

BEIRUT (AP) — This fall, the academic year in Lebanon is gripped by the same chaos that has overwhelmed everything else in the country in its financial and economic meltdown. Thousands of teachers...

Art Institute employees and supporters gather outside the museum to advocate for the unionization movement on Sept. 9, 2021. (Courtesy of art institute of chicago Workers United Facebook)

Art Institute of Chicago employees continue unionizing efforts

Sonal Soni, Nation & World Editor October 3, 2021

Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) employees and supporters gathered outside the museum on Sept. 22 for a press conference to raise awareness for their unionization efforts. If successful, they will become...

President Joe Biden listens during the Quad summit on Sept. 24, 2021 in the East Room of the White House. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden signs bill to avert partial government shutdown

Kevin Freking Associated Press, Associated Press October 3, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden on Thursday evening signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had...

The Newberg Education Association gathers with community members ahead of the Newberg School Board vote on whether to ban Black Lives Matter and Pride flags at the school, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2021, in Newberg, Ore. (Beth Nakamura/The Oregonian via AP).

Oregon school board adopts stricter political symbols ban

Eder Campuzano Associated Press October 3, 2021

NEWBERG, Ore (AP) — An Oregon school board that acted last month to ban educators from displaying Black Lives Matter and gay pride symbols has broadened the policy to prohibit district employees from...

Haitian-Americans chant during a demonstration at the JFK Federal Building in Boston on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Members of Bostons sizable Haitian community staged a protest outside the Federal building to denounce the mistreatment of Haitian migrants at the border with Mexico. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)

Haitian migrants at the border: An asylum law scholar explains how US skirts its legal and moral duties

Karen Musalo - Associated Press September 26, 2021

(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S.’s top envoy to Haiti resigned abruptly on Sept. 22, 2021, over the Biden administration’s “inhumane” treatment of Haitian migrants crossing the border via Mexico into...

Rep. Nydia Velazquez, left, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand join advocates for Puerto Rico at the Capitol in Washington on Sept. 20.

Ongoing femicides in Puerto Rico highlight gender-based violence

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief September 26, 2021

This story was translated from Spanish Puerto Rico declared a state of emergency in January 2020 due to the femicide murders, but the laws have not prevented them from continuing to occur. Femicides...

House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn., left, joined by Rep. Kay Granger, R-Texas, appear before the House Rules Committee as they field questions about raising the debt limit, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

House OKs $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system

Kevin Freking Associated Press September 26, 2021

The House overwhelmingly passed a bill Thursday to provide $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome missile defense system as Democrats moved to quash criticism from Republicans that their party is wavering...

DePaul is currently one of only 23 percent of private American universities that does not offer its students health insurance.

Faculty pay freeze, DePaul decision making process, business-focused approach

Sonal Soni, Corey Schmidt, and Kiersten Riedford September 26, 2021

DePaul placed a pay freeze on faculty and staff wages, resulting in financial hardships for low-salary employees despite the already straining pandemic. Community members criticized the university for...

Election worker Mike Vanderpool inspect mail-in ballots to be sure they are signed, at the Sacramento County Registrar of Voters Office in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Tuesday is last day for California voters to cast their ballots in the recall election that could remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from the governors office. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The pandemic increases the availability of mail-in ballots for California voters, may become law

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor September 20, 2021

Late Tuesday night, the GOP-backed effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom failed with nearly 64 percent of voters voting against the recall. California expanded the option to vote-by-mail as...

Man petting a lost dog that the Kabul Small Animal Rescue took care of.
Courtesy of Kabul Small Animal Rescues Facebook page.

Dogs, cats and other pets flee Afghanistan, CDC creates obstacle with temporary dog ban

Corey Schmidt, Copy Editor September 19, 2021

As the Taliban takes a strong position in Afghanistan, people rush to the airport to seek refuge elsewhere. However, people are not the only ones rushing to the planes — cats, dogs and other pets are...

DePaul student Riley Reed taking part in pro-LGBTQ+ protest. Photo courtesy of Riley Reed

LGBTQ+ community reflects on rainbow capitalism a month after Pride celebrations

Sonal Soni and Corey Schmidt August 6, 2021

As the clock struck midnight, countless rainbow-themed storefronts, commercials and merchandise quickly faded away on July 1. Despite an entire month commemorating the struggles and pride of the LGBTQ+...

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