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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

Thousands of protesters march to demand the defunding of the Chicago police and that the police leave the public schools.

CPS students demand complete removal of police

Erika Pérez, La DePaulia Managing Editor May 2, 2021

Chicago police school resource officers will not be returning to high schools for the remainder of the academic year, according to a letter sent to parents on April 23 by Chicago Public Schools. “I...

Three Columbia College Chicago students plan in-person college graduation

Three Columbia College Chicago students plan in-person college graduation

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor May 2, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has led various Chicago universities to hold virtual graduations again this year, such as DePaul University, Columbia College Chicago, Loyola University and Northwestern University....

FILE-The crowd endures the rain during Lollapalooza 2014. (Courtney Jacquin / The DePaulia)

Chicago festivals return, restrictions lifted as Covid-19 cases decline and vaccinations increase

Sonal Soni, Assistant News Editor April 29, 2021

According to Chicago’s Phase Four guidelines, the city loosened its Covid-19 regulations, effective immediately, permitting events like festivals, reopening the United Center and more. The city’s new...

Attendees at the April 16 protest against police violence fill the west side of Logan Square Park and overflow onto Logan Boulevard.

Chicago’s Latino Caucus endorses civilian oversight plan following police killing of 13-year-old Adam Toledo

Erika Pérez, La DePaulia Managing Editor April 25, 2021

The Latino Caucus of the Chicago City Council voted to endorse the civilian police oversight ordinance on April 6. The ordinance is also backed by the Grassroots Alliance for Police Responsibility (GAPA)...

FILE- A parade participant performs stunts with giant rings at the 2019 Chicago Pride Parade.

Traditional parades and street festivals face challenges as pandemic persists

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor April 25, 2021

A staple of Chicago’s summer season — outdoor celebrations — are facing hurdles despite rising Covid-19 vaccinations and warming temperatures.  After the city’s summer planning came to an abrupt...

FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, file photo, Michael Foster of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union holds a sign outside an Amazon facility where labor is trying to organize workers in Bessemer, Ala. Nearly 6,000 Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama, have voted on whether or not to form a union. But the process to tally all the ballots and determine an outcome will continue for a second week, according to the National Labor Relations Board, a government agency that’s conducting the election.(AP Photo/Jay Reeves, File)

Chicago Amazon workers stages walkout

Hayley DeSilva, Staff Writer April 25, 2021

For Amazon workers, the beginning of April marked a turning point. In response to what has been described as grueling working conditions, “Amazonians” — as they are referred to by the company ––...

Attendees at the April 16 protest against police violence fill the west side of Logan Square Park and overflow onto Logan Boulevard.

Thousands gather to protest police killing of Adam Toledo

Audrey Champelli, Photo Editor April 18, 2021

CHICAGO—Crowds gathered in Logan Square Park to protest police violence on April 16, one day after the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) publicly released the body camera footage of the...

A memorial for 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who had his hands up when he was shot by police, is seen in an alley near the 2300 block of South Sawyer Avenue Friday afternoon, April 16, 2021, in Chicago. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

What happened the night of March 29? COPA releases videos the night Adam Toledo was shot and killed by a Chicago Police Officer

Erika Pérez and María Marta Guzmán April 16, 2021

CHICAGO — On Thursday afternoon the Civilian Office of Police Accountability (COPA) released body cam footage and other materials from the early morning of March 29, when 13-year-old Adam Toledo was...

People march during the second consecutive weekend of Stop Asian Hate protests, Saturday March 27, 2021, on Woodward Avenue in Detroit.

Anti-Asian ideologies allow Asian hate in Chicago to persist

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief April 4, 2021

Hate crimes and discrimination against Asian Americans are rising at a high rate, largely due to harmful anti-Asian ideologies. Chicago has the fifth-largest Asian American population in the U.S., while...

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM) is seeking volunteers to walk routes in search of injured birds that may have flown into the city’s tall downtown buildings.

Chicago Bird Collision Monitors seeking volunteers for migration season

Corey Schmidt, Copy Editor March 14, 2021

The Chicago Bird Collision Monitors (CBCM) is seeking volunteers to walk routes in search of injured birds that may have flown into the city’s tall downtown buildings. CBCM is a nonprofit organization...

United Center will be home to a new COVID-19 vaccination site, with the ability to vaccinate 6,000 people a day.

United Center to become mass vaccination site

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor March 7, 2021

Beginning March 10, a new COVID-19 vaccination site at the United Center will vaccinate 6,000 people a day.   More than 100,000 appointments opened this week, with more coming soon, as the site is...

Restaurants along 2000 N Halsted in Chicagos Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Lincoln Park restaurants, retail suffer in the Covid economy

The Lincoln Park neighborhood’s atmosphere was empty after March 2020 when DePaul emptied its campus and sent students home to limit the spread of Covid-19. As students went away, local restaurants suffered.  “When...

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