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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

SGA appointed four new staff members to their cabinet for the 2023-2024 school year.

SGA votes on staff positions ahead of fall election

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor September 10, 2023

Student Government Association (SGA) appointed four new staff members to their cabinet during the general body meeting on Sept. 7. These appointments came ahead of the fall quarter elections for the 2023-2024...

A mockup of the proposed basketball practice facility to be housed on the Lincoln Park Campus, projected to begin construction in summer 2025 and be completed by fall 2026. Provided by DePaul University.

DePaul unveils $60 million basketball practice complex plan through philanthropic campaign

Jake Cox and Lilly Keller August 31, 2023

President Robert Manuel announced this year's academic convocation plans for the construction of a new basketball practice complex in Lincoln Park.  The $60 million project was announced in coordination...

Demonstrators protest outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Thursday, June 29, 2023, after the Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, saying race cannot be a factor.

DePaul President Manuel responds to SCOTUS striking down affirmative action

Jake Cox, Online Managing Editor June 30, 2023

In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) ruled that explicitly using race as a factor in admissions for colleges and universities violated the equal protections clause of the...

Malak Abuhashish, student mentor in the Career Center’s Future Forward Program, shows a Future Forward Program handbook to a student mentee, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in the Schmitt Academic Center on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

EDGE program to end, Future Forward expands to help 1,200 students

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor June 4, 2023

Since 2011, DePaul’s Education and Development Grant for Employability (EDGE) program has provided students the opportunity to earn more financial aid while also engaging in career development training.  The...

(Clockwise from left) DePaul faculty Autumn Cabell, Antonio Polo, Melissa Ockerman, (bottom row) Alexandra Novakovic and Rebecca Michel collaborated on the proposal.

DePaul receives $4.2 million grant to enact Project STRIDE

Lucia Preziosi, News Editor June 4, 2023

DePaul University received a $4.2 million grant from the United States Department of Education to establish a stronger presence of diverse counselors in high-need Chicago public as Illinois faces an imbalance...

Clothing, jewelry and shoes on display at the Salvation Army Warehouse located near DePauls Lincoln Park campus.

Thrifting and Gen Z’s shopping paradox

Rose O'Keeffe, Asst. News Editor June 4, 2023

For those who can brave the distinctly charming smell of musk and stale perfume, a trip to the thrift store often doubles as a rewarding bargain hunt and a satisfying stroll down memory lane.  In recent...

(Left) Amanda Rau, DePaul sophomore and part-time lab moderator, and Annie Gidionsen work in the Idea Realization Lab (IRL) at a desk station.

Idea Realization Lab sparks creativity, inspiration across DePaul community

Lauren Coates June 4, 2023

Between a full load of classwork, part-time – or full-time – jobs and attempts to maintain some semblance of a social life, trying to pick up a hobby as a college student is not easy. Whether it is...

Jewish students to organize Jews 4 Justice

Jewish students to organize Jews 4 Justice

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief June 4, 2023

When junior Ethan Schatz arrived at DePaul, he looked for Jewish spaces immediately on campus. He said he needed a community where Jewish students could come together in solidarity as anti-Zionists. After...

Road construction on I-55 is being expanded into communities who have had environmental justice concerns. Many community members were upset when they heard the announcement.

Illinois legislators push for I-55 expansion, Chicagoans concerned about environmental impacts

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor May 29, 2023

For residents in Chicago’s Southwest Side, air pollution is a constant issue, even more so in the summer months.  In 2020, the city conducted an air quality health report that found transportation...

Cannabis studies minor offers social justice perspective

Cannabis studies minor offers social justice perspective

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor May 29, 2023

Growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Shay Finn, a junior at DePaul, said she saw the legalization of cannabis in 2018 and quickly became interested in the plant.  Her passion for it though, even driving...

University continues to not offer reproductive services on campus

University continues to not offer reproductive services on campus

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer May 29, 2023

Despite many universities in Chicago offering reproductive services and contraception on campus, DePaul continues to ban the distribution of any contraception on campus. According to Catholic doctrine...

DePaul offers disability accommodations, resources to students

DePaul offers disability accommodations, resources to students

Olivia Moosey, Contributing Writer May 29, 2023

DePaul alum Kennedy Healy has a physical disability that requires her to use a mobility scooter to help her with transportation.  During her time at DePaul, she used the Center for Students with Disabilities...

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