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Social issues threaten true meaning of Women’s Equality Day

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • August 29, 2016

During the Rio Olympics, female olympians took the headlines just as much as Micheal Phelps and even Ryan Lochte did. Gold medalists Simone Biles and the rest of the final five were praised by the nation...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is bittersweet for older fans

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • August 22, 2016

When DePaul junior Michael Rizzo began reading the Harry Potter series, he was 10 years old. It was 2001; the first year of a new decade and, though he didn't know it at the time, Rizzo was reading the...

Decriminalization of marijuana offers positive outcome

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • August 8, 2016

Last year, Governor Rauner was presented with the notion of decriminalizing marijuana for the state of Illinois. He opposed since the original presented amount of fifteen grams, which is the decriminalized...

Qandeel Baloch and the dishonorable act of ‘honor killings’

Kunza Shakil • July 30, 2016

Recently, many users of social media heard of the tragic news regarding the death of Qandeel Baloch. Baloch, born Fouzia Azeem, was a social media celebrity, especially among the Pakistani community. She...

CPS teachers push through budget cuts

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • July 25, 2016

Back in 2011, when Gov. Bruce Rauner was a private equity executive who was participating with the Chicago Public Education Fund, he labeled half of CPS teachers as “virtually illiterate” in an email...

Protests show multicultural unity

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • July 18, 2016

This past weekend, downtown Chicago had a large array of protests deriving from its streets. Among the yearly Taste of Chicago festival taking place on Columbus drive, there were Black Lives Matter...

MAP grants a responsibility of the state

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • July 11, 2016

A year ago, Illinois began its fiscal year without a state spending budget. Among the various types of services crucial for the well-being of many Illinois residents being cut, the Monterary Award...

Program focuses on “steps” toward a diverse newsroom

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • July 6, 2016

Rene Lopez, a high school senior at Prosper Career Academy, traveled from his Belmont Cragin home to DePaul’s College of Communication at 14 E. Jackson Ave. to begin his first steps towards his dream...

Black Leadership Coalition releases statement on Yiannopoulos event

Mariah Woelfel • June 9, 2016

On Thursday, The DePaulia received a five-page statement from the DePaul University Black Leadership Coalition (DPUBLC). The statement is in reaction to events leading up to and following the Milo Yiannopoulos...

Letter to the editor: Holtschneider must step down or be fired

Terry Smith • June 2, 2016

Fucking n—!! Africans belong in Africa. Negroes will never assimilate into a civilized society. Argentina exterminated their Negroes for this very reason. Faubus and Wallace were right. Any...

‘Why I protest’: Ed Ward tells his story

Ed Ward • May 30, 2016

When I look into the deepest parts of antiquity, I see that protesting is not a new idea and many people protest for various reasons. I protest because I see a pattern of racism, sexism, xenophobia,...

Editorial: Students shouldn’t have to fight to have voices heard

Editorial Board • May 30, 2016

A week has passed, yet the DePaul community is still reeling in the aftermath of conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos’ stop through its Vincentian doors. College Republicans were wrongfully denied...