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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

The myth of backdoor data access

The myth of ‘backdoor’ data access

Nicholas Oviatt January 31, 2016

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been turning many heads the past few years over its controversial surveillance program. But recently, as reported by CNN Money, retired four-star general...

Chicago police unions push to destroy decades of complaints

Chicago police unions push to destroy decades of complaints

Kate Kownacki January 31, 2016

The term “non-racist” has been floating around social media recently as a result of a video published by The Guardian. The video details the differences between being non-racist and anti-racist....

Pay to play: Internet radio faces higher fees

Pay to play: Internet radio faces higher fees

AJ Karolczak January 29, 2016

This past December the Copyright Royalty Board, the group responsible for overseeing copyrights and royalty payments through the Library of Congress, announced new rates for music played via the Internet. ...

An adjunct professor’s letter to Father Holtschneider

Brendan McQuade January 24, 2016

On Jan. 14, , DePaul University faculty received a letter addressing a campaign by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to unionize DePaul’s contingent faculty.  While the tone of the email...

The parking dibs dilemma

The parking ‘dibs’ dilemma

Danielle Harris, Former news editor January 24, 2016

Considering the city’s nickname “Chiberia,” it’s obvious Chicago winters are no walk in the park. From trudging down the sidewalk through icy sludge to waiting at the ‘L’ huddled under...

FILE - This Dec. 27, 2015 file photo, shows a Chipotle restaurant at Union Station in Washington. Chipotle says it will start a marketing push in February to begin its road to recovery after a series of food scares, and that its confident it can win back customers over time. The remarks from executives come after Chipotles sales plunged 30 percent in December. Its troubles began after an E. coli outbreak came to light at the end of October. Several weeks later, norovirus sickened dozens at a Chipotle in Boston. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Chipotle comeback likely

JohnFranco Joyce January 24, 2016

Chipotle’s Jackson Boulevard location on DePaul’s Loop campus continues to attract droves of hungry students and working Chicagoans. Nationwide, however, the corporate chain is conducting major...

Dolce & Gabbana takes steps towards inclusivity with the Abaya Collection

Dolce & Gabbana takes steps towards inclusivity with the Abaya Collection

Rachel Hinton and Kathleen Fatica January 18, 2016

Earlier this month, well-established fashion house Dolce & Gabbana released their first line of hijabs and abayas, a collection aimed at elite Muslim women.  The Quran asks for both men and women...

The right to film arrests must be protected

The right to film arrests must be protected

Fabio De Simone January 18, 2016

Arizona state Sen. John Kavanagh proposed a bill Jan. 8 that would criminalize filming a police officer within 20 feet in public or in the same room of a private residence. According to Senate Bill 1054,...

DePaul diversity requirements fail by design

Jessica Villagomez January 18, 2016

In the 1940s, Jovita Gonzáles wrote a novel titled “Caballero: A Historical Novel” that chronicled the Mexican experience in the 1800s. Jovita Gonzáles sought to be the first Hispanic woman to publish...

Users groundless in complaints of New Years Eve Uber surge pricing

Users groundless in complaints of New Year’s Eve Uber surge pricing

Danielle Harris, Former news editor January 10, 2016

In its fourth year operating on New Year's Eve, ridesharing service Uber expected some backlash over its controversial surge pricing — an increase in fare that goes into effect when the demand for rides...

Hawaii counters cancer through raising smoking age

Hawaii counters cancer through raising smoking age

Fabio De Simone January 10, 2016

As of Jan. 1, 2016, Hawaii became the first state in the U.S. to increase the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 years old. This law also bans the sale, purchase or use of electronic cigarettes...

The force is weak with this Star Wars

The force is weak with this ‘Star Wars’

Eric Traphagen January 10, 2016

The best compliment that can be given to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” is that it wasn’t bad.  Since its release on Dec. 18, 2015, “The Force Awakens” has been breaking box office records and...

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