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Missing web pages challenge American values

Bela Famularo • January 29, 2017

Alternative facts and the removal of specific pages on the White House's official website were among the first stories to break shortly after President Donald Trump took office. Pages representing issues...

Moving forward in a Trump nation

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • January 23, 2017

When it was first announced Donald Trump was going to run for the presidency in June 2015, laughter was the common reaction. Over a year later, in July 2016, it was announced he would be the presidential...

Former DePaul professor reflects on Obama’s 2009 inauguration

Mike Conklin • January 23, 2017

In Jan. of 2009, I took five DePaul University journalism students in Chicago to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. This was huge for Chicago, Obama’s home base....

Defunding Planned Parenthood causes set backs for women’s health

Danielle Harris, Former news editor • January 22, 2017

For more than 100 years, Planned Parenthood has provided American women access to affordable family planning services including STD/STI testing, sex education and birth control. Despite the economic and...

Obama presidency ends strong

Saad Ahmed • January 22, 2017

As the second term of the first African-American President of the United States comes to an end, we reflect on what may arguably be one of the most consequential presidencies in a generation. Former President...

Meryl Streep does not speak for marginalized communities

Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief • January 16, 2017

Without even mentioning his name, Meryl Streep turned the attention away from the glitz and glamour of the Golden Globes Award ceremony to speak out against President-elect Donald Trump’s repetitive...

DREAMers’ future unknown, action must happen now

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • January 16, 2017

DePaul considers itself a follower of Vincentian values. During orientation, the very beginning of a student’s academic career, we are taught the question “what must be done?” In the current political...

Fact vs. Fiction: False news presents threat to democracy

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor • January 9, 2017

An unexpected president-elect was not the only result of the presidential election. 2016 ended with the field of journalism coming under scrutiny due to reports of false news being spread via social media...

#NoDAPL is out of limelight but the battle is far from over

Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor • January 9, 2017

On Dec. 4, 2016, the water protectors at Standing Rock rejoiced when the Department of the Army announced that the Dakota Access pipeline (DAPL) would not continue in its original path towards the Mississippi...

Solidarity with Standing Rock

Amber Colón, Editor-in-Chief • November 7, 2016

Over one million Facebook users have checked into Standing Rock Indian Reservation page since last Sunday night after a post about protesting the construction of the $3.7 billion Dakota Access Pipeline...

DePaul cites Vincentian values in rejection of DCR’s poster

Gracie Fleming • November 7, 2016

The censorship debate on DePaul’s campus continues as a poster designed by the DePaul College Republicans (DCRs) was denied by the administration. Nearly six months after a conversation on free speech...

The power of the House and Senate

Diamaris Martino • November 6, 2016

The presidential election is only one day away. Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton will become the next president of the United States. Whether you like your options or not, voters should head to the polls...