Holiday histories: DePaul through the decades

Patsy Newitt, Multimedia Editor|December 21, 2019

Patsy Newitt | The DePaulia

This timeline shows DePaul holiday celebrations and blunders through the decades, using documents from the university’s Special Collections and Archives. Among other events, it includes St. Vincent de Paul’s Christmas Eve feast, a statue of Thomas Aquinas stolen from a science building and a Hanukkah misspelling.

File- Pro-Israel protestors line the street on May 5 in response to DePaul's ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment. Tensions have been raised on campus around the ongoing crisis in the Middle East since last spring. On Nov. 6, two Jewish students were assaulted for wearing pro-Israel attire.

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Crowd members talk amongst themselves during the SGA meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024, in McGowan South. SGA fall election began Friday, Oct. 25, which will determine positions in the house of representatives

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From right, DePaul professors Scott Hibbard, Molly Andolina and Joe Mello watch as professor Wayne Steger explains various polls in a panel held by the political science department on Thursday, Oct 10, 2024, in the Levan Center. The panel aimed to inform students about issues and debates surrounding the election.

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Student Government Association vice president Samara Smith (left) and president Isabella Ali lead the general body meeting in McGowan South on Wednesday Oct. 16, 2024. During the meeting, SGA appointed sophomore Lianna Abdallah as the new chief of staff. Abdallah will fill in for Smith and Ali when needed and manage the SGA liaison program.

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Tyesha Thomas, a PPGA organizer, discusses healthy relationship boundaries with student attendees and PPGA members during a “Pillow Talk” event on campus on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The recurring event aims to improve sex education among students.

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File- Pro-Israel protestors line the street on May 5 in response to DePaul's ongoing pro-Palestinian encampment. Tensions have been raised on campus around the ongoing crisis in the Middle East since last spring. On Nov. 6, two Jewish students were assaulted for wearing pro-Israel attire.

Jewish students victims of hate crime on DePaul campus

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump is pictured at an election night watch party, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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A voting touchscreen sits inside a poll booth at the voting Supersite located at 191 N. Clark Street on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Voters can use the touchscreen to choose a ballot option in 12 different languages.

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Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Right: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Lee's Family Forum, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Chicago Votes worker Toussaint Daniels informs an eventgoer at Malcolm X College's TRS summit on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. Daniels has worked with Chicago Votes since he was in prison.

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