When life as we knew it ended last March we had no idea the year that was awaiting us. Everything about our way has life has transformed: how we learn, how we work and how we communicate.

We want to make sure that we never forget the trials, tribulations and triumphs of 2020. Most importantly, we wanted to document this historic time through the eyes of those who lived through it. 

So, here is our Covid-19 special issue focused on the many different impacts of the pandemic, particularly as they relate to the DePaul community. 

• Letter from the Editor: We’re all in this together
  • By Lacey Latch
• Where were you when the world shut down?
  • By DePaulia Staff
• College students struggle during online fall term, may land on probation
  • By Ella Lee
• DePaul students look back on a full year of online school
  • By Emma Oxnevad Rebecca Meluch and Cailey Gleeson
• OPINION: America was woefully unprepared for the pandemic
  • By Nika Schoonover
• Students attempt to lower screen time after pandemic caused increased phone use
  • By Jessica Rish
• COLUMN: Please don’t stand close to me— now or 20 years down the road
  • By Rebecca Meluch
• Journalists detail their work during the pandemic
  • By Chinyere Ibeh
• COLUMN: Sports are still coming to grips with a new reality
  • By Lawrence Kreymer
• Students’ mental health takes hard hit amid pandemic
  • By Lacey Latch
• COLUMN: I’ve outgrown my surroundings, but I can’t move
  • By Nadia Hernandez
• Zoom offers access to world amid Covid-19
  • By Rebecca Meluch
• Mask use amid pandemic leaves questions about sustainability
  • By Jessica Rish
• Video games are still my safe haven one year later
  • By Ryan Gilroy