DePaul University is an active place during the school year thanks to the DePaul Activities Board (DAB). DAB strives to brighten campus life by hosting an array of events on both the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses. However, it is clear that both campuses celebrate school spirit quite differently.
Lincoln Park is beaming with campus life throughout the Student Center and quad, while the Loop campus consists of students rushing to the skyscrapers planted in the heart of Chicago. That does not leave much room for hopping college student life in the Loop campus, but a busy rush-hour professional environment more so. The “Rom Com” event, hosted by DAB Feb. 13, was a Loop campus-event meant for students to watch a romantic comedy film and eat complimentary cupcakes in spirit of Valentine’s Day.
DAB leaders took initiative in organizing this event – after all, the event coordinators had to have the event approved by the Eboard; reserve the rights for the ’90’s film featured “You’ve Got Mail”; and then pre-order about 40 cupcakes from