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2024 Elections

Follow along with The DePaulia’s coverage of the 2024 general election.

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.

Political science panels aim to inform DePaul community ahead of election

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer October 28, 2024

The DePaul University political science department is trying to reach out to students ahead of the upcoming election through a series of discussion panels.  In the first of three planned panel events,...

COLUMN: I help students register to vote. Maybe my job shouldn’t exist

COLUMN: I help students register to vote. Maybe my job shouldn’t exist

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor October 28, 2024

Since August, I’ve been working as a “Voter Engagement Specialist” in the Office of Student Involvement at DePaul. I’ve helped students with all levels of civic education, reaching from coast to...

Lucas Godwin casts their ballot on the first day of early voting for the 2024 Presidential General Election, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 in Chicago.

Ballot highlights: IVF, taxes and election interference

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor October 28, 2024

Voters in Illinois will be able to answer three advisory questions on the 2024 election ballot addressing reproductive health, Illinois’ tax structure and election interference penalties. The ballot...

OPINION: Should celebrities’ political views matter?

OPINION: Should celebrities’ political views matter?

Julisa Garcia, Contributing Writer October 28, 2024

Let's be honest, Taylor Swift knows the power she has over her fans, specifically those who are younger. She even has a hold on me, a 21-year-old woman, who has been a Swiftie since her “Speak Now”...

Nate Benard sits at a Vote DePaul table in the Ray Meyer Fitness Center on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024. Vote DePaul helps DePaul students navigate the voting process.

College voters could have a decisive impact on this presidential election

Lindsay Freiberger, Contributing Writer October 28, 2024

Sarah Hendry contributed to this story. As the 2024 election approaches, young voters could have a big impact in choosing the next president. At DePaul and on campuses nationwide, the push to get students...

A ballot casting station at Chicago’s election Supersite on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The Supersite is open for both early voting and election-day voting.

Chicago school board election 2024: Here’s everything you need to know

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Sign up for Chalkbeat Chicago’s free daily newsletter to keep up with the latest education news. Chicagoans...

Election day DeJamz: What to listen to on the way to the polls

Election day DeJamz: What to listen to on the way to the polls

DePaulia Editors October 28, 2024

Partisan politics aside, you deserve some good music as you make your way to the ballot box. Whether you prefer country, R&B, pop or rap there’s something appealing to everyone. Music can set the...

Personas esperan en la Comisión Estatal de Elecciones de Puerto Rico en San Juan, Puerto Rico, el martes 17 de septiembre de 2024. La fecha límite para el registro de votantes finaliza el 21 de septiembre.

Acusaciones de fraude electoral llevan a Congresistas a solicitar funcionario del Departamento de Justicia Federal supervise las elecciones en Puerto Rico

Laura Vázquez David, La DePaulia Social Media Editor October 28, 2024

Miembros del Congreso de los Estados Unidos redactaron una carta solicitando al Departamento de Justicia que intervenga y envíe monitores electorales federales para supervisar la próxima elección en...

People wait at the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024. The voter registration deadline ends Sept. 21.

Allegations of election fraud prompts Congress to request DOJ officials to monitor elections in Puerto Rico

Laura Vázquez David, La DePaulia Social Media Editor October 28, 2024

United States Congress members drafted a letter asking the Department of Justice to intervene and send federal poll monitors to oversee the upcoming territorial election in Puerto Rico. This comes after...

Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, left, and Democratic vice presidential nominee Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, shake hands as they arrive for a CBS News vice presidential debate, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

At VP debate, Vance attempts softer stance on abortion; Walz pushes him on election denial

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer October 2, 2024

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Ohio Sen. JD Vance took to the debate stage on Tuesday night in New York City for the only scheduled vice presidential debate. The 90-minute event was moderated by CBS hosts...

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

‘They’re eating the cats’: First and last debate sparks meme-worthy moments and important decisions for undecided voters

Lucia Preziosi and Lina Gebhardt September 16, 2024

Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris took to the debate stage Tuesday night to participate in the first, and perhaps only, debate ahead of the election. Donald Trump had his...

Hunter Biden, right, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive in federal court for jury selection for his trial on felony tax charges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles.

Hunter Biden pleads guilty to nine charges in tax indictment to ‘spare’ his family

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor September 16, 2024

Hunter Biden pleaded guilty to nine federal tax charges on Thursday, Sept. 5 in a surprising move just before his criminal trial in Los Angeles was set to begin, stating he wanted to spare his family from...

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