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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Singer Grace Shaw, also known as "Mallrat," gets low to the ground and sings at Lincoln Hall on Friday, May 16, 2025. The singer had many intimate moments with the crowd throughout the night, pointing out specific people and talking with them.

The power of writing and performing: Anna Shoemaker opens for Mallrat

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer / June 3, 2025

The contrast of the soft vocals and guitar of Anna Shoemaker versus the upbeat, pop sounds of Mallrat (also known as Grace Shaw), came together to create one exciting show at Lincoln Hall on Friday, May...

Why are we so obsessed with hot villains?

Why are we so obsessed with hot villains?

Jacqueline Yeager, Contributing Writer / June 3, 2025

Joe Goldberg has stalked, manipulated and murdered his way through five seasons of the television show “You,” but on social media, he’s just misunderstood. Or worse: desirable. Scroll through TikTok...

Carlos Maxwell, a market vendor for Onigiri Kororin, makes a sale to a customer at The Uptown Farmers Market on Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Onigiri Kororin is offered at more than 60 stores across the Chicago area.

Onigiri Kororin is bringing ‘triangle delight’ to Chicago — and maybe to DePaul

Sabrina Castle, Contributing Writer / June 3, 2025

While scrolling through TikTok, many Americans find themselves drooling over videos of the high-quality foods that Japanese 7-Elevens offer their customers. Spreads including fresh sandwiches, sushi rolls...

Carlos Murillo interviews Ike Holter at the Theatre School’s “Chicago Live event.” Photo provided by Emily DeBold

Ike Holter discusses his time at DePaul, artistic collaboration and becoming a Chicago playwright

Eva Strazek, Contributing Writer / June 2, 2025

If you’ve been around the Chicago theater scene, you’ve likely heard the name Ike Holter — typically followed by heaps of praise.  Holter, a DePaul graduate and celebrated playwright, rose to...

Angela Kalish, owner of Spangela sells items to a customer at her booth at DIBScon on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Spangela is a Chicago-based shop that sells original prints, stickers and keychains.

DIBScon brings cosplay, crafts and community to DePaul

Sabrina Castle, Contributing Writer / June 2, 2025

DePaul was alive with costumes, craft goods and concerts when DIBScon — the university’s annual cosplay and pop culture convention — took over the Student Center on May 24.  A costume contest...

Ale Ramirez performs in "The Infinite Wrench" at the Neo-Futurist Theater on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The show originated in 1988 under the title “Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind” before rebranding in 2016.

Thirty plays in sixty minutes: How the Neo-Futurists keep theater fearless

Addison Rogers, Contributing Writer / June 2, 2025

Every weekend since 1988, a group of performers in Andersonville, Chicago, step onto a small stage and race against the clock to perform 30 original plays in 60 minutes. That show, called “The Infinite...

Lucia’s farewell DeJamz

Lucia’s farewell DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief / June 2, 2025

As graduation looms, I am forced to face the feelings of leaving the student newspaper which has become my second home over the last three years. I’ve had the privilege to learn and grow in this newsroom...

Professor Mark Turcotte sits for a photo in the Arts and Letters Hall on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Turcotte likes to spend time outside after teaching his first class on Wednesday, in order to get fresh air.

‘Story forms you’: DePaul professor Mark Turcotte named sixth Illinois Poet Laureate

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief / June 2, 2025

If you’ve ever had a writing class with Professor Mark Turcotte at DePaul, you’re probably familiar with this story.  He tells it every quarter to his creative writing students: the story of him...

Members of Language Exchange and Travel society stamp a participants passport at Cafe du Monde on Friday, May 23, 2025. The cafe was hosted at Cortelyou Commons on the Lincoln Park campus.

Culture and cuisine: Café du Monde at Cortelyou Commons

Finn Morse, Theater Beat Writer / May 26, 2025

Getting involved on campus isn’t the easiest thing to do, with commitments oftentimes clashing with schoolwork. As finals tread closer, it’s a relief to find events that prioritize the spirit of community...

Professor Miles Harvey sits at his desk for a photo on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in the Arts and Letters Hall. Harvey recently won the Midland Authors Award for fiction for his book “The Registry of Forgotten Objects."

The Objects We Carry: DePaul professor Miles Harvey wins Midland Authors Award for fiction

Micah Katzenmeier, Contributing Writer / May 26, 2025

When asked what this year’s Society of Midland Authors Award means to him, Miles Harvey didn’t talk about prestige, past acclaim or what comes next. He talked about how close his book came to never...

DePaul senior, Nina Bertuca, helps a concert-goer at the box office at The Salt Shed on Friday, Jan. 24, 2025. Bertuca is a box office supervisor at the venue and has always been interested in working in the music industry post graduation.

Behind the box office: The work of college students at concert venues

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief / May 26, 2025

The Salt Shed is buzzing on a Friday night despite the below-freezing temperatures of January. Tonight’s performance from DJ Disco Lines is sold-out, a message that’s helpfully taped to the box office...

Out of school Gemini DeJamz

Out of school Gemini DeJamz

Nadine DeCero, Social Media Editor / May 26, 2025

On September 7, 2021, the day before my first day of college, I laid down on my kitchen table and cried. That got uncomfortable, so I went up to my bedroom and cried some more. Even after declaring my...

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