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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Clevanique Edwards, junior and co-concert chair of the DePaul Activities Board, celebrates the FEST 2024 artist announcement in Depaul University’s Student Center room 120AB on April 24. Rapper Swae Lee will headline the event. DAB plans to announce the opener on social media on May 1.

Rapper Swae Lee announced to headline FEST 2024

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor April 24, 2024

The DePaul Activities Board (DAB) announced during Battle of the Bands that Swae Lee will headline FEST 2024 on May 17. The rapper is most known for his work as Rae Sremmurd with his brother Slim Jxmmi...

Students browse racks of clothing sold at the spring flea market on April 19, 2024 on the DePaul University Lincoln Park Quad. “This is my first time (attending),” said Nate Bernard, a sophomore who attended the market. “I usually dont really do any of the campus stuff, but I have been trying to do it more because I always have a good time.”

Treasure Trove: Crowd flocks to DePaul Quad looking for a good deal at spring flea market

Madelyn Chapman, Contributing Writer April 22, 2024

Sunny weather and vintage vendors drew a crowd to DePaul's Quad on Friday, April 19. This was the third flea market of the year, an event organized by Cat Barcy, signature events chair, and Sydney Secunda,...

Lollapalooza: Buzz or bust?

Lollapalooza: Buzz or bust?

Anna Barth, Contributing Writer April 21, 2024

The lineup for Lollapalooza, an annual Chicago music festival, caused a stir on social media after its announcement on March 19. Some DePaul students are criticizing the festival's slippery slope towards...

DePaul sophomore Greta Atilano helps a young Pretty Cool Ice Cream customer pick out an ice cream flavor on Friday, April 19, 2024. Its the perfect job for a college student,” Atilano said. “I started working here my freshman year. I always try to work for small businesses [and] putting back into the community. Of course, interacting with kids is a lot of fun too.

Here’s the Scoop: Lincoln Park ice cream shop back open for business

Ian Fondacabe, Contributing Writer April 21, 2024

Alex Perez stopped into the reopening Pretty Cool Ice Cream Shop, to get a vanilla bean ice cream bar coated in chocolate to try and beat the recent spring heat in Lincoln Park. In the shop, Perez was...

Titanic Memorial DeJamz

Titanic Memorial DeJamz

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief April 21, 2024

“The First Omen” review: How I wish this wasn’t an “Omen” movie

“The First Omen” review: How I wish this wasn’t an “Omen” movie

Zachary Klein, Staff Writer April 21, 2024

I’d like to pay tribute to the trailer editors out there. A good trailer serves as a mood piece that occupies a non-linear narrative; it has immense value as an exercise in form. While definitely not...

“The People’s Joker” review: Putting clown makeup on gender identity and calling it a parody

“The People’s Joker” review: Putting clown makeup on gender identity and calling it a parody

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor April 21, 2024

“The People’s Joker” is so incredibly bizarre that it almost overshadows its own brilliance. Using Batman villains as metaphors for queer identity, the unsuspecting coming-of-age film utilizes the...

The cast and crew of “The Greatest Hits” on rehearsing, inspiration and finding the heart of a story

The cast and crew of “The Greatest Hits” on rehearsing, inspiration and finding the heart of a story

Zachary Klein, Staff Writer April 21, 2024

Searchlight Pictures held a roundtable with the cast and crew of their new film “The Greatest Hits” on Monday, April 15. Stars Lucy Boynton, Justin H. Min, Austin Crute and writer/director Ned Benson...

Shabloop Ms. Gaggy uses a water steamer to help detangle her wig, before securing it on her top-bun with bobby pins on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at LIPS. Doing drag puts your body through so much pain, Shabloop said. The constriction from your tights, to your wig being on too tight, the headaches, to your eyes drying out because your lashes are too heavy -- they have been on for so long.

The art of local drag queen, Shabloop Ms. Gaggy

Grace Logan, Staff Writer April 14, 2024

Feb. 11, 2013: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Season 5, Episode 2 rerun – Thirteen queens remain competing for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a grand prize of $200,000. After completing...

Carina Risiglione, senior and co-concert chair of DePaul Activities Board, paints a vinyl record at the paint-and-sip event hosted in the Student Center on Monday, April 8, 2024. The event was hosted with local paint-and-sip studio, Museicas Art Studio, announced that FEST will be hosted May 17 on the Quad.

FEST date announcement paints hopeful picture for annual concert

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor April 14, 2024

With a mocktail in one hand and a paintbrush in the other, freshman Ella McCoy began painting vibrant flowers and cascading vines on a black vinyl record. The Student Center atrium on DePaul’s Lincoln...

“Challengers” review: Competition is a dish best served in threes

“Challengers” review: Competition is a dish best served in threes

Sam Mroz, Arts & Life Editor April 14, 2024

“Challengers” is director Luca Guadagnino’s latest trophy, one that any fan of his erotica-infused story mechanics will surely applaud for. An athlete of cinema in his own right, coming off the work...

“Monkey Man” review: An action movie with a very bloody heart

“Monkey Man” review: An action movie with a very bloody heart

Zachary Klein, Staff Writer April 14, 2024

Most first time filmmakers start small, providing themselves the space to experiment while figuring out how to really make a movie. This was not the case for Dev Patel. From the cruelty of sex trades...

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