Molly Tinkey, Contributing Writer
• November 20, 2023
Excited students lined up at the Quad Tuesday, Nov. 14, for their turn to enter DePaul’s annual Tree Lighting event.
After students swiped their IDs, they were met with music, pom-poms, cookies...
Christopher LeMark stood on stage in front of a full crowd at The Promontory the night of Oct. 11 and led the room through a simple call and response: “The city … of Chicago … will heal.”
LeMark...
Grace Vaughn , Contributing Writer
• October 15, 2023
As Charlique Rolle and Vershawn Sanders-Ward took the stage Monday evening, bright screens displaying the African American Arts Alliance of Chicago logo started to slowly shift. New projections reading...
Emma Janke, Contributing Writer
• September 17, 2023
Whether you’re a Chicago native or new to the city, we all know the great museums of Chicago. Don’t get me wrong: The Art Institute and the Field Museum are two of my favorites. But what about the...
Cary Robbins, La DePaulia News Editor
• June 7, 2023
A crowd of people showered various drag artists with dollar bills and cheers just outside of the Comfort Station lawn. It was evident it was more than a celebration. It was a safe space for them to be...
Scattered between the raised plant beds and gardening tools, students share fruit and swap stories at the Fruity Party. The event on June 1 hosted by DePaul Urban Gardeners (DUG) and the LGBTQIA+ Resource...
DePaul professor of Fine Arts and Service-Learning Coordinator Mark Elder's — better known as Brother Mark — Byrne Hall studio is as one would imagine. Bottles of paint and duct tape line the workroom's...
The theme of untold stories came naturally to Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) art gallery curator Sophia Iqbal.
"The idea of untold stories is very prevalent among Asian American communities...
Analyzing constellations, seated meditation, community prayer service— all these practices and more can be found within Chicago’s rich and diverse spiritual landscape.
A simple search on Eventbrite...
Sam Gutterman, Contributing Writer
• February 26, 2023
It is late February and Ash Wednesday is in the rearview mirror, which means Lent has begun.
Lent, for those unfamiliar with the religious term, is a 40-day season of prayer, fasting and almsgiving...
Lilly Keller, Arts and Life Editor
• February 19, 2023
Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, 26-year-old James Thompson wrote a letter to the Pittsburgh Courier asking why he, alongside other African Americans, should sacrifice their lives for a country that...
When it comes to finding stories that adapt well for the stage, the ballet world has frequently turned to literature for some of its most revered works. From “Romeo & Juliet” to “Don Quixote,”...
