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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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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...

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...

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...

Grace Johnson works on butterfly wing arrangements in The Insect Asylum’s taxidermy studio in Chicago on Friday April 25, 2025. The museum restores vintage taxidermy and provides mortuary services for pets.

Finding solace amid a sea of beetles, a 60-year-old antelope — and maybe even snakes and spiders

Weronika Lowczyk, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2025

On a recent rainy Friday afternoon, amid an endless sprawl of concrete and construction zones, a handful of curious city dwellers find themselves surrounded by dense moss, curious rocks, thousands of insects,...

Jill Carlson smiles as she tells the people on her tour about post-modern buildings in Chicago on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Carlson has been a docent for twelve years in the city.

From Loss to Landmarks: One woman’s journey through the heart of Chicago

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor / May 5, 2025

Adjacent to the Chicago Tribune Tower sits the Equitable Building with its tall windows and sturdy aluminum-covered spandrel beams. At first glance, these two buildings are complete contradictions: the...

Patrons stand outside the Harry Potter Shop on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile on Friday, April 18, 2025. Many customers had to wait in a virtual queue before entering the pop-up retail experience.

The Magnificent Mile’s ‘wizarding world’: Chicago’s ‘Harry Potter’ shop

Malin Denton, Contributing Writer / May 5, 2025

Since its opening three weeks ago, a new fixture on the Magnificent Mile has caused lines leading all the way down the block, diverse groups and families excited to get a glimpse of the magic inside.  The...

Lucas Lona holds “Techniques of Solomonic Magic” at the Malliway Bros. Shop in Rodgers Park on March 7, 2025. Lona says this is one of his favorite items in the store.

Sorcerer Lucas Lona summons a world of witchcraft

Linnea Cheng and Aleksa Kirkus / April 28, 2025

The book-lined walls of Malliway Bros. Magic and Witchcraft lead directly to the register where Lucas Lona stands helping patrons and organizing inventory. Spellbooks, candles and crystals fill the shelves...

Mahmoud Saeed stands for a photo outside his longtime Wrigleyville apartment for a ride to a doctor’s appointment on June 2, 2022. Saeed had a nearly-fatal case of Covid-19 in 2021, before his leukemia returned shortly after.

Provided by Jackie Spinner

Chicago’s Iraqi Novelist: The life and legacy of Mahmoud Saeed

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor / April 21, 2025

In her 2011 article, “The Iraqi novelist on the second floor,” former Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich described Mahmoud Saeed’s apartment as having “just enough space” for his essentials...

Cosplayers and attendees gather at McCormick Place for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) on Friday, April 11, 2025. Many different fanbases were represented, with costumers dressed in everything from "Marvel Rivals" to "Critical Role" characters.

Fandom springs into action this April at C2E2

Amber Corkey and April Klein / April 21, 2025

Cosplayers and con-goers crowd the queue line in front of giant red letters reading “C2E2” in McCormick Place on April 11. X-Men Gambit and Rogue chat with a Jedi and a hobbit, Sonic the Hedgehog adjusts...

Lena Dimitroff, Class 2 floriculturist, prunes flowers in the Garfield Park Conservatory’s Show House in Chicago on Friday, April 11, 2025. Pruning promotes new growth and keeps flowers looking fresh.

Get in on spring’s secrets at the Garfield Park Conservatory’s annual flower show

Weronika Lowczyk, Contributing Writer / April 21, 2025

On a brisk Friday afternoon, Chicagoans immersed themselves in a world of vibrant blooms and fragrant scents. The welcoming scene inside at the Garfield Park Conservatory contrasted the dreary final grasp...

Lucas Lona holds “Techniques of Solomonic Magic” at the Malliway Bros. Shop in Rodgers Park on March 7, 2025. Lona says this is one of his favorite items in the store.

Photo by Alana Eve Schacher

Sorcerer Lucas Lona ‘shows his cards’ to reveal the world of witchcraft

Linnea Cheng and Aleksa Kirkus / April 21, 2025

The book-lined walls of Malliway Bros. Magic and Witchcraft lead directly to the register where Lucas Lona stands helping patrons and organizing inventory. Spellbooks, candles and crystals fill the shelves...

Bridget Piekarz, an employee at The Book Cellar, works at the register on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Piekarz worked in publishing for 30 years. Upon retiring a year ago, she realized she wasn't ready to give up books and has worked at the store ever since.

The Book Cellar: Turning independently owned to community driven

Brielle Kohlbeck, Opinion Editor / April 14, 2025

Weaving through the shelves of The Book Cellar, you’ll find classics, cookbooks, crime and — as corny as it may be — some comfort. You can browse merchandise and board books with one hand and swirl...

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