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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Center for Peruvian Arts dance group performs dances from Indigenous cultures in Peru.

Dance festival unites Latin American cultures in Chicago

Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Editor-In-Chief October 7, 2023

Dancers across the city connected and showcased their Latino roots at the inaugural Chicago Latino Dance Festival (CLDF) on Sept. 30., hosted by the International Latino Cultural Center of Chicago (ILCC)....

Chicago’s student-friendly entertainment

Chicago’s student-friendly entertainment

Addison Rogers, Contributing Writer October 1, 2023

Chicago is in its prime months of entertainment, offering an eclectic mix of culture, live performances, art and nightlife that beckon young Chicagoans to empty their wallets. Last week, DePaul welcomed...

Next generation of queer and women filmmakers drive change

Next generation of queer and women filmmakers drive change

Meghan Lajewski, Contributing Writer October 1, 2023

As “Barbie” and “Bottoms” surpassed expectations with financial and critical success, the vastly different films sparked a discussion about women and LGBTQIA+ representation in Hollywood and the...

Small Chicago artist DeJamz

Small Chicago artist DeJamz

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor October 1, 2023

I firmly believe that Chicago currently has one of the best music scenes in the country. I am also a hater who believes none of y’all have good, diverse music tastes that actually honor the music you...

Scarier than expected, Kenneth Branagh charts a new path for Poirot in “A Haunting in Venice”

Scarier than expected, Kenneth Branagh charts a new path for Poirot in “A Haunting in Venice”

Elizabeth Gregerson, Contributing Writer October 1, 2023

“A Haunting in Venice,” a film based on one of Agatha Christie’s lesser-known novels, debuted Sept. 15, on what would have been the famed writer’s 133rd birthday. While Christie’s 1969 book “Hallowe’en...

A man tests a virtual reality headset among a crowd of spectators.

“The Creator” Panel discusses AI and virtual reality, technology as our closest friend and scariest fear

Samuel Mroz, Asst. Arts and Life Editor October 1, 2023

Society is no stranger to global dilemmas, a theme parallel in the sci-fi action film “The Creator,” a story centered around the rise of technology. Set in East Asia, the film follows an ex-special...

The Diaz family selling aguas frescas.

Aguas frescas in Chicago: How a family business out of a front yard grows in a Southside neighborhood

Citlali Perez September 27, 2023

What brings people to the Southwest Side neighborhood of Chicago Lawn on any given day? Quality aguas fresca, a homemade beverage made of freshly squeezed fruit, is popular in Mexico and other Latin American...

A collection of sketches and writing by Remedios Varo.

Surrealist artist explores science, magic and spirituality through her art

Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Editor-In-Chief September 25, 2023

The work of surrealist artist Remedios Varo is igniting curiosity at the Art Institute of Chicago. The exhibit, “Remedios Varo: Science Fictions”, curated by Caitlin Haskell and Tere Arcq is helping...

Photographer Alex Garcia speaks to DePaul students about his photos of Cuba at the Chicago Center for Photojournalism on Sept. 1.

Cuban American photojournalist captures the joys and struggles on the island in art exhibit

Rodolfo Zagal, La DePaulia Managing Editor September 25, 2023

For most of his younger years, photojournalist Alex Garcia couldn’t travel to his father’s beloved Cuba from Chicago due the political turmoil and travel restrictions. But his curiosity and “obsession”...

Day Mdz, a performer for Chicago Samba, danced during DePauls second annual FERIA event.

FERIA Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Samba and Drag

Cary Robbins, La DePaulia Former Managing Editor September 25, 2023

Students grooved to the rhythm of Samba music and watched dancers perform as they celebrated DePaul’s second annual FERIA event. DePaul’s Welcome Center parking lot was transformed with seats and...

Kathleen Rooney, a professor in the English department. She is in the Arts and Letters hall on Wednesday, September 13.

‘I believe that a better world is possible:’ How bestselling author Kathleen Rooney strives to reshape the literary world

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief September 24, 2023

DePaul English professor Kathleen Rooney was always a storyteller.  Rooney, the author of five novels, including her latest historical fiction, "From Dust to Star Dust," which explores the life of...

Jin Park and Joyce Ha sit on a beach in a still from the film Waiting for the Light to Change.

“Waiting for the Light to Change” opens at Siskel Center

Sam Mroz, Arts & Life Editor September 24, 2023

When the cast and crew of “Waiting for the Light to Change” — a feature film made by student filmmakers — wrapped production in summer of 2021, a daunting theatrical market promoted a tide of challenge....

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