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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Arts/Life

'Megalopolis' review: A baffling, unhinged epic unlike anything before or since

‘Megalopolis’ review: A baffling, unhinged epic unlike anything before or since

Jake Panek, Film & TV Beat Writer / September 30, 2024

Let’s cut to the chase: there has never been anything like “Megalopolis,” and there will never be anything like it. Maybe there shouldn’t be. After all, no Hollywood filmmaker has ever set the...

All eyes on the wise of heart: 'Inherit The Wind' at Goodman Theatre

All eyes on the wise of heart: ‘Inherit The Wind’ at Goodman Theatre

Finn Morse, Theater Beat Writer / September 30, 2024

Many pairs of eyes and ears have witnessed the script of “Inherit the Wind,” a dramatic retelling of the Scopes Monkey Trial — the unprecedented historical trial in which a school teacher was arrested...

A volunteer clean-up member rests in the center of Douglass Park on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Riot Fest is held in Douglass Park for a total of three weeks, including the set-up and deconstruction of the festival grounds.

Riot Fest brings discourse to Douglass Park

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor / September 30, 2024

Douglass Park streets were bustling as streams of visitors to the 19th annual Riot Fest once again took over the area this past weekend. An estimated 50,000 attendees worked their way to the south side...

Black Student Union leadership members greet students and enjoy all Black Cultural Center’s cookout offers on DePaul’s Quad in Lincoln Park on Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. There were lawn games, obstacle courses and a bouncy boxing ring.

Campus Cookout: DePaul says ‘Welcome Black’ to students

Sabrina Castle, Contributing Writer / September 23, 2024

In line, people laughed while chatting with their friends. At the tables, people sat to savor the food they had just piled on their plates. Next to the DJ booth, people danced to the beats blaring from...

A customer waits in the entryway of the Music Box Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. The Theater holds daily showings of old and new films.

Preserving the past to ensure the future of moviegoing: Music Box Theatre ‘revives at 95’

Jake Panek, Arts & Life Beat Writer / September 23, 2024

From the sight of a glowing canopy marquee, the smell of popcorn with real butter and the sound of an organ playing before the lights go down, one thing is immediately clear: going to the Music Box Theatre...

Femme Alternative DeJamz

Femme Alternative DeJamz

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief / September 23, 2024

Hello, my darling DeJamz readers! Did you miss me? I have missed being away from this platform I abuse as a void for my stream-of-consciousness rambling. Over the summer, I spent most of my very long commutes...

‘The Substance’ review: A wild, nauseating body horror facemelter

‘The Substance’ review: A wild, nauseating body horror facemelter

Jake Panek, Arts & Life Beat Writer / September 23, 2024

Activate only once. Stabilize every day. Switch every seven days, without exception. The one and only thing not to forget: you are one. You can’t escape from yourself. These are the instructions given...

'The Outsiders' Review - Staying Gold at The Athenaeum

‘The Outsiders’ Review – Staying Gold at The Athenaeum

Finn Morse, Arts & Life Beat Writer / September 23, 2024

With the breakout acclaim of its recent musical adaptation, a goldmine has been made of the classic American story “The Outsiders.” As fate would have it, a non-musical play adaptation by local...

Patrons browse the Degenerates Market on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. The market has run since November in the backyard of the organizer's home.

‘Degenerate’ market showcases taboo materials not easily found in public

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor / September 16, 2024

CW: This article features sexualization of subjects that readers may find uncomfortable or triggering.  Ageplay, drug use, piss, slurs and myriad other taboo desires — issue 1 of Degenerates Magazine...

A student dances while rollerskating at Rooftop Retro Night on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. Music, varying from Michael Jackson to Soulja Boy filled the top of the parking garage in celebration of DePaul's Multicultural Campus Takeover.

DePaul Students let the good times roll at Rooftop Retro Night

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor / September 16, 2024

As the sun began to set, roller skate wheels flashed pink and blue, illuminating the top floor of Sheffield Parking Garage. Some students chose to brave the rink while others opted to relax and enjoy...

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” review: A delightfully spooky return to form for Tim Burton

“Beetlejuice Beetlejuice” review: A delightfully spooky return to form for Tim Burton

Jake Panek, Arts & Life Beat Writer / September 16, 2024

Not that I was alive (or at least conscious) to remember it, but there was a time where the words “Directed by Tim Burton” truly meant something. Seeing Burton’s name on a project used to immediately...

In Your Feelings DeJamz

In Your Feelings DeJamz

Grace Logan and April Klein / September 16, 2024

Folks, I have terrible news (or fantastic, depending how much mileage you get out of irony poisoning and the color green): Brat Summer is over. But that doesn’t mean the end of the world! In fact,...

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