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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Arts/Life

“Older” Review: A Melancholic symphony of emotion and evolution

“Older” Review: A Melancholic symphony of emotion and evolution

Avery MacNab, Contributing Writer / April 28, 2024

After two years of touring her sophomore album, “Five Seconds Flat,” Lizzy McAlpine makes a captivating return to deliver “Older,” her third album, which marks a significant departure from her...

Jason Keller manages the counter of Lets Boogie Records & Tapes on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Keller has worked at the shop for most of his life, even when his father Neil ran it.

Let’s Boogie Record & Tapes: Local record store celebrates the future of physical media

Quentin Blais, Photo Editor / April 28, 2024

Customers rifle through records and cassettes of their favorite artists in Let's Boogie Record & Tapes as the morning sun streams through the store windows. Behind the counter, co-owner Jason Keller...

People sit in Kibbitznest on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Kibbitznest prides itself on being a third space where people can play board games, chat, order drinks and read.

‘Third places’ and where to find them: Chicago’s best locations to relax, renew and restore

Sophie DiBenedetto, Contributing Writer / April 28, 2024

Whether you’re dragging yourself to your local coffee shop in the morning, indulging in some retail therapy or people-watching in public, many people need to get out and detach from their everyday spaces....

Bawlin' Not Ballin' DeJamz

Bawlin’ Not Ballin’ DeJamz

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief / April 28, 2024

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“Challengers” Press Conference: The Actors, Director and Producers behind Amazon MGM's latest sports drama

“Challengers” Press Conference: The Actors, Director and Producers behind Amazon MGM’s latest sports drama

Sam Mroz, Contributing Writer / April 28, 2024

Before the theatrical release of "Challengers," a sports drama distributed by Amazon MGM Studios, a virtual global press conference was convened on Saturday, April 20 with the filmmakers. Set within...

Clev'anique 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, Former Editor in Chief / 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 don't 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. "It's 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

April Klein, Arts & Life Editor / 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, Former Editor in Chief / 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...

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