Cabin fever and the impact of decreased human connection
Madeline Brown, Contributing Writer
June 16, 2020
Food, shelter and water — the three basic necessities of life, but as humans, do we need more? Now that face-to-face human interaction has been taken away, or at least heavily restricted, it is becoming clear just how much humans crave interaction with one another. Human connection has tangible effects on our...
A history of pandemics in the United States
Abby Yimer, Contributing Writer
June 14, 2020
Pandemics are not new phenomena, COVID-19 is just the current reality. Several pandemics have spread throughout the history of the world and the United States. There are several similarities between what the world is experiencing today and the Influenza pandemic of 1918. Micaela D. Sullivan-Fowler, a public histori...
Bookshelves offer glimpses into others’ lives during pandemic
Regina Bressanelli, Contributing Writer
June 2, 2020
A few weeks into the semester, DePaul students have settled into a new normal of remote education. While not ideal, the world cannot stop completely because of the pandemic, and both students and teachers have adapted a more flexible approach to classes. While there are advantages and disadvantages t...
Quarantine dreamin’
Carly Travis, Contributing Writer
May 21, 2020
Money, politics, sex and religion. Those are among the top taboo conversations topics in America. Dreams are right up there with them. When it comes to talking about what happened in our dreams, the common consensus is “don’t.” No one wants to hear about your dreams, just like no one wants to hear about your wor...
Handshakes may not survive the coronavirus pandemic
Abbas Dahodwala, Contributing Writer
May 18, 2020
Greetings that involve any type of contact have become rare as COVID-19 has forced people to practice social distancing. Many of the normal daily greetings like the handshake, the fist bump and the dap have been phased out for the time being. However, this has raised questions about the safety and practica...
Monitoring screen time as crucial as ever
Jessica Nalupta, Contributing Writer
May 6, 2020
While lockdown orders continue, our eyes may remain locked on screens all day, which raises an important question. In this digital age and time of social distancing, how do we find balance in our online and offline lives? This has been a great concern ever since the advent of portable screen devi...
No silver bullet for explaining rise in Lincoln Park crime
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
March 8, 2020
On a chilly February night, Lincoln Park residents and area police huddle near the entrance of the North & Clybourn Red Line stop. Some have their dogs with them, some brought their children and some — who don’t appear to belong to media organizations — are filming the event on their cellpho...
Hidden spots at DePaul’s Loop campus
Madi Garcia, Contributing Writer
March 1, 2020
DePaul University, as a city school, has much to offer its students. The Loop campus exposes students to the exciting and diverse city of Chicago. There are a multitude of places to discover, and there are several spots near the Loop campus that few students know about. The Loop campus is not thought of as DePaul...
Election for dummies
Rebecca Meluch and Joshua Kaufman
February 23, 2020
Trump’s four years are coming to a slow end, and the 2020 race for president is here. Throughout the next couple months, America will find out which of the many Democrats running will win enough state delegates to be voted in as the nominee to challenge President Trump this upcoming November. Bo...
How lack of sunlight can harm our bodies and minds
Camille Koch, Contributing Writer
February 16, 2020
From the Coronavirus to impeachment trials and now to record-breaking weather, the first months of 2020 have been gloomy in more ways than one. So far this year, Chicago has already broken the record for the amount of consecutive cloudy days. From Jan. 23 through Feb. 2, Chicago had the longest clou...
The logic of love
Alayne Trinko, Staff Writer
February 9, 2020
Love / noun – an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is the common thread that runs through us all. It is that wondrous and magical, yet maddening and confusing feeling that has stumped even the greatest philosophers. When we think about love, we often think of romantic and platonic love, ...
A wake-up call to enjoy cinema
John Cotter, Staff Writer
February 5, 2020
Ah, to be a cinephile during the month of February. Studios seamlessly dump their profitable yet fruitless films in wide-release this month, as the “best” films were released in the latter months of the year prior. If you’re like me and don’t feel like indulging in “Dolittle” or “Gretel...
