Conforming to the social norm is a goal for some, but for others it's just too mainstream. These people, otherwise known as "hipsters," are usually found in thrift stores and hidden coffee shops or on...

Students who made New Year's resolutions to cook fresh food are often faced with little money, less time, and few kitchen skills. But overcoming these challenges is possible, according to cookbook author...

The first few weeks of a new year is a good time for a fresh start. Before Winter Quarter classes pick up speed, resolve to incorporate more of the opportunities DePaul provides into your everyday life....

Opinions Editor Kasia Fejklowicz spent her break working at the Christkindlmarket at the Daley Plaza. The long hours and the cold forced her to wear many layers which made her look like a hobo. Unfortunately,...

News Editor Dylan McHugh is corralling reporters for stories over the break and oversleeping in his childhood bed in San Francisco. Dylan's taking a break from his PR/Advertising job to consume In-n-Out...

Online Editor Zoe Barker is spending her break maintaining online content for the DePaulia as usual and working her other on-campus job in Classroom Technologies. She's mainly cleaning the podiums your...

Graphics Editor Max Kleiner is spending his winter break as a cat. Not working a bunch, as per usual, finishing out his nap as well as his bowl of Fancy Feast. Max loves Chanukahtime more than a lot of...

Focus Editor Kiersten Sinko is spending the majority of her break sitting in a Starbucks browsing Pinterest. She takes the term "break" very seriously, so she refuses to work any job until January, except...

Arts and Life Editor Courtney Jacquin is spending her winter break working a bunch, as per usual, finishing out her internship at CS Magazine as well as being a master sandwich maker at Jersey Mike's Subs....

Sampling local cuisine is a central part of most travel itineraries, but on Christmas, most travelers retreat to their respective places of origin to eat familiar holiday treats. While Americans eat sugar...

Presidential Election fever may have skipped Illinois voters this cycle, but campaign symptoms grow stronger as both candidates spread their messages like an epidemic across sought-after battleground or...

Living in a big city can be expensive, and this is especially true of Chicago. Even though the sales tax in Cook County at almost 10 percent and the price of rent for a nice apartment in a friendly neighborhood...