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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Senior Caroline Sands exhales smoke from a rolled joint to test out the joint paper.

Becoming a marijuana influencer: Student recounts their journey to cannabis fame

Hallie Long, Contributing Writer March 13, 2022

Like many rituals, the motions required in rolling a joint become unconscious the more you do it. Eventually, it gets done without a second thought. For Caroline Sands, a senior marketing major at DePaul,...

Humans of DePaul: Words that represent students change while attending college

Humans of DePaul: Words that represent students change while attending college

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor March 7, 2022

Freshman Katelyn Warner: “I feel like I’m a bit headstrong in the sense where I don’t give up easily. I don’t quit things. There are times when I need to quit things but I just don’t because...

Freshman Gylani Oliver sits and reads Women, Race and Class by Angela Davis, who is one of Olivers role models.

Missing models: DePaul lacks faculty diversity, affects students of color looking for role models

Salvador Salazar, Contributing Writer February 28, 2022

Self-love, perseverance and encouragement: these are the qualities many female Black students at DePaul learned through their Black role models. These characteristics were taught in several ways. Some...

Passengers ride on Chicagos Brown Line train

Never a dull moment: CTA users reflect on bizarre, hair-raising train stories

Brandon Tejeras and Mackenzie Cowan February 20, 2022

An essential part of the DePaul experience is taking the CTA across the city. For classes or for fun, students pile into cramped train cars, avoid eye contact, and hurry off the platform to their next...

Electrified: First electric trucks showcased at Chicago Auto Show

Electrified: First electric trucks showcased at Chicago Auto Show

Andy Thompson, Contributing Writer February 13, 2022

Not even a decade ago, the phrase “electric pickup truck” was a foreign concept across the automotive industry. To many automakers, it seemed impossible for a segment of gas-guzzling workhorses to...

Age of evolution: Individuals share historical moments which shaped their generations

Age of evolution: Individuals share historical moments which shaped their generations

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief February 1, 2022

World War II, Obama’s election, 9/11, the technology revolution and the Black Lives Matter Movement. These events defined generations. Regardless of one’s background, people remember these events...

Wedding bells and textbook bills: Students assess value of marriage in college

Wedding bells and textbook bills: Students assess value of marriage in college

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor January 24, 2022

Many people dream of having a relationship like those in film and TV,  but it is hard to achieve. But seniors Analy Delgado and Lenin Plazas have a love story that is nothing short of a real-life romance...

Got games? Video games serve as best group activity during Omicron peak

Got games? Video games serve as best group activity during Omicron peak

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor January 17, 2022

The only light in the room was a glowing computer screen, with no sounds except for keyboard taps and the soft swivel of the computer mouse. The image on the screen changes with every tap and small wrist...

Defend yourselves, Demons: Self-defense products prove valuable as crime increases

Defend yourselves, Demons: Self-defense products prove valuable as crime increases

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor January 9, 2022

Freshman Hailey Bosek came to DePaul with no intention of needing a self-defense product, but by the time she left for winter break she never left her dorm without it. “My roommate got me mace after...

Colorful coping: Visual journaling provides students therapy in stressful times

Colorful coping: Visual journaling provides students therapy in stressful times

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor November 15, 2021

Freshman Maia Palomar sits on a small purple and white chevron area rug, spreading her art supplies and various paint with paper swatches out across the floor. She leans back on her dresser and starts...

Stars and stripes of student life: Veterans say DePaul is best for benefits

Stars and stripes of student life: Veterans say DePaul is best for benefits

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor November 9, 2021

Sitting in a lounge with a window view of skyscrapers and sky, full of couches, board games, a Keurig and a fully equipped desk space, sophomore Liam Turman, president of the Student Veterans Union, said...

Death to life: Students share Día de los Muertos celebration stories

Death to life: Students share Día de los Muertos celebration stories

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor November 1, 2021

The night after celebrating Halloween with her family and friends, freshman Alena Hernandez spent the day cleaning up the house. In the evening, her extended family arrived and made hojarascas, Mexican...

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