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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Protesters gather in the Florida State Capitol against the Department of Education’s ban on an A.P. African American studies course.

Florida’s ban on Black history sparks outrage

Ruchi Nawathe, Nation & World Editor January 30, 2023

Since 2020, teaching critical race theory (CRT) in schools has been a large topic of debate, particularly in conservative states.  CRT is an academic and legal framework that denotes racism as a systemic...

Protesters rally against the government’s plans to overhaul the country’s legal system, in Tel Aviv, Israel on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. They were met with police resistance.

Israel’s re-election of Benjamin Netanyahu has caused a ripple effect

Max Rayman, Contributing Writer January 22, 2023

Despite being under a cloud of corruption charges, in November Benjamin Netanyah won a tight race to become Israel’s Prime Minister again. Sworn into office for an unprecedented sixth term on Dec. 29,...

This image of the North Korean Parliament was provided by the North Korean government. Independent journalists were not given access to cover the event depicted.

Kim Jong Un calls for mass production of missiles

Ruchi Nawathe, Nation & World Editor January 22, 2023

Since the end of the Korean War in 1953, North Korea has been seeking to unify the peninsula under their authoritarian regime.  At the end of December, the North Korean Workers’ Party met for a five...

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen speaks with reporters during a visit to the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation.

AP: US Treasury buys time for Biden and GOP on debt limit deal

Josh Boak, Associated Press January 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government bumped up against its debt limit Thursday, prompting the Treasury Department to take “extraordinary” accounting steps to avoid default — as friction between...

Roman Catholics around the world mourn the death of former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI following his death on Dec. 31, 2022.

Catholic community reflects on controversial Pope Benedict

Juliet DiPadova, Contributing Writer January 15, 2023

“God’s Rottweiler,” “The Enforcer,” “Cardinal No and The Hammer.” Former Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who died on Saturday Dec. 31 at age 95, both embodied and contradicted the connotations...

Security forces stand guard following violent protests at the Brazilian Capitol building.

Recognizing parallels between Brasilia and Capitol Hill: Is history repeating itself?

Alexa Banuelos, Contributing Writer January 15, 2023

Amid persistent political turmoil in Brazil, thousands of Brazilian insurrectionists stormed the capital, Brasilia, on Jan. 8 in a protest of an alleged stolen election. With the Brazilian congress and...

A Catholic priest consoles a family member of one of the deceased after Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court pronounced judgment on the 2019 bombings.

AP: Sri Lankan court orders ex-leader to pay victims of bombings

Krishan Francis, Associated Press January 15, 2023

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that inaction by the country’s former president and four others led to Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019 that killed nearly 270...

Firefighters battle a residence fire in Rio Dell, Calif., Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022.

Weeks of extreme weather and disaster leave citizens uncertain about the future of California’s climate

Logan Sriharatsa, Contributing Writer January 8, 2023

Uprooted trees, dark buildings and streets filled with brown, murky water have become a daily occurrence for Californians. A combination of earthquakes, cyclones and storms over the past few weeks have...

The Rev. Dr. Cassandra Gould, left, gathers with other Christian leaders for a prayer vigil to mark the second year anniversary of the insurrection on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.

AP: Jan. 6 remembrance led by Dems as GOP wrestled with rebels

Zeke Miller, Mary Clare Jalonick and Calving Woodward, Associated Press January 8, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden conferred high honors on those who stood against the Jan. 6 Capitol mob two years ago and the menacing effort in state after state to upend the election, declaring...

Jair Bolsonaro addresses the media at a press conference on April 16, 2020.

AP: After presidency, unclear fate for Brazil’s brash Bolsonaro

Carla Bridi, Associated Press January 8, 2023

BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Jair Bolsonaro told supporters that the future could only bring him three possibilities: arrest, death or a second term as Brazil’s president. None of those outcomes came...

Former President Donald Trump announces he is running for president for the third time as he pauses while speaking at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

DePaul community reacts to Donald Trump announcing 2024 presidential run

Jake Cox, Online Managing Editor November 19, 2022

Former President Donald J. Trump announced his run for the Presidency in the 2024 general election, on Nov. 15, from his Mar-a-Lago estate. This will be Trump’s third consecutive run for president. This...

Yumary Briseño was received by Adalberto Memorial United Methodist Church after fleeing Venezuela.

Chicago Latinos receive migrants with open arms

Yumary Briseño looked at her 12-year-old daughter. Her tender eyes gazing up at her, filled with worry.  “Mom, I’m hungry.” Briseño gave her daughter the only food she had in her home—a...

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