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What does Trump's targeting of ‘woke programming' in the arts mean for Chicago's artists?

What does Trump’s targeting of ‘woke programming’ in the arts mean for Chicago’s artists?

Matt Ramsey, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

Leaders in Chicago’s diverse performing arts community are worried about the Trump administration’s push to control the country's cultural narrative and the impact it could have on funding. On Feb....

Four freestanding townhouses sit on the corner of  N. Sheffield and Belden Avenues. The house numbers are 2308, 2310, 2314 and 2316 and will be demolished for the new basketball facility.

Athletic facility still sparks controversy within neighborhood groups

DePaul is postponing demolition of Lincoln Park townhomes in their scheme to make a new athletic facility, despite opposition from some community groups. Even with the support of Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd),...

Diners mingle at Maman Zari in Albany Park on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. The Persian restaurant hosted a fundraiser for Bigger Table to raise awareness and funds for the cause.

Cooking for a Cause: Bigger Table hosts fundraiser at Maman Zari

Annie Koziel, Asst. Copy Editor March 10, 2025

Maman Zari is abuzz. Waiters flit from table to table as the room rings with laughter, conversation and the sound of clinking glasses. In the warm light of the Albany Park restaurant, guests sit in front...

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Musk expands influence in Washington as DOGE gains traction

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor March 10, 2025

In the six weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, have been working fast to scale back government spending by firing federal...

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Is America being stolen by billionaires? Will journalists, lawyers fight back amid compromised values?

Daniel Bugliarello-Wondrich, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

In his farewell address to the nation, former President Joe Biden said, “Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that threatens our entire democracy.” Was...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is sworn in during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Washington.

Mayor Johnson testifies on congressional panel on sanctuary cities as DOJ sues Chicago

Isabella Russomanno, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Chicago’s policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents and asked members of Congress to pass federal immigration reform in his testimony...

Organizers from Behind Enemy Lines and DePaul student protestors gather outside the DePaul University Quad on Thursday, March 6, 2025. The organization is banned from DePaul and are not allowed to be on campus grounds.

Banned organization protests by Quad, heavy police presence

LiLi Jarvenpa and Sadie Springer March 7, 2025

A small group of pro-Palestinian protesters from Behind Enemy Lines, an anti-imperialist organization, and DePaul students convened outside the Quad in the Lincoln Park campus on Thursday, March 6. Dozens...

Olya Glantsman, faculty advisor for the Ukrainian-American Cultural Association at DePaul, poses with the Ukrainian flag next to president Viktoriia Stelmakh and vice president Anastasiia Volyk at the global conference on Feb. 21, 2025.

‘A cause much greater than ourselves’: Global conference explores decolonization and mutual aid in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Riley Sommers, La DePaulia Contributing Writer March 3, 2025

Tetiana Tymkiv of the Ukrainian Catholic University’s counseling center painted a scene for attendees at DePaul’s Ukrainian-American Cultural Association’s global conference on Friday, Feb. 21. “Let's...

Protesters holding signs march around the West Virginia Capitol following a 50501 Protest on the south steps of the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, during what was billed as a nationwide series of protests against President Donald Trump, Project 2025, DEI rollbacks and other recent administration initiatives.

Trump recommits to tariffs on Canada and Mexico, doubles tariffs on China

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer March 3, 2025

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday, Feb. 27, that tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico will go into effect as planned on March 4. The tariffs were delayed due to concerns about the wide-reaching...

Former Irish President Mary Robinson speaks with DePaul Irish Studies program director Mary McCain at McGowan South on Feb. 28, 2025. Robinson is donating her personal literary collection to DePaul.

‘Use humor more’: former Irish president Mary Robinson donates literary collection to DePaul

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor March 3, 2025

Irish writer Eavan Boland once reflected, “I began writing in a country where the word 'woman' and the word 'poet' were almost magnetically opposed. One word was used to invoke collective nurture, the...

Inspired by Alaa Satir.

DePaul hosts event on Sudanese revolution

Daniel Bugliarello-Wondrich, Contributing Writer March 3, 2025

While the civil war in Sudan remains neglected in headlines, DePaul’s international studies department hosted an event to inform students about Sudan’s successful revolution in 2018-2019, as well as...

Amy Colucio stands by her tent in Uptown on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Colucio and her sister have been living in a tent community since September 2024, after they were evicted from their apartment.

Chicago’s ‘One System Initiative’: A bold reform or a band-aid solution for unhoused communities?

Sarah Hendry, LiLi Jarvenpa, Mia Abraham, and Luis Caro March 3, 2025

Amy Colucio’s cat, Little Man, struts around the quiet tent community in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood next to the bustling Lakeshore Drive. But he never strays very far from his owner as the frigid...

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