Report of armed weapon in Loop campus lead to evacuation, concerned students
Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor
May 23, 2018
We just evacuated the Loop campus at #DePaul and were told to move across the street. No word about what’s happening inside. #Chicago pic.twitter.com/VGmpZ3r3AK — Holly K. Sias (@HollySias) May 22, 2018 A professor was told that there was some kind of off-duty plain clothes law enforcement officer in the building who had a gun visible, someone called it in and...
Playing it safe: As national and local violence ramps up, concerns about safety follow suit
Lacey Latch, Arts & Life Editor
May 21, 2018
Multiple students were shot and killed in an shooting Friday morning at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, according to police. This mass shooting comes almost a month to the day after a mass shooting in a Nashville Waffle House left four people dead. Only six months into the year, there have be...
Chicago’s South Side serving freshly-squeezed LimeBikes
Timothy Duke, Assistant News Editor
May 21, 2018
Streaming along the street atop a light blue Divvy bike, senior hospitality management student Jacob Jandacek anxiously searches for the docking station — the past three docks have been completely filled, and his time is running out. Jandacek says that while finding only filled docking stations is...
Political science undergraduates register fellow students to vote
Brian Pearlman, Copy Editor
May 21, 2018
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“Hi, we’re trying to register people to vote – only takes two minutes,” said DePaul senior Seamus O’Connor on a warm Monday afternoon in the Lincoln Park Quad. The small group of students he was addressing smiled politely. “I’m already registered in my home state,” said one. “No t...
Film school creates new comedy filmmaking degree with Second City
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
May 21, 2018
Whether it be comedy films or films in general, it takes a lot of people behind the scenes to ensure that the final product looks good, sounds good and entertains its audience. For DePaul students looking to elevate their production talent or cut their teeth in the comedy film industry, the chance has ...
Commentary: DePaul misses the mark in several areas in new six-year plan
Jonathan Ballew, News Editor
May 21, 2018
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I am going to go out on a limb here and guess that most of you probably didn’t get a chance to read DePaul’s newly released 16-page Strategic Plan over the weekend. Well I read the document, in its entirety, and I think DePaul got a lot right: Elevating our academic profile and growing our endowm...
Graduation gouging: Lack of commencement tickets means high prices for students
Emma Oxnevad and Jonthan Ballew
May 14, 2018
The hottest ticket in town isn’t a Hamilton show or a trip to Wrigley Field; it’s a DePaul graduation ticket. Due to a lack of seating at Wintrust Arena, students are selling their free tickets for exorbitant prices well over $100 per ticket, with some prices as high as $250. It’s usually a time of year fi...
Insensitive, racist tweets sent by DePaul’s graduation director resurface
Benjamin Conboy, Managing Editor
May 14, 2018
Jen Kramer’s past insensitive tweets have followed her into her new job at DePaul as the Director of University Events. Her tweets, spanning from 2009 to 2011, contain overtones of racism, transphobia and violent thoughts. Her tweets, which also landed her in hot water in 2015 when she was running...
Photo gallery: Law School Commencement all smiles at McCormick Place
Jacob Emerson, Photographer
May 14, 2018
Filed under Campus News, News
DePaul's College of Law commencement ceremony took place in the McCormick Grand Ballroom on Sunday, May 13.
Procrastination and the fallacy of time management
Timothy Duke, Assistant News Editor
May 14, 2018
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Just one more episode, well, maybe one more, again and again, until the sun breaks the horizon and the paper which should be finished is left with two paragraphs done and an hour until its due. The pervasive issue of procrastination seems to affect college students everywhere, but while many consider themsel...
Law school’s admissions may soon accept GRE
William Sullivan, Contributing Writer
May 14, 2018
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The DePaul University College of Law only accepts one standardized test to get in, the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT). “It is a rite of passage,” said DePaul law student Stephanie Musser. The LSAT is the traditional test for getting into law school, but some schools are starting to accept an ...
Not to cool for school: Juuling offers a smoking alternative to adults and an introduction to nicotine for teenagers
Marissa De La Cerda, Contributing Writer
May 14, 2018
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What began as a product created to help adults stop smoking has instead created a new generation of smokers. The JUUL, a small, nicotine-heavy vape that strongly resembles a flash drive and can be charged in a USB port, has become a popular smoking device to teenagers and young adults. Teenagers in par...
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Science fiction author Stanley Chan, Chinese Studies Program head Li Jin, Associate Dean John Shanahan and School of Computing professor Xiaoping Jia discuss fiction and innovation.
Cody Corrall, Multimedia Editor
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In this June 23, 2014 file photo, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on the main road in Mosul, Iraq.
Varvara Makarevich, Contributing Writer
May 21, 2018 • No Comments
AP Photo | Vahid Salemi
An Iranian protestor clenches his fist behind a burnt representation of the U.S. flag during a gathering after their Friday prayer in Tehran, Iran on May 11, 2018. Thousands of Iranians took to the streets in cities across the country to protest U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out of the nuclear deal with world powers.
Brian Pearlman, Copy Editor
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Carina Smith, Nation and World Editor
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