SGA reviews DePaul’s Mission Statement at latest meeting
Theodora Koulouvaris, Staff Writer
1:29 pm
Rev. Guillermo (Memo) Campuzano, C.M. and others from the Division of Mission and Ministry joined DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) during its general body meeting on Thursday to discuss reviewing, and possibly revising, DePaul’s Mission Statement. Every five years, DePaul’s Board of Tr...
Chief: Illinois officer who shot Black couple in car fired
October 25, 2020
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago police officer who shot a Black couple inside a vehicle — killing a 19-year-old man and wounding his girlfriend — has been fired, the police chief announced late Friday. The officer who fatally shot Marcellis Stinnette and the wounded Tafara Williams...
New fake eyelash business thrives in spite of pandemic
Nadia Hernandez, Assistant News Editor
October 25, 2020
Entrepreneur Paige Crews Lowe of Lake Villa out-lashed the circumstances of the pandemic with her new false lash business Pretty Little Lash. Crews launched Pretty Little Lash in September. “I have been wanting to start this for a long time,” Crews said. “I love eyelashes, and I've worn them for years.” ...
City to redesign public safety responses to mental health crises
Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor
October 25, 2020
In response to a summer of high crime and daily protests of police violence, the City of Chicago has said it plans to redesign the way the city responds to mental health crises. Mayor Lori Lightfoot released the city’s “first-ever” comprehensive violence reduction plan, called “Our City, O...
Lightfoot, CPD reject community suggestions regarding policing
Sonal Soni, Staff Writer
October 25, 2020
On Oct. 15, the Use of Force Community Working Group published an open letter to Mayor Lori Lightfoot demanding that she enforce their demands regarding “Recommendations to reduce the ongoing CPD violence and harm inflicted on the people of Chicago.” The group went to CPD directly but CPD only...
Fifth annual Pritzker Forum on Global Cities discusses life post-Covid
Holly Jenvey, Staff Writer
October 25, 2020
The Financial Times and the Chicago Council of Global Affairs virtually held the fifth annual Pritzker Forum on Global Cities on Oct. 15. Under the lens of the Covid-19 pandemic, discussions were based on how cities are changing and what must be done to secure a sustainable future. Usually, the event...
SGA announces election results
Theodora Koulouvaris and Corey Schmidt
October 24, 2020
DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced the results of its elections Friday evening. Adora Catherine Alava won the race for senator for community and government relations defeating Gurvir Gill and Sergio Godinez. Born in the Philippines, Alava, a freshman majoring in economics and a ...
DAB Social Change Chair joins SGA for latest Civic Engagement series
Theodora Koulouvaris, Staff Writer
October 23, 2020
DePaul’s Student Government Association held the seventh session of its Civic Engagement and Social Action Series this week via Facebook Live on Tuesday. SGA President Alyssa Isberto and PR Coordinator Arantxa Reyes interviewed Brianna Catalinotto, the Social Change Chair for the DePaul Activities Board (DAB). ...
Political Science professors discuss 2020 election in a virtual panel
Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor
October 23, 2020
Less than two weeks ahead of election day, the Political Science Department held a panel Thursday to discuss pertinent issues of the upcoming 2020 presidential election. The event was held virtually and was moderated by Scott Hibbard, associate professor and political science chair. Hibbard ope...
DePaul president addresses pandemic, budget in State of University
Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief
October 23, 2020
Not even President A. Gabriel Esteban was immune to the technical issues that have become familiar to DePaul students throughout the transition to virtual learning during this year’s State of the University address. After a few small hiccups early on in the one and a half-hour webinar, Esteban...
Covid testing materials taken from ISU back to government
Nika Schoonover, Politics Editor
October 18, 2020
After Illinois State University lost Covid-19 testing materials to government reallocation, the school had to reimagine strategies for student safety. Both Illinois State University and Loyola University were expecting Covid-19 testing materials from the manufacturer Quidel over the summer, but th...
DePaul President’s Book Club to focus on antiracism
Sonal Soni, Staff Writer
October 18, 2020
This fall quarter, the DePaul President’s Book Club will feature the book selection, “How to Be an Antiracist,” by Ibram X. Kendi. Registration for the book club ended on Oct. 7 and is only available to DePaul faculty and staff. “How to Be an Antiracist" explores concepts of racism, its har...
