Conservative speakers denied visit, event forced off campus
October 15, 2018
Filed under Campus News, News
Two speakers from the conservative advocacy organization Turning Point USA (TPUSA) were scheduled to speak with the DePaul chapter of TPUSA on Oct. 16 as a part of the TPUSA Campus Clash Tour, but the event was prohibited from campus. Representatives from TPUSA and DePaul giving different ...
Esteban talks longevity, university finances and enrollment
Carina Smith, News Editor
October 8, 2018
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President A. Gabriel Esteban addressed faculty and staff at the second State of the University address in DePaul’s history on Thursday, Oct. 4. Faculty and staff packed into the new Holtschneider Performance Center to hear Esteban’s 45-minute speech, laughing at his jokes and nodding thei...
Faculty council meeting gets heated over SNL fate, race issues
Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor
October 8, 2018
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Tensions flared Wednesday amidst proposals ranging from the university budget to questions institutional racism to restructuring the School of New Learning at the monthly Faculty Council meeting. The council met for over three hours, discussing a wide range of topics. Combating inst...
SGA rolls out candidates for first-year positions
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
October 1, 2018
Filed under News, SGA Elections, Showcase
Five freshmen emerged as candidates for the 11 senate seats at Student Government Association’s (SGA) “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday. Three candidates, Lenin M. Plazas, Ankit Pal and Maya Tesigni are on the ballot for Senator for First Year Students. The other two candidates in attenda...
DePaul’s School of Music to host classical and jazz festival this fall
Evan Sully, Staff Writer
September 10, 2018
Filed under Campus News, News
The School of Music’s newly designed Holtschneider Performance Center will be having an 11-day classical and jazz music festival beginning on Nov. 1, not only as a way to celebrate the new three-story, 185,000 square-foot facility, but also to celebrate the School of Music. There are going to be...
Students blast changes to meal plans
Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor
September 10, 2018
Filed under Campus News, News, Showcase
DePaul’s Dining Services has undergone a drastic transformation as part of larger updates for the school year, much to the chagrin of students. The changes to Dining Services were approved and instituted by Chartwells, DePaul’s food provider in partnership with Facility Operations. All of the...
Photo gallery: Law School Commencement all smiles at McCormick Place
Jacob Emerson, Photographer
May 14, 2018
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DePaul's College of Law commencement ceremony took place in the McCormick Grand Ballroom on Sunday, May 13.
Joy is Coming: Take Back the Night gives platform to survivors of sexual violence
Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under Campus News, News
On Wednesday evening, in room 302 of the Arts and Letters Hall, an intimate moment was taking place. Sitting in a circle gathered around bunches of white flowers, a heart shaped stone with the word “healing” engraved on its face and a glass figurine of a pink swan, fellow graduate students Fabiola Rosiles ...
Commentary: Student Gov. elections were undemocratic
Benjamin Conboy, Managing Editor
April 30, 2018
Filed under News, SGA Elections
It’s surprisingly easy to run for the President of the United States. You’re qualified to run if you are at least 35-years-old and a natural-born citizen who has lived in the U.S. That, when combined with at least 270 electoral college votes, will deliver to you the highest office in the free world. ...
Dysfunctional Discipline
March 5, 2018
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It started as an average October evening last fall for seven fraternity members at DePaul. They decided that they were going to get together and hang out at the apartment of Matthew, one of their frat brothers. Like any night together, the men were laughing, goofing around and having a good time. As the ev...
DePaul recognized as a top military-friendly college
Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
March 5, 2018
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The SR Education Group has ranked DePaul as one of 2018’s “Top Military-Friendly Online Colleges.” The ranking puts DePaul among 60 other colleges to earn the distinction. The SR Education Group, a leading educational ranking publication, said colleges that made the list “provide strong mi...
Law professor draws ire of students after using ‘N-word’ in lecture
Shane Rene, Sports Editor
March 5, 2018
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DePaul College of Law professor Donald Harmann is under fire from students for using the N-word multiple times in a lecture to his criminal law class on Feb. 22 and refusing to apologize in following classes. During that class, Harmann says he was posing a hypothetical situation — a standard teach...
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