DePaul embraces the beauty of natural hair
Tariqah Shakir, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
Filed under Campus News, News
DePaul University teamed up with student-led organization Roots 2 Ends in celebration of Natural Hair Week on April 8-12. Workshops, healthy discussions, hair-care tutorials, competitions with prizes and a photoshoot were all part of the fun in embracing all hair types. Roots 2 Ends President Christine Augustine, ...
A year after ticketing debacle, DePaul students are still willing to pay for extra tickets
Emma Oxnevad, Assistant News Editor
April 15, 2019
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For the class of 2018, the hope of a stress-free graduation was quickly squashed when a new ticketing policy was enforced. While graduates of years past were able to invite an unlimited number of guests to attend commencement in the spacious Allstate Arena, last year’s crop of seniors had to pick an...
Dragged into DePaul
Emma Oxnevad, Assistant News Editor
April 15, 2019
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Drag queens took the house down in the Student Center on Friday. The event, hosted by student LGBTQA student organization Spectrum DePaul, is a student favorite, with students piling in to see their favorite Chicago queens perform. Professional drag queens Bambi Banks and Khloe Park emceed the event, ...
‘Carry the Weight’ aims to spark discussions of sexual violence on campus
Ella Lee, Focus Editor
April 15, 2019
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As students rushed through the Schmitt Academic Center on April 10, senior Grace Gubbrud stood silent and still. She took her stance on the edge of the “pit,” holding a red-and-black painted box meant to symbolize a weight she carries with her every day — the weight of trauma that follows sexual ...
DePaul LGBTQIA+ Resource Center opens up discussion for sexual politics
Amanda Sallman, Contributing Writer
April 8, 2019
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It can be intimidating and overwhelming to address the topic of sexuality, especially in a society where sexuality is kept extremely under wraps. DePaul’s LGBTQIA Resource Center was formed last February as a safe space to students who identify as LGBTQIA+. When the Center for Identity, Inclusion and S...
The search for student commencement speakers
Erica Carbajal, Contributing Writer
April 8, 2019
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The deadline for DePaul commencement speaker applications is April 12, but at a university with a large student body, how are student speakers chosen and what does it take to give an address at commencement? Students are chosen by a selection committee that reviews applications, narrowing down and c...
DemonTHON heats up DePaul Student Center
Emma Oxnevad, Assistant News Editor
April 8, 2019
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From Friday to Saturday, DePaul students shook up the Student Center for a charitable cause. DemonTHON, founded in 2011, is an annual 24-hour dance marathon in which participants raise money for Lurie Children’s Hospital. The marathon is completed in two 12-hour shifts, in which donors pledge mone...
While freshmen applications spike, overall enrollment declines
Carina Smith, News Editor
February 4, 2019
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The recent enrollment numbers have been released by DePaul, showing that while applications and retention rates are increasing, the overall enrollment numbers are continuing to drop. The entering 2018 freshman class was the university’s second-largest in its history, with 2,575 freshmen enrolling in the autu...
Second law professor files discrimination suit
Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief
January 14, 2019
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Correction: A previous version of this article said the Powers Report was intended to examine whether or not certain law school employees should be fired. This is not the case, it was authored to examine whether to employ disciplinary action against law school faculty. Law professor Sumi Cho has fil...
Student was not robbed or kidnapped near campus, police say
Carina Smith & Emma Oxnevad, News Editor & Asst. News Editor
January 14, 2019
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Chicago police announced Thursday that following an investigation, they no longer believe that a DePaul student was kidnapped and robbed near the Lincoln Park campus. According to the Public Safety alert released by the university, the 19-year- old student had claimed that on Jan. 8 he w...
Ugly sweaters and winter weather
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
November 12, 2018
Filed under Campus News, News
DePaul started a Christmas tradition in November with free shirts, hot cocoa, and snowman plushies in DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus on Nov. 7. The festivities kicked off with students lining up to receive a free DePaul long-sleeve t-shirt and a snowman plushie. Other activities included a bounce...
Conservative speakers denied visit, event forced off campus
October 15, 2018
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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 ...