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...
SGA makes changes to elections process in light of Covid-19
Theodora Koulouvaris and Corey Schmidt
October 18, 2020
The Covid-19 pandemic has altered many ways in which DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) functions — including how it holds its general body meetings. As SGA has adapted to the global health crisis, a key component of SGA will look different this quarter: its elections process. When ...
150 voters: DePaul professors work to register community ahead of election
Nadia Hernandez and Cailey Gleeson
October 18, 2020
In its first active year, DePaul Votes — a voter registration program led by professors Marie Donovan and Nina Diamond — has successfully guided over 150 students in registering to vote or requesting mail-in ballots. The professors’ goal is to raise voter registration statistics among college students....
Acts of Loving Kindness offers community positivity
Holly Jenvey, Staff Writer
October 18, 2020
DePaul’s Acts of Loving Kindness have now taken on a virtual space through DePaul Newsline. What initially started off as a tight-knit community at DePaul’s Office of Religious Diversity and Pastoral Care, has evolved into a space where students, faculty and staff can continue to help the commun...
SGA discusses Ad Hoc Committees, Elections during general body meeting
Theodora Koulouvaris, Staff Writer
October 18, 2020
DePaul’s Student Government Association held its general body meeting on Thursday, discussing a variety of topics including several SGA ad hoc committees, the president’s and vice president’s reports, Courtney James’ advising report and this week’s upcoming elections. Sustainability Ad Ho...
DePaul Open Windows program gives education students unique teaching experience
Tony Previti, Contributing Writer
October 11, 2020
DePaul’s College of Education typically requires its students to gain in-person teaching experience in classrooms. But with most schools holding class virtually due to Covid-19, that option went away. In response, the COE created the DePaul Open Windows (DePOW) program, which pairs education student...
Students struggle to adapt to new email system
Lacey Latch and Petya Georgieva
October 11, 2020
Halfway through the fall quarter, there are still DePaul community members struggling to adapt to the changes made to the university email system — with some unable to receive important communications. At the start of the fall quarter, all DePaul communications went from the University email system-mai...
Students, faculty struggle to find rhythm with remote learning
Jenicel Carmona, Contributing Writer
October 11, 2020
Schools and universities conducting classes online have fostered a new dynamic in the households of students and faculty. Based on living arrangements, the kitchen table, the home office, or the bedroom have acted as classrooms out of necessity. The challenge for many DePaul students and p...
DePaul professor writes paper on building anti-racism in STEM
Nadia Hernandez, Assistant News Editor
October 11, 2020
DePaul Professor Bala Chaudhary published 10 simple rules for building an antiracist lab that encourages labs to confront racism. The paper was published on PLOS Computational Biology. The website fosters communication between scientific scholars through publishing. Chaudhary and co-author ...
‘Cuties’ screening canceled following backlash from students
Johanna Stephens, Contributing Writer
October 11, 2020
DePaul's College of Communication decided to cancel the showing of the Netflix film "Cuties," “due to some negative reactions from DePaul students who felt that the film promoted sexualization of girls,” said Carolyn Bronstein, a Professor of Communications. The film has received backlash from DePaul s...
DePaul political science department honors life of Cathy May
October 11, 2020
Cathy May, a DePaul political science professor and alumna of the university, passed away on Sept. 23 after a hard fought battle with pancreatic cancer. Her unwavering dedication to not only her craft, but her students, is something all of her colleagues remember about her. The majority of May...
Dolores Huerta talks issues relevant to Latinx community at virtual event
Hillary Flores and Maria Guerrero
October 9, 2020
The Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, hosted the Dolores Huerta Celebration Wednesday, aiming to highlight contemporary issues that have an impact on the Latinx community. The mission was to address the Vincentian question of “What should be done?” as the nation faces a momentum of cultural...
