DePaul shows solidarity to people experiencing homelessness with ‘Big Sleep Out’
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
December 8, 2019
On a cold, cloudy Chicago night of about 38 degrees Fahrenheit, DePaul hosted the Chicago Sleep Out on Dec. 7. About 130 participants joined together to spend one night sleeping outside in the Lincoln Park Quad. Many were only equipped with sleeping bags, blankets and layered clothing to keep them w...
DePaul student charged with writing software for ISIS waives preliminary hearing
Meredith Melland, Contributing Writer
December 6, 2019
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Cole agreed Friday morning to waive the preliminary examination hearing of Thomas Osadzinski, the DePaul University student charged with coding a program designed to more efficiently spread ISIS propaganda online. A federal criminal complaint charged Osadzinski, 20, with one co...
DePaul student called project for ISIS ‘highest form of jihad’
Ella Lee, Arts & Life Editor
November 20, 2019
Thomas Osadzinski came to DePaul in Fall 2017 to attain a bachelor of computer science degree in software development. Now, he’s been accused of writing computer code intended to assist ISIS in spreading propaganda. The code, a Python script, copies ISIS media channels onto an unnamed social med...
DePaul LSP changes could bring program around
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
November 18, 2019
It’s generally understood that LSP121 isn’t anyone’s first choice. Many students harp on the required course’s perceived lack of utility and the fact that the course tries to fit too much into a small time frame. Zoaib Mirza, an adjunct professor who teaches Quantitative Reasoning and Techn...
Jason Hill under fire after letter to Thunberg
Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor
November 18, 2019
Philosophy professor Jason D. Hill wrote an open letter to environmental activist Greta Thunberg last week, calling her morals misaligned with the natural path of climate. The open letter was published in FrontPage Magazine, an online magazine funded by the David Horowitz Freedom Center, a conservative...
Tenured faculty highlights diversity issues at DePaul
Keira Wingate, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
November 18, 2019
Diversity among professors at DePaul is often criticized as limited. But among tenured professors on campus, the lack of diversity is even more significant. Of the 528 total tenured professors at DePaul, The DePaulia was able to find 469 through DePaul’s website. The data collected by The DePa...
DePaul College of Law lags with bar passage, rankings as Dean faces review
Shane René, Editor-in-Chief
November 18, 2019
DePaul University College of Law (COL) has gone five years under the command of Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea, over which time the school’s national ranking has fallen, distinguished professors have exited and its students have graduated less and less prepared to practice law. Now Rosato Perea, who...
DePaul students celebrate Day of the Dead
Ebony Ellis, Contributing Writer
November 12, 2019
When walking into the Student Center on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, the last thing one would expect to see are pictures of people who have died. These pictures are surrounded by colorful skulls, flowers and fruit, showing that honoring loved ones is not always a sad affair. Día de los Muerto...
As DePaul’s Title IX office rebrands, new director aims for transparency
Ella Lee and Emma Oxnevad
November 11, 2019
DePaul’s Title IX office has undergone significant changes over the past few months, including an increase in accessible information online and the hiring of new staff. The DePaulia sat down with Ann M. Skiffington, the new director of gender equity — formerly called the Title IX coordinator — to discus...
DePaul Center for Students with Disabilities director appointed to committee in Illinois Board of Higher Education
Nicholas Moreano, Contributing Writer
November 11, 2019
The Director of the Center for Students with Disabilities (CSD) knows he can never get too comfortable in his line of work. “The great thing, though, about disability services and working in this field [is that] you can never think that you know it all,” director Gregory Moorehead said. “Beca...
DePaul helping light up State Street for holiday season
Jonathan Lee, Contributing Writer
November 11, 2019
If you were leaving a night class in the Loop last Thursday, you may have encountered a herd of people surrounding a window outside of the Daley Building. That night, the School of Cinematic Arts displayed their 3-D stop-motion film, Merry Christmas from DePaul, and premiered the movie in front of t...
After buyouts, DePaul accepts more adjuncts
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
November 11, 2019
Last spring, DePaul offered qualifying faculty and staff an Early Retirement Incentive in order to reduce the cost of personnel, that would help the University meet the budget. The bulk of the budget is made up of faculty and staff costs. As the name suggests, taking it meant retiring from DePaul and co...
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
December 8, 2019 • 1 Comment
On a cold, cloudy Chicago night of about 38 degrees Fahrenheit, DePaul hosted the Chicago Sleep Out on...
DePaul student charged with writing software for ISIS waives preliminary hearing
December 6, 2019
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Cole agreed Friday morning to waive the preliminary...
Man stabbed on Red Line at Fullerton stop
December 6, 2019
A man was stabbed Friday morning on a Red Line train at the Fullerton stop by...
Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop over ‘ethical lapses’
December 2, 2019
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent...