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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

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Caption: Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a press conference in the Greektown neighborhood, of Chicago, Sept. 14, 2022. Lightfoot is one of nine candidates running.

Lightfoot solicits CPS students to volunteer for mayoral campaign for extra credit

Lily Lowndes, Social Media Editor January 22, 2023

When professor Nick Kachiroubas logged into his DePaul Outlook account, he was surprised to find an email from Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s re-election campaign team. “As the race heats up, we’re looking...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs House Bill 4664, legislation that will protect reproductive health care providers and patients who are seeking care in Illinois on Friday, Jan. 13.

Pritzker signs abortion access bill into law: students, faculty push for increased action to protect rights

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor January 22, 2023

The 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Jan. 22, caused some to mourn the loss of the reproductive rights women have held for decades, while others celebrate the end to abortion.  Now, six months after...

Kerry was arrested outside St. Vincent de Paul Church on Sheffield ave. a few weeks after he allegedly robbed the church of thousands of dollars.

Man charged with burglary of Lincoln Park church

Vanessa Lopez, Social Media Editor January 20, 2023

After a devastating holiday for the parish, a man has been charged with burglarizing the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park. Hannibal Kerry, 27, was arrested in the 2200 block of North...

Franklin Valderrama, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, denied DePaul's motion to dismiss a Title IX case on January 9. The complaint comes from a former independent contractor whose company provided mental health counseling to DePaul's student athletes from 2005 to 2018.

Judge rules against DePaul’s motion to dismiss Title IX case

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor January 15, 2023

A Northern Illinois District Court Judge denied, on Monday Jan. 9, DePaul University’s motion to dismiss a Title IX case filed by an independent contractor who worked with the school from 2005 to 2018. The...

Shouts of support echoed inside the Latinx Cultural Center as roughly 25 Latine students sat in a circle introducing themselves during MESA's first general body meeting on Jan 12.

Latine organization ‘MESA’ brings sense of community to DePaul students

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief January 15, 2023

“I’m from Perú!” one student said, “My family is from Mexico!” another said with pride.  Rounds of applause and shouts of support echoed inside room 305 of the Latinx Cultural Center as...

Chantelle Porter, DePaul College of Law alumna and former A. Traub and Associates family attorney, is the first Black woman appointed to serve as a judge in the 18th judicial circuit.

DePaul Law alumna appointed first Black woman to serve as 18th judicial circuit judge

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor January 15, 2023

The Illinois State Supreme Court recently appointed Chantelle Porter, DePaul College of Law alumna and former A. Traub and Associates family attorney, as the first Black woman to serve as a judge in the...

David Hupp, the SGA Senator for Fourth & Fifth Year Students, shares his thoughts on the language within the racial epithet resolution during the discussion portion of the meeting.

SGA reviews racial epithet resolution

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief January 15, 2023

Experiencing high school in a predominantly white area of North Mississippi, graduate student Jaslynn Hodges, Student Government Association (SGA) community engagement coordinator, is no stranger to the...

DePaul Provost Salma Ghanem has held the role of provost since 2018.

Faculty Council: University officials remain uncertain if budget will affect faculty hiring, long-term contracts

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor January 15, 2023

Following an annual report on status of faculty presented to DePaul Faculty Council members in attendance at Wednesday’s meeting, questions arose regarding the promotion and hiring in select departments...

Dr. Jen Goldberg, the current Jewish life coordinator at DePaul, seeks to address antisemitism on and off-campus.

Jewish Life Center brings support amidst rise in antisemitism

Lucy Weiher, Contributing Writer January 15, 2023

Inside the Division of Mission and Ministry department at DePaul University, there are an abundance of offices focused on providing support for people with varying ethnicities, orientations and religious...

Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park. According to the attorney general's report, one Vincentian priest committed abuse while serving at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on DePaul's campus.

Holiday Heist: DePaul parish adds security measures after burglary

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor January 8, 2023

A Christmas time burglary left the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park with thousands lost in donations from Sunday and Christmas Day mass collections. On Monday, Dec. 26, an unidentified...

Manoj Mate (left) will serve as the inaugural faculty director and Nathan Fleming (right) will serve as fellow of DePaul Law's Racial Justice Initiative.

College of Law names first inaugural fellows for Racial Justice Initiative

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief January 8, 2023

DePaul College of Law named Manoj Mate as DePaul’s first Racial Justice Initiative (RJI) inaugural director on Dec. 15, 2022. Mate previously worked as the policy advisor for former mayor of San Antonio...

Students dance at last year's Queer Prom at DePaul's Student Center in Lincoln Park on Feb. 25, 2022. This year's second annual Queer Prom will be held at the same venue.

SGA focuses on community with second annual Queer Prom

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief January 8, 2023

After a long night of work, SGA senator for LGBTQ+ students junior Evan Mueller wanted nothing more than to go home and sleep it off. Instead Mueller found himself in the middle of a packed dance floor,...

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