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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePauls enrollment doesn’t reflect environment

DePaul’s enrollment doesn’t reflect environment

Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor February 16, 2020

Paula Luff, the interim vice president of enrollment management, makes a simple yet telling statement on the first page of 2019’s Enrollment Summary, released last week. “Strong student outcomes were...

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

On a campus that promotes diversity, DePaul’s faculty demographics say different

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief February 9, 2020

A report released Wednesday indicates a staggering lack of diversity among full-time faculty at DePaul, despite the university maintaining that it offers students a campus with diversity at all levels. DePaul...

The food pantry is stocked with non-perishables and frozen meals.

New DePaul food pantry open to all students

Maria Garcia February 9, 2020

The DePaul Student Center and Chartwells collaborated to open a new student food pantry on Tuesday, Feb. 3 to provide resources for food insecure students. This pantry is located in Room 316 of the Lincoln...

A woman wears a mask as she walks near Chinatown in London.

DePaul Public Safety breaks down coronavirus plan ­— or lack of

Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor February 9, 2020

As coronavirus cases continue to appear globally, including two in Chicago, anxiety is on the rise. For a university integrated into a major city like DePaul, that fear may seem more pressing. What would...

DePaul adjuncts face job insecurity on quarter-to-quarter system

DePaul adjuncts face job insecurity on quarter-to-quarter system

Hannah Mitchell, Multimedia Editor February 3, 2020

More than 50 percent of DePaul’s teachers teaching a class each quarter are adjuncts. What most of their students don’t realize is that means they are contracted quarter-to-quarter and are not entitled...

Much-needed reboot to DePaul library database coming

Much-needed reboot to DePaul library database coming

Camille Koch February 3, 2020

Next school year, as you furiously search for your final source while your 12 a.m. deadline creeps closer, you might be pleased to discover your job has gotten a bit easier.  This summer, DePaul’s...

Leonard Jason leads DePauls research into Chronic Fatigue System.

DePaul researchers unmask misunderstood chronic illness

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor February 3, 2020

What most people don’t know about DePaul’s College of Science and Health is the hidden gem that lies on the third floor of the 990 W. Fullerton academic building in the Lincoln Park campus. The...

Ann Skiffington, an attorney, was named the director of Gender Equity. The Office of Gender Equity and the position replaced the Title IX office and coordinator.

Second Title IX coordinator leaves DePaul in 1 year

Ella Lee and Emma Oxnevad January 29, 2020

DePaul has already found a replacement Title IX coordinator following the departure of Ann Skiffington, who left the university on Jan. 23 after acquiring the position on Sept. 9. The new director of...

A composite image of the new board members provided by DePaul.

DePaul adds new Board of Trustees members

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief January 27, 2020

DePaul University’s Board of Trustees will bring aboard six newly elected members, including Gery Chico, a former candidate for mayor of Chicago, according to a university press release. The new board...

DePaul senior, elected official Bushra Amiwala talks burnout, image and pushing her limits

DePaul senior, elected official Bushra Amiwala talks burnout, image and pushing her limits

Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor January 26, 2020

She was driving her usual route when it happened. Her phone continued to vibrate and vibrate without stopping. She had been getting very little sleep the first week of January. She couldn’t look at her...

DIBS, DePauls mascot, at a basketball game.

Blue Demon Challenge donations double initial goal of $1 million

Maria Garcia January 26, 2020

DePaul hosted the Blue Demon Challenge on Thursday, Jan. 23 with a goal to raise $1 million. The challenge surpassed expectations and impressed students and faculty with $2,006,201 in total donations raised...

“It’s not about getting people to stop,” said DePaul sociology professor Greg Scott, who organized and gave the lecture on the narrative surrounding drug usage. “It’s about meeting people where they are.”  

DePaul event encourages attendees to rethink perceptions of drug use

Patsy Newitt, Multimedia Editor January 26, 2020

Legalization of cannabis in Illinois after decades of criminalization has spurred many to rethink their perceptions of drug use. DePaul University sociology professor Greg Scott offered a space for...

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