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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

Dragged into DePaul

Dragged into DePaul

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor April 15, 2019

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...

Vanessa Garcia, a freshman secondary education and English major, signs a poster expressing her support for victims of sexual abuse.

‘Carry the Weight’ aims to spark discussions of sexual violence on campus

Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor April 15, 2019

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...

 International sex educator Coriama Couture leads a discussion about BDSM, Polyamory, Queerness, Blackness and more on Thursday at the LGBTQIA+ resource center. Mairead Kahn | The DePaulia

DePaul LGBTQIA+ Resource Center opens up discussion for sexual politics

Amanda Sallman April 8, 2019

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...

President Esteban congratulates graduates of the law school as they step forward to earn their diploma. Commencement was at the McCormick Grand Ballroom instead of Wintrust Arena.

The search for student commencement speakers

Erica Carbajal April 8, 2019

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...

Dancers stand on the light up floor. DemonTHONs dance marathon requires dancers to be standing for 24 hours. Amy Do / The DePaulia

DemonTHON heats up DePaul Student Center

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor April 8, 2019

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...

While freshmen applications spike, overall enrollment declines

While freshmen applications spike, overall enrollment declines

Carina Smith, Nation & World Editor February 4, 2019

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...

College of Law hit with another civil rights lawsuit alleging racial discrimination, this time from Professor.

Second law professor files discrimination suit

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief January 14, 2019

Law professor Sumi Cho has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against College of Law Dean Jennifer Rosato Perea and the university alleging she was retaliated against for her outspokenness on racial...

Student was not robbed or kidnapped near campus, police say

Student was not robbed or kidnapped near campus, police say

Carina Smith & Emma Oxnevad, News Editor & Asst. News Editor January 14, 2019

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...

Dibs (left) stands with DePaul president Gabriel Esteban (right) during the tree lighting
ceremony in Lincoln Park on Wednesday.

Ugly sweaters and winter weather

Xavier Ortega, Photo Chief November 12, 2018

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...

Conservative speakers denied visit, event forced off campus

Conservative speakers denied visit, event forced off campus

October 15, 2018

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,...

President A. Gabriel Esteban took the stage at the Holtschneider Preformance Center to deliver a 45-minute state of the university address to faculty and staff on Thursday Oct. 4.

Esteban talks longevity, university finances and enrollment

Carina Smith, Nation & World Editor October 8, 2018

Correction: In the print version of this story, The DePaulia misattributed the photo credit. The photo was taken by Laycie Dressler. President A. Gabriel Esteban addressed faculty and staff...

Faculty council meeting gets heated over SNL fate, race issues

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor October 8, 2018

Tensions flared Wednesday amidst proposals ranging from the university budget to questions institutional racism to restructuring the School of New Learning at the monthly Faculty Council meeting. The...

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