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‘Digital Divide to a Digital Debate’: Tech’s place in the classroom

‘Digital Divide to a Digital Debate’: Tech’s place in the classroom

Anya Forrester, Contributing Writer April 28, 2025

Technology usage is at an all-time high in classrooms today. The technological dependence we’ve found ourselves in has changed the course of classrooms and our everyday life.  The question of whether...

A line of people receive holy communion at St. Vincent DePaul Church during a memorial mass for Pope Francis Thursday, April 24. Francis' funeral will be held Saturday, April 26 in Rome.

Priest, prophet and pontiff: The life and legacy of Pope Francis

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor April 28, 2025

Thousands gathered Wednesday at Holy Name Cathedral in River North to celebrate the life and legacy of Pope Francis.  But what is that legacy?  Among progressives and conservatives alike, Francis...

A health worker administers a measles test on Fernando Tarin, of Seagraves, Texas, at a mobile testing site outside Seminole Hospital District, Friday, Feb. 21, 2025, in Seminole, Texas

Measles makes a comeback: What DePaul students should know

Casey Tharrington, Contributing Writer April 28, 2025

Measles? Isn’t that something from the history books? For many young adults, the illness might feel like a distant echo of the past — something their grandparents might have worried about, but not...

A Seat at the Table: What the Illinois Faith By Plate Act means for religious food access

A Seat at the Table: What the Illinois Faith By Plate Act means for religious food access

Jacqueline Yeager, Contributing Writer April 28, 2025

For many people, observing religious dietary laws isn’t a choice — it’s a way of life. But until recently, practicing that faith in public spaces has often meant compromise, or going without. “I...

Patti Nakai stands before the altar of the Uptown Buddhist Temple of Chicago, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. She has been a member of the temple since 1979 and is a Minister Emerita, meaning she his retired.

Buddhism offers students and Chicagoans a path to reflect, practice and find peace

Micah Katzenmeier, Contributing Writer April 21, 2025

The Buddhist Temple of Chicago, located in Uptown, is one of a few temples near DePaul that offers weekly services, meditation and movement practices. While not everyone who studies Buddhism fully adopts...

Olivia Potenziano and Anita Wary enjoy their fresh treats at Green City Market in Lincoln Park on Saturday, April 12, 2025. Many customers enjoy picnicking on the field of grass adjacent to the market.

‘Go green’ this spring at Chicago’s sustainable Green City Market

Malin Denton, Contributing Writer April 21, 2025

Green City Market Lincoln Park has reopened for its 25th season, supporting local businesses and farmers — and promoting sustainability. The Saturday market, which features produce, baked goods and...

Trash Talk: Why your recycling habits might need refining

Trash Talk: Why your recycling habits might need refining

Jacqueline Yeager, Contributing Writer April 21, 2025

The concept of “wishcycling” has been circulating in the media lately. It’s the idea that wishing and hoping something will be recycled is causing more damage than throwing it in the trash. Recycling...

Cardinal Blase Cupich discusses Catholic Social Teaching values at Holy Name Cathedral on Monday, April 14, 2025. Cupich has been Archbishop of Chicago since 2014

Cardinal Blase Cupich: ‘We are a nation of immigrants and should be proud of that’

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor April 21, 2025

Matthew 25:40 instructs: “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”  According to this verse, it is not how powerful you are or what you believe that guarantees...

‘A period of mortal danger’: What’s at stake if public media loses federal funding?

‘A period of mortal danger’: What’s at stake if public media loses federal funding?

Casey Tharrington, Contributing Writer April 14, 2025

Public media is under attack. Republican lawmakers, spearheaded by Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, are pushing to eliminate federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting...

Social media platforms move away from fact-checking as the Trump administration seizes control of White House press pool

Social media platforms move away from fact-checking as the Trump administration seizes control of White House press pool

Matt Ramsey, Contributing Writer April 7, 2025

Days before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that the company was ending its third-party fact-checking program and moving to a “community notes”...

The parking lot of the United Center sits damp after a spring rain on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The Chicago Plan Commission approved the $7 billion expansion plan of the United Center in January.

Chicago Plan Commission approves $7 billion United Center expansion

Khadija Mujahid, Contributing Writer April 7, 2025

For years, the United Center has been surrounded by a vast stretch of asphalt. Now the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families, who respectively own the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, hope to turn it into a mixed-use...

Protestors line the streets of Chicago on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The march’s goal was to send the message “hands off” to the Trump administration regarding cuts to government jobs, imposition of tariffs, deportation, healthcare and more.

Thousands of Chicagoans participate in nationwide ‘Hands Off’ protests

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer April 6, 2025

  Thousands of people marched through the streets of the Loop Saturday, coordinating the biggest protest in Chicago since Donald Trump began his second term as president. The April 5 protest...

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