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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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CTA commuters wait for the Red Line at the Jackson station.

Trick or train: Student body ‘ghosted’ by CTA trains and buses

Ruchi Nawathe, Nation & World Editor October 23, 2022

DePaul junior Kalixta Drinkard stood waiting for the Brown Line at the Fullerton station before class. She started her journey 50 minutes before her class began. The train arrival times on the screen at...

A fight that broke out at the J. Parker Rooftop Bar of the Hotel Lincoln resulted in a fatal shooting last weekend.

Lincoln Park alderman responds to hotel shooting, shares police budget

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor October 23, 2022

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) released a statement via email Thursday in response to the fatal shooting at Hotel Lincoln’s rooftop bar in the early hours of Oct. 16. In the statement, Knudsen said that...

Public spaces can be found throughout the neighborhood, such as “The Mile of Murals,” located on Glenwood Avenue. These murals reflect the multicultural influence of the community.

Rooted in action: Rogers Park named top five neighborhood in U.S.

Una Cleary, Focus Editor October 16, 2022

On the edges of Chicago’s city limits, 25 minutes north of the Fullerton ‘L’ stop, lies the activism-rooted, community-based neighborhood of Rogers Park.   Recently rated fifth on Money.com’s...

Chicago Teachers Union protested at an abortion rights rally Oct. 8. The CTU actively supports the Workers Rights Amendment.

Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment protects right to collectively bargain and unionize

Jake Cox and Samantha Moilanen October 16, 2022

Being raised by a single mother who worked in a non-union factory her entire life, Joe Bowen, who does campaigning for the Vote Yes for Workers’ Rights group, decided to research unions, soon realizing...

Runners start the Chicago Marathon, Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, in Chicago.

Marathoners take on the Windy City

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief October 11, 2022

Neon-colored laces and GPS watches captivated spectators as runners of all abilities crouched before the start line at Grant Park. Some participants held stoic expressions as though the 26.2 miles ahead...

Lim has not yet returned to the encampment to apologize to the residents. But, she has sent someone she works with to give the residents food.

DePaul student apologizes for homeless publicity stunt

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor October 9, 2022

Sarah Lim, a 17-year-old DePaul freshman, expressed some regret for her homeless publicity stunt last week.  In a one-on-one interview with The DePaulia, Lim described her actions as inappropriate. “After...

A protestor holds out a peace sign over a sign while chanting about the needs for Iranian women’s rights.

Protesters line Chicago streets for abortion rights protest, Iranian women’s rights

Una Cleary, Focus Editor October 9, 2022

“It has been 106 days since the Supreme Court reversed 50 years of legal precedent and overturned Roe vs. Wade,” Dr. Allsion Cowett, an abortion provider, said. “The results have been devastating.”...

Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes remarks in Ukrainian Village at a rally in opposition of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 27, 2022.

Lightfoot unveils budget, aims to increase police spending, progressive program funding

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor October 5, 2022

Mayor Lori Lightfoot revealed her budget proposal for 2023 to Chicago’s City Council on Tuesday.  The $16.4 billion budget serves as her mayoral reelection platform and calls for investments to ease...

A child looks up at an older man holding multiple protest signs during the Chicago rally at Michigan Ave. and E. Van Buren St. on Saturday, Oct. 1.

Woman, life, freedom: Chicagoans march for Iranian rights

Erik Uebelacker October 2, 2022

Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Chicago on Saturday as a part of the Global Day of Action for Iran. It was one of many rallies around the world sparked by the killing of Masha Amini,...

A police officer in Millennium Park speaks with park visitors. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has already transitioned six of their nine radio zones to being digitally encrypted.

“The public [has] a right to know”: CPD transparency in question with switch to encrypted radio

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor October 2, 2022

Chicago reporters will no longer be relying on live police scanners to chase crime stories, but rather, a delayed broadcast that will be available to the public by the end of the year.  The scanner...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said he is in support of the SAFE-T act, a law that features sweeping criminal justice reform and ending the cash bail in Illinois on Jan. 1, 2023. Proponents of the law say this law will help end systemic racism in the criminal justice system in Illinois. There is a large of response to this act as a result of propaganda from political groups.

SAFE-T slander: Misinformation surrounds Illinois’ new criminal justice reform law

Patrick Sloan-Turner and Erik Uebelacker September 25, 2022

Governor J.B. Pritzker signed the highly publicized SAFE-T Act into law last year. In recent weeks, the act has been the subject of countless headlines and a major talking point amongst Illinois politicians,...

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) was sworn into the Chicago City Council at a City Council meeting on Sept. 21. Knudson is the first openly gay alderman for the 43rd Ward.

Timmy Knudsen appointed new alderman for 43rd Ward

Erik Uebelacker September 25, 2022

Freshly appointed Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) was confirmed by the Chicago City Council on Wednesday, putting him in charge of the ward he has called home since 2015. The 32-year-old is now Chicago’s youngest...

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