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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

Voter turnout is often low in the 18-to 29-year-old age group. Because politicians respond to their voting constituencies, low voter turnout in this age group can greatly shift political agendas away from student concerns, such as the high price of tuition and interest on student loans. (Mark Duncan | AP)

Changing the political agenda vote by vote

Brenden Moore October 26, 2014

With only one week left before Election Day, the stakes could not be any higher. With control of the Senate up for grabs and the Illinois governor’s race in a dead heat, there is a lot left to be decided....

Gov. Quinn meets DePaul students, staff faculty and other constituents in the DePaul Center Barnes and Noble Starbucks Monday, Oct. 13

Analysis: Illinois governor’s race a dead heat two weeks from election

Brenden Moore October 19, 2014

Gov. Quinn spoke to DePaul students, staff, faculty, and other constituents at the DePaul Center last Monday. It was his second trip to DePaul in a two week period. Gov. Pat Quinn (D-Chicago) and...

Illinois gubernatorial debate: Quinn, Rauner square off on minimum wage, education

Illinois gubernatorial debate: Quinn, Rauner square off on minimum wage, education

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 15, 2014

Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican candidate Bruce Rauner squared off again Tuesday night in the second gubernatorial debate, opposing each other on everything from education funding to increasing...

Gov. Quinn visits DePaul Center, urges students to vote

Gov. Quinn visits DePaul Center, urges students to vote

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 13, 2014

[slideshow_deploy id='4592'] After a surprise selfie session with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week, Gov. Quinn returned to the DePaul Center this morning. Quinn walked through...

Sen. Dick Durbin speaks to college students about student loans at Harold
Washington Library Oct. 10 in an event with Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) (Brenden Moore / The DePaulia)

Durbin, Warren talk student loans at Harold Washington Library ahead of Nov. election

Brenden Moore October 12, 2014

U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) fired up Chicago college students in a joint appearance last week hoping to drive that constituency to the polls in November’s elections...

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, and Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, left, talk with supporters  as they arrive at a Barnes & Noble bookstore in Chicago Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. Clinton visited Chicago for two appearances, including a speech to a business group, and she is expected to stump for Quinn in his bid for re-election. (AP Photo/ Nam Y. Huh)

Who was with Gov. Pat Quinn this week?

Brenden Moore October 12, 2014

[slideshow_deploy id='4537'] Three weeks before Election Day, several dynamics are becoming clearer, while others remain unknown. In Illinois, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) and businessman Bruce Rauner (R) remain...

Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn, left, answers questions while debating Republican gubernatorial candidate businessman Bruce Rauner, right, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, in Peoria Ill. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Storify: Recap of Quinn, Rauner gubernatorial debate in Peoria Oct. 9

Summer Concepcion October 10, 2014

[View the story "Quinn, Rauner face off in first televised debate" on Storify]

Hillary Clinton, Pat Quinn make coffee stop at DePaul

Hillary Clinton, Pat Quinn make coffee stop at DePaul

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief October 8, 2014

The Barnes & Noble Starbucks in the DePaul Center was busier than usual between classes around 3 p.m. today when Hillary Clinton and Gov. Pat Quinn stopped by for a coffee and briefly spoke to...

DePaul political groups prepare for November with voter registration

Brenden Moore September 28, 2014

Voter registration drives will be taking place on campus as several Democratic and Republican groups prepare for the hotly-contested mid-term elections in November. While Illinois is solidly blue nationally,...

AP: Illinois among highest campaign spending

The Associated Press and Sarah Burnett September 28, 2014

CHICAGO (AP) — If it seems as though the number of political ads on television has ramped up markedly this election, now there’s concrete proof. Fueled by a neck-and-neck contest for governor including...

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