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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

(Left) Parveen Mundi, SGA 2023-24 president, and Avery Schoenhals, SGA 2023-24 vice president, are sworn into their positions on May 11.

SGA term ends, newly elected SGA members sworn in

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor May 15, 2023

The Student Government Association (SGA) 2022-23 administration closed their term during Thursday’s meeting.  The 20 newly elected SGA members were sworn in by Kevin Holechko, SGA 2022-23 president....

A display of challenged or banned books in the youth services department of the Lansing Public Library. The reason why each book is being banned or challenged is attached to the books cover.

Illinois to be first state to withhold funding from public institutions banning books

Una Cleary, Focus Editor May 15, 2023

Illinois is set to become the first state to sign legislation that would withhold funding from public institutions that ban books.  Gov. JB Pritzker is expected to sign House Bill 2789 after it passed...

John Milbauer will serve as the dean of DePauls School of Music, effective July 1.

John Milbauer appointed School of Music dean

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor May 15, 2023

John Milbauer will serve as the DePaul School of Music dean beginning July 1, according to Newsline. Milbauer, appointed to the position by DePaul Provost Salma Ghanem, is currently serving as the associate...

Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett will rule whether to temporarily halt the enforcement of the assault weapons ban in Illinois after Robert Bevis, a gun shop owner asked for an injunction.

Illinois assault weapons ban halted in Supreme Court

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor May 15, 2023

In January, Gov. JB Pritzker signed an Illinois assault weapons ban into law making it illegal to possess or distribute assault weapons and high capacity magazines in the state. Now, four months later,...

(Left) Sen. Chuck Grassley is greeted by Sen. Lindsey Graham as the panel holds a hearing at the Capitol about criticisms of the ethical practices of some Supreme Court justices in Washington on May 2.

EARN IT Act ignites debate over how social media should handle data, crime

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer May 15, 2023

The Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of Interactive Technologies (EARN IT) Act, was reintroduced into the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third time. While some groups such as the National Center...

(Left) President Robert Manuel and Min. Jené Ashley Colvin read the agenda for DePauls Confronting Our History event on Monday, May 1.

Acknowledgment & atonement: DePaul apologizes for Vincentian history of slaveholding

Minister Jené A. Colvin, from DePaul’s Division of Mission and Ministry, said her grandmother Eunice Jones Hawthorne lived to be 95. Born in 1919, Hawthorne lived when Jim Crow laws were in place and...

Senior Paria Ghaderi, Student Government Association (SGA) senator for the College of Communication recounted her experience being attacked on campus on May 4.

Student’s story ignites safety conversations at SGA assembly

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor May 7, 2023

Editor's note: ​​This story contains mentions of sex offenses and descriptions of assault.  “On this day I learned a very hard lesson: How to keep living when you have felt the cold grasp of death,”...

The west entrance to the Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) on Jan. 9, 2023. Many Faculty Council representatives voiced their criticism on the budget to Provost Salma Ghanem last Wednesday, May 3.

Ghanem addresses Faculty Council reps criticism of DePaul’s budget process, lack of cohesion

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor May 7, 2023

The agenda for this month's Faculty Council meeting did not list either DePaul's budget gap or the Strategic Resource Allocation Committee (SRAC). Still, the topic dominated a portion of the May 3 meeting,...

Flo Milli will be headlining the 2023 FEST performance on May 26. Emblem3 will be opening for her.

Flo Milli, Emblem3 to headline, open at FEST

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor May 7, 2023

Flo Milli and Emblem3 will headline and open for FEST on Friday, May 26. Students gathered for the announcement at noon on May 4 in the Lincoln Park Student Center Atrium. DAB members had students build...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott answers questions during a press conference at the Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Weslaco, Texas.

Texas Gov. Abbott responds to Mayor Lightfoot’s letter about migrant situation

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer May 7, 2023

“These people are humans [and] these people are traumatized already.” President of the Little Village Community Council, Baltazar Enriquez said in response to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision...

(Left) Parveen Mundi and Avery Schoenhals won the SGA presidential race. They will serve as SGA president and vice president in the 2023-2024 academic year.

SGA election results announced: Parveen Mundi, Avery Schoenhals to serve as SGA president, vice president

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor May 7, 2023

Student Government Association (SGA) announced on May 5 that Parveen Mundi and Avery Schoenhals will serve as the 2023-2024 SGA president and vice president.  Mundi and Schoenhals won with 52.3% of...

The Little Village entry arch on 26th St. The gate is the first landmark many migrants, who are coming into the city, see when they are welcomed into the neighborhood.

Little Village residents speak out against high rate of unsolved homicide cases

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer May 7, 2023

The Little Village Community Council held a meeting of Mothers and Families United for Justice on Thursday. The group is made up of residents who have lost a loved one to violence, and whose cases remain...

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