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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot signs an executive order to ensure coronavirus-related benefits offered by the city of Chicago are available to immigrants and refugees, Tuesday morning, April 7, 2020.

Lori Lightfoot’s order gives immigrants access to Chicago’s virus relief

Associated Press / April 7, 2020

Chicago immigrants who do not have legal status in the U.S. are eligible for all relief programs run by the city amid the coronavirus outbreak, Mayor Lori Lightfoot ordered Tuesday. Lightfoot said that...

A doctor engages with people at a slum area during lockdown to control the spread of the new coronavirus in Mumbai, India, Tuesday, April 7, 2020. . The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

India prepares for worst of COVID-19

Fatima Zaidi / April 7, 2020

The global fight in India continues to rise against COVID-19 as fire brigades use powerful hoses to sanitise streets and sidewalks, hurried locals rushing to assist in the relocation and moving of medical...

Belden Racine Hall.

Some DePaul resident assistants left shaken after being forced to leave housing

Patsy Newitt, Multimedia Editor / April 7, 2020

Like every other DePaul student, resident advisors (RAs) received a message on the evening of March 11: Spring quarter classes would be conducted remotely and those living on campus would have to move...

Undocumented families struggle to receive financial relief during COVID-19 pandemic

Undocumented families struggle to receive financial relief during COVID-19 pandemic

Citlali Pérez / April 7, 2020

Chicago nonprofits are raising funds to help undocumented families and individuals financially struggling because of the coronavirus.  President Donald Trump signed a stimulus package on March 27 that...

In this March 14, 2019, file photo students walk on the Stanford University campus in Stanford, Calif.

Students may become eligible for unemployment with federal stimulus package

Hannah Mitchell, Multimedia Editor / April 6, 2020

As universities become remote and businesses shut their doors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, many students find themselves out of work. A demographic that was previously omitted from benefits may soon be...

In this Thursday, April 2, 2020 file photo, Jovita Carranza, administrator of the Small Business Administration, speaks about the coronavirus in the James Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House n Washington, as Vice President Mike Pence, President Donald Trump listen. Millions of small businesses are expected to apply for a desperately needed rescue loan Friday, a stern test for a banking industry that has had less than a week to prepare for the deluge. Small businesses will be seeking loans from the $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which was put in place to help them retain workers and pay bills during the coronavirus pandemic.

Congress passes $2 trillion coronavirus relief act

Ernesto Hernandez, Assistant Sports Editor / April 4, 2020

On March 27, in an effort to stimulate the economy and provide relief for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, offering...

COVID-19 complicates visits, decisions for DePaul's Class of 2024

COVID-19 complicates visits, decisions for DePaul’s Class of 2024

Holly Jenvey / April 4, 2020

Zack Dean is one of the many students all over the world who is in the midst of selecting a college. Dean could be in DePaul’s incoming freshman class, but since students are not able to visit the home...

The Student Center (DePaulia File)

Statewide call-in protest to urge universities to pay sub-contract workers

Shane René, Editor-in-Chief / April 3, 2020

Administrators at some major Illinois universities can expect their phone lines to be busy Friday. In an effort to support those who have lost work during the COVID-19 pandemic, subcontracted workers...

DSTRKT Bar & Grill worker prepares pizzas to give-out to first-responders.

Latino-owned restaurant provides food to first-responders: ‘We’re all in this together’

Hillary Flores, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief / April 2, 2020

As the virus continues to spread, with 5,994 reported cases of COVID-19, one Latino-owned Chicago restaurant came together to deliver individual food packages to first- responders. Frank Maza and Joy...

A dog is walked, Wednesday, March 25, 2020, in Oak Park, Mich. Health care and government officials have been urging people to get outside and shake off the COVID-19and coronavirus blues for both our mental and physical health.

How to maintain mental health while social distancing

Abbas Dahodwala / April 2, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the United States, universities around the nation have moved classes online, canceled commencements and closed campus buildings.  The change in daily routine...

DePaul's newest Title IX coordinator inherits department distrust but is confident in new role

DePaul’s newest Title IX coordinator inherits department distrust but is confident in new role

Ella Lee and Emma Oxnevad / April 1, 2020

Kathryn Statz is now the director of gender equity — previously known as Title IX coordinator — at DePaul. The DePaulia sat down with her to discuss the Title IX office’s high turnover rate and its...

Students and professionals alike cross the street. At the Loop Campus, the buildings are integrated among office buildings, restaurants and stores.

Coronavirus upends high school seniors’ college decisions

Associated Press / March 31, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has made the nerve-wracking experience of picking a college all the more difficult for Illinois’ high school students as campus visits are canceled and admission deadlines get...

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