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Student tries to beat the odds in DuPage County Board race

Kayla Molander, Contributing Writer / October 8, 2018

A DePaul sophomore is running for one of two DuPage County Board seats in District 4. Hadiya Afzal is a political science student and a Glen Ellyn resident with a long history of political engagement. Afzal...

SGA rolls out candidates for first-year positions

Evan Sully / October 1, 2018

Five freshmen emerged as candidates for the 11 senate seats at Student Government Association’s (SGA) “Meet the Candidates” event on Thursday. Three candidates, Lenin M. Plazas, Ankit Pal and Maya...

As DePaul’s national ranking slips over last four years, do students even care?

As DePaul’s national ranking slips over last four years, do students even care?

Mackenzie Born, Contributing Writer / October 1, 2018

Cars, sports teams, apps, neighborhoods, travel destinations — people love to rank things. There’s something we can’t resist about a good list, or a headline that promises to let us in on the top...

What brought Kavanaugh and Ford in front of the Senate and what will come of it

What brought Kavanaugh and Ford in front of the Senate and what will come of it

Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor / October 1, 2018

The hearings of Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Dr. Christine Blasey Ford have solidified partisan lines. With both Democrats and Republicans refusing to break ranks on the controversial nominee,...

‘Kava-no-f@#king way:’ Women protest outside Durbin’s Office

Benjamin Conboy, Editor in Chief / October 1, 2018

Last week’s intense and widely-watched battle over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh spurred a lot of calls from constituents to their congressmen. A group of protestors decided to make a house call...

Possible JUUL ban could affect students across the country

Jack Breslin, Contributing Writer / October 1, 2018

Steven Senne | AP In less than two years, JUUL and other electronic cigarettes have become a viral sensation among college and high school students across the nation, but the trend might be leaving just...

Typhoons and hurricanes set to increase due to climate change, experts say

Typhoons and hurricanes set to increase due to climate change, experts say

Katelyn Henslin, Contributing Writer / October 1, 2018

In the beginning of this month, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas flooded. At the same time, “superstorm” Typhoon Mangkhut, a Category 5 hurricane, made its way through the Philippines to Hong...

Van Dyke trial approaches a verdict as prosecution rests

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor / October 1, 2018

The prosecution rested last week in Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke’s murder trial for the 2014 death of Laquan McDonald, a 17-year-old black teenager. Van Dyke and other officers encountered...

West Loop flourishes from millennial boom

West Loop flourishes from millennial boom

Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor / October 1, 2018

Reading the news these days, one might come to the conclusion that millennials are destroying industry after industry. But locals say that such a trend is not so in Chicago’s West Loop. “West Loop’s...

Hotel workers beat the drum for healthcare as others return to work

Hotel workers beat the drum for healthcare as others return to work

Daniel Schirmer, Copy Editor / September 24, 2018

On the evening of Sept. 21, hundreds rallied in front of the Hilton Hotel at 720 S. Michigan Ave. to show solidarity with the Chicago hotel workers who have been on strike for over two weeks. Among the...

Caged children are still a reality in the U.S.

Caged children are still a reality in the U.S.

Marin Scott, Nation & World Editor / September 24, 2018

Despite the Trump Administration reducing the coverage of the detention of thousands of immigrant children, there is still so much to learn about what they endured while in custody. Just this month,...

With fresh leadership, SGA sets ambitious goals

With fresh leadership, SGA sets ambitious goals

Evan Sully / September 24, 2018

Nahal Hashemian, the first Muslim president of DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA), is seeking to revitalize the organization’s image this school year through connecting with students and...

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