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Members of The Proud Boys stand dressed in matching jackets as they gather on Inauguration Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chanting and marching, members of the group gathered alongside other Republicans in D.C. to show their support for President Donald Trump.

Two hours with the Proud Boys at Trump’s inauguration

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief January 21, 2025

Tory Sletten has been in Washington, D.C., four times after what he calls the “stolen election” in 2020. Making the trek to the nation’s capital from Tampa, Florida, to see President Donald Trump's...

Liz Becker, a library attendant, logs a new PS5 into the system on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Lincoln Park. The DePaul library updated the selection of digital media and resources available to students.

PlayStations, Lunchables, and Beyoncé: DePaul University Library touts new and improved offerings in the new year

Avery Schoenhals, Campus News Editor January 20, 2025

Early this month, the University Library announced several new and improved services for the DePaul community beginning this quarter. PlayStation 5s, a victrola, Beyoncé and Chappell Roan aren’t things...

DePaul Biz and CTA launch partnership for economic development in Red Line Extension

DePaul Biz and CTA launch partnership for economic development in Red Line Extension

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor January 20, 2025

DePaul professors in the Driehaus College of Business are looking to bring their classwork to the real world through a new partnership with the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). The partnership began this...

A CTA train heads to the Loop on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the Addison stop. Congestion pricing is designed to incentivize commuters to use public transit instead of driving.

Stuck in traffic? New tax could help.

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor January 20, 2025

For Fatima Syeda, a commute to class means a 45-mile drive from Huntley to Chicago. The senior health sciences student says she spends “about two hours (commuting) in the morning with traffic.”  “I...

Ella Venne, front, holds a cup she found in the remains of her family's home destroyed by the Eaton Fire as she searches with Glendale Fire Department captain Chris Jernegan, left, and his wife Alison in Altadena, Calif., Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025

‘They were losing everything in the blink of an eye’: Los Angeles fires hit students hard

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor January 20, 2025

At around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, a small fire was reported near the Pacific Palisades, an affluent residential neighborhood in west Los Angeles. As of Jan. 17, it’s estimated that 50-75% of the...

A motorcade carrying President-elect Donald Trump departs Trump International Golf Club, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Fla

‘A team effort’: What does ‘security’ mean at an inauguration?

Sarah Hendry, Current Events Beat Writer January 19, 2025

All eyes will be on Washington, D.C., ahead of the presidential inauguration on Monday. With more than 200,000 people expected to descend on the nation’s capital, there will be many safety measures put...

Juan Raya serenades the protestors at Plaza Tenochtitlán on January 12, 2025. Protestors sang, danced and chanted as they raised awareness about the amendment to the Welcoming City Ordinance.

City Council votes to keep Welcoming City Ordinance in Chicago

Nupur Bosmiya, La DePaulia Managing Editor January 19, 2025

Last week, the City Council voted against the amendment to the Welcoming City Ordinance, 39-11. That means, the city will keep its sanctuary city status as is to protect undocumented residents. Introduced...

El concejal Byron Sigcho-López del Distrito 25 se dirige a los manifestantes en la Plaza Tenochtitlán el 12 de enero de 2025. Sigcho-López se opuso rotundamente a la enmienda a la Ordenanza de la Ciudad Acogedora.

El Consejo Municipal vota a favor de mantener la Ordenanza de Ciudad Acogedora en Chicago

Nupur Bosmiya, La DePaulia Managing Editor January 19, 2025

La semana pasada, el Consejo Municipal votó en contra de la enmienda a la Ordenanza de Ciudad Acogedora, con un resultado de 39-11. Esto significa que la ciudad mantendrá su estatus de ciudad santuario...

People take their places as a rehearsal begins on the West Front of U.S. Capitol ahead of President-elect Donald Trump's upcoming inauguration, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Washington.

Corporations pour millions into inauguration Democrats plan to ditch

Lina Gebhardt and Jake Cox January 18, 2025

On Jan. 20, 2025, President-elect Donald Trump will be sworn into office for the second time, with a host of political officials expected to attend the celebration. Backing the event is a record $170 million...

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017..

Inaugurations: Precedent, Power and Prose

Rose O'Keeffe, Content Managing Editor January 17, 2025

Four score, well, more like exactly four years ago on Jan. 20, Joseph Robinette Biden was sworn in as 46th president of the United States on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. In the billowing shadow of the...

Dorval Carter Jr. President of the Chicago Transit Authority speaks to reporters at the Forest Park Village Hall over the shooting death of four people on a Chicago-area transit Blue Line train yesterday morning, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, in Forest Park, Ill. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

BREAKING: CTA President Dorval Carter to retire

Avery Schoenhals, Campus News Editor January 13, 2025

Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced in a news release Monday that President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. will retire after 10 years as the agency’s leader. Upon retiring, Carter will become president...

Student Government Association chair of diversity and equity Parveen Mundi speaks during an SGA meeting on Oct. 16, 2024. Mundi, a lead organizer of the DePaul Divest Coalition, helped organize the Gaza Scholars Program initiative.

SGA’s DEI committee campaigns for a Gaza Scholars Program

Sadie Springer, SGA Beat Writer January 13, 2025

DePaul Student Government Association’s diversity and equity committee announced a student-led campaign, “Open Books, Open Hearts,” pushing for the implementation of a Gaza Scholars Program in December...

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