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The DePaulia named best non-daily newspaper in the state by Illinois College Press Association

DePaulia Staff • February 23, 2015

The DePaulia won 17 awards, the all-time high for the newspaper, at the Illinois College Press Association (ICPA) awards Saturday, Feb. 21. The DePaulia won five first-place awards, including first...

Whole Foods Market at DePaul opens Wednesday

Grant Myatt • February 22, 2015

After sitting empty for more than a year, DePaul’s go-to grocery store on campus comes back to life this week. With the official opening set for Wednesday, Whole Foods Market will fill the void of...

Amid outbreaks, DePaul students opt out of vaccines

Julian Hayda • February 22, 2015

It’s a quarterly process. Students meet with advisors, learn which classes are needed, register, pay tuition and repeat. It’s straightforward, almost habitual. But that process is interrupted for...

Challenger Caroline Vickrey pushes for development reform in 43rd Ward

Brenden Moore • February 22, 2015

Lincoln Park is at a crossroads. While not facing as severe of problems compared with crime-ridden and economically depressed South and West side neighborhoods, the wealthy residents of the lakeside...

Appointed vs. elected school boards, a Chicago debate

Eric Traphagen • February 22, 2015

Elected school boards for Chicago Public Schools (CPS) remains a highly contested issue going into Tuesday’s mayoral election. Many Chicagoans are unhappy with the condition of the city’s public...

Bringing in the Year of the Goat at DePaul

Lauren Awtry • February 22, 2015

Over 630 students, faculty and members of the DePaul community packed the Student Center to celebrate the annual DePaul Chinese New Year Gala co-hosted by the Chinese Studies Program and the Center for...

Panel at DePaul highlights Chicago’s struggle with special education

John Blocher • February 22, 2015

On May 22, 2013, Chicago voted to close 50 public schools. Among those most affected were special needs students. Last week DePaul’s College of Education held a panel discussion to inform listeners...

DePaul students discuss race inequality at Law School event

Maia Moore • February 22, 2015

On Feb. 19, DePaul’s College of Law hosted a lecture called “Ferguson 2.0: Violence, Race and Law.” This was the second part of the Elund Scholar-in-Residence Program, where students, faculty and...

DePaul Crime Map: Feb. 11-17

Kathryn Eardley • February 22, 2015

Big attendance at DePaul’s Ash Wednesday celebration

Megan Deppen • February 20, 2015

The saintly voices of the choir reverberated through the church while the ash-marked congregation stood attention Wednesday night at DePaul’s largest Mass of the year. Though not an obligatory...

BREAKING: University selects Cal Poly provost for DePaul position

Grant Myatt • February 18, 2015

The DePaul Board of Trustees elected Marten L. denBoer as the new provost for the university today, according to a release. DenBoer, who is currently the provost and vice president for Academic Affairs...

Innovation Awards pay DePaul student scholarships

Luisa Fuentes • February 17, 2015

Some entrepreneurs face the fear of putting an idea out there, and that is when having a support system that can open possibilities for ideas to turn into realities becomes essential. “As an entrepreneur...