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The DePaulia

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There were a variety of items for sale at the event, from mochi donuts to homemade jewelry. Many of the vendors were there to promote APIDA culture and teach others about its importance.

KALAHI Kareer Night empowers asian-identifying businesses, students

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor April 30, 2023

KALAHI, DePaul’s Filipino student organization, hosted KALAHI Kareer Night on Friday, April 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Lincoln Park Student Center. Vendors piled into the back of the room, their...

Budget update: Manuel shares new timeline, VSIP developments

Budget update: Manuel shares new timeline, VSIP developments

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor April 24, 2023

It has been two weeks since news of DePaul’s sizable $56.5 million budget gap broke. Since then, a handful of developments have occurred including a student protest and the non-renewal of six term faculty...

Linda Loew, activist and founding member of Chicago for Abortion Rights, was one of many activists who spoke on April 19 in opposition of
conservative efforts to outlaw the abortion pill mifepristone at the oiutside Dirksen Federal Courthouse, at Federal Plaza.

‘We won’t go back’: Supreme Court ruling protects access to abortion pill

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer April 24, 2023

Around two dozen protesters gathered on Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in the Loop to protest a lawsuit jeopardizing mifepristone, a drug that is used in termination of a pregnancy as well...

Emily Lightman speaks at a Student Government Association (SGA) meeting about antisemitism on Nov. 10, 2022.

Antisemitism panel discusses education, prevention for hate on-campus

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief April 24, 2023

Student Government Association (SGA) and Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) co-sponsored an Antisemitism Panel Discussion on April 19, bringing together students and administration to address anti-Jewish hate speech...

In 2022, the state of Illinois grossed close to $445 million from sales of cannabis.

Illinois Senate works towards cannabis reform, equity concerns remain

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief April 24, 2023

Recent legislation coming from the Illinois Senate is a reflection of efforts to further reform cannabis use and possession in the state, while a haunting history of the War on Drugs still looms in marginalized...

Panelist Antonio "Tony" Pizarro spent 17 years in prison for a crime he said he did not commit. He spoke about his past trauma.

DePaul panel discusses social and legal barriers to reentry after incarceration

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor April 24, 2023

Students, faculty and community members gathered in McGowan Hall at DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus Wednesday April 12 to discuss the epidemic of mass incarceration in America and what “re-entry”...

Student attendees stuck various shaped post-it notes on boards dedicated to institutional efficiency and effectivess. Many wrote notes about what the university needs to improve on.

Design DePaul student session disappoints with lack of engagement, Q&A

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor April 24, 2023

The only student session for Design DePaul had lackluster attendance, failed to discuss all of the Design DePaul topics and did not give students an opportunity to ask administration questions. There...

Kathy and John Schreiber donated $1.97 million to DePaul.

DePaul receives $1.97 million donation

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor April 24, 2023

John Schreiber, founder of the Blackstone Group’s real estate investment management business, and Kathy Schreiber, co-founder of the John & Kathleen Schreiber Foundation, gave DePaul a $1.97 million...

Mueller will take over as DePaul's dean of the College of Education after serving as the dean of the College of Education and Learning Design at St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.

Jennifer Mueller appointed College of Education dean

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor April 23, 2023

Jennifer Mueller will become the next dean of the College of Education beginning on August 1, according to Newsline. Provost Salma Ghanem’s appointment of Mueller was announced on Thursday, April...

A group of Chicago Police Department officers circle together at Millennium Park during the period of the park's heightened security last May.

Downtown shooting, large teen gatherings prompt Mayor Lightfoot to enforce teen curfew

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor April 19, 2023

Close to one year ago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot implemented a controversial curfew for minors visiting Millennium Park. About a year later, the curfew is back along with expected bag checks at Chicago’s...

The offender took a backpack from a student in DePaul's Student Center.

Wisconsin man arrested after attacking female DePaul students

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor April 18, 2023

A man was arrested near DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus after unlawfully restraining and attacking two female students at DePaul, according to Public Safety and Chicago police.  On Thursday, April 13...

Erika L. Sánchez is the Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz Chair of the Latino American and Latino Studies program. DePaul did not renew her contract.

‘They’ve taken this away from me’: Best-selling author, DePaul prof. Erika L. Sánchez’s contract not renewed

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief April 16, 2023

Erika L. Sánchez, a New York Times best-selling author and DePaul term faculty, received the news on April 10 that she was among the six term faculty whose contracts would not be renewed for the upcoming...

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