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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot pauses during her concession speech, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, in Chicago.

One and done: Lightfoot out, Johnson and Vallas advance in mayoral race

Lori Lightfoot became the first Chicago mayor in 40 years to lose reelection Tuesday, failing to receive enough votes to qualify for a runoff election and finishing in third place. Paul Vallas and Brandon...

Statue of Msgr. John J. Egan in front of DePaul Student Center in Lincoln Park. Inscribed on the pedestal is "What are you doing for justice?"

Christian group faces backlash from DePaul students after controversial post about LGBTQIA+ ‘lifestyle’

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor March 6, 2023

DePaul sophomore Brigid O’Brien was sitting inside local coffeehouse the Bourgeois Pig Cafe Wednesday evening with her roommates, senior Alexandra Murphy and junior Grace Lewandowski, when her attention...

Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Jacqueline Lazu and criminology professor Xavier Perez teach an Inside-Out class at Cook County jail in the spring of 2022.

DePaul’s ‘Inside-Out’ program looks to offer certificate programs in the near future

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor March 5, 2023

In 2004, 38-year-old Tony Pizarro was wrongfully incarcerated at Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois for a crime he did not commit.  During his time at Stateville, Pizarro enrolled in college...

College of Education Dean Mojdeh Bayat spoke at the Student Government Assocation meeting on March 2 to discuss what she can do for the student body and answered student representative's questions.

College of Education Dean teaches lessons on breaking barriers, building trust at SGA meeting

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief March 5, 2023

Continuing the series of guest visits by administration at the Student Government Association (SGA) general body meetings after President Rob L. Manuel and Chief of Staff Arbin Smith, College of Education...

Faculty Council President Sonia Soltero speaks to council members in attendance at a meeting last year.

Committee updates Faculty Council on anticipated budget gap: Team is ‘losing sleep’ to mend budget without impact to faculty and staff

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor March 5, 2023

At almost every Faculty Council meeting this academic year, one topic has dominated discussion more than any other: DePaul’s budget. Due to declining enrollment, cashflow obstacles caused by the pandemic,...

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks at a rally for student debt relief outside the Supreme Court in Washington on Tuesday, Feb. 28, as the court hears arguments over the plan.

The future of student loan debt forgiveness is in SCOTUS’ hands

Rose O’Keeffe, Staff Writer March 5, 2023

There are over 40 million people with student loan debt in America who owe an average of $29,719 each, according to Emma Kerr and Sarah Wood of the U.S. News and World Report.  Rachel Perales, a sophomore...

DePaul’s Public safety department offers 24/7 safety services to students – but only when they are on campus.

DePaul Public Safety aims to protect students, campus

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer March 5, 2023

DePaul is the largest catholic university in the U.S. and had a 2021 enrollment of over 21,000 students spread over two campuses. While the university opened in 1898, DePaul’s Security Department was...

A bus at DePaul's Lincoln Park campus awaits a load of students to shuttle to the Loop.

Law students push for shuttle bus to stop at Union Station

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor March 5, 2023

A typical weekday night at the College of Law can look a lot like a kindergarten class being let out at the end of the school day, according to Haley Pennington, the Student Government Association (SGA)...

Paul Vallas (Left) and Brandon Johnson will head to a runoff on April 4 after defeating a hefty field of opponents in the 2023 race, including incumbent Mayor Lori Lightfoot.

Paul Vallas, Brandon Johnson qualify for April runoff

Erik Uebelacker February 28, 2023

Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson will meet in a runoff election on April 4 to determine the next mayor of Chicago. The nine-way race gave way to these top two candidates, neither of which achieved the...

Timmy Knudsen, Brian Comer secure top two spots in 43rd Ward race, head to April runoff

Timmy Knudsen, Brian Comer secure top two spots in 43rd Ward race, head to April runoff

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor February 28, 2023

Ald. Timmy Knudsen and Brian Comer will face off in a runoff on April 4 after besting a field of four other candidates in the 43rd Ward Aldermanic election.  Knudsen, who was appointed to the position...

Still running, still hiding and still fighting: Despite continued school shootings, protocols remain unchanged

Still running, still hiding and still fighting: Despite continued school shootings, protocols remain unchanged

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor February 26, 2023

About 10 years ago, DePaul adopted the active shooter safety protocol — run, hide, fight. In 2013, the university changed its emergency operations plan to align with the guidelines released by the...

Left: Byron Sigcho-Lopez, the current Alderman for the 25th Ward and a candidate in the upcoming aldermanic race, sits at a city council meeting in January.

Right: Aida Flores, a candidate in the 25th Ward race, walks neighborhoods in her ward to ask constituents what issues they care about most.
Courtesy of Ida Flores' Instagram

25th Ward Race: Byron Sigcho-López vs. Aida Flores

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo, La DePaulia Managing Editor February 26, 2023

Reducing violence, resisting gentrification, rising property taxes and improving access to education…the issues facing the 25th Ward are clear to most, and many of the proposed solutions seem similar....

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