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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard officially confirmed, DePaul political science and security experts alarmed

Daniel Bugliarello-Wondrich, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

President Donald Trump is forming a new and unprecedented type of Cabinet.  As Scott Hibbard, a DePaul political science professor, sees it, the group will “respond to whatever Donald Trump’s...

Attendees holding signs listen as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Aug. 29, 2024, in Potterville, Mich.

Heating up: Climate change policies under Trump

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

Since beginning his second term in January, President Donald Trump has put into place many executive orders with an overwhelming amount focusing around climate change.  Most recently, Trump has pushed...

The Chicago Reader’s fight for survival: Navigating financial struggles to sustain local journalism

The Chicago Reader’s fight for survival: Navigating financial struggles to sustain local journalism

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor February 17, 2025

The Chicago Reader, operating as a board-governed, unionized nonprofit, provides free news coverage for the Chicagoland community. Founded in October of 1971, the Chicago Reader’s focus has always been...

Kiersten Hung dances during DePaul's Queer Prom event on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The dance is held every year by the campus LGBTQIA+ Resource Center.

DePaul’s fourth annual Queer Prom: A night “Frozen in Time”

Anna Retzlaff, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

A circle forms around the dance floor as someone performs a dance in a red halter dress to Whitney Houston’s “How Will I Know” with two backup dancers. Later, a runway is set up for people to show...

Krishna Ganji walks on the DePaul Lincoln Park Campus on Jan. 30, 2025 while talking of his time at DePaul. Leaving home was always on Ganji’s radar, with his sister living in the U.S. as well and Ganji’s want to see somewhere new.

International students look to SGA for support through unique challenges

Sadie Springer, Asst. News Editor February 10, 2025

International students at DePaul are turning to the Student Government Association (SGA) for  resources and support through their distinct obstacles. SGA is taking on initiatives this quarter to improve...

UIC junior Jane Webb speaks out against President Trump's ban on gender affirming care for minors at a rally held on Feb. 6, 2025. Webb came out as a trans woman publicly at the event in order to stand in solidarity with a myriad of other trans speakers at the event.

Trans students and organizers rally against healthcare ban at UIC campus

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor February 10, 2025

A chorus of chants calling for solidarity and accountability rang out in the streets of the Illinois Medical District on a particularly brisk afternoon this past Thursday. Around 100 transgender students...

President Donald Trump signs an executive order barring transgender female athletes from competing in women's or girls' sporting events, in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, in Washington.

Trump signs order to ban trans athletes in women’s sports

Peyton Hopp, Asst. Sports Editor February 10, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports Feb. 5, which was also National Women and Girls in Sports Day.  “The radical left has waged an...

A maintenance man in Ozanam Hall uses a squeegee vacuum in Carissa Janey's dorm to clean the flooded carpets on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025. Students living in the affected dorm rooms have been temporarily rehoused.

Water pipe burst in Ozanam Hall displaces 16 students

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer February 10, 2025

Editor's note: This story has been updated to include comment from DePaul’s Division of Student Affairs.  Several residents of Ozanam Hall were rushed out of their dorms around 6 p.m. Tuesday evening...

DePaul students enter the Arts & Letters building on Jan. 29, 2025. DePaul recently changed their attendance policy, removing the Dean of Students from the extended absence notification process.

No More Dean? DePaul’s new extended absence policy puts professors in charge

Casey Tharrington and Khadija Mujahid February 3, 2025

Who should decide whether a student’s extended absence is excused — professors or university administrators? DePaul’s recent policy change has put that decision in the hands of professors, prompting...

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on deregulation in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.

Trump reshapes policy with flurry of executive orders

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor February 3, 2025

President Trump has had a busy couple weeks back in office, signing dozens of executive orders impacting everything from immigration and citizenship to climate change and health care.  Prior to taking...

DePaul researcher finds that K-12 teaching is increasingly dangerous

DePaul researcher finds that K-12 teaching is increasingly dangerous

Riley Sommers, La DePaulia Contributing Writer February 3, 2025

In 2024, Kit Kresky was a teacher for the sixth grade at an alternative school for children who had previously exhibited behavioral issues. This school was a standard, licensed public school in the state...

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