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According to a task force's survey results last year, an estimated 9% of DePaul's student body are uninsured.

Students stuck in limbo as university halts health insurance rollout

Samantha Moilanen and Nadia Carolina Hernandez February 5, 2023

DePaul graduate students Syed Saquib and Hannah Samuels are both working toward their psychology degrees. However, their graduate program requires them to teach part-time for the university as part of...

Brandon Carroll, former Marine and junior, said the VA represents a double-edged sword.

“There was just a huge lack of accountability:” Student veterans share their experiences with the Department of Veterans Affairs

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief February 5, 2023

When DePaul junior and West Pullman native Richard Malone enlisted in the army in 2002, he felt honored to serve his country. Coming from a lineage of veterans dating back to World War II, Malone always...

Following the death of Tyre Nichols, Gloria Pinex, mother of Darius Pinex, a man who was killed by Chicago police officers in 2011, spoke at a press conference outside of the Chicago Police Headquarters on Feb. 1 to protest against police brutality.

‘We are not afraid’: Chicagoans protest police killing of Tyre Nichols

Samantha Moilanen and Una Cleary February 5, 2023

About 100 protestors crowded the streets of Chicago’s downtown Federal Plaza, Monday, Jan. 30, in light of the recent death of Tyre Nichols at the hands of Memphis police officers. Memphis police...

Alexandra Murphy, interim dean for the College of Communication and dean search finalist, has led the college since July 2019, when Salma Ghanem was appointed to interim provost.

Down to the dean: College of Communication search continues, to announce in spring

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor February 5, 2023

The College of Communication has not had a permanent dean for over three and a half years. From July 2019 to June 2021, Alexandra Murphy served as acting dean to fill the space Salma Ghanem left after...

President Joe Biden announced on Jan. 30 that he intends to lift the public health emergency declarations of Covid-19 on May 11.

Biden and Pritzker to end Covid-19 ‘Public Health Emergency’ Declaration in May

Rose O'Keeffe, Content Managing Editor February 5, 2023

Gov. JB Pritzker plans to end the public health emergency classification of Covid-19 in Illinois later this spring, according to NBC 5 Chicago.  This news comes after President Joe Biden announced...

Rising utility prices worry students, Chicago residents

Rising utility prices worry students, Chicago residents

Olivia Zimmerman, Contributing Writer February 5, 2023

Eighty-three percent of DePaul’s student body lives off campus. Many students are already pinching pennies to pay rent in Chicago, and with increased utility prices, students’ budgets are only getting...

Englewood residents said those in charge of filling the retail space did not speak with them about their preference of grocery stores.

Closing of Englewood Whole Foods provides residents with more questions, fewer options and even fewer solutions

Jana Simovic, Contributing Writer February 5, 2023

After less than seven years of operation, the Whole Foods grocery store at the intersection of 63rd St. and Halsted had shut down operations and boarded up its windows on November 13th of last year. The...

The Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners listen to concerns raised by residents.

‘We tell them what we want, and they tell us what we’re going to get:’ Residents feel excluded in Chicago Park District’s engagement process over where to host mega festivals

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2023

With only two minutes on the clock, several West Side residents stepped up to the mic and spoke at a Chicago Park District public meeting on Wednesday at Fosco Park. Many of them expressed to the Board...

Millennium Park is known for its surplus of tourist attractions. In the winter months, Chicagians can enjoy the views of the city while ice skating next to the Bean in the McCormick Tribune Plaza.

DePaul celebrates 125th anniversary with skating event

Fatima Hasan, Contributing Writer January 31, 2023

As part of its 125th anniversary celebration, DePaul organized free ice-skating sessions for community members and students at Maggie Daley Park on Jan. 25, 2023.  The event had four sessions — 11...

State Rep. Kam Buckner speaks to the crowd during the People's Unity Forum. Buckner's campaign focuses on affordable housing.

‘For all the people, for all of Chicago’: People’s Unity Forum focuses on violence prevention, housing, public safety for upcoming election

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief January 30, 2023

Hundreds of people held up green flags as Marketta Sims, a grassroots leader from the Chicago Coalition for the Homeless, recounted her experience with homelessness. “When people often think of people...

Buildings in the Loop and throughout the city were lit up blue and red to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of DePaul University.

DePaul, city celebrates 125th anniversary

Olivia Zimmerman, Contributing Writer January 30, 2023

The DePaul Division of Mission and Ministry (DMM) celebrated Foundation Day, Wednesday, Jan. 25 in the Lincoln Park Campus’ Student Center. From 2 p.m to 4 p.m., students stopped by, grabbed a slice...

President Robert L. Manuel spoke about Diversity, Equity and Inclusion training, the state of the university and what he hopes to accomplish going forward.

“Items need to be fixed, not addressed”: Design DePaul event promises change, community hopes cautiously

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor January 30, 2023

Over the past several months, President Robert L. Manuel has been sitting down with those in the DePaul community. At coffee meetings or in passing on the street, many members raised concerns to Manuel....

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