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Signs line the curb outside a polling location at the Chicago Public Library Lincoln Park branch on Election Day.

How to register and vote on the same day

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor November 8, 2022

Election Day is here, but that doesn’t mean it’s too late to register to vote. Residents of Illinois are able to register and cast their ballot at the same time.  For individuals not originally...

DePaul Provost Salma Ghanem walks with a group of faculty members during the introduction of the academic convocation on Sept. 1.

‘Not just how can we cut, but how can we invest’: Enrollment, climate discussed at Nov. Faculty Council meeting

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief November 7, 2022

Across the U.S., colleges and universities are dealing with significant declines in enrollment.  As student bodies decrease in size, so do university budgets, prompting university officials to brainstorm...

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker speaks during a campaign rally that Vice President Kamala Harris attended at XS Tennis and Education Foundation, Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Chicago.

Grasping for straws: Republican’s reliance on fake news leads nowhere as Pritzker widens lead

Amber Stoutenborough, Managing Multimedia Editor November 7, 2022

As tomorrow’s election day swiftly approaches, the Illinois gubernatorial race is coming to a close.  Republican challenger Darren Bailey’s best efforts to recruit independent voters has fallen...

DePaul advisory committee closes in on student insurance plan

DePaul advisory committee closes in on student insurance plan

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor November 6, 2022

Alexandro Esparza, a junior at DePaul University studying neuroscience, has been without health insurance his whole life.  Because his father is a contractor without benefits from his employers, his...

Junior Ava Fischer hands an envelope and stamps to a student who is registering to vote. Fischer said some states require people to mail in their absentee ballots.

Students register to vote with Vote DePaul

Michael Boland, Contributing Writer November 6, 2022

“I was motivated to become a Voter Registration Genius (VRG) because a lot of people take our democracy for granted,” DePaul junior and Vote DePaul staffer Jesus OCampo said. “The great thing...

Kohinoor Pandey, Student Government Association (SGA) Senator for International Students, introduces herself at the SGA meeting on Thursday, Nov. 3.

SGA election results bring new perspectives, passion

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief November 6, 2022

Following a six day voting period for their fall election cycle, the Student Government Association (SGA) announced the winners on Nov. 3 through their new Instagram profile. Six out of the 10 available...

DAB members talk amongst themselves at the Demon Jam event on Nov. 3.

Here, we jam: DAB brings back Demon Jam, annual concert from DePaul’s past

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor November 6, 2022

When students think about the events they have to look forward to during their time at DePaul, FEST comes to mind. The end-of-year concert series put on by the DePaul Activities Board (DAB) has been a...

[From left to right] Lily Lowndes, social media editor, Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief, Nadia Carolina Hernandez, print managing editor, Marla Krause, advisor, Erik Uebelacker, The DePaulia Editor-in-Chief, Amber Stoutenborough, multimedia managing editor and Kiersten Riedford, news editor, received both pinnacle and pacemaker awards on Oct. 27.

The DePaulia, La DePaulia staffs receive national recognition

Lily Lowndes, Social Media Editor November 6, 2022

The DePaulia continues to be an award-winning paper. Our staff came back from Washington D.C. touting markers of our hard work in the form of individual and team awards. With newspapers in hand, editors...

While the Right to Collective Bargaining measure is a state-wide measure on the 2022 Cook County ballot, the Cook County Forest Preserve Tax Increase Measure is local to Cook County only.

Cook County ballot measures explained

Kara Zubo, Copy Editor October 31, 2022

As election day approaches, it is in your best interest to understand what will be included on your voting ballot. If registered in Cook County, two ballot measures are included: a state-wide right-to-work...

Ald. Timmy Knudsen (43rd) speaks to DePaul students during a Q&A session at Lincoln Park Campus Wednesday.

Ald. Knudsen: appropriate use of cameras, lighting, could curb ward crime

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor October 27, 2022

Across the board, crime in the 19th district is up 66% from last year, according to CPD data recently gathered by NBC Chicago. Robberies alone have surged 48% over the same period, leaving 43rd Ward residents...

Attendees at the town hall write down and post suggestions for ways in which DePaul can improve its sustainability efforts.

DePaul leaders push for sustainability, host town hall for community stakeholders

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor October 27, 2022

For the first time in more than a decade, a sustainability town hall was held at DePaul on Wednesday. The town hall was a chance for faculty, staff, students and other community stakeholders to share their...

Chicago Police set a perimeter around McCabe Hall Thursday in response to an emergency situation inside the building.

CPD, SWAT respond to emergency incident at McCabe Hall

Patrick Sloan-Turner and Samantha Moilanen October 27, 2022

After a more than four-hour incident, CPD and SWAT officers left a controlled scene at McCabe Hall that had the DePaul community on edge Thursday afternoon. The situation concluded when an individual was...

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