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Students hoot and holler for the Blue Man Group as the performers get on stage. The group sprayed paint into the crowd shortly after they began their performance with Student Government Association (SGA) President Kevin Holechko and SGA Vice President Magoli Garcia.

Welcome Week impresses with inaugural New Student Cavalcade

Kiersten Riedford and Lily Lowndes September 11, 2022

The day before the official start of the new school year, over 2,000 DePaul students gathered at the Quad for the university's largest welcome week event this year, Blue Demon Welcome. Blue Demon Welcome...

DePaul President Rob Manuel smiles to a student in a student media press conference on Sept. 1 after mentioning how students are able to walk his dog if they would like to.

‘He has impressed me.’ Students review the early leadership of DePaul President Rob Manuel

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor September 11, 2022

Students rushed over to DePaul President Rob Manuel to get in a selfie shot he took for his Instagram while standing on stage during the Blue Demon Welcome event on Sept. 6. Manuel is creating new ways...

Physician Assistant Susan Eng-Na prepares a syringe with the monkeypox vaccine before giving a patient a shot at the OASIS Wellness Center on Friday, Aug. 19.

Community Health task force to consult CDPH weekly on Monkeypox recommendations

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief September 11, 2022

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) does not recommend that colleges mandate the monkeypox vaccination. However, they do encourage eligible students to protect themselves.  Illinois guidance...

Ava Francis, the new Black Cultural Center (BCC) coordinator, hands a student a plate of food at an event for the Office of Multicultural Student Success (OMSS).

Connecting students with success: New BCC coordinator works toward building community

Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief September 11, 2022

Ava Francis, the newest Black Cultural Center (BCC) coordinator, did more than just earn a degree at Texas A&M University; she found a passion while working in her school’s Office of Diversity.  For...

Faculty Council President Sonia Soltero speaks at Convocation on Sept. 1.

Faculty Council optimistic of improved governance with new president

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor September 11, 2022

A new academic year can instill hope and optimism on college campuses. Feelings like these are heightened for DePaul's Faculty Council this year with the arrival of the university's new president. On...

DePaul's Student Center located on Sheffield Ave.

DePaul community alerted after two sex offenses on campus

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor September 4, 2022

An investigation is underway at DePaul after two sex offenses were reported to Public Safety on Sept. 1. The first offense occurred on Aug. 29 in the Student Center during the movie night event, which...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott answers questions during a press conference at the Texas Department of Public Safety Weslaco Regional Office on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Weslaco, Texas.

Over 70 migrants arrive to Chicago sent by Texas governor

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief September 1, 2022

Over 70 Venezuelan migrants arrived at Chicago’s Union Station Wednesday night as a part of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to send undocumented immigrants to Democratic ‘sanctuary’ cities.  The...

Attendees held up their green cards to show approval of timed speaker at a West Side community engagement forum.

‘It feels like we have to fight for everything’: West side residents voice concerns about mega festivals in Douglass Park

Jacqueline Cardenas, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief August 29, 2022

The Chicago Park District held a community engagement forum on Aug. 24 raising West Side residents' ongoing concerns about mega festivals, like Riot Fest, taking place in Douglass Park. The meeting...

The front of Nobody’s Darling, a women-centered queer bar in Andersonville.

Seeking comfort out of Boystown: Queer people are looking for new spaces due to exclusivity

Amber Stoutenborough, Managing Multimedia Editor August 10, 2022

“I was performing at a drag show in Boystown when a man tried to lick my face, which just crosses so many boundaries of basic consent,” Carol Aceves, a queer drag artist in Chicago under the name Whorechata,...

DePaul is currently one of only 23 percent of private American universities that does not offer its students health insurance.

University leadership accepts recommendation for DePaul student health insurance plan

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor July 23, 2022

DePaul leadership accepted a recommendation from the DePaul Student Health Insurance Task Force to offer a health insurance plan to its students, according to Eugene Zdziarski, DePaul’s vice president...

Chicago 43rd Ward Alderman Michele Smith speaks during a City Council meeting, Wednesday, June 22, 2016, in Chicago.

Michele Smith, Ald. of Lincoln Park Ward, resigns

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor July 22, 2022

Michele Smith, Alderman of Ward 43, announced Thursday that she will resign from office next month. The abrupt announcement comes after more than a decade of Smith’s service as a member of Chicago...

Activists March along Dearborn Street in Chicago on June 25 in response to SCOTUS' overturn of Roe v. Wade.

Students consider role of birth control in healthcare after Roe repeal

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

DePaul psychology student Ishika Bhatt said she was not surprised when Roe v. Wade was overturned due to the GOP’s constant anti-choice campaigning.  “Republicans have consistently declared  up...

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