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‘A period of mortal danger’: What’s at stake if public media loses federal funding?

‘A period of mortal danger’: What’s at stake if public media loses federal funding?

Casey Tharrington, Contributing Writer / April 14, 2025

Public media is under attack. Republican lawmakers, spearheaded by Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, are pushing to eliminate federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting...

A ballot casting station for the City of Chicago sits at the election Supersite at 191 North Clark on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. On March 25, 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order calling for proof of citizenship to be required on voter registration forms.

How Trump’s order and the SAVE Act could stop you from voting

Sabrina Castle, Contributing Writer / April 14, 2025

Do you have immediate access to a document that proves your citizenship, like a passport? Do you even have one? If not, then you may not be able to vote – even if you’re a fully legal U.S. citizen. On...

Attendees of the Student Activism and Social Change conference talk on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at the Student Center. Students gave presentations connecting social movements of the past to politics, policies and student movements of the current day.

Conference on Student Activism and Social Change returns, connecting the past with the present

Sadie Springer, News Editor / April 14, 2025

Students studying a variety of topics showcased their research on how student activism movements have led to social change worldwide throughout history at DePaul University's 2025 Conference on Student...

Grace Gubbrud, center, and various DePaul professors talk during a financial literacy workshop on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, at Monroe Hall. Gubbrud said she grew up getting most of her financial knowledge from her father, an accountant.

Adulting 101: Field notes from a financial literacy workshop

Isabella Russomanno, Contributing Writer / April 14, 2025

With a lack of financial literacy and a high cost of living, Gen Z is staring down a bumpy road to financial independence. A 2024 study found that fewer than 15% of college students can correctly answer...

SGA President, Isabella Ali, talks to members about planning for the quarter and different resolutions they are working to pass on Wednesday, April 9, 2025. Each committee talks of what they have in the works for the rest of the year and how they plan to go about it.

SGA spring elections and initiatives underway

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer / April 14, 2025

SGA spring elections are coming up, with applications open  from April 7 to April 21 — the end of the campaigns will be from May 5 through May 9.  “We want to make sure that as many students get...

DePaul University President Robert Manuel shares his vision for the upcoming year with faculty and staff during the Academic Convocation at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on Aug. 29, 2024. President Manuel addressed faculty and staff as they gathered to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year.

BREAKING: DePaul President Manuel to speak before congress on campus antisemitism

Lucia Preziosi and Jake Cox / April 10, 2025

DePaul president Robert L. Manuel has been called to testify before Congress, DePaul confirmed Thursday evening. Manuel has been invited to speak about antisemitism on DePaul’s campus as a part of...

Students walk to class on Thursday, April 3, 2025, outside of the Schmitt Academic Center. Chronic absenteeism, defined by the Department of Education as missing more than 10% of the school year, has entrenched itself in students nationwide.

Empty desks and disengagement: Rethinking attendance in a post-pandemic world

Anna Barth and Anna Retzlaff / April 7, 2025

The ripple effects of pandemic-era policies — relaxed attendance, online learning alternatives and lower achievement expectations — have redefined student relationships with school. For many, attending...

Social media platforms move away from fact-checking as the Trump administration seizes control of White House press pool

Social media platforms move away from fact-checking as the Trump administration seizes control of White House press pool

Matt Ramsey, Contributing Writer / April 7, 2025

Days before Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video that the company was ending its third-party fact-checking program and moving to a “community notes”...

The parking lot of the United Center sits damp after a spring rain on Thursday, April 3, 2025. The Chicago Plan Commission approved the $7 billion expansion plan of the United Center in January.

Chicago Plan Commission approves $7 billion United Center expansion

Khadija Mujahid, Contributing Writer / April 7, 2025

For years, the United Center has been surrounded by a vast stretch of asphalt. Now the Reinsdorf and Wirtz families, who respectively own the Chicago Bulls and Blackhawks, hope to turn it into a mixed-use...

Protestors line the streets of Chicago on Saturday, April 5, 2025. The march’s goal was to send the message “hands off” to the Trump administration regarding cuts to government jobs, imposition of tariffs, deportation, healthcare and more.

Thousands of Chicagoans participate in nationwide ‘Hands Off’ protests

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer / April 6, 2025

  Thousands of people marched through the streets of the Loop Saturday, coordinating the biggest protest in Chicago since Donald Trump began his second term as president. The April 5 protest...

Students walk into DePaul’s Student Center on Lincoln Park Campus on Thursday, April 3, 2025. To date, two DePaul students have lost their F-1 status and are suing the Department of Homeland Security.

Two Jewish students sue DePaul, alleging negligence after attack on campus

LiLi Jarvenpa and Sadie Springer / April 3, 2025

Two Jewish DePaul students are filing a lawsuit against the university for failing to protect them from being attacked on campus last fall in what Chicago Police Department has classified as a hate crime.  On...

What does Trump's targeting of ‘woke programming' in the arts mean for Chicago's artists?

What does Trump’s targeting of ‘woke programming’ in the arts mean for Chicago’s artists?

Matt Ramsey, Contributing Writer / March 10, 2025

Leaders in Chicago’s diverse performing arts community are worried about the Trump administration’s push to control the country's cultural narrative and the impact it could have on funding. On Feb....

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