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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

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DePaul expands Loop testing hours with SHIELD

DePaul expands Loop testing hours with SHIELD

Lily Lowndes, Social Media Editor / January 30, 2022

A second Covid testing site has opened in DePaul’s Loop campus, providing more testing resources to DePaul students, faculty and staff. The new site, which opened Jan. 18, is run by SHIELD Illinois,...

President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

How Biden’s first year in office changed the White House, but not America

Milan Opsenica, Contributing Writer / January 30, 2022

President Joe Biden’s 2020 campaign was centered on unity, a return to normalcy and an end to the “chaos” of the past four years, and on Jan. 20, 2021, Biden was sworn into office at one of the most...

Police stand in front of the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Colleyville, Texas. A man held hostages for more than 10 hours Saturday inside the temple. The hostages were able to escape and the hostage taker was killed. FBI Special Agent in Charge Matt DeSarno said a team would investigate "the shooting incident."

DePaul’s Jewish students react to Texas synagogue attack

Brandon Tejeras, Contributing Writer / January 30, 2022

Members of the Jewish community attended the Sabbath service at Congregation Beth Israel on Jan. 15 in Colleyville, Texas. With services being held both online and in person, many were expecting a typical...

DePaul not able to extend remote learning for high-risk students

DePaul not able to extend remote learning for high-risk students

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief / January 24, 2022

It all came to a realization that students, boosted or not, would all be in person starting last Tuesday to sophomore Lilly Keller when the university released their updated Covid-19 policies. Keller...

Dr. Manjul Shukla transfers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass. Pfizer said Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.

South Side activists work to improve vaccination rate

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor / January 23, 2022

In an effort to counter low vaccination rates in South Shore, Ernest Sanders, executive director at South Shore Works, sent a team of “street wellness fellows” to distribute masks and hand sanitizers...

Students walking in and out of DePaul's student center, which houses the Lincoln Park Counseling Center.

DePaul hires four temporary part-time counselors between both campuses

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief / January 23, 2022

Four temporary part-time counselors will start at University Counseling Services (UCS) starting between the end of January and early February, UCS Director Tow Yau said. Three counselors will provide...

Students eating in the dining hall on the Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul to require ID for indoor dining

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief / January 23, 2022

DePaul students, faculty and staff will be required to show their DePaul ID as proof of their vaccination status or exemption when eating or drinking at university indoor dining locations. This is in...

DePaul students wear a variety of types of masks around campus including surgical, cloth, and KN95 masks

New mask requirement leaves students concerned

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor / January 23, 2022

DePaul’s updated mask requirement announcement left some students with a bad taste in their mouth. The announcement alerted students, faculty and staff that they are required to wear medical-grade...

A Ukrainian soldier walks in a trench at the line of separation from pro-Russian rebels, Donetsk region, Ukraine, Monday, Jan. 10, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)

Blitz or Bluff? Russia weighs options for Ukraine

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor / January 23, 2022

As military tensions build between Russia and Ukraine, so do questions over whether an attack is imminent. Currently, over 127,000 Russian troops stand guard near the Ukrainian border, according to...

President Esteban congratulates graduates of the law school as they step forward to earn their diploma. Commencement was at the McCormick Grand Ballroom instead of Wintrust Arena.

DePaul announces plans for in person commencement

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief / January 23, 2022

DePaul announced its 2022 commencement ceremony will be held in person. This will be the first in-person ceremony in two years. The commencement ceremony will be held at Wintrust Arena on June 11 and...

A phishing email sent to depaul.edu emails about a possible employment option.

Phishing emails lure DePaul community into false opportunities

Lucas Madlangbayan, Contributing Writer / January 18, 2022

When junior Joanna Flores received several emails about employment opportunities at DePaul last year, she responded and gave the supposed “employers” her information, including her name, phone number...

CPS students walk downtown with signs protesting in person learning without Covid-19 protocols. The march took place last Friday.

‘Our voices matter’: CPS students hold walkouts demanding their voices to be heard

Maria Marta Guzman, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief / January 18, 2022

Two days after Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students returned to in-person classes, they were out of type once again. But this time protesting what they are calling a lack of school safety Covid-19 measures.  On...

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