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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Demonstrators join a rally to protest proposed voting bills on the steps of the Texas Capitol on July 13, 2021, in Austin, Texas.

New Texas voting law snags US citizens, mail ballot requests

Acacia Coronado, Paul Weber & Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press / January 17, 2022

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A sweeping new Texas voting law that Republicans muscled through the Legislature last year over dramatic protests is drawing fire again, even before some of the most contentious...

A Russian tank T-72B3 fires as troops take part in drills at the Kadamovskiy firing range in the Rostov region in southern Russia, on Jan. 12, 2022.

Headed to disaster? US, Russia harden stances in talks

Matthew Lee & Vladimir Isachenkov, Associated Press / January 17, 2022

WASHINGTON (AP) — The failure of last week’s high-stakes diplomatic meetings to resolve escalating tensions over Ukraine has put Russia, the United States and its European allies in uncharted post-Cold...

Illinois is leaving fossil fuels for renewables. Can it do it without nuclear?

Illinois is leaving fossil fuels for renewables. Can it do it without nuclear?

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor / January 17, 2022

On Sept. 15, 2021, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), turning bill into law and committing the state to one of the most significant and comprehensive clean energy...

DePaul updated its mask mandate for the winter quarter, requiring students to either wear an N95 mask or double-up with a cloth mask and a surgical mask underneath.

DePaul announces Covid-19 booster, updated mask mandate

Corey Schmidt, Copy Editor / January 13, 2022

Earlier today, DePaul University announced they will require students, faculty and staff to get a Covid-19 vaccine booster by March 1, alongside new mask requirements prohibiting single cloth masks. Students...

A student sits at Saint Vincent’s Circle in DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus. Students have returned to campus after a full year of online classes due to Covid-19.

University Counseling Services hires four part time employees for winter quarter

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief / January 12, 2022

DePaul professor Jay Baglia updated the Faculty Council that University Counseling Services (UCS) has hired four counselors for Lincoln Park and Loop campuses at the Faculty Council meeting today.  All...

In person classes will resume Jan. 18, 2022; however, students will not have to show any proof of a negative Covid-19 test or require a booster shot

Faculty Council votes for university-wide booster mandate

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor / January 12, 2022

DePaul’s Faculty Council passed a motion to mandate the Covid-19 booster across the university community on Jan. 12. The motion requests that evidence of vaccination status be required by March.  DePaul...

In person classes will resume Jan. 18, 2022; however, students will not have to show any proof of a negative Covid-19 test or require a booster shot

DePaul is planning to return to in-person classes next week

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief / January 10, 2022

DePaul is still planning to return to in-person classes Jan. 18, a university spokesperson confirmed to The DePaulia Monday night.  The university will share an update with everyone later this week,...

Art by Alicia Goluszka

Former DePaul professor who sued university regarding tenure files for summary judgment

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor / January 10, 2022

Lisa Calvente, former DePaul communications professor who sued the university regarding her tenure denial, filed for partial summary judgment on Dec. 23.  Calvente’s motion comes after DePaul filed...

In person classes will resume Jan. 18, 2022; however, students will not have to show any proof of a negative Covid-19 test or require a booster shot

DePaul planning to return to in-person classes without added protocols on testing and boosters

DePaul has only been in session for one week to begin the winter quarter, and the university is already experiencing its second-largest Covid-19 outbreak of the 2021-22 school year.  Since classes...

Students walk out of the Sullivan Athletic Center, where DePaul Lincoln Park on campus Covid-19 testing is taking place.

Students say Covid-19 testing at DePaul is running smoothly

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor / January 10, 2022

Students say they’re satisfied with DePaul’s on-campus testing results and waiting times. As of Jan. 3, 2022, DePaul is offering saliva-based Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to DePaul students,...

New Campus Connect update includes more options for student gender, ethnic identity

New Campus Connect update includes more options for student gender, ethnic identity

Corey Schmidt, Copy Editor / January 9, 2022

Earlier this week, DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) announced Campus Connect will allow students to disclose their gender identity, in addition to legal gender, alongside an ethnicity selection...

Rioters loyal to President Donald Trump rally at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

One year later, the insurrection’s roots remain

Jackson Healy, Nation and World Editor / January 6, 2022

In all of American history, there has never been a day like Jan. 6, 2021. At 11:58 a.m., then-President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of eager supporters at the Save America Rally just beyond the White...

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