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DePaul Dungeons & Dragons group therapy offers a creative approach to skill-building

DePaul Dungeons & Dragons group therapy offers a creative approach to skill-building

Matt Ramsey, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

In an effort to better support students, DePaul University Counseling & Psychological Services has rolled out a number of group counseling and educational workshops for the university’s 2025 Winter...

Ah, sure, isn’t it grand? Rosie O’Keeffe’s St. Paddy’s DeJamz

Ah, sure, isn’t it grand? Rosie O’Keeffe’s St. Paddy’s DeJamz

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor March 10, 2025

It’s a little-known fact that I actually studied abroad (insert dramatic cigarette drag) in Ireland this fall. Did you know I worked in the Irish parliament? Why, yes darling, I met the Taoiseach, a...

Winning the sound war: How music became a contest of coolness

Winning the sound war: How music became a contest of coolness

Samantha Freehling, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

In a world where playlists are constantly being shared, viral sounds dominate social media and emerging underground artists are quickly positioned as the next big sensation, music has increasingly become...

The Hajidamji family gathers around the table to enjoy Iftar on Saturday, March 23, 2024. Iftar is the meal that breaks the fast during Ramadan. (Photo provided by Sana Hajidamji)

Ramadan away from home

Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer March 10, 2025

Ramadan is a sacred time of year when Muslims worldwide feel especially connected to their faith. Falling in the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, Ramadan is when Muslims abstain from food, drink and...

Why Gen Z relationships never get closure — and what that says about us

Why Gen Z relationships never get closure — and what that says about us

Addison Rogers, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

Gen Z is terrible at breakups. Relationships end prematurely, and without definitive closure, leaving emotional wounds, heightened anxiety and an inability to navigate conflict. Instead of facing...

Ayo Edebiri as Ariel in "Opus." Courtesy of A24.

‘Opus’ review: Can someone please put Ayo Edebiri in something good

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor March 10, 2025

Director Mark Anthony Green sat down with three college journalists on Wednesday, March 5, to answer questions about his new comedy/thriller film “Opus.” Green, himself a former journalist at GQ, was...

Diners mingle at Maman Zari in Albany Park on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. The Persian restaurant hosted a fundraiser for Bigger Table to raise awareness and funds for the cause.

Cooking for a Cause: Bigger Table hosts fundraiser at Maman Zari

Annie Koziel, Asst. Copy Editor March 10, 2025

Maman Zari is abuzz. Waiters flit from table to table as the room rings with laughter, conversation and the sound of clinking glasses. In the warm light of the Albany Park restaurant, guests sit in front...

President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington.

Musk expands influence in Washington as DOGE gains traction

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor March 10, 2025

In the six weeks since President Donald Trump’s inauguration, Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, have been working fast to scale back government spending by firing federal...

Guests including Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sundar Pichai and Elon Musk, arrive before the 60th Presidential Inauguration in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.

Is America being stolen by billionaires? Will journalists, lawyers fight back amid compromised values?

Daniel Bugliarello-Wondrich, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

In his farewell address to the nation, former President Joe Biden said, “Today an oligarchy is taking shape in America of extreme wealth, power and influence that threatens our entire democracy.” Was...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is sworn in during a House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing with Sanctuary City Mayors on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, March 5, 2025, in Washington.

Mayor Johnson testifies on congressional panel on sanctuary cities as DOJ sues Chicago

Isabella Russomanno, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

Mayor Brandon Johnson defended Chicago’s policies that limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement agents and asked members of Congress to pass federal immigration reform in his testimony...

Game over: The epidemic of mass layoffs in the video game industry

Game over: The epidemic of mass layoffs in the video game industry

Joe Martinez, Contributing Writer March 10, 2025

It was 8:50 a.m. I was just about to log into work.  Before I could open my laptop, my phone buzzed. It was a Microsoft Teams notification from my supervisor informing me of a surprise meeting with...

Seth Botts glances around the room as he preaches to the congregation of United Church of Rogers Park on Sunday, March 2, 2025. "When we encounter the light of God," Botts said. "We do not leave the same."

From struggle to sanctuary: Seth Botts’ journey of redemption, faith, and radical love

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor March 10, 2025

Seth Botts takes a deep breath and glances around the room. He smiles as he opens his arms, wide and welcoming, to the congregation at United Church of Rogers Park.  His sermon flows naturally, without...

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