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Letter from the Editors: Our reporting is essential – Help us go to inauguration

Letter from the Editors: Our reporting is essential – Help us go to inauguration

The DePaulia Editorial Board January 13, 2025

The DePaulia and La DePaulia team of student journalists are embarking to Washington D.C. next week to cover the inauguration of President Donald Trump. The second inauguration of Donald Trump is a...

A runway model poses at the Surround Sound of Fashion show at Cine City Studios on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. The event included live music and showcased the work of local designers.

How Chicago Fashion Week will change the fashion industry

Aaliyah McFadden, Contributing Writer January 13, 2025

The Surround Sound of Fashion kicked off their 16th annual show for Chicago’s first fashion week on Saturday, October 12. The show featured a performance from American rapper Twista alongside artists...

How “Dress to Impress” took over all my free time

How “Dress to Impress” took over all my free time

Jaime Villalpando, Contributing Writer January 13, 2025

Growing up, I would sometimes watch “America’s Next Top Model” with my two older siblings, secretly hiding the fact that I found it entertaining. Years later, I am once again getting that same feeling.  Whenever...

Mindful NYE Resolutions

Mindful NYE Resolutions

Siona Chibber, Contributing Writer January 13, 2025

Whether you are religious, superstitious or neither, when the new year rolls around many people tend to feel a great sense of change. We use the end of the year marked on our calendars to signify a time...

Introducing La DePaulia's 2025 editorial team.

Letter from the La DePaulia Editor: Our team is committed to uplifting Chicago’s underrepresented communities 

Alondra M. Castañeda, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2025

When I first joined La DePaulia in the 2024 Winter quarter, I had no idea the tremendous impact it would have on my life.  I was in my freshman year at DePaul, barely adjusting to living my first year...

Carta del Editor: Nuestro equipo está comprometido en elevar las comunidades subrepresentadas de Chicago

Carta del Editor: Nuestro equipo está comprometido en elevar las comunidades subrepresentadas de Chicago

Alondra M. Castañeda, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief January 13, 2025

Cuando me uní a La DePaulia en el trimestre de invierno de 2024, no tenía idea del tremendo impacto que tendría en mi vida.  Estaba en mi primer año en DePaul, apenas adaptándome a vivir mi primer...

Lucia Preziosi sits in her highchair and reads the New York Times as an infant. Preziosi grew up always reading the news before she became a student journalist.
Photo courtesy of Dominic Preziosi |
Art by Giselle Calderon

Letter from the Editor: My thoughts as a first-time voter

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 28, 2024

As a first-time presidential voter, I feel as if I’m caught in a whirlwind of an election in which to participate. I’ve voted in local elections, but nothing has compared to the feeling of receiving...

COLUMN: I help students register to vote. Maybe my job shouldn’t exist

COLUMN: I help students register to vote. Maybe my job shouldn’t exist

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor October 28, 2024

Since August, I’ve been working as a “Voter Engagement Specialist” in the Office of Student Involvement at DePaul. I’ve helped students with all levels of civic education, reaching from coast to...

OPINION: Should celebrities’ political views matter?

OPINION: Should celebrities’ political views matter?

Julisa Garcia, Contributing Writer October 28, 2024

Let's be honest, Taylor Swift knows the power she has over her fans, specifically those who are younger. She even has a hold on me, a 21-year-old woman, who has been a Swiftie since her “Speak Now”...

Joseph Walsdorf performs a stand-up routine at the Annoyance Theater with his work-in-progress comedy show on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2024. The Annoyance is a comedy club on the North Side that offers daily acts by local comics.

The life of a comedian isn’t always laughs

Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer October 21, 2024

Comedy is a profession often overlooked and underappreciated. I'd like to see you try to get up in front of a group and crack jokes for 40 minutes. The pressure to make an audience laugh is tough, especially...

Lucia Preziosi poses with her mom, Lisa Catanzaro and former New York City Mayor, Bill DeBlasio on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Manhattan. This was one of many local political events Preziosi went to with her family. (photo provided by Lisa Catanzaro)

My niche obsession with local politics may be more important than I think

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 21, 2024
Last night, my mom, all the way from Brooklyn, texted me this:
Ramona Slick stands on stage dressed as Carrie at The Music Box on Thursday, Oct. 10. Slick danced up and down the aisles and interacted with the audience while singing to Ethel Cain's "Family Tree."

Opinion: Horror’s getting out of hand

Brielle Kohlbeck, Opinion Editor October 14, 2024

This is hard for me to admit as an avid Halloween lover, but I'm starting to see the scary truth: horror is getting out of hand. If there’s one thing I love more than anything, it’s horror. Anything...

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