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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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We need to end the hypocrisy of American culture

We need to end the hypocrisy of American culture

The ‘Safety and Happiness’ promised in the Declaration of Independence should belong to everyone here.
Julyen Broussard, Contributing Writer / November 3, 2025
The ‘Safety and Happiness’ promised in the Declaration of Independence should belong to everyone here.
Your mom has feelings too

Your mom has feelings too

It's your parents first time experiencing life — give them some grace.
Lindsay Freiberger, Asst. Arts & Life / November 3, 2025
It's your parents first time experiencing life — give them some grace.
You can ‘protect your peace’ and still be a good friend

You can ‘protect your peace’ and still be a good friend

How I learned to get past the selfish behaviors that can break up friendships.
Skylah Martinez, Contributing Writer / November 3, 2025
How I learned to get past the selfish behaviors that can break up friendships.
Creative or Convenient: Homemade versus store-bought Halloween costumes

Creative or Convenient: Homemade versus store-bought Halloween costumes

Why the time and effort invested in homemade costumes will always beat the ease of pre-packaged gear. 
Payton St. Clair, Contributing Writer / October 27, 2025
Why the time and effort invested in homemade costumes will always beat the ease of pre-packaged gear. 
Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don’t: The pressure behind women’s Halloween costumes

Damned If We Do, Damned If We Don’t: The pressure behind women’s Halloween costumes

Between social media, misogyny and the price tag of “Halloweekend,” women face more than just costume stress each October.
Jacqueline Yeager, Opinion Beat Writer  / October 27, 2025
Between social media, misogyny and the price tag of “Halloweekend,” women face more than just costume stress each October.
Real friends don’t clip your wings

Real friends don’t clip your wings

Your success isn’t theirs, and theirs isn’t yours — and that’s exactly how it should be. 
Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer  / October 27, 2025
Your success isn’t theirs, and theirs isn’t yours — and that’s exactly how it should be. 
No, English majors are not wasting their time

No, English majors are not wasting their time

The decline of media literacy and rise of AI reignites the long debate about the value of liberal arts degrees.
Laura Casey, Contributing Writer / October 20, 2025
The decline of media literacy and rise of AI reignites the long debate about the value of liberal arts degrees.
EDITORIAL: A threat to the Indiana Daily Student is a threat to newsrooms everywhere

EDITORIAL: A threat to the Indiana Daily Student is a threat to newsrooms everywhere

Indiana University’s censorship of the Indiana Daily Student is more than a campus dispute. It’s an assault on press freedom that endangers every newsroom’s right to report without interference.
DePaulia Managing Editors / October 16, 2025
Indiana University’s censorship of the Indiana Daily Student is more than a campus dispute. It’s an assault on press freedom that endangers every newsroom’s right to report without interference
Dealing with scholastic burnout after years of easy A’s

Dealing with scholastic burnout after years of easy A’s

Many students who were once in accelerated courses find themselves mentally exhausted and falling behind.
Hugo Pletcher, Contributing Writer / October 13, 2025
Many students who were once in accelerated courses find themselves mentally exhausted and falling behind.
Column: The pedestal effect of campus celebrities

Column: The pedestal effect of campus celebrities

It’s the idea of campus celebrities that we love, not the person.
Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer / October 6, 2025

Urban Dictionary defines a campus celebrity as “someone at your school who you develop a fascination with despite knowing nothing about them because they are attractive, weird-looking or just seem like...

Guest Letter: DePaul’s policies show anticipatory compliance — here’s how to end It

Guest Letter: DePaul’s policies show anticipatory compliance — here’s how to end It

Without change, an alliance of students and staff argues, DePaul is subtly complying with federal law enforcement and ultimately putting its community at risk.
The Alliance / October 6, 2025

We are a group of concerned student groups and DePaul affiliates (the Alliance) who want to express the following about university policies regarding federal policing of immigration status under Operation...

Clouded judgment: A generation hooked on vaping

Clouded judgment: A generation hooked on vaping

Just when you thought nicotine addiction was gone, vapes such as Juul have ramped it up in a whole new way.
Kathryn Byrnes, Contributing Writer / October 6, 2025

Crème Brûlée, Mango, Cool Mint … sound familiar? Chances are at some point in your high school years you smelled these flavors from a Juul pod — a sleek, skinny stick that 15-year-olds could...

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