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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

Opinion: Mobile Blue Demon Cards do not improve public safety

Opinion: Mobile Blue Demon Cards do not improve public safety

Zanna Ingram, Contributing Writer September 24, 2023

Students returning to campus this fall might have noticed a new feature of the DePaul student lifestyle: mobile Blue Demon Cards.   About 8,000 students have their mobile IDs set up, and that number...

The Music Box Theatre during the Chicago International Film Festival on Oct. 18.

Column: Why I will never stop going to the movies

Carly Witt, Opinions Editor September 24, 2023

We all have those sacred childhood memories of settling into the comfy red seats, a bucket of popcorn taller than we could see over in our lap and the everlasting excitement of the lights dimming. Movie...

Column: Why I didn’t love “Barbie”

Column: Why I didn’t love “Barbie”

Ruchi Nawathe, Community Engagement Editor September 17, 2023

This year was the summer of Barbie. Pink filled the streets and everyone’s closet as acclaimed director Greta Gerwig’s live-action “Barbie,” starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, broke box office...

Column: Why the pandemic never ended for me

Column: Why the pandemic never ended for me

Lilly Keller, Print Managing Editor September 17, 2023

When the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a global pandemic in March 2020, the prospect of life returning to its former state seemed utterly impossible. Three and a half years later that sentiment...

Vanessa Lopez posing with DIBS.

Senior Edition: How to do DePaul

Vanessa Lopez, Social Media Editor September 10, 2023

Hey, Blue Demons! Even though I'm just an editor for The DePaulia, I've learned a thing or two about living a life worthy of being romanticized, and I've made every effort to make the most of my time here...

The DePaulia staff for the 2023-2024 school year is hard at work on the first issue of the year, Sunday, Sept. 10 in its Loop concourse office.

Letter from the editor: A fresh start for The DePaulia

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Editor-In-Chief September 10, 2023

What’s up, DePaul!  We are glad to be back on campus again. If you picked up this paper and got this far, you may have noticed some changes from us.  The DePaulia was pretty quiet over the summer,...

Pride month merchandise is displayed at a Target store, Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Longtime Pride sponsors like Bud Light and Target have come under attack by conservatives for their LGBTQ-friendly marketing.

Pride vs. prejudice: Companies balance celebrating pride with conservative boycotts

Jake Cox, Design Editor June 12, 2023

As June rolls around, the shelves of stores become adorned with everything rainbow, glittery and prideful. A hallmark of the retail playbook since the early 2010s, Pride has served as another opportunity...

A crowd of young people gather at a Brandon Johnson rally with Bernie Sanders ahead of the run-off election, at UIC CreditOne Arena, on March 29, 2023.

Young adults can make a political difference

Noah Tomko-Jones, Contributing Writer June 12, 2023

Four years ago, Lori Lightfoot won the Chicago mayoral race in a landslide.  I was in my sophomore year of high school when Lightfoot won the race, and as a Chicago native, I can understand why people...

EDITORIAL: Seniors reflect on their time at The DePaulia

EDITORIAL: Seniors reflect on their time at The DePaulia

The DePaulia Staff June 4, 2023

Erik Uebelacker The DePaulia was instrumental to my growth as a young journalist. It was also a blast. As a journalism student, the most important thing we can get is a platform. The DePaulia gave that...

COLUMN: Why I’m not surprised or disappointed by Taylor Swift’s complacency

COLUMN: Why I’m not surprised or disappointed by Taylor Swift’s complacency

Ruchi Nawathe, Nation and World Editor June 4, 2023

Taylor Swift made her debut at 15 as the sweet, blonde girl next door who sang about her ex boyfriends.  Today, Swift has a reputation in her fandom for befriending fans, loving her cats and being...

OPINION: Not a public safety issue: CTA lies at crossroads of housing, mental health crisis

OPINION: Not a public safety issue: CTA lies at crossroads of housing, mental health crisis

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Editor in Chief May 29, 2023

One of the first pieces of advice I was told about living in Chicago was how to survive the CTA. Other students would offer their insight about which stations were safe, when to ride and which areas to...

OPINION: Tik Tok Ban - National security threat or political maneuver?

OPINION: Tik Tok Ban – National security threat or political maneuver?

Emily Diaz, Contributing Writer May 29, 2023

While juggling Chinese spy balloons and Russian nukes, the United States still has its focus on one national security threat: TikTok. Embraced by nearly half of our country’s population, TikTok has been...

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