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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Column: Our government should not be shutting down

Column: Our government should not be shutting down

Carly Witt, Opinions Editor / October 8, 2023

The government didn’t shut down. But what does that mean, and why is it so important?  I don’t know if it's just me, but when I heard the government would shut down, my first thought was, what...

Chicago Red Stars walk in Mexican Independence Parade in Little Village.

The Chicago Red Stars celebrate Latine Heritage Month, a step in the right direction

Teddie Waxler, Contributing Writer / October 7, 2023

The Chicago Red Stars have just become Las Estrellas Rojas, in honor of Latine Heritage Month. Chicago’s professional women’s soccer team, one of the 12 National Women’s Soccer Leagues across...

Fans Furious with Fila

Fans Furious with Fila

Sarina Singh, Contributing Writer / October 1, 2023

Sportswear brand Fila has recently named Hailey Bieber their global ambassador and announced that she will design a clothing line to drop in 2024. The company said the campaign gives “the model and entrepreneur...

As UFOs make headlines, public reaction has been muted

As UFOs make headlines, public reaction has been muted

Dylan Hackworth / October 1, 2023

Chances are, if you open a newspaper or turn on the TV, you’ll be met with headlines about the UFO phenomenon. Never before has the subject been handled so ardently, and by institutions that once dismissed...

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...

File - 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, Nation & World 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, Editor in Chief / 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, Former 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, Digital Managing 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...

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