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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

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People walk in the Pittsburgh Pride Revolution March to celebrate Pride Month, Saturday, June 4, 2022, in downtown Pittsburgh.

Opinion: Coming out in college isn’t late in life

Amber Stoutenborough and Corey Schmidt June 5, 2022

Amber’s story: Everyone remembers the gay straight alliance club in high school. A collection of students already out and proud, and slightly a little too much into anime. As a 14-year-old, I watched...

Opinion: No more ‘chancla’: Parental abuse and discipline in Latinx culture

Opinion: No more ‘chancla’: Parental abuse and discipline in Latinx culture

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo, La DePaulia Managing Editor June 5, 2022

In the kitchen, Doña Inés is cooking lunch for the family. She takes great care with it, as her mother taught her. She wants her son, Ricardo, to be prepared for the football match he has later at...

Driehaus College of Business graduates wave to friends and family members inside Wintrust Arena as they take to the floor for their commencement ceremony.

Preparing for post-graduation life

KK Hanner, Contributing Writer June 5, 2022

Impending graduation hasn’t set into reality for me. Come Saturday, I will be donning a cap and gown surrounded by family and friends that have supported me through the last four years. Yet, I hardly...

A man and a boy visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Sunday, May 29, 2022, to pay their respects for the victims killed in a school shooting. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Opinion: Americans want change, but our political system won’t allow it

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor June 1, 2022

In the wake of the recent, tragic mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y., Uvalde, Texas and the countless shootings in the nation’s largest cities this past month, America is about to enter yet another battle...

Opinion: I’m tired of the same sorry arguments against gun control

Opinion: I’m tired of the same sorry arguments against gun control

Erik Uebelacker May 29, 2022

The Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas took the lives of 19 children and two teachers. It’s a catastrophic and devastating tragedy that should prompt legislative outcry. But in the United...

Opinion: Why it’s hard to understand the consequences of mental health until you’ve battled your own

Opinion: Why it’s hard to understand the consequences of mental health until you’ve battled your own

Erik Uebelacker May 29, 2022

I got my first panic attack in months this week. It was more of a bummer for me than anything else. It had been so long since I had one that I thought I might not have to worry about them anymore, as...

Normalization of Fatphobia: Commentary from family members affect us more than they realize

Normalization of Fatphobia: Commentary from family members affect us more than they realize

Vanessa Ramos, La DePaulia Multimedia Editor May 22, 2022

Fatphobia is the fear of fat and obese bodies; many Latinos have normalized commentary about their families bodies, lifestyle, what they eat, the amount of exercise they do and how they dress. But some...

Members of The DePaulia staff prepare the latest issue of the paper in their office at the concourse of 1 E Jackson Blvd. Editors work at the office every Friday and Sunday during the school year.

OPINION: Student media should count for experiential learning credits

Erik Uebelacker and Amber Stoutenborough May 22, 2022

Journalism is a major that heavily relies on real-world experience, rather than classroom performance, to find success after graduation. I realized this as early as sophomore year. I started tweeting...

Column: What it's like isolating for Covid as an on-campus student

Column: What it’s like isolating for Covid as an on-campus student

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief May 15, 2022

When I moved into my dorm in September, there was always the possibility I’d contract Covid-19. Throughout my time as an on-campus resident, I wasn’t aware of what the protocols were when someone did...

House Democrats hold an event on the Capitol steps on the Supreme Court draft decision on Roe v. Wade after the Senate failed to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act on Friday, May 13, 2022.

Opinion: Keep the rosaries away from the ovaries: Roe v. Wade and bodily autonomy

Santiago Posada-Jaramillo, La DePaulia Managing Editor May 15, 2022

After the leak of a document of the Supreme Court obtained by Politico suggested that the votes to overturn Roe v. Wade have already been cast, a debate about reproductive rights and bodily autonomy has...

I joined Truth Social so you don’t have to

I joined Truth Social so you don’t have to

Erik Uebelacker May 8, 2022

I had forgotten about former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social. Poised to be a “free speech” alternative to Twitter, the app had an unceremonious launch in February. But in the past few weeks,...

OPINION: It’s time for newspapers to stop endorsing political candidates

OPINION: It’s time for newspapers to stop endorsing political candidates

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor May 8, 2022

Newspapers have been making political endorsements for over a century, and have arguably influenced the outcomes of numerous presidential elections. Media endorsements are supposed to help readers choose...

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