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Letter to the Editor: Response to Religion Requirement

Kierstin Cole, Muhammad Farrag, and Saran Karunan October 24, 2021

This Letter to the Editor is in response to DePaul requires religion yet lacks interfaith classes. As representatives of Ecumenical and Interfaith organizations at DePaul, we were concerned with the...

Facebook app servers (Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Messenger) all went down for hours on Oct. 4.

Facebook whistleblower highlights toxic pattern in social media

Micky Braeger, Contributing Writer October 24, 2021

Earlier this month, a former Facebook employee named Frances Haugen revealed privileged information about the social media giant on CBS’s “60 Minutes”. On the show, Haugen brought to light multiple...

Katie Bambacht holds her 2-day-old daughter, Evie, in a room with her husband, Zachary, in Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Tribune Photo)

OPINION: Why I’m scared to have kids in the United States

Erik Uebelacker October 17, 2021

It is not my intention to sound ungrateful or unpatriotic. I’m fully aware of how fortunate I have been to be raised in the United States. It’s a diverse nation with a high standard of living, sprawling...

Students study at DePaul’s John T. Richardson Library in Lincoln Park, a building filled with religious imagery.

Give us more: DePaul requires religion yet lacks interfaith classes, multiple religions not represented in classes

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor October 17, 2021

Searching for a course on religion is not hard: There are 158 classes that count towards the general requirement for religious classes at DePaul. But, out of these 158 options for required classes, there...

OPINION: Andrew Yang’s “Forward Party”: The Problems With The Two-Party System

OPINION: Andrew Yang’s “Forward Party”: The Problems With The Two-Party System

Michael Boland and Erik Uebelacker October 17, 2021

Andrew Yang recently announced his own political party, departing from the Democratic party in an attempt to disrupt the two-party system. Many progressive politicians have expressed their distaste for...

OPINION: Invest in faculty and staff now

OPINION: Invest in faculty and staff now

Tom Mondschean, Professor of Economics and Chair, Faculty Council Budget Committee October 10, 2021

After his career was over, the great Chicago Bears halfback Gale Sayers wrote an autobiography entitled “I Am Third." By this title, he meant that he always placed himself third behind God and his family....

Donziger in New York speaking at a street rally.

OPINION: Free Steven Donziger

Erik Uebelacker October 10, 2021

Steven Donziger should be a household name. His experiences should prompt outrage from cable news personalities and call to question the role of corporate corruption in the American legal system. Instead,...

WPP vertical office, Chicago. (Creative Commons)

Opinion: Four-day work week could improve productivity

Erik Uebelacker October 4, 2021

Work is a massive part of our lives — it’s where the average American spends a third of their life. But with only 15 percent of the world’s population actively engaged in their job, many businesses...

Students wearing face masks after they have been checked at the entrance of an auditorium for a validated Covid Certificate during a lecture at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Tuesday, September 21, 2021. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)

Letter to the Editor: Response to “DePaul doesn’t need a mask mandate”

Isabelle Earl, Contributing Writer October 3, 2021

Prior to the start of classes, a letter to the editor from DePaul student Dace Potas was published in The DePaulia that criticized the university’s decision to require masks on campus. The letter...

OPINION: Why unpaid internships are unfair

OPINION: Why unpaid internships are unfair

Angela Sampers, Contributing Writer October 3, 2021

It’s almost impossible to escape. In the search for an internship, I often stumble upon applications with a long list of responsibilities only to find the position to say “unpaid” at the very bottom...

A newsstand near Tribune Tower on Michigan Avenue.

Letter to the Editor: Why Eric Zorn should be heard at DePaul

Carol Marin and Don Moseley September 28, 2021

Among the things we admire and respect about journalism is the ability (and responsibility) to talk to and listen to a wide variety of voices with a diversity of opinions.  As reporters and columnists,...

The Tribune Tower. Eric Zorn is one of several journalists who left the Tribune following its buyout.

OPINION: DePaul prides itself on diversity, but invites controversial guest speaker Eric Zorn

Sonal Soni and Nadia Carolina Hernandez September 26, 2021

Opinion pieces reflect the views of the writer(s) not The DePaulia as a whole. Correction: "Murder" changed to "Zimmerman "fatally shot" 17-year-old Trayvon Martin" because of official legal rulings...

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