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FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, pharmacy technician Sochi Evans fills a syringe with a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Texas Southern University in Houston. Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 for the first time since November 4. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

OPINION: Mandating vaccines disrupts personal responsibility

Dace Potas, Contributing Writer April 25, 2021

DePaul announced Tuesday it will require students to be vaccinated against Covid-19 in order to attend in-person classes for the upcoming fall quarter.  Let me start with a disclaimer: This article...

OPINION: We shouldn’t rush our progress and ideas of success based on cultural, societal expectations

OPINION: We shouldn’t rush our progress and ideas of success based on cultural, societal expectations

Fatima Zaidi April 18, 2021

Before the pandemic, the image of success looked different for all of us. For some, it was walking across the stage in a blue graduation gown. For others, it was working tirelessly to land a job right...

OPINION: Leave kids out of casting

OPINION: Leave kids out of casting

Lily Lowndes, Social Media Editor April 18, 2021

When I was younger, I wanted to be a child star. That was my secret dream. Although I never auditioned for roles or took acting lessons, every time I put on Disney Channel or Nickelodeon, I had a little...

The author, second from the right, at her high school graduation.

COLUMN: I don’t see the thrill of college graduation

Jessica Rish, Social Media Editor April 18, 2021

Last year, when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the class of 2020 was hopeful that their graduation ceremony would still be a possibility. As time went on, that sliver of hope vanished, and the class of 2020...

The 2020-2022 print edition of the AP Style Guide includes a section on race-related coverage, though some entries may already be outdated.

OPINION: The capital “B” in Black matters

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor April 12, 2021

When former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin forced his knee upon 46-year-old George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, my family gathered around the flat screen in the living room...

OPINION: 'Not all men' negates the experiences of survivors everywhere

OPINION: ‘Not all men’ negates the experiences of survivors everywhere

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor April 11, 2021

On March 3, Sarah Everand was kidnapped and killed while walking home in South London.  I can’t imagine the anxiety Everand felt when walking home alone, or how she felt when she was approached by...

Writer Bailey Donovan starts her day off with a cup of coffee, part of her daily routine amid the pandemic.

COLUMN: Creating a routine has allowed flexibility amid the pandemic

Bailey Donovan, Contributing Writer April 11, 2021

I think that it's safe to say that the past year has been rough. In a way, it feels as if I've been living the same day, over and over and over again. I never could have imagined that I would be stuck...

Chicago Police Department 9th District station at 3120 S. Halsted St.

OPINION: Qualified immunity should no longer be given to U.S. law enforcement

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief April 11, 2021

In the wake of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial, Americans need to realize that law enforcement officers should no longer be protected by qualified immunity.  The summer...

The box that included two free DePaul face coverings and a safety pledge was just a little bigger than Janicki's laptop.

Op-Ed: DePaul’s enrollment data reveals a clear oversight in their overall enrollment strategy

Wesley Janicki April 4, 2021

Like many students, I was excited in the fall to receive my two DePaul masks, courtesy of DePaul’s Division of Enrollment Management, and while I felt a momentary rush of excitement, it quickly faded....

Pedestrians cross a busy intersection of Main Street in Flushing, a largely Asian American neighborhood, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. Police have stepped up patrols in similar neighborhoods across the city in the wake of Monday's vicious attack on an Asian American woman during which no bystanders intervened to help. There has also been a rash of anti-Asian violence across the U.S., recently, including a deadly mass shooting in the Atlanta area that left multiple people dead, most of them of Asian descent. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

OPINION: The rise in mass shootings is a grim sign we are returning to normal

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor April 4, 2021

Since the start of the pandemic, many Americans have been eagerly awaiting a return to normal life, looking forward to nights out with friends, concerts, or trips to the grocery store without putting themselves...

FILE- In this May 5, 2018, file photo, students attend the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. Colleges across the U.S. have begun cancelling and curtailing spring graduation events amid fears that the new coronavirus will not have subsided before the stretch of April and May when schools typically invite thousands of visitors to campus to honor graduating seniors.

OPINION: DePaul jumped the gun with virtual commencement

Samantha Albert April 2, 2021

Every college student looks forward to graduation day. Walking across a stage in front of your peers and family as you get applauded for all of your hard work for  the past four years. The memorabilia;...

The statue of John J. Egan, located outside of the Lincoln Park Student Center, wearing a mask.

EDITORIAL: Why we reported on the Greek life party — and named names

The DePaulia Management Staff March 15, 2021

The purpose of journalism is to hold those in power to account, especially when the actions in question potentially put others at risk. That was the guiding force behind The DePaulia’s coverage of a...

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