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The DePaulia

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Where were you when the world shut down?

Where were you when the world shut down?

DePaulia Staff March 14, 2021
The DePaulia Staff reflects on what they were doing when news of major Covid-19 shutdowns first broke.
People gather on the shoreline in Destin, Fla., Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

COLUMN: Please don’t stand close to me in line –— now or 20 years down the road

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor March 14, 2021

I don’t think I’m alone when I say that there seems to be a “change in the air” where people think the pandemic is over.  Just because we reached our one year mark does not mean that it is...

Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, people's homes have transformed to become both the office and the classroom.

COLUMN: I’ve outgrown my surroundings, but I can’t move

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief March 14, 2021

Every 18-year-old anticipates the transition from high school to college, as it symbolizes becoming independent and discovering yourself. It’s paired with being in a new environment filled with new experiences....

Students walk around a mostly empty campus during the pandemic.

Letter from the Editor: We’re in this together

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief March 14, 2021

When life as we knew it ended last March we had no idea the year that was awaiting us. To say that it was difficult would be a wild understatement. The past year introduced changes and challenges in just...

Alec Baldwin portraying then-President Donald Trump on "Saturday Night Live," a role that won him high praise and accolades.

OPINION: Comedy further engages political audiences

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor March 7, 2021

At the beginning of Donald Trump’s presidency, a common joke was made that the flashy public figure-made-president would be good for comedy. The perception was not shared by all comedians, though, as...

Surrounded by Army cadets, President Donald Trump watches the first half of the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

OPINION: Trump’s legacy opens up new political possibilities beyond the Left and Right

Wyatt Verlen, Contributing Writer March 1, 2021

Trump and Trumpism are unpopular, to put it mildly, especially here at DePaul, with the editors of this very paper endorsing Hillary Clinton in 2016. Faculty members from the political science department...

Bong Joon-ho holds the Oscars for best original screenplay, best international feature film, best directing, and best picture for "Parasite" at the Governors Ball after the Oscars on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.

OPINION: Debate over subtitles turns a blind eye to low-vision viewers

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief February 28, 2021

Bong Joon-ho made history last year as “Parasite” was crowned the first South Korean film to win the Oscar for Best Picture, declaring that “Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles,...

Students walk around a mostly empty campus during the pandemic.

OPINION: Professors need to remain empathetic toward students

Samantha Albert February 28, 2021

Online classes were once new and intriguing to most students –– until they never ended. The winter quarter is now approaching finals, and it has officially been almost a full year since students were...

Stories often labeled as being uplifting or inspiring often reveal dark systems of inequity.

OPINION: ‘Feel-good stories’ don’t make me feel good

Charlie Carey February 22, 2021

A teen gave up her entire college savings to help her mom pay rent. A man walks 21 miles to work every day with a smile on his face. A doctor forgives $650,000 of life saving medical treatment fees. This...

Students walk around a mostly empty campus during the pandemic.

Letter to the Editor: Our circumstances haven’t changed. Why have Pass-Fail provisions?

Kierstin Cole February 21, 2021

On January 4, DePaul students received an email stating that the expanded pass-fail provisions that were enacted at the beginning of the pandemic amid widespread civil unrest had been suspended going into...

Students protest Professor Jason Hill in May 2019 in response to his controversial statements on Palestine.

Letter to the editor: Condemning Jason Hill’s comments condemns free-thinking

Wyatt Verlen, Contributing Writer February 15, 2021

Editor’s note: The views expressed in this letter to the editor do not necessarily reflect the views of The DePaulia staff In a recent article for The DePaulia, Professor Jason D. Hill is accused...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce his choice of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

OPINION: Executive Orders are necessary against the backdrop of a polarized Congress

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor February 14, 2021

Despite his best efforts to tout “progress,” President Joe Biden is still reminiscent of past eras of American politics in which promises of social change are over-promised and under-served.  With...

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