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The DePaulia

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The DePaulia

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From the editors: We wouldn’t be writing this if not for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

From the editors: We wouldn’t be writing this if not for Ruth Bader Ginsburg

DePaulia Management Staff September 20, 2020

In a man’s world, the playing field has never been level. In a man’s world, societal barriers are assigned at birth, making it more challenging for women to reap the same benefits as men.  In...

OPINION: The term 'sus' is rooted in homophobia

OPINION: The term ‘sus’ is rooted in homophobia

Quinn White, Multimedia Editor September 20, 2020

“Sus” jokes are taking over social media — from TikTok to Twitter — spreading an anti-homosexual message that discourages straight men from acting in a feminine or stereotypically homosexual manner....

Fountain Valley, Caif., firefighters extinguish hot spots at a structure destroyed by the El Dorado wildfire on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, near Yucaipa, Calif. A couple's plan to reveal their baby's gender went up not in blue or pink smoke but in flames when the device they used sparked a wildfire east of Los Angeles. The fire started Saturday morning in dry grasses at El Dorado Ranch Park, a rugged natural area in the city of Yucaipa. (Cindy Yamanaka/The Orange County Register/SCNG via AP)

OPINION: The gender binary should go up in flames

Sonal Soni, Staff Writer September 13, 2020

Gender reveal parties are no recent phenomenon. Expecting parents throw parties in which the primary goal is to reveal the sex of their baby — a boy or girl. The first party of its kind consisted of...

Partiers congregate on the balcony of a downtown apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Columbia, Mo., near the University of Missouri campus. Many colleges quickly scrapped in-person learning in favor of online after cases began to spike, bars have been shut down in college towns, and students, fraternities and sororities have been repeatedly disciplined for parties and large gatherings. (Dan Shular/Missourian via AP)

OPINION: Don’t blame students for rising COVID-19 cases on campus

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief September 13, 2020

College students must accept the fact that their year will have limitations on how they can socialize. The traditional welcome weeks and orientations will be reimagined to adhere to guidelines. Dorm...

FILE  - In this Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020 file photo, workers prepare absentee ballots for mailing at the Wake County Board of Elections in Raleigh, N.C.  Nearly 10,000 North Carolinians had their mail-in ballots accepted in the first week of voting, according to data released Friday, Sept. 11 by the State Board of Elections.  North Carolina was the first state in the country to send absentee ballots to voters who requested them.  (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Letter to the editor: DePaul’s refusal to name Election Day a university holiday contradicts Vincentian values

Kierstin Cole September 11, 2020

I have worked three elections — the 2018 primary, the 2018 general, and the 2020 primary — as an election judge in my hometown. I worked the blue wave of 2018 and I got to know the system that elects...

Le'Denise Henderson, a Chartwells barista who was laid off, speaks to protesters.

COLUMN: DePaul needs to do right by Chartwells employees

Joanna Ewida September 6, 2020

I grew up in a large family, both immediate and extended, with a strong cultural influence. We all live within 10 minutes from one another to this day. Leaving home left some gaps for me and my daily life...

FILE- The Music Box Theatre, located in Lakeview.

COLUMN: Movie theaters must adapt or die

Logan Peterson September 2, 2020

I can remember the first time a film moved me. I can remember the first time a film truly terrified me. I can even remember the first time a film gave me a character I loved, and then quickly betrayed...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

OPINION: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a source of pride for young Latinas

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief September 1, 2020

Numerous negative stereotypes have plagued Latinas for decades. We are perceived as angry and loud, with more emphasis placed on our looks instead of our character. Young Latinas have struggled with overcoming...

Protesters rally on the Federal Plaza inside the Loop during a global climate change march Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 in Chicago.

Op-ed: Why sustainability must be central to DePaul’s new mission

Wesley Janicki August 15, 2020

When someone asks me what makes DePaul unique, the answer I give is always the same. It’s not our academic programs, our mascot DIBS, or even our dual campuses that I reply. While those make DePaul...

A billboard sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display with with a photo of Breonna Taylor, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Twenty-six billboards are going up across Louisville, demanding that the police officers involved in Taylor's death be arrested and charged.  Taylor was shot multiple times March 13 when police officers burst into her Louisville apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. No drugs were found. (AP Photo/Dylan T. Lovan)

OPINION: Aspects of social media could harm Black Lives Matter

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief August 12, 2020

The Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement has spread across social media, spreading information about police brutality, local protests and petitions. Through pages dedicated to social justice issues and spreading...

COLUMN: I was an avid member of Greek life—now I want to see it abolished

COLUMN: I was an avid member of Greek life—now I want to see it abolished

Sonal Soni, Staff Writer July 30, 2020

Growing up, I was vehemently against Greek life. In fact, I ridiculed my peers for joining because I didn’t understand the appeal. I regarded fraternities and sororities as exclusive, cult-like and ultimately...

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

Letter to the editor: Jason Hill should not be silenced

Laurence Kahn, Contributing Writer July 27, 2020

Editor's note: Jason Hill was not formally censured by the university, but was rather condemned for his writings on Israel and Palestine. I’m writing regarding the cowardly, slovenly and undeniably...

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