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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Opinions

Protesters march in the Chicago climate strike in Grant Park on Sept. 20.

OPINION: Going vegan isn’t enough

The climate crisis cannot be solved by individual actions. In order to save the planet, systemic change needs to occur.
Cassidy Delahunty / September 30, 2019

In 2015, Greenpeace estimated that we had until 2020 before the planet reached the point of no return on climate change – not an apocalypse, but a point beyond which consequences would be unavoidable...

OPINION: Despite its eclectic urban campus, DePaul is lacking in meaningful representation

OPINION: Despite its eclectic urban campus, DePaul is lacking in meaningful representation

Nicholas Moreano / September 30, 2019

Like many students who go to DePaul University, my commute to class every Monday and Wednesday involves a train ride and roughly, depending on speed, a 25 minute walk. Although I take the same route,...

The plight of VSCO Girls

The plight of VSCO Girls

Young woman that try to stay trendy become ridiculed online
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor / September 30, 2019

Living in the digital age, trends come to life — and die just as quickly — right before our eyes on social media. If you’ve spent any time online in the last month or so—particularly on TikTok—...

Brett Kavanaugh

OPINION: Don’t pity the accused: sexual assault allegations don’t hurt men

Contrary to popular belief, sexual assault allegations rarely derail the careers of powerful men. Often, it is the accusers who have their lives uprooted by coming forward.
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor / September 23, 2019

It’s a familiar media narrative: A prominent, powerful man is accused of sexual misconduct. All the major news outlets chase the story, trying to pin down the accuracy of the claims made by the accuser. Then...

In this Aug. 28, 2019, file photo, a man exhales while smoking an e-cigarette in Portland, Maine. Walmart says it will stop selling electronic cigarettes at its namesake stores and Sam's Clubs following a string of illnesses and deaths related to vaping.  The nation's largest retailer said Friday, Sept. 20 that it will complete its exit from e-cigarettes after selling through current inventory. It cited growing federal, state and local regulatory complexity regarding vaping products. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

OPINION: Puff your poison: Vaping bans considered after recent deaths

E-cigarettes are a handy way to kick nicotine addiction. If unchecked, they can raise the same problems they're used to curb.
Joey Cahue / September 23, 2019
E-cigarettes are a handy way to kick nicotine addiction. If unchecked, they can raise the same problems they're used to curb.
Senator Cory Booker, photographed at the Climate Forum at Georgetown University on Friday.

OPINION: Cory Booker: Democratic presidential candidate for the people

During a conversation with student journalists, Booker proved himself a politician for the people.
Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief / September 23, 2019

As the crowded Democratic field begins to whittle down, I’ve kept my eye on Cory Booker. Not just because he’s the senator from my home state and I have a weird, unwavering devotion to New Jersey....

Welcome back to campus – keep us in mind

The DePaulia Editorial Staff / September 16, 2019

By Shane Rene´, Editor-in-Chief Happy Monday, Blue Demons, and welcome to (or back to) DePaul University. You may be familiar with us at The DePaulia, but if you’re not, please allow me a moment to...

Former Vice President Joe Biden, center, smiles at the audience during the Democratic primary debate on September 12. Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren are seen taking notes.

OPINION: Don’t count out the progressives

Biden may still be the front-runner in the crowded Democratic field, but the election is far from decided with left-leaning challengers wooing American voters
Tristen Wilbers, Contributing Writer / September 16, 2019

The 2020 Democratic primary elections hold incredible importance regarding the future of the American presidency, more so than in most, if not all, presidential elections in recent memory. Should the Democrats...

Rifqa Falaneh (second from the left) speaks with other student coalition organizers against Professor Jason Hill on her Radio DePaul show "Fresh Eyes."

OPINION: 8 weeks later: how the student coalition to #CensureHill won

Rifqa Falaneh, Contributing Writer / June 3, 2019

This quarter at DePaul has been an absolute mess, to say the least. At the same time, however, it has also been one of immense growth and community.  Earlier this quarter, a coalition of student organizations...

OPINION: The DePaulia staff looks back

OPINION: The DePaulia staff looks back

The DePaulia Staff / June 3, 2019

Editor's Note: Every year, The DePaulia's Opinions section is a place for members of the DePaul community to come together and engage with ideas worth sharing. In our final issue of the 2018-2019 academic...

Graduate senior Rebekah Dahlman celebrates with family.

OPINION: You can’t pay student athletes without hurting the community

Noah Festenstein / May 28, 2019

Student athletes getting paid has been a tough conversation recently. Many factors support both sides of the argument, a big factor being students and their relationship with those student athletes. College...

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