Skip to Main Content
The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Opinions

(Ally Zacek/The DePaulia)

America’s epidemic: Government must find solution to opioid dilemma

Rachel Zarky October 23, 2017

America is in the height of an escalating opioid epidemic that has taken over 200,000 lives in the past two decades. According to recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than...

(Ally Zacek/The DePaulia)

McDonald’s McVegan misses the mark

David Stein October 16, 2017

For those who identify as vegan or vegetarian, McDonald’s has likely never been too high on the list of favorite restaurants to eat at. Not only does the fast food chain have a narrow range of menu...

Panelists from the Cultivating Confidence series speak to a crowd of women about barriers and challenges in the workplace and how to overcome them. Left to right: Heidi Stevens, Gerri Kahnweiler, Elinor Steele, Iliana Mora and Joyce Roche. (Photo courtesy of Cultivating Confidence)

Hear our roar: Women have spoken, the world must respond

Natalie Taylor October 16, 2017

“If we lean in too far, we’ll fall over,” said Heidi Stevens, writer of the column “Balancing Act” in the Chicago Tribune. Stevens referenced Sheryl Sandberg’s book “Lean In”, which urges...

Nancy Hardy, of Las Vegas, cries as she walks among crosses placed in honor of those killed in the mass shooting in Las Vegas. (Gregory Bull/AP)

No one needs an automatic rifle

Danielle Ortiz October 9, 2017

We need change and we need it now. On Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, a man opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino into the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. At least 59 people...

What revolution? Playboy branded the objectification of women as 'acceptable'

What revolution? Playboy branded the objectification of women as ‘acceptable’

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor October 9, 2017

Marilyn Monroe was the kick-starting force behind Playboy’s success. A photo of her smiling, one arm extended, posing on top of an elephant in Madison Square Garden in 1949 rocketed Playboy into the...

(Ally Zacek/The DePaulia)

Tech needs a fact check

Rachel Fernandez, Managing Editor October 2, 2017

Reporting on controversial issues and opinions of public interest is never easy for journalists. The New York Times recently published an article headlined “Push for Gender Equality in Tech? Some Men...

SMU running back Braeden West breaks away from TCU cornerback Julius Lewis during a game in Fort Worth, Texas, Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017.
(LM Otero/ The DePaulia)

NCAA death penalty punishes fans the most

Andrew Hattersley, Assistant Sports Editor October 2, 2017

Sports scandals at Penn State, Baylor and Louisville, on multiple occasions have posed questions about whether one of these schools should become the first since Southern Methodist University in 1986 to...

Twitter expands tweet length, sacrifices clarity in the process

Twitter expands tweet length, sacrifices clarity in the process

Natalie Taylor October 2, 2017

Sounding off on Twitter just got an upgrade. On Tuesday, Sept. 26, Twitter announced it will test the idea of expanding tweets to 280 characters or less. Twitter’s online announcement claims they are,...

(Ally Zacek, The DePaulia)

Social reliability, Facebook must place tighter restrictions on ads

Natalie Taylor September 25, 2017

On Sept. 6, Facebook admitted to selling advertisement space to secret Russian propaganda groups. This follows news of Russian interference in the 2016 election, which an investigation by the U.S. intelligence...

(Victoria Williamson, The DePaulia)

Healthcare is a human right

Rachel Zarky September 25, 2017

Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont, has presented a replacement to our nation’s fundamentally flawed health care system that would result in a radical change. Sanders has openly expressed...

Sonja Breda, 23, right, holds a sign saying "Stop Betsy" as a group of survivors of sexual violence and their supporters gather to protest proposed changes to Title IX before a speech by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017, at the George Mason University Arlington, Va., campus. (Jacquelyn Martin, The DePaulia)

Changing Title IX, interim measures threaten student success

Sam Mendoza September 18, 2017

On-campus sexual misconduct has been placed into the spotlight with Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announcing that certain Title IX regulations will be rolled back; specifically in the ways a school...

(Victoria Williamson, The DePaulia)

Libraries closing early due to budget cuts is unacceptable

Rachel Pride September 18, 2017

On Aug. 14, 2017, an announcement was made in the news section of the University Library website detailing a decrease in the service hours by two hours every day at the John T. Richardson Library and by...

Load More Stories