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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

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The problems with discussing controversy from behind a keyboard

The problems with discussing controversy from behind a keyboard

Rachel Hinton and Fabio De Simone February 7, 2016

On Nov, 9, 2015, University of Missouri president Tim Wolfe resigned as a result of student protesting aimed at his handling, or lack thereof, of numerous instances of racially motivated crimes that...

Without budget, MAP cuts leave students lost

Without budget, MAP cuts leave students lost

Brittany Kapa February 7, 2016

  Recent efforts to save the Monetary Award Program (MAP) failed in the state senate, meaning the future of students' education remains endangered. “(Governor Rauner) told me to my face...

Sexist censorship on social media

Danielle Harris and Madeline Obrzut February 5, 2016

We will walk 39 miles for them, spend tens billions of dollars researching them and even dedicate an entire month to them. But posting naked breasts on social media? Then you’ve crossed a line. The...

The myth of 'backdoor' data access

The myth of ‘backdoor’ data access

Nicholas Oviatt January 31, 2016

The U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) has been turning many heads the past few years over its controversial surveillance program. But recently, as reported by CNN Money, retired four-star general...

Chicago police unions push to destroy decades of complaints

Chicago police unions push to destroy decades of complaints

Kate Kownacki January 31, 2016

The term “non-racist” has been floating around social media recently as a result of a video published by The Guardian. The video details the differences between being non-racist and anti-racist....

Pay to play: Internet radio faces higher fees

Pay to play: Internet radio faces higher fees

AJ Karolczak January 29, 2016

This past December the Copyright Royalty Board, the group responsible for overseeing copyrights and royalty payments through the Library of Congress, announced new rates for music played via the Internet. ...

An adjunct professor’s letter to Father Holtschneider

Brendan McQuade January 24, 2016

On Jan. 14, , DePaul University faculty received a letter addressing a campaign by the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) to unionize DePaul’s contingent faculty.  While the tone of the email...

The parking 'dibs' dilemma

The parking ‘dibs’ dilemma

Danielle Harris, Former news editor January 24, 2016

Considering the city’s nickname “Chiberia,” it’s obvious Chicago winters are no walk in the park. From trudging down the sidewalk through icy sludge to waiting at the ‘L’ huddled under...

FILE - This Dec. 27, 2015 file photo, shows a Chipotle restaurant at Union Station in Washington. Chipotle says it will start a marketing push in February to begin its road to recovery after a series of food scares, and that it's confident it can win back customers over time. The remarks from executives come after Chipotle's sales plunged 30 percent in December. Its troubles began after an E. coli outbreak came to light at the end of October. Several weeks later, norovirus sickened dozens at a Chipotle in Boston. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

Chipotle comeback likely

JohnFranco Joyce January 24, 2016

Chipotle’s Jackson Boulevard location on DePaul’s Loop campus continues to attract droves of hungry students and working Chicagoans. Nationwide, however, the corporate chain is conducting major...

Dolce & Gabbana takes steps towards inclusivity with the Abaya Collection

Dolce & Gabbana takes steps towards inclusivity with the Abaya Collection

Rachel Hinton and Kathleen Fatica January 18, 2016

Earlier this month, well-established fashion house Dolce & Gabbana released their first line of hijabs and abayas, a collection aimed at elite Muslim women.  The Quran asks for both men and women...

The right to film arrests must be protected

The right to film arrests must be protected

Fabio De Simone January 18, 2016

Arizona state Sen. John Kavanagh proposed a bill Jan. 8 that would criminalize filming a police officer within 20 feet in public or in the same room of a private residence. According to Senate Bill 1054,...

DePaul diversity requirements fail by design

Jessica Villagomez January 18, 2016

In the 1940s, Jovita Gonzáles wrote a novel titled “Caballero: A Historical Novel” that chronicled the Mexican experience in the 1800s. Jovita Gonzáles sought to be the first Hispanic woman to publish...

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