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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Letter: Setting the record straight

Letter: Setting the record straight

Martin denBoer / October 9, 2016

DePaul’s high regard for diversity of opinion and respectful debate on campus is matched by its insistence on intellectual honesty and truth. This is why I find a recent letter to the editor signed...

From the editorial board: We can do better

From the editorial board: We can do better

Editorial Board / October 3, 2016

The story of Milo Yiannopoulos’ May 24 appearance on campus has turned into somewhat of a fable, snaking its way into the national media circuit through disdainful op-eds and vitriolic comment sections...

Letter: adjunct faculty calls for allies

Letter: adjunct faculty calls for allies

SEIU Organizing Committee / October 3, 2016

As another academic year begins, we at DePaul are faced with inevitable challenges surrounding equitable treatment of nontenure track, contingent and adjunct faculty.  Tenure track positions­—the...

Sexual assault training should be extended to all undergraduate students

Sexual assault training should be extended to all undergraduate students

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / September 26, 2016

Before going to his first day of college classes, DePaul freshman Lavonn Ackerman took the required 90-minute online sexual and relationship violence education module, Haven, in his bedroom while also...

Why I'm with her: Dems president makes case for Clinton

Why I’m with her: Dems president makes case for Clinton

Jack McNeil / September 25, 2016

After losing the Democratic nomination in 1980, Ted Kennedy said, “The work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die.” He was right then, and, is right now. The...

TV's actor swapouts leave viewers in the cold

TV’s actor swapouts leave viewers in the cold

Donyae Lewis / September 19, 2016

We’ve seen this trend in television happen time and time again. Stars want to quit production to pursue alternate opportunities, are fighting with their co-stars or their acting is just not making the...

Letter: VP for Student Affairs addresses campus tension

Letter: VP for Student Affairs addresses campus tension

Eugene L. Zdziarski / September 19, 2016

 At DePaul University, we follow the example of St. Vincent de Paul by honoring the human dignity of all individuals and serving those who have been marginalized in our society. At the same time, we value...

Opposing political views weigh in on the potential immigration plan

Opposing political views weigh in on the potential immigration plan

Yazmin Dominguez and John Minster / September 11, 2016

As a conservative, Donald Trump was not my first choice for President. Nor my second. Nor my third. In fact, Trump was probably last on my nominee wishlist. He has little legitimate policy knowledge,...

Milo Yiannopoulos stands in the Quad after his speech was shut down due to student protests. (Photo by Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

The line between hate speech and free speech persists on college campuses

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / September 11, 2016

In a letter to its incoming freshman class of 2020, University of Chicago's Dean of Students John Ellison, amongst welcoming and congratulatory words, made clear that the prestigious institution did...

President Obama delivered remarks to a small room of guests on Women's Equality Day. Though acknowledgement of the holiday is a good step forward, more needs to be done in regards to equality between men and women. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Social issues threaten true meaning of Women’s Equality Day

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / August 29, 2016

During the Rio Olympics, female olympians took the headlines just as much as Micheal Phelps and even Ryan Lochte did. Gold medalists Simone Biles and the rest of the final five were praised by the nation...

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is bittersweet for older fans

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / August 22, 2016

When DePaul junior Michael Rizzo began reading the Harry Potter series, he was 10 years old. It was 2001; the first year of a new decade and, though he didn't know it at the time, Rizzo was reading  the...

Decriminalization of marijuana offers positive outcome

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / August 8, 2016

Last year, Governor Rauner was presented with the notion of decriminalizing marijuana for the state of Illinois. He opposed since the original presented amount of fifteen grams, which is the decriminalized...

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