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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

An Activist of the Awami Workers Party chants slogans during a demonstration to condemn the killing of model Qandeel Baloch and against honor killings, in Islamabad, Pakistan. Nearly 1,000 women are murdered in Pakistan each year for violating conservative norms on love, marriage and public behavior. The so-called "honor killings" are often carried out by family members. (Anjum Naveed | AP)

Qandeel Baloch and the dishonorable act of ‘honor killings’

Kunza Shakil / July 30, 2016

Recently, many users of social media heard of the tragic news regarding the death of Qandeel Baloch. Baloch, born Fouzia Azeem, was a social media celebrity, especially among the Pakistani community. She...

CPS teachers push through budget cuts

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / July 25, 2016

Back in 2011, when Gov. Bruce Rauner was a private equity executive who was participating with the Chicago Public Education Fund, he labeled half of CPS teachers as “virtually illiterate” in an email...

Protests show multicultural unity

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / July 18, 2016

This past weekend, downtown Chicago had a large array of protests deriving from its streets. Among the yearly Taste of Chicago festival taking place on Columbus drive, there were Black Lives Matter...

MAP grants a responsibility of the state

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / July 11, 2016

A year ago, Illinois began its fiscal year without a state spending budget. Among the various types of services crucial for the well-being of many Illinois residents being cut, the Monterary Award...

Rene Lopez, left, sits in Good Day DePaul's green room. Lopez took part in the Pasos Al Futuro, or steps toward the future, program that helps Hispanic students who want to be journalists make connections in the field. (Yazmin Dominguez/ The DePaulia)

Program focuses on “steps” toward a diverse newsroom

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / July 6, 2016

Rene Lopez, a high school senior at Prosper Career Academy, traveled from his Belmont Cragin home to DePaul’s College of Communication at 14 E. Jackson Ave. to begin his first steps towards his dream...

Black Leadership Coalition releases statement on Yiannopoulos event

Black Leadership Coalition releases statement on Yiannopoulos event

Mariah Woelfel / June 9, 2016

On Thursday, The DePaulia received a five-page statement from the DePaul University Black Leadership Coalition (DPUBLC). The statement is in reaction to events leading up to and following the Milo Yiannopoulos...

Letter to the editor: Holtschneider must step down or be fired

Letter to the editor: Holtschneider must step down or be fired

Terry Smith / June 2, 2016

Fucking n—!! Africans belong in Africa. Negroes will never assimilate into a civilized society. Argentina exterminated their Negroes for this very reason. Faubus and Wallace were right. Any...

'Why I protest': Ed Ward tells his story

‘Why I protest’: Ed Ward tells his story

Ed Ward / May 30, 2016

When I look into the deepest parts of antiquity, I see that protesting is not a new idea and many people protest for various reasons. I protest because I see a pattern of racism, sexism, xenophobia,...

Editorial: Students shouldn't have to fight to have voices heard

Editorial: Students shouldn’t have to fight to have voices heard

Editorial Board / May 30, 2016

A week has passed, yet the DePaul community is still reeling in the aftermath of conservative journalist Milo Yiannopoulos’ stop through its Vincentian doors. College Republicans were wrongfully denied...

Gap years promote self-discovery and a broader worldview

Gap years promote self-discovery and a broader worldview

Jasminne Hernández / May 30, 2016

Instead of starting college last year in the fall like many of his friends did, DePaul incoming freshman Jonathan Oppenheimer traveled to Israel and took what is known by many as a “gap year.” “I...

'Bernie or Bust' helps Trump, hurts Clinton

‘Bernie or Bust’ helps Trump, hurts Clinton

Pat Mullane / May 22, 2016

As the primary election edges closer to its end date, the three remaining presidential candidates strut their last few miles of this month-long marathon across the nation.  And while Donald Trump has...

Protests of Milo Yiannopoulos only reinforce the controversial speaker's message

Protests of Milo Yiannopoulos only reinforce the controversial speaker’s message

Kyle McElroy / May 22, 2016

On Tuesday May 24, the DePaul College Republicans are hosting the “Dangerous Faggot Tour” featuring speaker Milo Yiannopoulos. A journalist for Brietbart News Network and poster boy of the emerging...

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