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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The view of the John T. Richardson Library from the quad. (Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

Real potential of DePaul SGA: Greater autonomy needed from administration

Tyler Solorio May 10, 2015

We passed provisions to allow funding for free HIV and STI testing, textbook financial aid and emergency funds in case of financial emergencies that could hinder students’ enrollment with the money...

(Photo courtesy of World Happiness Report)

Happiness defined: U.S. ranks 15th in United Nations Report

Fabio De Simone May 10, 2015

With the U.S. being listed as the 15th happiest nation in the world in the recently published 2015 World Happiness Report, it becomes poignant to discuss the areas in which our nation has fallen short...

St. Vincents Circle, located between the Schmitt Academic Center and the John T. Richardson Libarary, reminds students of the Vincentian values that are inherent to our school. (Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

Letter to the editor: Respecting the time and effort of DePaul’s adjuncts

Robert Stokes May 10, 2015

While I enjoyed the DePaulia’s recent front page story on adjunct faculty trends both at DePaul and around the U.S., I felt the narrative needed some additional nuance. I am the Director of the School...

Cast of The Ridiculous 6. (Photo courtesy of The Wrap)

Cultural appropriation in ‘The Ridiculous 6’

Donyae Lewis May 6, 2015

“The movie has ridiculous in the title for a reason: because it is ridiculous.” This was the statement released by Netflix after dozens of Native American actors walked off the set of Adam Sandler’s...

Letter to the editor: Student support letter for adjunct professors at DePaul

We write this letter on behalf of DePaul’s student body to demand better treatment and livable wages for adjunct professors. It is inevitable that adjuncts’ wages affect us as students in our academics....

Ignorance or apathy in the age of social media?

Maia Moore May 5, 2015

Have you ever taken your headphones off on the train and listened to the ramblings of everyone around you? Most likely, you heard about a bad date, what happened in a meeting or what was for dinner that...

A gurney in the the execution chamber at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)

Death penalty in context of an imperfect justice system

Emily Clement May 3, 2015

What does the United States have in common with Somalia, North Korea, Sudan, South Sudan, Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya? They're the seven countries rated most corrupt by Transparency International. Each...

Denis Hayes, coordinator of the first Earth Day, speaks to a crowd during the first annual student-hosted Climate Action Festival during Earth Day celebrations. (Jordan Stead/seattlepi.com via AP)

Don’t spend green on green technology

Frank Schmitt May 3, 2015

With last week being earth week, what once was a week to reflect on the ecological problems we face has been turned into a sort of climate Halloween in which environmentalists go door to door and try...

A demonstrator outside City Hall in Philadelphia on April 30. The event in Philadelphia follows days of unrest in Baltimore after Freddie Grays police-custody death. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Baltimore riots: Policing the police

Danielle Harris, Former news editor May 3, 2015

In the midst of Freddie Gray’s death and the Baltimore riots, an injustice in Chicago has gone practically unnoticed by the national news media. While headlines reading “unarmed black man shot by...

Wal-Mart workers and supporters block Jefferson Street as they protest in front of Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market on Nov. 28 in the West Loop in Chicago. (Zbigniew Bzdak/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

Wal-Mart store closings: The high price of always low prices

Sam Schwindt May 3, 2015

It is possible that Wal-Mart is closing stores for repairs. It is much more likely that Wal-Mart is closing stores to silence activism. According to the LA Times, a Wal-Mart store in Pico Rivera, California...

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Sexual Assault Awareness month: It’s time for consent culture

Summer Concepcion April 26, 2015

As the discussion on what it means to consent has gained popularity on college campuses, advocates push to bring the topic to a younger audience One in five women in college are sexually assaulted....

Kendrick Lamar performing at The Circus in Helsinki, Finland. (J. Ristaniemi | Creative Commons)

Celebrities as pop culture powerhouses

Fabio De Simone April 26, 2015

This past week, Kendrick Lamar’s latest album, “To Pimp A Butterfly,” eclipsed 500,000 sales. J. Cole’s album, “2014 Forest Hills Drive,” became the first album to reach platinum status...

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