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The DePaulia

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DePaul SGA and the problem with secret ballots

DePaul SGA and the problem with secret ballots

Brendan Pedersen October 4, 2015

DePaul’s Student Government Association (SGA) convened Thursday night and faced a packed gallery of student spectators, sitting in firm protest. They had come for the third item on the evening’s agenda:...

His Holiness Pope Francis addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS)

Pope Francis’ many Vincentian values

Danielle Harris, Former news editor September 27, 2015

There’s a lot in a name. Take Pope Francis, who took his papal title after St. Francis of Assisi. The Italian priest was known for advocating many leftist causes including protecting the environment...

Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir addresses the 2015 Sustainable Development Summit, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2015, at United Nations headquarters. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Saudi ambassador appointed to UN Human Rights Council

Fabio De Simone September 27, 2015

Many human rights activists around the world have bemoaned the recent appointment of Faisal Bin Hassan Trad, the ambassador of Saudi Arabia, to a position on the United Nations Human Rights Council...

Planned Parenthood funding in peril

Planned Parenthood funding in peril

JohnFranco Joyce September 27, 2015

In a last-ditch effort to avert a government shutdown, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has proposed a bill that would keep the government funded through Dec. 11 without defunding Planned Parenthood.The...

Downey Regional Medical Center RN Connie Meinke holds a syringe filled with the flu vaccine before injecting a fellow employee on January 17, 2013. Like many hospitals across the U.S., the Downey, California, facility is preparing for the flu onslaught. The hospital is asking all of their employees to be vaccinated. (Mark Boster/Los Angeles Times/MCT)

Trump, Carson affirm fallacy linking childhood vaccinations and autism

Laura Pausch September 27, 2015

The most essential thing a voter can be is informed. Knowing specifically what issues each candidate is presenting affects whom to vote for. In certain controversial topics, many ideas that are debated...

Elizabeth Warren targets employment discrimination

Elizabeth Warren targets employment discrimination

Jake Glover September 20, 2015

Bad credit may keep you from getting a new car, buying your first home and worse — finding a job. On Sept. 15, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) introduced the Equal Employment...

'Dear Fat People' video sparks Internet outrage

‘Dear Fat People’ video sparks Internet outrage

Danielle Harris, Former news editor September 20, 2015

The Internet is not pleased with Nicole Arbour. The Canadian actress and YouTube vlogger uploaded a video titled “Dear Fat People” on Sept. 3, where she attempted to discuss rampant obesity in North...

California legislature passes right-to-die bill

California legislature passes right-to-die bill

Fabio De Simone September 20, 2015

After being diagnosed with brain cancer, 29-year-old Brittany Maynard wrote a piece for CNN in November 2014 describing her fight against the terminal illness titled “My right to die with dignity at...

New discoveries for NASA despite falling budget

New discoveries for NASA despite falling budget

Eric Traphagen September 13, 2015

Nine years ago, engineers at NASA launched a piano-size spacecraft into the void of outer space to explore what was, at the time, the farthest planet in our solar system. Earlier this summer, after...

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis sparks national debate

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis sparks national debate

Fabio De Simone September 13, 2015

In early August, Kim Davis, a clerk in Kentucky for Rowan County, began denying marriage licenses to all couples in an effort to protest the recent and historic ruling of Obergefell v. Hodges mandating...

Donald Trump and the American media: A love story

Donald Trump and the American media: A love story

Danielle Harris, Former news editor August 13, 2015

Donald Trump’s race for the presidency has proven to be less of a political campaign and more of a media spectacle. The businessman and television personality has teased the idea of running for high...

On the winding streets of Amsterdam's Red Light district, the red lights above the doors mean Amsterdam's prostitutes are open for business, legally. (Ellen Creager/Detroit Free Press/MCT)

Amnesty International takes realistic stance on prostitution

Danielle Harris, Former news editor August 4, 2015

Long considered “the world’s oldest profession,” prostitution has existed virtually as long as the human race itself. Though the morality behind an occupation requiring a man or woman to sell...

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