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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Percentage of the population by state that relies on food stamps in 2013. (Tribune News Service)

Food stamps aren’t a game to be played

Heather Slawny April 26, 2015

The minimum meal plan for first-year DePaul students living in residence halls costs $1,175 per quarter. That’s roughly $98 per week, or $13 per day. This is over three times as much as low-income...

St. Vincents Circle located between the Schmitt Academic Center and the John T. Richardson Library. (Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

Adjunct faculty at DePaul asks: ‘How much would St. Vincent pay?’

Joy Ellison April 19, 2015

No college student expects to be taught by a teacher living on the edge of poverty. While student tuition continues to rise, more and more university faculty members are working part time for low pay....

Media coverage of the trans community needs to change

Max Kleiner April 19, 2015

As a gay man, I have come to understand that my sexuality is really none of anyone else’s business. As a member of the media, I have come to understand that everyone’s business is my business, including...

Too little, too late: The harm caused by conversion therapy

Too little, too late: The harm caused by conversion therapy

Sam Schwindt April 19, 2015

In December 2014, transgender teen Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. Before committing suicide, Alcorn wrote on her Tumblr page,“If you are reading this, it means that I have committed suicide and...

World leaders negotiate a deal limiting Irans nuclear program in exchange for the cessation of economic sanctions against Iran. (AP Photo/Brian Snyder, Pool, FILE)

Reaching and sustaining a nuclear deal with Iran

Kylie Allen April 14, 2015

As a Global Zero activist and proponent of total nuclear disarmament, I find the fact that another nation could likely join the nine nuclear weapons countries extremely unsettling. In a world that...

Gentoo penguins stand on a rock near station Bernardo OHiggins, Antarctica. The melting of Antarctic glaciers as a consequence of global warming is concerning scientists because of rising sea levels that will eventually reshape the planet. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Climate change is not up for debate

Zoe Krey April 12, 2015

Examining the Guardian’s unapologetic stance on the environmental crisis Prominent news sources are often thought of as reliable because of their ability to remain objective when reporting current...

Condoms are available on some college campuses. (Matt Goins/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)

DePaul’s outdated sexual health policy

Kate Kownacki April 12, 2015

DePaul’s sexual wellness programs have come a long way over the years. In 2011, the Trojan Sexual Health Report Card rated DePaul dead last out of 140 universities nationwide. Last year, DePaul triumphantly...

Feminism continues to be misunderstood

Feminism continues to be misunderstood

Sam Schwindt April 12, 2015

Feminism is dying, and it’s our job — the job of men and women — to revive it. Popular media often gives feminism a bad rap, especially when powerful women state that they are not, in fact, feminists....

Models wear creations for Saint Laurents Fall/Winter 2015-2016 Ready to Wear fashion collection presented in Paris, as part of Paris Fashion Week. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)

France and the fashion industry: Skinny is so last year

Sam Ridge April 12, 2015

France recently banned what it deems to be unhealthy, skinny models in the country’s fashion industry, following a trend set by other countries such as Italy and Spain. These countries have adopted...

(Carolyn Duff / The DePaulia)

What is at stake with marijuana legalization

Zoe Krey April 5, 2015

Marijuana legalization seems to be more than just another issue for the millennial generation. By the way Barack Obama responded to the question of the drug’s legalization last month, it is clear that...

The irony of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act in the state of Indiana. (Tribune News Service)

Equality for consumers in Indiana

Danielle Harris, Former news editor April 5, 2015

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence faced extreme backlash and public outrage over the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA). Signed into law on March 26, RFRA originally allowed businesses to use religious...

The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity house at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia. (Steve Helber | AP)

What Rolling Stone taught us about rape culture

Fabio De Simone April 5, 2015

On Nov. 19, 2014, Rolling Stone magazine published an article headlined, “A Rape on Campus: A Brutal Assault and Struggle for Justice at UVA,” detailing the story of a young woman’s alleged gang...

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