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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

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Chicago citizens deserve community control of police

Chicago citizens deserve community control of police

Danielle Harris, Former news editor December 14, 2015

With the Department of Justice announcing it will investigate the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and hundreds of protesters calling for the resignation of Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Cook County State...

We must do more than #PrayForParis

We must do more than #PrayForParis

Gabriella Mikiewicz November 23, 2015

You sign into Facebook and learn that a terrible tragedy has happened in France. 129 people were killed by terrorists in Paris on Nov. 13. Friends and family are sharing the news using the hashtag...

Black Friday celebrates America's favorite pastime: consumerism

Black Friday celebrates America’s favorite pastime: consumerism

Matthew Barbuscio November 21, 2015

Black Friday is a nationwide craze created to get Americans out of our houses on Thanksgiving and into the stores to consume something other than mashed potatoes. Retail employees are expected to work...

Gov. Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up after giving his first speech as governor on Monday Jan. 12, 2015 at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield, Ill. (Nancy Stone/Chicago Tribune/TNS)

DePaul MAP recipients face uncertain future

Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor November 15, 2015

The reminder is on every computer monitor on both campuses. Blue and white posters with the #MAPMatters logo demanding the attention of the 23,799 students at DePaul. Try logging into Campus Connect...

Starbucks holiday cups prompt internet outrage

Starbucks holiday cups prompt internet outrage

Fabio De Simone November 13, 2015

Starbucks has historically used Christmas iconography to decorate their cups during the holiday season. Apparently, some Christmas-celebrating coffee drinkers have really enjoyed these annual cheery...

Ben Carson's violent abortion comments are ignorant

Ben Carson’s violent abortion comments are ignorant

Ivana Rihter November 10, 2015

Ben Carson’s stance on abortion is direct and uncompromising: all abortions should be banned, regardless the situation. If the woman was raped, if it is a case of incest, if the mother’s life is...

Passing Illinois budget requires political compromise

Passing Illinois budget requires political compromise

Brenden Moore November 8, 2015

As Gov. Rauner and state Democrats bicker, citizens of the state suffer. This is what it comes down to as we enter month six without a budget and no signs of an end in sight. Rauner, the rookie...

Native American history left neglected

Native American history left neglected

Claire Fisher November 8, 2015

November brings to mind falling leaves, cozy sweaters, the much-loved continuation of pumpkin flavored desserts and Thanksgiving, which concludes the month. However, while looking forward to this classic...

Food for thought: Vegetarian is healthier, kinder

Food for thought: Vegetarian is healthier, kinder

Gabriella Mikiewicz November 8, 2015

It seems like a fad. Vegetarian and vegan restaurants are popping up in all of the hip neighborhoods around Chicago. But are they more than just a passing trend? I’ve been a vegetarian for six years...

Food for thought: The case for meat

Food for thought: The case for meat

Geoff Stellfox November 8, 2015

Let’s start with the obvious, and not be coy about it. Red and processed meat is delicious. That’s why the recent World Health Organization’s (WHO) report outlining how diets heavy in red...

Blaming Byrd-Bennett won't end CPS corruption

Blaming Byrd-Bennett won’t end CPS corruption

Donyae Lewis November 3, 2015

A multi-million-dollar bribery scheme has left former Chicago Public Schools (CPS) CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett criminally charged in a 23-count indictment. According to her emails, Byrd-Bennett, a former...

Misogynist music industry impacts artists, fans

Misogynist music industry impacts artists, fans

Erin Yarnall October 25, 2015

With her most recent album “1989,” Taylor Swift was able to make some of her greatest accomplishments as an artist so far in her 11-year career. After co-writing every song on the 16-track album...

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