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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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Smart phone warning labels can't shut down plugged-in society

Smart phone warning labels can’t shut down plugged-in society

Danielle Harris and Kyle Woosley / October 18, 2015

Not too long ago, the average American accessed the Internet solely through a laptop or desktop computer. The Millennial generation witnessed a rapid change in technology, most notably the rise of cell...

Gun control: America’s desperate need for change

Gun control: America’s desperate need for change

Brendan Pedersen / October 15, 2015

As news of America’s latest mass shooting shoved its way into the national dialogue yet again this month, the nation’s elites did something rather uncharacteristic: in a rare bipartisan show of...

AP10ThingsToSee - Members of CodePink protest the deadly U.S. attack on a hospital in northern Afghanistan on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, during the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the Situation in Afghanistan, as U.S. Forces-Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Commander Gen. John Campbell testifies. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Demand accountability for war crimes

Kate Kownacki / October 9, 2015

It was around 2 a.m. Oct. 3 when a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan was struck by a series of U.S. airstrikes. According to Doctor’s Without Borders, or as they are more commonly...

Americans must read more than just the headline on complex issues

Americans must read more than just the headline on complex issues

Madeline Buchel / October 4, 2015

“Eat your vegetables! There are starving children in Africa!” At eight years old, as you squirm in your seat, yearn to go outside to play in the yard and stab your broccoli repeatedly with your fork,...

No true winners in Patrick Kane investigation

No true winners in Patrick Kane investigation

Fabio De Simone / October 4, 2015

In early August, police began investigating an alleged rape in the home of Chicago Blackhawks superstar Patrick Kane in Hamburg, N.Y. Since then, the case has experienced a legal rollercoaster as evidence...

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...

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