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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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Turning DePaul Blue Demons red: Party labels in Chicago

Nicholas Oviatt February 22, 2015

The city of Chicago needs a swift kick in the butt. Get the guillotines set up in Grant Park and all of the city officials rounded up. Incompetence, cronyism, socialism, inequality and pride are all...

Brian Williams: The high price of lying for fame

Brian Williams: The high price of lying for fame

Sharon Lavin February 22, 2015

Journalist Brian Williams’ falsified war story hit home for many Americans. Williams told the American public on multiple occasions that he was hit by enemy fire in 2003 while riding in a U.S. Army...

50 shades of humor: Controversial movie brings more laughs than shocks

50 shades of humor: Controversial movie brings more laughs than shocks

Heather Slawny February 22, 2015

On a very lucky Friday the 13th, a movie theater was filled with nervous audience members, nervous energy and pretending-not-to-be-nervous giggling. Everybody took pictures of their movie ticket —...

In this Jan. 2012 photo, former Olympic athlete Bruce Jenner, with stitches and a scar on his face, attends an NBA basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Danny Moloshok)

Bruce Jenner: Real reality

Christian Ianniello February 19, 2015

Growing up in Calabasas, California I was accustomed to seeing celebrities at some point of the day. For me, that was at my frozen yogurt job. In California, when you hear Calabasas the first celebrities...

Editorial: For DePaul provost, Nancy Brickhouse

Editorial: For DePaul provost, Nancy Brickhouse

Editorial Board February 16, 2015

More than one year after Donald Pope-Davis, the university’s last permanent provost, resigned after six months on the job, DePaul is once again ready to name a new provost. After a national search...

Tax-funded terror: Valuing profit over people

Tax-funded terror: Valuing profit over people

Kate Kownacki February 15, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='9580'] I rolled into Columbus, Georgia, around 3 a.m., and even with darkness as its guise, the symbols of oppression were inescapable. From a confederate flag-wielding pick-up-truck...

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner smiles as a crowd gives him a standing ovation as he speaks at a Peoria Chamber of Commerce event in Peoria, Illinois, Friday, Feb. 6. (Fred Zwicky | AP)

Runaway Rauner: Confrontation, not collaboration

Brenden Moore February 15, 2015

Feb. 12 marked the one-month anniversary of Bruce Rauner’s tenure as governor of Illinois. In that span, there have been plenty of PowerPoint presentations breaking down the bad economic shape the...

DePaul not ruined by cultural Marxism

Brenden Moore February 12, 2015

“DePaul University Has Been Ruined By Cultural Marxism” was the title of a blog post that made the rounds on social media last week. Featured on the Return of Kings website, a “blog for heterosexual,...

A measles vaccine is shown on a countertop at the Tamalpais Pediatrics clinic Friday, Feb. 6, 2015, in Greenbrae, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

No need to panic about measles

Jessica Genova February 12, 2015

As the number of newly diagnosed measles cases jumped to 100 this past Friday, the virus is not the only thing that’s spreading. Fear has encapsulated the nation as the constant stream of broadcasts...

East St. Louis High School defensive lineman Terry Beckner Jr., second from left, announces intentions to attend Missouri during national signing day, Feb. 4, 2015. (Chris Lee | AP)

National signing day: Do high school athletes deserve national coverage?

Jenna Duddleston February 8, 2015

As I sit in my little cubicle at my internship on Wednesday, Feb. 4, the TV behind me features ESPNU and today’s topic of conversation: National signing day. ESPNU has a rundown of the top recruits...

A Nigerian soldier stands guard during Eid al-Fitr prayers in Maiduguri, Nigeria. (Sunday Alamba, File | AP)

The off-limits topic: Western media bias

Sam Schwindt February 8, 2015

By now you have more than likely heard of the Charlie Hebdo attack, but have you heard about the Baga and Doron Baga massacres in Nigeria? Nearly 2,000 individuals are feared dead at the hands of Boko...

Fighting fare: Taxis fall behind in 'rideshare revolution'

Fighting fare: Taxis fall behind in ‘rideshare revolution’

Danielle Harris, Former news editor February 8, 2015

Popular ridesharing service Uber is no stranger to controversy. The company consistently makes headlines with critics slamming the business for countless reasons including outlandish statements by corporate...

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