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With the popularity of e-readers, the future of print is unknown. (Cathy Stanley-Erickson / Creative Commons)

E-readers: Reading for the new millennium

Rachel Dick February 8, 2015

When it comes to modern versus old-fashioned, no matter the medium, the debate tends to follow similar tangents. The ones who see merit in the old ways believe newer changes will bring about detrimental...

DePaul sophomore R.J. Curington is a student-athlete and supports his team at Allstate Arena against Marquette. (DePaulia File)

Sports vs. school: Student athletes must balance academics with athletics

Danielle Harris, Former news editor February 1, 2015

Two former University of North Carolina student-athletes have filed a lawsuit against the Chapel Hill institution, as well as the NCAA, claiming academic fraud. Rashanda McCants, who played for the women’s...

The great American presidential campaign of money grabbing

American politics are unique, and it comes as no surprise that the driving force behind them is money. Media exposure of potential candidates signifies that the money grabbing for the 2016 presidential...

“American Sniper” was nominated for an Oscar for best picture. Actor Bradley Cooper played Chris Kyle, the deadliest sniper in American military history. (Warner Bros. Pictures | AP)

Shoot first, ask questions later: The criticism behind ‘American Sniper’

Steven Long February 1, 2015

In his New York Times review, critic A.O. Scott concluded “American Sniper” is ultimately, “just a movie.” This seems to have been forgotten in the media clamor following its release. Unfavorable...

American retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has adopted a new strategy for reinvention after a significant decrease in sales. (Rick Su | Creative Commons)

Abercrombie & Fitch: The decline of a clothing empire

Heather Slawny February 1, 2015

It feels like just yesterday we were groping through dark clothing stores with thumping music, squinting our eyes through a fog of perfume for an overpriced T-shirt with the store’s logo printed across...

Flowers lay outside Charlie Hebdo headquarters in Paris, France on Jan. 14 after the terrorist attack. Since then, 54 people have been arrested for hate speech and anti-Semitism. (Jacques Brinon | AP)

The constant threat of anti-Semitism: Hate speech emerges after Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack

Sam Schwindt January 25, 2015

Religious intolerance continues to evoke violence in our contemporary world. If you are Jewish, however, this is nothing new. On Jan. 9, as reported by the Associated Press, four French Jews were killed...

Actress Betty White's appearance in a Snickers commercial during the 2010 Super Bowl helped to revive her long career. (Tribune News Service)

$4.5 million price tag on Super Bowl commercials

Jenna Duddleston January 25, 2015

What is it about Super Bowl commercials that make us want to watch three-minute advertisements? Do we watch them to make us laugh like the famous Doritos commercials do? Do we watch them because of their...

David Oyelowo portrays Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a scene from "Selma." The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Picture on Jan. 15. (Atsushi Nishijima | AP)

A rigged game: #OscarsSoWhite trending after 87th Academy Awards nomination ceremony

Heather Slawny January 25, 2015

“Anything can happen tonight, so many different possibilities,” Ellen DeGeneres said during her opening monologue at the 2014 Oscars ceremony. “Possibility number one: ‘12 Years a Slave’ wins...

The Constitutional limits of campaign finance laws involving contributions to candidates and political parties were defined by the 2010 Citizens United decision. (Olivier Douliery | Tribune News Service)

The fifth anniversary of Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision

Nicholas Oviatt January 25, 2015

This month marks five years since the Supreme Court’s controversial decision regarding Citizens United. The United States Supreme Court held that the First Amendment prohibited the government from...

People hold up pens and pencils as they stand at a memorial gathering for the victims of the recent terrorist attacks in France at Trafalgar Square, London, on Jan. 11. (Tim Ireland | AP)

Power of the pen: Journalists strive to tell truth in face of violence, oppression, intolerance and hatred

Kyle Tyrrell January 18, 2015

As a journalism student at DePaul University, primed to graduate in June and get set loose into this chaotic world, I must say I have never been more proud to be a journalist and a DePaul student. The...

The White House announced a proposal on Jan. 9, that President Barack Obama said would make community college "free for everybody who's is willing to work for it." (Carolyn Kaster | AP)

President Obama gives it the good ol’ college try

Danielle Harris, Former news editor January 18, 2015

President Barack Obama recently unveiled a long overdue plan to provide a free college education to qualified students. The plan, entitled America’s College Promise, pledges to cover tuition costs...

Attendees hold "Je suis Charlie" (I am Charlie) signs as several hundred people gather in solidarity with victims of two terrorist attacks in Paris on Jan. 10. (Jason Decrow | AP)

Je suis Charlie: The future of free press after Charlie Hebdo

Kate Kownacki January 18, 2015

Last week, few people knew of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris. Now, in the wake of a horrifying attack resulting in 12 fatalities, hysteria has been unleashed, leaving the future of free...

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