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Yik Yak: The problem isn’t anonymity

Yik Yak: The problem isn’t anonymity

Heather Slawny October 19, 2014

“I am a lot nicer than my ‘walking to class’ face, I promise.” Thanks to Yik Yak, an app currently taking DePaul by storm, nobody but the writer will ever be completely sure who wrote this. The...

The Gay Voice

The ‘Gay Voice’

Sam Schwindt October 19, 2014

Do gay men talk differently? LGBTQ activist David Thorpe explored the supposed existence of the “gay voice” in his soon-to-be released documentary, “Do I Sound Gay?” Although some may find this...

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder speaks to a meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors at the Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark., Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)

Eric Holder’s legacy: Tough with words but weak with action

Name withheld by request October 15, 2014

How does one define legacy? Is it a mathematical question of success and failures? Because if so, you may find that Eric Holder’s won’t be too positive. He’ll end up going down in history as...

Homelessness: The plight of Chicago’s poor

Homelessness: The plight of Chicago’s poor

Kate Kownacki October 12, 2014

Heidi and Ronnie have been living on the unforgiving streets of Chicago for more than three years. Heidi, a single mother of three, found herself exhausted by the struggles of being the sole financial...

Tinder changes hookup culture

Tinder changes hookup culture

Gracie Covarrubias October 12, 2014

As a culture, young adults have managed to change countless societal norms to match the pace of the mass media movements surging through pop culture. In the case of Tinder, our generation has become...

Drone deliveries are a win-win invention

Drone deliveries are a win-win invention

Sam Schwindt October 12, 2014

Despite a lack of regulatory rules or governmental oversight, companies such as Google, Amazon and DHL have prepared to test the plausibility of drone deliveries. Are these our future — flying machines...

Letter to the Editor: What individual citizens can do to combat campus sexual assault

Megan Greeson October 7, 2014

Educate yourself about the dynamics of sexual assault Hold you and your peers accountable Know how to respond to a friend Continue working with the university response to these issue Don’t...

Pocket change: Minimum wage won’t drastically kill jobs

Pocket change: Minimum wage won’t drastically kill jobs

Kevin Gross October 5, 2014

“I’m not going to support (a minimum wage) that absolutely puts people out of work. It just doesn’t make sense,” Pat Toomey, a Republican senator from Pennsylvania, said. That type of sentiment...

NFL under fire, burned by public

NFL under fire, burned by public

Jonah Atchison October 5, 2014

In recent weeks, the NFL has been rocked with various domestic abuse scandals befitting for a MTV reality TV show: A video showing Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice brutally assaulting his then-fiancee...

Emma Watson misses mark

Emma Watson misses mark

Clarissa Dallman October 5, 2014

From 'He for She' to 'All for All' More than a week has passed since Emma Watson gave her speech on feminism at the United Nations Conference, but it continues to spark conversations globally. As the...

United States President Barack Obama addresses the Climate Summit, at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Climate change: UN Summit is only the beginning

Lauryn Hall October 2, 2014

After years of debating its true extent and relevance, it now seems the issue of climate change is finally being taken seriously. At last week’s United Nations Summit on Climate Change, presidents,...

Tackling the issue: time to clear the animosity and ignorance

Tackling the issue: time to clear the animosity and ignorance

Zoe Krey September 29, 2014

We know the statistics, we know the rumors, we know the rhetoric, but do we recognize the misconceptions? Rape, sexual abuse and assault,relationship violence, domestic violence, and stalking have...

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