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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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Despite the massive box office success of recent superhero movies such as the Iron Man series, there
have been few female characters - and even fewer female leads - in this film genre. (Harshlight / Creative Commons)

Women remain criminally underrepresented in Hollywood

Kelsey Lawson May 19, 2014

Growing up, I was a tomboy. I hung out with my brothers, played contact sports in the street and watched movies about boys that were aimed at boys. The older I got, though, the more I tried to find movies...

‘DePaul Exposed’ is doing more harm than good for survivors

Michelle Cahill May 1, 2014

As you might be aware, an anonymous group at DePaul University is claiming that the university and athletic departments are covering up an epidemic of sexual assault. The group has dropped banners, "facilitated"...

Sexual discourse: A safe space away

Olivia Cunningham April 26, 2014

The world can be, and often is, a violent and destructive place, but it's especially disconcerting when even safe spaces among your own community cannot bring complete solace.Safe spaces, the spaces we...

Women can reclaim power of sex through media

Lucy Corbin April 26, 2014

With women in media being more open about sex, and honest lyrics being written about harsh realities, it can seem like popular culture is on a downward ethical spiral. But with a closer look, perhaps perpetuating...

We’re not duped: Palestine is an important issue for transgender communities

Aiden Bettine April 26, 2014

Editor's note: This is in response to the recent op-ed "Israel Divestment campaign poses threat to peace, cooperation," and concerns the overarching debate over student proposals for divestment from Israel....

Israel divestment campaign poses threat to peace, cooperation

Matthew Rudolph April 19, 2014

Editor's note: This piece is in response to a recent op-ed titled "No More Silent Boycotts," and concerns the overarching debate over student proposals for a boycott of products from Israel. "Israel's...

Violence in schools: Enough is enough

Ogechi Emechebe April 19, 2014

School should seem like the second safest place besides home, but as we have seen in numerous stories of school shootings and other forms of school violence, it's losing its spot in that category quickly....

Marriage, the solution for everything

Darartu Mohamed April 19, 2014

As a young girl I imagined that toward the end of my life I would be married with children and maybe a few grandchildren. I had no idea what marriage entailed; all I knew was that I had to get married...

The true public detriment of the anti-vaccination movement

Parker Asmann April 19, 2014

Diseases that have long been under control have seen a vast outbreak across the U.S. as an anti-vaccine phenomenon has allowed these once tamed diseases to make a roaring comeback.Although vaccination...

My sister is a cyborg: Our growing dependence on technology

Eva Swiecki April 17, 2014

I have come to believe that technology distances us away from ourselves; we use technology to get away from reality because we don't know how to be alone. We browse through the Internet when we're sitting...

Trim the expectations: Excessive Photoshopping affects young teens’ body image

Christina Mazzeo April 16, 2014

I believe teens have too high of expectations for what their bodies should look like. Today in commercials and every magazine people are digitally altered. Their stomach and hips are made smaller, their...

Time for students to challenge our nation’s illogical foreign policy

Brendan Newell April 15, 2014

Rational self-interest is key in the field of economics, being a major force in the establishment of its philosophical foundations. Along with economics, this term has influenced the preponderance of my...

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