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Sana and Zarqa Hajidamji stand for a photo during a trip to Istanbul, Turkey, on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024. Sana says she's "so proud" to be her mother's daughter. (Photo provided by Sana Hajidamji)

This one’s for you, mom

Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer May 12, 2025

When I sit down to write about my mom I don’t exactly know where to start. How am I supposed to sum up someone who’s my everything — my best friend, my superhero, my safe place? From day one, it’s...

Cherish Lake, a Florida International University senior and hospitality major, participates in a protest against cuts in federal funding and an agreement by campus police to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, on the FIU campus on a day of protests around the country in support of higher education, Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Miami.

Could DePaul be next? Federal aid fight puts students at risk

Casey Tharrington, Contributing Writer May 12, 2025

What began as a rhetorical attack on “woke” culture has turned into a tangible threat to higher education funding. The Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in federal research...

File- A mix of masked and unmasked students sit in the Schmitt Academic Center on March 13, 2022. While the mask requirement at DePaul ended in 2022, some students still choose to wear masks on campus.

DePaul implements new Identity Verification Policy in an effort to create a “culture of accountability”

Sadie Springer, Asst. News Editor May 12, 2025

DePaul University implemented a new Identity Verification Policy, on May 2, requiring members of the university community to temporarily remove face coverings or masks if asked by a Public Safety officer. During...

Shamya Banks, a fashion studies student at Columbia College of Chicago, irons linen fabric at the university's fashion lab on Friday, May 9, 2025. Banks is a recipient of the 2025 Virgil Abloh Post-Modern scholarship, a grant organized by the late creative director Virgil Abloh to aid Black students studying fashion.

Met Gala inspires up-and-coming designers to tailor their style

Alana Eve Schacher, Contributing Writer May 12, 2025

Every year on the first Monday in May, celebrities walk down the Fifth Avenue red carpet in their most avant-garde attire to the Met Gala, one of the fashion world’s biggest events. Hosted by The Costume...

DePaul senior, Sven Moser, dribbles the ball with his racket before a serve on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Lakeshore Sport and Fitness. Moser sustained a mid-foot sprain early this season that allows him to return for a fifth season in the fall.

Train, study, compete … then what?

Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor May 12, 2025

For a youth tennis prospect, it is all about you. From the moment you step on the court for a tennis academy in Europe, it is a nonstop push toward the pros. You start getting calls from American colleges....

President Rob Manuel speaks to student media after his Congresional hearing regarding antisemitism at DePaul's campus on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in his Lincoln Park campus office. Manuel was called to testify before Congress after two Jewish students were assulted on campus by a person not affiliated with DePaul, back in November 2024.

‘We’ve made mistakes along the way’: President Rob speaks with student media after congressional hearing

Lucia Preziosi and Nupur Bosmiya May 9, 2025

President Rob Manuel was called to testify before Congress on Wednesday to speak about antisemitism on DePaul’s campus. A day later, he sat down with student media to discuss the hearing and his plans...

El cardenal Robert Prevost aparece en la logia central de la Basílica de San Pedro después de ser elegido el 267° pontífice de la Iglesia Católica Romana, eligiendo el nombre del Papa León XIV, en el Vaticano, el jueves 8 de mayo de 2025.

Chicago-born Robert Francis Prevost elected first American pope

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor May 8, 2025

White smoke billowed from the Vatican this morning, signaling that a new leader of the Catholic Church had been elected.  Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of the United States will be the Catholic Church’s...

Jill Carlson smiles as she tells the people on her tour about post-modern buildings in Chicago on Thursday, April 10, 2025. Carlson has been a docent for twelve years in the city.

From Loss to Landmarks: One woman’s journey through the heart of Chicago

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor May 5, 2025

Adjacent to the Chicago Tribune Tower sits the Equitable Building with its tall windows and sturdy aluminum-covered spandrel beams. At first glance, these two buildings are complete contradictions: the...

Pippin the piping plover sits on the beach at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary on Wednesday, April 16, 2024. Pippin and Imani have both been spotted on the beach so far this year.

‘Like watching reality TV’: Piping Plovers return to Montrose Point

Quentin Blais, Photo Editor May 5, 2025

As the sun sets over the beach at Montrose Point Bird Sanctuary, a small crowd emerges from the wooded entrance and floods to the hooked pier that juts along the sand. They move independently of one another,...

Alejandro Campos warms up in the bullpen before DePaul's matchup against Winona State for the first round of the NCBA Division 3 playoffs in Wisconsin on Friday, May 2, 2025. Campos is a freshman at DePaul. Photo provided by Graham Gardner

DePaul club baseball makes history with first playoff berth in recent years

Laura Vázquez David, La DePaulia Social Media Editor May 5, 2025

DePaul University’s club baseball team is heading into uncharted territory: its first playoff appearance since the club was revived just a few years ago. The team, which competes in the Division III...

Museumgoers observe “Tree of Hope, Remain Strong” (1946) at the Art Institute of Chicago on Thursday, April 17, 2025. It depicts Kahlo lying down on a gurney with incisions on her back, referencing a recent surgery, next to another version of herself sitting up, wearing a traditional Tehuana dress and looking at the observer head-on.

Frida in Paris: Art Institute exhibition traces Kahlo’s surrealist connections

Isabella Russomanno, Contributing Writer May 5, 2025

Feb. 16, 1939: “I bet you my life I will hate this place and its people as long as I live,” an exhausted Frida Kahlo writes to her partner from her hospital bed in Paris. “There is something so false...

A space capsule full of women, but still no progress

A space capsule full of women, but still no progress

Olivia Hanif, Contributing Writer May 5, 2025

Unless you live under a rock, you probably saw a bunch of celebrities get launched into space last week. On April 14, Jeff Bezos’s space company, Blue Origin, successfully completed its 11th human space...

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