DePaul’s enrollment numbers trending higher than expected: VP of enrollment management
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
12:30 am
Though many feared a dramatic decrease in the number of freshmen committing to DePaul, as well as continuing students, the numbers are much better than expected. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, DePaul is generally doing well in terms of projected enrollment for fall quarter, said Soumitra Ghosh...
DePaul Athletics Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto will retire this summer
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
June 4, 2020
DePaul Athletics Director Jean Lenti Ponsetto will be retiring this summer, a DePaul athletics spokesperson confirmed to The DePaulia Thursday night. Before becoming DePaul’s Athletics Director, Lenti Ponsetto was the school’s senior associate athletic director for seven years, 12 years as the as...
Even without sports, photographers’ creativity still runs high
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor & Staff Photographer
June 4, 2020
We’ve seen the coronavirus shut down sports as we know it – yet, for the people who capture those split-second moments during those games, there is still a dire need to create. Photographers around the country have effectively been stripped of work since mid-March, leaving many questions unanswer...
Latinx community unites to advocate for Black lives amid Chicago Protests
Hillary Flores, Maria Guerrero, and Richie Requena
June 1, 2020
Chants of “tu lucha es mi lucha” — “your struggle is my struggle” — were heard coming from the Latinx community as they gathered in solidarity over the death of George Floyd on Saturday, May 30. Waving their flags in front of the Discount Mall in Little Village, protestors made it cl...
Op-ed: The Nation’s Grief… Our Response?
Valerie C. Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science Department
May 31, 2020
Those who have not experienced American racism may have found a degree of solace in President Esteban’s letter to the university community — “The nation’s grief... and our response.” As an African American faculty who writes and teaches on race, I did not. For me, it was indicative of the way that ra...
Killing of George Floyd ignites nationwide unrest
Cailey Gleeson, Ria Bhagwat, Brita Hunegs, and Lacey Latch
May 29, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS — Last night a crowd outside Minneapolis Police’s 3rd Precinct chanting a chorus of “Whose streets? Our streets!” echoed as flames coming from within the police headquarters licked the night sky as the building slowly burned. What began as a call about suspected forgery on a grocery store ...
Victim of police brutality misnamed in message from DePaul president about remembering black lives lost
May 29, 2020
DePaul University President Gabriel Esteban misnamed Eric Garner when listing victims of violence in a statement released to students via email regarding the university’s response to George Floyd’s death and subsequent protests. “From Trayvon Martin to Eric Ferguson to Ahmaud Arbery and Bre...
DePaul’s Mission & Ministry keep elderly Chicagoans from feeling lonely during lockdown
Marcus Robertson, Contributing Writer
May 29, 2020
When Illinois’ stay-at-home order was issued in late March, many DePaul students faced a choice: stay put, or avoid being alone and return to their families. Some Illinoisans, however, didn’t have a choice. Social distancing guidelines forced many of Chicago’s elderly residents to live in iso...
Some DePaul students voice concerns over CARES Act grant application
Emma Oxnevad, Opinions and Social Media Editor
May 28, 2020
After weeks of anticipation, DePaul released applications for the CARES Act Grant The $500 grant is part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, which was passed by Congress and signed into law in March. Students are eligible to apply for the grant if they have completed a ...
