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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Metropolitan Correctional Center in the Loop. The SAFE-T Act went into effect Sept. 18 to help decrease the jail population in Illinois.

Illinois becomes first state to eliminate cash bail; rural counties face implementation challenges

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor October 1, 2023

Illinois has become the first state to abolish cash bail, a move that some legal experts say will have very different ramifications in rural areas than in Chicago.  The Pretrial Fairness Act became...

Nora Muhlemfeld and other abortion rights activists march outside a fundraiser for crisis pregnancy centers at the Union League Club in downtown Chicago Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023, which was also International Safe Abortion Day.

Battle for Choice: DePaul students protest what they call ‘secret anti-abortion’ clinics, in person and on social media

Molly Tinkey, Contributing Writer October 1, 2023

As cars zoom up North Cicero Avenue, they encounter signs from protesters: “Honk for Abortion Access” and “Honk for Abortion Rights.” Red and blue pigtails bounce back and forth as junior Kenna...

A photo shows the DePaul campus at night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. On the night of Sept. 23, student Ella Gutin was among students robbed on the Quad, near the Schmidt Academic Center. Its one of five robberies reported since the academic term began.

DePaul students concerned with crime, swift safety changes

Jake Cox, Online Managing Editor October 1, 2023

First-year student Ella “Ell” Gutin was sitting on the Quad with a friend on Sept. 23. Because it was still early, Gutin was not concerned for her safety. That was until about 10 p.m., when she...

On Sept. 23, several DePaul students were robbed on the Quad at the Lincoln Park Campus.

BREAKING: DePaul requires community members to have ID on campus premises

Jake Cox, Online Managing Editor September 25, 2023

In response to the spike in crime on campus this fall and community concerns surrounding the lack of safety on university grounds, DePaul will begin requiring identification to access the upper floors...

Public safety alert posters, in response to the crimes the night of Sept. 23,  hang on the doors of the Richardson Library in Lincoln Park.

BREAKING: Students face spike in robberies on campus this fall, several robbed over the weekend

Jake Cox, Online Managing Editor September 24, 2023

A student was struck in the face with a gun and several were robbed late Saturday night and early Sunday morning on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus, Public Safety reported. Since the start of the academic...

DePaul Vice President and Director of Athletics DeWayne Peevy welcomes basketball season ticket holders at DePaul Athletics’ annual summer reception.

Beyond the game: DeWayne Peevy’s impact on the DePaul community

Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor September 24, 2023

Running through his array of plans and initiatives to elevate the athletics program at DePaul, an idea pops into DeWayne Peevy’s head. “Have you seen the building?” he asks. It could be an...

Opinion: Mobile Blue Demon Cards do not improve public safety

Opinion: Mobile Blue Demon Cards do not improve public safety

Zanna Ingram, Contributing Writer September 24, 2023

Students returning to campus this fall might have noticed a new feature of the DePaul student lifestyle: mobile Blue Demon Cards.   About 8,000 students have their mobile IDs set up, and that number...

Kathleen Rooney, a professor in the English department. She is in the Arts and Letters hall on Wednesday, September 13.

‘I believe that a better world is possible:’ How bestselling author Kathleen Rooney strives to reshape the literary world

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief September 24, 2023

DePaul English professor Kathleen Rooney was always a storyteller.  Rooney, the author of five novels, including her latest historical fiction, "From Dust to Star Dust," which explores the life of...

Jin Park and Joyce Ha sit on a beach in a still from the film Waiting for the Light to Change.

“Waiting for the Light to Change” opens at Siskel Center

Sam Mroz, Arts & Life Editor September 24, 2023

When the cast and crew of “Waiting for the Light to Change” — a feature film made by student filmmakers — wrapped production in summer of 2021, a daunting theatrical market promoted a tide of challenge....

DePauls fundraising will support academic innovation and a new $60 million basketball practice facility.

DePaul’s philanthropic efforts will prioritize academics

Rose O'Keeffe, Asst. News Editor September 24, 2023

Amid excitement and concern surrounding the proposed $60 million athletic capital campaign, DePaul leadership claims an ambitious, comprehensive fundraising effort will prioritize academics. “If you...

Senior Jessica Soriano-Villada works at the front desk and as community engagement coordinator at the Latinx Cultural Center in OConnell Hall Room 360.

DePaul’s cultural centers receive additional $100,000 in funding

Cary Robbins, La DePaulia Former Managing Editor September 17, 2023

DePaul’s cultural centers received a funding boost of $100,000 from the Office of Student Involvement (OSI) in July that will be used to invest in current and future student programming, according to...

Film union strikes impact student opportunities

Film union strikes impact student opportunities

Claire Tweedie, Content Managing Editor September 17, 2023

As sophomore Alexander Eberhage wrapped up the production of his short film “Defunction,”— a science fiction drama about the unpredictability of time travel — he could not predict his uncertain...

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