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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

COLUMN: Catholic Church struggles to attract young people because of hateful messsaging

COLUMN: Catholic Church struggles to attract young people because of hateful messsaging

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer May 7, 2023

Last year at my parent’s parish – where I grew up in – held a meeting about church attendance. In this meeting, they discussed a pertinent topic that church officials have been concerned about: getting...

SGA fails to uphold transparency requirements, Holechko petitions for removal

SGA fails to uphold transparency requirements, Holechko petitions for removal

Jake Cox, Online Managing Editor April 30, 2023

As DePaul continues to face its $56.5 million budget gap, calls for radical transparency echo throughout all corners of the university’s administration. The lack of transparency in DePaul’s discussions...

Visitors walk by The Bean on April 26 in Millennium Park. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has reinforced the parks curfew for minors after large youth gatherings resulted in recent violence.

‘Just once we try something that might actually work’: Activists, Chicagoans speak out against youth curfew laws

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor April 30, 2023

When Myles Francis, the project director for the Chicago Center for Youth Violence Prevention, entered a movie theater last April with his younger brother, he was immediately faced with a sign that read,...

The Clothesline Project focuses on bringing awareness to stigmas surrounding sexual assault.

‘It needs to be taken seriously’: 2nd annual Clothesline Project continues its work on breaking the silence

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief April 30, 2023

More than 30 colorful T-shirts hung in the Lincoln Park Student Center Friday night, beckoning many who entered to look closer. However, the display revealed its somber message to students who neared it. One...

Cherry tree in Jackson Park begins to blossom on Tuesday, April 25. Unusual April weather conditions have disrupted the seasonal blossom pattern for the trees.

Blooming connections: Jackson Park’s Sakura cherry blossom trees bridge the city to Japan’s cultural roots

Una Cleary, Focus Editor April 30, 2023

Pink and white hues color the skies of Chicago’s Jackson Park in late April, as over 190 budding Sakura cherry blossom trees sprawl over green grass in the Hyde Park neighborhood, symbolizing the long-awaited...

Ezra Constante also known by his drag name Testostermoan performs at the end of his senior thesis event, Drag teach-in on April 28 in the Richardson Library.

DePaul hosts first drag teach-in event showcasing Chicago’s drag culture

Amber Stoutenborough, Managing Multimedia Editor April 30, 2023

When Ezra Constante first moved from Kentucky to Chicago to attend DePaul, he did not expect in four years to be a drag king.  But on April 27, in a small room in the back of DePaul’s Richardson...

The Calumet River region was once the country’s largest producer of steel.

From black skies to green spaces: The Southeast Side of Chicago’s environmental justice journey

Una Cleary and Preston Zbroszczyk April 24, 2023

As a student at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2016, Luis Cabrales always had to explain to his peers where he was from: the Southeast Side. It is an area that he feels is more known for...

Veganisms complicated role in fighting the climate crisis

Veganism’s complicated role in fighting the climate crisis

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief April 24, 2023

When University of Vermont junior Myla Judd decided to go vegan, she thought she was making the best decision for her health and the environment.  "I was working on a sustainable agriculture farm at...

A DePaul Urban Gardeners Board Member leads a group discussion in the bicycle dome.

Photo Essay: Environment through our photographers’ lenses

Amber Stoutenborough, Managing Multimedia Editor April 24, 2023

For our special issue, we asked some of our photographers to explore the topic of the environment in Chicago through their own lenses. We initially assumed that young adults would feel discouraged when...

Linda Loew, activist and founding member of Chicago for Abortion Rights, was one of many activists who spoke on April 19 in opposition of
conservative efforts to outlaw the abortion pill mifepristone at the oiutside Dirksen Federal Courthouse, at Federal Plaza.

‘We won’t go back’: Supreme Court ruling protects access to abortion pill

Olivia Zimmerman, Staff Writer April 24, 2023

Around two dozen protesters gathered on Wednesday at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse in the Loop to protest a lawsuit jeopardizing mifepristone, a drug that is used in termination of a pregnancy as well...

Emily Lightman speaks at a Student Government Association (SGA) meeting about antisemitism on Nov. 10, 2022.

Antisemitism panel discusses education, prevention for hate on-campus

Claire Tweedie, Arts & Life Editor April 24, 2023

Student Government Association (SGA) and Alpha Epsilon Pi (AEPi) co-sponsored an Antisemitism Panel Discussion on April 19, bringing together students and administration to address anti-Jewish hate speech...

A group of Chicago Police Department officers circle together at Millennium Park during the period of the parks heightened security last May.

Downtown shooting, large teen gatherings prompt Mayor Lightfoot to enforce teen curfew

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor April 19, 2023

Close to one year ago, Mayor Lori Lightfoot implemented a controversial curfew for minors visiting Millennium Park. About a year later, the curfew is back along with expected bag checks at Chicago’s...

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