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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

Carlene Smelser holds up a voting sticker while working as one of Chicago's early voting officials at the Loop Supersite location on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. The Supersite is one of 52 locations across the city where early voters can cast their ballots.

Chicago set to break record for highest turnout of bilingual election judges

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor / October 28, 2024

Voters have begun casting their ballots in the 2024 presidential election, but behind the ballot box, successful elections rely on more than voter turnout. Significant coordination is required from election...

A voter brings their completed ballot for the City of Chicago to the ballot casting station at the election Supersite at 191 North Clark on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The steady stream of voters highlights the importance of every single ballot.

Chicago voters gear up for the 2024 election: Early voting and dodging misinformation

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor / October 28, 2024

Voters across Chicago will line up to fill out their ballots on Nov. 5, 2024 in the presidential election. For many, voting is a chance to participate in local and national politics and elect representatives...

Carved Jack-o’-Lanterns sit scattered along the path of the Chicago Botanic Garden on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. This is the eighth year of the event and consists of 1,000 small carved pumpkins and 75 large, artfully carved ones.

Photo Gallery: Carve out time for Night of 1000 Jack-o-Lanterns

Kit Wiberg, Director of Photography & Multimedia / October 23, 2024

To conjure up a spooky autumn mood, the Chicago Botanic Garden invites visitors to experience Night of 1000 Jack-o-Lanterns. Attendees can walk a trail filled with 1000 jack-o-lanterns that accompany 75...

Lucia Preziosi poses with her mom, Lisa Catanzaro and former New York City Mayor, Bill DeBlasio on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Manhattan. This was one of many local political events Preziosi went to with her family. (photo provided by Lisa Catanzaro)

My niche obsession with local politics may be more important than I think

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief / October 21, 2024
Last night, my mom, all the way from Brooklyn, texted me this:
Sarah Bockting-Conrad runs her final training session before the marathon on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024. This year’s Chicago Marathon is the first marathon Bockting-Conrad is participating in.

Chicago’s community laces up to cheer on the Chicago Marathon: “more than a million” supporters line the course

Brielle Kohlbeck and Annie Koziel / October 21, 2024

The Chicago Marathon kicked off Sunday morning in Grant Park for its 46th year. Since its first race in 1977, more than one million runners have crossed the finish line, including a record 52,150 runners...

The Addison red line stop is scattered with DraftKings ads on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024. Sports betting has become so pervasive that it’s now being advertised feet away from sports arenas.

Peyton’s Power Hour: Has sports betting become too normalized?

Peyton Hopp, Asst. Sports Editor / October 21, 2024

I love watching “Inside the NBA” with Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, Kenny Smith and Ernie Johnson. Watching them bicker about players and teams is great — but watching them talk about what...

Chicago Costume sits on Fullerton Ave, across from the quad of DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Their Lincoln Park location has been a staple of the community since 1983.

Boo-tique Bonanza: A look ‘behind the mask’ of Chicago Costume

Sofia Joseph, La DePaulia News Editor / October 21, 2024

Much like their products, Chicago Costume is seemingly disguised among other stores on Fullerton Avenue. But there is always more than what meets the eye. Masks dangle from the ceiling and customers...

Tyesha Thomas, a PPGA organizer, discusses healthy relationship boundaries with student attendees and PPGA members during a “Pillow Talk” event on campus on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024. The recurring event aims to improve sex education among students.

Battle of the Ban: Fight for on-campus contraceptives at DePaul persists

Sabrina Castle, Contributing Writer / October 21, 2024

DePaul doesn’t require students to attend Catholic mass, has an LGBTQIA+ Resource Center and even has a demon for a mascot. But, as a Catholic university, there’s one principle on which DePaul isn’t...

FILE- Kimberlie Goldsberry, associate vice president for Student Affairs, pictured June 30, 2022, in the Lincoln Park Student Center. (Jeff Carrion, DePaul University)

Kimberlie Goldsberry announced as interim vice president for Student Affairs

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor / October 17, 2024

Kimberlie Goldsberry will become interim vice president for Student Affairs beginning Jan. 2, 2025. Provost Salma Ghanem appointed Goldsberry’s to the temporary position on Thursday, Oct. 17. Goldsberry...

FILE - Liam Payne of One Direction performs during the Honda Civic Tour at Qualcomm Stadium on Thursday, July 9, 2015, in San Diego, Calif. (Photo by Rich Fury/Invision/AP, File)

Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall

Isabel Debre, AP and Kaitlyn Huamani, AP / October 16, 2024

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Former One Direction singer Liam Payne, 31, was found dead after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires on Wednesday, local officials said. Buenos Aires police...

FIDLAR bassist Brandon Schwartzel plays during FIDLAR’s Chicago show at the Vic Theater on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. FIDLAR’s headline tour was their first in five years.

FIDLAR ‘On Repeat’ at the Vic

Annie Koziel, Asst. Copy Editor / October 14, 2024

Concertgoers lined up around the block waiting for the doors to open at the Vic Theatre in Lakeview on Oct. 5. The event? FIDLAR’s first show in Chicago since the Sept. 20 release of its new album “SURVIVING...

Paralympic gold medalist Noelle Malkamaki smiles in her apartment on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, in Chicago. Malkamaki won gold in shot put this summer in Paris.

Noelle Malkamaki took her shot at being a Paralympian — and scored gold

Peyton Hopp, Asst. Sports Editor / October 14, 2024

There’s a wall in Noelle Malkamaki’s Chicago home where many of her achievements are displayed. While her two gold medals from the 2023 and 2024 World Para Athletics Championships are on that wall,...

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