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AI disrupts the art world, casting uncertainty over its future

AI disrupts the art world, casting uncertainty over its future

Nadine DeCero, Social Media Editor October 8, 2023

,Jaxanna Fink, a DePaul senior majoring in art, sits down with steel and latex to assemble her newest piece for Studio Freelove’s upcoming exhibition: a balloon trapped in a cage. This piece titled...

Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

House removes Kevin McCarthy as Speaker in unprecedented vote

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 3, 2023

Eight far-right members of the House of Representatives successfully voted to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from his position as Speaker of the House Tuesday afternoon. This is the first time...

The Red Line serves DePaul students through stations at both their Lincoln Park and Loop campuses.

Red Line project to end transit inequity on Far South Side

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 1, 2023

A promise that was introduced by former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley in 1969 to extend the Red Line is coming to fruition. The federal government recently awarded the Chicago Transit Authority $2 billion...

Scholz cheers on her teammates during DePaul's September 23 match against Big East opponent Villanova.

2x Big East Freshman of the Week Meghan Scholz continues to ‘shut everything down’

Steven Francis, Contributing Writer October 1, 2023

DePaul volleyball’s freshman middle blocker Meghan Scholz made her presence known in the Big East Conference with an emphatic start to the season. Despite only joining the team in August, Scholz has...

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. It's one of five robberies reported since the academic term began.

DePaul students concerned with crime, swift safety changes

Jake Cox, Digital 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, Digital 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, Digital 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...

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