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Second DePaul student sues DHS over loss of student visa

Second DePaul student sues DHS over loss of student visa

A traffic violation may be the cause.
LiLi Jarvenpa and Rose O’Keeffe / April 23, 2025

DePaul Master’s student, Satyanarayana Mekarthi, is suing Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons and the Department of Homeland Security after his F-1 student visa was revoked  due to a traffic violation in 2024.  Mekarthi,...

El Papa Francisco llega al final de la misa del Domingo de Ramos en la Plaza de San Pedro, en el Vaticano, el domingo 13 de abril de 2025. (Foto AP/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Francis, first pontiff from Latin America, dead at 88

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor / April 21, 2025

Hours after leading Easter Sunday services at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis died at 7:35 a.m. Rome time, according to the Vatican.  Francis was hospitalized earlier this year for double...

Mahmoud Saeed stands for a photo outside his longtime Wrigleyville apartment for a ride to a doctor’s appointment on June 2, 2022. Saeed had a nearly-fatal case of Covid-19 in 2021, before his leukemia returned shortly after.

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Chicago’s Iraqi Novelist: The life and legacy of Mahmoud Saeed

Grace Logan, Multimedia Editor / April 21, 2025

In her 2011 article, “The Iraqi novelist on the second floor,” former Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich described Mahmoud Saeed’s apartment as having “just enough space” for his essentials...

Event host, Luna Eclipse, interviews Seana, a Chicago drag artist, during their performance at Purple Rain Extravaganza in Cortelou Commons on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. The event featured seven performances from local drag artists that discussed their relationship to gender.

Fraternity drag show a hit despite some negative feedback from alumni

Eva Strazek, Contributing Writer / April 21, 2025

As Chicago drag king Peeper Johnson sprints down the alley between tables full of spectators, the brothers of Sigma Lambda Beta, clad in their letterman jackets, beam and cheer. Earlier this month,...

Cardinal Blase Cupich discusses Catholic Social Teaching values at Holy Name Cathedral on Monday, April 14, 2025. Cupich has been Archbishop of Chicago since 2014

Cardinal Blase Cupich: ‘We are a nation of immigrants and should be proud of that’

Cardinal Blase Cupich said if he had a face-to-face meeting with Trump and border czar Tom Homan, he would remind them that immigrants are not to blame for the nation’s ‘broken immigration system.’
Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor / April 21, 2025

Matthew 25:40 instructs: “Whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.”  According to this verse, it is not how powerful you are or what you believe that guarantees...

CPD separates counter-protestors from DePaul’s Quad, on May 5, 2024. A counter-protest began around 10:30, and concluded around 1:50.

Jewish student safety one year post encampment

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief / April 21, 2025

Jewish students at DePaul, divided between Zionist and anti-Zionist beliefs, say they have both experienced antisemitism on DePaul’s campus, but in different ways.  The Anti-Defamation League (ADL),...

Your faith is valid with or without religion

Your faith is valid with or without religion

Sana Hajidamji, Opinion Beat Writer / April 21, 2025

When asked if I’m religious, I struggle to answer. Honestly, I’m not entirely sure. Growing up, I was constantly involved with my religious community. I attended religious classes, prayed with my community...

Imagen de primer plano: Departamento de Policía de Chicago, foto del Centro Estudiantil: LiLi Jarvenpa

Suspect arrested and charged for battery and hate crime on Jewish students at DePaul

LiLi Jarvenpa and Rose O’Keeffe / April 17, 2025

Police arrested a suspect for the November attack against two Jewish students on DePaul’s campus, university officials said. Adam Erkan, a 20-year-old man from Hoffman Estates, was charged with two...

BREAKING: DePaul student sues Homeland Security after losing F-1 status, leaving his graduation at stake

BREAKING: DePaul student sues Homeland Security after losing F-1 status, leaving his graduation at stake

LiLi Jarvenpa and Rose O’Keeffe / April 15, 2025

DePaul graduate student Vishnu Vardhan Nali is suing Kristi Noem, Todd Lyons and the Department of Homeland Security after the agency revoked his F-1 student visa last Tuesday, April 9.  Nali, an international...

Bridget Piekarz, an employee at The Book Cellar, works at the register on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025. Piekarz worked in publishing for 30 years. Upon retiring a year ago, she realized she wasn't ready to give up books and has worked at the store ever since.

The Book Cellar: Turning independently owned to community driven

Brielle Kohlbeck, Content Managing Editor / April 14, 2025

Weaving through the shelves of The Book Cellar, you’ll find classics, cookbooks, crime and — as corny as it may be — some comfort. You can browse merchandise and board books with one hand and swirl...

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Max Strus (1) goes up for a shot between Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero, left, and center Wendell Carter Jr. (34) in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, March 16, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Strus talks DePaul, Cavs ahead of playoffs

Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor / April 14, 2025

Max Strus probably wishes Tuesday’s game was in Chicago. The Cleveland Cavaliers guard and his teammates have outdone nearly everyone’s expectations, clinching the Eastern Conference’s top seed...

Dominic Preziosi and Mr. Met smile during a 50th birthday party. The Mets are Preziosi's favorite baseball team.

How ‘bout them Mets?

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief / April 14, 2025

On a recent drive home after I adopted my cat, Carmela, my best friend’s mom was listening to the Milwaukee Brewers opening on AM radio. The Brewers were playing the New York Yankees, at their home stadium...

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