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Students dancing during Friday night's Queer Prom event.

Love under neon lights: Student Government Association hosts Queer Prom on Feb. 25

Kiersten Riedford, News Editor February 28, 2022

In close quarters and glitter on nearly everyone’s eyelids, several couples dance against each other as single people form dance circles. Everyone starts to scream at the top of their lungs in excitement...

Instagram's recognition algorithm has implications on the future of advertising

Instagram’s recognition algorithm has implications on the future of advertising

Jackson Coates, Contributing Writer February 28, 2022

It lasted for a fraction of a second. Most people probably never noticed. Who could blame them? But after clicking on the picture I had just posted on Instagram, a white screen with black text appeared...

DePaul updated their mask guidance on Friday, Feb. 25 before the Chicago mask mandate ends on Monday.

Masks will not be required outside of classroom, labs

Amber Stoutenborough, Managing Multimedia Editor February 28, 2022

DePaul altered its mask mandate to only permit KN95 or N95 masks on Jan. 13. Six weeks later, DePaul is dropping the mandate to only be in classrooms. DePaul sent out an announcement Friday evening...

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who is a U.S. Circuit Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, poses for a portrait, Friday, Feb., 18, 2022, at the court in Washington.President Joe Biden on Friday nominated federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court, making her the first Black woman selected to serve on a court that once declared her race unworthy of citizenship and endorsed segregation.

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, DePaul faculty reflect on diversity in law

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor February 28, 2022

President Joe Biden will nominate Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, he announced Friday. Jackson, if confirmed, would make history as the first Black woman to serve as a justice. “I...

Freshmen Jillian Muncaster, Amber Rosegay and Casey Fong organize their donations. All donations will go towards the Grace House.

Student collect menstrual, hygiene products for Grace House

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief February 27, 2022

Three freshman students have collected over 370 menstrual and hygiene products to donate towards The Grace House. Freshmen Jillian Muncaster, Amber Rosegay and Casey Fong partnered with nationwide campaign...

Natali Sevriukova reacts next to her house following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022

OPINION: Ukraine may be far away, but the war hits home

Erik Uebelacker February 27, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine Wednesday night after weeks of heightened tension between the two nations. Since then, videos have surfaced on social media detailing the...

Freshman Gylani Oliver sits and reads "Women, Race and Class" by Angela Davis, who is one of Oliver's role models.

Missing models: DePaul lacks faculty diversity, affects students of color looking for role models

Salvador Salazar, Contributing Writer February 27, 2022

Self-love, perseverance and encouragement: these are the qualities many female Black students at DePaul learned through their Black role models. These characteristics were taught in several ways. Some...

 Freshman forward Aneesah Morrow hit 41 points in the Blue Demons' 90-84 win over Creighton to close out the regular season on Feb. 27.

Women’s basketball: Morrow’s 41-point performance topples Creighton in regular season finale

Darcy Waskiewicz, Sports Editor February 27, 2022

With one game left in the regular season, the DePaul women’s basketball team needed to come out with a win over Creighton on Sunday. And the Blue Demons did just that, defeating the Blue Jays 90-84 as...

Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx speaks during a Chicago Police Department press conference in Bronzeville on Jan. 26, 2022. Foxx also participated in a press conference with DePaul student media on Feb. 17, 2022. (AP | Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx continues to push for special prosecutors, independent panel

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor February 27, 2022

When Cook County State Attorney Kim Foxx was elected in 2016, she ran on the position that special prosecutors should be involved in deciding whether criminal charges should be brought to police officers...

DePaul senior guard Javon Freeman-Liberty looks to attack the basket.

Men’s basketball: Freeman-Liberty’s big night leads DePaul past Georgetown for 4th Big East win

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 24, 2022

For the first time in six years, DePaul will not be finishing at the bottom of the Big East standings.  The Blue Demons’ 68-65  win over Georgetown Thursday night guarantees that Tony Stubblefield’s...

Presidential uncertainty: Five years ago, President Esteban was hired. His replacement remains unknown

Presidential uncertainty: Five years ago, President Esteban was hired. His replacement remains unknown

Lawrence Kreymer and Josephine Stratman February 22, 2022

DePaul plans to hire a new university president by Easter weekend, according to Student Government Association (SGA) President Watfae Zayed during their general body meeting Thursday night. The university,...

The DePaul Dance and Cheer teams attend every DePaul men's and women's basketball games, while also performing in competitions during the season, such as nationals.

The spotlight grows brighter on the DePaul spirit teams

Darcy Waskiewicz and Amber Stoutenborough February 20, 2022

They are at every game, win or lose. They raise up the team, perform in front of hundreds and dedicate time and effort to lift the spirits of the students and fans at DePaul. While sometimes lost in...

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