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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
Jonathan Ballew

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor

Jonathan is the News Editor at The DePaulia. When he isn’t arguing with Ben over syntax he enjoys watching Stranger Things and Black Mirror, or reading the NY Times. A Marine Corps veteran, someday he hopes to freelance as a foreign war correspondent. Follow him on Twitter @JCB_Journo

All content by Jonathan Ballew
Despite a tightening budget, DePaul key employees saw increases in their total compensations.

Major staff layoffs expected

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
May 29, 2018
DePaul's six-year-old crew club gathers into their 60-foot boat and pushes off the dock for practice along the Chicago River.

DePaul crew club takes to the Chicago River

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
May 29, 2018
Ally Zacek|The DePaulia

Commentary: DePaul misses the mark in several areas in new six-year plan

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
May 21, 2018
Photo courtesy of DePaul For All

Kaufman-Darlington campaign withdraws from SGA presidential election

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
April 23, 2018
Kaufman (left) and Evans (right) went at it for over an hour during the first presidential debate. (Photo courtesy of The DePaulia)

Student Government elections rife with drama

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
April 23, 2018
Ally Zacek | The DePaulia

Cook County ‘Reeferendum’:Residents say yes to recreational cannabis

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
April 23, 2018
(DePaul Student Government Association)

SGA presidential race underway: Meet the candidates

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
April 18, 2018
Jonathan Ballew | The DePaulia

Law professor has class canceled after using the N-word

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
April 9, 2018
Deep pockets pay off

Deep pockets pay off

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
March 20, 2018
Athletic Director’s relative played key role in Wintrust agreements

Athletic Director’s relative played key role in Wintrust agreements

Jonathan Ballew and Shane Rene
March 12, 2018
Chance the Rapper spent a couple of hours with fans, covering a variety of topics to include Chicago Public Schools and Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Chance said he will live in Chicago until the day he dies. (Photo courtesy of Museum of Contemporary Art)

‘You don’t want no problems:’ Chance gets political

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
March 12, 2018
Billionaire and front-runner candidate for governor JB Pritzker (left), is closely followed by Chris Kennedy (middle) and State Senator Daniel Biss (right). Personal attacks have been a big part of the race.

Candidates for Governor still slinging mud

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
March 5, 2018
Victoria Williamson | The DePaulia

DePaul recognized as a top military-friendly college

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
March 5, 2018
Victoria Williamson | The DePaulia

DePaul administration defends free speech after denying Steven Crowder

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 26, 2018
ov. Bruce Rauner delivered the annual budget address on Wednesday. Facing reelection, he proposed that the state no longer cover teacher pensions, instead shifting the burden to school districts. (Photo courtesy of Chicago Tribune)

Gov. Rauner takes aim at teacher pensions

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 19, 2018
Some Chicagoans spend hours shoveling out parking spaces after snowy conditions. This spot is claimed by a Leonardo DiCaprio cardboard cutout. (Jonathan Ballew | The DePaulia)

Photo of the week: Dibs!

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 19, 2018
Josh Leff | The DePaulia

Hard feelings: Alumni embark on ad campaign looking to oust athletic director

Shane Rene, Jonathan Ballew, and Connor McEleney
February 12, 2018
Ally Zacek | The DePaulia

When helicopter parents won’t stop hovering

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 12, 2018
A Toyota Prius down Roslyn Place is completely burried under snow after several days of accumulation. Many residents used shovels to dig cars out. Jonathan Ballew | The DePaulia

Photo of the Week: Dude, where’s my car?

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 12, 2018
Joy had a laid-back conversation with students, and invited them out for a beer afterwards. photo courtesy of Jonathan Ballew | The DePaulia

Lt. Gov. candidate Ra Joy talks ‘Kennedy Kush’ with College Dems

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 12, 2018
Rare books librarian Nora Gabor shows off the five rarest books in DePaul’s collection. (Jonathan Ballew | The DePaulia)

Buried treasure: Library dusts off rare books

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 5, 2018
(Jonathan Ballew | The DePaulia)

DePaul students canvass for Englewood

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 5, 2018
(Victoria Williamson | The DePaulia)

SAF-B explained: How is your money being spent?

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
February 5, 2018
"Demonstrators dressed like monarch butterflies hold a vigil outside the Capitol on Jan. 21, the second day of the government shutdown. Sen. Bernie Sanders spoke at the event." (Photo courtesy of Associated Press)

Uncertainty looms for DACA students

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 29, 2018
Victoria Williamson | The DePaulia

SGA releases budget, shows dwindling funding

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 29, 2018
Activists hope momentum carries over to voting booth

Activists hope momentum carries over to voting booth

Yazmin Dominguez and Jonathan Ballew
January 22, 2018
Photo courtesy of Anna Wolfe

Where are all the Catholics at the nation’s largest Catholic school

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 22, 2018
Chicago’s sidewalk laws are vague and often create confusion about who’s responsible for them. Victoria Williamson | The DePaulia

Chicago’s sidewalk laws in need of repair

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 16, 2018
Carolyn McCabe | The DePaulia

DePaul pro-lifers speak out at March for Life rally

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 16, 2018
Musk’s proposed high-speed rail would bring travelers to O’Hare in 15-20 minutes. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons)

Elon Musk plans to submit bid for Blue Line high-speed rail to O’Hare

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 8, 2018

Demons freeze on first days back

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 8, 2018
(Photo courtesy of DePaul University)

Early morning sprinkler forces residents out of Seton Hall

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 8, 2018
A jogger braves negative temperatures to run along the Lakefront in the frigid early hours of Jan. 4. (Photo courtesy of Associated Press)

Chicago runners undeterred by record lows

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
January 8, 2018
Bitcoin is a form of digital currency. Currently, one Bitcoin is worth $18,855. (Photo courtesy to Tribune News Service)

Bitcoin Gold Rush excites DePaul students to invest, others worry bubble will pop

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
December 19, 2017
Members of DePaul's task force met in mid-November to decide the future of the university.

Meetings with the task force begin, DePaul’s future to be decided

Benjamin Conboy and Jonathan Ballew
December 5, 2017
A crowd of protestors over 100 strong march through DePaul’s Loop Campus on Nov. 4. (Jonathan Ballew/The DePaulia)

Refuse Fascism protests off to a slow start

Jonathan Ballew and Skyler Stallings
November 13, 2017
Artists and craft beer collide in brewing launch event

Artists and craft beer collide in brewing launch event

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
October 23, 2017
Ryan Gosling (left) and Harrison Ford (right) in Denis Villeneuve’s “Blade Runner 2049” that opened in theaters on Oct. 6 to $32 million. The original was released in 1982.

Film review: Blade Runner 2049

Jonathan Ballew, Assistant News Editor
October 16, 2017
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