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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
Josephine Stratman

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor

Josephine Stratman is a senior and the Focus Editor for the DePaulia.

All content by Josephine Stratman
The Suenos stage in Grant Park.

Latinos for Sueños Festival this Memorial Day weekend

Vanessa Lopez and Josephine Stratman
May 29, 2022
“I love what I’m doing,” Luis Zurias, owner of Olor Coffee Bar, 1013 W. Webster Ave, said. “You probably see, I work every single day. I wake up at 5 a.m. and I go to bed by nine to ten p.m. every single day. I just sleep seven eight hours, cook my own food. But I love what I do. I’m sacrificing now.”

Lincoln Park cafes and restaurants holding on through tough financial, global times

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 22, 2022
As grocery and supermarket prices have risen, pandemic-era government programs have expired, making around 14 percent of Chicago-area residents food insecure, according to a Northwestern University study.

Inflation and food insecurity

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 15, 2022
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[Photo] Slow down your shopping: how college students fall victim to fast fashion, and how to stop it

Leslie Williamson, Contributing Writer
May 8, 2022
DePaul Fraternity faces backlash after choosing controversial charity

DePaul Fraternity faces backlash after choosing controversial charity

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
April 17, 2022
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[Photo] Cubs fans get emotional reflecting on baseball’s most historic stadium at Opening Day 2022

Jason Grapenthin
April 11, 2022
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
Fefu, played by DePaul student Neysha Mendoza, practices a speech for a charity fundraiser she is preparing. Also pictured: Fiona Rae Warburton as Cecila and Lauren Skelton as Julia.

‘Fefu and Her Friends’ is an intimate look at femininity

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
February 22, 2022
Rich Pedroncelli | AP Democratic Assemblyman Chris Holden, third from left, poses for a photo with fellow Democrats, Evan Low, left, Luz Rivas, second from left, and and Wendy Carrillo, right, after his fast food employee measure was approved by the Assembly in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Jan. 31, 2022. California's more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under Holden's first-in-the-nation measure. Low, Rivas and Carrillo were all co-authors of the bill.

DePaul University college professors and students say living on minimum wage in Chicago is not realistic

Vanessa Lopez and Josephine Stratman
February 13, 2022
DePaul is currently one of only 23 percent of private American universities that does not offer its students health insurance.

Man arrested for punching female student on DePaul’s Loop campus on Tuesday

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
February 8, 2022
Students walk around a mostly empty campus during the pandemic.

Candidates for DePaul’s presidency to begin interview rounds in new year

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
December 15, 2021
'He was the light of the room': DePaul graduate mourned by family and friends

‘He was the light of the room’: DePaul graduate mourned by family and friends

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
November 15, 2021
DePaul is resettling ten Afghan refugees

DePaul is resettling ten Afghan refugees

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
November 8, 2021
DePaul alum goes missing near 31st Street Beach

DePaul alum goes missing near 31st Street Beach

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
November 8, 2021
Dorm elevator shut down for a week, reportedly limiting students’ movement

Dorm elevator shut down for a week, reportedly limiting students’ movement

Josephine Stratman and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
October 25, 2021
John Hein, 18th District commander, attended the event to hear out residents about their concerns in the community.

Community ‘Walk and Talk’ addresses safety concerns

Josephine Stratman and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
October 24, 2021
Cortesía de Unite Here Local 1.

Trabajadores de la Universidad DePaul Chartwells ratifican nuevo contrato

Josephine Stratman and María Marta Guzmán
October 22, 2021
Courtesy of Unite Here Local 1.

DePaul dining workers ratify contract

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
October 20, 2021
Rev. Beth Brown speaks to the congretation at Lincoln Park Presberterian Church's 'Vigil Against Violence.'

‘A tale of two cities.’ Lincoln Park church honors gun violence victims in 6th annual Vigil Against Violence

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
October 18, 2021
On Sept. 23, DePaul Chartwells employees voted to strike if their demands for a higher wage and better health care were not met. UNITE HERE Local 1 / Twitter

Tentative Chartwells contract agreement reached

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
October 17, 2021
Chartwells negotiations drawn out, students rally support

Chartwells negotiations drawn out, students rally support

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
October 11, 2021
Bubbles float in the air while students sign up for more information regarding campus activities.

Vinny fest celebrates Vincentian heritage on campus

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
September 26, 2021
DePaul Chartwells workers vote to strike, demand better pay

DePaul Chartwells workers vote to strike, demand better pay

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
September 26, 2021
Los empleados de Chartwells votaron el jueves en la Iglesia World of Worship para autorizar una huelga.

Trabajadores de la Universidad DePaul Chartwells votan a favor de la huelga, exigen mejores salarios

Josephine Stratman and María Marta Guzmán
September 26, 2021
In-person honors retreat reveals administrative mishap

In-person honors retreat reveals administrative mishap

Sonal Soni, Corey Schmidt, Josephine Stratman, and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
September 20, 2021
Courtesy of CDM/Twitter

Dean of CDM steps down

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
September 19, 2021
President A. Gabriel Esteban at the 2019 State of the University address.

Presidential search will include student input

Nadia Carolina Hernandez and Josephine Stratman
September 19, 2021
DePaul is currently one of only 23 percent of private American universities that does not offer its students health insurance.

DePaul student stabbed, robbed near Lincoln Park campus early Saturday morning

Josephine Stratman and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
September 18, 2021
Pita Pit, located at 2404 N. Lincoln Ave. in Lincoln Park. Pita Pit lost close to 50 percent of its business during the pandemic.

Restaurants near campus eager for return of students

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
September 13, 2021
Kids play in the DePaul sponsored area of Sunday's on State.

Last “Sunday’s on State” event features unique loop experience

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
September 12, 2021
DePaul University President A. Gabriel Esteban delivers his 2019 State of the University speech.

Presidential search will include student input

Nadia Carolina Hernandez and Josephine Stratman
September 12, 2021
President Esteban speaking at 2019's State of the University address.

President Esteban to step down next summer

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
June 14, 2021
Manifestaciones en Colombia sobre el aumento de impuestos causo un paro nacional.

‘Bomba de tiempo’: Protestas en Colombia exigen cambios sociales y reforma policial

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 31, 2021
A man wearing the word "Resistance" takes part in anti-government march in Bogota, Colombia, Wednesday, May 19, 2021. Colombians have taken to the streets for weeks across the country after the government proposed tax increases on public services, fuel, wages and pensions. (AP Photo/Ivan Valencia)

Protests, police brutality erupt in Colombia

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 23, 2021
COLUMN: The journalism industry needs to reexamine the journalist lifestyle

COLUMN: The journalism industry needs to reexamine the journalist lifestyle

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 16, 2021
FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, pharmacy technician Sochi Evans fills a syringe with a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Texas Southern University in Houston. Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 for the first time since November 4. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Vaccine requirement more complicated for international students

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 9, 2021
Geoffrey Wiseman, a professor, career foreign service officer and expert on diplomatic theory and practice, will join DePaul University’s The Grace School of Applied Diplomacy as its inaugural endowed chair in applied diplomacy.

Grace School chair brings decades of experience to position

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
May 2, 2021
FILE- A parade participant performs stunts with giant rings at the 2019 Chicago Pride Parade.

Traditional parades and street festivals face challenges as pandemic persists

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
April 25, 2021
Pedestrians cross a busy intersection of Main Street in Flushing, a largely Asian American neighborhood, Tuesday, March 30, 2021, in the Queens borough of New York. Police have stepped up patrols in similar neighborhoods across the city in the wake of Monday's vicious attack on an Asian American woman during which no bystanders intervened to help. There has also been a rash of anti-Asian violence across the U.S., recently, including a deadly mass shooting in the Atlanta area that left multiple people dead, most of them of Asian descent. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

OPINION: The rise in mass shootings is a grim sign we are returning to normal

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
April 4, 2021
United Center will be home to a new COVID-19 vaccination site, with the ability to vaccinate 6,000 people a day.

United Center to become mass vaccination site

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
March 7, 2021
A civil rights demonstration in Chicago in support of fair housing.

Viewing the Civil Rights Movement in color

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
January 28, 2021
Brian Sullivan will serve as DePaul's next treasurer, effective January 18.

DePaul names new treasurer

Josephine Stratman, Focus Editor
January 18, 2021
DeColores, una heladería y cafetería latina ubicada en Archer Heights, anunció recientemente a través de Instagram que la tienda cerrará durante la temporada como resultado de las bajas ventas.

Restaurantes latinos enfrentan un futuro incierto al acercarse el invierno

Josephine Stratman and María Marta Guzmán
October 26, 2020
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