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Keira Wingate

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor

Keira Wingate is the Arts & Life Editor for the DePaulia and is a senior studying journalism with a minor in PR & advertising. When she’s not cuddling her cat, you can find her binging movies, working out or making pasta – but most likely still cuddling her cat.

Email her at artslife@depauliaonline.com. Follow her on Twitter @KeiraRenee.

Every Tom Hanks film, reviewed

Every Tom Hanks film, reviewed

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
August 14, 2020
McGee’s Tavern, which is located on Webster Avenue in Lincoln Park, is widely regarded at DePaul as a top spot for partying on weekends.

Memories are made of these: looking back on four years at DePaul

Keira Wingate and Rebecca Meluch
June 14, 2020
Coalition for Racial Justice forms in light of Calvente tenure denial

Coalition for Racial Justice forms in light of Calvente tenure denial

Cailey Gleeson and Keira Wingate
June 10, 2020
DePaul professor claims broken rules, discrimination led to denial of tenure

DePaul professor claims broken rules, discrimination led to denial of tenure

Cailey Gleeson, Brita Hunegs, Ella Lee, Emma Oxnevad, and Keira Wingate
June 8, 2020
A screenshot of the petition, which has amassed over 28,000 signatures.

DePaul students achieve final exam exemptions after circulating petition

Keira Wingate and Emma Oxnevad
June 5, 2020
Tyrone Keoton Jr., is handed an unemployment benefit application form by a security guard behind the glass doors of this state WIN Job Center in north Jackson, Miss., Thursday, April 2, 2020. The job centers lobbies are closed statewide to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The agency encourages residents to apply for their benefits on line, however, the system has been stressed by the large numbers of applicants. The local job centers are making paper unemployment applications available and applicants are filling them out and pushing them back through the mail slots or doors as well as they can.

Students weigh unemployment benefits versus part-time job pay

Keira Wingate and Rebecca Meluch
May 18, 2020
The many forms of soulmates

The many forms of soulmates

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
May 14, 2020
What The DePaulia's Arts & Life team is binging this week

What The DePaulia’s Arts & Life team is binging this week

Keira Wingate and Rebecca Meluch
April 28, 2020
“Little Fires Everywhere” sets off blaze of emotions

“Little Fires Everywhere” sets off blaze of emotions

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
April 27, 2020
FILE- In this May 5, 2018, file photo, students attend the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. Colleges across the U.S. have begun cancelling and curtailing spring graduation events amid fears that the new coronavirus will not have subsided before the stretch of April and May when schools typically invite thousands of visitors to campus to honor graduating seniors.

COLUMN: Graduating when the future is a true unknown

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
April 8, 2020
DePaul students share concerns about switch to online learning

DePaul students share concerns about switch to online learning

Keira Wingate and Cailey Gleeson
March 12, 2020
Curves can’t be embraced when constantly sexualized

Curves can’t be embraced when constantly sexualized

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
March 8, 2020
What's fresh on Netflix

What’s fresh on Netflix

Ella Lee and Keira Wingate
March 1, 2020
"The Invisible Man"

REVIEW: Latest remake of ‘The Invisible Man’ eerie in more ways than one

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
March 1, 2020
5 Facts about famous women

5 Facts about famous women

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
March 1, 2020
St. Vincent's DeJamz

St. Vincent’s DeJamz

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 24, 2020
5 Fun Facts about Leap Year

5 Fun Facts about Leap Year

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 24, 2020
Fish sandwich with slaw, American cheese, hot sauce, aioli and north star pickles served with house-made potato chips.

Parson’s Chicken & Fish offers delectable food at reasonable price

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 24, 2020
The entrance to Ion Lincoln Park.

Ion Apartments, formerly 1237 West, described by residents as less-than utopic experience

Emma Oxnevad, Ella Lee, Breya Jones, and Keira Wingate
February 23, 2020
Michael Block (Lakeith Stanfield) Mae Morton (Issa Rae) star in the new romanace drama, “The Photograph.” Here, they have their first kiss during their first date.

‘The Photograph’ features soulful, artistic performances

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 16, 2020
Celebrity documentaries on Netflix you should watch

Celebrity documentaries on Netflix you should watch

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 16, 2020
Peter (left) and Lara-Jean (right) on their first official date as an announced couple.

‘To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’ shows importance of love beyond romantic love

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 10, 2020
Brandi Berry Benson, a violin professor at DePaul, playing music inpsired by Isabelle d’Este. In this image, she is playing viola at The Newberry Consort.

DePaul professor aims to engage new generations with classical music

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 10, 2020
How to get through a Super Bowl party if you're not into football

How to get through a Super Bowl party if you’re not into football

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
January 26, 2020

Multicultural grains of flavor

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
January 20, 2020
What's fresh on Netflix

What’s fresh on Netflix

Lacey Latch and Keira Wingate
January 12, 2020
Ross, T.J. Maxx and Marshalls make budget shopping easy for students

Ross, T.J. Maxx and Marshalls make budget shopping easy for students

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
January 12, 2020

End of the decade: 2010s contoured way to top of beauty firsts

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
December 28, 2019

[Video] End of the decade: the 2010s in memes

Ebony Ellis
December 28, 2019

Chicago’s best holiday pop-up bars

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
December 25, 2019
Lifetime meets Hollywood: ‘Last Christmas’ has Lifetime movie feels with a Hollywood budget

Lifetime meets Hollywood: ‘Last Christmas’ has Lifetime movie feels with a Hollywood budget

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
November 18, 2019
This April 6, 2018 photo shows an anti-pollution message in Fuerteventura, the second-largest of the seven Canary Islands. Experts say chemical pollution from farming and industrial runoff poses an even greater threat than plastics.

Plastics not the only scourge polluting world’s oceans

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
November 18, 2019
DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

Tenured faculty highlights diversity issues at DePaul

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
November 18, 2019
Tips to help cope with seasonal depression as weather changes

Tips to help cope with seasonal depression as weather changes

Ebony Ellis and Keira Wingate
November 11, 2019
OPINION: While the holiday season inspires kindness to the less fortunate, they need help year-round

OPINION: While the holiday season inspires kindness to the less fortunate, they need help year-round

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
November 11, 2019

Thousands protest during Trump’s visit to Chicago

Keira Wingate and Bianca Cseke
October 29, 2019
Graphic by: GINA RICARDS

OPINION: The spookiest time of year brings up the existence of ghosts

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 28, 2019
Photo from IMDB

What’s Fresh: Rattesnake

Keira Wingate and Ella Lee
October 28, 2019
For students struggling with mental health, DePaul's counseling services are here to help

For students struggling with mental health, DePaul’s counseling services are here to help

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 23, 2019
“The Nightmare Before Christmas” playing at Auditorium Theatre

Up next… New traditions at Auditorium Theatre

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 21, 2019
OPINION: Resume boost of graduate school may not be worth financial strain

OPINION: Resume boost of graduate school may not be worth financial strain

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 14, 2019
‘Hustlers’ emphasizes power of female friendship

‘Hustlers’ emphasizes power of female friendship

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 14, 2019
DePaul junior Ivy Witczak runs the 42nd edition of the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. Witczak, a Norwood Park, Chicago native, ran the Marathon in a time of 03:55:12.

Ivy Witczak, DePaul junior, took on 42nd Chicago Marathon for her first race ever

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 13, 2019
Commuting fall sickness

Commuting fall sickness

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 7, 2019
Members at the Ray participate in a Body Pump class which teaches weight lifting while giving a full-body workout.

A free workout is an empowering one

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
October 7, 2019
Students pick classes based on 'Rate My Professor'

Students pick classes based on ‘Rate My Professor’

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
September 30, 2019
Eliminating net neutrality could let Internet service providers increase streaming prices

Eliminating net neutrality could let Internet service providers increase streaming prices

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
September 30, 2019
Liz Arendt sits in DePaul’s Student Center in Lincoln Park with her newborn, Azrael. After posponing treatment during pregnancy, Arendt is now balancing treatment, motherhood and four classes.

DePaul student tackles cancer, motherhood and full course load

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
September 23, 2019
St. Vincent's DeJAMZ

St. Vincent’s DeJAMZ

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
September 23, 2019
The Chicago Theatre, which is sometimes called the “Wonder Theatre of the World,” has hosted some of the world’s greatest performers, from Duke Ellington to Robin Williams.

Navigating Chicago’s art scene

Chinyere Ibeh and Keira Wingate
September 23, 2019
Brain Food: Maintaining focus, retaining information more difficult without proper fuel

Brain Food: Maintaining focus, retaining information more difficult without proper fuel

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
September 16, 2019
Mascarenas, Moen and Mitchell pose next to their video game.

Bit Bash event showcases Chicago game makers

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
August 21, 2019
The real independence in independent filmmaking

The real independence in independent filmmaking

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
August 12, 2019
Reliving the last night on the Titanic

Reliving the last night on the Titanic

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
July 27, 2019
When it comes to getting over heartbreak, time will help you heal

When it comes to getting over heartbreak, time will help you heal

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
July 21, 2019
Alexis Fletcher has more than 15 tattoos and plans on getting more.

Ink: the accessory that never comes off

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
June 3, 2019
Jessica Roberts has over 20 plants just on her window sillls alone. North-facing windows allow for consistent sunlight making it easy for growth and care.

Plants bring health, life to interior design

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
June 3, 2019
Meditation for mental health

Meditation for mental health

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
May 20, 2019
Potatoes to the rescue

Potatoes to the rescue

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
May 6, 2019
The twirling never stops

The twirling never stops

Keira Wingate, Arts & Life Editor
February 25, 2019
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