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Lucia Preziosi

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief

Lucia is a senior majoring in Political Science and minoring in journalism.

Contact Lucia: Lprezi@depauliaonline.com

Lucia Preziosi on her first day as Editor-in-Chief on Oct. 11, 2024. Preziosi served three different positions at the DePaulia. (Provided by Lucia Preziosi)

Student media getting their flowers: Saying farewell to The DePaulia

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
June 2, 2025
Graduating students attend commencement ceremonies at Harvard University, Thursday, May 29, 2025 in Cambridge, Mass.

Trump’s attack on Harvard: Harvard sues Trump administration in latest clash over student visas

Lucia Preziosi and LiLi Jarvenpa
June 2, 2025
Lucia’s farewell DeJamz

Lucia’s farewell DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
June 2, 2025
Professor Mark Turcotte sits for a photo in the Arts and Letters Hall on Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Turcotte likes to spend time outside after teaching his first class on Wednesday, in order to get fresh air.

‘Story forms you’: DePaul professor Mark Turcotte named sixth Illinois Poet Laureate

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
June 2, 2025
File- CPD Supt. Larry Snelling patrols outside the United Center during the Democratic National Convention on Aug. 23, 2024. If the ordinance passes, Snelling will be one of the figures with authority to declare a snap curfew.

Chicago City Council defers ‘snap’ curfew ordinance

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 21, 2025
President Rob Manuel speaks to student media after his Congresional hearing regarding antisemitism at DePaul's campus on Thursday, May 8, 2025, in his Lincoln Park campus office. Manuel was called to testify before Congress after two Jewish students were assulted on campus by a person not affiliated with DePaul, back in November 2024.

‘We’ve made mistakes along the way’: President Rob speaks with student media after congressional hearing

Lucia Preziosi and Nupur Bosmiya
May 9, 2025
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
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
DePaul University President Robert Manuel shares his vision for the upcoming year with faculty and staff during the Academic Convocation at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on Aug. 29, 2024. President Manuel addressed faculty and staff as they gathered to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year.

BREAKING: DePaul President Manuel to speak before congress on campus antisemitism

Lucia Preziosi and Jake Cox
April 10, 2025
Are you really ‘mature for your age?’: Age gap relationships in your 20s

Are you really ‘mature for your age?’: Age gap relationships in your 20s

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 7, 2025
Life on track DeJamz

Life on track DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi and Jake Cox
April 7, 2025
Hundreds of party goers dance at the BOOTs party hosted by the Metro on Friday, March 28, 2025. Kirk and Abhijeet have been throwing the BOOTs party for three years.

“Our friendship, our love for life and our desire to do stuff that’s different:” BOOTS party celebrates three-year anniversary

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 7, 2025
Lucia Preziosi with her family at her baptism into the Catholic Church in Feb, 2004. Preziosi was raised going to a Liberal Catholic Church in New York. (Provided by Lucia Preziosi)

‘Let mutual love continue’: Revisiting my Catholic upbringing through the Sanctuary Movement

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
March 3, 2025
Two students walk into the Lincoln Park Student Center on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. No ICE agents have been spotted on DePaul's campus, according to a DePaul spokesperson.

DePaul RAs left uncertain by ‘confusing’ ICE guidance from Housing

Jake Cox and Lucia Preziosi
February 10, 2025
A very lovely DeJamz

A very lovely DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi and Nadine DeCero
February 10, 2025
Members of The Proud Boys stand dressed in matching jackets as they gather on Inauguration Day on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chanting and marching, members of the group gathered alongside other Republicans in D.C. to show their support for President Donald Trump.

Two hours with the Proud Boys at Trump’s inauguration

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 21, 2025
Forget everything I said DeJamz

Forget everything I said DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 13, 2025
Viruses on the rise: DePaul students hit by spike in flu and norovirus cases

Viruses on the rise: DePaul students hit by spike in flu and norovirus cases

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 13, 2025
Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris delivers remarks during a campaign event at the Ellipse near the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) Right: Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Lee's Family Forum, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2024, in Henderson, Nev. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Live Updates: Harris and Trump face off in a race too close to call

The DePaulia Staff
November 5, 2024
Aspen Mittler holds her Michigan ballot by the Chicago lakefront on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Mittler values staying connected to her home state’s election, even while living out of state.

Swing state young women may help decide the election, focused on reproductive rights

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 28, 2024
Lucia Preziosi sits in her highchair and reads the New York Times as an infant. Preziosi grew up always reading the news before she became a student journalist. Photo courtesy of Dominic Preziosi | Art by Giselle Calderon

Letter from the Editor: My thoughts as a first-time voter

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 28, 2024
Lucia Preziosi poses with her mom, Lisa Catanzaro and former New York City Mayor, Bill DeBlasio on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Manhattan. This was one of many local political events Preziosi went to with her family. (photo provided by Lisa Catanzaro)

My niche obsession with local politics may be more important than I think

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 21, 2024
A crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters gather in St. Vincent’s Circle on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus after a walkout on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The protest and walkout was meant to honor pro-Palestinian martyrs one year after a Hamas terror attack in Gaza, according to the Students for Justice in Palestine instagram post.

Students for Justice in Palestine hold walkout on anniversary of October 7

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 7, 2024

For the love of the commute DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
September 30, 2024
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris participate during an ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Center, Tuesday, Sept.10, 2024, in Philadelphia.

‘They’re eating the cats’: First and last debate sparks meme-worthy moments and important decisions for undecided voters

Lucia Preziosi and Lina Gebhardt
September 16, 2024
Vice President Kamala Harris accepts her nomination as the Democratic nominee at the United Center on Thursday, Aug. 21, 2024. In her speech, she said that she would work to represent everyone, even those who don't support her.

‘We’re not going back’: Vice President Harris becomes Democratic nominee Harris

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
August 23, 2024
A spectator takes a photo of the jumbotron during night one of the DNC, on Aug. 19, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago.

Live Updates: The DNC, protests continue on Chicago’s West side

The DePaulia Staff
August 18, 2024
Former President Barack Obama hugs former first lady Michelle Obama as he is introduced during the Democratic National Convention Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

‘Hope is making a comeback’: Obamas, Doug Emhoff and Lil Jon make appearances at night two of DNC

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
August 21, 2024
President Joe Biden pauses as he speaks during a news conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022.

President Biden drops out of 2024 presidential race

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
July 21, 2024
Pro-Palestine protestors stand around the statue of Monsignor Egan outside of the Student Center during the DePaul Divest Coalition's press conference on Thursday, May 16, 2024. Student leaders and members of the encampment and DePaul community spoke during the press conference, stating that even if the encampment was gone, they would continue fighting for divestment.

BREAKING: SGA overwhelmingly passes referendum on divestment from Israel

Lucia Preziosi and Jake Cox
May 29, 2024
DePaulia News DePaulia News 10:21 AM Yesterday Front page of the DePaulia's May 8, 1970 issue. The pages display a transcript from an anti-war rally on campus following the Kent State Massacre.

Passing down protest: Generational anti-war movements on college campuses

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 19, 2024
Cops line the corner of Belden Ave. and Seminary Ave. after removing protestors from DePaul's Quad in the early hours of May 16, 2024. The Quad is now closed until further notice

CPD, Public Safety tear down DePaul protest encampment

Rose O’Keeffe, Lilly Keller, Claire Tweedie, and Lucia Preziosi
May 16, 2024
Two protestors wrap their arms around each other as counter-protestors rally on Fullerton Ave on Sunday, May 5, 2024. This is the second counter-protest the encampment has encountered.

‘It feels really sad’: DePaul encampment last one standing in city

Lilly Keller, Lucia Preziosi, Claire Tweedie, and Rose O’Keeffe
May 11, 2024
A protestor, who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons, hangs a sign on the gates of DePaul University's quad on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Throughout the demonstration, this protestor and many others hung banners that completely covered DePaul's fence.

BREAKING: DePaul President responds to divestment demands

Lucia Preziosi and Lilly Keller
May 6, 2024
A professor wears a button, “I work for the students not the endownment,” as they stand on the Quad with other faculty in support of the encampment, May 2, 2024.

Faculty faces and DePaul’s ‘Liberated Zone’

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 5, 2024
Un manifestante sostiene dos carteles pro-palestinos, mientras los compañeros manifestantes cantan en solidaridad con Gaza el martes 30 de abril de 2024. El Taller de Desinversión del campamento se llevó a cabo entre las 4:30 y las 6:00 p.m. del martes.

Manifestantes pro-Palestinos firmes en sus demandas de desinversión de Israel. El campamento continúa en DePaul

Lilly Keller, Lucia Preziosi, Jake Cox, and Rose O’Keeffe
May 4, 2024
A protestor holds up two pro-Palestinian signs, while fellow demonstrators chant in solidarity of Gaza on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. The encampment's Divestment Teach-In was held between 4:30 and 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.

‘We plan to stay here’: Pro-Palestinian demonstrators firm in demands for divestment from Israel; encampment continues on DePaul Quad

Lilly Keller, Lucia Preziosi, Jake Cox, and Rose O’Keeffe
May 4, 2024
Students with United DePaul storm the quad in Lincoln Park on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, to demand better wages and conditions for DePaul workers and divestment from Israel. John Gould, one of the organizers of the strike, said to the crowd: “DePaul student workers don’t have health insurance, but they’re investing in genocide.”

‘We’re going to make them care about us’: United DePaul holds May Day strike

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 1, 2024
A person striking holds a sign on DePaul's Quad, on May 1.

[Photo] ‘United DePaul’ organizes one-day strike

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor
May 1, 2024
A demonstrator's sign reads “Viva Viva Palestina” at the Northwestern University encampment on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Deering Meadow. Protesters of different ages, backgrounds and identities came together to show their support for Palestine and to demand the university divest financially from Israel.

‘Time was of the essence’: Northwestern students set up camp for peace in Gaza

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2024
Mouin Rabbani discusses the causes and consequences of the current war in Gaza at the Schmitt Academic Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Rabbani recounted the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, offering context for the attacks which took place on October 7, 2023.

Arab-Israeli expert Mouin Rabbani visits DePaul to offer perspectives on ‘Israel’s war on Gaza’

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2024
A demonstrator's sign reads “Viva Viva Palestina” at the Northwestern University encampment on Friday, April 26, 2024, at Deering Meadow. Protesters of different ages, backgrounds and identities came together to show their support for Palestine and to demand the university divest financially from Israel.

‘Time was of the essence’: Northwestern students set up camp to support Gaza

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2024
Mara Logan

Chicago sues fossil fuel industry over climate change

Xadarri Nevels and Lucia Preziosi
April 21, 2024
United DePaul organizes graduate students, student employees and adjunct faculty in unionization efforts

United DePaul organizes graduate students, student employees and adjunct faculty in unionization efforts

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 14, 2024
Lover girl spring DeJamz

Lover girl spring DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 7, 2024
A voter shows her "I voted" sign after casting her ballot in Chicago, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Illinois is one of five states holding presidential primaries as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming their parties' presumptive nominees. Voters are casting ballots Tuesday in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

A Chicago college student guide to the Illinois Primary: what you need to know

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 7, 2024
A photo illustration of a Texas flag and barbed wire, superimposed over an image of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, A participant carries a sign outside of a "Take Our Border Back" rally, Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024, in Quemado, Texas and a photo of the Supreme Court inside of a silhouette of Texas. Photo of participant by (AP Photo/Eric Gay). Other images used under Creative Commons.

‘Big, awful game of political theater:’ Tensions continue to rise between Texas and Biden administration

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
February 25, 2024
‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum rallies support and sparks concerns among developers

‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum rallies support and sparks concerns among developers

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
February 18, 2024
Los migrantes duermen en tiendas de campaña afuera del distrito policia 19 el 19 de octubre 2024. Las comisarías de policía han estado albergando a migrantes mientras el gobierno sigue encontrando soluciones permanentes.

[Photo] ‘Una tormenta perfecta’: Migrantes Venezolanos enfrentan barreras legales, servicios suspendidos y un límite de 60 días en refugios de la ciudad

February 19, 2024
File - A temporary encampment sits outside the 19th District police station on Chicago’s North Side on Oct. 21, 2023. Police stations have been housing migrants as the government continues to find permanent solutions.

[Photo] ‘A perfect storm’: Migrants face legal barriers, paused services and a 60-day limit at shelters as the city’s budget rapidly dwindles

Delauney Krauter, Contributing Writer
February 11, 2024
Dozens gather in Chicago City Hall in support for a cease-fire in Gaza on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024. Chicago is the biggest city to pass a resolution for a cease-fire.

Chicago City Council passes resolution for cease-fire in Gaza: 23-23 vote

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
February 4, 2024
Treatment Not Trauma: Brandon Johnson's mental health plans

Treatment Not Trauma: Brandon Johnson’s mental health plans

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 28, 2024
Ava Fischer, a senior political science student and DePaul voter engagement specialist, registers students to vote in the DePaul Center on the Loop Campus Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024. Fischer and others registered about 50 students for upcoming elections.

[Photo] DePaul students voice concerns about 2024 election candidates

LiLi Jarvenpa, News Editor
January 28, 2024
An elderly man warms his hands by the fire he created across the street from a homeless encampment under a major interstate freeway Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Chicago. Millions of Americans face below-zero temperatures as storms bring a blast of Arctic air, snow and ice.

Below-zero temperatures raise concern for Chicago’s unhoused

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 21, 2024
Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the closing arguments in the Trump Organization civil fraud trial at New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York, Thursday, Jan. 11, 2024.

Trump takes Iowa with commanding win; DeSantis a distant second

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 16, 2024
President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pa., Jan. 5, 2024. Voters in more than 50 countries that are home to half the world’s population are eligible to vote in elections in 2024.

Gen Z’s changing plans for the 2024 election

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
January 15, 2024
President Robert Manuel addressed budget and safety concerns in a university Town Hall Oct. 26.

DePaul President address safety and budget in Town Hall

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
November 5, 2023
A temporary encampment sits outside the 19th District police station on Chicago’s North Side on Oct. 21, 2023. Several police stations are helping provide space for migrants and asylum-seekers, until more permanent solutions can be found.

New York City and Chicago’s competing migrant crisis approaches

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 22, 2023
Protesters march at the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine’s "Stop the U.S. Backed Genocide against Gaza" rally on Oct. 21, 2023, in Chicago.

BREAKING: Protest in downtown Chicago calls for cease-fire and support for Palestine

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 21, 2023
Hot Girl Autumn DeJamz

Hot Girl Autumn DeJamz

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 15, 2023
Federal investigation binds Chicago to environmental justice

Federal investigation binds Chicago to environmental justice

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 15, 2023
Chief Larry Snelling, center, and interim Chicago Police Department Supt. Fred Waller look on as Mayor Brandon Johnson speaks during a news conference at City Hall to announce Snelling will be the next CPD superintendent, Monday, Aug. 14, 2023.

Mayor Brandon Johnson announces 2024 budget

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 13, 2023
Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., leaves the House floor after being ousted as Speaker of the House at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2023.

House removes Kevin McCarthy as Speaker in unprecedented vote

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 3, 2023
The Red Line serves DePaul students through stations at both their Lincoln Park and Loop campuses.

Red Line project to end transit inequity on Far South Side

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
October 1, 2023
Giana Aguilar-Valencia, Angelina Gomez, Samuel Saldaña and Jason Guzman at SHPE's national convention last year.

Student engineers seek to bolster Hispanic community

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
September 24, 2023
DePaul’s approach to artificial intelligence

DePaul’s approach to artificial intelligence

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
September 17, 2023
(Clockwise from left) DePaul faculty Autumn Cabell, Antonio Polo, Melissa Ockerman, (bottom row) Alexandra Novakovic and Rebecca Michel collaborated on the proposal.

DePaul receives $4.2 million grant to enact Project STRIDE

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
June 4, 2023
In this courtroom sketch, U.S. Rep. George Santos, left, R-N.Y., sits with his attorney Joseph Murray in federal court, Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Central Islip, N.Y.

George Santos facing criminal charges for corruption and lies

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 21, 2023
Mahboubeh Gorgband, of McKinney Texas, lays flower petals at a memorial established for the victims of the Wednesday shooting.

Tragedy in Allen, Texas continues to ignite gun control debate

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 14, 2023
The pond inside the Garfield Park Conservatory on Friday, May 7. The greenhouse attracts visitors from across the city with its exotic plant life all year round.

“The Bee’s Knees” at the Garfield Park Conservatory

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
May 7, 2023
In 2022, the state of Illinois grossed close to $445 million from sales of cannabis.

Illinois Senate works towards cannabis reform, equity concerns remain

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 24, 2023
Former president Jimmy Carter delivers a lecture on the eradication of Guinea worm disease at House of Lords in London in 2016.

Remembering the legacy of Jimmy Carter

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 23, 2023
OPINION: ‘Here we do’ (cut faculty)

OPINION: ‘Here we do’ (cut faculty)

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief
April 16, 2023
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