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Nadia Hernandez, Opinions Editor

Nadia is a freshman studying journalism, political science, and spanish at DePaul University. She is the Opinions Editor. She enjoys long walks on the beach, dogs, (some) cats, and music. Her astrological sun sign is a Pisces. Email her at opinion@depauliaonline.com

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The statue of John J. Egan, located outside of the Lincoln Park Student Center, wearing a mask.

DePaul updates campus guidelines for mask wearing

June 11, 2021
Alexandra Murphy

Alexandra Murphy appointed as interim dean of College of Communication

June 9, 2021
FILE - In this May 17, 2018, file photo, new graduates line up before the start of the Bergen Community College commencement at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. There’s no single policy or action that will alleviate America’s $1.74 trillion student loan debt crisis while simultaneously preventing students from taking on unaffordable amounts of future debt. Higher education financing experts are divided on the exact combination of solutions, but all agree it will require a multipronged approach. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Debt, loans plague graduating college students

June 7, 2021
DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

Uncovering DePaul’s connections with Raytheon Technologies

June 7, 2021
FILE - In this April 19, 2021, file photo, Keidy Ventura, 17, receives her first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in West New York, N.J. States across the country are dramatically scaling back their COVID-19 vaccine orders as interest in the shots wanes, putting the goal of herd immunity further out of reach. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Covid-19 task force members list remains non-updated on website, Newsline

June 6, 2021
In this June 29, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Supreme Court to hear case that may upset Roe v. Wade

May 31, 2021
Pedestrians walk along a shopping district on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago on Saturday, May 22, 2021. Chicago will no longer require masks for fully vaccinated people in most settings following similar changes from the state of Illinois and new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

COLUMN: Thanks, but I’m keeping my mask on

May 23, 2021
In this June 29, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Progressives are calling for the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Breyer

May 16, 2021
Matchacita, el nuevo café en Lincoln Park, es conocido por sus cafés y postres especiales.

OPINIÓN: El negocio Matchacita le falta el respeto a la comunidad latina por aprovecharse de su cultura e idioma

May 10, 2021
Megan Dewitt inoculates Alice Collins with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Walmart in the Austin neighborhood, of Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021. (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

OPINION: Covid-19 vaccine mandates, education will keep DePaul’s community safe

May 9, 2021
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, is joined by U.S. Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., third from left, at a news conference to discuss an Asian-American hate crime bill, Monday, April 19, 2021, in New York. Schumer is pushing for passage of the COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act in the Senate. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

TEAACH Act will address comprehensive Asian American, Pacific Islander history in Illinois public schools

May 2, 2021
Protesters march near Mayor Lori Lightfoot's home in Logan Square to protest the fatal shooting by Chicago police of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, Friday, April 16, 2021. Video of last month's encounter was released Thursday and provoked an outpouring of grief and outrage. (Ashlee Rezin Garcia/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

COLUMN: Societal dehumanization of people of color is deadly

April 25, 2021
Students walk around a mostly empty campus during the pandemic.

DePaul’s Honors Program offers BIPOC courses taught predominately by white professors, students oppose

April 25, 2021
Local organizers criticize Evanston’s reparations proposal

Local organizers criticize Evanston’s reparations proposal

April 18, 2021
Chicago Police Department 9th District station at 3120 S. Halsted St.

OPINION: Qualified immunity should no longer be given to U.S. law enforcement

April 11, 2021
People march during the second consecutive weekend of Stop Asian Hate protests, Saturday March 27, 2021, on Woodward Avenue in Detroit.

Anti-Asian ideologies allow Asian hate in Chicago to persist

April 4, 2021
DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul Students Against Incarceration’s book club perseveres despite pandemic

March 17, 2021
Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, people's homes have transformed to become both the office and the classroom.

COLUMN: I’ve outgrown my surroundings, but I can’t move

March 14, 2021
Actor Darell Britt-Gibson.

Black Student Union holds panel with “Judas and The Black Messiah” actor

March 14, 2021
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Revisiting the high school reading list

March 7, 2021
Students walk on the Quad, located on the Lincoln Park campus.

Esteban, other top admins discuss pandemic’s impact on DePaul community

March 3, 2021
Students walk on the Quad, located on the Lincoln Park campus.

Illinois higher education advocates push to double Pell grant funds

February 28, 2021
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.

DePaul won’t expense regalia for 2021 graduates, despite petition

February 19, 2021
FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2020 file photo, former candidate for Georgia Governor Stacey Abrams speaks during a rally for then Democratic vice presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., in Duluth, Ga. Belarusian opposition figures, Hong Kong-pro-democracy activists, the global Black Lives Matter movement, a jailed Russian opposition leader and two former White House senior advisers are among this year's nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)

Nomination of activists for Nobel Peace Prize highlights importance of their work

February 16, 2021
President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after stepping off Air Force One at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Del., Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden’s executive orders lay a foundation for racial equity

February 7, 2021
The Covid-19 pandemic has allowed many people stuck at home to reacquaint themselves with casual reading.

COLUMN: Hobbies are essential in the pandemic

January 31, 2021
The DePaul chapter of Dissenters — a national campaign calling for the end of U.S. militarism — held its first event, “Militarism 101,” on Friday to inform members on how militarism relates to the cause of their organization.

DePaul chapter of Dissenters holds “Militarism 101’ workshop

January 31, 2021
The Metropolitan Correctional Center, located in the Loop.

No cash bail law goes into effect Jan 1, creating a more equitable justice system for Illinois residents

January 24, 2021
FILE - In this Jan. 7, 2021, file photo syringes containing the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine sit in a tray in a vaccination room at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Taking a new direction to speed release of coronavirus vaccines, President-elect Joe Biden's office said Friday he would end the current practice of holding back vaccine doses to guarantee that people who get their first shot can also get a required second inoculation three weeks later. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

DePaul endorses Covid-19 vaccine despite president’s claims it’s ‘not a priority’

January 22, 2021
The statue of John J. Egan, located outside of the Lincoln Park Student Center, wearing a mask.

Spring quarter to remain remote, plans underway to return in-person for fall

January 22, 2021
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Following Capitol riot, DePaul’s Black Student Union call for better accommodations for Black students

January 18, 2021
COLUMN: Eurocentric beauty standards uphold white supremacy

COLUMN: Eurocentric beauty standards uphold white supremacy

January 11, 2021
Supporters of President Donald Trump climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

University responds to Capitol breach, Welcome Week events postponed

January 6, 2021
FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2020, file photo, people get tested at the new saliva COVID-19 testing site at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency advised Americans on Thursday, Nov. 19, not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. (Elizabeth Flores/Star Tribune via AP, File)

College students adapt holiday travel plans amid Covid-19

December 28, 2020
Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden, steps from his car as he arrives to board a plane at New Castle Airport, in New Castle, Del., Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, en route to Kenosha, Wis. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Misinformation regarding COVID, the election plagues social media

December 1, 2020
Días antes de las elecciones, el presidente Donald Trump declaró el 30 de octubre el Día Nacional de Recuerdo de los asesinados por 'ilegales'. Detener la inmigración ha sido un punto clave para la campaña de Trump. En la foto, los manifestantes de la Coalición de Inmigración de Nueva York se reúnen para pedir al presidente electo Joe Biden que dé prioridad a la reforma migratoria, el lunes 9 de noviembre de 2020 en Nueva York.

OPINIÓN: La administración Trump difamó a la comunidad inmigrante durante la semana del Día de Los Muertos

November 18, 2020
The Driehaus College of Business, located on DePaul's Loop Campus.

Driehaus professor claims lack of transparency regarding only Black department chair’s removal

November 15, 2020
In this February 7, 2018 file photo, a nurse prepares a flu shot at the Salvation Army in Atlanta.

DePaul to offer free flu vaccine clinic

November 12, 2020
Lincoln Park High School, located just blocks away from DePaul’s campus, is part of CPS. (Photo courtesy of Kseferovic | Wikimedia Commons)

CPS plans phased reopening for second quarter despite criticisms

November 8, 2020
The statue of John J. Egan, located outside of the Lincoln Park Student Center, wearing a mask.

DePaul now offering mail-in Covid-19 home tests

November 4, 2020
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, uses a face mask meanwhile waiting to speak at a press conference outside of USPS Jamaica station in Queens, New York. Democratic National Convention | AP Photo

OPINION: Congresswomen of color deserve better

November 1, 2020
Los jóvenes votantes latinos podrían ser la clave de determinar quién ganará esta elección presidencial

Los jóvenes votantes latinos podrían ser la clave de determinar quién ganará esta elección presidencial

October 28, 2020
Pretty Little Lashes explores different styles of lashes that range from denser, fuller looks and light, natural ones.

New fake eyelash business thrives in spite of pandemic

October 25, 2020
People wait in a long line to cast ballots for the general election at an early voting location at the Renaissance Austin Hotel on Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020, in Austin, Texas. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)

Gen Z voters to bring new perspective to upcoming election

October 18, 2020
Voter casts their ballot early at Cook County Administration Building.

150 voters: DePaul professors work to register community ahead of election

October 18, 2020
The writer and her grandmother.

COLUMN: My grandmother and I are voting for the first time. Meet us at the polls.

October 11, 2020
Assistant professor Bala Chaudhary, environmental science and studies at DePaul University's College of Science and Health. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)

DePaul professor writes paper on building anti-racism in STEM

October 11, 2020
La supresión de los votantes latinx: “Exigimos que nuestro voto sea contado”

La supresión de los votantes latinx: “Exigimos que nuestro voto sea contado”

September 28, 2020
Protesters interact with members of the Chicago Police Department.

OPINION: Police are not qualified to handle mental health crises

September 27, 2020
Still of Catherine O'Hara and Eugene Levy in

Why ‘Schitt’s Creek’ deserved its Emmys sweep

September 27, 2020
A women kneels in front of a makeshift memorial in honor of Breonna Taylor, at Jefferson Square Park, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, in Louisville, Ky. A grand jury on Wednesday, Sept. 23 indicted one officer on counts of wanton endangerment for firing into a home next to Taylor's with people in it, while declining to charge police officers for the fatal shooting of Taylor. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

OPINION: We failed Breonna Taylor

September 25, 2020
The Bean, located in Millennium Park, closed to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Cultural institutions across Chicago see effects of the pandemic

September 20, 2020
The Sept. 8 Racism Teach In featured various presentations from faculty members via Zoom.

Professor hosts day of discussions surrounding racism for DePaul community

September 13, 2020
Partiers congregate on the balcony of a downtown apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Columbia, Mo., near the University of Missouri campus. Many colleges quickly scrapped in-person learning in favor of online after cases began to spike, bars have been shut down in college towns, and students, fraternities and sororities have been repeatedly disciplined for parties and large gatherings. (Dan Shular/Missourian via AP)

OPINION: Don’t blame students for rising COVID-19 cases on campus

September 13, 2020
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[PHOTO] Exclusive: DePaul sets lofty $60M goal for student relief fundraising campaign ‘Now We Must’

September 8, 2020
DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul professor to hold teach-in regarding racism

September 7, 2020
DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

Colleges adapt to scaled-back campus reopening

September 6, 2020
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., questions Postmaster General Louis DeJoy during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill, Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

OPINION: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a source of pride for young Latinas

September 1, 2020
La representante Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, demócrata de Nueva York, usa una mascarilla mientras espera para hablar durante una conferencia de prensa frente a la estación de USPS Jamaica, el martes 18 de agosto de 2020, en el distrito de Queens de Nueva York. Democratic National Convention | AP Photo.

OPINIÓN: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez es un orgullo para las jóvenes latinas

August 31, 2020
A billboard sponsored by O, The Oprah Magazine, is on display with with a photo of Breonna Taylor, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020 in Louisville, KY. Twenty-six billboards are going up across Louisville, demanding that the police officers involved in Taylor's death be arrested and charged. Taylor was shot multiple times March 13 when police officers burst into her Louisville apartment using a no-knock warrant during a narcotics investigation. No drugs were found. (AP Photo/Dylan T. Lovan)

OPINION: Aspects of social media could harm Black Lives Matter

August 12, 2020
Protesters gather near DePaul University's Loop Campus August 1 for the Solidarity Street: Abolish CPD Block Party.

University students protest school contracts with Chicago Police Department, Fraternal Order of Police

August 2, 2020
The statue of John J. Egan, located outside of the Lincoln Park Student Center, wearing a mask.

New quarantine options added by University Housing

July 30, 2020
DePaul's Department of Finance and Real Estate names new chair following merger

DePaul’s Department of Finance and Real Estate names new chair following merger

July 17, 2020
Workers at Project Vida test residents of Little Village for Covid-19. The testing is available to everyone no matter their immigration status. // Trabajadores en Project Vida realizan pruebas de COVID-19 para residentes de La Villita. Las pruebas son disponibles para todos, sin importar su estatus migratorio.

Pruebas gratis de COVID-19 y HIV serán realizadas en Pilsen

July 15, 2020
Workers at Project Vida test residents of Little Village for Covid-19. The testing is available to everyone no matter their immigration status. // Trabajadores en Project Vida realizan pruebas de COVID-19 para residentes de La Villita. Las pruebas son disponibles para todos, sin importar su estatus migratorio.

Free COVID-19, HIV tests offered in Pilsen

July 14, 2020
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