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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
Quentin Blais

Quentin Blais, Photo Editor

Quentin is a junior studying journalism with a minor in photography. This is his senior year at the DePaulia. He is a film photographer in his spare time.

Contact Quentin: [email protected]

All content by Quentin Blais
A customer waits in the entryway of the Music Box Theater on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. The Theater holds daily showings of old and new films.

[Photo] Preserving the past to ensure the future of moviegoing: Music Box Theatre ‘revives at 95’

Jake Panek, Arts & Life Beat Writer
September 23, 2024
A DNC attendee takes a photo of the crowds at the United Center on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Crowds faced difficulty finding seating as the arena grew increasingly more full through the week.

Photo Gallery: Dems take Chicago for energetic conference

Quentin Blais and Lina Gebhardt
August 24, 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.

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

Lucia Preziosi, Content Managing Editor
August 23, 2024
A group of uncommitted delegates and other pro-Palestinian supporters gather on Aug. 21, 2024, outside the United Center in Chicago. The group is holding a sit-in after being denied a Palestinian-American speaker at the DNC.

[Photo] DNC night three theme ‘A Fight for Our Freedoms’ felt in and outside convention center

Alyssa N. Salcedo, La DePaulia Editor-In-Chief
August 22, 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
About a dozen delegates and other convention-goers have begun a sit-in in front of the United Center, on Aug. 21, 2024.

Uncommitted delegates denied Palestinian speaker at DNC, holds sit-in

Jake Cox and Quentin Blais
August 21, 2024
President Joe Biden addresses the Democratic National Convention on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at the United Center in Chicago. Delegates are also meeting to nominate Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential candidate.

[Photo] DNC night one: Democrats celebrate ‘everyday Americans,’ Biden passes torch

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor
August 20, 2024
USE THIS CAPTION Dibs poses for a photo with a fan during a game against Georgetown at Wintrust Arena on Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024. DePaul lost the game 77-76.

[Photo] Billy Blue Demon’s visionary reflects on history, DIBS nomination

Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor
May 19, 2024
Jon Hein, CPD Chief of Patrol, addresses the press after the removal of the encampment on the Quad on Thursday, May 16, 2024. He said multiple orders were given by DePaul and CPD ordering protesters to leave the encampment.

[Photo] PHOTO GALLERY: CPD and Public Safety removed encampment, Coalition held rally

The DePaulia Staff
May 20, 2024
Beth Massey sits in the DePaul Quad after speaking to protesters on Wednesday, May 1, 2024. She is an activist who protested the Vietnam War at Columbia University in 1968.

[Photo] Live Updates: CPD, Public Safety raids encampment on LPC Quad

The DePaulia Staff
April 30, 2024
Jason Keller manages the counter of Lets Boogie Records & Tapes on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Keller has worked at the shop for most of his life, even when his father Neil ran it.

Let’s Boogie Record & Tapes: Local record store celebrates the future of physical media

Quentin Blais, Photo Editor
April 28, 2024
Annie Koziel of Daisy Blue performs the first set of DMBO's Battle of the Bands in the Student Center on Wednesday, April 24, 2024. Her and Delilah Johnson gave their first ever stage performance Wednesday.

[Photo] Behind the scenes at Battle of the Bands

Claire Tweedie, Editor in Chief
April 28, 2024
A vending machine stocked with narcan and other forms of aid stands on the 3rd floor of Harold Washington Library in the Loop on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Machines like this are being installed in locations across the city as a way of making life-saving medication more accessible.

[Photo] Fentanyl taking more students lives

Anna Radloff, Contributing Writer
April 28, 2024
The solar eclipse reaches totality at 3:04 ET in Terre Haute, IN, on Monday, April 8, 2024. The eclipse was the last to make landfall in the United States for the next twenty years.

Eclipse Entertainment

Quentin Blais, Madelyn Chapman, and Morgan Kirsch
April 11, 2024
Elizabeth Miller and Sophie Young take a photo of the sun on their phone as they experience totality during the solar eclipse from Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute, IN, on Monday, April 8, 2024. For three minutes, the park was cloaked in darkness as the moon blocked the sun.

Eclipse Entertainment

Quentin Blais, Madelyn Chapman, and Morgan Kirsch
April 6, 2024
Customers browse through various vintage selections at the Vintage House pop-up in Wicker Park on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024. The pop-up hosted multiple vendors who all carried a variety of clothing and accessories.

[Photo] ‘Vintage House Chicago’: Empowering vintage collectors through community

Isabel Riley, Contributing Writer
March 3, 2024
A CTA passenger gazes out the window into the Loop on an Orange Line train on Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. The CTA has taken steps in recent months to crack down on prohibited behaviors on trains and buses.

[Photo] To sit or to stand: Why CTA etiquette is so important

Nadine DeCero, Social Media Editor
February 18, 2024
Junior Anna Gerstenberger browses the Richardson Library's collection of video games on Friday, Feb. 2, 2024. The library has moved the games from behind the front desk onto the shelves of the first floor for students to freely browse.

[Photo] Library level up: Video game collection moved for student accessibility

Ashley Peréz, Contributing Writer
February 4, 2024
Founder and coach Pizza Bharali warms up for the DePaul Club Badminton's practice Thursday, Jan. 18, at the Ray Meyer Fitness Center.

[Photo] Smashing success: Students find community in growing club sport

Ryan Hinske, Sports Editor
January 21, 2024
Kurt Hancock (en el centro) se dirige a los asistentes al caucus en Mount Vernon, Iowa, el 15 de enero de 2024.

Kurt Hancock (middle) addresses caucus goers in Mount Vernon, Iowa on Jan. 15, 2024.

El candidato Ron DeSantis se dirige a un grupo de simpatizantes en Davenport, Iowa, el sábado 13 de enero. Durante su discurso, mencionó sus políticas de inmigración.

[Photo] Caucus de Iowa 2024: Candidatos republicanos prometen asegurar la frontera e implementar políticas contra indocumentados

Erin Gessert and Ashley Pérez
January 21, 2024
Candidate Nikki Haley addresses a group of supporters in Adel, Iowa, on Sun. Jan 14.

Megan Goldberg, associate professor of American politics at Cornell College sits at a desk in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

Candidate Ron DeSantis addresses a group of supporters in Davenport, Iowa, on Sat. Jan. 13. During his speech he mentioned his immigration policies.

House Representative Ralph Norman welcomes Nikki Haley supporters to her event in Adel, Iowa on Jan. 14, 2024. Norman emphasized border security in a short speech given before introducing others to the stage.

House Representative Ralph Norman welcomes Nikki Haley supporters to her event in Adel, Iowa on Jan. 14, 2024. Norman emphasized border security in a short speech given before introducing others to the stage.

House Representative Ralph Norman welcomes Nikki Haley supporters to her event in Adel, Iowa on Jan. 14, 2024. Norman emphasized border security in a short speech given before introducing others to the stage.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to his supporters at the rally in Davenport, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2024. DeSantis emphasized the importance of policy reform in education during his campaign.

[Photo] Iowa Caucus 2024: Republican candidates’ immigration policies and the potential effects on the Latine community

January 21, 2024
The 2024 Iowa caucuses were held Monday, Jan. 16 where Republican voters came to cast their ballots for their preferred GOP presidential nominee.

PHOTO GALLERY: The 2024 Iowa caucuses

Quentin Blais, Photo Editor
January 17, 2024
Iowans supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis braved sub-zero temperatures and blizzard conditions to attend DeSantis' Saturday rally in Davenport, Iowa.

[Photo] Trump takes Iowa with commanding win; DeSantis a distant second

Lucia Preziosi, Content Managing Editor
January 16, 2024
A photo shows the DePaul campus at night on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023. On the night of Sept. 23, student Ella Gutin was among students robbed on the Quad, near the Schmidt Academic Center. It's one of five robberies reported since the academic term began.

[Photo] DePaul students concerned with crime, swift safety changes

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor
October 1, 2023
Venezuelan migrants selling food in downtown Chicago.

[Photo] Some Venezuelan migrants sell traditional food downtown to support themselves

September 30, 2023
Migrantes venezolanos vendiendo comida en el centro de Chicago.

[Photo] Algunos migrantes venezolanos venden comida tradicional en centro de Chicago para mantenerse

September 30, 2023
Vallas lost the Chicago mayoral runoff election to Johnson on April 4. The candidate received 48.3% of the votes.

[Photo] ‘We come alive’: Youth voter turnout secures Johnson’s spot as mayor-elect

Kiersten Riedford, Jacqueline Cardenas, and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
April 9, 2023
Paul Vallas address a crowd of supporters alongside his family following the results of Tuesday's election in which his opponent, Brandon Johnson, won the race for Chicago mayor.

[Photo] Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayoral election

Kiersten Riedford, Jacqueline Cardenas, and Nadia Hernandez
April 5, 2023
Two CTA private security speak at the Jackson Red Line station on a weekday afternoon.

[Photo] $71 million private security contract fails to make CTA safer

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor
April 2, 2023
Timmy Knudsen, 43rd Ward Alderman and candidate for the upcoming aldermanic race, attended the Student Government Association (SGA) Q&A session on Oct. 26, 2022.

[Photo] Ald. Knudsen releases public safety plan in buildup to 43rd Ward runoff

Patrick Sloan-Turner, Online Managing Editor
April 2, 2023
A Green Line train bound for Ashland/63rd pulls into the Adams & Wabash St. stop. An informal economy, otherwise known as a survival economy, has begun to skyrocket on the CTA.

[Photo] CTA turned Marketplace: How the informal economy survives

Joey Stephens, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2023
Since the exhibition opened in mid Febuary, museumgoers hace flocked to the gallery to see the over 30 works by the Spanish artist.

[Photo] ‘The Image Disappears’: Chicago Art Institutes’s latest exhibit explores the dichotomy of Salvador Dalí

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief
April 2, 2023
The Chicago River dyeing and parade took place on March 11. Every year on the Saturday before St. Patrick’s Day, the river is dyed bright green in a tradition dating back over 60 years.

GALLERY: Going Green – St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago

Quentin Blais and Amber Stoutenborough
March 13, 2023
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