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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
Samantha Moilanen

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor

Samantha is a senior majoring in journalism. When she isn’t working, you can find her reading books, hanging out with friends, working out, or spending way too much time on Twitter.

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New health insurance plan focuses on affordability and access for DePaul students

New health insurance plan focuses on affordability and access for DePaul students

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
November 5, 2023
BREAKING: Long-awaited student health insurance plan set to launch next academic year

BREAKING: Long-awaited student health insurance plan set to launch next academic year

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 24, 2023
Mayor Brandon Johnson's history with Chicago Public Schools sparks hope to foster better relationship between the Teacher's Union and the Mayor's Office.

Unpacking Mayor Johnson’s environmental goals and transition report

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 22, 2023
A mural painted by Joe Nelson inside of the Chicago Justice Gallery, 1344 S. Halsted St. The mural was showcased as part of the “Climates of Inequality: Stories of Environmental Justice,” exhibit.

Chicago art exhibit spotlights global environmental injustices

Jacqueline Cardenas and Samantha Moilanen
October 15, 2023
Column: Exploring the nuances of love and attachment in relationships

Column: Exploring the nuances of love and attachment in relationships

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 15, 2023
Un mural pintado por el artista, Joe Nelson, dentro de la Chicago Justice Gallery. El mural fue presentado el 11 de octubre como parte de la exposición “Climas de desigualdad: Historias de justicia ambiental”.

Exposición de arte en Chicago muestra injusticias ambientales alrededor del mundo

Jacqueline Cardenas and Samantha Moilanen
October 14, 2023
Metropolitan Correctional Center in the Loop. The SAFE-T Act went into effect Sept. 18 to help decrease the jail population in Illinois.

Illinois becomes first state to eliminate cash bail; rural counties face implementation challenges

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 1, 2023
DePaul President Robert Manuel sits down with student media to discuss budgetary concerns April 14, 2023.

Manuel addresses Design DePaul, budget concerns at Faculty Council meeting

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
September 17, 2023
Students protest the university letting go of faculty and staff on Sheffield Ave. on April 10.

DePaul’s path to financial recovery: Reflecting on VSIP and future redesign plans

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
September 10, 2023
DePaul addresses safety concerns after multiple robberies on campus Saturday

DePaul addresses safety concerns after multiple robberies on campus Saturday

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
September 10, 2023
Malak Abuhashish, student mentor in the Career Center’s Future Forward Program, shows a Future Forward Program handbook to a student mentee, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022, in the Schmitt Academic Center on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Randall Spriggs)

EDGE program to end, Future Forward expands to help 1,200 students

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
June 4, 2023
Road construction on I-55 is being expanded into communities who have had environmental justice concerns. Many community members were upset when they heard the announcement.

Illinois legislators push for I-55 expansion, Chicagoans concerned about environmental impacts

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 29, 2023
The Jarvis CDM graduate admissions office and academic success center located in the DePaul Center. Recently, three academic advisors for CDM transferred or left their positions at the university.

CDM students frustrated over abrupt loss of academic advisors

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 15, 2023
Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett will rule whether to temporarily halt the enforcement of the assault weapons ban in Illinois after Robert Bevis, a gun shop owner asked for an injunction.

Illinois assault weapons ban halted in Supreme Court

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 15, 2023
(Left) President Robert Manuel and Min. Jené Ashley Colvin read the agenda for DePaul's Confronting Our History event on Monday, May 1.

Acknowledgment & atonement: DePaul apologizes for Vincentian history of slaveholding

Samantha Moilanen and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
May 7, 2023
Visitors walk by "The Bean" on April 26 in Millennium Park. Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has reinforced the parks curfew for minors after large youth gatherings resulted in recent violence.

‘Just once we try something that might actually work’: Activists, Chicagoans speak out against youth curfew laws

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 30, 2023
DePaul geography faculty members Winifred Curran (left) and Michelle Stuhlmacher are part of a research team that received a $250,000 grant from NASA to work on the team's "Designing for Just Green Enough: A Data Integration Tool for Informing Community Green Space Planning" project.

Research team seeks to expand access to environmental data in Chicago: NASA grant provides funding for research, expansion of ChiVes database

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 23, 2023
A group of Chicago Police Department officers circle together at Millennium Park during the period of the park's heightened security last May.

Downtown shooting, large teen gatherings prompt Mayor Lightfoot to enforce teen curfew

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 19, 2023
The offender took a backpack from a student in DePaul's Student Center.

Wisconsin man arrested after attacking female DePaul students

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 18, 2023
An emotional Jessica Patrick shares her experiences connecting with staff and faculty at DePaul University during the April 10 protest.

DePaul leadership, SRAC work to minimize staff layoffs: Staff Council anticipates more cuts

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 16, 2023
Brian Comer, a 43rd aldermanic race runoff candidate, receives a signature from a Lincoln Park resident to get him on the ballot for the 43rd Ward aldermanic race.

Alderman candidate Comer proposes offering DePaul students one year’s tuition if join CPD

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 2, 2023
Chicago police surround the scene where an officer was shot and killed in the 5200 block of S. Spaulding Ave., in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago on March 1.

Chicagoans still face safety concerns as crime continues to rise

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
March 12, 2023
COLUMN: Being Christian is not an excuse for acts of hatred

COLUMN: Being Christian is not an excuse for acts of hatred

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
March 12, 2023
Associate Dean for the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Jacqueline Lazu and criminology professor Xavier Perez teach an Inside-Out class at Cook County jail in the spring of 2022.

DePaul’s ‘Inside-Out’ program looks to offer certificate programs in the near future

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
March 5, 2023
Still running, still hiding and still fighting: Despite continued school shootings, protocols remain unchanged

Still running, still hiding and still fighting: Despite continued school shootings, protocols remain unchanged

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
February 26, 2023
(From left) Michael Canning, Malik T. Murray and Kevin Keeley recently joined DePaul University's Board of Trustees.

DePaul welcomes new Board of Trustees members

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
February 19, 2023
According to a task force's survey results last year, an estimated 9% of DePaul's student body are uninsured.

Students stuck in limbo as university halts health insurance rollout

Samantha Moilanen and Nadia Carolina Hernandez
February 5, 2023
Following the death of Tyre Nichols, Gloria Pinex, mother of Darius Pinex, a man who was killed by Chicago police officers in 2011, spoke at a press conference outside of the Chicago Police Headquarters on Feb. 1 to protest against police brutality.

‘We are not afraid’: Chicagoans protest police killing of Tyre Nichols

Samantha Moilanen and Una Cleary
February 5, 2023
Students walk on the Quad, located on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus.

BREAKING: Student health insurance plan put on hold

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
January 28, 2023
A mound of sulfur located along the Calumet river.

‘I don’t think [we] deserve to live like this’: For South Side residents, the fight for environmental justice is far from over

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
January 22, 2023
Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs House Bill 4664, legislation that will protect reproductive health care providers and patients who are seeking care in Illinois on Friday, Jan. 13.

Pritzker signs abortion access bill into law: students, faculty push for increased action to protect rights

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
January 22, 2023
Pritzker signs assault weapon ban into law

Pritzker signs assault weapon ban into law

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
January 15, 2023
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Lincoln Park. According to the attorney general's report, one Vincentian priest committed abuse while serving at Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on DePaul's campus.

Holiday Heist: DePaul parish adds security measures after burglary

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
January 8, 2023
A winter storm in Wrigleyville, Chicago on Feb. 2, 2022.

[Photo] OPINION: Chicago winters bring fun and tranquility, not misery

Jonathan Rosenblum, Contributing Writer
November 15, 2022
DePaul advisory committee closes in on student insurance plan

DePaul advisory committee closes in on student insurance plan

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
November 6, 2022
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[Photo] OPINION: It’s time for the federal government to prioritize the needs of migrants

Raena Bents, Contributing Writer
November 6, 2022
Chicago Police set a perimeter around McCabe Hall Thursday in response to an emergency situation inside the building.

CPD, SWAT respond to emergency incident at McCabe Hall

Patrick Sloan-Turner and Samantha Moilanen
October 27, 2022
The Sheridan redline station is empty on a Tuesday evening at 6 p.m. Riders have been taking the CTA less frequently due to longer wait times and inconsistent train schedules since the pandemic.

[Photo] OPINION: It’s time to hold the CTA accountable

Ryan Deitch, Contributing Writer
October 23, 2022
CTA commuters wait for the Red Line at the Jackson station.

[Photo] Trick or train: Student body ‘ghosted’ by CTA trains and buses

Ruchi Nawathe, Nation & World Editor
October 23, 2022
Students were able to get free donuts and candy at the Halloween party after checking into the event. After getting food, students could decorate room decor for their dorms.

[Photo] DAB hosts student Halloween party

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor
October 23, 2022
Pink and Orange 72x36 Landscape Campaign Banner

[Photo] COLUMN: Voting doesn’t have to be divisive

Zach Elliott, Contributing Writer
October 23, 2022
Chicago Teachers Union protested at an abortion rights rally Oct. 8. The CTU actively supports the Workers Rights Amendment.

Illinois Workers’ Rights Amendment protects right to collectively bargain and unionize

Jake Cox and Samantha Moilanen
October 16, 2022
President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with a bipartisan group of governors and mayors in the Roosevelt room of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, to discuss the bipartisan infrastructure deal in the Senate. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

COLUMN: Biden’s pardon is not enough to legalize marijuana possession nationally

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 9, 2022
Mayor Lori Lightfoot makes remarks in Ukrainian Village at a rally in opposition of Russia's invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 27, 2022.

Lightfoot unveils budget, aims to increase police spending, progressive program funding

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 5, 2022
A police officer in Millennium Park speaks with park visitors. The Chicago Police Department (CPD) has already transitioned six of their nine radio zones to being digitally encrypted.

“The public [has] a right to know”: CPD transparency in question with switch to encrypted radio

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
October 2, 2022
legal weed map

[Photo] Opinion: Legal protection for cannabis needs to be extended to hiring practices

Michael Boland, Contributing Writer
September 25, 2022
The Dax program’s new “Cecilia House” in Lincoln Square officially opens on Nov. 8. The unit will house 10 DePaul students in need of housing.

‘I would be homeless and [living] outside’: Dax program aids students facing homelessness

Samantha Moilanen and Patrick Sloan-Turner
September 18, 2022
OPINION: Student loan providers should do more to protect borrowers

OPINION: Student loan providers should do more to protect borrowers

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
September 18, 2022
Students gather at the quad for events during DePaul's welcome week.

OPINION: College students should be worried of recession

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
September 11, 2022
A man and a boy visit a memorial at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas Sunday, May 29, 2022, to pay their respects for the victims killed in a school shooting. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Opinion: Americans want change, but our political system won’t allow it

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
June 1, 2022
A Chicago police officer walks by the Bean in Millennium Park Thursday afternoon as visitors take photos near the attraction.

‘Why will it work this time’: Chicagoans question Lightfoot’s plans to curb crime

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 23, 2022
Prime Minister Albin Kurti of the Republic of Kosovo asked Gazmend Kapllani, head of the Hidai "Eddie" Bregu Program for Albanian Studies, to visit DePaul. Kapllani said DePaul is the first university to provide academia for Albanian studies.

Albanian studies program hosts public lecture with Prime Minister of Kosovo

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 16, 2022
OPINION: It’s time for newspapers to stop endorsing political candidates

OPINION: It’s time for newspapers to stop endorsing political candidates

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 8, 2022
Decade long push for sustainability at DePaul is finally coming to fruition

Decade long push for sustainability at DePaul is finally coming to fruition

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
May 1, 2022
Michal Lorenc traveled to Poland in March to help refugees at the Ukrainian border.

Former Chicagoan takes a stand in the Ukrainian refugee crisis

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 17, 2022
DePaul hosts sexual assault awareness panel for students with disabilities

DePaul hosts sexual assault awareness panel for students with disabilities

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
April 10, 2022
Adler planetarium staff poses for grand re-openining after two years on March 4th.

Stars align, planetarium reopens

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
March 21, 2022
Pictured here, Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan.

‘Uncharted’: Poor video game adaptation, exciting adventure-film

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
February 28, 2022
College students love dating apps, but is it worth it?

College students love dating apps, but is it worth it?

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
February 20, 2022
"Put the gun down" graffiti on the 600 block of Garfield.

Activists and Chicagoans speak out against Lightfoot’s Victims’ Justice Ordinance

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
February 20, 2022
fire truck

[Photo] Snowstorm stuns students: DePaul’s guidelines did not allow for Wednesday closure

Lily Lowndes and Patrick Sloan-Turner
February 6, 2022
The impact of virtual learning on students in higher education

The impact of virtual learning on students in higher education

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
February 1, 2022
Dr. Manjul Shukla transfers Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe, Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021, at a mobile vaccination clinic in Worcester, Mass. Pfizer said Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, that a booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine may protect against the new omicron variant even though the initial two doses appear significantly less effective.

South Side activists work to improve vaccination rate

Samantha Moilanen, Former Online Managing Editor
January 23, 2022
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