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April Klein

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor

April is a junior studying Film & TV Production at DePaul. Her writing centers around the film industry, coverage of events around the city and profiles on queer artists of all mediums. When she’s not writing, she can be found watching whatever is on the Criterion Channel this month.

Contact April: aklein@depauliaonline.com

Shamya Banks, a fashion studies student at Columbia College of Chicago, irons linen fabric at the university's fashion lab on Friday, May 9, 2025. Banks is a recipient of the 2025 Virgil Abloh Post-Modern scholarship, a grant organized by the late creative director Virgil Abloh to aid Black students studying fashion.

[Photo] Met Gala inspires up-and-coming designers to tailor their style

Alana Eve Schacher, Contributing Writer
May 12, 2025
The 2025 CineYouth Film Festival sign hangs over the entrance on Friday, April 25, 2025. The festival was held from April 25-27 and focused on the work of filmmakers 22 and younger across a variety of different genres

CineYouth film festival hosts student films from across Chicagoland

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
May 5, 2025
Cosplayers and attendees gather at McCormick Place for the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo (C2E2) on Friday, April 11, 2025. Many different fanbases were represented, with costumers dressed in everything from "Marvel Rivals" to "Critical Role" characters.

Fandom springs into action this April at C2E2

Amber Corkey and April Klein
April 21, 2025
The Gene Siskel Film Center sits on State St. on Saturday, April 5, 2025. Writer and director Paul Schrader was accused of sexual assault.

‘An Evening with Paul Schrader’ at Gene Siskel Film Center cancelled in wake of sexual assault allegations

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
April 7, 2025
Associate editor at RogerEbert.com, Robert Daniels, left, and Mark Anthony Green speak the importance of journalism in the modern day on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Green is a former editor at GQ with a focus on fashion.

‘Opus’ review: Can someone please put Ayo Edebiri in something good

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
March 10, 2025
A group of coworkers converse in the corridors between restaurants at From Here On on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. The venue was a project from 16" On Center, a hospitality collective which aids in the construction of local food markets around Chicago.

[Photo] Old Post Office’s ‘From Here On’ Food Hall spotlights local businesses

Khadija Mujahid, Contributing Writer
February 24, 2025
A maniac draped in the Puerto Rican flag is displayed at the Trans Chicago Empowerment Center on Feb. 8, 2025. The center occupies the same space as the Puerto Rican Cultural Center in Humboldt Park.

‘T4T’ – Building intimate relationships and strong communities

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
February 10, 2025
UIC junior Jane Webb speaks out against President Trump's ban on gender affirming care for minors at a rally held on Feb. 6, 2025. Webb came out as a trans woman publicly at the event in order to stand in solidarity with a myriad of other trans speakers at the event.

Trans students and organizers rally against healthcare ban at UIC campus

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
February 10, 2025
Director and star Jeff Daniel Phillips (left) gives a Q&A for his film "Cursed In Baja" with co-stars Kent Issacs (center) and Mark Fite (right). The screening was held at the Davis Theater on Oct. 15, 2024.

‘Cursed in Baja’ premiere shows the strength of the horror community

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
October 21, 2024
A volunteer clean-up member rests in the center of Douglass Park on Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Riot Fest is held in Douglass Park for a total of three weeks, including the set-up and deconstruction of the festival grounds.

Riot Fest brings discourse to Douglass Park

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
September 30, 2024
Jackson Coates (center) stands with the crew of his film “Pastel,” including composer Ian Graham (far left) and cinematographer Karson Kane (next to Graham).

[Photo] DePaul students celebrate a year’s worth of films at the 18th annual Premiere film festival

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
July 1, 2024
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