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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

8-year-old Brielle Kohlbeck and Olivia Ward pose with fake mustaches in a campground. Kohlbeck brought Ward camping with her family every summer when they were kids. (photo provided by Brielle Kohlbeck)

We were girls together: The importance of childhood friends that make it to adulthood

Brielle Kohlbeck, Content Managing Editor / January 27, 2025

I have known and loved my best friend for almost 18 years. Olivia and I met when we were two. In her driveway we sat eye-to-eye on the pavement and she, without any warning, slapped me across the face....

Victoria Williamson | The DePaulia

Breaking Cupid’s (platonic) arrow

Breaking up with your partner hurts, but so does splitting up with your best friend
Yazmin Dominguez, Online Editor / February 12, 2018

We met in fifth grade. She was a Sagittarius, and I was a Leo. It was an inside joke that we were so compatible because our zodiacs were both fire signs. We both had the same passionate ‘Lana Del Rey’...

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