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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Isabella Ali speaks with a student on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, on campus. Ali is the SGA student body president this year and has previously served as a Chicago Quarter Mentor.

‘There’s a sense of pride that I feel’: Isabella Ali begins year as student body president

Anya Forrester, Contributing Writer September 30, 2024

Isabella Ali is not a student body president that separates herself from the students she represents. She is one that fully embraces them, and even invites them for a seat at the table.  Ali’s election...

Student body president Isabella Ali and vice president Samara Smith lead a meeting of the House of Student Representatives on Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024. The meeting marked the first ever meeting of SGA under its new constitution.

Student Government Association inherits new structure, aims to focus on community and collaboration

Sadie Springer, SGA Beat Writer September 16, 2024

DePaul University's Student Government Association held their first general body meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept 11. SGA’s primary goals for this school year are expansion, professional...

Mouin Rabbani discusses the causes and consequences of the current war in Gaza at the Schmitt Academic Center on Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Rabbani recounted the history of the Israeli/Palestinian conflict, offering context for the attacks which took place on October 7, 2023.

Arab-Israeli expert Mouin Rabbani visits DePaul to offer perspectives on ‘Israel’s war on Gaza’

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief April 28, 2024
Mouin Rabbani, a prominent Middle East expert, joined DePaul.
Staying protected: Student organizers offer free off-campus contraceptive delivery program

Staying protected: Student organizers offer free off-campus contraceptive delivery program

Delaunay Krauter, Contributing Writer March 3, 2024
Blue Demons, who are bound by DePaul’s policy on the distribution of birth control, have a harder time accessing condoms than most college students. 
Campaign contribution information pulled from Illinois State Board of Elections and Federal Election Commission. (Photo Courtesy/ Citadel)

Top DePaul trustee a big donor to Chicago mayoral candidate, national Republicans

Erin Gessert, Lina Gebhardt, and Fatima Hasan March 3, 2024
The chair of DePaul’s Board of Trustees contributed thousands of dollars to Paul Vallas the losing candidate for Chicago mayor
Task force addresses student need for health insurance

Task force addresses student need for health insurance

Madison Comeau, Contributing Writer June 6, 2022

In the time that DePaul didn’t offer a student health insurance plan, Joanna Buscemi, an assistant professor of psychology, watched one of her students at DePaul work tirelessly to complete her doctorate...

Students walk around a mostly empty campus during the pandemic.

DePaul partners with University Center of Lake County, offers new program

Sonal Soni, Assistant News Editor May 31, 2021

DePaul's new partnership with the University Center of Lake County (UCLC) at the College of Lake County's Grayslake Campus will allow students to begin their affordable educational journey with an associate...

Eugene Jarvis and his wife, Sasha Gerritson, have given DePaul University its largest donation in school history to benefit the College of Computing and Digital Media.

Woman killed by car in front of CDM building

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor May 31, 2021

In the evening of May 28, a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle on the block of East Jackson Boulevard and South Wabash Avenue, in the crosswalk between DePaul’s College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM)...

Students walk on the Quad, located on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul establishes Native land acknowledgment

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief May 23, 2021

What was once vast miles of largely untouched marshland surrounding a river lined with cattails has since become a booming metropolis home to nearly 3 million people. Back then, the land was occupied by...

Former professor Norman Finkelstein is demanding DePaul issue him an apology, alleging the university ruined his academic career.

EXCLUSIVE: Norman Finkelstein requests apology from DePaul

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor May 23, 2021

In 2007, former DePaul political science professor Norman Finkelstein was denied tenure. The decision initiated a national controversy about personal feuds in academic settings, violations of academic...

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

DePaul: No current plan to drop mask mandate despite new CDC guidelines

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor May 16, 2021

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced on May 13 that fully vaccinated people can ease mask wearing, allowing them to safely forgo wearing masks inside at most places.  The guidelines...

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul professor writes to university president, calls for actionable anti-racism tactics

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor May 3, 2021

Faculty are pushing for DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban to commit to actionable change against racism. Professor Valerie Johnson, of DePaul’s political science department, sent a statement to...

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