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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Life in the modern panopticon

Life in the modern panopticon

Brielle Kohlbeck, Opinion Editor May 19, 2024

You’re being watched.  Surely, you know this. Maybe you've spotted the camera at every traffic light or in the corner of every room you’ve entered the last few years. You've probably seen the advertisements...

Opinion: We often make the wrong people famous

Opinion: We often make the wrong people famous

Nadine DeCero, Social Media Editor November 5, 2023

If you had the attention of everyone on this planet, what would you say? Maybe you’ve thought about it before as a hypothetical, but some people are lucky enough to have the eyes and ears of millions....

OPINION: Cancel culture is more than mob mentality

OPINION: Cancel culture is more than mob mentality

Lucas Madlangbayan, Contributing Writer May 31, 2021

What do Seth Rogen, Rick Santorum and J.K Rowling have in common? They, and many other public figures from celebrities to senators, have spoken about “cancel culture.”  Merriam-Webster defines...

The limitations of cancel culture

The limitations of cancel culture

Jenicel Carmona September 13, 2020

#CardiBIsOverParty, #JKRowlingIsOverParty, #JimmyFallonIsOverParty, and #EllenIsOverParty are only a few of the hashtags that have been trending on Twitter in 2020. Despite the masses taking to social...

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OPINION: Shaming people for their views does not address the harm of their perspectives

Kelly Garcia October 28, 2019

It’s nearly impossible nowadays to scroll through Twitter and miss who’s fallen prey to the vigorous jaws of cancel culture. Just last week, I was completing my usual routine of waking up in the morning...

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