Chicago youth combat climate crisis
Jonathan Aguilar, Assistant Photo Editor
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Students and activists marched through downtown Chicago on Friday, Sept. 20 to demand that politicians take action to address the climate crisis. This march, organized by the Illinois Youth Climate Strike organization, was one of many held across the globe today. The group met in Grant Park and mar...
Young protesters around globe demand climate change action
Jennifer Peltz and Frank Jordans, Associated Press
September 20, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — A wave of climate change protests swept across the globe Friday, with hundreds of thousands of young people sending a message to leaders headed for a U.N. summit: The warming world can't wait for action. Marches, rallies and demonstrations were held from Canberra to Kabul and Cape...
Amazon fires stir bitter dispute over who is to blame
Marcelo Silva de Sousa, Associated Press
August 22, 2019
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — As fires raged in the Amazon rainforest, the Brazilian government on Thursday denounced international critics who say President Jair Bolsonaro is not doing enough to curb massive deforestation. The growing threat to what some call "the lungs of the planet" has ignited a bitter...
DePaul students demand sustainability plan
Lauren Paris & Erica Carbajal, Contributing Writers
April 22, 2019
DePaul’s newest student-run environmental organization, Climate Reality: DePaul Chapter, recently launched the “What About DePaul?” campaign, after learning that DePaul is one of the only major Chicago based universities that lacks an official sustainability plan. With climate change being on...
Changing climate, changing Chicago
Ella Lee, Focus Editor
April 22, 2019
Climate change is not widely discussed in Chicago. Given our central location in America and access to fresh water, the threats we face are not as apparent as the ones that face coastal cities like Boston or Los Angeles. Our incoming city government will set the precedent for how Chicago takes on clim...
What’s Fresh on Climate Change
Lacey Latch, Arts & Life Editor
April 15, 2019
Our Planet (Netflix) In the introduction to the first episode of this new Netflix series “Our Planet,” the mission is clearly stated. David Attenborough narrates that the show will “celebrate the natural wonders that remain and reveal what we must preserve to ensure people and nature thrive.”...
Ignorance can’t be bliss
Mackenzie Murtaugh, Opinions Editor
October 22, 2018
After the UN's report that the Earth will greatly suffer from the devastating effects of climate change if action isn't taken on the gubernatorial level, people want to push the blame onto something other than themselves. We should blame ourselves for the internalized laziness when we have been presented...
Chicago ranked worst major American city for recycling
Ella Lee, Contributing Writer
October 22, 2018
DePaul students and staff have called for an improvement for recycling practices in Chicago, following a report that much of the city’s recyclable items have instead been sent to landfills. The increased interest in recycling follows a massive investigation by the Better Government Association (BGA)...
Typhoons and hurricanes set to increase due to climate change, experts say
Katelyn Henslin, Contributing Writer
October 1, 2018
In the beginning of this month, Hurricane Florence left the Carolinas flooded. At the same time, “superstorm” Typhoon Mangkhut, a Category 5 hurricane, made its way through the Philippines to Hong Kong, China. With powerful winds getting up to 180 miles per hour, Mangkhut has become one of the most...
Minor in climate change science and policy introduced
October 23, 2017
Albert Einstein famously defined insanity as “doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” In lieu of ignoring the results of climate change that have led to recent natural disasters, DePaul University’s assistant professor of journalism Jill Hopke is encouraging her ...
Students react to hurricanes, climate
September 18, 2017
With the recent presence of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, DePaul students and people across the nation are left to wonder, now what? These students want to see national changes moving forward from these climate disasters. Read More »...
DePaul, Columbia co-host Climate Festival through October
October 10, 2016
Throughout the month of October, DePaul University and Columbia College are hosting a series of events focusing on climate change, called the Chicago Climate Festival. These events work to showcase environmental concerns through art forms such as rap, photography and literature. Last Wednesday...
Ella Lee, Arts & Life Editor
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As revenue and enrollment trends in higher education fall nationwide, administrators discussed solutions...
Chicago youth combat climate crisis
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Students and activists marched through downtown Chicago on Friday, Sept. 20...
Chicago cop wounded, 2 others injured in separate incident
September 21, 2019
Chicago police say an officer was shot and wounded and two others were seriously...
Man suspected of summer attack on recent DePaul graduate charged
September 19, 2019
A man suspected of stabbing and slashing a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln...