University officials say they are reconsidering plans for fall quarter amid rising COVID-19 cases
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
July 31, 2020
University officials stated Friday via Newsline that an increase in local COVID-19 cases is leading DePaul to reconsider plans for fall quarter, including the number of courses occurring on campus. The article — published by President A. Gabriel Esteban, interim provost Salma Ghanem and execut...
New quarantine options added by University Housing
Nadia Hernandez, Assistant News Editor
July 30, 2020
Due to the update to the Emergency Travel Order, out of state students from Missouri, Nebraska, and North Dakota will now have to quarantine before arriving on campus. Students can choose from the previously stated options to quarantine or change options. The new deadline to confirm the plans will be Aug...
DePaul interim provost discusses fall quarter, online learning at virtual seminar
July 30, 2020
On July 30, the Downtown Future Series held an online seminar to discuss restructuring the urban university amid the COVID-19 global pandemic. The event was organized by the Chicago Loop Alliance and moderated by David Broz, a principal at Gensler, an architecture consulting firm. The Downtown Fut...
Are movie theaters doomed?
John Cotter, Staff Writer
July 25, 2020
Back in March, I was genuinely attempting to make bets with friends as to whether Disney’s heavily-marketed “Mulan” live-action film was to be released as planned, or pushed back due to COVID-19, as many other films fates have been attributed to the latter. In retrospect, that betting game was both fick...
Free COVID-19, HIV tests offered in Pilsen
Nadia Hernandez, Assistant News Editor
July 14, 2020
The National Museum of Mexican Art (NMMA), CALOR, and Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) are partnering to offer free COVID-19 and HIV testing Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the NMMA location in Pilsen. Patients aren’t required to bring ID or proof of insurance, and no criteria are requir...
DePaul transitions into virtual freshman orientation
Ria Bhagwat, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
July 7, 2020
For incoming freshmen, college orientation will be anything but traditional. Jarriae Anderson, a rising senior and orientation leader at DePaul University, said what started as a normal application process quickly took an unexpected turn. “The application and interview process happened as normal...
What I miss the most: my family and friends
Kinise Jordan, Contributing Writer
July 3, 2020
The sound of video games being played in the background as I sipped my strawberry margarita at Dave & Buster’s on a Friday night. My family decided to go out for dinner, as part of a tradition; we all have busy schedules so having dinner together is something we have been doing for years in or...
Department of Housing Director discusses plans for Fall Quarter
Alayne Trinko, Deputy Editor
July 1, 2020
As Gov. J.B. Pritzker prepares to move Illinois into phase 4 of the state’s reopening, students who plan to return to live on DePaul’s campus have lingering questions about how the university plans to keep students safe on campus during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rick Moreci, the director of hous...
Trump administration to cut funding for Illinois COVID-19 testing sites
Marcus Robertson, Nation & World Editor
June 24, 2020
Two Illinois COVID-19 testing sites in Peoria and Harwood Heights will be federally defunded by the end of this month, according to Gov. Pritzker’s press secretary Jordan Abudayyeh and the Illinois Department of Public Health. “As coronavirus cases continue to rise nationally, President Trump admitte...
First generation college students to plan ceremony from home
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
June 17, 2020
First-generation university students will be celebrating their commencement ceremony from home, despite a challenging and unplanned final academic quarter. Mercedes Chavez, 28, a first-generation student studying Latin American and Latino Studies at DePaul University, said that although she was fi...
Japan falls into recession amid COVID-19
Holly Jenvey, Staff Writer
June 16, 2020
COVID-19 has taken a toll on economies around the world as most businesses came to a halt. Consequently, Japan has now fallen into a recession, which has shed a light on the history of these economies. Japan has the third largest GDP, following the U.S. and China, but as of May 17, the country decla...
Impending COVID-19 recession to impact women more than men
Patsy Newitt and Ella Lee
June 16, 2020
It’s all-but-certain that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic will bring the beginning of an economic recession. But experts say that this one is different: women will be disproportionately affected. Women made up 55 percent of the 20.5 million jobs lost in April, according to the Bureau of Labor stati...
