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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

FILE - The currently closed AMC Burbank 16 movie theatres complex is pictured on April 29, 2020, in Burbank, Calif. After several false starts, the film industry is hoping to bring new releases back into movie theaters in late August. But for blockbusters, it may mean rethinking opening weekend and returning to a more gradual rollout through international and U.S. territories. Gone for now are the days of massive global openings. And theater owners say if they dont get new films soon, they may not make it to 2021. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Are movie theaters doomed?

John Cotter 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,...

Workers at Project Vida test residents of Little Village for Covid-19. The testing is available to everyone no matter their immigration status. // Trabajadores en Project Vida realizan pruebas de COVID-19 para residentes de La Villita. Las pruebas son disponibles para todos, sin importar su estatus migratorio.

Free COVID-19, HIV tests offered in Pilsen

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief 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...

DePaul transitions into virtual freshman orientation

DePaul transitions into virtual freshman orientation

Ria Bhagwat 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...

What I miss the most: my family and friends

What I miss the most: my family and friends

Kinise Jordan 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; ...

FILE — Sophomore Amber Gray moved from her hometown in Texas to live on campus at DePaul for her freshman year. As of Tuesday, June 30, at 4:30 p.m., the state of Texas is reporting 6,975 new cases, bringing the total case count to 159,986, which makes some students from the state reluctant to travel in order to move back on campus.

Department of Housing Director discusses plans for Fall Quarter

Alayne Trinko, Focus 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...

Workers at Project Vida test residents of Little Village for Covid-19. The testing is available to everyone no matter their immigration status. // Trabajadores en Project Vida realizan pruebas de COVID-19 para residentes de La Villita. Las pruebas son disponibles para todos, sin importar su estatus migratorio.

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...

Balloons float in front of a house celebrating the graduating class of 2020 in Villa Park, IL.

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...

A man walks past an electronic stock board showing Japans Nikkei 225 index at a securities firm in Tokyo, Tuesday, June 16, 2020. Asian shares have tracked a rally on Wall Street spurred by the U.S. Federal Reserves latest promise to support markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic. Benchmarks in Japan, South Korea, Australia and China all rose in early Tuesday trading. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan falls into recession amid COVID-19

Holly Jenvey 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...

Women working at Medic Egypt for Medical Clothes company make protective face masks to be used to help curb the spread of the coronavirus at a factory in Menoufiya, Egypt, Saturday, June 6, 2020. Egypt has officially ordered its people to wear face masks in public and private transportation, inside government business and offices as it is easing the partial lockdown imposed. Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouly has said violators would be fined as the country has seen a jump of daily reported infections in the past week. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)

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...

Cabin fever and the impact of decreased human connection

Cabin fever and the impact of decreased human connection

Madeline Brown June 16, 2020

Food, shelter and water — the three basic necessities of life, but as humans, do we need more? Now that face-to-face human interaction has been taken away, or at least heavily restricted, it is becoming...

Tyrone Keoton Jr., is handed an unemployment benefit application form by a security guard behind the glass doors of this state WIN Job Center in north Jackson, Miss., Thursday, April 2, 2020. The job centers lobbies are closed statewide to prevent the spread of COVID-19. The agency encourages residents to apply for their benefits on line, however, the system has been stressed by the large numbers of applicants. The local job centers are making paper unemployment applications available and applicants are filling them out and pushing them back through the mail slots or doors as well as they can.

Graduating seniors prepare to face an uncertain job market

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor June 16, 2020

Senior year of college is an undoubtedly emotional time filled with highs and lows all leading to a similar road: graduating from school and trying to figure out your next move. For many students, the...

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul to offer on-campus, online courses for fall

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor June 15, 2020

Interim Provost Salma Ghanem confirmed in an email Monday morning that DePaul is planning to offer both on-campus and online courses for the upcoming fall quarter. “DePaul’s plans are dependent...

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