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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

A Covid kills businesses too sign is shown outside Euro Treasures Antiques Friday, May 8, 2020, in Salt Lake City. Scott Evans is closing his art and antique store after 40 years. With a drastic drop in customers due to COVID-19 concerns and shelter-in-place orders, Evans says it was no longer cost effective to stay open.

US unemployment surges to a Depression-era level of 14.7%

Associated Press May 9, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The coronavirus crisis has sent U.S. unemployment surging to 14.7%, a level last seen when the country was in the throes of the Depression and President Franklin D. Roosevelt was assuring...

A Kashmiri Muslim prays, as a cat sits next him outside the closed gate of a muslim shrine during the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, May 8, 2020. Religious clerics and authorities in Indian portion of Kashmir have urged people to pray inside their homes to prevent spread of coronavirus in the region. Muslims across the world are observing the holy fasting month of Ramadan, where they refrain from eating, drinking and smoking from dawn to dusk.

What celebrating Ramadan looks like during a pandemic

Fatima Zaidi May 9, 2020

It’s a time where communities around the world stand in solidarity to help those in need and help each other. The month of Ramadan has arrived, but this time, the holy month has been welcomed with the...

A group of golfers walks with their clubs off a green at the Weston Golf Club, in Weston, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2020. Golf courses across Massachusetts were allowed to reopen on Thursday, with new social distancing and other health requirements, after they were closed due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak.

Why we crave human interaction

Madeline Brown May 8, 2020

Food, shelter and water are 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’s becoming...

Virginia Nielsen wears a mask while carrying shopping bags during the coronavirus outbreak in San Francisco, Thursday, May 7, 2020.

What to wear when you have nowhere to go

Carly Travis May 8, 2020

Being stuck at home, one might wonder if it even matters what they wear. Think again.  While it’s perfectly acceptable to merely switch in and out of pajamas all day,  it’s also fun to switch...

Wearing a mask against the spread of the new coronavirus, Eduardo Loyola boxes a pizza for delivery at the Zaza Pizzeria in Mexico City, Sunday, May 3, 2020.

Delivery apps see increase in sales during coronavirus pandemic

Kinise Jordan May 8, 2020

Gregory Hatchett felt the need to continue supporting his favorite independent restaurant, El Mercadito, located in Logan Square. As he waited for the restaurant to bring his food out, he noticed an UberEATS...

Un parque en Villa Park, IL, cerrado debido a Covid-19.

La suspensión de deportes recreativos podrá aumentar la delincuencia juvenil

Ernesto Hernandez, Assistant Sports Editor May 8, 2020

La suspensión de los deportes recreativos podría tener una relación desconocida con la delincuencia juvenil.  De acuerdo con el Chicago Park District, los campos de juego permanecerán cerrados...

DePaul professors working remotely during pandemic see challenges

DePaul professors working remotely during pandemic see challenges

Hannah Mitchell, Multimedia Editor May 8, 2020

Working from home may seem like a vacation. You can roll out of bed five minutes before your day starts, kick your feet up in yesterday’s pajamas and work on your laptop while sipping some white wine....

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

Administrators, faculty discuss options for fall quarter at DePaul Faculty Council meeting

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor May 7, 2020

DePaul will likely hold on-campus classes in the fall, but with a reduced physical footprint, Provost Salma Ghanem said during Wednesday’s Faculty Council meeting.  Though the university does not...

Centro Correccional Pontiac.

Reclusos del Centro Correccional de Pontiac aseguran no estar a salvo de la propagación del coronavirus

Lissi Nuñez May 7, 2020

Sus visitas han sido restringidas, tienen gente desmayándose, y sus celdas están sobrepobladas. Hubo noticias sobre dejar salir a algunos temprano, pero la pandemia afectó a quienes solicitaron que...

The view of the John T. Richardson Library from the quad. (Josh Leff / The DePaulia)

Some DePaul faculty offer increased support for students amid COVID-19 pandemic

Sonal Soni, Contributing Writer May 7, 2020

Family matters, financial burdens and other unforeseen circumstances challenge students to complete schoolwork on top of everything else. DePaul professors have different strategies – some offering support...

Monitoring screen time as crucial as ever

Monitoring screen time as crucial as ever

Jessica Nalupta May 6, 2020

While lockdown orders continue, our eyes may remain locked on screens all day, which raises an important question. In this digital age and time of social distancing, how do we find balance in our online...

A woman wears mask as she leaves a store during the coronavirus pandemic in Deerfield, Ill., Tuesday, May 5, 2020. New Illinois rules about wearing a face mask over age 2 start Friday, May 1, when they cant maintain a 6 foot social distance in public.

Pritzker: 5-part reopening plan dependent on infections

Associated Press May 6, 2020

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Tuesday outlined a five-phase plan for re-opening the state as the threat from COVID-19 subsides, but there were no surprises — the speech with which...

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