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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

The statue of John J. Egan, located outside of the Lincoln Park Student Center, wearing a mask.

DePaul won’t require students to receive Covid-19 vaccine for fall quarter return despite pressure

Bella Enkhtuvshin and Rebecca Meluch April 9, 2021

On March 25, Rutgers University released a statement announcing it will require all students enrolled for the 2021 fall semester to receive the Covid-19 vaccine prior to returning to campus.  “We...

Manuwara Begun, 46, sorts out garbage collected from households in New Delhi, India, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. Begun lives in a cardboard hut behind a five-star hotel in the heart of New Delhi and feels the inequity keenly. Trash pickers often find it hard to get vaccines because they are not considered by the government to be essential workers or cannot afford to wait at overburdened public hospitals for free shots. Chintan estimates that each year, those like her save the local government over $50 million and eliminate over 900,000 tons of carbon dioxide by diverting waste away from landfills. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

Pandemic showcases how corporations take advantage of their ‘essential workers’

Hayley DeSilva, Staff Writer April 4, 2021

As the country begrudgingly celebrates the one-year mark of quarantine, there has been a widespread reflection. Students have recalled thinking they’d scored just an extra week or two of spring break,...

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

SGA discusses Covid-19 vaccine rollout campaign during first general body meeting of the quarter

Theodora Koulouvaris April 4, 2021

DePaul’s Student Government Association discussed its efforts to promote the Covid-19 vaccine during the first general body meeting of the quarter Thursday. Robbie Merkel, SGA’s executive vice president...

FILE- In this May 5, 2018, file photo, students attend the University of Toledo commencement ceremony in Toledo, Ohio. Colleges across the U.S. have begun cancelling and curtailing spring graduation events amid fears that the new coronavirus will not have subsided before the stretch of April and May when schools typically invite thousands of visitors to campus to honor graduating seniors.

OPINION: DePaul jumped the gun with virtual commencement

Samantha Albert April 2, 2021

Every college student looks forward to graduation day. Walking across a stage in front of your peers and family as you get applauded for all of your hard work for  the past four years. The memorabilia;...

The statue of Father John Egan outside of DePauls Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul offers limited on campus covid testing

Charlie Carey March 21, 2021

On March 3, DePaul announced via Newsline that they have started offering on-campus Covid-19 testing for select faculty, staff, students from the Theatre School and School of Music, and students living...

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul leaders look ahead to post-pandemic reality

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief March 18, 2021

DePaul leadership held a town hall open to faculty and staff to outline the current state of the university and address any questions and concerns from the community. Overall, the administration remained...

DePaul junior Gabby ORiley hits the ball during the Blue Demons opening weekend.

DePaul softball pauses all team activities due to Covid-19 protocols

Ernesto Hernandez, Assistant Sports Editor March 18, 2021

DePaul softball announced on Wednesday that they are pausing all team activities due to Covid-19 protocols within the program.  As a result, the trio of games scheduled for March 20-21 at Cacciatore...

DePaul University Lincoln Park campus.

DePaul nursing students and faculty take part in vaccination efforts around city

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor March 14, 2021

Students and faculty from DePaul’s School of Nursing (SON) are working with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) to administer Covid-19 vaccinations around the city.  SON Director and Chief...

DePaul freshman defender Bella Hanisch looks to pass the ball in a game against Valparaiso on Feb. 22.

COLUMN: Sports are still coming to grips with a new reality

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief March 14, 2021

A year ago, the sports world came to a screeching halt. With growing concerns about the spread of Covid-19, every sports league and organization in America made a collective decision: a work stoppage. Just...

Where were you when the world shut down?

Where were you when the world shut down?

DePaulia Staff March 14, 2021
The DePaulia Staff reflects on what they were doing when news of major Covid-19 shutdowns first broke.
An empty classroom set aside for socially distanced learning at DePauls Loop campus.

DePaul students look back on a full year of online school

Emma Oxnevad, Rebecca Meluch, and Cailey Gleeson March 14, 2021

On March 11, 2020, DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban announced that the upcoming spring quarter would be almost entirely remote, due to growing fears regarding the potential spread of Covid-19 on campus. “In...

People gather on the shoreline in Destin, Fla., Wednesday, March 18, 2020.

COLUMN: Please don’t stand close to me in line –— now or 20 years down the road

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor March 14, 2021

I don’t think I’m alone when I say that there seems to be a “change in the air” where people think the pandemic is over.  Just because we reached our one year mark does not mean that it is...

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