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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

Restaurants along 2000 N Halsted in Chicagos Lincoln Park neighborhood.

Lincoln Park restaurants, retail suffer in the Covid economy

The Lincoln Park neighborhood’s atmosphere was empty after March 2020 when DePaul emptied its campus and sent students home to limit the spread of Covid-19. As students went away, local restaurants suffered.  “When...

A child detention center located in Rogers Park on the city’s Far North Side, one of five such properties managed by Heartland Alliance.

Revisiting Heartland Alliance a year after Covid outbreak sickened 42 detainees and staff

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor March 4, 2021

Activists are demanding answers surrounding Heartland Alliance’s Covid-19 protocols after an outbreak infected 42 people last April – reportedly the largest outbreak of the virus at any shelter for...

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

Faculty Council: 92 percent of surveyed employees are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine or already have

Holly Jenvey March 4, 2021

CORRECTION: This story and its headline have been updated to reflect that 92 percent of surveyed employees are willing to take the Covid-19 vaccine or already have — not 92 percent of all employees.  At...

Students walk on the Quad, located on DePauls Lincoln Park campus.

Esteban, other top admins discuss pandemic’s impact on DePaul community

Nadia Carolina Hernandez, Former Editor in Chief March 3, 2021

The Office of Alumni Relations held a roundtable discussion with several prominent panelists including President A. Gabriel Esteban and interim Provost Salma Ghanem.  Moderated by Daniel Allen, senior...

Piper DeYoung finds snacks on sale at a Lakeview Jewel-Osco on Feb. 19, 2021.

DePaul students find ways to save during Covid-19

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor February 22, 2021

We all know the running joke between college students and graduates that the average collegiate diet is made up of Maruchan ramen noodles and bottom-of-the-shelf liquor. Now, in the thick of the Covid-19...

A Puerto Rican flag flies in front of a Walmart located at 4626 W Diversey Ave. that is conducting Covid-19 vaccines.

Covid-19 swept through communities of color. The vaccine has yet to do the same.

María Marta Guzmán, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief February 22, 2021

As Latino and Black Chicagoans continue to experience the highest Covid-19 death rates in the city, they are receiving vaccinations at the lowest rate.  The Chicago Public Health Department (CDPH)...

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

University plans virtual commencement for class of 2021

Cailey Gleeson, News Editor February 15, 2021

For the second year in a row, traditional in-person graduation ceremonies will be replaced with virtual celebrations this May and June, DePaul announced in a Monday morning email from Interim Provost Salma...

President Joe Biden speaks with reporters after stepping off Air Force One at New Castle Airport in New Castle, Del., Friday, Feb. 5, 2021. Biden is spending the weekend at his home in Delaware. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden pandemic response strategy aims to rebuild public trust, increase vaccine rollout

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor February 14, 2021

President Joe Biden announced Thursday during remarks at the National Institutes of Health that he finalized deals to buy 200 million more Covid-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer and Moderna by the end of July.  This...

DePauls volleyball team gets ready to face Marquette in its season opener

Travel buses, testing and masks: DePaul athletics continues to adapt to Covid-19

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 14, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic has forced everyone to adjust in the last 11 months, including all college athletic departments around the country. DePaul’s golf team is part of those changes, as they have had...

FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2021 file photo, people receive a COVID-19 vaccine at the Martin Luther King Senior Center in North Las Vegas. Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 for the first time since November 4. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

Average US virus cases dip below 100K for 1st time in months

Associated Press February 14, 2021

ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections remain high and...

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 file photo, pharmacy technician Sochi Evans fills a syringe with a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Texas Southern University in Houston. Coronavirus cases are continuing to decline in the U.S. after a winter surge. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases in the country dropped below 100,000 on Friday, Feb. 12 for the first time since November 4. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP, File)

Covid-19 leaves student nurses anxious about the future

Kennedy Curtis, Contributing Writer February 14, 2021

Covid-19 has taken an obvious toll on nurses working on the frontlines, but what about those who are about to enter the healthcare profession? Three students of DePaul University’s Masters Entry of...

Megan Dewitt inoculates Alice Collins with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at a Walmart in the Austin neighborhood, of Chicago, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021.  (Pat Nabong/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

OPINION: Chicago’s vaccine distribution plan is organized chaos—with dire consequences

Hayley DeSilva, Contributing Writer February 7, 2021

As of this month, 27 million Americans have received their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccination.  Illinois began the first stage of its vaccine rollout plan in December 2020 with phase 1A, which...

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