Claire Tweedie, Former Editor in Chief
/ January 28, 2024
Confession: I am an Arctic Monkeys enjoyer at best and enthusiast at worst. I can even admit when I saw them live at United Center, I teared up a little. Judge me all you want, but this is my party and...
Vanessa Lopez, Social Media Editor
/ January 21, 2024
The music of Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, better known by his stage name 21 Savage, has the uncanny knack of making me feel like a badass. When I want to pretend to be a cocky, wealthy man, I turn to him...
Categorizing the 90s as definitively good or bad is a challenge, especially since I wasn't born during that decade. Drawing from primary sources like my parents and the words of Charles Dickens, who famously...
Happy (almost) Scorpio season to my favorite emotional, mysterious water sign babes! To honor the cozy fall vibes that are upon us and to give my wonderful Scorpio babies a little extra love, I have compiled...
Every summer, up-and-coming artists claim they made the ultimate “song of the summer.” TikToks and Instagram reels flood our feeds promoting their new music, with the introduction boasting the catchiest...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ June 6, 2021
When I took over writing DeJamz my junior year, I severely underestimated how difficult it would be to come up with both a new theme each week and maintain variety within my song selection. Despite my...
The summertime is known for lots of things, but few more iconic than the movie blockbuster. Audiences flock to the theaters to escape the heat and watch the loudest, most exciting, popcorn-munching-inducing...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ May 31, 2021
Despite the recent chilly weather, summer is right around the corner! With Covid restrictions looking to lessen this summer, I am thrilled at the prospect of letting loose and enjoying all that summer...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ May 23, 2021
Having spent the weekend listening to “sour,” Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album, I found myself wanting to listen to more angry music made by women. There are plenty of good songs made by and for angry...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ May 16, 2021
When I first began writing for The DePaulia as a freshman, I was eager not only to gain some valuable experience, but hopefully make friends with the editorial staff; when I started working as an editor...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ May 9, 2021
It certainly has been a while! The DePaulia’s official return to print also signifies the return of DeJamz — and it means that I’ll have to start cooking up themes that tie these songs together once...
Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor
/ November 8, 2020
Did something happen last week?
In all seriousness, Election Week (what a concept) was nothing short of chaos. For this week’s DeJamz, I’m tapping into a mix of songs that are chaotic, with a few...