DePaul College Republicans and Jewish students come together to discuss Zionism
Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor
June 3, 2019
Filed under Campus News, News
The DePaul College Republicans and Jewish students came together Tuesday, May 28 to dive deep into the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian debate and recent occurrences regarding it on campus. The College Republicans were represented by Nick Gricus, the organization’s current president, and John Minster, former...
Reproductive justice rally educates DePaul students
Xavier Ortega and Mackenzie Murtaugh, Photo Editor and News Editor
June 3, 2019
Filed under Campus News, News
DePaul student organizations took to the Schmitt Academic Center (SAC) pit on Wednesday, May 29 to show their support for reproductive rights. The event was in response to the recent and national abortion debate sparked by controversial and restrictive abortion laws in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and...
Students lead the conversation at DePaul Listens
Emma Oxnevad, Assistant News Editor
May 28, 2019
Filed under Campus News, News
DePaul students got a chance to publicly address their concerns with the university at DePaul Speaks on Wednesday. The event was organized by Matthew Girson, a professor of art, media and design. Girson was prompted to organize the event following the scandal surrounding Jason Hill’s article in...
DePaul FEST 2019 Recap
Lacey Latch, Arts & Life Editor
May 25, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Events, Music
Last year I dove into the center of FEST to try to convey an authentic experience of what the pit has in store for students. Spoiler: it was exactly as you’d expect. To switch things up this year I adopted the position of a stone-cold sober fly on the wall. Well, more like a person standing next to...
Spring Carnival brightens up DePaul
Connor McEleney, Contributing Writer
May 20, 2019
Filed under Campus News, News
Inflatables, games, activities, flowers: DePaul Activities Board’s Spring Carnival on the Quad benefitted from ideal May weather on Wednesday afternoon, May 15, but the event did not pop up out of nowhere. Large outdoor campus events take months of preparation, and Evan Hazlett, DAB’s amusement cha...
Messy Marble Art event provides inexpensive, entertaining crafting fest at DePaul
Connor McEleney, Contributing Writer
May 20, 2019
The Ray hosted the Messy Marble Art event Friday in a room next to Brownstones. The two-hour event took place in the afternoon, and students created small marble art collages with shaving cream, paper towels, colored food dye and a popsicle stick. Spray a paper towel sheet with shaving cream, make a square. ...
Students break fast and learn about Ramadan at Interfaith Iftar
Emma Oxnevad, Assistant News Editor
May 20, 2019
Filed under Campus News, News
Members of United Muslims Moving Ahead (UMMA) at DePaul participated in an iftar in honor of Ramadan on Tuesday. UMMA is DePaul’s Muslim student association. Throughout May, they will be holding celebratory events in honor of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. The holid...