DePaul shows solidarity to people experiencing homelessness with ‘Big Sleep Out’
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
December 8, 2019
On a cold, cloudy Chicago night of about 38 degrees Fahrenheit, DePaul hosted the Chicago Sleep Out on Dec. 7. About 130 participants joined together to spend one night sleeping outside in the Lincoln Park Quad. Many were only equipped with sleeping bags, blankets and layered clothing to keep them w...
DePaul celebrates annual tree lighting
Aaron Somo, Contributing Writer
November 21, 2019
DePaul University officially ushered in the holiday season with its second annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 13. Another brisk November night didn’t stop the appearance of a sizable crowd in St. Vincent’s Circle where the tree stands, all looking forward to the holidays. As students, staff a...
Immigrant organization founder spoke about misconception of undocumented citizens
Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2019
Define American, a nonprofit media organization, seeks to use storytelling to shift the conversation on immigration and citizenship. Jose Antonio Vargas, founder of the organization, appeared to speak at DePaul’s third annual President’s Lecture Series on his life and experience as an undocument...
DePaul students celebrate Day of the Dead
Ebony Ellis, Contributing Writer
November 12, 2019
When walking into the Student Center on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus, the last thing one would expect to see are pictures of people who have died. These pictures are surrounded by colorful skulls, flowers and fruit, showing that honoring loved ones is not always a sad affair. Día de los Muerto...
DePaul students, Chicagoans alike will participate in event to fight homelessness
Ebony Ellis, Contributing Writer
October 28, 2019
In 2017, 86,324 people experienced housing insecurity in Chicago, according to the Chicago Coalition of the Homeless. World Homeless Day on Oct. 10, is a reminder that homelessness or housing insecurity is more than what it may look like. As a call to action, DePaul University will host the “Big Sleep Out,...
CIEE gives out over 100 free passports at DePaul
Luke Murphy, Contributing Writer
October 28, 2019
Over 100 DePaul students received free passports as part of an event held by the CIEE Passport Caravan on Friday afternoon in room 325 of the Lincoln Park campus Student Center. Originally offered to students in the Daily Newsline email, the event was held in an effort to increase the accessibilit...
Two-credit course allows DePaul students to experiment with public speaking on major platform
Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer
October 27, 2019
Public speaking terrifies pretty much everyone — even professionals. A new two-credit course at DePaul University encourages students to overcome their fear of public speaking. The course, “YOU, on the TEDx Stage,” teaches students how to choose and develop a topic into a final pitch. The cours...
Journalist who first broke R. Kelly sexual abuse allegations talks life, work at DePaul event
Brian Pearlman, Nation & World Editor
October 27, 2019
Jim DeRogatis says there are at least 48 women he knows of whose lives were ruined by R&B superstar R. Kelly, and he believes the true number of Kelly’s alleged victims is likely at least twice that number. The former Sun-Times music critic and “Sound Opinions” co-host spoke last Tuesday with...
College of Science and Health hosts climate change experts at DePaul
Alayne Trinko, Staff Writer
October 19, 2019
DePaul College of Science and Health associate professor and department chair Mark Potosnak and associate professor Hugh Bartling of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences mediated a climate change panel on the Lincoln Park campus Friday. “The climate policies are currently at a crossroads,”...
‘Organic process’ of impeachment discussed at DePaul event
Veronica Schoonover, Contributing Writer
October 3, 2019
Since Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced the official impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, there has been a surge of questions about what may happen next. To facilitate open conversation on the subject, DePaul’s political science department held a panel discussion event in t...
DePaul students talk pros and cons of DePaul Greek life amidst recruitment
Hannah Mitchell and Rebecca Meluch
September 30, 2019
As the new school year unfolds, many students look forward to making new friends, participating in service events and joining new organizations–while fraternities and sororities are looking forward to recruiting new brothers and sisters for the same reasons. DePaul’s first week bac...
Welcome Black DePaul kicks off black student experience
Ebony Ellis, Contributing Writer
September 24, 2019
If one wanted to have an understanding of unity at DePaul, attending “Welcome Black DePaul” would have provided a glimpse. The event was held Friday, Sept. 20 on the first floor of the Student Center in Lincoln Park and was an opportunity for black students and staff to come together, network and f...
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
December 8, 2019 • 1 Comment
On a cold, cloudy Chicago night of about 38 degrees Fahrenheit, DePaul hosted the Chicago Sleep Out on...
DePaul student charged with writing software for ISIS waives preliminary hearing
December 6, 2019
U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeffery Cole agreed Friday morning to waive the preliminary...
Man stabbed on Red Line at Fullerton stop
December 6, 2019
A man was stabbed Friday morning on a Red Line train at the Fullerton stop by...
Chicago mayor fires city’s top cop over ‘ethical lapses’
December 2, 2019
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot fired the city’s retiring police superintendent...