DePaul College of Law hosts panel about homelessness
Chinyere Ibeh, Staff Writer
March 8, 2020
DePaul’s College of Law hosted “Invisible Neighbors: Fighting the Stigma of Homelessness in Chicago,” a panel that educates its attendees on homelessness around Chicago. The panel began with a brief video that speaks about Vincent DePaul’s hospitality for the marginalized, especially the ho...
Con esperanzas por mantener vivas sus tradiciones, el Grupo Garífuna de Chicago visita DePaul
Richie Requena, Contributing Writer
March 8, 2020
El Centro de Diáspora Morena invitó al Grupo Garífuna de Chicago para mostrarle a DePaul la esencia de la cultura de un pueblo de solo 500 mil individuos en todo el mundo. La cultura Garífuna es una cultura indígena y africana que se encuentra en centroamérica en países como Belice, Honduras, G...
Small DePaul event helps showcase students’ game design ideas
Chinyere Ibeh, Staff Writer
March 2, 2020
DePaul’s Game Design Salon serves as a mini conference for students of the MFA Game Design program to discuss various topics related to game design. The open-mic style event, held in the Daley building in the loop, was inspired by the potluck event of the same nature that the program had at Indie ...
Meet Me at the Mission teaches DePaul the real meaning of Mardi Gras
Jessica Grekowicz, Contributing Writer
March 1, 2020
Troves of delectable seafood and deep-fried delights were shared among DePaul students Tuesday night as they celebrated St. Vincent DePaul’s mission and values at the carnival celebration of Mardi Gras. DePaul University’s Meet Me at the Mission hosted the event “Mardi Gras with the Vincent...
DePaul workshop bridges design and empathy
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
February 23, 2020
A designer’s use of empathy isn’t always a consideration when playing a board game, but it’s a growing priority in the industry and a tool to approach equity and diversity. The connection between empathy and design was addressed at a workshop held in the Daley Center last Monday, February 17, hoste...
DePaul’s 12th Chinese New Year Gala celebrates Year of the Golden Rat, giving hope to faculty, students entering the new decade
Mackenzie Murtaugh and Jessica Grekowicz
January 26, 2020
The idea of celebrating a rat is lost upon many in Western culture. Rats are the scurrying figures you avoid on the subway, the hidden creatures in the walls of your apartment and what one DePaul student affectionately called: “garbage squirrels.” DePaul University celebrated the year of the Golden Rat on Frida...
DePaul event encourages attendees to rethink perceptions of drug use
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
January 26, 2020
Legalization of cannabis in Illinois after decades of criminalization has spurred many to rethink their perceptions of drug use. DePaul University sociology professor Greg Scott offered a space for this evaluation in an open lecture on drug user advocacy this past Friday, Jan. 24. His lecture, tit...
Organización estudiantil revela nuevo mural representando a países Latinoamericanos
Hillary Flores, La DePaulia Editor-in-Chief
January 20, 2020
Después de 4 meses – con una sonrisa y despegando una tela azul con la mano izquierda – estudiante de segundo año en la Universidad DePaul, Lupe Casas, reveló un nuevo mural en el Centro Cultural Latinx. El mural, que fue revelado el pasado 16 de enero, es dicho ser una representación d...
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...
