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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

In this combination image of two photos showing both President Donald Trump, left, and former Vice President Joe Biden during the first presidential debate Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, at Case Western University and Cleveland Clinic, in Cleveland, Ohio. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Letter to the editor: Civility has been a long term casualty of American politics

Dick Farkas January 18, 2021

Editor's note: This commentary was partially published last November in the Croatian language by Gabrijela Bijelić, journalist. Dubrovački vjesnik (weekly newspaper) and Slobodna Dalmacija (daily newspaper). Reaction...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks with others as a joint session of the House and Senate convenes to confirm the Electoral College votes cast in November's election, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. (Erin Schaff/The New York Times via AP, Pool)

Republicans asked to resign by news organizations across the country

Corey Schmidt, Copy Editor January 18, 2021

After the events that transpired at the nation's capital on Jan. 6, newspapers around the country like the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Houston Chronicle and Kansas City Star called for the resignation...

Where DePaul students stand after the 2020 election

Where DePaul students stand after the 2020 election

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor January 18, 2021

When the Associated Press called the 2020 presidential election, half of the U.S. erupted in whoops and hollers while the other sunk solemnly into the arms of loved ones. The 2020 election’s significance...

OPINION: George Orwell did not write '1984' so it can be used to fit a 'Trump' narrative

OPINION: George Orwell did not write ‘1984’ so it can be used to fit a ‘Trump’ narrative

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor January 18, 2021

Thumbs up to President Trump for giving me and thousands of other Americans a reason to revisit George Orwell’s novel, “1984.” And for that, Orwell is probably rolling in his grave with all of the...

FILE - In this Oct. 15, 2020, file photo, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos speaks at the Phoenix International Academy in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

The Latest: Education head DeVos quits, cites Trump rhetoric

Associated Press January 7, 2021

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the fallout of the storming of the Capitol by a mob of pro-Trump loyalists (all times local): 9:05 p.m. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has become the second Cabinet...

In this image from video, Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill., speaks as the House debates the objection to confirm the Electoral College vote from Pennsylvania, at the U.S. Capitol early Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. (House Television via AP)

COLUMN: Don’t praise Kinzinger for wanting Trump out— his record says otherwise

Kierstin Cole January 7, 2021

Watching the events of January 6 play out, I kept reminding myself that none of this is normal.  The President of the United States was blocked from Twitter because he was egging on insurrection all...

Signs targeting President Trump at a gathering outside Trump Tower held by Refuse Fascism.

Local organizers gather at Trump Tower to protest violence at U.S. Capitol

Nika Schoonover, Print Managing Editor January 6, 2021

As Congress convened Wednesday to officially count the Electoral College votes and finalize president-elect Joe Biden’s win, President Donald Trump encouraged his supporters to aggressively storm the...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater, Monday, Dec. 28, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Biden could face problems as he plans to rejoin Iran Nuclear Deal

Theodora Koulouvaris December 29, 2020

In 2018, President Donald Trump withdrew the United States from the Iran Nuclear Deal negotiated under the Obama administration in 2015, putting a “maximum pressure” campaign on Iran in its place by...

Surrounded by Army cadets, President Donald Trump watches the first half of the 121st Army-Navy Football Game in Michie Stadium at the United States Military Academy, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in West Point, N.Y. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump considers granting pardons to family members, himself during last month in office

Theodora Koulouvaris December 22, 2020

As President Trump’s time in office comes to an end, he has considered pardoning several of his allies, along with granting preemptive pardons to members of his own family.   According to an article...

President-elect Joe Biden speaks during an event to announce his choice of retired Army Gen. Lloyd Austin to be secretary of defense, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del., Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden upholds moderate Democratic policies, despite Trump’s claims of socialism

Theodora Koulouvaris December 10, 2020

Throughout the 2020 presidential campaign, President Donald Trump attempted to portray President-elect Joe Biden as a socialist. “Biden has made a corrupt bargain in exchange for his party’s nomination,”...

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he walks to Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020, in Washington, before departing for a campaign rally in Middletown, Pa.

Analysis: How Trump’s refusal to concede affects American society

Nicole Shih December 1, 2020

The morning after Election Night in 2016, once the Associated Press declared that Donald Trump won the presidency, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a phone call to election victor Donald...

A supporter of President-elect Joe Biden holds up his mobile phone to display the electoral college map outside the Philadelphia Convention Center after the 2020 Presidential Election is called, Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

OPINION: The Electoral College is not representative of American voters

Elana Garay November 16, 2020

The Electoral College, as of now, leaves room for a presidential candidate to challenge the legitimacy of it since rather than using the popular vote — it is based off of land. If it should still remain,...

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