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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

A crowd of pro-Palestinian protesters gather in St. Vincent’s Circle on DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus after a walkout on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. The protest and walkout was meant to honor pro-Palestinian martyrs one year after a Hamas terror attack in Gaza, according to the Students for Justice in Palestine instagram post.

Students for Justice in Palestine hold walkout on anniversary of October 7

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 7, 2024

As the first anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas’ led attacks on Israel arrived, DePaul’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter walked out of classes to honor the lives lost in Gaza throughout the...

CPD and DePaul Public Safety director Bob Wachowski stand on the Quad after the encampment’s removal in the early hours on Thursday, May 16, 2024. A garbage truck and grounds equipment was brought in to begin repairs to the Lincoln Park Quad.

DePaul’s Lincoln Park Quad to reopen in late August

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor July 9, 2024

The Quad on DePaul's Lincoln Park campus, the scene of a pro-Palestinian tent encampment in the spring, is undergoing restorations and will reopen before Autumn quarter begins. Rich Wiltse, vice president...

Pro-Palestinian protestors hold a banner saying 'End the genocide" while marching down Sheffield Avenue May 16, 2024. The rally came after CPD and DePaul Public Safety cleared the student encampment earlier that day.

BREAKING: Divestment Coalition holds press conference, rally

Rose O'Keeffe, Asst. News Editor May 16, 2024

About 300 demonstrators gathered at the east entrance of DePaul’s Student Center in Lincoln Park at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, more than 12 hours after the Chicago Police Department and DePaul Public Safety...

Parveen Mundi, DePaul SGA President, speaks to the press at the Gaza Solidarity Encampment on DePaul's Quad, May 11. The press conference was called after DePaul called a 'stalemate' in negotiations with the Divestment Coalition.

BREAKING: DePaul Divestment Coalition holds a press conference in response to ’stalemate’ called by administration

Claire Tweedie and Jake Cox May 11, 2024

The DePaul Divestment Coalition hosted a press conference today at 8 p.m. to address the university calling a stalemate on their negotiations. In speeches from various speakers, the coalition reiterated...

As the sun sets on the encampment on DePaul’s Quad a thunderstorm passed through, as protestors took shelter in tents and the Richardson Library. As the rain cleared, protestors walk around the Quad.

Breaking: University calls stalemate on negotiations with encampment organizers

Lilly Keller, Editor in Chief May 11, 2024

The office of DePaul’s president, Robert L. Manuel, emailed the university community at 8:10 p.m. today to announce that the university reached a stalemate in negotiations with the encampment organizers. “Together...

Two protestors wrap their arms around each other as counter-protestors rally on Fullerton Ave on Sunday, May 5, 2024. This is the second counter-protest the encampment has encountered.

‘It feels really sad’: DePaul encampment last one standing in city

DePaul University’s encampment stands alone as the city's final remaining site
A protestor, who wishes to remain anonymous for safety reasons, hangs a sign on the gates of DePaul University's quad on Tuesday, April 30, 2024. Throughout the demonstration, this protestor and many others hung banners that completely covered DePaul's fence.

BREAKING: DePaul President responds to divestment demands

Lucia Preziosi and Lilly Keller May 6, 2024

The office of DePaul’s president, Robert L. Manuel, emailed the university community at 2:14 p.m. today in direct response to the DePaul Divestment Coalition’s various demands. President Manuel...

DePaul students usher out counter protesters that the encampment in the quad on April 30, 2024. Students from multiple organizations were present in the demonstration.

DePaul student encampment invites diversity and intersectionality

Alyssa N. Salcedo and Nupur Bosmiya May 6, 2024

Chalk drawings on the ground, lively conversations over food and laughter echo through the encampment at DePaul University. Regardless of their backgrounds, students and faculty members have been protesting,...

Pro-Palestinian demonstrators wave flags and signs at the Fullerton entrance to DePaul's Quad as counter-protestors rally on Sunday, May 5, 2024. Counter-protestors ripped down many signing lining the fence on Fullerton Ave.

Photo Gallery: Tensions flare, CPD present during counter-protest of DePaul’s encampment

The DePaulia Staff May 5, 2024

Members of DePaul’s encampment locked arms and guarded the site’s perimeter the morning of May 5 as counterprotesters amassed outside the Quad on Fullerton Avenue. The encampment and counter-protestors were...

CPD separates counter-protestors from DePaul's Quad, on May 5, 2024. A counter-protest began around 10:30, and concluded around 1:50.

Tensions flare, CPD present during counter-protest of DePaul’s encampment

Rose O'Keeffe and Lilly Keller May 5, 2024

Members of DePaul’s encampment locked arms and guarded the site's perimeter the morning of May 5 as counter-protesters amassed outside the Quad on Fullerton Avenue. The Chicago Police Department was...

A professor wears a button, “I work for the students not the endownment,” as they stand on the Quad with other faculty in support of the encampment, May 2, 2024.

Faculty faces and DePaul’s ‘Liberated Zone’

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief May 5, 2024

Lilly Keller, Editor-in-Chief, contributed to this report.  Laura Kina, a DePaul professor, wears a button on her shirt as she stands near the perimeter of DePaul’s encampment, created recently in...

From the Editors: Reporting with care during protest

From the Editors: Reporting with care during protest

The DePaulia Staff May 4, 2024

As DePaul’s encampment continues on the Quad, The DePaulia is committed to tirelessly reporting what is happening as it happens — without fear or favor. While we cannot stay on the Quad 24/7, we try...

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