DePaul students protest university’s affiliation with Chicago police
Grace Del Vecchio, Contributing Writer
June 17, 2020
On Wednesday, June 10, DePaul students took the streets of the Lincoln Park campus to demand the university divest from CPD. Students flowed into the campus’ quad, right off Fullerton Avenue at 5 p.m. according to the Facebook event created by two student organizations, the DePaul Socialists and S...
Protests could potentially impact weakened economy
Sahil Gujarati, Contributing Writer
June 15, 2020
The United States of America is experiencing one of the most painful civil disruptions in its history. Just as the country was recovering from the menacing threat of coronavirus and was reinstitutionalizing its economy, the entire country has come together to mourn and protest against the brutal deat...
Petition calls for DePaul to cut ties with Chicago Police Department
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor
June 10, 2020
Editor’s note: This story has been updated to include a response from Interim Provost Salma Ghanem. An online petition created by students and faculty at DePaul is calling for the university to end their relationship with the Chicago Police Department. The request is directly in response to DePaul’s s...
Lori Lightfoot lifts 9 p.m. curfew, fully reopens Loop access
June 7, 2020
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Sunday lifted the city’s 9 p.m. curfew as the city reopened subway stations in the city’s central business and commercial district and allowed bus service to resume in the area. Lightfoot imposed the curfew on May 30, after widespread looting and vandalism got underway...
Officials urge George Floyd protesters to get coronavirus tests
June 7, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — With New York City poised to reopen after a more than two-month coronavirus shutdown, officials on Sunday lifted a curfew that was in place amid protests of police brutality and racial injustice. But they also urged that demonstrators be tested for COVID-19. “Get a test. Get a...
DePaul students achieve final exam exemptions after circulating petition
Keira Wingate and Emma Oxnevad
June 5, 2020
After enduring stress from the COVID-19 pandemic, the death of George Floyd and the subsequent nationwide protests, the thought of completing final exams became an unbearable burden for junior Troi Davis. “The administration didn’t really accommodate the fact that we were going through a pand...
Dave Leitao reflects on George Floyd, protests, racism in America
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
June 5, 2020
In the last couple of months, there hasn't been as much basketball talk during DePaul’s team meetings. But that doesn’t mean the team hasn’t used this opportunity to focus on other more pressing topics around the U.S. They have. On Sunday, DePaul men’s basketball head coach Dave Leitao...
DePaul’s enrollment numbers trending higher than expected: VP of enrollment management
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
June 5, 2020
Though many feared a dramatic decrease in the number of freshmen committing to DePaul, as well as continuing students, the numbers are much better than expected. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, DePaul is generally doing well in terms of projected enrollment for fall quarter, said Soumitra Ghosh...
Report: 3 more officers to be charged in George Floyd’s death
June 3, 2020
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The three other police officers on the scene when a Minneapolis officer killed George Floyd are being charged with aiding and abetting a murder, and the case against the main officer is being upgraded to second-degree murder, a newspaper reported Wednesday. The Star Tribune, citing...
Trump threatens military force against protesters nationwide
June 2, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Wielding extraordinary federal authority, President Donald Trump threatened the nation’s governors on Monday that he would deploy the military to states if they did not stamp out violent protests over police brutality that have roiled the nation over the past week. His announcement...
La comunidad latinx se une para defender vidas afroamericanas ante protestas en Chicago
Hillary Flores, Maria Guerrero, and Richie Requena
June 1, 2020
Cánticos de “tu lucha es mi lucha”, se escucharon de la comunidad latinx mientras se reunían en solidaridad por la muerte de George Floyd el sábado 30 de mayo. Ondeando sus banderas frente al centro comercial Discount Mall localizado en La Villita, los manifestantes dejaron claro que est...
Op-ed: The Nation’s Grief… Our Response?
Valerie C. Johnson, Ph.D. Associate Professor and Chair, Political Science Department
May 31, 2020
Those who have not experienced American racism may have found a degree of solace in President Esteban’s letter to the university community — “The nation’s grief... and our response.” As an African American faculty who writes and teaches on race, I did not. For me, it was indicative of the way that ra...
