Lori Lightfoot addresses CTA crime as cases rise
Madi Garcia, Contributing Writer
March 8, 2020
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot unveiled a plan to fight crime on the CTA on Friday, Feb. 28. The announcement comes after several high-profile crimes over the last month. The new initiative will add an additional 50 police officers to patrol CTA platforms, stations, trains and bus stops, bringing the tot...
Hidden spots at DePaul’s Loop campus
Madi Garcia, Contributing Writer
March 1, 2020
DePaul University, as a city school, has much to offer its students. The Loop campus exposes students to the exciting and diverse city of Chicago. There are a multitude of places to discover, and there are several spots near the Loop campus that few students know about. The Loop campus is not thought of as DePaul...
Shooting at Jackson Red Line stop kills one, injures two
Cailey Gleeson, Nation & World Editor
February 17, 2020
A man was killed and two others injured in a shooting early Monday morning in the tunnel connecting Blue and Red line Jackson stops, according to the Chicago Police Department. The shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. in the 200 block of South Dearborn Street, police said. The man pronounced dea...
DePaul’s student housing policies frustrate some new freshmen
Alayne Trinko, Staff Writer
September 23, 2019
Freshmen roommates Sierra Reiynolds and Maureen Andersen said they have had a great experience working with the Department of Housing, but that hasn’t been the same for all students living on campus. “I got all of my top choices,” Reiynolds said. “I got the roommate I wanted. I got the room and hall ...
Navigating Chicago’s art scene
Chinyere Ibeh and Keira Wingate
September 23, 2019
For many, the start of a new school year can mean lots of stress. But when living in a city as exciting as Chicago, you’ll soon learn there’s more to be excited about than stressed. As you settle into the school year, here’s what you should know about the arts scene at DePaul and in Chicago. ...
DePaul 101
Mackenzie Murtaugh and Patsy Newitt, News Editor and Assistant News Editor
September 16, 2019
So, you’ve decided to become a Blue Demon at DePaul, the home of a competitive theatre program, urban campus and a less-than-stellar basketball team. Regardless of your reason for attending DePaul, you’ve joined a slightly perplexing campus of art school kids, commuters, frat boys and computer science...
Loop Block Party kicks off new school year
Xavier Ortega, Photo Editor
September 15, 2019
On the first day back to school, the Loop Block Party kicks off the school year on a high note providing free food truck food, music by the Original Chicago Blues All-Stars, the DePaul Pep Band, and an opportunity to mess around with bubbles at Pritzker Park, right around the corner from 14 E. Jac...
Lincoln Park vs. Loop Campus
Bella Michaels, Contributing Writer
May 28, 2019
DePaul is not your ordinary university. Unlike a traditional college campus, the city of Chicago is DePaul’s campus—but the university still offers both contrasting cultures. In a college town, you look out your classroom window and see students walking around with backpacks or laying down in...
The problem with the campus closure: The intentions for the campus closure and evacuation may have been to protect us, but it put students and faculty in danger
Jacqueline Brennen, Contributing Writer
October 15, 2018
On Friday, Oct. 5, DePaul Public Safety sent out an email, text message and phone call to alert students and faculty that the Loop campus would close immediately. This was approximately 20 minutes before the verdict in the Jason Van Dyke trial was expected to be announced, but not a single form of communication...
Feeding the homeless
Yousef Alamer, Contributing Writer
April 2, 2018
The Islamic center is located right next to DePaul University's Loop campus and a number of DePaul members participate regularly. By feeding the hungry, these students not only fulfill the mission set forth by St. Vincent DePaul, but they also seek to bridge a gap between faiths and between the universit...
New food hall offers quick bites near DePaul’s Loop campus
Maddy Crozier
September 12, 2016
The Loop’s largest lunch destination stands only a six-minute walk from the heart of DePaul’s Loop campus. Revival Food Hall (125 S. Clark St.) boasts 15 distinctive fast-casual booths of both Chicago’s rising favorites and debuts from acclaimed local chefs. This collective of Chicago’s most...
Shooting reported near Loop campus
Jessica Villagomez
July 5, 2016
An aggravated battery was reported to DePaul’s Public Safety Tuesday morning near the Loop campus. According to an email sent to the DePaul community, a shooting occurred on Jackson between Wabash and Michigan at 1:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. “A 20 year old female was grazed by a bullet on her left l...
