Voces silenciadas: Latinos expresan sus miedos sobre el ‘tabú’ cultural de la salud mental
Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
January 27, 2020
Se espera que los latinos sean la población con minoría étnica más grande en el electorado de los Estados Unidos 2020, aún solo uno de cada cinco latinos con síntomas de salud mental fueron al médico. En el año del 2045, aproximadamente 24.6 por ciento de los latinos constituirán la pobla...
DePaul senior, elected official Bushra Amiwala talks burnout, image and pushing her limits
Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor
January 26, 2020
She was driving her usual route when it happened. Her phone continued to vibrate and vibrate without stopping. She had been getting very little sleep the first week of January. She couldn’t look at her phone without some form of anxiety rising to the surface. The little red bubble on her phone reminde...
DePaul mental health services don’t impress
Taylor Johnson, Contributing Writer
January 26, 2020
Many students suffer from mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts and so on. However, over the years it has been common that many students struggle with these issues alone. Most of these issues start at home, or as a child and developed into bigger problems throughout a...
As stigma ebbs, college students seek mental health help
November 25, 2019
More college students are turning to their schools for help with anxiety, depression and other mental health problems, and many must wait weeks for treatment or find help elsewhere as campus clinics struggle to meet demand, an Associated Press review of more than three dozen public universities found. On...
DePaul duo will use grant to research violence in African American youth
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
October 28, 2019
DePaul professors W. LaVome Robinson and Leonard A. Jason received a $6.6 million grant from National Institute of Mental Health for a research program combating violence amongst African American youth in Chicago Public Schools, focusing on interpersonal violence prevention. The largest grant DePaul has ever ...
For students struggling with mental health, DePaul’s counseling services are here to help
Keira Wingate, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
October 23, 2019
There is a plethora of mental health illnesses that affect millions of people every day. The conditions that they can put you under are no joke, causing you to wonder why they aren’t taken more seriously. Maybe it is a lack of understanding or fear, but it has come a long way nonetheless. 450 mi...
Mental health on the silver screen
John Cotter, Contributing Writer
May 20, 2019
From the exaggerated insanity of figures like Jack Torrance in “The Shining,” to the consuming narcissism of Travis Bickle in “Taxi Driver,” the entertainment and media industries have had massive stakes in contributing to the stigma of mental illness in society through their misrepresentatio...
Meditation for mental health
Keira Wingate, Contributing Writer
May 20, 2019
The mind is a complex thing: it brings a different mood, thought or emotion with every day that passes. It can be hard trying to navigate around it, but becoming mindful can bring that 3D type of dimension into life with more ease and understanding. Mental disorders account for nearly one-half of the dise...
Chicago ranks as one of America’s most stressed out cities
Ella Lee, Staff Writer
January 22, 2019
Chicagoans may have a lot more on their plate than deep dish pizza, a new study suggests. In a recent survey by Zippia, Chicago was ranked number eight on the list of the most stressed out cities in America. There were 306 cities scored, each with populations over 100,000 people. Chicago’s fate was ...
Mental health in college: More than just a resolution
Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor
January 14, 2019
With the new year beginning, many people resolve to take care of their mind and body. For DePaul students looking to seek treatment for mental health, University Counseling Services wants them to know that their door is open. “UCS offers group counseling for common issues like anxiety and depression,...
Chance the Rapper will donate $1 million to mental health services
Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor
October 15, 2018
Chance the Rapper, born Chancellor Bennett, will be launching a charitable initiative called My State of Mind, a branch of his larger organzaiton SocialWorks. According to the official website for SocialWorks, My State of Mind hopes “to unify the broader mental health community, inc...
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PINCKNEYVILLE, Ill. (AP) — An 80-year-old man who spent nearly 60 years in prison after being convicted...
J.B. Pritzker budget would hike spending, amount hinges on voters
February 20, 2020
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker proposed a $40.7 billion state...
Trump commutes former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s sentence
February 18, 2020
President Donald Trump on Tuesday commuted the 14-year prison sentence handed...
Shooting at Jackson Red Line stop kills one, injures two
February 17, 2020
A man was killed and two others injured in a shooting early Monday morning in...
Izabella Grimaldo and Jonathan Aguilar
February 21, 2020
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Jovan Gonzalez and Maria Guerrero
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Maria Guerrero, La DePaulia Managing Editor
February 18, 2020
Un centro de cine local estrenó películas latinoamericanas...
Jovan Gonzalez, Contributing Writer
February 15, 2020
El sueño americano puede reflejarse distintamente....
Hannah Mitchell and Shane René
February 16, 2020
On this week's episode of Page 29, we sit down with...
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor & Staff Photographer
February 16, 2020
DePaul men's basketball just had one of its most humiliating...