It’s no secret that DePaul University is a commuter school – over 90 percent of us commute in some form. In fact, I’m sure many other students currently enrolled at DePaul could relate to my first...
On this week's episode of Page 29, The DePaulia gives a rundown of new legislation that may lower the cost of Metra fares for commuter students. Then, we chat with our sports editor about the men's basketball...
A promising new bill has been proposed to the Illinois House of Representatives that would give a 50 percent discount on Metra fares to college students.
The bill, filed by Representative Barbara...
Metra is buying hundreds of new rail cars and wants passengers to weigh in on what amenities they'd like to see in them, from cup holders to power outlets, tray tables or wifi.
The suburban Chicago...
Dirce Toca, Assistant News Editor
/ October 2, 2017
Metra fares are projected to increase for the fourth consecutive year and college students are calling for change.
Recent DePaul graduate, Cedric Ngwa, started an online petition on change.org for discounted...
DePaul prides itself in being a commuter friendly school. According to DePaul’s commuter services, 90 percent of DePaul students commute or live off campus. For the majority of students, this means riding...
DePaul freshman Dennis Syvongsa wakes up at 7:30 a.m. to get to his 10:10 a.m. composition and rhetoric class. Syvongsa does not know what to expect from the weather, often layering on pairs of thick...
DePaul students who use Metra should expect to pony up as the commuter transit agency announced that it will increase its fares by an average of 10.8 percent as early as this February.
The transit...
