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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Mahmoud Saeed stands for a photo outside his longtime Wrigleyville apartment for a ride to a doctor’s appointment on June 2, 2022. Saeed had a nearly-fatal case of Covid-19 in 2021, before his leukemia returned shortly after.

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Chicago’s Iraqi Novelist: The life and legacy of Mahmoud Saeed

Grace Logan, Arts & Life Editor April 21, 2025

In her 2011 article, “The Iraqi novelist on the second floor,” former Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich described Mahmoud Saeed’s apartment as having “just enough space” for his essentials...

Michael Holmes, who graduated from DePaul in 2020, passed away in April after a brief battle with cancer.

‘His legacy will live on’: Remembering DePaul ‘20 alum Michael Holmes

Emma Oxnevad and Ella Lee May 9, 2021

DePaul alum Michael Holmes had a mind that was overflowing with inventive ideas to make the world a better place. Though just beginning his journey into postgraduate young adulthood, his close friends...

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