Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine groups on campus don’t see eye-to-eye
Neil Sengupta, Contributing Writer
January 29, 2018
In a heated political climate, the conflict between Israel and Palestine is among the more controversial issues in politics today. On the DePaul campus two student groups, Students for Justice in Palestine and Students Supporting Israel represent both sides of this debate with passion and vigor-- and t...
Students for Justice in Palestine protest US policies, Israeli detentions
Timothy Duke, Contributing Writer
January 22, 2018
Despite frigid, blustery conditions, Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) marched and held a rally at DePaul’s Lincoln Park campus on Jan. 18, 2018. Protesters stood in solidarity with prisoners and detainees such as Ahed Tamimi and held signs saying, “Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine,...
Statement: Student group refuses to acknowledge Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Students for Justice in Palestine
January 22, 2018
DePaul’s Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) would like to strongly condemn the recent announcement made by President Trump on Dec. 6, 2017, declaring Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Under the 1947 Partition Plan, the United Nations has given Jerusalem a special status, recognizing it under inte...
Protest over deaths in Gaza held outside Arts and Letters building
September 30, 2014
(Amanda Crane/The DePaulia) A 10-minute protest was held outside the Arts and Letters building Tuesday from multiple student groups, calling for DePaul to divest in multinational corporations and for the violence to stop in Gaza against Palestinians. Read More »...
World News: Summer 2014 recap
September 15, 2014
Palestinian conflict reignites The continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict went through another spate of violence throughout July and August as members of the Israeli Defense Force and Palestinian group Hamas clashed throughout the Gaza Strip. The conflict was prompted by the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teen...
Persuing a Vincentian balance sheet
June 2, 2014
Over the past few weeks our campus has been captivated by the utterly polarizing debate over the Israeli divestment campaign. One of the main complaints regarding the campaign was this question: “Why Israel? Why focus on Israel when there are so many other places in the world that are complicit in...
SJP erects ‘mock apartheid wall’
May 19, 2014
The Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group at DePaul put up a “mock apartheid wall” in St. Vincent’s Circle just off the Quad last Monday, May 12 to raise awareness about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The front of the five-panel wooden wall faced the John T. Richardson Library displaying...
Bianca Cseke, Online Editor
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A stabbing of a recent graduate. A fatal stabbing on the Red Line near Wintrust Arena. A series of robberies...
DePaul’s student housing policies frustrate some new freshmen
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Freshmen roommates Sierra Reiynolds and Maureen Andersen said they have had...
DePaul professor formerly under fire for use of ‘N-word’ in teaching exercise rehired
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DePaul Professor Donald Hermann, who came under fire in 2018 for repeated use...
DePaul celebrates Latinx Heritage Month
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Latinx Heritage Month kicked off across the U.S. on Sunday, Sept. 15 to celebrate...