Tag: public safety

Two sides of the turntable: Underground raves can be rewarding, but also dangerous for DJs

Aubreonna Chamberlain, Contributing Writer • January 13, 2025

The room inside Happy Gallery is painted a light orange that reflects on guests as they dance to music mixed by DJ Tee Vera (Teala Torres). Torres focuses on her set behind the turntables, combining...

‘That’s not doing security to me’: Privately contracted security guard relocated off DePaul campus

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor • September 16, 2024

When Terrance Freeman was hired as a privately contracted security officer on DePaul’s campus, he said he knew nothing about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza. For him, the job was simply about...

Campus safety showdown: Comparison between DePaul’s Public Safety and Marquette’s campus police reveals key differences

Rose O’Keeffe, Content Managing Editor • October 15, 2023

The DePaulia embarked on a comparison between the work of a Marquette's campus police versus DePaul's Public Safety.

DePaul students concerned with crime, swift safety changes

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor • October 1, 2023

First-year student Ella “Ell” Gutin was sitting on the Quad with a friend on Sept. 23. Because it was still early, Gutin was not concerned for her safety. That was until about 10 p.m., when she...

DePaul Public Safety breaks down coronavirus plan — or lack of

Ella Lee, Print Managing Editor • February 9, 2020

As coronavirus cases continue to appear globally, including two in Chicago, anxiety is on the rise. For a university integrated into a major city like DePaul, that fear may seem more pressing. What would...

Analysis: 2019 DePaul Public Safety report

Ella Lee and Mackenzie Murtaugh • October 21, 2019

Though crime has increased significantly in both Lincoln Park and the Loop, the university’s annual Safety and Security Information Report and Fire Safety Report presents crime on campus as remaining...

Public Safety: DePaul student victim of armed robbery on Lincoln Park campus

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor • October 11, 2019

A DePaul student reported that they were the victim of an armed robbery about 7:30 p.m. Friday on the Lincoln Park campus, according to a public safety alert. The student reported that they were approached...

DePaul Public Safety leaves old policies, procedures in place after summer crime incidents in Lincoln Park, Loop

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor • September 23, 2019

A stabbing of a recent graduate. A fatal stabbing on the Red Line near Wintrust Arena. A series of robberies on CTA trains in the Loop. A series of sexual assaults in Lincoln Park. Those are just a few...

Man suspected of summer attack on recent DePaul graduate charged

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor • September 19, 2019

A man suspected of stabbing and slashing a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln Park campus in July was formally charged with the crime Thursday, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a post on...

Crime rates up in Lincoln Park, double in Loop

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor • September 16, 2019

A 35-year-old man was critically wounded after being shot early Sunday morning in the 400 block of West Fullerton Parkway, an area typically considered among the safest in the city. It was the latest in...

Bomb threat called into 22nd floor of 55 E. Jackson on DePaul’s Loop Campus

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief • September 12, 2019

All offices in 55 E. Jackson on DePaul's Loop Campus were evacuated just before 3:30 Thursday afternoon after an unconfirmed bomb threat was called into the 22nd floor, where DePaul's executive offices...

DePaul community ‘on heightened alert’ after recent crimes in Lincoln Park

Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor • August 2, 2019

The July 18 attack on a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln Park campus has shaken some members of the university community. A 22-year-old woman, who the university confirmed graduated in June with...