Viral song ‘Make You Mine’ is by PUBLIC — and they want you to know that
Charlie Bevins, Staff Writer
February 23, 2020
The Tuesday-night Thalia Hall crowd came together in harmony as Tom Higgenson of Plain White T’s-fame led them through the final bar of “Hey There Delilah.” The roaring enthusiasm replaced the disappointed sigh released by the crowd after hearing that PUBLIC, famous for the song behind the TikTok...
How YouTubers synthetically bond with viewers
Mackenzie Murtaugh, News Editor
February 3, 2020
In the social media age, those who are lonely can scroll through the endless feed of their favorite outlet to find a creator or influencer to keep entertained during their most isolated times. The most famous YouTubers have hours of content made to keep the viewer occupied, and the automatic “up next”...
End of the decade: Instagram defines 2010s social media
Ella Lee, Arts & Life Editor
December 28, 2019
Light bounces off winter’s first snow outside your window. Your dinner plate’s presentation is that of a “Chopped” champion. An abstract mural catches your eye after a night out with friends. Pause. The perfect picture. Crop, filter, caption, tag, post. This routine is all too common for tho...
End of the decade: the 2010s in memes
Ebony Ellis, Contributing Writer
December 28, 2019
The end of the decade is near. One thing that has become apart of our lives on the internet are memes – and they’ve certainly evolved since 2010. According to Complex, the term “meme” was coined by Richard Dawkins in his book, “The Selfish Gene.” According to Dawkins, a meme is a “cultural idea, a fashi...
Instagram to eliminate likes, ‘depressurize’ experience on app
Kelly Garcia, Contributing Writer
November 18, 2019
Imagine a world where people care less about popularity and more about authenticity. A world where people don’t care about how many likes you get on an Instagram post, but instead they care about the content in your post. As of this week, Instagram will begin to make that a reality. On Friday, N...
Vine walked so TikTok could run
Joey Cahue, Contributing Writer
October 21, 2019
Apps come a dime a dozen, but the few that truly stick out have a cult-like following. Way back when, Vine was the “it” thing that created many memorable quotes and memes. As we waved goodbye to Vine in 2017, we stumbled upon TikTok, which was created only a year before Vine closed its doors. If...
OPINION: We’re losing the media war
Stuart J. Dantoin, Contributing Writer
April 15, 2019
Social media overload is the silent killer of our generation. It affects millions of us, and though many realize its danger, the average young adult does little to escape our internet prisons. Many of us gladly or unknowingly fall into its deadly clutches—and it is having a powerful effect on our daily ...
Has social media stunted our political understanding?
Nikki Roberts, Contributing Writer
October 15, 2018
Social media trends come and go. One week Facebook users are uploading videos of the Drake- inspired Kiki dance challenge, and the next they’re busy sharing memes about moths and lamps. For social media users whose primary sources of political news are sites like Twitter and Facebook, keeping up with...
Personality may play a role in social media addiction
Damita Menezes, Contributing Writer
April 16, 2018
If you can’t control your social media use, your personality might be to blame. A recent study conducted by Professor Isaac Vaghefi of Binghamton University and Professor Hamed Qahri-Saremi of DePaul University says that people with certain personality traits are more susceptible to using social media...
Snapchat’s update unrest
Nikki Roberts, Copy Editor
April 2, 2018
When Snapchat launched as an iOS-only app in 2011, it was not the app that users know and love today. Over the past seven years, Snapchat has updated, rebranded and added a multitude of social media features that have altered how users interact with the app and their Snapchat friends. What once began as...
Online overload: Too much screen and social media time may call for a detox
Lily Rose
May 17, 2015
Some quiver at the thought of spending an entire hour without checking social media or using your phone to send calls and texts. No snaps would be sent, Instagram pictures would go “unliked” and tweets would never be retweeted. Your phone would not ping with various notifications and your mom would not be able to call and question you about your grades and those...
Ignorance or apathy in the age of social media?
Maia Moore
May 5, 2015
Have you ever taken your headphones off on the train and listened to the ramblings of everyone around you? Most likely, you heard about a bad date, what happened in a meeting or what was for dinner that night. Yet, how often do you hear your peers discussing what’s happening in world? It seems that...
Bianca Cseke, Online Managing Editor
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A forum for Cook County State's Attorney candidates to answer questions from a moderator Monday evening...
Jussie Smollett pleads not guilty to restored charges
February 24, 2020
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett pleaded not guilty Monday to restored...
DePaul expects $14m tuition revenue shortfall
February 23, 2020
Since the 2019-2020 school year began, President A. Gabriel Esteban’s administration...
Ion Apartments, formerly 1237 West, described by residents as less-than utopic experience
February 23, 2020
Craig Summers, a DePaul junior, moved into Ion Lincoln Park in 2018 after other...
Jovan Gonzalez and Izabella Grimaldo
February 25, 2020
Muchos Latinos en los Estados Unidos no coinciden con...
Hannah Mitchell and Maria Guerrero
February 24, 2020
Una chef mexicana-americana tiene como objetivo cambiar...
Izabella Grimaldo and Jonathan Aguilar
February 21, 2020
La expresión es un forma de identificar y realizar...
February 23, 2020
On this week's episode of Page 29, The DePaulia goes...
Ryan Gilroy, Copy Editor & Staff Photographer
February 23, 2020
The DePaulia's sports desk discusses the men's recent...