Warren unveils $640 billion college debt forgiveness plan
Meg Kinnard, Associated Press
April 22, 2019
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Democrat Elizabeth Warren is proposing the elimination of existing student loan debt for millions of Americans, part of a sweeping set of education funding proposals announced as she and other presidential candidates seek to differentiate themselves in a sprawling field. The...
Student loan accumulation not understood by half of borrowers
Brittney Bray, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2018
After accomplishing the main goal of getting into college and choosing the right fit, one of the first burdens many students face is figuring out how they will pay for their education. The reality sinks in when many students sit down and, combing through financial aid packages, find that some loans m...
Income-driven payments spark student loan revolution
February 22, 2015
The student loan crisis is one many students are all too familiar with, as the daunting question “how will I pay back my loans?” looms over the collegiate experience as students go further into debt every academic year. Read More »...
Loans put a burden on DePaul students
November 16, 2014
Around 6:40 a.m. on May 8, 2012, America reached a milestone that few talked about, and even fewer celebrated. It was at that exact moment, according to estimates by finaid.org, when outstanding student loan debt in America reached $1 trillion. Today, that estimate stands at over $1.2 trillion —...
Durbin, Warren talk student loans at Harold Washington Library ahead of Nov. election
October 12, 2014
U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) fired up Chicago college students in a joint appearance last week hoping to drive that constituency to the polls in November’s elections about the issue of student loans. Read More »...
Bianca Cseke, Online Editor
August 8, 2019 • No Comments
A man who may be connected to the stabbing of a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln Park campus last...
Police: 7 injured in overnight shooting at Chicago park
August 4, 2019
Chicago police say seven people have been injured in an early morning shooting...
DePaul community ‘on heightened alert’ after recent crimes in Lincoln Park
August 2, 2019
The July 18 attack on a recent DePaul graduate near the Lincoln Park campus...
Chicago police release video of man wanted for questioning in attack on DePaul student
July 24, 2019
Chicago police are looking for a man who may have been involved in the July...