Unofficial wonders of the world may be lost in countries plagued by civil unrest
Charlie Bevins, Contributing Writer
October 21, 2019
Mark DeLancey, associate professor and chair of history and architecture at DePaul University, sits across the table in his fourth-floor office. Windows give way to an almost distracting view of the Chicago skyline, and illuminate a bookshelf filled with a vast array of work on the Islamic world. He...
18 years later, America vows to ‘never forget’ 9/11
Karen Matthews and Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press
September 11, 2019
NEW YORK (AP) — People who were too young on 9/11 to even remember their lost loved ones, and others for whom the grief is still raw, paid tribute with wreath-layings and the solemn roll call of the dead Wednesday as America marked the 18th anniversary of the worst terror attack on U.S. soil. "Eighteen...
Modern anti-semitism changes young Jews
Courtney Lewis, Contributing Writer
November 12, 2018
At 13 years old, I didn’t have a care in the world. I was living with my family in the town of Deerfield, on Chicago’s North Shore, going to school, cheerleading practice, Deerfield Square after class – and synagogue. In heavily-Jewish, affluent Deerfield, I never thought twice about being Jewish....
A deeper look into terrorism
Varvara Makarevich, Contributing Writer
May 21, 2018
Paris, 2015. Nice, 2016. Berlin, 2016. St.Petersburg, 2017. London, 2017. Brussels, 2017. Barcelona, 2017. These are the locations of a number of high-profile terror attacks committed in Europe by Islamist terror group ISIS over the past few years. And while ISIS’s goal of creating a new “caliphate” has la...
No one needs an automatic rifle
Danielle Ortiz
October 9, 2017
We need change and we need it now. On Oct. 1 in Las Vegas, a man opened fire from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino into the crowd at the Route 91 Harvest Festival. At least 59 people were killed and 527 people were wounded. In the face of such tragedy many are asking themselves, ...
The nation mourns for Las Vegas
Evelyn Baker
October 4, 2017
No motive has been discovered to explain the awful terrorist attack in Las Vegas, Nevada on late Sunday evening. An individual gunman who had checked into the Mandalay Hotel busted the window of his hotel room on the 32nd floor to set up a makeshift shooting range. However, instead of targeting paper cuto...
Interest in study abroad unchanged in light of attacks
Sabrina Miresse
September 25, 2017
On Sept. 17, four Boston College students studying abroad in Paris had hydrochloric acid thrown at their faces by a woman with a history of psychiatric issues. In light of such terrorist attacks that have been occurring overseas, DePaul’s study abroad programs have taken safety measures to ensure st...
No one is safe: Jordanian people refuse to let fear dictate their lives
Tom Rietz
February 22, 2015
Throughout the past month, developments of the Jordanian-ISIL hostage crisis have gone from tense to brutally violent. Tensions between Jordan and the international terrorist organization have escalated to such a high point that Jordan has committed a violent bombardment of ISIL’s occupied territory. Iranian figures report that Jor...
Brita Hunegs, Staff Writer
January 20, 2020 • No Comments
Last Wednesday, the Institute for Housing Studies at DePaul University released a new report, examining...
Illinois voter registration bill sparks controversy over implementation
January 20, 2020
Automatic voter registration seemed to be the only thing Illinois state Democrats...
Community theatre celebrates MLK Jr.’s legacy as civil servant and peace advocate
January 20, 2020
The Writers Theatre’s 14th tour of the MLK Project: Fight for Civil Rights...
Chicago reflects on King more than 50 years after Marquette Park violence
January 20, 2020
In an all-white Marquette Park on Aug. 5, 1966, Martin Luther King, Jr. was...