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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

DePaul faculty convenes to discuss President Donald Trump's second term on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025, at Arts and Letters Hall. More than 150 people joined in person and over Zoom to listen to the panel.

DePaul is standing firm on DEI, won’t be ‘bullied’

Jake Cox and Rose O'Keeffe February 21, 2025

As federal guidance orders the termination of diversity, equity and inclusion programs across U.S. campuses, universities face mounting questions about their ability to balance its academic freedom with...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services, testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington.

RFK Jr. and Tulsi Gabbard officially confirmed, DePaul political science and security experts alarmed

Daniel Bugliarello-Wondrich, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

President Donald Trump is forming a new and unprecedented type of Cabinet.  As Scott Hibbard, a DePaul political science professor, sees it, the group will “respond to whatever Donald Trump’s...

Attendees holding signs listen as Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event, Aug. 29, 2024, in Potterville, Mich.

Heating up: Climate change policies under Trump

Zoey Duchene, Contributing Writer February 17, 2025

Since beginning his second term in January, President Donald Trump has put into place many executive orders with an overwhelming amount focusing around climate change.  Most recently, Trump has pushed...

UIC junior Jane Webb speaks out against President Trump's ban on gender affirming care for minors at a rally held on Feb. 6, 2025. Webb came out as a trans woman publicly at the event in order to stand in solidarity with a myriad of other trans speakers at the event.

Trans students and organizers rally against healthcare ban at UIC campus

April Klein, Asst. Arts & Life Editor February 10, 2025

A chorus of chants calling for solidarity and accountability rang out in the streets of the Illinois Medical District on a particularly brisk afternoon this past Thursday. Around 100 transgender students...

President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on deregulation in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington.

Trump reshapes policy with flurry of executive orders

LiLi Jarvenpa, City News Editor February 3, 2025

President Trump has had a busy couple weeks back in office, signing dozens of executive orders impacting everything from immigration and citizenship to climate change and health care.  Prior to taking...

A Trump supporter browses merchandise at a street vendor during his Inauguration on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C.. The streets were filled with all sorts of outfits, ranging from furs to face paints.

The cult of MAGA commercialism

Rose O'Keeffe, Content Managing Editor January 27, 2025

We’re all familiar with the “Make America Great Again” hats made famous nearly 10 years ago during Donald Trump’s first successful bid for president. But what about graphic T-shirts with an image...

Trump supporters watch the second inauguration of Donald Trump at the Dubliner Pub on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The pub was packed with Republicans there to celebrate Trump returning to office.

MAGA and miracles: Meeting Trump’s base on inauguration day

Rose O'Keeffe, Content Managing Editor January 22, 2025

At "The Dubliner” pub on Capitol hill, droves of red-hat wearing Americans were packed in tightly, transfixed by the televisions mounted behind the bar. They were not watching football or soccer, the...

Donald Trump is sworn in as the 45th president of the United States by Chief Justice John Roberts as Melania Trump looks on during the 58th Presidential Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Friday, Jan. 20, 2017..

Inaugurations: Precedent, Power and Prose

Rose O'Keeffe, Content Managing Editor January 17, 2025

Four score, well, more like exactly four years ago on Jan. 20, Joseph Robinette Biden was sworn in as 46th president of the United States on the steps of the U.S. Capitol. In the billowing shadow of the...

Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump walks off stage after speaking at the National Association of Black Journalists, NABJ, convention, Wednesday, July 31, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Trump faces protest during rare visit to Chicago for NABJ conference

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor July 31, 2024

Former President Donald Trump returned to Chicago on Wednesday in front of a crowd of journalists during a moderated Q&A panel led by Rachel Scott, ABC News senior congressional correspondent; Harris...

Former President Donald Trump appears at Manhattan criminal court before his trial in New York, Thursday, May 16, 2024.

Trump’s trials explained: A run-down of the state and federal cases

LiLi Jarvenpa, City News Editor May 19, 2024

Former President Donald Trump is facing 88 felony counts in four different trials as his likely rematch with President Biden in the November election approaches. Trump faces state indictments in New...

Matthew Piers, a Chicago attorney speaks to media on Jan. 30 supporting removing former President Donald Trump from the Illinois ballot. The Illinois Board of Elections decides in an 8-0 vote to keep Trump on the ballot.

US Supreme Court set to determine Trump’s fate on Colorado and Maine primary ballots

Hailey Bosek, Contributing Writer February 4, 2024

The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments later this week to determine whether Colorado and Maine can keep Donald Trump off their presidential primary ballots. Meanwhile, the Illinois...

Michael Moore’s impassioned battle cry

Michael Moore’s impassioned battle cry

Michael Brzezinski October 1, 2018

Election Night 2016 remains one of the most shocking moments in contemporary American history almost two years later. One is still able to vividly recall watching TV that night and seeing the Hillary supporters...

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