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The DePaulia

How a DePaulia writer came to terms with her breakup near Valentine’s Day

How a DePaulia writer came to terms with her breakup near Valentine’s Day

Rebecca Meluch, News Editor February 9, 2020

What are your plans for this upcoming Valentine’s day? A romantic dinner, an intimate movie, or a cozy night in? How about crying in your bed, re-reading texts and looking at old pictures of you and...

Valentine's Day: Do we love or hate it?

Valentine’s Day: Do we love or hate it?

Taylor Johnson and Jonathan DeCarlo February 9, 2020

Celebrating all love for a day By Taylor Johnson Valentine’s Day is approaching and I am thrilled. Bring out the chocolates, sweets, cards, flowers and more. This is a holiday to celebrate love through...

Movies about love aren’t always love stories

Movies about love aren’t always love stories

Nate Burleyson, Online Managing Editor February 9, 2020

I think about Wong Kar-Wai’s “Chungking Express” a lot. It’s the only movie I have thought about every day since I watched it. What hits me most about it is that it showcases a kind of love that...

The logic of love

The logic of love

Alayne Trinko, Focus Editor February 9, 2020

Love / noun – an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is the common thread that runs through us all. It is that wondrous and magical, yet maddening and confusing feeling that has stumped even the...

Unconventional ways to celebrate Valentine's Day

Unconventional ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day

Angelina Korniyenko February 11, 2019

Valentine’s Day is right around the corner and we all know what it means — Valentine’s cards with hearts, bouquets of roses, movie theatres playing romantic comedies, restaurants booked for romantic...

Navy Pier to host lakeside love search

Navy Pier to host lakeside love search

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief October 15, 2018

Navy Pier could be the next stop on your search for love. On Wednesday, Oct. 17, the pier will host “Spinning with Singles,” a unique speed dating event that takes place on Navy Pier’s iconic Centennial...

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Valentine’s Day on TV

Lacey Latch, Editor-in-Chief February 12, 2018

Whether you love it or hate it, Valentine’s Day often provides some of the greatest themed episodes on TV. The hilarity that can be found in this holiday is practically limitless. Below is a list of...

Design courtesy of Suzie Shin

The anatomy of the heart

Rachel Fernandez, Managing Editor February 12, 2018

When you walk into the State Street Barnes and Noble and head over to the greeting card section, a gaudy Valentine’s Day card sits right at eye-level. At the top of the card, a flashy sticker with the...

Castle Mill Stream, a backwater of the River Thames in West Oxford.  (Charli Rose / The DePaulia)

An American at Oxford: A moment for Valentine’s Day

Charli Rose February 15, 2015

The English fog and steady mist are a welcome retreat from the blizzards I ran through last winter in Chicago, but there are still challenges to face whilst running here nonetheless. The main one being...

Flowchart of love: Choose your Valentine's Day adventure

Flowchart of love: Choose your Valentine’s Day adventure

Grant Myatt, Courtney Jacquin, and Kirsten Onsgard February 8, 2015

Follow this quiz to find out what you should eat, drink or do for your own special Valentine’s Day For more Valentine's Day events, see map below:

Can't buy me love: Valentine's Day celebrates consumerism

Can’t buy me love: Valentine’s Day celebrates consumerism

Zoe Krey February 8, 2015

Valentine’s Day is thought of as a day of romance, but with companies such as Hallmark cashing in, it has become more of a holiday to celebrate consumerism People all over the world will go through...

DePaul students Emily Franks and Jose Pauletto first met in person last September after meeting on Tinder. Pauletto, originally from Brazil, began using the app to practice his English. (Grant Myatt / The DePaulia)

Love at first (right) Tinder swipe

Courtney Jacquin, Editor in Chief February 8, 2015

When thinking about Tinder, relationships aren’t necessarily the first thing to come to mind. Definitely not serious relationships. But senior Emily Franks, a public relations and advertising and...

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