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The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Lucia Preziosi sits in her highchair and reads the New York Times as an infant. Preziosi grew up always reading the news before she became a student journalist.
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Art by Giselle Calderon

Letter from the Editor: My thoughts as a first-time voter

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 28, 2024

As a first-time presidential voter, I feel as if I’m caught in a whirlwind of an election in which to participate. I’ve voted in local elections, but nothing has compared to the feeling of receiving...

Carlene Smelser holds up a voting sticker while working as one of Chicago's early voting officials at the Loop Supersite location on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. The Supersite is one of 52 locations across the city where early voters can cast their ballots.

Chicago set to break record for highest turnout of bilingual election judges

Lina Gebhardt, Multimedia Editor October 28, 2024

Voters have begun casting their ballots in the 2024 presidential election, but behind the ballot box, successful elections rely on more than voter turnout. Significant coordination is required from election...

COLUMN: I help students register to vote. Maybe my job shouldn’t exist

COLUMN: I help students register to vote. Maybe my job shouldn’t exist

Jake Cox, Digital Managing Editor October 28, 2024

Since August, I’ve been working as a “Voter Engagement Specialist” in the Office of Student Involvement at DePaul. I’ve helped students with all levels of civic education, reaching from coast to...

Lucia Preziosi poses with her mom, Lisa Catanzaro and former New York City Mayor, Bill DeBlasio on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2014, in Manhattan. This was one of many local political events Preziosi went to with her family. (photo provided by Lisa Catanzaro)

My niche obsession with local politics may be more important than I think

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief October 21, 2024
Last night, my mom, all the way from Brooklyn, texted me this:
Beyond ‘The Lesser of Two Evils’: We need to educate ourselves – and vote

Beyond ‘The Lesser of Two Evils’: We need to educate ourselves – and vote

Agustin Alamo, Contributing Writer April 28, 2024

Having lived in Chicago for more than 20 years, I have seen it all. Good, neutral and bad politicians. Ultimately, the result behind keeping promises deteriorates many voters’ vision of a candidate. Many...

A voter shows her "I voted" sign after casting her ballot in Chicago, Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Illinois is one of five states holding presidential primaries as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump continue to lock up support around the country after becoming their parties' presumptive nominees. Voters are casting ballots Tuesday in Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas and Ohio. (AP Photo/Teresa Crawford)

A Chicago college student guide to the Illinois Primary: what you need to know

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief April 7, 2024

Illinois held its primary elections March 19, during which voters cast their ballots in key races across the state, ultimately determining which candidates will advance to the general election on Nov....

President Joe Biden speaks at a campaign event at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pa., Jan. 5, 2024. Voters in more than 50 countries that are home to half the world’s population are eligible to vote in elections in 2024.

Gen Z’s changing plans for the 2024 election

Lucia Preziosi, Editor in Chief January 15, 2024
The 2020 election drew record numbers of Generation Z voters, with 65% of voters ages 18-29 casting their votes for the winning Biden-Harris ticket.
FILE-Elizabeth Quirmbach, right, registers Ayuka Sinanoglu, center, a Sophomore at the UW on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2020  outside of the UW Memorial Union in Madison, Wis.  A small but steady stream of masked UW-Madison students stopped by voter registration tables outside the unions last week to perform their civic duty. Madison City Clerk’s office employees helped them through the paperwork, sanitized their used pens and talked among themselves as they waited for the next students to filter into the fairly empty tents.(Steve Apps/Wisconsin State Journal via AP)

Voter Restriction Laws are especially impactful on college students

Lauren Uhlrich, Contributing Writer May 2, 2021

In a widespread response to the unsubstantiated claims of election fraud following the 2020 election, legislators have introduced 361 bills with restrictive voting provisions in 47 states. Of these, five...

OPINIÓN: El voto latino puede ser la clave para mejorar el país después del virus

OPINIÓN: El voto latino puede ser la clave para mejorar el país después del virus

Jovan Gonzalez and Izabella Grimaldo April 23, 2020

Empezando con el brote de la pandemia del coronavirus, la falta de medidas tomadas por el Presidente Trump, la cuarentena y la decisión del senador Bernie Sanders de suspender su campaña, los Estados...

The Secretary of State’s office in downtown Chicago.

Illinois to continue voter registration program after error

Associated Press January 28, 2020

Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Monday that there are no plans to suspend Illinois' automatic voter registration program as election officials work to contain the fallout from more than 500 people being mistakenly...

Illinois voter registration bill sparks controversy over implementation

Illinois voter registration bill sparks controversy over implementation

Patsy Newitt, Multimedia Editor January 20, 2020

Automatic voter registration seemed to be the only thing Illinois state Democrats and Republicans could agree on in 2017. The bill received not only bipartisan, but unanimous support by state senators,...

Millennials can change the political scene in 2018 midterm elections

Millennials can change the political scene in 2018 midterm elections

Evan Sully October 22, 2018

Millennial voters will have a chance to make their voices heard next month after posting the lowest turnout in nearly four decades during the 2014 midterms. A slate of newer Senate candidates, from...

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