Laugh track: Women in comedy continue to triumph over adversity
Marissa de la Cerda, Contributing Writer
May 21, 2018
“Crude.” “Attention-seeking.” “Un-lady like.” “Un-feminist.” These are some of the reactions people have to female comedians and their jokes. Most recently, Michelle Wolf faced a lot of these criticisms for her roast at the White House Correspondents Dinner when she joked about the physi...
Demand for female voice-over actors growing
Varvara Makarevich, Contributing Writer
April 9, 2018
Filed under News
Even though the glass ceiling has not yet been broken, women are getting there. They won the battle over their right to vote, to obtain high-level positions and to compete with men on the same level. Today, they are actually the ones shaping the market by being the principal consumers. This economic reali...
Women in film production at DePaul doubles
Brian Pearlman, Copy Editor
April 2, 2018
Filed under News
In 2017, Film and Television was the most popular major for new DePaul freshmen, and 53 percent of the university’s total enrollment was female. Women accounted for about 28 percent of the College of Computing and Digital Media’s new freshmen and transfers. Chicago has long been a hub for film an...
Women’s work
Kate Graham, Contributing Writer
February 26, 2018
Filed under Arts/Life
Emerging from the January chill in her overalls and pink knit hat, Kristi Durkin rushes to sit down, rummages in her pockets for a scrap piece of paper and a pen, and begins to write a sketch idea on the back of a receipt. It’s an idea for a character based on the guy in her previous film class wh...
Hear our roar: Women have spoken, the world must respond
October 16, 2017
Filed under Opinions
“If we lean in too far, we’ll fall over,” said Heidi Stevens, writer of the column “Balancing Act” in the Chicago Tribune. Read More »...
DePaul beat Prairie View A&M 94-62 on field day
December 5, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
The No. 16 Blue Demons (6-2) beat the Prairie View A&M (4-5) 64-62 in their annual field trip day game. The team was lifted by the strong play of senior forward Jacqui Grant and junior guard Ashton Millender. DePaul wanted to get an early start against the Panthers and Millender made that hap...
DePaul women trounced 91-46 by Connecticut
December 1, 2016
Filed under Basketball, Sports, Women's Sports
The Blue Demons (5-1) were handed their first loss 91-46 in their toughest game of the season so far against number 2 ranked University of Connecticut (6-0). Connecticut got going early in the first first and outpaced DePaul by scoring 14 of their first 19 point of the fast break. This is a cha...
Women remain criminally underrepresented in Hollywood
May 19, 2014
Filed under Opinions
Growing up, I was a tomboy. I hung out with my brothers, played contact sports in the street and watched movies about boys that were aimed at boys. The older I got, though, the more I tried to find movies and shows that showed me on screen. I could find my brothers easily in the spunky heroes and crime...
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Veteran Liaisons, Bridget M. Keane (left) and Daniel Eggensammer (right), members of the Office of Veteran Affairs, working the Memorial Day informational and games event.
Lili Trifilio, Contributing Writer
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Science fiction author Stanley Chan, Chinese Studies Program head Li Jin, Associate Dean John Shanahan and School of Computing professor Xiaoping Jia discuss fiction and innovation.
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May 21, 2018 • 3 Comments
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In this June 23, 2014 file photo, fighters from the Islamic State group parade in a commandeered Iraqi security forces armored vehicle on the main road in Mosul, Iraq.
Varvara Makarevich, Contributing Writer
May 21, 2018 • 3 Comments