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Articles by Abbott Lackey
DePaul DeBands DeJamz
A DeJamz filled with songs made by DePaul musicians and bands October 19, 2026 It’s no secret that music is a pillar of the DePaul community. In the past few years, live shows have been reviving the Chicago underground scene and bringing people together through the power of music. Now, it’s more important than ever to support local artists and bands. After all, they could be your classmates or your neighbors.
DePaul Artists Collective: ‘A vehicle for change’
The announcement of DePaul Art Museum’s closing has rattled the artistic community since February, leaving some artists’ future at DePaul uncertain. One group on campus wants to amplify these lost voices by organizing gallery events for students on and off campus.
DePaul’s Zercher wins Battle of the Bands
Fans of Midwest emo, indie and hyperpop music brush shoulders as a line forms inside DePaul’s Lincoln Park Student Center. The sound of mic checks flows out of Room 120 AB. Members of DePaul’s Music Business Organization whiz by, ironing out last-minute kinks and making conversation with concertgoers. DePaul musicians and bands Tollbooth, Anna Rose Baker, Zercher, Helltwo and Jane Aubrey gather in the greenroom as nerves mount and the beginning of the opening act approaches.
Housing battles temperatures in dorms
The seasons are turning and the dorm rooms are burning, some DePaul students say. Many living in dorms said their focus and sleep has suffered following unusually warm weather in April, where daytime temperatures reached the 80s at times.
Weed restrictions suppress college experience
We’ve all smelled cannabis on campus before. Even though adults over 21 have been able to legally use it in Chicago since 2020, DePaul must follow the federal Drug-Free Schools and Campuses Communities Act, which prohibits medical and recreational cannabis anywhere on campus. Medical users should be able to use cannabis on campus without fear. But where do recreational users fit into this? Some students say they have been able to use it recreationally on campus without backlash.
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