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DePaul revamps Take Care DePaul campaign
In January, DePaul launched the newest rendition of its health and wellness campaign, Take Care DePaul. Designed to encourage everyone to “lead with empathy and respect,” the refreshed version of the decades-long campaign is a proactive approach to what Student Government Association treasurer Prince Priyanshu called “the rise of hate nationwide,” especially against undocumented, LGBTQ+ and other marginalized communities.
Trump may shutter the Dept. of Ed.
Miguel Cardona departed the Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education building in Washington for the last time as Secretary of Education on Jan. 17. That was just three days before President Donald Trump took office, while vowing to eliminate Cardona’s former department.
DePaul University Library touts new offerings
Early this month, the University Library announced several new and improved services for the DePaul community beginning this quarter. PlayStation 5s, a victrola, Beyoncé and Chappell Roan aren’t things you might expect to see in a library, but you can find them now in libraries both on the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses.
BREAKING: CTA President Dorval Carter to retire
Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) announced in a news release Monday that President Dorval R. Carter, Jr. will retire after 10 years as the agency’s leader. Upon retiring, Carter will become president and CEO of St. Anthony Hospital “in the coming weeks,”according to the release. Carter began working for the CTA in 1984 as a staff attorney and has worked for the agency for a combined 26 years.
DePaul’s diversity, inclusion and belonging VP
DePaul University President Rob Manuel announced the selection of Dania Matos as the next vice president for diversity, inclusion and belonging in a Newsline statement emailed to the university community on Tuesday. In the Dec.
Chicago removes ShotSpotter as the clock strikes midnight
Chicago ended its over multi-year contract with ShotSpotter, a gunshot detection technology provider, on Monday, Sept. 23, pulling the plug on the service after midnight on Sept. 22. The Chicago City Council voted 33-14 on Sept. 18 to keep ShotSpotter in the city in an attempt to overturn Mayor Brandon Johnson’s plan to remove the technology in Chicago.
SGA shakes up its cabinet, prepares for fall election
DePaul’s Student Government Association appointed and elected two new positions at its general body meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Senior Madison Comeau was elected as parliamentarian, and sophomore Margo Halbleib as election operation board chair. “My interest in this position is mainly just upholding election fairness and justice and making sure that the elections are run duly and properly,” Halbleib said.
SPARK Center debuts with environmental data-driven neighborhood project
Featuring a massive LED display wall and two mounted touch screens on each side of the room, DePaul’s brand-new SPARK Center opened its doors to its first-ever event, Explore ChiVes, on Sept. 17. Dozens of event-goers were given a firsthand look at the new space in the DePaul Center of the university’s Loop Campus. President Robert Manuel was among the guests, and he gave a brief address before the ChiVes presentation.
BREAKING: D2L system issue causes fall courses to "disappear"
Desire2Learn, the learning management system utilized by DePaul University began experiencing an error, on Friday evening, that has caused fall quarter courses and all assignments and notifications associated with them to disappear from students’ course dashboards. Serving as the primary platform for students to access course information and class assignments, D2L’s system error has left students without a way to access their coursework..
BREAKING: VP for Student Affairs Eugene Zdziarski to retire
DePaul’s vice president for Student Affairs Eugene Zdziarski, known widely as “Veep Gene” will retire in January after more than ten years of service to the university. Zdziarski’s retirement was announced to the DePaul community in a Newsline email on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Zdziarski began his role at DePaul in July 2014, bringing nearly 25 years of experience in higher education with him.
Seton Food Patntry provides free meals for students
Maeve Murphy greets students as they arrive on the side porch of the St. Vincent DePaul Parish on a recent Monday. Using a “back door operation” approach for discretion, Murphy hands students bagged lunches,asking them how they are doing. They talk with her and thank her as they exit the building, their smiles never leaving their faces.
DePaul launches student health insurance program
In August, DePaul launched its long awaited student health insurance program. Students who are registered for fall 2024 classes will be automatically enrolled in the program, which provides students with coverage by United Healthcare. In order to opt out of the program, students must have provided proof of existing coverage by Friday, Sept. 20.
DOJ says Russia allegedly used influencers to spread misinformation
The U.S. Justice Department announced last week that Russia is allegedly spreading disinformation about U.S. policies and politics, targeting prominent right-wing influencers in the United States. The unsealed documents show that employees from RT, formerly known as Russia Today, were contracted with Tenet Media to offer lavish contracts with its influencers. Tenet Media was founded in 2022 and contracts prominent right-wing and pro-Trump influencers such as Tim Pool, Dave Rubin and Benny Johnson.
Publishers are reviving print media
Despite the decades-long decline in print publishing, print is making a comeback in mainstream publications, including The Onion and SPIN. According to a 2023 study, 58% of Americans prefer digital news, while only 5% prefer print. Looking at this stark contrast between the usage of mediums begs the question: Why are publications reviving their print editions?
Harris and Trump face off in historic and memeworthy debate
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris took to the debate stage Tuesday night to participate in the first, and perhaps only, debate ahead of the election. Donald Trump had his first go-around with debates for this election season in June when he debated President Joe Biden, an event that prompted Biden’s departure from the race. Harris then became the Democratic nominee.
SGA holds first House meeting of academic year
DePaul University’s Student Government Association held their first general body meeting of the school year on Wednesday, Sept 11. SGA’s primary goals for this school year are expansion, professional development, outreach and collaboration. Earlier this year, SGA adopted a revised version of the Constitution of the Student Body and a new structure of government. “In previous student government years we had a senate,” student body president Isabella Ali said.
Lyft introduces rider verification feature
Lyft became the second rideshare service to roll out a rider verification program in cities across America in an attempt to improve driver safety. In Chicago, the process began Sept. 5, 2024. Rider verification, part of an effort to reduce the use of false names, is designed to help drivers ensure that the person they are driving is who they say they are.
Following closure, Foxtrot reopens first store
Foxtrot reopened its first store on Thursday, Sept. 5 in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood. The reopening comes several months after Outfox Hospitality, then-parent company of the upscale corner store chain, unexpectedly shuttered all of its stores Following the closure in April, Further Point Enterprises bought the company’s brand and assets in an auction, and is now leading the effort to revive the company in collaboration with Mike LaVitola, Foxtrot’s original founder.
DePaul pres focused on dialogue in new year
DePaul President Robert Manuel’s addressed faculty and staff members at the annual convocation on Thursday, Aug. 29. He called for dialogue and humanity in the university’s response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Middle East. Convocation, which honors the official start of the new academic year, kicked off the academic year at the St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church on the Lincoln Park campus with faculty and staff members gathering to celebrate.
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