The Catholic Church is scrutinizing the Obama administration’s new mandate requiring religious-based institutions to provide contraception for their employees, despite a new compromise announced Friday. The Obama administration’s mandate ignited a religious debate, with many Catholic institutions crying out that the new mandate was a breach of their religious freedom. With the mandate’s new changes, … Continue reading »
By Rachel Metea and Bartosz Brzezinski After the world’s first ban on Islamic face veils took effect in France on April 11, DePaul University saw many of its members call to question the law’s symbolic meaning. The president of DePaul’s United Muslims Moving Ahead, Marwa Abed, said France’s veil ban is “a move in the … Continue reading »
Paul Carisma said his country’s way of life was destroyed in just a few short minutes. “The Haiti earthquake was a horrible experience,” he said. Carisma came to Chicago after the 2010 Haiti earthquake to finish high school. On April 1, Carisma, who is now a freshman at DePaul University, participated at “Taste for … Continue reading »
When students receive bad grades, professors often say they are the ones to be blamed by the students. But when the student gets a good grade, they take full credit. When the tables turned and it came time for DePaul’s school of education to be graded, the faculty cooperated– that is until their undergraduate elementary … Continue reading »
The average American doesn’t know basic facts about world religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. America’s lack of religious knowledge has led many to question whether world religions should be taught as objective, academic inquiries in public schools. According to the Pew Research Center (PRC), Americans were able to correctly answer 50 … Continue reading »
“Mancession” is the new nickname being thrown around for the recession that began in 2007. The nickname stems from the victims of job loss in the recession: mostly men. This year, for the first time in American history, women make up a majority of the workforce in highly paid managerial and professional positions, holding down the fields at 51.4 percent, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At the same time that blue-collar jobs historically done by men are becoming hard to find, higher education is being dominated by women. This is giving way to a new dynamic in the white-collar workforce. Continue reading »
If you were to have attended last Saturday’s march that flooded the streets of Chicago, you would have heard the shouts of over 40 DePaul students yelling, “si se puede.” Their voices joined over 20,000 others in a march that protesting against the new Arizona law. “This march is going to let everyone know that … Continue reading »
Holly Urban said her opinion of the Catholic Church has completely changed since the sex abuse cases emerged in recent years involving the clergy. “I have lost a lot of respect for not only the Pope, but the Catholic Church entirely,” said Urban, a junior at DePaul who is not Catholic.… Continue reading »
A photograph of a hairy butt and a decoupaged television set are currently being displayed in the DePaul University Art Museum. For the first time in five years the tables have turned. Now it is the students turn to critique their professor’s work. The artwork of faculty members at DePaul is being shown as part … Continue reading »
Christians commemorated “Holy Week” last week just after their return from Spring Break. Although nobody put palm branches down Fullerton Avenue for them. “Holy week is a set of days that are honored by Christian religions throughout the world,” DePaul President Father Holtschneider said. “It is a moment for Christians to look at the central … Continue reading »
Gina Leal said she considers herself lucky. Born in Mexico City, Leal is not only a DePaul sophomore, but also a U.S. citizen. However, while Leal studies anthropology and Latino studies, 90 percent of her family remains in Mexico. While the new immigration law SB1070 applies only in the state of Arizona, it has had rippling affects to the students of DePaul University, including Leal. Continue reading »
An egg traced along a young Mayan girl just before a shaman snaps the neck of a chicken in a sacrifice that goes unnoticed by many. This is the Mayan church of San Juan where pine needles, candlesticks, and Coca-Cola bottles blanket the church floor. Chants be heard as ceremonial cups of Coca Cola and … Continue reading »
Joel Lydic, a senior at DePaul celebrates in costume at Carnaval in Mérida, Mexico. | RACHEL METEA Glittered-masks, parades, and Corona floats took the streets at this years’ Carnaval in Mérida, Mexico, where several DePaul University students are studying abroad. “Carnaval was a little cheesy and way too commercial. Almost every float was a beer … Continue reading »
Cinderella’s glass slipper, Jasmine’s magic carpet ride and Ariel’s first steps on land were the Walt Disney princess stories that captured many young girls’ hearts over ten years ago. Of the nine Disney princesses, there has never been an African-American princess-until now. On Dec. 11, Disney will introduce in theaters nationwide, their first African-American princess … Continue reading »
