Jake Cox

5 days ago | depauliaonline.com | Nick Palazzolo |Jake Cox

Chase Stegall, a DePaul men’s soccer player, passed away unexpectedly this morning, June 2, in his residence hall on the university’s Lincoln Park campus, DePaul President Rob Manuel announced in an email to faculty, staff and students. “Chase was known for his warmth, strength of character, and vibrant presence – qualities that touched the lives of many both on and off the field,” Manuel said. “His loss is deeply felt by his teammates, coaches, classmates, faculty, staff, and all who knew him.

2 weeks ago | depauliaonline.com | Jake Cox

Late May can only mean one thing: new tuition rates are here for the 2025-26 school year. DePaul raised undergraduate tuition by an average of 3.3%, with the sharpest hike hitting incoming freshmen in The Theatre School (TTS) and the School of Music (SOM), which both face a 5% increase compared to last year’s freshman class. Conversely, the smallest increase was also for theatre and music students — rising seniors, whose tuition rose by 2%.

4 weeks ago | depauliaonline.com | Lucia Preziosi |Jake Cox

President Rob Manuel was called to testify before Congress yesterday to speak about antisemitism on DePaul’s campus. A day later, he sat down with student media to discuss the hearing and his plans to tackle antisemitism on campus. Manuel appeared before the House Committee on Education & Workforce on Wednesday, May 7, with California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo) president Jeffrey Armstrong and Haverford College president Wendy Raymond.

1 month ago | depauliaonline.com | April Klein |Jake Cox

During the third volume of the Sounds of Sheffield event in the Lincoln Park Student Center, the DePaul Activities Board (DAB) announced that rapper Artist Julius DeBose, known by his stage name ‘A Boogie wit da Hoodie,’ would headline FEST 2025 on May 16. “We were originally planning to announce at Battle of the Bands, but there were many delays, a lot of different hands touch FEST,” said Aidan O’Neal, the concerts chair for DAB. “We just ended up announcing here and it worked out great.

1 month ago | depauliaonline.com | Jake Cox |Brielle Kohlbeck

Since I was a little kid, on Easter, Christmas, for funerals and the occasional random Sunday, my family would pile into the car and head to my grandparents’ church. The small sanctuary, tucked into a corner of the University of Illinois campus, takes me back to simpler days — sitting in pews, drinking hot chocolate with my cousins, trying not to doze off during the sermon.