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September 15, 2025
DePaul doubles down on mission amid political pressure
By LiLi Jarvenpa and Sofia Joseph
The DePaulia Editor-in-Chief & La De Paulia Editor-in-Chief
As the Trump administration has taken aim at some higher learning institutions, DePaul President Rob Manuel is reaffirming the university’s commitment to building communities, protecting students, providing funding and maintaining diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
In an interview with student media on Friday, Sept. 12, he also noted that while freshman and transfer enrollment has risen, a significant decline in international student enrollment is creating financial challenges.
The Department of Education announced on Sept. 10 it would end or reprogram all discretionary funding for Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) grant programs which are deemed “unconstitutional.” DePaul is an Asian American and Native Pacific Islander Serving Institution, and has been working to reach Hispanic Serving Institution status.
According to Manuel, DePaul does not receive federal funding from MSI programs. He said the funds DePaul receives are not from MSI grants and the recent announcement will not cause financial issues.
All efforts to support students are to ensure they feel welcome, not to gain federal funding, he said.
“The more important thing is that we need to serve and make sure every student here has a path to success, and that includes ev-
President Rob
efforts to support
ery population that we have here,” Manuel said. “But we didn’t do it because we were going to get money from the federal government. We did it because it connects with our mission and it serves all of the students in the population we have on campus.”
“And we’ll do that within the law,” he said.
DePaul had 4,321 Hispanic students enrolled in fall quarter 2024, 3,519 of which were undergraduate students, according to the DePaul census data. In order to qualify for Hispanic Serving Institution status, a school must reach
Aux Cord Wars takes over Blue Demon Welcome
By April Klein
Arts & Life Editor
This unique blend of a performance and game show allowed new freshman and elder DePaul students alike to dance along to pop music with their cohorts.
On a sunny afternoon in DePaul’s Lincoln Park Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 9, crowds of freshmen gathered to celebrate the annual Blue Demon Welcome.
Booths were set up around the area where people could get snacks
and win various pieces of DePaul branded merchandise.
Overlooking the swath of students still clad in their complementary navy blue DePaul t-shirts was a large metal wire stage. On that stage stood DJ Trizzy Dollaz, with two men operating different DJ decks flanking either side of him. Dollaz shouted out into the crowd an enthusiastic “What’s up DePaul?!” and received rapturous applause.
25% Hispanic undergraduate enrollment. In fall 2024, DePaul reached 24.8%.
In December 2024, DePaul announced it was nearing HSI status and would continue its efforts to make that happen. Even with potential cuts from the Department of Education, Manuel seems set on maintaining momentum.
“We are, by the numbers, HSI … if you’re going after it just because you’re going to get funded, that’s not really the good spirit of this work,” Manuel said. “If you go after it to serve your population, that won’t stop. Right?”
a day-to-day basis as Tremaine Simpson, is the co-host and emcee of Aux Cord Wars, a game show/ performance troupe that frequently tours college campuses around the world.
The event pins two audience members against one another to see which amateur DJ can get the crowd moving with a set they put together on the spot
Aux Cord Wars officially began in 2018, headed by CEO and host Jay Dukes, where Simpson originally began as a patron of the event back in 2019.
DJ Trizzy Dollaz, known on See AUX, page 13
Funding for federal TRIO programs has been targeted by Trump within the last year. Manuel, however, says that it has been “re-upped” at DePaul.
“We need it, we want it, and it’s very helpful, but the conversation for us is not necessarily that we’re doing it because of the funding. Again, we’re doing it because of our mission,” he said.
Finding a balance between community needs and the Vincentian mission also plays a role in the university’s handling of diversity, equity and inclusion, he added.
Frequent federal changes pushed Manuel into doing a review of “things that are now illegal to have preferential treatments,” like certain scholarships and admissions policies.
Now, DePaul’s Office of Institutional Diversity and Equity, Student Affairs at DePaul and the Division of Mission and Ministry are focusing more on support for students through programming, student education, faculty development and more.
That focus could help protect programs like DePaul’s TRiO Student Support Services since the university would not need to depend on dollars coming from the federal government, he said.
“Our approach is to make sure that anybody we accept has a path to graduation and a path to life chances that they wouldn’t have had,” Manuel said.
The decrease in international enrollment is part of a trend seen across the United States in recent months, given the difficulty of obtaining a visa and the Trump administration’s revocation of student visas for minor violations without allowing an opportunity to contest the allegations, prompting lawsuits.
Manuel has previously noted the decreasing international student enrollment has placed financial strain on DePaul. The university is discussing how to manage the financial change and continue educating students. He said there will not be specific plans to handle the reduction until the 2025-26 census comes out.
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DePaul
Manuel sits on Lincoln Park Campus for an interview with student media on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. All
students are to ensure they feel welcome, not to gain federal funding, he said.
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GIACOMO CAIN | THE DEPAULIA DePaul students dance on stage during Aux Cord Wars’ performance during Blue Demon Welcome on the DePaul University Quad on Tuesday, Sep. 9, 2025. Featured students competed in dance-offs to win cash prizes.
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LINCOLN PARK CAMPUS
Drug & Alcohol Assault & Theft Other
Lincoln Park Campus Crimes: Sept. 3
1) A Criminal Trespass report was filed for conduct occurring in Lot H.
Sept. 5
2) An Unauthorized Postings report was filed for flyers posted on the Sheffield Garage.
Sept. 6
3) A Theft report was filed for a banner stolen from the east gate of Sanctuary Hall.
Sept. 7
4) An Unauthorized Postings report was filed for signs posted on various locations throughout the Lincoln Park campus.
Sept. 8
5) A Harassment report was filed for conduct occurring near the Student Center.
Sept. 9
6) A Theft of Motor Vehicle Parts report was filed for a catalytic converter stolen from a vehicle in Lot L.
LOOP CAMPUS
Loop Campus Crimes: Sept. 3 1) A Disorderly Conduct and Criminal Trespass report was filed for conduct occurring in the DePaul Center Library.
Sept. 6
2) A Disturbance report was filed for conduct occurring in the DePaul Center.
Provost’s Advisory Committee on AI to start work on campus wide guidance, new curriculum
By Sadie Springer News Editor
The Provost’s Advisory Committee on Artificial Intelligence will begin its work on an Academic Affairs Artificial Intelligence Plan this year, aiming to prepare and inform the DePaul community about AI by developing ethical guidelines and recommendations for all colleges and departments.
The project was announced at academic convocation on Wednesday, Sept. 3, by Provost Salma Ghanem. John Shanahan, English professor and Associate Provost for Student Success and Accreditation, is leading this initiative.
“This is a chance for this group to help bring all of the stuff going on at DePaul, all the different versions of what artificial intelligence means and try to focus it so that strategically we can think ahead and get students prepared well,” Shanahan said.
As part of the Designing DePaul Strategic Plan, a university community initiative launched in the 2023-2024 academic year, the Advisory Committee will include
representatives of various DePaul departments. This includes Information Systems, Research Services, Center for Teaching and Learning, University Registrar, Library and the AI Institute.
Additionally, members of the committee will be elected from the Staff Council, Faculty Council and SGA.
The first meeting will be in October, and Shanahan hopes to start assembling data for policy recommendations by winter. In spring, Shanahan expects a completed set of recommendations, updates to current policy and possibly new curriculum.
“The idea of getting people together from faculty, staff and students is that when they talk together, we can figure out collectively, what are the best transparent processes?” Shanahan said.
Shanahan says he anticipates monthly committee meetings that will gather best practices, feedback and learn from other universities’ approaches to AI. The group will be producing reports on their findings.
Some students have expressed concerns about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers on campus and around the city. Additionally, Trump previously threatened to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago. Manuel said DePaul is working to keep students informed about their rights and available resources. He also noted that Public Safety officers, resident assistants and residence directors are going through training and education to help students. “My sense is that’s not enough, though, that we need to
figure out how to help everybody craft their own plan of action, because there’s tons of different ways we could encounter ICE (out in the community),” Manuel said. Similarly, other public-facing student employees should have guidelines about what to do in situations that involve ICE. There’s a need to develop more community, rather than just displaying links to resources, Manuel said.
The best advice he has to offer, he said, was to utilize resources and form plans with others on campus. Those more thoroughly trained, like the Office of General Counsel (DePaul’s lawyer) and Public Safe-
“The only way that you can change the culture is if you allow everyone to have a voice,” Moore said. “We’re focused on students.”
James Moore, instructor and director of online learning for the Driehaus College of Business, works closely with the DePaul AI Institute.
ty, can also assist students if they call with concerns.
Concerns have been building regarding academic freedom for students and the ability to speak their minds. The issue has grown during Trump’s presidency, in which he has frozen billions in funding from universities that the administration says are promoting antisemitism. Manuel testified in front of Congress on May 7 for a hearing on antisemitism on campus.
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression gave DePaul an “F” grade for its campus speech climate, ranking 220 out of 257 schools. This grade is based on a survey done by College Pulse which assesses students’ perception of campus speech climate, campus speech policies and behavior by faculty, administrators and students during a speech controversy on campus.
Manuel said he believes free speech is alive and well at DePaul. He said the university balances free speech with policies that allow different perspectives to coexist.
“I’m very comfortable with the fact that anybody here can take their freedom of speech and do what they want with it, but that we have policies and guidelines to make sure that it is not affronting to other areas that are here.”
Because AI technology is a part of the future, Moore says it is the university’s job to make sure students have the tools to discuss it and use it ethically.
Bamshad Mobasher, director of DePaul’s AI Institute, says that having students on the committee allows recommendations to be more useful and impactful.
“Students are using these tools,” Mobasher said. “So it is important for this committee to understand who is using it and in what ways, and what would be the impact of any recommendations.”
Shanahan says the AI advisory committee plans to hold open listening sessions with a moderator to discuss AI and how this technology is being used at DePaul in order to better inform their recommendations.
Additionally, the committee will hold “ask me anything” sessions where an expert or panel of experts will answer questions.
“I hope DePaul spends a lot of reflective time on this really transformative technology,” Shanahan said. “We want to get the right AI approach for our students and that is what this committee is for.”
Moore explains that because AI touches all areas of study, it is critical for all students to have some level of AI literacy — something that the Academic Affairs Artificial Intelligence Plan will hopefully provide the tools for.
“So students coming out, no matter what they’ve studied in college, they’ve got a practical experience with AI because that’s what our stakeholders, our employers are looking for and we need to provide that,” Moore said.
Many DePaul departments
have training and tools concerning AI already, including DePaul’s Approach to Artificial Intelligence, Teaching Guides, and in the Center for Teaching and Learning, among others.
“Its not just that the university’s woken up this week and said, ‘We’re doing this,’” Moore said. “There’s been lots of sorts of things in the background that were perhaps less promoted.”
Already this year, the Driehaus College of Business announced their 2025-26 Initiative, “AI@Driehaus.” They are planning to build AI literacy into the curriculum in the hopes of preparing students for their career.
“We are embedding AI into the core of business education, challenging traditional models, and empowering our community to innovate,” Sulin Ba, dean of the Driehaus College of Business said in an email announcing the plan. The Academic Affairs Artificial Intelligence Plan aims to provide more robust university wide recommendations as generative AI continues to cause excitement and concern.
“The problem with generative (AI) is accuracy,” Moore said. “There’s hallucinations, there’s bias, there’s ethical issues.” Mobasher says there is a need for universal, ethical usage clarity in order to navigate forward.
“I hope that it provides some useful guidelines and resources for faculty, staff and students to navigate this really complex maze of all of these tools and different applications,” Mobasher said.
DePaul President Rob Manuel sits on Lincoln Park Campus for an interview with student media on Friday, Sept. 12, 2025. All efforts to support students are to ensure they feel welcome, not to gain federal funding, he said.
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AMANDA STEVENSON THE DEPAULIA
Provost Salma Ghanem addresses DePaul faculty during Academic Convocation in the St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Church on Sept. 3, 2025. The school is currently searching for her replacement beyond the 2025-26 school year.
DePaul sex ed club returns with new name following disbandment
By Olivia Hanif
Contributing Writer
Last spring quarter, the Office of Student Involvement shut down a reproductive justice advocacy group over its partnership with Planned Parenthood — university officials said the organization is directly in conflict with DePaul’s “Catholic, Vincentian values.”
This summer, the members of the organization voted to start again with a new name: Students United for Reproductive Justice, or SURJ for short.
With autumn quarter starting up, members are ready to continue their work on campus.
“I am excited to continue fighting for reproductive rights and providing resources in spite of the many setbacks our club has faced,” said Lucia Manning, the new group’s marketing director. “We are the same group of people as we were before, and we’re not going anywhere.”
While group members said they are excited to return, there are still some moving parts in the works for DePaul to officially recognize them as a group.
“We are still working closely with administration to become a registered student organization, but we fully plan to have off campus events, including our annual craft fair,” president Maya Romans said.
Scarlett Calhoun and Tori
Carranza, co-vice presidents of the club, elaborated on what that process looks like.
“Currently, we do not have fully operational status as a student organization, meaning we are unable to have a DeHub page at this time or reserve spaces on campus,” said Calhoun and Carranza in a joint statement.
“However, we are working with the Office of Student Involvement to restore our club status and privileges, ideally by winter quarter.”
Student groups must register with the Office of Student Involvement to access DeHUB, room reservations, flyer posting and student activity fee funding.
Nevertheless, SURJ members are still adamant to spread their mission.
“We will continue to fight DePaul’s outdated contraceptive ban with our allies and do what must be done for reproductive justice,” Calhoun and Carranza said.
Lil Bauer, coordinator for Pillowtalk, the group’s sex education lecture series, discussed why the work SURJ does is important. “We cover topics such as BDSM, sexual assault, reproductive rights, anatomy, sexual dysfunction, and relationships from a psychological, sociological, and biological perspective,” said Bauer.
Faculty Council cuts incomplete grade deadline to one quarter
By Khadija Mujahid Asst. News Editor
Faculty Council has updated their Incomplete (IN) Grade policy starting autumn quarter. Incomplete grades are temporary grades issued to grant students more time to finish coursework.
To receive an IN grade, the student must be under unforeseen circumstances that prevent them from completing the course’s required workload on time.
If the student fails to complete their work by the end of the deadline, their grade for the class will be assigned an F.
The grace period for an IN grade, which was previously two terms, has been reduced to one.
Although the instructor cannot lengthen the grace period, they may shorten it if they wish to. Students will receive multiple messages from the Univer-
sity Registrar specifying the end date of the grace period.
Additionally, under the updated policy, students must submit a form to request an IN grade, which will be available when the window for IN requests opens in week eight of autumn quarter.
Students are still required to have a satisfactory record in completion of past coursework; however, the instructor’s permission is now required for the student to receive a grade of IN.
The window to submit an IN Grade Request is after the class withdrawal deadline and before the last day of class.
Instructors have until the last day of final exams to approve the request.
JEREMY BATTLE THE DEPAULIA FILE- SURJ president Maya Roman leads their town hall at the Lincoln Park
LILI JARVENPA THE DEPAULIA
FILE- Students walk to class on Thursday, April 3, 2025, outside of the Schmitt Academic Center. DePaul’s new Incomplete Grade policy goes into effect this quarter.
WELCOME, BLUE DEMONS.
DIBS poses with students at the Blue Demon Welcome on the DePaul Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The event included food, activities and music.
A student receives food from a booth during the Blue Demon Welcome at the DePaul Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Food options included pizza, popcorn and ice cream.
Basketball head coaches Jill Pizzotti and Chris Holtmann greet the incoming freshman class during the Blue Demon Welcome at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. They both gave speeches and welcomed students.
Students launch mini beach balls around the crowd during the Blue Demon Welcome at the DePaul Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The balls were thrown out by president Rob Manuel and other faculty.
A DePaul student celebrates after winning a $500 scholarship during the Blue Demon Welcome at the DePaul Quad on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Two lucky contestants were awarded $500 in scholarships along with countless others receiving gift cards.
Students dance with their peers during the Blue Demon Welcome at McGrath-Phillips Arena on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. Students were seated in sections based on their residence halls.
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A roommate how-to guide from our editors
For many freshmen, college marks the first time living in a shared space with someone who is not family — and let’s be honest, it’s not always smooth sailing. From unspoken rules about cleanliness to navigating different sleep schedules, living with a roommate is nothing if not trial and error. Whether you’re living with your best friend or someone you just met on move-in day, a little effort goes a long way in making your shared space the home everyone deserves.
The news loves you back
By Lili Jarvenpa Editor-in-Chief
Our advice to you?
Share your locations with each other. Keep it clean and don’t make your roommates deal with your mess
- LiLi Jarvenpa, Editor-in-Chief
What happens in the apartment, stays in the apartment. Don’t talk about your roommates personal issues to people who aren’t involved!
Riley Moulton, Social Media Editor
Take out the trash when it’s full — don’t leave it for someone else. had roommates who would leave the trash on the kitchen floor because they did not want to take it out. It’s gross and a hassle for everyone!
One time walked into my apartment, talking to myself out loud because I thought I was alone. To my embarrassment, there was a man I had never met sitting at my kitchen table listening to every word.
Anna Barth, Opinions Editor
COMMUNICATE! Whether it’s about someone coming over or you won’t be home for the night, it keeps your roommate in the loop.
Have those awkward conversations. If you weren’t happy about something your roommate did, let them know so the problem doesn’t blow up.
Peyton Hopp, Sports Editor
Set boundaries early on: establishing things like when quiet time is and who is doing what chore when can save lots of stress and uncomfortable conversations later on.
Sadie Springer, News Editor
Do your dishes BEFORE the sink is full! You don’t want an ecosystem growing in your apartment.
Grace Logan, Multimedia Editor
Be aware of your hours. Some of us love cooking food or showering at 2 a.m., but some of us also have to work at 9 a.m. the next day. Be respectful of each other’s time and schedules!
Riley Sommers, Asst. Multimedia
news, followed debates, tracked the polls and did kids voting while my mom voted for real.
I was found outside of a TV news station in Fuzhou, Jiangxi, on Dec. 21, 2002, at 5 a.m. Reportedly.
After about a 20-year detour comprised of being adopted, moving to America, growing up and thinking I could be an astronaut, I found my way back to the news.
Now that I’m knee-deep in journalism, I keep hearing “the news doesn’t love you back.” Well, I think it does love you back, in a strange and slightly sadistic way.
I turned 18 the day before the 2020 election, and I was working the polls. I had waited for a lull in the day to step up and fill out my first ballot thinking, “This is quite the election to be voting in.” And boy — was it ever.
In undergrad, I majored in political science, which felt extremely fitting, but I did not want to be a lawyer or go on the campaign trail. I started looking for a minor and took a journalism class.
Check in every once and a while. Some people are conflict avoidant and it may be hard for them to bring up issues that are bothering them until it boils over. Avoid that by giving both of you time to air any grievances in a safe space. Don’t get too intimate. You might be tempted. Do not do it. Bad idea.
April Klein, Arts & Life Editor
The opinions in this section do not necessarily reflect those of The DePaulia staff
When I was a kid, my mother paid for the Sunday newspaper to be chucked at our house in Minneapolis every week. She would sit at the table with her Raisin Bran cereal reading the news and politics section of The Minnesota Star Tribune. I sat across from her, reading the comic strips.
“Pearls Before Swine,” “For Better or for Worse” and “Peanuts,” among others, were staples for me.
She would tell me about what she was reading in the paper, and gradually I began reading the news too. From there, my fascination snowballed. I watched local
I learned that I love to write about politics rather than practice politics. So here I am, trying to break down the complexities of local and national politics.
My published work got off to a rocky start, though. I cried when I got my first round of edits back from my section editors. It’s a steep learning curve I think many journalists face, but I still smiled until my face hurt when that first story was published. From there I tackled more stories, learning about Chicago, national politics and communities. I had the opportunity to cover the 2024 presidential election with other DePaul student
journalists and had the chance to travel to Washington, D.C., for the inauguration. Every story I have written or new endeavor I have attempted, I’ve learned and grown. Not only did I explore topics borne of my own curiosity, I explored so I could share with other people.
Where would we be without journalists? My biases aside, I do believe we would all be more con-
fused, and we would not know or understand the many layers there are to the world we live in.
We cover everything from the exciting to the mundane to the tragic. Yes, it is a hard business, but if you are curious enough, it will give back to you tenfold.
Maybe it was written in the stars that I circle back to journalism; and maybe it was a pipe dream to become the editor-in-chief of The DePaulia, but
here we are.
I am honored to work with such a talented group of journalists this year. When you walk through campus, I hope you stop and pick up a copy of our newspaper. And if you aren’t at DePaul, I hope you read your local newspaper. We are passionate journalists who have all willingly gone into a field that “doesn’t love you back.” But maybe whoever said that was wrong.
LILI JARVENPA THE DEPAULIA
LiLi Jarvenpa sits at her mother’s computer in 2003. As a kid, she read the Sunday paper with her mom, which kickstarted her interest in politics.
La DePaulia
A medida que comenzamos el nuevo año académico, quiero tomar un momento para agradecerles por su lealtad y por elegirnos como su fuente de noticias Latinas en DePaul y Chicago.
En los últimos meses, la comunidad Latina ha enfrentado amenazas de deportación y separación familiar. Actualmente, se ha incrementado la cantidad de redadas en Chicago por parte de la Oficina de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas de los Estados Unidos (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés), bajo la operación denominada Operation Midway Blitz.
ICE está apuntando a personas indocumentadas, según un comunicado de prensa.
La DePaulia ha informado sobre arrestos de ICE, protestas y, más recientemente, la cancelación de El Grito Chicago. Es nuestro deber como periodistas mantener a nuestra audiencia informada. Sin embargo, el propósito de nuestra información es ofrecerles hechos, no generar miedo.En 2020, nuestra publicación fue fundada para mejorar la representación Latina en los medios. Casi cinco años después, nuestro equipo sigue firme en esa misión.
Por más fácil que sea dejarnos llevar por la ola de incertidumbre, La DePaulia quiere asegurarse de que los rostros y las voces de nuestra comunidad no sean olvidados. Historias pasadas, como las de una carnicería llamada La Alteña, la pastelería de Reina y los artistas puertorriqueños en el festival de música Sueños, demuestran nuestros esfuerzos por frenar los estereotipos y, en cambio, elevar la humanidad de las personas que eligen compartir sus historias con nosotros.
Junto con esta carta, les adjuntamos nuestra guía (Conozca sus Derechos, que referiremos en futuros informes, según sea necesario. Les animamos a todos a estar vigilantes sobre su entorno.
Como Editora en Jefe, estos temas también me tocan de cerca. Soy India-Latina, gran parte de mi orgullo proviene de mi identidad cultural. Mi padre y ambos abuelos inmigraron a los Estados Unidos en busca de más oportunidades.
Pero yo –y el equipo de La DePaulia– estamos comprometidos a utilizar esa comprensión para trabajar mejor con nuestras fuentes y comunidades. Nuestro objetivo es amplificar las voces Latinas y arrojar luz sobre diversas identidades.
Ser parte del equipo de DePaulia y servir a la comunidad de esta manera ha sido un honor, y espero continuar haciéndolo. Cuando me uní hace un año, no imaginaba cuán grande sería el impacto en mi vida.
Gracias, una vez más, a nuestros lectores por su confianza. Si hay alguna historia que les gustaría compartir, por favor envíen un correo electrónico a
Carta de la
newsroom@depauliaonline.com. Con las crecientes preocupaciones sobre la aplicación de la ley de inmigración, es importante que los residentes, especialmente las comunidades inmigrantes, conozcan sus derechos si son abordados por las autoridades.
Si se encuentran con oficiales de ICE: No tienen que abrir su puerta. ICE no puede ingresar a su hogar o propiedad sin una orden firmada por un juez. Pueden pedirles que deslicen la orden bajo la puerta.
Tienen derecho a permanecer en silencio. La Quinta Enmienda protege contra la autoincriminación y les permite no responder preguntas sobre su estatus migratorio, país de origen o preguntas sobre su familia.
No firmen ningún documento sin la presencia de un abogado. Aunque la Sexta Enmienda establece que el gobierno debe proporcionar un abogado en casos criminales, los casos de inmigración son civiles. Sin embargo, aún tienen el derecho de contratar o consultar a uno. La Quinta Enmienda también cubre situaciones en las que se les obliga a firmar documentos.
Editora de La DePaulia: Gracias por confiar en nosotros para contar sus historias
DePaul Refuerza su compromiso con la misión Vicentina en medio de la presión política
de 2025 en el campus de Lincoln
ha aumentado, ha habido una disminución de la matrícula de estudiantes internacionales y está creando desafíos financieros.
LiLi
la administración de Trump ha lanzado ataques contra algunas instituciones de educación superior, el presidente de DePaul, Rob Manuel, reafirma el compromiso de la universidad con la construcción de comunidades, la protección de los estudiantes, la provisión de fondos y el mantenimiento de iniciativas de diversidad, equidad e inclusión.
En una entrevista con los medios estudiantiles el viernes, 12 de septiembre, también señaló que, aunque ha aumentado la matrícula de estudiantes de primer año y traslados, la disminución significativa de la matrícula de estudiantes internacionales está generando desafíos financieros.
El Departamento de Educación anunció el 10 de septiembre que terminaría o reprogramaría todos los fondos discrecionales para los programas de becas destinados a Instituciones que Sirven a Minorías (MSI, por sus siglas en inglés) que se consideren “inconstitucionales”. DePaul es una Institución que Sirve a Estudiantes Asiático-Americanos e Isleños del Pacífico, y ha estado trabajando para alcanzar el estatus de Institución que Sirve a Hispanos.
Según Manuel, DePaul no recibe fondos federales de programas MSI. Aseguró que los fondos que recibe la universidad no provienen de becas MSI, por lo que el reciente anuncio no causará problemas financieros. “El objetivo de todos nuestros esfuerzos para apoyar a los estudiantes es asegurarnos de que se sientan bienvenidos, no para obtener fondos federales”, dijo.
“Lo más importante es que necesitamos servir y asegurarnos de que cada estudiante aquí tenga un camino hacia el éxito, y eso incluye a toda la población estudiantil que tenemos en el campus”, señaló Manuel. “Pero no lo hicimos porque íbamos a recibir dinero del gobierno federal. Lo hicimos porque está alineado con nuestra misión y beneficia a todos los estudiantes de la población que tenemos en
Y Sofia Joseph
el recinto”.
“Y lo haremos dentro de la ley”, agregó.
DePaul tenía 4,321 estudiantes hispanos matriculados en el trimestre de otoño de 2024, 3,519 de los cuales eran estudiantes subgraduados, según los datos censales de DePaul. Para calificar como Institución que Sirve a Hispanos, una institución debe alcanzar un 25% de matrícula de estudiantes hispanos subgraduados. En otoño de 2024, DePaul alcanzó un 24.8%.
En diciembre de 2024, DePaul anunció que estaba cerca de alcanzar el estatus de HSI y continuaría trabajando para lograrlo. A pesar de los posibles recortes provenientes del Departamento de Educación, Manuel parece decidido a mantener el impulso.
“Por los números, somos HSI… Si lo estás buscando solo porque recibirás fondos, ese no es realmente el espíritu de este trabajo”, comentó Manuel. “Si lo buscas para servir a tu población, eso no se va a detener. ¿Cierto?”
El financiamiento para los programas federales TRIO ha sido objeto de ataques por parte de Trump en el último año. Sin embargo, Manuel afirma que en DePaul este financiamiento ha sido “renovado”.
“Lo necesitamos, lo queremos, y es muy útil, pero la conversación para nosotros no es necesariamente que lo estamos haciendo por los fondos. Nuevamente, lo hacemos por nuestra misión”, añadió. El equilibrio entre las necesidades de la comunidad y la misión Vicentina también juega un papel en la gestión de la diversidad, equidad e inclusión por parte de la universidad, agregó. Los frecuentes cambios federales llevaron a Manuel a realizar una revisión de “las cosas que ahora son ilegales para tener tratamientos preferenciales”, como ciertas becas y políticas de admisión.
Ahora, la Oficina de Diversidad e Igualdad Institucional, Asuntos Estudiantiles y la División de Misión y Ministerio de DePaul se enfocan más en el apoyo a los estudiantes
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Este enfoque podría ayudar a proteger programas como los Servicios de Apoyo Estudiantil TRiO de DePaul, ya que la universidad no dependería de fondos provenientes del gobierno federal, dijo.
“Nuestro enfoque es asegurarnos de que cualquier persona que aceptemos tenga un camino hacia su graduación y un camino hacia oportunidades de vida que de otro modo no habría tenido”, afirmó Manuel. La disminución de la matrícula internacional es parte de una tendencia observada en todo Estados Unidos en los últimos meses, debido a la dificultad para obtener una visa y la revocación de visas estudiantiles por violaciones menores, sin permitirles la oportunidad de impugnar las acusaciones, lo que ha generado demandas. Manuel ha señalado previamente que la disminución en la matrícula de estudiantes internacionales ha generado una presión financiera en DePaul.
La universidad está discutiendo cómo manejar el cambio financiero y continuar educando a los estudiantes. Aseguró que no habrá planes específicos para manejar esta reducción hasta que se publique el censo de 2025-26.
Algunos estudiantes han expresado su preocupación por la presencia de oficiales de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE, por sus siglas en inglés) en el campus y alrededor de la ciudad. Además, Trump había amenazado anteriormente con desplegar tropas de la Guardia Nacional en Chicago.Manuel dijo que DePaul está trabajando para mantener a los estudiantes informados sobre sus derechos y los recursos disponibles.
También señaló que los oficiales de Seguridad Pública, asistentes de residencia y directores de residencia están recibiendo capacitación y educación para ayudar a los estudiantes.
“Mi sensación es que eso no es suficiente, que necesitamos averiguar cómo ayudar a cada persona a crear su propio plan de acción, porque hay muchas maneras diferentes en las que podríamos encontrarnos con ICE (en la
la
comunidad)”, dijo Manuel. De manera similar, otros empleados estudiantiles que tienen contacto con el público deberían contar con directrices sobre qué hacer en situaciones que involucren a ICE. Existe una necesidad de desarrollar más comunidad, en lugar de solo mostrar enlaces a recursos, agregó Manuel. El mejor consejo que tiene para ofrecer, según dijo, es utilizar los recursos disponibles y formar planes junto con otras personas en el campus. Aquellos más capacitados, como la Oficina de Asesoría Legal General (el abogado de DePaul) y Seguridad Pública, también pueden ayudar a los estudiantes si llaman con preocupaciones. Las preocupaciones han aumentado en torno a la libertad académica de los estudiantes y la capacidad de expresar sus opiniones. Este tema ha crecido durante la presidencia de Trump, quien ha congelado miles de millones de dólares en fondos a universidades que, según su administración, promueven el antisemitismo. Manuel testificó frente al Congreso el 7 de mayo en una audiencia sobre el antisemitismo en los campus. La Fundación para los Derechos Individuales y la Expresión otorgó a DePaul una calificación de “F” por su clima de discurso en el campus, ocupando el puesto 220 de 257 universidades. Esta calificación se basa en una encuesta realizada por College Pulse, que evalúa la percepción de los estudiantes sobre el clima de discurso en el recinto, las políticas de discurso y el comportamiento de la facultad, administradores y estudiantes durante una controversia sobre el discurso en el recinto. Manuel, por su parte, aseguró que la libertad de expresión está viva y bien en DePaul. Señaló que la universidad equilibra la libertad de expresión con políticas que permiten que coexistan diferentes perspectivas. “Me siento muy cómodo con el hecho de que cualquiera aquí pueda ejercer su libertad de expresión y hacer lo que quiera con ella, pero que tengamos políticas y directrices para asegurarnos de que no ofenda a otras áreas dentro del campus”, concluyó.
Lili Burciaga marcha junto a su hija el 6 de septiembre de 2025 por la calle State. Muchas familias participaron juntas para protestar el aumento de oficiales de ICE en Chicago.
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Arts & Life
Rhinoceros Theater Festival celebrates fringe theater
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Bucktown, 1989. Henry Seale, a volunteer producer of the annual Bucktown Art Festival, decides to add a theatrical portion to the event along with his business partner.
There are only a few shows held at one location: the Curious Theatre Branch, a local fringe theatre organization where creatives could explore their work. It is just successful enough creatively and financially that Seale decides to put it on the following year with plans to expand the festival within a festival.
Thirty-six years later, that ramshackle run of shows still runs strong as the Rhinoceros Theater Festival. Running from Sept. 5 through 28, the festival has expanded to run more than 50 shows over the course of the month, spread across three venues around the Chicago area.
From a sobering commentary on community support on a futuristic spaceship to a legally distinct musical take on an evil pet cemetery, the festival — referred to colloquially as ‘Rhino’ — shines a light on shows that may not get staged with more mainstream venues.
Beau O’Reily, the current curator of the festival, has been involved with Rhino since 1990. Since then, he’s seen the city — and by extension its theatre scene — go through a bevy of changes.
The 90s saw the festival expand
across the city, spreading out of Bucktown to a variety of theater venues like the Jarvis Theater in Rogers Park and the Facility Theater in Humboldt Park.
“In Wicker Park, in that time, it was quite low rent and cheap to get spaces,” O’Reily said. “Back
then you could rent a space for a couple hundred dollars for a weekend. Now you’re lucky to get it for one night for a few thousand.”
The 72-year-old playwright is a bastion of Chicago theater. He serves as the co-artistic director of Curious Theater and currently teaches playwriting at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
Under his direction, Rhino has always been a sort of ‘fly by the seat of your pants’ operation.
“When (Rhino) first started, we had no funding,” O’Reily said.
“I would put the funds from that year’s fest into my sock drawer, wait, then open it back up a year later and that’s the funds we would have for the festival.”
But that hasn’t stopped the festival from flourishing over the past three decades. For a brief period in the mid-90s, Rhino became a biannual festival to accommodate for such a large audience for fringe theatre.
While that amount of demand from audiences may have
shrunk, the hunger from creatives has only grown. Rhino received submissions for shows this year, ranging from established playwrights to novices.
“We could only accept 50 applications this year just due to our own internal programming,”
O’Reily said. “We might turn someone away now, but we always encourage them to try again next year, because it’s often just a matter of timing.”
One of those playwrights was Joan Bunn, an alumna of Columbia College of Chicago’s Theatre Program.
After her own original material was turned down last year, she decided to stay involved and ran tech for the show “from here to utopia.” This year her script was approved: “A (T4T) Wedding,” a comedy of errors about the marriage between two trans women.
“Working with Rhino has been really pleasant. … It's a great opportunity to get theater featured in a city where it can be kind of hard to get noticed,” Bunn
said. “There’s a real variety of theater here that you don’t see on a higher level. ”
Maia Rasof, an alumna of DePaul University’s comedy program and co-lead of “A (T4T) Wedding,” is grateful to perform a show that prominently focuses on trans culture.
“If you look at places like The Annoyance or The Second City and scroll through their websites looking for trans shows, you won’t find much. There’s not a ton of queer shows out there,” Rasof said. “It’s fulfilling to do this niche, hyper-specific genre comedy in such a queer way.”
Bunn agrees.
“Am I saying anything radical in my show? I don't think so,” Bunn said. “I'm just able to talk about being trans and how our relationships work instead of the two archetypes we’re only allowed to have usually: either ‘this is what it's like to be trans in transition,’ or ‘being trans is awful and I die at the end.’”
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‘By the Stream’ review: A serene conversation on the processes of art and life
By Jake Panek Arts & Life Beat Writer
The 32nd feature film from Hong Sang-soo is another quiet yet miraculous drama.
A consistent staple of the international festival scene, Hong Sang-soo is one of the most prolific filmmakers of his generation. The South Korean director got his start around the turn of the millennium and within the last two decades has become an artist of unparalleled efficiency.
“By the Stream” is Hong’s 27th feature film in that timespan, and yet one that continues to push the form and themes of his oh-so-idiosyncratic brand of filmmaking forward in invigorating ways.
The film begins in the midst of a scandal at an all-female university. Art teacher Jeonim (Kim Min-hee) reaches out to her uncle and former actor Chu Sieon (Kwon Hae-hyo) to replace the director (Ha Seong-guk) of a short skit. As Si-eon collaborates with the young students, he sparks a fling with Jeong (Cho Yun-hee), a fan of his work and Jeonim’s superior. Throughout the film, each person develops their art and reflects on themselves, their relationships and the processes with which they lead their lives.
Despite being one of Hong’s more straightforward narratives — as well as his longest film since 2015 at a whopping 111 minutes — the gentle cadence of “By the Stream” is still wonderful to sit with. Even without any of his usual tics like repeated storylines or dream sequences to spice them up, each of the simple conversations had about
AUX, cont. from front.
“There was an Aux Cord Wars going down at my undergrad, University of North Carolina Greensboro," Simpson said. “I didn’t know what it was, but Jay Dukes was in my fraternity, so I wanted to go see what it was about.”
Simpson enjoyed the event and tagged back along a few months later when Dukes held it again at Winston-Salem State. Thanks to his own ability to “turn up with his bros,” Tremaine says that Dukes then brought him on in a more official capacity.
“I’ve always been a ‘hype’ energy guy. Back in college, people would ask ‘when would we stop turning up?’ And I just didn’t know there was a limit on it,” Simpson said. “Back in middle school and high school I was always the class
art, the past and life over shots of soju reveal something new about the characters, giving them a strong sense of self. Hong has operated as his own cinematographer for only the last four years — and his last eight films — and “By the Stream” stands as one of his most beautiful visual achievements to date. The economical digital look that has defined most of his work has always been one of my favorite aspects of it, and the autumnal tones of Seoul that he captures here are stunning. His deft usage of zooms, pans and tilts is also more effective than ever in shaping the tone of each scene.
For die-hard fans of Hong like myself, the most compelling part of his filmography goes be -
clown. The only difference now is I get paid for it.” Since Simpson joined, Aux Cord Wars has been a staple of many universities across the nation, and DePaul is no exception. This past Tuesday marks the second time the group has graced our grounds, the first being at the DePaul Activities Board’s DemonJam in 2024.
“(Aux Cord Wars) was an extremely popular experience and has been one of the most requested acts that our students have asked for us to bring back to campus,” said Courtney James, senior director for the Office of Student Involvement.
“We were able to bring them for Blue Demon Welcome this year, and they helped to bring wonderful energy to the event as we kicked off the year.”
To pop off the two hour event
RHINO, cont. from 12.
The freeform nature of the production allowed the artists to feel more open in the way they approach the traditional theater structure.
Rose Howat, the lead actress of “from here to utopia” and supporting role in “A (T4T) Wedding,” had little theater experience but felt that the loose rules of shows in Rhino allowed her to explore without feeling pressure.”
yond how each individual story slowly unfolds. It’s how each film seems to simultaneously be informed by and subtly deviate from the ones that came before it.
Hong is known, if not notorious, for the autobiographical elements he embeds into his plots. But with his recent work and growing age — he will be 65 this coming October — the characters that could be perceived as his self-inserts have started to take on a different, almost serene quality.
The former director, who occasionally tries to barge back onto the campus, feels reminiscent of the arrogant male protagonists of Hong’s earlier films, but it’s Si-eon who feels like the clearest mouthpiece for Hong
on Tuesday, Simpson hosted a Kahoot quiz covering pop music trivia with a cash prize of $100. A student named Josiah won, snatching the cash from the host and running off into the crowd.
Moving into the main event, Dukes joined Simpson to host the event. The competition saw two to four students called up to the stage and build a set of three songs to get the crowd moving.
Whoever received the most cheers at the end of the sets were given the option to win a cash prize or be given the choice of the mystery box. In said box there was a variety of Beats By Dre headphones or speakers.
Keion Priett, a freshman DePaul student, was the winner of the first competition, coming home with $50.
here. Si-eon’s dynamic with the students sees Hong’s focus turning towards engaging with and encouraging younger generations of artists, culminating in one of the most moving scenes out of his entire body of work.
“By the Stream” may not build to the most conventional conclusion, but it only makes the decisiveness of this glimpse into the lives of artists working towards fulfillment even more miraculously life-affirming.
More than 30 films into a less than 30-year career, Hong continues to prove himself as one of the most adept and spry filmmakers working today.
*This film screened at the 60th Chicago International Film Festival
“This gave me the opportunity to get out there and make some friends,” Priett said. “I was lowkey nervous, but being in the crowd and seeing my friends gave me confidence.”
The largest of the giveaways were two $500 dollar scholarships.
All contestants during the show were entered into a raffle to randomly choose two winners. Welcome) because my friends thought it’d be fun,” Cherry said.
“I love doing karaoke at home and this just felt natural. I had to try and participate.”
Simpson believes that bringing people together is the core tenet of Aux Cord Wars.
“We were rehearsing in a space that was just a tiny bit smaller than (our stage). It was an office, basically,” Howat said. “You get this kind of feeling; I hate to say raw, because that feels like what anyone would say for ‘fringey’ theater type stuff, but it is. Actors can contribute, they don’t feel the pressure of working with professionals and all that. We have the space and creative freedom to think of our own stuff to come up with.”
O’Reily, having been in the fringe theater scene for decades, believes in that vision. He also acknowledges that it’s not always profitable.
“This year we had no funding. Us being us, we decided we would do it anyways,” O’Reily said. “(Curious Theatre) had some money left over from a few shows we did earlier this year, and the rest was frankly goodwill with our venues.”
Yet, despite the constant hustle, O’Reily is dedicated to keeping Rhino going as long as he and his team can.
“New work is invariably found in the small theaters,” O’Reily said.
“There’s a constant stream of creatives entering the fringe scene because that’s the only place they can get work. There are some shows you might not understand, there are some you might hate, and then the rest will blow you away because you’re seeing something you’ve never seen. You’re not going to get that at bigger theaters.”
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Maia Rasof (left) and Alex Marusich (right) star in the Rhinoceros Theater Festival’s production of “A (T4T) Wedding” at the Jarvis Theater on Friday, Sept. 12. The 36th rendition of the festival highlights fringe theater across Chicago.
JEREMY BATTLE THE DEPAULIA Macee Maddox (left), Lynda Cortez (middle), Bobby Evers (back), and Tara Shilkret (right) perform Pet Cemetery at the Facility Theatre in Humboldt Park on Friday, September 12, 2025. The musical was featured as a part of Chicago’s annual Rhinoceros Theater Fest.
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Kim Minhee in Hong Sangsoo’s “By The Stream.
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DEJAMZ
“Spinning freSh beatS Since 1581”
Whether you’re a freshman taking your first steps on the Quad or a returning any-other-grade walking back onto campus, The DePaulia would like to extend a warm welcome to fall quarter. Specifically, we here at the Arts and Life desk would like to offer you a few songs that helped us through these first few months of college.
“Scott Street” by Phoebe Bridgers
As summer transitions into fall and the air turns crisp, there’s no better time to listen to “Scott Street” while strolling through the residential streets of Lincoln Park, taking in the scenery. It prompts you to reminisce on the bittersweetness of the past without fail. But as the instrumental part cues in, it will undoubtedly fill you with excitement for what’s to come. As someone who has never gotten over anything in their life, “Scott Street” will hurt
and yet heal, and in the end when it’s time for the credits to roll, it will leave you not wanting to be a stranger. - Lindsay
“Prologue” by Les Louanges
It doesn’t matter if you’re beginning your college career or ending it — you are entering into a new world every day you cross the threshold of your home.
“Prologue” reminds me of that. The lively percussion along with the saxophone freestyling in the back always inspires me to keep moving forward. It’s infused with energy without being overbearing.
It’s like a good cup of coffee (or more accurately a Celsius). The repeated lyric of
“We’re still here” provides a consistency of a person across time while recognizing the change within that identity. I think that’s beautiful. - April
“I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado
Listening to “I’m Like a Bird” reminds me of a photo of Nicole Kidman leaving her attorney’s office in 2001, right after her divorce from Tom Cruise was finalized. Needless to say, the song makes me feel free. Whenever things go my way, and on occasion they might, I can’t resist listening to Furtado’s song to help soak in the joy, as it’s the kind of song you play after getting a fresh haircut you love, acing a challenging exam or even celebrating the relief of being done with one you might have failed. The song is uplifting, light and a fabulous time for all four minutes and three seconds. - Lindsay
“Remember Where You Are” by Jessie Ware It’s pretty hard to get me to like purely optimistic pop. There has to be some layer of darkness underneath on a track for me to go along with a piece of music.
Jesse Ware is an exception. Her voice is immaculate, and that sweeping orchestra lifts me off my feet every time I listen. The imagery (“the heart of the city is on fire”) is so visceral that I can’t help but feel caught up in the passion of life itself. Is that a little dramatic? Sure, but I like being a little delusional sometimes. It’s the key to a happy life! - April
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By Peyton Hopp
Are the Chicago Sky the ‘worst run’ WNBA organization?
As soon as any Chicago sports season starts up or comes to an end, there are always fans — sometimes even players — complaining about something.
Who’s in the ring currently?
The Chicago Sky.
They ended their season with a 10-34 record (.227).
This season marks the Sky’s second worst record in team history.
Their worst record was their first year as a team in 2006 — they finished 5-29 (.147).
In all 18 seasons — excluding their first and recent season — the Sky finished with a win-loss percentage of .325 or above.
The power of a smile
How the DePaul men’s soccer team honors Chase
Stegall’s memory
As the sun beamed down on Wish Field, the DePaul men’s soccer team hit the field for practice in matching warm-up jerseys — every single one wearing #19 for their teammate Chase Stegall. Stegall died in his residence hall in June due to a “sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.”
Besides the #19 practice jerseys, the team wears #19 badges on their game jerseys. They will wear these for the current season and next season, since that would have been Stegall’s senior year.
“Just knowing he’s always with us … gives us extra motivation just to play well, work hard,” junior midfielder Jordan Clagette said. “He was a fun guy, he enjoyed playing soccer, having fun out there, so it just reminds us to have fun and work hard.”
Someone who commented about the record and the Sky organization was Angel Reese, the “Bayou Barbie.”
“I’m not settling for the same s--- we did this year,” Reese told the Chicago Tribune. “We have to get good players. We have to get great players. That’s a non-negotiable for me. ... I think the priority is being able to convince (free agents) that this is an organization that is going in the right direction.”
Reese didn’t just emphasize the need for talent — she also pointed to the type of player the team should be targeting moving forward.
“We can’t rely on Courtney (Vandersloot) to come back at the age that she’s at. I know she’ll be a great asset for us, but we can’t rely on that,” Reese told the Chicago Tribune. “We need someone probably a little younger with some experience, somebody who’s been playing the game and is willing to compete for a championship and has done it before.”
Because of these comments, the Sky suspended Reese for half a game on Sept. 7 against the Las Vegas Aces.
Many fans were not happy about this — some have said the Chicago Sky are the “worst run” organization in the league.
Clagette and Stegall attended Woodward Academy, and they came on an official visit to
Junior forward Keegan Pace said Stegall was “always smiling.”
“Never a dull moment with him,” Pace said. “It was always
game, Clagette described Stegall as a “football player who played soccer.”
“He was fast, I think the footwork part, he could’ve worked on,” Clagette said. “But he could finish.”
Plotkin agrees about Stegall’s speed and says that he was “the fastest player (he’s) ever seen on a soccer field.”
“He was really coming into his own and was like a true threat any time he was on the field,” Plotkin said. “Everybody knew about him because once he opened it up, there was nobody on the field that could catch him.”
Stegall’s impact — both on and off the field — will be recognized later this season, when the team hosts an epilepsy awareness match in his honor.
Just knowing he’s always with us … gives us extra motivation just to play well, work hard,” (...) “He was a fun guy, he enjoyed playing soccer, having fun out there, so it just reminds us to have fun and work hard.”
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DePaul together. They were also roommates — Clagette said how he’d come home from a bad practice, and Stegall would always make sure to raise his spirit and “have a good time.”
“He was always someone that we could rely on, just to bring the vibes up,” Clagette said.
In the locker room, Stegall’s locker is still there with memories of him. The Chase Stegall Wall of Positivity is steadily being covered with photos of the soccer team and Stegall.
a great time, always having fun, doing something.”
While Stegall was a reliable, fun guy, head coach Mark Plotkin said that he would have his serious moments.
“He was a true competitor,” Plotkin said. “He wanted to be better all the time. He came up and did film, he would call us and ask us things he could be doing better. He would have conversations with us after practice because he was a true professional.”
When asked about Stegall’s
“We can always get wrapped up in what we’re doing and the seriousness of college soccer,” Plotkin said. “But to just always have the subtle reminder when you look at your teammates and you see the 19, just kind of brings things to perspective and just reminds you to appreciate every moment that you have to be able to put on the uniform and be able to play.”
By April Klein & Lindsey Freiberger Arts & Life Editor, Asst. Arts & Life Editor
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The DePaul men’s soccer team stands during the national anthem on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at Wish Field. They wear #19 badges on their jerseys for their teammate Chase Stegall who died in June.
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Redshirt sophomore Joon Han kicks the ball against Loyola Chicago on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, at Wish Field. DePaul won against Loyola Chicago 2-1.
Jordan Clagette Junior midfielder for DePaul’s men’s soccer team
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