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In a rare move, the Supreme Judicial Court is inviting debate over questions arising from a lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield.
The DePaulia Nadia Hernandez, News Editor|June 11, 2021 DePaul announced via Blue Mail on Friday that fully vaccinated individuals will no longer be required to wear masks on campus starting June 14. This comes after Illinois and Chicago entered Phase 5 of the reopening plan on Friday, which includes all businesses operating at full capacity. “Starting Monday, June 14, fully vaccinated individuals who are on campus will be highly encouraged—though not required—to wear a face mask indoors,” DePaul’s email read. “Individuals who have not been vaccinated are expected to wear a mask...
DePaul among first Illinois colleges to mandate Covid-19 vaccine for returning students Sonal Soni, Assistant News Editor|April 21, 2021 DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban announced Wednesday in a campus-wide email that Covid-19 vaccines will be required for students returning to campus this fall term. Prior to this announcement, DePaul was not requiring students to be vaccinated before returning to campus this fall. DePaul Health Sciences professor and member of the school’s Covid-19 task force, Craig Klugman, told The DePaulia that there were obstacles preventing DePaul from mandating it...
Special Issue: One year of Covid-19 When life as we knew it ended last March we had no idea the year that was awaiting us. Everything about our way has life has transformed: how we learn, how we work and how we communicate. We want to make sure that we never forget the trials, tribulations and triumphs of 2020. Most importantly, we wanted to document this historic time through the eyes of those who lived through it. So, here is our Covid-19 special issue focused on the many different impacts of the pandemic, particularly as they relate to the DePaul community.
The DePaulia Cailey Gleeson, News Editor|February 15, 2021 For the second year in a row, traditional in-person graduation ceremonies will be replaced with virtual celebrations this May and June, DePaul announced in a Monday morning email from Interim Provost Salma Ghanem. The decision was made as a result of the new, more contagious variants of Covid-19 and slow rollout of the vaccine. “DePaul realizes this is not the commencement you and your loved ones hoped for and we understand your disappointment and frustration,” Ghanem said in the email. “We are making this decision now to elim...