Impact-Your-World

Multimedia #4

Diego Figueroa, a junior elementary education student, goes over his notes for his morning class. On the right side of the folder is a sketch of a barn - Figueroa said it was part of a lesson plan he was creating.

Sophomore Erica Bell is all smiles as she rides the trolley to DePaul Homecoming 2009. The dance, All Aboard the Demon Express, occurred February 28 at 8 PM and was held at Union Station. 

Final Cramming

DePaul student, Chris A. Schink, sits in the downtown campus library stresses while trying to get some last minute cramming in for a test in his night class tonight

Street Performers Make Me Feel Good About My Future

I work off the Chicago Red Line stop and there are frequent street performers (or in this case "L" performers) that i see often. This guy happened to be jamming out to some Bob Dylan when i was leaving work the other week so i thought i would take a quick photo before jumping on the "L".

I know that this might seem somewhat irreverent, but seeing this guy performing for money made me feel a lot better about my future after college. I'm not sure if he makes a living as a street performer, but i know a lot of them do. 

Being an artist is a tough life, especially if you want to pursue it as a career. I have several friends who went to DePaul for acting and are now really struggling to make it through these tough times. Its unfortunate, but it really comes down to them not having any "backup" skills to fall back on in times like these. 

Anyway, if you think your future is looking bleak, take a look at this photograph for a minute. You'll realize that at least you don't have it this bad.

Junior Sarah Wettlaufer texts friends on her way back to her apartment from the Lincoln Park campus. Sarah's orginally from Buffalo, NY and is looking forward to going home for spring break to spend time with her friends.

Pro-crastinatin'

DePaul freshman Alex Staliones (right) and her friend Joe Agliata, a freshman at Triton College, sit in the sunny Brownstone's Annex in the Student Center, hard at work on their matching Mac computers. Staliones, an Art History major, has upcoming finals in her math, writing, and focal point classes. Which final is she studying for here? ...Neither. She's Facebooking!