Rauw Alejandro performs at the Suenos music festival on Saturday, May 25, 2024, in Chicago. Alejandro was the headliner of Suenos this year. (Gia Clarke/The DePaulia)

Pro-Palestine protesters gather on State Street in Chicago Illinois on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 to protest President Joe Biden's foreign policies surrounding Israel. Biden came to Chicago that day to attend a fundraiser, so protesters gathered in front of The Palmer House Hilton where Biden was at. (Gia Clarke/14 East)

Comedian Demi Adejuyigbe performs his show “Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going To Do One (1) Backflip” at Color Club on Jan 19, 2025.  (Gia Clarke/The DePaulia)

Paul Watson shares his experiences with breaking cycles of domestic abuse during the writing workshop at the DePaul Center on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Watson said his father used to hit him growing up, and he did not want to inflict that type of harm on his own children. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

Drag performer Papa Squat sings “Total Eclipse of the Heart” while Joe Powers plays piano behind them at the Cabaret on Friday, February 23. Squat produced the show in their basement, hiring performers and crew all by themselves. (Gia Clarke/14 East)

Kenya Delgado (27) attends the Suenos Music Festival on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Her glasses show support for the headliner, Rauw Alejandro. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

Marlowe Shachory (left) and Lydia Billie (right) have their smoke break outside of Shachory's dorm on Friday, April 12, 2024. They were in the middle of their rehearsal. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

A Chicago police officer talks to a pro-Palestinian protester at the Biden protest on State Street on Wednesday, May 8, 2024. The protesters were there because Biden was attending a fundraiser at the Palmer House Hilton, and the protesters were protesting Biden's foreign policy toward Israel. (Gia Clarke/14 East)

Wesley Park (left), a Video Producer, directs Andy Rader, vocalist and guitarist of A.M. Slingers as they create a music video at the Chicago Music Exchange on Friday, April 26, 2024. The store will often have artists come and use the basement as a music studio. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

A crowd of people gather around the rat hole, pushing a shopping cart in Roscoe Village on Saturday, January 27. The rat hole became a viral X (formerly Twitter) sensation, and many out of towners visited the beloved hole. (Gia Clarke/14 East)

The audience cheers for Ivan Cornejo at the Sueños music festival on Saturday, May 25, 2024. The festival had local Latin food vendors, dozens of bars and experiential activities. (Gia Clarke/The DePaulia)

Cormick Costello sings and plays guitar at the Grant Slam music festival in Jonquil Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Costello is part of the band Intoner. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

Pro-Palestine protesters gather on State Street in Chicago Illinois on Wednesday, May 8, 2024 to protest President Joe Biden's foreign policies surrounding Israel. Biden came to Chicago that day to attend a fundraiser, so protesters gathered in front of The Palmer House Hilton where Biden was at. (Gia Clarke/14 East)

The crowd watches Xavi perform at the Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park on Saturday, May 25, 2024. Xavi was the first performance of the day. (Gia Clarke/The DePaulia)

Andy Cordos poses at her pottery booth at the Grant Slam music festival in Jonquil Park on Saturday, May 18, 2024. Cordos handmakes all of her own pottery. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

Participants of the Family Engagement and Coalition (EFECT) Initiative read their assigned copies of The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros in the DePaul Center on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The initiative works with the Egan office at DePaul to bring together members of the North and South Lawndale communities, despite the language barriers and other political issues their communities face. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)

Rauw Alejandro performs at the Sueños music festival on Saturday, May 25, 2024. He was the final performance of the day. (Gia Clarke/Student Journalist)