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The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

The Student Newspaper of DePaul University

The DePaulia

Commentary: The MLB playoffs cant be predicted

Commentary: The MLB playoffs can’t be predicted

Ben Gartland October 10, 2016

With 103 wins in the 2016 regular season, the Chicago Cubs are the best team in baseball. They stormed into the playoffs, running away with the National League Central Division. The stakes and the...

Commentary: When sports mirror life

Commentary: When sports mirror life

Ben Gartland October 3, 2016

Sports have an uncanny ability to make people feel connected to people they’ve never met, to teams they’ve never played for and to events that we are only spectators for. Which is why last Sunday...

Commentary: Stop treating women like they dont belong in sports

Commentary: Stop treating women like they don’t belong in sports

Ben Gartland September 26, 2016

A new television series called “Pitch,” premiered this past week, which centers around the first woman ever to play in Major League Baseball. In their preview for the show, the New York Times wrote...

NFL needs to approach concussions head on

NFL needs to approach concussions head on

Ben Gartland September 18, 2016

The National Football League came out with a newer protocol prior to the 2016 season for observing and preventing concussions. It puts into place observers that are unaffiliated with either team and...

Sports and politics do mix, as they should

Ben Gartland September 11, 2016

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick drew strong reactions when he sat down during the playing of the national anthem on Aug. 26. Fans posted videos of themselves burning Kaepernick jerseys...

Who DePauls first opponent at its new arena should be

Who DePaul’s first opponent at its new arena should be

Ben Gartland, Matthew Paras, and Ben Savage May 30, 2016

The DePaulia's basketball experts weigh in on who should be the first opponent when the new arena opens. Northwestern The opening of the new DePaul arena for the start of the 2017-18 season will be...

DePaul is getting better, but so is the Big East

DePaul is getting better, but so is the Big East

Ben Gartland May 6, 2016

DePaul men’s basketball is going through a transformation. Head coach Dave Leitao will enter his second season back at DePaul with six new players, as well as a redshirt sophomore who will not be eligible...

At season’s end, DePaul has a lot to look forward to

At season’s end, DePaul has a lot to look forward to

Zachary Holden March 27, 2016

DALLAS — After the loss to Oregon State in the Sweet Sixteen, DePaul coach Doug Bruno didn’t seem as distraught as most coaches would be after seeing their season come to a close. Sure he’s losing...

New era reeks of old problems in Leitao’s first season back with DePaul

New era reeks of old problems in Leitao’s first season back with DePaul

Ben Gartland March 12, 2016

NEW YORK – In the underbelly of Madison Square Garden, with the sounds of the second game of the night going on in the background, three men sit at a table answering questions. The first is an older...

Dave Leitaos first year back has seen some progress, but many of the old frustrations remain. (photo courtesy of Nam Y. Huh | ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Blue Demons continue to frustrate

Ben Gartland February 21, 2016

DePaul men's basketball head coach Dave Leitao's favorite recurring phrase this season has been, "Rome wasn't built in a day." It's a reminder for patience when rebuilding the program that has been...

Commentary: Make sports gambling legal

Commentary: Make sports gambling legal

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief January 31, 2016

Almost as soon as the matchup for Super Bowl 50 was set, the gambling line for the Denver Broncos-Carolina Panthers was revealed — Vegas casinos opened with the Panthers favored by five and a half...

Two and a Half Bens: DePauls basketball culture

Two and a Half Bens: DePaul’s basketball culture

Ben Gartland, Matthew Paras, and Ben Savage January 30, 2016

Breaking down the culture of DePaul basketball. Plus, the Super Bowl. 

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