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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

Contestants from across the Midwest tested their spelling skills in the first-ever Lucky Guess Spelling Bee on Jan. 29. The event kicked-off a poetry tour for the book, “Luck.” (Erin Yarnall / The DePaulia)

Contestants, poets celebrate language at Lucky Guess Spelling Bee

Erin Yarnall February 1, 2015

Onomatopoeia is the formation of a word from a sound associated for what it is named; for example, cuckoo and sizzle. Onomatopoeia is also the word that won Chicagoan Evan Loritsch the glory of being...

All ages ‘Lucky Guess’ Spelling Bee to be held Jan. 29

Erin Yarnall January 28, 2015

Spelling bees are a quintessential part of the public school experience for children growing up. Some kids excelled, some kids got out on the word ‘sinew,’ such as eighth grader, Anthony Sanders at...

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