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The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

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A partisan opinion of Cleveland

A partisan opinion of Cleveland

Geoff Stellfox / October 31, 2016

In .43 seconds, Google has 3,940,000 hits on a search of why Cleveland sucks. “This article is going to be a piece of cake,” I think to myself while a broad grin spreads across my face. I just hope...

Take me out to the ball game

Take me out to the ball game

Jack Higgins / October 30, 2016

The first baseball game I ever saw live was a Cubs-Brewers game at six years old. Yet, the first sports team apparel I ever wore was a toddler-sized Indians’ jersey. I have lived in the Chicago suburbs...

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...

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...

Dave Leitao's 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...

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