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The Chicago Marathon: preparing for a 26.2-mile run

Ben Gartland • October 11, 2015

The Chicago Marathon was the culmination of more than six months of preparation for Nichole Arbino. Months of physical training, running the actual race and fundraising for charity all came to a head...

DePaul volleyball’s Smith and Coffey form powerful tandem

J Samantha Rivera • October 11, 2015

Screaming at the top of her lungs, you’ll often find sophomore Caitlyn Coffey going up for sets that oftentimes scare even her setter. “Usually I tell her just to scream her head off to hold...

DePaul men’s soccer rallies for first Big East win over Villanova

Zachary Holden • October 10, 2015

The DePaul men’s soccer team hasn’t won a game since Sept. 6 when they crushed Fordham 4-0. They haven’t won a Big East conference game since Sept. 27, 2014 when they toppled Seton Hall 3-1. That...

Wyatt’s record-breaking performance lifts DePaul over Butler

Zachary Holden • October 8, 2015

It’s a day Elise Wyatt will never forget. Against the Butler Bulldogs (9-5-1, 2-2-0 Big East), Wyatt scored her 32nd, 33rd and 34th career goals for the No. 21 DePaul Blue Demons (10-2-2, 4-0-0)...

Two and a Half Bens: Surf culture in Chicago

Ben Gartland, Erin Yarnall, and Ben Savage • October 8, 2015

Sports Editor Ben Gartland talks with Asst. Sports Editor Ben Savage and Arts & Life Editor Erin Yarnall about surfing in Chicago.

DePaul Cubs fans stuck in class during Wild Card game

Reed Lubin • October 7, 2015

The Cubs will face off against their division rival, the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday at 7:08 p.m. The winner of the game will advance to the National League Division Series on Friday where they...

Street League Skateboarding Super Crown welcomes unlikely winners

Antonio Serna Rosellini • October 6, 2015

Professional skateboarding comes with hefty medical bills, slams on concrete and a basis in the art of falling. The athletes who choose this sport are sadomasochists in search of rewards to compensate...

Thriving Chicago surf culture skirts the law

Erin Yarnall • October 4, 2015

When people think of iconic surfing spots, Malibu, Hawaii and Costa Rica come to mind. But according to local surfers, beaches in Chicago and the suburbs along Lake Michigan belong up in the ranks...

DePaul keeper Robinson returns for conference play

Zachary Holden • October 4, 2015

It’s been a tough start to the season for senior goalkeeper Mack Robinson, but he’s back between the sticks and ready to impress just in time for conference play. Recovering from an injury suffered...

Women’s soccer still undefeated in Big East after win over Seton Hall

Zachary Holden • October 4, 2015

It was by far the toughest match the DePaul (9-2-2, 3-0-0) women’s soccer team has had all season long, but they somehow found a way to thwart Seton Hall’s physicality and emerge 1-0 victors. “It’s...

$Larry Brown continues coaching after multiple infractions$

Larry Brown continues coaching after multiple infractions

Ben Gartland • October 4, 2015

Southern Methodist University hasn’t led much of anything since their football program was handed down the suspension, or “death penalty,” back in 1987. However, they did just take first place...

Women’s basketball tournament announces format changes

Ben Savage • October 4, 2015

The Division I Women’s Basketball Oversight Committee decided to revert to a Saturday-Monday, Sunday-Tuesday format for the preliminary rounds of the Championship Tournament in March. The decision...