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Leitao lands first recruit from the Class of 2016 in Chicago’s Devin Gage

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • June 20, 2015

DePaul head coach Dave Leitao picked up his first commitment from the Class of 2016, and he didn’t have to look far from the Lincoln Park campus. Curie point guard Devin Gage gave his verbal commitment...

Commentary: Stanley Cup win brings dynasty, hope

Brenden Moore • June 18, 2015

As I celebrate the Stanley Cup-champion Chicago Blackhawks along with the rest of the city, I am harping on one of my favorite songs from the Beatles’ legendary album Rubber Soul, John Lennon’s...

Lucky DePaul grad and Blackhawks fan gets surprise of his life for Game 6

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • June 18, 2015

As Jaeger Robertson celebrated his 26th birthday in the upper rows of the United Center for a February Chicago Blackhawks game against the Detroit Red Wings, the then DePaul senior and his girlfriend...

DePaul Basketball: Dave Leitao and Doug Bruno react to NCAA rule changes

Ben Gartland • June 16, 2015

The NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved new rules this offseason to tweak the men's basketball rules and then also approved rules to drastically change the gameplay setup for women's basketball....

Bryan Tibaldi added as DePaul men’s basketball director of operations

Ben Gartland • June 1, 2015

Dave Leitao has added another familiar face to his 2015-16 coaching staff as the program announced Monday that DePaul will bring on Bryan Tibaldi as director of basketball operations. Tibaldi held the...

Lenti Ponsetto proud of DePaul student-athletes’ continued academic success

Ben Gartland • May 31, 2015

DePaul scored highly once again in the reveal of the 2013-2014 Academic Progress Rates (APR) with five sports reaching perfect scores and 12 out of the 15 reached past the NCAA average of 978. The athletic...

Croatian soccer legacy in Chicago lives on in RWB Adria

Ben Gartland • May 31, 2015

On a spring day in 1959, a group of people began discussions on a soccer team in Chicago with a Croatian identity. Croatia was not even an independent nation at this point, conglomerated with other countries...

No summer ‘break’ for DePaul runners

Maia Moore • May 31, 2015

Picture this: Summer has arrived, school is out and while you’re running along the Lake Michigan trail one for your fellow running mates is a member of DePaul’s Track & Field and Cross Country...

Jenkins of DePaul women’s basketball excited for Team USA basketball experience

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • May 31, 2015

“It’s not about the talent that you bring, it’s about the people person skills that you can bring, and being a good teammate.” DePaul redshirt junior Chanise Jenkins heard this mantra during...

Report: Two DePaul women’s basketball transfers faced verbal abuse at Illinois

Matthew Paras, Editor-in-Chief • May 25, 2015

The families of two of DePaul women’s basketball’s incoming transfers from the University of Illinois filed letters to the school this past week, accusing Illinois women’s basketball head coach...

Ashley Holden reflects on end of track career at DePaul

Ashley Holden • May 24, 2015

“Holden up,” said the official standing next to the long jump pit at Villanova University. I stepped on the runway, digging the spikes on my jumping shoes into the ridges of the track as I found...

Advising Director Kate O’Brien helps DePaul athletes in and out of class

Lindsay Goldstein • May 24, 2015

From the moment a prospective student athlete walks into the Sullivan Athletic Center as a high school student, eager-eyed and ready to find out what college has in store for him or her, to the moment...