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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

Sullivan Menard from Palmer, Alaska will be a preferred walk-on for the DePaul Blue Demon mens basketball team next season.

Sullivan Menard is trying to put Alaska basketball on the map

Paul Steeno and Andrew Hattersley February 25, 2019

Sullivan Menard, the latest recruit to pledge his services to the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team, has an A-list story to tell about how the union between himself and DePaul University came about. "My...

DePaul forward Paul Reed (4) shoots in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against St. Johns, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, in New York. Mary Altaffer | AP

Bluejays; Blue Demons: Can DePaul cool off one of nation’s best 3-point shooting teams?

Paul Steeno February 20, 2019

Blink and it's the end of February and DePaul has three home games left. That third to last home game for the DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball team (13-11, 5-8) goes down tonight at 8 at Wintrust...

DePaul senior guard Max Strus shoots over Villanova guard Joe Cremo during DePauls loss Wednesday night at Wintrust Arena. Andrew Hattersley | The DePaulia

Villanova wins out in clash of styles

Lawrence Kreymer, Editor in Chief February 4, 2019

In an era in which 3-point shooting has become the norm in the NBA and is now starting to transition into the college game, some teams are starting to adopt that strategy while other teams are more hesitant...

Sophomore forward Paul Reed and senior forward Femi Olujobi look on during DePauls loss to Butler on Jan. 16 at Wintrust Arena.

Revenge-minded Blue Demons welcome Providence to Wintrust

Paul Steeno February 2, 2019

DePaul needs to stop the bleeding after dropping their third-straight contest on Wednesday. The DePaul Blue Demons (11-9; 3-6) next opportunity to do that is today at 1:30 when they welcome the Providence...

DePaul junior guard Lyrik Shreiner drives past Chicago State guard Rob Shaw. Richard Bodee | The DePaulia

Deep freeze won’t stop Blue Demons battle with Villanova Wildcats

January 29, 2019

Cold is a criminally inadequate adjective to describe the conditions in Chicago when the DePaul Blue Demons (11-8; 3-5) welcome the Villanova Wildcats (16-4; 7-0) to Wintrust Arena tonight for a 7 p.m....

The turnstile attendance for the home opener against Bethune Cookman on Nov. 7 was just 1,018. DePaul won the game 80-58.

If you build it, they still might not come

Shane Rene, Editor-in-Chief January 28, 2019

There are certainly a lot of questions worth asking about Wintrust Arena, even if few of them have very clear answers. But one thing that is clear is this: the arena itself is pretty awesome. With...

Sophomore forward Paul Reed and the DePaul Blue Demons battle the Butler Bulldogs tonight at Wintrust Arena. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia

Blue Demons vs. Bulldogs: Can DePaul make it three in a row?

Paul Steeno January 16, 2019

DePaul is on a roll. After defeating No. 24 ranked St. John's 79-71 on Saturday in New York, the Blue Demons have now strung together back-to-back wins in Big East Conference play for the first time...

Eli Cain. 
(Konrad Markowski / The DePaulia)

Sharing is caring: Eli Cain’s evolution into the Blue Demons top playmaker

Paul Steeno January 2, 2019

Mired in a back and forth stalemate with Big East Conference rival Xavier on Saturday, things took a turn for the worst when DePaul Blue Demon star Max Strus picked up a fourth foul with 7:52 remaining,...

The DePaul Blue Demon mens basketball team huddles before a game. [Richard Bodee-The DePaulia]

Big East opener pits DePaul Blue Demons against Xavier Musketeers

Paul Steeno December 28, 2018

The Big East Conference is wide open this season partly because the step back the Xavier Musketeers have taken as a program this season compared to the last. The DePaul Blue Demons are the first Big...

Head coach Dave Leitao and the DePaul Blue Demons have struggled to close out games this season. Richard Bodee I The DePaulia.

Why have the Blue Demons struggled to close out games this season?

Paul Steeno December 26, 2018

Watching DePaul Blue Demon basketball this season hasn't been healthy for the heart. In DePaul's four toughest matchups on their nonconference schedule, the Blue Demons have helplessly watched as late...

DePaul guard Devin Gage, left, drives to the basket past Northwestern guard Anthony Gaines during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Dec. 8, 2018, in Evanston, Ill. Nam Y. Huh | AP

25-0 run dooms Blue Demons against Northwestern

Paul Steeno December 8, 2018

Unbelievable. Everything was going so well in DePaul Blue Demon men's basketball land (5-2) on Saturday before a 25-0 Northwestern Wildcat (7-3) run late in the second half erased an opportunity for...

Left to right: Elizabeth Debicki, Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez and Cynthia Erivo in Widows, directed by Steve McQueen.

‘Widows’ is thrilling female-led heist

Michael Brzezinski December 3, 2018

Heist films are one of my absolute favorite genres in all of cinema. There is a unique thrill to the experience of watching a group of people get pushed to the edge. To a point of desperation so deep that...

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