New contract between DePaul, Northwestern aims to grow Chicago rivalry
Lawrence Kreymer, Sports Editor
April 22, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
College basketball has become known for its intense rivalries over the years, with most conferences having a marquee rivalries that is must-see tv. Not only do a lot of conferences around the country have big rivalries, but cities do as well. The biggest college basketball rivalry, for example, is b...
Chicago to sue Jussie Smollett for costs of investigation
Michael Tarm, Associated Press
April 5, 2019
Jussie Smollett has refused to pay more than $130,000 to reimburse Chicago investigative costs and the city said Thursday it will sue the "Empire" actor for the money as reimbursement for investigating what officials say was a phony racist, anti-gay attack that Smollett staged. Mayor Rahm Emanuel's la...
Blue Demons battle Chanticleers with CBI championship berth on the line
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
March 27, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
The DePaul Blue Demon's road to a College Basketball Invitational championship continues tonight at 7 at McGrath-Phillips Arena. The next roadblock: the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers. The Chanticleers finished the 2018-2019 season with a 16-16 record including a 9-9 record in the Sun Belt Conference...
CBI Preview: Blue Demons will experience postseason play for first time since 2007
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
March 20, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
DePaul men's basketball will fight another day. On Sunday evening, the Roman College Basketball Invitational announced its field for the 2019 edition of its tournament and the DePaul Blue Demons are one of the 16 teams that will participate. Their first round matchup, set for 7 p.m. on Wednesday night...
A guide to celebrating in Chicago
Angelina Korniyenko, Contributing Writer
March 11, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
If you live in the Chicago area, the luck of the Irish is on your side. According to the personal finance service, Wallethub, Chicago was ranked the best U.S. city to celebrate 2019’s St. Patrick's Day. The service compared the 200 largest cities in the U.S., examining 17 key metrics, ranging from ...
Lincoln Yards development passes Zoning Committee
Benjamin Conboy, Editor-in-Chief
March 11, 2019
Filed under News
The controversial Lincoln Yards development passed the City Council’s Zoning Committee, overcoming a major hurdle. The 9-4 approval of the $6 billion mega-development means that the project will now be voted on by the whole of the City Council on March 11. The four aldermen who voted against i...
Sullivan Menard is trying to put Alaska basketball on the map
Paul Steeno and Andrew Hattersley
February 25, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Uncategorized
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 cousin's girlfriend's sister's fiancé is [Blue Demon assistant] coach Shane Heirman," Menard...
The man who cried hate crime
Carolyn Bradley, Copy Editor
February 25, 2019
Filed under Arts/Life, Lifestyle
Now that actor Jussie Smollett has been charged with falsifying a hate crime as of Feb. 21, the question stands with how this incident impacts public reputations as well as news coverage. Smollett alleged a Jan. 29 hate crime attack occurred near his Chicago apartment; he said two masked attackers...
Bluejays; Blue Demons: Can DePaul cool off one of nation’s best 3-point shooting teams?
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
February 20, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Uncategorized
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 Arena against the Creighton Bluejays (13-13, 4-9). Fox Sports Network has television coverage, while...
“We ran into a buzzsaw:” Golden Eagles sever DePaul at Wintrust
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
February 12, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports
To beat the No. 10 ranked Marquette Golden Eagles (21-4; 10-2) on Tuesday night, the DePaul Blue Demons (13-10; 5-7) would have had to do something special. They hadn't beaten a team ranked in the top 10 since they conquered a Brandon Rush, Mario Chalmers, Darrell Arthur led Kansas team in 2006. Tonight, not...
Chicago bands together to help the homeless during deep freeze
Emma Oxnevad, Asst. News Editor
February 4, 2019
Filed under News
As Chicago hit record-low temperatures last week, a number of organizations in the city and the surrounding areas took extra measures to ensure the safety of homeless residents. Chicago was blitzed by a series of days marred by extreme cold weather, reaching a low of 23 degrees below zero on Wednesd...
Revenge-minded Blue Demons welcome Providence to Wintrust
Paul Steeno, Senior Basketball Writer
February 2, 2019
Filed under Basketball, Men's Sports, Sports, Uncategorized
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 College Friars (13-8; 3-5) to town as the grind of the Big East Conference schedule continues....