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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

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DePaul's Student Newspaper — Since 1923

The DePaulia

emonthon members Michael Thompson (left), Stephen Rothchild (center) and Piper Karle (right) cut blankets during an event on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. The blankets were donated to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

DemonTHON prepares for The Big Event

The annual DePaul fundraiser supports Chicago’s Lurie Children's Hospital with money and warm blankets.
Sofia Mahmoud, Contributing Writer / February 9, 2026
The annual DePaul fundraiser supports Chicago’s Lurie Children's Hospital with money and warm blankets.
Dancers stand on the light up floor. DemonTHON's dance marathon requires dancers to be standing for 24 hours. Amy Do / The DePaulia

DemonTHON heats up DePaul Student Center

Emma Oxnevad, Online Managing Editor / April 8, 2019

From Friday to Saturday, DePaul students shook up the Student Center for a charitable cause. DemonTHON, founded in 2011, is an annual 24-hour dance marathon in which participants raise money for Lurie...

DemonTHON raises $48,000 in 24 hours

DemonTHON raises $48,000 in 24 hours

Megan Deppen / March 4, 2016

DemonTHON, DePaul’s year-long fundraiser for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, raised more than $48,000 in 24 hours this week. Thursday night the group announced on their...

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PHOTOS: Demonthon 2015 at DePaul

Garrett Duncan / April 26, 2015

[slideshow_deploy id='11268'] DePaul’s fourth annual dance marathon, Demonthon, set a new record this year by raising more than $257,000 for the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Students...

DemonTHON participants danced for 24 hours in a marathon effort to raise money for Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital. DemonTHON broke its record for the most money raised at the event in its third year. (John Gallagher / The DePaulia)

DemonTHON: Dancing for bright futures

Mariah Woelfel / May 19, 2014

Angelo Rivera’s mom lived with lung cancer for half of her life before dying at the age of 49. He keeps her in mind each year as he uses DePaul’s DemonTHON as an opportunity to donate what he can’t...

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