Beyond Chicago: DePaul students celebrate holiday traditions around the world
Holly Jenvey, Contributing Writer
December 25, 2019
As soon as Fall Quarter came to a close, many students left DePaul’s campuses either to kick back and ring in the holidays with family or continued studying over the December Intersession. While many will remain in the Chicagoland area, other students will be celebrating all over the world. “I l...
Beyond Chicago: DePaul students celebrate holiday traditions from around the world
Holly Jenvey, Contributing Writer
December 25, 2019
As soon as Fall Quarter came to a close, many students left DePaul’s campuses either to kick back and ring in the holidays with family or continued studying over the December Intersession. While many will remain in the Chicagoland area, other students will be celebrating all over the world. “I l...
Chicago’s best holiday pop-up bars
Keira Wingate, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
December 25, 2019
Homeslice Walking into Homeslice during this time of year is like walking into a store after Buddy the Elf had a go at it. Wall-to-floor decor that gets you lost in thought when trying to order one of their delicious pizzas. Right away you are taken aback by how precise every bulb and ornament is hung...
Holiday histories: DePaul through the decades
Patsy Newitt, Assistant News Editor
December 21, 2019
This timeline shows DePaul holiday celebrations and blunders through the decades, using documents from the university's Special Collections and Archives. Among other events, it includes St. Vincent de Paul's Christmas Eve feast, a statue of Thomas Aquinas stolen from a science building and a Hanukkah...
Don’t forget about your pets this holiday season
Dan McDaid, Contributing Writer
December 20, 2019
When it comes to the holidays, giving and receiving gifts is a major focus. Most people are focused on getting gifts for their spouses, parents or kids to show them how much they appreciate them. But the one thing that doesn’t get appreciated enough is our pets. They are the ones who are wai...
5 best drinks to celebrate this holiday season
Brian Gilbert, Contributing Writer
December 11, 2019
It’s that time of the year again when temperatures drop, the sun seems to disappear during the day and nighttime comes way too early. While all that may sound dark and gloomy, luckily for you, we have some of the best holiday drink recipes to keep you warm and distracted from all that winter weather no...
CTA holiday trains, bus gearing up for season
November 25, 2019
The Chicago Transit Authority’s holiday train will soon roll into service. The six-car train decorated with holiday scenes, lights and LED displays will begin service Friday on all CTA lines. Santa and his reindeer will ride along and greet children and their families. Saturday riders will get t...
DePaul celebrates annual tree lighting
Aaron Somo, Contributing Writer
November 21, 2019
DePaul University officially ushered in the holiday season with its second annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony on Nov. 13. Another brisk November night didn’t stop the appearance of a sizable crowd in St. Vincent’s Circle where the tree stands, all looking forward to the holidays. As students, staff a...
The best Thanksgiving foods, ranked
Dan McDaid, Contributing Writer
November 19, 2019
When you hear the word Thanksgiving, the first thing that usually comes to mind is food — and lots of it. When Nov. 28 rolls around, what will be the best food on the table? 1. Turkey “The turkey is what I look forward to most,” said Tim Leonard, a former culinary student at College of DuPage....
Lifetime meets Hollywood: ‘Last Christmas’ has Lifetime movie feels with a Hollywood budget
Keira Wingate, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
November 18, 2019
With Hollywood names such as Emma Thompson, Emilia Clark, Henry Golding and George Michael’s soundtrack, you’d expect a recipe for success, but "Last Christmas" fails to pass the taste test. In what was looking like the best Christmas film of the year, "Last Christmas" missed the mark when it c...
DePaul helping light up State Street for holiday season
Jonathan Lee, Contributing Writer
November 11, 2019
If you were leaving a night class in the Loop last Thursday, you may have encountered a herd of people surrounding a window outside of the Daley Building. That night, the School of Cinematic Arts displayed their 3-D stop-motion film, Merry Christmas from DePaul, and premiered the movie in front of t...
OPINION: While the holiday season inspires kindness to the less fortunate, they need help year-round
Keira Wingate, Assistant Arts & Life Editor
November 11, 2019
Who remembers Easy-Bake Ovens? Impossibly expensive ovens for little children to make chemical filled cookies in an oven with a lightbulb for baking. Well, I remember. When Santa Claus came to one of the shelters my family and I were staying at when I was a child, an Easy-Bake Oven was my present. ...
