A newly developed strategic plan that involves building a new 10,000-12,000 seat arena near the school’s Lincoln Park campus has been created, and will be voted on by the university’s board of trustees at their May meeting. If the vote passes, the university would hire consultants to conduct feasibility studies. more ›

The nation’s largest Catholic university said this week it covers contraception as part of its health care benefit package, amid mounting GOP opposition to an Affordable Care Act provision they say forces the hand of religious institutions. more ›

Brandon Paul's record-setting night led Illinois to an upset of the fifth-ranked Buckeyes and pushed the Illini's Big ten record to 4-1. more ›

The Red Wings rallied from a 2-0 hole to beat the Blackhawks in overtime. DePaul is now 3-54 lifetime in Big East play. NIU capped a stellar season by winning the GoDaddy.com bowl. more ›

So how do Oliver Purnell's Blue Demons match up against the top-ranked college basketball team in the country? They don't. more ›

Illinois 48, St. Bonaventure 43 more ›

Illinois 90, Chicago State 43 more ›

You Illini are asking the pertinent questions before simply hooking with anyone. DePaul students? Not so much. more ›

Although DePaul is not the first school in the nation to make test score submission optional, it may be the largest private, non-profit university to do so. more ›

A late campaign by DePaul students to remove a controversial hummus received strong support, but fell short of passage. more ›

Given how low DePaul basketball has sunk in recent years, it's going to take more than just "chin up" rhetoric for coach Oliver Purnell to rebuild the program. As it stands right now, DePaul simply has no business being in the loaded Big East. Eighth-ranked Notre Dame handed the Blue Demons its 22nd straight conference defeat, an 83-58 thrashing at the Allstate Arena. Irish coach Mike Brey brought his team to Chicago in advance of Tuesday night's blizzard and the foresight to not fight the storm to get to Chicago last-minute proved wise. Ben Hansbrough led an energized Irish squad with 24 points as DePaul was simply outmatched. more ›

Depending on who’s offering their opinion, the Kindle and iPad are either killing the publishing industry or reviving it. But if the curriculum at DePaul University is any evidence, small presses might be able to lead the way in innovation for publishing. This fall, DePaul is offering a new course as part of their continuing and professional education program. The Certificate in Publishing course covers the ins and outs of small-press publishing. Jonathan Messinger and Zach Dodson, who designed and will be teaching the course, know their small-press stuff. They founded local indie press featherproof Books five years ago. more ›

Writing the next great American novel during the summer can be tricky. We’ll admit our own writing regimen has already suffered due to all the awesometown events, festivals and outdoor drinking happening left and right. If you think it might be challenging to keep your laptop open over the next few months, we don’t recommend missing all the fun. But you can at least try to dedicate a few days to focus on writing. Here are a few events that might help you do that. more ›

DePaul students and faculty are up in arms, holding protests and sit-ins over alleged gender discrimination in the university's tenure system, the Chicago Tribune reports. more ›

DePaul University is looking to expand and has brought its plan to the neighborhood for approval. Chi-Town Daily news reports DePaul has designs on a 10-year development plan which would include a big complex at Fullerton and Sheffield. And now the Sheffield Neighborhood Association will hold its final meeting on the expansion tonight (7pm in the McGowan Science Building). Ted Wrobleski, the SNA's planning chairman, told the CTDN, “Basically one of the concerns is the size of the new buildings, how tall they’re going to be and how that would fit into the character of the neighborhood." But Wrobleski also said that the association and DePaul have a good relationship and there's not much opposition to the plan. more ›

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There are no shortage of opportunities to see a theater performance in Chicago, and that certainly applies to children’s theater or theater based on children’s literature. A number of of these productions have enjoyed some popular success as well. This goes to show that these performances are not attended only by dutiful schoolchildren, but are considered to be viable options in the Chicago theater scene, due to the effort and imagination that goes into adapting children’s literature for the stage. more ›

We've gone around and about a lot of times about a couple key subjects: How relevant losing Marshall Fields is in the grand scheme of things, Hipster/Yuppie, where does Whole Foods play into the life of a person looking to eat healthy and live on a budget? But another topic that never fails to get someone's ire up is that of biker vs. driver vs. pedestrian vs. driver vs. biker. Most people realize that there... more ›

Qannik, a six-year-old beluga whale arrived at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium early Sunday after a flight on a chartered military transport plane from his previous home at Chicago's John G. Shedd Aquarium. A deadly shooting on a CTA bus is now the inspiration for a new proposed federal law to create a national database of all gun owners to keep guns out of the wrong hands. He didn't have a peg leg. There's... more ›

Illinois budgets are in trouble all over -- at a meeting with legislative leaders late Tuesday, Gov. Blagojevich warned that unless a budget deal is reached, state government could shut down next month. Selling sex toys on the side and earning a $64,000 salary wasn't enough. Karen Bailey, a top assistant to Cook County Commissioner Jerry "The Iceman" Butler, faces felony charges for allegedly stealing nearly $300,000 from an 87-year-old woman, prosecutors and police... more ›

For the Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois, the answer is simple: put down the blowtorch. This year, two high-profile historic buildings have been destroyed by torch-related accidents. The Pilgrim Baptist Church, a centenarian Adler and Sullivan beauty, smoldered in January, and just a few weeks ago, scrap workers accidentally torched the Wirt Dexter Building using the same tool. The LPC calls for new laws restricting such cutting and welding operations at historic sites. Beyond these... more ›

George Ryan. The name brings up a laundry list of titles. Former governor. Inspiration for our current governor. Keeper of the flame for Illinois politics in general. And, equaling the infamy of his corrupted reign, death penalty opponent. On Friday, Ryan appeared at DePaul University to make a speech concerning the ultimate capital punishment. It was one of his first public appearances since being sentenced for racketeering and fraud charges in September. He spent 45... more ›

In the wake of an election which media outlets say demonstrated “clear popular opposition to the war in Iraq,” DePaul University is holding a forum tonight that will expound upon our governments' plans in the Middle East, particularly with regards to Iran. Two Iranian Studies scholars, Hamid Dabashi, and Golbarg Bashi, will present their views along with anti-war activists. Subjects include global geopolitics, the neocon agenda, Islam, human rights, and feminism, to name a few.... more ›

What a change? We woke up this morning and remembered that occasionally the sky is clear enough that you can see the sun. We have put together some events that are going on around town today so that you can't get out before the wind kicks your ass. As always, feel free to add events in the comments. more ›

Oh, Chicagoist readers: we’re mighty conflicted this morning. On the one hand, we want to tell you about these two amusing video clips posted on the Tribune’s site. Critic Robert Elder gives a brief tour of some famous Chicago movie locations while other Trib staffers re-create—with mixed results—scenes from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. We’re wondering where they managed to find a white fringed jacket for “Sloane.” (Confidential to Trib web geeks: It’d be nice if... more ›

"[We’re] reminding the kids that there is another way of life, that you don't have to be Britney Spears. Trying to get 16-year-old girls to pick up guitars instead of hot pants. Or guitars and hot pants." The source of that quote is Justine Frischmann, lead singer of the punk rock band Elastica (ask your older brother about them; then ask your cool uncle to tell you about Wire). One could argue whether Elastica was... more ›

Hurricanes be damned, the spirit of Mardi Gras is alive and well in New Orleans. This weekend, give it up Chicago style with several fundraising events happening around the city. more ›

Yesterday the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway was mistaken for an airport runway. Kidding, but a small plane did crash onto it. An IL couple is divorced with an 8-year-old little boy. Fine. But now they're in a huge legal battle over whether he should be circumcised. DePaul University, the largest Roman Catholic university in the US, has launched a course in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexualm Transgender and Queer studies. "Well you know boys, a nuclear reactor is... more ›

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Five months after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, the future of New Orleans remains mired in doubt and bureaucracy. When the mainstream media shelves substantive debate over the city’s rebuilding to decipher Mayor Nagin’s “Chocolate City” speech, the art world picks up the slack. Two local exhibits and a new play examine The Big Easy, the city and the idea. more ›