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DePaul University is a Roman Catholic school founded by the Vincentian religious order in 1898. It has a total enrollment of about 23,000, including about 15,000 undergraduates, 7,300 graduate students and 1,000 law students. Students come from all 50 states and nearly 100 countries. It is the nation's largest Catholic institution of higher education, and emphasizes teaching over research. DePaul's main campus is in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Other sites are in Chicago's Loop, Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare International Airport and Rolling Meadows. It has nine schools and colleges, including the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; College of Commerce; College of Communication; Col...
DePaul University is a Roman Catholic school founded by the Vincentian religious order in 1898. It has a total enrollment of about 23,000, including about 15,000 undergraduates, 7,300 graduate students and 1,000 law students. Students come from all 50 states and nearly 100 countries. It is the nation's largest Catholic institution of higher education, and emphasizes teaching over research. DePaul's main campus is in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. Other sites are in Chicago's Loop, Naperville, Oak Forest, O'Hare International Airport and Rolling Meadows. It has nine schools and colleges, including the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences; College of Commerce; College of Communication; College of Law; College of Computing and Digital Media; School for New Learning; School of Education; School of Music and the Theatre School. Its basketball and other athletic teams are known as the Blue Demons.
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Rahm Emanuel back to Congress?
The Swampby John McCormick and Dan Mihalopoulos White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is interested in potentially returning to Chicago someday to reclaim the congressional seat he held until a month ago, a candidate running to replace him said Sunday.......Tags: Chicago Housing Authority, National Government, Super Bowl, Rahm Emanuel, University of Chicago
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Entering homeownership with eyes wide open
Sitting down in front of a pile of mortgage loan documents to sign at the closing, with a lending officer and maybe a real estate agent at your side, what do you look at first? The eye typically latches on to the simplest things to read, namely the...
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Want a respite from winter's icy blasts? Try seven nights of chamber music
There's always room for more chamber music, even in a metropolitan area such as Chicago that's already blessed with a plethora of chamber groups and performances throughout the season. Despite that abundance, Northwestern University's Winter Chamber Music...
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Being numb to it all no longer big shock
Sometime in the next few weeks, if you're walking down Fullerton Avenue around DePaul University and have 15 minutes to spare, duck into the tidy brick building alongside the CTA station. Here you will find the DePaul Art Museum, an institution so...
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Jimmy Heath and DePaul students set off sparks
One hundred years ago (plus a few months) some visionary educators founded DePaul University's School of Music. Fourteen years later, jazz musician Jimmy Heath was born. To celebrate the school's centennial, Heath – now 86 and a certifiable jazz...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Music, Music Industry, Education, Entertainment
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Kass: Mayor's shell game should have taxpayers clutching their wallets
I've got a feeling that in some weird, alternate universe, Mayor Rahm Emanuel is making a decent living playing hide-the-pea. You know the game, don't you? First, you put your money down. Then Mr. Misdirection places a pea under one of three cups....
Tags: Chicago City Hall, McCormick Place, Rahm Emanuel, Robert Fioretti, Scott Waguespack
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Movie makeup: The good, the bad and the 'J. Edgar'
Attention, vampires. Later this week, while you're watching the final installment in the "Twilight" series, if the quality of the new film is consistent with the earlier films, well, you will probably find yourself wondering if it's just you or do all...
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'Big Fish' writer chats with the minnows
A group of influential screenwriters will converge on Chicago this weekend, including Lucy Alibar (whose script for "Beasts of the Southern Wild" was nominated for an Oscar this year) and Bob Gale (who wrote all three "Back to the Future" films). They'...
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Remember when nostalgia died?
I cannot be the only one who gets a little jolt anytime he encounters someone waxing nostalgic over the 1980s or even the 1990s. We just lived the '80s and '90s, like, a moment ago, didn't we? They seem so recent that many of us are working harder at...Tags: Hofstra University, NPR, Radio, Lady Gaga, Psych (tv program)
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Study reveals shift in attitude on renting vs. owning
Current and would-be homeowners are warming to the idea of renting. People may aspire to own a home, but most are still reeling from the housing crisis, and some believe the hard times either aren't over or the worst is yet to come. As a result, they...Tags: Housing and Urban Planning, Interior Policy, Financial and Business Services, Rentals, Homes
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Jeremy Pelt trumpets young talent at the Showcase
Major soloists play the Jazz Showcase all the time, but something special often happens when the star shares the stage with students. The latest example came Thursday night, as trumpeter Jeremy Pelt – who has made a strong impression leading his...
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Chicago Confidential: Impact Engine debuts Azadi and 6 other do-good startups
Ameet Mehta hooked his audience at the Chase Auditorium on Wednesday with this opening line: "We're two males in our early 20s starting a feminine hygiene business." With that, Mehta launched his "Shark Tank"-esque pitch to potential investors at Impact...
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