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Gambling influencer to plead guilty to fixing NCAA, De Paul basketball games
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (59+ words) Mississippi sports gambler and social media influencer Marves Fairley has "agreed in writing to plead guilty" for his role in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania's January NCAA point-shaving case, according to ESPN." Fairley performed in the point-shaving scheme as a…...
De Paul event highlights lasting impacts of Illinois" death penalty abolition
13+ hour, 46+ min ago (825+ words) Fifteen years after Illinois abolished the death penalty, an event at De Paul University on Friday asked a simple but urgent question: What does that decision mean today? "The "A Beacon of Light in Darkness" event at the De Paul…...
Vincentian Service Day to connect people and support Chicago communities
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (759+ words) Vincentian Service Day, one of De Paul's longest-standing traditions, brings students, staff and faculty together to connect with Chicago communities. It will take place on Saturday, May 2, and allows De Paul to partner with local organizations that provide food, housing,…...
De Paul research groups lead effort for housing solutions in North Lawndale
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (570+ words) The Steans Family Foundation recently awarded a $200, 000 grant to three De Paul research groups with the goal of addressing housing issues in Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood." The Institute for Housing Studies is one of three De Paul research groups collaborating…...
Reading Between the Lines: Chicago celebrates Independent Bookstore Day
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (679+ words) This weekend, independent bookstores across Chicagoland were packed with readers from all walks of life, with books loaded in stroller caddies or tote bags. Saturday, April 25, was Independent Bookstore Day, a citywide bookstore crawl that united people from across Chicagoland…...
Look-alike competitions bring social media to reality, for better or worse
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (513+ words) Thousands of people gathered last fall at Washington Square Park in New York for a Timoth'e Chalamet look-alike contest that quickly went viral online. These events have since become a widespread phenomenon. People have competed for the title of many…...
Dodging the algorithm
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (78+ words) How I've learned to navigate censorship through "algospeak....
SGA elections next week, still open to write-in candidates
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (382+ words) The Diversity and Equity Committee is hosting four identity-themed movie nights throughout the rest of the quarter; the first is the Arab Heritage Movie Night taking place Thursday, April 30. Chief of staff steps in after VP resigns Former SGA vice…...
Ship Happens: Fan fiction captures imaginations and creativity
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (448+ words) Fan fiction stories, more commonly known as "fanfic," have helped fans reimagine some of the most popular stories of the 21st century. "There is a magic in being able to rewrite a world the way you see fit," said Maya Roman,…...
Demon Dogs: "A hard habit to break
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (289+ words) The iconic hot dog stand under the Fullerton "L" stop has been closed for more than two decades, but many still reminisce about it....