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The signs promoting an event with a Jerusalem Post reporter were defaced with swastikas and "Hitler-like" mustaches, officials say. A Jewish group is concerned about a rise in such incidents.
4 years ago | Peter Sachs
The people who use the Mess Hall Space in Rogers Park as a place to exchange art and ideas honor the space with a five-year birthday celebration with an eye toward the future.
4 years ago | Emma Jackson
Students at the DePaul College of Law are looking for a new hotel at which to host their annual Barrister's Ball. They want out of their contract with the Congress Plaza Hotel because of a labor dispute.
4 years ago | Fernando Diaz
DePaul officials found a note in a men's restroom and evacuated the building late this morning. Nothing was found and the library reopened by 2:30 p.m. Authorities have no suspect.
4 years ago | Peter Sachs
The library at DePaul University's Lincoln Park campus was shut down this morning after officials found a note in a bathroom saying there were two bombs in the building.
4 years ago | Peter Sachs
About 5,000 DePaul University students are frozen out of the public transit system after transit officials mistakenly assumed that all the students on a long list were slated to have their UPasses disabled.
4 years ago | Peter Sachs
As many as a third of students at universities in Chicago receive them as an important part of many financial aid packages, but is unclear how long the Pell Grant program increase will remain in effect.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Thousands of college students in Chicago receive Pell Grants, which could increase as part of a massive economic stimulus bill Congress is considering.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
A national database provides some information about campus crime, but it is far from perfect, experts and critics agree. Kids attending Chicago colleges say they feel safe.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
A DePaul student arrived in Israel just 3 days after its military started bombing the Gaza Strip. But she saw few signs that the nation was at war.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
A dozen math and science teachers will benefit from a program that brings free master's degree classes to a local Catholic school. The classes focus on weaknesses spotted in test scores at Archdiocese schools.
over 4 years ago | Sue Ter Maat
The $40 million building will triple the amount of space for science students and add two dozen research labs.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
The children of baby boomers are now graduating from high school. That's driving up enrollment at many colleges across the nation, including two of Chicago's Catholic universities.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
During a panel discussion about Catholic voters at DePaul, it was determined that abortion and stem cell research are important issues, but not the only ones being weighed by the group.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
Abortion, stem-cell research, the Iraq war, immigration and health care are all very likely to be hot topics for Catholic voters and others, experts say.
over 4 years ago | Peter Sachs
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