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Game on: Meet E-Sports Coordinator Jeffery Fricke-Waters
By Yashica Bhardwaj and Marco Garcia, DePaul University Newsline on 10/14/2024
Fricke-Waters discusses the growth of esports and how members of the DePaul community can get involved...Read More

Esports seen as pathway to boost diversity in STEM careers
By Claire Savage, Associated Press (AP) on 12/21/2022
DePaul University in Chicago offered a new academic esports scholarship designed to hone practical skills for the video game industry. Nine of the 10 freshmen recipients are students of color...Read More

DePaul Captures BIG EAST League of Legends Fall Title
By BIG EAST on 12/5/2022
The fall 2022 League of Legends™ BIG EAST Championship concluded on Sunday with DePaul capturing its third BIG EAST League of LegendsTM title in four seasons...Read More

Blue Demons Take Home First Esports National Title
By Rachel Wojnicki, DePaul University Newsline on 5/17/2022
​Last month, DePaul's esports team took home its first national championship title. The Blue Demons won the 2022 Electronic Gaming Federation National Counter-Strike: Global Offensive Championship...Read More

BIG EAST Spring League Of Legends™ Tournament Bracket Set
By BIG EAST on 3/22/2022
The spring 2022 League of Legends™ BIG EAST Championship is set to begin Saturday at 3 p.m. ET, with a quartet of team’s vying...Read More

BIG EAST Rocket League™ Tournament Bracket Set
By BIG EAST on 3/22/2022
The 2022 Rocket League™ BIG EAST Championship is set to begin Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, with nine team’s vying for championship glory...Read More

New Sports Business Major Supports Many Career Paths
By Nadia Alfadel Coloma, DePaul University on 11/23/2021
If you ask Andy Clark, director of the new Bachelor in Business sports business major at the Driehaus College of Business, he’ll tell you that a career in sports...Read More

DePaul Defends BIG EAST League Of Legends™ Title
By Big East Conference on 12/13/2021
Fall 2021 League of Legends BIG EAST Championship concluded on Sunday with DePaul capturing its second consecutive BIG EAST League of Legends title...Read More

College esports division for ‘Her’ ready for fall play
By Chris Burt, University Business on 6/7/2021
A few weeks ago, a new esports division was launched that promises to look quite different from others in competitive college gaming...Read More

the*gameHERs launch women’s collegiate division
By H.B. Duran, Esports Insider on 5/20/2021
North American gaming community the*gameHERs has launched its first women’s collegiate division with support from...Read More

DePaul defeats St. John’s 2-0 at the Big East “League of Legends” Conference, heads to College Championship
By Lucas Madlangbayan, The DePaulia on 4/18/21
Amid waves of minions and powerful monsters, two teams of five collided on the battlefield with one goal: victory...Read More