Nov. 16, 2017
More than 1,250 students gathered in the Student Center dining hall on the Lincoln Park Campus Tuesday night, Nov. 14, for DePaul's first Midnight Breakfast. Student Affairs sponsored the study break, featuring a full breakfast, stress-relieving games and prizes for exam-weary students. DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban and his wife, Jo, dished up scrambled eggs and ham to the students, alongside Student Affairs Vice President Gene Zdziarski.
Hosts and servers at the Midnight Breakfast gather for a photo inside the Student Center on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus before feeding 1,250 students breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief) 
Volunteers snap selfies of their fellow servers, including President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., and his wife, Josephine, as they feed students. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Students begin lining up for the Midnight Breakfast at the Student Center on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. The event also featured stress-relieving games and prizes for students studying for their exams before the holiday break. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Josephine Esteban, center, teams up with her husband, DePaul President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., left, and Gene Zdziarski, vice president for Student Affairs, right, to feed study-weary students during Midnight Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Music student Sarah Yang totes her cello through the breakfast line to be served by President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., and his wife, Josephine, during the Midnight Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
DePaul staffer members offer up a full breakfast of eggs, sausage, ham, hash browns and pancakes at the Midnight Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Sleep-weary students learn how to make their own pillows during the Midnight Breakfast. More than 1,250 students gathered in the dining hall for a Student Affairs-sponsored breakfast and stress-relieving games. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
President A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D., and his wife, Josephine, offer up eggs and slices of ham to students during the Midnight Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Students take a break from studying for exams to enjoy a late-night breakfast at the Student Center on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. More than 1,250 students gathered in the dining hall for a Student Affairs-sponsored Midnight Breakfast, feasting on eggs, sausage, ham, hash browns and pancakes. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Students take a break from studying for exams by playing games during the Midnight Breakfast at the Student Center on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Josephine Esteban serves up slices of ham during the Midnight Breakfast. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)
Students "ham" it up for the cameras at the Midnight Breakfast at the Student Center on DePaul's Lincoln Park Campus. (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief)