WOMEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER1 vs. Illinois Wesleyan (exhibition) W, 92-59 5 vs. St. Xavier (exhibition) W, 112-47Maggie Dixon Classic (Chicago, Ill.)11 Samford vs. Montana 3:30 p.m. DePaul vs. Saint Mary’s 6 p.m.12 Consolation Game 5 p.m. Championship Game 7 p.m. Jack-in-the-Box Rainbow Wahine Classic18 vs. San Diego State 11 p.m.19 vs. Portland 6 p.m.20 at Hawai’i 11 p.m.27 at Northwestern 2 p.m. DECEMBER3 vs. Loyola 7 p.m.7 vs. St. John’s * noon9 vs. SIUE 7 p.m.Maggie Dixon Classic (New York, N.Y.)11 vs. Tennessee noon13 at Princeton 6 p.m16 vs. Arizona State 7 p.m. 19 at Illinois State 7 p.m. 22 Southern Illinois 7 p.m. 31 vs. Northern Illinois 2 p.m.JANUARY 03 at Georgetown * 6 p.m. 07 at Providence * 1:00 p.m.14 vs. Pittsburgh * 7 p.m.17/ at USF * 6 p.m. 21 vs. Connecticut * 7 p.m.24 at Rutgers * 6 p.m. 28 at Seton Hall * 1 p.m. 31 vs. Louisville * 8 p.m.FEBRUARY 5 at Notre Dame * noon8 vs. Villanova * 7 p.m. 12 vs. Marquette * 1:30 p.m.18 at West Virginia * 3 p.m. 21 vs. Syracuse * 8 p.m.25 at Louisville * 11 a.m.27 vs. Cincinnati * 7 p.m.MARCH2-6 BIG EAST Championship

MEN’S BASKETBALL NOVEMBER5 vs. Lewis - Exhibition W, 70-63 11 vs. UT-Pan American - McGrath-Phillips Arena 8 p.m.14 vs. Mississippi Valley State - McGrath-Phillips Arena 7:30 p.m.Old Spice Classic - Orlando 24 vs. Minnesota Orlando, Fla. 1:30 p.m.25 Indiana State or Texas Tech 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.27 ArizonaState,Dayton,FairfieldorWakeForest TBADECEMBERBIG EAST/SEC Challenge1 vs. Mississippi 8 p.m.5 vs. Milwaukee 8 p.m.7 at Loyola-Chicago 7 p.m.10 vs. Chicago State 1 p.m.14 at Northern Illinois 8 p.m.17 vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff - McGrath-Phillips Arena 7 p.m.21 vs. Cal Poly 7:30 p.m.JANUARY1 vs. Syracuse * 4 p.m.5 vs. Pittsburgh * 6 p.m08 at Villanova * 11 a.m.10 at Seton Hall * 6 p.m.14 at Louisville * 3 p.m.17 vs. Georgetown * 6 p.m.22 vs. USF * 1 p.m.25 at Rutgers * 6 p.m.FEBRUARY1 vs. St. John’s * 7:30 p.m.4 at Cincinnati * 6 p.m.6 vs. Marquette * 8 p.m.11 at Notre Dame * 11 a.m.15 at Connecticut * 6 p.m.18 vs. Louisville * 11 a.m.20 at St. John’s * 8 p.m.25 vs. Providence * 1 p.m.28 at West Virginia * 6 p.m.MARCH3 vs. Seton Hall * 5 p.m.6-10 BIG EAST Championship

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Women’s Hoops

vs. St. Mary’sNov. 11, 6 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 11Volume 1Issue 5

Greetings from DePaul Women’s Basketball:

As the leaves turn and the temperature drops, I get totally juiced knowing that the start of another basketball season is right around the corner.

During the off season our team and coaching staff worked extremely hard to prepare fortheupcomingseason.Allfivefreshmenwereenrolledinsummerschoolandhavebenefitedfromattendingsummerworkoutsandgettingacclimatedtobeingstudent- athletes at DePaul.

Ourreturners:KeishaHampton(All-American,first-teamunanimousAll-BIGEASTselection as a junior), Maureen Mulchrone, Deanna Ortiz, Taylor Pikes (named the BIG EAST’s Sixth Man of the Year as a junior), Anna Martin, Katherine Harry (unani-mous selection to the All-Freshman team in 2009-10), Jasmine Penny, and Kelsey Reynolds, will be relied on for their leadership and game experience.

Thefivenewfacesyouwillseeonthehardwoodare:KarimaGabriel(Manchester,N.H./Peddie School), Brittany Hrynko (Philadelphia, Pa. /Engineering and Science), Alexa Gallagher (Elkins Park, Pa. /Germantown Academy), Chanise Jenkins (Chi-cago, Ill. /Whitney Young) and Megan Rogowski (Prospect Heights, Ill./Hersey). Some highlights of the summer include: Keisha Hampton earning a spot on the USA Basketball Women’s World University Games Team—and bringing home the gold; having our team ranked No. 3 in the nation academically (with a program best 3.582 grade point average); the additions of Jill Pizzotti and Lisa Ryckbosch to the coaching staff; and my being selected to assist at the 2011 USA Basketball Women’s NationalTeamtrainingcampinLasVegasandfivegametourofEurope.

A busy and rewarding summer, YES…but it’s refreshing to have the team back in Lincoln Park, practicing and preparing to make a run in the BIG EAST. Last year, we went a perfect 17-0 in McGrath-Phillips Arena—and I want to thank you for being there and cheering us on!

Your support of the women’s basketball program has been instrumental in our suc-cess! Financially, your backing has allowed us to recruit top-ranked student-athletes from across the country, retain an impressive and highly-skilled staff, and enhance the student-athletes’ overall collegiate experience.

As we begin the 2011-12 season, our objective remains the same. With athletic scholarships and program support; we can ensure our student-athletes will achieve the highest standards of academic scholarship and athletic excellence. Contribu-tions to the women’s basketball program are commitments to excellence, and that’s why it’s important for YOU to invest in the program and more importantly—these student-athletes.

For more information on making a contribution, please contact Jennifer Thomas, As-sistant Director of Development—Athletics at 773-325-8604 (jthoma67@depaul.edu) or CLICK HERE to submit your gift on-line.

Thank you for making a difference and for your continued support of the DePaul women’s basketball program.

Remember…WE ARE DEPAUL!

DePaul Athletic Development StaffThad Dohrn 773-325-1456 Lemone Lampley 773-325-7534 Jennifer Thomas 773-325-8604Marge Mazik 773-325-7240 Mario Stula 773-325-2147

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CARLA STONE - BLUE DEMON WOMEN’S HOOPS ALUM AWARDED GOLDEN APPLEStone to appear on WTTW for Awards ShowNichols teacher plucks Golden Apple BY KAREN BERKOWITZ kberkowitz@pioneerlocal.com - Originally published May 9, 2011

Golden Apple Awards Show WTTW - 11,- Nov. 11 - 2 p.m. Nov. 12 - 4 a.m. and Nov. 13 - 2 p.m.Sixth-grade teacher Carla Stone strives to be “edu-taining,” well aware she’s competing for students’ at-tention with the Internet, video games, social media, text messaging and reality television.Rather than treat such distractions as her foe in the battle for students’ minds, the Nichols Middle School teacher uses the media to create captivating math-ematics and science projects.“My biggest competition is not junior high hormone spikes,” Stone wrote in a piece explaining her teach-ing philosophy to the Golden Apple judges. “A typical day includes an array of entertaining methodologies,” said Stone, one of 10 recipients of a 2011 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.On Monday, Stone received a surprise visit from NBC’s Anthony Ponce, who presented her with the prize.Stone works hard to involve students in their own learning. She’s bent on making sure no student leaves her sixth grade classroom unprepared for the challenges of seventh grade. “Regardless of their level of academic readiness, I expect all students to be prepared for the next level after they have spent time in my class,” said Stone.Stone, who has taught in Evanston-Skokie School District 65 for the past 11 years, grew up in Vancou-ver, British Columbia, and played semi-pro basketball for the Canadian National Team before a knee injury cut short her professional career. She believes the experience helps her relate well to students overcoming hardships.Stone becomes involved in students’ extracurricular lives, which allows her to use students’ current interests as an opening to introduce unfamiliar concepts.While she builds her math and science teaching plans on the district’s curriculum guides and sequenc-es, she isn’t afraid to deviate from the script on any given day.“There are days when what I’ve planned may not work,” said Stone, who picks up on the energy level of the class. “I’m most effective if I follow my instincts.” - FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE - CLICK HERE.

WEEK 1 - HOOPLA TRIVIA CHALLENGE WINNER - Steve NewhouseSteve receives a Blue Demon NIKE Messenger Bag as the Hoopla Trivia Challenge

Men’s BasketballWho scored the final basket in Alumni Hall and what player recorded the assist?ANSWER: Randy Ramsey, Jr. made the basket and David Bruno had the assist.

Women’s BasketballWhat Blue Demon All-American went on to coach women’s basketball at DePaul?ANSWER: Ron Feiereisel

MATT WOJTASZEKWORLD WAR II VETERANBLUE DEMON BASKETBALL FANMatthew Wojtaszek of Niles is the father of fan and alumni-favorite Marge Wojtaszek Mazik. Matt was recently featured in his local paper for Veterans Day.

FLY INTO BATTLE - RESIDENT SERVED IN 82ND AIRBORNE Tom Robb/Journal - Originally Published Nov. 10, 2011

Matthew Wojtaszek of Niles took part in some of World War II’s most important battles - including the D-Day invasion of France, North Africa, Italy, Holland and a push into Germany-earning a chest full of medals in the process.

D-Day, the allied invasion of France to take back Europe from the Nazis, was June 6, 1944. Wojtaszek, now 89, recalls flying into France with other members of the 82nd Airborne Division on June 5, 1944 at 3 a.m. with 14 other soldiers in a fragile wood and canvas glider.

“I’m lucky to be here,” said Wojtaszek in an interview with the Niles Journal last Friday. He said war was much more “bloody and close up” in WWII than it is today.

He was assigned to a glider unit with the elite 82nd Airborne Division. Wojtaszek was not a paratrooper. He and 14 other soldiers would crowd into canvas and wood glider planes towed behind a larger plane. When near a landing zone, the towrope was released and the glider floated into the battle below.

“No matter what, we had to land,” said Wojtaszek. He said gliders had no choice but to land no matter how fierce the fighting, unlike helicopters used in today’s military.

Soldiers would hide in a thicket of heavy brush until nightfall and regroup after landing. In some ways, Wojtaszek said he was luckier than his fellow paratroopers in the 82nd. Where Wojtaszek “landed” in a glider with a fighting force of 15 men, paratroopers were often widely scattered over a drop zone on their own behind enemy lines.

He said his unit was always under artillery fire, always on the move and often one of the first units called to action.

By D-Day, Wojtaszek was already a seasoned soldier.

Wojtaszek was drafted at the start of the war in 1942 at the age of 20. After a quick course of basic training, he was on a ship zigzagging across the Atlantic to avoid German U-Boat attacks bound for North Africa in what is now Tunisia and Morocco.

After Tunisia, in July 1943 Wojtaszek said he and his fellow All-Americans invaded Italy fighting “all the way down the boot” to Sicily.

The Russians were having problems on the Eastern Front, so Wojtaszek and other members of the 82nd went to Ireland to prep for D-Day.

After surviving D-Day, spending time in France, and before participating in the invasion of Nazi occupied Holland in September 1944, Wojtaszek remembers success-fully holding two key strategic bridges with his unit in Operation Market Garden.

After Holland came a brief rest in France, where Wojtaszek said he drank free champagne and slept in a real bed for the first time in a very long while.

In December 1944, R&R would be short as fellow Airborne troops from the 101st were surrounded and pinned down at Bastogne in Belgium near the harbor at Antwerp, also known as the Battle of the Bulge.

Wojtaszek said he and other members of the 82nd rallied to help, pushing back the Germans to the “Fatherland” itself, along the way liberating the Wobelin Concentration Camp in Ludwiglust, Germany.

At the camp, Wojtaszek said his commanding general made German soldiers dig up mass graves of slain Holo-caust victims and rebury them properly.

After Victory in Europe Day, Wojtaszek said he was just short of time-earned to be sent home, so he participated in the occupation of Germany for several months.

Once back in Chicago, Wojtaszek quickly reconnected with his long-time girl, Bernice, marrying her in 1946. He would go on to purchase a small home from Jim Callero (brother of the current mayor) in Niles and spend 44 years working at the main post office in downtown Chicago.

Each Week, Hoopla will Feature a DePaul Veteran of the Week. The stories will focus on Blue Demons past and present who have sacrificed so all of us can live our life of freedom. To celebrate Veteran’s Day, we thought it was fitting to kick-off the segment with three stories of Blue Demon Veterans. The sto-ries are of a fan, Matt Wojtasek, Jack Dean, a basketball alum who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and Marshall Berkson, another basketball alumni. All three have different stories, but they all deserve our thanks and our admiration. Thanks!

JACK DEAN MEN’S BASKETBALL ALUMWORLD WAR II CASUALTYHearing DePaul athletic alumni tell “their” DePaul story is clearly the favorite part of my job. I have had the great honor to meet many of DePaul’s athletic alumni. One of my favorite alums has been Jack Phelan, and his most touching story helped me to appreciate the true meaning of the term “Hero.” Phelan played men’s basketball at DePaul from 1943-46 and 1947-49. He was part of the 1946 NIT National Championship. Our visits in Sarasota are always filled with great tales of DePaul legends since he played alongside hoops legend George Mikan at DePaul and against Mikan in the NBA. Phelan also played for Hall of Fame Coach Ray Meyer during the advent of his illustrious career. Phelan’s stories are unfailingly humble in nature and rarely focused on him or his exploits. He can tell stories of games in Madison Square Garden, the early days of the NBA as a Sheboygan Redskin or a Waterloo Hawk or even tales of the early days travelling and playing against the great Harlem Globetrotters. There’s the anecdote of Coach Ray having Jack’s sister dance with George Mikan to improve the big fellow’s clumsy footwork.But I’ll never forget the time Phelan led me down the path to the story of Jack Dean. During a visit two years ago, I had noticed a trophy that was tucked away above his refrigerator. When asked about it, Jack smiled and said: “That’s the Jack Dean Award for Sportsmanship. I earned it my senior year. Of all the trophies I have earned, this is the one that I kept. It means a lot to me.”

I may not have dug more deeply into the Jack Dean story, but one day last winter men’s basketball alum and women’s basketball coach Doug Bruno asked me what I knew of Dean. He had heard stories from some St. Ignatius guys and wanted to know more.The search for Jack Dean began....Jack Dean came to DePaul to play basketball at age 17 in 1943-44 because he wasn’t old enough to enlist in the military. Instead of enlisting, he signed up for duty with the Blue Demons and Ray Meyer. The St. Ignatius prep came in well-prepared and made an immediate im-pact. He would finish the 1943-44 season as DePaul’s third-leading scorer behind All-Americans Mikan and Dick Triptow.“He was a good player and a great-looking guy,” said teammate Dick Triptow. “He really added a lot to our team.”“I owe playing at DePaul to Jack,” said Blue Demon Hall of Famer Eugene Stump. “I was sitting on the South Side waiting to get old enough to enlist when Jack told me I should go up with him for some basketball at DePaul one afternoon. We went, and a couple of weeks later, Coach Ray Meyer offered us both scholarships to play for the Blue Demons. For me, that really changed everything.”Dean was the leading scorer in DePaul’s semifinal vic-tory over Oklahoma A&M in Madison Square Garden. With Mikan on the bench in foul trouble, the freshman stood tall and knocked down several shots in the Blue Demons’ come-from-behind victory.The following game, the referees got the best of DePaul in the Garden. By most newspaper accounts, St. John’s and storied coach Joe Lapchick benefited some home cooking. Both Mikan and Dean fouled out early in DePaul’s 47-39 loss to the St. John’s Indians (as they were known back then).Teammate Bill McNabola mentioned in some notes a copy of the March 27, 1944 New York Times article: “Referees were brutal on Mikan and Dean. They were ticky-tack fouls.” The calls were apparently so bad that Meyer wanted to pull the team from the floor---but was advised by priests that would be wrong. DePaul finished as the NIT runner-up.As the season closed, so did Dean’s time as a Blue Demon. Now that he was 18, he enlisted in the Navy. On the advice of Meyer, and after some phone calls by the legendary coach, Dean was assigned to the Great Lakes Naval Training Station in Chicago. Instead of be-ing shipped out, the Blue Demon forward was assigned to work at the Naval Station and play for the base’s basketball team. Great Lakes had a fine athletics program for basketball and baseball. The 1942 baseball team was managed by Mickey Cochrane and featured Major Leaguers like Johnny Mize, Bob Feller and Billy Herman. The talent on the basketball and football teams was comparable. For more information, check out this link regarding Roger Gogan’s book.Gogan’s book documents that Dean had some ulti-mately irreparable issues with the coach and was set to be shipped out to San Diego, and then overseas.

Apparently Dean’s reputation as a player preceded him, and before he was shipped abroad, he was assigned to play for the Naval Training Station in San Diego. Unfortunately, Dean got crossed up with the coach and ultimately was sent overseas.Dean served aboard the U.S.S. Indianapolis as an S2. In July of 1945 the Indianapolis received orders to make a special delivery to Tinian Island. The Indianapolis was to transport a top-secret cargo, the uranium for the atomic bomb “Little Boy” which subsequently would be dropped on Hiroshima. Travelling alone, the Indianapolis would reach Tinian on July 26 and then onto Guam before con-tinuing to Okinawa, Japan to rejoin other ships. On July 30, the Indianapolis was sunk by a Japanese submarine.The tragedy is best described by the U.S.S. India-napolis website (http://www.ussindianapolis.org/)At 12:14 a.m. on July 30, 1945, the USS Indianapo-lis was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine in the Philippine Sea and sank in 12 minutes. Of 1,196 men on board, approximately 300 went down with the ship. The remainders, about 900 men, were left floating in shark-infested waters with no lifeboats and most with no food or water. The ship was never missed, and by the time the survivors were spotted by accident four days later, only 316 men were still alive.The sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis and the deaths that followed led to the greatest single loss of life at sea in the history of the U.S. Navy. A generation of movie fans best knows the sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis from the dramatic scene from JAWS. Click HERE for link.“I met a guy who found out I played at DePaul,” said Phelan. “He said he swam beside Jack for three days. He said he just couldn’t hang on.”On my last trip to see Phelan, we talked more about Jack Dean and his story. As our visit closed, he again showed me the trophy, and this time pulled it down and handed it to me. He then asked me if I would bring it back home to DePaul. I told him I was touched, and that I would make sure it was prominently displayed so DePaul fans every-where would know Jack Dean’s story.It is the story of a young man who made an im-mediate impact on DePaul. Though it would have been easy to bask in the glory of hoops fame, instead he remained steadfast in his desire to serve his country. He made the ultimate sacrifice so that we can all have the freedom we hold so dear.Jack Dean never will be listed among DePaul’s scoring or rebounding greats---his 268 career points have faded anonymously into the past.But hopefully through Jack Phelan’s storytelling and the Jack Dean Trophy placed in our Hall of Fame Foyer Trophy Case, DePaul athletics can always remember the true meaning of Hero.

MARSHALL BERKSON MEN’S BASKETBALL ALUMWORLD WAR II VETERANDePaul Athletics has had a number of men and women that have made sacrifices to ensure our freedoms. One of those heroes is Marshall Berkson of Miami Beach, Fla. Berkson was the captain of Hyde Park High School’s basketball team, attracting the interest of DePaul coach Ray Meyer. Berkson, in turn, was drawn to the new young head coach. “I really wanted to play for Coach Meyer,” said Berkson, who signed on with the Blue Demons. “There wasn’t that big of an age difference between him and us players.” Berkson would quickly make friends with a team-mate who would become one of the biggest names in Blue Demon athletics. Discovering that Berkson had class downtown with George Mikan, Meyer asked Berkson to help with the big man’s development. “Ray asked me if I could play ping-pong,” Berkson said. “After I said yes, he said I needed to work with George on his awkwardness by playing ping-pong between classes. So George and I played ping-pong between classes, and I guess the rest is history.” Asked if he felt that their ping-pong rivalry was the reason for Mikan’s success, Berkson just laughed, adding that it was Mikan’s competitive nature that made him special. “Oh he was a fierce competitor,” Berkson added. “He would fight you for marbles.”

Berkson was poised to impact the Blue Demons on the court as well. A photo in the May 27, 1943 DePaulian shows Berkson working out with the starting five in an article titled “Meyer Works New Demons Every Friday.” Unfortunately, his time as a Blue Demon was cut short. In June of 1943, Berkson was inducted into the Army. Initially, he was placed into the Army Specialized Train-ing Program (ASTP) and was sent to enroll at North Central College in Naperville, where he continued play-ing basketball. With the pressure to amass troops, the ASTP program was discontinued and its participants assigned to the infantry. Berkson joined one of the most celebrated divi-sions of World War II---the 8th Armored Division of the Third Army headed by General George S. Patton. As a part of the Eighth Armored Division, 58th Armored Infantry Battalion, Company C, Berkson was among the first troops to enter Holland and was involved in battles in Luxembourg, France, Germany and Czechoslovakia. The Chicago native fought in the historic Battle of the Bulge and was awarded the Combat Infantry Badge. After volunteering to go behind enemy lines, he was awarded the Bronze Star for valor. Berkson said his crowning military achievement was his unit’s liberation of Helberstadt Zweiberger, a satellite of the Buchenwald concentration camp. He would later be recognized for his part in the liberation when the Holocaust Documentation and Education Cen-ter presented him with an American flag that had flown over the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. With the conclusion of the war, Berkson was transferred to Germany where he became part of the Army of Oc-cupation. Arriving home from the service, Berkson returned to De-Paul and completed his degree in Business Administra-tion in 1949. He continued his education with a Master’s Degree from the University of Chicago. In January of 1950, his life would change with his decision to move to Miami, Fla. Berkson had an eye on teaching at Lindsey Hopkins, a precursor to the present community college system. Living in the heat of Miami, Berkson made a business move that would forever change his life when he and a friend founded the Miami Air Conditioning Company. Despite early critics who said “the company would last a year at the most,” Berkson thrived, eventually selling his “upstart” company and initially retiring at the age of 44. In the heating and cooling industry, Berkson has been hailed as an air-conditioning pioneer in South Florida. His business success provided an opportunity to get involved in real estate and allowed him to continue his passion for basketball. “I have coached a number of teams over the years.” Berkson said. “It was a lot of fun. One of my players was movie star Andy Garcia.” Berkson dedicated long hours to community service in the Miami area. For more than 20 years, he was the chairman and president of the South Shore Hospital and

Medical Center. As a supporter of local charities, Berkson has been presented with a number of civic recognitions, including a Key to the City of Miami Beach and the proclamation of Marshall Berkson Day on March 17, 1994 in Miami Beach. The former Blue Demon continues to work as part of his real estate company M.H. Berkson Associ-ates. A 2009 article on www.examiner.com, re-ported that Berkson still works 12-16 hours per day. (http://www.examiner.com/x-2987-Miami-Business-Strategies-Examiner~y2009m11d10-WWII-veteran-and-successful-entrepreneur-of-Miami-Beach) Despite his career of hard work, Berkson always found time to stay connected to DePaul through Coach Meyer and the legendary Mikan. Among his cherished possessions is a folder full of correspon-dence from Mikan and Meyer. “Coach would always take time to send me letters,” Berkson said. “He would give me the scoop on the upcoming recruits. They were always hand-written...that always impressed me.” One of his favorite letters, written on letterhead from Ray Meyer’s Camp for Boys, proclaims the arrival of a new recruit named Dave Corzine. Part of the letter read: “Corzine is the best recruit since Berkson.” That letter foreshadowed DePaul’s rise to national prominence. “We are definitely on the way back,” Meyer wrote. “We may be one year away, but things are looking up.” Equally fond of Mikan, Berkson’s office has several framed pictures of the two Blue Demons at various stages of their lives together. “George was a good man,” Berkson said. “When he was the commissioner of the ABA, he tried to persuade me to become the owner of the league’s Florida franchise. I wanted to do it so badly, but I just couldn’t make the numbers work.” Berkson’s love for basketball is evident from the basketball pictures on his wall and another wall full of the latest basketball books. His latest venture into basketball is watching Miami Heat games with his grandchildren and significant other Lynda Fromkin. Once again his love for DePaul shown through with the opportunity to meet former DePaul star and Heat guard Quentin Richardson. Berkson shared his stories of DePaul with Richardson at an autograph session. With temperatures rising into the 90s and a triple-digit heat index, it would be good time to celebrate basketball alum Marshall Berkson as a pioneer in the world of air conditioning. But after the recent celebration of our nation’s inde-pendence, it is more fitting to recognize a man that has faithfully served his community and his country. For that, we salute a genuine military hero and a proud DePaul alum named Marshall Berkson.

MANY DREAMS. ONE MISSION. - THE CAMPAIGN FOR DEPAUL UNIVERSITYThe Many Dreams, One Mission Campaign for DePaul University is an historic initiative undertaken in support of one of America’s great universities. It will ensure that DePaul continues to deliver on our founding promise: an excellent education for any talented student who seeks it.

The Campaign supports dreams. Students come to DePaul from across the country and around the world. Their dreams are manycand varied, individual to each, as our students come from all stations in life. Many are the first in their family to attend college.

The realization of their dreams gives rise to new dreams and strong communities.The Campaign supports DePaul’s mission, a mission which blends opportunity and excellence, inquiry and discov-ery, service to the individual and benefit to the larger community. It is manifested in the work that goes on here every day, in libraries, classrooms, laboratories, practice rooms and on the stage in hours of solitude and moments of connection

ATHLETICS CAPITAL CAMPAIGN NEARS $9 MILLION MARKAthletics provides an avenue of opportunity for students at DePaul. Athletics also helps build commu-nity and enhance DePaul’s reputation locally and nationally. As part of DePaul’s $250 million Many Dreams. One Mission. Campaign, Athletics is charged with raising $15.3 million. Strategi-cally, goals have been set to raise the gifts to support scholarship endowment, facility improvements and programmatic support. As of October 14, DePaul Athletics had raised $8.8 million dollars.

INSURE OPPORTUNITY FOR TOMORROW, TODAY THROUGH SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENTSDePaul Athletics fundraising efforts have focused on endowing scholarship and programming needs. Annually athletics spends nearly $5 million on scholarship expenses for its more than 200 student-athletes. By endowing scholarships, DePaul Athletics has the opportunity to enhance scholarships in some sports and redistribute available funding to maximize the department’s resources.A named scholarship requires a gift of $50,000. All gifts can be made in pledges over five years. Planned giving opportunities are also available. For more information, call Thad Dohrn at 773-325-7240.

WAYS TO CONTRIBUTEPHONEYou can make your gift by phone to Develop-ment Associate Marge Mazik at773-325-7240. We accept MasterCard, Ameri-can Express, VISA and Discover.

MAILMake your check payable to DePaul University, and send your gift to:DePaul UniversityOffice of Development1 East Jackson Blvd.Chicago, IL 60604-2287

ONLINEUse our secure online form to make a credit card gift or pledge.CLICK HERE

ADDITIONAL WAYS TO GIVEDePaul University offers other ways to give, including: electronic funds transfers, recurringcredit card charges and stock transfers. For more information, call Mark Burns, 312-362-5651.

BLUE DEMON FANS NAMES ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FOR DOUG BRUNODePaul Athletics is proud to announce the estab-lishment of the Doug Bruno Endowed Scholar-ship through the generosity of Heather Nichols Carmody and her husband Dan Carmody. The scholarship annually will provide a scholarship opportunity to a women’s basketball student-athlete.

Heather Nichols Carmody has been a long-time supporter of Blue Demon women’s basketball. She is a partner at Barnes & Thornburg LLP where she is a member of the Corporate Department. She concentrates her practice on family office, high-level individual and entity tax planning, estate planning and asset protection planning.

Carmody is a Double Demon, earning degrees in Commerce and Law, respectively. She earned her B.S. in accounting as part of DePaul’s Strobel’s Honors Program. She and her husband, Dan, live in Lincoln Park with their two daughters and dog.

The Doug Bruno Endowed Scholarship is the sixth named scholarship that benefits Blue Demon women’s basketball. Bruno’s name is added to a list of other women’s basketball endowed scholar-ships that include the Barbara Atsaves Pabst, Maggie Dixon, Kathy Booker, Gary & Linda Koche, as well as the Kohler-Hanks Family.

Fans can add to any of these endowments through the Champions Club Gift card. For more informa-tion, call Thad Dohrn at 773-325-7240.

ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIPS FOR DEPAUL ATHLETICS

Fr. Thomas Munster, C.M. Fund (Women’s Athletics)

Ray Meyer Endowed Scholarship Fund (MBB)Marge Meyer Endowed Scholarship Fund (MBB)Frank McGrath Endowed Scholarship Fund (MBB)Clyde Bradshaw Endowed Scholarship Fund (MBB)deAnda Family Endowed Scholarship Fund (MBB)Anne LaVigne Endowed Scholarship Fund (MBB)

Kohler-Hanks Endowed Scholarship Funds (MBB/WBB)Gary & Linda Koche Endowed Scholarship Men’s or Women’s Basketball in Commerce

Maggie Dixon Endowed Scholarship Fund (WBB)Barbara Atsaves Pabst Endowed Scholarship Fund (WBB)Kathy Booker Endowed Scholarship Fund (WBB)Men’s Soccer Alumni Endowed Scholarship Fund Ernie & Mimi Wish Endowed Scholarship Fund (Men’s Soccer)Ernie & Mimi Wish Endowed Scholarship Fund (Women’s Soccer)Ernie & Mimi Wish Endowed Scholarship Fund (Softball)Fr. Austin Minogue, C.M. Golf Endowment (Golf)Ernie Wish Endowed Scholarship Fund (Golf)Pat Savage Endowed Scholarship Fund (Track & Field)Michael Hie Endowed Scholarship (Manager)

Edward J. Fellin CPA Endowed Scholarship Fund Student-athlete in accountancy with preference to MBB or WBBAthene Kopoulos Memorial Endowed Scholarship Student-athlete in commerce

Hein Family Endowed Scholarship (S/A in Commerce) Student-athlete in commerce

Spirit of DePaul Scholarship (BenefittingaSeniorWalk-on)

FAN PICTURE OF THE WEEK - Submitted by Marge WojtaszekThe Hall of Famer Jean Norberg with the Girls of ALpha Chi.BE A PART OF PHOTO OF THE DAY - Send your favorite Blue Demon Photo to mstula1@depaul.edu and have a chance to be featured on Fan Picture Friday.

Upcoming EventsNovember 12Giving Thanks Service Day in PhoenixTime 8:00 a.m.Link: http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1310

December 3Denver Alumni Chapter Holiday LunchTime NoonLink: http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1311

December 8Christmas at DePaulTime 7 p.m.Link: http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1359

December 12 DePaul Reception with the President in DallasTime 6:00 p.m. Link: http://alumni.depaul.edu/events/EventDetail.aspx?event_id=1358

Alumni Center Hours:

Monday through Friday9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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D-CLUB TO UNVEIL LEGEND’S LOUNGE FOR MEN’S BASKETBALLIn an effort to better serve D-Club members that support Blue Demon Athletics, the Legend’s Lounge was created in the Southwest Corner of Allstate Arena. Open at tip-off for every home men’s game, D-Club mem-bers who purchase a season ticket and/or make a Champions Club level gift are eligible to hangout in the Legend’s Lounge.

The Lounge will provide a place for D-Club members to enjoy friends and teammates for all DePaul men’s basketball games. Those D-Club members who are eligible to attend the Legend’s Lounge will be admitted through a list and will be given a drink ticket for two drinks for each game. Additionally snacks will be available for D-Club members and their guests. Additional drinks will be available for purchase.

NEW FOR 2011-12 - D-CLUB SEASON TICKET FOR MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALLIn response to feedback from the Athletics Advisory Council, D-Club members will be eligible to purchase a discounted season ticket for the men’s basketball and special location for women’s basketball. The D-Club season ticket for men’s basketball will cost $143 for the 13 games played at Allstate Arena. The tickets will be located in a special location adjacent to the Legend’s Lounge in the Southwest corner of Allstate Arena.

The season ticket for women’s basketball will be $99 and will feature 15 games, including premiere games against Connecticut and Marquette.

NEW FOR 2011-12 - D-CLUB SETS D-CLUB DAYS FOR 2012 SEASONDePaul and the D-Club has made changes in the protocol for D-Pack Tickets. Based on the input of alumni seeking to see more of their teammates and friends, we have moved from three D-Club days for both men’s and women’s basketball to a consolidated event for each sport.

D-Club members are invited to request a pair of tickets for each game. A pre-game reception will be held for the alumni to gather in the Champions Club Room. D-Club members receive a complimentary lunch and their guests receive lunch for $10.

D-CLUB CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Jan. 14 D-Club Day for Women’s Basketball DePaul vs. Pitt, 7 p.m. Student Center: 6 p.m.

Jan. 22 D-Club Day for Men’s Basketball DePaul vs. USF, 1 p.m. Champions Club Room: 1:45 p.m. Feb. 12. Women’s Basketball Alumnae Day DePaul vs. Marquette, 1:30 p.m. Student Center: 12:30 p.m.

Jan. 14 Men’s Basketball Alumni Day DePaul vs. Louisville, 3 p.m. Champions Club Room: 1:45 p.m.

For D-Club Days, Letterwinner will receive complimentary lunch and guest’s lunch cost $10.

For Alumni Days, Alumni and their guests will receive complimentary lunch.

DOWNTOWN DEMON LUNCHEONSCliff Dwellers - 200 S. Michigan

22nd Floor

December 6January 19February 23Dates subject to change

Doors open at 11:30 - Program Begins at noonAwesome Buffet - $25

EnjoyABlueDemonlunchonthe22ndfloorandget the inside scoop on DePaul Hoops. 773-325-2740 - mmazik@depaul.edu

DePaul is pleased to announce a new benefit for President’s Club members: exclusive access to pregame receptions before all men’s and women’s basketball Big East home games in 2012!

The new “President’s Club Room” at Allstate Arena will open Jan. 1, 2012, when the men’s team takes on Syracuse. The club room will offer complimentary refreshments, “chalk talks” with men’s basketball staff, and special visits from DePaul administration.

President’s Club members and their spouse/significant other are welcome to attend the pregame receptions free of charge starting one hour prior to tip-off in the Southeast Party Room. Additional guests are welcome to attend for $20 per person. Preregistration options will be available closer to the first game, so check back for more details this winter. Also, there will be pregame receptions on the Lincoln Park Campus for all women’s basketball Big East home games as well, and President’s Club members are encour-aged to attend! For more information, please contact Janine Bruno at (312) 362-8573.

PRESIDENT’S CLUB ROOM SCHEDULEMEN’S BASKETBALL

Date OpponentJan. 1 Syracuse Jan. 5 Pittsburgh Jan. 17 Georgetown Jan. 22 USF Feb. 1 St. John’s Feb. 6 Marquette Feb.18 Louisville Feb. 25 Providence March 3 Seton Hall

President’s Club Room DetailsDoors Open: Doors opens 60 minutes before tip-off when doors open.

Eligibility: Must be current President’s Club member.

All Meals: Complimentary snacks and beverages will be available toPresident’sClubmemberandtheirsignificantother.Additionalguests are available for $20.

Reservations: All reservations are suggested at least 48 hours in advance by calling 312-362-8573.

Directions: President’s Club Room is in the Southeast Party Room on South Concourse of Allstate Arena.

CHAMPIONS CLUB ROOM SCHEDULEWOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Date Opponent LocationDec. 3 vs. Loyola Fr. Munster Conference RoomDec. 7 vs. St. John’s * Fr. Munster Conference RoomDec. 9 vs. SIUE Fr. Munster Conference RoomDec. 16 vs. Arizona State Fr. Munster Conference RoomDec. 22 Southern Illinois Fr. Munster Conference RoomDec. 31 vs. Northern Illinois Fr. Munster Conference RoomJan. 14 vs. Pittsburgh * Student Center Brownstone’s AnnexJan. 21 vs. Connecticut * Student Center Brownstone’s Annex Jan. 31 vs. Louisville * Student Center Brownstone’s AnnexFeb. 8 vs. Villanova * Fr. Munster Conference RoomFeb. 12 vs. Marquette * Student Center Brownstone’s AnnexFeb. 21 vs. Syracuse * Fr. Munster Conference RoomFeb. 27 vs. Cincinnati * Student Center Brownstone’s Annex

Champions Club Room DetailsDoors Open: Doors opens 60 minutes before tip-off

Eligibility: Must be current Champions Club member or D-Club member. Alumni may attend special Alumni Association Dates

All Meals: $10 for adults - $5 for Children 14 and under

Reservations: All reservations need to be made at least 48 hours in advance by calling 773-325-7240.

Directions: Fr.ThomasMunsterConferenceRoomisonthesecondflooroftheSullivanAthleticCenterat2323N.SheffieldAve.Check-inwillbeinside revolving door at Sullivan Athletic Center.

StudentCenter-Brownstone’sAnnexislocatedonthefirstfloorinDePaulStudentCenterat2250N.Sheffield.

CHAMPIONS CLUB ROOM MENUMEN’S BASKETBALL

Date Opponent MenuDec. 1 Mississippi tbdDec. 5 Milwaukee tbdDec. 10 Chicago State tbdDec. 17 Arkansas-Pine Bluff (McGrath-Phillips Arena) tbdDec. 21 Cal Poly tbdJan. 1 Syracuse * tbdJan. 5 Pittsburgh * tbdJan. 17 Georgetown * tbdJan. 22 USF * tbdFeb. 1 St. John’s * tbdFeb. 6 Marquette * tbdFeb.18 Louisville * tbdFeb. 25 Providence * tbdMarch 3 Seton Hall * tbd

Champions Club Room DetailsDoors Open: Doors opens 75 minutes before tip-off

Eligibility: Must be current Champions Club member or D-Club member. Alumni may attend special Alumni Association Dates

All Meals: $10 for adults - $5 for Children 14 and under.Cash bar is available. Complimentary snacks will be included.

Reservations: All reservations need to be made at least 48 hours in advance by calling 773-325-7240.

Directions: Champions Club Room is in Skyline Room North of AllstateArena.EntranceisadjacenttoticketofficeonLuntAve.

ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE MENUMEN’S BASKETBALL

Full Season TicketsSeason Ticket Packages begin at $99 and include all 13 home games at the Allstate AreaOther prices are $156 and $260

Faculty and Staff Season Tickets$182 and $143 Young Alumni Season Ticket-$99All DePaul graduates from 2008-2011 can purchase lower level season tickets for only $99

Men’s Basketball Mini-Plans-$135The BIG EAST 9-All seats are in the 100-level corners or upper level center court

Pick 6-$99SelectfiveBIGEASTconferencegamesplusonenon-con-ference game- Seats are in the 100-level of upper level center court

Lincoln Park 3 game plan-$45All three games being played on the Lincoln Park Campus (save $15)

Group Tickets (groups of 10 or more)100 Level Baselines: $20 (save $10 each) - 100 level cor-ners/200 level $15 (save $5 each)

DePaul employee individual game discount100 level $20-200 level $15 at McGrath $20 (no discount)

ATHLETIC TICKET OFFICE MENUWOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Full Season TicketsAll Season Tickets are $99

Alumni Season Ticket-$59All DePaul graduates from 2008-2011 class can purchase sea-son tickets for only $59

Women’s Basketball Mini Plans-$42Pick Six Mini Plan-Only $42- Chose four BIG EAST games and two non-conference games for only $42

UCONN PLUS 1-Only $25Guarantee your seat to the Connecticut game plus on addi-tional game for $25

Group Tickets (groups of 10 or more)All tickets are only $5- Excludes the Connecticut Game-Group Tickets are $10 a piece

Premium Game Pricing-$20Connecticut game all tickets are $20

DePaul Employee- Individual game discountAll tickets are discounted to $8Excludes the Connecticut game and 11-11-11 doubleheader with men’s basketball

NEW AT ALLSTATE ARENAFans will enjoy a new look and more of a DePaul atmosphere throughout the concourses at Allstate Arena. The rich history and tradition of Blue Demon Basketball will be on display throughout the arena. A new KIDZone will occupy southeast corner, complete with a Boot N’ Shoot pop shot game, Demon House bouncer for all little Demons, poster making and face tattoo stations. Fans can also pose with a life size cut out of their favorite Blue Demon. In addition, pre-game photo opportunities with DIBs the Blue Demon mascot for every game.

A new Fan Zone will occupy the refurbished area in the east concourse where fans can gather pre-game or at halftime for refresh-ments and lively conversation.

And last but not least, a new Demon rules the tunnel on the west end of the stadium!

NEW AT MCGRATH-PHILLIPS ARENAA new scoreboard with a 10-foot video screen is coming in December, complete with a 3-camera production capability.

A new KIDZone will occupy a portion of the Hall of Fame foyer with the new Boot N’ Shoot pop-a-shot game (for SELECT games), poster making and face tattoo stations. Fans can also pose with a life size cut- out of their favorite Blue Demon. In addition, pre-game photo opportunities with DIBs the Blue Demon mascot for every game.

Ticket Office ContactsJay Finnerty .................................................... 773-325-7544Marty Murphy .................................................. 773-325-7535Eli Cutler ......................................................... 773-325-1440