Sick and tired of paying too much for gas?  While I can't promise you low gas prices, I can at least help you find the lowest price around. Yes, GasBuddy.com lists the lowest gas prices available in your area!  Go onto the website, enter your zipcode or choose your location on a map to find the nearest and cheapest filling station.  With gas prices this high, every penny counts! 

*x-eyedblond. Green Gas Pumps II. Compfight <http://compfight.com>.

Many have pondered, protested, and embraced DePaul’s Blue Demon name, yet where did it come from? The history of our athletic title and mascot has been a frequently asked question throughout the life of the University and the answer lives in the archives on the third floor of the John T. Richardson Library.

Here is the story:

In 1907 when St. Vincent’s College became DePaul University, the sports teams wore red uniforms with large ‘D’s on the front. During a game, in the early 1900s, an announcer referred to the players as the “D-men”. This name stuck with the team and evolved into the Demon we have today. The ‘blue’ component is thought to have developed from the attempt to distinguish the players from DePaul University from those of the DePaul Academy (a high school a part of the University at the time). It was for this reason that the Academy took to wearing blue uniforms with red ‘D’s and the University adopted red uniforms with blue ‘D’s; thus solidifying their title as the Blue ‘D’-men or what we know them as today: The DePaul Blue Demons!

So next time you are out cheering for the red and the blue remember to cheer for our Demon too!

 

*Football Team 1912, University Archives. DePaul University Special Collection and Archives.

I read this Chicago blog for its snarky political commentary, suggestions on where to spend my time and money, concert features, goofy videos and photographs, restaurant reviews, reflections about the day’s weather, CTA updates, and sports news, among many other topics. The articles use a first-person plural point of view (“we”) and refer to the writer as “Chicagoist,” which creates a communal and strangely omniscient tone to the blog. The entries tend to be short, succinct, and informative but not journalistic, offering a gossipy snapshot of life in Chicago. 

DePaul belongs to I-Share, a consortium of over 70 libraries in Illinois.  It's a great system because it allows DePaul users to borrow books from any of the I-Share institutions.  So if there's something you need that we don't have, see if it's available in the I-Share catalog and request it to be sent to a DePaul library of your choice using your library borrower I.D. (on the back of the DePaul I.D. above the barcode).  If you need something immediately, you can stop by a local I-Share library and check out a book in person with your DePaul I.D (some of the local I-Share libraries include Roosevelt, Columbia and University of Illinois at Chicago).  When you're done with a book, simply drop it off at any of the DePaul University Libraries and we'll return it for you!

Now, about your textbook question, I-Share is a great option for getting books not readily available at DePaul, but we highly discourage students to use it for textbooks.  Often, our students need the latest edition, which is not always available in I-Share.  Even if the correct edition is available, it can be recalled at any time so there is no guarantee that you will have a textbook as long as you need.  We often see students get stuck without a textbook mid-way through a quarter and would hate for this to happen to you! 

So, to wrap it up, I-Share is good for ordering books, but is not recommended in place of purchasing textbooks.  Remember, you'll need those textbooks the entire quarter! 

*Gadl. Les Cavernes Aux Livres. <compfight.com>.

Images have been added to the Image Collection website dealing with the Art and Architecture of the Etruscans.

Additionally, content has been added illustrating the architecture and sculpture of Ancient Greece, including:

• The Parthenon
• The Erechtheum
• The Temple of Aphaia
  

For more information about the Image Collection, or for assistance in locating images, contact the Image Collection staff.

 

More than 40 bands will perform at three stages in Union Park this weekend, July 18-20, playing indie rock, world music, and a variety of other styles. Three-day passes and two-day passes are sold out, but individual passes can be purchased for $30 to hear a jam-packed schedule of bands. On Saturday and Sunday, the music starts at 1:00 PM and the last act takes the stage at 9:00 PM. Among the top acts are Spoon, M. Ward, Dinosaur Jr, Ghostface and Raekwon, Les Savy Fav, and Bon Iver.

On Friday night, scheduled bands will play entire albums on the main stage. This year features Public Enemy playing “It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back,” Sebadoh playing “Bubble and Scrape,” and Mission of Burma playing “Vs.”

To purchase tickets and find out more information on the bands, check out the website and don’t miss out what has become a staple summer music festival in Chicago. 

Looking for that first professional position or summer job?  The library's Career Collection has books on writing cover letters, resumes, and information on steps to take to obtain your dream career.  To limit your search in the online catalog to the Career Collection materials, simply click on the "More Limits" button, choose "Career Information Collection," click "Set Limits," then simply search for your topic.  In our catalog, you can locate books on job hunting and interviewing as well as books on writing resumes and cover letters.  If you'd rather browse the collection in person, visit either the Loop or Lincoln Park libraries; stop by the reference desk and we'll happily show you the way!  The Career Collection supplements the fabulous services and resources available at DePaul's Career Center.  Check out their website! You won't be dissappointed. 

Firework celebrations go back to 1000 A.D. China, where the firework was developed from military rockets and explosive missiles. The use of fireworks to celebrate military victories spread to Europe during the Middle Ages and persist to this day.¹ The colonists brought the tradition to America and since 1777, pyrotechnics have been used to commemorate the passage of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776.  The first organized celebration was held in Philadelphia in 1777 and resembled contemporary celebrations.  During the celebration, cannons were fired, one round for each state in the union.  There was ringing of bells, a dinner, music, toasts, a parade, fireworks, and draping of ships in the harbor with the colors of the American flag.²  Have a happy 4th of July! 

 

1) "Independence Day." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia Britannica Online. 3 July 2008. http://search.eb.com/.

2) Heintze, James R. "A Chronology of Notable Fourth of July Celebration Occurrences."  Fourth of July Celebrations Database. American University. 3 July 2008. http://www.american.edu/heintze/fourth.htm#Notable.

* Flora, Jim. The Day the Cow Sneezed. Harcourt Brace: New York, 1957.

It’s a hassle to own a car in the city. Parking, gas, insurance, repairs, and traffic—five great reasons not to! But what if you need to get to Target once a month, or want to take a trip to IKEA? What if you need to pick up a futon you scored on Craigslist, or visit a friend in the 'burbs?

You should consider I-Go!
http://www.igocars.org/

DePaul students, faculty, and staff can join I-Go for only $25.
http://discounts.depaul.edu/travel/carsharing.html

I’ve lived car-free in Chicago for eight years, and was thrilled to discover I-Go a few years back.  Now anytime I need car, I go online and reserve one for as few or as many hours as I need.  Some trips—the grocery store, the laundromat—take only a few hours, and cost relatively little; visiting family in the suburbs is more costly, but I generally reserve an “all-day” vehicle, which is billed at a lower flat rate instead of  by the hour. Best of all, the cost of an I-Go rental includes insurance, gas, maintenance, and 24 hour emergency assistance.

There are three cars within easy walking distance of DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus, and many more on the north side of the city. You can find dozens of cars near the Loop Campus, too. The I-Go web site lists all car locations (http://www.igocars.org/locations), and information about which kinds of cars they offer.

Some highlights of the weekend’s festivities include:

Thursday, July 3, at 9:31 PM; City of Chicago, Grant Park
Friday, July 4, at 9:15 PM; Evanston, Clark Street Beach
Friday, July 4, at 9:30 PM; Naperville, Knoch Park
Friday, July 4 at dusk; Oak Park, Oak Park River Forest High School Stadium

Click here for a comprehensive list of fireworks displays in the Chicagoland area.

Have a great holiday weekend!