PLAYING THEIR PART Seniors Alex Thompson and Ann Marie Elliot direct student performances this spring. See page 6 and 7. PHOTOS EMILY GREEN
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New position: dean for experiential education By LEANN BURKE news@thedepauw.com
DePauw’s Civic, Global and Professional Opportunities Development (CGPOPS) Department, in charge of coordinating everything from internships to study abroad programs to service opportunities, is on the hunt for a dean. The department is hoping to get the perfect candidate to fill the new position of Dean for Experiential Education and Student Services to help them to better prepare students for postgraduation and to strengthen the department as a whole. DePauw has hired a search firm — Isaacson Miller — to find candidates for the position. “We want students to be ready when they graduate for the variety that the world is offering them,” said Dr. Pedar Foss, dean of Academic Life. “They are going around finding good candidates and asking them quietly if they would be interested in the position as all the good candidates will already be employed somewhere else.” There is also a faculty search committee in charge of reviewing the candidates and deciding whom to interview. The committee includes Foss, professors Lili Wright, Doug Harms and Russ Arnold, Ken Kirkpatrick from the Registrar’s office and Vice President of Student Life Cindy Babington. President Brian Casey chairs the committee. The faculty search committee, with the help of the hired search firm, will select the top eight candidates, who they will interview. “We are looking for a person who has been in the academy, someone who understands how the university works, who has worked with nonprofits,” Casey said. “It’s a stunningly complex search.” Then the committee will select three from those eight and invite them to campus for an on campus interview. According to Harms, during their on-campus interview they will meet with students, the search committee, and staff members in CGPOPS. Then, based on all the input, the committee will then make a selection and submit it to administration. According to Foss, the dean’s job will consist of four main areas: Articulating what experiential
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Student Government suggests strict hard alochol ban for registered parties By ABBY MARGULIS news@thedpauw.com
Underage drinking is not at the heart of the current discussion of the Alcohol Learning Collaborative about DePauw students’ alcohol use. Rather than tackle consumption, the current initiatives hope to address safety and health education. The conversation about the consumption of hard alcohol and students’ drinking habits surfaced once
again at the student government senate meeting on Sunday. The university’s concern for student safety and consumption of hard alcohol has transpired a discussion of amending the current alcohol policy for the next school year. The policy change would prohibit hard alcohol at registered events. If students are caught in possession of it, even in a private room, they would receive a higher sanction. Both administrators and students working on this change emphasize that this is
not a ban on hard alcohol, but a preventative safety measure to protect students’ health. “The main goal of the policy change is to make campus safer. It's not about cracking down on underage drinking, rather it's to lower the rate of extremely high-risk drinking,” said student government representative for the Learning Collaborative on
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In an effort to make prospective students’ experiences more enjoyable and personable, student government passed a white paper at their meeting Sunday to spearhead improvements in the admissions office and the student body. The white paper outlines the goals of assisting admissions in improving prospective students’ application process and visits, hopefully making them more memorable and positive. Proposed changes include planning prospective student weekends while many events are taking place to provide a diverse, realistic experience, making changes to the Tiger
Alcohol | cont’d from page 1 High-risk Drinking, junior Kelly Harms. “The reason for this change is because over the past few years, the campus has seen a high amount of hospital runs, an increased average BAC (blood alcohol content) and many cases of sexual assault, most of which occurred after a large consumption of alcohol.” Harms, along with junior Stewart Burns, are the student representatives leading the discussion on the topic. During the conversation Sunday, Harms stressed that the main goal of the campus’s initiatives regarding alcohol is safety. The university hopes to make campus more aware of the implications of alcohol to prevent future hospital trips, which were due primarily to the overconsumption of hard alcohol last year. Harms went on to say that DePauw is lucky to have not had an alcohol-related death on campus. Vice President for Student Life Cindy Babington believes hard alcohol needs to be addressed as an issue across campus. “[Hard alcohol] was one of the primary topics of conversation and recommendation from the Alcohol Study Committee that met last spring. We have had 16 students go to the hospital so far this year and 15 of the 16 students had been consuming hard alcohol,” Babington said. “Since we can document that hard alcohol is at the root of some of the more high risk drinking — hospital runs and black-
Ambassador program and altering the saw that we as students can form a tours and information sessions. connection with admissions to imThe Office of Admissions plans to prove the admissions process.” collect first year Bowers does students’ opinnot think all of ions on how their the changes sug“We as students can make experiences as gested in the prospective stuwhite papers to a difference in looking at dents weighed be implementinto their decied, but hopes ways we can improve the sion to come to that admissions admissions process.” DePauw in order will take a few of to determine — Annie Bowers, student body secretary the suggestions how to better the so as to improve process their process. Junior Annie According Bowers, student body secretary, is to Bowers, making small changes — leading this initiative. such as having the Tiger Ambassador “This is an issue that I started last program write handwritten notes to semester,” Bowers said. “I got inter- students to make them feel more at ested in admissions personally and home — would go a long way. outs — it seemed prudent to determine if there is policy revision that could stem the high risk behavior.” Senate members were hesitant to pass the new policy, predicting that students may misinterpret the initiative, which could potentially exacerbate the issue. Freshman Megan Schultz, who isn’t involved in the does not think this policy change will be effective. “I think their intentions to change the policy are good, but I’m not sure with how it will work out. I think it could increase pre-gaming among students,” Schultz said. Nic Flores, senior student body vice president, thinks this is an important issue to discuss and wants students to be informed that this is not a ban, but a safety measure. “I think the policy recommendations are important especially since they deal with hard liquor, but I am apprehensive that students will see this as a ban that could cause them to sneak hard liquor causing more problems,” Flores said. As ideas for enforcing possible alcohol policies on campus continue to come forth, many seem to agree that the topic is worth discussing. “I was excited they brought it to student government to get student’s input on changing the policy,” said senior Ellen Clayton. “I appreciate how they have a student and administrator working together on this. It’s an important conversation to have on campus.”
“We as students can make a difference in looking at ways we can improve the admissions process such as the Tiger Ambassador program,” Bowers said. “I think it is special for them to write the prospective student a note.” In addition, student government feels that admissions should hire a more diverse group of tour guides. They also explored the idea of seniors conducting interviews because they are involved in student life. Student government believes that if admissions takes some of these suggestions, they will present DePauw in its best light, encouraging prospective students to make the university their new home.
HIGH-RISK DRINKING: PROPOSED SANCTION CHANGES WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOW
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Individuals not of legal drinking age who consume 2-3 drinks receive a formal warning for a first time violation.
Individuals who consume hard alcohol are not eligible for a formal warning.
Individuals who have mid to high BACs as a result of hard alcohol use are placed on 8-12 weeks of probation for first time violations.
Individuals who have mid to high BACs as a result of hard alcohol use will have a full semester of probation for first time violations.
Organizations may receive a formal warning for low-risk alcohol violations.
Organizations with alcohol violations related to hard alcohol are not eligible fore formal warnings.
Organizations with highrisk alcohol violations where excellent safety management initiatives are verified are eligible for organizational review.
Organizations with highrisk alcohol violations involving hard alcohol or who provide hard alcohol at registered events will be placed on organizational probation.
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CGPOPS | cont’d from page 1 of four main areas: Articulating experiential education and DePauw’s vision is for achieving it, communicating DePauw’s vision to everyone, gaining the resources necessary to make experiential learning accessible to all students and managing the department and all it encompasses. “There is a profound hunger among students to meet with professionals about various opportunities,” Casey said. “We are looking for a person to put behind it to drive the department and make it stronger.” Foss also stated that they are looking for someone with “the com-
prehensive vision to bring our approach to experiential learning to a new level.”
“This is a moment to start investing in student experience and the way we send students into the world.” -President Brian Casey
The committee’s goal is to have a dean hired by the beginning of the next academic year. But even without a dean, CGPOPS is getting attention beyond DePauw.
On March 13, 2012, Steve Langerud, a member of CGPOPS, was quoted in the U.S News and World Report article “7 Goofs to Avoid on a ThankYou Email.” The article offers helpful tips on post-interview thank you notes to hopeful job applicants. This was not the first article in which Langerud had been quoted this academic year. Previously, Forbes, The New York Times and Time Magazine, as well as several others, have contacted DePauw officials. “No other schools have an office or a position like this,” Casey said. “This is the moment to start investing in student experience and the way we send students into the world.”
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Student government deems campus climate unchanged By BECCA STANEK news@thedepauw.com
Students circled up in the Union Building Ballroom Sunday evening with Dean of Student Life Dorian Shager to discuss campus concerns and the current campus environment. Though the crowd was sparse, consisting of primarily students involved in student government, the conversation was focused and deep. The group did not see the changes they had hoped to see in campus last semester, so they continued to brainstorm and to analyze the issue to better attack the issue at hand. Students discussed how to further open campus to diverse ideas and the discussion of deeper, sometimes controversial issues, an element they feel is currently lacking in the DePauw community. The group attributed this seeming lack of conversation to both a lack of time and a fear to delve into more intense conversation. “Meaningful conversations are inhibited because of the way we live,” senior Ellen Clayton said. “We live separated by greek houses. We are overcommitted. Meaningful conversations are limited because we are overworked.” Many others pinpointed the DePauw community’s lacking addressing of complex issues because of their incessantly busy lives. “Apathy is not the issue,” said junior and student senator Mark Fadel. “The issue is time.” Aside from students’ busy schedules, the group also highlighted the fear as a possible inhibitor to conversation. “In order to have a lot of meaningful conversations, it requires that you have to get uncomfortable,” said Student Body Vice President Nic Flores, a senior.
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“We are so protective of each other that we keep it inside,” said Vice President of Academic Affairs and senior Joan Bemenderfer. “We need to be more open to talk of these things, and not worry about getting in trouble or our rivals.” While the group did not believe that the campus climate has gotten worse, they do not think that the campus environment has changed. The group brainstormed ideas to overcome these problems, such as sharing inspirational or interesting stories, such as the KONY documentary. Aside from simply starting conversation, the students emphasized that in order to truly make a difference, students need to be informed about what they are discussing. Junior Sara Scully, student senator of the class of 2013, emphasized the importance of learning before jumping into conversation. “We need to be informed about the problems we are trying to tackle,” Scully said. “We need to learn from people that are informed. It shouldn’t just be an agree fest. In order to have meaningful conversation, we need to know what we are saying. These are complicated, nuanced issues.” The group will send out a campus climate survey in the near future to gauge other student reactions to the information and to collect other opinions. “It’s great to address some things that hinder us from having these conversations, but we also need to take action,” Dorian Shager, dean of campus life, said. “We need to each commit to having one of these meaningful conversations before spring break — just a half hour to an hour-long conversation. We all have time for that.”
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CAMPUSCRIME March 16
• Noise — loud music • Forwarded to Interfraternity Council | Time: 12:01 a.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity • Noise — loud people • Officer checked area/ unable to locate source | Time: 12:41 a.m. | Place: The Dells • Medical • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 12:41 a.m. | Place: Alpha Phi sorority • Student concern • Subject located/ checked O.K. | Time: 3:55 a.m. | Place: Bloomington Street Hall
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• Noise — loud music • Forwarded to Interfraternity Council | Time: 12:25 a.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity Professor of Computer Science Doug Harms helps junior Amanda Brinkman set up tents for the students attending the Experience Homelessness in Greencastle event last Friday at Bowman Park. During Winter Term, a group of DePauw students traveled to San Diego to learn about the life of the homeless. During the trip, the group spent time at various homeless shelters, participating in outreach for the homeless population. This past Friday, students brought their education back to the Greencastle and DePauw community. In an action to awareness, the group spent 12 hours in Bowman Park, camping out in tents. “We wanted to bring our education to other people because it is an issue in Greencastle, even though it might be a lot more hidden,” Brinkman said. HOANG NGUYEN / THE DEPAUW
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• Suspicious persons • Subjects located/ checked okay | Time: 2:03 a.m. | Place: Association of African-American Students house (outside) • Noise — loud music • Made contact with house representation at Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and Delta Tau Delta fraternity/ verbal warning issued | Time: 11:45 a.m. | Place: Campus • Noise — loud music • Forwarded to Interfraternity Council | Time: 6:45 p.m. | Place: Delta Tau Delta fraternity
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• Indecent exposure • Made contact with house representation / verbal warning issued | Time: 12:26 a.m. | Place: Sigma Chi fraternity • Criminal mischief to mirror • Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:36 a.m. | Place: Bloomington Street Hall • Indecent exposure • Verbal warning issued/ subjects left area | Time: 1:55 a.m. | Place: Corner of Jackson and Walnut streets • Harassment via text message • Under investigation | Time: 9:57 a.m. | Place: Campus • Unlawful entry — delayed report • Pending | Time: 11:24 p.m. | Place: Asbury Hall SOURCE: PUBLIC SAFETY WWW.DEPAUW.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/CAMPUS-SAFETY/ PUBLICSAFETY/ACTIVITY-REPORT/YEAR/2012/
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A moment of significance in the battle against HIV/Aids experienced great success. Burroughs-Wellcome sent the NCI a sample of one of its reLEAH active compounds, and it proved to be rather effective in a test tube of HIV. FREESTONE The next step took place the following year in 1985 when the two organizations, along with additional scientists from Duke Forty-five years ago today, the Food and University, began a clinical trial. The randomDrug Administration approved the first ever ized placebo trial demonstrated that AZT drug for the treatment of Human Immunode- was both safe in patients and displayed a sigficiency Virus (HIV). This new drug, called Azi- nificant increase in CD4 proteins on T helper dothymidine (AZT) or Zidovudine, is a reverse cells: White blood cells that are vital to the transcriptase inhibitor. body’s immune defenses. With just 25 months Whoa, big science words — I know we between the first signs of reactivity and FDA all love those. Basically the way that HIV de- approval, AZT’s rapid success gave it one of velops and eventually the shortest developtransforms into Acquired ment periods for any Immune Deficiency Syndrug. drome (AIDS) is through Since the drug’s “The two organizations decided the replication of the HIV initial FDA approval in retrovirus cells, or the to collaborate in order to find a 1987, AZT has expericells that are causing the enced a great deal of solution: A decision that would problem. expansion and modifiend up sprouting a great deal AZT targets the encation. In February of zyme that drives this of controversy over where credit 1990, the FDA approved replication and therefore an intravenous form of was due.” prevents the virus from AZT. Also, in that same developing further. It is -Leah Freestone year, they approved also credited with the variations in dosages, preventative measure of usage in early stages, decreasing the chance and usage in children. of a mother transferring On December 31, the virus to her fetus. This FDA approval was 1990, in response to the escalating number of revolutionary to the virus, which up until then cases of AZT-related anemia, the FDA also apwas customarily considered a death sentence. proved a drug called Epogen to treat the speThe first case of AIDS was reported in cific side effect. Since the drug itself became 1981, but its connection with a human retro- public domain in 2005, the FDA has approved virus was not recognized until 1984. Once the four generic versions of AZT. cause of the fatal disease was determined, sciToday AZT is taken in combination with entists in all realms of the medical field began other reverse transcriptase inhibitors in order researching possible treatments. to prevent the virus from mutating and develIn 1984, Burroughs-Wellcome (now Glaxo- oping resistance to the drug. SmithKline), a consumer healthcare company, The collaboration, rapid and vigorous rebegan studying the reverse transcriptase en- search and on-going persistence have transzyme responsible for replication in retrovi- formed a most certain deadly diagnosis into an ruses, but did not necessarily place its focus illness that is not yet curable, but endurable. on HIV alone. This revolutionary adjustment from certain Almost simultaneously, the National Can- death to realistic survival, took one of its first cer Institute (NCI) shifted slightly off its typi- groundbreaking steps on this very day back in cal course and created a program aimed at de- 1987. veloping some type of HIV therapy. The two organizations decided to collaborate in order — Freestone is a sophomore from Brownsburg, Ind., to find a solution: A decision that would end majoring in history and biology. up sprouting a great deal of controversy over features@thedepauw.com where credit was due. Prior to this dispute, these joined forces
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APRIL 12-15 the Heidi Chronicles Written by Wendy Wasserstein Directed by Andrew Hayes APRIL 25-26 Honest to God Written by J.C. Pankratz ‘12 Directed by Gigi Jennewein
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Big Love & B By ALICIA TUTINI features@thedepauw.com
Wine bottles strewn across the floor, gift boxes stacked high and tied with a bow, suitcases piled in a disheveled heap: Even before the play started, “Big Love” looked like a good time. And during its 3-day production, a good time was precisely what “Big Love” delivered. “Big Love,” written by Charles L. Mee, is a play that follows 50 brides who are fleeing from their potential husbands — who are also their cousins — because they do not wish to be forced to wed. The grooms follow their brides to manor in Italy, and the story unfolds from there. Though it is based on Aeschylus’s “The Suppliants,” “Big Love” still raises modern issues of gender politics, domestic violence and, of course, love. Alex Thompson, a senior majoring in film studies and English writing, decided to direct the play after reading it while studying abroad last semester. “I was reading it and was just like ‘oh my gosh, there are such compelling arguments for men and women and transvestites,’” Thompson said. “It was just great from every angle. Not to mention the theatricality — smashing plates, stabbing people, throwing tomatoes — it was perfect.” Preparations for the production began when Thompson first contacted Alpha Psi Omega fraternity, a theatre honor society often referred to as Duzer Du, and acquired their set budget for the show. After deciding who would be running the show behind the scenes, a single night was set aside for auditions to be held and the cast to be picked. In his position as director, Thompson held individual rehearsals with each of the eight cast members to perfect their presence on stage. “Basically the question was, was how can we make this as entertaining as possible,” Thompson said. Sophomore Elise Lockwood, who played the strong-willed feminist bride, described her experience with the production as entirely too much fun. “The cast was just awesome,” Lockwood said. “I couldn’t even look at anyone’s face throughout it because I would just crack up. As for my character, she was nothing I had ever played before. I think a lot of women want to be her at some point during their life.” The cast, comprised of four men and four women, practiced separately until the final dress rehearsal, leaving them two days to work together. The reasoning behind this was to help the cast both on and offstage. “We wanted to keep them divided so that the relationships between the characters would be more evident. We needed to establish the rivalry so that when it got on stage, it would be real.” ALEX THOMPSON Thompson said. “Also because the boys were misbehaving.” STUDENT DIRECTOR OF Despite the prolonged separation “BIG LOVE,” PERFORMED between the cast, evidence of it was nonexistent to audience members, AT A 3-DAY PRODUCTION who hailed “Big Love” as a IN MARCH wonderful show. Freshman Kate Grimm attended the show two nights in a row because, she said, it was too good to only see once. “It was so
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Broken English Students create artistic, professional productions unexpected and hilarious,” Grimm said. “The director did a really great job and the actors were phenomenal. It was one of the best student productions I’ve ever seen.” While one production comes to an end, another one is barely beginning. “Broken English,” a play written by senior Ann Marie Elliot, an English writing and film studies double major, finished up casting its four characters on Sunday. Elliot wrote the play during last year’s Winter Term when she decided she wanted to branch out and write a play that was her own project and not for a class assignment. “I ended up spending my Winter Term locked away in the HoScho (Honors Scholars’) building writing on the couch every day,” Elliot said. After spending countless hours working on the project, “Broken English” emerged. Elliot said that she is interested in film theory and that she attempted to incorporate some of the things she has learned into the script. She explained that the visual aspects for “Broken English” are rather elaborate, an anomaly compared to other small productions. The set will consist of a two-story house and will, throughout the play, be accompanied by projections. “The projections give a glimpse into the interior thought process of the characters,” Elliot said. “It gives the audience a chance to get into the character’s head.” “One of the strengths of the play is that it’s very integrated with both technology and visual stimulations,” senior director Zach Donisch said. “It’s more than just a play on a stage.” Elliot explained the importance of keeping an open mind when it comes to the production of a play because, she said, the writer should never been the only — or last — one who has a say. “At that point, you have to be able to hand your script over to another person and let them translate it,” she said. “That’s half the fun — maybe even more than half the fun — of writing a play. It goes from being such a process of having the little notes scrawled in my notebook to a first script, to a second script, to a third script, to this, which is the fourth script that I’ve written.” Sophomore Olivia Flores was cast as Sarah, one of the four characters. Flores explained that she decided to audition after participating in a staged reading of the production. “I thought it was interesting and very abstract,” Flores said. “Ann Marie [Elliot] is so talented and such a great writer, so I was very excited to see that it was going to be a production. “Broken English” is scheduled for performance on May 3-5. In the time between now and the final production, Elliot and the fellow crew members are excited to see how the play will grow and take form. “It goes from just hearing it, to actually being able to see it,” Elliot said. “It’s really cool because, when people talk about your ANN MARIE ELLIOT characters coming to life when you write a story, and in a play they actually do come STUDENT DIRECTOR OF to life. That’s what I love so much “BROKEN ENGLISH” SET about being a playwright: getting to see where people go with what TO BE PERFORMED MAY you write.” 3RD THROUGH 5TH
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From Top to Bottom: Senior John Miller (right), sophomore Henry Johnston (center) and senior Josh Fantus played cousins Constantine, Nikos and Oed in “Big Love” on Thursday evening. Below: Sophomore Elise Lockwood performs during the dramatic reading of “Big Love,” directed by senior Alex Thompson. Lockwood, along with seven other cast members, rehearsed separately until the final dress rehearsal, allowing the relationships and rivalries between characters to develop between actors and actresses as well. Below: The production “Big Love,” performed in Kerr Theatre, included the character Giuliano, or “Leo,” played by junior Patrick Corley. The whimsical attitude of Corley’s character added to the humorous atmosphere created by “Big Love.” Bottom: Sophomore Olivia Flores (left) reads lines with senior Benjamin Jackson during her audition for the student-written play “Broken English.” Flores was cast as Sarah, one of four characters in the play, and will begin rehearsing for opening night, May 5. PHOTOS BY EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW
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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board Chase Hall | Editor-in-Chief Dana Ferguson | Managing Editor Ellen Kobe | Managing Editor Stephanie Sharlow | Chief Copy Editor
EDITORIAL
Prohibition a dangerous gamble Whether they realize it or not, student government is gambling in a suggestion to ban all hard alchol from registered parties. Pregaming, by definition, is drinking before an event in order to arrive already buzzed or drunk. In practice, this is caused by an understanding that the preferred availablity of alcohol will be low at that event. A study conducted by the school earlier this school year found that a typical DePauw student has five drinks before they even arrive to an event. This number would certianly increase if student government’s white paper is implemented by university administration as-is. And, these policies would be nearly impossible to enforce. In fraternities, the rule would require an IFC representative to search every part of a house — leaving more than enough time for bottle to be slipped into closets. If Public Safety took the responsibility for seeking out hidden bottles in fraternities or students who consumed shots rather than other alcoholic beverages, greater concerns for student safety may take a backseat. How would individual rooms be checked — would an enforcer require a resident house manager to complete a full tour of the building, including private rooms? It appears unlikely that these individual rooms will be able to be kept vodka-free for long. Even if they were, harder (and faster) consumption of the hard stuff would probably occur to avoid detection. A more realistic option would be a permanent ban on hard alchol service in public spaces. A measurement of effecetiveness here might be a better and more managable first step. On the other side of the coin, the recent student government white paper proposing changes to the alcohol policies at DePauw could produce positive change. It is heartening to see student government tackling issues that the administration will actively take an interest in supporting, which sometimes is a challenge. If the university commits to banning hard alcohol at registered events, it seems likely that a lot of fraternities will see sanctions very quickly. But, it’s yet to be determined whether punishment leads to reform. If administrators are serious about not banning alcohol, but educating students and making sure everyone is safe, they will have to truly commit to seeing the realistic aspects of this white paper through.
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CONSERVATION AT A LOCAL LEVEL
Saving energy on campus helps create a more sustainable DePauw, planet HAI NGUYEN
How many times have you seen the light suddenly go off because of a power outage? Not many, I guess. Because electricity is constantly and continuously generated every second, we don’t have to worry about a shortage of electricity. But that is not the end of the story. Electricity is mostly produced from natural resources. Such resources can be as clean and renewable as wind and water or as non-eco-friendly and non-renewable as coal and natural gas. On the other hand, the generation of electricity creates CO2 which results in greenhouse effects and further increases the risk of global warming. Annually, DePauw consumes 147 million cubic feet of natural gas, 51 million gallons of water and 31 million kilowatts of electricity. According to buildingdashboard.net, among all living units and greek chapters, Rector Village is the top electricity consumer with 170,305 kWh used in the first 2
months of 2012, more than double the amount used by Lucy Rowland Hall, at the second place with 80,221 kWh during the same period. Since 96 percent of electricity in Indiana is generated in coal-fired power plants, the electricity we use here at DePauw comes mostly from coal, an “eco-unfriendly” source of energy. Therefore, we are contributing to the accumulation of greenhouse effects and global warming all over the world. What can we do to reduce our share in creating CO2? The answer is very simple: Use less energy. Turn off the lights when you go out, unplug laptop charger when the battery is already full, set room temperature to an appropriate level to avoid wasting natural gas and electricity. More importantly, tell other people to do so. While one person acting alone cannot make a difference, serious efforts made by the whole community will definitely pay off. DePauw has been trying to get involved in more energy saving projects and competition to help protect the environment. Initiated in 2008, Energy Wars promotes the conservation of energy
through the reduction of electricity and water usage. It is held every year as a competition among residence halls and greek houses. The competition has been an effective way to raise students’ awareness of energy consumption on campus. In fall 2010, DePauw’s Energy Wars went into partnership with Campus Conservation Nationals, a nationwide electricity and water use reduction competition. After a three-week competition, DePauw won the first place among 40 participating colleges with 26 percent electricity reduction in 9 residence halls. This result reflected staffs and students’ determined efforts in creating the image of a sustainable campus. This year, our task to defend DePauw’s championship will be much more difficult because more than 170 colleges and universities have participated in spring 2012 competition. Nevertheless, nothing is impossible if everyone is willing to take action for a green, sustainable, and eco-friendly campus. — Nguyen is a sophomore from Hanoi, Vietnam majoring in computer science. opinion@thedepauw.com
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TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
Picking a roommate requires a self-reflective process MAEVE MCDONOUGH
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veryone can make fun of me all they want: my two obsessions in life are unicorns and the American flag, and my side of the dorm room reflects that. Not only do I need friends who accept this weird personality quirk, but I need a roommate who can deal with my patriotic wardrobe and rainbow color scheme. As this year’s housing application deadline grew nearer, I began to think more about how I live and the things I do. I realized more than anything that filling out the housing application is a self-reflecting process. In order to know with whom you can live, you need to know yourself. For example, one of my very closest friends — and next year’s room-
mate — went to a math and science magnet high school. Her school had an even ratio of international to domestic students, so she considered herself to be worldly and cultured, even though she had never roomed with any international students. She was wrong. When selecting her freshman roommate for the 20112012 school year, she specified that she wanted an international roommate. She was expecting a roommate from a country like Denmark who would teach her all about European fashion, Vikings, how to make pastries and probably have some royal connections so she could meet and marry a prince. But she was wrong again. When the time came and she finally met her roommate. They barely talk because of the language barrier, have no common interests, never bothered to get to know each other and it is both of their faults. Never having lived with an international student, her expectations
were far different than reality. She now understands that she will still be able to find a roommate she can learn from and spend time with, as long as the language is the same. At home, I had never shared a room with my brother, but we did share almost everything else. Upon moving into my dorm, I thought I would need some sort of chart of who was using the TV or who had friends coming over in order to keep a spatial balance. This is where I goofed. My roommate and I have different schedules and we never even needed to establish these things. Occasionally we did, but for the most part I have learned that our division of space comes with a division of schedules. We always think we know exactly who we are, but new situations challenge us. Here we learn who we really are, where we really fit in and what we’re really like. Some people rise to the challenge and get to know themselves, while
others go along as usual and repeat the same mistakes or never challenge their own identity. The ones that find self-awareness become better at making life decisions. So, next year’s roommate, thanks in advance for putting up with my extreme patriotism and mythical obsession. I promise you that this year was a learning experience for me. I know under what conditions I need to live in order to do well and so do you. The college housing experience is a self-reflective one in which we learn about ourselves. Before you can choose next year’s roommate, you must know what works for you. For many, the dorm living experience is a good one, for others, it’s unpleasant. But what else can I say? It’s part of life.
MOLLY SENDER
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s a senior, you like to think that you’ve made the most of your four years at DePauw and you know our history. You’ve attended all the Ubben lectures, taken racquetball, eaten Marvin’s, attended the classes you’re really interested in, determined your major, visited the Boulder, the list goes on. I like to think of myself as that senior. I thought I knew about DePauw’s past, and I tried actively to be a part of its present. And yet, last semester, I did something I’d never done before. I entered the DePauw Archives and Collections Office. Many of you may not know what I’m talking about, and I’m here to tell you — this office is incredible. I was in the middle of a group project for my Social Protest Theory course, and the assignment was to research a significant social movement
affiliation with the Methodist church. I walked in and was greeted by an archives librarian. I told her a little about what I was looking for, but she turned me away empty handed after doing a quick search on her computer. I was back to square one — or so I thought. A few hours after my visit, I received an email from the archives librarian, telling me that she had been searching all morning for my request and that she had found what she thought I was looking for. I went back to the archives, and waiting for me on the table was a file folder stuffed with precisely the research I had been attempting, including a full copy of the fake newspaper that had caused such outrage on campus back in 1996. I was thrilled. I was allowed to make as many copies of the materials as I needed and headed out to continue working on my project. Honestly, I feel a little guilty taking credit for some of the research because the archive librarians did a lot of the legwork. I had a question, but they were the ones who made the process easy. I received outstanding
PHOTOPINION The deadline for choosing majors was earlier this month. What did you choose?
Biology. I love animals and I was curious to learn more about them and why they live the way the do.
MAURA RUPPERT, freshman History, because it was easier than Chemistry.
— McDonough is a freshman from Glen Ellyn, Ill., majoring in communications. opinion@thedepauw.com
Trip to archives exposes decades of DePauw history and present a lesson to the class. Our group decided on the Gay Rights Movement, but wanted a new slant to keep the class interested. I suggested viewing the movement through the lens of DePauw’s campus and made that my focus for the presentation. And after that brilliant suggestion, I was stuck. I was searching through The DePauw website, trying to pull up old news articles on the topic, only to find editorial responses to events that had happened on campus, rather than actual materials. Articles were particularly focused on a fake newspaper that had been published in 1996, parodying Wabash’s newspaper. The event caused an uproar on campus, but I was only finding letters to the editor in response to the fake newspaper. After emailing the librarians to ask for help, they told me to go to the archives of Roy O. West to see what I could find. I came to find out, the archives are on the second floor of Roy O., through the wooden door that I always assumed was an old church office from the days of DePauw’s close
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feedback on my portion of the presentation and I owe much of that to the archives librarians. DePauw is celebrating its 175th birthday this year. It’s an incredible milestone and I am proud to be a part of its history. As I make my exit in May, the advice I pass on is to learn more about DePauw’s history. It’s easy to do. Enter the archives. The wooden door may be scary, but it’s well worth pushing the door open and exploring what is inside. Do you have questions about the boulder? Want to know what DePauw was like during the Civil Rights movement? The archives have answers. We have a history — any place this old does. Not all of our history is shining (as I learned through my research), but our past has made us the institution we are today. We can only learn and grow by studying where we’ve come from and how we’ve changed. — Sender is a senior from Normal, Ill., majoring in music business. opinion@thedepauw.com
TRAVIS ROM, sophomore Computer Science. I like the challenge, and It is like learning a different language.
KANDYCE ANDERSON, freshman Political Science, because I’m an international student it was the most relatable to me.
JENNIFER BRINDUSE, junior ELI CANGANY / THE DEPAUW
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PAGE 10 Tennis | cont’d from page 12 deep our team is,” Gebert said. “We’ve had a couple of girls that have had injuries, and so a lot of girls have stepped up. We’ve had changes in our lineup too in doubles teams and those girls have really showed how dynamic they are that they both can play where ever the team needs them.”
“It’s kind of a good problem... everyone is working really hard to get in the lineup.” — Kaitlin Pickrel
Gebert and freshman Maggie MacPhail have been the only consistent players for the team in doubles, with a revolving door combination of freshmen Kaitlin Pickrel and Claire Marshall,
sophomores Meg Crowley and Caroline Emhardt and junior Elizabeth Young. Pickrel stresses that while the uncertainty of playing time can be taxing, it is a good sign towards the team’s deep talent pool. “It’s kind of a good problem,” Pickrel said. “Sometimes it is frustrating having to play challenge matches during practices this late in the season, but it also means that our team is really deep in the lineup. Everyone is working really hard to get into the lineup.” The team now prepares to head to Hilton Head Island for matches and a week of practice over spring break. Although the team would like to enjoy the gorgeous environment, there will be little time for leisure as it faces stiff competition in Div. II Erskine College and thirdranked Emory University. Both the women and men’s tennis teams depart for South Carolina this Friday.
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Tigers stop potent Ohio Northern offense
Senior Elliot Ross improved to 2-1 on Saturday against Ohio Northern as the team bettered their record to 12-2. Ross struck out six runners with zero walks over seven innings, helping the team win the game 10-5. ASHLEY BAUER / THE DEPAUW By PARKER SCHWARTZ sports@thedepauw.com
The Tigers took their fourth series of the season over the weekend, beating Ohio Northern twice on Saturday 10-5 and 13-3, before losing the finale on Sunday in a shootout, 14-12. Before playing Ohio Northern, the Tigers played an expansive non-conference schedule that included a full plate of Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference opponents including perennial heavyweights Anderson University and Transylvania University. “Our goal is to win the [NCAC] Conference and make a run in NCAA tournament,” said head coach Jake Martin. “We are going to put together the toughest schedule outside of our conference that we can so that when we get to the tournament we are not overwhelmed with the talent.” DePauw took its 12-3 record against Ohio Northern of the Ohio Athletic conference this weekend — its last non-conference test before a series against Wittenberg University this upcoming weekend. Outscoring the Polar Bears 23-8 in the Saturday doubleheader, DePauw recorded 30 total hits and received solid at bats up and down the lineup, a consistent aspect of the DePauw offensive attack all season long. “I feel like we are finally swinging the bats well from all spots in the lineup,” said sophomore outfielder Rob Stein. “The middle of the lineup is hitting strong.” Junior Zach Galyean and sophomore Pat Lyons combined for five hits a piece and nine total RBI. In
the second game of the double header, Stein added three hits and four RBIs including a home run. The pitching was no less impressive, as senior Andy Manson picked up his team-leading third win. Manson threw six-innings with no earned runs on just five hits allowed and four strikeouts in the latter game of the doubleheader. The bullpen also played strongly as junior Conor Heneghan and sophomore Sean Brennan threw shutout innings, along with solid performances from sophomores Alex Sroka and J.T. Timmer. “Heneghan and Brennan did a great job this weekend,” Martin said. “They haven’t given up much at all this year. The pitching staff in general has settled into their roles.” DePauw lost the final game of the weekend in an offensive battle, 14-12, as Ohio Northern clean-up hitter Matt Hampshire went two for four including a home run, testing the DePauw bullpen in the later innings. DePauw closer Joe Wojda, junior, allowed three runs to suffer his first loss of the season. The Tigers look next to a stiff conference opponent, the Wittenberg University Tigers of Springfield, Ohio, the inaugural series for DePauw baseball as members of the NCAC. “[Wittenberg’s starters] have some upperclassmen pitching, but mostly right-handers,” Stein said. “It should be a good weekend for us and hopefully we come out with a sweep.” After playing Wittenberg for four games, the Tigers continue their non-conference tour in Georgia from March 27 to March 29, playing traditional Div. III powerhouses LaGrange College, Oglethorpe University and Piedmont College.
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
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Tigers takes first conference match 9-0 By COLE HANSON sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw men’s tennis team started its first conference match with a bang as it swept Wittenburg University (Springfield, Ohio) 9-0. This was DePauw’s first conference match since moving from the South Coast Athletic Conference to the North Coast Athletic Conference for the 2012 season. Junior Noah Swiler rejoiced in the win. “We just joined the NCAC and getting a win in our first match really gives us an incentive to be motivated for conference matches,” Swiler said. DePauw dominated the doubles matches against Wittenberg, an area in which DePauw has been seeking improvement. Sophomores Sam Miles and Ben Kopecky cruised their way to an 8-1 victory. Second and third doubles teams with senior Michael Rardon and Noah Swiler, and senior Eric Hubbard and junior David Moss defeated Wittenberg 8-2 in the second and third doubles slots. Swiler thought the team returned to its previous dominance in doubles. “I think we really got back to playing DePauw doubles,” Swiler said. “We were taking over the net, moving quickly and not playing tentatively.” DePauw swept Wittenberg in singles play as well, gaining its first NCAC conference victory and sweeping Wittenberg. Every DePauw singles player against Wittenberg won in two sets. Swiler thought the dominance in doubles gave the players confidence moving into the singles play.
“We played really solid doubles, which is what we had been focusing a lot on,” Swiler said. “And I think sweeping them gave us confidence to pull out some victories in singles when some of our guys weren’t playing their best.” DePauw later played the reigning Junior College (JUCO) champ, Vincennes University (Vincennes, Ind.). DePauw lost the match 8-1. Miles said the team’s reputation may have been a factor in DePauw’s play. “I think we were a bit intimidated by them being national champions,” Miles said. Vincennes swept DePauw in doubles as the reigning JUCO champs showed their dominance. Miles and Kopecky fell 9-7, Swiler and Rardon fell 8-5 and Moss and Hubbard fell 8-4. Vincennes’ strong play in doubles matches continued in singles play, as it won all but one singles match. Kopecky and Michael both fell in a 10-6 super tiebreaker for the third set in their singles matches. Both fought in vain to take down the second and third singles players for Vincennes. Swiler won the lone singles match as he defeated Jose Andres Zaatini 1-6, 7-5, 6-3. Swiler said he was proud of his performance. “I was playing within myself and just played my game,” Swiler said. “I had a slump at the beginning of the year but I just kept playing my game and I played solid this weekend.” DePauw will travel to Hilton Head Island, S.C., for a spring break showcase as they take on Erskine College (Due West, SC) and a number of Div. III talents, as they hope to improve on their 6-3 season.
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DESTINATIONS FOR SPRING SPORTS OVER SPRING BREAK. Men’s Tennis Spring Break Destination — Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Schedule: Five matches against Erskine College, Oberlin College, Hartwick College, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Emory University Junior Noah Swiler on the trip: “We travel to Hilton Head to play competitive opponents, to get some good practicing in and it also serves as a wonderful team-bonding experience.” Women’s Tennis Spring Break Destination — Hilton Head island, South Carolina Schedule: Three matches against Erskine College, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and Emory University Senior Kelly Gebert on the trip: “This trip being away from campus will really allow us to A: Focus a lot on campus and B: Spend some quality time together.” Baseball Spring Break Destination — Atlanta Schedule: Three games against LaGrange College, Oglethorpe University and Piedmont College Senior Third-basemen Alex Wright on trip: “We’ve done really well heading into spring break. We look at it as an opportunity to actually play some competition down south and work on our farmer tans.” Softball Spring Break Destination — Clermont, Florida Schedule: Eight games at National Training Center Tournament against University of Southern Maine (2x), Middlebury College, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (2x), Williams College (2x) and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Junior pitcher Emily Bichler on trip: “A lot of friendships are always strengthened on this trip. On the softball team, we all have our own animal sign for each person on the team and the freshman get initiated with their own sign on our away trips.” Men’s Golf Spring Break Destination — Camp Lejeune, N.C. Schedule: Will participate in the Camp Lejeune Intercollegiate tournament Junior Graham Singer on the trip: “We’re going to a military base, which is pretty cool. We actually get to be paired with a marine and play a bestball tournament. It’s a lot of golf, but it’s pretty cool.”
Senior Michael Rardon plays in Saturday’s evening match against Vincennes University (Vincennes, Ind.). The team lost the match 8-1 after winning the morning match against Wittengerg 9-0. PHOTO COURTSEY OF ASHLEY BAUER
Women’s Golf Spring Break destination — Perry Park, Kentucky, Perry Park Golf Course Schedule: Will participate in the Northern Kentucky Invitational, of which they are the defending champions. Sophomore Paige Gooch on the trip: “The tournament we’re playing in has a lot of really good teams so we’ll have competition from Div. II and III teams. The whole team is going to this tournament…so it gives everyone a chance to have some tournament experience.”
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Sweeping up the competition
TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 2012
Not on the Tigers’ court: tennis team ends weekend unbeaten By JOSEPH FANELLI sports@thedepauw.com
The women’s tennis team did not drop a single match in this weekend’s play. Senior Kelly Gebert summarized the team’s success rather simply. “Things went pretty well,” Gebert laughed. The squad went 2-0 on the weekend sweeping both Wittenberg University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 9-0. The 11th-ranked Tigers now improve to a 9-2 overall record and a perfect 2-0 in NCAC play. Both the Tigers of Wittenberg (4-7, 0-1) and the Rose-Hulman Fightin’ Engineers (10-5) have respectable programs, but neither had answers for the excellent singles and doubles play from top to bottom of the DePauw lineup. Over the course of the weekend the doubles tandems for DePauw lost only three total games, with no more than one in a single doubles
match. The individual side was just as impressive with no set ending closer than 6-3. Freshman Taylor Mahr was the only Tiger athlete to end the weekend with no games lost. Mahr is just one of a few freshmen who have helped stabilize a young roster led by seniors Gebert and Katie Regan. DePauw has now won four straight with only two losses coming from No. four University of Chicago in the opening weekend and eighth-ranked Washington & Lee University in the ITA Div. III indoor championships last weekend. DePauw was able to avenge the early loss to Chicago with a 5-4 at the indoor championships. Gebert is pleased with the team’s progress and the impressive depth it has displayed throughout the season. “I think (these wins) show how
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Senior Holly Paris batted during Sunday’s game against Aurora, helping the team improve to a 6-0 record. The women defeated Aurora twice on Sunday, winning the first game 4-3 and the second game 8-0. HOANG NGUYEN / THE DEPAUW By GRANT BARNOW sports@thedepauw.com
After sweeping a doubleheader on March 18 against the Aurora College Spartans, the spring softball season is fully underway. DePauw continued improving to a 6-0 record after two games on Sunday, both of which showed off the team’s offensive and pitching capabilities. The opening game resulted in a 4-3 DePauw victory — the closest margin of victory for the team this season. Junior Emily Bichler opened on the mound, successfully giving two scoreless innings before a two-run third inning. Freshman Kahla Nolan relieved Bichler in the fourth to close out the game without surrendering a run. Nolan improved to 2-0 on the season, adding one strikeout to the stat-line in her relief effort. Senior Jen Kosinski again displayed her clutch hitting ability when she doubled in the bottom of the fifth inning to give DePauw a two-run lead that it would hold until the conclusion of the game. The Tigers ended the game with 11 total hits.
The second matchup of the doubleheader highlighted DePauw’s high offensive production capabilities as the Tigers won by a score of 8-0. Freshman pitcher Emily Dieckmann started the game by quickly dispatching the Spartans to bring up DePauw’s stellar bottom of the first inning hitting performance. Senior Rachel MacBeth opened the inning with a short single into left field before being driven in by Kosinski’s tworun homer to deep left center. Kosinski’s home run seemed to motivate the team as she rounded the bases and her teammates lined the fencing of the dugout. A combination of walked batters, stolen bases and excellent hits gave DePauw a seven-run lead out of the first inning. The inning marked one of DePauw’s best team batting showings this season with six hits and seven RBIs. After the poor fielding effort in the first inning, Aurora started the second inning with several substitutions before re-facing the DePauw offensive machine. Junior Amy Hallett continued DePauw’s hitting expo with a solo home run — the only run that would come from the inning.
“When I go up to the plate, I don’t think I just do my thing,” Hallett said. “When I don’t try too hard, that’s when home runs happen for me.” The Spartans’ changes looked to be somewhat successful, and they were able to retire the rest of the inning in order. Dieckmann completed the game and continued her winning streak. She is 3-0 on the season after facing 23 batters and striking out three over the course of the game. Only a freshman, Dieckmann understands she has more to improve and knows where that improvement stems from. “I think [it starts] in practice,” Dieckmann said. “We have a really great new coach [in Coach Maya Ripecky] who has been working with the pitchers.” DePauw demonstrated the ability to perform as a team as another outing showed the ability to perform well as a team with yet another outing displaying well-rounded, tactical hitting and solid pitching outings. The team will continue play at home this Wednesday, March 21, at 3:30 p.m. with another doubleheader against Anderson University.
Junior Elizabeth Young hits during Saturday’s match against Wittenberg. Young and her partner, sophomore Caroline Emhardt defeated their opponents 8-0, helping the team to a 9-0 victory. The team is undefeated in NCAC play. KELSEY FLOYD / THE DEPAUW