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deep understanding of DePauw, which is particularly important as we continue to seek support for our ambitious vision for the University.”

Norton expressed excitement about returning to DePauw and about beginning her new position in the midst of a capital campaign.

“It is an incredible time to be on campus,” Norton said in a press release.

Casey also announced the addition of a new position, associate vice president for alumni engagement, for which Steven J. Setchell ’96 was appoint-

Student Body Prsident, senior Sara Scully and Vice President of the Student Body, senior Mark Fadel are proposing a constitutional amendment involving the DePauw Student Government.

Starting next year, select student government officials working on the executive board of DSG may be offered financial compensation.

According to Scully and Fadel, this isn’t a novel idea; student government officials in past administrations have suggested financial compensation. After experiencing their student government positions for a full year now, Scully and Fadel felt comfortable spearheading this initiative as a proactive topic of conversation on campus.

“The idea is forming as we’re talking about it,” Scully said. “We don’t have exact details, so we want as much feedback as we can get. We want this to be a back and forth, give and take conversation on campus.”

Many schools similar to DePauw offer financial compensation for student government officials. The amount of time and responsibility that comes with an executive position doesn’t allow for certain students to apply for a position on DSG because responsibilities such as work study or an outside job sometimes have to come first. According to Fadel, offering financial compensation for a student governmental position may increase the amount of students who are able to apply.

“Offering financial compensation might allow for great candidates to run for positions who have otherwise had gestations that

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From left clockwise: new Vice President for Academic Affairs Larry Stimpert, new Vice President for Development and Alumni Engagement Melanie Norton and new Associate Vice President for Alumni Engagement Steven Setchell ‘96. PHOTO AT LEFT BY SUNNY STRADER / THE DEPAUW, OTHER PHOTOS COURTESY OF NORTON AND SETCHELL.

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After operating as both president of the university and vice president of development and alumni engagement for months President Brian Casey breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday when he appointed Melanie J. Norton to help shoulder some of the load.

Norton accepted the position of vice president for development and alumni engagement and will begin June 1.

Norton fills the void left by former Vice President for Advancement Marcia Sloan Latta, who left

the position last December. Latta served less than two years, leaving the university in the midst of a vast capital campaign-funding project.

Since Latta’s departure, Casey shouldered the advancement work in addition to his own.

Norton, works as a consultant with Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates, a philanthropic consulting firm in Greenwood, Ind. She has experience serving as director of gift planning at DePauw and as director of gift planning as well as assistant director of admissions at Franklin College.

“From her work on development campaigns to developing careful fundraising strategies, the depth of Melanie’s experience is unquestioned,” said Casey in a press release. “She also has a clear and

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body,” Scully said. “Of course this will be controversial, but we trust that our system will yield the decision that’s best for our campus community.”

Controversial it is. Judging from the comments that the assembly members gave after the last assembly meeting, Scully and Fadel report that opinions on this matter are very strong and equally split.

As a method of considering the new amendment, student assembly member junior Stuart Newstat points out the realities of other organizations on campus in comparison to student government.

“If you look at different organizations on campus, their executives get paid,” Newstat said.

“The student government members are constantly working and doing things for the student body.

I don’t doubt that they have the right to be paid as well.”

According to Scully and Fadel, controversial topics are the reason DSG holds debates, and

why they put amendments up to a vote. For a constitutional amendment like this to pass, there needs to be a two-thirds majority vote within all groups of students including the senate chamber, the representative chamber and the general assembly.

The funding for the executive board’s financial compensation wouldn’t be raised, but rather, would be taken from the student activities fund.

Generally speaking, both Scully and Fadel want the campus community, especially the potential candidates for the positions, to recognize that this is a demanding job. Neither one of them is necessarily on either side; the purpose of proposing this new amendment is to keep on improving the quality of student government.

“Our positions are to present this - not to vote on it ourselves,” Scully said. “We have no stake in it. We’re purely looking out for the future of these positions.”

Partnership allows big comedians to perform

By ALEX PAUL news@thedepauw.com

Friday night at 9 p.m., comedians Steve-O, DeRay Davis and Michael Blackson will entertain DePauw’s students in Meharry Hall.

The event, Alpha Live, is put on by a collaborative effort between DePauw’s Union Board and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., as part of the fraternity’s Alpha Week. This semester the Union Board didn’t have the budget to put on a concert. A survey given to the student body revealed that students were interested in having a comedy event instead. The partnership between Alpha Phi Alpha and the Union Board allowed both groups to bring in some bigger name talent.

“The reason people don’t come [to events] is no one has heard of them,” Liz Gentry, senior Union Board president said.

Alpha Live requires a ticket, but students don’t have to pay for it.

The comedians on Friday have some big time credentials. Davis, a native of Chicago, recently appeared in “21 Jumpstreet” and has a one hour special “DeRay Davis: Power Play” on Showtime. Blackson,

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who have otherwise had hesitations that prevented them from running before,” Fadel said.

The addition of this new amendment may give student executive positions a more official nature, as being paid may imply that the position should be taken as seriously as any other job a student can hold.

Of course, there is always the possibility that the constructive principles behind this new amendment would be overlooked; students may run for the wrong reasons, which would make the idea backfire.

Scully and Fadel expressed these concerns, however, their faith in the student body remains strong.

“It goes to a vote of 120 students that are meant to represent an opinion of the student

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who hails from Ghana, has appeared in “Next Friday” and released a widely selling comedy CD “Modasucka: Welcome to America.” Steve-O, who is most notably known for his antics from both the television and film versions of “Jackass,” will perform as well.

“We purposely asked an international, African-

“[The comedy show] provides an event on campus that is both drug and alcohol free that the campus wants to have.”

- Jordan Davis, junior member of Alpha Phi Alpha

American and Caucasian comedian to come,” Naeem Muhammed, senior president of Alpha Phi Alpha, said.

Muhammed said he expects a diverse group of students to attend the show.

Jordan Davis, a junior member of Alpha Phi Alpha and Union Board said it was important to have events on campus void of alcohol and drugs. “[The comedy show] provides an event on campus that is both drug and alcohol free that the campus wants to have,” Davis said.

The goal of Alpha Week is to spark discussion on tough issues, like the use of racial slurs and rape. Friday’s show hopes to bring a lighter side of things and untie the campus as a whole.

“It’s a great opportunity for everyone to bridge the gap and have a great time,” Armani Cato, junior treasurer and vice president of Alpha Phi Alpha, said.

Alpha Live, which typically brings in some form of entertainment, has used Sphinx Management Group to book comedians for eight years now. Coordinating all the comedian’s schedules proved difficult for the event’s organizers, so they pushed the show’s start time to 9 p.m.

“Working with three different comedians with three different schedules, it was hard to get them all in one spot at one time,” Cato said. “I hope it doesn’t affect the outcome of the show.”

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As May 19 draws nearer, the Center for Student Engagement is prepared to assist the class of 2013 with post-graduate opportunities, but they are urging students to come in sooner rather than later.

According to Dean of Experiential Learning & Career Planning, Raj Bellani, from July 1, 2012 to April 8, 2013 seniors have accessed the career center 1,376 times. Some of these may have been repetitive visits by the same person, however Raj said he would like to see the number closer to 2,000.

The purpose of the Center for Student Engagement is to help students find, apply and select experiential and professional opportunities locally, domestically and internationally. The professional opportunities sector of the programming is students’ source for application advice, career planning and alumni connections.

A common misconception, however, is that the center is mainly for upperclassmen who are looking for post-graduate opportunities, when in reality these services are meant to aid all DePauw students.

According to Bellani, it is clear that the university needs to ensure that underclassman utilize the career center so that when they become upperclassmen it becomes second nature to use the center’s resources.

Bellani stresses that a student’s job search process must start early.

To help with this, the Center of Student Engagement has begun sending ongoing email notifications to the entire student body that lists

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Setchell has served as Director of Corporate and Foundation Relations, Major Gifts Officer, Director of the Annual Fund and Admission Officer at DePauw and he chaired the University’s 175th Anniversary Celebration.

Setchell will work below Norton in Casey’s plan of improving alumni relations and outreach efforts.

“DePauw changed my life, just as it has done for generations of alumni,” Setchell said in a press release. “I am deeply grateful for this opportunity to give back to the University, at this moment and under the leadership of President Casey.”

Casey continued filling the gaps Thursday evening when he announced Larry Stimpert, Professor of Economics and Business at Colorado College, has been appointed to the position of Vice

professional internships and job opportunities available to both underclassmen and upperclassmen.

“This is not a DePauw Weekly,” Bellani said. “This is a very targeted piece helping students find and chart a path of success.”

Senior Elyssa DiRaffaele wishes the new Center for Student Engagement emails had been sent when she was an underclassman. DiRaffaele said she would have probably used the center as underclassman had she heard more about what services it could have provided her.

“I think it needs to be better advertised,” DiRaffaele said who first used the advising bar for assistance with her resume at the beginning of her senior year. “I didn’t really know how much they could help with when I came and signed up for my appointment.”

However, DiRaffaele said the assistance was “incredibly helpful and really reassuring.” Although she thinks she would have taken advantage of all the Center’s services sooner in her job search if she had she known more about it.

Assistant Director of Career Services Erin Mahoney understands that sometimes students find professional guidance from an academic advisor, faculty or even family and peer connections and therefore don’t need to come into the center.

“We don’t know every student so it’s harder for us to personalize our contact,” Mahoney said.

Mahoney emphasizes the importance of recognizing that even if the center does not know every student personally, they still might have opportunities for specific students to explore.

“Sometimes I think students think the only employers that come to campus often times relate to management consulting IT so they think we don’t have anything for them,” Mahoney said. “But we do… we have something for every student’s interest.”

Bellani also said that some students expect to be simply handed an opportunity when they come in for a career center appointment.

“We are not a placement center,” Bellani said. “We are helping [students] develop a process and life skills. We’re more concerned that you get the right fit [for a job], are excited about it, and that it will lead you to more right fits.”

Along with the new communication plan through the Center of Student Engagement emails, the new expansion plans for the Kathryn F. Hubbard Center for Student Engagement will allow for a larger facility.

Bellani says it will aim to enhance support and programming as well as work in collaboration with student affairs, academic departments and faculty to deliver information about what the center is offering.

Bellani said that one of his goals for the future is to better reach out to the underclassman. He said he recognizes that the Center did not do that as well for the class of 2013. However, he said he wishes that the senior class had taken more of an initiative to utilize the professional opportunities center.

“I feel like its our job to walk 50 percent of the way, and students have to walk 50 percent of the way,” Bellani said. “I think that’s a good partnership.”

President for Academic Affairs and will begin July 1.

He will replace David Harvey, who has served as the VPAA since 2009 and will return to his full-time role as a professor of chemistry and biochemistry.

Stimpert received his B.A. in economics, magna cum laude, from Illinois Wesleyan University, he earned his M.B.A. in finance from Columbia University, and his Ph.D. in business administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

In his time at Colorado College, Stimpert served as the chair of the Economics and Business Department. He has also served on, and chaired, the College’s Faculty Executive and Social Sciences Executive Committees.

Stimpert was one of three final candidates to be considered for the position and was brought before the faculty to deliver his plan for the university. A faculty panel and administrators met with each of the candidates and filled out responses that were

submitted to Casey. Based on the responses Casey appointed Stimpert.

Wayne Glausser, head of the faculty search committee, said the group formulated a profile of the ideal VPAA and sought out to find him or her.

“This person would be a distinguished teacher-scholar in a liberal arts setting, with a record of success in significant administrative roles, who had the creativity, energy, and judgment to lead DePauw into its next academic era,” Glausser said. “Larry Stimpert fits this description perfectly.”

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DePauw prepares as April tornado season begins

By JACLYN ANGLIS investigative@thedepauw.com

Doug Cox, emergency management coordinator, has only seen a tornado once, in Indianapolis. But he said once was frightening enough.

April marks the start of tornado season for much of the Midwest, and according to the Weather Channel, central Indiana is at a greater than typical risk for tornadoes this April. But Cox said that DePauw students and faculty should be concerned every year about the possibility of tornadoes.

“We’re regionally located in an area that has had a high frequency of tornadoes over the last several years,” Cox said.

Cox said that today’s technology is wonderful relative to the way ra-

“Do it now, before the storms come. Know ahead of time what the warning signs are, what to do during [the tornado], what to do after.”

- James Mills, professor of geoscience

dars can track a tornado, but that a tornado is still difficult to anticipate.

Though the weather service can predict the intensity of a tornado to some degree, it might not be exact.

“What it can’t tell is what kind of damage [the tornado] is going to do,” Cox said.

Additionally, if a tornado would touch down at DePauw, it is likely that damage would also impact Greencastle. Thus, emergency management has to think about resources from a community-based perspective.

Cox said if a tornado would be spotted in the area, the Putnam County 911 Center, which works with the National Weather Service, would be responsible for triggering tornado sirens on campus and in the Greencastle community.

“Definitely when you hear a tornado siren outside, that means go inside,” he said.

When the state of Indiana is under risk for severe weather, as it was this past week, Cox hopes that people will be proactive in thinking about the safety of the area they are in.

Cox said in the event of a tornado, he would encourage people to go to the lowest level of a building and seek an interior hallway, closet or bathroom. He would also encourage people to crouch low and cover their heads, and stay away from glass.

He also said it is incumbent upon everyone to pay attention to the weather if there’s a risk for severe storms, and not just wait for a siren to go off.

“When the warning goes out, it doesn’t come out and say, ‘In eight minutes there’s going to be a tornado,’” Cox said.

Lauren Krumwiede, a junior environmental science major, isn’t doing anything out of the ordinary to prepare for tornado season, but that’s because she checks the weather on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, website every day.

“[I’m] just paying a little extra attention to the forecast for the week,” she said.

Krumwiede also brushes up on severe weather terminology, such as the difference between a tornado watch and warning.

The NOAA website states that a tornado watch is issued when weather conditions are favorable for tornadoes, whereas a tornado warning is issued when a tornado has actually been spotted in the area.

James Mills, professor of geosciences, isn’t doing anything at this point to prepare for tornado season, but that’s because he already has pretty much everything ready to go.

He said during a severe storm, people should have a NOAA weather radio, a cell phone, or another device to track oncoming weather and wait for the “all clear.”

If they are at home, it is beneficial to have about a four to five day supply of water, blankets, matches, flashlights and a basic supply of food.

“You want to have a minimum few days’ or a week’s worth of supplies stored and ready to go,” Mills said. “And then some type of communication device to contact people and to listen to the weather.”

Though Mills has never seen a tornado, he has taken students down to the Julian basement during tornado warnings.

Along with getting to a basement, Mills said windows should be avoided, not only because of glass, but also because of the risk of objects flying through glass.

“Pieces of straw can penetrate a two by four in the highest wind velocity,” Mills said.

Mills also said to avoid kitchen stoves, refrigerators, furnaces and water heaters – anything connected to gas, live wires, or hot water.

But before the storms come, looking out for warning signs is important.

Mills said one thing to watch for is a dark sky with a greenish hue.

Hail is also a sign, but doesn’t always indicate a tornado. Dark, low clouds spinning are a good indication that a tornado is developing.

“If you hear a loud roar, they say it’s like a freight train or a really loud semi, that’s a tornado,” Mills said.

Mills recommends that students and faculty review facts about tor-

“Pieces of straw can penetrate a two by four in the highest wind velocity.”

- Mills

nadoes on websites such as http://www.ready.gov/tornadoes in order to prepare.

“Do it now, before the storms come,” Mills said. “Know ahead of time what the warning signs are, what to do during [the tornado], what to do after.”

Mills said one has a better chance of survival if they know what to do ahead of time.

Though weather is something that no one can control, everyone can control how they respond to the weather, and how they can prepare for it before it comes.

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Sixth annual ethics symposium brings students from across the nation

By NICOLE DECRISCIO news@thedepauw.com

This weekend students from across the nation will gather at DePauw for the sixth annual Undergraduate Ethics Symposium.

The process begins in October, when the Prindle Institute of Ethics sends out a call to professors, not only at DePauw, but at other universities as well, for both analytical and creative pieces on any ethical matter, which are due by the end of January.

From the 80 to 100 applicants, only about 24 students are invited to come to campus for the three day symposium, which makes the selection process very competitive.

"It's judged blind, so the DePauw students get no advantage over students from other universities,” Bob Steele, director of the Janet Prindle Institute of Ethics, said.

Yet, even with the blind judging, approximately four or five DePauw students end up being invited to the symposium, and despite DePauw students being the majority of those invited, the symposium still draws students from across the nation. For the students who have to travel to

DePauw, their travel expenses, meals and stay in the Inn at DePauw are covered by the benefactors of the symposium. They also cover the costs of bringing the scholars to campus.

For the first four symposiums, Charles and Anne Hillman were the benefactors. Starting this year and and for the next two years, the symposiums will be funded by Robert and Barbara Wells ’66.

Steele estimates that, throughout the short history of the symposium, they have seen students from approximately 30 states, from public, private and Ivy League institutions alike. Some of the notable universities from last year include: Lake Forest College, Duke University, Iowa State University, Harvard University, Pepperdine University, Colorado College, University of Utah and University of Minnesota.

While Steele is the administrator for the symposium, philosophy professor Claudia Mills is the coordinator for this year’s symposium.

Approximately three fourths of the applications submitted are analytical pieces, while one fourth are creative pieces including documentaries, poems, short stories and plays.

"We've even had a couple submissions in

dance,” Steele said. "Our belief is that the exploration of ethics should come from a number of different entry points."

Although the general topic for the symposium this year is environmental ethics, only about a half of the submissions are on the yearly topic.

The remaining half is on any ethical issue.

"There usually are not enough undergraduates around the country who are necessarily focusing specifically on one topic,” Steele said.

At least one of the three scholars speaking for the symposium typically specializes in the topic for the symposium, and one of them has a creative background. This year, the symposium will include Chris Cuomo from the University of Georgia, Robert Figueroa from the University of North Texas and Maurice Manning, a former professor of English at DePauw who is currently a professor at Transylvania University. These lectures are open to the entire campus.

"In many ways, this is the same kind of a conference that graduate students or faculty members from across the country would attend,” Steele said.

According to professor Jeff Dunn, opportunities for this type of conference for students are

rare but important.

"Instead of having the work you do in a class be the end of it once you turn it in, it's the idea that it's part of the process of leading to something bigger,” Dunn said.

According to Dunn, this allows conversation on the student’s work outside of his or her class, and quite possibly his or her university as well. As a result, these types of undergraduate conferences, although still rare, have grown in popularity.

Erik Wielenberg, professor of philosophy and philosophy department chair, will also be one of the seminar leaders. His main role throughout the symposium will be as one of the seminar leaders that will be leading a workshop with the papers.

This workshop will consist of two sessions where he will work alongside some of the students attending the symposium to better their papers.

"One of the more exciting and stimulating things,” Wielenberg, “is when you get to share your work with people outside of your class and outside of your university.”

"Rather than just a professor reading their work and grading it, its being evaluated and discussed more widely in a more public fashion."

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When the last name “Shakespeare” is mentioned, the first name that comes to mind is usually “William,” not “Susanna.”

The DePauw theatre production of Peter Whelan’s play, “The Herbal Bed,” gives Susanna Shakespeare, William Shakespeare’s daughter played by junior Elise Lockwood, a place in the spotlight and gives DePauw students a glimpse into English life in the 1600s.

According to Andrew Hayes, associate professor of communications and theatre and director of “The Herbal Bed,” history records only three things about Susanna: that she was born, that she was accused of adultery, and that she sued her accuser for slander.

“This particular playwright has taken the thin historical record of Susanna Shakespeare and said, ‘hmmm, I wonder what that’s all about,’” Hayes said.

Though Whelan’s version of events may be loosely based on historical records, it is hard to tell how close this drama is or is not from the truth of these events. To Hayes, this ambiguity is actually a positive.

“That’s the joy or the great benefit of the theatre,” Hayes said. “We can find a way to tell a good story so that, whether the story is true or not it still may tap into universal truths … without necessarily having to be historically accurate.”

Whelan’s version of events is set in 1613, and opens on the family of Susanna, whose last name is now Hall. Married to Dr. Hall, Susanna has been exposed to more learning than is usual for a woman in her time, but though she respects her husband, she feels that, in

“That’s the joy or the great benefit of the theatre,” Hayes said. “We can find a way to tell a good story so that, whether the story is true or not it still may tap into universal truths […] without necessarily having to be historically accurate.”

- Andrew Hayes, associate professor of communications and theatre

many ways, she is trapped by her marriage. By the end of the first act, the air is thick with tension and accusations.

“We’re automatically predisposed to like a character whose maiden name is Shakespeare, because we’re supposed to like Shakespeare whether we do or not,” Hayes said.

However, throughout the two acts, the audience quickly learns that Susanna may not be as pure and good-hearted as those around her have been led to believe.

“She lies, she manipulates, she’s interested in an extra-marital affair,” Hayes said.

For Brittany Brumfield, who graduated DePauw in 2008 and has returned to be the assistant director for this production, Susanna’s multi-faceted character is part of what makes this play so realistic.

“You don’t really have a villain or a leading lady. Well, you have those, but the leading lady is kind of a liar, and the villain isn’t really a bad guy,” Brumfield said.

Costume designer senior Claire Wilkinson felt that, as a designer, she had to be particularly careful with how she judged the characters and their actions.

“I really tried not to judge Susanna, even though I personally disagreed with what her and Rafe were doing—for instance I didn’t put her in red,” Wilkinson said.

Another interesting aspect of this play is its relative anonymity. Hayes, who tries to en-

ter into every production with a challenge in mind, felt that for this particular performance, the challenge would be that most students auditioning would never have heard of “The Herbal Bed” beforehand.

Brumfield, who herself hadn’t read the play when she was first asked to be assistant director, used her fresh eyes as an asset.

“It was interesting for me because I had no preconceived notions about what the play should be and how it should be acted and how the characters should perform,” Brumfield said.

In order to ensure that this somewhat unknown play was done justice, auditions were held in the beginning of March, and rehearsals began shortly afterwards.

Senior Emily Bell, an actress in the play, said that rehearsals were far from easy.

“We had some really long rehearsals, there was one day when we had six hours of rehearsals,” Bell said.

A further challenge for Hayes was simply the timing of this production. Hayes cites a full spring calendar as a reason for choosing Kerr Theatre, rather than Moore, as the stage for “The Herbal Bed.” Kerr Theatre contains seats for an audience of 76, while even a production set up onstage in Moore Theatre can seat up to twice that number.

“With 76 seats even if I only have an audience of fifty it will feel very full,” Hayes said.

Aside from directing, Hayes has had to take on the responsibility of lighting design, and he feels the smaller stage has been very helpful for him in that regard.

“Typically we would hang 238 lighting instruments if we were doing a production on Moore stage,” Hayes said. “There’s a total of like 42 instruments that I’ve hung in [Kerr].

The scale is just smaller.”

The smaller scale has meant changes to the onstage performance as well. The actors have no microphones because of the close space and there is no traditional stage makeup.

The close quarters have also had a big impact on costumes.

Wilkinson, with the help of costume shop supervisor Caroline Good, designed and created the costumes for this production. She also designed many of the costumes for the theatre department’s production of “Into the Woods” last semester, and said that while she enjoyed designing for both, they were two very different experiences.

“In “Into the Woods,” if something wasn’t perfect, whatever—we’ve got 20 costumes to make and the audience is far away, whereas here, they have to be perfect. I think we used one zipper in the entire show,” Wilkinson said.

For some of the actors, including senior Patrick Corley, getting used to the smaller stage has been a challenging transition.

“I’ve got a sword, and I don’t own a sword normally, so the first few weeks I was chopping off the imaginary audience members’ heads. It was rough,” Corley said.

A smaller stage was also perfect for the smaller cast required by this production. Because of the busy spring semester, another possible hurdle for Hayes was casting. However, he was able to neatly sidestep this obstacle by his choice of play, since “The Herbal Bed” includes only eight roles.

This smaller cast was another plus for Wilkinson who was responsible for nearly 20 costumes needed for the production of “Into the Woods.” Wilkinson enjoyed the detailed work she could do with only ten costumes to complete.

Brumfield also feels the smaller cast was not an issue, since the quality of the actors more than made up for the lack of quantity.

“There’s a lot of beautiful moments in the play, and a lot of great characters and the actors do very well at bringing them to life.”

“The Herbal Bed” opened last night in Kerr Theatre and will be performed again tonight, on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and will close with a matinee showing Sunday at 3 p.m.

Tickets are on sale in the Moore Theatre Box Office at the Green Center for the Performing Arts. Student ticket prices are $3 and general admission is $6.

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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board Dana Ferguson | Editor-in-Chief Isabelle Chapman | Managing Editor Joseph Fanelli | Managing Editor Becca Stanek | Chief Copy Editor Anastasia Way | Chief Copy Editor

Should DSG get paid?

At Sunday’s DePauw Student Government executive meeting, a proposal that would allow for financial compensation for executive members of DSG was introduced as a point of conversation for the future. The proposed payments would begin next semester and would allot funding from the allocations board to pay executive members. The actual amount has not been decided and from what we understand, the proposal has both supporters and detractors.

In this issue’s front page story, Student Body President Sara Scully and Vice President Mark Fadel said that the time commitment to DSG causes conflicts with potential work study opportunities or outside jobs. The chief reasoning behind the proposal is that adding a little bit of cash to the position will attract more and better candidates who might have been previously deterred from running.

This editorial board had two immediate reactions.

One: is a candidate who runs for the position because of the compensation better than the one who runs knowing there would be none?

Two: the amount of money that would be required to equal the pay of a work study position would be far higher in comparison to what we’re certain the executive board is actually expecting.

If, for example, on average, a DSG executive member spends an additional 20 hours of his or her week with work concerning student government, they would be making $145 a week based on the work-study $7.25 per hour DePauw standard.

Now we are not assuming that DSG executive members that are in support of this proposal are suggesting that future executive members receive the same amount as a minimum wage position. The reality is that the dollar amount would be much smaller. So how could offering a small amount of money -- that would probably serve more as a bonus to the amount of work put in -- actually convince students who are strapped for cash to volunteer.

We understand that there is a massive amount of work that goes into holding and executing student government, and clearly, a little bit of cash for that effort would be nice.

We should clarify here that the members of this editorial board, as well as section editors, do receive some compensation for our work, but that money does not come from the university or student funds. And it is not our primary reason for producing the publication we love. So we pose this question to DePauw Student Government executive members, as corny as it may sound: isn’t the opportunity to represent the student body of the university we love enough?

If DePauw Student Govenment is searching for compensation, there are other options that could be explored. Perhaps course credit is a good alternative.

Or, if money is allotted to executives, a stronger, more stringent system of checks and balances from the student body should be applied. If student government executives are going to be paid, then students should have a more concentrated effort on ensuring that executives are upholding the students’ wants and needs.

Don’t worry about the extra cash right now. The real reward --the leadership skills fostered through DSG as well as the résumé boost -- will come later. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com

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Campus activism: RIP? EMILY BRELAGE

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arlier this week, DePauw’s chapter of Students for Life of America organization installed the Cemetery of the Innocent on the East College lawn. As any demonstration tackling a hot button like abortion, it was understandably met with a wide range of emotions. Less than 24 hours later, the crosses were trampled — some even inverted and staked back into the ground — in another display of vandalism and intolerance. Campus conversation was stifled yet again.

To be clear, I do not personally hold the same sentiments symbolized in the Cemetery of the Innocent. But I do, however, find merit in the Students for Life’s willingness to put forth their views in such a public space. For these students, this is their means of activism for an issue they deeply believe in. And whether you agree with them or not, the expression of a plurality of voices forms the very basis of our discourse.

That’s why the destruction of the Cemetery is more damaging than those dozens of tiny white crosses. Whether motivated by the need to make a political statement or drunken debauchery, the vandalism discourages other public demonstrations around other critical contemporary debates. As a result, our intellectual life — one founded in creating a respectful, deliberative space — becomes all the more diluted. In comparison with our peer institutions, DePauw’s overall culture of campus activism appears lackluster.

The damage done this week might partially explain why we choose not to publicly engage, especially in large-scale exhibits like the Cemetery of the Innocent. It’s just one example many instances of recent acts of vandalism — from the crude comments written on Code TEAL’s rape culture posters to the defacing of student art sculptures.

While we claim to be a student body committed to probing all of the complexities of our world’s problems, for the most part, it appears that these important discussions are confined to our classrooms, symposiums and casual chatter in the Hub. While I find displays like Students for Life’s perhaps overly dramatic, there’s no denying that it was affective in earning a reaction. That reaction, and the dialogue that arises out of it, has the potential to spark change on campus, in the community and beyond.

When we graduate, we reemerge to a world that’s increasingly partisan, where it’s us versus them, without an in-between. Our media condition an environment where it’s easy to consume only the opinions of people with whom we already agree. How do we grow — intellectually and as a society — if the counterargument is tuned out?

Your college years are intended to challenge you. To make you uncomfortable. To confront you with aspects you’ve never before considered. To reaffirm truths you already acknowledge. To present you with perspectives that you fundamentally oppose. It’s an invaluable time. Let’s not waste it. ­ Brelage is a senior from Indianapolis, Ind. majoring in English — writing. opinion@thedepauw.com

FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013

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Why I won’t ever have a DePauw crush JEN DICKMAN

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t’s been said many times before, but love at DePauw is hard to find. It’s nothing against DePauw guys, but they just don’t know how to treat a lady. There are too many strange social norms constricting our predominantly hookupbased dating culture.

When you have a thing with someone, you pre-game with them and their bros, and you come over every night their fraternity has a party.

You make out with them on the dance floor to an overplayed pop song. And if you end up in their cold dorm bed, consider yourself wooed.

You should probably expect to have your name announced at chapter, but don’t expect dinner and a movie, even though Ashley Square is now free. I’ve had three years to learn this culture, and frankly, I’ve never been a fan.

To me, that’s one fruit that’s just not worth harvesting. Personally, I’ve come to prefer my produce a little more…ripe.

Yes, DePauw, I’ll admit it. I’ve got a fetish. A fetish for older men.

They take initiative and approach you, instead of standing against the wall, watching you like a lion stalks its prey. They’re not afraid to tell you how they feel, and they don’t hide behind text messages like a middle-schooler. If you want to get to know this Leo, please do not text me “U comin over 2nite?”

They tell you when you look beautiful and would never refer to you as a “slampiece.” They’ll buy you a drink and converse with you, instead of pouring endless shots from behind a bar they built in their parents’ garage last summer.

The worst part is that most DePauw girls don’t even realize what they could have. I only just found out over Winter Term, when I went to Cuba and was romanced by a Latin lover.

His name is Alejandro, and his game was flawless. Tall, dark and handsome — he had it all (blue eyes included). He could salsa and didn’t even know what the word “grinding” meant. He respected me. At 29-years-old, he had enough experience to say what I needed to hear.

We talked about everything, from the meaning of life to the beauty of friendship. It was won-

derful to learn about him beyond just a story of his last boulder run.

Our love affair ended far too soon, but our romance continues on. It didn’t fade away when Monday morning hit, and his constant emails and affection are a beautiful reminder of what is possible with romance.

Part of what makes older men so much more appealing is how taboo it is. The forbidden aspect makes it even better. Because when it’s so wrong, it just feels right.

Maybe one day, our DePauw tadpoles will grow into the princely frogs that every woman deserves. But in the meantime, I’ll reread Alejandro’s love letters and check out all your dads on dad’s weekend.

— Dickman is a senior from Zionsville, Ind. majoring in English writing. opinion@thedepauw.com

Community service not another line for your résumé ISABELLE CHAPMAN

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t the beginning of my senior year, I received an email from the on-campus Greek organization Order of Omega.

“Congratulations!” it said. “You have met the requirements for membership into Order of Omega, one of the most well known national honor societies.” I continued reading. If I wanted, I was welcome to apply to become a member, all I needed was three letters of recommendation. If I made the cut, I would then pay a fee of $65 to be initiated.

I was curious, and I did my research. Order of Omega is a philanthropic society that allows greek affiliated college students in the top 3 percent of their class to apply and once initiated they volunteer their time to participate in community service projects. Great, I thought. That’s something I believe in.

But upon further research, I learned that the DePauw chapter of Order of Omega helps Greencastle Girl Scouts sell their cookies. From what I understand, this is their primary service endeavor.

So let me get this straight. DePauw students can participate in this philanthropic activity — but

only with an adequate GPA, three letters of recommendation and $65.

Why is this? Does Order of Omega think that people with lower GPAs are less capable of volunteering? Is their time less valuable? Do lower grades affect people’s ability to positively affect the community?

I have an idea. Instead of paying $65 to wear Order of Omega graduation cords and slap the organization’s name on a résumé, donate that money to the Girl Scout organization. Or even buy their cookies.

So why is this organization attractive to potential members? Do people apply for the prestige or for the philanthropic service? I suspect it’s for the important sounding name. Because if people are really interested in giving back to the community, there are ways to do that for free.

Order of Omega is by no means the only student organization that is guilty of this. Mortar Board is another example that comes to mind.

This is another philanthropic organization that has a minimum GPA requirement and an entrance fee. In order to apply, a student must submit an idea for a philanthropy that could be implemented at DePauw. However, these ideas are rarely or never used.

But students are capable of goodness. There are organizations on campus that make a very real contribution DePauw’s campus and to the larger Greencastle area.

College Mentors for Kids, for example, not only doesn’t charge their members, but they spend time with Greencastle elementary school kids once a week, not just once a semester.

There’s real commitment. In addition, students don’t need to be recommended to do it, nor do they need to have an adequate GPA. Because neither of those things have anything to do with a person’s ability to volunteer their time for the betterment of the community.

Community service is not prestigious nor esteemed. It is humble, and organizations such as Order of Omega and Mortar Board should not, in an attempt to make volunteering more glamorous, be selective or expensive in the ways in which they encourage students to serve their communities.

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PHOTOPINION How has Career Services served you?

“It helped me consider studying abroad.”

ADAM FOLTA, freshman “I’ve never used it.”

BETHY VELCICH, senior “I attended the career fairs and it helped me find an internship.”

JARON MCKINNON, freshman “They’re great. They helped me edit my résumé.”

­ Chapman is a senior from Lake Bluff, Ill. majoring in — English writing. opinion@thedepauw.com

CLAIRE ZINGRAF, junior

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Men’s tennis trump Vincennes, 7-2

By THE DEPAUW STAFF sports@thedepauw.com

After losing to Indiana University Sunday, the Tigers faced Vincennes University Tuesday, April 9 winning an impressive match. The Tigers improved their record to 5-12 overall in the season.

The Tigers won two out of three doubles matches and five out of six singles to trump the Vincennes Trailblazers in the home opener of their season.

Juniors Sam Miles and Ben Kopecky, number-one doubles pair, fell to Vincennes freshman Warren Kuhn and sophomore Erick Bermudez, 8-4. Senior doubles partners Reid Garlock

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and David Moss improved to 9-3 at number-two doubles with their 8-5 victory.

Miles then lost the point to Kuhn in his singles match.

Miles competed with Kuhn in the first set losing in a tiebreaker, 7-5. In the next set Miles only got a single match of Kuhn.

Kopecky and sophomore Chris Bertolini both got their wins in a tiebreaker while sophomore Eric Bruynseels defeated Vincennes AJ Steiner 6-0, 6-0, not letting a single match to be taken from him.

DePauw will play next Saturday, April 13 when they travel to Wittenberg University for a 2 p.m. match.

WHAT’S COMING UP THIS WEEKEND FRIDAY DEPAUW VS. FRANKLIN SOFTBALL GAME AT 4PM

Denison outplays women’s lacrosse THE DEPAUW REPORTS sports@thedepauw.com

Women’s lacrosse traveled four hours to Granville, Ohio on Wednesday, April 10 and faced their toughest loss of the season, losing by sixteen goals to Denison University, 20-4.

Denison took a quick lead as they scored eight goals midway through the first half. The game was stopped with two minutes, 16 seconds left of play in the first half due to severe thunderstorms. After 40 minutes the game resumed play. The Big Reds outscored the Tigers 5-2 in the second half.

Senior Natalie Swiler led DePauw with two goals and four draw controls. Goalie junior Amy Clark turned in seven saves during her 60 minutes of play. Senior Knubbe Kunz and sophomore Jamie Powell, had the other two goals while freshman Abigail Snively had the lone assist of the match.

The Tigers took 11 shots, but Denison goalie Grace Bodenmann helped the Big Reds to victory saving five shots in the first half. Denison’s Laura Campbell stepped in goal during the second, only allowing two goals.

DePauw is now 4-3 this season and 1-3 in NCAC play. The Tigers return to the field Saturday, April 13 in a home match against Wooster College.

SATURDAY DEPAUW VS. OBERLIN MEN’S LACROSSE GAME AT 1PM DEPAUW VS. WOOSTER SOFTBALL GAME AT 1 PM & 3PM SUNDAY DEPAUW VS. OHIO WESLEYAN TENNIS MATCH AT 2PM

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Baseball split doubleheader with Franklin THE DEPAUW REPORTS sports@thedepauw.com

Junior Lauren Krumwiede bats against Denison on DePauw Tigers Field Tuesday evening. The Tigers won both games of the doubleheader, 6-4, 2-0. SUNNY STRADER / THE DEPAUW

By ABBY MARGULIS sports@thedepauw.com

The Tigers brought their top game to compete against Denison University’s Big Reds after they beat the Tigers out of the NCAA championships last season.

The Tigers swept the Big Reds 6-2 and 2-0 Tuesday evening remaining undefeated in North Coast Athletic Conference play halfway through the season.

In the opener, DePauw was quick to get the run as Amy Hallet hit a pop up to left field getting on base. Denison then attempted a play at second but threw the ball wide, allowing Hallet to score.

The Tigers played superb defense on tight pitching from senior Emily Bichler. If the Big Red’s got a hit the Tigers were ready for it.

“The pitchers were hitting their spots, so it was easy for me to find my spot and cheat a bit,” infielder Jamie Story said. “I was seeing the ball off the bat today and reacting quick to it.”

Freshman Catherine Conte had her third homer of the year in the bottom of the fourth making it 2-0 before the Tigers scored one more in the fifth. Jen Ridge, up first in the sixth, hit a bunt single and stole second and third to score on Haleigh Chasteen’s single.

DePauw got the runs, but their aggression showed throughout the game as no player let a ball get past them. In the fifth, Chasteen chased

the only pop fly out of bounds sliding on her stomach to get the final out of the inning leaving Denison with zero chances to score.

The Tigers got three more runs in the sixth making the score 6-0.

Denison tried to come back in the seventh, but only scored two runs before DePauw ended their chance.

Pitcher Kayla Nolan stepped up to the mound in the nightcap, pitching a no-hitter all the way into the sixth before allowing a single by Denison’s Emily Lipsitz. Samantha Szyska, pinch-runner, was put in on Lindsey Button’s single to right. Szyska made it in on Lauren Krumwiede’s single to left.

The second and last run of the game came in the fourth when Hallet scored on Szyska’s infield single. Denison again tried to come back in the final inning only getting one hit, all to have Nolan strike out three hitters up for Denison.

The Tigers let nothing faze them throughout the doubleheader, working as a strong unit to triumph over Denison.

“We were able to pick each other up when something went wrong.

We have the quote to bend and not break and this was the perfect example of that,” Nolan said.

Nolan improved to 3-3 in her season and Bichler improved to 5-4.

Overall, the Tigers are 12-12 in the season. They look to play next against Franklin College and Wooster College in doubleheaders Friday and Sunday.

DePauw baseball put up a tough fight against Franklin College and barely lost the opener by one run, 10-9, but swept Franklin in the nightcap, 8-1. The Tigers now move to 12-11 in the season.

Franklin started off scoring three runs immediately, but DePauw came back in the second scoring two runs by senior Jason Cohen and freshman Connor Einertson.

Franklin got a fourth run in the third.

Junior John McCallum hit a two-run homer in the fourth to tie the game for the Tigers. DePauw gained its 8-4 lead in the fourth with four more runs scored by Cohen, Einertson, sophomore Matt Dorsett and junior Paul Mpistolarides.

Franklin came back in the fifth making the score 8-7 and proceeded to score a single run in the next two innings to take the game 10-9.

In the nightcap, DePauw held Franklin until the seventh inning when Matt Hooten scored their lone run.

Pitchers Eric Steele and Dylan Sheldon, both sophomores, made it a two-hitter game in the nightcap as the Tigers gained the doubleheader spilt.

The Tigers got a single run in the first by McCallum while in the fourth the Tigers brought in five more runs upping the score to 6-0. Stein scored in the fifth and Mpistolarides came home in the sixth on Einertson’s sacrifice fly.

Senior Zach Galyean scored three runs for the Tigers and two each came from Cohen and sophomore Ryan Allee.

Steele improved to 1-1 only allowing one hit in five innings with five strikeouts and one walk.

The Tigers will travel to Wabash on Saturday for their next NCAC game.

Next Baseball Game: Saturday at Wabash, 12 p.m.

Next Softball Game: Friday at Home, 4 p.m.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 12, 2013

WILD ART

Energized tigers embark on spring practice

By PARKER SCHWARTZ sports@thedepauw.com

“Honesty builds trust; trust builds team.” This is the new motto for Head Coach Bill Lynch and the revitalized DePauw football team. A sense of collective and directed energy for this new look program has already been manifested on multiple fronts.

First, Blackstock Stadium field’s grass surface has been extracted, awaiting the arrival of a new turf surface. Second, the

system.”

Although, Division III rules do not allow the Tigers to wear full gear with contact, it’s not stopping the team from hitting the weight room, watching film and participating in a new drills geared toward competition.

“All of our conditioning drills have been a lot different than the past,” McManis said. “It seems like all of the drills have been competition -based, making sure that not only are we getting the physical part of it, but we are getting in

“Regardless of what happened last year, it doesn’t matter. Whatever you know from the past is off. We don’t want a rebuilding year. We want to win now.”

The Women's Basketball team was recognized as the NCAA Division III National Champions at the Indiana Pacer's game against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday evening at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. The Tigers won a Div. III record 34 games this season. PHOTO COURTESY OF HEATHER ELROD

- Mike McManis, junior defensive lineman

coaching staff has been restructured with the hiring of one of the faces of Indiana football, Bill Lynch. Another marked change is a feeling of immense optimism, evident even in April.

“Regardless of what happened last year, it doesn’t matter. Whatever you know from the past is off,” junior defensive lineman Mike McManis said. “We don’t want a rebuilding year. We want to win now.”

Spring football started Monday and will conclude in early May. The period serves as a learning buffer for players adjusting to new schemes from Lynch and new defensive coordinator, Jay Hood, who came from Western Carolina University.

Lynch also brings aboard Colin Johnson, a former recruit for Lynch at Ball State University, who was also a graduate assistant under his tenure at Indiana University. The staff will be around a 50/50 split between those on staff last year and new coaches.

“It’s a new system. New terminology,” Lynch said. “It’s a chance to really work with the players and introduce the

the football mentality.”

Looking forward to a jam-packed conference schedule in the fall, the Tigers are bringing together new looks on offense with a host of capable wide receivers and a young but talented offensive line.

“It’s just the first week, we’re as new to it as anyone else, but it’s a spread [offense],” junior wide receiver Nikko Sansone on the new Tiger offense said.

“Guys are moving around and playing different positions. We’re trying to get everyone versatile.”

Defensively, DePauw loses seven seniors, and will have a young secondary. It is likely the Tigers will maintain the basic 4-3 look on defense with some changes.

There is no doubt that the framework of the entire Tiger program feels different. It starts with ideology and although it’s early, Lynch wants this team to be in the right place before school ends.

“Honesty builds trust; trust builds team,” Lynch said. “By being together you can do that. That’s our number one goal.”

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