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Lea Hegge, from the Green Dot program, speaks to first-year students about the importance of bystander intervention. Hegge shared personal experiences with the students. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW By ALEX AGNONE news@thedepauw.com
Every year, DePauw welcomes a speaker to talk to the first-year class about a serious issue. Seniors will recall hearing Tim Wise speak on diversity, while juniors and sophomores will remember Jackson Katz discussing sexual assault. This year, the University welcomed Lea Hegge, a representative from “The Green Dot Etc.” to talk about bystander intervention. According to DePauw’s Coordinator of Violence Intervention Jeannette Johnson-Licon, this convocation, as well as the two from Kats,
are thanks to the Violence Against Women Act Grant from the United States Department of Justice. While there are no records to show whether or not these talks have reduced the number of sexual assaults on campus, the crime statistics in the annual Clery Act report from Public Safety have shown that the number of offenses reported has been increasing steadily since 2009. This indicates that the talks are at least raising awareness and willingness to report such acts. A video shown before Hegge came on stage cited a survey given to students, the results of which show that 43 percent
of students know about sexual assaults on campus. Of that number, a significant portion knew of multiple incidents and victims, some including themselves. This information indicates that there are a lot more incidents that go unreported. First-year Perrin Duncan valued this factual presentation. “I really appreciate that DePauw is getting the word out and showed us the video with the statistics,” she said.
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With orange traffic cones lining Washington Street and dumpsters and dust scattering the square, the downtown construction projects are tough to miss. There are currently five construction projects in the works downtown, according to Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray. A streetscaping project spans Washington Street from downtown to the intersection of Washington and Bloomington Streets. The project was originally estimated for completion on September 20, but the delivery of custom streetlights has delayed the finish. Murray estimates the streetscaping to be fully completed by November. The façade rehabilitation project, which is a part of the Stellar Community plans, will likely be finished in late October. Although the fire in downtown Greencastle in May slowed progress on the façade project, Murray is optimistic that the three affected buildings will be successfully rehabilitated. Indiana Landmarks, an organization that preserves historical buildings across the state, sent a structural engineer to begin the assessment of the buildings within days of the fire. “They wanted to determine whether or not there was integrity in the façade and in the walls in the building that merited moving forward with reconstruction,” Murray said. “After taking a look they said that yes, indeed the buildings are structurally OK.” The rehabilitation of the affected buildings is currently dependent on the property owners, however. While the buildings have been cleaned out, Murray says property owners are still waiting to reach a final settlement in terms of insurance and costs before moving to the next steps of rebuilding. “We’re definitely making progress,” Murray said. “We just continue to ask for everyone’s patience while the work continues.”
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First-year students got a taste of post-DePauw life at a dinner with Graduates of the Last Decade alumni (GOLD)during orientation. The alumni speakers looked to inspire the firstyears to take control of their time at DePauw and make the most of it, which comes in accordance with changes to the student engagement programming. In addition, within the first two months, Raj Bellani, dean of experiential learning and career planning, will meet with all freshmen in the next two months to provide more information about career and internship opportunities. “Our goal at the center is to really help students develop their life direction, a sense of purpose and goals of accomplishment for them,” Bellani said. He used three words to sum up their goals: discover, prepare and connect. These goals formed the basis of this year’s Sophomore Institute. The first institute was held last fall but has had several changes to it thanks to a donation from Ken and Carrie Coquillette, ’82. “We feel very strongly that the university is an incubator for leadership,” Ken Coquillette said. “We feel equally strongly that early on students should take ownership of the possibilities for their career direction after DePauw.” Sophomore Kate Porfilio, who went to the institute this year, had a positive experience and found the information helpful. “I think it provided a really commenced workshop for those of us who are really invested in preparing for our future,” Porfilio said. “It also gave a lot of really great information about entering the workforce and preparing for the next three years.” The Coquilettes felt the need to put money into the programing in order to give students “content and perspective at an early age,” Ken Coquillette said. The Coquillettes said they find it easier to help students achieve their dreams when they’re sophomores rather than seniors. They believe students should uti-
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lize DePauw’s alumni network as a first step. Carrie Coquillette said she also believes that helping students discover their innate strengths is an important part of the institute and student engagement programming as a whole. “In the past it seemed like kids think that once they take a bunch of classes, then they’re going to get good at something,” Carrie Coquillette said. “Like their only strengths are going to be based on the material they learn in the classroom.” Ken Coquillette believes that if DePauw does not link students to the outside world, they are not only doing a disservice to the students but also not fulfilling the university’s mission. “We want everybody, when they graduate, to have had at least one paid internship, to have traveled abroad and to have some choices of what they’re going to do with their lives,” Carrie said. Bellani said that the institute received generally positive feedback. “A lot of people were overwhelmed with the information because it was a lot offered, and it was long,” Bellani said. “But a lot of students were really excited to know that it’s okay to have big life questions.” Next year, Bellani said that they are thinking about shortening the length of the institute as well as adding individual advising time for each student. The Coquillettes also want to see more peer counseling and faculty. They would like to bring back alumni when applicable too. “We would love to see the faculty embrace and really become part of this,” Ken Coquillette said. They both noted that they have no regrets their donation. “There’s no hesitation,” Ken said. “This is one of our happier days.”
year’s convocation is about bystander intervention is because students need to know how they can help more directly rather than simply reporting the incidents. Duncan agreed that being a bystander in general is an issue. During the convocation, Hegge informed the audience that the ways bystanders can help are either reactive or proactive. The examples for proactivity dealt with methods of raising awareness and volunteering, while examples for reactive focused on the “three D’s.” The “three D’s” are direct, distract and delegate. “Direct” means walking home with a friend who’s intoxicated, or stopping someone who you think is going to assault someone else. “Distract” includes indirectly preventing incidents by directing the attention of the potential perpetrator away from the victim. “Delegate” means organizing others to prevent potentially dangerous situations. First-year Mary Church hopes her peers will take Hegge’s speech to heart. “I think this is a problem we definitely have to face, even if it’s a difficult topic to think about,” she said. “I hope people can take this seriously, and do something when the opportunity comes to them.” Hegge concluded by challenging her audience to be proactive against violence in the next 24 hours. “My hope is that students on this campus will realize that their contribution matters. That they have a role to play as a bystander who can, either reactively or proactively, make a difference. They have the power to change the culture on this campus so that violence doesn’t stand. No one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something.”
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Friday, Oct. 11 at 8 p.m. Fernando Otero, a Grammy-winning composer and pianist, produces music that has elements of Argentinian folk music and tango.
Turtle Island Quartet with Nellie McKay Thursday, Nov. 14 at 7:30 p.m. Turtle Island Quartet is a Grammy-winning chamber jazz and string quartet. The group plays several different genres of music.
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Nally deems a ‘tame’ 2013 Camp College By Nettie Finn news@thedepauw.com
Long before classes begin on DePauw’s campus, students have arrived, bringing with them cars, boxes, and often as not, a big headache for the administration. This period of time before classes start and when students roam free has become known widely in the DePauw community as “camp college.” When discussing “camp college,” Angie Nally, director of Public Safety, calls into question the time constraints of the “camp” in question. “What do you define as camp college?” she asked. Nally’s own definition essentially divided the days before classes begin into two types: those occurring before opening day, and those occurring after. Since the majority of upperclassmen students move in on opening day, Aug. 24 in this case, the violation heavy side of “camp college” seems to fall on the days (and nights)
coming afterward. Nally indicated that the time before opening day seemed “tame,” and that it had definitely been an improvement over last year. “Part of that is, I think, because Campus Living and [Community] Development were better at communicating with students prior to their arrival.” Cindy Babington, vice president of student life and dean of students, agreed with this evaluation of the situation. She stated that students registered for early arrival received an email over the summer that denoted the administrations hopes and expectations for these students. “We were making an effort to say that people come back for a reason, they have a purpose for being here,” she said. However, Babington also admitted that it is impossible for the university to keep correct records indicating which students are on campus. “Once a fraternity or sorority allows people to move in it’s sort of open to anybody,” Babington said. “Same thing with our campus houses.” This means that as opening day drew nearer,
more and more students arrived on campus, many of whom had no specific reasons for their early arrival. “We’ve been open here for a few days before classes start,” Nally said, “and if you count that as ‘camp college’ then that’s not good.” In fact, after the official move-in day, alcohol violations skyrocketed. There were three alcohol-related hospital transports as compared to none last year. “The first alcohol transport last year was on September 9,” Nally added. No specific reasons could be pinpointed for this increase in alcohol related hospital visits. Other infractions, such as stolen items and vandalism, occurred in approximately the same numbers as last year, according to Nally.
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campuscrime Aug. 24 • Welfare check • Escorted to residence / released | Time: 12:23 a.m. | Place: Indiana Street • Welfare check • Subject located / checked OK | Time: 1:16 a.m. | Place: Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority • Minor in consumption • Forwarded to prosecutor’s office and Community Standards | Time: 1:41 a.m. | Place: Sigma Chi fraternity lawn • Domestic disturbance • Subjects separated upon officer arrival / subject left campus | Time: 8:11 a.m. | Place: 412 S. Jackson St. • Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 6:29 p.m. | Place: Administration lot
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Mysteries … and Smaller Pieces Directed by The Ensemble Collectively Created by The Living Theatre Re-staging of the 2013 IndyFringe production and revival of the 2012 DePauw Theatre production Kerr Theatre Aug. 30-31 • 7:30 p.m. Richard O’Brien’s The Rocky Horror Show Directed by Steve Timm Oct. 3 • 7:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5 and Oct. 11-12 • 10:30 p.m. The Women By Claire Booth Luce Directed by M. Susan Anthony Nov. 21-23 • 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 • 1 p.m. Fall Festival of Shakespeare at DePauw Festival Director Amy Hayes Assistant Festival Director Gigi Jennewein Dec. 6 • 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 7 • 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Achilles/Achilles’ Son By Sean Graney Directed by Tim Good Jan. 20 • 7:30 p.m. Jan. 26 • 1 p.m. Jan. 27-29 • 7:30 p.m.
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The Comedy of Errors By William Shakespeare Directed by Andrew Hayes April 10-12 • 7:30 p.m. April 13 • 1 p.m.
• Medical • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 12:58 a.m. | Place: Bowman Park • Alcohol violation / public indecency / false informing • Forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 1:41 a.m. | Place: East College Lawn • Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 1:43 a.m. | Place: Phi Kappa Psi fraternity
Aug. 26 • Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 3:17 p.m. | Place: Bloomington Street Hall • Minor in consumption / false informing • Forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office / forwarded to Community Standards | Time:11:14 p.m. | Place: College Street
Aug. 27 • Possession of marijuana • Forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office / forwarded to Community Standards | Time:1:02 a.m. | Place: Hogate Hall parking lot Source: PUBLIC SAFETY www.depauw.edu/studentlife/campus-safety/ publicsafety/activity-report/year/2013/
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page 5 One of the pieces of work by Willis Bing Davis that is on display in the Visual Arts Gallery of Peeler now until Tuesday, October 15th. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW
Retracing a Journey Through the African Artwork of DePauw Alumus “Bing” Davis By Panyin Conduah news@thedepauw.com
Through the mix of colors and installations, Willis “Bing” Davis ’59 intertwines his African roots and African American culture to display his long journey as an art educator to DePauw’s campus. Davis is back again at his alma mater to showcase 46 years of creativity through art and his journeys in his exhibit entitled “On the Shoulders of Ancestors: The art of Willis Bing Davis.” The retrospective work is open to the public now through Tuesday, Oct.15. Davis is happy to finally share part of his collection with a place he calls home. “It’s been several years in the making… so it really started back in ’98 hoping to be able to bring it [the show] for my fiftieth anniversary but it didn’t work.”
Marking this exhibit as his first solo show, Davis displays mixed media work from 1966 to 2013, inspired by an African theme. Craig Hadley, curator of exhibitions and university collections, says that this is not Davis’ first appearance at the Peeler Art Center. “I asked nine of Richard Peeler’s former students to show their ceramic works in the exhibition and Bing Davis was one of Richard Peeler’s original students,” Hadley said. Davis knew Peeler personally for many years, so being chosen for last year’s spring exhibit “Looking Back/ Looking Forward: Richard E. Peeler and His Students” was significant. “Richard Peeler was my advisor, my ceramics instructor, art education instructor and also a close friend he came to be,” Davis said. Davis also worked alongside Peeler in 1970 when he became the first African
American professor to teach at DePauw. “I was teaching there half time in the Art Department and also coordinating the first Black studies program at DePauw,” said Davis. “So I came there and was
“I hope that students come away with a greater appreciation of how ancestry and their own culture could tie in with artistic creations.” -Craig Hadley teaching there from 1970 to 1976.” The artist is expected to deliver a public lecture at Peeler on Tuesday, Sept 12 at 4:15 p.m.. Davis believes it’s
important to interact with the students here on campus since past guest lecturers were instrumental and inspiring in building his art career. “I just learned to give back when I was on that campus [DePauw] – I can recall Dr. Percy Julian and Russell Freeland and others who came to the campus and always had time to have dialogue and interact and have Q and A with student about life was like when they were there.” Hadley explained how knowing the back-story behind the pieces in the exhibit would help spectators understand the message Davis is trying to portray through the ancestral pieces on display. “It really encapsulates a lot of the personal struggles that he’s had, not only just as an African American but also as an artist,” Hadley said. Davis uses his African roots to show his appreciation of traditional African
textiles in his group of works entitled “Ancestral Spirit Dance.” “I’m blending my tremendous love and appreciation for traditional African textiles,” Davis said. When Davis is not traveling with his exhibits, he teaches, trains other teachers and works in his studio with his wife. Davis has a passion for giving back to his community through educating kids about art and will be helping upcoming artists in Dayton, Ohio in the near future. Hadley hopes that students will learn and become exposed to different types of art when they go to view Davis’ pieces. “I hope that students come away with a greater appreciation of how ancestry and their own culture could tie in with artistic creations.”
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“I’m thinking we can get a whole weekend dedicated to seeing how many boulder run pictures we can get posted.” -@erodr_DePauw
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DePauw students become the new “Rodies” of Erodr social application By Panyin Conduah features@thedepauw.com
The new Erodr application is taking over the screens of DePauw students’ smart phones, giving them a new way to update peers on their social lives. Described by users as a breed between the social platforms Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Snapchat, students are able to share highlights from their day through pictures with students at the same college. Once a picture is posted on the application, it’s expected to erase within 24 hours. The unique catch-- students post pictures and messages anonymously. Users, or “Rodies,” can post pictures or statuses anonymously. If a user presses “like” on a status or a picture, only the original poster will then be able to see who liked their picture or commented. Since the application’s intended audience is limited to people in a campus community, students are promised more privacy compared to common social media applications. In order to start posting, students’ college email address must be validated to ensure they are from the campus they say they attend. Some unique features that differ from other social media include the option to “dislike” a picture and the radar feature. The radar feature allows users to share locations. The Erodr application could create for both a positive and negative buzz about the consequences of sharing one’s private information with the entire campus community. Senior Michael Riddering, campus representative for Erodr, first learned of the application from a friend who attends University of Missouri, where Erodr first originated. He decided to get DePauw involved in the social trend. “He showed me it— I downloaded it off of one of my friends using his [Mizzou] e-mail,”
Riddering said. “So I basically just emailed the [Erodr vice president] of marketing at the time and basically sold him on DePauw’s campus.” The Erodr application for DePauw has seen about a week of activity. Riddering reported that he’s seen students using Erodr to share inside jokes amongst friends and pranks between sororities and fraternities. Senior Caroline Hall said it’s another way to interact with other people on campus. “I use it to post things that I think are funny or that I know other people would find amusing just to get involved with other people that I probably wouldn’t be if I didn’t use it,” Hall said. Students do not have to post pictures or status to be an Erodr user. Dormant users can still see what’s happening and share a laugh by reading the profiles of the people they are friends with. Mizzou has reportedly had great success with Erodr with students sharing positive content. However, other campuses, such as Temple University, have not seen the same result, where students began to share posts about illicit drugs. “I don’t really think it could happen here, but they keep telling us that every campus has their own personality,” Riddering said. Although Riddering admits that the social platform comes off as having a bad reputation initially because of people perceive it as a partying application, students can use it in other situations. DePauw’s Erodr Twitter handle, @erodr_ DePauw seems to promote otherwise. Recent tweets have read, “Most importantly anything and I mean ANYTHING goes on Erodr” and “I’m thinking we can get a whole weekend dedicated to seeing how many boulder run pictures we can get posted.” A main concern with the application is the whereabouts of the pictures that end up get-
ting erased after a given amount of time. The website says, “All posts to the Erodr streamer expire in hours and aren’t kept on our servers after expiration.” Although the site promotes “an open social platform for the student community that is private from the rest of the world,” it is still questionable if people skilled in resurfacing information on the internet could potentially get their hands on regretted pictures that were deleted from the night before. Director of Public Safety Angie Nally is unfamiliar with the new social trend on campus, but she does remember when Facebook first hit DePauw and how similar it is to the popularity of Erodr. “You should be worrying about future employers, because once stuff goes on the Internet, it does not come back,” Nally said. If there is an issue with a picture or private information being leaked to the public, there isn’t much Public Safety could do to stop it. “We don’t have the resources or the time to go scan the social media for posts, but people send us stuff all the time,” Nally said. “I would say that if it’s available to the world it’s potentially harmful.” Hall said that whatever is posted on a profile is under the Rodies control. “If you don’t want it to be seen then you wouldn’t be putting it out there,” Hall said. “But if you’re putting it out there then it’s up to you and you’re going to get in trouble.” It’s too soon to tell how Erodr will evolve on DePauw’s campus, but Riddering believes that DePauw will be different from other campuses. “Each campus has their own personality, but as an individual you really could make Erodr whatever you want it to be.”
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Lifeline Law only one step in the right direction The recent death of Indiana University freshman Rachael Fiege should be a sobering experience for college students across the nation. Fiege fell down a flight of stairs at an off-campus party in Bloomington last Friday night, and sustained a fatal head injury. Though she fell at around 1 a.m., her friends did not call the police until 8 a.m. At that point Fiege was already unresponsive. This tragedy highlights an Indiana state law that cannot be stressed enough: the Lifeline Law. The law, which is also known as Enrolled Act 274, promises immunity to underaged students seeking help for alcohol-related issues. Last fall, Attorney General Greg Zoeller and Indiana State Senator Jim Merritt toured college and high school campuses, including DePauw, in an effort to educate the young Indiana population on the law. The bill was signed into a law well over a year ago, however, many college students still remain unaware of it. While we applaud the steps that state lawmakers have made in implementing this law, we believe that it falls short. Although the caller is ensured immunity, the Lifeline Law does not promise this immunity to the ill underaged drinker. Consequences should be put into place for the underaged consumer, but one should also recognize that such consequences may deter the drinker’s friends from calling the authorities. On a small campus where reputations are significant, underage student drinkers may desire to preserve their ill friend’s good name and character. They also may desire to protect their friend from acquiring a Class C misdemeanor – one that carries a penalty of up to 60 days in jail and up to a $500 fine. We believe there should be consequences for underage drinkers, but that perhaps there are more constructive solutions than the aforementioned. Going to the hospital should not be treated as a crime, but as an error in judgment. Perhaps rather than slapping a fine on this mistake, steps should be taken to understand how to correct the action and prevent a similar mistake from happening again. While the system may contain some flaws and some unfortunate repercussions at the time - this is law and we’re not above it. No consequence is worse than death.
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hen I first got the notification that @erodr_depauw was following me on Twitter, I had no idea what it was. When I saw @TheDePauw and senior Kreigha Henney tweeting about it a week later, I decided to do some research. A few days later, I found myself corresponding with Erodr CEO Andy Halliday via email as he convinced me not to deactivate my Erodr account. The one-year-old app, created by a University of Missouri graduate, is described on the Erodr website as a “Local Social Discovery for College Students,” but what students actually appear to be “discovering” is a social media created to glorify the party life on campus. Upon first scrolling through DePauw’s feed, I saw three posts (pictures included) about smoking marijuana, a set of scantily clad breasts, countless posts about consuming copious amounts of alcohol and one gross photo of fraternity hazing that I’m sure alumni would be just thrilled to catch wind of. I have quite a few qualms with the Erodr app, but I’ll keep it short. Erodr encourages the mentality that drinking and doing drugs in excessive amounts are things to be proud of. In early August, I had trouble understanding why DePauw students (and alumni) were celebrating the fact that DePauw was ranked as one of the top party schools in the nation. Whether the Princeton Review has factual data to back that statistic up or not, the pride that students associated with the title was disturbing. Drinking in excessive amounts is not cool, nor is it safe, and it’s certainly not something to be proud of and boast about online. Erodr intentionally encourages this kind of behavior, posting reminders on Facebook that Saturday morning should bring interesting posts after wild Friday nights. Erodr encourages users -- namely women -- to post nude pictures and to “make connections” with others on campus. The Erodr Facebook page posted a photo in March of a woman’s butt barely covered by transparent,
lace undies. The post read: “Sexy selfies are the condiment that gives Erodr its distinct collegiate flavor.” So, Erodr would have us believe that sex is what college is all about? I must have been confused to think it was about academia, making friendships and pursuing professional careers. On a campus that has had multiple instances of rape in recent years, one would think women might be careful not to offer their bodies up for that kind of objectification. Even more disturbing are posts from men requesting said photos and expecting women to post them. One DePauw user posted that he was disappointed with DePauw women for posting fewer nude photos than the women at Mizzou. Really? Erodr further encourages these behaviors by putting a time limit on posts. Erodr boasts that their users’ posts “expire” after a maximum of 24 hours on the live streamer, and posts that are disliked by other users are given even less time before expiration. You can also post anonymously once every day and set shorter time limits on your posts. The DePauw Erodr Twitter account tweeted last week: “Imagine...it’s late Friday night and you want to share your recent shenanigans with friends on campus and have it disappear by morning...” I would venture to guess that if, when sober, you would be embarrassed by the post you made the night before, you should probably just refrain from posting it. Not to mention, a simple screen shot will capture that moment, and you never know when your internet misbehaviors will come back to haunt you. As I emailed with CEO Andy Halliday, he explained to me the various ways I can avoid seeing all of this worldly, materialistic behavior posted on Erodr, and I became a little disappointed. The app, in theory, is really interesting. The concept of creating a social network just for the University to share is really cool. But the way it’s being used -- and the way Erodr is encouraging it be used -- is distasteful. So with that, I’ll be emailing Andy to let him know I’d like to officially deactivate my Erodr account. — Green is a senior from Muncie, Ind. with a double major in communication and Spanish. opinion@thedepauw.com
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the depauw | opinion
Summers a poor choice for Federal Reserve Bart Freibert
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et’s pretend for a moment that President Barack Obama calls me because he wants the opinion of a senior economics major at DePauw University. He tells me that Ben Bernanke is stepping down from his role as chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. I cover the speaker of my iPhone so the president doesn’t hear my sigh of relief. The president confesses that he’s been up in alligators on the hunt for Edward Snowden and has not had much time to think about whom to appoint as the next chairman. Then, he mentions that Larry Summers is at the top of his list. I tell Obama that Larry Summers is at the top of my list too – my “hit” list. Obama has voiced his support for Summers. A quick glance at Summers’ résumé would reveal a qualified candidate. The Harvard economics professor has held some prestigious roles including chief economist for the World Bank, secretary of the U.S. Treasury, president of Harvard University, assistant to the president for economic policy, and director of the National Economic Council. In 2010, Summers left his position with the Obama administration and returned to Harvard to teach, but he has remained in close contact with the
president. I have a problem with Summers because he helped lay the tracks that led our nation and much of the globe to a severe financial crisis. Summers, along with former Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan and former Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin, played an integral role in passing the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, which repealed the Banking Act of 1933. This made it possible for investment banks, security firms, commercial banks and insurance companies to consolidate their resources. In a Time magazine article published a week before the GLBA passed, bank analyst Lawrence Cohn said, “This is horrible legislation… It creates a huge potential obligation for U.S. taxpayers.” Cohn said the new bill will encourage concentration of financial power in a few hands, any one of which could topple the system if it failed—forcing a government bailout. Summers dismissed concerns about broader ramifications; he also shot down proposed regulation of the derivatives market, assuring those concerned that the modernized financial system would decrease risk in the economy. Raghuram Rajan, an economist from the University of Chicago, published a paper in 2005, “Has Financial Development Made the World Riskier?” in which he raised concerns about the recent alterations in the modern financial system. In his paper, Rajan outlines potential effects. “It is possible these developments may create
more financial-sector-induced procyclicality than the past,” Rajan said. “They may also create a greater, albeit still small, probability of a catastrophic meltdown.” Rajan voiced these concerns later that year at a conference for central bankers in Jackson Hole. Summers stood up at the conference and scolded Rajan, saying that his paper’s “Luddite premise” was “largely misguided.” In the next few years, the crisis became evident. Summers still takes zero responsibility for his negligence. In Summers’ defense, economic forecasting is like trying to predict the future – it’s not exactly scientific. However, there is a difference between possessing psychic abilities and having good judgment, and Summers’ judgment clearly does not reciprocate his lack of clairvoyance. I don’t think someone with poor judgment is qualified to take the driver seat of the world’s largest economy’s central bank. If a chef were to give a whole restaurant food poisoning because he convinced the kitchen staff that it’s OK to leave the meat out overnight, he would likely be fired. I highly doubt the owner would consider recommending him for a new job. I suppose things work differently in Washington. — Freibert is a senior economics major from Lexington, Ky. opinion@thedepauw.com
The Interfraternity Council (IFC) at DePauw would like to welcome everyone back to campus and extend a special welcome to the Class of 2017. For those of you unfamiliar with IFC, we are the undergraduate governing body of 10 of our 13 recognized fraternities on DePauw’s campus. It is our mission to uphold the standards of the IFC Community by enforcing all policies passed by the IFC chapters and providing access for students to learn more about our entire greek system at DePauw. To the Class of 2017, right now is a special time for you to bond with one another. While we look forward to seeing you all out and about on campus, we want to help you use this time to meet your fellow classmates and explore all of the options on DePauw’s campus. To do this, we will be giving you some time away from fraternity property until you get settled. Our policy this year states that IFC property will not be open to first-year students until October 12. We ask, in this time, that you please respect the policy and do not put any of the fraternities in an awkward situation of asking you to leave. We really look forward to getting to know all of
you and introducing you to our greek community. There will be many opportunities for you to meet the members of our fraternities prior to October 12. We invite you to join us September 9 from 5:006:30 p.m. in Bowman Park for an all-fraternity BBQ, and on September 22 all first-year men will have the opportunity to attend an open house at each IFC fraternity house on campus. We fully believe in the value of the fraternity and sorority experience at DePauw and we hope you will be open to finding out more about our community. For updates and info, find Interfraternity Council on Facebook and follow us on twitter @DePauwIFC.
A word of caution from DSG It is all too easy to forget that there is no longer a separation between who we are online and who we are in everyday life. Through email, social media and even smart phones, we are more interconnected today than ever before. This ease of connecting is an amazing convenience that most have grown to accept in our lives. For example, in the time it took you to read this paragraph I could have “favorited” a tweet, posted an Instagram pho-
PHOTOPINION How do you think DePauw’s ranking as a party school affects the University? “Students do a good job balancing demanding academics and a fun social scene. Once you start here, you realize that.” Alex Sroka, senior “It didn’t affect my decision to come here.”
Gretchen wilder, freshman “I knew it was there, but it didn’t matter.”
Letter to the Editor DePauw University IFC Updates
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to, shared a Facebook post and sent a snapchat. While our interactions online keep us up-todate with anything we deem important, we sometimes take our ever-growing communication skills and network of friends for granted. A single email, a single post or even a single picture, is all it can take for you to lose all credibility as an individual or as a professional. What we may think is private is really only a screenshot away from being shared with students, employers and the media. As college students, we have the ability to enjoy our freedom and to make our own decisions. We all come to DePauw with the purpose of receiving an education, tasked with living up to our potential and following our dreams. In order to ensure that any and all of our personal goals are met, even if they include lounging in peace, we must act responsibly. As I see it, we are all adults, and as adults, we owe it to ourselves to take responsibility for our futures and to consider that every action, whether online or off, has a consequence -- some of which, can follow you for life My two cents: be careful with what you post. — Student Body President Walker Chance ‘14
richard McGowan, freshman “There’s no such thing as bad publicity.”
Katie Meyer, senior arthur small / the depauw
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friday, august 30, 2013
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Tigers look to veterans, rookies for edge over the weekend
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COming up... Friday, Aug. 30 5:30 p.m. Women’s soccer v. Milwaukee School of Engineering at Boswell Field
6 p.m. Volleyball at Ohio Northern
7 p.m. Field Hockey v. Lynchburg at Wittenberg
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Men’s Soccer v. Centre at Boswell Field
Saturday, Aug. 31 Cross Country at Wabash Hokum Karem Sophomore Mitch Reavis (47) and freshman Rhiley McIntire (5) practice Thursday early evening in anticipation of their game on Friday, Aug. 30 at 7:30 p.m. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW By Michael Jennings sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw Tigers men’s soccer kicks off the regular season tonight at Boswell Field against Centre College. The Tigers are coming off a very strong season last fall going 14-2-5. Leading scorer junior Andy Morrison looks to lead the team from the front again, with support from senior George Elliott and sophomore Adrian Ables. The team also has a solid defense anchored by junior Nick Williams. Goalkeeper Jake Pezzuto said the Tigers still have an important position battle for center back. Junior Kevin Tolley, senior Brandon Johnson and senior Jake Hulewicz all seem to have an even chance at winning the starting job. The first-years have already made a huge impact by providing much needed depth off the bench. The new recruits showed off their abilities in the preseason match against Illinois Wesleyan University scoring all three goals in a 3-1 victory. Pezzuto praised the recruitment class on their ability to change games. “Anyone of them can come on off the bench and make an immediate impact,” Pezzuto said.
This year’s team consists of 21 first-years that add irreplaceable depth to an already strong team. Freshman goalkeeper Caleb Cartmel said the bond is already strong amongst the players. “This team is the most talented close-knit group that the captains have seen at DePauw,” Cartmel said. “But the freshmen do show show respect for our upperclassmen leaders at the same time, all the while maintaining a high level of play.” Last season, the Tigers were knocked out of the NCAA tournament in the third round of competition. This year, however, the team hopes to take the NCAA by storm and win a national championship. Pezzuto commented on the team’s chances this season, “I think I speak for the whole team when I say that we have a fantastic chance at winning a national championship this year,” Pezzuto said. “With the depth that we have we should really have a great chance at winning.” The Tigers certainly look confident and strong heading into the season with high expectations. Only time will tell whether or not the team can stay healthy and achieve their goal of greatness.
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Field Hockey v. Centre at Wittenberg
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Field hockey looks to build on historic 2012 season Tigers drive to improve preseason ranking led by successful head coach Preston-Willis By Eric St. Bernard sports@depauw.edu
DePauw field hockey is back in business after a historic 2012 season. The Tigers finished their 2012 season with a final record of 21 wins and two losses. The team advanced to the NCAA Division III national semifinals for the first time in DePauw’s history. They went 14-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference. They claimed their first NCAC tournament championship in a 2-0 shutout again Denison University. Their 91 percent winning average is the highest in DePauw’s history, dating back 33 years. Head Coach Gina Preston-Wills was recognized as the 2012 NCAC Coach of the Year. Due in part to Preston-Wills’ 88-32 record, the Tigers stand at No. 11 on the 2013 National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Preseason Poll. Preston-Wills said this is a great compliment for the team. “It’s nice to get the recognition for what we did last year,” Preston-Wills said. “We need to do the work on our end for the next game on our hands.
We’re focused on what we need to do for the season upcoming.” One of the newest Tigers, freshman Jamie Stoner has already benefitted from Preston-Willis’s coaching ability. “[Preston-Wills] has high expectations,” Stoner said. “That motivates me to work even harder. I haven’t had a coach like that before.” The Tigers’ season opener is tonight at 7 against Lynchburg College. Lynchburg is responsible for one of the two losses on the Tigers’ record in 2012. Lynchburg beat DePauw 3-2, with all of Lynchburg’s goals in the first half of play. DePauw then went on to win 20 games in a row, with their next loss being at the NCAA Championship semifinal. Though the Tigers graduated only three players last year, they were essential contributors to last season’s success. The 2013 graduating class included forward Margaret Ellis, the leading scorer in DePauw history, and Bridgette Shamleffer, the second-leading scorer for the 2012 season. Caroline Torie holds the DePauw record for games played,
81, and games started, 77. The record dates back to her 2009 freshman year, when she played and started all 20 games for the Tigers. Collectively, Ellis and Shamleffer accounted for 52 percent of the team’s goals scored in 2012. Senior forward Micheline Fi-
gel said the team can attain similar success to last season, as they still have strong talent. “Only losing three seniors last year, the feeling of that accomplishment is still very palpable within the team,” Figel said. “We are setting the bar high.” This season, Preston-Wills plans to rely heavily on the senior class. “We’re returning all of our defense, they were
In the midst of an afternoon practice, the field hockey team huddles around Head Coach Gina Wills. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW
ranked first in the country last year in points against and shutouts,” Preston-Wills said. “Taylor [Helms], Sydney [Sprawls], and Chelsea [Cutler] have played defense for us for the last three years, we’re excited to have them back.” Senior Chelsea Cutler made the National Field Hockey Coaches Association All-American team in 2012. Cutler said the Tigers have a strong returning defensive nucleus thanks to a close-knit team. “We are completely comfortable together… That helps the team be more comfortable as a whole.” If the cliché sports ideology that defense wins championships holds true, the Tigers should have no problems returning to the top of conference standings in 2013. “There’s no reason why we should not be as good, if not better, than we were last year,” Cutler said. Tonight’s game against Lynchburg should set the tone for rest of the highly anticipated 2013 season.