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This summer, university officials took action to stem the rising tide of alcohol-related issues on campus. On August 20, President Casey’s cabinet approved new regulations regarding alcohol in the Student Handbook. The Alcoholic Beverage Policy for Students, pages 22-24 of the Handbook, have been revised and updated to reflect the changing alcohol culture on DePauw’s campus. These changes include limiting open, registered Interfraternity Council (IFC) events to three per fraternity per semester, increasing door security at on-campus parties, and limiting the amount of hard alcohol served at open events. Dorian Shager, dean of campus life, stated that these changed policies are in direct correlation to data gathered in the last year. “I want to make sure people know the ‘why’. I don’t want people to feel like these are just policy changes out of the blue,” Shager said. Far from being “out of the blue,” these changes have hard basis in fact, according to Shager. The most recent figures from Student Organized Alcohol Research (SOAR) show an increase in the negative effects of alcohol use by students on campus. In 2008, 13 percent of DePauw students reported doing poorly on a test or an assignment due to alcohol use, 23 percent of students said they missed a class because of alcohol, and 43 percent felt they had done something they later regretted due to alcohol. Last year, 21 percent of students had academic issues, 30 percent missed a class, and 53 percent felt they had done something regrettable, all due to alcohol consumption. The blood alcohol content (BAC) of students has also been climbing steadily over the past few years. In 2009, of the number of students given medical attention, only three registered over a .3 BAC. Last year that number tripled. “We’ve seen a shift in the culture over the last few years in which momentum’s going in a direction that it shouldn’t,” Shager said. He added that when alcohol begins to affect the two main focuses of faculty and staff on campus—students’ academic success and engagement and their health and safety—it’s time for a big change. To that end, revisions to the Handbook were made, and contact was made with IFC, Panhellenic Council and other student organizations. PJ Mitchell, assistant director of campus life and coordinator for fraternity life, led the charge on informing the
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Long lunch lines at the Hub aren’t something new to students, but having only two cash registers open at a time is. The change in the food service provider and design has left students with a series of problematic changes and complaints. “[The lines] can be horrendous,” sophomore Erin Crouse said. “The lines are out the door, and you only have so much time to eat.” She added that this does not even include the long lines to actually get food. First-year student Natalie Reiman likes the food but agrees that the lines are a problem, especially with the entire student body having the same lunch hour. Crouse noted that the design of the new set-up does not create definite spaces for distinct lines and said it can be difficult to know where to go within the limited space. She offered the suggestion of moving the salad bar lines closer to the cash registers.
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An employee at The Den, who wished to remain unnamed, noted that while there are new items on the menu, there is not as much variety as before. “In The Den, it’s less cluttered looking,” the employee said. One noticeable change in The Den is the giant chalkboards that contained the menu have been painted over with grey paint. The employee added that there has been a lot of feedback from students, both good and bad, as to the new food and set up. “I think everybody’s kind of getting used to it,” the employee said, adding that Bon Appetit has been receptive to and willing to change based on student feedback. Crouse found it difficult to understand the new process in The Den and what they have available to eat. “Honestly, I don’t think [making the changes] is always as easy as we think it is,” Crouse said. “Overall, it’s a trial and error situation at the moment.”
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In addition, the all-you-care-to-eat (AYCTE) design of the Hub does not make it easy for students to sit outside or on the upper level because of the inability to prove that they have already paid. “There isn’t enough seating, especially during busy hours of the day like lunch and dinner,” Reiman said. While students seem to be pleased overall with the taste of the food provided by Bon Appetit, the limited number of options has been a change for upperclassmen familiar with the former Sodexo options. At lunch or dinner, students can expect fixtures such as a salad bar, a cereal bar, a rice bar and various types of pizza, as well as one Asian dish and up to two American dishes. “The food itself is good,” Crouse said. “But I liked having the ability to order what I wanted.” First-year student Kate O’Brien has a gluten allergy, and she has a hard time finding alternatives besides the vegetarian options. “Gluten-free doesn’t have to be vegetarian,” O’Brien said. She suggested a gluten-free pizza option and the addition of more Hispanic dishes because they tend to be made with corn, rather than wheat.
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Mitchell said. Both Mitchell and Shager stressed that these changes to the Handbook are meant to encourage intervention well before medical attention is required. “DePauw students are often good at calling for help when it’s needed, but I’d like to see more students intervening earlier,” Shager said. Shager said the goal of all of these changes is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all DePauw students.
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and coordinator for fraternity life, led the charge on informing the student body of the changes. “I met with a group of students weekly all of last year and we looked at different ways to approach the issue,” he said. According to Mitchell, the goal of these policy changes is to enhance the safety and security of students on campus. “We’ve highlighted some areas that we need to work on, including bring down BAC and working on some of the high-risk behaviors associated with pre-gaming,”
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Animal shelter may re-open By JESSICA TILLEY news@thedepauw.com
The sight of cats and dogs roaming around campus seems to be commonplace at DePauw since the closing of the Humane Society shelter almost two years ago. To ensure the safety of the animals on campus and around town, the Humane Society of Putnam County (HSPC) and many volunteers have made efforts to re-open the shelter. “I don’t think students, particularly first-years, know how to handle the animals when we see them,” first-year Hayley Alder said. “It’d be great if we were told who to call if we want to help out a particular animal or if there was a shelter we could take them to,” Alder said. “That’s why I think it’s extremely important to try and get the shelter back open.” According to the HSPC’s most recent newsletter, clean up around the exterior ground of the shelter is already underway and a re-opening is imminent. “We understand that it is our duty to provide the best possible care for the dogs and cats housed in the shelter, ”
HSPC representatives said in their August announcement. The HSPC’s store, Rescued Treasures, has been imperative in the effort to get the shelter up and running again due to the profit it has created. The needed finances go towards refurbishing the shelter with necessary supplies and transport cages, according to the newsletter. Groups outside the HSPC have attempted to make a positive impact on the animal issues in the area too. For instance, the DePauw Campus Cat Allies work to re-home the strays and spay/ neuter the feral cats found around the community. Professor Ellen Bayer, faculty advisor for the Campus Cat Allies, said that educating the community about spaying/neutering their animals is a step that needs to be taken to help the rampant animal problem. “What’s driving this is people are letting their pets out and a female cat can reproduce a large number every year which just compounds,” Bayer said. “We need to have a louder voice in promoting responsibility.” The Campus Cat Allies humanely trap, neuter and return the feral cats
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on campus. By doing so, population is more easily managed. The group also makes sure that they get vaccinated. Additionally, they’ve held fundraisers to help build shelters for the cats. “We got a huge response by students for the fundraiser,” Bayer said. “Students definitely want to get involved with this issue.” Students that find cats around campus can post pictures with descriptions on the Campus Cat Allies’ Facebook page. If the animal is a stray, they will attempt to find it a new home. “It’s heartbreaking when I see a stray animal around campus,” Alder said. “I think we should all do everything we can to help better the lives of these animals, whether it’s getting them vaccinated or finding them homes.” These animals will continue to have a presence on campus for some time, but through the work of programs like the Campus Cat Allies and the continued efforts of the HSPC and their supporters, steps are being taken in the right direction.
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CAMPUSCRIME August 27 • Harrassment • Under investigation | Time: Unknown | Place: Bloomington Street Hall • Animal control • Officer checked area / unable to locate | Time: 7:38 p.m. | Place: Longden Hall parking lot
August 28 • Violation of no contact order • Arrested: Roger P. Lopez (nonstudent) | Time: 1:14 a.m. | Place: Bloomington Street • Harrassment • Under investigation | Time: 5:28 p.m. | Place: 508 Indiana Street • Intrusion alarm • Subject located / checked okay | Time: 5:36 p.m. | Place: Service Center • Animal control •Forwarded to Facilities Management | Time: 8:52 p.m. | Place: Longden Hall
August 29 • Animal control • Forwarded to Facilities Management | Time: 12:58 a.m. | Place: Alpha Chi Omega sorority • Suspicious activity — delayed report • Pending | Time: 7:15 a.m. | Place: IM Fields • Medical • Ambulance dispatched / patient refused transport | Time: 10:51 p.m. | Place: Lucy Hall
August 30 • Medical • Ambulance dispatched / patient refused transport | Time: 12:20 a.m. |
Place: Longden Hall / The Den • Hazard — barricades in street • Removed | Time: 12:48 a.m. | Place: Locust and Washington Streets
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Dickman talks about her zoo of a summer internship
• Theft of chair — unfounded • Recovered | Time: 4:37 p.m. | Place: Anderson Street Hall
August 31 • Assist Campus Living — loud music / party registration violation / recovered property • Forwarded to Community Standards / property returned to owner | Time: 12:17 a.m. | Place: Strasma Hall • Disorderly conduct / public intoxication / battery / failure to comply • Subjects separated / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 12:51 a.m. | Place: Larabee Street • Alcohol violation • Released to custody of friend / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 12:57 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall
September 1 • Operating while intoxicated — refusal / minor in consumption •Arrested: Colin Bultinck (nonstudent) | Time: 1:51 a.m. | Place: Jackson Street
September 2 • Animal control • Forwarded to Facilities Management | Time: 12:44 a.m. | Place: Humbert Hall SOURCE: PUBLIC SAFETY WWW.DEPAUW.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/ CAMPUS-SAFETY/PUBLICSAFETY/ ACTIVITY-REPORT/YEAR/2013/
Kristen Dickman behind the scenes at the Elephant Barn on the last day of her summer internship at the Indianapolis Zoo. PHOTO COURTESTY OF KRISTEN DICKMAN When I told my mom that I was accepting a position as an intern at the Indianapolis Zoo, the first thing she said was, “Kristen, I don’t think you’re going to like that. It will be really hot working outside.” Most people thought my job consisted of scooping poop and feeding animals, but it was far more exciting than that. I worked for the Zoo’s public relations department, and I had my own desk in an air-conditioned building. I found out about the internship through DePauw’s career opportunities database, Tiger Tracks. As I was skimming through the list of possible internships, the Indianapolis Zoo stood out because it involved a variety of re-
sponsibilities. Some of my daily tasks included photography and videography of animals and events, updating Twitter and Facebook pages and writing content for the Zoo’s website and blog. While fellow interns and students joked about performing “intern duties” such as making copies and running errands, my workload did not compare to their tasks. In my first week, I filmed a tortoise race hosted by 2013 Indianapolis 500 Winner Tony Kanaan, and I went behind the scenes with some Indianapolis Indians baseball players at a dolphin show. I was lucky to have an internship that was engaging and not as bad as some other people made theirs out to be.
One of my favorite parts of working at the Zoo was taking “field trips.” I would be working in my cubical and my supervisor would come by and ask me to go behind the scenes in the animal holdings to take pictures or videos of them. On my last day, the interns even got the chance to touch an elephant and take a photo with her! After a few weeks of work though, I was tired of waking up at six in the morning, driving downtown and getting home 12 hours later. This was a difficult transition for me because I had never worked more than a part-time job with flexible hours. Once reality had set in, I enjoyed my work-free weekends and cherished sleeping in until 8 a.m. I be-
lieve this is why internships are essential for college students. We need to experience the lifestyle of a career before choosing the path it leads us into and to gain valuable work experience that business professionals look for in students. DePauw prepared me for this opportunity in many ways. I had experience in videography and photography from working at D3TV and taking classes like TV Production, Multimedia Story Telling and a Winter Term course, Digital Photography. Students should be thankful when professors assign a lot of writing. Most jobs will require you to do some sort of writing. This internship gave me a better idea
of what people who study communication actually do. I would definitely recommend this opportunity to someone else. If given the chance, I would go back to the Zoo for another internship and explore a different department. Working at the Zoo made me want to volunteer there someday. The people and animals there were wonderful, and I cannot wait to go back and visit. - Kristen Dickman is a junior from Zionsville, Ind. majoring in communication. features@thedepauw.com
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Tibetan Monks in rural Indiana are not what one typically associates together, but Christine White, associate professor of English, did just that with her short film “Mud Lotus”. Shot over ten days this summer, the film tells the story of a Tibetan monk named Nawang (Adam Tran) who is searching for his late teacher’s reincarnation. It is on a farm in rural Putnam County that he comes across ten-year old Camilee (Liz Chiarella) and her fighting parents Kim (Rae Dawn Chong) and Warren (Ron Dye). The process of the film, which she originally wrote as a play, first began when White was in graduate school. She was inspired to write the story after going through a divorce and discovering Buddhism. “This original idea, and still to this day, remains a coming together of those two very different aspects of my consciousness,” White said. After receiving a Faculty Fellowship grant from DePauw, White began adapting her play into a feature-length screenplay. Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, associate professor of communication and theatre, became involved in the project in 2011 when White applied for the New Directions Initiative grant offered by the Great Lakes Colleges Association. According to Nichols-Pethick, the grant was established to help those who are mid-career and looking to explore new areas. “Chris [White] was interested in exploring directing and filmmaking since her experience is in theater and I was interested in re-invigorating my production background,” Nichols-Pethick said. When White and Nichols-Pethick received the grant, the two planned to use the funds to create a trailer for the film in hopes of generating investors and funding for a full-length movie. After beginning the pre-production work for the trailer, White and Nichols-Pethick decided to make a short film instead. “We realized that instead of making that trailer, we were more interested and enthusiastic about making a short film… something that would be in our hands and we could have at the end of that process instead of an idea,” Nichols- Pethick said. With the help of filmmaker and Chinonye Chukwu ’07, White and Nichols-Pethick were able to make their short film a reality. Chukwu served as the first assistant director under White, who directed the film. A number of alumni and current students also contributed in the filming experience this summer. Doug Fellegy ‘05, ITAP digital video instructor, was the location sound mixer on the film. Sophomore Jessica Keister, who worked as Fellegy’s ITAP summer intern, was
given the opportunity to work as the assistant location sound mixer on the film. Olivia Carmel ‘13 served as the associate producer of the film and also ran the film’s social media sites. Carmel introduced White to senior Rob Weidner, who has experience working on numerous commercial productions. Weidner worked on the film as the gaffer and second assistant camera. “It was a delight to work with [White] and how she wrangled up the very eclectic and diverse group of people was really cool,” Weidner said. Senior Akanksha Chawla, sophomore Theresa Carper and David Kunkel ‘13 also worked on the film. DePauw faculty members also had the chance to participate both on screen and behind the scenes. Caroline Good, costume shop supervisor and part-time instructor of communication and theatre, constructed the monk robe costume while Susan Anthony, associate professor of communication and theatre, helped with additional casting. Ron Dye, associate professor of English and communication and theatre, played Warren, a lead role in the film. Dye first became involved in the project back when the film was initially a play. “Chris [White] asked me to do a public stage reading of a scene from the play that was adapted into the screenplay,” Dye said. “When she and Jonathan knew for sure they were going to do this shorten film version, they asked me back.” Adam Tran, who plays Nawang, also worked with White on a stage reading of Mud Lotus and was asked back for the film. Actress Rae Dawn Chong, who plays Kim, previously worked with White in a production of her play Rhythms in 2007. Liz Chiarella won the role of Camilee after auditioning via Skype. She is the niece of Tom Chiarella, a professor of English. The film is currently in the final stages of post-production. This weekend, White will be flying to New York to oversee on the film’s color correction, while Nichols-Pethick will be traveling to Philadelphia to oversee the sound editing. The first public screening of Mud Lotus will be on Nov. 7 at 8:30 p.m. as part of DePauw’s ArtsFest 2013: Art and the Quest. In addition to the screening on campus, the two plan on entering the film into various film festivals including the Sundance Film Festival. White and Nichols-Pethick look back fondly on making their first film. “It’s been really exciting to work in this medium and to get to work with this great group of people—working with Jonathan has been fantastic,” White said. Nichols-Pethick also enjoyed working with White. “I didn’t just make a film, I made a friend.”
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Chris White on location for the filming of Mud Lotus. A flash flood washed out the road and stranded the cast and crew without elecrticity. GARRET HOOVER / COURTESY OF Chris White
Chris White and Eric Branco on set during the filming of Mud Lotus. GARRET HOOVER / PHOTO COURTESY OF Chris White
Doug Fellegy, Jonathan Nichols-Pethick and Ron Dye on set during the filming of Mud Lotus. GARRET HOOVER / PHOTO COURTESY OF Chris White
Eric Branco, Rob Weidner and Jonathan Nichols-Pethick on set during the filming of Mud Lotus. GARRET HOOVER / PHOTO COURTESY OF Chris White
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On behalf of serendipity in news consumption In the wake of the ongoing Miley Cyrus outbreak on social media and in news publications across the country we felt a need to comment. No, we won’t evaluate her recent performance at the MTV Video Music Awards, or her ability (or lack there of) to twerk. The Internet has provided a plethora of information and opinion on that. Instead, we want to comment on trend-generated media coverage. In the days following Cyrus’ performance coverage about the pop star dominated cyberspace leaving many of us with little else to talk or think about. The scary part is that because so many people shared the coverage and talked about it news sources had to produce more content to satisfy the trending topic. Conversation online fueled more conversation, which led to an excess of twerk. In the meantime the violence in Syria that led to President Barack Obama’s proposal of armed intervention took a sidebar on many news sites. Cyrus continued twerking her way into headlines. This isn’t the first time the media outlets have used trends to drive content, nor will it likely be the last. And we can’t fault them for it. News websites require views from readers to maintain funding and, as a result, cater to the interests of online readers. Even in print news publication readers must be attracted to front-page stories in order for readers to buy. The Washington Post may be the first to attempt to offer articles catered to a reader’s interest following the publication’s purchase by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos. This would take creating trend-generated news content to the next level and while it would behoove the publication by maintaining readers’ interest in certain topics, it would prevent readers from seeing stories they may not find otherwise. While searching for a story about Cyrus, a reader may encounter a series of other articles that he or she didn’t know interested him or her, a story about the violence in Syria perhaps. Such stumbling upon is what Cass Sunstein recently called the serendipity in news consumption. There may be many stories that readers find boring, unappealing, outlandish or disagreeable, but finding a gem of a story that one might not have found otherwise is a wonderful sort of serendipity. We recognize that we are a bit biased. The four of us reminisce in the memories of reading hard copies of newspapers at our kitchen tables. We’re also interested in maintaining the sanctity of the newspaper industry into which we hope to enter postgraduation. But bias aside, we’ve all had at least one serendipitous experience scanning a newspaper or news site and coming across a story that didn’t make the trend. It may have been a story that most people missed or cast aside. But for some reason it contained a value to us as readers. Major news publications will continue producing content as they see fit, but we can control our publication too. Our staff will offer stories that readers ask for, but we’ll also publish stories that no one sought out. We hope that our readers find the serendipity value of news consumption that we mentioned. It’s our goal to work the way we think newspapers should, by giving news consumers what they want along with what they didn’t know they wanted. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
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t seems like every DePauw student’s opinion of the new dining service is about the layout. But is this really what matters? Are we really that concerned with the fact we can only get in one door on the backside of the Hub? We should not be. We need to grow up a bit and think about all the benefits of Bon Appétit and overlook the reduction on door handles. Living in the consumerist society we do, we have become accustomed to immediate gratification and bought into the myth that cheaper is better (regardless of how that cheaper was attained). Our new food service provider compromised the door handles for locally produced foods, which is a huge improvement. If you do not believe me about the quality of locally grown food, give a farmers’ market a shot. I fell in love with them this summer while working manual labor. Most of my co-workers were big fans of fried and fast food, and at the beginning of the summer, I followed in their dietary footsteps. By mid-June I felt awful and decided to start eating healthier with an emphasis on green vegetables. Some of my co-workers were a little skeptical, even calling me a ‘girlie-boy’ on one occasion when I ate Cajun Tofu stir fry with them at McDonalds. Regardless, I stuck with the diet and felt better almost immediately. Without stocking up
at the weekly farmers market in downtown Zionsville, I would’ve been a mess by the end of the summer. Outside of my personal advocacy of healthier, locally grown foods, dieticians agree that locally grown foods are not only better for you, but generally contain more flavor. This rests on the fact that produce shipped nationwide must be harvested before it is fully ripened, depriving the plant of the time needed to fully mature. Bon Appétit is actually doing a great service to our student body by taking the extra steps to secure a much greater percentage of locally grown foods compared to their predecessor, Sodexo. Even if you still contend that the Hub’s new setup is not suitable for the community atmosphere here at DePauw, I’d argue that you are probably over-exaggerating your commitment to the status quo. Looking back on the old setup, how often did we actually utilize it? My experience leads me to believe we were pretty bad at using it. As a first-year, I primarily used it as a hangover meeting place where I’d try to connect the dots from a fun night. If you were one of the few that properly employed the space, cheers to you. But for the rest of the disgruntled student body, stop making the new setup into a bigger deal than it really is. I am willing to sacrifice a bit of convenience if it means that I will be provided with fresher, healthier eating options. We can adapt other spaces on campus to be a meeting area for friends. We need to remember what its real purpose is, a place to eat. It might be selfish, but considering the price we pay for meal plans at DePauw, I’d like some fresh produce. — Small is a senior political science and history double major from Zionsville, Ind. opinion@thedepauw.com
lthough it’s been about a week since first-years walked through the campus as part of the opening convocation, I think I can speak for the whole class when I say that it has felt like both the longest and shortest week of our lives. Our time so far has been a whirlwind of nerves, chaos, excitement and realization. Coming from a high school of 200 where I knew every single person I came across, DePauw is quite the change. Though I’m sure I’ll get to know more people as my time here continues, walking around campus and seeing only a few familiar faces can be frightening. This is why I believe that spending time with our mentor groups is important and really helps the first-years to get to know one another. I know that I personally have benefitted from my mentor group immensely.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR We were thrilled to see the campus farm featured in the first issue of The DePauw. Since the publication we have set hours for students, faculty, staff, and community members to volunteer: 9 a.m. -1 p.m. Monday - Friday and, in addition, 4 p.m. -7 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. We are thrilled by the success of the farm. Bon Appétit is serving delicious homegrown food in the Hub, and approximately 15 percent of our produce is being distributed to the Putnam County Emergency Food Pantry. Over sixty different students have volunteered thus far, riding community bikes (available for free checkout at The Inn with a DePauw ID) with friends to harvest delicious tomatoes, green beans, and more while learning about organic agriculture. Our hopes are high that many classes, sports teams, clubs, greek houses, and groups of friends will continue to use the farm as a living laboratory. — Carol Steele, Director for Sustainability and Anthony Baratta, Assistant Director for Sustainability
My mentor group has allowed me to get to know people in other dorms, which has created so many more windows of opportunity to make new friends. The activities that all of the first-years had to participate in during orientation week brought us all closer, because it gave us an excuse to socialize with each other, and it gave us something to talk about. The activities fair on Friday, in particular, allowed for us to meet people with similar interests in clubs and activities, which I have found to be a great way to make new friends. The fair also provided an opportunity for the first-years to meet some of the upperclassmen who are already a part of these clubs. This broke the barrier between grades and helped integrate the first-years into campus. Seeing everything that we can get involved in and how people have already been involved makes DePauw feel more like a place we can call home. The first week has been so overwhelming that we haven’t really had much time to stop and think about everything that we are about to dive into. DePauw has so much to offer us, and I didn’t fully comprehend all of the opportunities that are within my reach until the fair. Writing this piece for
the newspaper, for example, is an opportunity that I am so fortunate to have handed to me. A big part of this first week for me has just been taking in everything that is going on around me. I am still trying to comprehend the fact that this is now my home, and I can take part in whatever I want to. It can be exhausting to introduce oneself to so many new people and get acclimated to an entirely new setting in such a short amount of time. However, I have found that this experience creates a new level of excitement for the four years that we as a class are collectively about to embrace together. It’s the beginning of what will undoubtedly be an incredible college experience. Thanks for the big welcome, DePauw! I feel like a Tiger already. –Block is a first year from Glenview, IL whose major is still undecided.
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the depauw | sports
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Tigers kick themselves after 4-1 loss
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
the depauw | sports
Men top Centre in final minutes DePauw kicks around 2-1 season record after weekend win
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FIELD HOCKEY
Tigers fall to Colonels By ERIC ST. BERNARD sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw Women’s soccer ended its opening weekend of play with a record of 0-2. In the season opener against the Milwaukee School of Engineers, the Tigers allowed four goals in a span of fourteen minutes. The Tigers’ lone goal in the 4-1 loss came from Megann Lear, a sophomore forward from Fishers, Indiana. On Sunday, the Tigers took on the Adrian Bulldogs at Blackstock stadium. Bulldogs’ Erin Weide scored the lone goal of the contest with 31 minutes left of play. DePauw hopes to get back on track this Saturday, in a contest against Washington-St.Louis University in St.Louis, Mo. In this photo freshman Kelsey Cobbs during the game Friday August 30th. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW
Senior Matt Reda during the game on August 2nd which ended with DePauw winning 2 to 1. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball bounces back from season opener loss with Saturday sweep By ERIC ST. BERNARD sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw volleyball won two straight games on Saturday, beating St. Mary’s College and Thiel College. The two games were both decided in three sets. Sophomore outside hitter Lauren Falotico recorded 12 kills and 12 digs in the game against St.Mary’s. The Tigers put up a strong performance against Thiel. They won their first set against the Tomcats 25-8. The Tigers went on to win next two sets 25-18 and 25-14. Junior Mary Kate Etling led all players with 10 kills in the contest. The pair of wins came after a heartbreaking season opener against host Ohio Northern University. DePauw had 56 kills and 169 total attempts, while Ohio Northern had 59 kills and 170 total attempts. The box score is an indication of how evenly the two teams were matched. The Tigers lost the match in five sets.
Sophomore defensive specialist Keely McGrath was one of the Tiger’s brightest stars in the season opener. McGrath recorded 21 defensive digs and two assists. “The loss to Ohio Northern on Friday night fueled the team even more,” McGrath said. “We came out with more energy and more drive to beat the two teams we faced on Saturday. We have an attitude this season of never being satisfied, so the two wins we had this weekend are great, but we definitely have more to work on.” Sophomore Faith Rolwes also performed well during the contest with 44 assists and 13 digs. Rolwes averaged over 36 assists per game in the three-game stretch, earning her a place on the all-tournament team. “My passers did a really good job all weekend giving me good passes so that I could run a fast offense and my hitters did a great job of hitting their shots and putting balls away,” Rowles said. “Definitely wouldn’t have received this award without them.” This weekend wasn’t the first time Rolwes earned such honors.
As a first-year, Rolwes was named to the Washington-St. Louis Labor Day Classic All-Tournament Team. It was the first tournament of the Tigers’ season. Rolwes has high hopes that the team can repeat last season’s success. In 2012, they opened the season 0-2, with losses to Dominican University and Washington University in St. Louis. They finished that opening weekend with a sweep, the start of a 17 game win streak for the Tigers. This season, they find themselves in a familiar place after a 2-1 start. “We did a really good job of bouncing back after our loss and then winning our next two matches...I’m really excited for this season,” Rolwes said. The Tigers next match is this Friday at the Charlie Wrublewski Tournament. They take on Heidelberg University, who also has a 2-1 record. Heidelberg swept Thiel and St. Mary’s, and they lost against Ohio Northern in five sets.
By OLIVER MAUK sports@thedepauw.com
First-year Julian Gonzalez scored the winning goal with 3:14 left in the game to beat the Centre College Colonels 2-1 in season opener on Friday night. “We won the ball and had a quick counter attack,” Gonzalez, an Indianapolis native, said after the game. He thought the ball was played to him, but stayed back and let his teammate, first-year E.J. Moore accept the pass. His quick decision led to an uncontested shot on goal. “Right when I saw the ball coming, I just kept thinking, ‘please let this go in, please let this go in,’” Gonzalez said. DePauw’s defense impressed in the season opener, lead by seniors Brandon Johnson and David Large. Both men made multiple defensive stops in the first half to stifle the Colonels offense. “The hardest part about keeping Centre at one goal over ninety minutes of play was defending their quick counter attack style of play,” Large said. The defense particularly had problems holding off Centre player, junior Jeremy Carlson. “He was a tall guy so guarding him against corner kicks and free kicks was a challenge,” Large said.
“We played great defense,” Gonzales added. “It was a good all around team effort, it wasn’t just one individual out there” The game was physical, with neither team struggling to get a on a roll offensively in the first half. However, the Tigers’ offense began to flourish in the last twenty minutes of the match. Sophomore Adrian Ables scored the first goal of the game with nineteen minutes left, and Centre’s Cameron Miller, a junior, evened the game four minutes later. This was followed by Gonzales’ goal, which gave the Tigers a late lead that they would not lose. Sophomores Jacob Trumbull and Connor Reed of Centre and sophomore Alieu Musa of DePauw all received yellow cards in the game.
DePauw field hockey finished its first weekend of play at .500 after losing to the Centre College Colonels on Saturday night. Junior forward Grace Fisher scored the lone goal for the Tigers, with 7:39 left in the game. Despite a 22-1 shot advantage in the second half, the Tigers were unable to recover after the Colonels’ scored two goals in the first half. Paige Henry, a junior forward, said the Tigers sluggish start to the game is what caused their first regular season loss in almost a full year. “We did not come out ready to play when the whistle was blown,” Henry said. “They took advantage of that and scored with in the first minute of play. We started playing our game in the second half and had numerous chances to get on the board, but we just had trouble executing.” The highlight of the Tigers’ weekend was Friday night’s season opener in Springfield, Ohio against Lynchburg College. The Tigers pulled the victory in a 2-1 overtime thriller. First-year Jamie Stoner put in the game-winning goal with 2:37 left in overtime. It was her first official goal as a collegiate athlete. Senior Chelsea Cutler scored the first goal of the game, coming on an assist from midfielder first-year Addie Ball. Fisher notes the impact the win had on the teams’ psyche. “Last year we lost [to Lynchburg] and they scored their goals in the second half,” Fisher said. “Friday was a good win… The wheels are starting to turn, and we saw that this weekend.” Fisher has had a big adjustment for this season with her new position at right forward. “I didn’t know where I was going to play going into season,” she said. “I knew I had a chance of higher forward.” The position change has given Fisher the opportunity to display her offensive prowess early in the season. In the two games against Centre and Lynchburg this weekend, Fisher had total of eight shots, resulting in one goal. Last season, Fisher had 11 shots on goal and scored one. Fisher said her offensive approach changed once she started playing the right forward position. “Last year I would like to pass it more,” Fisher said. “This year I’m taking more shots, taking more risk. I want to score more goals this year. Its all about taking risks.” Henry also notes the need for an aggressive offensive front during games. Henry was named to the All-NCAC Field Hockey Second Team in 2012, and she was the third-best scorer on last year’s roster with 13 goals total. “We lost our top scorer from last year, so I know I need to step it up this year and be an offensive force on the front line,” Henry said. “I believe once we get in our groove, our offense line will be unstoppable.” The Tigers have a week to practice before their next game against the University of Mary Washington. Ranked sixth in the country, UMW is coming off a 13-1 victory against Hendrix College. The 13 goals scored matched the school record for most goals in a game. The Tigers acknowledge the challenge ahead. “They’re [UMW] probably the hardest team we will play for a while,” Fisher said. “Our level of play is going to have to step up.” If her weekend performance gives any indication, Fisher is no stranger to stepping up to challenges at hand.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2013
Teams look forward to new fields in 2013-14 season By JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
Excitement fills campus for 2013-2014 athletics as the renovations to Blackstock Stadium are complete and the construction around the Lilly Center takes shape. When the football team opens its home campaign on Sept. 21 against Wittenberg University, fans will notice some drastic changes. This summer, 87,000 square feet of Astroturf were put down to replace the old grass playing surface. Sophomore quarterback Justin Murray feels that the new field has brought energy to the team. “It’s a major upgrade. The biggest thing that it provides is an uplift to the team,” Murray said. “We have a good feeling that people can come play us with respect.” Murray also addressed the issue of potential danger from playing on turf. “Some people argue that turf causes more injuries, but I believe that because of the newness of the turf, it hasn’t affected us in that way,” he said. The new field will be named in honor of Nick Mourouzis, DePauw’s all-time leader in football coaching victories, at a ceremony during the Old Gold game on Oct. 12 against Oberlin College. There are other major field renovations going on aside from the football stadium. Construction has already begun on a new multisport arena, Rea-
Women’s Golf Anderson Invitational DEPAUW 319-311 Final: 630 Paige Gooch 77-77 Final: 154 Kelsey Smith 80-77 Final: 157 Alexandria Ramirez 80-79 Final: 159 Sheinnera Gerongay 85-78 Final: 163 Abby Dickey 82-83 Final: 165 Hanover College 325-330 Final: 655 Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology 333-324 Final: 657
vis Stadium. It will feature a 90,000 square foot playing field that will be the new home of the men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse and field hockey teams. The new practice field, located directly next to Reavis, features a 90,000 square foot field that will be used by the teams as well as students participating in intramural sporting events. Senior soccer player Logan Cash is very excited about the opportunity to train on a new Astroturf field. “When it would rain, the field would get wrecked. When you have turf like that, you don’t have to worry about the conditions,” Cash said. “As a team, we’re all excited about that.” In addition, Cash understands the benefit of this project to the school as a whole. “It’s very rare to get this big of a renovation,” Cash said. “It’s going to do some benefit to our school in more ways than people can imagine.” The teams will still use Boswell Field this year and will begin playing at Reavis Stadium at the start of the 2014 season. Another renovation this summer was on the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center. While still under construction, students can start to see the project taking shape. A plan is in place to add a new two-story fitness center that can be used by all students. New multipurpose rooms are being installed to make room for different types of fitness classes. The racquetball courts will be removed to allow more room for the
Reavis Stadium is currently under construction and planned to be finished in time for the start of the 2014 season. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW department of kinesiology offices and laboratories. Finally, additional locker rooms will be added for recreational purposes. These new additions to the athletic department will help DePauw’s athletes and students for years
Weekend ScoreBoard Anderson University 354-358 Final: 712 Manchester College 358-355 Final: 713 Defiance College 448-409 Final: 857
Men’s Soccer DePauw University vs. Centre College 2-1 (W) DePauw University vs. Knox College 6-0 (W)
Women’s Soccer
to come by providing them with an optimal place to train and learn.
DePauw University 2 Lynchburg College 1 Centre College 2 DePauw University 1
DePauw University vs. Milwaukee School of Engineering (1-4) (L) DePauw University vs. Adrian College (0-1) (L)
Field Hockey
Volleyball DePauw University (W:2) vs. Ohio Northern University (W:3)