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Tashi Kyil monks construct sand mandala at DePauw

Students and locals gather around the finished mandala. The piece was constructed over the course of five days.

Sand deposits are placed into a vase until they enter the stream at Prindle.

Monks simultaneously pray and deconstruct the mandala Saturday afternoon in the Union Building.

Six of the seven Tibetan Buddhist monks chant and pray after pouring the mandala into running water at Monks play brass horn instruments Prindle Institute for Ethics Saturday afternoon. By deconstructing the mandala, the monks emphasize the during the deconstruction ceremony. concept of “impermanence”. They visited DePauw from Tashi Kyil monastery in India.

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Seven Buddhist monks from Tashi Kyil monastery in India visited DePauw last week to build a sand mandala in the Union Building lobby as part of their 2013 U.S. tour. Founded by Siddhartha Gautama around 520 B.C., Buddhism is a karmic religion that originated in India. Tashi Kyil is a small refugee monastery that houses 120 to 200 Tibetan Buddhist monks annually and that follows the teaching of the Dalai Lama. Buddhists hope to attain liberation from earthly suffering, or to become enlightened, through several techniques believed to create good karma and shorten the path to enlightenment. The construction of mandalas is one of those techniques. “It’s my understanding that mandalas can be

constructed with a variety of images to represent a variety of concepts,” said Kate Smanik, director of the Spiritual Life Center. “We asked for one that represents peace.” First-year Kainat Akmal was eager to watch the mandala take shape. “I’m taking a Buddhism class and learning about this stuff,” Akmal said. “Now I’m actually seeing it. It’s cool that DePauw can bring something like this to campus.” Monks from Tashi Kyil have visited DePauw twice now. Their first visit was in 2011 when a group constructed a similar mandala in the Hub cafeteria during their first U.S. tour. The tours are organized by the Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center in Bloomington, Ind. and the center contacted DePauw when they were organizing the 2013 tour. The Center for Spiritual Life (CSL) agreed to host the monks again.

“Religious diversity is an important aspect of the diversity on campus,” Smanik said. “The monks’ visits are one way for the CSL to teach the DePauw community about a religion that isn’t as common in the U.S.” The monks rely on the tours to raise the money needed to run their monastery because they do not receive aid from the Indian government. The monks are refugees from Tibet who left their homeland in the 1950s when China invaded. “Their traditional ways of supporting themselves have been disrupted [by conflict],” said religious studies professor Geoffrey Goble. “Now they use the mandala as a way to support themselves.” The week-long process began last Tuesday, Sept. 24, with an opening ceremony. During the ceremony, the monks gathered around their work place and sang a prayer. They also constructed an alter to the Buddha that included a picture of the

Dalai Lama, their religion’s leader. The monks began the process by drawing a pencil outline of the image on the board. For the rest of the week, they worked 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. arranging colored sands to create the masterpiece – an intricate circular design with a world at its center. During last Saturday’s closing ceremony that capped the week, the sand used to create the mandala was poured into the stream outside Prindle Institute for Ethics. In Buddhism, it’s believed that the peace of the mandala will be carried throughout the land as the water sweeps the sands away. The Center for Spiritual Life hoped the monks’ visit would help bring to life Buddhism in a way the classroom cannot. “You can learn as much as you want about any religious tradition,” Smanik said, “but there’s something about experiencing it that’s mystical.”

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The article “Tigers host La Roche in NCAA tournament first round” on page 12 of the Friday, September 27, issue of The DePauw incorrectly stated the team and tourament in its headline. The men’s soccer team did not host La Roche for the NCAA tournament, but rather played Olivet College, Hiram College and Anderson University.

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Construction began on the Ubben Quadrangle last Wednesday, catching students off guard and rendering the quad inaccessible. The Ubben Quad construction project was not listed on DePauw’s “Major Projects List,” nor was it included in the “Campus Master Plan.” According to Rob Harper, assistant director of facilities and project manager for the Ubben Quad renovation, plans have been on the books since this past June. Construction of the aboretum in the quad began in September. “The conceptual design was approved in June and there were three months of construction design,” Harper said. “The University did not want to miss an admission cycle with such an important beautification project.” The renovations are per the request of Timothy and Sharon Ubben, ‘58

DePauw alums for whom the quad is named and whose donation is making the project possible. Harper was unable to disclose the cost of the renovations. No matter the cost though, students living on the quad are not happy. “It’s inconvenient,” said first-year and Lucy Rowland Hall resident Gretchen Stibich. “I wake up to a jackhammer every morning.” Other students have spoken out against the construction as well. “I understand that it’s necessary,” said sophomore Zack Baker, “but I’m just wondering why it wasn’t done over the summer.” In response to discontent amongst students, Harper urges everyone to keep a forward-looking mindset. “If you were here in the late 1990s, you would have seen the construction and / or renovations of Julian [Science and Match Center], Peeler [Art Center], and the Indoor Tennis and Track Center,” Harper said. “So construction,

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renovations, and growth, have always been a part of a forward moving institution.” It is true that construction has had an overwhelming presence on DePauw’s campus since the approval of the “Building DePauw” master plan by DePauw’s Board of Trustees in 2010. The plan called for renovations of the athletic facilities, the Lilly Center, the Hub, the Anderson Street entrance, and the Roy O. West Library. A new dining hall is also mentioned in the plan. Earlier this year, The DePauw reported that renovations of the Lilly Center and athletic facilities are still on track for completion by fall 2014. While a conceptual plan for Roy O. is included in the master plan, there is no word on when construction will begin. “Facilities Management is working through the design process for the Hoover Dining Hall and the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement,” Harper said. “Construction on the Hoover Dining Hall could begin after Commencement 2014.” With the athletic facilities finishing up in fall 2014, continuing on with the dining facilities after this year’s commencement would mean having two large projects overlapping on campus. With this in mind, some students, especially first-years, are a bit worried. “’I’m excited to see what they actually make, but overall, I think there’s a bit too much going on,” said first-year Evelyn Brosius. As for the Ubben Quad, the renovations should be finished by summer 2014, according to Harper, offering some reassurance that DePauw’s campus won’t be too overwhelmed with construction projects in the coming future.

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Clery report reveals crime trends By Nicole DeCriscio news@thedepauw.com

Drug abuse arrests and citations have increased on campus, while forcible sexual offenses decreased by nearly 50 percent, according to the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report from Public Safety released Wednesday. The report, which is mandated by federal law for all institutions of higher education that receive money from the federal government, is a result of the Clery Act. The act passed in 1990, after Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University in 1986. After the crime, her parents questioned why they did not know that the campus had a relatively high crime rate. The goal is to make crime statistics and preventative measures taken by the university available to current students and employees, prospective students and employees and parents. The most recent report, which includes data from the 2010, 2011 and 2012 calendar years, showed that crime rates either stayed the same or decreased in all but two categories, both under the category of drug abuse. “What we need to do is understand that just because criminal behavior has not happened, it does not mean that it can’t happen,” said Angie Nally, director of Public Safety. “People still need to make their personal safety a priority and play their part in living in a community, which means that if something feels out of place, they’re reporting it.” However, the most significant decrease was in the category of forcible sexual offenses, which decreased from 13 to seven reported cases. “It could be an unwanted kiss,” Nally said, explaining that the

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category is not always intercourse or rape. Sophomore Dan Burmeister was still weary of the particular statistic. “I don’t really know what to make of the statistics, because anyone can really call anything sexual assault at this point,” Burmeister said. “It’s not a good thing that [sexual assault] happens period, but it’s a good thing that it’s gone down.” Nally believes that the decrease is due to the campaign that the university has been working on for the last few years. “What we expect to see happen and what you want to see happen, when you do a major campaign on a campus, is that you’ll see a rise in the number of people who are reporting,” Nally said. “But eventually, you should see those numbers come down because hopefully you’re affecting behavior through your reports.” First-year Meyvi Baez thinks the decrease has been a result of the discussions that the university has had with freshmen. “Usually, you don’t hear about [sexual assault] in other places,” Baez said. “Other colleges don’t talk about it, but DePauw emphasizes it.” While hospital transports are not included in the report, the report shows a decrease in liquor law arrests and citations. However, drug abuse arrests and citations increased from 2011 to 2012. While these increases were not significant, they were the only areas to increase. Overall, Nally believes that the statistics accurately represent the environment at DePauw. “I think the statistics are representative of the crimes and activities that they require us to report statistics on.”

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A new home for student and faculty art pieces at “The Elms” By Leah Williams features@thedepauw.com

When painting, drawing or otherwise creating works of art, few students and faculty at DePauw anticipate their finished projects hanging on the walls of the president’s house. But increasingly that is where pieces find a place to hang. Over the summer, President Brian Casey and University Curator of Exhibitions Craig Hadley started reworking the artwork at the president’s house, also known as “The Elms.” “Dr. Casey approached me at the beginning of the summer and he said that he was really interested in having artwork that was more dynamic and created a much more energetic environment,” Hadley said. “We thought getting current student and faculty artwork might be one way to do it.” The summer project began with clearing out the ballroom to make room for new art. They reinstalled what was in the ballroom, moved art to new places and started selecting student and faculty work to take its place. “It should be surprising, and beautiful, and occasionally provocative,” Casey said. “I am so

grateful that the new curator is such an enthusiastic partner in this. It’s simply been great.” Many of the student pieces are previous winners of the Fritz Smith Memorial Art Award. “Each year we select one senior art student to receive an art award,” Hadley said. “As part of that award they receive a monetary award, but then we also receive one of their artworks in exchange.” One Fritz Smith winner featured is Lily Bonwich ‘12. The Elms has two of her pieces; the one kept by the University as part of her award and the one bought by Casey at her senior show. “I think that it’s definitely bragging rights,” Bonwich said. “I’m always really proud to tell people that my university owns and displays my work.” Student pieces have always hung in The Elms, but the volume of the work is greater than it has been in years. “Over the years I have bought quite a bit of student art, and Craig [Hadley] was able to incorporate that into the new exhibitions,” Casey said. Bonwich also loves the idea of expanding the collection. “I really like the appreciation for the artists from the DePauw community because I think it gives the newer artists something to aspire to,” Bonwich said. “It makes our artists feel appreci-

ated.” This year the entire studio faculty is represented, a feat not seen in recent history. “We simply asked our studio art faculty at DePauw if they’d all be interested in contributing two or three pieces,” Hadley said. “They all agreed to help expand the collection at The Elms.” Casey and Hadley hope to change up the collection in coming years, adding more student and faculty work while switching out pieces. They plan to continue to exhibit work from DePauw artists. The president’s house, a prominent venue in itself, is an optimal place for the student and faculty art to get exposure. “We host an incredible number of events at The Elms, from large alumni gatherings, to faculty dinners, to Ubben Lecture receptions, to board meetings,” Casey said. “Because of that, and because of my own love of art, I have always wanted to use the house as a vehicle to highlight the work of our faculty and students, and to show off the University’s art collection.” The house has been a fixture at DePauw and every president since 1925 has lived there. “The house isn’t really my house, it is one of the most important front doors to the university,” Casey said. “It should serve as a means to highlight the life of DePauw.”

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Mike Curts ‘14 Major: Biochemistry

cause our paths don’t cross that much.” What do you hope students could get out of going to Peace Camp? Curts suggests that students pick the events that they are interested in advance since there are so many to choose from. He also challenges students to participate in events that are outside of their comfort zone. “I really encourage my white male friends to come,” he said. “Not to make them feel uncomfortable, but just to understand a little bit better.” Curts hopes that conversation will help people begin to understand topics that they are not familiar with. “We’re not going to single-handedly change everything but the goal is that through understanding people will change eventually.”

Ashley Sanchez ‘15 Major: Women’s Studies Years involved:

Why she participates: Junior Ashley Sanchez has a lot of mixed causes that she wants to tackle during her time both as an intern and at Peace Camp. Sanchez identifies herself as a feminist and often researches intersexuality, race and power issues. “My experiences matter and I want them to matter and everybody else’s experiences to matter,” Sanchez said. Sanchez will host an event entitled, “When Your (Brown) Body Is A (White) Wonderland: Exploring Beauty Standards.” The event will touch on topics discussing media portrayal of women, colorism and Eurocentric focus on beauty standards for people of color.

Breaking down the issues: Sanchez prefers to lead discussions about the topics that interest her personally. “I’m going to have an event and I’m going to be leading it,” she said. “It’s going to be easier for me to communicate the issue versus if a person who is in that field and is constantly using all these big words.” Sanchez tries to make complex topics easier to understand through films and clips of people who have experienced what she looks to breakdown. This helps people who are not of that culture or of a certain lifestyle understand through the eyes of those who are.

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Why he participates: Although senior Mike Curts’ main focus at Peace Camp last year was to explore the issue of death penalty, this year he decided this focus on better understanding identity. Curts believes that since it’s a broader topic to tackle, it will be more relatable for students on campus. “I saw the need for somebody to tackle just the generic social justice issue and talk about the identity roles and how they affect the more specific issues that a lot of the other interns are addressing,” he said. Curts is hosting the first event of Peace Camp entitled “Understanding Identities” with senior Janelle Lyons. Curts and Lyons will highlight the concept of personal identity and how it affects our daily lives beyond just race. The Perks of being a Compton Center Intern: Curts enjoys working with 14 other interns that come from different backgrounds and all advocate for a variety of causes. “I get to interact with people that I otherwise would never really talk to [and] never really get to see just be-

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Phua Xiong ‘14 Major: Conflict Studies Years involved: Why she participates: Since the start of her Compton career, senior Phua Xiong has always been interested in addressing issues dealing with the Asian American Pacific Islanders’ community and DePauw’s international students. Xiong is collaborating with other resident advocates of the Association of African American Students (AAS), Center of Latino Concerns (CLC), Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) and The Queer Center (LGBT services) for a week-long tribute to The March on Washington. “On Thursday we are going to have a march on campus and that’s to symbolize solidarity with the people during the Civil Rights movement as well as the actual march at Washington,” Xiong said. Xiong is also working with senior Mami Oyamada, president of the International Student Association for

an event on Wednesday, Oct. 2 where they will discuss international students at DePauw and their cultures. Breaking students out of the DePauw Bubble Xiong believes that the best way to highlight current events on campus is through visuals. “Putting up big posters at the academic quad or chalking or having some sort of demonstration,” Xiong said, “I think that usually is the easiest way to go about just sparking some sort of interest or letting people really see that there are people that care about this issue.” Xiong understands that students may be unable to attend workshops because of their busy schedules. Therefore, these visuals are meant to make current events easier to see and understand. Why the tents? Xiong doesn’t know the history behind the tents, but she does think that the tents are a way to demonstrate their desire for their causes to be recognized. “I kind of relate it to big movements or demonstrations where they stay there overnight to visually show that ‘these are the issues that I care about.’ I’m willing to sleep out here, I’m willing to stay the next day and still really protest about what I care about.’”

Clark Edwards ‘14

Major: Conflict Studies

By Panyin Conduah features@thedepauw.com

Camping tents, discussion circles and peace signs decorate the Academic Quad this week as DePauw students and faculty gather for another year of Peace Camp hosted by The Compton Center for Peace and Justice. Although many people may be familiar with Peace Camp, some are unfamiliar with the faces behind these discussions and events. Student interns for the Compton Center each have their own causes and personalities they will voice at Peace Camp. Here are four of the 15 diverse student interns that piece together all the events of Peace Camp this year.

Years involved: Why she participates: Senior Clark Edwards is passionate about women’s equality in sports as a former basketball player and cross country runner. “When people talk about women’s sports on campus they kind of talk about it as a joke,” Edwards said. “[I] love sports, [I] love watching them so it’s something that interested me that I couldn’t do in classes.” Edwards, along with senior Olivia Rees, presented a movie on Monday titled “ESPN Nine for IX:

Venus VS.” The movie addresses gender discrimination and inequality in sports. Edwards will also participate in Friday’s event “Resolving Conflict through Restorative Justice.” The Perks of being a Compton Center Intern Edwards jokes that candy is her favorite part of being an intern, but she also enjoys how she’s able to research any topic that she’s interested in and hold events addressing these topics. She also collaborates with students from other outlets on campus who know about women and sports. “[I am] able to research whatever I want but with a lot of support from everybody else there.” Making the most of camping This is Edwards’ first year as an intern and her first time camping. Edwards remembers the hot cocoa setup during a dreary Peace Camp week last year, but has a traditional snack in mind for her camping experience. “It’s gotta be some s’mores, they just aren’t the same if you make it in the microwave.”

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Several journalists, analysts and baby boomers criticize our generation, otherwise known as Gen Y or The Millenial Generation, as lazy, entitled, self-absorbed and shallow. Time Magazine’s Joel Stein pointed out in an article last May that “the incidence of narcissistic personality disorder is nearly three times as high for people in their 20s as for the generation that’s now 65 or older”. At the risk of futher enforcing Stein’s claim and the baby boomer’s criticism Millenials, The DePauw’s editorial board would like to speak out in defense of our generation. So often are the positive attributes overlooked by older, nostalgic critics and instead our flaws receive constant attention. We ask that critics our generation consider the good along with the bad when generalizing about us millenials. According to the Pew Research Center, millenials are well on their way to becoming the most educated generation in United States history. Consequently, the US Chamber of Commerce found that millenials are more tolerant of race than any older generation (47 percent versus 19 percent). The Pew Research Center also found that our generation tends to value social equality and diversity. Therefore, we experience a certain amount of social responsibility. Three in four (77 percent) say it is important for them to be personally involved in social change. To support this claim, a study from Walden University and Harris Interactive found that 81% of Gen Y adults donate time, goods or money to charity. Older generations should find some comfort in the fact that while milennials don’t have the same morals, certain values have remained the same. For instance, the US Chamber of Commerce also found that millenial’s values of being a good parent and having a successful marriage are of utmost importance. Such values are similar to those held by Gen Xers at this same stage in their lives. We’re the folks born between 1980-2000. And we’d like to kindly remind baby boomers, members of generation x, and critics of the old addage: “the golden age never was the present age.”

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Cruz leads the Tea Party off the deep end Arthur Small

wenty-one straight hours of standing and addressing the United States Senate does not sound like a productive session of Congress. Nonetheless, last Tuesday and Wednesday will always be remembered as the days Senator Ted Cruz hijacked the United States. Congress with his “filibuster” of sorts. Cruz’s antics were not without intent. Cruz has made the defunding of the Affordable Care Act his own personal mission in life. Sadly Cruz’s actions last week are only the most recent example of how irresponsible the actions of the Tea Party caucus of the Republican Party have become. The party’s radicalization is just further evidence of how disconnected Washington has become with what their responsibilities in office are. Some on the right might compare Cruz’s actions last week to Wendy Davis and her famous pink sneakers this summer, but upon closer examination, they are very different. Davis was fighting for a right that has been upheld by the Supreme Court as constitutional. Regardless of what your opinion on abortion is, legally speak-

ing, it is a legal medical procedure in the U.S. Cruz, on the other hand, is fighting a battle that he will not win. “Obamacare” as the Republicans like to call it, has been fully tested by the American legislative political machine and upheld by the Supreme Court. On top of both of these facts, the 2012 presidential campaign became a de-facto referendum on the Affordable Care Act with Gov. Mitt Romney promising to repeal it in his first day in office. President Barack Obama won the election; the nation is clearly not interested in the repeal of “Obamacare.” All these facts bring us back to Cruz’s marathon on Tuesday, conveniently timed to coincide with the debt ceiling debate. Tea Party Republicans are attempting to leverage a national default to defund Obama’s trademark piece of legislation. If that is not the definition of extra-constitutional opposition, I do not know what is. Cruz and his friends on the far right claim to be staging this stunt to “protect the regular American” from what they believe is the most ghastly piece of legislation in decades. It seems that the Republicans do not realize that their counterparts on the left have no interest in giving into the Republican threats. As a result, if the Tea Party caucus gets their way, our federal government will shut down today. The party that claims they are doing this for the common American’s

welfare will be directly responsible for between 800,000 and 1,000,000 federal employees not bringing a paycheck home to support their family. The party that claims to always support the veteran’s interest will prevent over three million American veterans from getting the support they depend on to support themselves. Last time the Republicans shutdown the federal government in 1995-1996, the S&P 500 dropped 3.7 percent. More importantly than any of these truths is that the Tea Party caucus, if they decide to dig their heals in and refuse to compromise, will be responsible for the first federal default in American history, all over a piece of legislation that has passed every form opposition imaginable. The Affordable Care Act is federal law, acknowledge that fact and move on. Cruz believes that he speaks for the majority of the American people in his fight over the Affordable Care Act. He does not speak for me or the other nearly sixty-six million Americans who rejected the Romney referendum on “Obamacare.” If possible, could the Republicans in Washington get back to their job of legislating and not give a repeal bill a 43rd attempt? It’s getting exhausting. —Small is a senior political science and history double major from Zionsville, Ind. opinion@thedepauw.com

any professional baseball players use performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) everyday to improve their abilities. With the help of the drugs, they hit more home runs, throw more strikeouts and gun runners down from the outfield. Eventually, all of these players get caught. They fail a drug test and their secret is out their for the world to see. Taking PEDS is a violation of a clearly stated rule in the MLB. Players should be severely punished for this violation. Pete Rose was banned from all baseball activities for life because he bet on games, but people who cheat by using PEDs only get suspensions. How is that fair? There can be exceptions, but almost everybody who uses an MLB banned substance should be banned from the game for life. If a player uses one by accident, or uses it for a very short period of time before realizing it is cheating, then they should be given a short suspension before being reinstated. But any player who knows

what they are doing and gets caught using PEDs on a regular basis should no longer be allowed to be a part of “America’s favorite pastime.” Barry Bonds is the all-time home run leader in the MLB. It has been proven time and time again that he used PEDs to improve his game. His stats prove that he is easily a future Hallof-Famer, but is that fair? Rose has been banned for something much less substantial than Bonds, yet Bonds is still eligible for the Hall of Fame. Players like Bonds, Mark McGwire and Alex Rodriguez should all be banned from Hall of Fame contention just as Rose was. The reason I am being so strict on these players is because it is obvious that they are cheating on purpose. The list containing all banned substances for ball players is easily available to them, and in fact, it took me less than thirty seconds to find it on the Internet. This means that anyone saying they didn’t know it was banned is either lying, or an idiot for not taking the thirty seconds to look it up. Two very recent cases of PEDs in baseball are Ryan Braun and Rodriguez. These two players (assuming Rodriguez’ appeal doesn’t go his way) will both not be playing next year. One year isn’t enough for these guys. The Milwaukee Brewers don’t have a shot at

anything next year, and the New York Yankees will just buy another player for $20 million a year to replace A-Rod. So what are these teams and players losing? The only thing they are losing is a year to pile on stats and one year of salary, which is nothing to these guys that make millions every year. I don’t think there is any question that these players should be banned for life, Hall of Fame contention and all. If the MLB doesn’t change these rules, then people will continue to abuse, knowing that the max they will get is a year suspension. Rose deserves to be in the Hall of Fame, because what he did was not a direct effect on performance on the field. The directions of A-Rod and Braun have directly affected their performances, and that is why all players using PEDs should be suspended from baseball for the rest of their lives. —–Mauk is a freshman from Cincinnati, Ohio whose major is undecided.

Andrew Quinn

hen you think of baseball players like Mark McGwire, Roger Clemens, Alex Rodriguez and Barry Bonds, two things should cross your mind. First, you might recognize that these players are some of the best to play of all time, given their incredible statistics and longevity. The second and probably more notable fact about these players is that all have been tested positive for taking performance-enhancing drugs. But you cannot take away the accomplishments and the consistency of these players. Although ARod has had a couple recent injury-plagued seasons, he has hit more than 600 home runs in his career and used to average more than 30 a year. Bonds and McGuire were some of the greatest home run hitters of all time, and Clemens pitched well into his 40s and still posted great numbers each season. Should these players be punished for taking

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Drug use shouldn’t erase athletic accomplishments performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs)? Absolutely. PEDs are a form of cheating and the drugs give them an advantage. Should they be banned from baseball? Absolutely not. Out of all professional baseball players who have used PEDs, well under ten percent of them have made it to the big leagues and found success. It is true that taking steroids or HGH can help you swing the bat a little bit harder or throw a few more pitches in a game, but it doesn’t make it any easier to hit a 95 mph fastball or hit your spot on the low outside corner with a change-up. You can’t doubt the fact that these players still have tremendous skill and are doing what they can to make themselves better players. Other players, like Ryan Braun, claim to have taken PEDs to recover from an injury more quickly. Whether this is a fact or an excuse, if you are the star player on your team, wouldn’t you want to do whatever you can to recover from an injury to help as fast as you can? In my experience as a baseball player, I would do just about anything to give myself a competitive edge. Taking steroids has never crossed my mind. However, I have played against other players who have taken steroids. These players don’t go

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4-4 in every game, or hit balls to the warning track in every at bat. Rather, they tend to play with the same ability as everyone else on their team. They just look bigger and might be a little bit stronger. If you think players who take steroids should be banned from the game, it would be hard for me to not argue against it. Taking steroids might give you a competitive advantage in the weight room, but once you step on the field, that all goes out the window. The best players in the game get struck out seven out of ten times at bats; steroids don’t guarantee that you will do any better or worse than that. Sure, they make you swing a little bit harder, but unless you hit the ball squarely, you won’t get a positive result. S teroids might be ruining the view of the game from outside reports, but it is not ruining the game itself. —–Quinn is a freshman from St. Louis, Mo. whose major is undecided. opinion@thedepauw.com

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field hockey

Lost to Kenyon 26-28

Win v. Ohio Wesleyan 3-0

men’s soccer

volleyball

Tie v. Kenyon: 0-0 (2 OT)

Win v. Wooster: 3-0 Win v. Defiance 3-0

golf

Women t-2nd/10 at DePauw Small College Classic

Women’s soccer Win v. Kenyon: 2-1 (2 OT) Win v. Birmingham Southern: 2-1

Soccer | cont. from page 12 decide the outcome and the two teams headed into overtime, where things stayed very physical. Three fouls were called and a yellow card was issued against Kenyon. The aggressive style of play led to a lot of turnovers and no real chances for either team in overtime. Despite throwing everything they had at the Lords, DePauw was not even able to get a shot on net. The two ten minute overtime periods didn’t change anything and the game ended in a 0-0 draw. For the first time all year, the Tigers walked off the field without a win. “We were really disappointed in ourselves, but at the same time we knew that we put everything we had into the game,” Gonzalez said. The draw just added to the pressure of conference play for the Tigers. After the game, Gonzalez called the next game, on the road

against NCAC rival College of Wooster, a “must win.” Fortunately for DePauw, the Fighting Scots have had some serious offensive troubles this year. In their eight games, Wooster is averaging less than one goal scored. The key for DePauw will be to get the offense going early as the Fighting Scots have allowed six first half goals in eight games this year. Despite having a paltry record of 2-5-1, Wooster has been undefeated at home this year, with one win and a draw. DePauw, however, goes into its fourth road game outscoring their opponents 8-1 in games away from Boswell Field.

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Wabash alum Ben Hewitt to Tigers lose 28-26 to Kenyon, offense replace Ense as swim coach makes strides with Hunt as quarterback

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Less than a month after coach Matt Ense resigned, the DePauw women’s swimming and diving program has found a new head coach to lead their team. Ben Hewitt, the assistant men’s and women’s swimming coach at Nova Souteastern University for the past three seasons, was hired by the University last Saturday. Hewitt has close ties to Indiana’s Division III athletics-- his alma mater is Wabash College, where he was captain of the swimming and diving team. After graduating in 2005, Hewitt held assistant coach positions at Wabash, Kenyon College, and Nova Southeastern. He saw success with all three programs, including helping the Kenyon men’s team to their 28th NCAA Division III title. Athletic Director Stevie-Baker Watson thinks he will greatly contribute to DePauw’s shifting program. “I think on paper, he was someone who had experience at a small school. He did a great job making it clear that DePauw was a place he wanted to be,” Baker-Watson said. “He was very flexible to the idea that the team’s gone through sudden change, and realized he needed to listen to the student athletes.” The swimmers reported to their first practice under their new coach last Monday, where they completed drill work, basic yardage, and speed and endurance training. “We were scared, we weren’t sure what he would make us do,” sophomore Cory Hall said. “It was like a blind date. But it worked out well… I enjoyed it.”

Since Ense’s resignation, the team has had its practices conducted by team captains and recent Denison University graduate Alyssa Swanson. The team kept its stride in preparation for their upcoming season despite not having a permanent coach until now. Senior Allison Kirby admits that while running practice without a traditional head coach was difficult, the past month has been as good of a transition as possible. Ense, who led last year’s team to a 27th place tie in the NCAA Division III Championships, is currently an assistant coach at the University of Cincinnati. Swimmers who had the opportunity to be coached by Ense praised the Cincinnati native for the positive attitude he brought to the program. “Ense knew his stuff about swimming and was super enthusiastic about it,” Hall said. “He made me excited for the sport… He had a way of opening conversations in a funny way. I am going to miss that.” The players do see some striking similarities between Ense and Hewitt. “I think the athletic program did a good job,” Kirby said. “We got a coach within three weeks. I think that’s great, considering the time of the year it is.” Kirby was one of the captains that joined BakerWatson in interviewing potential candidates before they arrived on campus. Once candidates visited the University, the entire swimming team interviewed them. Despite the now resolved coaching debacle, and housing 14 first-year swimmers, the program has high expectations for the upcoming season. Kirby, Hall, and junior Emily Weber all have one overarching goal – to get more girls to nationals. Last March, Weber joined then first-year Caroline Bridges and Nicole Rossillo ’13 to a 3:28.84 time in the NCAA 400-yard freestyle relay, breaking their own school record by almost 1.5 seconds. Furthermore, the team sees longevity in Hewitt’s head coaching position. “Ben [Hewitt] has expressed that he wants to be here long term,” Weber sid about her new coach. “The goals he has can’t happen in one year.. they happen in 10. Its different this year. He has committed to making this program grow to where we know it can be. As for the near future, Hewitt will have his first official contest as Tigers head coach on October 26. The team travels to West Lafayette for the Indiana Intercollegiates.

Sophomore Billy McClamroch, junior J.D. Robinson and sophomore Jeff Vorherr put pressure on Wittenberg’s wide receiver Caleb Slaton on Sept. 21 at Blackstock Stadium. The team is now 0-3 after losing to Kenyon last Saturday. SUNNY STRADER/THE DEPAUW By Eric N. St. Bernard sports@thedepauw.com

For the second year in a row, the DePauw Tigers football program dropped a heartbreaker game to Kenyon by two points with the score of 28-26. The Tigers are now 0-3 in head coach Bill Lynch’s inaugural season with the program. However, there were some bright spots in this weekends matchup, especially on the offensive side of the ball. Prior to their game against Kenyon, the Tigers only scored one touchdown on a twogame stretch. In the second quarter first-year Matt Hunt replaced sophomore Justin Murray at quarterback. Hunt, who graduated from Heritage Christian High School in Indianapolis, helped the Tigers score 14 points in less than 15 minutes of play. Hunt finished the game with 13 completions on 22 attempts, 223 passing yards, and two passing touchdowns. Hunt also gained 34 yards on six carries, accompanied by feature running back senior Nikko Sansone’s 168 all-purpose yards. Senior wide out Barry Flynn had six catches for 46 yards, while junior slot receiver D.J. Steward stepped up for a big 74 yard connection with Hunt. “This weekend, we clicked offensively,” Stew-

ard said. “We’re progressing as a team, focusing on our strengths...We were just one or two plays short from winning that game.” The defensive unit has also taken notice of the team’s gradually improving chemistry on offense. While players won’t admit the quarterback change is what improved the production on offense, they acknowledged Hunt’s impact under center. “Coach handed it over to Matt Hunt who stepped up and made some big plays,” first-year defensive back Cody Baker said. “A big defensive stop that turns into a scoring drive is a huge momentum shift. His [incomplete] throws were inches away from being huge gains for us. Once that starts clicking, were going to be a be a solid team.” Baker, who had 11 tackles for the game, said that despite the 0-3 start, the team is confident that they are on the right track. This weekend, the Tigers travel back to Ohio, this time to take on Denison University. The Denison team is 3-1, coming off a 47-41 win over Ohio Wesleyan University.

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No-score draw ends Tigers’ winning streak By Jacob Lynn sports@thedepauw.com

Senior Brandon Johnson playing during the game on Saturday September 28 which ended in a tie. ERIC ST BERNARD / THE DEPAUW

The Tigers battled Kenyon College to a 0-0 draw on Saturday afternoon at Boswell Field. This marked the end of the Tigers remarkable winning streak, as they moved to 10-0-1 on the season. The two teams came into the game evenly matched. Both are offensive juggernauts that average over two and a half goals per game. The Lords put a very respectable 7-2 record on the line against the undefeated Tigers. Going into the game, Kenyon had only allowed eight goals in nine games. The DePauw offense was going into the game red-hot, though. The Tigers had scored six goals in the last two games. Nevertheless, the very disciplined back line of Kenyon proved to be a formidable challenge. The Tigers were not able to get a shot on net until the 34th minute and even then only managed two in the first half. Kenyon played a physical style and was able to keep DePauw from having prolonged offensive attacks. “We had trouble possessing the ball and getting

through the defense the entire game,” said firstyear forward Julian Gonzalez. “We just tried to force the ball in too much.” In the second half, things opened up some for the DePauw offense as they threw everything they had at Kenyon, trying to break the tie. The Tigers managed eight shots in the second half with five actually requiring saves. However, Lords goalkeeper Sam Clougher was up to the challenge. Clougher came into the game playing some of his best soccer of the season. In the Lords last five games, he has only allowed one goal, while having to make seventeen saves. The second half was very physical on both sides. The teams combined for sixteen fouls in the half and two yellow cards. The first was issued to DePauw’s Alieu Musa, a sophomore, and the second went to Kenyon’s Jordan Glassman. The regulation 90 minutes were not enough to

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