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Greek gods and goddesses dance their way to victory: Theta and DU claim first place WILDART
VOL. 162, ISSUE 13
Faculty stays after monthly meeting to discuss proposals for Winter Term changes By NICOLE DECRISCIO news@thedepauw.com
Members of Delta Gamma perform during the 2013 Greek God and Goddess competition last Friday evening at Neil Fieldhouse. Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and Delta Upsilon fraternity took first place in the competition. For the sororities,Delta Gamma and Kappa Kappa Gamma tied for second. For the fraternities, Beta Theta Pi fraternity placed second and Sigma Alpha Epsilon placed third. Greek God and Goddess is no longer hosted during Greek Week, but rather as a separate event co-hosted by Panhelenic Council and Interfraternity Council. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW
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Though the faculty meeting had officially adjourned, the discussion on potential Winter Term changes continued well afterward. The Winter Term proposed changes were a hot topic among faculty, and discussion began during the faculty meeting. Larry Stimpert, vice president of academic affairs, began his remarks on possible Winter Term changes during yesterday’s faculty meeting with the idea of writing a narrative for DePauw. “If we don’t write our own narrative, others will,” Stimpert said at the meeting. The proposal, which will be modified and discussed in future open forums, features a two week long Winter Term and be optional for students. During the meeting, Stimpert said that he sees the main problem being consistency with the value of on-campus offerings. “It’s surprising how many times a remarkable Winter Term experience comes up as one of the best experiences that [students] had at DePauw,” Stimpert said. “And yet that’s not always the case. You’re well aware of other experiences at the other end of that extreme.” Stimpert was alluding to binge drinking on campus during Winter Term, known to students as “The Winter Term Challenge.” “One faculty member told me, somebody’s going to die before we do something about this,” Stimpert said. “That’s pretty dramatic, but there is a serious drinking problem associated with Winter Term on campus.” During the meeting, Stimpert proposed a “minimally invasive procedure” of assigning grades, instead of pass or fail, to Winter Term classes to combat the heavy drinking culture. “If you can accomplish a lot by not doing much, that’s always a great course of action,” Stimpert said. He noted that of the radical options, while eliminating
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