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School of Music launches into ‘The Brave New World of Music’
Students offer advice for first-years’ first night out
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At 10 p.m. this Saturday night, first-year students on DePauw’s campus will be able to take their first, official steps onto fraternity property. DePauw’s Interfraternity Council (IFC) sets a date each year when first-year students will be allowed onto fraternity property. This year, firstyears will be free to attend whatever registered fraternity party they choose, with no repercussions from the Panhellenic Council or IFC. For many first-years, their first steps onto Greek property will also be their first experience with college partying and all that comes along with it. DePauw faculty and students have spent the weeks leading up to this Saturday doing their best to prepare first-year students. “First and foremost we always want to do some education,” Coordinator for Fraternity Life PJ Mitchell said. This year, “educating” first-year students about fraternity parties on campus has included sending in two upperclassmen to each first-year residence hall floor. One upperclassman in each of these pairing represented campus Greek life, while the other was associated with Code TEAL, a sexual
Seniors Tyler Notch, a representative from IFC, and Damon Megerle, from Code TEAL, co-lead a discussion with first-years about the students’ first weekend on greek property. The conversations centered on monitoring your BAC levels, treating greek property with respect, and what consent means. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW assault awareness campaign at DePauw. “The goal is to get people to understand the culture before we send people on to the greek campuses, so they know a little bit about what to expect,” senior Code TEAL representative Mike Curts said. Since both Greek life and Code TEAL representatives are present at each of these residence hall
meetings, they have been able to discuss both safe alcohol use and safe sex. “The greek representative is basically trying to let the first-years know that the goal at a fraternity is not to just drink as much as you can,” Curts said. “The Code TEAL side of things is sex positivity.
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Brahms and Tschaikovsky will have to share the spotlight with modern composers and recording artists as the School of Music seeks to diversify its curriculum as part of the “21st Century Musician (21 CM) and The Brave New World of Music” campaign. The move to an educational experience marked by variety, rather than just tradition, will make it one-of-a-kind in the field of music. Mark McCoy, dean of the School of Music, said the campaign will offer students the opportunity to study entrepeneruship and recording along with other relevant skills for the modern musician in addition to performance. Unlike music conservatories such as Julliard, McCoy thinks DePauw can attempt something new with it’s curriculum because DePauw produces students that have entered into careers outside of performance. “There’s not a music school in America that’s tried this,” McCoy said in a phone interview Thursday.
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The campaign, which is anticipated to carry a $20 to $28 million price tag, has been funded in part by Judson ‘74 and Joyce ‘75 Green who announced their contribution of $15 million to the Board of Trustees last night. “The world of music is changing rapidly, but presents so many new opportunities for musicians and music students. The goal of 21 CM is to create talented and entrepreneurial musicians who can thrive in this new musical paradigm,” Joyce Green said in a press release. The School of Music — Indiana’s oldest and one of the nation’s first — as part of the campaign will continue to encourage community
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“The goal is to get people to understand the culture before we send people to the greek houses, so they know a little bit about what to expect.”
engagement, audience development and business skills for musicians, which seem to be more applicable for today’s musicians. Whereas in decades past careers in performance were attainable to music students, today with dwindling presence of major orchestras, a student is more likely to be struck by lightning than to find as a professional performer. “The whole point is that there are still careers out there that are plentful and as meaningful as they’ve ever been, they’re just changing,” McCoy said. Over the past few years the School of Music began adapting to that change by offering recording studio experience and programming with living composers and musicians. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma visited campus in 2011
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as part of the pilot phase of the program. He taught master classes and performed with DePauw students while on campus. “Having spent time at DePauw, I understand the Greens’ love for the University and I think this initiative will have a profound impact on how we educate future generations of musicians,” Ma said. Elective classes are set to begin this year and full implementation of the curriculum will take place in the fall of 2015.
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Photo Courtesy of Fox News in ensuring the safety of first-year students this weekend as well. There will be no extra staff in place Saturday night, but Angela Nally, director of Public Safety, has confirmed that her staff will be ready to go. “Our Public Safety staff are very well aware of the potential risks that exist for our firstyear students,” Nally said. “We’ll be here.” Though there’s no sure way of knowing what will occur this weekend, Nally and Mitchell both hope that students stay safe. “My main concern is that everyone continues to look out for each other,” Nally said. “I don’t care if we have ten hospital runs. If we need them, let’s call.” Mitchell added, “We want that night to be an opportunity for people have a good time and stay safe.”
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Since the start of the Ubben Lecture Series in 1986, only three alumni have been on the long list of speakers. Bret Baier ’92 will be the fourth. Baier will speak in Kresge Auditorium in the Green Center for the Performing Arts on Saturday at 10 a.m as part of the Ubben Lecture Series. Baier, who is currently the host of the Fox News Channel’s Special Report with Bret Baier, was an
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English composition and political science double major. Baier’s speech, according to Ubben Lecture Series Coordinator Ken Owen ’82, is part of an attempt to “re-energize Old Gold weekend.” “People don’t realize that back in the 50s, 60s, 70s and probably even further back than that, [Old Gold] was the big weekend on campus,” Owen said. “It was a big big deal.” Owen believes that a speaker on Old Gold weekend will be a regular feature in the future. “I think our goal going forward will be to have some speaker on Old
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Gold weekend just so there is that added incentive for people to come back,” Owen said. “What we’re trying to do is add a little luster to Old Gold weekend.” Owen noted that he thinks the dedication of the new football field to former coach Nick Mourouzis will help make Old Gold bigger this year as well. However, he is concerned that the time of Baier’s speech will result in a smaller crowd than usual for the Ubben Lecture Series. “Saturday morning at 10 [a.m.] is a tricky time,” Owen said. “The problem, obviously, is if we have it later in the morning, it would be right up against the football game and all the luncheons and things. If you have it after the football game, [students] have things going on on campus. And, [then] it’s Saturday night, and it’s hard to get a crowd for that.” As a result, doors will open at the same time for both students and the general public. “I think we’ll have a good crowd, but we should have plenty of room,” Owen said. Sophomore Hattie Blair does not think that the time will be an issue. “I think that the people that want to come will come,” Blair said. Owen also noted that there has not been as much push back as there has been for previous speakers. “I think everybody at DePauw, whether you watch Fox News or not, is proud of the fact that we’ve got someone from our team, essentially, doing the job that he’s doing in such a high profile venue,” Owen
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Our main goal is to let people understand exactly what is consensual sex.” Mitchell has also worked with the IFC chapters themselves, especially with risk management leadership, to ensure that first-years have a safe first weekend out. “These big weekends we’re talking about five, six months in advance to prep,” Mitchell said. “What we’re doing is really all to support the risk management of the chapters.” Though DePauw’s newly affiliated security company, Nolan Security, will not be available this weekend, both Public Safety and IFC have invited fraternity chapters to hire their own private security if they feel the need. Chapters will also be implementing a wristband system at the door. Public Safety will be taking a large part
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“Vincent Who?” was the question on people’s minds as well as the name of the documentary shown on Tuesday night at the Peeler Auditorium. Director of the Cultural Resource Center Vivie Nguyen, organized the viewing event after receiving a forwarded email regarding the documentary, which is about the historic hate crime murder of Vincent Chin in 1982 in Detroit. “I just thought it was something that our campus hasn’t really seen yet and in terms of Asian-American activism, something important to bring to the forefront and hate crimes in general,” Nguyen said. In addition to watching the documentary for free, students and guests were invited to a reception in the Peeler Art Center lobby prior to the viewing where they could eat Asian-inspired dishes and talk to Curtis Chin, the creator of the documentary. Curtis Chin is used to these types of events for his documentary, having toured to over 300 colleges for the viewing of “Vincent Who?” A native of Detroit, Curtis Chin testified in his documentary after the viewing during a question and answer session that he knew Vincent Chin and remembered the incident occurring when he was a child.
community, including senior Rebecca Zucker. “I was glad I got to learn about this issue, about a community that I’m apart of and didn’t know about before,” Zucker said. The film mostly consisted of testimony from AsianAmericans involved in the Asian-American civil rights movement as well as historical footage from protests after the murder. Zucker would have liked to see a larger perspective of accounts of the event though. “I would have liked to have testimonies from people outside of the Asian-American community and see how [this issue] has affected people overall,” Zucker said. No matter what attendees got out of the presentation, these events are important for the DePauw community in order to grow towards the direction of equality for everyone. “My goal for DePauw is creating a culture of awareness,” Nguyen said. “There is a lot to be done in terms of equality on several fronts… I think it is important to understand the historical context about how far we’ve come and how far we’ve yet to go with these types of issues.”
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“I vaguely remember being in the back of my parents restaurant and someone coming in and saying that Vincent had just been attacked,” Curtis Chin said. However, this event didn’t really affect him until he was a grown man with a career in writing for television. He only decided to make the documentary after returning home to Detroit after his parents were in a car accident, and his father had passed away. “When I was back [in Detroit], I was sort of having a little mini mid-life crisis with what was I doing with myself, writing bad TV shows…there’s got to be something more meaningful to life,’” Curtis Chin said. “That’s when I thought back this case as something that really impacted me.” Curtis Chin received a surprising wave of help from many people as he began to work on the documentary. One man from San Francisco raised all the money to fund the documentary because he simply remembered the case and wanted him to do a good job. Before he had even finished the film, Curtis Chin had invitations from 12 colleges asking to come screen it. Considering only a few people out of the around 25 that attended the screening knew about Vincent Chin, everyone learned more about the incident and about civil rights movements in the Asian-American
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said. “I think one of the great things alumni bring back to this campus is affirmation that this experience does produce great results.” Senior Shelby Beasley said that the reason she is excited to hear him speak is because she has the same double major as Baier.
“The fact is, you can be Bret [Baier] . Your roommate can be Bret. Anybody can be Bret. Here’s a guy that walked to classes the same way you guys do.”
- KEN OWEN, UBBEN LECTURE SERIES COORDINATOR
“It’s kind of cool to see the trajectory of a DePauw grad, especially with English majors,” Beasley said. Owen thinks it will be inspiring for some students. “The fact is, you can be Bret [Baier]. Your roommate can be Bret [Baier]. Anybody can be Bret [Baier],” Owen said. “Here’s a guy that walked to classes the same way you guys do.”
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Partnership between DePauw and Nolan Security Company troubles fraternity presidents By JULIE BLOCK news@thedepauw.com
At the beginning of the semester, DePauw partnered with Nolan Security & Investigations, LLC to provide security for all open registered fraternity chapter events. DePauw is now faced with many worried fraternity members. Angie Nally, director of Public Safety, reached out to many security companies over the summer and found that Nolan seemed the most reliable as well as most eager to work with the fraternities and get to know for whom they would be working. “In the past, there have been instances where security companies were hired, but they had no information about what kind of party they were working,” Nally said, “and they were really ineffective in what they were doing.” Although fraternities have been asked in the past to provide security at larger events such as the weekend of the Monon Bell Classic and Little 5, there
has never been a steadfast rule that required security at all open registered events prior to this semester. This new partnership between the University and Nolan creates an additional subsidy that the fraternities were not expecting and had not prepared for in their budgeting. Along with the cost is the fact that many fraternities have not worked with Nolan in the past and may not be comfortable switching over so suddenly. “The company we’ve used in the past we’re very comfortable with,” junior Jim Perry, president of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity said. “They’ve done an excellent job and guys are familiar with their faces.” As a result of their concerns, Perry and Delta Tau Delta president junior Nick Freund began a petition to voice their concerns. Nine out of the 10 Interfraternity Council (IFC) presidents have signed this petition. Senior Johnny McGinness, president of Sigma Chi, was the only fraternity president who refused to sign the petition. He believes that the new partner-
ship will create a reliable security system for university-registered events and will also help combat risky alcohol behaviors. “It scares me a little bit for us as chapter presidents to say that we don’t want this security, for whatever reasons, if we’re trying to promote an image that says that we’re taking every step that we can to make sure that it is a safe environment for people to come over and attend social events,” McGinness said. PJ Mitchell, coordinator of greek life, emphasizes that this safety component is the main reason for creating the contract with Nolan. “The goal is to help support the chapters, to make their parties safer and to provide a little extra support for their risk management,” Mitchell said. “Giving them more resources in order to have good, safe parties.” Both Nally and Mitchell recognize that there are still kinks to be worked out. Even though the petition has not been formally submitted, the University has begun communicating with the 10
fraternity presidents in order to get all concerns out in the open and to work with them in an effort to keep the petition at bay and avoid any run-ins between the University and the fraternity chapters regarding this situation. “We’re opening as many lines of communication as we can with the chapters,” Mitchell said. “If there are areas of concern, we can work with the presidents and chapter leadership to see how we can address those.” Mitchell, Nally and Dorian Shager, dean of campus life, met with all of the fraternity presidents at an IFC meeting last Wednesday, where presidents voiced their concerns, and some issues were cleared up. “There might still be some questions and we all feel that way because it’s a new thing...but we have not been given a petition,” Nally said. “I think the majority of the people that I’ve talked to seem to be supportive of the third party security. They just had some logistical questions.” IFC is working on moving around budgets to help fraternities finance the
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unexpected extra cost. In the meantime, the University is considering connecting with other security companies that fraternities have worked with before in order to bring back that sense of familiarity. “I’m not opposed to the idea of looking for alternative security companies in the future, but we need to get this off the ground before we start adding additional options,” Nally said. “I’m not saying that I won’t do that, but we want there to be some consistency at fraternity parties.” The University and greek chapters are trying to work together to create a safe situation that everyone can benefit from. “Any time there’s something new, there is potentially some apprehension,” Mitchell said. “We’ll be open to hearing how it goes at the chapters and make any adjustments that we have to make throughout the process.”
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A new breed: Peter Case at DePauw
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Greencastle has seen conservationists, Army veterans, poets and Pulitzer Prize winners. Former presidents, prime ministers and professional athletes have all been featured. Entrepreneurs, activists and filmmakers have all stopped by. One breed, however, isn’t always on the lecture lineup: singer/songwriters. They’re an eclectic blend of dynamic delivery, impactful poetry and outstanding stage presence. The ones who dissect the daily plagues of our lives and produce engrossing audio representations. All while keeping cool along the way. Peter Case is no exception. “I was the only kid bringing a guitar to school,” Case coolly recalled with students at a songwriting workshop late Tuesday evening. The three-time Grammy nominee has made his way to the town of 10,331 people as a guest of the Performing Art Series this week. Case jampacked his time here, bouncing between small talks, student workshops and preparing for his Thursday night concert. Case’s outings on campus have been both informative and colloquial. At the student songwriting workshop on Tuesday evening, Case sorted through a variety of interesting tidbits. He reminisced about his friend’s life-changing Woodstock weekend of 1969. He toggled between stories about drinking with Elvis Costello, harmonizing scales and The White Stripes. Waiting for the “big call,” Ralph Waldo Emerson and major record labels found their way into discussion. Though Case refrained from talking much about himself, he did ease into his three steps to songwriting. These three steps helped him suc-
ceed with two of his groundbreaking New Wave bands: The Nerves and The Plimsouls. These three steps also helped him open up for the likes of R.E.M, Tom Petty and Bonnie Raitt. Get to know your feelings. Adequately express your feelings. Work hard at it. Seems simple, but is undoubtedly tough. Especially for Case, who admitted, “I feel everything all the time.” It is an aspect of the everlasting cycle of a singer/songwriter that takes years to craft. They death march from one line to another, trying to piece together something worthwhile. “Every song word can either open up a song or close it down,” Case said. Case has had his fair share of success at songwriting, though. Within a surplus of bands, such as Mustache Sandwich, Pig Nation, and the previously stated The Nerves and The Plimsouls, Case has produced quality tracks. This started much sooner, though, in his teenager years of the 1970s. Born in New York, Case voyaged across the country to the streets of San Francisco, where he performed. After two years of pocket change and bouncing around, Case settled with The Nerves. Two years later, he started The Plimsouls, who saw success after their hit “A Million Miles Away” was picked up by the movie “Valley Girl.” Case claimed in one student songwriting workshop that Blondie’s tune “Hanging On A Telephone” was an altered Plimsouls original. It has been the same old song and dance ever since for Case, who continues to tour across the country over 100 days out of the year. He swung through Australia this past April for a week’s worth of gigs. No matter where he ends up, though, there is one thing fans can count on: authentic tunes taken straight from the soul.
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: w o N d n a n e Th The Alignment of Alumnus Charles Tyler and our DePauw experience By PANYIN CONDUAH features@thedepauw.come
When Scott Mudd decided to buy and remodel an abandoned funeral home in Carthage, Ill., Mudd wasn’t expecting to come across year of memories stored in his basement from DePauw alumnus Charles C. Tyler ‘32. “I think the newspaper in the mailbox the day that they closed on it was from 1972 so it was like a time capsule,” Mudd said. In the dark basement of the three -story home, Mudd discovered mounds of boxes surrounded by embalming tables storing memorabilia collected throughout Tyler’s life. Mudd did not attend DePauw University, but when he came across a box of yearbooks and a scrapbook documenting DePauw memories, Mudd’s first instinct was to pass on the contents to his friend Tom Strader ‘85. Strader decided to pass on the contents to The DePauw, where staff looked through Tyler’s handmade scrapbook and Mirage yearbooks documenting his four years on campus and learned more about his experiences. In the midst of the Great Depression, Tyler traveled from Carthage, Ill. to attend college in Greencastle. Tyler was fortunate to be chosen as a Rector scholar and awarded a scholarship that help greatly fund his education. During his time at DePauw, Tyler took no breaks and made sure he made a name for himself: Editor-in-chief of The DePauw, member of Alpha Delta Sigma advertising fraternity and student body president are only a few of his accomplishments on campus. Tyler majored in Speech
and his interests included working in business and helping out with advertisements for various publications on campus. Although some aspects of DePauw changed drastically throughout the years, the students that attended DePauw then are similar as the students attending this school now. DePauw students today enjoy their fair share of practical jokes and boulder runs. These jokes could be as bold as throwing rooftop parties to creating blogs that make fun of the school’s culture. In the past, students also participated in their fair share of fun when they wrote for “The Yellow Crab.” This publication was a humor magazine created by the journalism fraternity Sigma Delta Chi. The editors of the magazine promoted their motto “nothing literary, nothing serious, nothing sensible” by producing caricatures of professors, risqué humor and no advertisements. The magazine was so controversial that in 1919, the faculty ordered that the fraternity was not allowed to produce any more issues without the approval of university authorities. During his freshman year, Tyler tried his hand in writing for the magazine and kept close ties with the members of the organization throughout his college career. Students now have the opportunity to travel abroad during a three week period called Winter Term, but back in the 1930s, students learned about the world beyond the DePauw bubble while they trained in the Air Force ROTC program. The purpose of the ROTC program was to prepare students to become leaders in the Air Force. Students performed rigorous physical training in order to get into shape. Like many students at the time, Tyler trained in the program and upon graduation he was promoted to the rank of Second Lieutenant. Tyler eventually used his skills from his
trainings when he was deployed to fight in World War II. The party scene at DePauw in the 1930s was no different from what it is now—well sort of. Students were still very interested in holding formals put on by Greek organizations, and Tyler also made sure he went to as many as he could. In his scrapbook, Tyler saved various miniature decorated dance cards where he kept the names of the girls that agreed to dance with at formals. Looking through Tyler’s dance cards, we found a lot of different names including Margaret Sargeant. According to the Mirage yearbook of 1932, Sargeant was chosen as one of the six DePauw “beauties” of 1931. Tyler’s dance cards include organizations such as the Men’s Hall association, Alpha Delta Sigma, Rector Hall and Phi Omega Pi. Students on campus today have had the opportunity to listen to famous speakers such as Bill Clinton, Jane Goodall and Leyma Gbowee through the Ubben Lecture series. In the 1930s students mingled with professors whose names are recognizable to us today, including Henry B. Longden, Roy O. West and Stuart D. Watson. Tyler was able to see these people on a daily basis because of his position as student body president and a Rector scholar, a program run by Longden. It’s been over 80 years since Tyler graduated from DePauw, but his experiences recorded in his scrapbook still align with the experiences of students today. The same monuments and known buildings still stand: East College, the memorial fountain and Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. We celebrate the same traditions and still as DePauw students strive for the same goals; to give back to the community and make a name for ourselves in the world. Although we move on in life to pursue bigger opportunities,
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A verbal time capsule of our hopes for DePauw In ten years the four of us will be (hopefully proud) DePauw alumnae. By that point we hope our government will reach some sort of decision on how to function properly, but more importantly we’d like to see some of DePauw’s traditions continue and hope a few changes can be made to make it a stronger institution and community. With that in mind, if we return for Old Gold Weekend in 10 years we hope to see:
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merican education is a gamble for most students and, like many Americans, their chances of hitting the lottery are slim to none. Thus, the education system in America is in a crisis. A critical problem within America’s education system is that most students of urban environments and low-income areas don’t have access to an equal opportunity to learn the information and skills required to advance within our society. As a result, students often drop out of school because of the lack of preparation and their consequent struggle to keep up with the material. This may come as a surprise for some people, but for many this is a brutal reality that goes increasingly unanswered. Growing up in the inner city of Chicago, I have witnessed first hand education inequality. I attended a Chicago Public School for both elementary and high
school, and it has opened my eyes to the limits that have been put on my education and the education of students who come from backgrounds similar to mine. In both of my schools the percentage of lowincome students (students who qualified for free or reduced lunch) was well over 60 percent, which defined my schools as lowincome schools. It is no secret that socio-economic status impacts a student’s education. Students who come from low-income backgrounds are at an economic and educational disadvantage and rely on only what their school districts can provide. In my high school at least onethird of the students didn’t graduate and although some did graduate, many later dropped out of school because they couldn’t keep up with the demands of college. The sad part about this is that this isn’t just the case for my neighborhood, my school or my city, but this is what life looks like for a large population of our country. Despite No Child Left Behind Laws, children are being left behind on a variety of levels. There are areas of the country where only 3 percent
of students meet standards for math. And overall, only 8 percent of lowincome students will graduate by the age of 24. Schooling over time has not changed and although there has been increasing evidence that there are a number of ways to approach teaching and different learners, curriculum has not changed. Schools are still dominated by textbooks, teacher instruction and lectures. Therefore, there are students who aren’t being reached. While spreading the wealth may be the golden answer, there is much more to our education system than whoever has the money gets the best education. As a nation we must be invested in education reform. It’s important to stand up for the rights of all children and understand that every child deserves an equal education regardless of where they come from. — Mathus is a senior majoring in education from Chicago, Ill.
As one of the captains of this year’s men’s soccer team, I wanted to thank every DePauw student who has made it out to one of our games and for all the support they have given this year. We want get the word out to the entire school that we have a big conference rivalry game this Saturday night at 7 p.m. After you finish cheering on the football team, Old Gold Weekend is not over. Our team this year has yet to lose a game and will playing undefeated and No. 1 ranked Ohio Wesleyan University on Boswell Field. We would love to have a huge crowd there this Saturday to fill the extra grandstands the athletic department is putting in for our important game on Saturday. Your support is greatly appreciated and we ask for it once again. Recap: Saturday at 7p.m. Boswell Soccer Field. Be Loud – Louie Souza ’14
A word from alum on Old Gold DePauw Students, Old Gold weekend is finally here. For many of you this weekend represents the arrival of fall and the final homestretch toward the Monon Bell game, another weekend to spend time with your friends. Having graduated from DePauw, Old Gold is a much-anticipated return home to the place that we love and care for so deeply. As you walk through campus this weekend participating in all of the
Old Gold festivities I encourage you to look up and take a moment to soak it all in, for campus this weekend will be at its finest. And if we can impose any nuggets of wisdom upon you as not-so-old-alumni: take some time to introduce yourself to the alumni on campus this weekend. We are back because we are passionate about the place that you now call home and are all determined to make DePauw an even better institution. There will be alumni back from all years and all walks of life, who care deeply about their school, its students, and its future. They are proof that the DePauw experience does not end after your four years on campus. It lasts a lifetime. As your student-elected members to the Alumni Board, we also wanted to take a moment to share with you what we are working on. The Alumni Board connects thousands of living alumni around the world to current students for mentoring, networking, and sharing that special bond recognized by those who spend their undergraduate career here. We work with multiple university services to provide everything we can during the DePauw experience--from contacting parents of accepted prospective students to providing resources for moving to a big city for internships or after graduation. There are a lot of changes happening at DePauw and the resources available to current students are growing. We hope the interactions between current students, alumni, and the university administration will foster a stronger bond between everyone involved. So please, take the time to engage with us when we return to campus. Let us know how we can best serve you; we will do our
best to provide the benefits and resources you need during your four years at DePauw. – Tyler Perfitt ’13 & Sally Reasoner ’11.
Advice from IFC on firstyears’ first night out The Interfraternal Council here at DePauw University is extremely excited to welcome all first-year students to fraternity property starting this Saturday, Oct. 12 at 10 p.m. On behalf of the entire council I would hope that all of you get as much out of DePauw’s historic greek life as we have. We look forward to meeting each and every one of you. We hope that all of you enjoy the excitement that lies in front of you, but hope that you understand that greek life is not about the parties; it is about the life-long friendships created from brother and sisterhood. With that in mind, we hope that all first-years interested in attending social events this Saturday will do so responsibly. For those who choose to drink, know your limits and that will help maximize your enjoyment this weekend and going forward. IFC is proud of the advancements we have made to risk management over our tenure, and we all hope that you abide by the procedures in place. All first-years need to bring with them their DePauw Student ID card; these will be how you gain access into a chapter’s event. Wristbands will be given upon arrival to each respective registered event. This is to ensure each attendee has checked in at the door. Both of these practices are for your security, as well as the chapters,
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Dana Ferguson | Editor-in-Chief Sunny Strader | Managing Editor Becca Stanek | Managing Editor Kelly Killpack | Chief Copy Editor
• A Winter Term experience that reflects the opportunities that we, along with many other alumni, have had. We hope future students will have the chance to travel abroad, bond over service trips, partake in an unusual yet worthwhile class, and explore career options through short, but informative internships. • The continued support and devotion of alumni, their experiences, gifts and encouragement have made DePauw a wonderful place for us and we hope that will never change. That being said, we hope technology will not replace human interaction. A handshake means much more than an email signature. Interactions between alumni, students, faculty and other members of the DePauw community are precious and alllow for opportunities that other schools cannot claim to boast. • As a University steeped in tradition, we hope to see the greek life culture that we have experienced and enjoyed to be sustained. That being said, we hope that future DePauw students can see beyond the letters to the greater unity of being a Tiger. • We’ve been lucky to see undefeated seasons and a national championship in our time here. We hope this successful athletic legacy continues, and the possession of the Monon Bell (hint hint) can be added to that legacy. A packed student section would be a nice bonus. • As a defining part of our University, we hope to see the existing Programs of Distinction intact as well as the possible addition of new program opportunities. These programs breed unique opportunites of success and expertise for students, and we can personally attest to the experiences such programs can produce. • Passionate faculty that are willing to have genuine dialogue with students and foster personal repitoire. DePauw professors take time to get to know us as individuals, not just as faces on the roster. • The boundaries between media outlets continue to disappear. An integrated Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media that permits print, radio and television mediums to collaborate has become increasingly necessary. In other words, we hope to see DePauw media remain relevant. • DePauw prides itself on its diverse international student base. This is something we’d like to see sustained, but we desire more job opportunities for these students. • Bridging the gap between DePauw students and the Greencastle community has been an ongoing struggle. Two communities with different, rich cultural opportunities should engage one another.
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whose event you are attending. We understand the nervousness many first-years feel about venturing onto fraternity property for the first time, do not fret. DePauw’s Greek system prides itself on its welcoming and friendly nature. With that said, ‘pre-gaming’ these events is not something that should be done. Pre-gaming is a risky form of drinking and puts yourself, as well as the chapter you are attending, in danger. And remember, many members of our Greek system abstain from drinking and enjoy the events as much as members who do choose to drink. If you are not interested in drinking, it is more than OK. Greek life events and drinking do not go hand-in-hand; the choice to partake is yours and yours alone. It is important to remember that each of the Greek units you go to at DePauw is not only used to host parties. Members of the DePauw community live in each of these houses everyday. This may seem obvious, but we urge you to remember this when you are at events at each respective chapter. Please respect the chapter houses that you visit in the same manner that you would respect any other home you may be visiting. We cannot wait for you all to experience the many unique opportunities our Greek system provides. IFC would like to remind all the firstyears that responsible behavior does not take away from the fun that you can have not only this weekend, but also the rest of your time at DePauw. -– IFC
What do you anticipate now that first-years are allowed on greek property? “I feel like the parties are going to get more hectic, and risk management is going to need to step up, to accommodate the ‘rookies.’” WYATT SPECTOR, sophomore “Grades among firstyears are going to drop as many of them forget that they are here first and foremost for an education.” MITCH BOLIN, freshman “Uh-oh.”
MONTANA HOENIG, sophomore “It’s about time.”
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Field Hockey continues wins streak, defeats Wittenberg 4-0 By MICHAEL JENNINGS sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw field hockey improved to 7-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference and 9-3 overall after defeating Wittenberg 4-0 over the weekend. The Tigers have come a long way since the team had a less than ideal start to the season. The team has been scoring goals prolifically while keeping opposing offenses stifled. In the past eight games, the Tigers scored 29 goals and conceded only one. Defense has been the key to DePauw’s success this season, but every aspect of the team has functioned in keeping the opposition out. Senior defender Sydney Sprawls commented on the full team effort on defense. “The first line of defense is the offense, not just the back line,” Sprawls said. “Good communication and team positioning really helps us keep possession and keep the ball in their end.” Because of the huge success of the team, players have found themselves leading in many statistical categories. Junior goalkeeper Maggie Steele leads the NCAC in fewest goals against,
allowing a mere ten goals over twelve games. Additionally, Steele leads the NCAC in fewest goals against per game with 0.86, making her the only keeper in the NCAC with a goals against average per game below 1.0. “One word we say before every game is ‘together’. The biggest factor to my personal success is the team I have in front of me,” Steele said. “They make my job really easy because every time we step out there, we’re working toward the shutout. We have probably given up the fewest shots as a defense as well.” The defensive back line has clearly been very solid and Sprawls has been an anchor at the back for the Tigers. Sprawls commented on the changes that DePauw has made this season regarding formation and necessary readjustment that may have factored into the slow start at the beginning of the season. “This year we changed our positioning to a more attacking formation,” Sprawls said. “We had to get comfortable with the new positioning which took time, but we know each other’s position, and knowing how everyone will react has helped us become a more solid team defensively.”
In addition to solid defensive play, the Tigers’ midfield has been dominant in the middle of the field with excellent ball movement and retention of possession. Freshman Addie Ball and junior Chelsea Cutler share seven assists between the two of them in addition to Cutler’s seven goals. These contributions have been instrumental as many of these goals and assists have come in vital moments of the game either at the end of a half, right at the beginning of a half, or at a time after DePauw has been under considerable pressure. Ball is currently two assists off the NCAC lead, a considerable contribution for a first-year. “I have loved being able to go out on the field and support the people around me,” Ball said. “The energy on the field is amazing and I love being a part of it. Our coach always talks about assisted goals and I think it speaks to how we work as a team and use everyone on the field.” The Tigers also must attribute much of their success to the prolific work of their forwards. Juniors Paige Henry, Kate Jovanovic and Maggie Campbell have scored a total 17 goals between them. NCAC named Henry player of the week
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Junior goal keeper Maggie Steele who is tied for 1st in Depauw History for Career Shutouts (24). PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA STRIGGO last week, and Jovanovic and Campbell’s high work rate on the counter attack makes the front line of DePauw a force to be reckoned with. DePauw looks to stay on track as they take on Kenyon College and Denison University for the second time this
weekend. Denison should prove a tough match for the Tigers considering they are the only team that has managed a goal against the Tigers since the beginning of September.
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This Saturday evening, the DePauw men’s soccer team faces its largest challenge yet when it squares off with Ohio Wesleyan University at Boswell Field. The Tigers enter the game at 11-01 as the tenth ranked team in Division III soccer. Meanwhile, their challengers come into Saturday’s game sporting a perfect 13-0-0 record as the number one ranked team in the nation. Ohio Wesleyan approaches Greencastle after throttling Wittenberg University 6-0 last Friday night. The Battling Bishops tallied an enormous 37 shots on net. This presents a tall order for the Tigers, but the DePauw defense has come alive in the last few games. Junior goalkeeper Jacob Pezzuto has not allowed a goal since the first half of the game at Anderson on Sept. 25. He has gone over
255 minutes without allowing a goal. Head coach Brad Hauter and the rest of the DePauw coaching staff will have a challenge planning for the potent offensive attack that the Battling Bishops possess. “The answer is to keep the ball,” Hauter said about his defensive strategy. “The more possession we can maintain, the fewer touches their attacking pieces will get.” For Ohio Wesleyan head coach Jay Martin, his defensive message will stay the same that it has been all season long. “I know that Jacob is a good keeper,” Martin said. “Once again, we will do nothing differently to attack the goal. I don’t want the OWU players thinking about how good Jacob is. I want them thinking about what they have to do on the field.” On the other side of the ball for the Tigers, it will be key to return to the success they had earlier this season. With
the Battling Bishops offense coming into the game playing so well, it will be important for DePauw to have the offense clicking. The Tigers have not scored more than two goals in a game since Sept. 22 when they put up four against Olivet College. The recent dip in offensive production for the Tigers includes a draw on the road against Kenyon, when the Tigers were held scoreless for 120 minutes. Martin plans to stick with his same offensive strategy. “The DePauw attack is very good. We will do nothing different to stop the attack this week,” Martin said. “Our goal each game is a shutout.” This plan seems to have been working well for the Battling Bishops, as they come into Saturday’s match recording shutouts against Capital University and Wittenberg in their last two matches. Just as DePauw plans to do, Ohio Wesleyan uses powerful offense as a defense.
The potent Battling Bishops recorded 30 shots on net in their game against Capital along with the 37 against Wittenberg. With those kinds of numbers, Ohio Wesleyan has been able to restrict their opponents’ time of possession and therefore limit the number of scoring chances for opposing teams. Although on paper, the Battling Bishops are the most difficult test that DePauw will face all season, there are some positive signs for the Tigers. Of Ohio Wesleyan’s 13 games played this season, only three have been away from home. On the road, the Battling Bishops average 2.67 goals per game instead of the 3.4 they average at home. Historically Ohio Wesleyan has not been kind to DePauw. Since 1977, the Tigers have compiled a record of 7-322 against them. However, recent history proved better for DePauw. In 2011, the Tigers defeated OWU 4-2 on the road to claim the NCAC
championship. The first of two meetings in 2012 resulted in a 3-2 overtime win for DePauw at Ohio Wesleyan’s Jay Martin Soccer Complex. Later that season, the two teams would meet again the NCAC finals. DePauw would win on penalty kicks 4-2 after a scoreless 120 minutes. Past history aside, both teams recognize the significance of this matchup. “I do know, however, that I will not have to get the team fired up because most of them can read and know that this will be a good and hard game,” Martin said. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. this Saturday evening at Boswell Field as a conclusion to the athletic events of Old Gold Weekend. “Guys have had great energy all season and this week is no different,” Hauter said. “When it comes down to it this is a very big game on paper but both OWU and DePauw realize the winner gets three points and that is it.”
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Wittenberg snaps volleyball’s 17-game streak for second year in a row By NICOLE DARNALL
Old Gold matchup against No. 1 OWU on Saturday By JACOB LYNN
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2013
For the second straight season, DePauw women’s volleyball’s 17-game win streak was broken with a loss to Wittenberg University. DePauw lost in four sets to the visiting Wittenberg on Tuesday night. Wittenberg is ranked 13th in the nation, with a record of 12-5 this season compared to DePauw’s record that stands at 17-2 after Tuesday’s loss. Despite the discrepancy in numbers, the competition is very different in the types of teams they’ve been up against. In the past few seasons, the DePauw vs. Wittenberg match up has become a rivalry of sorts between the teams. They have consistently granted each other significant competition. “As a [first-year] coming in, from the very beginning we heard about the big game versus Wittenberg,” first-year Elisabeth Wilson said. “Since the start of our season, it has always been in the back of our minds. The rivalry is very intense and all of us look forward to playing against Wittenberg.” The match up began with the first game, where the volleying was intense, but DePauw just couldn’t seem to hold on to the ball long enough. The final score of the first game was 25-16, with DePauw trailing. Sophomore Sanne Hilbrich said the team would not let this slow them down. “After the first set of the match we all came together and agreed to forget it even happened. That wasn’t our game, that wasn’t how DePauw volleyball executes, so we came out in the second set ready to re-set and win,” Hilbrich said. “After taking that game away from Wittenberg of course there was a lift in emotions but it was
Hunt | cont. from page 12 make something happen when most people think the play is going to be over, I think that’s something he really brings to the table that we haven’t been as fortunate as having in the past.” Lynch had a lot of praise for this first-year quarterback. “He has maturity at the quarterback position, he doesn’t get rattled despite playing against three very good defensive teams in Wittenberg, Kenyon, and Denison so far,” he said. “Physically he’s a very accurate thrower...he has good quickness and awareness out on the field that when you put all of those together makes him capable of being a starting quarterback.” This will be Hunt’s first home game since taking over as starting quarterback and the stage couldn’t be bigger. With what is expected to be one of the largest crowds for Old Gold in years and the first ever conference matchup against Oberlin College, it could be
more of an ‘Alright lets get out there and do it again!’ We were confident in our abilities and we just needed to continue playing as a team.” That confidence was definitely obvious in the second game as the DePauw Tigers took their emotions from the first game and ran with them. DePauw won the second game 25-20. “After we won the second game, it was a really big shift in momentum,” sophomore Molly Rinehart said. “And in volleyball, momentum is such a big factor to winning. The team seemed extremely optimistic after winning the second game. We all finally realized that this was a game we could definitely win.” But sadly, they did not win. The final two games were close, 25-22 and 25-23, but DePauw just couldn’t seem to close what they started. The final game was 2324 with a missed DePauw serve causing their downfall. “Obviously, the loss was extremely hard to swallow because we know that the team is not better than us in any sense,” Hilbrich said. “We just felt that we needed to be a bit more crisp with our offensive plays. One thing is for sure though: when the time comes that we play Wittenberg again, they’re not going to know what hit them.” The Tigers are coming out of the match up optimistic, knowing that they will see Washington University in St. Louis on Saturday and that they can’t let the loss to Wittenberg get the best of them. “The rivalry with Wittenberg is always going to be there, they are one of the top teams in the nation,” Rinehart said. “I think that since we didn’t play up to our potential on our match Tuesday, we are optimistic about our next match against [Wittenberg] in the conference championship. We know we can beat them, now we just have to do it.” easy for a young player to be rattled by all the hype generated for this weekend’s game. However, Hunt is focused on the job at hand. “It’s going to be a really cool experience to play in front of that many people,” Hunt said. “I think we have a good shot [against Oberlin].” Hunt said the team will need strength on bot offense and defense. “We always have a good game plan going in offensively…I think we can exploit some of the things they do on defense,” Hunt said, “it’s just once we get into the game we have to execute and we can’t take any plays off, every play has to be important to us.” The expectations for Hunt and the team remains high for Old Gold Weekend. The game kicks off at 1 p.m. at Blackstock Stadium and will feature a halftime ceremony for former head coach Nick Mourouzis, where DePauw will dedicate the new synthetic turf as the Nick Mourouzis Field. The game can be watched live online via the DePauw football athletics page or listened to on WGRE 91.5.
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CHARLIE CASTINO SENIOR
sport:
GOLF
hometown: NOBLESVILLE, IND.
This weekend, DePauw men’s golf shot 584 at the Wabash College Fall Classic. The Tigers came in first place at the tournament, beating Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology by four strokes. Senior Charlie Castino shot 145, coming in third at the Classic. For his performance, he earned this week’s Tiger of the Week award. We caught up with Castino, a Noblesville, Ind. native, before this weekend’s DePauw Small College Classic. Here’s what Castino had to say: TDP Sports: Best moment of the season thus far? Charlie Castino (CC): Winning this last tournament as a team TDP Sports: What did you think about this weekend’s performance? CC: I think as a team it was a great step in the right direction. It was great seeing [first-years] play, its a big step in right direction. TDP Sports: Which first-year on the team reminds you most of yourself your first year at DePauw?
CC: I would say Stu [Alvey]. He’s from the same hometown, he’s pretty outgoing and driven and I think he has a lot of talent. He’s also nice and down to earth, which I hope I was as a freshman. TDP Sports: What’s the program’s biggest improvement? What do you still need to improve on? CC: Over the last four years, there’s been more sense of morale. We’re going into tournaments more positive, and that’s reflected in the scores. What I see a lot of other teams do that we don’t is practicing on our own time. The best teams in the country find time to do that. TDP Sports: What are you most looking forward to for the rest of the season? CC: I’m looking forward to the hopeful opportunity to compete at nationals. TDP Sports: Who’s your professional idol? CC: John Daly. He’s dresses uniquely and has a great attitude for the game. sports@thedepauw.com
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First-year Hunt to start as quarterback for Old Gold By CHRIS FEDERMANN sports@thedepauw.com
Who is first-year starting quarterback Matt Hunt? As Old Gold weekend approaches, fans and alumni alike are excited to see their Tigers play at home for only the second time this season. The team is looking to get their first win of the season in front of what should be a boisterous home crowd for this weekend’s game. After starting three out of the first four games of the season on the road, the players are eager to show off that the win-loss record doesn’t reflect the talent that’s across the board on this team. However, no one is more eager than the new starting quarterback, first-year Matt Hunt. But who is Matt Hunt? He is from the northeast side of Indianapolis, Ind. where he attended Heritage Christian School since kindergarten. This is also the same high school that senior wide receiver Jackson Kirtley and sophomore wide receiver Matt Costakis attended. Hunt has played quarterback since third grade while also playing baseball all four years of high school. His senior year as a quarterback was without a doubt his best, accounting for over 4,000 yards in total offense along with 47 touchdowns and only seven interceptions thrown. Those num-
bers did not go unnoticed, as he was considered one of the top quarterback prospects out of Indiana. “It was a natural for us to get involved in recruiting him,” head coach Bill Lynch said. “We recruited him hard, he was certainly a player we had our eyes on…I thought he fit what we wanted to do on offense…we made a good effort to get him and we are very fortunate he decided to come.” When asked what made him decide to go to DePauw, Hunt credited coach Lynch and the football staff for helping him decide to become a Tiger. “I had always heard of DePauw, knew it was a good school and connected to the [Indianapolis] area,” Hunt said. “I knew I wanted to play football in college…I visited the campus and I liked Coach Lynch, I liked the coaching staff a lot and I liked what I saw of the players…I thought this would be my best fit and it has worked out well.” One of the characteristics of Hunt’s game is that he was brought up by coaches and players alike is his elusiveness and quickness inside and out of the pocket. “He really brings the ability to escape the pocket and make plays,” Kirtley said. “I saw that in his early career in my high school days…he’s able to use his physical ability to get out of the pocket and
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First-year Matt Hunt steals the stage as DePauw’s new starting quarterback. Saturday’s game against Oberlin will be Hunt’s first home game since taking the position. SUNNY STRADER/ THE DEPAUW
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