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Historic winning streak continues page 13
Senior wide receiver Brayden Dahlstrom (7) readies for a pass from senior quarterback Michael Engle during the 30-20 victory over Austin College at Blackstock Stadium Saturday. The Tigers improved to 9-0 on the season with the win. For a recap of Saturday’s game, see page 13. Carly Pietrzak/The DePauw
University reviews housing lottery page 3
Students in the military Student government calls for kegs pages 8-9
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2 | Happenings campuscrime Nov. 6
• Assist Campus Living – alcohol violation • Released to custody of friend/forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 3:08 a.m. | Place: Bishop Roberts Hall • DUI/Resisting law enforcement • Arrested: non-student | Time: 4:07 a.m. | Place: County roads 125 South and 175 West
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MONON TICKETS STILL AVAILABLE 460 tickets are still available for Saturday’s game of the 3,300 originally on sale. Tickets are $15. Online sales ended Friday, but students can still purchase tickets over the phone by calling (765) 658-4199 or (765) 658-4270 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Tickets can be mailed overnight (at students’ own expense), pick them up in the UB Ballroom or at the Monon Brunch Saturday at the Crawfordsville Country Club. Compiled by Nana Aduba-Amoah
Hair down, hands up at DeProm
• Theft of sign • Pending | Time: unknown | Place: Julian Science and Mathematics Center • Criminal mischief/trespassing • Under investigation | Time: unknown | Place: Pi Beta Phi sorority
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• Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital/Forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 2:10 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Proposed housing-lottery overhaul provides class-based options By ALLISON MARINO and SAMUEL WEIGLEY news@thedepauw.com
Students’ housing options will be almost exclusively determined by class, accordng to a proposed change in the selection process. Under the new system, sophomores would live in dorms, while juniors would have their pick of Rector Village, apartments and houses. Seniors would add duplexes to those choices, which will form a “senior neighborhood.” This system would give students more autonomous living options as they get older, said Myrna Hernandez, director of Campus Living and Community Development. The old system gave preference to independent seniors, followed by greek seniors, independent juniors, etc. The students would select who they would live with and where they would live, with all options open to students based solely on availability. This fall, a group of 24 students
formed a committee that worked with Hernandez, Dean of Campus Life Dorian Shager and Cindy Babington, vice president for student life and dean of students. Hernandez helped form the group after DePauw Student Government conducted a student straw poll about the lottery last spring. “What they (student government) said was we need to make [the housing lottery] simpler and that we need to have some order that makes sense to us,” Hernadez said. “They think they needed designations.” The committee plans to meet until a new plan has been finalized, which Hernandez hopes to have completed by the end of this month. She also hopes students express their opinions about the new changes to their student senators so the committee can determine whether to implement the proposal. Besides student government, faculty recommendations from the Student Life and Academic Atmosphere Committee were used in the proposal.
President Brian Casey’s vision of having a freshman community and a senior community also played a role in shaping the plan, Hernandez said. The proposal remains broad, with many details yet to be ironed out. Hernandez anticipates the availability of mixed-class housing, although the question of where these students would live hasn’t been outlined. Furthermore, the plan does not say whether students can choose the exact location of their type of living unit, nor has anything been addressed regarding the order of selections within a class. Although the proposal is still in the early stages of development, the administration remains positive about the suggested changes. Christopher Wells, vice president for communication and strategic initiatives, said the new system reflects Casey’s plans to foster more tight-knit communities within the campus plan. Freshman Henry Johnston said he plans on joining a fraternity, so the
Dance Marathon canceled this year By DANA FERGUSON news@thedepauw.com
As Indiana University prepares for a weekend of dancing and festivities surrounding Dance Marathon, DePauw students hardly seem to notice the lack of an equivalent. Following nine consecutive years of Dance Marathon-related events, the Dance Marathon planning committee never formally discussed new executive-member recruitment after exceptionally low attendance last year. So, the event was discontinued. Kelsey Miller, former Dance Marathon planning committee chair, said chronic low attendance contributed to the event’s end. “We would get commitment from a lot of greek chapters, but come the day of the event, they didn’t show up,” Miller said. Junior Jared Norman agreed that poor attendance and poor publicity hurt Dance Marathon. He said the event seemed popular and profitable his freshman year, but the momentum died sophomore year. “I actually had no idea they had one (Dance Marathon) last year. I thought they skipped it,”
Norman said. Freshman Stefani Cleaver hadn’t heard about Dance Marathons at DePauw, but said similar events are major attention-getters at larger universities. She said she wouldn’t miss Dance Marathon here. Miller said the mandatory 12-hour participation shift was a major attendance-reducing factor. In the past, the committee changed shifts from 12 hours to six hours and allowed activities besides dancing. Yet Miller said the revisions didn’t help attendance. Though participation was a chronic issue, the event raised significant amounts for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation each year. Between 2001 and 2007, the fundraiser generated $80,000 for the foundation. Miller said the event’s cancellation might shock the foundation after years of giving. But she doesn’t want to force generosity out of students. “If the campus’s heart isn’t in it,” she said, “then the monetary aspect is not the only thing to consider in continuing.”
new housing selection will not affect him in the short term. However, he said he hoped to live in a duplex either his junior or senior year. “I guess now I’m thinking senior year,” he said. Sophomore Amy Hallett said she has thoroughly enjoyed living in Montgomery Hall in Rector Village, and she expressed disappointment in the proposed changes. “I’m a sophomore now, and it would suck to live in a dorm,” she said. Senior Camille Gray, a member of the student committee who developed the plan and who also works as a student housing assistant, said she thinks the plan is a positive step for DePauw’s housing lottery. “I think it’s a good idea,” she said. “It will eliminate some of the upset people that come into our office.” — Nana Aduba-Amoah and Christine DiGangi contributed reporting to this story.
WHERE STUDENTS WOULD LIVE (UNDER PROPOSED PLAN) Sophomores: Dormitories Juniors: Dormitories, Rector Village, campus-owned houses and apartments Seniors: Dormitories, Rector Village, campus-owned houses and apartments, duplexes
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New IFC Rush event successful By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com
Recruitment for greek life is well under way, as Interfraternity Council declared Wednesday’s rush event a success. Representatives from each fraternity presented information about their houses in Kresge Auditorium Wednesday evening. After the presentations, freshmen visited different fraternities’ tables in the Great Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts. Senior Alex Kriegshauser, president of IFC, said he believed the event successfully showed characteristics of a fraternity for freshmen to consider before joining houses. IFC premiered this event this year, and Kriegshauser said he was impressed by the amount of interest in fraternity life the event garnered. Freshman Tyler Notch said he originally planned on not rushing, especially if he had gone to a different school, but his impres-
sions have changed since arriving at DePauw. “[Our school] is just so much smaller, and it’s a big part of the campus,” he said. “It’s not so much the hazing — it’s more low-key, more chill.” Freshman Walker Chance said he looks forward to the opportunities that being in a fraternity brings. “I’m a lot more informed on the goingson on campus, and the involvement the greek fraternities have on campus life and all the leadership opportunities presented on campus life,” he said. “It gave me a sense of where the leadership opportunities are and how to get involved with it and be a better student.” Junior Sam Swafford, president of Phi Kappa Psi fraternity, said the event exposed freshmen to a different side of fraternity life. “I think it’s a great way to get out basic information, stuff they wouldn’t know if they just came over to hang out or have lunch at the house,” he said.
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
student government
A night at the cabaret
Bring the kegs back to campus By STEPHANIE SHARLOW news@thedepauw.com
DePauw Student Government continued to call for policy changes Sunday, endorsing the repeal of the university’s keg ban and asking for faculty to return coursework to students within a specific time frame. The keg-policy white paper, authored by sophomore senator Sumeru Chatterjee with assistance from senior senator Alex Kriegshauser, details how the lines and centralized location of a keg can slow alcohol consumption and are better for the environment. “This is the first time we are presenting it as a white paper format, which will give it more power,” Kriegshauser said. The white paper passed with 46 approving and two disapproving. The faculty-return policy resolution, which calls for a deadline in the faculty handbook for when professors must return work to students, passed unanimously. The resolution details a random survey of 60 DePauw students who believe a lack of timely feedback on work makes it difficult for students to properly assess progress in class, especially when deciding whether to drop a course. Since the resolution passed through student government, it will go to the Student Life and Academic Atmosphere Committee, where the policy could go
into the faculty handbook. Another white paper focused on integration between the School of Music and the Asbury College of Liberal Arts. Senior senator Katie Blakey, junior senator Sunny Wang — who is the assistant photo editor for The DePauw — and sophomore Sara Scully authored the document, which passed with 46 representatives voting in favor and six representatives voting against. Ensembles and music classes are offered to liberal arts college students, and private lessons and scholarships are also offered through audition. Double-major and double-degree programs in both the School of Music and the liberal arts college are also encouraged in the document, as the white paper states that they promote the most integration between the two schools. Students also discussed eliminating School of Music-required freshman seminars. However, the senators found that supporting dual-schoolevents would be the best form of integration. “Just like every good relationship, it’s a two-way street,” Blakey said. She said a lack of collaboration between the two entities is one of the biggest problems to overcome. Student government also voted in three new organizations, which were unable to present at the last student assembly meeting — Her Campus, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Hoosier Youth Advocacy. They can now apply for student government funding.
Student senators and representatives voted to temporarily suspend a rule in the constitution for Sunday’s meeting. The constitution states that student government will approve new organizations only once a semester, but three organizations could not attend that meeting. The senators and representatives voted to suspend the rule and allow Her Campus, National Society of Collegiate Scholars and Hoosier Youth Advocacy to seek student-organization recognition from student government. Jie Shen/The DePauw
Freshman Sasha Neufeld performs “Golden Ram” from the musical “Two by Two” during Cabaret Night Friday. Alternative Entertainment Opportunities, a student organization that provides students alcohol-free entertainment events, sponsored the event. TOM LI/THE DEPAUW
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7 | Features
The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Fitness columnist encourages students to think outside the gym
Facebook stalking, Boulder Runs among unique campus workouts F
itness is a lot more than just eating healthy and going to the gym. It’s a lifelong commitment to take care of your body and mind. As such, a lot of things we don’t normally consider “working out” may actually count. A workout is anything that takes you one step forward in your ultimate goal of committing to a healthy lifestyle. For a start, look beyond the gym. Here are some unusual places at DePauw where you can find a “workout:” The restroom: Fire up your TVA (transversus abdominis) muscles every morning by brushing your teeth while standing on one leg and keeping a straight back. The TVA is the deepest layer of abdominal muscles, running between the ribs and the pelvis horizontally from
front to back. These muscles stabilize the lower back and core muscles. A weak TVA is often indicated by lower back pain and a bulging abdominal wall. Know people who are lean but have a “pot belly?” It’s probably because of weak TVA muscles. You can also work your TVA muscles by bracing (tightening your stomach like you are about to be punched) for 6 to ten seconds, several times in a row. Just don’t try the one-leg stance while using the urinal or after a rough night out. Facebook: Let’s admit it, we all love Facebook. Studies reveal that approximately 85 percent of college students in America have a Facebook account and more than 50 percent log on more than five times a week. That’s a lot of Face-
book. But remember you can always find healthy options if you’re looking for them. “Sitting hunched over a keyboard for 10 hours a day trains your muscles and connective tissues to adapt to that position, adding a hunch to your posture,” said Alwyn Cosgrove, a National Strength and Conditioning Association certified strength and conditioning specialist. Strengthen your back muscles and improve posture by sitting upright with your spine naturally curving inwards. Brace your abdomen to add an extra burn to your abs. You can find health in other ways too. Facebook applications like TrainingPeaks, Calorie Counter and Quit Smoking can help you achieve your
various fitness goals. Just make burn upwards of 500 calories, not countsure you don’t start stalking ing the afterburn. Sprints also work your friends’ pictures from the body pretty close to its maximum the weekend. heart rate, providing excellent cardioBoulder Runs: While vascular exercise. you are keeping up the Add the thermal calorific effect long-held DePauw tradition, of the freezing temperature outside you’re also getting a hell of a (you burn more calories in the cold good workout. A Boulbecause your body needs to der Run from Humbert produce extra heat) and you Hall is about 964 mehave a pretty good workout. ters. A Bouder Run So go ahead and try some from Phi Kappa Psi Sumeruchatterjee Boudler Runs — clothing fraternity (the closoptional. est greek house) is about 256 meters and one from Delta Up- — Chatterjee is a sophomore from Kolkata, silon (the farthest greek house) is about India, majoring in economics. 1100 meters. Ten 100 meter sprints can features@thedepauw.com
Cooking columnist mixes up some Monon munchies
PB and fruit: healthy, cheap, easy tailgating snack M
onon week is well under way, and students are already planning their weekend tailgating extravaganzas. But there is still plenty of class time between now and Monon for which to prepare. After all, this is the beginning of the mad pre-Thanksgiving flood of homework, exams and presentations. The best way to prepare for the work ahead is to eat well and stay healthy in order to have a fresh mind. You’ll be racing toward the weekend with this new twist on an old classic you’re sure to love.
“Think of this new snack as a mix between a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and a fruit salad: all the good memories of your childhood mixed with the best parts of your new college life.” This recipe should be the new catch-all, go-to meal for students. Now, some of you may be hesitant to start grilling peanut butter
(yes, I said grilling peanut butter), but bear Marvin’s phone number — or less. with me here. This is much healthier, cheaper Use this recipe to kickoff your day, interand less regrettable and than the infamous cept a quick lunch or finish your workout with Krispy Kreme burger that debuted at the a touchdown. It gives you fast energy through Indiana State Fair this past summer. For the sugars in the fruit and honey, protein those of you who are out of the loop, a with the peanut butter and long-term getKrispy Kreme burger is a hamburger up-and-go with the carbohydrates from patty sandwiched between two regthe bread. If you’ve got a long day of ular glazed donuts — you can even classes or an all-nighter to pull, I highly add cheese, onion and a fried egg, recommend this recipe to keep your if you wish. mind and body running smoothly. Think of this new snack as a There is nothing worse than having mix between a peanut butter to interrupt a good study session and jelly sandwich and a fruit simply because your stomach salad: all the good memories says so. Just remember to put of your childhood mixed the peanut butter on both with the best parts of your sides of the bread so the new college life. This sand- margaretmusgrave fruit doesn’t make the bread wich is perfect because too soft — and remember to it takes minimal time to share. prepare, and it satisfies almost every sensory To make it a meal, serve with applesauce, taste bud: the saltiness of the peanut butter, baked chips or low-fat chocolate pudding. the sweetness of the fruit and honey and the crunchiness of the bread all come together — Musgrave is a senior from Evansville, Ind., to help you tackle that mound of homework majoring in classical studies. She has won blue standing in between you and the Monon Bell ribbons for baking while involved in 4-H and is a Game. And it can all be accomplished in the features columnist for The DePauw. same amount of time it would take you to dial features@thedepauw.com
Grilled peanut butter, banana and berry sandwich | Serves 4 Ingredients: 1/4 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter 8 slices whole wheat bread 1 ripe medium banana, sliced into 16 pieces 4 strawberries, 4 flat slices each 4 tsp. grated chocolate (optional) Honey 1 tbsp. butter Directions: 1. Spread peanut butter on each slice of bread, buttering the other side of the bread. 2. Drizzle honey (as desired) on the peanut butter. 3. Arrange four banana and strawberry slices on each slice. 4. Sprinkle with grated chocolate (optional). 5. Put sandwich slices together. 6. In a large, non-stick skillet, grill sandwiches over medium heat, butter side down. Each side should take 2 minutes. 7. Serve and enjoy.
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by KAITLIN KLOSE features@thedepauw.com
Over the summer, junior Dylan Klossner’s days would start before the sun rose. At 4:30 a.m., he had classes, physical training, tests and drilling. He was in bed by 9 p.m. Then, just 30 minutes later, he was back at work to prepare for the next day. Just another typical day for a Marine. Klossner is one of a few DePauw students who’ve already decided what to do after they graduate — they’re going t o
serve their country. While DePauw doesn’t have an ROTC, or Reserve Officers’ Training Corps, program, these students are pursuing training for the Marines and the Air Force. “I wanted to give back in the most intimate way I could,” said Klossner, who joined in the Marines as a freshman. Klossner spent the summer training in Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Va. “It’s a screening method so it tries to figure out who can lead the Marines,” he said. “It was a lot of learning leadership traits and qualities and applying that to situations under stress.” At DePauw, since no ROTC program exists, students in training have to balance academics and training. Klossner has created his own training schedule. He finds time to run and lift weights — even though he’s a member of the DePauw swim team and spends 22 hours a week practicing. Marines have to go through two rounds of Officer Candidate School. After that, they must undergo six more months of training. A marine must serve for four and a half years as an active member, and then four years in the reserves. Klossner has always wanted to make this commitment for as long as he can remember. His dad did the same thing at his age and introduced him to the program. Junior Zach Weisenfels always had a desire to be in the military.
So once he received a recruitment e-mail from the Marines, he decided to join. Weisenfels said he had family members in the Army, but chose the Marines instead. “We’re trained to be able to take off right away,” he said. “I like the idea of being someone who’s depended on.” Weisenfels went through the same candidate school as Klossner, and he is waiting to serve another term this summer. He said his training schedule is relaxed now because he wants to enjoy college, but he will train hard in the spring. “I try to do two-a-days and try to get up and run three to four miles in the morning,” he said. “I try to get the heart back into condition.” Senior Rick Tryon previously considered going into the Marines, but he is now in the process of applying to the Air Force because he has always had an interest in flying. “When I turned 16, my parents got me some flight lessons, and when I was applying for colleges, I considered the Air Force Academy,” he said. “I decided on DePauw, but it’s been back there in my mind.” Tryon is currently going through the application process that takes months to finish. If he gets accepted, he will have to go to Officer Training School for 13 weeks of training and then to flight school for 36 weeks. After that, he has to serve for at least eight years. He said it’s a lot longer than other military services because working with aircraft is an investment. “It takes millions of dollars to train you and put you in a million-dollar aircraft,” he said. Tryon finds out if he’s accepted in March.
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
The DePauw | Editorial Board Christine DiGangi | Editor-in-Chief Tyler James | Managing Editor Andrew Maddocks | Managing Editor
Matt Welch | Editor Emeritus Matthew Cecil | Chief Copy Editor Samuel Weigley | Chief Copy Editor
E D I T O RI A L
Our ticket for a housing jackpot Next year, the housing selection process will change, and the preliminary plan will be ironed out in the next few weeks. In the meantime, we find the yet to be determined details crucial to the efficacy and usefulness of the housing selection process. The new process (see the story on page 3) seems to present a minimal change for students, with the goal of streamlining and simplifying the old process. With more focused definitions of where students will live year to year, students living in university-owned housing can move to increasingly independent living styles over their four years here. It makes sense, and it’s great that a group of 24 students had a say in how the process would work. The details of the selection priority rankings will define much of the new process’s functionality. If seniors — those not living in greek houses — are asked to live in the duplexes, will they have an option to choose Rector Village or another living unit? And what happens if the duplexes fill up? These are important questions for the oldest class, which we assume will get first preference for certain types of housing. If seniors do get first preference, we wonder where that leaves juniors. Will they eat up all the spots in Rector Village, Little Rock Apartments and Seminary Street Apartments? How many of these individuals will need to live in dorms with the new policy for seniors to be in duplexes? We would hope new processes will be carefully designed, because we don’t want independents and forced-out greek juniors to be squeezed out of the reorganization. We also have some worries about where the sophomores fit in this picture. This year’s sophomores have living options in various dorms, several houses (some in the neighborhoods further off campus where events cannot be registered) and even several suites in Rector Village. This plan might be a shocker for students who don’t want to — or simply do not — join a greek chapter on campus, as they will be living in a dorm with a resident assistant down the hall. We hope that some accommodations can be made for these students, because they will have fewer options than classes before them. Finally, we would encourage the Campus Living and Community Development team to take students’ grade point averages into account for preference. Perhaps students can be ranked within ranges — a randomized list of seniors with 3.9-4.0 GPAs would pick first, for example — and students can be rewarded for academic performance. This approach mirrors what many greek houses do, and it could add more weight to the system. One final thought: we understand the need to make this system more deliberate and to define the process more, but we submit that it might not empower students as much for DePauw staff to choose for them. After all, if we’re independent adults, should we not have more power over our housing choices? — Samuel Weigley did not contribute to this editorial because he wrote the story on page 3.
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Supreme Court tackles interactive violence L
ast Tuesday’s elections and the subsequent Republican takeover of the House of Representatives has garnered most of the media’s attention recently. As a result, you may not have heard of a historic first, the effects of which may eventually outweigh those of one midterm election. Last Tuesday, arguments began in the United States Supreme Court’s first case involving video games. Schwarzenegger v. Entertainment Merchants Association deals with the legality of a 2005 California law that outlawed the sale of violent video games to anyone under the age of 18. What’s a violent video game? One that “appeals to a deviant or morbid interest in minors,” is “patently offensive,” and “lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value,” and allows the player to inflict “serious injury” on “characters with substantially human characteristics.” Yikes. While it may seem like all those standards would allow the state to target only the most egregious offenders, you have to wonder how exactly the state can regulate video games based on these criteria. What defines a seri-
ous injury? What are “substantially huPerhaps the most troubling aspect man characteristics”? of the law is the implicit association of Could the fact that you can pistol representations of violence with a lack whip a vaguely human-looking bipedal of artistic value. Does this happen in alien to death in Halo qualify movies? Books? Doesn’t “Lord of the it as a violent video game Flies” involve serious injury to human that shouldn’t be sold to characters? Of course, video games children under 18? are different. According to California Issues of vagueness deputy state attorney general Zackery notwithstanding, prohibMorazzini, video games are worse beiting the sale of “violent cause they are interactive. video games” to Aren’t novels and movies kids under 18 also interactive? Sure, you’re is a dangerous not controlling the characproposition. ters but you’re interacting Other reprewith them nonetheless. sentations of SAMholley-kline Many movies are filmed violence are not in order to facilitate identreated similarly. tification with a particular If the Supreme Court upholds the protagonist. You may even hear their legality of this in California, we could thoughts in voice-over form. have cases in which, for example, a We ought to start treating video 17-year-old rents Vols. 1 and 2 of “Kill games like we do other forms of meBill,” in which more than 450 gallons of dia. Hopefully, the Supreme Court will blood are spilled, but can’t buy a game agree. like “Grand Theft Auto.” Assuming, of course, that “Grand Theft Auto” would — Holley-Kline is a junior from Anchorage, qualify as a “violent video game.” Giv- Alaska, majoring in Spanish and en the vagueness of the standards, it’s anthropology. opinion@thedepauw.com hard to tell.
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010
Personal safety not a joke As party weekend approaches, senior examines the importance of staying safe
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ave you ever tried typing “roofies” up the next day and had no recolinto Google? lection of what happened. Can you I imagine not may people have, imagine how comical it must have but allow me to fill you in on been to watch him sway back and what you would see after you forth in those cramped hallclicked enter. ways, slipping on beer pudFirst, of course, you dles and crunched Natty Lite would find an article about cans? Talk about free enter“flunitrazepam,” the medtainment. ical name for roofies, on No worries. After the Wikipedia.com. After that, two guys both had a you see another Wikinice chuckle over the pedia article: “Date irony of such a beefy Rape Drug.” Pretty guy being roofied, typical. the incident was But it gets interreported to the apesting when your eyes DianaEdmundson propriate people reach the images, and the situation third link down. “Roofies: Because was “taken care of.” Hilarious, right? women make better decisions when I can only imagine how much more they don’t make them at all,” one entertaining the entire story would of the “motivational” posters reads. have been if it had been the girl. Another catchy one goes like this: Except, it would be entirely hor“Roofies: When you’re too damn rifying. Over the past three years, creepy-looking to get consent.” there have been at least 20 cases reI would assume DePauw stu- ported of “forcible sex offenses” to dents would be above this pathetic DePauw students, 14 of which were satire, that especially the men of on this campus, according to the this campus would be at least mildly Public Safety Annual Report. That disgusted by the banter about date means there are 20 women or men rape that goes on the internet. who have walked beside you on “How hilarious, a girl was your way to English writing, studied drugged and taken advantage of...” the recent developments in stemdoesn’t quite mesh with our moral cell research next to you at the licode. Yet, I was completely taken brary, or lived in the room next door aback by a story I heard last week. who have lived through their own It was a funny story, really. This version of hell and had the courage guy told a group of us about how to report it. Many, for their own pera big, muscular friend of his was sonal reasons, do not report such roofied after he swapped drinks offenses. These people have not with a girl who claimed her drink passed on their drinks like the girl tasted strange. The poor guy woke in the guy’s story above. They have,
Staying sAFE THIS WEEKEND at wabash and at depauw
for one reason or another, looked away from their drink for a second, or trusted someone they had no reason previously to distrust. They are your classmates, your housemates, your closest friends. Imagine your entire body feeling as though it were filled with sand, similar to how your muscles feel when you have a bad case of the flu. Your head is swirling with mist,
“Over the past three years, there have been at least 20 cases reported of ‘forcible sex offenses’ to DePauw students, 14 of which were on this campus, according to the Public Safety Annual Report.” it takes an exceptional amount of energy to lift your hand to your face and reality is relative. Now imagine someone taking action against you in that state. They are grabbing you, moving you, talking to you in a mix of garbled words you can barely pay attention to. You have become an object for them to enjoy. You can’t say no. Are you laughing yet? I will always fail to see and understand how a missed incident like this is somehow hilarious or even entertaining. Yet, part of my dismay in the story I mention here is not simply the fact that the drugging of
students occurs, or that some idiots online have decided it is entertaining to post pictures of drunk girls half naked online with a “witty” saying. I’m upset because it occurs on my campus, where I live, where I call home, and some of the students here seem to be OK with it. Yes, they might report it, but they do not appear to be disturbed by it. To some, it seems like an unfortunate incident, like a cat getting hit by a car. “Yes, it’s too bad a cat was killed, but no, we won’t stop driving our cars. We can simply find the owner, apologize and go home.” But it’s not that simple. We can’t go home because this is our home. Men and women of DePauw, I challenge you to change this standard. If not change it, at least be disturbed by it. Be watchful of it. Protect yourselves from it. This weekend is a “big” weekend. We’re all psyched, we have friends coming in from past years and we all have big plans. We’ve all heard the classic partying dos and don’ts. Watch your drinks, pour your own, do not set it down. Keep an eye on the people that pour your drinks, even if you trust them. Do these, but on top of all else, stay with your friends. Don’t leave them. We make better decisions when we don’t have to make them by ourselves. — Edmundson is a senior for Greensburg, Ind., majoring in English writing and religious studies. opinion@thedepauw.com
If you need police assistance or have a problem this weekend when in Crawfordsville or in Greencastle, you can call Public Safety at 765-658-4261 (You can also call 911 to reach the local police). Public Safety can be reached by e-mail at police@depauw.edu, and their offices are in Room 200 in the Union Building.
PHOTOPINION How do you conserve energy on campus? “I’m an RA and we’re in Energy Wars right now, so I’ve been putting up fliers for awareness. Also, I usually use lamp light rather than the overhead fluorescents.” Sommer Braun, junior “I take shorter showers and make sure the windows are closed when the heat is on.”
Calvin Beasley, freshman “I recycle bottles, paper and plastic bags and try to limit the amount of water I use. I do my best.”
Noah Droddy, sophomore “I always turn the lights off when I leave my room and make sure the water doesn’t run if I’m not using it.”
Abena Benjamin, freshman Katie Kraska/The DePauw
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VOLLEYBALL
Tigers fall to Colorado College in SCAC championship By Kate Hendrickson sports@thedepauw.com
Needing a conference tournament championship to extend their season into the playoffs, the Tigers were forced into an all-or-nothing position this weekend. In a 1-3 loss to Colorado College, the volleyball squad ended its season Saturday with a second-place finish in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship tournament in San Antonio. Seeded third, the Tigers advanced to the SCAC semifinals with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 25-21) win over sixth-seeded Rhodes College. On Saturday, the Tigers faced rival Centre College, coming away with the win in five close sets (29-27, 25-15, 15-25, 23-25, 15-12). “We knew going into the Centre game that they were gonna play strongly,” said junior outside hitter Sajel Tremblay. “We won the first two and lost the second two. The teamwork
that we showed in the second game propelled us into the last game. That teamwork helped us compete against Colorado College.” Junior middle hitter Paige Thompson and senior middle hitter Kristen Chynoweth led the Tigers in kills recording 16 each. Senior setter Ali Smith had 61 assists. Junior outside hitter Abby Balbach and junior defensive specialist Kylee Lehrman each had two service aces, and senior libero Madison Hoenig led the way with 40 digs. Chynoweth was also the team leader in blocks, making four. After defeating Centre, DePauw advanced to the SCAC title match, where they faced their main rival of the season, No. 10 Colorado College. The Tigers lost both earlier season matchups to Colorado in five games and three games, respectively. “We were really excited,” Smith said. “We wanted revenge against them, and we have come so close to beating them. The first game we played really well against them. We were
just looking to get revenge on them.” Though DePauw won the first set, Colorado College secured the next three (24-26, 2522, 25-17, 25-18). Sophomore defensive specialist Maggie Pajakowski totaled three service aces, and Hoenig had 21 digs. Junior hitter Annie Collier led the Tigers with 13 kills in the match, while Smith added 40 assists. Collier, Chynoweth and Smith each put up two blocks and all three secured spots on the all-tournament team for outstanding tournament play. The Tigers concluded the season with a 2214 record, while Colorado College continues with 30-6. The Tigers finished second in conference, following a fourth place finish in 2009. With the past in mind, Smith offered advice to her team for next season. “This is hard because they are going into a new conference,” she said. “They need to use the experience they’ve had in this tough conference and take it to the new conference and make it to the tournament.”
DING. DONG. DiNG. Don’t miss our special section friday FEATURING: •Prediction columns •former Depauw QB SPUD DICK and wabash qb MATT HUDSON reflecting on monon careers •a look at depauw’s perfect football team from 1933 •And much, much, more
TIGERS Receive SCAC honors
Senior setter Ali Smith, left, was named to the first team All-SCAC. Junior outside hitter Annie Collier earned second team honors. photos courtesy of DePauw University
Monon is coming.. . ARCHIVE PHOTO
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FOOTBALL
Tigers continue milestone season with Senior Day victory By Steven Hatfield sports@thedepauw.com
Saturday’s victory meant much more than a Senior Day win for football’s class of 2011. A 30-20 victory over Austin College Saturday pushed the team’s season record to 9-0, but also gave the senior class the most wins in program history with a 32-7 record since arriving on campus. Senior running back Derrick Karazsia made the most of his Senior Day, rushing for a career-high 133 yards in a day full of milestones. The Tigers also clinched sole possession of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference title for the first time in school history. Karazsia’s effort against the Kangaroos led the Tigers to a season-high 151 yards on the ground. Senior wide receiver Alex Koors hauled in his 41st career touchdown pass, tying the DePauw and SCAC career record set by alumnus Dan Ryan ‘02. Senior quarterback Michael Engle added 303 yards through the air with three touchdown passes to preserve DePauw’s untarnished record. Freshman kicker Eric Malm put the Tigers on the board first, connecting on a 29-yard field goal after his first attempt from 35 yards hit off the right upright. Austin responded on their next drive, scoring on a 26-yard run by quarterback Travis Zambiasi. DePauw wasted no time executing the counterattack, as Engle hit senior wide receiver Nathan Evans for a 5-yard score halfway through the second quarter. “We had a really good day on offense overall,” Karazsia said. “Mic (Engle) did a great job of giving us the right plays and the [offensive] line held their blocks well, which really opened a lot of things up for us.” Austin kicker Mitch Anderson tied the score at 10-10 with a 21-yard field goal, but Karazsia gave the Tigers the lead back with a 6-yard touchdown run with just over a minute remaining in the first half. Stingy defense forced Austin to go three-andout, but Engle was intercepted with 22 seconds left. The score remained 16-10 heading into the halftime break after Anderson missed a 39-yard try. “Austin did a good job of making adjustments throughout the day,” said senior defensive back Jonathan Lambert. “We made sure to not let any big plays get to our heads. Our approach was that the next play is the most important.” Lambert had six tackles on the afternoon. Senior linebacker Ryan Preuss led the team with seven, including two for losses. Anderson brought the Kangaroos to within three on a 20-yard field goal with 8:37 left in the third. DePauw responded on the next drive which
Senior running back Derrick Karazsia attempts to stiff-arm Kangaroo defensive back Evan Coachman during the 30-20 victory over Austin College Saturday. Karazsia rushed for a career-high 133 yards rushing in the game. Meredith McGrady/The DePauw ended with Koors’ record-tying touchdown pass. The 9-yard score extended the Tiger lead to 23-13. “The run game was a big reason we were so successful through the air,” Karazsia said. “The strength of the [offensive] line opened up a lot of lanes, making our receivers deep threats on the outside. The safeties can’t come up as much, so there is a lot to work with.” Early in the fourth, Engle connected with senior wide receiver Brayden Dahlstrom for another 9-yard score. Dahlstrom is second in the SCAC with 59 catches on the season, while Engle leads the conference in all major passing categories. Kangaroo running back Brogan Funderburg scored from 4-yards out to cut the DePauw lead to 30-20 with 8:47 left to play.
A clock-eating drive led to a DePauw punt, trapping the Austin offense deep in their own territory. Senior defensive back Tyler Doane’s sack and hurry on third and fourth downs forced Austin to turn the ball over and sealed the Tiger victory. “The [defensive] line and linebackers were aggressive all day and forced a lot of throws,” Lambert said. “A lot of film study allowed us to make plays in the backfield. It was a lot of fun getting to the quarterback.” DePauw outgained the Kangaroos 454-284. Austin is the third straight team the Tiger defense has held to under 300 yards of offense. “As a unit, we held their offense to low passing and rushing yards,” Lambert said. “Any time you can stop both the run and the pass there’s a great
chance for you to win.” DePauw will place their perfect record on the line Saturday in the 117th annual Monon Bell Classic against Wabash College. Kickoff is set for 1:07 p.m. at Byron P. Hollett Little Giant Stadium. Wabash holds a 54-53-9 series lead after last season’s 32-19 victory at Blackstock Stadium. “We’re approaching it as business as usual,” Lambert said. “Except we’re going to obviously prepare harder. It’s a special week for the seniors.” Though a trip to the playoffs is guaranteed, Karazsia is not looking past Wabash. “It’s just like any other game, you prepare to win every week,” Karazsia said. “But for right now, they have our Bell, and we are going there to get it back.”
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Men’s Soccer
Women’s Soccer
Denied playoff bid, Season ends with pair of losses squad looks forward By Meredith McGrady sports@thedepauw.com
By Meredith McGrady sports@thedepauw.com
The men’s soccer season ended suddenly when the team, ranked 11th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll, was denied an atlarge bid to the NCAA Div. III championship tournament. The Tigers, who recorded a final record of 13-1-2, recorded their only losses of the season to Trinity University on Friday and Ohio Wesleyan on Sept. 17. “All of us knew we weren’t guaranteed anything,” said senior Gary Pett. “We were all hoping. We thought we deserved it based on the fact that we only had 2 losses to the No. 1 and 2 teams in the nation at the time we played them.” Freshman Ben Hazen said he couldn’t believe the news when he found out. “I was in class watching the live feed and all the selections came out, and I couldn’t figure it out,” Hazen said. “I thought I was watching the wrong link. I thought I was watching the women’s selection. I left class and called someone who didn’t have class.” The Tigers faced Trinity Friday night on Boswell field. The game got off to a rough start when Trinity’s Josh Adams scored six minutes into the game. DePauw answered in the 40th minute when senior Stephen Keller scored on a penalty kick. Adams scored again eighteen minutes later, leaving the score at 2-1 for the remainder of the game. Hazen and junior Sam Meyer received yellow cards, and DePauw received a team yellow card.
Despite the yellow card, Hazen said he has no regrets. “We put in a good effort, and we never quit,” Hazen said. “We fought the entire 90 minutes. I’m proud of the team. We never gave up and never backed down.” The team took on Southwestern University Sunday afternoon. High winds affected the play of both teams. DePauw scored first when Pett put a header into the goal off an assist by Andrew Desmarais. DePauw scored again at 72 minutes when junior Kreigh Kamman received an assist from Hazen. “The colder and the worse conditions are, the better for us,” Hazen said. “Mentally we are an extremely tough team. We won’t let the cold or the wind affect how we play. You could call it an advantage having worse conditions.” Hazen said he thinks the future is bright for the Tigers, but credits that outlook to the seniors. “My heart goes out to the seniors of the team, because they’ve left this team better than they got it,” he said. “They were perfect role models, and they put their heart and soul in the team. To end their college careers so anti-climactically, it’s awful.” Pett, on the other hand, said not receiving a playoff bid will help the team in the future, even though he won’t be there. “It’s a shocking way to end my career,” Pett said. “It’s an interesting way to end four years of playing at DePauw University. I know that the program is in a better place than when I came in.”
The women’s soccer team came into the weekend with one goal: win both of its matches. However, the Tigers were unable to accomplish that goal, ending their season with losses to Trinity University (Texas) and Southwestern University. Although the Tigers couldn’t defeat either team, sophomore Kat Wilson doesn’t think the team could have changed anything about its performance. “I think we put everything out there that we had,” Wilson said. “You can’t really take it back. It’s just unfortunate that we weren’t able to capitalize on the opportunities that we had. Everyone gave 100 percent.” Wilson said the team was ready for its two games and planned on taking advantage of the weekend’s chilly weather against its Texan opponents. Neither team scored in the first half of the Friday night matchup with Trinity. Senior Julia Drummond ended the drought shortly into the second half when she scored on a penalty kick drawn from a handball in the goal box. Trinity responded quickly with three goals in 15 minutes, which sophomore Emily White said was when the team gave up. Wilson echoed White’s comments, saying the team couldn’t pull together after Trinity’s team hat trick, and the game ended at 1-3. The Tigers played their second match of the weekend Sunday morning against Southwestern. Although the team played well, White said, the Tigers couldn’t capitalize on scoring opportunities, ending their season (10-7) with a 0-1 loss.
Senior Laura Kissinger heads the ball during the game against Southwestern University Sunday morning. Meredith McGrady/The DePauw Southwestern’s goal came in the 76th minute. Wilson said that even though the team failed to meet some of its goals, it doesn’t mean the team had an unsuccessful season. “Obviously one of our goals was to move onto the playoffs, and we wanted to get first in conference,” Wilson said. “We can’t be too upset in how we played or how we came together as a
team.” White said that, despite the two season-ending losses, the team improved over last year. “We had a better record this year than we did last year,” White said. “We beat some tough teams. We had some games last year that we tied. One of our goals was to beat Centre, and we were able to accomplish that and that was really awesome.” White added that although
the team will lose four seniors in Julia Drummond, Lauren Palfrey, Laura Kissinger and Bridget Coleman, she is looking forward to next fall. “I know we have a few strong freshmen coming in next year,” White said. “We’re going to lose a lot of leadership. But we’re going to keep working hard this winter and next spring to prepare and hopefully win conference next year.”
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swimming
Women cruise in home opener
Season-opening sweep By STEVEN HATFIELD sports@thedepauw.com
Sophomore Kelly Harms swims the butterfly during Saturday’s meet against Wittenberg University and Franklin College in the Erdmann Natatorium. STAFF PHOTO/THE DEPAUW By LESLIE GABER sports@thedepauw.com
Last season, the women’s swimming and diving team went undefeated at home in Erdmann Natatorium. The Tigers defended that home streak Saturday with a sweep of visiting Wittenberg University and Franklin College. DePauw earned a 194-99 win over Wittenberg and defeated Franklin by a margin of 243-22. Meanwhile, Wittenberg edged Franklin, 231-26. The first home meet of the 20102011 season opened on a spirited note for the Tigers, as the 200-yard medley relay team of sophomore Kendall Quisenberry, freshman Allison Kirby, junior Catie Baker and sophomore Nicole Rossillo captured first with a time of 1 minute and 54.44 seconds. “That was really important for our team spirit and our score overall,” Quisenberry said. “We really just wanted to have a lot of team spirit, and we definitely did.”
Senior co-captain Callie Boehme set the tone in the individual events, taking first in the 1000-yard freestyle (11:08.14) and the 500 free (5:25.82). Baker also turned in a first-place performance in multiple events, winning the 100-yard breaststroke (1:08.12), 200 breast (2:26.99) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:17.76). The DePauw women swept the 200 free, as junior Katie Morrison came in first (2:01.25), followed by freshman Sunny Strader and junior Rachel Wheaton in second and third, respectively. Strader also won the 200-yard backstroke (2:16.37), while Quisenberry posted an individual win in the 100 back (1:03.43) and Rossillo placed first in the 100 free (56.13). Sophomore diver Morgan Crandall placed second in both the 1-meter (178.95) and 3-meter (152.55) diving events. The Tigers concluded the meet on a strong note, as the team of Wheaton, sophomores Katherine Devillebichot and Court-
ney Lehmann and Rossillo won the 200 free relay with a time of 1:43.33. “Since the relays do count double, it’s really exciting as a team to be able to win those,” Boehme said. “They’re the first and last events, so to be able to start off the meet with a win and end the meet with a win is a big booster for the team.” The women will have two weeks of training before returning to action on Nov. 19, when they host Wheaton College at 5:30 p.m. That weekend also marks the Wabash Invitational in Crawfordsville. With their first two meets behind them, Boehme says the Tigers have quickly developed a sense of cohesiveness. “These first two meets — just having everyone there, cheering, giving a lot of spirit — has really brought the team together a lot,” she said. “We’ve had a lot more spirit at meets this year, a lot more cheering behind peoples’ blocks, and I think that really helps the swimmers get through tough races.”
In the first home meet of the season Saturday, the men’s swim team walked away with a decisive sweep over Wittenberg University and Franklin College. DePauw beat Wittenberg 200-98 and beat Franklin 246-30. Wittenberg took a victory over Franklin, 246-30. The 200-yard medley relay team of freshman Cameron Wiethoff, sophomore Matt Kukurugya, freshman Matt Gleason and sophomore Johnny Montgomery took home the first win of the day, finishing with a time of 1 minute, 37.20 seconds. “Everyone really showed up for the meet,” said sophomore Nathan Mullins. “We all swam well and a bunch of the freshmen stepped up and had a good day.” Freshman Jack Burgeson, Montgomery, senior Josh Baugh, and junior Brendan Flores won the 200 freestyle relay in 1:27.30. Baugh also won the 200 free in 1:47.12. Gleason won the 200 butterfly in 1:58.39 and the 200 individual medley in 2:03.17. Kukurugya also won twice, finishing the 100 breast in 1:01.17 and the 200 breast in 2:14.28. “The meet went really well, considering we were expecting some tough competi-
tion,” said junior Brendan Fischer. “We ended up dominating the whole time.” Montgomery turned in a time of 21.78 in the 50 free and a 47.91 in the 100 free, both good for first place. Freshman Matt Haseke won the 500 free with a time of 4:55.36. Wiethoff and freshman George Morrison finished 1-2 in the 100 backstroke, with times of 55.87 and 55.91, respectively. Morrison also finished second in the 500 free (4:56.54). “A lot of the freshmen are putting up lifetime bests,” Mullins said. “It’s pretty amazing considering how early we are into the season. Junior Patrick Springer won the 3-meter diving competition, totaling 208.70 points. The Tigers now travel to face rival Wabash College on Wednesday at 7 p.m. “They have a much better team than last year,” Mullins said. “It should be a really good, close meet but a DePauw victory in the end.” In last year’s meet, known as “Wet Monon,” the Tigers lost only two races and won in a dominating performance, 200100. “It wasn’t close at all last year,” Fischer said. “It’s important that we don’t go into it thinking we can roll over them. We know not to look past them.”
Junior Tom Smith swims the breaststroke during Saturday’s meet against Wittenberg University and Franklin College in the Erdmann Natatorium. STAFF PHOTO/THE DEPAUW
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Field Hockey
Two-minute turnaround ruins Tigers’ SCAC championship By MICHAEL APPELGATE sports@thedepauw.com
An entire season came down to the last minute of regular time. Rhodes College had one final minute to even the score and force overtime in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship game Sunday. The Tigers led 1-0, and the SCAC championship trophy was within reach. But one last desperation play was enough to ignite Rhodes and turn the tide toward a 2-1 Rhodes victory in overtime. Sunday’s game featured two teams expected as early as midseason to meet in the SCAC final. After beating Hendrix College 2-0 in the semifinal, Rhodes was poised to keep the trophy it won last year. The Tigers lost twice to Rhodes this season, but Tiger players said all season that Rhodes wasn’t a more talented team — DePauw just needed to meet its potential for an entire game. The Tigers played to their potential on Saturday in the semifinal against Centre College. A defensive struggle across both halves resulted in a 0-0 draw, with DePauw holding the advantage in shots 14-3 and corners 13-4. Strong defensive play and excellent goal keeping from Centre extended the game into a second overtime. Junior midfielder Courtney Wood finally seized a rebound opportunity and put the ball in the net for the Tiger victory. The victory set the stage for a Rhodes v. DePauw final. Sophomore Margaret Ellis stepped up in the 30th minute, receiving a pass in front of the goal from a corner. While the Rhodes defense reacted to block Ellis, the SCAC single-season scoring leader turned on the ball and buried it in the goal for a 1-0 lead. Fighting to keep that lead, senior Katie Sowar and juniors Sarah Maher, Courtney Wood and Kim Trainor battled in the midfield. They often intercepted Rhodes passes and sent long passes down the lines to DePauw forwards. Sophomore forward Addie McDonnell often pursued those passes, and by using her speed, fought defenders for the ball for extra scoring chances. With time ticking away, it looked like the defense — led by sophomore Katie Broecker and freshman Taylor Helms — could withstand Rhodes’ desperate attacks. But in the final minute, Rhodes won a penalty corner and final scoring chance. Rhodes forward Libby Feaster received the pass and quickly passed toward midfielder Charlie Wagner in front of the net. Wagner lifted her stick waist high and deflected the pass into the open side of the net to even the score at 1-1 with 58 seconds remaining. In overtime, players from Rhodes converged on a counter-attack scoring chance and fired a shot from
Sophomore Margaret Ellis breaks away from her Rhodes defenders during the SCAC championship game Sunday morning. Ellis scored DePauw’s only goal during the game. Meredith McGrady/The DePauw the left side. The shot eluded senior goalkeeper Liz Attewell. And just like that, Rhodes won the SCAC championship 59 seconds into overtime. “After losing to Rhodes in overtime on Sunday, we were all extremely disappointed, and I know that I felt robbed,” Wood said. “We put in so much time during the week and entire weekends — effort, muscle pain, long bus rides and love into our season.” But the Tigers kept the final loss in perspective. The team started off 8-2, winning in blowout fashion
and close games alike. The team struggled at times, losing to Centre and Rhodes. and found itself searching for answers. The team learned from its mistakes, however, and grew. “We are all disappointed that we lost some games that we should have won,” Wood said. “But we also realize how far we have come as individual players and as a team that we cannot help but feel a sense of pride and accomplishment.” As DePauw leaves the SCAC for the North Coast
Athletic Conference, the team will only lose two seniors — Sowar and Attewell — leaving plenty of experience behind. “The great thing is that next season we are returning 18 players and two captains,” co-captain Maher said, “so we will be much more experienced. We played our hearts out this season and I’m pretty sure the other SCAC teams are breathing a sigh of relief that we are leaving the conference. It’s one less loss they will have for next season.”