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Professors ponder student proposal for more feedback Discussion concerning student government resolution reveals split between faculty, students over timely returning of assignments By SAMUEL WEIGLEY samuel.weigley@thedepauw.com
Computer science professor Dave Berque almost always gives completed assignments back to students within a week. However, in one class, it took him approximately three weeks to give back a particular assignment. He said it made far more sense to grade other work be-
fore the original assignments — even though it was assigned later — because the other homework laid foundation for future work. If DePauw Student Government had their way, Berque would have had to return that slowly graded assignment a week earlier. Yet a resolution passed by DePauw Student Assembly last month calling on the faculty to implement a twoweek deadline has certainly not received
the same overwhelming, unanimous support from faculty members as it did with students. Sara Scully, a sophomore senator, said the issue came up frequently last year during student government elections. As a new group of leaders took the reins of student government this fall, Scully said they planned to “get it taken care of as quickly as possible and efficiently as possible.”
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As with all potential white papers and resolutions coming before student government, a committee was formed to help research and draft the proposal. Scully was asked to serve on the committee. In response to a survey from the student government, 60 students submitted their opinions on professors’ feedback to their work. Fifty-five percent of students reported instances of no professor feed-
back by mid-semester. Another 18 percent reported at least one instance of no feedback by final exam time. In addition, more than half of respondents — 53 percent — said that professors should return work within one week, while another 45 percent said two weeks. Only 2 percent said
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Humane Society in running for Pepsi Refresh grant page 5
Greencastle a semi-finalist in competition for funds page 3
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Winter staycation Some students remain on campus during break DePauw Choirs, under the direction of Jan Harrington, perform during Sunday night’s “Readings and Carols” in Gobin Memorial United Methodist Church. The holiday-themed event takes place annually. TOM LI/THE DEPAUW
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Sophomores Brittni Crofts and Amanda Brinkman, members of the Catholic Student Association, put hooks on ornaments while decorating the Christmas tree in the Union Building lobby Sunday night. The tree was sponsored by the Catholic Student Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Athletes in Action, Gospel Choir and Worldwide Discipleship Association. Margaret Distler/The DePauw
Former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias to speak at Wednesday’s Ubben Lecture By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com
As the final week of the semester rapidly approaches, DePauw is preparing to welcome its next Ubben lecturer. Oscar Arias, the former president of Costa Rica and Nobel Peace Prize laureate, will speak Wednesday Dec. 8 as the next in a long line of notable speakers. Arias will speak at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Kresge Auditorium, in the Arts. Arias will address the DePauw community and visitors as a whole during his Wednesday speech. He will also speak to political science professor Mary Ann Gallagher’s American foreign policy class, meet students traveling to Costa Rica over Winter Term, and participants of Servicio en las Americas — a freshman service
immersion trip that traveled to Costa Rica this past summer. Ken Owen, director of media relations, said Arias was a great choice for the speaker based on world events at the moment. Even though students may be busy studying for finals, he said the lecture will be worthwhile. “It’s only an hour – you could consider it a study break,” he said. “I think you will leave with a want to change the world.” Bob Hershberger, chair of the modern languages department, will introduce Arias’ speech. Hershberger described Arias as a leader who has achieved great things but is often forgotten. As president, Hershberger said, Arias brought together five presidents of Central America for collective problem-solving sessions. Arias also stood up to the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War,
something Hershberger said should excite people. “I’m excited because he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1987 because of his efforts to bring peace to an area of great conflict at the time,” he said. Arias is the sixth Nobel Peace Prize winner to visit DePauw and eighth Nobel Prize laureate. The Ubben Lecture Series, sponsored by Timothy and Sharon Ubben ’58, was established in 1986. Owen said that he is not concerned about crowds, and hopes people attend the event. “You can never be sure what is going to happen — crowds can be very unpredictable, especially at the end of the semester,” he said. “It was an opportunity that presented itself and it highlights what we can change in the world and the international initiative – he is a Central American leader.”
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Greencastle in finals for Stellar Communities grant State funding opportunity offers cities chance to improve community environment; city is one of 12 remaining competitors By Macy Ayers investigate@thedepauw.com
With the help of a statewide grant, the Greencastle and DePauw communities could receive an environmental makeover over the next several years. The city of Greencastle is one of 12 finalists for the Stellar Communities grant, a program offering communities the chance to apply for money to improve the community environment. Only cities with a population of 50,000 or fewer were welcome to apply, and somewhere between 4648 cities submitted initial applications. Greencastle Mayor Sue Murray is spearheading the project, working in collaboration with both members of the Greencastle and DePauw community, including Kite Advisory, a real estate advisory firm assisting with real estate planning, and an architectural historian. Over the next few months, Murray will work with various grant officials to prepare additional aspects of the application. Two communities will receive the grant money March 1. Murray has yet to find out the amount of money provided by the grant. Funding will come from the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs, the Indiana Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. No data about the funds Greencastle would be required to put forth is available at this time. According to President Brian Casey, Greencastle applied for a $27 million grant. Because the grant is in its first year, the application process “did not come with a finely designated
feedback | from page 1 three weeks. Scully, along with Student Government President and co-author of the resolution Christine Walker, met with Berque, who serves as chair of the faculty, and David Harvey, vice president of academic affairs, and presented them with a draft resolution calling upon faculty to return assignments within two weeks. According to Scully, both Berque and Harvey told her and Walker that the resolution in its current form would not pass muster with the faculty, who must ultimately approve any academic policy changes. After the meeting, the committee
“The community realized that what we aspire to become was a college community that could be looked at as being the best one in the Midwest. That was the goal, and has been part of our planning process.” — Sue Murray, mayor of Greencastle
roadmap,” Murray said. She also noted this grant is, “very different from most state grants. Most we’ve had are very cumbersome, required many steps, and were teeming with bureaucracy.” Applicants were asked to share plans for environmental change in the city. Murray said some cities were turned down because “their dreams weren’t big enough,” but the plan submitted for Greencastle encompasses not only collaborative work with Casey’s planning process for DePauw, but also discussions about the Greencastle environment spanning back to 1985. The proposed plans includes many community wide efforts outlined in Casey’s campus plan: renovation of the building facades downtown, second floor loft renovations to create living on the square, a parking structure, a WiFi bubble over the square, rehabilitative construction of connector streets to
drafted a new resolution, which passed 47-0 on Nov. 7. The resolution asks the Student Life and Academic Atmosphere Committee — a standing committee comprising faculty, administrators and several students — to consider asking the faculty to add language to the faculty handbook to emphasize the importance of returning work in a timely manner. In addition, an appendix of the resolution recommends a two-week deadline for returning assignments to students, excluding late work and papers longer than 25 pages. Berque said he sympathizes with student concerns about receiving feedback in a timely manner, because they need the information to tackle future assignments.
campus and additional signage. These plans would be coupled with the completion of the fourth phase of the pathway project, which seeks to create trails around Greencastle. The grant would also be provided for musical, artistic and educational programming. This includes both money for events, and better performance and lodging facilities for guests. Many of these changes would also be sustainable. For instance, new downtown lighting would be lightemitting diode or lead; ideally this would also encourage the university to use lead lights. Murray also hopes that potential street rehabilitation would encourage people to park “vehicles behind and start making the walk on foot,” she said. Murray said that a distinct part of the application involves campus and community collaboration. “Since 1985 the city has been talking about some of these things. We reiterated that in 1991 when we did community assessment,” she said. “Since one of the five tenants of Casey’s presidency is to improve campus and community relations, this is a unique opportunity to look at two different planning processes that have brought us to the same place and same goals.” Were Greencastle to be selected, the grant money would need to be utilized in the next two to three years. Casey said the first changes made would involve improving streetscapes and upgrading the square to incorporate façade improvements and new outdoor seating areas, among executing other ideas. Casey said the biggest challenge in drafting the next proposal is the “sheer amount of work.” A partial by partial analysis of the properties, and prioritizing
“I’ve had advisees tell me that they have gone to take the final exam in a course and hadn’t received any graded work,” he said. “And that’s a problem.” Yet, while stopping short of opposing a hard timetable for returning work, Berque said that part of the proposal would be “difficult” to implement, given the high expectations professors expect of their students. “You can decrease grading by requiring less of students,” he said. “But I think in the long run, people want to come to this place because they want to be pushed.” Having gone through student government, the proposal’s fate now rests with SLAAC. Kathryn Millis, a librarian and chair of SLAAC, said the committee
the most effective potential tasks are some of the necessary steps. Casey confirmed that while the primary submitter is the city of Greencastle, DePauw supports the city’s efforts as a “cultural engine.” “I can’t tell you how lucky DePauw is to have a mayor to work with that’s as strong, intelligent and ambitious as [Murray] is for Greencastle. We’re very lucky,” he said. Overall, Murray emphasized that the grant would benefit the campus and community. “The community realized that what we aspire to become was a college community that could be looked at as being the best one in the Midwest,” she said. “That was the goal, and has been part of our planning process.”
Potential Projects • Renovation of downtown facades • Second-floor loft creation and renovation • A downtown parking structure • Additional signage • WiFi bubble over the square • Rehabilitation of connector streets •Artistic, educational programming source: Greencastle mayor sue murray
has already discussed the issue, and will meet again on Dec. 9 to consider the measure further. Millis said once the committee concludes its review of the feedback proposal, it will almost certainly make a recommendation to the entire faculty, and may also present several alternatives. In order to create a policy in the academic handbook, the faculty must approve the measure at their monthly meeting. The problem with the hard, twoweek deadline, according to Millis, is that it does not account for variables in a professors schedule, such as if a professor becomes ill. “There are very few, hard rules in academia,” Millis said. “The field takes a broad, descriptive approach. A [two-
week rule] would probably be the only rule we had like that.” Millis said different types of assignments should be taken into account when determining an appropriate time frame. For instance, she said students should generally receive a multiplechoice exam back far quicker than a long research paper. Despite faculty concern, Scully believes that given the level of concern proposed by students, the issue of student feedback, in some capacity, needs to be taken care of sooner rather than later. “If we can get it taken care of this year, which we theoretically should be able to, we will,” she said.
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Good eats: Localizing the national food movement at DePauw By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com
The national trend of eating local food has filtered to DePauw. Local farmers — within 150 miles of the university — provide many of the university’s food items, and students are are looking to build the local food movement’s momentum on camLappé pus and around the state. DePauw uses local meats for burgers and sausages at Blackstock Grill, local produce when available and even tries to get its Frito-Lay chips from the company’s Frankfort, Ind., plant said Steve Santo, general manager for DePauw dining services. The Hub also sells local popcorn and bread. “It first started with students here who asked what are you buying local, and we started looking to
see what we were purchasing,” Santo said. “We try to reduce our carbon footprint, too.” Students like senior Anthony Baratta helped implement these initiatives. Baratta said the school has worked hard to help students bring more local food to campus. “I got involved with the local food issue because it was an economic issue, it’s a way to connect DePauw and Greencastle and to be stewards of the environment,” Baratta said. “I know DePauw dining services has done a great job so far, but there’s always ways to improve.” Baratta, who is actively involved with the DePauw Environmental Policy Project, said he would try to push this issue when he goes to the state legislature this spring semester. He will also bring back reports about the proceedings for interested students. In November, Baratta organized a local food conference held at the Prindle Institute for Ethics. The event featured a keynote address from Jim Braun, director of the Illinois Local Food, Farms, and Jobs council. Braun, a former farmer, strongly supports local food on college campuses, because he believes lo-
cal food provides benefits beyond local economies. Braun said an increase in the consumption of local food, which tends to be richer in nutrients, could improve the nation’s health. Local food enhances
“I want to reconnect the idea that food comes from leaves, fruits, vegetables, roots, and not cardboard and plastic.” — sophomore Tyler Hess
homeland security, he said, by helping ensure the existence of an accessible food supply in disasters which affect transportation lines. “It’s incredible that universities are seeing the benefits that derive from eating local food products,” Braun said. “It’s fantastic that students from DePauw are taking the leadership to build healthy rural communities and improve health on campus.” Sophomore Tyler Hess has also taken an interest in local food on campus. Hess will spend part of his Winter Term on a personal project developing a proposal for an on-campus garden. Hess hopes
to present the proposal to the administration this spring. “I want to reconnect the idea that food comes from leaves, fruits, vegetables, roots, and not cardboard and plastic,” Hess said. Hess said he hopes interested students help him with this project. Hess plans to work with Sodexo to create a garden that will satisfy DePauw’s need for crops grown in an Indiana climate. Santo said there are a number of challenges associated with the local food movement. These include the volume of supply, and matching Sodexo’s standards of packaging and food safety with suppliers. However, he said, students seem to appreciate the movement overall. “I think a lot of people ask about [local food],” he said. “I think some people pay attention.” Baratta hopes people respond enthusiastically to the local food initiatives on campus. This includes a conference at Prindle in February featuring Frances Moore Lappé, an author who writes about local food. “My main goal right now is how we can increase local food production in Indiana, but I also want to increase discussion at DePauw,” Baratta said.
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Humane society seeks support, votes for Pepsi upgrade grant By CHRISTINE DiGANGI editor@thedepauw.com
Putnam County wants some Pepsi. The snack and beverage company gives away millions of dollars in grants every month through the Pepsi Refresh Project, and the local humane society is looking to quench some monetary thirst. The public has 25 more days to vote for the Humane Society of Putnam County to receive a $250,000 grant that could help solve some of the problems that lead the shelter to temporarily close in late November. When several animals fell ill and died from an unknown virus, the humane society’s current quarantine system proved faulty, as the airborne virus spread through the shelter through the singular air-flow system. The grant could pay for another, separate air-flow system to keep the quarantine kennels completely isolated from the rest of the facility. “We’re excited, because it’s really mobilized a lot of people in the county,” said Lynn Bohmer, president of the humane society’s board. “We do feel that if people keep it up … that we really do stand a good chance.” Anyone can vote for the humane society on the Pepsi Refresh Project website, which displays more than 1,000 ideas from individuals, businesses and non-profits seeking funding from upwards of $5,000. The humane society seeks the grant worth the most financially, for which there will be two winners.
The project limits users to one vote per day, either through the website, text messaging or Facebook. When sophomore Robby Spichiger heard about the grant competition from one of his fraternity brothers, he felt motivated to help. A few months ago, Spichiger brought Chloe, his Australian shepherd, home from the humane society. His positive experience there compelled him to create a Facebook event to ask people to vote. “I had originally invited about 200 or so people, and now there’s almost 2,000 invites,” Spichiger said. “Other people have kind of picked it up.” Such compassion has kept the hopes for the grant application alive a week into the contest. Among the 308 different ideas in the running for the $250,000, the humane society ranked 22nd for number of votes, as of Thursday evening. Voting lasts through Dec. 31. There’s been no shortage of support, as members of the community have been urging friends and family to cast daily votes. Since the beginning of the month, the humane society’s ranking has fluctuated, notching in the top 10 initially. Though other projects have surpassed the humane society as the month has gone on, Bohmer said she thinks people’s enthusiasm has helped the cause. “What we’re trying to say is, ‘Let’s show the USA how much Putnam County cares about its homeless animals,’” she said. The shelter has an annual budget of about $175,000, coming from donations, service fees, an endowment and government contracts. The organi-
Want to help? visit http://www.refresheverything.com/index
• click “Food and Shelter” • Select the $250,000 category • vote for the Humane Society of Putnam County You can also vote through Facebook or by text message, one vote per day. zation raises funds constantly, and they continue to apply for grants while the Pepsi competition plays out. If, by the end of the month, the humane society makes the top two in the $250,000 category, they’ll receive notice of their finalist status in early January. Given that the finalists obtain votes in a legitimate way — for instance, no votes coming from dummy e-mail addresses — they receive the grant. Bohmer said the humane society would use the money to buy equipment, assist low-cost neuter/spay services and improve the air-flow system. “It’s amazing how far we’ve gotten,” Bohmer said. “If we can get people voting every day, that does it.”
In Brief
Humane society to reopen for adoptions today STAFF REPORTS
Nearly a month after closing its doors because of animal illness, the Humane Society of Putnam County will resume its adoption services today. The shelter, which closed after 15 dogs died in a week this November, struggled with flaws in its quarantine setup. The entire facility shares one airflow system. “Therein lays our problem,” Lynelle Cullen, executive director of the shelter, said in a press release. “We couldn’t successfully contain an airborn[e] virus.” Veterinary professionals at Purdue University determined that the affected animals suffered from a bacterial pneumonia resulting from an unidentified virus, the release said. They believe the vaccines given at the shelter immunize animals against the virus. Though all animals receive the vaccines, the personnel at the shelter cannot always administer them immediately upon an animal’s arrival. Pet owners must show vaccination history of other household animals before adopting from the humane society, and the veterinarians said the animals up for adoption are healthy, according to the release. The shelter remains unable to accept new animals until further notice.
Major-certification confusion ends in deadline extension for graduating seniors By MATT WELCH matt.welch@thedepauw.com
A text message alerted Christine Walker to the confusion and mini-panic. The student government president received a message Nov. 30 from a friend saying that the major certification form, required for seniors, was due the next day. Walker immediately looked at e-Services and the registrar’s website, where she found several different due dates. “I discovered very quickly that the information was not up to date on e-Services,” Walker said. Figuring that many students would e-mail Registrar Ken Kirkpatrick about the due date confusion, Walker chose to contact him using the stu-
dent government president e-mail address she has, so she would get his attention. It worked. “He e-mailed me back by the very next morning,” Walker said. Kirkpatrick then contacted the senior class with the new deadline of Dec. 10. He said he had intended to e-mail seniors in early November to remind them of the form’s due date, but he forgot. The major certification form notes all the courses a student has completed, or enrolled in, for a major. The form, which requires a signature from the student and that student’s major adviser, is meant to give students one last meeting with the adviser and to ensure that each student has met all requirements, Kirkpatrick said. As recently as five years ago, students com-
pleted the form during course registration in October, he said, but that didn’t allow enough time for schedule adjustment. Kirkpatrick said the form allows for advisers to check to make sure requirements are fulfilled, and the forms should be processed before second semester’s adjustment period ends, just in case a student needs to change courses to complete majors. “The problem with e-Services just shows you what you’ve taken, not if you’ve fulfilled the requirement,” he said. In an ideal world, he said, everything would be automated, but that just isn’t feasible at this point. “It’s kind of the dream of a registrar’s office to automate it all, but you get close and not all they
way and end up checking things (by hand),” Kirkpatrick said. For seniors who are currently off campus, the major certification form is due during the first week of February. Certification forms for minors are due March 15. Walker said her experiences helping to end the confusion demonstrate a way for students to work through issues on campus — reaching out instead of simply complaining. “I just would encourage more students to do this as they encounter issues,” Walker said. “Go to the source instead of just griping.” — Christine DiGangi contributed reporting to this story.
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Student government recommends course request changes, looks back at semester By STEPHANIE SHARLOW news@thedepauw.com
In the last Student Assembly meeting of the semester, DePauw Student Government briefly wrapped up business in preparation for the final representative and senator meeting Dec. 12. The group outlined potential issues for spring semester, and ways to tackle them. A pending white paper on class scheduling will be a main component of next week’s meeting. This issue has been on the table since the beginning of the year, when Student Government President Christine Walker and Vice President David Dietz put it on the semester
Senior Will Catton, the representative for the Outdoor and Recreation Club, fills out a survey for the tailgating advisory board during the DePauw student government assembly meeting Sunday night in the UB Ballroom. Margaret Distler/The DePauw
schedule for student government. Although class scheduling has always been a concern for students, the white paper moved toward the top of the agenda after students completed their most recent course requests. Many students were denied entrance into classes, many of whom needed the classes to complete degrees. “We recognize that there are many areas of improvement in this current system, and suggest throughout the white paper several options that can be considered in the process of reevaluation,” sophomore senator Mark Fadel said in an e-mail. Student government offers many recommendations in the white paper, calling for a simplified course-request process and asking for ways to let students know where they stand in terms of access to classes. These include public waiting lists, e-mails and text message notifications when classes open up. In addition, plans to improve freshman advising and
A first look at men’s and women’s rush By DANA FERGUSON news@thedepauw.com
The flurry of activity that comes with finals season is almost over, so students’ minds are turning to the next major event in the world of DePauw — rush. The last week in January will mark the beginning of the greek recruitment process, known as “rush”, as men begin their first round on Jan. 29 and women begin Jan. 30. As the countdown winds on, greek affiliates prepare their houses, plan presentations and attempt to project an image attracting prospective greek students, while the freshmen await the new experience. Both Kate Shipley, vice president of Panhellenic Council recruitment, and Mitch Turnbow, vice president of recruitment for Interfraternity Council, emphasized the importance of selecting a house that reflects the identity of the student and looking past a house’s reputation. Shipley said the Panhel’s main goal this year is stressing the importance of choosing a house
based on its founding principles, and not based on stereotypes. Turnbow recommended freshmen enter rush with an open mind and take the opportunity to appreciate what each house has to offer. “The houses really get to express who they are as a frat,” he said. “Their biggest job in the first rounds of rush is getting their name out there, however they want to project themselves.” Though the executive board may encourage choosing a house based on the values, some prospective greeks said the stereotypes may be too hard to forget. Freshman Clark Edwards said while many of her friends claim to rush with an open mind, knowledge of a house’s reputation prior to rush might affect the final decisions. “I think people say they choose based on the values, but in reality the reputations do play a big role for a lot of people,” Clark Edwards said. Freshman Richard Gryspeerdt admitted he has basically chosen which fraternity he wants to join, largely based on the reputation of other members of that house. He said he will consider
the other fraternities, but does not forsee changing his opinion on his first choice. “I’ll look at the other houses, but I’m not really serious about them,” Gryspeerdt said. David Hanger, the president of Sigma Chi fraternity, said when houses consider whether to ask prospective students to join their chapter, they consider whether an individual would meet certain basic conditions. “I wouldn’t say they look for a stereotype, it’s more like minimum standards that they aim to meet,” Hanger said. Though he said these “minimum standards” affect decisions, Hanger pointed out that finding individuals different than current members plays a large role. Overall, Hanger said houses aim to recruit a group of freshmen who can replace the graduating seniors. “It’s exciting to be a senior because you try to replace your pledge class by picking freshmen better than you are,” Hanger said.
a clear and easy-to-use system of scheduling on e-Services. “The white paper compiles several issues and options that the administration must recognize in order to fix this constant source of confusion and frustration,” Fadel said. Dietz also said in an e-mail the student government is working closely with Registrar Ken Kirkpatrick, Vice President of Academic Affairs David Harvey and Chair of the Faculty Dave Berque to come up with solutions that satisfy students and faculty. For the semester wrap-up, Walker emphasized the State of the University Address that President Brian Casey gave in September and the popularity of office hours as student government successes within the first semester. “We’ve never actually had office hours before, so we weren’t sure how it was going to go,” Walker said. “But people are actually coming to us and talking about what they want to see done.”
2011 Recruitment Schedule Interfraternity Council
First round — Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 Second round — Feb. 4 Final round and Bid Night — Feb. 5
Panhellenic Recruitment First Round — Jan. 30 Second Round — Feb. 4 Preference Round — Feb. 5 Bid Day — Feb. 6
Projected numbers Women
150 have signed up online thus far Estimate 200 total will rush 180 attended open house 230 of last year’s freshman, a larger class than this year, rushed Source: Kate Shipley
Men
80 percent of the men in the freshman class are expected to rush this year. Source: Mitch Turnbow
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Faculty Meeting
Fellowship attracts faculty, boosts university diversity By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com
Biology professor Dana Dudle poses a question about a DePauw Student Government white paper concerning kegs during Monday’s faculty meeting in the Union Building Ballroom. meredith mcgrady/the depauw
New classes, motions end semester By MARITZA MESTRE news@thedepauw.com
The faculty wrapped up the semester at its last faculty meeting Monday by passing several motions and setting the agenda for a busy second semester. One motion authorized the board of trustees “to confer degrees on candidates eligible for graduation” by the end of this semester. Another motion added the class, “Reading and Projects in Italian,” and two more motions changed the requirements of the economics minor and philosophy bridge major. The final motion changed the sociology major and anthropology major requirements by stating, “Two courses in anthropology [sociology] may apply toward the sociology [anthropology] major.” The Management of Academic Operations committee announced a potential change the faculty will vote on this February regarding the course withdrawal deadline policy. Previously, students were required to adjust the credits classes count for, or withdraw before the end of the seventh week of classes. MAO intends to extend the period to the end of the eighth week. “Typically where this fits within the semester in the seventh week is a week before our
typical breaks,” said communication professor Andrew Hayes, the chair of MAO. “This will be a way...of allowing students time to go home and think about their academic progress and decide whether or not to withdraw from the class without having to go through the petition process.” MAO also announced a change for the spring break dates in the 2011-2012 academic year. The break will now begin on March 24 and end April 1. Following the legislative portion of the meeting, President Brian Casey announced that he is very close to appointing a new vice president for development. “We will be planning a series of events in the spring to introduce this new vice president to the faculty,” he said. “The likely candidate has indicated their strong interest in working with the faculty and knowing the faculty.” Finally, Casey announced that the third meeting of the Dean of the School of Music Search Committee will occur next week. “I’m happy to report that the first two meetings have gone very, very well,” he said. “The preliminary pools that are emerging are remarkably strong, so I’m very optimistic about that particular appointment.”
Many DePauw seniors may never consider working at the university after graduation. But if they enter graduate school, many can apply for a teaching fellowship at their alma mater. DePauw is one of 43 member institutions of the Consortium for Faculty Diversity (CFD). Other member institutions include Denison University and Grinnell College. According to their website, the CFD aims to “increase diversity of students, faculty members, and curricular offerings at liberal arts colleges” by hiring a more diverse faculty. To qualify for the dissertation fellowship, applicants be a candidate for the highest possible degree in their field and actively working on their dissertation. They must
also increase the diversity of the faculty or generally enrich diversity at the prospective institution. Fellowship applicants are required to finish their degree during the residency. They receive a starting one-year instructor’s salary with the potential for additional funding for research. They must teach one semester-long course during the year. Postdoctoral fellowship applicants must already hold a terminal degree and apply within five years of receiving that degree. They are paid a starting full-time faculty member’s salary and also have the ability to receive funds for research. They teach one semester-long course each semester during the fellowship. Professors like Angela Castaneda in anthropology, Adebayo Olowoyeye in computer science and Michael Forbes in English and black
studies all started out as participants in this fellowship. This year, Kevin Wang was chosen through the fellowship for the communications department. DePauw is the host — or lead — institution for the CFD, so long as it agrees to keep its position. As host, DePauw receives all applications and shares them with other members. Then, institutions make individual applicant decisions. The program also chooses mentors for fellowship participants. Mentors provide advice on teaching, diversity building and campus life. Fellowship recipients can receive up to three mentors. While there is no set deadline for the fellowship, it is recommended that applicants apply by Nov. 1. DePauw has yet to announce if they will hire someone from the fellowship for the next year.
The DePauw congratulates
its editorial board for spring 2011. Andrew Maddocks, editor-in-chief Macy Ayers and Samuel Weigley, Managing Editors Rachel Cheeseman and Ellen Kobe, Chief Copy Editors E-mail Andrew at editor@thedepauw.com, or the editorial board at edboard@thedepauw.com
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Senior Seth Tsui’s parents visited during the Thanksgiving break made a Thanksgiving dinner for some Chinese students staying for the break. Turkey, pumpkin pie, dumplings and many Chinese dishes were served at this Thanksgiving dinner for the Chinese students who were away from home. TOM LI/THE DEPAUW
International By MARITZA MESTRE features@thedepauw.com
An hour into an afternoon b ride, sophomore Henry Dambanem peddles back into Greencastle alo side Reverend Wesley Kendall ’01 Greencastle Presbyterian Chur Dambanemuya makes it back to Pauw’s campus and then sets off another journey – this time by car – Rev. Kendall’s house for dinner. It’s the third week of October Dambanemuya, an international dent from Zimbabwe, was among to 40 other international students w stayed on campus for fall break. visit to Rev. Kendall’s house is am four visits Dambanemuya makes community members’ houses o break. He met two of the other m hosts at local churches as well. fourth is a professor at DePauw. Dambanemuya regularly vi friends in the Greencastle comm nity, but said it can be difficult to f time during the regular school yea make these trips. Breaks open up t to spend with community memb something Dambanemuya finds tremely valuable. “Interaction between commu members and international stude [is] how most international stude get to know about the American ture,” he said. Junior Xinxin Liu ate dinner at professors’ homes over Thanksgiv break and said the most enlighten part of the meals was cultural expos she gained. The experiences, Liu s made her feel like a part of the comm nity and helped her learn more ab American culture and family life. Sophomore Meixue Xu, who visi professors’ houses over Thanksgiv break with a number of other inter tional students, also enjoyed the f ing of community inclusion. “I remember the professor’s mo er…she just told us how interest this experience was to her beca she’s really quite old and hasn’t a ally been out of this community v much,” Xu said. “She was also ask
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breaks, but most of the campus closes down. The campus appears a lot more desolate during Thanksgiving break, Liu said, especially in the absence of faculty. She feels the worst part about the break is the lack of access to food. While the Hub remains open during fall break, it closes for Thanksgiving, leaving students who stay in dorms searching for alternatives. Unlike fall and Thanksgiving breaks, DePauw’s campus completely shuts down over the winter holiday. In previous years, students spent winter breaks in Greencastle community members’ homes, since the International house can only accommodate 13 students. This year, The Inn at DePauw agreed to give discounts to students staying on campus over break. Twenty students plan to stay at the Inn for the discount price of $10 a night, Jirari said, while other students will stay with friends in duplexes. He expects a total of 50 international students to stay on campus this winter break. While Dambanemuya understands the appeal of staying at the Inn, he feels the student-only environment will limit the cultural experience and connections that develop from staying at a community member’s home. “When it comes to relations between DePauw’s campus and the community, it’s like we’re this kind of an island which is in the middle of Greencastle, and there’s very little interaction that goes on between DePauw students and community members,” he said. Dambanemuya feels that housing international students over breaks offers a good way to provide a two-way cultural exchange between students and community members. Some students choose to participate in Hoosier Hospitality – a pro-
gram that matches international students up with community members. The community members host their students several times each semester and teach the students about American culture. In return, the students teach their hosts about the traditions of their own countries. The program’s directors hope to expand the number of pairings, Dambanemuya said, but most interaction between students and hosts occurs during breaks. International Student Services plans other activities for students who stay on campus over breaks, like movie nights, dinners, sports games and trips. Dambanemuya, an intern for International Student Services, said the office tries to plan events that incorporate numerous cultures. While there were not as many planned activities during Thanksgiving break as in the fall, students could still attend movie and food nights. The students Jirari talked to after Thanksgiving break said while vacation in Greencastle might be quiet, they enjoyed their experience overall. Knowing other students in the same situation, Jirari added, makes the experience easier. Yet Jirari, who was an international student from Morocco, said, “The hardest part [about staying on campus] is knowing that everybody is with their families and that your family is far away from you. You keep thinking about it.” International Student Services plans to provide activities for international students who stay on campus over winter break as well – although the exact itinerary has yet to be determined. But Jirari said International Student Services will
continue the tradition of decorating a Christmas tree and host two holiday parties. Still, Jirari hopes that many international students will receive invitations to visit their domestic peers’ homes during the upcoming break.
“Because, honestly, whatever activities we’re going to do, it would not be the same if you spent it with a family,” he said. “It’s not going to be the same being on campus.”
Above and Left: Many students staying on campus for Thanksgiving went to the Edinburgh Premium Outlets for the Black Friday Sale. TOM LI/THE DEPAUW
“Interaction between community members and international students [is] how most international students get to know about the American culture.” — sophomore Henry Dambanemuya
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
Budgeting columnist provides one big way to save money on campus
End of semester marks the season of balancing Tiger cards I
t’s that time of year again, the season of giving. It’s chilly outside, there’s snow on the ground, and the branches of the trees are as barren of leaves as my Tiger card is of money for food. I’m supposed to have just over $200 on my card, but I’m barely scraping by. I feel like I am one vegan rice krispie treat away from having to call my dad and request that he grant me an early Christmas present: an additional $100 to spend on my late-night munchies. I also find myself spying on my fellow students’ balances as they walk through the lines of the Hub and The Den. Uh oh, Suzy Sunshine has $600 left. I’m going to go broke and won’t have money to fuel my Diet Coke addiction come finals week. Phew, Billy Brown has only $60 left. Maybe I’ll make it. But I wonder: how have I spent so
much more this fall compared to other semesters? Reason No. 1: I live the distance of approximately two football fields closer to the Hub than I did last year. Reason No. 2: I just can’t say no when friends and a certain male companion visit and want to eat the most expensive meals on the menu. Reason No. 3: I really like vegan rice krispie treats. Holidays are times to ask how we can improve ourselves in all aspects. So now I ask, how can we improve spending habits for food next semester? Discovery No. 1: Buy the combo meal. You can purchase a wrap or sandwich, chips and a Diet Coke all for around $6. Avoid buying the a la carte items. They are somewhat overpriced, and buying individual items adds up the bill fast.
Discovery No. 2: I’ve heard people say before that you can only spend $12 a day if you want to make your money last. I recognize that math has never been my strongest subject, and maybe I can get a DePauw mathematician to back me up here, but I’m fairly confident that the $1,500 you are allotted divided by the number of days in the semester (plus weekends) is about $14 per day. So, spend $7 at lunch and $7 at dinner. That means you can buy a combo plus a dessert! Discovery No. 3: Discovery No. 2 obviously means I am skipping the most important meal of the day. No doubt, breakfast is important. But I have found that a really good granola bar or pop tart is just as nutritious and delicious as spending $7 for the breakfast buffet. This is, indeed, the most saddening discovery, as there is nothing more delicious than
the Hub breakfast buffet. But your loving parents to bring you a case of life is tough, and we’ve caffeinated beverages and other yummy got to make sacrifices snacks on their next visit. A jar of Nutella somewhere. When the never hurt anyone either. It’s good, holieconomy of the Tiger day-flavored protein that calms late night card gets rough, the buthunger without spending a penny. tery biscuits and wafIf you’re running low on money, fles are definitely do not fret friends. No one will the first to go. So, go hungry here. One last tip: if save the breakfast you run out, find a friend who buffet for a Sunday likes to eat more Nutella than brunch. Not only you do. He or she will probKatehendrickson ably have a small fortune of are you cutting cash during the gold that you can use. week, but also That’s the beauty of the the calories that come with all that sugary holidays: it’s the season of giving. goodness Monday through Friday. The final discovery: Don’t buy too — Hendrickson is a sophomore from Ind., majoring in English writing many cups of coffee. Instead, purchase Indianapolis, and communications. one big cup per day (splurge here, the big features@thedepauw.com cup is a better value per dollar). Nicely ask
Food columnist spreads holiday cheer with cookies
Bringing out the holiday spirit in the kitchen T
he newly fallen December snow frosted decoration. These cookies make has ushered in the holiday season excellent holiday gift baskets, because warmth, and the ever-dropping tem- they are universally welcomed, especialperature calls for knitted hats, scarves ly when mixed and matched creatively. and most importantly, treats pulled They also provide simple, nonfreshly from the oven. During fussy instructions so everyone in these long days, and probably the family (from one to 92 years long nights, of crisscrossing old) can come together in the campus trying to wrap up those kitchen. A gooey oatmeal raiend-of-semester projects, a sin cookie will receive more warm cookie is the perfect way fanfare than a cran-orange to pause the academic rush. and date-nut cookie, Thankfully, it doesn’t take largely because the home a concerted effort to pull will smell of the cookies’ off coveted holiday melting brown sugar. cookies. Sometimes Let’s face it: this simple is better, espeseason is bursting MARGARETMUSGRAVE cially when it involves full of cheer, but it chocolate. can also be chocked full With the multi-flavored cupcake of stress. Cookies that replace the worry craze sweeping the country, this holiday with joy typically incorporate the comseason I hope to see a return of more tra- forts of chocolate and sugar, and with ditional fare. Traditional cookies (snicker all the running around you’ll be doing doodles, chocolate thumbprints, sugar during the season, the calories will melt cookies, gingerbread and shortbread) away too. Just remember: this season is are not only excellent on their own, but about being together, staying warm and can also be made to look festive with eating happy.
There are a few key tips to keep in mind while you are in the kitchen. For drop cookies such as chocolate chip, keep each cookie size uniform by using a one-inch ice cream or cookie scoop. Spoons tend to give lopsided, irregular sides. Also, only bake one sheet of cookies in the middle of the oven at a time. Keep a couple of cooled cookie sheets around, because reusing a hot sheet will result in thin, runny cookies. Only have one cookie sheet? Pop it in the freezer for a few minutes, or run cold water over it — just remember to re-grease the sheet after. Finally, follow the instructions. Baking is more precise than cooking, and a small misstep can cause cookies to come out awry. Check the cookies at the minimum bake time because even one more minute of baking can make the difference between perfect and burnt, especially with cookies high in sugar and fat. — Musgrave is a senior from Evansville, Ind., majoring in classical studies. features@thedepauw.com
Rolled Sugar Cookies (Betty Crocker) 3. Prepare a lightly floured flat surface. Remove the dough from the bowl and place it on the floured surface, Ingredients: dividing it into four equal parts. With 1 box white cake mix a cloth or flour-coated rolling pin, roll 1/2 cup shortening each part into 1/8 inch thick sheets. 1/3 cup butter, softened 4. Using cookie cutters, cut out 1 teaspoon vanilla, or 1/2 teaspoon desired shapes. Transfer cutouts to an almond or lemon extract ungreased cookie sheet, approximately 1 egg two inches apart. Sugar 5. Bake five to seven minutes or Vanilla Frosting until very light brown. Cool for one Food coloring minute, transferring cookies from sheet to cooling rack. Instructions: 6. In a microwaveable bowl, heat 1. Heat oven to 375 degrees Fahr- vanilla frosting uncovered for 20 to 30 enheit; 350 degrees for dark or non- seconds or until melted. Stir. Spread stick cookie sheets. frosting evenly over cookies. 2. In a large bowl, beat cake mix, 7. For decoration: stir together shortening, butter, vanilla and egg small drops of food coloring together with an electric mixer on low speed for with warm water. Using a fine, clean thirty seconds. Scoop sides of the bowl brush or a toothpick, paint colors onto down with a rubber scraper, then beat the freshly frosted cookie, swirling the mix again on high speed for one colors to create designs. Cool comminute, timing accurately. pletely. Serve and enjoy. Start to finish: 1 hour. Makes about 4 1/2 dozen cookies
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
when they were students: the third in an ongoing series of alumni profiles
Dellinger recounts road trip of literary accomplishments College experiences provided map for DePauw alum’s writing career By ELLEN KOBE features@thedepauw.com
Some might say Matt Dellinger’s big break happened right here on these pages. Well not these pages specifically, but certainly on those of The DePauw. On Nov. 11, Dellinger ’97 returned to his alma mater to read from his new book, “Interstate 69: The Unfinished History of the Last Great American Highway.” Dellinger modestly said that as a student, he one day envisioned himself and his peers coming back to DePauw to speak about their work. “I guess the reason that I could have imagined myself coming back is I just thought, it’s cool being a Media Fellow and having alumni come back and hearing what they’re doing out in the workforce and hearing about their real life experiences,” he said. As an English writing major, Dellinger said he believes DePauw provided him with a more well-rounded education by exploring so many different types of writing. “It made me have a more meaningful understanding of what it might mean to be a writer,” Dellinger said. Dellinger expanded upon his English writing major with regular contributions to The DePauw through crafting editorials, as well as theater and music reviews. He served as features editor the first semester of his senior year. In addition to his involvement with The DePauw, he and friend Jason Anders ‘97 had a radio show and started an online magazine called Slant as seniors. Slant took a different approach than other publications at DePauw, producing content that focused on creative writing, features articles and photography with a satirical, random twist. Anders said he, Dellinger and two other guys put the final touches on the idea to start Slant during a spontaneous Saturday-night road trip to Canada. “We smoked cigars in the middle of the night looking out at the Detroit skyline,” said Anders, who is now senior deputy corporate news editor at The Wall Street Journal. “That’s where we put the
final pieces together for Slant.” Dellinger considers the beginning of his career as his semester-long internship, a requirement for all Media Fellows, which he completed at Interview Magazine. He fell in love with New York City and was determined to live there after graduation. Before having a definite job, he headed to New York, sleeping on a friend’s couch. Like many recent college graduates, finding a job proved to be a challenge for Dellinger. Things changed when he scored a 100 percent on a Microsoft Word test at a temp agency. The agency found him a job in the marketing department at The New Yorker. “I thought, ‘Well, I wouldn’t take just any job on the business side, but if it’s The New Yorker, OK,’” Dellinger said. Dave Bohmer, director of the Media Fellows program, cited Dellinger’s determination as the reason he was able to eventually find a job that suited his interests. “The fact that he ended up at The New Yorker and did well there didn’t surprise me,” Bohmer said. “Matt was a persistent guy. He wasn’t likely to take no for an answer.” Once he arrived at The New Yorker, Dellinger saw an opportunity to shift to the editorial side of the magazine as assistant to the illustrations editor. “I hadn’t taken any art classes at DePauw except a photography class,” Dellinger said. “But they needed someone organized, and I was organized.” Dellinger described his “claim to fame” at The New Yorker as coaching the company softball team and writing humorous play-by-play summaries of the games to the entire staff. Dellinger, a member of Delta Upsilon fraternity, believes that the strong camaraderie between a group of diverse men provided him with the necessary tools to assume this leadership role at a large publication. “When I look back and think how in the world I had the confidence or instinct to do that, I think, really it was kind of being in a fraternity and being in a big group of people who kind of organized themselves primarily for fun,” Dellinger said.
When Dellinger visited DePauw last month, he ate dinner one evening at DU. “It was a great opportunity to meet another alumni DU who is very successful in his career and has been published,” said Ron Haduch, president of DU. “It was a really cool experience to hear what life is like for a DU in the real world.” Dellinger said his strategy in life after DePauw has been “taking initiative,” something he said was one of the most important lessons he learned at DePauw. “The thing about DePauw is that you’re so encouraged, even as a freshman, to be involved and to think of yourself as a do-er,” Dellinger said. Dellinger said he was asked to help launch the new online edition of The New Yorker because of the initiative he showed in coaching the magazine’s softball team. “At the time, I was frustrated because I wanted to be writing, but in retrospect, it was kind of an amazing education in all the things that have become more and more important,” said Dellinger, referring to an increase in online content. Currently, as a contractor for Condé Nast, the publishing company that owns The New Yorker, he manages a Vogue magazine archive project in which he puts past issues online. He also blogs for a public radio website called Transportation Nation. In addition to the organized activities Dellinger participated in while at DePauw, he also took up a new hobby in college — driving around the country. He admitted that growing up in a sprawling city like Indianapolis didn’t allow a lot of room for exploration, so he was thrilled to visit nearby covered bridges, quirky restaurants and Cataract Falls during his college years. Dellinger said his interest in exploration through transportation helped to inspire “Interstate 69.” After living in Greencastle and moving to New York City he became interested in urban planning, because he couldn’t figure out why he liked living in a small town and a big city, but not in between. After reading a book titled “Suburban Nation,” Dellinger realized why. “I thought, wow, this is interesting,”
Author Matt Dellinger ‘97 reads part of his book “Interstate 69” in the Kelly Writers Series Nov. 3 in Thompson Recital Hall. Margaret Distler/The DePauw
Dellinger said. “So the way I live my life and the quality of my life is actually influenced by things like the way the road is designed.” When the debate about I-69 heated up in Indiana in 2002, Dellinger wanted to look at this issue through the lens of national transportation issues. What was intended as a magazine article turned into a book, as he used his time off from The New Yorker to travel the country conducting interviews for numerous perspectives. “I think his book is a wonderful piece of work,” said Bohmer, who called Dellinger a transportation expert. “It is both journalism woven with history, and a lot of interviews and a very conscientious effort not to take sides on an issue in which there is tremendous polarization.” While Dellinger declined to mention any future projects, he did say he would like to write another book. “I have a couple other book ideas,” Dellinger said. “Now that I’ve written one
Dellinger as pictured in the 1997 Mirage yearbook. book, I’m excited to write another book. It didn’t ruin it for me.” Anders commended Dellinger for his creativity and curiosity in not only writing “Interstate 69,” but in everything he does. “It takes someone special to find a story behind the building of a road,” Anders said.
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 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
EDITORIAL
Resolution unrealistic, but message right on professor feedback DePauw Student Government put itself out on a limb this year asking professors to return students’ corrected work within a short time frame. The idea, which was put into resolution form, has now been directed to the Student Life and Academic Atmosphere Committee for faculty revision (for more, read the article on pages 1 and 3). The government’s proposal is bold — perhaps too bold — but the thrust of it is that this is something students feel like they need. Bringing the issue to faculty directly, and honestly, is the only way to get an adequate response to why some courses don’t offer effective and timely feedback for student learning. Feedback is, of course, crucial to learning, so that mistakes can be corrected. We don’t expect the faculty to endorse the proposal, because it represents a check on the complete autonomy that faculty possess in their courses. Faculty have shown resistance, as expected, opposing the resolution for a variety of reasons and noting that they have the freedom to run their classes their way. The resolution’s ideal feedback timeline is probably a little too constrained for the variety of courses offered at DePauw. A two-page reflection for a first-year seminar course is much easier to grade and return than a final paper for a political science senior seminar. In attempting to quantify it, the students who wrote the proposal might have gone too far, but responses to student work are important. We do hope, however, that a general message is communicated and that faculty hear it: students want to hear from you more. They want their papers back with an abundance of comments and ways to improve. They want you to mark up their work, send it back, using your expertise and considerable educational attainment to help them get better. They want to learn. They want more of your mind. (And they want to know if they need to work harder or smarter to succeed in a course.) The policy passed 47-0 in the Student Assembly. That means there’s a considerable need for such a change, or at least a slight shift in the approach to giving feedback. Constructive criticism and feedback are helpful. Nothing’s worse than getting a D on an exam and then doing similarly poorly on the next one because you didn’t know where you went wrong. Let’s make sure students are getting the opportunity to learn from mistakes with timely faculty feedback. — Samuel Weigley did not contribute to this edtiorial because he wrote the story on page 1. Write to the editorial board at edboard@thedepauw.com
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Progress in student government T
he first semester has proven to with student interest and turnout. be challenging but productive for We helped sponsor “Splash for Cash,” the DePauw Student Government. hosted the Monon Bonfire and I knew when we set out at the bemade sure every student had ginning of the semester that we a T-shirt to wear and a bus had set some very lofty goals for to ride for Monon. We also ourselves. We knew going into became the first student it that we were trying something government to hold open different, something that may office hours for students not work. to come and talk to us We made it a priority about any issues they to meet with all of the key were seeing. players in each key issue We also wanted before the students were to weigh in on polpresented with some- CHRISTINEWALKER icies. We wanted to thing to vote on, and we look at the keg ban, expected feedback from the higher we wanted to set an expectation for levels of university governance after how much time is fair for students the students had made their concerns to wait to get their work back, and and desires clear. Before the year we wanted to look at what the new started we met with many administra- athletic conference change meant for tors and staff members. Every time we the student body. We also wanted to handed them our first-semester agen- be open to other issues that students da, the response was the same: “This brought up as we met, such as the is ... ambitious.” lighting-on-campus white paper that First, we wanted to bring the stu- was passed. I am delighted to say that dents together to talk. We were proud so far, this has all gone well. to sponsor the first ever “State of the It has also taken time. To date University” address and were elated the Student Assembly has passed six
white papers and resolutions — three more than the previous two years combined. In addition, there are two more still to be voted on this Sunday that concern student scheduling and discussions about tuition increases. We didn’t get to every issue and our calendar for next semester is growing. We will look at faculty parking fees, a review of the water bottle ban, a comprehensive examination of career services and tenure review, along with a multitude of other issues. Every member of the student government from the executive team to the class senators to the assembly members and representatives are working hard to make sure that the students aren’t just being heard but are having an effect. Together, we are tackling issues that students have rarely dreamed of touching. We are working to be the change we want to see. Please join us. — Walker is a senior from Fort Wayne, Ind. majoring in political science. She is the student government president. opinion@thedepauw.com
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
Learn the dos and don’ts of winter break I
t seems as though the holiday a gift that has a homemade season has snuck up on me touch, incorporates an inonce again, and seeing as I’ve side joke or just simply found myself rather unpredisplays some form of conpared, I thought it might be sideration is always better useful to brush up on some than a generic monetary holiday etiquette and decard. The standards for corum, in the form of a an acceptable amount list of do’s and don’ts to give on a gift card of the season. have risen exponenFirst, a major factially over the years tor in keeping the anyway, which means SHELBYBREMER festivities merry is a homemade gift typithe soundtrack – holcally better suits a coliday music is a must. But DO listen lege student’s tight purse strings. to the classics: stick with Sinatra and Another DO is keeping with crank up the Crosby. Even Mariah’s tradition. If you or your family and melodies will get you in the spirit. friends have a quirky little ritual every Try to stay away from Snoop’s, holiday, make sure you don’t let that “Santa Goes to the Ghetto” (yes, it’s fade out. For example, my family alreal) and the like, because nothing ways opens just one present apiece can compete with the oldies. on Christmas Eve, and I know plenty Once you have your playlist, it’s of families that always stick with their time to think about presents; DON’T routines. It’s a good thing to keep give gift certificates. I personally see alive the little things that make your them as a bit tacky and impersonal. family unique. When you have the opportunity, But one tradition that happens
every year, and is a definite DON’T, is the pressure students put on themselves to have a crazy New Year’s Eve. Every year, it seems inevitable that everyone is scrambling to formulate plans to go wild, but in my experience, the craziest and most fun nights are always the spontaneous, unplanned ones. Relax, and just let things fall into place — it is winter break, after all. It’s less stress, and if you’re with the ones you love, you’re bound to have a good time no matter where you are. And when it comes to having a good time, a major DO is staying silly. Invest in a good ugly sweater (the uglier and more sentimental, the better — bows, bells and buttons encouraged). Have a snowball fight and don’t worry about ruining your party dress — it’s just water. Sit at the kids’ table; the conversation is typically more stimulating anyway. Just remember that the holidays are about having fun. A huge part of celebration is tied
to eating. As for food, DO indulge — if you love your mom’s creamy, buttery lard-filled pie, it’s OK to have a small piece. The more you deprive yourself, the more likely it is that you’ll give in and eat way more than you intended. Which brings me to the next point, DON’T overindulge. I said a piece, not the entire pie when you think no one’s watching. But the most important thing to remember this holiday season is DON’T lose sight of the true meaning of the holidays among all the parties and presents. Too often, I think we see consumerism take over the season, when we need to remember that the holidays are about being with our loved ones, celebrating our past year and anticipating a wonderful year to come. Keep this list in mind, and you can do all of that quite successfully.
espite all the talk about the “DePauw Bubble,” DePauw really does afford us many opportunities to travel outside of campus, whether for conferences, sports, extracurricular activities, activism or off-campus study. I suspect each of them expose their participants to experiences they otherwise would not have had. Of course, an eye-opening experience is not always a fun one. On the weekend before Thanksgiving, I and five other DePauw students traveled roughly 600 miles to Fort Benning, Ga., home of the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, or formerly known as the School of the Americas. There, the United States Army trains soldiers and police officers from across Latin America as it has since its founding in the Panama Canal Zone in 1947. Over the past half-century, its graduates have been implicated in some of the worst human rights abuses in Latin American history, from
torture and massacres to full-blown dictatorships and military juntas. An annual protest and vigil at Fort Benning has been occurring annually since 1990, and DePauw has sent delegations consistently since 1999. I had attended the protest last year, and expected that my group and I would have a similar experience. That was not the case. The first full day of the vigil was like a farmer’s market selling political issues instead of fresh food. We wandered around, checking out the stalls. The organizers had set up a large stage in front of Fort Benning’s gates from which speeches were given, donations exhorted and live music played. A procession of giant puppets, attendees and people on stilts closed out this portion of the protest around 4 p.m. We marched with the procession towards a nearby intersection and the parking lot. We had all noticed the police presence before, but it
What’s your best stress reliever for finals? “Taking breaks to catch up on episodes. ‘Glee,’ ‘How I Met Your Mother,’ ‘Big Bang Theory,’ etc.” Liz Orsborn, senior “Watching funny movies and making cookies with friends.”
— Bremer is a sophomore from Clarendon Hills, Ill., majoring in communication with a minor in Spanish. opinion@thedepauw.com
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seemed particularly strong now. At right hand hovering above them sent least six police cars were lined up at a clear message. We left. the crosswalk we took to get to the None of us were arrested, but 24 parking lot, and there were others were that day. Perhaps 10 or dozens of police officers 12 had been difficult intentionally, around the intersection but the rest were just trying to itself. leave. We left feeling vulnerable, While in the parking outraged and scared. lot, we saw our first arrest: This was experiential educaa woman, hands zip-tied, tion at its finest: a little bit danbeing loaded onto one gerous, difficult to grapple of two empty and with, harder to describe waiting buses. We and thoroughly enhadn’t even arlightening. Such oprived at our car portunities allow us when we began as students to see the Samholley-kline seeing other arworld as it is outside of rests. Some riot DePauw. If you graduate gear-clad police officers stayed by without taking advantage of them, the road. Others swept into the park- the loss is yours. ing lot. A police officer approached us. We told him we were waiting on — Holley-Kline is a junior from Anchorage, another student who hadn’t traveled Alaska, majoring in Spanish and with us. He told us we weren’t. I don’t anthropology. recall him telling us to leave, but the opinion@thedepauw.com bunch of zip-ties on his belt and his
Catie King, junior “I take photographs of nature.”
Yves-Marie Toussaint, junior “Reading poetry really helps me get in the mood to write all those really long essay questions.”
Jo Edwards, senior sunny wang/the depauw
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The DePauw | Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Men’s Swimming
Win, loss open conference season Tigers snag invite title By Steven Hatfield By LEWIS BROWN sports@thedepauw.com
Falling just short of a comeback on Friday night to the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers, the Tigers were able to hold on to a lead to beat the Rhodes College Lynx Sunday. Doomed by another slow start, the Tigers were unable erase a 17-point deficit and dropped the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference opener on Friday night at home against the Panthers. BSC held a 31-21 lead going into halftime, and was able to expand that to a 44-27 lead with 14:28 left to play. “We definitely can’t keep digging ourselves big first-half holes and expect to win a lot of games,” said junior forward Sean Haseley. “I think we just need to be more ready to go from the start and avoid those big halftime deficits.” Led by Haseley — who finished a perfect 7-7 from the free throw line — and a teamhigh 14 points and 6 rebounds, the Tigers were able to cut Birmingham-Southern’s lead to four with just under a minute to play. From there things went downhill for the Tigers. With 13 seconds remaining head coach Bill Fenlon was ejected from the game with two technical fouls. The Panthers converted on all four of their technical free throws and won the game with a final score of 65-57. “We know it’s a process and I have no doubt we’ll continue to work to improve and start playing some better basketball,” said Haseley. On Sunday afternoon, the Tigers showed signs of improvement with a quick start and held a 6-point lead at the end of the first half. “It’s really important to get off to a great start because it can really impact the rest of the game,” said senior center Joe Bergfeld. Bergfeld ended the night with 10 points and a team-high seven boards. Haseley led the Tigers with 16 points. DePauw finished the night shooting 713 from the free-throw line, and missed five with less than a minute to go allowing the Lynx to make it a game down the stretch. “Free throws show their importance every game and the impact they can have on games,” said Bergfeld. “Coach puts us
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Senior Joe Bergfield takes a jump shot during Sunday afternoon’s game versus Rhodes College. Meredith McGrady/The DePauw in pressure free throws during practice but everyone needs to just keep practicing them everyday on their own and they will come.” The Tigers shot 46.9 percent from the
field and held on to a 58-55 victory. The win brings DePauw’s record to 5-2 (1-1 SCAC) and drops Rhodes to 2-5 (0-2 SCAC). Next up for the Tigers is Trine University at Neal Fieldhouse at 2 p.m. Saturday.
The men’s swim team took home yet another win in the annual DPU Invite, marking the sixth time in the past seven years they have taken the title. DePauw, ranked 12th in Div. III, totaled 911.5 points in the two-day event. Wittenberg University finished second with 686 points and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology came in third with 637 points. The Tigers had winners in 12 events. Junior Johnny Montgomery won the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard freestyle with times of 21.66 seconds and 47.07 seconds, respectively. “Overall everyone did great despite the fact that we approached the Invite a little differently this year by not fully resting and not shaving,” said senior captain Josh Baugh. “It was more of a focus on conference, but it’s still great that we walked out with a win.” Junior Brendan Fischer agreed with Baugh, saying the extra training did not hurt. “The team did very well, considering for the past few years we have rested for the meet,” Fischer said. “But this year we decided to continue hard training through the week. There were still a lot of season best times as well as lifetime best times, and with the team winning the invitational, [it was] a very successful meet.” Sophomore Matt Kukurugya won twice, taking the 100 breast in 58.51, and the 200 breast in 2:13.46. Freshman Matt Gleason was also a dual winner, winning the 100 butterfly in 52.37 and the 200 butterfly in 1:56.41. Freshman Cameron Wiethoff won the 200 individual medley, recording a time of 1:59.71. Five of DePauw’s relay teams also won their respective events. The 200 free relay team of Montgomery, freshmen Jack Burgeson and Joe Hessburg and Baugh won in 1:26.86. Freshmen George Morrison and Matt Haeske, along with Baugh and Montgomery took the 800 free relay in 7:08.71. “This meet really sets the precedent for the rest of the season,” Baugh said. “It gives us a chance to focus on our times and get ready for conference at the end of the year.” Wiethoff, Kukurugya, Gleason and Baugh swam a 3:34.24 to win the 400 medley relay. The 200 medley relay of Wiethoff, Kukurugya, Gleason and Montgomery also won, finishing in 1:36.75. DePauw’s last group of winners was the 400 free relay team of Baugh, Morrison, Burgeson and Montgomery, who finished in 3:11.92. The Tigers now have a long layoff with the arrival of winter break. “The DPU Invite was our last of the fall season, and we go into over a month break before another meet,” Fischer said. “Winter break and Winter Term are some of the hardest training times of the year, but it begins our run to conference, which is only a few weeks after Winter Term.” DePauw returns to action on Jan. 14-15 at the Washington-St. Louis Invitational. “We now have a time to refocus on our training,” Baugh said. “We know where we are as a team and this gives us a new starting point to build upon.”
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sports editor sums up the fall athletic season
Semester full of surprises on and off the field for DePauw athletes I
don’t think any word defines try championships. this semester in sports better Throughout these surprising than “surprise.” turns, blowouts, upsets and letThe field hockey squad downs, the sports staff of The Dechallenged a powerhouse Pauw has sought to provide readteam in Rhodes College ers with thorough coverage. during the Southern ColSome moments were betlegiate Athletic Champiter than others. At times, we onship by leading for the failed to interview key players majority of the game, and photograph significant Wabash College routed matchups. We’re a teaching DePauw in a shock- MEREDITHMcGrady newspaper, and everyone, ingly uneven Monon myself included, has made Bell Classic, the NCAA mistakes. Despite our faults, pulled the rug from underneath the however, there is one interesting piece men’s soccer team when it denied them of trivia about this semester’s sports staff a bid to the national tournament, and a that I thought I should share with our sophomore runner overcame an injury to readership. qualify for the NCAA Div. III cross-counOf the nine staff members whose
names appeared more than once in bylines this fall, six are current or former DePauw athletes. So, what does this mean overall? I believe it shows the sports staff at The DePauw reflects the general athletic population of DePauw: involved, engaged and talented. DePauw isn’t a Div. I school, and as such cannot grant athletic scholarships. Div. III student-athletes seem more likely to play for the enjoyment and challenges of their sport. Yet that drive doesn’t stop on the court or field. Tiger athletes are mentors, RAs, fraternity presidents, students with double majors, and student-leaders in Ethics Bowl, Athletes in Action and College Democrats. Athletes lead in the classroom and on the playing field, so it
shouldn’t be any surprise to learn that The DePauw’s staff consists of a decent number of athletes. This semester, I’ve had the opportunity to learn more about the NCAA’s policy on concussions through a profile of Lauren Palfrey, while another one of Sarah Chamberlain introduced me to the sport of roller derby. Personal stories from dozens of athletes have opened windows into the institutions, sports and journeys which touch on DePauw athletics. The archives of The DePauw hold countless tales of DePauw athletes beating the odds, overcoming obstacles and achieving success that are — in one word — surprising. These accomplishments, however,
shouldn’t come as a surprise to those who know the merits and measure of DePauw students. This university has a history of athletic triumphs — a path which I believe it will continue to follow. Next semester, expect to see amazing feats from DePauw athletes. This university seems to only attract people who want to achieve great things and our athletes are no exception. We at The DePauw will do our best to provide the thorough coverage which these achievements deserve. — McGrady is a senior from Hillsboro, Ind. majoring in Anthropology. She is the sports editor for The DePauw. sports@thedepauw
Women’s swimming
Pool, meet records highlight invite By MEREDITH McGRADY sports@thedepauw.com
Junior Catie Baker had a record-breaking weekend at the DePauw Invitational, as the team won the meet with 1,009 points, defeating second-place Wittenberg University by a record 349 points. Baker set pool and meet records in the 200yard individual medley in 2 minutes and 8.97 seconds, the 100-yard breaststroke in 1:05.04 and the 200-yard breaststroke in 2:19.48. Baker’s time in the 200 breast automatically qualified her for the NCAA championships in March and her times in the 100 breast and the 200 IM were good enough for provisional qualification. Baker said that she loves the meet because it’s the biggest meet the team participates in the first half of the season. “It’s a great meet,” Baker said. “Obviously, I met and exceeded my goals.” Head coach Mary Bretscher said the meet is what the team trains for in the first half of the season and that the training paid off. The team took first in the 200-yard freestyle relay consisting of junior Rachel Wheaton, sophomore Courtney Lehmann, sophomore
Nicole Rossillo and senior Katie Massey in a time of 1:39.44. Senior Callie Boehme took first in the 500yard freestyle in 5:12.27 and the 1,650 freestyle in 18:03.61. Massey took the 50-yard freestyle in 24.34 seconds and the 100-yard freestyle in 53.27. The 800-yard freestyle relay of Wheaton, Boehme, Baker, and Rossillo finished in a time of 8:02.46, the 400-yard freestyle relay with Wheaton, Baker, Rossillo and Massey finished at 3:38.4, and the 400-yard medley relay with sophomore Kendall Quisenberry, freshman Allison Kirby, Baker and Massey finished in 4:00.75 to finish out DePauw’s first-place finishes. “We started out really great,” Bretscher said. “We had 33 individual swims and we had 33 season-best times. I’ve coached for a long time, but this is the first time this has ever happened.” Bretscher said the team attained this success by having a mini-tapering period before the invitational, but will return to having lifting and morning practices until closer to conference. The team will not compete again until Jan. 14-15, which leaves more than a month for the team to prepare over winter break and Winter Term. “I’m real pleased with where we are,” Bretscher said.
From the Women and the Waiters of Alpha Chi Omega,
Happy Holidays and Good Luck on Finals!
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Women’s Basketball
Tigers win big against SCAC rivals Defending champions thrive on second-half rebounding, defense By MICHAEL APPELGATE sports@thedepauw.com
The defending Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference champions began their title defense on Friday when they beat Birmingham-Southern College (4-2, 1-1) and Rhodes College (1-6, 0-2) this weekend. Last year, the Tigers went 15-1 against SCAC opponents and proved their dominance in the tournament, winning big in the championship game 63-37 against Centre College. Their strength in the conference continued against Birmingham-Southern on Friday, as the Tigers got over a first-half struggle offensively to pull away in the second half, taking the game 68-39. “The other night it was just a confidence thing where we pressed a little bit in our minds, and I felt like we relaxed and played more focused in the second half,” said coach Kris Huffman. “So there are things to fix in the first half, having the same mindset in the first half as we
do in the second half.” The Tigers shot 9 for 25 from the field and 0 for 2 from the three-point arc. After the break, a refocused DePauw offense went 18 for 30 from the field and 5 for 5 from downtown. Senior guard Lauren Goff led the second half charge from three-point range, hitting four threes, while senior Katie Mathews found openings for pull-up jumpers and junior Katie Aldrich worked down below the hoop for a game-high 14 points. “Coach really pushes us hard to get offense and defensive rebounds,” Walker said. “With Ellie doing such a good job, I like to go there and do my job as well. We wanted to get two wins and we knew Birmingham-Southern was an athletic team. The first half was slow and we were able to pick it up in the second half.” DePauw held the edge on boards 39 for 32, with sophomore forward Ellie Pearson leading the way with 15, including two offensive rebounds. Against Rhodes, the Tigers had a similar offensive struggle in the first half. Al-
though the Tigers led by a score of 36-20, Walker said the quality of play and finesse in executing the offense lacked. “Against Rhodes, we weren’t on a good flow and did a better job in the second half again,” Walker said. “We needed to get in and rebound, use good fundamentals on defense like communication and then up the tempo on offense.” The Tigers accumulated 16 steals against Rhodes in route to a 68-37 victory, scoring 30 points off turnovers alone. “It starts with our defense,” Huffman said. “If we can get stops and start running and get the other team moving, we’ve been more successful.” The Tigers go on the road to face Millikin University (2-5) on Wednesday.
Sophomore Ellie Pearson goes for a basket during Sunday afternoon’s game against Rhodes College. Meredith McGrady/The DePauw
men’s Basketball
women’s swimming and diving
Squad splits SCAC opening games
Baker leads teams to record-setting victory
men’s swimming and diving Tigers second consecutive DPU Invitational win
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