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n what President Mark McCoy says is an effort to reduce its debt, DePauw University will eliminate 56 full and part-time staff positions and offer buyouts to eligible full professors. Staff will remain in their current positions until June 30, and retirements will not be effective until the end of the 2019-20 school year.

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President Mark McCoy and Kathy Vrabeck, chair of the Board of Trustees, made the announcement in separate faculty and staff meetings Tuesday. The layoffs, affecting nearly 12 percent of staff, will save the university $4.3 million a year, according to Bob Leonard, vice president of finance. He added that the university will make a one-time withdrawal from the endowment of $2.5 million to pay for severance packages. Many of the staff remaining on campus after the announcement was made declined to comment. However, Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, director of the Pulliam Center, said, “This is a really, really devastating outcome. The tone is hopeful that we can pull out of this, and this is a necessary move, but I don’t think everybody’s feeling that it is helpful.” Matthew Beekley, associate professor of kinesiology said, “I feel sadness. These are some of our friends. They’re spouses and parents. I’m just bummed. This is happening with higher-ed in general, however.” When the board of trust-

ees met in August to discuss the priorities for the year, they learned from Leonard that the university was projected to operate at a deficit of $5 to 6.5 million a year, said Vrabeck. As a result, the administration launched a benchmarking process that looked at other liberal arts institutions similar to DePauw to determine how they could save money. When the Board of Trustees reviewed the results of the benchmarking at their January meeting, they learned that DePauw had, on average, 125 more staff members than other similar college and universities had, said Vrabeck. DePauw’s current debt is $110 million, according to numbers shared at a Feb. 4 faculty meeting. Despite this number, DePauw’s campus will undergo several capital improvements in the coming years, including renovations to first-year residence halls, Roy O. West Library, and upperclassmen living units as well as the construction of new first-year residences, according to Leonard. Funding for these projects will either come from fundraising,

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Coaching Generations Tim Hreha speaks to his football team during halftime of a game. Photo courtesy of Ken Owen

50 years and counting Tim Hreha finishes half a millennium coaching at DePauw Story by Brooks Hepp Sports Editor

Tim Hreha sits in his office in the Lily Center surrounded by old photos and conference championship rings from his days playing and coaching football and track at DePauw University. The rings are all unique, representing three different conferences DePauw has played in during Hreha’s tenure. The photos resemble different eras of life, some stuck in black and white while others are recent and vibrant. Each ring and photo encompassing a different memory in his life. Hreha, a 1973 graduate of DePauw University, is in his 50th consecutive year with the school, which includes his years as a student, teacher and coach. “He is the link between the past and the present,” head football coach Bill Lynch said. “When alumni come back to DePauw, they come back to see Coach Hreha.” Hreha grew up in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, a small, industrial town 15 minutes outside of Pittsburgh. He grew up a football player

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asking whether the administration really has DePauw’s best interests at heart.” Ken Owen, a 1982 graduate and currently, special advisor to the president, is on the list of staff members who will lose their jobs. “When I left television to take this job 19 years ago, I did it in the hopes that I could make my alma mater–a place I love–more vibrant and help to build an even better future for the college.” “These are tough times for colleges like DePauw; I recognize the need for tough choices to navigate these difficult headwinds. But I still hurt for many of the co-workers I call friends.”

withdrawing from the endowment, borrowing, or a combination of methods. This is the second time the university has offered buyouts in the past three years. In 2017, nine faculty and 35 staff took a buyout, 12 of which were from Facilities Management. When discussing the reason for layoffs now, McCoy said, “We’re doing this now from a position of strength, so we can provide these robust packages to those affected.” Faculty members whose age plus years of service equal 65 Brooks Hepp, Maddy McTigue, Thomare eligible to retire and will be offered two years’ salary, folas Curdt and Liz Cottingham contributed lowing the completion of the 2019-20 academic year. Staff to this report. members will be given two weeks of salary for every year of employment. Full-time staff members will receive a minimum of six months pay, but could receive more depending on years of service. In an interview with WGRE after the faculty meeting, McCoy said, “If the faculty accept the buyout and move to early retirement in the way that we expect, then this would balance the budget within two years.” Conner Gordon, a 2016 DePauw graduate, calls the layoffs a “slap in the face.” He said that his younger brother, who is currently a senior in high school, was considering attending DePauw. “Even after having an amazing experience as a DePauw student, I had to tell him to look else- Jana Grimes, executive director of human resources, Gigi Jennewein, where because of the poor leadership of the uni- assistant professor of communication and acting, and Peter Graham, versity. If that’s a position the administration is professor of English, leave the Union Building Ballroom following the putting its alumni in, it’s about time alumni start faculty meeting on Tuesday. Photo by Abby Cook

New facilities, focus groups working to make DePauw a greener campus Story by Alayna Trier

Staff Writer Forestry, Waste, Racism, Thrifting. These are just a few of the unique focus groups working within The Sustainability Leadership Program (SLP). In SLP, new and existing initiatives are working together to make DePauw a more sustainable and environmentally-conscious place to live and work, according to Kiara Goodwine, Student Director of the Sustainability Leadership Program. “This program is truly unique to DePauw,” said Goodwine. The SLP, led by Student Directors Goodwine and Rafael Robert, and Faculty Director Malorie Imhoff is made up of seven groups concentrated on specific environmental issues that affect DePauw’s campus: the Environmental Policy Project, Zero Waste Group, Campus Farm, Environmental Racism Group, the Thrifty Tiger, and new this semester: the Forestry and Conservation Education Groups.

“There are constantly new things happening in the Sustainability Leadership Program,” said Faculty Director Malorie Imhoff. The new focus groups for Conservation Education and Forestry specifically are working to “educate the campus about environmental topics” and “identify spaces around campus and in the community that could support more trees,” she said. According to Imhoff, a new addition is being implemented into the program: the Green Tiger. This student-held position will support weekly informational sessions that the community can attend to learn about sustainaability initiatives on campus and get involved, said Imhoff. The SLP is excited to announce this semester: new hours for the Thrifty Tiger, the Adventure Outpost bike rentals opening for the season, plans for a keynote speech about Environmental Justice in April, and the grand re-opening of the Ullem Campus Farm and new Center for Sustainability in May.

According to a recent press release from the Office for Sustainability, the new and improved Ullem Farm “includes a new building and significantly expanded agricultural operations,” and “the building (currently under construction) will feature an outdoor classroom, kitchen, rooftop solar panels, student programming and dining space, and additional sustainability features.” The facilities are scheduled to open in early May, but according to Student Director Rafael Robert, “seeds are being grown in the greenhouse in preparation for the spring weather” already. “I have been in this program since my first semester at DePauw,” said Goodwine, “and the impact SLP has had on campus and the community continues to grow.” She and 84 students, 20 in paid positions, involved in various programs under SLP look forward to more growth with additional programs coming in Spring 2019 and for years to come.

Feb. 27, 2019 Book Review

Three-for-one

Story by Grace Noden Staff Writer

On Saturday, Feb. 16, I got a library card from the Putnam County Library on East Poplar Street because I was bored. It was a great decision and completely free too with my DePauw Student ID. I checked out three books: “The Proposal” by Jasmine Guillory, “Mr. Penumbra’s 24Hour Bookstore,” and “Sourdough,” both by Robin Sloan. In the span of a week, I, somehow, read all three of these books. I really enjoyed them all, so I of course need to share them through this column. Guillroy’s “The Proposal” is not actually the movie “The Proposal” starring Ryan Reynolds and Sandra Bullock, but it’s still a pretty cute book, perfect for a light read. Plus, Reese Witherspoon named this book her February book club pick. The novel has a fun premise. Nikole Paterson’s actor boyfriend unexpectedly proposes to her at a Dodgers baseball game using the jumbotron and spelling her name wrong in the process, and everyone sees. She says no, but luckily strangers Carlos Ibarra and his sister help Nikole escape before she’s hound-

ed by the video crew. The story picks up from there. The book itself is slightly predictable, but Guillroy infuses her story with rounded characters, a dreamy L.A. setting, and some bumps for each character to overcome along the way. There are no spoilers here, but the one awkward part is when one of the main characters first realizes that they love the other one (that’s not a surprise). It just kind of came out of nowhere. However, the may reflect how the other character felt about hearing “I love you.” Nevertheless, “The Proposal” is a fun read that will have one dreaming of spring break with its L.A. setting. Robin Sloan’s two novels are both quirky, fun reads with a bit of science fiction elements. An added perk to both these books is that both clock in around 260 pages, so they’re quick reads too. “Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore” has a fun plot, and I honestly had no idea how it would end until the final 20 pages. Again, no spoilers, but the ending is satisfying. The main character Clay lives in San Francisco and was recently laid off from his marketing job at a bagel startup because of the reces-

sion. Luckily, he finds work as the night salesperson at Mr. Penumbra’s bookstore. He only gets a handful of customers at night, but they weirdly checkout the most mysterious of books. They’re also a bit weird themselves. Clay decides to figure out what’s up and eventually comes to find out that the store is actually part of a secret society that’s been around for hundreds of years. Everything about this book is unexpected. Sloan’s tongue-in-cheek narrator, short and sweet chapters, and eccentric characters make this book a fun one. I can’t delve into more without revealing spoilers, so I’ll just leave this portion of the review at that. The same said above pretty much goes for Sloan’s “Sourdough” too. Also based in San Francisco, software engineer Lois has gotten into a pretty bad routine. Work consumes her, and she’s even succumb to drinking Slurry, a nutritious smoothie-like concoction, for every meal to save time. However, one day she receives a flyer for a not-veryrestaurant-restaurant run by two brothers that promises a fantastic spicy soup. She orders and is instantly smitten by this soup and accompanying sourdough. Unfortunately, the brothers’ visas expire, so they need to leave. Yet they bequeath

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to Lois their strange sourdough starter, which brings her to an underground food culture in San Francisco. It’s a strange, imaginative plot, but one that’s really engaging too. Lois takes the reader on her journey to bake the best sourdough, and Sloan conveys the excitement of Lois regarding her baking well. The only out of place portion were the emails as page long chapters from one of the brothers, but they make more sense at the end of the novel. It was also kind of hard to imagine some of the actions at the end of the book with the sourdough starter but that’s part of the fun. Overall, This book has a little bit of mystery, some science fiction, and stomach-rumbling descriptions of its featured food. I definitely ended up googling how to make a sourdough starter after reading this book. And if someone happens to “Sourdough” too and enjoys it, then I recommend checking out the “It’s Alive” web series on Bon Appetit’s YouTube channel. Now that I’ve finished reading these three books, I can’t wait to read something new next (maybe “My Oxford Year” or “Year of Yes”?) and from the Putnam County Library, of course.

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Art and Activism Daniela’s sculpture about the southern border

Too many artists to feature, not enough time! The more time that I spend walking through Peeler and its studios (which is a lot!), the more artists that catch my eye. But this week, we will be talking about one: sophomore Daniela Chaparro. I realize that this is the third painter in a row, and I swear I will start talking about other mediums, soon! However, I couldn’t help myself,

after all, I painted a portrait of Daniela. Daniela has been drawing since before kindergarten. Her favorite activity was drawing and coloring dolls, a trick that he mom taught her. This hobby didn’t turn into a serious passion until high school, deciding her junior year that she wants to study art in college. Daniela hopes to paint and teach art one day.

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Feb. 27, 2019 JF: How has art impacted you? Art that you have seen or created. DC: Art is what makes me happiest, either it be observing art and talking about it through an art history lense or making art myself. I think viewing art made by people who have similar stories to mine in big art institutions has been one of the most memorable moments for me (although it has only happened once). Making art for me is also a way for me to discover myself a little better and my identity. Lately I have been focusing on my identities as a Mexican-American, a border kid, an “anchor baby,” an immigrant, etc… and how these parts of my identity make me who I am and the connection to issues in our society. Also looking to speak about these issues through my art-making. JF: Who is an artist that inspires you, or that you look up to? DC: I was introduced to the art col-

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lective ASCO by my art history professor, Kappy, my first year. ASCO is a group of four Chicano artists that turned the definition of what Chicano art should look like upside-down. I love ASCO’s work because they were activists who created amazing art that not only disrupted the norm but also challenged Chicano art as well. Y’all should look them up.

Above: Daniela Chaparro woking on a portrait’s background last semester (photo contributed by Durin Hendricks). Left: A painted map of Daniela’s hometown, Juarez, Mexico. Each dot represets a female who has been murdered, called feminicidio. Since 1993, there have been over 1775 women who have been murdered in Juarez, Mexico.

JF: What would your dream exhibit look like or be? DC: I think my dream exhibit would be an exposition of my work about my hometown, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. So that the conversation about femicide in my community would stop going unnoticed and that some kind of change could take place. I just want positive change for my community and I am planning to use art as a way of getting there. My dream exhibit would also have my whole family in attendance, especially my grandparents.

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DePauw, we still have questions

The staff reductions that were announced yesterday will save the university an annual amount of $4.3 million. This amount accounts for approximately 6686 percent of the $5 to 6.5 million annual deficit. Despite the large percentage of the annual deficit this number is covering, we still do not believe it is worth upending the lives of 56 DePauw staff members. We recognize that we are not experts on how to operate a university. We also understand that this decision was made in order to benefit students and increase the quality of education at DePauw. Additionally, we understand this was not an easy decision and believe DePauw handled this in as respectable a way as possible, as time is being allowed for affected staff members to look for other job opportunities. However, this news has left us with many questions. Are there other places that DePauw could have cut funds in order to minimize the deficit? Is losing 56 staff members worth $4.3 million annually? If so, by how much? Lastly, how is DePauw going to address the $110 million in debt we have already accrued? We may not know how to operate a university and what exactly is entailed in minimizing a deficit; however, we want and the DePauw community deserves answers. Students certainly deserve the information that was provided at today’s meeting, as they will also be affected by this. We believe the DePauw community deserves public access to the numbers and data surrounding staff reductions as well as a clear reason why this was the best, or only option to minimize the deficit. As students, we are affected by this. The staff members that will be let go are our assistant coaches and resources that extend far beyond academics. These individuals are crucial to making our DePauw experience worthwhile and have made a positive impact on all of us. We will miss them.

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Sam Vanderveen, Sophomore “I’m a big fan of Hoover Dining Hall. I’m just a little disappointed in the choices, and I think that some of them are just a little bit unhealthy and I don’t think that they accommodate students who like to eat healthy most of the time. But, overall, I would rate this experience a 7.5/10.”

Spencer Miller, senior “I’m actually a really big fan of the food at Hoover Dining Hall. I feel like I have a full range of nutrition every time, and I can pig out when I want to and get some grub.”

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Anna Munoz, senior

“I feel like it’s a very mixed meal between some carbohydrates and protein enzymes mixed with some molecular byproducts from nature.”

“I feel satisfied; this is very tasty. I’m really appreciative of everyone who makes this food for me.”

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and was recruited by University of Maryland to play in college. When Maryland’s head coach, Tim Mont, was fired, he took the head coach position at DePauw, and Hreha followed him to Greencastle. “My first time ever being on campus was my first day of school,” Hreha said. Hreha started at defensive line for three years, only not starting as a first-year because of NCAA rules that prevented first-years from competing. He was a co-captain his senior year, also throwing shot put for the track and field team. “I wasn’t the greatest player in the world,” Hreha said. “But I worked hard and knew what I was doing, so I managed to be successful.” After graduation, Hreha spent a year as a graduate assistant for DePauw’s education department, earning an M.A.T. degree in Physical Education. The next year he began coaching

for the football team and teaching at the music school. Hreha spent the next few years as an assistant on the football and track coaching staffs, before being asked to take on a bigger responsibility. Hreha became the first women’s track and field head coach in DePauw’s history in 1981, while also remaining an assistant for the men’s team. “Out of nowhere, one day I was asked if I wanted to start up a women’s track program. When I said yes, they told me, ‘Great, because we already told the girls you were their coach,’” Hreha said. In 1977, Alan Hill came to DePauw as a football player and pole vaulter. Hreha knew the type of potential Hill had from the first moment he saw him pole vault. However, the problem was that Hreha had never pole vaulted before, and quite honestly, didn’t know a lot about it. So Hreha dug in. He read books on pole vaulting. Watched videos. Called other track coaches to get advice. In

Tim Hreha (right) takes a picture with another player and coach. Photo courtesy of Ken Owen

a couple of years, Hreha would coach Hill to a national championship. In football, Hreha worked his way up to defensive coordinator on the staff. After the 1979 season, DePauw had just won five games in the past three years. He went home to Pittsburgh during a break after the season and attended the Pittsburgh Steelers’ camp, where he took notes on a new style of defense. The defense was a cover 2 base, which puts a lot of responsibility on the two safeties. The safeties on the team were Dan Whaley and Hill, who would end their careers as DePauw’s first and second all-time career interception leaders, respectively, so the defense fitted the personnel of the team. They improved to 7-2-1 in 1980, and in 1981, won a conference championship with a record of 9-1, ending the season with an upset win over undefeated Wabash College. The Tigers finished the year ranked ninth in the country, just one spot short of making the playoffs. “You never forget seasons like that,” Hreha said. “I have a memory attached to every season, but I’ll never forget the turnaround that team had.” He has coached football under eleven different head coaches, bridging the gap between eras of DePauw’s rich history. Lynch said that not only is he an extremely knowledgeable piece to the coaching staff, but his passion for the history of DePauw is vital as well. “People at DePauw love its history,” he said. “Being able to have a guy on the staff like Tim, who knows everything about our program’s past, is amazing.” Lynch added that Hreha’s memory helps the coaching staff create their game plan. When the coaches forget what happened on a certain or play or how the opposing team lined up in a specific circumstance, Hreha always remembers. “I can remember specific plays that happened decades ago,” Hreha said. “You can ask me what happened in our game against Albion College in 1984, and I can tell you that an Albion

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Tim Hreha takes the field for practice during his time as a player. Photo courtesy of Ken Owen

player scored a late-game touchdown that should’ve been called out of bounds.” Players gather around him before and after practices to hear old coaching stories. Senior football player Andy Hunt got particularly close to him because Hreha worked with him at his kick returning. While the backup kick returner was taking reps, Hunt spent his time talking to Hreha. “Coach Hreha truly cares so much about his players,” Hunt said. “He constantly made me laugh, and I know I could go talk to him about anything.” Hreha says that coaching keeps him young. His grandchildren play music, and he’ll jump in and name the artist, leaving his grandchildren amazed by his knowledge of modern music and pop culture. “I hear it every day at practice, so of course I know who all these people are,” he said. Today, Hreha continues what he’s done for 50 years. He coaches, and he doesn’t see himself stopping anytime soon. Half a millennium of doing it at DePauw, and he has no regrets. “Everyone wants to run out on the field at Notre Dame, or someplace like that,” Hreha said. “But I’ve always said, ‘treat everything you do like it’s the big time.’ And there is no doubt in my mind that coaching at DePauw has been the big time for me.”

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Women’s basketball

NCAA tournament preview Story by Brooks Hepp Sports Editor

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Tiger of the Week:

Opponent: Loras College Record: 22-5

Team summary: The Loras College Duhawks received an atlarge bid to the NCAA tournament, as they lost in the American Rivers Conference tournament to first-seeded Wartburg College. The team is led by standout forward Marissa Schroeder, who averages 15.3 points and is also second on the team in rebounds. However, their biggest strength is in their scoring depth, as they have four women who average double digit points per game.

National rank: Unranked Date: Friday, Mar. 1 Location: University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

Key to the game: Bench play. Loras has four players who average more than 26 minutes per game, and their players off the bench do not get much playing time. If DePauw players like Campbell Montgomery, Mya Shannon and Imani Graham can be affective off the bench, they can cause trouble for the Duhawks.

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The women’s basketball team punched their 16th straight NCAA tournament bid with their conference championship win.

Sophomore Claire Keefe averaged 15.7 points per game in the NCAC tournament, which is over five points per game more than her season average.

Senior pitcher Grant Radamacher struck out seven batters in just four innings pitched in the baseball team’s opening day game against Thomas More College.

The women’s tennis team lost zero doubles matches in both wins this weekend.

Sydney Kopp Junior basketball player Sydney Kopp was named to the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) all-conference tournament team after averaging 11 points per game in the team’s championship run. She is this week’s Tiger of the Week. TheDePauw) You were named all-conference tournament team. What allowed you to be so effective all season and thus far in the tourney? Sydney Kopp) I think the hard work that our whole team has been putting in since the preseason and every day at practice is what allowed us to have the record and strong season that we have had. TDP) You’ve recently won the conference championship. How has this year lived up to your preseason expectations? SK) We definitely went in with a goal of winning conference and the conference tournament, but we all definitely have much higher goals that begin this weekend at the national tournament, so we’re not satisfied with what we have accomplished just yet. TDP) What made you fall in love with playing basketball? SK) I fell in love with the game in high school

because I loved the pace of the game compared to other sports and loved just working on shooting and dribbling and continuously seeing improvements. TDP) Did you always know you were going to play college basketball? SK) I always knew I wanted to play a college sport, but I originally thought it was going to be softball up until my sophomore year in high school. That’s when I decided to completely focus on the sport I was most passionate about, which is basketball. TDP) Do you try to model your game after any player? SK) I don’t necessarily model my game after any player, but I love watching college and NBA basketball so I try to implement good moves and plays that I see when I can.