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Nolan Security refuses to continue to collaborate with University officials, new party registration system develops BY MARIA MENDEZ News Editor news@thedepauw.com
Nolan Security informed DePauw University that they would not be able to serve as the security liaison for DePauw fraternities. As a result, Campus Living and Community Development (CLCD) and Interfraternity Council (IFC) have collaborated to alter the regulations of campus registered parties. Director of Public Safety, Angie Nally, said that Nolan Security started working for DePauw in 2013, when the campus was having similar concerns about alcohol and its use, distribution and management on campus. Nolan Security’s role on campus was to serve as safety monitors by making sure that high risk situations were addressed and working with the Risk Management team of each individual fraternity. “Nolan did not have an enforcement role within the fraternities parties because the fraternities do not necessarily always address underage drinking,” Nally said, “and it would be really problematic for Nolan to not address underage drinking if they had an enforcement role because it’s the law.” Due to Nolan’s role not being one of an enforcer, they began to have concerns with regards to the behaviors happening in the fraternities, their level of liability versus
how much money they were making, as well as the cooperation they were receiving from DePauw and fraternities. “I think it wasn’t working on both sides, I think the fraternities had some frustrations as well so it was just time for it to end,” Nally said. After Nolan Security informed DePauw of their decision, prior to the beginning of first semester, CLCD met with IFC and Panhellenic to discuss both longterm and short term solutions since DePauw does not have the capacity or another security company willing to work for them. From those meetings and input from students, there are new requirements fraternities need to meet for their parties to be approved. Now fraternities have to register events the Friday of the week prior to their event. Also, instead of only being allowed to have three registered parties fraternities in one semester, each fraternity can have as many events as they want. In addition, each party will be confirmed based on the fraternity’s standing, the effectiveness of their own risk management, and how well their last event went. With the new regulations, fraternities are also not allowed to serve hard alcohol at parties. As a result, they CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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gether to find a permanent solution to Nolan Security no longer being affiliated with DePauw. However, finding another security company might be difficult. Throughout the near four year relationship between DePauw and Nolan, CLCD searched for a third party vendor for fraternities to have other options but they couldn’t find one that would meet University standards. Nally explained that when they first looked for a security company before they hired Nolan most security companies would just hang up on them. “It is such a liability for a security company to
work with fraternities that are serving alcohol because of the underage drinking and the high risk of underage drinking,” said Nally. Dean of Students Myrna Hernandez said, “DePauw is looking at a lot of different things, we need to explore whether we have other security options, we need to explore the type of events we register.” Currently, Depauw Collaborative, composed of students, faculty, and staff is working on how to better the way alcohol is handled on campus. They will be working closely with CLCD to create new initiatives and work with the faculty, staff,
and students on DePauw Collaborative in order to make decisions on how DePauw handles alcohol and registering events with alcohol. Reed hopes the no hard alcohol restriction will continue the and hopefully move towards a keg system, which IFC and CLCD are discussing. “The whole plan is to mitigate that risk, hard alcohol is one of the strongest factors of people in the hospitals,” said Reed, “But if you drink a lot of beer you get full before you get to that point of being inebriated.”
The “Hub” is undergoing renovation to become new study space for students BY VANESSA BALIS Staff Writer news@thedepauw.com
Longtime dining area “The Hub” is now under construction and is being transformed into a communal gathering space for students, after the opening of Hoover Dining Hall at DePauw University. This new space is intended to provide a relaxing environment where a variety of students and faculty can feel welcomed. Firstyear Day Jay Nasean said he hopes that the reconstructed Hub will be “a space that is all inclusive [and] provides a sense of unity among students no matter where they live on campus.” In addition to unifying the campus, the reconstruction of the Hub also provides an alternative study space to an academic center such as a library or classroom. Sophomore Tilly Marlatt said the study area is significant since “DePauw does not have many spaces on campus which solely serves as a place to study…[this new space] could prove to be an asset to the campus.” The anticipated end date for construction of the zone has not
been finalized, but is anticipated to be Spring Break of this year. Warren Whitesell, project manager for Campus Capital Investments, has been heavily involved in the project and claims that “the amount of complications varies from project to project…[but there have] been few complications in the construction of the space so far.” In addition, there are complications with the pathways this construction is blocking, making students trips across campus more difficult. “Walking from the old dining area to the mailroom area is annoying because we now have to walk to the other side of the building,” said first-year Anna Horak. Some students are upset with the way that campus looks while continuing to undergo construction. Sophomore, Kiara Goodwine, doesn’t understand why the project was not started earlier and said, “What is the point of having a twenty million dollar building erected right next to literal dirt, literal fenced off dirt, a literal hole in the ground.” Although the Hub is currently the only area on campus currently under construction, other areas on campus have also been considered
Equipment remains in the Union Building as construction for a new student space continues. EMMANUEL KWAKYE / THE DEPAUW
as areas for renovation. In order to assist builders in the construction and renovation of facilities on campus, DePauw has used architects to make sketches for new building layouts. However, some of the sketches that were made have not been used by administration even though they were paid for. When asked to comment on the aforementioned scenario, Whitesell highlights that the advantage of a preliminary sketch is that it allows for “builders to gather their thoughts…[and] easily combine a variety of ideas.” The fluidity of change that an
architect’s sketch allows for builders to experiment with different layouts before discovering that certain ideas do not work during physical construction. Whitesell compares to the usage of an architect’s sketch to that of a photograph, saying that “a picture is worth 1,000 words...so it is helpful to have as many as one can…[to see] what look makes the most sense.” Upon completion, Nasean said the reconstructed Hub’s layout will allow for an environment that students and staff alike can use as a place to “hang out with other students in a community setting.”
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Defining DePauw in a new marketing campaign strategy BY GRACE NODEN Staff Writer news@thedepauw.com
The DePauw Administration is working to improve the school environment by rebranding the University. Dartlet, a reputation research and strategy company, and other areas of the campus such as the Office of Communications is helping define the University’s brand, in order to tell its story better to prospective students, current students, faculty and staff and alumni. “What we are doing is finding out who DePauw truly is, so this is us examining our own belief system but also our reputation. What do outside people think we are?” President McCoy said. For the past several months the University has been working with Dartlet to find its personality
self and market itself better. “It’s [the rebranding] to address the enrollment, it’s to address institutional self-esteem, it’s to address our ability to be more prominent in the press, there’s a lot of reasons really,” McCoy said. Mariel Wilderson, the director of communications, explained the process of the branding further. “What we wanted to find out what DePauw’s personality was, so part of [Dartlet’s] process is to go through and interview students and faculty and staff and alumni,” Wilderson said, “and then go through this whole process with lots of data points to figure out if DePauw were a person, who would DePauw be.” Prior to this new branding effort, the University did not have an entirely cohesive message to broadcast to the campus, alumni
Hoover Hall opens October 31st for students. DAVID KOBE / THE DEPAUW
and prospective students. The Office of Communications might have been releasing information that Admissions was not. “Whereas before, the Alumni Office would say one thing and the Admissions Office would say another thing, and we didn’t have a cohesive message. That’s kind of what they’ve done for us,” explained Wilderson. Dartlet determined DePauw’s soon-to-be-announced overall personality and story by interviewing hundreds of University stakeholders and by hosting multiple workshops on campus. “Our model is to think about using hundreds of University stakeholders and workshops to establish an identity for the institution using a set of frameworks we developed around a human personality,” said Scott Ochander, the cofounder of Dartlet. He said Dartlet’s work is focused on finding an authentic way to define an institution based on Dartlet’s own human construct. “The elements of what we’re doing really help to create a character that is authentic to the university,” Ochander said. Ochander explained Dartlet’s storytelling process further and highlighted the fact that it really was the DePauw community defining themselves. “It’s not just about who you are now, it’s also about who you’re trying to become,” Ochander said. Dartlet took into account the stakeholders positive and negative attributions of DePauw. “We looked at things that were really wrong as well as at perceived weaknesses, so things that the stakeholders thought other people might think of us,” said Ochander. Afterwards Dartlet went and took that data to the market and asked the market if they saw those weaknesses. Wilderson also believes that the unveiling of DePauw’s
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personality will be positive news for the university. “I think that as faculty and staff and maybe as students, we always talk about DePauw being everything to everyone, and it’s hard for us to talk about it, so this was for us to get a better handle on what it was like to be a student here,” said Wilderson.
If students are interested in learning DePauw’s new personality and defining characteristics, then they can come to the brand unveiling in Peeler Auditorium on Feb. 16 at 8:15 a.m., 11:30 a.m., or 2:45 p.m.
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Faculty meeting discusses Muslim ban and other topics BY GRACE NODEN News Editor news@thedepauw.com
Announcements were made, rumors were addressed and motions were passed, at the monthly faculty meeting Monday, Feb. 6. The faculty meeting began by passing a motion to approve membership and handbook changes for the Resource Allocation Subcommittee (RAS). Next, the rumor on food scarcity issues, or running out of swipes, for students was addressed after the issue was brought up by Bruce Stinebrickner, a professor of political science. Tim Good of the Student Academic Life Committee addressed the issue. “The evidence is lacking,
but we have anecdotal evidence that students at the end of the semester are getting caught, especially those in two classes. And so they’re running out of swipes with two weeks left in the semester,” said Good. “We don’t know for sure yet if it’s four or forty or mismanagement, so we’re working with everybody on the committee including the Administration to get some real numbers and address the specific situations.” Additionally, an issue of students not buying textbooks even though they may be able to afford it was brought up by Nahyan Fancy, an associate professor of history. It was resolved by Good that the issue would be further discussed at another time. The Demonstration Policy is under review as well after the
events of Brother Jed coming to do this quite often, as do other campus. organizations as an opportunity The faculty meeting also to try to help balance the books,” addressed McCoy said. the idea of “I think that a possible we’re working Honor Code, “... anytime one through which came you have an for staff and out of trying it’s being to define the administrator or developed campus’s sense anyone leave the now. It’s really of community. voluntary, It would deal campus, it’s a for people with academic question.” if they’re issues but also - President Mark McCoy interested.” include issues McCoy beyond. also addressed President the rumor McCoy spoke of Anthony to the faculty next. After Jones, former Vice President congratulating the faculty on for Enrollment Management, a successful Winter Term, leaving DePauw. McCoy addressed the rumors “So anytime you have an and questions of voluntary administrator or anyone leave early retirement. the campus, it’s a question. “I will say that universities I hated to see AJ go. He is a
very smart person and a very good man, and if you’ve read anything about it, it’s just as it says,” McCoy said. “When we started that [hiring] process, we thought that AJ would move from Nashville to Greencastle, and it turns out that he wasn’t able to do so, and so he would commute and go home on weekends. In the admission world there aren’t such things as weekends. By the end of the semester, it was clear that he couldn’t keep both his family and his job.” Next, McCoy announced that DePauw is up in admission, applications, and slightly up in deposits, but there are still challenges that the University faces such as Indiana University being added to the Common Application.
DePauw Collaborative and Public Safety work to reduce high risk drinking BY EMMA MACANALLY Staff Writer news@thedepauw.com
In response to an increase in instances of high risk drinking on campus, DePauw implemented the DePauw collaborative this fall. Dean of Campus Life Dorian Shager said, “This collaborative, made up of students, faculty, and staff, focuses on determining the best ways to make DePauw a safer and healthier campus.” The collaborative consists of two main groups: BACk Down (Blood Alcohol Concentration), which is comprised of student leaders from a number of organizations on campus and a second group made up of faculty and staff members. Shager, who heads up the collaborative, explains that its
purpose is to focus on effective ways to reduce high risk drinking. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) has compiled research using the CollegeAIM (Alcohol Intervention Matrix) tool to discover which interventions are most effective when it comes to reducing high risk drinking behaviors. Angela Nally, director of Public Safety, states, “They went through a process where they looked at all the interventions and strategies to address alcohol, and one, just one because there are many of them, was to increase enforcement of underage drinking on campus.” According to George Koob, NIAAA director, in a National Institute of Health press release, “While college officials have numerous options for alcohol interventions, they are not all equally effective. CollegeAIM can
help schools choose wisely among available strategies, boosting their chances for success and helping them improve the health and safety of their students.” With the help of CollegeAIM, DePauw has been able to determine which intervention methods will work best on this campus. The collaboration went through a process where they looked at all of the potential strategies and interventions, focusing on both their effectiveness and cost. Shager explains that one of the most highly effective interventions comes in the form of enforcement of underage drinking laws. Whereas DePauw has heavily relied on community standards methods in the past, an increase in enforcement of underage drinking via Public Safety is likely to have more of an effect on high risk drinking. “What we have to do is address
some of our really scary alcohol statistics,” Nally said. “When we have people going to the hospital with a .4 or higher, it’s really time to look at interventions in a different way.” Nally emphasizes that this is not a change in policy, but more of a change in Public Safety practice. “Basically, we’re just going to increase the use of our criminal justice system, so we’ve always have had access to both systems, we have used both systems, we’ve just leaned more heavily on community standards than we have on the criminal justice system,” Nally said. “What you can expect to see is increased use of the criminal justice system.” The Public Safety Advisory Board also contributed to this change of practice. According to Nally, these advisors endorsed an increased use of the criminal justice system to lower high risk
drinking on campus. In student terms, this means an increase in citations for minors in consumption. However, it’s important to understand that the way Public Safety interacts with students isn’t going to change. “Our primary focus has always been on safety. If someone calls public safety because a friend is highly intoxicated, no one will be getting cited into court. The priority is the health and safety of our students,” Nally said. Still, some students are still uncertain over these new changes to Public Safety practices. “I think that now people are going to be so much less likely to call Public Safety even in a time of need,”said sophomore Hanna Wade. “People will be less likely to stay around and help their friend out because if they’re around that could affect them more severely than before.”
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BY JEFF COLLINS Features Columnist features@thedepauw.com
In past Movies with Jeff articles I have discussed films that have played on DePauw’s campus as part of the DePauw Film Studies Series. This semester, the series gets an international twist because of the Tournées Film Festival. I’m Jeff Collins, and for this week’s Movies with Jeff I will be discussing the Festival and the first film from the series: “Loin des Hommes.” Before getting into the film, a deeper understanding of the Tournées Film Festival would be beneficial. The Festival is part of the French American Cultural Exchange (FACE) Foundation. The purpose of the program is to bring French films to U.S. universities and college campuses. The first six films of this semester’s film studies series are French films from Tournées, so only three non-French films will be shown. Now, let’s get on with “Loin Des Hommes.” The 2014 French drama, “Loin Des Hommes,” or “Far From Men” in English, is directed by David Oelhoffen. The drama was initially released at the 71st Venice International Film Festival where it won the award for Best Film. The story is based on an Albert Camus short story titled, “The Guest.” The film centers on Daru (Viggo Mortensen), a teacher who is charged with bringing Mohamed (Reda Kateb), a murderer, into town for justice. Daru is reluctant to do this and even gives Mohamed the option of leaving. Surprisingly, Mohamed refuses, believing that he should face justice. The two aspects of this film that jump out to me right away are the setting and Mortensen’s
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performance as Daru. The film takes place in Algeria in 1954, and although I have never been to Algeria, the setting of the film seemed very believable. The mountain background throughout most of the film seems to compliment the isolation of Daru and Mohamed, two men who are alone. The openness of the setting worked well in contrast with the small cast; there are only about five principle characters in the film, the central one being Mortensen. What I thought this film did very well was discuss and develop Daru. When we initially meet Daru, he is a schoolteacher in the Algerian mountains; however, the audience knows that there is more to Daru that what was initially told or shown to us. We learn that he was once a reserve officer in the army, but it’s his actions in trying to protect Mohamed that shows the audience the complexity of Daru. At moments throughout the film I could not help but almost feel a western vibe from “Loin des Hommes.” Daru is, in a sense, a Cowboy-hero-type character thrust back into the wild to protect Mohamed. Admittedly, I do not have much experience with French Cinema, so for that reason “Loin des Hommes” was a nice change in pace from Hollywood style movies. I would strongly recommend my fellow DePauw peers to take advantage of the eyeopening opportunity that the Tournées Film Festival allows. It’s not too often that you get to see French films in Greencastle. Until next time, take care of each other and yourself; I’m Jeff at the Movies.
Junior Keegan Kollias represents the Love Your Melon brand with a signature beanie. Photo courtesy of Vickie Black Photography.
DePauw students bring pediatric cancer awareness to campus BY NATALIE BRUNINI Staff Writer opinions@thedepauw.com
Twenty DePauw students are bringing cancer awareness to the University by working with a clothing brand called Love Your Melon. The club, led by Sophomore Brittany Welker, started its efforts with DePauw in November 2016 and has been recruiting new members ever since in order to support pediatric cancer research. Love Your Melon was started by two classmates at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota in 2012. The organization sells apparel, accessories, and hats to raise money for the company’s nonprofit partners who focus on pediatric cancer. One of the ways the brand brings in donations and expands its audience is through its Campus Crew Program. The program is currently in place at over 700 colleges, including DePauw. Welker started the Campus Crew Program at DePauw by reaching out to Love Your Melon and submitting an application for DePauw. While there had been talk about starting a crew on campus last year, students had a hard time putting one together. However, this year, DePauw was granted admission to the highly selective
program and the organization has proven to be successful on campus. At DePauw, the purpose of the organization is to “publicize the brand in order to bring awareness to it on campus,” first-year Abby Hess said, “and with college students the main goal is just to get more business for this company.” The students promote Love Your Melon products and encourage other students to purchase from the website. To increase funds and donations, the members of the organization go around campus wearing their Love Your Melon beanies or baseball caps, which encourages students to purchase apparel from the website. “Some sort of tabling definitely is what we’re really looking into for this next semester, kind of get the name out there and promote it a little bit more,” explained the Public Relations Manager for the club, Junior Lauren Witherspoon. One of the unique qualities of Love Your Melon is that it is “one of the organizations that gives most of the profits towards pediatric cancer research, whereas with other companies it’s 10%” said Kira Singer. Beyond donating half of their proceeds to childhood cancer, the program also has another factor that makes it stand out, their campus credit program. Each Campus Crew works to earn credit for their school club
by encouraging the sale of the products online. According to Hess, “ [students] can go online and when they checkout there’s an option to choose a school; then, if they select DePauw, we get credit for it.” For every item purchased, the crew receives one credit, which puts them in the ranking against other universities across the United States. The credits also show how well DePauw’s Love Your Melon crew is doing with outreach. Singer explained that for this year, the club’s goal is to reach enough credits to where they will be able to go to a hospital and deliver beanies to children with cancer. Students who are not involved with the organization, such as first-year Sarah Ramsey, are still able to see the positive impact that Love Your Melon is having around campus. “I think it’s a really awesome program that any school across the country can get involved in,” Ramsey said. “DePauw has great representatives that are very passionate for the cause, which I think really helps with the success.” Those interested in supporting DePauw’s branch of Love Your Melon can visit the organization’s website and select DePauw at checkout in order to help achieve this year’s goal of visiting a hospital.
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DePauw student artists present artwork at annual juried student exhibition BY LINDSEY JONES Assistant Features Editor features@thedepauw.com
DePauw students’ creative art was highlighted by Indiana University ceramics professor Malcolm Mobutu-Smith in the 2017 Annual Juried Art Exhibition at the Richard E. Peeler Art Center on February 2. The exhibition is open to all DePauw students in studio art courses, allowing each student four submissions per year in 2D, 3D or 4D artwork. This year’s presentation held thirty-three pieces for juror Mobutu-Smith, Associate Professor of Ceramics and Director of Graduate Studies. DePauw art studio and history faculty pick a new juror every year, choosing either professional artists, guest art faculty, or museum professionals. Each year the visiting juror creates their own criteria for the finalists, giving the students independent criticism separate from DePauw faculty. Mobutu-Smith was impressed by the students’ ability to explore complex ideas and execute them well. “I’m really excited by the relationship of the discursive investigation and the sharpness of mind from the students,” said MobutuSmith. First-place for 2D was awarded to senior studio art major Adam Rathbun for his “Judith Beheading Holofernes.” Rathbun is a veteran contributor to the juried exhibition as he has submitted artwork since his sophomore year and was a finalist in last year’s competition. With the vibrant colors on an extremely large canvas that dominates the wall, Rathbun’s painting will surely grab one’s attention from the gallery’s entrance. “[My piece] ‘Judith’ and
Malcolm Mobutu-Smith (right center) talks with two-dimensional second prize winner, Kerrigan Clark (left center), about his work. DAVID KOBE / THE DEPAUW
my work is about taking moments and putting them into modern context that isn’t bound by previous styles,” said Rathbun. “These juried exhibitions are great because it means my work is appreciated by someone respected in the art world.” Third-place for 2D went to senior studio art major Mackenzie Sikora’s “Nothing Is Real.” Sikora’s mixed media piece emulates the relationship between authenticity and fakeness in the world, where ‘fake’ is painted in bold colors behind a thin wire sculpture of ‘real.’ “I called it “Nothing is Real” because the ‘fake’ part is crisp, clean…representing the insincerity of everyone,” said Sikora. “The ‘real’ part is crumbling with reality. It’s hard to remember what is real anymore.”
Other finalists include 2D second-place Kerrigan Clark’s “Untitled,” 3D first-place Mats Kline’s “Flow,” secondplace Rhiley McIntyre’s “Untitled,” and third-place Amelia Warren’s “Love Me Not.” Top finalists in each category are given a monetary prize for their pieces. The annual juried exhibition is a gateway into the realm of studio art on DePauw’s campus. Many students spend hours in Peeler mastering their skills and techniques, so the exhibition is one way to showcase their hard work. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to visit the various creative pieces, as the exhibition will be open to the community until March 1, 2017.
Malcolm Mobutu-Smith discusses his impressions of DePauw students creative ability. DAVID KOBE / THE DEPAUW
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Crown Street volunteer program reaches out to at-risk children BY EMMA MACANALLY Staff writer features@thedepauw.com
Wound up from a sedentary day in the classroom, children run into the Crown Street Community Center excited to build and test robots to prepare for an upcoming competition in Indianapolis. The program, headed by professor of Spanish Robert Hershberger and coordinated by first-year Bonner scholars Megan McKinzie and Alexa Jenkins, seeks to introduce at-risk children in the Greencastle community to STEM, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, topics by providing robot kits for the students to work with. McKinzie said that often these kids don’t realize their options in STEM fields; they may be struggling in reading skills because they don’t have a lot of support from home. The Robotics Club isn’t Hershberger’s first experience with
the Crown Street Community Center. He’s been working at the community center for years and creating new programs. This past summer, he met Chelle Hendershot, a fifth grade teacher at Tzouanakis, as he helped with “Camp Invention,” a camp that served families who couldn’t afford to send their children to summer camp. Hoping to continue working with some of these same children, Hendershot applied for and received a grant for robotics. In order to reach more kids, she and Hershberger decided to collaborate by starting a year-round robotics program at the community center. Hershberger recruited some of his students from the Servicio en las Américas program over the summer to staff the robotics sessions. Because the program is only in its first year, Hershberger emphasizes that it is a “work in progress,” but that they are constantly developing new curriculum to better serve the stu-
Crown Street Community Center’s Robotics Club. EMMA HOUSTON / THE DEPAUW
dents. “Community service is not always glamorous and an easy thing to do, but we’ve obviously learned from some of our mistakes,” Hershberger said. From the beginning, the program garnered immense enthusiasm from the elementary students. At Tzouanakis, 180 students wanted to join the program, but resources were only available for 18 participants. This initial enthusiasm helped drive the program forward. McKinzie commented that from the start, “everything ran pretty smoothly...It’s not perfect yet, but we’re getting there.” Now, the kids are looking forward to attending a competition in February, which is one of the requirements for the grant that Hendershot received. When asked about her dream for The program, Hendershot said that she wants to make an impact on kids’ lives so that they can consider STEM as a viable option in the future. “I’ve talked to several people as grownups that did something similar to this and it was the thing that kept them going through school,” Hendershot said. “Kids that hated school would enjoy it because of something like this hands-on fun that they can do.” Working with the robots both inspires and challenges the young students, many of whom may have been struggling in school due to a lack of excitement. Hendershot mentioned that some even asked for robotics kits for Christmas because they were so excited to practice their new skills and continue their education. Hershberger’s goal for the future is to “potentially give these kids a leg up in the pathway for future work in a STEM-related field, which is so important in this day and age.” Like all programs at the Crown Street Community Center, the Robotics Club provides after-school educational enrichment for children to help them get ahead in the future.
Crown Street Community Center’s Robotics Club. EMMA HOUSTON / THE DEPAUW
“We’ll never really know what the full benefit of the program is until fifteen, twenty years from now,” Hershberger said. “If we’ve been successful in introducing these STEM topics to these kids, and to give them some ideas about what their future could entail, then we’ve done our job.” Hendershot highlighted the need for solid relationships between the DePauw students and the children, saying that the program “could be the one thing that keeps them on track or lets them fall through the cracks.” Many of the kids were handpicked because they were in danger of missing out on valuable opportunities in the future, like careers in the STEM field. They were falling behind in class or were discouraged in the school environment, and the robotics program is a way to recapture their enthusiasm. Hershberger, Hendershot, and
McKinzie all maintained that the program is always open to new volunteers. “I don’t know if college students always get how important it is to be consistent and committed, and what an important role they have with the kids, and how deeply the kids learn to love them in the short time they are together,” Hendershot said. It is clear that working with the children in the program has made an impact on McKinzie. Although she had no prior interest in robotics, she has grown to love the program because of the time she spends with the children, watching them grow as they develop problem-solving skills in their work with the robots. What inspires her is “just seeing all the things that run through their head and the amazing ideas they have. A lot of them aren’t realistic but they don’t know that yet, so they’re not afraid to dream really big and that’s incredible to me.”
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“Degenerate Art” lecture and “Street Scene” opera demonstrate strong ties to Professor of history, Julia Bruggemann, found that the lecture was very crucial for DePauw students in order to learn not only about Nazi Germany but Keith Holtz, professor of also about how art influenced art history at Western Illinois the era. “The lecture pointed out University, gave a lecture at the importance Art for the Nazi Peeler Auditorium on Feb. 2 dictatorship and investigated about the “Degenerate Art” how it’s display, censorship, exhibition and The Nazi’s Attack and even destruction was used on Modern Art and Music. in the service of nefarious, Holtz has spent much of his racist, and murderous purposes” time instructing students about Bruggemann said. Nazism and its connection to National Socialists had a art and visual culture in Nazi strong claim over what could Germany through teaching and be considered suitable for the by authoring two books. exhibition. “The art that was Michael Mackenzie, professor labelled as degenerate was made of art history at DePauw, states by artists that the Nazis didn’t that Holtz is interested in a variety think were German enough, or of topics about Nazi Germany, were too Jewish, or too modern,” including modern German artists Mackenzie said. “The exhibition who resisted the Nazi regime. An gained popularity by having it be expert on modern art in Austria the norm to make fun of modern and Germany, Holtz provided culture.” an in-depth analysis of artists First-year Melissa Browning who went into exile to escape enjoyed the ability to view one Nazi Germany because modern exhibition through multiple art, music, and architecture lenses. “It’s important for students was labelled “degenerate” and to understand and appreciate our banned. own country’s past,” Browning The “Degenerate Art” said, “but equally important to exhibition was opened in 1937 make an effort to understand and included other histories 650 works of and how those art seized from “It’s important shape and are 32 German shaped by art m u s e u m s . for students to and music.” “Degenerate” understand and The lecture art was anything from Holtz is contradictory appreciate our closely related to the National own country’s to DePauw’s Socialists’ upcoming ideology or past...” rendition of the propaganda. - Melissa Browning opera, “Street “ E s s e n t i a l l y, Scene,” which Nazis took will be held modern out of from Feb. 9-12 museums and in the GCPA. made fun of it,” Mackenzie said. The composer of the opera, Kurt “The purpose of the exhibition Weill, was a refugee from Nazi was to pick fun at modern art Germany who often composed and encourage people who didn’t music that served a socially understand contemporary art to advantageous function. disparage it.” As a prominent and popular BY MADELINE SMITH Features Editor features@thedepauw.com
Keith Holtz lectures on degenerate art in Peeler auditorium. MADELINE SMITH / THE DEPAUW
Jewish composer, Weill quickly became a target for Nazis. He fled from Nazi Germany in 1933 and moved to Paris before settling in New York City. The City sets the stage for “Street Scene,” an opera that focuses on romance and tensions between families. By presenting both the “Degenerate Art” exhibition and “Street Scene” in such close proximity to each other, Mackenzie hopes to draw attention to the strong connection between past and present repression. He states that while the exhibition was an attempt to demonize culture and gain popular support through such acts, part of the larger effort was to dehumanize the Jewish minority. “Do we see today that the same people who denounce
culture and art they don’t like as ‘elite’ and ‘unAmerican’ are also dehumanizing the members of a religious minority?” said Mackenzie. Mackenzie fully believes in the importance of having this lecture for students so that they can attempt to look at the past and try and make connections to the present. “We should be wary of those who want to win our support by telling us that we’re ‘in’ while others are ‘out’,” Mackenzie said, “and who would achieve popularity by rejecting diversity, complexity, and challenges to tradition and cultural authority.”
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What should we do about Betsy De Vos? Yesterday, Betsy DeVos was confirmed as Education Secretary after Mike Pence broke a 50-50 tie in the senate for the first time for a cabinet nominee. The confirmation comes amidst great opposition from the public following confirmation hearing footage of DeVos struggling to answer basic questions about some of the biggest issues regarding education in the United States. From sexual assault to the history of rising tuition hikes, DeVos proved to have a negligent understanding of the issues. The footage comes from a Senate hearing in which senators tried to discern DeVos’s credibility. In short, DeVos showed herself to be entirely unqualified to hold the position of Secretary of Education yet, Senators could not step away from party lines to block the nomination of an unqualified candidate. The purpose of these hearings is to do exactly what the senate failed to do in this case. This successful nomination is yet another failure in the democratic process that this country claims to hold dear. In a political landscape where the current President of the United States, Donald Trump, considers his ability to break away from his party on policy a point of pride, the Republicans in the Senate cannot do the same. Some of the most outspoken critics of Trump and his potential for destructive cabinet including Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, and Ted Cruz all fell in line and voted yes. Senators Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska proved to be the only Republicans to disagree with their Republican constituents. Despite this disappointing result precedent demonstrates that confirmations are often pushed through the Senate effortlessly especially when the Senate is controlled by the same party as the presidency. As we find ourselves asking ourselves too often in these first 100 days of Trump’s presidency, where do we go from here? There are reasons to be optimistic in the wake of this confirmation. In the months that led up to the confirmation vote, an historic number of constituents called into their Senators in order to express their concern for their country. Sen. Bob Casey (D) from Pennsylvania was contacted by 100,000 callers. More than he has received in 10 years. Continued effort and involvement from the constituents themselves remains the most effective vehicle of actual change at a political level. The involvement needed starts with knowing the issues and ends with voting in every election, not just every four years. Midterm elections will take place Nov. 6, 2018 and 33 seats in the Senate will be contested.
Brock Turner As a graduating senior working in the Office of Admission, I find myself faced with a similar set of questions from prospective students and their parents every time I step into work. The usual topics cover everything from Greek life to the cost of tuition; yet, one question tends to be a challenging one that few students look forward to hearing—“what are you doing after graduation?” Those dreaded six words tend to evoke anxiety, fear, panic, and stress—especially for seniors. The upcoming career fair offers seniors as well as first-years (and everyone in between) the opportunity to start shaping an answer to such questions. Upwards of 50 companies will be on campus on Tuesday, Feb. 21 from 2:00 until 6:00p.m.. They represent many different industries and job functions. Whether you’re a first-year aiming to make a good initial impression, sophomore trying to land that first internship, or a senior trying to
answer the post-grad question you should be in attendance. Meeting and interacting with recruiters is a critical piece of the job search. Many employers use that first, one-minute interaction as an initial interview—take advantage of it. In a world of online applications, this fair gives you the chance to stand out and make personal connections that are often impossible to get when applying online. That being said, simply attending and handing off a resume that hasn’t been updated in six months isn’t enough. Look online at the list of companies, find some you’re interested in, and do your research. Tell them what you’re involved in on and off campus, and how it might relate to their needs. Demonstrate your unique skill-set in a way they might not understand from your resume—all majors can add value to all types of positions. In my experience companies focus less on your resume, but how you tell your story. Having a unique and relevant answer to the “tell me about yourself” question sets you apart from others. Tailoring that narrative to each company can help get your foot in the door.
United Methodist Exemplary Teaching Award Nominations are invited for the 2016-2017 United Methodist Exemplary Teaching Award, given annually to one or more faculty members who "exemplify excellence in teaching; civility and concern for students and colleagues; commitment to value-centered education; and service to students, the institution, and the community." Please send nominations, addressing the above criteria, to Carrie Klaus, Dean of Faculty (cklaus@ depauw.edu), by Wednesday, February 15, 2017. Nominations should be no more than 250 words in length.
After the fair is when you can start expanding your circle. Send every recruiter or alum you spoke with a thank you note or email. Connect with them on LinkedIn. When you begin applying for their positions, be sure to mention the conversation in your application or in your cover letter. That quick conversation with an alum or recruiter could lead to a position now or down the road. As a graduating senior, I’ll admit this process isn’t always easy. Finding a job or internship can be a full-time job in and of itself. There are inevitable disappointments along the way, but take those in stride. I promise receiving that offer letter to your dream job makes everything worth it. Our team at the Hubbard Center has put together a great fair, and we’re excited to help you expand your circle. Should you have any questions ahead of the fair, feel free to stop in during any of our advising hours. Brock is a senior Political Science and English writing double major from Greenfield, IN. He is also a Coquillette Peer Consultant at the Hubbard Center for Student
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PG. 11 Feburary 8, 2017
The irritation game BY FOSTER WHITLOCK Staff Writer opinions@thedepauw.com
Donald Trump has always had his fair share of dissenters. His unlikely candidacy and eventual win was met with plenty of vitriol and hatred. But now that Trump has vaulted into the office of the presidency, the heat has been turned up. It is not unprecedented for the President of the United States to have a rocky relationship with the media and the public. What is clear, however, is that the amount, the pace, and the personal level with which Trump has responded to his critics is something we have never seen before. As soon as Trump was sworn into office, his administration has sought to delegitimize
and threaten any person or organization that has dared to undermine Trump’s authority. The fixation on the crowd size of Trump’s inauguration and the insistence that it was the “largest ever” by Trump himself, despite substantiated claims running counter to that, was just one of many outbursts Trump has had. This, combined with Trump’s repeated attacks on SNL, a partisan late-night comedy show, demonstrates that anyone who publicly humiliates or criticizes Trump has the ability to get under his skin. Numerous sources and leaks within the White House portray the President as a thin-skinned narcissist obsessed with his popularity and the country’s acceptance of him. This might seem like an unfair or extreme characterization, but Trump’s
repeated Twitter rants, press whatever the former head of conferences, and the words of far-right Breitbart news has put his surrogates demonstrate that in front of him. Amidst all of Trump will not tolerate anyone the judgment and joking about or anything that is critical of “President Bannon,” Trump has him. again taken to Twitter to fire Donald Trump signed an back, this time claiming, “I call executive order last week my own shots…and everyone which gave knows it”. chief strategist For Trump Stephen Bannon “I call my own to write a spot on on Twitter the National shots…and ensuring S e c u r i t y everyone knows people that Council, a move he is not which has been it.” just a pawn criticized by -Donald Trump in Bannon’s both Democrats master plan and Republicans suggests a alike. Multiple profound level reports have alleged that Trump of insecurity and frustration. did not know what he was All of these examples, doing when he signed the order, combined with the entire Trump and because of this, Trump team dismissing all opposition has been cast as a puppet of as “fake news” show that less Bannon’s who is willing to sign than a month into Trump’s term,
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Trump is already frustrated and irritated by his detractors and cannot accept any negative caricature or portrayal of him. He is willing to insult and aggravate anyone who does not go along with all of his plans, exhausting all of his political capital in the process. Anything the media and other individuals are doing to embarrass Trump is clearly working already. Having this kind of attitude towards his critics will not serve Trump well in the long term, as fighting battles with the likes of Meryl Streep and the cast of Hamilton does not help at all with achieving policy goals. However, it seems Trump has been provoked beyond the point of reconciliation and there is no end in sight to his Twitter tirades and denial of any news reported by the mainstream media.
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Letter to the Editor Letter to our students We write to you with love, indignation, concern, and hope. Specifically, we write in response to President Trump’s Executive Order, “Protecting [sic] the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States,” which went into effect on Jan. 27 2017. This order suspends U.S. admission for refugees and passport holders from 7 countries. At this time there is a court injunction against this order, although the injunction is partial and temporary, and the Department of Homeland Security has not unequivocally committed to obeying it. We oppose this order and any attempts to betray the injunction. This is our duty not only as human beings, but also as faculty members at DePauw University, which seeks to create a community of belonging and that operates on a principle of non-discrimination. For our current and prospective students, and fellow staff and faculty, upholding our duties as faculty requires resisting unjust decrees that block immigration and restrict movement from certain countries. In November we voted overwhelmingly to declare DePauw a sanctuary campus. Although the administration informed us they would not make such a declaration, they have stated publicly that they will not share student records with outside agencies unless required to do so by law (and an executive order is not a law). We affirm our steadfast support for the rights of DePauw University’s international students, faculty, and staff. The undersigned faculty and staff, Aaron Dziubinskyj, Professor of Modern Languages (Spanish) Alejandro Puga, Associate Professor, (Modern Languages) Alexandra Chamberlain, Assistant Curator of Exhibitions and Education Allison Roehling, Assistant Professor of Economics and Management Amanda Halfacre, Director of Community Standards Andra Alvis, Part-Time Assistant Professor of Asian Studies Andrew Cullison, Director, The Prindle Institute for Ethics Angela N. Castañeda, Edward Myers Dolan Professor of Anthropology Anne Harris, Vice President for Academic Affairs
Anthony Baratta, Sustainability Director Austin Arceo, Coordinator of Communications and Special Projects Barbara Bean, Emerita Professor of English Barbara Whitehead, Professor of History Bob Dewey Brenden Willey, Assistant Professor of English Brittany Collins, Internship Coordinator Bruce Burking, Manager of Safety and Risk Management Services Bryan Hanson, Prof. of Chemistry & Biochemistry Cara Setchell Carrie F. Klaus, Dean of Faculty and Professor of Modern Languages (French) Chet Fornari, Professor Chris Wolfe, Communications Manager for Academic Programs Christiane Wisehart, Assistant Director of Digital Services, Prindle Cindy Babington, Interim Vice President for Enrollment Management CJ Gomolka Clarissa Peterson Clark Sage, Assistant Professor of Anthropology Conner Gordon, Graduate Fellow, Prindle Institute for Ethics Craig Hadley, Director/Curator Cynthia O’Dell Professor of Art Dan Gurnon Dan Solberg Part-Time Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Dana Dudle, Professor of Biology David Gellman David Newman, Professor of Sociology David Worthington Derek R. Ford, Assistant Professor of Education Doug Fellegy Douglas Harms, Professor of Computer Science and Bonner Faculty Advisor Dr. Amanda A. Hopson Elissa Harbert, Assistant Professor of Music History Eliza Brown, Asst. Prof. of Music Emelie Russell, Instructor of Art and Art History Emmitt Y. Riley III, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Eric Edberg, Cassel Grubb University Professor of Music Geoffrey D. Klinger; Professor, Director of Forensics Gerald Duane Skoog, Technical Director Gigi Jennewein, Part-time Assistant Professor of Communication and Theatre Glen David Kuecker, Professor of History Inge Aures (Prof. of Modern
Languages) Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jane Cooling Brady Professor of English Jackie Roberts, Professor of Biochemistry James Wells Jarrod Hunt, Assistant Professor Jeanne Servais, Asst. to the VP Jeff Hansen, Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry Jeff Kenney, Professor of Religious Studies Jeffrey Dunn, Associate Professor Jennifer Everett, Assoc. Professor Jennifer L. Adams, Associate Professor John Berry, Assistant Professor of Painting and Drawing Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, Professor of Media Studies Julia Bruggemann, History Professor Julie Reed, Registrar’s Office Karin D. Wimbley, Assistant Professor of English Kate Smanik, Assistant Dean of Students for Spirituality, Service and Social Justice Kayla Birt Flegal, Librarian Kent E Menzel, Professor Kevin Howley, Professor of Media Studies Kristina Boerger, Director of Choral Activities, School of Music LaToshia Everson Associate Director Laura Brumbaugh, Vocal Coach and Staff Accompanist Laurent Vesely Leigh-Anne Goins Assistant Professor Lexy Halpen. Assistant Director of Multicultural Student Services, Coordinator of LGBTQ Services Lydia Marshall Lynn Ishikawa, Assistant Professor of English Lynn M Bedard M. Susan Anthony Mac Dixon-Fyle, Professor of History Mandy Brookins Blinn, Assistant Dean of Experiential Learning Marcelle McVorran, Professor of Education Studies Maria Hristova, Visiting Assistant Professor Mark Kannowski, Ian M. Rolland Professor of Mathematics Mark McCoy, President Martha Rainbolt, Emerita Professor of English Marthe Chandler, Professor Emeritus Melanie Finney, Professor, Communication & Theatre Melissa Petreaca, Assistant Professor of Biology Melissa Petreaca, Assistant Professor of Biology Meryl Altman, Professor of English and Women’s, Gender,
and Sexuality Studies Michael Chavez, Campus Living and Community Development Coordinator Michael Mackenzie, Professor of Art History Michael Roberts, Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Misti Scott, Secretary Department of Art and Art History, Galleries, Muse N. Manickam, Professor and Chair, Dept of Math Naima Shifa Natalia Rachford,part-time assistant professor Natalie Lugg, Admission Counselor Nathan Kober, Associate Director of Admission Neal McKinney, Assistant Director, Off-Campus Programs Nicholas Reynolds, D.M.A. Nicole Lobdell, Assistant Professor of English Pam Propsom, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience Paul Michael Johnson, Assistant Professor of Modern Languages Pauline Ota, Associate Professor Pedar Foss, Professor of Classical Studies Professor Alicia Suarez Professor Vanessa Dickerson Rachel Goldberg Rebecca Bordt, Otto L. Sonders Jr. Professor of Sociology and Anthropology Rebecca L. Upton, Professor of Sociology & Anthropology and Co-Director of Global Health Rick Provine, Dean of Libraries Ruth Szpunar Salil Benegal Scott A. Hamilton Scott Spiegelberg Sharon Crary, Associate Professor of Chemistry & Biochemistry Sherry Mou, Associate Professor Sujung, Assistant Professor in Religious Studies Tamara Beauboeuf, Professor of WGSS Theresa Noble, Music Library Manager (staff) Thomas King Tiffany Hebb Tim Good Tineke D’Haeseleer, Assistant Professor of East Asian History Toni M. Robinson, Associate Director of Music Admission Tony Weinstein, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Music Veronica Pejril Wade Hazel William Smith M.Ed LMHC Yug Gill (Assistant Director of International Student Services)
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OPINION What did you think of Super Bowl LI??
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““I think the Falcons choked really hard, but Brady also came in clutch and did everything he was supposed to do.”
“I couldn’t care less. Save the whales.”
“I hate the Patriots, like the rest of America.”
“It was a good game to watch, but it was a sad ending because the Patriots won.”
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PAUL CHRISTIAN Sophomore distance runner Paul Christian helped lead the DePauw track and field team to a second place finish in this weekend’s Tiger Small College Indoor Invitational, after winning the 3,000 meters with a time of 8:53.68. This was the team’s first meet of the indoor track season, and Christian looks to continue his momentum into the rest of this season, as well as the outdoor track season. The DePauw: What are your personal goals for this track and field season and what are your goals for the team as a whole? Paul Christian: Our team goal is to try to win conference. Across the board we’re already looking pretty good. Our throwers, jumpers, sprinters, and distance runners are all scoring points. Personally, my goal is to aid that as best I can by placing well in my own events. TDP: You ran 13 seconds faster in your 3 mile this weekend than you did in the same meet last year. What did you do differently in your race to help you perform better?
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PC: I’m very happy to start out the season with a sub-9:00 3K. My legs feel a lot better than last year and I think all the extra things like cross training are beginning to pay off. TDP: How did you originally get involved as a crosscountry and track and field runner?
PC: I don’t really know - I’ve been running my whole live either as a means of entertainment or transportation so it seemed natural when I joined my school team in fourth grade. Since then I’ve always been pretty decent, but didn’t really get good until last year. I think my improvement is largely due to the fantastic team and coaches at DePauw. TDP: What do you like about track season as opposed to cross-country season? PC: The only thing I like better about track than cross-country is the last 200 meters. Kicking past people to the finish line is a fantastic feeling. Christian and the rest of the DePauw Track and Field team will be competing in the DePauw Invitational this Saturday at home.
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PG. 14 | Feburary 8, 2016
Men’s basketball team’s losing streak extended to six games
Absence of VandeMerkt leaves Tigers lacking at both ends of the court BY BROOKS HEPP Staff Writer sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw men’s basketball team spent the weekend on the road as they traveled to Allegheny College on Friday and Hiram on Saturday. They headed home from Hiram, Ohio disappointed after losing both games by scores of 59-73 and 71-85. These two losses extended the team’s losing streak to six games. The Tigers took on Alleghany without starter, leading rebounder and most dangerous post threat junior Jack VandeMerkt. The forward was sidelined due to a sickness. This reflected in the rebounding margin where the team was outrebounded 45-29. The team was also outscored in the paint 38-10. Head Coach
Bruce Fenlon said the absence of VandeMerkt was tough for the team to overcome. “It’s going to hurt your rebounding totals when your most efficient rebounder is out with the flu,” Fenlon said. “And even though he played at Hiram, he was still limited. We also give it to him in the post offensively quite a bit and run some things through him so it hurts to not have that either.” The lead changed eight times and DePauw led 33-30 at the half before being outscored by 17 points in the second half. Junior, Chris Burrough led the Tigers with 14 points. Senior Luke Lattner, scored 11, junior David Vogel added 10 and senior Nate Jahn scored nine. The team got back on the I-70 westbound that night to make their second stop of the weekend at Hiram College. This time DePauw
never led at any point in the game, only letting a halftime deficit of 37-31 increase to the final score of 85-71. One reason for the recent second-half struggles comes with the team losing some of its attention to detail. “If you watch the film of our second halves,” Fenlon said, “You can see that we aren’t doing the little things as well. Our rebounding is weaker, we are opening up wider lanes to drive on defense, sometimes missing the open man on offense. We need to keep the focus up in the second half.” Despite the limited return of VandeMerkt at Hiram, the team was still outrebounded 42-28 and outscored in second chance points 23-11. Vogel says the team needs to address the rebounding problem immediately. “Rebounding has definitely been
something we have to work on in practice,” Vogel said. “We’ve gotten killed on the glass the past couple games.” Lattner led the Tigers with 14 points and was the only player to score in double figures. Vogel scored nine, and sophomore Pete Feely scored eight off the bench. Junior Forest Nettles recorded seven points and grabbed a teamhigh four rebounds in just nine minutes of play. Despite their losing streak being extended to six games, the team remains confident heading into the postseason. “We know we can beat anyone when we get into the tournament,” Vogel said. “We still feel like we’ve got a pretty good shot to position ourselves for the conference tourney over the next four games. We just need to play well for the rest of the regular season.”
The Tigers have shown the potential to knock off the best teams in the conference with strong efforts against both Wooster College and Denison University. Fenlon wants his team to focus on the positive games and come into the postseason with the confidence to make a run. “I think some of the guys are disappointed because we haven’t won any of the big games yet,” Fenlon said, “But we are right there in all of them. Our players know this and they know we have the talent to pull off some of these games in the conference tournament.” The Tigers now sit at 9-12 overall and 5-9 in the NCAC for seventh. They return to action at home on Wednesday against 23rd ranked Denison at 8p.m..
Track and field takes second at Tiger Indoor Invitational BY MALLORY DILLON Staff Writer sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw track and field took another step in preparing for the upcoming outdoor season this past Friday. The Tigers brought in ten teams from five different small colleges to compete at Hollensteiner Track. Both DePauw’s men and women placed in second, respectively. “I was very happy with how the team did,” said sophomore sprinter Johnny Miller. “Our team stuck together and showed some great things on Friday night and I was
very happy with how the meet ended.” The men fell to champions Hanover College by just four points, tallying up 144 by the end of the meet, while Franklin College came in third with 110 points. There were a handful of strong performances brought by the Tigers. Sophomore sprinter Chase Wright collected a first place finish in the 60 meter dash with a time of 7.27, while sophomore Paul Christian took first in the 3,000 meter 8:53.68. Junior thrower Nate Baker placed second in the weight throw with 14.89 meter, moving
him up to second longest distance in DePauw history. “I was happy with my overall performance,” Baker said. “I felt like my weight throw was finally able to click on my full throw.” The women were led by a string of first place finishes, including Senior Claudia Monnet in the 800 meter run (2:26.69), first-year Kira Singer in the 3,000 meter (12:04.34), and first-year Emily Wilson in the high jump (1.53m). Second place finishes included first-year Haley Thompson in the mile (5:36.68), and senior Amanda Weber in the
200m dash (27.66). Thompson said that having so many home meets has served as a strength for the Tigers throughout the indoor season. “Indoor is really about getting started for the outdoor season and so I think as a team we’re at a good starting point but am excited to see how we improve,” Thompson said. Both the men and women will compete in two more home meets before heading into indoor conference. “There will be some good competition at these meets,” Baker said. “We are continuing to train hard. That’s part of the struggle with
indoor that we have such a short time till conference.” Miller also believes the team is on the right path to having successful indoor and outdoor seasons. “The team is working really hard and very confident in making a statement this year,” Miller said. The Tigers host the DePauw Invitational on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Hollensteiner Track. The first event will start at 11a.m..
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PG. 15 | February 8, 2017
Tigers basketball dominates the weekend
Women’s basketball continues their perfect record with 18th straight win BY LIBBY KAISER Staff Wrtier sports@thedepauw.com
The 11th-ranked DePauw University Tigers took on Hiram College and Allegheny College this past weekend, gaining further momentum by picking up their 18th straight win. The weekend started out on Friday, taking down the Terriers with a 61-50 win, advancing the Tigers to 20-1 record overall and 12-0 in conference play. The Terriers fell to 15-6 overall and 7-5 in conference play. The win was DePauw’s 17th straight, and provided them with their 16th consecutive 20-win season. Within the opening four minutes, Hiram broke out to a 10-6 lead. The Tigers followed this with an 11-0 run, as junior Emily Budde scored six, senior Claire Ryan adding three, and sophomore Maya Howard notching two. By halftime, the Tigers led Hiram 27-17.
At the third quarter, the Tigers held a 36-22 advantage, but the Terriers caught up to 38-35 with 3:00 remaining. Hiram’s Mercedes Jones and Kaylee Shockley contributed to all 13 Hiram points. DePauw immediately propelled the lead back to 10 points and directed to the fourth quarter with a 47-39 lead. Howard hit a three with 8:17 remaining in the game, stretching DePauw’s lead to 10 points at 52-42. After a scoreless three minutes, Hiram cut the lead to 52-49 with 3:28 left. Howard responded with a cut through the lane for a layup, extending the lead to five. With 48 seconds left, the Tigers led 57-49. Howard headed DePauw with 22 points and four assists, while Ryan brought in 18 points, seven rebounds and six steals. Budde notched 11 points, while Melinda Franke clutched a game-high nine rebounds. DePauw shot 40.7 percent for the game, while Hiram shot 37.8 percent. The Tigers continued the weekend
on Saturday against Allegheny by shooting 50 percent and committing only five turnovers in a 99-54 conference win. The Tigers advanced to 21-1 overall and 13-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference, while collecting an 18th straight win. The Gators lowered to 3-18 overall and 1-11 in conference play. DePauw clinched a 27-12 lead after the first quarter. Sophomore Blair Carlin initiated the run with a three-pointer, as junior Kylie Morris followed with a three-point play and senior Claire Ryan with a layup off her own steal. After Carlin hit another three-pointer, junior Melinda Franke and Ryan followed by combining to push the score to a 34-12 DePauw lead. Allegheny’s Delaney Arbore countered with a three-pointer, but DePauw fired back 13 straight points with five different players scoring , giving the Tigers a 47-15 advantage. Senior Lex Gaumer paced the Tigers with four points. At halftime,
the Tigers held a 51-20 lead over the Gators. Morris fastened a double-double with career highs of 14 points and 11 rebounds, while Ryan matched her 14 points. Senior Taylor Howard added 12, while Gaumer highlighted career highs with nine points, six rebounds and five assists. “Lex Gaumer played her heart out of Saturday,” recognized freshman Julia Keesling. “You could see the passion she has for the game, and the love she has for her team through her play. Sad to think she is a senior. All three seniors will be missed dearly.” Arbore paced Allegheny with 19 points followed by Zoe Soilis with 16 and a team-high seven rebound. Jazmen Moore dished out four assists. DePauw hit 41-of-82 shots, while Allegheny had a 28.4 shot percentage. The Tigers closed the game with a season-low five turnovers to the Gators’ 14. The Tigers have a tough final leg of NCAC play where they get chal-
lenged against the second and third ranked NCAC teams, Kenyon College and Denison University, in their final three games. “Our remaining opponents for this season are all contenders in the NCAC so we have been working hard to get our offense and defense in a rhythm to ensure that we are at our best with tough games to close the regular season, and then to jump right into the conference tournament,” Ryan said. Freshman Hannah Swarm was impressed with the weekend performances, but knows there is still room for the team to improve. “On Friday night, there were points during the game where we struggled, but we came together as a team and worked through it to get a big win,” Swarm said. “On Saturday, I thought it was a great overall team performance. We shared the ball well and everyone got in on the action.” The Tigers look to extend their winning streak on Wednesday, Feb. 8, as they host Denison at 6 p.m.
DePauw swimming and diving recognized for academic excellence BY CHARLIE NASH Assistant Sports Editor sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw men and women’s swimming and diving teams were both recognized by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for achieving team grade point averages of 3.0 or higher during the 2016 Fall Semester. Amongst the team’s recognized by the CSCAA, the highest GPA’s were posted by the Vassar College men with a 3.59 and the MIT women with a 3.72. The DePauw men’s team achieved a team GPA of 3.19, while the women’s team bested the men with a team GPA of 3.30.
While there are several factors that propelled the teams to achieving their fantastic academic record, such as mandatory study tables three times a week, none are as important as the academic culture that surrounds the team. The swimmers support each other to become the best students they can be, and also provide help individually when a teammate is struggling in a class. “We want to create an environment where first years and sophomores can ask for help from the upperclassmen,” explains men’s head coach Adam Cohen. “Study tables provide a perfect time for this to happen and the team members can receive the help that they need”. By providing a network
of help for the athletes, the we have on campus, and to ask team members are able to hold for help immediately if they each other accountable for their are falling behind.” By setting academics and improve each goals in the beginning of the other’s academic performances. season, the younger swimmers Goal setting is another know what is vital technique available if they used by the need help, and team. It keeps “We have a also become the athletes team goal of a acclimated to focused on the the academic results they cumulative GPA culture that want to achieve. above 3.0 each surrounds the “We have a team. team goal of semester.” The athletes a cumulative -Shea Davisson also give credit GPA above 3.0 to the structure each semester,” that their season women’s head provides them coach Shea Davisson says. “We for their academic excellence. talk about how important it is With a demanding training to attend every class, use the schedule that includes two academic resources and libraries practices a day and study tables
three days a week, the team members find themselves on a precise schedule that requires them to plan out their day and find time to focus on academics. “Swimming has allowed me to set a time schedule that makes sure I get everything done in a timely manner,” sophomore Zach Johns says. “I think that swimming sets me up to show that I can handle a very heavy workload on top of the rigorous swim schedule.” By taking on a normal academic course load and a heavy athletic schedule, the swimmerws must stay on their schedule to complete everything, but these athletes have shown time and time again that they are capable of it.
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Alumni announce William J. Fenlon Endowed Fund for men’s basketball travel BY BROOKS HEPP Sports Editor sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw basketball alumni announced last week an initial gift of $410,000 in creation of the William J. Fenlon Endowed Fund for Men’s Basketball Travel. The endowment, named after current Head Coach Bill Fenlon, will go toward funding future international trips for the Men’s basketball team. “The announcement of the endowment is humbling and to be honest, very overwhelming,” Fenlon said, “Especially since it was created by my former players. That really showed me the loyalty and impact my relationship had with these players.” Fenlon has been head coach at DePauw for 25 years. Troy and Kerri Noard were the lead activists for starting the Fenlon Fund. Troy was a 1993 DePauw graduate and a member of Fenlon’s first DePauw coached team. “We wanted to do something substantial for the men’s basketball program and create a tribute to Coach Fenlon, who has been a great friend and mentor to me,” said Noard. “Kerri and I liked the idea of a permanent
endowment to make possible “It’s a sacrifice to play cultural experiences and basketball here because overseas travel for future you don’t get to experience student athletes as a lasting that since part of the season legacy to coach. We quickly is in the first and second learned that the fund would semesters. I’m excited for be enthusiastically supported the future opportunity of by multiple generations of DePauw basketball players former Tigers and friends of to go on these international Coach Fenlon.” trips.” One of the toughest The endowment was parts of playing basketball announced before the home at DePauw is the season game against Wooster College starting in the first semester, last week by former studentencompassing all of Winter athlete Chase Newsom, class Term and ending during the of 1995, now a senior vice second semester. Because of president at City Securities this, basketball players do Corporation in Lafayette. not have the opportunity to “This is a testament to alumni study abroad for a semester respect for Coach Fenlon, to or conduct a the DePauw semester long basketball i n t e r n s h i p . “This is a program, and The Fenlon to the lifelong Fund will testament to friendships give men’s alumni respect that began basketball h e r e , ” players the for Coach Fenlon, Newsom said ability to to the DePauw during the partake in an ceremony. i n t e r n a t i o n a l basketball Since the e x p e r i e n c e program, and endowment during their will only pay time at to the lifelong out a small DePauw. percentage friendships that “Such a high every year, p e r c e n t a g e began here.” the team will of students - Chase Newsom not be able to at DePauw schedule an study abroad international at some point during their trip immediately in the next four years,” Fenlon said. couple of years. With no
Fenlon coaching. PHOTO COURTESY DEPAUW.EDU
trip scheduled for the near future, Fenlon isn’t entirely sure he will still be coaching when the program will use the money from this fund. “Who knows if I’ll still be coaching when they go on the first trip,” Fenlon said. “But this school and program will always mean a lot to me and it’ll be a special time when it does happen.” Some of the younger players on the team are hoping they will be around
when the program goes on the first trip using this fund. “Honestly this is what makes DePauw so special,” first-year basketball player, Connor Holly said. “I can’t imagine a trip more fun than going overseas to have some cool experiences and play some basketball. Whoever gets to go on one of these trips is lucky.”