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Wabash employee suspected of double homicide found dead, financial motivation identified:

Public Safety reveals how DePauw would react in emergency situation

Wabash’s campus was swarmed with police early afternoon Wednesday following the alleged crime by employee Lucius Oliver Hamilton III. PHOTO CREDIT TO THE BACHELOR, WABASH COLLEGE STUDENT NEWSPAPER

By Julie Block news@thedepauw.com Wabash College employee Lucius Oliver Hamilton III, suspected of killing his niece and her 4-year-old son, was reportedly found dead Wednesday afternoon of self-inflicted gunshot wounds. Police found him around 3 p.m in a fourth-floor room of the Hilton Downtown Hotel in Indianapolis.

Hamilton, 61, is believed to have shot and killed Katherine HamiltonGiehll and her son Raymond on Wednesday morning in their home in the 6800 block of Old Hunt Club Road in Zionsville, Ind. A neighbor called police to the scene shortly before 9 a.m. There, they found the mother’s body by the front door and the son’s in front of the TV in the living room. It was the mother’s 31st birthday.

“In my 32 years in law enforcement, I have never witnessed a crime so heinous and heartbreaking,” Boone County Sheriff Michael Nielson told reporters on Wednesday. Hamilton then reportedly checked out a van at around 9:30 a.m. from Wabash College, where he served as an alumni career officer and a major gifts officer. He was also a 1976 graduate of the college. Wabash can-

celled classes for the rest of the day on Wednesday for the first time since the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Students were instructed to stay indoors as police officers searched every building on campus for the suspect. The lockdown was lifted around 3 p.m. Police say that Hamilton’s motivation was “strictly for financial gain.” Investigators believe there was an on-

going dispute over a family trust worth millions of dollars, which spurred the attack. Investigations into the details of the dispute are ongoing. Director of Public Safety Angela Nally said that, while DePauw continued with “business as usual” on Wednesday, she did reach out to Vice President for Student Life Christopher Wells to notify the President’s office of the issue. “Our strategy at that time was just to monitor additional information and if necessary make changes, but our initial assessment of the situation was that there was no immediate threat,” Nally said. Nally said that if an emergency as severe as this one were to take place closer to DePauw, the first course of action would be to send a text message to all students, faculty and staff instructing them to “shelter in place,” meaning to stay put in whatever building they are currently in until instructed to leave. These messages are few and far between, however. Nally says this is “on purpose.” “I don’t send nuance-y messages that students are having to deal with because when we send a message I expect that students are going to see that this is serious and that they need to do the things that we’re asking them to do,” Nally said.

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“He’s a baaasssss-tard”

The Search Continues for DePauw’s 20th President BY KATIE O’LAUGHLIN news@thedepauw.com

The presidential search for a new leader of the University has been underway since it was announced that President Casey would be leaving DePauw at the end of the 2015-2016 school year. Casey will become the new president of Colgate University in July 2016. While the confidentiality of the applicants prevents excessive amounts of information being revealed about the search, the progress is still important for students and faculty to note. According to an email sent out on January 11th of this year by Kathy Patterson Vrabeck, DePauw trustee and the head of this search, interest in the position has been strong. The committee has now narrowed down the list of the first-round of interviews, which were set to take place at the end of January.

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The committee’s goal will announce a list of finalists early this year and subsequently, the new president this spring. This committee is made up of 18 individuals including four DePauw profes-

students in leadership positions throughout the University compiled students’ opinions about what qualities the new president should possess. Paige Powers, a senior who

“It was clear that the leaders of the search committee really wanted our genuine feedback and our views of where and who DePauw would be in the future with the next President.” -Paige Powers sors, ten members of the board of Trustees, students, administrators and Vrabeck. The University has also obtained student feedback about what they are looking for in a new president through student leader meetings. In these meetings,

attended one of these meetings, reflected on the experience. “It was clear that the leaders of the search committee really wanted our genuine feedback and our views of where and who DePauw would be in the future with the next President,” Powers said. “It was

awesome to be a part of a group of some of the best student leaders at DePauw, discussing goals and aspirations for the school and characteristics the next President would have.” The committee is searching for someone who not only fits the attributes students are looking for but also has the qualifications that will make him or her successful in being responsible for all areas of operation, including student success, management of staff and faculty, investments and budgets, facilities, enrollment, alumni relations, fundraising, marketing and public relations. Once the committee has narrowed down the list of potential candidates, they will present their recommendations to the Board of Trustees, who will ultimately choose the new president of DePauw.

CAMPUSCRIME

February 15 Assist Campus LivingSuspicious Article | Article

Recovered/Checked Okay | Time: 10:45 am | Place: Hogate Hall

February 16 Drug Violation-Delayed Unsubstantiated Anonymous Report | Under Investigation | Time: unknown | Place: Campus.

Animal Control | Forwarded to Facilities Management | Time: 6:55 pm | Place: Coan Apts.

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Drug Violation | Forwarded to Community Standards Committee Reset Time: 12:02 am | Place: Longden

Harassment | Under Investigation | Time: 8:28 am | Place: SAE

Traffic Stop | Verbal Warning Issued/Subject Released Time: 1:02 am | Place: Senior Hall Lot

Theft of Hat | Under Investigation | Time: 10:02 pm | Place: Lilly Center

Mischief to Trash Cans | Officer Checked Area/Unable to Locate Subjects | Time: 2:32 am | Place: Seminary/Jackson Sts.

Pro-Active Contact/Loud People | Made Contact with House Representation Verbal Warning Issued/Forwarded to Campus Living | Time: 11:24 pm Place: Phi Kappa Psi

Noise-Loud Music | Forwarded to Campus Living | Time: 3:09 am | Place: Leis

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Resident Assistants see decline in attendance to ICCF meetings Discussions aren’t helpful when students don’t attend By EMILY MCCARTER news@thedepauw.com Resident Assistants continue to see poor attendance after only two years of Intercultural Community Conversation Facilitator (ICCF) meetings with first-year students. ICCF was formed by the Intercultural Life Committee in 2014 in hopes of prompting first-years with important conversations about race, sexuality, discrimination and any current events on campus. Attendance was high for the first meetings for both fall 2014 and 2015, but in both years attendance fell to less than 50 percent by the second meeting, according to first-year resident assistant and junior Odessa Fernandez. By the last meeting, only a few students were in attendance. “Those were so awkward,” said first-year Elizabeth Horner. “Their intention was pure but at that point we didn’t know all the girls on our floor so people weren’t comfortable opening up about racial issues and unfairness they felt on campus. It was pretty ineffective for trying

WABASH cont. FROM pg. 1 University’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) would work in conjunction with other emergency responders to look at potential threats. CIRT consists of administrators who have training sessions, table top exercises, function exercises and full scale exercises with members from various local police and sheriff’s departments. Nally stresses that, like Wabash’s “lockdown,” the doors to many buildings on campus cannot automatically lock, and for good reason. “We do not have one magic button that locks down all the doors around here and more importantly we wouldn’t want to,” she said. “If they couldn’t get into a build-

to bridge racial gaps and build relationships. I went to the first one then never went back.” Another Resident Assistant, junior Mackenzie Sikora, explains that it is difficult to get first-years to show up to any meeting that isn’t mandatory. “The first meeting, tons of people showed up because we made it seem like it was required,” Sikora explained over the phone on Thursday. “We had some what of a dialogue, but then every meeting after that was pretty much dead.” Sikora attributes the lack of further attendance to a mismarketing of the meetings and the fact that students need constant rewards for participation. “I think part of it was because people didn’t know what it was about. Students didn’t know what ICCF was,” Sikora said. “If [students] are looking to do something, they’re looking to get class credit, or a free meal, or a connection for an internship, especially for a DePauw student because that’s what we’ve been conditioned to think. Students don’t always take time out of our day to have a meaningful conversation and reflect.” Besides the lack of tangible incen-

tive, many students are not comfortable or interested in talking about complex issues such as racial discrimination and privilege. “I feel like some students just weren’t interested in talking about it,” Fernandez said. “You can’t force people to want to address those issues and be knowledgeable about it.” Regardless of first-years’ interest in the conversations held by ICCF, the meetings create a space where students can feel comfortable discussing any uncomfortable topics. “I feel like the meetings were helpful, especially for providing a space where first-year communities could come together to talk about issues going on at our campus and in our world,” Fernandez said. “I feel like the meetings made my students aware of feelings other students could be having about various issues that were going on.” Just this past Sunday, DePauw Student Government representative Kady McKean (’18) proposed transitioning the ICCF meetings from the resident assistant programming to the mentor group programming.

ing we could be putting them in potentially more harm than good.” While physical safety of the students is certainly important, Nally stresses the emotional precautions that the University would take in this instance as well. “It’s also about addressing the emotional safety, a reassurance, lets’s cancel classes, let’s make sure they have the mental capacity to concentrate on their work when this other thing is very big and scary and happening too,” she said. To ensure students’ emotional safety, Vice President for Academic Affairs Anne Harris would be looking into canceling classes if the situation were dire enough, while Wells would make sure that students remain fed during the “shelter in place.” The most crucial way that students can help Public Safety, CIRT and police officers in emergency situations is to do what they are instructed to do.

“In an emergency situation it’s really hard to get people to slow down and take and heed the cautions and do the things that responders are asking them to do,” Nally said, “because people are scared and they’re having an emotional response to the emergency and so doling the directions that the responders are vitally important.” The Office of Public Safety is in the midst of a search for a Coordinator of Emergency Management and Safety Education Programs, a newly created part-time position that will be responsible for delivering safety programs, making sure people are where they need to be in emergency procedures and making those on campus feel reassured. Interviews for the position will begin next week, and Nally hopes to have a candidate selected for the position in March.

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5 Days after ND Heisman winner John Lattner passed away, his grandson, Luke, had 55pts for DePauw in win vs Wabash.

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Super stoked DePauw won last night and all, not so stoked that the DePauw student section chanted, “start up your tractors,” at the end Brian W. Casey @PresidentCasey

This is what a triple overtime DePauw men’s basketball win looks like. Unbelievable night.…

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DePauw School of Music Events:

Week of Feb. 21–27, 2016 Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra with Bon Iver vocalist Shara Worden Sunday, February 21 3:30 p.m. Kresge Auditorium

DePauw University Chorus and Jazz Combos: A Concert in Celebration of Black History Month Tuesday, February 23 7:30 p.m. Green Center, Kresge Auditorium

The DePauw University Chorus performs iconic pieces by Black Sacred Music giants Nathaniel Dett and Charles Albert Tindley, trading sets with soloists from the DePauw Jazz Ensemble and joining talents on a new arrangement of Phil Ochs’s “Birmingham Sunday,” a poetic telling of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.

Student Recital Hour

Wednesday, February 24 10:20 a.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall DePauw’s weekly recital hour includes performances by talented students and occasional guests. As part of the year-long interdisciplinary series “Little Women: The Transformation of Art,” this week’s guest Dr. Robert Gross, the James L. and Shirley Draper Professor from the University of Connecticut, will offer his account of the ideal of family as professed in the novel (“families are the best things in the world,” says Jo) and an exploration of how that ideal developed to extend female influence from the home into the wider society and to open up opportunities for female self-assertion.

ArtMusic@AlmostHome

Wednesday, February 24 6 p.m. Almost Home Restaurant, 17 West Franklin Street

Take a trip into the past as junior violinist Lindsey Sullivan performs popular R&B tunes from the 1950s and 60s.

Faculty Select Series: Tarn Travers, violin, and May Phang, piano Wednesday, February 24 7:30 p.m. Green Center, Thompson Recital Hall

In his first full-length recital since joining the DePauw faculty this year, Tarn Travers will present a concert of masterworks for the violin— from the Baroque to the music of today—alongside DePauw faculty pianist May Phang. Bach’s Chaconne will open the program, which will also include Schumann’s tumultuous Sonata No. 1 for Violin and Piano and selections from Gershwin’s opera Porgy and Bess, transcribed for violin and piano by the great Jascha Heifetz. Contemporary masterpieces will include the rarely performed Duo for Violin and Piano by American composer Ramiro Cortés and German composer Matthias Pintscher’s Study III for Treatise on the Veil, a work inspired by the art Cy Twombly.

Jazz at the Duck

Thursday, February 25 8:30 p.m. The Fluttering Duck, 2 West Seminary Street Jam at the Duck with pianist Veronica Pejril, bassist Bill Hamm and drummer Rick Provine. Bring your ears or bring your instruments and voices and join the performance.

Silkroad Global Musician Jam Session with cellist Mike Block Friday, February 26 7:30 p.m. Music on the Square, 21 N. Indiana Street

Experience the world of improvisation and transcultural music-making jamming with world-renowned musician Mike Block. A friend once asked Yo-Yo Ma who was the “ideal musician of the 21st century,” and without missing a beat he asserted, Mike Block. Recording artist and Silk Road cellist, founder of the Global Musician Workshop and Berklee faculty member, Block’s artistry cannot be confined inside a box of any size. Whether collaborating with Bobby McFerrin or will.i.am, Allison Krauss or Lenny Kravitz, his musical agility, considerable improvisational skills and deep understanding of music from across the globe prevail in presenting spontaneous high energy happenings that The New York Times called, “Breathless… Half dance, half dare.” Information courtesy of the School of Music.

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Alumni Spotlight: Grant Brown ‘15 takes Chinese football by storm BY NETTIE FINN features@thedepauw.com What do American college baseball and Chinese professional football have in common? Grant Brown, ’15, for one. While studying abroad in Chengdu, China during the fall semester of his junior year, Brown was at a local bar with some friends when a mutual friend approached him and invited him to a practice for the Chengdu Mustangs, the local football team. “About halfway through [the game], they ask if I want to sub in and play quarterback, because I told them I’d played quarterback before,” Brown said. “I come in and run a couple plays, and was immediately much better than their current starting quarterback, so they asked if I wanted to join the team.”

Though he hadn’t played football since sixth grade, Grant had played baseball while at DePauw. “I was pitcher, so I guess I have a good arm for quarterback,” he explained. His athleticism combined with a good working knowledge of football made him a prime candidate for quarterback, and in his first game, where the team flew to Guangchou, the Mustangs won 34-0. Brown had two rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown in the game. Besides starting quarterback, he played free safety and punter. But Brown doesn’t pretend that he’s some sort of football prodigy. When he joined the Mustangs, it was in the first year of the American Football League of China (AFLC), which “consists of the highest level of American Football competition in China,” according to their website.

American football in China had no real foothold until the creation of the AFLC, even on the lower levels, but there is growing interest in the AFLC—which currently consists of ten teams and is looking to expand. “It’s a big opportunity for China to learn about football,” Brown said. “The NFL views it as a big market. If they can even capture one percent of the population to watch football that’s a lot of money.” Now back in China at the Hopkins Nanjing Center to study international economics, Brown has returned to football, this time playing for the Nanjing Diwangs, translated as “Emperor Kings.” Though the Diwangs aren’t a part of the AFLC yet, they are hoping to be soon. The team is a mix of native Chinese players and foreigners, including fellow DePauw graduate Jeff Craig, along with players from

Australia, Norway, Russia and England. The AFLC has a rule that only four foreigners can play on the field at one time. “They want it to be the Chinese playing,” Brown said. “A lot of us there can help them learn, but it’s really about the Chinese progressing and learning to play the sport.” As the Chinese learn more about the sport, though, Brown thinks they’re getting more excited. “My fullback, Tong Tong, initially he wanted to do MMA fighting in China, and people refused to fight him because he’s just a monster. So he’s our fullback now and just loves hitting people. He’s the best Chinese player that I’ve played with.” While the hard part for the Chinese players is the game itself, Brown’s difficulties stem from the language. “In the huddle, I’m calling all the

Grant Brown playing on the city Chengdu’s football team while in China. He also played for the Nanjing team. PHOTO COURTESY OF GRANT BROWN

plays in Chinese, so I’m giving them all instructions in Chinese,” Brown said. “It’s helped my Chinese a lot, but it’s been kind of a challenge teaching them football moves in Chinese.” Luckily Brown and most of the other foreigners all have some degree of fluency, so there aren’t often miscommunications. After joining the Diwangs, Brown helped the team to their first win with five rushing touchdowns. When asked if he felt that he’d missed out by not playing football in high school and college, Brown laughed. “I think I was too small in high school and maybe even the early parts of college, but now I feel like I can hold my own,” Brown said. “It’s a lot of fun, I have a blast with it.”

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Guest com Gabriela L talks identity By KIENNE CORAM news@thedepauw.com

Anne Reynolds plays the flute to Dreams of Chambi during a chamber music concert in Thompson Recital Hall on Thursday. All music performed was composed by Gabriela Lena Frank. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

Gabriela Lena Frank, visiting gue composer, spent this past week expl ing DePauw’s campus and the Scho Music. Frank has always been attach to the formation of identity. She come from a diverse background: her moth holds Peruvian-Chinese roots and he father is of Lithuanian-Jewish linage. “Someone with a background like mine, it is more the norm than not. W grew up speaking English and eating weird food,” Frank said. Cultural diversity was not a catch phrase during her childhood--her frie were Jewish, half Chinese/half Black half Vietnamese/half French, and/or raised by a single parent. This was h neighborhood, this was her world, an anything was possible. As a child growing up in the Berkeley, Calif. area in the 1970s an 1980s, Frank was greatly influenced Peruvian music and the street artists moving into the area from South and Latin America. It was through these outlets that she discovered music. Through the power of creative an unique Peruvian music, Frank was a to feel connected to her mother, othe and herself. “I would see my mother get very happy,” she said. “There was someth about seeing other people that looke like her that made a big impression o me, so it was special to me in that w Music is where she felt most com fortable exploring herself and becom proud of herself. Her identity crisis didn’t take plac until she was in high school feeling th politics of affirmative action. Everythi

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Gabriela Lena Frank plays her own piece, Sonata Serrana No.1, alongside May Phang on the piano. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

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The Wellness Center fails to meet the needs of students during flu season When I came down with flu-like symptoms on Monday evening, I visited the DePauw Health website to schedule an appointment for the following Tuesday, only to find that every slot was filled between the odd hours of 11 a.m.-6 p.m. So I trudged to bed that evening, downed some Nyquil and shivered my way to sleep under layers of blankets, miserably awaiting another day of illness. When I awoke on Tuesday, I felt even worse. I suffered through my 9 a.m. guitar class before nearly losing consciousness on my way to my 10 a.m. When I showed up to class, my professor immediately noted how pale I looked, felt my forehead, and agreed that I should go home and get some rest. I called the Wellness Center then, pleading with them for an appointment that day. I was instructed, in a matter-offact tone, that there were no openings that day but that I could make an appointment for Thursday. After hanging up, I did what every daddy’s girl does in a time of crisis: I called my father. I know, I know. I’m a big girl and I should fight my own battles. But cut me some slack on this one. In any other city, scheduling an emergency doctor’s appointment is never this much of an issue. I was at a loss for what to do. So, in true father form, what did my dad do? He called the Wellness Center. Before I knew it, I was receiving a call from the Wellness Center asking me about my symptoms. Miraculously, they managed to find an open time slot at 1:40 p.m. that day. My visit to the Wellness Center went well, and the staff were perfectly nice and helpful. I am happily on the road to recovery, and I have nothing but good things to say about the wonderful people who work

there. However, I quickly realized that I was not the only one who was having problems scheduling appointments. A friend of mine had an ear infection this week. When she could not get an appointment, she brought her homework to the Wellness Center and told the staff that she would sit in the waiting room and do her homework until they found an opening for her. She saw the doctor shortly thereafter. I’ve heard accounts of friends being told to go to the hospital if their symptoms were bad enough and they could not get an appointment. The stories are endless. But you get the point. Wellness Center visits are included in tuition and fees. Is it not too much to ask, then, that when I am sick, I am able to make a doctor appointment? The Wellness Center is overwhelmed right now with the amount of ill students on campus. I understand that it can be difficult to accommodate so many students at once, but people can’t control when they get sick, and when they do, often times they need immediate, affordable, assistance. The online scheduling tool may be part of the problem. While certainly convenient, people schedule appointments so far in advance that by the time the date rolls around, there are no appointments available for people who become suddenly sick. Coupled with the irregular hours (8 a.m.-3:30 p.m. on Mondays, yet 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Fridays), it is no wonder that students are having trouble scheduling appointments. Next time, I’ll be sure to schedule my illness a week in advance.

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Dear Editor,

Letter to the Editor

I am writing to respond to the February 12 recap of DePauw’s Career Fair. A total of 188 students attended -- an all-time record -- with a 107% increase in student engagement. The Hubbard Center was able to fill the UB Ballroom to capacity with 41 employers -- up 28% from last year -- from a wider variety of industries than before. We also expanded the amount of programming around the fair to create a week of events to prepare students for the event and to challenge them to think critically about

the workforce and how they fit into company culture. Those programs -- which included several panels and the launch of our Real World Series, preparing seniors for life after DePauw -- had a total of 87 participants. The employers who come to DePauw are attracted by the dexterity of our graduates-to-be. We have, among other things, economic students who can write well, science majors with an interest in education, and history and philosophy students with strong communication skills. The liberal arts background allows for students to work in all in-

dustries. I challenge you to think beyond your major and focus on your passions, talents, and skills when searching for potential careers and internships. Above all, you need to take the steering wheel and take firm control of your future. While I am delighted we had greater participation, 188 is a subset of the student body. Know that the Hubbard Center is here to help you make connections and find your path to success. Sincerely, Dr. Raj Bellani

Dean of Experiential Life & Career

The DePauw | Opinions Why I’m going to Canada for spring break LEANN SAUSSER

Spring break is a month away and already people are making plans for Florida. Or if not Florida, somewhere south of Greencastle where the sun shines brighter and the temperature breaks 50. Not me. I’m going to Canada. I’ve wanted to see Canada for years. No particular reason; I’m just curious what’s up there, how it’s different from the U.S. You never learn anything about Canada in history classes, so it has this air of mystery that’s pulled me in since I was a teenager. March seems like an odd time to go to Canada, but senior year spring break is the perfect time to travel where you’ve always wanted to go. For some of us seniors, this is the last time we’ll have a designated week

in the year where we can go anywhere, do anything. I want to spend that week checking off something on my bucket list. Canada is cheap, for one thing. You can drive there, avoiding plane tickets, and the Canadian dollar is weaker than the U.S. dollar. Using Airbnb, you can stay in a nice studio apartment for $56 a night. And it’s off-season, meaning less traffic and fewer tourists. But even if Canada doesn’t appeal to you, there’s something to expanding on in-class education and actually going out to experience different places. One of the great things about international Winter Terms is that we get to come into contact with other cultures. Sometimes we’re out of our comfort zones, but that’s good. It’s too easy for some of us to get comfortable at DePauw, and we need to break out of that experience if we’re ever going to understand what some of our fellow students feel on this campus. Yet January isn’t the only time of year we need explore and try new things. Spring break offers the perfect opportunity to take advantage of off-seasons and see new places for what they really are. Even if it’s just leaving

Indiana or your home state, having new experiences is an important part of our education. I could end up in Toronto and think, “just like the United States.” But I doubt it. I imagine Canada will offer me a new perspective of myself and my own country, offer me a look into a place with different people, different rules. I understand I’m suggesting this from a place of privilege, a place where I have the time and money to do something like this. But spring break is built-in time. And if you have the money or could save it over the year, a worthwhile way to spend it is to take that leap and learn something new, about the world and yourself. That might be Florida, if you’ve never been there. But it might also be that trip you’ve always dreamed of taking. Even in different cities around the States, I can’t help but be reminded what a big world it is. The Midwest is such a small part of it. But we’ll never know what it’s like if we don’t go out and see it.

-Sausser is a senior English writing major from Indianapolis, Indiana

9 PHOTOPINION How do you feel about Taylor Swift winning Album of the Year at the Grammys? “I don’t think Taylor Swift deserved Album of the Year.”

EMILY BELL, junior

“Kendrick should have won.”

High Court nomination is politics per usual...except it isn’t MICKEY TERLEP

In 2007, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) made a now-infamous statement to the leftleaning America Constitution Society, vowing to “recommend to my colleagues that we should not confirm a Supreme Court nominee except in extraordinary circumstances” for the rest of former President George W. Bush’s last term. Senator Schumer then went on to qualify that any nominee “must prove by actions—not words—that they are in the mainstream.” In light of the post left open by the late Antonin Scalia on the High Court, Schumer’s remarks have become political fodder in the increasingly tense debate between Democrats and Republicans as to go about filling the open seat. While Schumer and Democrats alike now maintain it is President Obama’s duty to appoint a qualified candidate speedily, Republicans have emphatically disagreed. Just hours after Scalia’s death last Saturday, Senate leader Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) declared a Schumer-like message via Twitter: “this vacancy should not be filled until

we have a new President.” Pundits have been quick to point out the hypocrisies of the high profile politicians, revealing that both Senators have seemed to flip-flop on this particular issue from year to year. So who’s right? How political should a Senate be in rejecting a Supreme Court nominee? For sake of argument, I’ll identify four categories of historically plausible objections to Supreme Court nominees: character objections, incompetency objections, ideological objections and obstructional objections. Douglas H. Ginsburg is the classic ‘character objection’ example—the cannabis-smoking judge nominated by Reagan (gasp!) in 1987 who withdrew after a story broke of his toking days as a Harvard law professor. Then there’s G. Harrold Carswell, the 1970 Nixon nominee who was rejected by the Senate both for his mediocrity and for his overtly racist beliefs, which included the damning evidence of his “vigorous belief in the principles of white supremacy.” I’d classify these reasons as incompetency and ideological objections. That leaves us with Chuck Schumer and good ‘ol Mitch McConnell. Many pundits seem to conflate their views into one, accusing them both of trying to obstruct the appointing process, but I disagree. For one, while both senators’ remarks were undoubtedly driven by partisan motives, Schumer didn’t propose a blanket dismissal of any possible appointee. It is reasonable to

believe he would have at least considered a credible candidate, and he has since said so. McConnell’s statement, on the other hand, leaves no reason for Obama to even try to pitch a potential justice. Secondly, and more importantly, given the entire GOP’s tactical strategy against Obama the last seven years, McConnell’s rhetoric falls squarely within their ‘anti-Obama’ playbook. In other words, it doesn’t matter who Obama appoints—McConnell will plan to shut Obama down just to spite him. This obstructional objection is harmful in this hyper-partisan era of American politics; much more so than an objection rooted in ideology. The Democrats executed no such plan during the George W. Bush era, making Schumer an ‘anti-Bush’ interloper at worst. So here’s the takeaway: as bitter criticisms continue to fly back and forth across the aisle these next few months, many Republicans will try to expose Schumer and others as hypocrites to claim their own tactics as politics per usual. But they’re not; they’re a deliberate obstruction of Constitutional governance. Opposing a justice on substantive grounds is one thing, but opposing a President’s duty to appoint one at all is quite another.

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-Terlep is a political science major from Naperville, Illinois.

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Women’s Lacrosse looks forward to promising season By MIKE WETOSKA sports@thedepauw.com

As the 2016 women’s lacrosse season opener approaches, the Tigers are preparing for their most promising year yet. Even though the 2015 season had its ups and downs, Head Coach Julie Sargent has no doubt that the struggles of last season will be beneficial to the team moving forward. “Last season was a good learning year,” Sargent said. They finished with a record of 7-9. The Tigers are looking to kick off the upcoming season on a high note, and their dedication to training over the offseason should benefit their performance. Upon returning to coach this spring, Sargent noticed immediately that this wasn’t the same team she coached last year. There were noticeable improvements across the board. “Their strength and endurance has definitely increased from the fall,” she said. In addition to exceeding their coach’s initial expectations for the offseason, players agreed that they exceeded their own expectations as well. “I am really impressed by how much we all have been doing on our own,” said sophomore attackman Emma Flynn. “I think we’re coming into this season the most fit I’ve ever seen us.” The Tigers lost two seniors this past season: midfielders Carey Kunz and Megan Morrison. Although they will be missed, Flynn said there are plenty of players on the team that have the potential to fill their shoes. “One of the best parts of our team is how deep our roster really is. We have great attackers all across the line who are capable of putting up big points, and middies and defenders who can all make key stops,” Flynn said. Returning starters on offense this year will include Flynn and junior midfielder Emily Denny. Returning starters on defense will be junior Stef Buffa and senior Abby Snively. Junior Liz Hawkins will be returning in the goal. The Tigers’ three senior captains this year will be Snively, attackman Elizabeth McCracken and midfielder/attackman Maryclaire Heldring. The Tigers have nine first-year players on their roster coming into the season. Although they are the least experienced players, they are not being held to lower expectations. “All of the first year players have amazed me with their talent and focus so far,” said junior Nicole Gibson. “We are so lucky to have them.” The first year players expected to see the field most this year are defenseman Sarah Biely, midfielder Erica Rapelje, and midfielder/ attackman Madi Lozanoski. When asked if there were any freshman players expected to make a major impact this season, the answer from players and coaches alike was almost unanimous: Madi Lozanoski. Sargent said she is one of the best freshman players she has seen, and Gibson made it clear that Lozanoski will have a chance to prove herself in her very first game as a Tiger. “She will likely take the draw for us this season and she is going to be a great addition to the midfield,” Gibson said. “She’s incredibly versatile and quick on the field, with some great stick skills,” Flynn added. The Tigers are looking to post their first winning record since the program was introduced in 2013. The depth of their roster should allow them to pursue and accomplish that goal. The Tigers will open up their season on Sunday, Feb. 28 against Carthage. The opening faceoff is set for 11 a.m.

First-year Breanna Kloczkowski takes a shot on first-year goalie Maddie Allen during practice Thursday. The Tiger’s kickoff their season on February 28 against Carthage College. TILLY MARLATT / THE DEPAUW

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Men’s and women’s tennis seasons to begin this weekend By Austin Candor sports@thedepauw.com

While this weekend will mean the beginning of a new season for DePauw’s tennis programs, the men’s and women’s teams will face their own unique challenges. For the men, the spring season presents another shot at winning the NCAC Conference Championship, a feat that has remained just out of their reach for the past three seasons. “I feel very confident coming into this season,” said senior Alec Kaczkowski. “The team had some great individual performances during the fall and all the guys seem to be hitting their stride at just the right time this year.” On the women’s side, the Tigers have had great performances in recent years. The team has been the NCAC champion for the past four seasons, but if they are looking for a fifth title, they will have to do it without any seniors. The Tigers lost six seniors to graduation last year, all of whom played regularly throughout last season. Perhaps the biggest losses will be superstar Claire Marshall and her counterpart Maggie MacPhail, who was named a finalist for NCAA Woman of the Year this past fall. Despite being underclassmenheavy, the Tiger squad will head into the season led by juniors, just as determined. “Our team will be different,” said junior Gretchen Wilder. “But the returning players are working hard to lead the team and create the positive, dedicated and close knit team the seniors taught us in years past.” Senior Nick Thompson returns a serve during practice on Thursday evening. The Junior Maddie Lee agreed. men’s team will start their season Friday at home against University of Indianapolis “Obviously we’ve already felt a while the women’s season begins Saturday versus Centre College. sad difference from last year,” Lee TILLY MARLATT / THE DEPAUW said. “[But] we’re definitely excited about our new leadership positions as a great chance to perform well “I think we are trying to take our as a team and have some fun along the will be hosting Centre and Earlam in the DePauw Invitational this weekend. season one match at a time,” Kaczway, too.” With so much at stake, both teams kowski said. “Obviously down the road The men will open their season will need to work their way back into the we have Nationals in our sight, but right today at home against the University of season slowly. now we are focusing on U of Indy.” Indianapolis at 4:30 p.m. Both teams

Tiger of the Week:

Luke Lattner

Sport: BASKETBALL Position: GUARD Year: JUNIOR Hometown: FENWICK, IL In Wednesday night’s triple-overtime thriller against Wabash College, junior guard Luke Lattner’s outstanding performance broke multiple records. Latter put up a total of 55 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. In doing so, he broke the school record for points in a single game, previously set in 1969 by Tom McCormick with 45 points against Ball State University. Lattner’s performance also broke the North Coast Atlantic Conference Record for points scored, dethroning Ohio Wesleyan’s Scott Tedder’s previous record of 50 points in 1987. The DePauw: How does it feel to beat the NCAC scoring record? What does this mean to you? Luke Lattner: Honestly it hasn’t even set in yet but I’m blessed to have had a great game. I have to thank my teammates and coaches for putting me in good situations all night long. TDP: What can we expect from you in the future? LL: You can expect me to work out harder in the offseason and be back next year hopefully leading a more experienced team to some more wins. TDP: How did the atmosphere contribute to your performance?

LL: I fed off the atmosphere a little bit last night. It’s always nice when a lot of people show up to the games to show support so it was special. TDP: What’s it like playing against a rival opponent like Wabash? LL: It’s always an intense game against Wabash. Great rivalry and great players on both teams so a triple overtime was due in this rivalry. TDP: What do you do to mentally prepare for games? LL: I just go out there and try and play to the best of our team’s game plan and work off of my teammates and coaches. Hopefully the rest takes care of itself. TDP: As the season comes to a close, do you have anything to say to the team/fans? LL: Thank you for the support all year and we really appreciate you guys coming out to the games. We need that more often!

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Men’s basketball tops Wabash in 3OT thriller 114-110;

Luke Lattner shatters DePauw scoring record scoreboard. “Luke knew he was in the zone and so did everyone else in the gym, especially Wabash.” Lattner also unseated the past record holder for North Coast Athletic Conference single game scoring, surpassing Scott Tedder’s 1987 50-point record. “I was really proud of that man last night,” said junior guard Nate Jahn, who has played with Lattner for three years now. “Fifty-five points is no joke. He’s a really good player, but humble at the same time.” DePauw led most of the game. Starting center and sophomore Jack VanderMerkt had a dunk in the first half that kicked off a run by the Tigers. “The dunk was hype,” VanderMerkt said. “It was cool to see the crowed get pumped up and get us on a run early in the half.” VanderMerkt fouled out with 2:30 minutes left in the fourth quarter and the Tigers had trouble closing the game without him. “It didn’t feel good to have to sit during the overtimes but it

was great to see guys step up and contribute who normally don’t get that chance in those situations,” he said. Despite the Tigers’ seven-point lead at that time, Wabash was able to tie the game and send it to overtime. The first of three. Johnny Jager, Wabash’s top scorer of the night, kept the Little Giants in the game with an excellent shooting display, but Lattner was on a hot streak. Thanks to a plethora of free throws and a three, Lattner kept the team in the game through two overtimes, especially after senior Mark Johnson also fouled out with four minutes left in the second overtime. By the beginning of triple overtime, the student section had started to play telephone: “If we win we’re storming the court” was being whispered across the crowd. With 1:29 left in triple overtime, junior Bradley Fey hit the biggest 3-pointer of the night to break the 107-107 tie. “I hit a big shot down the stretch

when we kind of needed a basket,” Fey said. Lattner closed the game with a couple free throws and when the buzzer hit zero, the biggest student crowd the basketball team has had all year rushed onto the court—you would have thought they had just won the National Championship. “The best part of beating Wabash was the court storming at the end,” Jahn said. “It was unexpected. It’s always fun when the students can come out and support the boys.” “The locker room [afterwards] was nuts,” Fey said. “I think everyone in the room knew how special that win was.” This season hasn’t been the best in DePauw’s history, but that made this game that much sweeter. “It was much needed,” Hankins said. “It’s been a disappointing season but to end like that makes it all worth it. Especially sending the seniors out with a win against Wabash at home.” DePauw concludes its season this Saturday at Ohio Wesleyan.

Luke Lattner broke two records last night after scoring 55 points. REBECA BAGDOCIMO / THE DEPAUW

BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com At 9:00 p.m. Wednesday, Neal Fieldhouse was the loudest it’s been in over a year. The men’s basketball team wasn’t just playing—they were waging war against Wabash College. In particular, junior guard Luke Lattner was on fire: he beat DePauw’s single game school record, which was previously held by Tom McCormick in 1969.

McCormick had 45 points. Lattner had 55. “It was insane,” said sophomore forward Cris Burrough, who was the second highest scorer for DePauw with 21 points. “The kid was unconscious, he made some great plays.” Lattner was also killing it on the boards, ripping down 10 rebounds for a double-double. “It’s always awesome watching somebody in a zone like that,” said sophomore guard Mason Hankins, who contributed 10 points to the

Bradley Fey takes to the air for a lay-up. Fey hit the 3-pointer in 3OT to seal the victory for DePauw. REBECA BAGDOCIMO / THE DEPAUW