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Facilities Management replaces steam line, disrupts student foot traffic by East College BY GEORGIA GREEN news@thedepauw.com

Plastic fences section off a portion of the sidewalk and lawn surrounding East College while Facilities Management replaces an old steam line that feeds the east side of campus. TILLY MARLATT / THE DEPAUW

It is nearly impossible to miss all of the construction equipment and noises on campus, not just from Hoover Hall but also from the East College lawn. Facilities Management is currently replacing a 30 year-old steam line, the oldest on campus, that feeds the east side of campus, including Mason and Lucy Rowland Halls. “There’s a section of it there that they’re replacing that is in a tunnel underneath one of the sidewalks,” Rob Harper, assistant director of facilities for grounds and landscaping, said. “So if you think about that angle sidewalk that runs from Harrison to the Union Building, that’s part of the steam line. We’ve had some failures recently underneath that sidewalk, so we’re putting in a new one to kind of bypass it and go around it.” Like the tree reforestation efforts on East College lawn that began over winter break, Facilities began this project over spring break when most

students were not on campus. “There was a lot of jack hammering going on and a lot of sawing, so we thought we needed to get it done prior to commencement and prior to the summer work, and it fit in this year’s fiscal budget,” Harper said. “So spring break was the opportune time to go ahead, tear it up and do all the work.” Clearly, plans to finish the job over spring break were not fully accomplished. “In a perfect world, we would’ve had it done over spring break,” Harper said. “It’s about seven-day work duration if everything went well, but we had some weather in there, we had a holiday in there.” Harper believes the project will be finished within the next week or so, allowing his team to re-seed and finish the lawn. He predicts that the necessary concrete work will be completed

East College cont. on pg. 5

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DePauw Student Government Executive Board proposes compensation for 2016-17 school year BY KATIE O’LAUGHLIN

news@thedepauw.com With the unanimous consent of the DePauw Student Government Executive Board, a compensation proposal has been released that would compensate various members of DSG for their dedication in improving the university experience for all DePauw students. “The executive board works on so many projects and does a lot of intricate work behind the scenes to help the student body, improve things that concern students and better the university in general, and when these are full time university students at a rigorous school like DePauw, who are devoting their time to making things happen, compensation is a great way to appreciate the work being done and hold the members accountable for their work,” said Erin Mann, the PR director for DePauw Student Government. “There’s an expectation of excellence and diligence that comes with a monetary compensation, which is a great way to safe-guard that members of the board are consistently putting their best foot forward.” The compensations would be in a tiered structure dependent on the time commitment of each student, with the President and Vice President receiving $500 each, the Vice Presidents of Student Life, Academic Life, Community Relations and Allocations receiving $400 each, and Director of Public Relations, Parliamentarian and Secretary receiving $300 each. These members will be paid out of the Student Activity Fee budget, for which the 2016-2017 school years totals approximately $600,000, with $7,000 of this budget going to DSG compensations. This payment system was decided after considering many other options, including university scholarships, work study eligibility and university stipends, but this option seemed the most optimal, for the other options have significant downsides. “I feel it is important to have compensation for executive members of DSG to provide a higher level of access,” said Student Body President Craig Carter. The compensation has been long discussed due to the “chronically low retention rate” of DSG members, leading to executive members with little experience due to a lack of previous DSG involvement.This leads to low productivity in meetings, Carter said. The compensation would also bring about opportunities for students from a wider range of socio-economic backgrounds. “We often have awesome individuals join DSG their freshman or sophomore year only to leave

their junior year because of other paid leadership opportunities,” said Katie Kondry, the executive vice president of DSG. “Similarly, we often try to recruit other outstanding students only to have them turn down the opportunity to join DSG because of work study commitments. Many of these students could have been won over if they would have been partially compensated for the hours spent working on items for DSG. Compensation allows us to compete for these students, as their voices are important and we want to ensure that DSG is an opportunity available to any and all DePauw students.” Another case the members have for enforcing compensation is that the executive board for student media outlets such as The DePauw, WGRE, and D3TV all receive pay for their hard work. While DSG is unique from these organizations, many students choose paid extra-curricular activities over unpaid ones. It is also unusual for a University not to compensate executive members of their Student Government, given their impact on student life. The American Student Government Association’s website reads, “77% of schools nationwide offer some sort of compensation.” “Compensating DSG Executives is extremely important to increasing the brand awareness of DSG,” Kondry said. “Student government is an organization deserving of DePauw’s best and brightest talent.”

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Students at 207 East Poplar antagonized for their pride BY ALEX Weilhammer

news@thedepauw.com Early into the spring semester, the residents of 207 E. Poplar Street hung a rainbow flag on their porch. They called themselves the Halfway House, as three of the six residents are gay. The flag lasted a little over month; it was ripped down over spring break. Senior Brandon Peters was the only resident on campus at the time. He was working at Printing Services for the week. After work on Monday, Peters returned home and noticed something odd. “I came back and there was a cup of liquid that hasn’t been here before that was splattered all over the floor,” Peters said. “I’m assuming someone just chucked it out our house during the day. ...Someone was aggressively pounding on that door for about five seconds.” Peters went to his room and called Public Safety. He said the dispatcher suggested that he take the flag down for his safety. He stayed with a friend who was also on campus. Peters returned to his house the next day and immediately noticed the flag was gone.

“It was ripped,” he said. “Some of the rings were still hanging, so it was clearly just yanked off.” He wasn’t sure when exactly the flag was torn down. Peters said that Public Safety called him that Friday and apologized for not doing enough that night. “We all felt very helpless,” said resident and senior Hannah Viti. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first incident at the Halfway House. A week before spring break, Viti heard a man screaming hate speech for several minutes outside their house around two in the morning. Their doors were unlocked. Sophomore Dyamond McDonald, also a resident, explained an event that took place in February around 10 a.m. She was sitting on the porch when she heard voices say, “Hey, black person.” McDonald realized these were children talking to her. She said they continued to antagonize her, even saying, “That’s why your mother’s black.” After reporting what happened during spring break, the residents received many responses from Public Safety and other campus officials. “We got like five emails,” said Peters. “It was definitely an outpour of administration caring,” added Viti. “They want to emphasize that our safe-

ty is their main priority,” McDonald said. “When they were here, they were like, do you need anything fixed up? They’re getting locks for the window. They’re going to replace the lights and make sure all the locks in the doors are working. I feel like they are really focused on us being safe.” “It’s frustrating because we live right by Marvin’s and the public library,” said resident and senior Olivia Traynor, “so there’s a lot of traffic from the Greencastle community.” “The majority of the traffic around this area is Greencastle residents,” said Peters. “We don’t really interact with the student body.” But there is only so much Public Safety can do, since no cameras caught the perpetrators in the act and determing the culprit is likely to be very difficult. “It’s really hard to say who did it,” Traynor said. “It’s kind of scary because if it was the community, how do we handle that? I don’t think it’s a student.” Director of Public Safety Angela Nally said in an email that they were willing to face a camera on the flag if the residents continue to be antagonized, and that they have initiated extra patrols around their house. “I think we’re definitely going to hang a flag,” said Viti, “maybe two of them.”

Diamond McDonald hangs the rainbow flag on the porch of 207 E. Poplar Street on Feb. 24. Hannah Viti documented the day on her instagram account @vitigirl. The caption reads “Greencastle ain’t gonna know what hittem.” PHOTO [AND DUPLICATE] COURTESY OF HANNAH VITI

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IRC report provides four recommendations to improve university climate BY EMMA MAZUREK

news@thedepauw.com There is not a student on campus who is unaware of the events of the protest and resulting incidents on September 23, but there are several who may not completely understand the task of the Independent Review Committee (IRC). The committee’s report outlines what happened on that day in detail, citing both students and staff that were involved. The IRC was a completely separate entity from the university. The committee chose who it believed would be best to interview for the report, and there was no university involvement in the report. “The value of having an independent group is that there is no steering of them towards a politically expedient set of answers,” said Christopher Wells, Vice President of Student life. “Following that hearing on the campus, the committee determined that the we need to learn more and hear more. We established a confidential email account, and there was a considerable amount of email that came in,” said IRC spokesman Myra Shelby in a press conference on March 14. The IRC set up this anonymous email in order to hear from students who had been affected because it would be impossible to hear from everyone in person. “Many of the individuals that we hear from through the interviews, as well as through the hearing, as well through emails, expressed deep concern that DePauw is a place where racism exists,” Shelby said. The largest portion of the report contains four concrete recommendations for the university to implement next year and in the following years. “Both Dean McCoy and Vice President Wells will be expected to offer their recommended changes before the end of this academic year, and Dean McCoy, as President, will lead

their implementation,” President Brian Casey said via email. The four recommendations were picked to ideally create a more accepting campus climate, both within the university and in the Greencastle community. “What we heard was a very complex set of concerns that went far beyond those questions and developed into concerns about the climate on the campus from the standpoint of how students of color, students of LGBTQ status, immigration status and different identities felt on the campus,” Shelby said. “Several students genuinely expressed their pain and hurt that the campus is not as inclusive as they’d like it to be.” The first recommendation requires creating a memorandum of understanding with Greencastle. “That’s something that the university is committed to working with Greencastle to put together,” Wells said. “We already have an MOU of understanding with Greencastle on some other fronts, so it ought not to be too difficult to be put together.” The MOU will give both public safety and city police more specific jobs in order to avoid the confusion that happened the day of the event. The second recommendation is to to create a committee that would discuss both community and university concerns. “Dean Mark McCoy, in his new role as president-designate, has met with the mayor, the city attorney, the city council and the Greencastle Police to begin the steps needed to develop both the MOU the report recommends, as well as the joint committee also suggested by the IRC members,” Casey said. The committee will consist of community members as well as students and faculty to ideally represent everyone’s interests. The third recommendation is that new student orientation will be implemented for first-years next year. “I think [Director of Public Safety]

Angie Nally has some terrific ideas, including ones she’s had in the past, but there may be more of an audience for now of connecting on-going students with police,” Wells said. The report was unclear about any requirements for older students to get the same type of opportunities to learn about Greencastle, but Student life is planning on hosting more events for upperclassmen. “We will be working to get students better informed and educated about law enforcement issues and to give them opportunities to speak to their own concerns on that front,” Wells said. The fourth recommendation is to develop an on-call system for the

university. While an on-call system already exists in Student Life, the IRC found that so many people were searching to help or be helped after the September 23 events that the best course of action would be to expand the on-call system. “This report represents one tile in a mosaic, and I believe this can be helpful to us if we use it in part of a disciplined committed effort over the coming years to be the kind of inclusive community we want to be. It’s not and was never going to be the thing that would cure all of our community woes,” Wells said. Currently, all of the recommendations are in the early stages of action. The new student orientation and the

increase in contact with police will be completed for next year, but the others are still developing. Wells said the university takes the IRC report seriously and plans on using the recommendations to its advantage. “I think it is very important that we use this report to shape the university’s strategy and try to make sure that what happened on the 23rd never happens again,” Wells said. “But that’s only one piece of a larger project, which is to be a place where the community feels constructively connected and feels like an actual community and feels responsive to the needs of its constituents.”

The DePauw | News East College cont. FROM pg. 1 pleted within a couple of weeks, depending on weather. With several prospective student tours on campus, this disruption is puzzling for potential DePauw students and their families. First-year Admission Ambassador Arman Nazari explained his tactic for shedding positive light on the distracting construction work. “I basically just let them know that we are a developing campus and are always looking to get better,” Nazari said. “At first, they’re a little turned off when they see it, but once they realize that it’s all short term stuff, they don’t mind it too much.” Nazari is also sure to mention that the work will be completed, if not mostly completed, but the time those prospective students would attend DePauw. “If anything, they have a slightly positive reaction because things will be better for them,” he said. For current students, though, it is simply an annoyance. “It’s kind of annoying when you’re walking to class because they cut off one of the main paths to East College,” first-year Erica Rapelje said. Harper and Facilities recognize this inconvenience, but stress that it is necessary for the time being. “The challenge is where it’s at – it’s right in the middle, the heart of campus,” Harper said. “This is just another disruption for students, which is, again, unfortunate, but we have to maintain the infrastructure of the university so we don’t have major issues.”

Springing into service:

Alternative spring break heads to New Orleans

Thirteen DePauw students and one faculty leader, Matthew Cummings, went to New Orleans over spring break to assist in a community outreach service trip in the Katrina-affected areas. PHOTOS COURTESY OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY Thinking of starting a business or already have a business?

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Reflection on service in New Orleans: "The purpose of Alternative Spring Break trips is to connect DePauw students to new learning environments for a week in which they engage hands-on learning from community partners and direct service. The New Orleans trip examined how ten years after Katrina, New Orleans is still trying to recover as a city. We looked at issues like urban renewal and how the city quickly repaired rich and affluent neighborhoods and their infrastructure while low-income communities of color are just now starting to get their roads fixed. We also explored environmental issues and how this area of Louisiana is losing an acre of wetlands each hour from the impact of Hurricanes. Overall, through group discussions and journal writings, I think everyone who participated on this trip was positively impacted. The Hartman House and Prindle both allocate a good portion of funds to help subsidize these trips to make these experiences accessible and affordable to all students and we are continually looking to grow the programs and bring students in for next year. "

-Matthew Cummings, Trip leader and Assistant Director of Spirituality, Sustainability and Social Justice

“This service trip to NOLA actually helped me find what I want to do for the rest of my life. I was passionate about the efforts to sustain Louisiana's coastline and help prevent future floods, and it gave me a direction to point my career in. Seeing all the change and effort and heart the program directors put into Katrina efforts really motivates you to put that much heart into the things you do in your own community.” -Mackenzie Jones,

Sophomore

“For me, the NOLA trip gave me a better understanding of the social justice issues that the city faces and more knowledge on the impact Hurricane Katrina made in the different kinds of neighborhoods.” -Yolanda Maung,

Sophomore

“For me, the alternative spring break to New Orleans taught me more about the inequalities and racism that the people of New Orleans are still suffering through. I learned that Hurricane Katrina perpetuated the sufferings of New Orleans onto a larger audience in America.” -Robert Rubio, Sophomore

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Local College Newspaper Celebrates April Fool’s Day TDP STAFF REPORTS

lol@thedeponion.org April Fools Day is celebrated annually by pranksters around the world. This year, students at a local college newspaper—this college newspaper, in fact—have decided to join in on the fun and create their very own edition of “The Onion,” which readers will find in the next four pages of this issue. The title of the section is “The DePonion”—because we don’t play on our school’s name enough as it is, obviously. “The news is just so boring,” said Alex Weilhammer, the opinions editor for The DePauw. “Who wants to read about actual things that are happening? No one cares about what’s going on with our administration or D3Dreams sports, and why should they? We’re just trying to give the people what they want.” The staff of The DePauw wants to make sure readers are aware that there are 12 other pages in this issue with normal, real reporting of news, features, opinions and sports articles. So instead of just using 12 pages of content (that students worked tirelessly on) to stuff shipping boxes with or lay underneath crafts so as not to get the floor dirty, you now have 16 pages to use as garbage. I know, it’ll be hard to contain your excitement. You’re welcome. Emily McCarter, the editor-in-chief of The DePauw, hopes that people enjoy the extra content and find it amusing. “There’s so many terrible things going on in our world that we just wanted to give people a good laugh and brighten their day,” she said. “And if people don’t like it, well, too bad because it’s our paper and we can do whatever the F we want with it.” Every page with satirical content will have a label at the top of the page reading “SATIRE.” Every page without this label is real news and should be taken seriously. “We hope DePauw students, staff and faculty can join in on some laughs with us today,” McCarter said. “We’re really not looking to be sued, so please take every satirical article with a grain of salt.”

Girl reported missing after she fails to pick up her Marvin’s order BY JULIE BLOCK

lol@thedeponion.org Junior Britney Miller was reported missing late Saturday night after her Marvin’s delivery man showed up to her dorm with her order and she did not come to claim her food. The delivery man, Marvin--whose last name The DePonion could not find out, as he has no last name-shivered on the steps of Bishop Roberts Hall for 15 minutes, clutching

the brown paper bag to his chest in a desperate attempt to keep the garlic cheeseburger and precious mac bites from getting cold. But after four phone calls and three knocks on the door, Marvin knew something wasn’t right. “People don’t just order Marvin’s and forget about it,” Marvin told The DePonion. “I knew something had happened to her. I had to report it.” Although a person normally has to missing for 24 hours before it can be reported, Public Safety made a

special exception given the gravity of this situation. Miller was last seen by a friend walking back to her dorm from the Lambda Chi house while on the phone with Marvin’s. “I know how much she loves Marvin’s,” her friend Katie Lawrence said with tears in her eyes early Sunday morning. “It breaks my heart to think that she may never taste the delicacy again.” Her parents were notified early Sunday morning of their daughter’s

disappearance. “She only went to DePauw for the Marvin’s,” said her father, Greg Miller, on the phone Sunday morning. Although he wasn’t too upset; “I do have confidence that she will return within a few days to claim her Marvin’s. Sometimes she sleeps for 24 hours straight. If she’s still missing in a few days, then her mother and I will start to worry.” Until then, Public Safety, along with Marvin’s employees, are searching tirelessly for Miller.

“She’s like family to us, she eats Marvin’s once a day and twice on weekends,” said head Mac Bites deep-frying cook, Sam Lowoven. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. UPDATE: Miller arrived at brunch at the Hub on Sunday morning around 11:30 a.m. She told her friends she had fallen asleep on the couch in the common room. She had dreamt of Marvin’s.

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Michael Jennings Wins 69th Wabash drops Mo Annual Campus Golf Masters moves to conferen BY GEORGIA GREEN

swag@thedeponion.org Junior Michael Jennings, campus golf enthusiast, can finally refer to himself as the 2016 champion of the Campus Golf Masters after seven physically demanding years of training. Now, campus golf is not some playground, leisurely, pastime sport – it’s a lifestyle. And no better person than the master himself can attest to this. “I’ve been working really hard for this tournament, and now I’m just really glad that I was able to display my superior talents to the campus golf community,” Jennings said. “I hope that I can inspire others to pursue their dreams of conquering the campus golf masters. No matter what anyone says, it is a sport.” A sport indeed. The components of campus golf require expert intellect and body condition. Equipment includes a golf club and tennis balls, and the National Campus Golf Committee chooses the holes and their specific pars for the tournament. Examples of holes located on DePauw’s campus include the pond by East College, the trunks of particular trees, and even the boulder. “One time, I got a hole-in-one at the boulder all the way from Sigma Chi,” Jennings said. “Crowd went wild. It was lit.” Every campus golf master in the past has had his own per-

sonal pre-game routines, ranging from broad daylight boulder runs to high-knees back and forth in the Longden/Bishop Roberts tunnel. However, Jennings’ routine is simple. “My pre-game routine is a pregame,” Jennings said. “I have never gone one game without shot-gunning at least three beers. Well... at least since I turned 21, of course.” Jennings began his training as a freshman in high school with his older brother and former DePauw student, Chris, as his mentor. “Chris pushed me in ways I never thought my body or my brain could be pushed,” Jennings said. “He always had my back when others didn’t. Can you believe that people haven’t heard of campus golf?” Jennings continued, “People didn’t take me seriously back then, but now they will.” One of Jennings’ favorite aspects of campus golf is the female appeal. “Oh, the ladies love them some campus golf. I mean, are you surprised?” Jennings said. Jennings attributed much of his motivation to female attendance at the tournament, a factor that forced Wabash campus golfers to fall short, due to their inability to interact with females. After the tournament, Jennings walked home with one fist in the air, the other holding his prize – an edible arrangement in the shape of golf clubs and tennis balls.

BY EMILY MCCARTER AND MALLORY DILLON

lightitup@thedeponion.org Come this fall 2016, DePauw football will be looking for a new rival. The Tigers, along with the rest of the North Coast Athletic Conference, learned yesterday afternoon that Wabash College will be transferring to a new conference, their own conference, consisting of just their school, for the 2016 season. Wabash College, affectionately referred to as, “The Little Giants,” hasn’t decided on what they’re going to call the new conference yet, but they are throwing around such names as: the “No Women Allowed Conference,” (NWAC), or the “Men Only College Conference” (MOCC). “We’re really trying to assert our male domi-

This Means W Battle breaks BY NETTIE FINN

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Michael Jennings takes a swing while playing the 18th hole of the campus golf Masters. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

nance here,” said senior Wa James Edison. “We’ve beco ed colleges. Especially whe ery game: ‘We got girls! We Wabash announced the ter their hiring of new head Morel will replace Erik Rae Little Giants to seven straig over DePauw. “We took a team vote, th wide vote,” Morel said. “Eve in a conference of our own.” “It’s a shock to all of us,” coach Bill Lynch. “You hate that intensity, especially with on the rise these past few y and his program the very be ference.” Besides current students

The shot heard round Division III football was fired yesterday morning when DePauw’s football team attacked the Little Giants on their home turf of Wabash College. After the seventh consecutive year of losing the Monon Bell Classic, and therefore the Bell itself, the Tigers found themselves fed up, and ready to take care of matters off the field. But when what started as a covert operation on the part of the Tigers to steal the Bell was detected by paroling Wabash troops, bloodshed was inevitable. “We were hopeful this could be a quick in-and-out operation with no lives lost,” said DePauw senior and wartime General Matthew Quick while parrying a bayonet thrust from Wabash’s left tackle. “But if Wabash wants a war, we’ll give them one.” A special unit of Wabash men

surrounded the Bell, while DePauw forces, including both cavalry and foot soldiers, attempted to penetrate the protective circle. “The Bell is ours!” roared the battered and bloody Wabash quarterback, Nathan Silver, just before he threw his body over the percussion instrument in question as a DePauw offensive lineman on horseback thrust his sword down from above, severing Silver’s right hand from his wrist. “Not my throwing hand!” he screamed, a junior who, prior to the outbreak of war, was primed for a school record-breaking throwing season. While the upperclassmen embraced bloodshed head-on, the freshmen and sophomores seemed less prepared to answer the fray. “I guess I just don’t get why it’s such a big deal. Honestly I came out here thinking this would a funny prank, but then these older guys started pulling up with cannons and

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many alumni are also upset about this news. Since this decision became public, DePauw’s athletic office has already received over 200 phone calls from alumni, most of whom just ask the dreaded question: What now? “We’re losing the biggest sporting event of the year, with the exception of Little Five,” said athletic director Stevie Baker-Watson. “So while we understand [the alumni’s] frustration, all we can do is shrug our shoulders and hope they still come out to Old Gold and Family Weekend.” With Wabash gone, DePauw’s season will now end on November 5th, where the Tigers will face Oberlin College on the road. “Now that there’s no point in going to football games, my friends and I plan to start tailgating the women’s softball games,” said junior DePauw student Helen Freebush.

War: out between Little Giants and Tigers

rifles,” DePauw freshman practice player Nick Hahn intoned. “I mean, there’s always next year, right?” A Wabash sophomore found cowering behind Chadwick Court— where the Bell is stored—seemed to agree with Hahn’s statement. “Mmm mmm mmmmmmm,” he whimpered, his blood- and tearsoaked face turning frantically from side to side as his sunken eyes took in this reporter’s black and gold jersey. As of the time of publication, the death toll has mounted to 3,451. However, since this number was supplied by General Quick and included “the death of our dreams,” The DePonion cannot confirm whether these numbers are entirely factual. At press time, the Little Giant forces had been thrown into disarray when DePauw backup troops arrived in the form of the DePauw’s women’s basketball and swim teams.

. S V Live action shots of the fierce war between the two programs--the women’s basketball and swim teams arrived shortly after these were taken. Unfortunately, amidst the battle, we lost our top photographer Sam Caravana. May he rest in peace.

THE DEPONION | SATIRE A word from the Editors:

No News is Good News

We, The Editorial Board of The DePonion, have decided to not take a stance on any issue because we realize that no matter what we say or publish, journalists cannot change things or make a difference in our society, so there’s no sense in trying. We realize this news may come with some rejoicing. We know that even if there had been news to take a stance on, such as a terrorist bombing in an airport or Trump endorsing an abortion ban, no one would read our opinion anyway so why waste the time, space and money? People have been telling us for years: newspapers are dying; journalism is a dying profession. And we finally decided that they were right. Further proof of this can be seen through the movie “Spotlight,” which was based on a so-called “true story” of investigative journalists who busted the Catholic church for covering up countless priests molesting children. Here at The DePonion, we are quite certain that the entire story was fabricated. We call BS on their Oscar win. It’s obvious that the Catholic church has done nothing wrong and can never do anything wrong. Thomas Jefferson did say, “The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who reads nothing but newspapers.” We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, ol’ Tommy. Cheers to people finding out their news the old fashion way—word of mouth. We always loved the game of telephone, such truth is always revealed by the end.

Dan Quayle to become DePauw’s next President? BY. ALEX WEILHAMMER theboss@thedeponion.com

In a sudden turn of events this morning, Dan Quayle ’69 declared himself the new President of DePauw University. The former Vice President of the United States spoke at an impromptu press conference in East College at 5 a.m. “I always wanted to be the President,” Quayle said. How and why this transition was made remains unclear. Quayle answered many questions throughout the conference, but he also ignored several others. Music Director for WGRE Gen Borman was especially confused. “I asked him ‘Why is this happening?’ and he just acted like he didn’t hear me,” Borman said. “But he definitely did. There were only six people at the conference. We all sat at the front.” After repeating his question and still receiving no answer, Gorman shook his head and sat

back down. Quayle continued to look around, surprisingly patient for someone else to speak. That someone was first-year Pichael Thompson. “What are some of your sustainability initiatives, Mr. Quayle?” “Come back to me on that one, Pichael,” said Quayle, snapping with both hands and then pointing his index fingers at Thompson, as if they were guns or something. “I like where your head’s at, but next question. Someone ask me about that dining hall.” Borman stood back up. “Uh, so what’s going on with the dining hall?” “Oh, I think you already know the answer to that question, don’t you Gen?” said Quayle. Borman sat back down, really shaking his head this time. Sipping his coffee, he sighed loudly through his nose. Quayle smiled, seemingly amused. “I’ll spell it for you,” he said. “P-O-T-A-T-O-E. Get it? Remember that whole thing? Yeah, well I’m way past it now. I haven’t misspelled anything in years.”

When asked about what would happen to Mark McCoy, Quayle said, “Who? Never heard of the guy. That should tell you something, right there. DePauw needs leadership, not nobodies like this McFly guy. One of you guys should tweet that down there.” An awkward silence of more than three minutes gathered in DePauw’s most iconic building. Quayle pulled out his phone and sent a couple text messages. “Still trying to find my vice-president,” said Quayle, chuckling. He put his phone away and cleared his throat. “Pichael, I’ve put some thought into your question. I’m not gonna get into all that climate change stuff, but I am serious about Mars. I’m telling you, we gotta get there.” “To be honest, no one believes me about this,” added Quayle. “The Mars-Canal-Infrastructure is highly sophisticated, and more oxygen keeps pumping into the environment. There’ll be trees there soon! Trees on Mars. Who would have thought?”

Quayle stared up vaguely into the ceiling. The silence in East College grew larger and larger. “What does that have to do with sustainability at DePauw?” asked Thompson. “Do I have to spell everything out for you guys? We don’t have to be sustainable on Earth if we can be sustainable on Mars. Come on, Pichael. I know you’re a freshman and all, but I thought DePauw kids were supposed to be smart.” Quayle, the 44th Vice President of the United States of America, was the one shaking his head this time. He checked his watch. “All right,” he said. “I’ll be back.” And then, leaving just as quickly as he arrived, Quayle walked outside where a helicopter hovered ready for him, just in front of the Emison Building. Before flying away, he held up both hands to offer peace signs, and against the din of the helicopter blades he screamed unheard words.

Safety on Campus and in our World

Student safety has always been an issue at DePauw and at schools across the country. But more recently, with the Independent Review Committee publishing their final report and students reporting harassment from Greencastle residents, it’s obvious that student safety is becoming a pressing issue that needs more attention and planning. It’s easy to become comfortable in the DePauw bubble and not realize that we are a part of the outside world, subject to all of the same dangers as everyone else. We cast aside the idea that anything could happen to us, because large crimes are few and far between on DePauw’s campus. But in the event that we need assistance, would we even know what to do? Yes, we have Public Safety and the Greencastle Police Department at our beck and call. Our campus also has emergency call boxes boasting a blue light for students to identify and go to if they need immediate assistance. However, there is no list or location map of these emergency boxes on DePauw’s website. And when we called Public Safety to get more information, they did not have the map of the emergency boxes immediately on hand, nor did they know how many were actually working. The Editorial Board could not, off of the top of our heads, name the locations of more than two emergency boxes. Public Safety did tell us that there are 40 emergency boxes on campus, but that we would have to speak to Angela Nally to find out how many of them are actually working. The fact that this information is not readily available to students is concerning. DePauw’s website contains an entire section on campus safety, laying out everything from alcohol and drug awareness policies to fire safety reports, but there is nothing evident on the website regarding where the emergency boxes are located or what to do in the event of an immediate threat on campus. Maybe, the IRC report will help fix this issue. The good news, however, is that Public Safety answered our call after only three rings.

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God Hates Flags

HANNAH VITI

I’m cozy and comfortable writing in a café in Boystown, Chicago. Buzz. My phone vibrates and I look down. A text message appears from my roommate, “They’ve done it. They ripped our flag down.” A week after a hysterical man screamed hate speech outside of our home, “I’ll be back for you fags,” when the campus was quiet on spring break, the rainbow flag that hung from our porch was ripped down. Liquid was also thrown on our porch and the side of our home was viciously beaten. Like cowards, they waited until most of us had left campus. One of our roommates endured this act of stupidity and hate alone. Since the start of the semester, when my roommates and I settled into our home, we planned on demonstrating our pride. This was the first time I had lived with other gay folk, and it was many of my roommates’ first times too. It felt special to be living in a place surrounded

by supportive and sustaining queer friendships. A city native, I had never lived in a house of this size, a home that immediately felt so comfortable and full. We ordered a gay rainbow flag and, upon its arrival, we proudly hung it on our porch—a visible sign to our community. Aside from being declarative, I hoped it could be antidotal. I hoped that it might give others some extension of comfort that the home gave me. “But seriously, do people even have to come out in 2016? Being gay is hardly the pariah it once was,” a professor of mine inquired. She did not do so ignorantly, and she did not intend to erase difficult experiences, but rather she inquired honestly and hopefully. Perhaps there is some merit to this antidote. Same sex marriage is legal; some members of the LGBTQ feel little necessity to publicly announce the gender of their bedroom partners, and in some neighborhoods in America, gay people feel like the majority. But marriage does not equate nationwide acceptance—just ask the people of North Carolina! Gay enclaves—gayboorhoods-are safe heavens carefully crafted, and these neighborhoods exist out of necessity. Gay youth have shockingly increased rates of suicide, and being a person of color and on the LGBTQ spectrum is not a safe identity to claim. Being

gay is not easy nor trendy. Greencastle is no gayborhood, but I never asked it to be one. I asked to be safe. Perhaps naively, I did not think that my roommates and I would add ‘hate crime’ to our list of experiences at DePauw University. But that’s life. There are simply a lot of people that do not like gay people. DePauw does not exist in a vacuum, and I have a strong suspicion this attack on our home came from the larger community. I could be wrong, but it signals to me the need to collaborate with this larger community, to strengthen our glimpses of sameness and attempt to understand our diverging experiences. How do we feel about it? First and foremost, angry. Dyamond would like her $10 dollars back. We are sad--sad that just outside of our door lies so much hatred and ignorance. We are restless--we are too hasty to leave this place. As we prepare to graduate, we should be savoring our last moments, not anxiously awaiting our departure. But we are not shameful. We are not broken. We are not embarrassed or scared. I am no less proud of who I am. -Viti is a senior conflict studies and women studies major from Chicago, Illinois.

Why women can’t be President LEEANN SAUSSER

The United States has never had a female president. Neither has DePauw. And as I researched the past few weeks to try and figure out if the lack of women in these powerful positions was a problem, I found the answer varied. Some Facebook responders said no, because if a woman was qualified she would have already been chosen. Others said yes, but a woman should not be chosen just because of her gender. Another group, the smallest, thought that, yes, it was a problem, and hiring a woman to say you hired a woman was okay. Here’s what I think. In America’s 240 years, not one woman has been president. Only 14 women were considered serious contenders for nominations according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Just 44 even made an attempt. The first woman to run for president was

Victoria Claflin Woodhull in 1872. She’s been followed by Margaret Chase Smith, the first woman to compete for a major party nomination in 1964, and Shirley Anita Chisholm in 1972, the first African American woman to run for a major party nomination. Add Hillary Clinton and Carly Fiorina, two very recent candidates, and you have five of those 14 candidates. Only 14? I struggle to believe no more than 14 women were qualified for this job. I bet the 104 women in Congress (out of 535, by the way) would disagree. The naïve position that women are not discriminated against because of their gender cannot be true. Studies such as Skidmore College’s Corinne Moss-Racusin’s are proof. Moss-Racusin showed an identical resume with either “John” or “Jennifer” at the top to scientists recruiting for STEM positions. These scientists found Jennifer to be less competent and worthy of a smaller salary than John—despite their identical merits. Also according to DePauw’s website, women currently make up one-third of the Board of Trustees. One of these women, Sarah Reese Wallace, was the first and only female Chair of the Board. I think several women on the Board would disagree with the claim that they weren’t “qualified” to hold this position. So don’t tell me that the fact women haven’t

PHOTOPINION How would you describe Spring Break 2016 in one word?

“Lackluster.”

Nathaniel Reed, Sophomore

“Cynful.”

Laura Ledesma, Junior

been DePauw’s or the United States’ president doesn’t have to do with their gender. Don’t tell me that our school or country hasn’t had a qualified female candidate for president. Those women are out there and it’s not their fault when we reduce them to nonexistence. Don’t tell me women shouldn’t get a position just to fill a “quota.” There are skilled women ready for these jobs. Even if they are selected so the university or the country can say it elected a woman, they are still prepared and capable. And don’t tell me gender shouldn’t matter in a candidate. Because of course it shouldn’t. But in our society right now, it does. And until we acknowledge that gender is just as much a factor as experience, women will never receive equal assessment because we falsely believe they already do. Instead, tell me we’ll elect a female candidate—if not now, soon. Tell me DePauw is long overdue for female leadership. Tell me we’ll do better recognizing job-search sexism. And that one day we will finally give women the power and prestige they’ve earned.

Ranjit Singh, Sophomore

-Sausser is a senior English Writing major from Indianapolis, Indiana.

Hamm Hooper, Senior

“Scenic.”

“Damage.”

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Women's tennis breaks even in spring break play BY MIKE WETOSKA

sports@thedepauw.com The Women’s tennis team was hard at work while the majority of DePauw students were away for spring break last week. The team competed in six total matches for the week: three in Hilton Head, S.C and three in Atlanta. The week had its highs and lows, as the Tigers won every match in Hilton Head but lost every match in Atlanta. The Tigers began their spring break play with a bang as they destroyed Allegheny 9-0. For junior Maddie Lee, a dominant victory to kick off their week was a great representation of how competitive the players are, especially after a long break.

“It was our first match back after two weeks of not competing, so it was good to see us all competing at a pretty high level.” The Tigers followed up their impressive victory over Allegheny by handing Wisconsin, Whitewater their first loss of the season in tight 5-4 battle. Wanting to keep their momentum, the Tigers finished their trip to Hilton Head by winning their final four singles matches to cap off a 5-4 comeback victory over Carleton. Reflecting on their first three matches in Hilton Head, Lee was relatively optimistic about what she saw. “We realized some things that we need to be working on for sure, but, overall, it was a great showing,” she said. “We have a very young team so it was really neat to see some of those girls figure it out as the match went on

and play their best.” Despite the success they had in Hilton Head, there was an entirely different atmosphere waiting for the Tigers when they arrived in Atlanta for the Fab 5 Tournament. “We were playing the top ranked teams in the Country,” Lee said. The Tigers’ winning streak came to an end in brutal fashion as they were crushed by Emory 9-0 in their first match. Unfortunately, it did not get any better on the second day of Fab 5 Tournament play as they dropped another match to Sewanee 5-1. Down but not quite out, the Tigers went into their final match against Williams with optimism, but they fell hard with a 9-0 loss. Although it was difficult end to the week given the strong start, first-year Ali Bush sees the losses as motiva-

tion for the future. “We all got better just by playing them,” she said, “It makes us want to work even harder.” First-year Megan Galle doesn’t think they are too far off from being where they want to. “I think we’re getting there, but I think the most important thing is to focus on the doubles and trying to clean up our shots a little bit in order to hit a high percentage ball.” Overall, the Tigers broke even on their spring break play with a record of 3-3 for the week. Their overall record currently stands at 6-7, and they will have a chance to work their way back up to .500 today in their match against a team to be determined--either Kenyon College or Hope College--in Madison, Wis.

Men’s lacrosse falls to Men’s tennis goes 2-3 over spring break eighth-ranked Denison BY KEENAN KADAM

sports@thedepauw.com The men’s tennis team took their talents to Hilton Head Island, S.C., and Atlanta to play five matches over spring break. The Tigers opened up their road trip with a dominating 7-2 win over Carleton. Both the first and second doubles teams won over the Knights. In singles play, sophomore Dan Rodefeld won in straight sets while junior Pat Ferrell rallied for win. Matt Santen, John Daekse and Nate Wallace also picked up wins. In their next match, the Tigers got another big win over the Oberlin Yeomen. The Tigers trailed 2-1 after the doubles matches, but picked up the slack with wins from first through fifth singles. Rodefeld won his first singles match 7-5, 6-2. “Personally, I felt I played a very consistent match and was able to pick up a big win over a highly ranked opponent,” he said. He was impressed with the team’s performance throughout the match. “The Oberlin match was a nice win for us. It’s always good to go out against a conference opponent and play well,” Rodefeld said. “We started off a little slow in doubles but we definitely picked it up in singles. As a team I believe that was one of our best singles performances

this season.” Wins by Farrell, Santen, Wallace and Greg Frauenheim also helped seal the Tigers’ victory. The following match had the No. 34 ranked Tigers facing No. 16 Wisconsin-Whitewater. The Tigers lost a close match to the Warhawks 5-4. The duos of Farrell and Daseke as well as Wallace and Harold Martin got the Tigers off to a good start and to a 2-1 advantage heading into the singles matches. Unfortunately, the Tigers could only win two of the six singles matches. The Tigers then traveled to Atlanta to play out the remaining two matches of their road trip. Sadly, Georgia wasn’t as kind to the Tigers as South Carolina was. The first opponent for the Tigers was NAIA No. 1 Georgia Gwinnett. The No. 1 NAIA squad defeated the Tigers 9-0. All six singles matches were lost in straight sets. The Tigers then faced another top ranked D3 opponent when they played the Emory Eagles. DePauw saw similar results in this match, losing to the Eagles 5-0. “Playing those teams really just showed us what we need to improve going forward,” Farrell said. The Tigers ended the road trip with a 6-7 record and a lot of experience under their belts. They return to the court on April 7 when they travel to Butler.

BY BROOKS HEPP

sports@thedepauw.com The DePauw men’s lacrosse team lost to eighth-ranked Denison 17-3 last Saturday. Denison dominated consistently throughout the first quarter, resulting in a 7-0 deficit for DePauw at the end of the period. The Denison Big Red continued to hold the Tigers scoreless through the second quarter as well, leaving the Tigers to head into the locker room at the half trailing by twelve. Despite the large halftime deficit, head coach Carl Haas praised the team members for their consistent effort throughout the entirety of the game. “We asked the team to go out and run hard the whole time, no matter what, and they did just that,” Haas said. With four minutes left of play in the third quarter, the Tigers recorded their first goal when first-year attack Steen Jorgensen converted with the help of an assist from sophomore midfielder Ben Sherman. With this goal, DePauw closed the scoring gap to 14-1. Following the first goal, the points seemed easier to come by. With 2:52 remaining in the third quarter, sophomore midfielder Andrew Wright scored his first goal of the game. Early in the fourth quarter, he scored again.

“Andrew played a standout game,” said first-year midfielder Joe Garvey. “His two goals were against tough defenders.” Defensively, sophomore goalkeeper Joe Musto recorded eight saves. “I think the team did a good job of staying positive throughout the game, which was good, considering the way the score was going,” Musto said. Denison is one of the most historic Division III lacrosse programs and one of the highest ranked teams in the country this year. DePauw’s goal remains to reach that caliber of play. “Denison has a lot of history on their side-probably 50 years or more--and they have some terrific athletes. We need to continue to do our best in bettering ourselves,” Haas said. “It was tough, but I told the team that Denison’s level is the level we’re trying to get to.” With this loss, the team falls to 3-5 overall and 0-2 in the NCAC, while Denison improves to 7-1 and 1-0 in the NCAC. The Tigers will continue action on Saturday versus nonconference opponent Beloit College (1-7) at neutral Lincoln-Way West High School in New Lenox, Ill.. Faceoff is scheduled for 3 p.m.

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Baseball finishes invitational 4-3 after rough start in Tucson tournament BY AUSTIN CANDOR

sports@thedepauw.com DePauw baseball took its talents to Arizona over the break to compete in the Tucson Invitational. The Tigers (9-7) went 4-3 over the course of the tournament and faced an array of teams that included Lewis and Clark, Hamline and Carleton College. “We saw some really good things in Tucson,” said junior infielder Reid Pittard. “Our bats really came alive and we pitched well and played good defense for the most part. Unfortunately, we just gave a couple games away due to some bad innings.” A string of those bad innings came in the tournament opener against Carleton, where the Tigers squad lost 3-5 to a program that had gone 0-8 to begin the season. “Baseball’s a game where on any given day, anyone can win,” said senior pitcher Wyatt Spector. “It was just being able to stay in the moment and flush everything, and then move onto the next game.” DePauw did just that, as the team bounced back in game two to blow out the Knights by a score of 10-3. While the tournament presented a heavy workload for the Tiger pitching staff, it also allowed rookies to see some time on the field. The group included first-year pitchers Grant Rademacher and Aaron Miller, both of whom were able to log in innings on the mound during the tournament. “I think it’s good that we have a long stretch of games,” Spector said. “[We] have guys that get an opportunity [to] show what they got, and win a spot.” Spector was recently named NCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week after tossing his first complete game shutout in the Tigers’ 6-0 win over Gustavus Adolphus in the seventh and final game of the Tucson Invitational. “We started out flat and weren’t playing our best baseball,” said junior outfielder and pitcher Mike Hammel, “[but] it was a fun trip, and it was nice to see us bounce back and finish strong.” DePauw now heads into conference play, where the team will face Wittenberg, Denison and Ohio Wesleyan during the first three weeks of April. After an early exit in the NCAC tournament last season, the Tigers will look to defeat their conference rivals down the homestretch to finish the regular season on a high note. “Conference play is always competitive and we love competing with a conference championship on the line,” Hammel said. The Tigers will play back-to-back doubleheaders against Wittenberg University on Saturday, with the first pitch of game one coming from Walker Field at 1 p.m.

Women’s lacrosse team stays positive despite recent losses BY MALLORY DILLON

sports@thedepauw.com Back at their home field to open NCAC conference play, the Tigers took on the Oberlin College Yeomen last Saturday at Reavis Stadium. The ladies had returned just days before from their spring break trip in California. While out west, they faced tough competition from the University of Redlands and Chapman University. “The competition in California was fierce. It always is,” said senior defensive midfielder Abby Snively. “The playing style out west is aggressive and the teams are talented, so we knew we had an uphill battle from the get go.” The Tigers put up a good fight but were not able to convert against the talented teams, and headed back to Greencastle with two losses. Turning the page, DePauw came out strong against conference opponent Oberlin College (5-3). Oberlin made a statement right off the bat, scoring four goals in the first 10 minutes of play. But the Tigers refused to submit. Senior attack Elizabeth McCracken got the Tigers on the board with 15:13 remaining in the half. This was McCracken’s sev-

enth goal of the season. Oberlin countered McCracken’s goal with two of their own, giving them a 6-1 advantage. DePauw then took charge, ending the first half on a 5-1 run in the closing 10 minutes of play. Two of the five goals scored in the run came from junior midfielder Emilye Denny, with a single assist from junior attack Nicole Gibson contributing to Denny’s effort. Denny then returned the favor by assisting junior attack Taylor Summers during the next conversion. Adding to Denny and Summers’ efforts, sophomore attack Emma Flynn and firstyear Madi Lozanoski were also credited a goal each in the final first half effort. Despite closing the half trailing 7-6, the Tigers planned to carry their new-found momentum into the second half. But the Yeomen opened the half strong with a quick goal to extend their lead to two. However, Flynn managed to net her second score of the game to return the Tigers’ deficit to a single point. Oberlin refused to waver and ran away with the next 10 minutes of play, converting four unanswered goals to secure its victory. Senior midfielder Maryclaire Heldring was assisted by McCracken in a last ditch effort made by the Tigers with six minutes

left to play. The Yeomen reinforced their finish with a final goal in the remaining 22 seconds of the match. Junior goalkeeper Liz Hawkins held the Tigers steady in goal, recording 10 saves on the day. With the loss, the Tigers dropped to a record of 1-7 overall and 0-1 in the NCAC. “I think focusing on Oberlin in terms of a win versus a loss is a mistake and a narrow-minded way to interpret what was actually happening on the field,” Snively said. “Just because people see an ‘L’ on the stat sheet does not mean we feel like losers.” The team continues to excel in practices, according to Head Coach Julie Sargent. She said the losses from these tough opponents only add fuel to their fire. “Our schedule is designed so that we play the best of the best,” Sargent said. “We don’t want easy wins. We want to get better.” Sargent commends how the ladies have remained positive and focused despite the misconceptions of their record. “Losses are not set backs, they are learning experiences,” she said. DePauw will travel to Hiram (3-4) on Saturday in hopes of continuing their improvement.

Freshman goalie, Maddie Allen, makes a save during practice Wednesday. The women’s lacrosse team is currently on a six game losing streak headed into their match against Hiram on Saturday. KALEB VANARSDALE / THE DEPAUW

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DePauw softball gets mixed results in California series BY AUSTIN CANDOR

sports@thedepauw.com DePauw softball (6-11) traveled west over spring break, competing against a series of teams in California before returning to Indiana to take on Trine College. The Tigers started the trip 3-0, sweeping Chapman and winning the first of two games against Whittier. “We really settled in [and] gelled in the field,” said Head Coach Erica Hanrahan.

Then the wheels came off. After first-year second baseman Rachel Honaker injured her knee in the 6th inning of game two against Whittier, DePauw proceeded to give up six runs to the Poets. The injury forced the Tigers to change their defense on the fly. “We had to shuffle things up again,” Hanrahan said. “In doing so, we had to re-grow through some shifts in defensive personnel.” The Tigers struggled the rest of the way, dropping their final three games in California and the first game

against No. 11 ranked Trine. “Though the teams we played were tough, our team was incredibly resilient,” said junior outfielder Andi Sarkisian. “By the Trine games, we were ready to show off this resiliency to a ranked opponent.” Nevertheless, DePauw managed to bounce back in the final game, defeating the Thunder by a score of 6-4. “This was a very high note to end on because we have been slaughtered by Trine [in past years],” said Hanrahan. “To play them so tough this year was really exciting and gave us

high hopes for things to come.” Freshman pitcher Brooke Bandy agreed. “They are a very strong hitting team and we held them to four runs both games,” said Bandy. “The upperclassmen have played Trine many times and were thrilled that we got the game the second game.” The Tigers will now head into conference play, where the team will take on Hiram in a weekend double header at home. The Tigers look to build off their strong offensive performance against Trine.

“We are working on… being consistent with our hitting,” Bandy said. “We have great hitters, and want to get to the point where we are scoring a lot of runs every game.” First pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Saturday. “Our team always pushes the boundaries and promotes aggressiveness,” Sarkisian said. “This sets us apart from other teams, and has led to our success in the past.”

Sophomore Kathleen Byers (left) practices bunting during an indoor practice Thursday afternoon. The team is 6-11 overall and opens NCAC play against Hiram on Saturday. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

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Record-setting national championship weekend for men’s and women’s swimming BY SAM CARAVANA

sports@thedepauw.com DePauw’s swim teams splashed into the records book following record-breaking individual performances at the NCAA National championship March 16-19. The men’s and women’s teams placed 22nd and 19th, respectively, combining to notch four top-eight finishes. Junior Angela Newlon pocketed two of those finishes in record-breaking fashion. Newlon came into the meet as the NCAC Swimmer of the Year and was seeded first in both the 500-yard and 1650-yard freestyle events. Despite her high-seeding, Newlon finished in fifth place in the 500 and third in the 1650, the best single meet performance by any swimmer in DePauw history. “It’s just a great feeling. It was

one of those moments when you really love your sport and appreciate all the hard work you’ve put into it,” said Newlon, who also placed fourth in the 500 free at the championship last season. Head Women’s Swimming and Diving Coach Ben Hewitt was also pleased with Newlon’s performance, though he knows Newlon may have been disappointed not to secure the first-place victory she wanted. “Having her get in there and really finish top five in best two events was outstanding,” he said. “I know she was disappointed that she could have won a national championship, but at the same time I think she knows she can do it in the future.” Not to be outdone, senior Blake Lehmann walked up the podium twice, posting fourth in the 100-yard butterfly and eighth in the 50-yard free. No other men’s swimmer has

Sophomore Kurt Swieter dives into the pool during a relay at the NCAA National Championship . The men’s swimming team placed 22nd overall. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

Junior Angela Newlon poses with her trophy after finishing fifth in the 500yard freestyle on Wednesday March 16. Newlon went on to finish third in the 1650-yard freestyle, the best finish recorded by any DePauw swimmer at a national championship. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

placed in the top-eight in the same national championship. Lehmann, who is known by teammates for his subdued attitude, was excited to improve on his fifth place finish in the 50-fly last season. “When I touched the wall it was cool to see that I improved by one place from last year,” Lehmann said. Head Men’s Swimming Coach Adam Cohen believes that Lehmann’s three top-eight performances are some of the best he has seen in his 28 year tenure at DePauw. “Any argument about the best swimmer that I’ve ever coached has to involve Blake Lehmann,” said Cohen. Senior Alex Grissom also finished his career on a high-note, ranking in

the top 16 of the 500-yard freestyle for the fourth year in a row, though he was hoping for a better finish. “I was shooting for top-eight, but I can’t be mad at being All-American again,” Grissom said. Despite the strong individual performances, the men’s and women’s team dropped 11 spots and four spots, respectively, in overall ranking from last season. Following multiple short-distance relays not qualifying for the national championship, the men’s side attributed its drop in the rankings to not having the right type of personnel for the particular events. “We didn’t have our depth. It had nothing to do with [the qualifier’s] performance,” Cohen said. “We didn’t qualify the right types of swimmers.”

Grissom, a distance swimmer who was forced to swim in sprint relays, echoed his coach. “Some of the relays I have never even swam in my four years of college and I got put on them my last national meet,” he said. Hewitt attributed his squad’s ranking drop to a few close races that did not end in the Tiger’s favor. “The difference between 19th and 15th could be… just one event,” said Hewitt, whose team ended the meet with 39 points. Final results of the meet can be found on the NCAA website.