PROUD TO BE A POSSE Senior Naiomy Guerrero reflects on her past four years in the Posse Scholar program. Story on page 7 PHOTO BY EMILY GREEN
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Applicant numbers down significantly, admissions hopeful By NANA ADUBA-AMOAH news@thedepauw.com
In the last two years, total applications received dropped by 385. According the to Dan Meyer, vice president of admissions, the decrease in applications could be a reflection of alternate marketing strategies. A lot factors could potentially contribute to the lower number of application submitted this year, one being an altered philosophy on how names are gathered for prospective students. For the past two years, the Office of Admission experimented with a senior search program where about 40,000 names of high school seniors were submitted into a system. Although these names generated a lot of applications, it did not result in a high number of deposits. As a result, for the class of 2016, they made the decision to change the firm that processed their search name, and reduced the number of students they reached out to in order to have a better convergence of the people who actually would apply.
They are currently experimenting with a different marketing firm and although it might not have produced a high response rate yet, Meyer is certain that it will generate a better quality of students.
“We need to work harder on our application pool because a strong, vibrant application pool reflects a quality institution.” — Dan Meyer, vice president of admissions
“We didn’t dump more applicants in the pool and hope they will apply,” Meyer said. “We changed it and focused on students, who from the start, are a good fit for DePauw.” Director of Strategic Communications Jonathan Coffin also stressed the importance of how this new approach could invite a better quality of students. In Coffin’s opinion, Presi-
dent Brian Casey’s “Core Admissions Goals” covered at the faculty meeting Monday afternoon has an indirect effect on the decreasing number of applicants. Some of the goals Casey outlined included increasing the standards for merit aid to ensure that it will associate with exceptional merit. “We’re rewarding exceptional academic achievement and raising those standards,” Coffin said. Although Coffin is unsure of what the future holds, the lowered number of applications submitted this year reflects the beginning of a new and long process. “Over time, it would not be unlikely that the number of applications could likely increase,” Coffin said. “We also want to make sure that we are enrolling students that will have an opportunity to succeed in an institution like DePauw.” Nevertheless, Meyer is aware that some strategies should be implemented to refine the application process for the future. “We need to work harder on our application pool because a strong, vibrant application pool reflects a quality institution,” Meyer said.
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Search for new VP of academic affairs to start in August By MATTHEW CECIL news@thedepauw.com
President Brian Casey announced today at the monthly faculty meeting that he will lead a committee to search for a new vice president for academic affairs at the start of the 2012-2013 school year. Current Vice President for Academic Affairs David Harvey will remain in the position through next year but said he will not be involved in the search. After that time, he will return to teaching chemistry and biochemistry. “I think David [Harvey] served a role of somewhat strengthening faculty governance, of bringing faculty voices into academic planning in ways that they might not have been before,” Casey said. “Because he emerged from the faculty, he had high faculty credibility. So if I look at one of his great achievements, it’s making the voice of the faculty heard in a more robust way, and I think we’ve benefitted from that.” Harvey has served in his current position for three years, starting with the 2009-2010 school year. Casey said he projects the search for Harvey’s replacement will run through the entire academic year and hopes the new vice president can start in the summer of 2013. He said the committee, which also includes members of the faculty, will likely use an independent consultant to help with the search. Although the official process has yet to begin, Casey said the ideal candidate will have high academic credibility, served as a department chair or dean, been involved in academic planning at an institution and participated in the national discussion on pedagogy, curriculum and faculty development. “I think there’s a lot shifting, and I want to bring to bear on our conversation what’s been happening around the country,” Casey said. “[I’m looking for a candidate with] a very strong vision of what it means to be a liberal arts college now in the 21st century — what the challenges are, how do we move forward in this type of education, what new fields are emerging, what new ways of teaching, how you bring the faculty and students together.”
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Inauguration, passed amendment highlight meeting Scully and Fadel take office and immediately begin passing legislation at Sunday night’s meeting By ABBY MARGULIS news@thedepauw.com
In the last meeting of the school year, student government began to look forward to their upcoming tenure by inaugurating a new president and vice president, electing other new members and amending the organization’s constitution. New president and vice president Sara Scully and Mark Fadel’s first act of business in office was to make alterations to constitutional amendments. The second constitutional amendment — which concerns student government’s executive board, the allocations board and voting process — was changed in an effort to improve communication and transparency. With it, the sergeant-at-arms and director of allocations positions will both be altered. The constitutional amendments now require the sergeant-atarms to attend 80 percent of the allocations board meetings throughout the semester. The director of allocations position will also be fine-tuned to bridge the communication gap between all outlets within student government and to ensure a more smoothly running system next year. Student representatives will also be able to elect two of their own members to serve on the allocations board. This will allow for a better line of communication between the two groups. The student body will also now be able to elect five students to serve on the allocations board for the duration of the school year. Scully believes that these changes will create a greater consistency within the constitution. “The amendments are more consistent with the
philosophy behind student government, as DSG is supposed to be representative of the entire student body,” Scully said. “Any effort to make that happen should be beneficial to the entire student body.” The changes made also shifted the timeline of fall elections for first year senators, allocations board members, and executive board positions.
“The amendments are more consistent with the philosophy behind student government, as DSG is supposed to be representative of the entire student body. Any effort to make that happen should be beneficial to the entire student body.” -Sara Scully, junior President of Student Body
Instead of elections being held after two months into the beginning of fall semester, Scully and Fadel moved that the elections take place earlier in the semester. Scully and Fadel believe that this change will better allow for the student body’s voice to be represented. Scully says it’s important for freshman to have a better understanding of what student government
does and to have their voices heard. The re-election for the position of vice president of student life, which resulted in a no-vote in the elections this spring, will be included in the fall election. Previously, positions that have resulted in a novote have been internally appointed by the executive council, but Scully and Fadel believed that students should be able to make the choice. “Scully and Fadel changed this to make it more open and democratic,” said senior Roy Leaf, outgoing parliamentarian. Scully and Fadel’s suggestions were approved by the jurisdiction committee and later went passed in a vote by the assembly. Internal elections for the five student government positions occurred during the meeting. Candidates who had previously applied made brief, two-minute–long speeches at the meeting and candidates were then voted upon immediately after the speeches. Junior Carter McKay will be the new director of public relations, junior Tyler Perfitt will be the new sergeant-at-arms, junior Alexandra Chamberlain will be the new secretary, freshman Marjorie Daily will be the new parliamentarian and sophomore Linh Nguyen will be the new treasurer. The meeting concluded with the inauguration of the new president, Scully, who is very excited for the upcoming year and looks forward to making more positive changes. “Mark and I are both looking forward to giving these jobs the attention they deserve,” Scully said. “We will be putting a lot of time, thought and effort into DSG and DePauw in general next year.”
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Trinkon: Sending virtual gifts, creating unity
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to specific organizations. Some DePauw Trinkons include a graduation cap, DePauw tiger paw print and a DePauw coffee cup. For instance, Burgess just sent a graduation cap to a senior friend of his to congratulate him on graduation. Soup Campbell, social media expert of the Office of Admissions, also sent a DePauw University sweatshirt Trinkon to all the members of the upcoming 2016 class to welcome students. Right now, Trinkon is home to two organizations: DePauw University and School on Wheels — an organization out of Indianapolis providing one-on-one tutoring and educational advice to schoolage children impacted by homelessness. The application, written by DePauw alum Travis Sheppard, is currently only on the standard version of Facebook, but
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Burgess and Singhania are continuing to work on the Android application to expand Trinkon’s medium. Berque hopes that by the end of the summer the application will have applications for as many as 20 organizations. So far, Trinkon has been successful, attracting 140 users who sent roughly 400 gifts since the application opened to the public two weeks ago. With graduation fast approaching, Berque hopes to see Trinkon’s success grow even more rapidly. “I would love to see people who want to congratulate DePauw seniors,” Berque said. “I would also love to see DePauw seniors send a thank you note to a faculty member, family member, or a friend.”
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on the app has been a great experience, and I’m excited to see my design online soon.” Berque created the idea and initial discussions with the university for the Facebook application began in April 2011. In February, a beta version was released on Facebook to invited members only. The program was opened to the public about two weeks ago. Berque said the idea for the app is to let people socially interact by sending these virtual gifts. “We want a tool to promote an organization to some extent by having users exchanging information with each other in a way that’s fun for them but also is going to benefit the organization,” Berque said. What makes the app unique is that users send Trinkons that are branded
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The DePauw community now has a new way to interact online and promote school pride thanks to the Facebook application Trinkon. Trinkon, an application designed to help organizations engage their members or followers, is an organization that sets up a shop containing information about the organization and links to organizational web pages. It contains branded Trinkons, which are virtual gifts, for people to send to each other via Facebook. Through this new social media outlet, people can exchange branded DePauw Trinkons and interact with friends while promoting DePauw. The project is led by computer sci-
ence professor Dave Berque and includes a team of DePauw students and alumni, including juniors Jimmy Burgess and Vedant Singhania of the Information Technology Associates Program (ITAP). Burgess and Singhania began working on the web application last fall, and have been focusing on creating an Anroid application this semester. They will continue working on the project next semester. Freshman Troy Holleman has created some of the Trinkons that people are able to send. He said he enjoyed getting the opportunity to create something that will be utilized. “I had a lot of fun designing Trinkons for Dave’s app,” Holleman said. “I tried to think of what I would like to give or get as an online gift on Facebook, and then create the Trinkon based on that. Working
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Faculty closes business for 2011-2012 academic year By MATTHEW CECIL
HIGHLIGHTS FROM MONDAY’S FACULTY MEETING:
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The university faculty concluded its business for the academic year today in a nearly two-hourlong meeting. Among other business, the faculty voted to confer degrees to students graduating this month and approved several new courses and minor changes to department requirements and course listings. President Brian Casey reported on admissions numbers for the incoming class of 2016, which currently stands at 601 students, and talked about the fiscal health of the university. Casey also announced that he will lead a search next year to find a replacement for Vice President of Academic Affairs David Harvey, whose three-year tenure ends after the 20122012 school year. (For more information on the search, see the story on page 1.)
• After more than 30 minutes of discussion, the faculty failed to reach consensus on proposed changes to the Personnel Committee, which reviews professors for promotion. • Professor Russ Arnold discussed the purpose and goals of the newly established Diversity and Equity Committee, which will oversee university policies regarding diversity, inclusiveness and equity. • President Brian Casey said the university Office of Admissions has had some progress in its goal of rebranding DePauw as a national liberal arts college, as well as refocusing its financial aid packages on need-based rather than merit-based aid. • Several Stellar Communities grant projects are underway or soon to come: — The new university bookstore and Starbucks on
the Square could be completed as early as late 2012. — Construction of building facades on the Square is set to begin this summer. — Anderson Street renovations by the City of Greencastle have already been underway and the university will begin making his own additions after commencement. • Sustainable initiatives: — The fifth-year sustainability intern will now be a permanent position. Taylor Cantril ’11 currently serves in the role. — Casey pledged that the university would require all future buildings to be LEED certified constructions. — The university will also be phasing out appliances in the residence halls for more environmentally friendly replacements, and discontinuing use of old, inefficient buildings. — And more trees.
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Friday, May 18
Saturday, May 19
Sunday, May 20
10 a.m.-noon Rehearsal for Commencement Exercises Holton Memorial Quadrangle (Inclement weather location: Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center)
4-5:30 p.m. Baccalaureate Ceremony Green Center for the Performing Arts, Kresge Auditorium A celebration of the accomplishments of the graduating class through music, readings and reflections. The Baccalaureate Ceremony includes the President’s address to the graduating class.
10:30 a.m. The 173rd DePauw Commencement Exercises Holton Memorial Quadrangle (Inclement weather location: Lilly Center)
Noon-1:30 p.m. Senior Celebration The Elms President Casey will host members of the Class of 2012 for a senior celebration at the Elms. This event is for seniors only.
8:30-11 p.m. DePauw Under the Stars East College Lawn (Inclement weather location: The Inn at DePauw) A signature event for commencement weekend, bringing together the entire community – graduates, families, guests, faculty and staff – to celebrate the Class of 2012.
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Keynotes
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DePauw’s new women’s a cappella group, Keynotes — comprised of about 15 women — made their debut on campus in their first concert Sunday night. Performing a variety of songs from The Beatles’ “Hey Jude” and “Keep Breathing” by Ingrid Michaelson to “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap, the concert featured duets, solos, group performances and an impromptu skit. “The group is comprised of so many different talents and backgrounds and wonderful girls,” said sophomore Maryclare Flores, the president of Keynotes. “I started the group because I saw a need for people to have an outlet to pursue their passion in music.” The concert attracted a crowd of about 40 people, which Flores considers a huge success. “I am so excited,” Flores said. “I hope to continue, and to hit the ground running and to be different everyday. It’s all about the group.”
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CAMPUSCRIME May 3
• Theft of wallet — delayed report • Pending | Time: 3:20 p.m. | Place: Roy O. West library • Theft of iPhone • Under investigation | Time: 6:25 p.m. | Place: Roy O. West library • Alcohol violations • Released / forwarded to Community Standards committee | Time: 11:22 p.m. | Place: Inn at DePauw / The Fluttering Duck
May 4
• Unregistered burn / noise • Made contact with house representation, verbal warning issued / extinguished | Time: 1:40 a.m. | Place: Sigma Chi fraternity • Assist Greencastle Police Department — minors in consumption • Forwarded to prosecutor’s office / forwarded to Community Standards committee | Time: 3:02 p.m. | Place: Locust and Washington streets • Medical • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 10:34 a.m. | Place: Mason Hall • Property damage accident • Report filed | Time: 7:08 p.m. | Place: Seminary and Locust streets • Noise — loud music • Made contact with residents / verbal warning issued | Time: 11:00 p.m. | Place: Phi Delta Theta fraternity • Noise — loud music • Made contact with house representation / verbal warning issued | Time: 11:08 p.m. | Place: Sigma Chi fraternity
/ verbal warning issued | Time: 10:55 p.m. | Place: Phi Gamma Delta fraternity • Noise — loud people • Made contact with house representation / verbal warning issued | Time: 11:25 p.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
May 6
• Suspicious person • Officer checked area / unable to locate subject | Time: 12:33 p.m. | Place: Administration Building parking lot • Recovered property •Returned to owner | Time: 12:45 a.m. | Place: Pi Beta Phi sorority (outside) • Noise — loud people • Made contact with representation / verbal warning issued | Time: 12:54 a.m. | Place:Phi Kappa Psi fraternity • Hazard, subjects attempting to do back flips using building • Officer checked area / unable to locate subjects | Time: 7:52 p.m. | Place: North Quadrangle SOURCE: WWW.DEPAUW.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/CAMPUSSAFETY/PUBLICSAFETY/ACTIVITY-REPORT/YEAR/2012/
May 5
• Theft of longboard • Recovered | Time: 12:02 p.m. | Place: Beta Theta Pi fraternity • Noise — loud music / people • Made contact with representation
CORRECTIONS AND CLARIFICATIONS The infographic on page 12 of Issue 48, printed on Friday May, 4, incorrectly listed men’s track as a third-place finisher in its NCAC tournament. It should have reflected that men’s tennis placed third in its NCAC tournament.
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POSSE SCHOLAR PROGRAM
A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE
Behind the glass of the Hartman Unlocking self-discovery, success Office: Life as a GCPOpps intern KATHARINE DeJOIE
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eing a first-year student, I didn’t have much of a clue about anything around campus my first semester. I couldn’t have told you where the Nature Park was, how to declare a major or even what Little 5 was. I especially did not have a shred of knowledge about the sterile, white-walled, windowed office in the upper level of the Hub. To me it looked like a stuffy place that only a privileged few were lucky enough to do whatever secret business went on in there, and I obviously was not one of those students. I did not particularly care to figure out what exactly went on in that office. Eventually, like all college students, I went broke. Shortly after the field hockey season ended, I was in desperate need of a job (mostly due to all of the “team bonding” we did at Dairy Castle). As I scoured the minimal job postings online, I came across one for a communications intern at the Civic, Global and Professional Opportunities office. And before I knew it, I had sweet-talked my way into a job in the immaculate white walled and window ed office. I had become part of the DePauw “one percent.” What was on the other side of that strangely forbidding glass was nothing I could have imagined, had I bothered to. Once inside, it resembled a campaign headquarters on the eve of a particularly combatant presidential election. Bonner Scholars were buzzing around, leaving as swiftly and loudly as they entered, organizing community service efforts in Greencastle. Work-study interns, myself included, were flying about working on new brochures for the CGPOpps office, organizing the first ever DePauw Community Service Campus golf tournament and coordinating the various events hosted by CGPOpps throughout the year. Winter Term in Service leaders whizzed around planning programs to prepare students for the exotic locales. DCS coordinators popped in to finish off details for the first annual DCS golf tournament. I hit the ground running, and it hit back twice as hard. There are names and faces, schedules, passwords, emails and websites to learn and memorize. I have one set boss,
but I often answer to at least one other person from time to time, with career planning and off-campus study, etc. Knowing how to work with that other person is key. The best but hardest thing to learn however, in my opinion, is self-delegation of tasks because the CGPOpps staff treat me like a graduate intern. They trust me to complete tasks with minimal direction. Instructions are given along with whom to contact and a timeline before leaving me to my own devices. But being an intern is not as stressful as I’m letting on. Some of my greatest times this year have been inside that sterile office. Especially when tour groups come by ogling the office shamelessly. Some of the Bonners and I even play tricks on the group when it’s been an unusually slow day. Interning for the CGPOpps offices is one of the best-kept secrets at DePauw. The hours are regular; you can plan your own hours and always know when you’re working next. The working conditions are more than pleasant; they are actually entertaining, and the workload is not so great that it will cause premature graying. Some days, I actually feel as though I have not done enough to earn my keep and others, I’ve barely had time to breathe while working frantically to complete my various projects, like the new CGPOpps brochure. Being an intern has been hands down my
“Interning for CGPOpps offices is one of the best-kept secrets at DePauw...being an intern has hands down been my best experience.”
best experience at DePauw. I’ve learned invaluable office skills such as PhotoShop and how to publicize events. I’ve made loads of networking connections both around campus and Greencastle, and most importantly I’m helping to give back to all communities that I’m a part of while studying at DePauw. I would recommend this job to anyone. The good news? The office is hiring for next semester. Just be careful not to take my job. — DeJoie is a freshman from Concord, NH who has not declared a major. features@thedepauw.com
NAIOMY GUERRERO
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’ve never really thought of myself as someone who requires — or would enjoy — an entourage. So naturally, when I found out that I received a four-year scholarship to DePauw along with nine other New Yorkers, I was excited, nervous and really curious about how exactly we would connect or disconnect. From December of our high school senior year until we left home for DePauw, we met once a week for three hours. We talked about our life goals, our successes and our failures. It was as if no topic would go undiscovered. Our vigor and enthusiasm seemed too potent for the journey we were about to embark on. In our first meeting after arriving on campus, we had a graduation visualization exercise which we could not get through for the life of us. We bickered with each other and lashed out in frustration at our inability to picture ourselves walking across the stage toward President Casey. It was at the end of the first week of first-year mentor activities, and we were all mentor programmed out. Our Posse mentor, Hillary Kelleher, calmly diffused the situation, and we had a relaxing meditative meeting instead. A couple of months later, I realized that was the moment I fell in love with my Posse. We weren’t interested in synthetic ways to connect. We wanted it all: love, hate, friendships, support, tough love, sibling rivalry, rejection, unconditional support and the clique-y mess that is inevitably a part of becoming a support group. Those mandatory weekly meetings and our regular one-on-one hour-long meetings with our mentor is what I’m convinced contributed to our being the first full Posse of ten to graduate from
DePauw intact. As we get closer to graduation, I can’t help but reflect on those first couple of months we were on campus. We struggled with one another, sometimes offending one another. We tried to weave ourselves into the fabric of the DePauw community as a Posse, and yet remain true to whoever we thought we were as individuals. It was tough. The connection between the members of my Posse was organic, chaotic, seamless and empowering. Every week, we would check in and hear the issues and accomplishments we were experiencing. Greencastle can be a very disorienting place for a New Yorker, the dark quiet streets can seem eerie and unwelcoming, but those weekly meetings made the territory seem a bit more familiar. As a Posse, we embraced challenging questions and held each other accountable to a maddening degree. We stood by one another, without flinching. I quickly realized that these nine other people were not my friends, they were my partners and most importantly, my family. We’ve come a long way from some of us denying to hug others at the risk of seeming too affectionate, to bravely letting ourselves fall into the arms of other members as we tried to do “trust falls.” I often think back and wonder why we couldn’t get through that visualization exercise. Was it because we simply couldn’t see it? Did we not think we were capable? Were we scared of failing ourselves, or each other? So without realizing it, we’ve all been striving towards this moment since the day we stepped on campus: The moment at graduation when I find my Posse, and they find me. — Guerrero is a senior from New york City majoring in Art History. She is a member of the first full Posse class to graduate from DePauw. features@thedepauw.com
“‘Posses’ are multicultural groups of about 10 students. Each year, one posse from New York and one from Chicago enroll at DePauw.” — DePauw University POSSE QUICK FACTS • All ten senior new York Posse scholars who entered the program are graduating this month. • This is the first Posse group at DePauw to graduate all of its members.
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Rudis’ Gluten Free Cinnamon Raisin Bread
GLUTEN-FREE RECIPE INGREDIENTS
• 1 box of Udi’s Gluten Free Snickerdoodles blended into crumbs • 3/4 cup butter (melted) • 2 cups confectioner’s sugar • 1 cup peanut butter
Udi’s Gluten Free Whole Grain Bread
Pamela Products’ Gluten Free Chocolate Brownie Mix
Bob’s Red Mill’s Gluten Free “Mighty Hot” Cereal
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By ELLEN KOBE
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While Michael Verbeek was in the middle of his college search, he was also in the middle of adjusting to a new diet. Verbeek was a senior in high school when he discovered he was allergic to gluten — a protein found in wheat and various grains. Essentially, Verbeek and others with gluten allergies cannot digest products containing gluten without feeling adverse reactions, such as bloating, constipation, diarrhea and abdominal pain, according to Dr. Scott Ripple, medical director of the Senior Ann Marie Elliot samples a gluten-free lunch in the Hub at The Chef’s Table. The Chef’s Table provides gluten-free foods for students on Wellness Center. This allergy can occur in isolation or campus to sample. The table featured Udi-tella sandwiches on gluten-free bread, BLTs, smoked salmon along with desserts: brownies, chocolate stem from celiac disease, a genetic disorder of gluten chip cookies, chocolate cake and yogurt. COURTESY OF JOY MULHOLLAN intolerance. Ripple said that the Wellness Center is unsure At the beginning of the semester, student But putting gluten-free items on the shelves isn’t recruitment, they handed out dessert to the potential of the amount of students on campus who have digestive problems when consuming gluten. But government officially recognized Udi’s Gluten Free @ the only improvement Dining Services can make for new members. The members of the sorority gave taking a walk through the Hub or The Den, it’s clear DePauw as a student organization. The club spun from gluten intolerant students. Santo said that training his Naveaux a dessert that fit her dietary needs — mint ice to see that the “gluten-free” international trend has an informal student support group that met once or staff to cater to gluten-free students is one of the most cream and crumbled gluten-free cookies. important steps. “I just started bawling my eyes out,” said Naveaux, popped up in grocery stores and restaurants has come twice a semester. Senior Joy Mulhollan, who started the Udi’s Gluten The Dining Services staff is also trained to who she was happy to find friends who understood to DePauw. But when Verbeek was choosing which university Free @ DePauw, became an intern for Udi’s after know what it means to have a gluten-free lifestyle. and accepted her health restrictions. But living a gluten-free lifestyle can still be to attend, he was impressed with the accommodating Matt Newill ’09, foodservice sales manager of Udi’s at Furthermore, his staff learns not to cross-contaminate dining options at DePauw. Now a junior, he hasn’t the time, was looking for interns. Udi’s has over 100 food by using the same cooking tool — such as a knife inhibiting at times. interns at universities all over the country. or toaster — to prepare gluten-free dishes and nonFor instance, Mulhollan noted that she can’t eat been disappointed yet. Mulhollan said it was important to get recognition gluten-free dishes. pizza or most of the menu items at Marvin’s, which are “The fact that DPU has continued to develop its Santo’s other priority is to introduce students with often social staples for groups of students meeting. options for gluten-free foods and other allergies stands from student government in order to raise awareness of its prevalence on campus. Since being an established special diet needs to Dining Services staff members. Ripple believes that the college lifestyle isn’t always out the most for me,” he said in an email interview. “The staff keep a close watch on us, and if we have healthy for the digestive system in general. He says that Ever since Verbeek has been a student at DePauw, organization, Mulhollan has organized events that dining options for gluten-free students have expanded. center around gluten-free food, such as a pizza party in problems we can talk to them anytime,” Verbeek said. one of the top reasons students come to the Wellness Being allergic to gluten poses a lot of challenges for Center is because of digestive issues. But he doesn’t “We are the food service for DePauw, and we need The Den and a table of free food during lunch hour in a college student lifestyle, and Santo’s Dining Services immediately assume these symptoms are from a to provide those options,” said Fred Mildner, executive the Hub made by Mildner. As an intern with Udi’s, her job is to market Udi’s staff can only extend their jurisdiction so far. Greek gluten-free allergy because many of them tend to spur chef of Dining Services. Campus dining services provides a plethora of products and get more Udi’s gluten-free products on houses — where a large portion of students live and from stress, unhealthy food choices and lack of sleep. eat — have their own meal systems. At that point, it’s Nonetheless, Ripple doesn’t see any harm in the gluten-free products, including muffins, breads, the shelves of DePauw. “Things are improving,” Mulhollan said. “As a up to the individual chapters to decide how much trendiness of a gluten-free diet. cookies, brownies, tortilla wraps, frozen meals and “Perhaps it is over-diagnosed [around the world],” granolas, according to Dining Services General freshman, my options were limited, and they were very their budget will allow them to cater to the gluten-free he said. “But if people get better, that’s all that matters Manager Steve Santo. Since February, Sodexo has great in helping me, but it’s not like I could go to the lifestyle of their residents. Naveaux, who will be moving into Kappa Kappa to me.” purchased $7,500 worth of gluten-free foods for resale. Hub and get anything I wanted.” Another Udi’s intern, freshman Leah Naveaux, said Gamma sorority for the first time next semester, said Mildner has that same level of commitment when Sodexo also carries a variety of brands, such as Udi’s, Glutino, United Natural Foods and Enjoy that she and Mulhollan have motivation to get Udi’s she will have to get used to not eating in on-campus it comes to keeping the students he serves healthy. “It’s all about our lifestyle of diets,” Mildner said. Life. Santo said that Udi’s is the largest seller. Udi’s product on campus, other than having to file monthly dining locations. However, she is confident that she will remain healthy living in the house. “It’s what we’re made of.” popularity most likely stems from its strong marketing reports on their progress to the company. “Udi’s is the best tasting brand,” Naveaux said. When she visited Kappa during the last round of presence on campus.
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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board Chase Hall | Editor-in-Chief Dana Ferguson | Managing Editor Ellen Kobe | Managing Editor Stephanie Sharlow | Chief Copy Editor
EDITORIAL
Cheers, jeers and tears Cheers to a student body president and vice president who want to take advantage of college media as a means of communicating with the student body. Jeers to continued low student engagement as exemplified in 50 percent voter turn out this semester. Tears that the campus farm didn’t get traction. Cheers to Women’s Basketball and their 26 straight wins. Jeers to “YOLO.” It was profound the first time, but not the two-hundred and third. Tears that the community’s understanding of sexual assault is inconsistent. Let’s respect each other, and ourselves. Cheers to D3TV’s taste of DePauw. Watch it. Jeers to legislation that hopes alcohol bans will change culture. It will only create more dangerous drinking. Tears to the continued dissatisfaction with courses received. There’s got to be a better way. Cheers to Anderson Construction, and we are excited to see the final products of the Stellar Community Grant. Jeers to Indiana Excise’s presence on campus this semester. Their expressed success shouldn’t be measured in students cited, but rather the students educated and hospital trips prevented. The less tangible should be taken into consideration. Tears to the Humane Society and the Away Home Shelter, which have both been struggling financially over the past few years and had to close. Cheers to the Management Fellows projects working to bring them back. These are strong community service organizations in the Greencastle community, and we’re proud that students are choosing to be engaged with them. Tears to the prevalence of dangerous binge drinking on campus. The fun is over once it harms yourself or those around you. Jeers to millions of dollars in deferred maintenance. The poor upkeep in some of DePauw’s most frequented buildings is disturbing, considering that these are the places we learn, grow and live. Cheers to first complete graduating class of Posse from New York. In the midst of bonding and striving for a well-rounded education, these students were successful DePauw students. For more information, read their story on page 7. Tears to the Pulliam Center for “Contemporary” Media. We would like to see more updated and useful technology (like WiFi) in the center that hosts the three major student media organizations on campus — all of which have robust histories and are currently history. We imagine that our friends at WGRE and D3TV would agree.
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AUSTIN FRY / THE DEPAUW
American celebration of Mexican national holiday misdirected SAM HOLLEY-KLINE
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n May 5, 1862, Mexican forces under General Ignacio Zaragoza — numbering about 4,000 — defeated a better-equipped French force of 8,000 outside of the city of Puebla. One-hundred-andfifty years later, people all over the United States (including DePauw) continue to celebrate what they may think is Mexican Independence Day or the Mexican St. Patrick’s Day. Of course, they celebrate with stereotypical elements of Mexican and Latino cultures: food, fun and fiestas. The holiday isn’t a big deal in Mexico, outside of Puebla. I spent spring semester of last year about four hours south of where the battle was fought, and I saw more about Cinco de Mayo on my DePauw friends’ Facebook pages than I saw on the news or around town. That may be because Cinco de Mayo is essentially an American holiday. According to University of California at Los Angeles professor Da-
vid Hayes-Bautista, the holiday has its origins in the American Civil War. As a CNN.com article succinctly puts it, “U.S. Latinos of Mexican heritage parlayed the victory as a rallying cry that the Union could also win the Civil War,” since the defeated French, who would briefly conquer Mexico, were Confederate sympathizers. Such a victory may still be worth commemorating, but why do it with tequila shots, sombreros and other stereotypes? There’s really no reason to. Learning about Latino cultures at DePauw is not difficult. It seems like every other week the Committee for Latino Concerns (or perhaps the Department of Modern Languages) hosts an event that affords everyone the chance to learn something new about the Latino cultures represented here at DePauw. Reducing any culture to a few stereotypical elements is offensive, of course, but also unnecessary. With so many opportunities to learn, there’s no reason for them. Furthermore, why should Mexican history only come up in the context of a holiday like Cinco de Mayo? There are other, more famous holidays more widely celebrated in Mexico that are not only fun to cel-
ebrate but provide chances to learn something about Mexican history. Take Sept. 16, for instance. On that day in 1810, the parish priest of the town of Dolores, Miguel Hidalgo, started a revolt that would lead to Mexico’s independence from Spain 11 years later. Now, every Sept. 16, Mexico’s president recites a variant of Hidalgo’s cry of independence for an audience of up to half a million in Mexico. If you’re looking for a Mexican holiday to celebrate, Independence Day would seem a bit more appropriate than the Battle of Puebla. Plus, Mexican Independence Day is not too difficult to understand even if you have no background in Mexican history: The name is telling. Cinco de Mayo, also said to have emerged from Mexican immigration during and after the 1910-1920 Revolution or the Chicano Movement of the 1960s, isn’t as easy to grasp for an outsider. As a result, people celebrate it with stereotypes partly because they don’t know anything about it. —Holley-Kline is a senior from Anchorage, Ala., majoring in Spanish and anthropology. opinion@thedepauw.com
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TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
Newly-inaugurated student govt. leaders look to the future SARA SCULLY
MARK FADEL
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he end of the school year is approaching quickly but DePauw student government sees no end in sight. The campaign season that occurred several weeks ago has sparked an energy in student government that will stick around and carry over to next year.We have this energy and passion to make sure the changes we promised you and the improvements we idealized are seen. Our vision of the ideal DePauw is not impossible to attain. Rather it is a reality that is already knocking on our doors. We have entered a period of transition that provides the opportunity for students to participate in the physical, institutional and societal changes that will last for years to come. The power to influence the dynamic of this university is ours. We’re motivated to keep students talking about the changes they want to see at DePauw and challenge us to work for these improvements. What concern do you have? We ask you to follow through with a passionate concern you have and make sure you have received all the answers and possible resolutions to that concern. You do
not have to be an official of student government to make a change on this campus but you can use student government as the space to make your voice be heard. Embrace the resistance you might get and use it to stimulate a conversation on campus that people might never have had before. You are a leader on this campus and you have the ability to improve this university. Throughout the campaign, we visited many different organizations and clubs on campus that sponsor so many amazing and talented individuals. We promised we will continue this to ensure our faces are not the only part of us you recognize, but instead, our voices. We were inspired by the stories we heard and the complaints students’ had — please do not stop telling us these stories. Please invite us to your meetings and bring us to your events if we are not already planning on attending. We had a great time during the campaign; it was incredibly productive. If there is any task that you see we can help you with, do not hesitate to approach us. We want to be there for you, because we would not be in these positions without you. When we return, the assembly meeting for new organization recognition will be Sept. 23. We will host a new student government retreat on Sept. 9, required for all officials, but open to anyone interested in learning more about student government
and how to participate. We also will be looking for a new vice president of student life and be opening elections for five members of the allocations board so that the entire student body elects part of the board. Elections for these positions will be held within the first two weeks of next school year so please be sure to ask us about them over the summer if you are interested in either of those positions. We will be working hard all summer to plan next year’s student government agenda, so please feel free to contact us. We want to know how you are feeling about a range of topics including, but not limited to: the campus climate, academic affairs, social concerns, sustainability, town-gown relations and pre-professional opportunities. These topics were at the forefront of the concerns we heard during the campaign and we will not stop until we see something improve in each of these areas. No matter the concern, we are here to listen and react.
MADISON BRINKER
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tudents are always told about the small classroom size at DePauw, and what it means to be in one. The professors know your name, the class is small enough for everyone to participate in discussions, you get the opportunity to personally know your classmates and the setting is designed for students to be able to receive the assistance and the help that they need. It always amazes me how much professors at DePauw want to see their students succeed. A professor is generally teaching because they have a passion for their subject, they have a desire to communicate with other people how much knowledge they have for their area of expertise and to be able to have the opportunity to watch other people also learn and love the subject. At the same time, a professor has the ability to either make or break a subject for a student. Depending on who and how a student is taught about
PHOTOPINION What did you like about The DePauw this semester and what do you think could be improved? “I like the stories about happenings on campus, getting professors involved could be interesting.”
TAYLOR BUCHANAN, senior “I thought there was thoughtful coverage of the controversial issues such as campus climate, Code TEAL, and bed bugs. Maybe less ATM coverage.”
— Scully is a junior from Dallas, Texas, majoring in philosophy. Fadel is a junior from Cleveland, Ohio, majoring in biochemistry. They are student body president and vice president, respectively. Follow on Facebook: Scully Fadel: DSG Presidential Campaign 2012 and DePauw Student Government; Twitter: @ScullyFadel or @ DPU_StudentGov; E-mail: dsg_president@depauw.edu. opinion@thedepauw.com
Caring profs. make DePauw stand out something, they might fall in love with the subject or be completely turned off by it. Of course, this is all a part of learning. According to my past two semesters of class experience at DePauw, I have been completely surprised by just how much these professors really do want to watch us succeed. I knew that the “one on one” aspect was something DePauw has always prided itself on, but I didn’t know exactly how serious they were about it. Classes are not always easy and for some people, including myself, we require a lot of help in certain subjects. It is nice to know that all I have to do is email my professors or visit them during their office hours to receive extra help. They work with me until I am able to leave their offices no longer confused. That is something that I always took advantage of in high school, but didn’t honestly think that the professors in college were going to care so much about. Like one of my high school teachers used to say, they still get paid whether or not we pass or fail. And the fact that the professors at DePauw are passionate enough about their classes and their students’ success that they are willing to put in so
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many extra hours to give us personal help is something I will forever be thankful for. Like I’m sure many of my fellow classmates could agree, I wouldn’t be able to pass some of my classes if it weren’t for professors willingness to help me or the extra time they put into their days to teach me outside of class hours. This might be one of DePauw’s best qualities — they have a knack for finding the most passionate professors that give us the one on one that we need. These professors go above and beyond what they should ever need to do, and because of this, grades are up and so are attitudes. The encouragement and the assistance we can get from our professors just by taking advantage of their willingness to help us out is something that I will always be able thankful for. With that in mind, I’d like to give a shout out to Professor Mills for helping me to pass Environmental Science and reading every one of my articles in The DePauw. This one is for you. — Brinker is a freshman from Stevensville, Mich., with an undecided major. opinion@thedepauw.com
RYAN KELLY, senior “It was informative, maybe make it more accessible.”
KEARA McMILLAN, junior “I’d like to see some historical information about DePauw that not everyone knows about.”
JEN DICKMAN, sophomore ELI CANGANY / THE DEPAUW
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TRACK AND FIELD
Women third, men seventh as many hope for spot in national tournament By JOSEPH FANELLI sports@thedepauw.com
The month of May means the return of summer heat, graduating seniors and, of course, the closing of the spring track and field season. The season came to a close with a third place overall finish for the women and seventh place spot for the men. The 132 points from the women placed them behind returning champion from 2011 Ohio Wesleyan University (220.5) and second place Oberlin College (159). Wabash College was the dominant winner of the men’s side with 314.5 points, nearly doubling second Ohio Wesleyan’s score of 157.5 “There were a lot of tears shed at the meet,” said senior captain Sam Wong. “Me, Lisa (Becharas), Chenae (White) — the three (senior) girl captains — were all really, really happy, but also it was a pretty bitter-sweet moment. I think we all ended on a note we were happy with, especially with the team as a whole.” Although it was a not first place, the bronze finish for the women was impressive considering the small-size of the team. The Tigers began the season with a team of over 35 girls, but due to injuries and athletes leaving the team, entered the NCAC championship meet at Allegheny College (Meadville, Penn.) with around 20 girls. That is compared to the 31 girls a part of Ohio Wesleyan. It took an all-team effort to score as high as the team did. “Our women finishing third was a really good
performance,” said men and women’s head coach Kori Stoffregen. “In fact, there wasn’t one event on the women’s side that we we’re disappointed in. I mean everything…people had their best meets of the year on the women’s side.” The result was six individuals and one relay with NCAC all-conference finishes. Wong was one of two individual champion with a first place result in the triple. Junior Brittany Sievers was also first place in the discus throw. White placed second in the 100 and 200 meter dashes, freshman Hope Jordan was third in the 1500 meter run, junior Lee Harmon — who placed third in the Heptathlon last weekend — was third again, outright in the triple and in a tie with freshman Celia Kauth in the high jump, and the 4x100 relay team took third. On the men’s side, the Tigers were faced again against the nationally 10th ranked Little Giants of Wabash and other stiff competition from the NCAC. Although the seventh place finish was not great, Stoffregen emphasized how close the competition was and how a few more breaks could have turned the tables on the middle of the field. “We actually had a lot of things go well,” Stoffregen said. “Even though we were seventh, we were only twenty points out of third. So three, four, five, six, seven — all those teams were so close. We just happened to the on the short end of it.” Injuries did not help the team as junior Noah Droddy, an All-American athlete in the 2011 cross country season, missed the entire season. Also, Freshman Jack Leibovitz, the NCAC decathlon from
Tyler Giesting the team’s top finisher with a fourth-place finish in the 800 meter dash. Samantha Wong was one of two individual champions with a first place result in the triple.
a week before, was hampered and only able to compete in a few events. But still, the team is focusing on what it was able to achieve. “We did the best we could with what we had,” senior captain Tyler Giesting said. “And everybody that was there gave their best effort whether that was in their own race competing or cheering their teams.” Giesting was the team’s top finisher with a fourth-place finish in the 800 meter dash. Junior Myron Burr was seventh in the 110-meter hurdles as was both the 4x100 and 4x400 meter relay teams. The good news for both teams is they have a lot of young, talented athletes in the roster. Both
groups will graduate a handful of talented seniors like Giesting and Wong, but Stoffregen still looks forward to next season. “We do graduate a handful of kids and pointscorers,” Stoffregen said, “but a lot of our talent is young…We’re hopeful that our current (recruiting) class will be helpful for us…both teams are definitely going to be better next year.” But the season is not over just yet. Three Tiger athletes are still hoping for a spot at the Div. III National meet in Claremont, CA from May 24-26. The top 20 nationally ranked individuals will get an invite to the meet. Currently, Leibovitz is sitting on the bubble at 19th based on his NCAC indoor decathlon score. He will head to Ohio Wesleyan next week for one more chance to improve his ranking. Also, Sievers and sophomore Kyle Mackey sit just outside the top 20 in the disc and pole vault respectively and will get a chance to add a few more feet or inches this upcoming weekend at the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville, Ill. A few other members will also compete in the meet this weekend, notably Giesting who is still just barely behind the 30-year old outdoor 800 meter dash record. “At this point, if you’re still running, you’re trying to post a good time,” Giesting said. “Conference meets are done …Basically, it takes an effort you’ve never gave before.”
SOFTBALL
Women suffer tough loss in North Coast Athletic Conference Championship By GRANT BARNOW sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw Tigers were defeated 1-0 after eight innings of game two by Denison University in the conference championship. The team pushed hard until the final moments, but simply could not overcome Denison. Game seven was needed after DePauw earned a 6-4 comefrom-behind victory over the Big Red in game one. The four-team tournament was played in a double-elimination style — meaning a team must lose twice to exit the tournament. The tournament is split in half between a loser’s bracket and winner’s bracket based on the wins and losses of the first day. DePauw’s weekend started off strong
after a 2-1 win over number two seeded Wooster in the opening game of the tournament on May 4. Junior Amy Hallett solo-homered in the sixth inning to break a 1-1 tie, pushing the Tigers to win and into the second, winner’s-bracket game. The game marked senior Jen Kosinski’s 211th career hit – tying Rachel Gill’s (2006-09) record. Senior Holly Paris provided some insight into the offensive capabilities of the team. “There isn’t a weak spot in our lineup, which, at the end of the day, takes the pressure off any individual hitter,” Paris said. In DePauw’s second game, the Tigers faced Denison after the Big Red upset top-seeded Allegheny. In a game that started over an hour late due to rain and
was delayed for over an hour in the sixth inning, the Tigers dropped a 4-2 decision to number four-seeded Denison. Denison’s win pushed them into the championship game. DePauw would have to play the winner of the loser-bracket – Allegheny who defeated and, subsequently, eliminated Wooster from the tournament in their previous match. In the loss to Denison, Kosinski returned to the record books with a single in the third – her 212th career hit to break the career-hits record. Kosinski’s excellent hitting at the close of this season has helped to propel her into the DePauw athletic archives. “For my hitting this season, I have been just trying to have good at-bats and come through when I need to for the team,” Kosinski said.
DePauw’s loss would push them into a close battle against Allegheny on Saturday– vying for the final spot against Denison in the championship game of the tournament. The Tigers fell behind in the first inning, but would answer with two runs each in both the fourth and sixth innings for a 4-1 victory over Allegheny. The remaining portion of the tournament would be an uphill climb for the Tigers. In order to claim the title they needed back-to-back wins against the Dension Big Red, whereas Denison only would require one victory to eliminate DePauw. DePauw battled hard in the first of the two games on Sunday, with Kosinski coming to the rescue with a three-run homer in the seventh to lift the team to a 6-4 win and keep the Tigers alive. Seniors
Rachel MacBeth and Cymone Allen were driven in by the eventual game-winning three-run homerun to centerfield, after reaching base on an error and a single, respectively. The championship would be extended to a necessary game two. DePauw could not get its offense in play in the final game and fell to Denison after Heather Larsen’s two-out, solo homer in the top of the eighth gave the Big Red a 1-0 win. Denison earned the conference’s automatic qualification into the NCAA Division III Championship. DePauw, unfortunately, failed to earn an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament after the announcement this past Monday. Representing the Tigers on the NCAC All-Tournament team are Jen Kosinski, Amy Hallett and Haley Buchanan.
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2012 DePauw NCAA Tournament / Championship invites and hopefuls
By JOSEPH FANELLI sports@thedepauw.com
As of this week, two DePauw athletic teams, the women’s golf and women’s tennis programs, have received bids to compete in the Div. III NCAA tournament or championship. Both teams received automatic qualification bids after winning their respective NCAC tournaments. Women’s golf was able to take home first-place after consecutive weekends of golf at Allegheny and Oberlin College from April 21st through the 29th. Tennis won their conference championship after defeating Oberlin 5-1 on April 28th.
The invitation to the national championship for the golf team marked the programs 11th straight year to reach the tourney. This year, the first rounds of the 72-round Div. III national championship begins today at Zollner Golf course in Angola, IN and will go until the 11th. The team has been among the nation’s elite for the entire year with a top-three ranking for a majority of the spring season. All five of the Tigers in the starting lineup won a tournament this year. For tennis (17-6), its championship gave them a first round bye in the fiveround tournament. DePauw will play host to the first three rounds of its section and will play either Wheaton College (IL) or Webster University (St. Lou-
is), who are both 19-2. DePauw actually defeated Wheaton in last year’s NCAA tournament with a second-round 5-1 victory before losing to now NCAC opponent Denison. The Tigers are currently the 8th ranked team in the country. The team must win three matches to make the national championship at Cary Tennis Park in Cary, NC from May 24th-26th. But the fate of one program and a few individuals now hangs in the balance. The baseball team failed to earn an automatic qualification bid after losing to Denison 8-6 in game two of the NCAC championship. The team must now hope that their 33-12 overall and 30-11 against regional competition records will give NCAA officials enough
confidence to give them an at large-bid into the NCAA tournament. The tigers will learn their fate this upcoming Sunday or Monday. If the team makes the NCAA tournament, it must first make it through regional competition before the Div. III college world series in Appleton, WI from May 25th-29th. Unlike the other three sports, a conference win for the track and field teams does not guarantee a national championship invite. Instead, individuals must place in the top 20 in their event to make the trip to Claremont, CA. Currently, freshman Jack Leibovitz is the only DePauw track and field athlete with a spot from his 6,165 point day at the NCAC decathlon. Leibovitz is currently
in 19th nation-wide, but must hope that his score is not surpassed in the two remaining weeks before the regular season ends. Leibovitz will compete in a decathlon at Ohio Wesleyan next week. Two more athletes, junior thrower Brittany Sievers and sophomore pole vaulter Kyle Mackey, sit just outside the top 20 national rankings and will most likely get one more chance to add to their events to try and secure a spot in the national rankings. Both will likely travel to the Dr. Keeler Invitational in Naperville, Ill. this weekend. The 2012 Div. III NCAA track and field national championships will be held at Burns stadium in Claremont McKenna College from May 24th-26th.
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the depauw | sports
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012
Tigers fall in NCAC championship, look for at-large bid By PARKER SCHWARTZ sports@thedepauw.com
After a first game North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament loss, DePauw bounced back for three straight wins before losing a rubber match against the College of Wooster Fighting Scots in Saturday’s finale, 8-6. “[Wooster] didn’t seem to do anything wrong. They never went away,” said junior Jason Cohen. “We just have to tip our caps because it obviously didn’t go the way we wanted it to.” Having lost three straight to Wabash College and Washington University in St. Louis, the Tigers were struggling at an abnormal rate heading into the NCAC Tournament at V.A. Memorial Stadium in Chillicothe, Ohio that started on Thursday, May 3. Game number one pitted DePauw against perennial Division III power-
house Wooster – a team that was in the tournament only by virtue of a coin flip between Allegheny College for the no. 2 seed in the east. DePauw fell 4-1 in game one, leaving nine runners on base. The loss motivated DePauw, who came back for a big win against Kenyon College, 5-1, followed up by a 3-1 win against the Ohio Wesleyan Battling Bishops. After the Bishops’ freshman lefthanded pitcher Charles Cooper succeeded in his first outing against a potent Tigers lineup, they started him again, only for DePauw to pull out a close win in which leadoff Zach Starr, sophomore, carried the lineup with a two for four hitting performance. The third straight win came against the Fighting Scots in the most productive offensive showing the Tigers have staged in weeks. The front three hitters went seven for 15 with three runs and two RBIs, totaling half of the hits for the
Tigers in the game. But, the Old Gold could not best the Scots in the second game of the
“I think that [a bid] is something we definitely deserve and worked hard for. We beat some quality opponents and everyone on the team has put in countless [hours] of work.” — Alex Sroka, sophomore pitcher
NCAC championship, despite having a lead through most of the game. It was a Wooster three-run home run that broke DePauw’s 5-3 lead in the sev-
enth, and after sophomore Rob Stein tied the game in the bottom half of the inning, Wooster fired back with two more go ahead runs. “They had a few shut down pitchers that were tough to hit,” said the leftfielder Stein. “I think that early loss also came back to bite us.” Stein had a deep fly ball in the gap with two runners on in the bottom half of the ninth, only for the ball to be tracked down, ending the Tigers hopes for a late rally. “I think the long ball was a big difference,” said head coach Jake Martin. “[Wooster] had five home runs in the three games we played them. So, if you keep the ball in the ballpark we would have had a better chance to win.” DePauw now sits at 33-12 and 12-4 in the NCAC, two wins shy of the alltime DePauw record for wins in a season. They do not have an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, but hope
Senior Pitcher Hobs Donovan winds up during the 2012 NCAC The DePauw Baseball team looks on during the conference tournament. Donovan had one loss all weekend, leavning him tournament. The team won two games in a row after its firstwith a season record of 3-1. ALL PHOTOS round loss to reach the championship game. COURTESY OF KELLY MCPIKE
that a strong out of conference record will propel them to a selection. “I think that [a bid] is something we definitely deserve and worked hard for,” said sophomore Alex Sroka. “We beat some quality opponents and everyone on the team has put in countless [hours] of work.” The strength of schedule is the most likely point of success for the Tigers who played a great mix of teams with strong resumes. “We are 30-11 in regional games,” Martin said. “We didn’t lose a game by more than four runs and had five one run losses. I think we have enough quality wins where we deserve a shot.” DePauw, ranked fourth in the Mideast region, will find out their fate on Sunday evening or early Monday, with the NCAA regionals starting on May 16.
Sophomore pitcher Alex Sroka displays his rally cap during the NCAC tournament last weekend. The tigers regained the lead in the final game of the championship series against Denison, but fell short after the Big Red scored five runs in the last three innings to take the championship 8-6.