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Author Piper Kerman answers questions during a student forum held at the Prindle Institute before her Ubben Lecture. A number of the students in attendance took a class that focused on Kerman’s book. SAM CARAVANA/THE DEPAUW BY NETTIE FINN news@thedepauw.com
Piper Kerman reported to the women’s correctional institute in Danbury, CT on Feb. 4, 2004. 11 years later she stood in front of a full Kresge Auditorium and opened up to DePauw and Greencastle community members about life behind bars. Now an accomplished speaker and author, Piper has appeared before the U.S. senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, serves on the board of the Women’s Prison Association, has been awarded the Justice Trailblazer Award and the Constitutional Commentary Award. What she is perhaps best known for, however, is her memoir “Orange is the New Black: My Year in Women's Prison” and the Netflix original series of the same name. Shortly after graduating from Smith Col-
a larger audience in Kresge, Kerman spoke with and answered questions of students who had taken Professor Suarez’s Winter Term course “Is Orange the New Black? Women and Incarceration” as well as Prindle Interns at Prindle. The questions ranged from Kerman’s advocacy work to her involvement in the show. She cautioned that “the show is really not a biopic,” and stated that season three will probably be a complete departure from her memoir, since she feels that Genji Kohan, the shows creator, has probably gleaned all she can from Kerman’s real-life experiences. “They talk to me a lot and I read the scripts,” she said. ‘There was a bank robbery story and they started asking me a lot about bank robbery and I said, ‘I haven’t done so much of that — but I know somehow who has.’” During her speech in Kresge, Kerman touched on her experiences in prison, speaking on everything from the friends she made behind bars to the necessity of staying busy. “Everybody in prison gets a nickname. One experimental hairstyle can stick with you the whole time,” she said of her friend Pom-Pom. When she first arrived, she was greeted
lege, Kerman found herself “drifting,” as she described it in her presentation in Kresge Wednesday night. She crossed paths with an older woman, whom she began a love affair with. This older woman was part of a drug ring and during their relationship Kerman found herself carrying a bag full of drug money from Chicago to Brussels. Ten years later, she was indicted, and six years after that she reported to Danbury to serve her 15 months. Piper Kerman (left) autographs a book for Sarah “I imagined myself to be Mitchell (center) and Brooke Hasler (right) at the posthaving a great adventure, lecture book signing. when in fact I was getting myself into a whole lot of trouble,” said Kerman. Piper | cont’d on page 3 Before her presentation to
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The School of Music launches a new site for 21st Century Musicians BY MARIA RUMMEL news@thedepauw.com
The new creative interface by the 21st Century Music initiative for music students and the community at large looks to become a base for flexible and entrepreneurial musicians. Last week, the music school launched the new site 21CM. org. The site advertises itself as “a place where collaboration, experimentation and excellence in serious music are discussed, applauded and emulated.“ It was created with the demands of the industry and 21st century musicians in mind. According to music student Lisa Salazar, “the purpose of the website is to connect musicians in a new way while making it easier to find musicians to collaborate with. I think the goal of the site is to be the ‘LinkedIn’ for the music world.” The website is a place for musicians at all stages in their portfolio or career. It includes a magazine portion that highlights people, organizations, projects and more for students to look to for inspiration. There is also a categorized guide section to point students to events relevant to their own creative process. The other main component of the new site is called The Hub. The Hub is a platform for students to develop their own portfolio as well as collaborate with other members of the site. With an innovative Hub WorkSpace, members can work on projects privately or create public projects to share online with other Hub members. The site is part of the music school’s 21st Century Musician Initiative. 21CM is working to create a program that cultivates musicians of the future and provides students with the right tools to thrive as artists in the 21st century. The initiative’s Graduate Intern Elleka Okerstrom said, "I started working for the School of Music this summer and at that time we were in the beginning phases of creating 21CM. org.. It has been really exciting to see this venture develop and come to fruition. I can't wait to see how it not only impacts the School of Music but also the music community at large." With the public launch of 21CM.org, the music school is working to reach far beyond the DePauw sphere. Dean McCoy said, “This is the music school's effort to reach out to the wider world. This site is more searchlight than spotlight — rather than brag about ourselves, we are trying to give real world examples of how our students and other 21st century musicians can make it in today's world.” While the site has only gone public for the beginning of the semester, students and faculty alike are excited to see what it can do for the industry as a whole.
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Renowned author Rick Bass began his craft talk on Tuesday with an uplifting note. “Happiness as a writer is overrated,” said Bass as he opened his lecture in Watson Forum on the January 3. Bass is the Mary Rogers Field Distinguished University Professor of Creative Writing this semester. Bass who is leading an upper-level non fiction writing course this spring, wasted no time declaring his theory on learning. “There’s only one way to learn, that’s repetition,” he said. Though Bass was able to summarize his philosophy on how to be a good student in one sentence, his rules
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for how to be a good writer are more complicated. Bass summarized those into his “14 Rules of Good Writing.” He also believes it’s important to have multiple hobbies separate from writing. Students took Bass’s advice to heart. “One thing I found interesting, was his emphasis on having a life outside of writing,” said sophomore Jake Smith. Bass also expanded on his life outside of authoring beloved stories, refelting on his home. “I moved to northwest Montana and I fell in love,” said Bass who normally resides in Yaak Valley, Montana. Despite his endearment to his home, Bass will be residing in Greencastle with his dog for the remainder of the semester.
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A slice of New York is about to be served in Greencastle. Hand-tossed pizzas, subs, calzones and fresh pastas are the foundation of Anthony’s Pizzeria, set to open Feb. 10. The grab-and-go pizzeria first came to town in 2005, and is about to make its return. Their made-from-scratch famous sauce takes 10 hours to make out of sautéed vegetables and fresh tomatoes. The owners are excited for the influx of both students and Greencastle residents. Stay tuned for The DePauw’s opening day coverage and a review.
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with small prison-life necessities from fellow prisoners. Since prisoners are not supplied with soap, shampoo or shower shoes, and money to buy these items is only available after a wait. Other prisoners become a “welcome wagon” for newcomers. “The last thing I expected was to experience kindness at the hands of other prisoners, but that’s exactly what happened,” she said. Kerman also spoke on the statistics of women in prison, and of the U.S. judicial system as a whole. According to her, the U.S. is home to more prisoners than anywhere else in the world. As a country, it accounts for five percent of the world’s population, and for 25 percent of the world’s prisoners, as well as one-third of women prisoners. She also made it clear that for women in prison, separation from their children can be the worst trial of all, and that “seismic” problems often occur for the children of women who are sent to prison. Problems of reentry were also discussed. In an anecdote, Piper told of a letter she received while still in prison from one of her friends who had recently been released. In it, the woman wrote, ‘I really miss you guys. I feel like you were my real family.’ “I wished she was back in prison with us— like that would be a better thing — and I was so sad for thinking that,” Kerman said. In her life after “Orange is the New Black,” Kerman says she has learned that a mix of advocacy and popular culture is necessary to
make change happen within the judicial system. With the show, Kerman feels that the lives of women in prison have been brought to the forefront in a positive way. “The show puts forward many protagonists for us to cheer for — that’s very different than how we often look at prisoners.” However, she added that the advocacy piece of her work has been equally important. “You have to make it very clear to people that what they see depicted in television or in movies or in a song is in fact grounded in real life.” Kalen Granger ’14 traveled back to Greencastle from Indianapolis specifically to hear Kerman speak. “I wanted to hear more of her experiences outside of the book and to hear her thoughts on the show.” However, Granger felt that some of what Kerman said was “redundant” for her as someone who had read the book. “I would have liked to hear more about how she’s trying to change things in prisons,” she said. “I still think her personal quality and being able to ask questions was way worth my time.” Rebecca Zucker ’14 came despite never having seen the show or read Kerman’s book. “Frankly I didn’t know a lot about it,” she said. “I was interested mostly in what makes her story so compelling to so many people, and what her specific stances are on these issues.” When first-year Claire Peacha asked during Kerman’s question and answer session at Prindle whether she ever regretted telling her story, Kerman answered succinctly and firmly: “No.”
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CAMPUSCRIME February 3 • Alcohol Violation • Released to custody of friend / Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:06 a.m. | Place: 407 S Jackson • Criminal Mischief to Equipment • Pending | Time: Unknown | Place: Facilities Managment Annex • Investigate for Odor • Forwarded to Campus Living | Time: 3:51 p.m. | Place: Lucy Hall February 4 • Theft of Speakers / Pen • Delayed report / Pending | Time: Unknown | Place: Humbert Hall • Possession of Paraphernalia •
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Professor Profile: Jeff McCall Communications professor and WGRE advisor talks media studying media is really how pervasive and how powerful it is, and it really effects every aspect of our civilization in this day and age. People just cannot escape their mediated lives. TDP: You write many opinion articles. One of your latest ones was about the Super Bowl. Can you go into a little bit more about that? JM: Well, the thrust of the article was to point out that, even though we like sports, and we admire athletes, people should keep a perspective that the athletes are not necessarily more important in the civilization than many other people who have important contributions to make. My point was that the media industry helps build up profiles of professional athletes in ways that go beyond sensible proportion. And the media does that, of course, because they’re trying to drive fans to watch the broadcast, and to engage the media with the idea that they can sell the fans’ eyeballs and viewership to advertisers.”
At the time of Tuesday’s publication The DePauw had not yet received the full list of Delta Gamma’s new member class of 2018. The updated list is included above, and The DePauw would like to
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Communications professor Jeff McCall (’76) understands media. He knows its intentions and what drives it in our technology filled society today. He’s been on news shows, and has been mentioned in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times. The DePauw had a chance to sit down with McCall and talk with him more about his beliefs and involvement in media. The DePauw (TDP): First, tell me what your involvement is here on campus. Jeff McCall (JM): I teach in the communication department [and] I supervise WGRE. Campus is an easy place to get involved in at DePauw University. There are a lot of opportunities to do things. I like to work with the students… and do my writing when I get the chance.”
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TDP: What do you like about the media, about communications that made you want to go into it? JM: Working in media is really fascinating. For one thing, it’s always changing. There’s always something new to talk about in the media. The thing that makes me really interested in
TDP: In five years, where do you think media will be? JM: I think we’ll see a lot of the way media operates going forward. Radio broke onto the scene in the 1920s in a big way and was really important in American society for a long time, and then there was a thought that when television came around, there’d by no need for radio anymore, or that people would never watch films anymore, because everybody would just watch TV. New media won’t necessarily replace the old, but the old will adapt, and the media opportunities will expand. We will continue to see more media audiences segmented and narrowed. TDP: What would you rather see happen, if you had the choice? JM: It’s hard to force media into choices in a world where we have free expression and freedom of the press, but I do wish that Americans had more common experiences in terms of the media--that they were interested in some of the same issues. I would like our society to be more aware of current events, for example. There are particular news hounds that know a lot about those things, but in particular, millennials, don’t score very well on current-events type quizzes about what’s going on in the world.
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Ota leads first Asian studies colloquium BY TYLER MURPHY features@thedepauw.com
The first Asian studies colloquium took place on the third floor of Harrison this past Wednesday when Assistant Professor of Art and Art History Pauline Ota shared her research on a sacred Japanese painting. These talks are mainly put on for the Asian Studies Majors on campus, but anyone is welcome to attend. There will be one held each month. This is just a start, but they are hoping by next year it will be in full swing and both staff and students will be giving talks. The goal for right now is simply to get all of the Asian Studies professors to get to meet the people majoring in their field. Professors Ota’s talk was titled, “Rising from Scented Smoke: Lessons from China Via a Ghostly Beauty.” She will be giving the talk at the College Art Association’s annual conference. “It will be a very creative and abstracted talk,” Ota warned the audience. With the room completely filled and some students even standing, Ota gave her talk about a sacred painting of the Kudoji Temple in Japan. The painting, entitled “Hongonko” or “Spirit returning through the incense,” by Maruyama Okya, features a woman whose lower half of her body falls away as if in mist. It is one of four surviving paintings of female ghosts attributed to Maruyama Okya. “The painting marks a particularly rich moment and shows the dialectical relationship between Japanese artists and legends of China,” said Ota. The woman has on a simple robe, no feet and her hair down, all signs of a ghost in Japanese paintings. Professor Ota’s speech focused on how she believed the painting represented an old Chinese legend of Li Fu-Jen, who died and whose family apparently saw her spirit returning through some incense they were burning. “She has a regal nose and crescent eyebrows with red lips, which implies royalty,” said Ota. “Her eyes are looking down to the right, which would make sense that she is looking down from above since the ghost was rising above her father weeping.” Other possibilities include that the painting is supposed to represent either Okya’s deceased wife, mistress or very ill sister. No document survives however that would say anything of who she is. The box that housed the painting is incsribed with the name of the painter and the inside lid describes how the painting became a “secret treasure of the temple over the generations.” Many other 18th century works discusses incense and spirits coming out of them as well.
This painting, “Hongonko” or “spirit returning through the incense” was the topic of Professor Ota’s talk, during the first Asian studies colloquium. TYLER MURPHY / THE DEPAUW Whether it be of Li Fu-Jen or another spirit, Ota reminded everyone that the painting’s mystery lies in its representations. “The painting best serves to remind us of the power of imagination,” said Ota. Ota’s trajectory as a scholar deals with Japanese art and she teaches a class on the subject, Supernatural Japanese Art.
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DePauw Opera: The Coronation of Poppea BY AUSTIN CANDOR features@thedepauw.com
Above: The show was double cast, opening up roles for more students. Below: The cast performed the 373 year-old opera in modernized clothing. Pictured are Lance Orta ‘14 (left) and first-year Craig Wallace (right). AUSTIN CANDOR/THE DEPAUW
Claudio Monteverdi’s last Italian opera, “The Coronation of Poppea,” was written over 300 years ago, but that’s not stopping German guest director Joachim Schamberger from producing one of DePauw’s most anticipated events of the year in the School of Music. “For me, it is very satisfying to work with young performers and to introduce them to such a wonderful piece,” said Schamberger. “I am always thrilled with the level [of] dedication of the Vocal Performance students at the…School of Music.” “This year’s opera is a dramatic one,” said music director Orcenith Smith. “It depicts the ruthless greed of Roman Emperor Nero and his lust for power and Poppea, whose own lust for power sees being the Empress of Rome in her future.” Schamberger describes the story as something that “sounds like a perfect love story, where love wins in the end”, but “comes with several dire plot twists.” However, with such an old background, the opera initially posed difficulties for the cast. “This opera was…written in a style of music that most of us are not very familiar with, so it has been a challenge to learn and perform music from that time period,” said junior Julie Strausser. “I think our version of this opera is interesting because the story is set in Ancient Rome, but the costumes are contemporary.” Junior Addy Sterret agreed. “It’s a very interesting and compelling story,” said Sterret. “The characters seem very real, which makes the drama even more exciting.” Smith is especially intrigued by the style of music, as it was composed during the time when the ideas of opera were just starting to form. “The texture is changing all the time,” said Smith. “So it’s very interesting for people to listen to, to kind of get a handle on how opera actually started.” Along with the orchestrated music, the students’ singing is unique in that, unlike other musical performers, they are singing without a microphone or anything to amplify their voice. “For me, opera is about singing, it’s about the human voice,” said voice professor Kerry Jennings. “It’s…the power and beauty of the human voice. It’s just a very visceral, real experience to sit here and listen to that.
Unfortunately, Schamberger ultimately had to return to Germany to produce another opera. Jennings, who also teaches the performing opera class in the fall, was asked to fill in. “Schamberger has been coming in to direct the operas for the last four years… but he’s directed all over the world,” said Jennings. “Knowing that [Schamberger] would have to leave before the production was actually on its feet, they needed somebody to come in and… really make sure his vision of the production really [came] to fruition.” The opera, like others in the past, is double cast, which has multiple benefits. Not only does it give more students the opportunity to become a part of the production, but it allows performers to have a night off to rest in between their two shows. “As a main role, it’s nice having a double cast,” said first-year Logan Dell-Acqua. “It truly helps with character development and allows the cast to push each other to perfection. Having the day off is nice as well.” Strausser agreed. “It provides the opportunity to see the show from the outside as an audience member,” Strausser said. “We can all learn from watching the other cast perform the role in their unique way and get ideas for things we want to try the next time we perform the show.” Having a double cast also ensures a backup if one of the main roles suddenly becomes ill on the night of his or her performance. Although opera has been a musical performance that’s been looked at with immense respect by many, it sometimes gets neglected in various colleges or universities, especially those that don’t emphasize music. That’s not the case here, as DePauw not only puts emphasis on music but on experimenting with different kinds of music from different genres and time periods. “For the [music] students, we need to be doing opera,” said Smith. “But as well, we want the general liberal art students who haven’t experienced opera, to get a taste of it, to come to something where there really isn’t anything critical to do except to listen and learn and enjoy and decide whether it’s an acquired taste or not.” Jennings also thought the introduction of opera to many students could only benefit them in a liberal arts atmosphere. “I think this gives them a really good opportunity to come and see live music in a way that perhaps they don’t normally see it,” said Jennings. “To give them a real up-close picture of what this business is like, I think it’s really important for them.” The opera will be performed in Moore Theatre. The Thursday-Saturday shows will begin at 7:30 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
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Mockingbird sequel raises questions There has been a stir among the literary community with the announcement that Nelle Harper Lee will release her second book, “Go Set a Watchman,â€? this July 14, decades after her 1960 novel, “To Kill a Mockingbird.â€? Lee, 88, lives in an assisted living home in her hometown of Monroeville, Alabama. Writing only a few short essays, avoiding media overall and typically only releasing statements through third parties, Lee has lived a mysterious and quiet life after writing what is considered to be one of the greatest American novels. Lots of suspicion has been raised about whether publishing her second book is Lee’s true wish. Locals from her hometown claim she is practically blind and deaf and incapable of making such a decision. Although her new book agent, Tonja Carter, said Lee was happy about the press her second book was receiving, it opposes her initial stance on a second book. After Lee published Mockingbird under the pseudonym Harper Lee, she dodged pressure to publish another book, stating: “I said what she had to say ‌ when you’re at the top, there’s only one way to go,â€? and “I wouldn’t go through the pressure and publicity I went through with ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ for any amount of money.â€? # "%) % #%$ . '%# % ! $ ' %' $ )% " " & & '( 1" $() %'# ' %%! $) $ ) 1'() ( - #%$) ( % "%$ '$ # "" %$ '%# '%. ") ( % $ )*' "". ) ' 0( (& *" ) %$ that Carter might be duping Lee into releasing Watchman just for the money. But if there’s any lesson to be absorbed from Mockingbird, it’s that a clean unbiased perspective is the () , . )% * ) *# $ ' ) '/%$ , ( (* ) )% (% # $. #%' " $2 ) %$( )) *( $ , ( 0( ' ) ' $ % ! $ ' , % & '(%$ 1 " $ ( $( % * # $) ( (. ( it is to quantify Carter as a greedy lawyer, or Lee as a misunderstood, reclusive writer, Atticus wouldn’t have. That is why before drawing conclusions on Carter’s or Lee’s intent with this second book, one should ( #&". ' , & '(& ) + % ) ),% ' ) '( 1'()/ *() " ! )) *( ,%*" Lee is old. Even before she suffered a stroke in 2007, she had a reputation of signing legal documents without reading them and releasing statements that weren’t always believed to be her. In 2001, Chicago Tribune reporter, Marja Mills, become close with the Lee sisters, Nelle and Alice, after writing a story on them. They kept in touch and Mills eventually moved next to them. Mills went on to publish a biographical book about the two sisters, “The Mockingbird Next Door.â€? But with the release of the book, a series of four statements came from Alice, Nelle, Alice and Nelle again, ' (& ) + ". %$1'# $ (&*) $ %$1'# $ $ (&*) $ ) ' $+%"+ # $) , ) ""(0( ,%'! *) ""( still insists that both sisters knew entirely that she was writing the book about them. " # $ "" 0( " " ) ( , ) % ! $ ' *$ ' ' " , 1'# '$ )) * ') ' ,%'! $ ) 1'# & () ' ) ') . $ ) , ($0) *$) " ' ' $) ) ) ' #%$) ( % ) ) age of 103 were the reigns of Mockingbird handed over to her legal prodigy, Carter. ') ' $ ,%'! $ %' ) 1'# ( %')". ) ' ( %) ' " , ' $ 0( %% " ,. ' $ 2013, she helped Harper win a legal battle against an old book agent, Samuel Pinkus, claiming he tricked '& ' $)% ( $ $ %+ ' ) %&.' ) )% % ! $ ' '& ' , "! , . , ) 1$ $ " %#& $( ) %$ and rights to all revenue “derived from the exploitation of Property.â€? But there’s a twist. Carter is married to the son of the late author, Truman Capote. Capote was a good friend of the Lee sisters, so there is little doubt Carter is on good terms with the family as well. However, if you’re well versed on your literary conspiracy theories, you’ll know that some speculate Harper never even wrote Mockingbird, but instead was written by Capote under the pen name Harper Lee. After studying the situation, Atticus still might be wondering if Nelle Lee gave deliberate permission for Carter to publish her second book—but more importantly, he might be wondering who the real Harper Lee is. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
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The consumers have the power to demand food sustainability
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recently read an article that the Environmental Fellows Program posted on Facebook about food waste. National Geographic writer Roff Smith provided astonishing statistics about the complexity of the issue such as 805 million people go hungry every night, we discard 1.3 billion tons of food because of our excess purchasing and the food’s spoiling during transportation, and 3.3 billion tons of atmospheric carbon dioxide are attributed to food production and transportation. These statistics feel like bee stings; each one causes me a mix of pain, shock and a bit of disbelief.
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likely does not know that the strawberries sold in most stores are products of California where the water shortage forces the state to purchase water from outside resources in neighboring states. If we only ate strawberries when they are in season in Indiana, we would eat them for about two weeks in May, and that’s it. Just because we have the resources to indulge in out-of-season and non-local crops does not mean we can be ignorant of how we have such a privilege. There are several ways to change the public mentality towards the food industry and %*' '%" , ) $ ) 1'() () & , + )% take is to make our meals a priority in our lives. What goes into our bodies and where it comes from deserves just as much priority, if not more, than our homework or taxes or &'% ) ) ) % 1 $ )% &" $ $ vote more time to shop for food frequently and only purchase what we need at the time. Another practice that should become a habit is shopping at farmers markets. When we buy from local agriculturalists, we know the exact (%*' % %*' %% $ ( $ 1 $)". ' * CO2 output from transportation. Perhaps the most crucial step Americans must take to improving the corporate food system is to realize that they are not subject to the industry. In reality, the opposite is true. Consumers have the power to change the agricultural industry through where they buy their food, what they buy and how much. Economically speaking, the demand and the market depend on us, the consumers. Let’s start demanding sustainability.
Though statistics communicate information effectively for me personally, they do not always capture the attention of the general public. To make America less wasteful and #%' 1 $) $ %% )' $(&%') ) %$ ()%'age and use, we must change social attitudes towards food. One of the leading experts in food psychology featured in the movie Food Inc. said that the food and grocery industry deceives the common customer with the illusion of surplus. Because we live in a fully developed country, food surrounds us. Supermarkets have rows on rows on rows of foodstuff, and small, transportable snacks have found their way into every retail store open for business. Since when is it acceptable to sell granola bars next to screws at Menards? Because of this reinforced mindset of an -Dixon is a first-year Environmental $1$ ) %% (*&&". ) $ ' " &* " ( Fellow from Evansville, IN. turned a blind eye to where exactly their food is coming from. The common customer most opinions@thedepauw.com
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00 percent. Sit with that for a moment. Back in high school math classes I learned it was impossible to have a percentage larger than 100. Yet in college I’ve seen statistic after statistic offer percentages that go far beyond the bounds of a tiny 100. The 800 percent increase of women incarcerated in the past 30 years is one such statistic. I didn’t know about it until Wednesday evening, when I sat in front of Piper Kerman, activist and author of “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison.� She flashed the number in large black font on the screen, offering the audience a look into a hidden world our society ignores. But I should have seen that 800 percent a lot
earlier. Why do we ignore women in conversations about incarceration? I personally had no idea the increase was so high. As Kerman said, there wasn’t a sudden female crime spree; just an increase in imprisonment for smaller crimes. That 800 percent can easily stay tucked away, even when people like Kerman pull the curtain back. But it’s not even about how high the number is, although the staggering size of it should be noted. It’s about how little information we have on women in our country. Since coming to college, I’ve had material consistently given to me about African American males unfairly treated by our justice system. Numerous classes have ensured I’m aware of that injustice, an injustice that should be brought to everyone’s attention. But what about women? Not one class has discussed the treatment of women, especially African American women, in the same justice system. Kerman was the first person who introduced the idea to me that half of the American population could be so unfairly affected in such astronomical ways. If it takes a woman to go to prison, write a book, make the New York National Best Seller list,
sell the rights for a television show and be invited to an Ubben Lecture for me to hear this information, then how is the rest of society getting it? It appears to me that anyone not a fan of the TV show or Kerman’s book is simply not getting the information. This is why Ubben Lectures are so important. They introduce to us topics and ideas we don’t hear in the classroom and offer real-life applications to what we do hear. Every student should come across female experiences at least once a semester, if not in every class. Female incarceration should grow with Kerman’s speech, not stop in its tracks. Before hearing Kerman speak on Wednesday, I had never seen the show “Orange is the New Black.� I had never read the book. All I knew was that Kerman had a message and (almost) all previous Ubben Lectures had supplemented my education in positive ways. I didn’t want to miss this chance, and thank goodness I didn’t. -Sausser is a junior English writing major from Indianapolis.
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fter an emotionally-charged and educational first DePauw Dialogue, many are asking: “What's next?� in terms of campus-wide education and commitment to inclusion and diversity. Discussions of the Multicultural ("M") graduation requirement bring about important issues of both ethical and social concern. While the potential "M" course requirement is still in the beginning stages of development, I think it is important to realize that designation of "M courses" completely contradicts the messages conveyed at DePauw Dialogue. Designation of "M" courses and courses that are not "M" courses establishes a false dichotomy between when an inclusive space is mandated in the classroom and when it is not. Shouldn't all DePauw courses be socially conscious and inclusive of all students and their perspectives? This is not to say that the educational component offered by a potential course(s) teaching about multiculturalism, bias reduction, etc. would not be beneficial to each and every member of the De-
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“I hadn’t previously thought of the difference in treatment between males and females in the U.S. justice system.� CIARA MCMANUS, FIRST-YEAR “Piper Kerman was brilliant and spoke to many relevant issues in the U.S. judicial system.�
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Why the “M� requirement is not enough Pauw community. However, the normal set up of a course (with a start and end time, obtainable objectives and gradable outcomes) casts multicultural education as something that is finite and can be checked off a checklist of assignments. Shouldn't intercultural conversations and diversity be a part of the entire DePauw experience, forever? Additionally, not all disciplines can adequately integrate this type of work within the confines of their course type. While additional certification would be required for teaching "M" courses, the types of dialogue, etc. might not be as effective within a certain major or course. Even if "M" designation was contained to only those departments, which could adequately integrate this education, it seems as though we would be saying one course is enough. Shouldn't these types of discussions and education be a continuous part of a DePauw education? Requiring students who might be uncomfortable discussing and understanding diversity to be graded on how they perform in an "M" course is problematic. I personally believe all students should hold themselves to a higher standard when it comes to respecting others, but I do not think placing a grade or semester-long course requirement as the "task" needed to become culturally and socially aware is the best way to educate our campus. Is it ethical, or even possible to "grade" this type of thing?
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The initial "mandatory" stamp on DePauw Dialogue that was repealed raises another very important ethical issue. Some students of color and other marginalized student populations are already uncomfortable in their courses (because of institutional biases ingrained in our community), each of which is mandated for graduation. While I do think there should be some sort of required action focused on educating students about diversity, bias reduction, etc., I do not think containing this type of education to a classroom environment with certain overriding power structures already in place is sufficient. Shouldn't learning about diversity, respect, culture, etc. take place in environments that aren't, for the most part, dominated by one group's ideas and power structures? I challenge the DePauw community to continue on our journey of education with a critical lens on what our mission is and what we hope to accomplish. It remains important to analyze the implications of likening such an important topic to one semester-long graduation requirement. The potential "M" requirement in itself is not a bad thing, but a potential stepping-stone; let’s not stop there.  -Hanebutt is a senior Prindle intern from Huntington, IN. This article also appears in The Prindle Post. opinions@thedepauw.com
THOMAS MILLER, JUNIOR “The work she is doing now is very inspiring. Her lecture talked about relevant and important issues in the justice system.� TAYLOR INGRAM, SOPHOMORE “She brought awareness to the campus about the racial, gender, and socioeconomic problems that plague the United States today.� NATHAN REED, FIRST-YEAR JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW
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Women's track and field set to begin season Friday night BY MEG MORROW
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After finishing seventh out of eight teams in the North Coast Athletic Conference last year, the women’s track team shows promise this year by not only returning a couple of key competitors, but having a strong class of first-years that’s ready to compete. Junior sprinter Maggie Royalty, who earned all-conference honors last year, will be ready for her junior season, hoping to top her third-place finish in the conference championship last year. Also returning, for the last time, is senior Celia Kauth—winner of the high jump in the conference championship event last season. Junior Ellie Sheffield, another returner, said of the new freshman class, “They are so motivated and talented. We haven’t even had a meet yet and I already know they’re going to be a great asset to the team. Not only athletically, but with their motivation and positive spirits as well.” “I am really excited to see what the freshmen bring to the team this year,” sophomore Meghan Burke said. Sometimes the transition from high school to college can be challenging, but that doesn’t concern Burke — the work ethic of the freshman class will fix that. “We have a lot of talented athletes who have been working hard and are ready to contribute,” Burke said. “I’ve been trying to stay in
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shape, but my efforts are often challenged by Marvin’s.” Staying healthy is going to be key for the team, seeing as the season is four months long and includes almost twenty events. “The biggest challenge will be staying focused throughout the long season,” Burke said. “There are a lot of meets, and we just need to make sure we stay healthy and motivated for the long haul.” Within the conference, one of DePauw’s biggest rivals is the Big Red of Denison University. “I am most excited to face Denison this year because they are extremely competitive and hard to beat,” Burke said, “and mostly I want to see their star, Aedin Brennan.” Brennan is a two-time All-American going into her junior year, with a seventh place finish at nationals under her belt. The team is confident they’ll have a more successful season this year. “I am definitely seeing improvements [from last year] already,” Burke said. “The freshmen are all really motivated and we have all been putting in a lot of time and energy to the sport, so I am hopeful for the season and excited to see what it will bring.” The new season starts Friday night with the DePauw Indoor Invitational at six p.m. The field events will begin at six p.m. with the women’s weight throw, and the running events will also begin at six p.m. with the women’s distance medley relay. The invitational will be at the indoor track on DePauw’s athletics
Athletic summer camps shine in different ways BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com
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After the festivities of graduation die down and summer slowly settles in, DePauw University's campus, more or less, becomes a ghost town. Except for athletic programs. June and July serve as the perfect time to host summer camps, especially for DePauw’s programs such as football, volleyball and soccer. “Most of our camps…are designed to bring high school-aged students here,” athletic director Stevie Baker-Watson said. “It helps us from an admissions perspective, so we’re able to bring prospective students to campus so they get to see campus [and] experience it.” Head football coach Bill Lynch, whose Bishop Dullagan camps run throughout June, agreed with Baker-Watson. “They get to see what a high school kid [is] most interested in: living arrangements [and] food,” Lynch said. “The other thing that we do is, in between every session… we have meetings. So, they’re in a variety of the academic classrooms around campus too.” For the most part, these camps are made very affordable for any student athlete to be able to attend. An example is volleyball coach Deb Zeller’s two-day volleyball clinic for ages seven to 17 that they’ve done for almost 20 straight years. “It’s sort of a combination of me wanting to grow volleyball in the area… and a little bit of a community outreach,” Zeller said. “We try to keep the cost as low as we can because we know there are many in the surrounding area that can’t afford to send their kids to expensive camps.” The camps also allow for DePauw to interact with the Green-
castle area. Greencastle High School has recently started to become involved with DePauw’s football program. “They came last summer, and at this point, tentatively plan on coming this summer,” Lynch said. “So as we sit here… we’re still trying to put it together… Teams will finalize their plans over the next six weeks, and individuals will go all the way up to May 1.” Along with targeting individuals for recruitment, some coaches also look to give back to the community, such as women’s basketball coach Kris Huffman, whose program, “Best Friend Camp”, takes the profits and proceeds and puts it in a fund to benefit the Putnam County animal shelter. “It’s got a clear philanthropic aim to it,” Baker-Watson said. “The reason that they do that camp is to give back to the community.” At the very least, these camps can provide DePauw’s athletes the chance to practice their sport, which can be seen in Zeller’s camps. “My goal, really, is to offer this camp so that my own players come back to DePauw, coach and thereby… are getting to play themselves in the evening,” Zellers said. “They’re getting their hands on a volleyball, team chemistry, bonding. It allows an opportunity for our players to… work [the camps], which is really beneficial to our DePauw volleyball team.” These summer programs are a crucial time for athletic exposure at DePauw, as the campus’ location can sometimes hurt its publicity. Although these camps have been significantly successful of late, there is still room to grow and improve. “I would love to see all of our coaches feel like this is a great place for them to do a summer camp,” Baker-Watson said. “That can help them do a lot of their things in their job. It can help them recruit [and] it can help them bring broader recognition to DePauw.”
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Tiger OF THE Week:
ANGELA NEWLON SWIMMING EVENT: FREESTYLE YEAR: SOPHOMORE As the Tigers head into next week’s North Coast Athletic Conference championships meet looking to bring back a trophy, one swimmer has already brought home some hardware given out by the conference. Sophomore Angela Newlon was awarded the conference’s female swimmer of the week after winning three events at the Tigers’ meet in Chicago at the end of January. Newlon finished first in the 200 and 500 freestyle as well as the 400 medley event and now has momentum going into the swimming season’s postseason.
The DePauw (TDP): In an individual sport like swimming, does it mean more to be singled out by the NCAC as Female Swimmer of the Week? Angela Newlon (AN): Not necessarily. I have been working extremely hard this season, and while it felt good to be recognized for that by the NCAC, I personally don’t think it would’ve meant more if I had been participating in a team sport. TDP: Where is your confidence level at heading into the NCAC meet? AN: I have a lot of confidence heading into it on an individual level, but I believe our team as a whole will really stand out and deliver great performances. We’ve been making significant accomplishes so far this season despite being broken down, and I’m excited to see what we’ll do at conference once we’re tapered. TDP: What do you do personally to get ready for a big meet like the one you guys have coming up? AN: I’ve worked as hard as I could this season and now that I’m heading into the meet, I can start resting my body and really start to focus on the meet to mentally prepare myself for it. TDP: As you guys get into the postseason, what are some your individual and team goals moving forward? AN: Individually, I hope to deliver great times at conference that will seed me high at the NCAA meet, and from a team standpoint, we’re really hoping to gain many personal best times and send more girls to nationals.
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Problems with fitness tests has softball roster in jeopardy at start of season BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
What should fans expect when watching the 2015 edition of DePauw University softball? Most likely a heavy dose of Kahla Nolan on the mound for the Tigers. The senior is back for her fourth year with the Tigers and has emerged as the workhorse and ace of the pitching staff. Last season, Nolan started 37 games and compiled a record of 24-14 with an earned run average of only 2.53. Of the team’s 315.1 innings pitched, Nolan was on the mound for over 268 of those innings, meaning Nolan recorded over 85 percent of the Tigers’ outs in 2015. “We relied a lot on Kahla's pitching last year, but we're grateful to have three freshman pitchers who are going to make a big impact on this team,” junior Linsey Button said. Joining the staff will be first-years Emma Baldwin, KJ Holden and Rebekkah Roberts who will
have an opportunity to learn from DePauw’s ace. “They have the great model of leadership and experience from Kahla, and have tons of room to grow,” Button said. “The freshman pitchers are going to be a key spot on the field this year, and having them along with Kahla will only help the team.” Nolan and the rest of the Tigers will be looking to improve on a 27-20 season from a year ago that saw them win a North Coast Athletic Conference Championship in dramatic fashion and advance deep into the NCAA championship tournament. “We are lucky enough to have some great impact players coming back this season and along with our coaching staff I believe we will be prepared to contend for the NCAC title,” senior third baseman Taylor Golden said. DePauw’s lack of experience last season shouldn’t be a problem in 2014. After losing only two seniors to graduation from the previous year’s squad, the Tigers roster will be made up of nine upperclassmen who hope to take the next step in competing for a national title.
“We have all been in postseason and high pressure situations, and have learned how to put the nervous emotions behind us,” Button said. “We are really hoping to pass this philosophy on to the underclassman and instill a calm and collected attitude no matter the situation.” In addition to Nolan, the Tigers will be returning all seven batters who hit over .300 a year ago. DePauw will likely rely on the bat of junior infielder Linsey Button. In her second season with the Tigers, Button hit .333 with six home runs and tied for the team lead with 31 runs batted in. Along with Button comes speedster Jennifer Ridge who hit .370 and stole a team-high 20 bases while only being caught twice. The Tigers will get things underway this weekend, when the head to Memphis, Tenn. to play in the 2015 Rhodes College tournament. DePauw will play four games against Washington University in St. Louis, Maryville College and the host Lynx. Last season, the Tigers went 3-1 at the tournament with a pair of wins over Maryville and one win
over the hosts. While the team is excited to get the season going, depth may be an issue for the Tigers in Tennessee. Some of the team has struggled to pass the fitness test required to take the field for the Tigers. The women are required to do a variety of physical and mental exercises in order to be eligible to play, something a few players are struggling with at the moment. The entire team will travel when the team heads south to open the season this weekend. “Everyone is traveling and everyone has the chance to pass up until Saturday morning and we’re hopeful that many if not all will pass and play,” sophomore outfielder Julia Waggoner said. Golden is convinced, however, this will have no effect on team morale. “We are all excited to go to Tennessee,” Golden said. “Whether a player has passed the fitness test or not we are one team and happy for each others successes.”