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Hoover Dining Hall slightly behind, more construction on the horizon my 25-year career it’s the most thorough design and construction process I’ve ever seen and I’ve ever been through,” he said. “The dining hall itself will be conducive to not just great functionality for Bon Appétit to run dining services but it’s going to feel like a place where you want to go and spend time.” Part of what makes the design so intricate, Kelsheimer said, is that, in addition to building Hoover Dining Hall, the current kitchen and dining space in the Union Building will be torn down and replaced with a “plaza.” This space, which will provide a clear view from the Green Center for the Performing Arts to East College, will open up campus and recreate part of the grassy space that Hoover Hall will come to occupy, Kelsheimer said. He said it will act as a rallying point for students, a study space on nice days

since students need a space to eat. The plaza construction process will take about nine months, running into the summer of 2017, with hopeful completion by the time students return to campus in September of 2017. The current Union Building will undergo changes as well during this time. It will become more formalized, with rooms dedicated for interviews and private study spaces. Vance said the University hopes to make it less of a social environment and more of a serious, studious space. Kelsheimer is certain that Hoover Dining Hall will be well worth the wait. “I think we’re building culture, we’re building an experience,” he said. “It’s just a place where people are going to be together, and this is an expensive building and one of the reasons it’s expensive is it’s designed as a cultural

A construction worker attempts to cut pipe amid cold temperatures and snow. LEXY BURTON / THE DEPAUW BY JULIE BLOCK news@thedepauw.com

In addition to keeping students indoors, the recent cold weather has kept the construction of Hoover Dining Hall from moving along. When in the designing phase, Hoover Hall was set to be completed by Fall of 2016. After undergoing a redesign, the project’s completion date was moved back to Christmas of 2016, according to Associate Vice President for Facilities Management Dick Vance. “From a design and planning perspective, we lost about four months right around Thanksgiving and Christmas a year ago trying to make sure that the project was the most appropriate project for DePauw University, and so we did a little bit of a redesign,” Vance said. Recent inclement weather brought construction to a halt, creating another

two-week delay. Vance, however, is confident that the construction team will make up that time and then some during the rest of the construction process. He said weather setbacks are built into the time projection, and he believes the Christmas 2016 goal will be met with ease. “Losing two weeks in construction based on bad weather, those are things that I take in stride. It’s normal and customary for a project that’s this significant,” he said. And a significant project it is, costing nearly 25 million dollars for construction alone, not including any furniture, fixtures or equipment for the building, according to Vice President for Finance and Administration Brad Kelsheimer. Kelsheimer believes the cost will be well worth it. With the ability to seat 600 people between the main dining area and the mezzanine, traffic during main dining hours will be smoother.

General Manager of Bon Appétit Jason Rose thinks moving to Hoover Hall will bring positive changes to the Bon Appétit food service. “The design has the opportunity for additional points of food service and the ability to cook exhibition style,” he said. “Each food station will have its own cold storage, prep space, cooking equipment and identity.” The building is designed to match the style of East College. As of now, the current Hub hours are expected to stay the same, as well as the all-you-care-toeat meal style. An express area will be available as well. Four additional dining rooms will be available for group meetings or other events that will require the use of a reservation. Kelsheimer hopes students will be able to use the new dining hall as a lounging area as well. “The process so far has been an incredibly detailed, thorough process. In

Rendering of the inside of the completed Hoover Dining Hall. PHOTO COURTESY OF RAMSA. and a pathway for students living on the northeast side of campus to cross over to Julian, Peeler and Lilly Centers. This process cannot begin, however, until Hoover Hall is up and running,

driver as much as, or more, probably, as a place to eat… We’re going to build an awesome building and we're going to build an awesome culture.”

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As deadline approaches, sophomores must choose majors BY EMILY MCCARTER news@thedepauw.com

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As the deadline approaches for sophomores to declare a major, some students have known exactly what they wanted for a while, while others struggle. “I considered everything [before I chose Psychology as my major], I’ve taken a lot of different classes all the way from Calculus, Biology, English

writing, but I think I just enjoyed the Psych classes the most so far,” said sophomore Emily Bell. The Registrar’s office expects to have all of the sophomore’s majors declared by Monday Mar. 2, but there isn’t exactly a consequence if some sophomores take longer than that to declare. “We used to not do much about it [when students didn’t declare their majors on time], but we may put a registration hold that just says you can’t enroll

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in classes before you declare a major,” said Registrar Ken Kirkpatrick. “Some majors are a little late, like the Music [school students], they have to wait until after they finish their sophomore recitals before they know if they’re going to be the B.A. [Bachelor of Arts] or B.M.A. [Bachelor of Musical Arts].” Besides declaring a major, sophomores also have to find an advisor and have them sign off on their major before they turn in their declaration to

the Registrar’s office. “The biggest problem students run into is that they have to ask someone to be their advisor and some of them make a bigger deal of that than others,” Kirkpatrick said. “Sometimes they will come to our office and ask, ‘who’s a good advisor?’ I don’t think many students are undecided this late, they have

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help students, faculty and staff connect to the Wifi. Two more open labs are on the schedule for next week. Even the staff admits that the transition did no go as smoothly as it could have. “Maybe they should have made sure everyone could connect to Secure before retiring Wireless,” said junior and student director Trevor Warfield. The good news is that the number of people experiencing issues decreases every day. “There have been very few people who we can’t help who come to see us,” Warfield says. For some students, the frustration lies not with the inability to connect, but rather that the system as a whole is not on par with where it should be. Junior Drew Warner agrees. “There’s such a strong academic focus, so Wifi needs to be one of the top priorities. It doesn’t make sense why it isn’t top quality like everything else it at this school,” he said.

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The connection chronicles on campus have evolved. Campus wireless systems have changed since the beginning of the semester. Many students, however, are frustrated with the connections on campus. Previously, there were two wireless networks available. If students, faculty, staff or guests wanted to connect to the Internet on campus, one would use DPU_Wireless and DPU_Secure. Both offered the same connection and same services; the only difference was the requirement of a username and password to use DPU_Secure. The changes began on Jan. 12 when the Help Desk sent an email to students, faculty, and staff detailing the new system. It announced that DPU_Wireless would be deactivated on February 10. If anyone wanted to continue to utilize the services previously available through that network, their

“I feel safer with the secure because scammers won’t be able to come and attack the students,” Pearson said. Though the benefits of DPU_Secure seem to abound, many around campus are having difficulty connecting to that network, leaving them unable to access its unique functions. This has been the cause of much frustration and incomplete work. First-year Abigail Martin is among those having trouble completing work due to campus Wifi issues. “It’s really frustrating,” she said. “We have homework that’s due at midnight and because of the Wifii, I can’t always get it turned in.” The staff of the IT Help Desk are also somewhat frustrated that people are not able to connect properly. They have had lots of people coming to them seeking for their help in order to connect to DPU_Secure. The IT Help Desk has also held many open labs and distributed many emails over the past few weeks trying to

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only option would be DPU_Secure. What functions are there that are unique to DPU_Secure and its retired companion DPU_Wireless? It is only through these networks that students, faculty and staff are able to utilize wireless printing associated with DePauw’s network of printers. Those networks must also be used to access network drives, which are essential to participation in some classes. Why was the change made? The data that passes through an unsecured (no username and password required) network such as DPU_Wireless or DPU_Guest is susceptible to viewing by anyone on the network, which can lead to data theft. In addition to the limited number of people who can access DPU_Secure (only those with a DePauw account), data that passes through this network is encrypted, making it much harder for data theft to occur. First-year Sarah Pearson likes that the secure network is available.

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Prindle young philosophers lecture series BY MARIA RUMMEL news@thedepauw.com

On Thursday and Friday, the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics paired up with the DePauw Philosophy Department to bring the Young Philosophers Lecture Series to campus. The event consists of four introductory talks given in Watson Forum on Thursday, and follow up in-depth research talks at the Prindle Institute for each speaker on Friday. Andrew Cullison, ’01 director of DePauw's Prindle Institute brought this series to campus when he returned to DePauw in 2014. “This is a lecture series designed to have a little something philosophical for everyone,” said Cullison The talks this year feature young philosophers on the topics of knowledge, art, freedom and non-domination and more. This year they received approximately 40 papers from interested philosophers and accepted only four to bring to campus. All papers are submitted without names attached in order to avoid bias and pick the most qualified candidates. In the creation of this lecture series, Cullison looked to present an opportunity not only for students but young philosophers as well. This program gives philosophers early on in their career exposure to the colloquium experience, one that is often reserved for well established philosophers. Professor Claudia Mills says of the series, “we’re getting to hear cutting edge philoso-

Majors | cont’d from page 2 dents are undecided this late, they have usually made up their mind before this.” However some students know exactly who they want to select as their advisor. “For my bio advisor, I chose Dana Dudle. She was my conservation biology professor and I loved her so much. She’s very bubbly and I felt she was very competent,” said junior biology major Gabrielle Duong. “A lot of the professors are really great. I know there are several biology and psychology professors who I would love to have as my advisor but I can only choose one.” Some students like so many different classes in different areas of study that it’s hard to pick just one major. “We all are coming here for the same reason; we want a well-rounded education, so we take all these different classes and we like a lot of different classes so we’re not sure what ones we want to major in because we

phy from exciting new scholars and we can see what the future of philosophy is going to look like.” Prindle and the Philosophy department have provided an exciting opportunity for students to engage with these young scholars. The break down of introductory level talks provides something for students with little background in or experience with philosophy. The subsequent research talks then provide something for professors in Dr. Danielle Wenner delivers a lecture about the meaning of the field. After the talk titled, freedom. MARIA RUMMEL / THE DEPAUW “What is The Meaning of Freedom?” DePauw the idea that positive freedom is a, “reflection junior Taylor Beegle said, "I thought her talk of my true self.” was relevant to how negative freedom can Wenner was careful to make the distinchold you back, similar to how cultural divi- tion that neither positive or negative freedom sions can hold people back on this campus.” are ideal, but that freedom as non-dominaIn this talk, Dr. Wenner discussed the top- tion is much more applicable. Wenner along ics of negative freedom vs. positive freedom with the other speakers, Dr. Brandon Carey, and the idea of non-domination. Wenner de- Dr. Weskey Cray and Dr. Michael Hannon, fined negative freedom to mean “doing what will be at Prindle tomorrow to do their reI want, without interference of obstruction” search talks. or essentially, “the freedom to be left alone.” A lunch will be provided between the On the contrast, she alluded positive free- morning and afternoon sessions for those dom to mean, “my desires and preferences who attend. are importantly my own.” Wenner follows have a lot of good faculty and the classes are great,” Bell said. Anxiety about choosing a major, and

hence a career path also crosses students’ minds quite often, especially when adults are constantly asking questions such as, “what are you going to do with that degree?”

“I think some people have difficulties choosing a major because they feel like what they major in will determine what they will do for the rest of their life and there’s just a lot of pressure on them,” Duong said. “I really enjoyed my introduction psych class and then I went on to take another one, social psychology,” said Bell, “and my professor Susan Biehle was phenomenal and I could really see myself liking the major. I’m not exactly sure what I want to do, definitely psychology is on my mind, but I think it’s just a good avenue towards other things such as law school, business, really anything.” Then there are those students who have always known what they wanted to do and happened to discover a new passion once they came to college. “I always knew that I wanted to be a biology major because I’ve liked science ever since middle school. I decided to add a psychology major though because I really liked my Introduction to Psych class,” said Duong.

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DePauw’s mini-paradise hopes to attract more than biology students BY TYLER MURPHY features@thdepauw.com

While the temperatures continue to drop here in Greencastle, students can experience desert, temperate and tropical climates by simply walking a few feet. DePauw University’s greenhouse, located on the west side of the F.W. Olin Biological Sciences Building, houses plants from around the world and is open to students during regular hours of operation. The greenhouse was installed alongside Olin in 1993, taking the place of the old greenhouse that lived behind Harrison Hall. Though from the outside the greenhouse appears small, inside it is nothing but. Plants line the entire inside of the facility and the amount is almost overwhelming. There are plants of all sizes and color and it seems like a different world entirely than the snow-covered

landscapes of Hanna Street just outside. Many of the plants tower high above the floor, while others run along the ground and at eye-level. In the center of the greenhouse stands the oldest plant in the collection, which had to be moved from the old greenhouse to the new location. It is a cycad, a prehistoric plant resembling a palm tree. The cycad is older than the building. Plants in the greenhouse vary greatly because the climate is computer-controlled and allows for the three climates mentioned above to all be housed under one roof, separated by dividing walls. The greenhouse houses several interesting plants including those that move when touched along with carnivorous plants, the most peculiar being the voodoo lily. It attracts specific insects by giving off an odor similar to that of rotting meat.

The greenhouse, located in Olin, houses a variety of plants from around the world, including these Fan Palm trees in the tropical section of the facility. TYLER MURPHY/ THE DEPAUW

“It makes a big and very stinky flower that smells worse than a barnyard,” said Professor of Biology Dana Dudle. Others include pitcher plants, sundews and some flytraps. The flytraps are currently living in a refrigerator to simulate winter. Fruit-bearing plants are also prevalent and include vanilla orchids, bananas, papayas and sugar cane. All of these must be hand-pollinated. While it is open to all students, biology classes often utilize the unique environment as well. “We use it mainly in our intro classes, with the plant biology class surely going in there,” said Dudle. “I have often had students grow independent projects in the greenhouse as well.” The greenhouse isn’t only used in the biology classes though. Many art professors bring their students to the greenhouse to draw the different types of plants not found anywhere else in the Putnam County area. It is for this reason that college students and kids in the area find this hidden gem fascinating and the greenhouse often hosts field trips from local schools. “There are almost always flowers in there which is nice,” said Dudle. “My favorite plant is the Queen of the Night, which is a night-blooming cactus that only blooms in the summer and lasts only one night. They are as big as a dinner plate and they are really cool.” There are plenty of other plants in the greenhouse to attract students, but Dudle feels the facility is often underutilized and not used by students that may not have had to go into it for class. Many students aren’t aware of the greenhouse, like first-year Greisy Genao. “I honestly didn’t know we even had a greenhouse,” said Genao. “But hearing about it makes me really want to go check it out.” Other students who have been able to explore the greenhouse say it is definitely worth looking into, like sophomore Kainat Akmal. “I always saw it from outside, but I was so happy I ventured into it one day,” said Akmal. “It’s a great place to just get away, plus I always bring my parents to see it.” “It’s open to everyone and hard to find, but totally worth it,” said Dudle. “It’s very beautiful and really good for research. I always say it is one of the best undergraduate greenhouses I have been around.”

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WGRE MUSIC REVIEW

Mary J. Blige, Smashing Pumpkins, other vets added to WGRE JIM EASTERHOUSE

With over 20 new artists added to the WGRE music log last week, campus airwaves are filled with fresh tracks from a wide range of genres. Minnesotans Trampled By Turtles are back with three bluegrass tracks from their seventh album, “Wild Animals”, while Devonte Hynes of Blood Orange features a dreamy score from James Franco’s “Palo Alto.” Although the WGRE staff is stoked about additions like these, four particular artists nab our attention as the most impactful new artists. All situated at impressive points in their careers, these artists show that their sound is fit for the test of time. Mary J. Blige – At 44-years old, one might imagine that Mary J. Blige’s career would have regressed since her “Be Without You” days. Nine years since her sensual masterwork, “The Breakingthrough,” Blige returns with The London Sessions. Her 13th album to date is bumpin’, and her first full length release since “Think Like A Man Too.” With a strong feature from Disclosure and songs co-written with Emeli Sande and Sam Smith, this album impresses from top to bottom. D’Angelo & The Vanguard – For over 10 years, R&B all-star D’Angelo was more publically aligned to his absence from music than his contributions. In and out of so-called musical sabbatical since 1995, D’Angelo’s musical longevity seemed hazy. After abstaining from interviews and touring, most fans believed the multi-instrumentalist was limited to his guest appearances on friends’ releases. His recent release, “Black Messiah,” proves otherwise. It’s essentially a composition of unreleased tunes made over the course of his unconventional career. Frankly, it’s already receiving album of the

year nods. Sleater-Kinney – Punk rock three-piece Sleater-Kinney have collectively strayed from the spotlight since their 2005 release, “The Woods.” As guitarist Carrie Brownstein took her talents to ‘Portlandia’ and gained increasing fame, critics and fans alike wondered whether the multi-talented act would resume her duties with the band, or if each member was destined for solo callings. After releasing “No Cities To Love,” though, the band has been clearly restored as a rock commodity. Having already been named a headliner for Pitchfork Music Festival this summer, expect the Washington based band to become increasingly present across countless music outlets. Smashing Pumpkins – Progression hasn’t been easy for Billy Corgan. The Chicago native has served as the centerpiece of the Smashing Pumpkins since the late ‘80s. Due to a half dozen band mates leaving since, though, the Pumpkins have had difficulty following ‘90s staples like Siamese Dream and Melancholy and The Infinite Sadness. After adding drummer Tommy Lee, Corgan and company seem in synch on their tenth album, Monuments For An Elegy.” Released in December, this disc will appease diehard fans still upset over the several album whiffs over the past decade.

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DePauw faculty hits with student trainE BY AUSTIN CANDOR features@thedepauw.com

Assistant Director of Welch Fitness Center and Assistant Coordinator of Strength and Conditioning Asaundra Pickett answers a students question in her office. AUSTIN CANDOR/ THE DEPAUW

It’s 6 a.m. on a bitterly cold Thursday morning. Apart from a few early birds scattered throughout the gym, the Lily Center is completely deserted. One of those early birds is upstairs doing his weekday cardio routine on the treadmill. His name is Raj Bellani. Bellani is one of the many faculty members who have been working out with student personal trainers. These personal trainers help design workout programs and advise what foods are lean and good for one’s health. “It’s a little intimidating for me [with] the machines,” said Bellani, who has been working with a personal trainer for the past two years. “I needed someone to teach me what the tools were… a [trainer] can help you create more efficiency in your workout.” Coordinator of Registrar Services Julie Reed agreed. “I was intimidated by the new fitness center. It was just so big with lots of equipment and I’m just not the kind of person to figure things out on my own,” said Reed, who trains with freshman Maggie Rocha. “One time she had to miss and I was like, ‘Oh no, what am I going to do?’… Well I went, sort of did what we normally do, and I felt more comfortable being in the fitness center after having worked out with a lot of the machines and her showing me how to use them.” Many of these students are trained by Asaundra Pickett, who serves as the Assistant Director of the Welch Fitness Center. “What happens is I hire the student personal trainers,” said Pickett. “I’m very hands on with the trainers. I’m at their training sessions randomly, making sure they’re doing things properly, making sure they’re creating the right program.” The program itself started when Pickett sent out an “email blast” to

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e faculty and staff that personal trainers were available. mail them a questionnaire,” said Pickett. “I just ask them their ty, their limitations, what their goals are, and then I pair them up who I feel will work well together.” now, the program has gotten up to 15 faculty and staff members with a personal trainer. ink it’s been really good,” said athletic director Stevie Baker-Wathen we had the old facility, it wasn’t a great space… Now [with] ity… you can work with anyone else, and you’re not on top of else.” ch professor Marius Conceatu has taken full advantage of working ainer in the new space. d a personal trainer last summer in Europe,” said Conceatu, who ith senior Laura Nahas. “The results were very good, so I decided at experience again… I need a tremendous amount of willpower ise, but I’ve found that I respond well to a trainer who motivates keeps me in check.” the faculty aren’t the only ones who have enjoyed their experi-

ally enjoy getting to teach people something I’m passionate said sophomore Abigail Braun, who currently works with three I love the challenge that comes from finding how to best connect ient and setting up the right program for them.” ough each faculty member began their routines at different times, agree that their time and effort have paid off. el much more energized,” said Bellani. “Getting up at five in the g has become less of an issue. Clothes fit better. People say you od, so that helps get that positive reinforcement.” more information on the personal trainer program, contact Pickett fice right inside the gym at the Lily Center.

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Students take adavantage of the free weights in the Welch Fitness Center. AUSTIN CANDOR/THE DEPAUW

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How to make midterms seem less stressful: Look into space There have been some distinct space discoveries released to the public within the past couple of days. You might have seen them pop up on the Trending section of your Facebook page, or maybe you read about them on Slate Magazine’s website. If you haven’t heard about them, what you read next might, in fact, blow your mind. Phil Plait contributed three articles to Slate Magazine’s website within the past two days. The article titled “A Supermassive Black Hole’s Fiery and Furious Wind” is a brainbender by itself. According to Plait’s explanations, material that gets sucked into a black hole “can be heated to terrifyingly high temperatures, millions of degrees, causing it to glow fiercely bright.” Believe it or not, this swirling of energy creates an intense wind. Astronomers using XMM-Newton and NuSTAR observatories have discovered, according to Plait, “the unmistakable signature of gas expanding outward in a sphere.” Based on this geometric discovery, the astronomers were able to calculate how these gases blast around the black hole in all directions. Plait promises his math is correct, and he claims that “the mechanical energy in that wind is a staggering 10 trillion times the total energy the Sun emits every second.” His second article, titled “Did I say there was one shiny spot on the Asteroid Ceres?”, offers captivating images of a bright light shining within one of the asteroid’s craters. At first, the photos revealed one source of light, but upon further review, two spots of lights shine in the spacecraft’s photos, which were taken 29,000 miles away. Astronomers still aren’t sure what the source of the light on the largest asteroid between Mars and Jupiter is, but the spacecraft continues to plunge closer. Who knows what future pictures of Ceres will reveal? Plait’s most recent article—“Kepler-4332b: A Doomed Planet Orbiting a Doomed Star”—offers some stunning insight into the long-term physical transformation of stars and planets. While Kepler-432b is much bigger than Jupiter, it is “about 1.1 times as wide,” Plait says, and is “about as dense as Earth.” This planet orbits a red giant, which Plait explains as “A star that is starting to die.” As the red giant grows bigger, its temperature drops; eventually, Plait asserts, the sun will begin to take over Kepler-432b, “where it will plunge deeper and deeper, until it evaporates completely.” As the red giant continues to spin and lose heat, “it will fling off its outer layers,” Plait says, “exposing the hot core at its center.” Ultraviolet light emits from the dense, ultra-hot core, rendering colorful folds of twisting and spiraling gas. Our Earth is no more special than Kepler-432b; our planet will face a similar fate, and so will our sun. But this fact is no reason to be sad, as all celestial bodies must dissolve, whether sucked into suns, or black holes, or otherwise. The world, or rather the universe, is a crazy place. Keep these things in mind every once and a while—maybe during a stressful week of classes, or the night before a big interview. Humanity has its own, more local problems to worry about, but remember: we’re nothing more than an enormously small blip in the universe. Our sense of time is nothing compared to the age of the universe.

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Zero waste food audit, why we should compost SARAH WHITE

n Wednesday, Feb. 18, the students from the DePauw Environmental Fellows program conducted a food audit in the dining hall formally known as the “hub.” The table was conspicuously set up near the trashcans with a large sign that read “Food Audit.” As a guest to the hub during the hours of 11-2 and 5-8, you may have noticed two or three students wearing plastic gloves, excitedly taking your scraps of sandwiches or remains of salad from your plate and scraping it into a large plastic bin filled with other colorful remnants of the once delicious meal options. Many students asked the question, “What is a food audit and why are you doing it?” Our food audit was a way to measure the amount of compostable food that would normally be thrown away each day. As a goal for the future of DePauw sustainability, the Environmental Fellows program is proposing a way to bring composting back to campus, and keep it on campus indefinitely. The goal of DePauw University for the academic year of 2015 focuses on zero waste, and programs like Environmental Fellows, Eco Reps, Green Greeks and Environmental Club are all using the theme of waste reduction to orient the future plans of sustainability for DePauw’s campus. The food audit was a way to bring awareness to the theme of food waste in particular. In a span of two meals, the eaters at the hub generated 32 pounds of food compost. Including breakfast, we

could round that up to 40 pounds of food compost generated each day. This does not include any meat or any food that has meat incorporated into the dish. If we multiply 40 pounds by each day of the week, DePauw as a university is generating at least 280 pounds of compostable food a week, and that is not including Greek houses or other dining areas on campus. This food that could be composted for a useful and healthy soil is instead going into a landfill where it takes longer to biodegrade, takes up space and is wasting useful nutrients that could otherwise be recycled back into nature. There are many benefits to composting. Not only would a DePauw compost system keep compostable food out of the landfill, it would also generate a nutrient-rich soil that is much more environmentally friendly than using pesticides or fertilizers. Compostable items depend on the type of system you have, and the time frame, so it is necessary to do some research before throwing all your waste in a bin and hoping for the best. Now all of this sounds like dirty business, but composting is a beautiful thing, and there is an art to it. The food audit served the purpose of identifying how much compost DePauw students, faculty and staff produce in a day, in order to design an effective and permanent compost system that will be established at the campus farm as a way to promote the zero waste initiative. -White is a junior environmental-geoscience major from Steamboat Springs, Col.

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Preparation for the 2022 World Cup is far from ethical play CAROLINE ZADINA

he World Cup is a “global experience” filled with an overwhelming amount of passion felt by soccer fans worldwide. It is a unique experience, and one that unifies all corners of the globe around a shared passion for what some would call “the most beautiful game.” There is no doubt that hosting comes with benefits such as crowds from around the globe, a large source of revenue and the creation of national pride for one’s country. However, hosting the World Cup is a larger task than it may appear, and often overlooked is the great expense at which hosting a World Cup requires. These massive stadiums do not appear from thin air. In many cases, entire cities have to be rebuilt and revamped to accommodate such large crowds. And how? That is the million-dollar question, commonly avoided and never justly answered. The 2022 World Cup will take place in Qatar, as officials aim for a November start date. Qatar

faces many large construction projects in order to prepare for the upcoming games, requiring 1.4 million migrant worker’s physical labor daily. After a recent report was released on Monday of this week, it became devastatingly apparent that the preparation for such games has a very dark side. After being accused of human rights abuses against laborers in 2013, Qatar has been under fire since. Small changes have been made to improve working conditions especially in the Khalifa International Stadium, a top venue for the 2022 World Cup, reports BBC Sports Editor, Dan Roan, however, in sites off the beaten path, change is not happening fast enough. Work camps house 15 people to a room, and filth and sickness are spreading rampant. An anonymous worker shares that after 14 years of working in these labor camps in Doha, “nothing has changed” and another states that he would leave if he could, but his passport and travel visa have been taken from him, leaving him trapped in Doha. There are two pressing ethical issues at play here. First, as human rights activists have pointed out, governmental reform must be made to the current kalafa system of sponsorship in Qatar, to prevent employers from having the right to own their workers and restrict their freedom from leaving the country at will. Under the current system, the human rights and dignity of these workers is being violated, an ethical abuse that must

not be permitted further. Secondly, while FIFA did voice its disagreement with the current treatment of workers a year ago, that’s far from taking action to rectify the situation. The BBC reports that Qatar has admitted to the deaths of 964 workers already, and if conditions continue, the estimated death toll will be over 4,000 before the games begin in 2022. I believe that FIFA, as a respected soccer federation supporting athletic excellence and ethical competition, representing teams and countries worldwide, has an obligation, not a choice, to do more. Although an indirect actor, FIFA’s hands are not clean from the bloodshed. A stand must be taken on behalf of FIFA and every player who intends to step foot on that pitch that has seen the mistreatment of so many. A ball should not be kicked until those who were forced to give their lives are properly and justly acknowledged. FIFA must stop construction until labor reform has been properly made in Qatar to set a precedent worldwide. -Zadina is a is a junior Prindle intern from Glencoe, Illinois. Originally Published on the PrindlePost

NATALIE SANTIAGO

he PossePlus Retreat that recently took place was a weekend that will always resonate with me. I had no prior knowledge of this retreat and went because my friends told me it would be a fun camping trip where everyone just hangs out and meets new people. I never expected that it would have me questioning the way I live my life once it was all over. I found out that the PossePlus retreat is another day of inclusion in a way; people of all kinds gathered to discuss an issue that is prevalent in our community and we talked about steps towards that change. But that's not really what I cared about. The theme of this retreat was Crime and Punishment, but I felt disconnected from this particular topic because of my lack of knowledge

PHOTOPINION “What are your thoughts on the new DePauw University wireless networks? “ “So far it hasn’t worked 100 percent of the time for me. I’m in a bioinformatics class and there has been an issue with the server and wifi but it’s a step in the right direction.” LAURA GUILD, SENIOR “It’s been disconnecting constantly and I also have to frequently reinstall my printer drivers.”

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The PossePlus retreat: A look at my resonating experience and experience on it. However, that topic had little to do with the connection I felt towards my classmates. I was surprised to find out that 100 kids would be sitting in one small space for hours to discuss our feelings and open up about our experiences in relation to this topic. What I took away from the retreat was that more than anything, we all want the same things; we want to see change and we want to be a part of it, but in the back of our heads we feel like there's never really anything we can do at this stage in our lives. Listening to people open up about their experiences with police brutality and what their associations are with our justice system, it made me realize what group of people I had joined. Posse is the closest group of individuals I have ever met and I respect each and every one of them to the fullest because these people care about each other and are always there for one another; they are a family and home away from home. I felt like an intruder in their home at first, but as time continued they showed me that they didn't care about reasons to feel excluded. They cared about making it a safe and comfortable space so that everyone would feel welcome. We

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all felt connected to each other in this enclosed space and it was one of the most powerful entities I've ever had the pleasure of feeling. Coming back to campus made me see that life is so much bigger than we all choose to see it. Many people don't look past today, but it's having a vision that creates change. When it gets to the point of where people you don't know can bring you to tears, you realize just how precious each day of existence is and not to take anything or anyone for granted because we never know what could happen at the end of the day. DePauw aspires to be like this group of individuals, and if you took the time to accept one of them, you would see why. I can't thank Posse enough for including me in this emotional event because they made me open up and confront a side of myself I kept tucked away. Posse is a way to bring out appreciation within ourselves and our communities, and all it takes is a little impassioned risk. -Santiago a first-year from Chicago, Illinois. opinions@thedepauw.com

MONIQUE BONTEMPS, JUNIOR “The wifi works pretty well but it’s problematic when it comes to logging in. But I understand it’s a large community, sometimes network issues arise.” KATHERINE MARTIN, SOPHOMORE “The new wifi network has definitely been spotty to say the least. It really is frustrating because many of us rely on the wifi to get our work done. I’m confident that DePauw will fix the MO HUSSAIN, FIRST-YEAR JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW

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Women's lacrosse opens season with loss to Capital BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com

Women’s lacrosse started their season off on a different note than they wanted, but are no less discouraged that their season will still be a success based off of a very promising offseason. Facing Capital University on Wednesday night wasn’t the first time the Tigers have been in competition this year. “Our offseason involved four weeks of fall ball with a play day tournament at Park Tudor high school with three other teams,” first-year midfielder Alex Boesel said. “We dominated that tournament and were undefeated at the end of the day.” Unfortunately, the game against Capital didn’t have the same outcome, and the Tigers lost 9-6 on opening day. “We felt like there were lots of little things that we need to work on, but a lot we attributed to first game jitters; we were all pretty nervous,” first-year attacker Emma Flynn said.

Capital got out to a fast start, scoring three goals in the first eight minutes of the contest. DePauw rallied to tie the game at 3-3 with goals from junior Elizabeth McCracken, senior Carey Kunz and sophomore Nicole Gibson. The Crusaders then struck with another three goals in a row, and Kunz found the back of the net right before halftime to make the game 4-6 in favor of the Capitals. “We let a few goals get scored on us early on in the game that caused us to get flustered for a bit, but we were able to settle and become more comfortable during the second half,” Boesel said. In the second half, Gibson too scored her second goal of the game, closing the scoring gap. However, Capital’s Kara Hines—who had five goals on the day—scored back to back to bring the lead back to three. Junior Maryclaire Heldring netted the last goal of the game for the Tigers off an assist from sophomore Emily Scinta, her second on the day. Capital scored

one more to make the final score 9-6. “They were really similar to our team since we are also a new program. It was a game where we learned to capitalize (no pun intended) on our strengths and learned what we need to improve on for our next game,” Scinta said. “We played a hard game even to the last seconds,” said Flynn, “where Liz [Hawkins] our goalie had an incredible save.” Hawkins had nine saves in the loss. The Tigers had 31 turnovers in the game and that ultimately cost them. “Overall I thought our defense played really well and their communication Regan Hanood of Capital drives to the goal while sophomore Nicole Gibson (Center) attempts was great,” Gibson said. “We towards her away. DePauw lost the season opener to Capital 9-6. SAM CARAVANA/THE DEPAUW were having trouble with turnovers in the midfield, grow and continue to get used to our heads up and that one game season.” but that is something we can The Tigers’ next game is at definitely work on for our next playing as a new team together,” doesn't define an entire season,” Flynn added. Boesel said. Reavis Stadium on March 4 when game.” The one loss hasn’t dampFlynn is optimistic as well: they will host Benedictine at 6 “I think the game was definitely just a starting point for ened the Tiger’s spirit, however. “We have so much talent and p.m.. “Our coach told us to keep have the potential to have a great our team and we will continue to

Men's tennis makes it three in a row, topples Vincennes University TDP STAFF REPORTS

DePauw’s 24th ranked men’s tennis team won their third straight match, defeating Vincennes University 7-2 on Wednesday afternoon in Greencastle. The Tigers picked up all three available wins in the doubles competition with the pairs of senior Eric Vannatta and junior Alex Kaczkowski, senior Chris Bertolini and sophomore Dan Rodefeld and sophomores Patrick Farrell and Harold Martin all taking home victories.

The singles matches proved to be of a little more difficult for the Tigers. Bertolini was dropped 6-2, 6-2 in the number one slot but Kaczkowski backed it up winning a three set dogfight 6-4, 6-7 (5-7), 1-0 (10-3) in the second position. The third seeded match was difficult as well, however, Rodefeld outlasted and won in three sets by a score of 6-0, 6-7 (4-7), 1-0 (10-6). Vincennes came right back to tie things up, as Austin Hensley defeated Farrell 6-4, 5-7, 1-0 (10-8). The Tigers would come

back and prevail as senior Rico Lumanlan and sophomore Matt Santen won their five and six seed matches in dominating fashion with straight set victories. With the win, the Tigers move to 4-4 on the Spring season as they prepare to host the University of Chicago on Sunday at 4 p.m. before turning around and hosting Wittenberg University in their first North Coast Athletic Conference match of the season on the following Wednesday.

Senior Chris Bertolini readys himelf for an incoming ball. Bertolini and partner Dan Rodefeld won their match 8-4 as DePauw passed Vincennes 7-2. SAM CARAVANA/THE DEPAUW

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Hiram no problem for women's basketball in NCAC tournament BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com

The Hiram College Terriers stuck with the Tigers in the first half, only down 28-20 going into halftime. Then, the Tigers came out in the second half, blowing them out 45-17 for a final score of 75-38. Senior Savannah Trees made progress in nearing the all time scoring record with a game-high 22 points scored, followed by fellow classmate Lauren Abendroth with 11 points. Despite the high scoring by Trees, the first half started out slow offensively for both teams. “Our mentality going into the game was that we wanted to focus on our defense and from that good things would happen,” said sophomore Claire Ryan. “We were prepared for what they were going to do and we were confident that if we had a good defensive game we would be able to come out with the win.” Holding Hiram to 38 points makes it clear they succeeded in that area. Hiram’s poor regular season record (719) didn’t cause the Tigers to go easy on

them. “We knew Hiram had nothing to lose going into the game and to beat us would make their season and that would be their only shot at making it into the NCAA tournament,” first-year Kylie Morris. “We studied their players and knew their individual strengths and weaknesses, as well as reviewed the plays we knew they ran and trying to find the best way to stop them from scoring on them.” The entire team credits the win to Coach Huffman’s plan. "We followed the game plan,” first-year Hannah Gardner said. Now the Tigers are up against Ohio Wesleyan University on Friday night at Neal Fieldhouse. “We are preparing like we always do by coming up with plans on defense of how we want to guard specific players and figuring out how they will guard us so we will be able to run plays that they may have trouble guarding,” Ryan said. The key has remained the same from the first game of the tournament though. “We've been focusing a lot on our de-

fense, individually and as a team, in order to shut our opponents offenses down because your defense makes it easier for your offense,” junior Morgan Skordos said. The Tigers played the Battling Bishops in their last game of the season, just a week before, and beat them 74-69 in a tough battle. “Because we played them just a week ago it is easier for us to remember how to guard them,” junior Abby Keller said, “but to prepare we have been going over their plays and tendencies and talking about the ways we can stop them with our defense.” No matter what the previous final scores have been, the women’s team will stay humble. “Coach told us that we played a good game and if we want a shot at the NCAA tournament we have to work harder because every team is out to get us,” Skordos said. “We've been preparing the same as any other game we've played this year except I think we are extra focused because we know the losing team is done for the year and we never want that to be us.”

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Tiger OF THE Week: KYLE ROBERTS LACROSSE POSITION: ATTACK YEAR: FIRST-YEAR First-year Kyle Roberts hasn’t been on campus for year and yet he’s already making an impact on DePauw’s young lacrosse program. Roberts scored four goals in DePauw’s season-opening win over Rhodes College last weekend and added two assists in their loss to Illinois Wesleyan University on Tuesday night, and for that, he is our Tiger of the Week. The Tigers will need all of the offensive firepower that Roberts brings to the table when they host defending North Coast Athletic Conference champions Dension on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m.. The DePauw (TDP): How are you adjusting to the college game so far? Kyle Roberts (KR): I’ve had to definitely adjust to the college game. The game is way faster and more physical than high school. I always have to be going 100 percent or I can’t make an impact on the field. TDP: How does it feel to have made such a big impact to the team in just your first two games with the program? KR: I feel great being able to help my team out and make an impact on the first two games on both offense and defense. It was one of my goals when I came here to make an impact my freshman year.

DePauw's Hannah Gardner (right) breaks down and plays defense on Hiram's Kaylee Shockley (left). #1 seeded DePauw ran past Hiram 75-38 as DePauw attempts to win its 16th NCAC championship. SAM CARAVANA/THE DEPAUW

TDP: With the loss of so many key players, what is the team doing to make adjustments to their absence? KR: The team is making adjustments by switching players to positions that will help the team most. We also need to be more patient with the ball on offense so we can catch our breath since we don’t have many substitutes. TDP: What does it mean to you to be a part of the class that could put DePauw lacrosse on the map? KR: It would definitely mean a lot of my class and I could bring DePauw lacrosse on the map. However, we need to continue to work hard every day to be able to do that.

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Fenlon sits one win away from milestone after dramatic win over Wittenberg BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com

On paper, it looks like quite a bit separates Bill Fenlon from Billy Donovan, the head coach of the University of Florida Gators men’s basketball team. Donovan is the head coach of a Division I powerhouse playing in one of the nation’s best conferences, he has two national championships and is preparing some of his players for a career in the NBA. However, what matters most in college basketball, at any level, is wins, and in that, Donovan and Fenlon are equals. Both coaches are sitting on career win 499 with each teams’ seasons reaching their finales. While Donovan has been stuck one win away from a coaching milestone since Feb. 18, Fenlon reached the mark in dramatic fashion on Tuesday night with a 79-75 double overtime win in the Tigers’ North Coast Athletic Conference quarterfinal matchup against Wittenberg University. It was a win or go home game for both teams and they sure played like it. The game featured 11 ties and 10 lead changes and neither team led by more than six points at any point in the game. “It was just one of those games,” Fenlon said. “You had to fight for it and I thought we did fight for it.” With 2:36 left to play in regulation, Wittenberg went on a 6-1 run that tied the game at 53 and kept their season alive for just a little. The Tigers of Wittenberg led for much of the first overtime until sophomore Luke Lattner hit a three-pointer to give DePauw a 61-60 lead with just over 1:30 to play. Wittenberg responded, however, by drawing a foul and converting one of the two attempts to send the game to a second overtime period. DePauw opened the second added session on a

12-5 run to put the game away. After narrowing the score to two, Wittenberg was forced to foul Lattner with seven second remaining. The sophomore converted both free throws to finish off Wittenberg. “Although the game was back and forth, we all seemed confident,” junior Mark Johnson said. “With that said, I never doubted that we were going to pull out the victory.” Lattner led all scorers with 26 points and senior Tommy Fernitz chipped in with a double double of 18 points and 12 rebounds. “After losing on senior day, we really wanted to win our last game at Lilly so it felt great to come out with the victory especially against Wittenberg, a team that ended our season the last two years,” Fernitz said. While he sits one win away now from a coaching milestone, Fenlon is more focused on the task at hand, mainly the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan University who are waiting for the Tigers in the semifinals of the NCAC tournament. “You know what would really mean something to me? Getting to 501, that would mean something to me,” Fenlon said. “I’m shooting for 501, our team is shooting for Senior Bob Dillon (left) trucks his way over a defender as he drives his way to the basket in Detwo more. That’s where the focus is and Pauw's double overtime victory against Wittenberg. DePauw barely slid past Wittenberg 79-75 in the that’s where it should be.” first round of the NCAC tournament. SAM CARAVANA/ THE DEPAUW That focus is placed squarely on the Battling Bishops, the number one seed in the be not be in the win or go home situation that the Wesleyan has won all 12 games they’ve played at conference and NCAC regular season champs. Tigers face. At 22-4 overall and 16-2 in NCAC play, home at Branch Rickey Arena. They’ll try and make In the two regular season meetings between the Battling Bishops stand a good chance of picking it 13 on Friday night, with tipoff scheduled for 8:30 the Battling Bishops and the Tigers, DePauw hasn’t up an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament if they p.m. fared very well. The Tigers dropped a 76-64 deci- don’t take home the conference crown, something “It’s going to be a fun atmosphere and a tough sion in Delaware in the middle of January and then Fenlon hopes the Tigers can use to their advantage. environment but nothing we aren’t prepared for,” fell to the Battling Bishops again 86-77 this past Sat“So they can just relax and roll over for us, that Fernitz said. “[We] just have to play our game for urday at Neal Fieldhouse. would be fine,” Fenlon joked. 40 minutes.” While Ohio Wesleyan is the top seed and the faWhile the Bishops may not have as much to lose vorite to win the conference tournament, they may as the Tigers, their record at home is no joke. Ohio

Men's lacrosse suffers last-second defeat at hands of Illinois Wesleyan BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com

Losing is something DePauw’s men’s lacrosse team has had to get used to in its first two years of existence. While it’s never easy taking a loss, the Tigers suffered an especially difficult defeat on Tuesday night. Late in the game on the road at Illinois Wesleyan University, with the score tied at 11, the Tigers turned the ball over and allowed the Titans’ Tim Smith to score the game-winning goal with just one second left on the clock. “At the most inopportune time, we had another failed clear where we

turned it over in the middle of the field,” head coach Carl Haas said. “We went to double and he split the double team and was able to put it past the goalie.” To even get to the point where the Tigers had a chance to win, seemed unlikely early on. DePauw fell behind 3-0 early in the game but was able to battle back and tie the score. Much of the game felt like a back and forth contest with the Titans answering back every time the Tigers made the game close. The Tigers battled back to tie the score at six at halftime but once again saw Illinois Wesleyan retake the lead. DePauw allowed three goals in the third

quarter but answered each of the them with goals from sophomores Sam Alkema, Benton Givens and Ryan Mauro. The two teams headed into the final period tied at nine. The fourth quarter proved to be a back and forth battle once again. Illinois Wesleyan struck first but DePauw tied things up on a goal from Alkema. After the Titans took the lead once again at 11-10, it was first-year Kyle Roberts who gave the Tigers an equalizer. “The game was extremely difficult to swallow,” Roberts said. “We were able to come back from an early deficit to keep the game close and it was tied the whole second half but we were never able to

take the lead.” It was there where things went wrong, as Tim Smith got loose and found the back of the net to give Illinois Wesleyan the win at the last second. The loss comes after the Tigers have lost several key players after they decided to quit the team. DePauw is doing their best to put that behind them and move forward. “Playing fast and playing for each other, that’s what the guys that are remaining are doing,” DePauw assistant coach Keith Long said. There are positives that the team can take away from this start to the season. After winning the season opener against

Rhodes College, the Tigers were able to keep things close against Illinois Wesleyan. “Some of the positives we can take away from the first two games is that we are giving it our all and going 100 percent,” Roberts said. “We've also shown ourselves we can stay with teams. Lastly, we have been winning the ground ball battles, which our team has put a big emphasis on this season.” Next up for the Tigers are the Denison University Big Red, the defending North Coast Athletic Conference champions. The two teams will meet at Reavis Stadium at 3 p.m. on Sunday in DePauw’s home.