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Friends, students, faculty gather to remember Megan Hammerle with a “Celebration of Life” BY NETTIE FINN news@thedepauw.com
Those walking into Megan Hammerle’s memorial service Tuesday night were not wearing the all-black outfits usually associated with a service of this kind—instead the sanctuary was filled with color. Attendees of Tuesday night’s “Celebration of Life” service, which took place at 5:30 p.m. in Gobin United Methodist Church, were encouraged to wear their favorite col-
ors, to symbolize the spirit and individuality that Hammerle brought to all she was a part of. The service opened with a prayer, which was followed by a performance of “Sounds Like Somewhere” from first-year vocalists Michaela Belcher, Miranda Dafoe and firstyear Alex Bushkin on the guitar. President Brian Casey presented readings from Michael 6:6-8 and 1 Timothy 4:12. DePauw University’s trombone ensemble performed “How Lovely is Thy Dwelling
Place” by Johannes Brahms and first-year Michaela Belcher, Elizabeth Aquilar, Megan Montgomery and Caesar Tobar-Acosta, as well associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry Daniel Gurnon, read memories of Hammerle to those gathered. Throughout the service, which was advertised as “casual,” as people were encour
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Members of the DePauw community bow their heads as they listen to live music at the Memorial Service for Megan Hammerle. Hammerle, a first-year DePauw student, passed away on Feb. 13, 2015 in Indianapolis. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
VOL. 163, ISSUE 34
Smoothie bar to ‘blend’ into Lily Center lobby BY SAM CARAVANA news@thedepauw.com
When students return to campus from spring break they may be greeted by a smoothie bar in the lobby of the Lily Center. The smoothie serving operation will be called Blend and will serve nutritious smoothies called “blends” potentially as soon as April 1. The idea came to fruition through multiple pathways. Senior Maggie Anderson thought up the concept as part of a group project for an entrepreneurship course. Anderson and her classmates derived the idea after seeing a gap in the market. “We don’t have that fix of smoothies. We don’t have that nutritional option,” said Anderson. “You can’t get any kind of natural smoothie at DQ or McDonalds.” Anderson and her classmates decided to close the gap in the market with a smoothie bar that would serve nutritious frozen drinks and be housed in the large lobby of the Lily Center. “We wanted an opportunity or option on campus for students, faculty, community members—everybody to enjoy something natural and wholesome,” said Anderson who has become an intern for Bon Appetit to help with the
project. DePauw Student Government also played a role in Blend’s creation. Student government members Charlie Douglas and Ellen Tinder authored a white paper that also proposed a smoothie bar on campus after talking to fellow students. “All of the students we talked to seemed to support having a healthier option on campus for snacks and drinks,” said Tinder in an email. Blend’s menu of frozen drinks will not be set in stone and will vary with the seasons and student feedback. “It will be a very fluid menu,” said Jason Rose, the General Manager for Bon Appetit on campus. Rose said the menu will follow the company’s farm to fork policy which requires chefs to purchase 20% of produce from small farms within 150 miles. “When in season and when available we will have fresh fruits,” said Rose. “We’re limited by geographic location, but the whole focus is fresh.” The tentative menu provided by Anderson features fruity drinks such a the “World's Best Blend” which contains strawberries, bananas, orange juice and low fat yogurt. It will also offer blend’s with vegetable like the “Super Spinach Blend” which has spinach, bananas and apple juice. Customers will also have the option to create their own smoothie.
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