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Primary VPAA finalists arrive on campus By NICOLE DECRISCIO news@thedepauw.com
Joan Neff, one of four remaining candidates for the vice president of Academic Affairs position arrived on campus Tuesday. Neff is currently an associate provost, associate professor of sociology and criminal justice and coordintor of Criminal Justice Studies at University of Richmond. She is also the current chair of the Sociology and Anthropology departments and associate dean of arts and sciences. During her time at DePauw, Neff had the opportunity to speak to the faculty for ten minutes, and was then interviewed in an open forum. Afterwards, the faculty filled out a survey online expressing their thoughts about the candidate. “What we’re trying to see is how well [the candidates] do in front of a group of 200 complicated people,” President Brian Casey said. Neff used her time in front of the faculty to express why she wants to come to DePauw. “I’ve developed the idea that I think I can make a contribution even further than what I have already made to the University of Richmond,” Neff said. Neff pointed to the fact that universities tend to seek candidates externally when they have openings in administrative positions, in an attempt to bring new thoughts and ideas to campus. While Neff has had opportunities to go elsewhere, she has previously turned them down. However, she is excited about the possibility of working at DePauw. “I don’t want to go to a different place just for the sake of going there, and I don’t want to go to a place that isn’t firmly committed to the liberal arts,” Neff said. Neff said that she firmly believes in the value of the type of education DePauw offers. “In liberal arts education, we are really talking about educating broadly and educating a whole person,” Neff said. “That kind of benefit for students and for young
people is something that I think will carry us, as a society, forward.” Neff does not believe in changing a university for the sake of change as she understands the rituals that are so deeply embedded in a university’s history. “Change is never easy, particularly in organizations like higher education which value and prize tradition,” Neff said. “We become so steeped in those traditions.” Neff also pointed to the fact that there has been an increasing demand for proof of the value of higher education, which has been taken for granted in the past. She believes that she can be strong leader in the field. She characterized her management and leadership style as “very inclusive and collaborative.” “True leadership doesn’t mean saying to people ‘follow me’-- it means saying ‘let’s go,’” Neff said. Casey said that the university is seeking an individual that has a “vision for the liberal arts in the 21st Century, a lot of experience and energy.” Casey also noted that the position is perhaps one of the hardest jobs on campus because it requires that VPAA oversees the 20 academic departments, 11 interdisciplinary programs, the three academic learning centers and institutes, in addition to taking care of the hiring, tenure and promotion of faculty. Wayne Glausser, professor of English, said in an email that they hope to announce a new VPAA sometime after spring break. “We’re looking at a small, elite pool of candidates, and many other schools are interested in these same people,” Glausser said in the email. “We’ll have to compete to hire one of them.” Neff, if hired, hopes to continue and expand DePauw’s efforts in engaging students in faculty research and internship opportunities. According to Neff, “It’s just a matter of making people realize what a gem there is here.”
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Lilly Center expansion is underway By ZOE GRABOW news@thedepauw.com
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Construction fences are up around campus with more to come. Large-scale renovations for the Lilly Center and athletics campus are underway beginning last week. The objective is to improve recreational facilities on campus and create greater appeal for students. The Lilly renovations will double the size of the fitness center, making the equipment areas far less crowded. “Lilly was built in 1982, before public fitness. People didn’t go to the gym as much back then,” said David Doelle, manager of campus project implementation. “Now they’re becoming more of people’s daily routine.” Athletics Director Stevie Baker-Watson agreed. “I think it will be a tremendous uptake in terms of what we have to offer our students,” BakerWatson said. “Right now, we’re just overcrowded. I think students want to have a space for recreation and exercise — we just don’t have that availability for them right now.” Together the projects cost $26.4 million, both funded significantly by donors. Another goal of the renovations is to draw more students in, which would cater to both athletes and non-athletes. “We have a number of students who don’t want to participate in intercollegiate athletics, and so we want an opportunity to build our intramural program,” Baker-Watson said. “But in order for us to do that, we have to have the space, and we have to have the right kind of surface for that.” Construction fences have already been erected around Lilly, Blackstock Stadium and McKeen Field. In addition, Hanna Street west of Madison will close soon. New access routes are being planned for most of the buildings under renovation, and a few of the parking lots will close. Additions to the Lilly Center are estimated to amount to 36,000 square feet, including a new 16,000 square foot fitness center, planned to be the main training facility on campus. Other
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Greencastle local businesses continue to struggle By KATIE GREEN
ment buildings on the floor above. The Low Road Gallery owners have been steady tenants for the past four years, but the other retail space has seen five different businesses including a coffee shop, Martin’s Emporium and a church. “A general problem I’ve seen is we don’t have small business owners who know how to exist in this small little community that has this transient, more sophisticated population for nine months,” Jennewein said, referring to the DePauw community. Jennewein said you need to know “who to serve, how to market yourself, [and] where to be” in order to have a successful business Regarding the difficulties of holding onto a tenant for her building, Jennewein notes that the retailers are not the only ones to blame. She says there is not a great deal of support in town for small businesses, such as non-profit organizations that can contribute business development and goals. “We need to help the community attempt to grow and have more opportunities for more people to come,” Jennewein said. Still, Jennewein is hopeful about the services being offered at Ivy Tech and expresses that the Stellar Grant funds have given her “renewed enthusiasm” about fixing up the square. Dory also notes that the popularity of online shopping as well as the development of the shopping centers in Plainfield and Avon has added to local retailers’ competition. However, Dory stresses that there is still plenty of
opportunity in Greencastle for those business owners willing to pursue it. “That’s not to say they can’t be competitive, it’s just sometimes they have to alter their marketing and their outreach to meet the requirements of the marketplace,” Dory said. One business that has successfully modified its marketing strategies through the years is Eitel’s Flowers, that offers services to students’ parents through their website. Dory states that some companies have to reach outside the city limits for their customers in order to stay in business. Director of the Ivy Tech Business and Entrepreneurial Services Center, Ken Eitel previously owned Eitel’s Flowers as it was his family’s business. This center at Ivy Tech provides resources for small business development. Eitel emphasizes that business owners should create their business plans to fit the whole community. “Make sure to do your homework,” Eitel said, a previous owner of Eitel’s Flowers. “In doing your homework, not only do you need to learn about the business you want to start and the competitive environment.” Eitel attributes the success of Eitel’s Flowers with DePauw as well as the community to good value and customer service. “When you offer good business and good service, people will find you.”
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Students look forward to the finished project. “The approved facilities will be good for athletes and non-athletes,” sophomore Hannah Lukemeyer said. “So they can spread out a little more than they can currently.” Doell is optimist about the effect the finished projects will have on prospective students. “It will dramatically improve the experience for everybody,” Doell said. “Hopefully it’s the type of thing that attracts people who want to come here.” Both projects are expected to be completed next year, with an estimation month of August, 2014 for Lilly and spring, 2014 for the new stadium. Track and football field enhancements at Blackstock are scheduled to be complete by August, 2013.
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The sudden closing of Los Martinez on the square this semester further points to the challenges small businesses face to stay open in Greencastle. However, William Dory, executive director of the Greencastle Development Center, emphasized that while small businesses in Greencastle may be struggling, it is not just a local problem. “The issues related to small businesses are not special to Greencastle,” Dory said. “I think given the fact that the nation is coming out of a recession [makes] it more difficult than ever for a small business owner to make a go of it.” Nonetheless, the temporary closing of The Blue Door and the recent struggles of Downtown Deli suggest that some Greencastle businesses are having difficulty maintaining a steady flow of customers. “Merchants have to be aware of that the student population turns over every 4 years,” Dory said on the importance of continuously reaching out to the DePauw community. “[The businesses] are reeducating a new population every 4 years.” Coordinator of Community Service and Outreach Gigi Jennewein and her husband Bill Fenlon have co-owned a space on the corner of Washington and Jackson Street with English professor Tom Chiarella for the past 12 years. Jennewein’s building contains two retail spaces, which are currently the Low Road Gallery, Covered Bridge Cyclery, Inc. and four apart-
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“The inspiration behind this event was to create a legacy for African American students here,” Washington said. “To show that there were people who came before them who felt the same things, experienced the same things, but there’s also a lot of difference in experiences as well.” Williams, who is also president of the Lambda Tau chapter, believes the documentary connects with the organization’s “Finer Womanhood Week” because of the similar messages both communicate to the DePauw community. “We try to come up with creative and new ideas, things that haven’t been done and issues that need to be addressed that aren’t,” Williams said. One of the events in the chapter’s “Finer Womanhood Week” is “Relaxation: Connecting the Mind, Body and Soul.” Members of the chapter demonstrated techniques to relieve stress through Japanese self healing called Reiki. The chapter members want the programs to
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Senior Raven Connel, sophomore Jahsway Robinson , and sophomore Makela Elvy, exchange body energy through an energy ball using Japanese Reiki technique at Zeta Phi Beta’s Relaxation Retreat at the Women’s Center on Wednesday night. MARISSA JANSEN / THE DEPAUW By PANYIN CONDUAH news@thedepauw.com
Zeta Phi Beta sorority will highlight the black experience at DePauw through an art exhibit and screening of a student-made documentary, “More Common than Uncommon” Thursday. The two-part event is part of the organization’s annual “Finer Womanhood Week.” The first part of the event is an exhibit that features various pictures and research compiled from DePauw archives, which will be on display at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in Peeler 103. The second part of the event will be the screening of the documentary “More Common than Uncommon: The Black Experience,” created by Zeta Phi Beta seniors Angelique Williams and Neisha Washington. The idea for the documentary began when Washington read former associate dean of stu-
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dents Stanley Warren’s article “The Black behind the Black and Gold.” The seniors then collaborated to do a Winter Term independent study under the supervision of Professor Mac Dixion-Fyle, and began their search in the archives. During her research, Washington discovered a lot of work done by Warren throughout the issues of the university’s yearbook. “[Warren] did quite a bit — he labeled every person of color in “The Mirage” from the early 1900s to his time at DePauw,” Washington said. Williams and Washington then compiled interviews of 19 students in the black community at DePauw where they talked about how they adjusted socially, their thoughts on the racial climate on campus and their perceptions of the black community on campus. Washington said the present day thoughts of the black experience on campus parallel the students of the past.
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“The inspiration behind this event was to create a legacy for African American students here, to show that there were people who came before who felt the same things.” - Neisha Washington, senior
be programs enjoyable as well as educational. “I hope that people take away something that they didn’t know before,” Shavon Mathus, member and coordinator of the Lambda Tau chapter’s week of events, said. “I hope that this turns them onto not only our organization, but also to other experiences at DePauw.” In addition to the premiere of the exhibit, Thursday also marks the third anniversary of Zeta Phi Beta Lambda Tau’s chapter on DePauw’s campus.
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A few weeks ago, a group of DePauw students’ identities were stolen after using personal credit cards to purchase items at one of Greencastle’s liquor stores, Kork and Keg. There is currently an ongoing investigation at Kork and Keg. The city police have met with and alerted those employed at the liquor store of precautionary measures to take in the meantime. Since the incident, though, the university has not been in contact with the managers of Kork and Keg. According to Angela Nally, director of Public Safety, it would be the individual banks’ fraudulent use programs that would contact businesses, not DePauw. After his credit card was declined, junior Johnny McGinness discovered that he was one of the incident’s victims. “I called my bank and they said that someone had tried to make a purchase from my account from a liquor store in New Jersey,” McGinness said. “After cancelling my card and replacing it with a new one, my bank fortunately worked everything out and took care of the charges.” The Kork and Keg could not be reached for comment. According to Nally, apparently someone was using a DePauw check and duplicating it. A number of cases have been reported to the DePauw Public Safety Office, but there is no way of telling how many students were actually victims of credit card theft. “Unfortunately the individuals report to their banks and the banks [handle it],” Nally said. Junior Kristine Ruhl was another DePauw student who experienced similar issues with credit card theft after making purchases at Kork and Keg. “My bank called me and alerted me of three random charges on my account from a French bookstore that equaled up to about 500 dollars,” Ruhl said. “Eventually I got a new debit card and my money was credited back to me.” In spite of the drama surrounding this incident, Nally is insistent on withholding blame. “It’s not necessarily the fault of the business owner that someone hacked into their system,” Nally said.”That is the nature of our economy.” Yet despite this reality, Ruhl plans on taking extra precautions from now on. “Now I guess I'm just more careful about where I use my debit card, but it's impossible to tell if I'm going to get scammed again,” Ruhl said. “I will always only use cash at the liquor store from now on, for sure."
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Peer Ed program to raise mental health awareness on campus By MEREDITH REED news@thedepauw.com
This semester, DePauw Counseling Services will be recruiting upperclassmen for a new Peer Education Program, which will start during the 2013-2014 academic school year. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), negative stigmas about mental illness often lead an affected person to ignore his or her symptoms, and the new program is designed to combat this sentiment. The program is founded by Dr. Bud Edwards, whose specialty is
“Learning can be a key component to each individual’s academic and personal growth.”
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• Medical - delayed report •Transported to Putnam County hospital | Time: 9:07 a.m. | Place: Seminary Street
• Noise-loud music • Forwarded to campus living | Time: 12:17 a.m. | Place: Coan Apartments
• Theft of laptop - delayed report • Pending | Time: 9:37 p.m. | Place: Julian Center
• Mischief • Subjects located / checked okay | Time: 12:36 a.m. | Place: Campus
• Fire alarm / tampering with smoke detector• Forwarded to community standards committee | Time: 4:58 a.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
March 7 • Noise - loud music• Forwarded to campus living | Time: 1:30 a.m. | Place: Coan Apartments
March 5
• Theft of purse • Delayed report / pending | Time: 8:57 p.m. | Place: Campus
• Mischief • Forwarded to facilities management | Time: 6:42 a.m. | Place: East College lawn
• Animal control • Officer made contact with owner | Time: 9:27 a.m. | Place: Lincoln Street
• Fire alarm• Alarm malfunction / made contact with house representation | Time: 4:58 a.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
• Suspicious person - delayed report • | Time: 12:14 p.m. | Place: Hogate parking lot
• Trespass • Subjects located / left premises | Time: 6:59 p.m. | Place: Campus
• Fire alarm• Citation issued | Time: 6:51 a.m. | Place: Central Street / Elm Street
• Property damage accident • No report filed | Time: 8:27 p.m. | Place: Delta Upsilon parking lot
• Theft of iPad • Unsecured / pending | Time: 10:03 p.m. | Place: The Duck / Inn at DePauw
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group psychotherapy and multicultural issues. According to Edwards, peer educators will develop, market and deliver educational tools to the DePauw community. Counseling Services hopes to extend its outreach programs to cover mental and physical health issues affecting students. “Many college campuses have programs like this where the counseling center employs a group of students to be part of a program that promotes outreach resources related to health and psychoeducational information,” Dr. Scott Hamilton, Wellness Center counselor and co-chair of the Peer Education Program, said. The outreach program intends to address physical and mental health concerns in an open, interactive, educational and fun way. Currently, Counseling Services outreach programs include alcohol and drug abuse, body image and eating disorders, difference and diversity, interpersonal relationships, introduction to counseling services, sexual assault and stress management. “Having a program to help students educate their peers will help DePauw students cope with stress, which leads to larger problems in the future,” sophomore Korrine Spears said. Students and staff are encouraged to contact Peer Education with topics they believe should be addressed by the program. The Wellness Center also hopes to promote personal and professional development for students from all backgrounds through the program. “The Peer Ed program will help us expand our outreach efforts to the campus. Through developing this core group, we can connect with the campus on the student level,” Hamilton said . The Peer Educators will participate in a weekly panel of students to develop creative ways to expand the outreach programs. Additionally, Peers will help refine existing programs and create new ones. “Any student is welcome to apply,” Hamilton said. “Learning can be a key component to each individual’s academic and personal growth.” Hamilton will start the program in the fall of 2013. Training seminars begin this spring. Applications to be a Peer Educator are due
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Many DePauw students are bulking up instead of slimming down when it comes to course loads. True to the ideals of a liberal arts education, DePauw offers a wide range of courses. To ensure students don’t stay strictly on the path of their majors, the university enforces specific general education requirements that are mandated for all students, no matter what their major or minor. However, there are more than a few classes on campus that give students no credit toward their major, minors or even general education requirements. Moreover, many of these courses aren’t even worth an entire credit. Yet for some reason, there are still students of all years and majors enrolled in them. These courses are known as quarter and half credit courses, and they cover a wide range of subjects. From physical education to independent studies to dance classes, it is not just possible, but encouraged, for DePauw students to step out of their comfort zones and stretch their minds in ways they may never have been stretched before. For School of Music students, many quarter and half credit courses—like Musicianship and Theory—are actually requirements, but for students in the College of Liberal Arts, these courses are much more take them or leave them, and it seems that students are taking them. Kelley Hall, associate dean of academic life, says that for many students, these courses are an opportunity to get off the beaten track. “We have more interests than just what we study as our major and the courses that we take—these all contribute to creating thoughtful, well-rounded individuals,” Hall said. Jamie Mueller is the assistant softball coach for the university and teaches quarter credit physical education classes as a “secondary” commitment. While she stressed how important working out has been to her, she realizes that it’s not essential for all lifestyles and careers.
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“If I can help people help themselves make healthier lifestyle choices, then that’s someing I can feel good about,” Mueller said. Deborah Grammel, adjunct assistant professor of dance, teaches a multitude of half edit dance classes. This semester, she has students enrolled in all different levels of ballet, llroom, tap and jazz. Grammel said she has always seen a fairly even split between College of Liberal Arts and hool of Music students in her classes. While these classes might seem to have a bigger aw for performance students, Grammel easily explains why her classes are so popular with udents on track to major in biology or psychology. “I think students take these courses as a relief from their academic courses — they’re not a book preparing for this class.” These movement classes, according to Grammel, can be wonderful de-stressers for stuents with a heavy load academically. “They prepare for this class by coming and doing. They come in, and they dance,” she id. However, these action packed quarter and half credit courses aren’t only stretching stuents’ muscles. “A movement class makes you think a little bit differently,” Grammel said. “It’s a creative ay of thinking and to totally dismiss that as a learning or educational tool would be wrong.” While there’s no denying the many intellectual benefits these movement classes fer, Ken Kirkpatrick, registrar and associate dean of Academic Affairs, feels that the ness aspect of these classes is what pulls in such a variety of students, and the adtional credit doesn’t hurt. “I think students like those courses and getting the credit is a motivater to stick th it. Otherwise you might not feel like you have to go all the time,” Kirkpatrick said. Hall believes that sometimes students take these courses just for the relatively asy” half or quarter credit. “Sometimes students get behind. I think the motive is sometimes, ‘I need more edit,’” Hall said. And the focus of quarter and half credit courses isn’t all on physical activity, either. or many students, quarter and half credit classes come into play through labs and dependent studies. Senior Botong Sui approached Professor Brian Howard last semester about connuing his senior project in an independent study class. In these classes, students are ostly on their own, and really only meet with professors once a week to keep them pdated on their projects. “You really have to be your own motivator,” Sui said. However, he argues that the flexibility, one-on-one time with professors and the
Jamie Mueller’s Beginning Free Weights for Women class meets Mondays and Wednesdays for one hour. NETTIE FINN / THE DEPAUW
knowledge that even if things go badly wrong, at least it wasn’t a full credit he just failed, have all helped him keep things in perspective. Also, because of Sui’s extreme interest in the course, designed by him for him, he thinks of this independent study as an opportunity instead of one more thing on his to-do list. “These variable credits allow students to work with faculty on these specific academic topic that are exciting and interesting to them,” Kelley said. “You can be a little bit more flexible and experimental when it comes to these quarter credits especially,” Kirkpatrick agreed. Kirkpatrick stressed that while these additional courses are wonderful, they aren’t considered full credit courses for a reason. “These are a good way to spice up the curriculum, but they shouldn’t lead to compromising on academics,” he said. It is for this reason that limits have been placed on the number and type of quarter credit classes that can be counted towards graduation requirements. For instance, only one credit worth of physical education courses and four course credits worth of applied music can be used for the 31 credit total that all DePauw students must graduate with. However, Grammel believes that while these classes may not be worth the same amount of credit as others or be listed under any sort of graduation requirements, their overall importance cannot be argued. “It’s good for us to use all parts of our brain,” she said. Hall couldn’t agree more. “It should be part of continuing your liberal arts experience to continue with your interest playing oboe — even if you’re a biology major,” she said. These quarter and half credit classes provide the opportunity for students of all majors to do just that. Whether they want to get fit, expand their mind, play the banjo, or learn to tap, waltz, or plié, there’s room—and credit—for all
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Less accusations, more conversations In light of the recent blog post on The Boulder Run, and the article “Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Beer,” the editorial board debated whether or not to respond to “Hobo Joe.” Why give the author more attention than he or she deserves? But our mailbox was flooded with letters to the editor, and we felt a responsibility to respond. This editorial board believes in the right to freedom of speech, not just ours, but of all people. But there is a difference between writing or posting what you think, and printing something that is unsubstantiated and nameless. The blog in question likens women who attend fraternity parties to “prostitutes.” Putting aside the fact that this is an offensive simile, this sort of misogyny and incorrect ideology of DePauw’s social life can be just as dangerous as the prejudice that leads to hate crimes. Just last week, Oberlin College, a liberal arts school in Ohio, closed due to racial slurs, swastikas, anti-gay statements and hateful language that were spray painted all over campus--on buildings, in bathrooms, elevators and in dormitories. In addition, an unknown person in a Ku Klux Klan-like hood and robe was allegedly found loitering outside a black dormitory known as the Afrikan Heritage House. While the blog post in question is a much smaller issue than what happened at Oberlin, it is, at the crux of the problem, very similar. The issues at Oberlin and the blog post both were spurred by disdain for others, instead of a desire to understand one another. We’re not as concerned as much about what was said in the blog post as we are about why it was said. The words are nasty and downright cruel. They deal with people as a mass, and not as individuals. The women that are likened to “strippers,” are the same women that hold leadership positions at DePauw, who make the Dean’s list, who are upstanding members of the community. It is not fair to portray these women as two-dimensional bimbos whose only goal is to drink free beer and participate in casual sex. Nor is it fair to say that the fraternity men in question are only interested in getting girls drunk so they can hook up with them. We’re not saying that these claims are never true, but they they are not always true, either. So we ask all members of the DePauw community, not just the author of “Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Beer” to be careful with incorrect generalizations and sweeping accusations. This sort of criticism is not constructive -- if you disagree with the social system, we ask that you insight discussion or propose a solution. Everyone is entitled to an opinion, but it is important to take ownership for one’s words and actions, and not hide behind usernames. In addition, it is essential to uphold a certain level of respect for one’s peers, especially here. This sort of attack has no place on this campus.
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Oberlin hate crimes call for a DePauw plan EMILY BRELAGE
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n Monday, Oberlin College cancelled all classes in reaction to several incidents of hateful vandalism that occurred on campus throughout the month of February. Administrators responded with this “Day of Solidarity” after a person in Ku Klux Klan-like robes was allegedly seen in the vicinity of the campus’s Afrikan Heritage House. While reports have come forth insisting that this sighting may have been mistaken, suggesting that the figure was a student wrapped in a blanket, it was the seventh such incident in the past month at Oberlin. In an e-mail to the student body, liaison to the Oberlin Student Senate Eliza Diop wrote, “At this time, advocacy, support and solidarity are necessary emotionally, physically and spiritually.” The attacks targeted the black, Jewish and LGBT communities alike. I’m still trying to make sense of the magnitude of bigotry that took place at Oberlin, considered by many to be one of the most ardently liberal academic institutions in the country. My hope is that from this hatred, the college can find a productive way to confront the racism, anti-Semitism and queerphobia that motivated these acts. Though I understand the impulse behind Oberlin’s Day of Solidarity, to some degree I question the college’s choice to cancel classes as a suitable and peaceful protest.
By ceasing the academic mission of the institution, Oberlin continued to grant its provocateurs — a small number of cowardly people — the results they so maliciously desired: disruption. They didn’t deserve that kind of recognition. In observing the measures Oberlin students, faculty and administrators took to manage these difficult conversations, I began thinking about how our own community at DePauw would approach a similar occurrence. DePauw, after all, bears much in resemblance to the Ohio liberal arts college. If it can happen at a peer institution, it can certainly happen here. What would we do to prevent the chain of regrettable events — the domino effect of hatred — that befell Oberlin? DePauw is no stranger to hate-related incidents and vandalism. In the past, such actions have been dealt with rather quickly. But these events occurred in isolation. In recent memory, the perpetrators were identified, and the conflict was addressed head-on. But what would we do if biased incidents spiraled out of control — in such rapid and persistent succession — like they did at Oberlin? We have policies for a case-by-case basis of hate crimes and harassment, but our student body and administration must be prepared in order to respond appropriately. What measures will we take to ensure the psychological and physical security of students? We don’t like to think about these “what if” scenarios, but we must. We can’t wait for that moment of hatred to manifest to decide how our community will react. Brelage is a senior from Indianapolis majoring in English — writing. opinion@thedepauw.com
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR DePauw women’s basketball: What must they do?
In response to “There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Beer”
As someone who has coached DePauw teams to conference championships and NCAA tournaments over the years, I’ve heard the term Tiger Pride thrown around quite a bit. I must admit that I’ve wondered at times if it was a myth, or just a slogan we trot out to put on some tee shirts for one Saturday in the Fall. I’ve seen it, I know it’s there, but it’s a little like Bigfoot. The sightings are few and far between. I woke up in the middle of the night recently thinking about our women’s basketball team, Tiger Pride and their current run in the NCAA tournament. Hosting in the NCAA tournament can be a tremendous advantage, but not automatically. We have to make it one. I wondered to myself, “What must these women do to be truly supported and recognized by their peers?” So I started to ask some other questions. What kind of things would make people want to come out to see this team play? What if they won the NCAC Championship? Done. How about an undefeated season? Check, try back-toback undefeated NCAC seasons as well. Maybe if they were true student/athletes? Covered, six have been nominated to Academic All-American teams. What if they had a good coach? Coach Huffman is the NCAC Coach of the Year and a two time National Coach of the Year. What if they were ranked number one in the nation? Have been for a while, the whole nation! What if they were more like me? They are you. They are line with you at the Hub, sitting next to you in class, trudging behind you through the snow. That’s the point. We are all Tigers, and that is the most important reason. I’ve had a chance to observe this group closely and get to know them fairly well. They are the embodiment of Tiger Pride, and more than deserving of yours. Tiger Pride, is it mythical or does it exist? Is it Big Foot or the sixth man? It’s a question that deserves an answer. So, to all students, faculty and staff: I challenge you to put down that XBox controller, stop grading those papers, drop that Solo cup and get over to Lilly tonight and be Tiger Pride. This is a special group with a chance to do something special, and it’s even better when we celebrate these opportunities together! Go Tigers!
The blog post, entitled “There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Beer” appearing in The Boulder Run, DePauw’s own rogue blog, wants the DePauw public to know that attendance at each fraternity party provides the fraternity members with a couple of services. The article homogenizes both ‘women’ and ‘frat men’ to harboring singular, uniform belief systems. While most would agree that each person should consider the ethics of the activities they choose to take part in, I don’t think each person entering a fraternity believes they have given the members of that fraternity free reign to behave in whatever way they please. The attitudes expressed in this article contribute to a culture of victim blaming and rape while making large sweeping generalizations. The article introduces multiple ideas: that being offered a free beer obligates anyone to perform a service, that a woman wearing a short skirt is inviting sexual invitation from every man around, that rape is about sexual attraction and that entry is equal to complete permission. While an individual may exist inside what one may deem “his/her space,” that person will always have autonomy over his or her own body. Each party exists as a negotiation of multiple cultural desires. Sure, a particular fraternity may be administering said party, but it does not give them the right to take whatever they want from the men and women who enter their premises. This attitude is dangerously close to a rape rationale. To suggest this notion is offensive, it is hurtful and it is ignorant. This type of ignorance channeled in the form of a witty, entertaining article perpetuates rape culture to the highest degree and is the reason rape is not taken seriously. You are assuming that if something bad happens to us that somehow we have done something to deserve it. After all, if the world is a fair place, right? If something bad happens to us at a fraternity, our character is somehow flawed? As long as I don’t enter into these spaces where bad things are known to happen, it won’t happen to me, right? People, who treat others poorly, whether it is not giving them water or touching them without consent, are the problem. Bystanders can be a solution. The root of the problem in this article and in rape culture is the taboos we have regarding female sexuality and the perpetuation of toxic
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notions of what constitutes masculinity. Are we educated liberal arts college students truly incapable of treating each other with common decency and respect because we have an ego and we are horny? Or is that an assumption made by an author reducing the men and women on this campus to strippers, prostitutes and underhanded predators. You can decide. Brittany Slate Class of 2013 Walker Chance Class of 2014
Put your money where your mouth is: Alumna challenges author of anonymous blog post I was very troubled recently when I read an article on the DePauw blog “The Boulder Run” entitled “There Ain’t No Such Thing as a Free Beer.” Almost more troubling than the offensive and crude stance taken by the author was that the article was posted anonymously under the name Hobo Joe. I have no understanding for why someone would post such an article yet be unwilling to lay claim to it. Now, I am an alumna, and I fully realize that I am not a college student anymore. However, the remarks made in the article and the sentiment shared by the author is too offensive and too dangerous to ignore just because I have graduated from DePauw. My degree does not shield me from the ideas expressed in Hobo’s article. Colleges and universities are the perfect places to have open and lively debates about current issues. I think the author of this article has put forward some very offensive yet debate-worthy ideas. So, I would like to challenge the writer of this article to a live public debate on campus next week. I am confident we can find an organizational sponsor and I will travel to Greencastle to debate the issues you bring forth in your article. I have already posted my contact information on the original blog post. Hobo Joe, the ball is in your court. Christine (Walker) Archer Class of 2011
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PHOTOPINION What are you doing to prevent identity theft? “I don’t do anything, but after hearing about it recently, I should probably start now.”
EMELINE HANSEN, senior “I think tracking your credit card and [statements] is important to see if people have been stealing your money.”
JONATHAN LEE, freshman “I usually try to pay in cash.”
SARA BLANTON, freshman “I don’t really do too much.”
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Seniors David Moss and Reid Garlock serve to Butler opponents in DePauw's indoor track and tennis center on Wednesday evening. Butler defeated DePauw, 7-2. MEG CROWLEY / THE DEPAUW
MEN’S TENNIS RESULTS DePauw Tigers lose to Butler 7-2 Singles
Sam Miles (DPU) def. Austin Woldmoe 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
Billy Weldon def. Reid Garlock (DPU) 6-2, 6-0
Pulok Bhattacharya def. Ben Kopecky (DPU) 6-3, 6-1
Brandon Woods def. Eric Bruynseels (DPU) 6-2, 6-0
Tommy Marx def. David Moss (DPU) 4-6, 6-4, 6-1
Andres Maynez def. Andrew Kahn (DPU) 6-0,6-1
Doubles
Austin Woldmoe/Billy Weldon def. David Moss/Reid Garlock (DPU) 8-3 Sam Miles/Ben Kopecky (DPU) def. Tommy Marx/Pulok Bhattacharya 8-4 Brandon Woods/Ruben Geeraet def. Andrew Kahn/Eric Vannatta (DPU) 8-6
had a program longer than us,” Schile said. “They have better skills than us.” On offense, the four goals were attributed to Schile, junior Sam Johnson, freshman Cameron Combs and sophomore Pierce Ellinwood. Senior Greg Lambert and senior Jack Glerum both received assists. Despite losing the game, the team excelled in their face offs. Freshman John Zupancic, a young leader on the team, stood out from the rest of the team, upping his face-off percentage to 72.3 percent as he won 24 of 31 face-offs. He now leads the North Coast Athletic Conference in that statistical category. Zupancic said the team fought hard for the ball, but fell short with their follow through for the goal. “We got the ball on offense and just needed to get it into the back of the net. The whole team just needs to keep improving to get the win,” Zupancic said.
The team is in its inaugural season and the game at Fontbonne was only the second game in team history as a varsity sport. Even though they have only been together for less than a year, there are already relationships established amongst the team. “Everyone gets along very well,” Zupancic said. “We all have a lot of enthusiasm and everyone plays well together. You can’t ask much more than that, especially from a new program.” Many goals were let in, but the game could have been worse. Goalie, junior J.R. Strubbe, recorded 14 saves in the match. Back-up goalie senior Nick Lucca also saw the field for 1:42 minutes of the game. Tigers lacrosse will continue their season and hope to add a win to their record when Carthage College comes to the Boswell field on March 9.
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Rivalry between Washington and DePauw adds another chapter Friday By MICHAEL APPELGATE sports@thedepauw.com
It took more than a decade for Kris Huffman to win her first game against the Bears. To be precise, it took Huffman — head women’s basketball coach — 11 tries to finally beat Washington University in St. Louis. Friday evening at the Neal Fieldhouse the Tigers will face the Bears for the 25th time since 1986. Washington holds the advantage all-time, 18-6, but in the past seven matchups, DePauw has won five. The NCAA Division III tournament round of 16 will feature two coaches that have won four national coach of the year honors between them, and a combined six national titles since 1998. Of course, the Bears hold five of those, and DePauw holds the school’s only national championship. That was achieved in 2007 — a win over Washington in the championship game. Bears head coach Nancy Fahey is in her 27th year at Washington, and last year she was inducted in the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame. Huffman, in her 20th season, is similarly already in the Iowa Basketball Hall of Fame, and will be inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in April. “They are the dynasty in Division III,” Huffman said of the Bears. “Coach Fahey is one of the most well-respected coaches. We are better from having played them for all those years.” During the 11 game losing streak for Huffman’s DePauw teams from 1993-2005, Washington outscored the Tigers by an average of 13 points.
“We used to not be able to stay in the same gym as them,” Huffman said. “You figure out what you need to do to get closer. You keep closing the gap a little bit, and we were able to sneak a couple by in 2006 and 2007.” Through the first 10 years of Huffman’s head coaching career, she said she learned from Fahey and how she prepared her teams. While the DePauw program wasn’t in any state to beat Washington, according to Huffman, the annual matchup represented a benchmark for what she wanted to achieve. “I’ve gained knowledge especially coaching against the greats, and trying to beat the greats,” Huffman said. “I probably have gained the most ground from an offensive standpoint. I used to be focused on defense and rebounding, and I think we’ve added that offensive component.” In the 1999-2000 season, DePauw, Washington and Illinois Wesleyan University held a tipoff tournament, and has held a tournament ever since. "That’s a credit to these institutions to play early, and willingly, tough competition,” Fahey said. “What’s unique about rivalries is you don’t have to respect the opponent. What’s refreshing is that we respect the DePauw program so much.“ In 2006, DePauw ended its 13 game losing streak dating back to before Huffman to the helm of the program in 1993. Fahey said that since then, the rivalry has favored DePauw (30-0). Going into Friday’s game, DePauw, ranked No. 1 in the country, could be considered the favorite against Washington (22-5). “[Huffman] is a premier college coach and the record speaks for itself,” Fahey said. “The reason they are undefeated is there isn’t one thing you
can put your finger on. They run the ball well and execute. They’re incredible on the boards. It is multifaceted.” This season, the Tigers downed the Bears by one point on Nov. 24 — the closest margin of victory for DePauw. “Both teams have gone through a lot in their conferences and developed,” Fahey said. “They have gone unscathed through that time, and obviously we had some ups and downs in the season. Both teams are familiar with each other.” For players, the preparation for the matchups with Washington isn’t much different than any other game. However, there is more of a tension leading up to tipoff, said DePauw guard Ali Ross. “This will be a tough game no matter what,” she said. “Each team will shoot well and neither will just go away.” Added Huffman, “Preparation is the same, but you have to be even more detail oriented because they are so gifted and they know how to win. [Fahey] knows how to prepare her team and take away your strengths. So you’ve got to try and do the guessing game of what you’re going to do and how you’re going to counter them.” In the past two contests in the NCAA tournament, DePauw came out ahead both times: a win over Washington in the national title game in 2007, 55-52, and a seven point win in 2008's NCAA second round. Fahey said she expects Friday's game to be another close game that will most likely come down to which team can keep each other off the offensive glass. "We know DePauw will be ready,” she said, “and we’re fired up."
DePauw’s Ross provides spark on both sides of court By MICHAEL APPELGATE sports@thedepauw.com
There was a time Ali Ross said she lacked confidence in her game. In the beginning of the season, when shots weren’t falling for her, she said she was less inclined to be aggressive. That lack of confidence is undoubtedly gone. The junior guard is just one of a few talented backcourt players who are wreaking havoc on opposing defenses in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Ross averaged 8 points during the regular season. Now, in the past four games including the NCAC semifinal and final, she has increased her scoring to 11.25 points per contest. In recent games the guard from Lexington, Ky., has darted into the lane without fear of absorbing contact. In two tournament games, Ross has put up 23 points on 10-17 shooting. “I think I’ve been a lot more aggressive in this postseason,” she said. “I’ve realized I have to be more aggressive and get the looks I’m going to get, whether that’s a 3 or a jump shot. I thought I had to shoot a lot of 3’s. Now I have the confidence to do both and that’s helped me in the postseason a lot.” Ross’ efforts driving in the lane has opened up the court for not just other players, but other facets of her game as well. “She gives us a dimension we don’t have,” head coach Kris Huffman said. “Whenever you have someone who can break down the defense off the dribble, it opens up everyone else, whether that’s the
forwards or the guards on the perimeter, and then it opens up her 3 point shot. “It’s a trickle-down effect for the whole offense.” But Ross’ offensive effectiveness wouldn’t be there without her energy she displays on defense. She is assigned to defend the opposing point guard in virtually every game, and is averaging a little bit more than a steal per game this season. “I tell people all the time that I absolutely love doing it,” Ross said of guarding the opposing point guard. “Maybe if I’m not hitting on the offensive end, I know that I can come back and play defense. It’s cool to figure out how a point guard plays, what side do they like and how much room I have to give them based on their quickness.” The ability to read an opposing offense might come from her ability to read and execute a complicated DePauw offense as well. Throughout the regular season and in the postseason, Ross said a high amount of repetition of offensive sets in practice is paying huge dividends. “I automatically know as soon as Kate Walker calls a play, I don’t even have to hesitate,” she said. “It comes natural to me.” Ross goes as far to say she rarely thinks when it comes to offensive or defensive sets. “I’m just playing,” she said. “Up until right now I do think a lot and probably too much. Coach Huffman says that all the time, ‘Don’t think just play.’ There is thinking required, but it’s taken me a long time because I do overthink things.
“When people play their best there’s a little thinking involved, but you’re going off your instincts and you’re reacting to things, and that’s what defense helps me to do.” Steals by Ross often deflate an opponent, and spark scoring runs from the Tigers offense. Last Saturday against Maryville College, she sparked a 15-0 run in the second half after intercepting a pass and converting an uncontested layup on the other end. “What she can do defending someone, she kind of reminds me of a soccer player who can keep the player in front,” Huffman said. “It’s just her mindset and her ability to read things. Not all players can read the best decision to make on the fly.” Ross will look to exploit the passing lanes against Washington University in St. Louis (22-5) on Friday in a rematch of DePauw's (30-0) closest decision of the regular season — a 60-58 win for DePauw on Nov. 24. In that game, Ross didn’t tally a steal, and she recognizes that in a high level opponent like the Bears, it will come down to who can execute on offense. But that won’t keep her from stalking the opposing point guard, and searching for those swipes. “I think that’s what will be important in this game,” Ross said. “Offensively we have so many scorers on this team. I really want to focus on hassling the point guard on that team.”
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Washington’s length could spell trouble for Tigers By MICHAEL APPELGATE sports@thedepauw.com
Junior Ali Ross goes up for a shot against sophomore Shataya White of La Roche College last week during the first round of the NCAA Div. III women’s basketball tournament. DePauw defeated La Roche with a final score of 73-43. ASHLEY ISAAC/THE DEPAUW
A week ago, it was DePauw who looked down on two NCAA opponents when fighting for rebounds. Tonight, it just may be the other way around. The tallest player for the DePauw women’s basketball team to play considerable minutes is senior Ellie Pearson, who is listed at 5-foot-10. For Washington University in St. Louis, three starters tower at or above six feet tall, and that will be the focus for the Tigers in the NCAA Division III tournament round of 16 in the Neal Fieldhouse. DePauw is ranked No. 2 in the Division III ranking in rebounding margin at +13.4. In the first two rounds of the tournament against La Roche College and Maryville College, the Tigers out rebounded both opponents by 22 on each occasion. Head coach Kris Huffman voiced a slight concern with the length of the Bears in the paint, and for good reason. Washington — ranked No. 4 in rebounding margin (+12.7) — has pulled down 518 offensive boards on the season. Comparatively, DePauw has tallied 508. Knowing that, Huffman has her team focused on eliminating those second chance opportunities. “They are an unbelievable team especially in offensive rebounds,” junior guard Ali Ross said. “They have some big guards, and so it will be key for us to block out in this game. We also know from experience that they are a great transition team.” Back on Nov. 24, the Tigers downed Washington by one point in a game that DePauw outrebounded the Bears by two (36-34), and held the edge in points off turnovers, 19-8. What kept the game close was Washington’s advantage in points in the paint — 32-16. Sophomores Melissa Gilkey and Maddy Scheppers both scored in double figures in the effort. Gilkey, a 6’1” forward from Woodinville, Wash., is the Bear’s prime scoring threat, averaging 15.4 points per game.
Scheppers, a 5’10” guard from Bossier City, La., is the third leading scorer with 8.4, but she also crashes the boards and averages 5.9 per contest. In total, Washington head coach Nancy Fahey starts just one senior — Nishi Tavernier of La Bronx, N.Y. — and instead starts three sophomores and a junior. Despite the youth, Washington sports a 22-5 overall record, and posted a 10-4 record in the University Athletic Association. That conference sent two other institutions to the NCAA tournament: University of Rochester and Emory University. “They play in one of the toughest conferences in the nation, they’re going through that grind every game so that has to help in their preparations,” Huffman said. “We’ve done that through practice and in our conference schedule and non-conference schedule. Hopefully we’ll be prepared for those crucial possessions late in the game.” Washington head coach Nancy Fahey understands that both teams have changed a lot since they last played in November. She said the strength of the DePauw team is shown through its perfect 30-0 record. “DePauw plays some incredible defense, and we need to make sure to handle the ball and execute ourselves offensively,” Fahey said. Tipoff is slatted for 7 p.m. in the Neal Fieldhouse. In the past seven matchups, DePauw has held the advantage, 5-2. When the teams have met in the NCAA tournament, the Tigers have come out ahead on both occasions: once in the national championship game in 2007, and in the second round in 2008. At home, however, DePauw is just 1-9 all time against Washington with the only win coming from the 2008 NCAA win. “We’re going to have to attack their defense,” Ross said. “They played zone defense in the second half of that first game, and we’ve been working on that all week. We have to be aggressive no matter what they show us.”
Men’s lax feels first-year pains in lopsided loss By NICOLE DARNALL sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw men’s lacrosse team finished their second game as a first year program Wednesday evening, losing 25-4 to the Fontbonne Griffins. Fontbonne began the game with a 4-0 lead right away, causing the Tigers to trail from the beginning. The Griffins’ senior
Peter Travis led the team with ten points overall, tallying seven goals and three assists. Senior Austin Schile said the team knew it would be a hard game going in. “We knew Fontbonne is better than we are because they’ve
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