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Hot water in Seminary Street apartments cools off

BY JULIE BLOCK news@thedepauw.com

For the past three weeks, students living in the Seminary Street apartments have been trudging into their rooms, hoping to thaw out from the brutal weather with a hot shower, only to find that the water is as cold as the icy tundra they’ve just come from.

“There will be anywhere from half a day to two days at a time when we don’t have hot water,” junior Rachel Stewart said.

Junior Jane Park said the maintenance staff looked at the problem one night two weeks ago, but couldn’t figure out what was wrong. The next morning when she tried to take a shower, it was still cold.

“What they told me is that they think it might be a pipe freezing and they just haven’t caught it freezing yet,” junior Erin Crouse said. “In their defense, I don’t think there’s much to do until they can figure out why [this is happening].”

Facilities Management could not be reached for comment.

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Global Musician Workshop featuring Yo-Yo Ma headed to campus

BY LILLY BURBA news@thedepauw.com

When one thinks of a global place, Greencastle probably isn’t the first location that comes to mind. This summer, however, the music world will converge on DePauw University’s campus.

This June, DePauw will host the Silk Road Project’s Global Musician Workshop. This workshop is put on by the Silk Road Ensemble, which started as a result of Silkroad, a non-profit founded by famous cellist, Yo-Yo Ma in 1998. Silkroad was founded to forge connections across cultures, disciplines and generations as well as explore differences to enrich humanity.

The Silk Road Ensemble is Ma’s group of musicians from across the world that play a variety of musical styles and instruments.

This workshop will be an opportunity for musicians and musically interested people from around the globe to come together to share their musical talents and styles. Participants will be instructed by members of the Silk Road Ensemble and will be exposed to a variety of cultures by way of music.

DePauw was chosen to host the workshop be

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Ma is excited to bring this workshop to DePauw.

He told The Artery, Boston's NPR news station, that DePauw has “had full faculty acceptance of a multidisciplinary curriculum already, but what’s remarkable is that they also work closely with the community.”

The conversations that brought about the workshop took place for many years between the School of Music and the Silk Road Project. Once details of what the workshop would look like came together, the two groups agreed on summer 2016 for a date.

However, things came together quickly, and it was moved to June 2015.

“We had about six months notice to get everything ready for it to be this summer,” said School of

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able to answer questions from students and their parents alike.”

Students from feeder cities like Indianapolis and Chicago filled a large portion of students who attended last weekend, but other cities throughout the country represented as well. “We had people from Boston to Seattle,” said Weatherford.

Some students who registered for the event did not end up attending due to the weather, but Weatherford explained that this happens every year.

The weather, however, did not stop admitted student Kaitlyn Malley from traveling from Scottsdale, Arizona to Greencastle, Indiana.

“I actually really liked the weekend,” said Malley in a phone interview.

“I thought the order of events was really well planned out.”

Malley had visited DePauw in October prior to the open house, and she considered the structure of the

Music Dean, Mark McCoy, “and it’s really come together nicely.”

Though it is a music-centered workshop, attendees do not need to be musicians. There will be plenty to learn and experience with or without performing the music.

First-year music student Rachel Pearson agrees that the workshop won’t have a singular focus. “It’s a great opportunity,” she said. “Performance and education majors can get involved, plus it doesn’t interfere with school.”

DePauw is offering a May Term class pertaining to the workshop. In this class students will study the history of the Silk Road Project and brainstorm how it can be applied at DePauw in order to create a more inclusive campus climate. They will also take part in the workshop, either as musicians, journalists or documentarians.

Yo-Yo Ma was central to bringing about this workshop. He will open the festivities on the first day by delivering a lecture titled “What Does It Mean to be a

events to be an effective showcase of DePauw’s community.

“The conversations we had in the big hall [Meharry] were very informational and helpful,” said Malley. “And then all of the social events and tours were very well placed to work with your schedule.”

The Office of Admissions normally runs their first open house in February, but due to a change in their outreach strategies, they decided to schedule the first event for March. Any student who has been accepted to DePauw is encouraged to attend an open house.

The Office of Admissions sends out both email and print notifications, and high school admissions counselors are supposed to remind students of these events as well.

The next open house will take place on Saturday, April 11th.

21st Century Musician?”

This will not be Ma’s first visit to DePauw. He previously came in Sept. 2011 as part of DePauw Discourse. During that visit he delivered a lecture, worked with students and performed a sold-out concert.

In addition to Ma’s lecture, scheduled events include workshops with faculty artists, master classes and a faculty performance. On the workshop’s final night, the student bands will give a concert for the public.

The Global Musician Workshop will be held June 8-12 at DePauw. There is a $1,100 cost to participate, however, there is a reduced rate available for DePauw students and also some financial aid. Applications are ongoing though spots are filling up quickly. The application can be found on the Silk Road Project’s website.

Further details and additional events will be announced closer to the workshop.

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Jason Robert Brown teaches, plays for DePauw community news@thedepauw.com

Master classes, concerts and question and answer sessions. These were just a few of the activities Jason Robert Brown participated in during his visit to DePauw University this past weekend.

Jason Robert Brown is a three-time Tony award-winning composer who came to DePauw as part of the annual Living Composers Festival, co-sponsored by the School of Music, the Prindle Institute for Ethics and the Department of Communication and Theatre.

“Jason shared his story of how he got to work in New York and become successful on Broadway,” said Steven Linville, Music Operations Manager and Assistant Professor of Music. “He allowed students to ask questions for advice and guidance. The strategies he provided in the master class for connecting music to acting is something that the students will be able to use from this point forward.”

Brown interacted with dozens of music students and alumni during his visit, giving them insight and advice into Broadway, music and acting.

“We learned a lot of things from him, mostly about picking appropriate repertoire and how to survive in the business,” said sophomore soprano music student Hannah Gauthier. “He said this really cool thing about an audition being a job interview, and whatever song you choose is like the answer to the questions posed at that job interview. I had never thought about it that way.”

Linville was responsible for setting up Brown’s visit, and he was pleased with the advice Brown gave students.

“One of the points he made that I thought was most important is to remember was that each teacher you work with, including him, is a stepping stone toward the final goal—and you have to choose what applies to you and

Students in the Seminary Street apartments are finding that their daily schedules are interrupted because they must work their day around when there will be hot water in the showers.

“I am frustrated with it because I don't think it's unreasonable to expect a hot shower,” Stewart said. “We are all very busy and working our schedules around when we can shower with hot water is inconvenient. Also, we cook a lot in our apartment and you can't do dishes with cold water.”

Park said the hot water availability is spo-

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Judging from last year’s first Admitted Student Open House when 126 students visited campus in February of 2014, the fact that this year’s open house brought 140 students to campus may indicate a promising class of 2019.

“We thought it was a very successful event,” said Director of Admission, Dani Weatherford.

According to an email from Weatherford, last year’s open house brought in 126 students with a 54 percent yield, meaning over half of these students enrolled soon after the event concluded.

Vice President for Admission and Financial Aid, Cindy Babington, said the Office of Admissions' “main objective was to expose students and their families to young alumni, faculty and current students so they could get a real feel for what it is like to be a stu-

dent at DePauw and could understand the value of a DePauw education.”

Students were busy from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturday; they began their day in East College at Meharry Hall. President Casey and an alumni panel spoke to the admitted students about the DePauw experience.

The students then traveled to Asbury where they spoke with student mentors in designated classrooms.

Parents who attended the event could stay in Meharry and listen to a panel manned by parents of current DePauw students.

After a lunch break in the UB Ballroom, the admitted students relocated to various academic buildings to participate in tours and university discussion.

Said Weatherford, “We had participation from academic departments and student life, student services, offices like public safety participated to be

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Jason Roberts Brown speaks to a group of students, faculty and community members in Thompson Recital Hall. Brown's visit was a part of the Living Composer Festival hosted by DePauw's School of Music on March 7-8. PHOTO COURTESY OF SUZANNE HASSLER what doesn’t,” Linville explained in an email on Monday.

Brown worked with students individually to give them specific guidance on their area of specialty.

“I did perform for him and it was a frightening and incredible experience,” Gauthier said in an email on Monday. “Singing for someone that famous was nerve-wracking, but the advice he gave and the critiques he made really made me rethink who I am and what I do as a performer and actor.”

Although students were nervous about performing for Brown, Linville said, “Jason seemed to be impressed by the vocal abilities of our students and the enthusiasm of our audiences.”

Sophomore Sarah Pistorious said that during his master class Brown provided advice about acting.

“He really wanted all of us to break down

our ideas of being perfect and poised on stage, take risks and build a real, believable character,” said Pistorious.

On Saturday, the Prindle Institute hosted an Ethics Luncheon titled “Ethics and the Stage,” in which Brown and other DePauw professors discussed the ethics involved in composing. Many of Brown’s works, such as the musical Parade, tackle ethical issues in our society.

Brown also participated in an alumni discussion panel titled “Getting into the Business,” featuring music and theater alums Music students realize that this type of visit from a widely known living composer does not happen every day.

“I love that these are things that DePauw can bring us,” Gauthier said. “I can’t imagine doing this at any other school.”

radic, and because of this she never knows when she will have the opportunity to take a hot shower.

“It's frustrating because you never know when there is going to be hot water or not, and when there isn't any hot water, how long there won't be hot water, so taking a shower for me is like playing a game,” she said.

Stewart said Facilities Management doesn’t have anyone answering the phones on weekends. Because of this, there have been entire weekends when the building will have ice-cold water.

She believes the problem exists only in the Seminary Street apartments, as she has not heard of hot water problems in any other

building on campus.

“I haven't heard anyone else talk about it,” she said. “Once when we didn't have hot water and I needed to shower I went over to Alpha Chi Omega and their water was fine.”

Crouse hopes that the problem will be resolved soon, but she understands that there is not much that Facilities Management can do if they cannot figure out from where the issue is stemming.

“They seem to be wanting to fix it but they haven’t found how it’s going to get fixed,” she said.

With the weather warming up, Crouse hopes the problem will alleviate itself.

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WGRE MUSIC REVIEW

All songs considered: Best new WGRE tunes JIM EASTERHOUSE

A slew of new tunes have been added to WGRE as we approach the Ides of March and, more ominously, midterms. Ranging from a former Fleet Foxes drummer to a Canadian electronic duo, the music staff hopes these additions can freshen up an otherwise overcast March.

Father John Misty – “True Affection” – The dissemination of Fleet Foxes was a dagger in the heart for countless indie folk fans. Despite the gaping hole in listeners’ hearts that was once filled with the Foxes’ pleasant tracks, one shining light remains amidst the aftermath: Father John Misty. The former drummer named Joshua Tillman kick-started his side project with 2012’s "Fear Fun." Having followed a drug-induced psychedelic trip, Tillman’s debut album was seen as evidence of his experimental intentions.

This is furthered in Tillman’s February release "I Love You, Honeybear." The disc’s self-titled track initiates the album, as swaying orchestration and relational cynicism coast through its entirety. “True Affection” impressively strays away from this norm, though, as Tillman encapsulates the track with heavy synths and layered percussion. Similarly singing about plagues to modern

relationships, Tillman proves through his electronic mixing that his range is by no means limited to folk. This could be an initial taste of the next potential avenue for Tillman to explore.

Colleen Green – “Deeper Than Love” – Sub Pop songstress Colleen Green shows off her punk tendencies in "I Want To Grow Up." Her third album since 2011 is filled with gritty riffs and bubbly sarcasm. “TV” and “I Want To Grow Up” emphasize Green’s experiences in maturing and relying on technology.

“Deeper Than Love” transcends this, though, as an eerie six-minute display of Green’s internal thoughts. Undermined by unprecedented synths, the dark atmosphere in “Deeper Than Love” is actually a refreshing detour midway through the otherwise lively album.

Purity Ring – “Dust Hymns” – Purity Ring’s recent release, "Another Eternity," arrives at a pivotal point in the Canadian duo’s career. As the duo’s sophomore album, "Another Eternity" grants the opportunity to verify longevity and display influences that have arisen since 2012’s "Shrines." Although it isn’t overly noteworthy in its entirety, “Heartsigh,” and “Push Pull” remind listeners of the duo’s charming vocals and similitude with Scottish trio CHVRCHES. While this isn’t a drastic change from "Shrines," individual tracks like “Dust Hymns,” provide a tenacious twist from the rest of "Another Eternity." Megan James’ lead is complimented with elements of trap music. Craftily implemented, this approach intensifies the track without exhausting it.

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Don Julio’s: average Mexican food and walking distance margaritas The Mexican restauraunt Don Julio's located on the downtown square of Greencastle features a freshly renovated interior.

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BY SAM CARAVANA AND MICHAEL ARNOLD features@thedepauw.com

On DePauw University’s campus Casa Grande reigns king when it comes to burritos, tacos and any other type of Mexican food you can mispronounce.

Though Casa’s preeminence in Greencastle is undoubted, the newly opened Don Julio Mexican restaurant located on the downtown square may give it a run for its money.

In the dreary landscape of central Indiana, Don Julio offers customers a welcome break from muted hues with its vibrant color schemes. The newly renovated and opened restaurant located at 11 W. Franklin St. sports warm yellow and orange walls as well as faux stone archways.

While this interior decorating comes off as cheesy, it does create a light mood.

Co-owned by the same individuals who own Casa Grande, Don Julio’s menu is uncannily similar. Don Julio’s offers the same sort of Mexican fare one would expect, from tacos to burritos to enchiladas.

To start off the meal, all tables receive complimentary tortilla chips and salsa. You get what you pay for: the salsa is bland and watery. Off of the dinner

plate section, the chimichangas deluxe, marked as a specialty, were better than expected. The chicken and beef chimichangas that constitute the bulk of the plate were nicely crispy despite them being doused in sauce. Of the duo, the beef chimichanga stood out with more flavor while the chicken flavor was muted.

For customers looking to add a little flavor to their meal, a side plate covered in tasteless iceberg lettuce and guacamole, as well as onion laden pico de gallo accompanied the dinner plate.

The taco special barely exceeds any justifiably mediocre expectations: three tacos, either chicken or carne asada, with a side of rice and refried beans.

The server will confusedly allow patrons to split their order and try both meats, should they please. The tacos originally appeared to be underachieving in size for something considered a special, but Don Julio’s sets the order up with a hidden batch of salsa that effectively makes every part of this meal better. The rice was delicious once concocted with this salsa and a healthy dose of hot sauce. The beans were identical to every other order of refried beans in a Mexican restaurant in Indiana. Order the chicken, or the Arroz con Pollo, because they’ll smother that in melted cheese.

The service for Don Julio’s

was exceptional from start to finish. We were seated at a table faster than it takes to do a November boulder run, as the workers were still eager with the novelty of having just opened.

The food also came out from the kitchen quickly, taking a little over ten minutes from when we handed our server the menus till she handed us our food.

Although Don Julio’s food is comparable to that of Casa’s, the upstart has a distinct advantage: location. Don Julio’s is only about a five minute walk from campus. Their opening is timely with the coming spring, with warm weather incentivizing the casual walk to the square.

Students can now quench their margarita thirst by foot, if they’re of age, without worry of guilting a friend into the role of sober driver. Margarita towers can be shared by all legal patrons.

On the topic of alcohol, Don Julio’s features a full bar offering drinks from beer to margaritas.

The bar, which is beautifully covered in tiles and wood, is partitioned off from the dining room and is open to customers 21 and over.

While Don Julio’s brings nothing new to the table, its convenient downtown location and average Mexican food gives students and citizens another option when eating out in Greencastle.

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Admission Ambassadors:

Why did they pick DePauw?

BY REBECA BAGDOCIMO features@thedepauw.com

Rigorous academics, studious students and a close-knit community attract prospective students to campus; at least those are the selling points used by DePauw University’s Admission Ambassadors. Admission Ambassadors are a select group of students who have a direct impact on how visitors view campus.

They are drilled by defensive dads and apprehensive mothers about everything related to DePauw. The most popular question an Ambassador receives during a tour in the form of “Why did you choose DePauw?” We all choose DePauw for similar reasons but stay for different ones.

Meet sophomore Mary Grace Morgese, who was on the quest for a small school that was academically challenging and supported her passion for a broad range of knowledge, otherwise known as the definition of a liberal arts college. More than anything, she wanted to be known by both her peers and professors.

“I wanted to be more than a number and more than a name; I wanted to be person with ambition and drive, and, most importantly, a story,” said Morgese.

Her story continues as she shares stories with prospective students about the feeling she got when she was in their shoes. After every college visit, her dad always asked her if she got “the feel.” The feel to Morgese is “complete comfort, a desire to start school now,” and “a place that [she] could call [hers].”

Similarly, junior Grant Walters was attracted by the class size and the academic opportunities DePauw offered such as the Media Fellows program. Walters's favorite anecdote to share on tours supports Morgese’s idea of being well-known on campus. Every tour Walters gives he tells his group about the first tour he gave as a freshman.

“I had six different people wish me a happy birthday,” said Walters.

It’s an old DePauw tradition to wish an Admission Ambassador a “happy birthday” when he or she is seen giving a tour. Walters finishes his story by telling his group, “I went with it for that day.”

Sophomore Meghan Burke chose DePauw because of its academic reputation. Burke ultimately saw DePauw as “a special place [where] I could thrive because I would be surrounded by driven and passionate people.” But what’s surprising is why she intially visited.

“I always tell people about my dad's weird obsession with President Casey and how he watched every

YouTube video with him in it,” said Burke. “I only came on a visit to please my dad.”

But after spending almost two years here she “ended up seeing that he was rightfully obsessed with DePauw.”

When senior Hope Jordan is asked why she chose DePauw, she will tell you a long running list of reasons but will sum it up with “the liberal arts feel.” She especially likes to share her experience of running a radio show from 12-2 a.m. on Wednesdays.

However, a good amount of her DePauw experience was spent running much more than a radio show. In fact, it was spent running cross country and track & field.

“Some of my best memories have been made running in the nature park with my team,” said Jordan.

Senior Nick Hebebrand will answer the infinitely famous question with, “I came because of the scholarship, but I stayed because

of how excited and passionate people are about being DePauw students or alumnus.”

To Hebebrand, the energy you find on this campus is unlike any other campus or place for that matter. His DePauw story will not end when he graduates this spring; it will continue on as alum.

“It's like being in on this really cool secret,” said Hebebrand.

Although the tour route is structured the same, each tour ends differently, depending on the guide. Every student may have a similar start to their DePauw story, such as walking up the steps of the Emision Building, but every student has a different ending.

Whether it’s getting “the feel” as you look up at East College, celebrating your birthday on multiple occasions, racking up the views on YouTube videos of President Casey, running tracks on WGRE or miles in the nature park, or even being in on a 177 yearold secret, everyone has their own DePauw story.

Above: Prospective students follow Katie Vacky '14 as she shows them the ins and outs of a empty DePauw campus over the summer. Below: All tours begin on the stairs of the Emison buidling before zig zagging around campus. REBECA BAGDOCIMO / THE DEPAUW

Senior tour guide Nick Hebebrand (right) leads a group of prospective students around campus over the summer.

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Ethics of school cancellation: Day of Inclusion

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RACHEL HANEBUTT

University of Oklahoma proves that racist slurs will not be tolerated A video of members from the Oklahoma Kappa chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) chanting a racist fraternity song went viral on Sunday. By Monday, president of the University of Oklahoma, David Boren, released an official statement on the fate of the chapter: “Effective immediately, all ties and affiliations between this University and the local SAE chapter are hereby severed. I direct that the house be closed and that members will remove their personal belongings from the house by midnight tomorrow.”

The song directly referred to lynchings and repeated the n-word to the tune of “Happy and You Know It.” The video, only nine seconds long, is startling in its blatant racism, and in the sheer pleasure seen from the chanters—all white—as fraternity and sorority members sit on a bus driving to a formal dance.

Many people have taken to social media to express their reactions to this video.

The hashtags #SAEHatesMe and #notonOUrcampus have been prevalent, specifically. Howard Dixon, the chef who had been employed at the OU SAE chapter for ten years, won’t have a job anymore, but thanks to the efforts of an IndieGo crowdfunding page created by one Blake Burkhart, Dixon’s financial security may well be taken care of. As of the time this editorial was written, $32,966 have been raised to help Dixon find stability until he can find another job in the form of 761 donations.

On Monday morning, students at OU protested against the actions of the SAE’s in the video. The OU football team, instead of practicing, marched in protest as well.

Brad Cohen, SAE’s national president, echoed Boren’s reactions of disgust and embarrassment. Rapper Waka Flocka Flame cancelled his show for the SAE Oklahoma Kappa chapter, and he released his official statement on Instagram. “Racism,” he wrote, “is not something I will tolerate.”

President Boren certainly means to promote a “zero tolerance” policy for racism among students at his university. Also included in his official statement, Boren wrote, “We vow that we will be an example to the entire country of how to deal with this issue.”

The response of president Boren was swift and strong, and it set a precedent that racism will no longer be taken lightly. While dozens of former SAE’s will no longer have a place to live on the University of Oklahoma’s campus, Boren’s message is clear: the Sooners will not tolerate any racism, under any circumstances.

The DePauw hopes nothing like this happens on our campus, nor would we expect it to happen. Were it to happen, however, the consequences of such overt and thoughtless racism would quickly be administered. Greek life is not an invincible bubble within college communities, and universities and national chapters alike will not hesitate to pop that bubble given a reason to.

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Breaking down the “idealized college life”: Why it’s okay if these four years aren’t the best four MADISON MCINTYRE

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e’ve all heard that “College will be the best four years of your life.” This phrase is supposed to be an uplifting encouragement for all college students and those about to be. However, for me, I couldn’t help but feel a monumental pressure on my shoulders. “The BEST four years of your LIFE,” they say. I expected every day to be an idealistic version of a television show or movie. I thought I would never experience disappointment, downfalls, loneliness and heartbreak during my four years at DePauw.

Reality is that there have been many moments when I was disappointed, felt alone and was heartbroken crying in my dorm room. There were times I called my mom begging to make the five-hour drive and come home for some normalcy. I experienced heartbreaks from lost friendships from high school to a failed long distance relationship. I went through Greek recruitment and dropped out before Bid Night and watched from my dorm room window as my friends ran to their new homes. I came to DePauw as a Varsity volleyball player and had to give up my dream of being a four-year collegiate athlete at the beginning of my sophomore year.

It was a dream that I had strived for since I was 15 years old, maybe even before then.

When you look at life, you see an idealistic vision of what you want the future to be. As I look back on my college career it is nowhere close to what 18-year-old Madison imagined. And that’s okay.

Everything that I thought was a tragedy at the time, has opened up doors and opportunities that I just purely couldn’t imagine. Due to dropping out of recruitment, I met my closest friends and became a stronger and more independent woman. I also had the amazing opportunity of going Greek in the fall without the pressure from formal recruitment. Without being a varsity athlete, I was able to invest my time in multiple passions including film, television and travel. I visited New York City in the fall for the first time and with my time at the television station, became General Manager. It is an absolute dream come true and one of my proudest accomplishments at DePauw that would not have opened up without my passion for volleyball shifting. With that, my confidence in my favorite sport, volleyball, has increased through the volleyball club at school where I met my future little and close friend.

The most important thing to remember when going through a challenge is that it happens to everyone.

No one is alone when they think they are the only ones who are sad, lost, alone, disappointed or heartbroken.

It happens to all of us and it’s okay because it does truly get better. It’s a hard perspective to have in the moment when it feels like your world around you has crashed, but I personally promise you it will get better.

I hope college isn’t the best four years of your life because you have a long life to live. I do hope that you make the best of everything that happens, the good, the bad and the terrible, and that you become the person you need to be.

-McIntyre is a sophomore communications and political science double major from Akron, Ohio.

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fter the announcement of details regarding DePauw University’s Day of Inclusion activities, some in our community questioned whether cancellation of school and requirement of attendance is warranted for this large-scale community discussion and day of learning. On DePauw’s intellectually driven campus, it is important to analyze the ethics involved with such a decision, and for us to come together as a community in solidarity.

From snow days and holidays to threatening weather and school-wide vacations, the cancellation of school from the regular schedule is something that children normally celebrate, rather than dispute. In the case of snow days, an institution will cancel school because it is physically unable to transport students to its building, the temperature is too cold for students to wait at the bus stop or it is unsafe for students to travel to and from the school. Holidays present a different case, in that a school community or administration has decided to exhibit remembrance of a date, person, event, etc. through taking a day off from school. School-wide vacations, on the other hand, are set in the schedule and allow students

time off and hopefully a well-deserved mental break from their work.

DePauw rarely “cancels” school outside of its set schedule, the university does not cancel for most holidays, but rather allows students to take control of their own celebrations and to notify individual professors if school attendance on a certain day(s) contradicts their own personal beliefs. One could say that the university is very conscious about school cancellation, using its power to cancel very carefully.

We were presented the unique case of the Day of Inclusion. It was not a holiday, the weather was fine (but cold), and it was not originally built into the schedule. But an institution’s responsibility for the physical safety, mental safety and overall wellbeing of its students comes into play here. The Day of Inclusion, previous community discussions and the conversations that will follow are necessary for the university’s health as an institution, and the health of its faculty, students and staff as a whole.

If you’re still not convinced that this cancellation was warranted, it is important to realize an institution’s responsibility to educate. It is sometimes forgotten that the purpose of attending college, paying tuition and going to university classes is to receive an education. DePauw has promised and will always promise the very best education possible to its students and their educational needs. In the case of the Day of Inclusion, specifically, DePauw faculty voted for canceling a day of classes. In other words, professors have designated these conversations to be more important than their regularly scheduled classes.

Logistically, it would be impossible for the university to effectively implement an idea or present a message to its entire student body without cancelling classes for a day. Making the day’s activities mandatory was simply an institutional measure to ensure that the university as a whole participates in this indisputably important community conversation, although the decision to make the day mandatory was later changed.

This is a school effort, therefore it makes sense that the entire school must be relieved of its regular schedule in order to physically, mentally, emotionally and intellectually devote itself to having this overdue community conversation.

Personally, I would like to remind my peers to remember: Students do not pay tuition for attending classes; they pay tuition for their education. I feel it is more warranted, and ethical, to cancel campus operation and classes for the Day of Inclusion than to cancel for extended break periods.

No one seems to have a problem with a week-long cancellation of their tuition-absorbing classes in the fall or spring; therefore the Day of Inclusion should have been supported by all students as a day of learning, growth and opportunity, rather than a day of class, tuition or time that has been stolen from them.

-Hanebutt is a senior Prindle Intern from Huntington, IN. This article also appears on The PrindlePost opinions@thedepauw.com

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PHOTOPINION “What are you doing to stay in shape for spring?“ “I go to the gym every day.”

HANNAH PAIST, SOPHOMORE “I’ve been doing more cardio lately.”

GATES WEAVER, JUNIOR “I’m cutting down on the luxuries...”

Apple Watch: creating a niche market for wearable technology JACKSON MOTE

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esterday, Apple announced that their highly anticipated watch will be available for “preorder + preview” on April 10 and officially goes on sale April 24.

The price point for the Apple Watch Sport starts at $349, while the Apple Watch will start at $549. The company will also introduce an 18-karat rose gold Apple Watch Edition starting at $10,000 and reaching up to $17,000.

Even if you have enough disposable income

and a nagging intention to purchase a luxury smart watch, the ultra-expensive Edition will only be available in “select stores.” The mystery of its availability is only a drop in the ocean of questions I’d like to know the answer to.

Even after the announcement of the watch’s various features including water resistance and 18-hours of normal battery life, I’m left with an overwhelming feeling that specifically the Edition is not a watch created for most people. It’s a watch made for the high-end wearable technology market. In other words, it’s a fashion statement that only the elite will express.

Apple wants to push the limit to the value of a luxury smart watch and that is evident by the impressive technology in every style of the watch.

However, it could still be argued that they’re not pushing the value far enough in terms of technological advancement. Instead, Apple is creating a niche market for the Edition.

Aside from my thoughts on the Edition, I’d love to see an even longer battery life as well as GPS in all of the Apples Watches. An independence from the iPhone’s Bluetooth tether (to use certain features) would also be nice, but I imagine that it’d be hard to fit all of that functionality inside the watch at this point in its developmental future.

Apple has a chance to take hold of the wearable technology market with the Apple Watch. If you choose to purchase, I’d suggest the more reasonably priced Sport or Watch style. To put it in perspective: for a base-model Edition at $10,000, you could also buy a combination of 7.7 of the new silver, space gray or gold MacBooks.

-Mote is a junior French major from Indianapolis, IN. opinions@thedepauw.com

KARYN BROWN, JUNIOR “I divide cardio and strength to work both equally.”

ADAM TIERNEY, SOPHOMORE JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015

Tigers bow out of NCAA tournament after lead gets away at Augustana

BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com

It felt like the Tigers let one slip away on Saturday night, and it couldn’t have come at a worse time.

DePauw led by three with just over a minute and a half to play in their second round matchup with Augustana College in the NCAA tournament.

However, turnovers on each of their final three possessions saw what could have been a win, turn into a 68-66 seasonending loss.

“I think the energy and the effort that we gave to put ourselves in a position to win the game was exactly what we needed to do,” DePauw head coach Bill Fenlon said. “We got ourselves in a position to win the game late and then we turned the ball over on our last three possessions and that’s not how you ice a game away.”

The Tigers had came into Saturday’s matchup in Augustana riding high over the last two weeks. DePauw was the winner of four straight games, including a double overtime win over Wittenberg University, an upset over number one seed Ohio Wesleyan University, a win in the North Coast Athletic Conference championship game and a victory on the road in the NCAA tournament over Washington University-St. Louis.

And on Saturday, they played like a team with momentum, until the final minutes.

“Well it's extremely tough to win a close game against a top 10 team when you turn the ball over on your last three possessions,” senior Tommy Fernitz said. “Part of that was due to Augustana turning up the defensive pressure which made it hard to execute our plays, but it also would have been nice to get a call from the ref down the stretch. I felt like the Augustana got away with

physical play that resulted in us turning the ball over.”

Saturday’s game had a lot of similarities to DePauw’s first round win over WashU. Just like in that game, DePauw fell behind early and battled back thanks to threes from senior Connor Rich. After going into halftime trailing by five, they clawed their way back into the game. From there, the contest was highlighted by 10 lead changes and six ties.

Things didn’t get interesting until the very end. With four minutes left to play, DePauw held a 65-60 lead. The Vikings made up the deficit quickly, however, scoring on back-to-back possessions to tighten the DePauw lead to one.

After drawing a foul, Lattner went to the free throw line and converted on one of two attempts reestablishing the DePauw lead at two.

After missed opportunities at both ends for the Tigers and Vikings, a Brandon Motzel jumper tied the score with 39 seconds to play.

Adding to the pain for the Tigers was the fact that they had possession in the offensive end with 10 seconds remaining. Fernitz turned the ball over, however, and senior Bob Dillon fouled the Augustana player.

Being in the bonus, Jawan Straughter headed to the line for the Vikings to shoot a oneand-one. He made the first and the second, to give Augustana a two point lead with five seconds remaining.

With no timeouts left, all Fenlon could do was watch as the final sequence played out for the Tigers.

Lattner took the inbound pass cutting right and encountered pressure from a pair of Vikings defenders a half court.

After fighting through the trap, Lattner cut back left and headed toward an open lane.

His layup, however, got stuck

at the point on the backboard where the rim meets the glass as time expired.

“Luke did what any good scorer would do in that situation and that was get to the hole,” Dillon said. “Kid has been putting us on his back all year scoring the basketball and I wouldn't have had any other guy going to the hoop at the end of the game.”

Fernitz commented on the odd nature of the final play.

“It was very strange because I honestly have never seen a ball get stuck like that during live play, especially on a game tying shot,” Fernitz said.

“If it didn't get stuck I might have had a chance to tip it in but the ball happened to get lodged in between the hoop and rim causing the clock to expire. Overall just a weird play to lose on and end my career on.”

In the end, it was Fernitz who led the way for the Tigers, recording a double double in his final collegiate game with 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Rich also chipped in, shooting 5-of-6 from the floor and 66.7 percent from beyond the arc.

DePauw will enter next season with some question marks as they lose a senior class full of key contributors. Fernitz, Dillon, Rich, Frank Patton III and Michael Onuorah have all played their final games as Tigers.

“We have five seniors who were very emotional afterwards,” Fenlon said. “They’ve put in a lot of hard work the last four years and now they’re done.”

What’s next? If you ask Fenlon, he’ll tell you the program is at a crossroad.

“It’s on their plate a little bit,” Fenlon said. “We had guys not play in the last two weeks that I think can be really good players at our level, whether they will or not, the jury’s out.

I can say if they don’t get to work, they won’t.”

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Tigers take home wins in field events at NCAC Indoor Championships TDP STAFF REPORTS

DePauw hosted the North Coast Athletic Conference Indoor Championships this past weekend.

The men came home with a fourth place finish out of nine teams while the women finished seventh out eight competing schools.

First-year Rachel Gutish led the way for DePauw on the women’s side. Her 3.22 meter attempt was enough to bring home gold in the pole vault for the Tigers.

Senior Celia Kauth was second in the high jump with a performance of 1.58 meters and earned all-NCAC honors.

On the track, juniors Heather O’Brien and Maggie Royalty led the way for the women. O’Brien finished the 3000 meter race in a time of 10:37.96, a time good enough for fourth place. Royalty took home fifth in the 60 meter dash, crossing the line in 8.01 seconds.

While DePauw’s 56 points were only good for seventh place, the Tigers were only two points

away from coming in fifth.

On the men’s side, junior Marcus Dozier continued to dominate in the shotput. His final toss traveled 16.41 meters and was good enough to take first place. Dozier will go on to represent the Tigers at the the 2015 NCAA Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships on March 13-14 in Winston-Salem, N.C..

First-year Josh Ebikwo continued his impressive season, picking up an all-conference award for his time of 7.02 in the 60 yard dash that was good enough for a second place finish.

Earning a similar honor was junior Paul Watts who crossed the finish line in 15:02.24 in the 5000 meter race.

DePauw’s 4x200 relay team also came home with all-conference honors. The team of juniors Amen Galley and Ray Webb, along with first-years Ryan Grizzard and Ebikwo finished third with a time of 1:33.96.

The Tigers will move outside for the first time this spring on March 21 when they compete in the Emory Invitational and the Rose-Hulman Early

Baseball drops both games in double-header

BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com

Spring may not feel like it’s in the air, but the baseball team began their season on Sunday afternoon against Manchester University. Manchester scored in double digits in both games, defeating the Tigers (11-4, 10-3). DePauw University is now 0-2 on the season.

“I think these first two games showed that we have the talent but just need to be more consistent,” said junior Lucas Italiano. “We need to go nine innings with pitchers throwing strikes and hitters having quality at bats.”

The Tigers’ hitting in the first game wasn’t the cause of the loss. “Regardless of the score, we hit the ball well in the first game,” said sophomore Ryan Grippo. “Unfortunately, we weren’t able to capitalize and left a lot of runners on base, but it was encouraging to put up 15 hits in the first game of the season.”

Grippo along with seniors Collin Henry and Ryan Allee had three singles in a row in the first inning,

and Allee’s hit brought Henry in for the score. After Italiano got walked, Grippo scored as well.

“I think we had a lot of hits this weekend and some people that looked really good at the plate, just need to have a bit better timely hitting,” said Italiano.

Sophomore Mike Hammel had a single, double and homerun over the span of the two games this weekend.

“I got out on a quick start by focusing on barreling up the ball and not doing too much. My single, double and home run came from just seeing the ball and making solid contact,” he said.

The hitting, while good, wasn’t the only positive take away. “I also think we played good defense which will help us a lot throughout the season,” said Italiano.

Hammel agreed, discussing his personal play, saying “I fielded my position well by having good ground balls produced by our pitchers and good turns in the middle.”

While the losses were disappointing, the Tigers refuse to be phased.

“This weekend showed us that we’re

not quite where we want to be yet,” said Allee. “It was only the first two games out of 40, so we’re not looking too much into it, but we do know that there are areas in our game to improve on in practices and in games going forward.”

After winning the North Coast Athletic Conference championship last year, the Tigers are confident that they have another positive season ahead.

“Our first goal is to get back to the conference tournament and repeat as champions. Hopefully, we can build on last season’s success and also win a regional. I believe we have the talent and the leadership to make a run and get to the college world series,” said Grippo.

The Tigers’ run for a back to back NCAC title continues tomorrow against Anderson. Said Hammel, “We are preparing for Anderson on Wednesday by staying focused at practice to execute on the mound and at the plate, as well as hitting the weight room hard to recover from the two games over the weekend.”

The game is a double header, starting at 4 p.m..

Particpants in the one mile run explode off the line as the starting gun sounds. Wabash College featured six runners in the mile run at the NCAC meet hosted by DePauw University. The Little Giants took home gold at the meet rounding off their fifth consecutive NCAC title in indoor track and field. Despite the loss, DePauw will be sending Marcus Dozier to the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championship to compete in the shot put. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

Senior Will Bond (right), Nick Mezaros (middle) and CJ Copeland (left) sprint towards the finish line on the last lap of the one mile run. Bond placed 10th in the event and DePauw came short of the podium with a fourth place finish overall in the NCAC meet. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2015

Women’s basketball headed to familiar territory in Sweet 16

BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com

This past weekend, the Tigers proved they might be one of the teams to beat in the NCAA Division III tournament. After making quick work of Hanover College and Maryville University at home, DePauw will advance to the Sweet 16 to take on Calvin College.

The Tigers took on Hanover in the first round of tournament play, easily penetrating the full-court press that the Panthers had previously used to help them get into the tournament.

“We worked all week on that,” said head coach Kris Huffman. “Our spacing was good…we didn’t see the press as much as we thought we might, but I thought we handled it well to start the game.”

After letting Hanover jump out to a quick lead with the first three-pointer of the game from senior Megan Caudill, the Tigers went on a 25-5 run and held the lead for the rest of the game. By half-time, it was 37-18.

“As a whole, we really focused on crashing the boards…we knew that…was going to be a big aspect of the game,” said senior Hannah Douglas, who led the team with seven rebounds. “Everyone just contributed as much as they could and crashed the boards hard on offense and defense... it got us a lot of second-chance points.”

DePauw outscored Hanover on second-chance points 21-8 and out-rebounded them 51-27, which resulted in an 83-57 win over the Panthers.

“I thought [DePauw] played well from start to finish [and] had very few times when they…had a lapse where we could get ahead,” said Hanover’s head coach Molly Jones. “I have to credit them, and I thought our kids fought hard.”

On top of all the excitement coming from the Tiger’s win, senior Savannah Trees tied the school’s career scoring record of 1,447 points. Regardless of the excitement, Trees still knew there was another

game to win.

“Honestly, I [was] just happy to play another day,” Trees said. “I [was] more excited about the win…it’s not about the record.”

Trees would go on to break the record the following night against Maryville early in the first quarter. Although the Tigers bench erupted in excitement after Tree’s layup, no one would’ve known

it was a record-breaker, as the players on the floor quickly got back on defense to guard the Maryville offense.

The Scots provided a greater challenge for DePauw throughout the first half, as the Tigers’ lead only went into double-digits once. After halftime, the offense exploded, outscoring Maryville 45-29, closing out a 76-53 victory.

Claire Ryan (left), Jenna Stoner (middle) and Hannah Doughlas (right) get ready to play defense as Jordan Ballard of Maryville College drives down the court. The women's next match is against Calvin College. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

FRIDAY Women’s Lacrosse: DePauw 21, Trine University 2

SCORES FROM THE WEEKEND SATURDAY Men’s Lacrosse: Albion 17, DePauw 3 Softball: Washington U 1, DePauw 0 Softball: DePauw 6, Agnes Scott 5

“Man, is it fun to play on a day where everything [is]…clicking offensively,” said Huffman. “It was a game we prepped very quickly over [the night before].”

Maryville head coach Darrin Travillian agreed.

“Kris does an amazing job with her team, and you see why you have the tradition and level of excellence that they have here,” said Travillian. “They do a great job of not getting discombobulated… and they made winning plays…best team we’ve played all year.”

Huffman also recognized the efforts of the opposing team. “[They’re] so well coached [and] professional in every ounce of the game,” said Huffman. “They’re so talented…and they really have some outstanding players that can really beat you off the dribble one-on-one.”

With a win against a team that had gone 26-3 up until Saturday’s game, Trees could relax a little and enjoy her new record.

“It gets people off my back,” said Trees jokingly.

“But once again, I’m just happy to get another week to play.”

Although everything this weekend seemed to fall the Tigers’ way, Trees’ words could not ring truer, as getting past Calvin College will not be an easy task, to say the least. The Knights are a perfect 29-0, and will be taking on DePauw at home.

“They’re super talented [and] super athletic… they can shoot the three, they can drive it,” said Huffman. “They’re getting a lot of their offense off of their defense, so we’ll have to be…fundamentally sound.”

The game will be played this coming Friday, and can be followed with live stats on DePauw’s athletic website.

SUNDAY Men’s Tennis: U of Chicago 6, DePauw 5 Women’s Tennis: DePauw 5, U of Chicago 4 Softball: Emory 8, DePauw 1 Softball: DePauw 6, Randolph 3