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RFRA presents Indiana, DePauw in bad light orientation, the photographer can use the RFRA as defense in Indiana. These additions, argue people who oppose the The Religious Freedom Restoration law, essentially legalize discrimination Act (RFRA), also known as Indiana Sen- based on sexual orientation and gender ate Bill 101, has raised debates about identity.

“Personally, I feel as if this is a huge two hot-button topics in America today: step backwards for Indiana as well as for religion and LGBTQ rights.

The bill, which Indiana Governor the United States,” sophomore political Mike Pence signed into law on March science major Mary Grace Morgese said.

26, replicates the federal RFRA signed “It shows that, despite all of the positive into law by Bill Clinton nearly 20 years progression we as a country have made ago, with a few differences. The federal within combating discrimination and law is meant to prevent the government fighting for equality within the LGBTQ from substantially burdening a person’s arena, there are still individuals who will ability to practice his or her religion un- undermine it.”

After initial backlash, Pence stated less the government can show it has a compelling reason to do so, and it must that the law was not meant to be dischoose the least restrictive way to inter- criminatory in any way.

“If I thought [the law] legalized vene.

Unlike the federal law, however, the discrimination in any way in Indiana, I Indiana RFRA bill includes entities such would have vetoed it,” he said in a stateas for-profit corporations. Opponents of ment last week.

Political science professor Bruce the law argue that this difference allows anyone to recognize his corporation as Stinebrickner is surprised by how badly religious, regardless of whether mem- Pence has handled the backlash.

“It’s surprising that the governor in bers of that business or corporation hold a certain religious belief. Addition- particular didn’t realize the minefield he ally, the Indiana law includes private was walking into. I think that’s amazing,” parties, while the federal law does not. he said. “I’m also surprised, I guess, by If, for example, a homosexual man sues how Pence in particular, how they’re a photographer for refusing to photo- crumbling.”

Stinebrickner believes the massive graph his wedding because of his sexual objection to its passing might have something to do with the recent legalization of gay marriage in the state of Indiana.

“The gay rights movement continues to grow because of the perception that this was passed in reacFor more information on the tion to the legalization of same sex RFRA, the Prindle Institute will be marriage,” he said. “This is another mood to try to hold the line on this holding a lunch and discussion in rampant gay movement.”

Spiritual Life Coordinator Adam the Union Building Ballroom this Cohen said the amount of media Fridy, April 3 at 11:30 a.m. attention the bill is getting can turn people away from Indiana and from

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“I mean this has survived five, six news cycles now,” he said. “People who are looking to move here, live here, work here or attend school here have now seen Indiana as kind of, at the worst, a bigoted state, maybe at best a state that bungled something.”

Cohen is also the president of the Greencastle City Council and the advisor to Hillel.

“It is important for our campus to know that DePauw is fully committed to serving all of our students, faculty and staff, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender identity or sexual orientation,” Vice President of Student Life Christopher Wells sent in an email to students on March 29. “This was the case before passage of RFRA and it will remain the case today,” DePauw President Brian Casey usually tries to avoid political topics, as he said in a statement regarding the law, because he wants students to have discussions of their own and form their own opinions regarding those issues.

With the recent inclusion discussions being had on campus, however, he felt the need to address the law to the DePauw community.

“I join with other Indiana corporations, leaders in industry, and institutions of higher education and urge the Governor and the legislature to take all steps necessary to address the harm this legislation has caused,” Casey said in his statement. “We must affirm that the State of Indiana is a place that welcomes and respects all citizens and visitors regardless of their race, religion, or sexual orientation.”

Casey said DePauw students have shown overwhelmingly positive support of his stance through social me

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RFRA | cont’d from page 1 dia, though he has received some backlash from other people he does not know.

“Some were really vitriolic, like ‘who are you to speak’ and ‘you have another agenda’ and ‘you don’t believe in religious freedom.’ It was really from people in California, Texas, New Mexico, upstate New York,” he said.

Mitch Meyers, owner of Meyers Market, is a religious man himself, but would not refuse a member of the LGBTQ community, even if he had the RFRA as a defense for it.

“As a business owner, to turn anybody away is not something we want to

do,” he said. “Even with the Religious Freedom [Restoration] Act, there’s no religion that should discriminate against another person, so it’s not my place to judge somebody and how they live."

Senior Jamie Powell, president of College Republicans at DePauw, hopes to begin discussions about the law on campus to get students actively engaged in politics.

“As a group, College Republicans has not discussed our personal opinions on the RFRA, but we are currently putting together a panel of political science professors to help start a discussion on campus,” she said.

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nior Parker Schwartz, thinks the law backtracks on all of the progression made in the United States in recent years.

“As Democrats, we are worried by such extremist positions made consistently by our Republican colleagues,” Schwartz said. “Those that were originally proposed in RFRA specifically are juxtaposed so poorly next to a nation that is increasingly progressive and accepting in relation to our LGBTQ citizens.”

Due to the public outrage with regards to the law, Pence called for a “fix.”

Since then, a change has been proposed that will disallow discrimination against LGBTQ individuals. About 20

states have a version of the RFRA, and many of them contain a similar clause.

Arkansas’ state government is having similar discussions about amending its RFRA to include an anti-discriminatory clause.

At print, Pence, signed a clarification to the bill adding a statute using the words “sexual orientation” and “gender identity.” Those words appear in an Indiana statute for the first time with the passing of the amendments to RFRA. “Indiana is open for business. We welcome everyone. We discriminate against no one,” said Indiana House Speaker Brain Bosma.

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DePauw’s very own Meg Kissinger ‘79 will be returning to campus for the 2015-16 academic year as Eugene S. Pulliam Distinguished Visiting Professor of Journalism.

The 1979 grad has left her mark on investigative journalism, receiving over a dozen awards for her work and a 2009 nomination for the Pulitzer Prize throughout her career. Kissinger is currently an investigative health reporter for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

The Pulliam Visiting Professor of Journalism is chosen from a wide range of media professionals, often through a nation-wide search. Jonathan Nichols-Pethick, director of the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media and Media Fellows Program, explained that this year, they “generated a series of names of people we wanted to pursue…Meg was one of those

Fellows program, and those interested in journalism, are excited to have such a valuable professional on campus next year. First-year Media Fellow Ellie Locke states, “I think her experiences from being an investigative reporter will enhance students’ education and understanding in ways that can’t be learned from a textbook.”

Nichols-Pethick shares this outlook: “[Visiting Professors] are invaluable. Students get long-term access to a truly distinguished, successful journalist who brings a wide range of real world experiences to bare on them.”

Kissinger is very excited to be back on campus for this upcoming academic year. “I have so much affection for DePauw,” she states. “My kids tease me about it all the time…They went to Northwestern and Harvard and I always tell them the smartest, funniest people I know went to DePauw.”

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Kissinger stood out from the pool of potential visiting professors, due not only to her affiliation with DePauw, but also to the eagerness she displayed when approached with the opportunity to return to her alma mater. Nichols-Pethick explains, “Factors that made Meg very attractive to us were her successes as a journalist, the awards she has won and been nominated for and the range of journalism experience that she brings to the table.”

Kissinger credits her successes in her journalistic career to the experiences she had during her time at DePauw. “DePauw had everything to do with my success as a reporter. When I think of my college days, I think of the many hours at the newspaper office putting out the paper,” the former editor of The DePauw states.

“It’s a terrific way to learn –hands on – what a career in journalism would become.”

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Vice President Quayle returns 'home' for Ubben Lecture other, and we shared rides.”

Including lines that only people associated with DePauw could understand Quayle “I think I always desired to come to Derecalled his own experience, one he credited Pauw,” the 44th Vice President of the United with starting his rise to prominence.

States said to a crowd of just over 800 in DeQuayle also cracked several jokes for the Pauw University’s Kresge Auditorium. “It’s a audience predominantly consisting of Degreat school and it’s great to be home. Every Pauw faculty, students and alumni. time you come back you go back through “If you know the location of the DKE memory lane. The longer you’re away from it [Delta Kappa Epsilon] house is on 620 Anthe more you’ll yearn for it.” derson Street and the [Kappa Alpha] Theta Quayle, a 1969 DePauw graduate, talked house is way down over here,” he said. “And politics, his rise to the vice presidency and my dad, a DKE, married a Theta, and that had the value of a liberal arts education during to be true love to walk all the way across camhis two hour conversation with students and pus. I dated the Kappas and Pi Phis, I didn’t communications professor and fellow Demake it that far.”

Pauw alum, Jeffery McCall.

When it came time for his children to “The liberal arts education exposes you to choose a college Quayle admitted, “I wanted life,” the former vice-president said. “It’s what them to look at DePauw.” you learn in the classroom, but it’s also what They were afraid people would know you learn outside of the classroom. them already if they attended.

Quayle said his rise to “You guys are really not the White House “all started that smart,” Quayle, said, at DePauw.” He continued “wherever you go, they’re to say, “When you see felgoing to know where you low alums, you always say are. So they picked Lehigh, ‘it all began at DePauw’ and Duke and Vanderbilt for it does all begin at DePauw. whatever reason.”

You can talk about where McCall responded, you were born, where you “those were good schools went to high school, but though,” to which Quayle it’s where you went to colasserted, “They were good lege, and this is going to schools, but they weren’t as stick with you the rest of good as DePauw.” your life. You’re going to First-year, Sarah Redbe amazed at the rewards man enjoyed the former you’re going to have after Vice President’s remarks. “It having gone to this great was a great experience,” she university.” said. “I was very inspired to After his graduation see how far a liberal arts from DePauw, Quayle ateducation can take you.” tended law school, worked After his lecture Quayle in a few public offices for Former United States Vice President and DePauw alumnus Dan Quayle interacted with students on the state and at age 27 he has a laugh during his Ubben "conversation." Quayle conversed with a campus tour, sitting in on won a seat in US House of DePauw Professor and alumnus Jeff McCall before taking audience a course and even playing Representatives. Soon after questions. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW golf with a few students. at 33, he was elected to his Sophomore golfer, Alex Senate seat, which would Ramirez, enjoyed her time serve as his launch pad to the White House.

He also commented on other important on the course with Quayle.

After receiving a phone call from then can- issues facing the United States including “Playing golf with the former Vice Presididate George H.W. Bush, Quayle confirmed North Korea, Iran’s nuclear program and un- dent was truly a unique experience. It’s not his interest in the position. His children were rest in the Middle East. Quayle encouraged a everyday that you can play a round with less than optimistic about his chances. “He’s bipartisan approach to these and other chal- someone who used to be in your shoes,” not going to pick you…you’re not even a fa- lenges facing the United States.

Ramirez said. “Hearing his experience just mous senator,” his eldest daughter remarked.

“Today members of the house and a lot highlighted DePauw’s growth and impact on Quayle didn’t just tell his own story. of the senators don’t move their families to his life.”

Usually refraining from commenting on Washington,” Quayle said he and Democratic Quayle’s lecture marked the year’s fourth state legislation, Quayle also a former sena- Senator, Dick Gephardt became friends, “not Ubben lecture. Indianapolis Colts quartertor and representative for Indiana offered his necessarily on the house floor where we were back and Stanford University graduate, Antake on the state’s controversial bill entitled pounding each other everyday. We became drew Luck is scheduled to be on campus RFRA, more popularly known as the “reli- friends because his kids were about the same April 24th. gious freedom bill.” He said, “I do think we age as my kids, and we lived close to each

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ought to take a little bit of a pause here, and see what the bill really does. [We should] see what the fix can be and have an intelligent discourse on two very fundamental principles that are wrapped around this issue—the principles of religious freedom and religious liberty and the principle of nondiscrimination,” Quayle said, “that there should not be any tolerance for discrimination against one’s race, religion or sexual orientation."

He also commented on the media firestorm that resulted as a result of the controversial legislation currently sitting on Governor Mike Pence’s desk. “When you hear words like Indiana, Hoosiers, believe in discrimination you have people like Al Sharpton saying this is like slavery and the Jim Crow laws, you just say, ‘Come on, let’s have a discussion,’ the nation’s former vice president said. “Let’s have a rational discussion. Let’s figure out what this is all about.”

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Anne Harris decodes the importance of caricatures

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“I love the idea that images are practicing in this moral space, that they go too far,” said DePauw professor of art and art history, Anne Harris, on Monday night in Watson Forum.

Harris, who has been absent from campus over this academic year while on sabbatical, returned to DePauw University to deliver a lecture to around 50 students and faculty and over 50 alumni who streamed the lecture as apart of DePauw’s Virtual Alumni College.

The presentation was titled, “Decoding Charlie Hebdo: The origins and cultural perceptions of caricature.” The lecture focused on the deadly shooting of the satirical French magazine, Charlie Hebdo, on Jan. 7 of this year. The magazine was targeted for their caricatures of the Islamic profit Mohammed.

The lecture was broken up into discussion on current issues of today, specifically Indiana Governor Mike Pence and the discussion and caricatures surrounding Indiana’s religious freedom law. Harris went into the history of caricature in France, a major defense in Charlie Hebdo’s decision to publish their pictures, and ended with the history of Charlie Hebdo leading up to the attack and the world’s response.

Harris claims that there are three main characteristics of a caricature. The first being its limitation to time. They are only relevant for short periods, because the news changes so frequently. Second they are simultaneously referential and direct. Finally, they are provocative and emotional.

What matters is societies frame of reference, which Harris defines in multiple ways. She said “audiences decide what images are funny, whether they are true,” meaning that the frame of reference is something that is decided by the community as to what they chose to be appropriate or not.

Caricatures are active in the public sphere.

Charlie Hebdo has had a long and controversial history with caricatures. Originating in the 70’s and then taking a break from the magazine stands for several years, Charlie Hebdo was revived in 1992 with a new set of rules and standards that the publication planed to live by. It would be radically left wing, atheist, anti-racist and similar to the majority of France, strongly secular.

They developed the unofficial saying of “Charlie Hebdo—We go after all religions” and has been repeatedly called

out for being culturally offensive in their caricatures. Often times there is conflict between “freedom of the press and sensitivity of the frame of reference,” according to Harris.

There was noticeable sensitivity in the audience, as some of the images that Harris showed were troublesome. People were allowed to look away at any time.

Regardless of the serious tone, many left Watson happy with that they had learned. “I loved the lecture,” said junior Caitlin Qua. “I thought it was eye opening and it was great to hear Anne Harris talk again.”

The next Virtual Alumni College lecture is April 22 at 8 p.m. Andrew Cullison, ’01, the Director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics, will be speaking on Moral Knowledge and Moral Education.

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• Property Damage to Vehicle • Report Filed/Closed | Time: 10:07 a.m. | Place: Inn at DePauw South Lot

• Suspicious Activity • Subjects Left Upon Officer Arrival/No Contact Made With Subjects | Time: 1:16 a.m. | Place: GCPA Lawn

March 18 • Medical • Ambulance Dispatched Patient Declined Transport/Forwarded to Student Life | Time: 12:28 a.m. | Place: Humbert Hall March 19 • Alcohol Violation/Criminal Mischief to Sign • Released to Custody of Friend/Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:35 a.m. | Place: College/Hanna Sts. • Harassment via Text • Under Investigation | Time: 12:50 p.m. | Place: Campus March 20 • Alcohol Violation/Medical • Transported to Hospital/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:42 a.m. | Place: Lucy Hall

Professor of Art and Art History Anne Harris speaks about caricatures and their ties to politics. MADISON DUDLEY / THE DEPAUW

FOR THE RECORD In the March 17 issue of The DePauw, Rebeccas Schindler’s Greek and Roman Mythology class is listed as having 36 students enrolled. 30 students are in fact enrolled in it.

In the same issue, on page 5, the Professor Profile with Alejandro Puga has a misquote: “Basically, anywhere I’ve been that’s Spanish adds another layer of complexity to my experience.” It should instead have said “Spanish-speaking.”

Also on page 5, the article “Green Guest Artist Maya Beiser dazzles and confuses in performance” attributes a quote from the Dean of the School of Music to Robert Thayer; Dr. Dean Mark McCoy is actually the dean. Later in the same article, the 21st Century Music Initiative was mistitled as “21st Century Music Series.”

• Safe Community CallAlcohol Violation/Medical • Transported to Hospital/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 2:04 a.m. | Place: Alpha Phi Fraternity March 21 • Traffic Stop • Citation Issued/Forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office | Time: 12:06 a.m. | Place: Seminary/ College Sts.

March 30 • Assist PCSO-Warrant Service • Arrested: Kristen Huepenbecker | Time: 11:20 p.m. | Place: Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity March 31 • Noise-Loud Music • Made Contact with Staff/Verbal Warning Issued | Time: 3:24 p.m. | Place: Blackstock Stadium April 1 • Welfare Check • Subject Located/Checked Okay | Time: 7:07 a.m. | Place: Mason Hall • Medical • Transported to Hospital in Personal Vehicle | Time: 1:16 p.m. | Place: Holton Quad • Medical • Transported to Hospital | Time: 10:45 p.m. | Place: Mason Hall April 2 • Alcohol Violation/Medical • Transported to Hospital/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:57 a.m. | Place: Anderson St. SOURCE: PUBLIC SAFETY WWW.DEPAUW.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/ CAMPUS-SAFETY/PUBLICSAFETY/ ACTIVITY-REPORT/YEAR/2015

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On Thursday evening, Julian Atrium played host to the Science Trivia Challenge.

“Students [from the Society of Physics Students] have organized the entire thing, they planned the activity, collected all the questions,” said Assistant Professor of Physics and Astronomy Jacob Hale. “I am hoping it will just be a low key fun time, we need to break down from our seriousness on occasion and just have fun.”

Teams could be formed up to four students/professors. Questions came from the subjects of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Math and Geoscience.

Although teams were asked to participate, the event was open to the public and anyone passing through Julian.

“We thought the atrium would be fun because people could come in and watch and stop by,” said Hale.

The night was modeled off of a Buffalo Wild Wings trivia feel.

Tables surrounded a projector that displayed a series of questions, with limited time to answer each. After each round, the answers to the questions would be revealed.

The event proved to be successful, as it provided something different to do on a Thursday night.

“If I wasn’t here at Science Trivia, I would be home studying for my Thermo test tomorrow,” said sophomore Brad Wise.

Despite the diverse range of Science subjects, some students wanted more. “[It was a] really fun trivia contest! Except, there needs to be Psychology questions included next time!” said David Gordon, ’14. “Yes, we’re a science.”

Despite the success Hale already is looking towards next year’s trivia challenge.

“If people get excited enough about it, I hope we could get a sort of buzzer system,” said Hale.

He also hopes to expand it to other areas of study and open it up to even more students, as this was the first year the event was put on.

TRIVIA QUESTIONS: TRY YOUR LUCK WITH SOME OF THE SCIENCE TRIVIA CHALLENGE QUESTIONS. 1. What bird can fly forwards and backwards?

2. What is the sum total of the first six smallest Roman numerals?

3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?

DePauw students take part in Science Trivia in the Julian Atrium on Thursday night. AUSTIN CANDOR / THE DEPAUW

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Spring Breakers:

Above: First Row: Sarah Edwards, Annie Remack, Andrea Nu単ezGarcia, Mackenzie Jones, Shajaya Martinez. Second Row: Kainat Akmal, Chelsea Naylor, Miriam Montes, MJ Hansen, Corey Medina.

Third Row: Lauren Stazinski, Bridgette Lang, Laura Witte, Matthew Cummings, Kereem Vidal. Students pose outside of Urban Promise Headquarters in Camden, New Jersey. Students worked with Urban Promise in their various after-school camps for kids. The trip was a DePauw lead spring break service trip. PHOTO COURTESY OF ANDREA NUNEZ-GARCIA.

Left: Freshman Molly Doehrman stands next to Lake Michigan with the Chicago skyline in the background. Doehrman visited Chicago with her family over break. PHOTO COURTESY OF MOLLY DOEHRMAN

"On this Alternative Spring Brea said sophomore Midori Kawaue personally enjoyed seeing the cu my understanding of how the re Japan." PHOTO COURTESY OF MIDO

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ak students learned about food justice and the complicity food ethics,� who went to Nashville,TN for service trip. “I, as an international student, ulture of the American South. It was a great opportunity for me to deepen elationship between agriculture and society is different from that of RO KAWAUE

Junior Sara Blanton (left) and senior Kunyu Fang (right) spent their spring break with an old friend who lived in Boston, MA. Kunyu and Sara went to a variety of places including the aquarium, the Boston museum of fine arts (pictured), Harvard and more. They ended their trip in Cape Cod before making the 16 hour drive back to DePauw. PICTURE COURTESY OF SARA BLANTON

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Indiana’s RFRA bill in need of attention “Fix This Now.” Those words in bold, white font stark against a black background on the front page commanded the attention of anyone who picked up Tuesday’s edition of The Indianapolis Star. Below, the paper ran an atypical front-page editorial about Governor Mike Pence’s need to take action against the current state of affairs in Indiana.

On Thursday March 26, Pence signed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) into law with intentions of preventing the government from infringing on a person’s religious rights. This was followed by near immediate protest from citizens, businesses, activist groups and others.

There are 19 other states that have successfully passed RFRA laws with far less controversy. This resulted from the fact that these states simultaneously provided gay and lesbian residents with protected legal status.

According to an article on NY Daily News, Pence said he opposes the fix that many critics of the law have demanded: A statewide ban on discrimination based on sexual orientation.

However, as of Thursday evening he signed a measure intended to alleviate the fears of many citizens. “Last weekend I called upon the Indiana General Assembly to clarify that this new judicial standard would not create a license to discriminate or to deny services to any individual as its critics have alleged,” said Pence in an official statement. Yet this still makes no direct remark pertaining to the rights of gay and lesbian residents of Indiana.

In this current moment, Indiana is essentially being boycotted so now the state will wait and see if these new measure do anything to remedy this. Connecticut, New York State, Seattle, Washington State, Denver and San Francisco, just to name a few places, have banned some form of travel to the state. Artists such as Wilco have cancelled concerts. Businesses such as Angie’s List have put a hold to company expansions.

“Only bold action—action that sends an unmistakable message to the world that our state will not tolerate discrimination against any of its citizens—will be enough to reverse the damage,” stated the front-page editorial of the Star.

Are these revisions made by Pence “bold” enough? RFRA has sparked nationwide controversy; it is unlikely a slight revision in wording will be enough to quell the firestorm.

As a student run publication, The DePauw takes a stand much like the Star. In the nation’s eyes, Indiana remains stalled at a critical crossroads; this issue must be dealt with in the correct way. We believe every person should be treated equally. Each person has the right to walk into a place of business and receive identical treatment to the people who have come before and will come after. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR As someone who was born and raised in Putnam County and whose roots go back generations in the state, I am disheartened by the governor’s decision to sign The Religious Freedom Restoration Act. In a state that does not have a law to prohibit sexual orientation discrimination in both the public and private sectors, the governor has now signed a law that legalizes anti-gay discrimination.

Governor Pence claims the law is meant to protect religious liberties; however, one of the basic tenets of every religion is hospitality to strangers. He touts Hoosier hospitality in the national media, but does he really mean heterosexual hospitality? My grandmother taught me to recognize a wolf in sheep’s clothing when I see one! This is discrimination cloaked

under the guise of freedom.

Indiana is a wonderful place in which to grow up and to find opportunity. I know about those opportunities first hand as someone who attended DePauw University as a first generation college student. It is a place where neighbors help each other, where people work hard to make a living, and where urban entrepreneurs and rural farmers reap its bounty. It is a state that competes to attract corporations to call it home.

Why would the governor send a message to corporate America that says gays can work in the state, but they may be legally discriminated against when they go to a local place of business? That’s not the Hoosier hospitality I know, and it’s not good business sense either.

I call upon all faith leaders and business leaders to do the right thing.

Send a message to the legislature and governor that discrimination of any kind is not a Hoosier value. As a gay, married man living in Brooklyn and planning to visit Indiana in June, I am not looking forward to visiting a place in which I may be denied service for who I am or run the risk of being treated as a second-class citizen. We all need to restore dignity to the state of Indiana by making it a safe and welcoming place for all.

-Jason Asbury South Putnam High School ‘91 DePauw University ‘95

The missing pieces of East College Lawn JACKSON MOTE

W

e all know that the best part of warm weather at DePauw University is being outside. Many argue that the best spots to hangout outside on campus are the Nature Park, Bowman Park, The Dells and the East College Lawn. I recognize that all of these locations are wonderful outdoor spaces for students and professors alike. Yet there is one space on campus that trumps all others: the East College Lawn—and it’s missing something important.

When construction began on the Hoover Dining Hall, DePauw University decreased the outdoor value of the East College Lawn in a major way. No, I’m not referring to the fraction of the lawn that has become a construction site. I’m alluding to the removal of the Adirondack chairs from the East College Lawn.

These simple wooden chairs allowed students and professors to hangout on the lawn without having to bring their own seating or blankets. Some professors even brought their classes outdoors on nice days. Ask any student whose professor chose to have class outside on

those days and they will tell you how much they enjoyed it.

In Section IV of the document titled "DePauw 2020: The Plan for DePauw," several key points are made to the improvement of DePauw’s campus. It is the sixth point under “Campus Initiatives” of Section IV that concerns me the most: “The East College area (tree canopy, lawns, pathways, lighting) fully restored as the symbolic and academic heart of the campus.” In my opinion, the East College area cannot be “fully restored” without the readdition of the Adirondack chairs.

We’ve all seen iconic photos of students and classes studying on the lawn in the Adirondack chairs. The plan has no mention of their return to the East College Lawn and that is troubling. These chairs were a staple in the allure of DePauw University and truly demonstrated the freedom at a liberal arts college such as ours.

I hope that the chairs were placed in storage for the winter and are merely waiting to be brought back out to the lawn. However, I fear that the chairs will not return at all.

I implore the university to return these chairs to their rightful location in the midst of the sunshine, trees and squirrels. The East College Lawn is simply not the same without the Adirondack chairs to lounge around on.

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

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Why aren’t we calling Andreas Lubitz a terrorist? What makes an act a ‘terrorist act’?

MALCOLM STEELE

G

erman co-pilot, Andreas Lubitz, according to authorities, “intentionally” crashed Germanwings’ Flight 9525 into the French Alps on Tuesday March 24th and killed 149 others on board. There have been multiple investigations and news coverage attemts to try to understand the motive behind Lubitz’s actions. Much of the investigations focused on Lubitz medical history, upbringing and current lifestyle. Reports show in 2009 Lubitz was diagnosed with severe depression and anxiety. Police officers state that Lubitz had a doctor’s note stating he was in no condition to work, even on the day of the crash. Medical records state Lubitz had suicidal thoughts and required psychotherapy.

Much of the media about the crash of Flight 9525 tries to rationalize the actions of Lubitz and explains why and how it happened. During the plane crash on Sept. 11, 2001 that wasn’t the case. The media burst with terrorist headlines and bashing of the Islamic and Muslim religion. Now when you hear the word terrorist in our national media conversation, you usually hear the words Islamic and Muslim right before it. Rarely do you hear the word associated with a white person when they commit a horrible and catastrophic act

of violence.

The book, "Politics of Terror" provides several definitions of terrorism as: 1. Acts of serious deliberate violence or destruction. 2. A part of a campaign to promote a political or social agenda. 3.

The targeting of limited numbers of people with the aim to influence a larger group and/or the leaders who make decisions for the group. 4. An act that either kills or injures innocent people or poses a serious threat of such harms to innocent people. The major differences within the various definitions are the statements of intent and the indiscriminate nature of the strategies used.

If the label of terrorist isn’t based on the direct act itself, is the label based on the intentions of the act? Is it based on the collateral damage that ensues from the act? Does the issue of intention make the valid distinction between the scenarios raised earlier? Many people believe Lubitz's actions do not constitute an act of terrorism because there was no political, religious or economic motivation behind it. Others believe it was because he deliberately intended to kill a large number of people.

Intent seems to be embedded in the definition of terror, which includes the objective to coerce or intimidate one into compliance or acquiescence. The definition itself begs the question, what about America? Would it be unreasonable to say that America is a terrorist country? America has a long history of participation in wars and conflicts to safeguard its own interests. If we use the third definition of terror then technically America could be classified as a terrorist country. Would 9/11 now become a backlash for the use of war

to influence political agendas, as we have done in the Middle Eastern countries?

Is the term “terrorist” used for people who you oppose or people that are a threat? Is it a pernicious label designed to repress "freedom of thought, speech, religion, including the freedom to oppose us" (Davies, 2004)? Is the negative label designed to deny them psychological, emotional, cultural or intellectual integrity (Davies, 2004)? Is it the framework of intimidation designed to ensnare anyone we perceive to be a threat to our interests, widely defined? Even so, how would a TSA person be able to know who is or is not a threat?

Lubitz was clearly a threat but nobody looked at him. This raises the issue of the caricatured profile, which is another discussion.

While the debate is still in the air of what terrorism is, it can be agreed that the term is ethnically skewed to non-whites and to Middle Eastern religious groups in particular. If we think about the term terrorism and its disassociation to whiteness, we will understand the powerful dynamic implications of the label. White terrorists are just misguided sick people and like white drug addicts, they need rehab. Non-white terrorists go to Guantanamo or some unknown prison destination. So are we are left in definitional space fraught with racist, xenophobic undertones? What about Indiana and Arizona’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act—another pernicious label. Another act of terrorism?

-Steele is a education studies major from Chicago. opinions@thedepauw.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Regarding the controversy surrounding the Religious Freedom and Restoration Act that protects businesses which, on religious grounds, don’t want to cater to homosexuals: In a way, weren't we here a couple thousand years ago? The ancient and primitive Greeks and Romans crassly valued homosexual relations. But eventually the people wised up and realized that was a mistake (e.g., Plato condemned homosexual activity), and homosexual activity was again logically deemed unethical and was basically driven underground. Now, wayward, everso-trendy “progressives” are trying to take us back thousands of years

to more primitive and decadent times, despite the fact that thinking people have known for centuries that homosexual activity is immoral and a bad legal precedent. (It's easy to show that all the arguments homosexuals use to try to rationalize homosexual activity are seriously flawed.) It may surprise you that some colleges like Harvard now have officially recognized student groups devoted to promoting the acceptance of BDSM---sexually de-

viant bondage, discipline, sadism, and masochism. That's right. If you are a student who gets turned on by hitting people, some colleges like Harvard now have groups for you!

Bizarre. (Are Neanderthals running that school?) He who has eyes to see, let them see. The "logic" of heterophobic homosexuals is rapidly leading this society down a slippery slope to a more aberrant, disordered, and irrational society. Legal polygamy is coming soon. Maybe

down the line we'll see "marriage" between straight and homosexual consenting-adult incestuous people! Whoopee! Anyone who thinks this is progress is deluding him/herself. Rome didn't fall in a day. But it did fall. Let's not join the race to the bottom.

-Wayne Lela

PHOTOPINION “What are your thoughts on Indiana’s new Religious Freedom Restoration Act?“

“I think that all businesses should serve everyone no matter what.”

EMMA FLYNN, FIRST-YEAR “I would encourage everyone to read the bill in its entirety, and research to form your own opinion, rather than taking other people’s generalizations as your own.”

GRANT WALTERS, JUNIOR “The fact that Hoosiers have had this backlash on the act shows the true political perspective of Indiana vs. our legislators. It’s important to notice that Hoosiers have come together despite the national backlash.”

LINDSEY JONES, FIRST-YEAR “I don’t think it’s right to refuse service to and discriminate against the LGBT community. Because of the intolerance that follows, RFRA should never have been passed and will hopefully be repealed.”

NOAH INNESS, SOPHOMORE JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW

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Women's lax makes program history in blowout of Illinois Wesleyan

BY ABBY MARGULIS sports@thedepauw.com

The women’s lacrosse team pummeled Illinois Wesleyan University 24-8 on Wednesday night to win their fifth game of the 2015 season making history at DePauw Univeristy. In 2014 the team finished its season with three wins after a total of 13 games while in 2013, the team’s first season as a varsity sport, finished with four wins.

"It's awesome to know that we're still building the foundation for what DePauw lacrosse can be," said sophomore Kelli Peterson. "Also it's been great even just in the past two seasons to see how much our hard work has allowed us to improve as a team and really compete with the big teams in our conference."

However, the team was challenged from the start on Wednesday, senior Carey Kunz said.

“In the first few minutes of the game, where we were unable to get settled on attack and play our game,” Kunz said. “It was very back and forth for a while until we finally got collected, won the draws and worked the ball around.”

Despite the time it took the women to get settled, DePauw dominated the game in every aspect. The Tigers outshot the Titans 39-17, picked up 30 ground balls to the Titans 22 and had 22 draw controls while the Titans only controlled 12.

First-year Emma Flynn led the team with six goals while senior Carey Kunz put away four scores of her own. Totaling 24 goals many different women on the team had the chance to

score.

Even though DePauw never trailed behind the Titans they were still challenged.

“It was a challenge for us to focus especially down on the attacking end on our fundamentals,” Flynn said. “We just get too excited sometimes and start to drop our passes, but we definitely know how to pull it together.”

The Tigers showed their strength by winning the majority of the draw controls to help them take advantage on offense, but this wasn’t the only area that the Tigers outshined the Titans.

“Winning draw controls, being the first ones to the ground balls, and having clean transitions in the midfield from offense to defense was crucial in helping us beat Illinois Wesleyan,” Kunz said. “Our quick [ability to] defend after they scored worked well in causing turnovers.”

The team worked together having 13 women contribute to scoring goals while 10 assisted goals. Sophomore goalie Liz Hawkins totaled six saves in the victory.

Next up for the Tigers is their third North Coast Athletic Conference game of the season when they face will be the College of Wooster on Sunday where the team hopes to show how much they’ve improved.

“We are really excited to try and come out and show Wooster and the rest of the conference that we are here to win and can give any team a run for their money,” Flynn said.

Junior Abigial Snively chases a Illinois Weselyan defender as she attempts to clear the ball out of the Titan's defensive half. DePauw left the Titan's in the dust with a 24-8 win. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

Baseball suffers blowout defeat going into key NCAC stretch

BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com

Current Major League stars like Andrew McCutchen and Josè Bautista have graced Indianapolis’ Victory Field with their presence. On Wednesday night, the Tigers had the chance to play in the shadows of these professionals when they visited Anderson University at stadium used by the Pittsburgh Pirate’s Triple-A affiliate, the Indianapolis Indians.

“It was really cool,” sophomore Andrew Quinn said. “Getting to play on a field where professional players play everyday was definitely memorable.

Plus the downtown Indy atmosphere was really awesome.”

Pitching on the same mound that players like Matt Capps and Ben Sheets had toed up, Anderson’s Cameron Dotson shut down the DePauw University hitters en route to a 13-1 blowout.

Dotson put up eight strong innings for the Ravens, allowing only one run on four hits while striking out three.

“He was throwing a lot of first pitch strikes and hitting his spots on the outer half of the plate,” sophomore Mike Hammel said about Dotson’s night.

The Ravens jumped out early, hanging up a two

spot in the bottom of the first on a balk and a single.

The big blow to the Tigers’ hopes came in the bottom of the fourth, when Anderson recorded three run-scoring singles to open the score up to 6-1.

Just to add on, the Ravens tallied five more runs in the bottom of the fifth, while totalling five base hits in the inning.

The only run for the Tigers came in the top of the fourth when Hammel belted his second homerun of the season to leftfield.

“It was really exciting,” Hammel said. “I have played at Victory Field many times in my career and I will remember hitting that home run.”

In addition to Hammel, sophomore Ryan Grippo collected two hits for the Tigers and reached base three times.

While Dotson kept hitters off balance and off the scoreboard, DePauw manager Jake Martin made a well worn path to the pitchers mound, making a move to the bullpen on four separate occasions.

Quinn started the game, but was chased after only two and a third innings after giving up three runs on six hits. Senior Eric Steele was next, surrendering three runs on three hits and two walks all while recording only four outs. Following Steele came first-year Tyler Holt who was shelled for four runs on six hits in only two-thirds of an inning. Senior Nick McCreary followed but also only lasted

two outs while giving up two more runs. Finally in came sophomore Nick Horvath who limped the Tigers through the final three innings allowing only one more run.

Jonathan Eilbracht went 3-for-4 and drove in four runs for the Ravens, while Cole Heberling and Zack Hufferd also combined for six runs batted in.

All in all, the Ravens crossed the plate 13 times on 23 hits while only being struck out five times.

Quinn got stuck with the loss, moving his record to 0-3 on the season.

“As a pitching staff, I think we got behind in the count too much which led to Anderson being able to swing freely,” Horvath said. “Anderson is a pretty good offensive team and they were able to square us up all day. Their entire team is patient at the plate and waits for the pitch they want to hit.”

The loss snapped DePauw’s season-long two game winning streak and dropped the Tigers’ record to 5-11. However, things could turn around for the slumping Tigers, as the defending North Coast Athletic Conference champions get set to dive head first into conference play.

It was the conference portion of the schedule that saved the Tigers a year ago. After a pair of extended losing streaks early in the season, DePauw moved into NCAC play a year ago with a record of 4-7. By season’s end, the Tigers had righted them-

selves and had advanced all the way to the NCAA regionals where they finished third.

After sweeping a Sunday double-header on the road at Wittenberg University last weekend, the Tigers will dive head first into conference play with their next 10 games coming against very familiar opponents.

“I think our focus against Wittenberg was where it needed to be for the most part,” Quinn said. “As long as we understand that we can compete with anyone we play, we give ourselves a great chance to beat anybody.”

It all starts this weekend when the Tigers host Denison University in a four game set at Walker Field. After another two game stop at Wittenberg, the Tigers will then come home and host Ohio Wesleyan University in a four game series.

“I know the guys will step up for conference play, it’s the most important part of our regular season,” Quinn said. “I’m excited to see us compete this weekend.”

The series opener against the Big Red will get underway at noon on Saturday and will be DePauw’s first game of the year at Walker Field.

Said Hammel: “If we compete and fight for one another on the field, we will be happy with the results in the end.”

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Lights out pitching leads softball to NCAC sweep

BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com

The women’s softball team didn’t just beat conference rival Denison University, they shut them out in a doubleheader. Following the lead from an impressive pitching performance by first-year Emma Baldwin, the Tigers took down Big Red 5-0 and 9-0.

The Tigers improved to 4-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play, and 13-8 on the season.

Junior Linsey Button chalked their performance up to patience.

“We were able to stay patient at the plate and take the walks we were given,” Button said. “We also had timely hitting to score the runs we need.”

Five games over .500, the Tigers have come out of a short losing streak just in time for conference play to start up, attributing to their current undefeated conference record. They’ve also grown more aggressive on offense.

“What made a difference in our games against Denison was our constant offense,” senior Jennifer Ridge said.

“Our team never stopped hitting the ball hard and because of that we were able to force key errors and get hits in key situations.”

Perhaps what contributed most to the double sweep was the defense of the Tigers, led by Emma Baldwin’s five inning no-hitter in the second game.

“Our pitching was outstanding during those games, and we had solid defense to get lead runners when possible,” Button said.

Baldwin attributed her Tuesday success to the small things.

“I worked a lot on fixing some of my mechanics the day before the game, so I think that definitely helped my performance, but mostly I just had to be accurate in hitting my spots because every team has good batters that can hit the ball hard if I miss,” Baldwin said.

Baldwin wasn’t the only DePauw University pitcher with a shutout—senior Kahla Nolan pitched the first game.

“Emma and Kahla both hit their spots effectively and our defense made the plays behind them,” Ridge said.

Up next, the Tigers have another conference doubleheader against Hiram College, and hope to continue their win streak.

“This season has been great so far and I am really looking forward to the rest of conference play. These past couple games have demonstrated how well our team has come together and the potential we have when we work as a team,” Ridge said.

The Tigers are also looking forward, and have a couple of goals that are entirely reachable, especially after their fantastic conference start.

“One of our team goals is to win the Conference Tournament. In order to achieve that goal, we must keep playing well against the teams in our conference,” Ridge said.

The game against Hiram will be the Tigers’ next step to achieving this goal.

“To prepare for our next game against Hiram, we will continue to work on executing with runners on base,” Ridge said. “In our past couple games we have taken advantage of walks and errors by laying down bunts to move the runner around and hitting the ball to score the run.”

The game will be played at Hiram on Sunday with the first pitch scheduled to be thrown at 1 p.m.

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Tiger OF THE Week: ANGELA NEWLON SWIMMING

STROKE: FREESTYLE YEAR: SOPHOMORE HOMETOWN: O’FALLON, ILLINOIS.

Two weeks ago, a select group of DePauw University swimmers traveled to Shenandoah, Texas to compete in the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships.

Both the men’s and women’s teams returned to Greencastle with solid finishes. The men placed 11th while the women earned a 14th place finish. The men’s side was led by the 400 meter relay team made up of seniors Alex Alfonso and Casey Hooker, as well as juniors Alex Grissom and Blake Lehmann that broke the school record by .02 seconds. In the finals, junior Stephen McMurtry swam in the third spot and helped the relay team finish sixth. The women were led by sophomore Angela Newlon who finished in fourth place in the 500 meter freestyle race and was a part of the 400-yard relay team who finished 13th.

The relay, made up of junior Erin Horne, senior Emily Weber, sophomore Kirsten Olson, and Newlon, finished 16th in the preliminary races, but jumped three spots in the finals to finish in 13th. For her contribution, Newlon is Tiger of the Week.

The DePauw (TDP): How pleased were you guys to wrap up the season in the way you did?

Angela Newlon (AN): I believe we wrapped up a very successful season. My teammates and I are proud of the way we represented DePauw at Nationals. We had a 14th place team finish this year, which is one spot up from last year. Our 800 freestyle relay also finished sixth in the country. Achieving All-American and Honorable Mention awards meant a lot to our team.

TDP: Were you pleased with your performance this season?

AN: Even though at times I struggled with some disappointing swims, I was overall very happy with how I performed this season. I was hoping to see more time drops in some of my events, but I still received personal bests in all of them and placed higher at nationals this year. It was a perfect way to end my season.

TDP: What does it say about the swim program at DePauw that both the men’s and the women’s teams competed so well at nationals?

AN: I think it shows that we are committed to work hard in order to attain our

goals. We spend countless hours inside and outside the pool training for this championship meet and our accomplishes highlight a strong dedication for our sport. Although challenging, the swim program at DePauw prepared us for success and taught us how to compete with powerhouse teams.

TDP: With swimming spanning over both the fall and spring semesters, is there a certain point at which the season becomes a grind?

AN: It is a long season, and it can be tough and exhausting training twice a day while trying to stay on top of your school work. But it seems as though each season goes by faster than the one before. This is why I embrace my time as a student athlete and appreciate the wins and losses.

TDP: What are some areas that you can personally improve on moving into your junior season?

AN: I would hopefully like to come in to next year’s season more in shape, so I’m going to really focus and train hard this summer. I also discussed it with my coach, and we both believe fixing my stroke technique will help me reach some goals that I had missed this season.

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FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2015

First-year attackman Andrew Wright shoots around his defender in DePauw's 20-4 win over Wabash. The matchup between the Tigers and the Little Giants' lacrosse teams is the first in history.

The men's lacrosse team faces NCAC rival Wooster College at 1 p.m. in Reevis Stadium.

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1952 basketball alumnus Lee Hamilton to be inducted into Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame

BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com

“Heroes get remembered, but legends never die.”

Although this phrase has become a cliché over the past years, it holds true for DePauw Unversity alumnus Lee Hamilton, a member of the class of 1952, who has been chosen by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) to be inducted into the Capital One Academic All-America Hall of Fame.

“For somebody to be inducted into the Hall of Fame… is a tremendous honor that happens to very few individuals,” DePauw athletic director Stevie Baker-Watson said. “It does take into account a culmination of everything that they have done, not only as a student athlete, but what they’ve done since then.”

Director of Athletics Communications Bill Wagner agreed.

“I think when student-athletes are in school, they’re obviously motivated to do well in both ar-

eas that they’re involved in,” Wagner said. “For [the future inductees], it’s also kind of a life-time award.

There are a lot of… student-athletes that graduate with 4.0 GPAs… but they don’t blossom the same way that some of these people do.”

Originally from Evansville, Indiana, Hamilton was a standout player on the Tigers’ basketball team, and also excelled in the classroom, graduating from DePauw in 1952. He would go on to serve 34 years “with distinction” in the U.S. House of Representatives, while also being elected into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 1982.

After serving in the House, Hamilton went on to become President of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars as well as vice president of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks.

These are only a few of the organizations and institutions Hamilton has put his efforts into.

And yet, when he received notice of his Hall of Fame nomination, Hamilton was almost taken aback.

“I was very pleased and quite surprised, ” said Hamilton in a phone interview. “My fellow nomi-

nees are a select company.”

Hamilton will be inducted into the Hall of Fame with people such as former Duke University basketball player Shane Battier and University of Florida Heisman Trophy winner Danny Wuerffel.

“When you sit through the ceremonies, it’s unbelievable, the people who they’ve honored… the things that some of those people have gone on to do,” Wagner said. “They’re recognizing the best of the best student-athletes… It brings it all together.”

Other past inductees include New York Yankees manager Joe Giradi, former New York Giant Tiki Barber and former Arizona Cardinal/war veteran Pat Tilman.

“I thought [Hamilton] seem[ed] to be a natural,” Wagner said. “His public service record was incredible. The political world has so much respect for him.”

Although his time at DePauw was only the start of his successful career, Hamilton sees it as a great opportunity to excel.

“I think it’s a terrific school,” Hamilton said. “It opened up new worlds to me… and opened my

eyes to many things.”

Baker-Watson also sees the benefits of what DePauw has to offer.

“For us as an institution to have… a former student athlete to be recognized in that way shows how impactful the DePauw education can be on someone as they go,” Baker-Watson said.

Hamilton has returned to the university numerous times, as he has given the commencement address on multiple occasions while also giving an Ubben Lecture in 2011.

But for the current student-athletes, their journeys are just beginning. Hamilton sees his or her task as challenging, yet straightforward.

“Give it your best shot,” Hamilton said. “These opportunities you have only come about once. You will never regret trying and failing because you’ve learned from that experience. What you will regret is not trying.”

Hamilton will be the first DePauw alumnus to become a member of the Hall of Fame. The induction will take place this summer in Orlando, Florida on June 15th.