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VOL. 160, ISSUE 40

TEN YEARS LATER

Today, Lucy and Mason Hall still house students in North Quad.

Rector Hall, which caught fire on April 7, 2002 (archive photo shown), was torn down and the current Rector Village was constructed.

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Memories that can’t be burned: Remembering Rector Hall

By ELLEN KOBE ellen.kobe@thedepauw.com

Eric Aasen ’02 woke up in his dorm room as the sun rose, just as he had for the entirety of his senior year. Except this time, fire alarms sounded.

Rector Hall, the 85-year-old residential building Aasen and a little over a hundred other upperclassmen lived in, caught fire on Sunday, April 7, 2002 — ten years ago this Saturday. The building, situated on North Quad in

between Lucy Rowland Hall and Mason Hall, has since been torn down and turned into Rector Village, a group of seven buildings with apartment-style units.

The anniversary of this disaster marks both a time when the DePauw community rallied together and a radical shift in the way the university approached on-campus housing.

FIREFIGHTING

After ignoring the alarm for a few minutes, Aasen, groggy and confused, got out of bed and grabbed his ID badge. He walked down the stairs from his third-floor dorm room, out of the building and across the street, where groups of people gathered on the steps of the Union Building. There was no smoke or flames in sight,

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Coming back to campus from Spring Break this week, students were greeted with a mess of sorts: heavy machinery reigning down on Anderson Street.

The new project is one of the first tangible series of improvements Greencastle is making in its plan to utilize the Stellar Grant the city received from the state of Indiana last spring. DePauw is funding this development, repaying Greencastle for the price of burying utility lines, relocating water and sewer lines, repaving sidewalks and streets, according to the Banner Graphic.

The newspaper also reported that the Greencastle Board of Works gave three contracts to Bret Hurley Construction to perform water main relocation, wastewater work and tree removal along the street. Together, these three contracts cost over $97,000. Greencastle will pitch in on some of the cost for this pre-construction work.

“As soon as the infrastructure work is completed, then the design work begins,” President Brian Casey said. “The street is going to look bad for quite a long time before it looks good.”

Anderson Street will be revamped along the stretch from Locust St. to Bloomington St., adding a new entrance to the university on the latter street’s end.

In addition, the street will welcome two-way traffic, as opposed to the one-way rule drivers must currently abide by. Construction crews rolled onto Anderson Street during spring break to begin reparations to the street itself and parallel sidewalks. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW Many trees will line the street, according to Casey.

Mayor Sue Murray told the Banner Graphic: “This is going to keep us all with lots to watch this summer.”

Debate and ethics teams set precedent at Nationals

By ALEX PAUL news@thedepauw.com

Going up against much larger, experienced schools, DePauw students exemplified in recent debate team, ethics team and bioethics team competitions.

Before this year, no ethics team or debate team had ever won a national tournament. This year, both the debate and bioethics bowl team won at nationals, and the ethics bowl made in appearance in the national tournament.

All of the competitions are structured in roughly the same way. The teams are presented with multiple cases, which they do not know before the competition begins, that need to be defended or supported. The team is allowed ten minutes to make a case, which the opposing team then gets five minutes to refute, and then the initial team gets five additional minutes to refute the other team’s claims.

Bioethics, in only its first ever season with a team of only five members, won a national tournament.

“The win was more rewarding than exhilarating.

It was good to see it pay off,” said sophomore Cole Rodman, a member of the bioethics bowl team and a

chemistry and psychology double major.

Winning the bioethics bowl national championship was especially satisfying for Ben Hoffman, a junior member of both the bioethics and ethics bowl teams, who lost in the national semi-finals of the ethics bowl.

“It was really relieving. A burden was off my shoulders,” Hoffman said of the bioethics bowl win.

Members of all of the teams put in added time that was not required by the coaches, helping them overcome some of the limitations stemming from the team’s small size. Professor Geoff Klinger, the coach for the debate team credited an extra amount of reading and practice to the team’s success.

“The number of students is not representative,” Hoffman said. “It’s a matter of finding substantive people.”

Bioethics and ethics bowl teams compete in teams of five, but for debate competitions it’s two against two. DePauw’s winning duo was junior Jimmy Kirkpatrick and sophomore Ronnie Kennedy.

“We complement each other well. Ronnie is more technical line by line, and I’m more big picture,” Kirkpatrick said. “He makes the points and I crystallize them.”

The debate team competed in Kansas City, which

is Kirkpatrick’s hometown, giving the team a leg up on their competition.

“We were more casual and relaxed. Everyone else was eating at Chili’s or Applebee’s,” Klinger said.

All of the teams have returning key participants.

Klinger is hopeful about the debate team’s chances at another national title.

“Unless they go pro on me we will have a strong team next year,” Professor Klinger said.

Despite other university’s dauntingly large teams, members of DePauw’s team felt that they were equally, if not better, prepared.

Hoffman felt relief when their first big opponent didn’t live up to their hype, while Rodman realized that all the teams prepared the same way. Kirkpatrick realized that DePauw students are smart and well informed.

Students hope that their teams’ latest wins will attract more students to join.

“Ethics bowl is a good chance for intense intellectual engagement outside of the classroom,” said junior Sara Scully, the captain of the ethics bowl team.

“They really earned it on their own hard work and dedication led them to the championship,” Klinger said.

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GETTING AROUND

DePauw alumni create online Sculpture moves from East memory saving resource

By ABBY MARGULIS and BECCA STANEK news@thedepauw.com

Past and current students can now compile all of their favorite DePauw memories and reflections on their experience on a new website alumni-created website — remember.com.

Brandon Sokol and Jason Becker, both 2004 graduates, created an online memory bank that allows for the recording and sharing of memories of people, places and things.

The DePauw community is the first to be invited to use the website — which is up and running, but not yet open to the public — because of the creators connections to the university. Anyone can view the site, it is necessary to request in invitation in order to become an active member of the site.

“What better place to start than a place we all have collective memories from?” Sokol said.

Becker agrees with Sokol in the importance of the DePauw community being the pilot group for the website, as the university is important place to all members of the team

and it has been a very cool experience in getting to launch this site with a place they all love.

“The significance of the DePauw launch is due to our own history and memories with the university. We both went to DePauw as with several of our members,” Becker said. “It is a special thing for us to be thinking about when we built the product. It was especially cool for us to go to market with them to showcase them as the place in the memory bank.”

The idea to create an open forum for collect people’s ideas originated in March 2010. The building and actual construction of the site then began in November of 2011.

The introduction of the website is a part of DePauw’s 175th anniversary celebrations. So far, the site has 221 members, all of whom are DePauw alumni, and there are over 200 memories posted.

Both Sokol and Becker hope that more members of the alumni and current student communities will join the site and share their memories.

“We have built a very cool product,” Sokol said. “It is a Wikipedia for memories. It is an open space to collaborate of any topic in the world.”

College lawn to Nature Park

Associate Professor of Art and Art History and Chair of the Art and Art History Department Mark Warwick in front of sculpture, Reach. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW THE DEPAUW REPORTS news@thedepauw.com

Mark Warwick’s steel sculpture “Reach” was celebrated Thursday evening in a rededication ceremony, as the sculpture recently moved from the East College lawn to the Nature Park, alongside a walking path just east of the Prindle Institute for Ethics’ lower parking lot. Warwick is Associate Professor of Art and Art History and Chair of the Art and Art History Department.

Students, faculty and staff gathered for a bonfire, refreshments and music played by the DePauw Percussion Ensemble. DePauw’s first outdoor public sculpture to be installed on campus, “Reach” is inspired by the flatness of the Midwestern landscape and grain silos and the contrasting decorativeness of the artist’s European homeland.

A dedication from William and Alice Horne made the university’s acquisition of the statue possible in 1997.

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departments, the fire was extinguished by 1 p.m. on Sunday.

“The fire department’s response was impeccable on how they initially, Aasen thought the alarm just coordinated the emergency response,” accidentally went off.

Cox said.

“People were starting to say, The higher floors of the building ‘there’s a fire,’” Aasen said. “Then like suffered more destruction than the literally two minutes after someone lower ones. The fourth floor had a said that, I could see the flames.”The large amount of fire damage, including fire, which started in a corner dorm a collapsed roof. The rest of the floors room on the fourth floor spread had minor to extensive water and through the fourth floor, scaling the smoke damage. roof, according to an article published On Monday, Aasen, as well as in The DePauw. other residents of Rector Hall, went Coordinator of Emergency back to his room to collect his items.

Management Doug Cox, head of Faculty and staff public safety at wearing hard the time, said hats escorted the Greencastle these students Fire Department and helped received the them pack their emergency call belongings in that the building black trash bags, was on fire at according to 7:42 a.m. Just Shager. minutes later, the “Everything fire department was smoky and and Cox arrived quite a lot of stuff to campus. was damp,” Aasen “One of the said. “It was most terrifying — Doug Cox, Coordinator of gross. Everything sights I could Emergency Management smelled.” ever imagine was Aasen felt pulling up to relatively lucky North Quad and with the outcome seeing students of his belongings. Even though his running and smoke blowing out of the desktop computer had water on it windows,” Cox said. when he retrieved it from his room, Dean of Campus Life Dorian it operated normally and none of his Shager, director of housing at the files were lost. time, also arrived on campus soon Not all students felt the same, after the call was made. He, along with according to The DePauw. Before they some of the firefighters, spent about were allowed back into the building, 20 minutes in Rector Hall, knocking many students were nervous that their on or unlocking each door to make things — among which were valuables sure all of the students got out of the and schoolwork — were ruined by building. water or fire.

As a safety precaution, Mason and “Students were really frustrated Lucy were also evacuated because they because we couldn’t let them back in were connected to the buildings via [immediately],” said Cindy Babington, underground tunnels. dean of students.

Both Shager and Cox said that the Babington had a few strategies biggest concern of staff at this point to tackle these challenges, including was to make sure everyone got out of splitting up displaced students into the residence hall safely. groups of 10 to 15 people and having “Losing the building is one thing, a volunteer advocate for the group’s but it was the priority that we didn’t needs. She also tried to keep in clear lose our students,” Shager said. communication with parents through No students were killed or injured e-mail and letters. in the fire. At least one woman on Babington said she sympathized the fourth floor slept through the with what the students were going alarm and was rescued by firefighters through. through her dorm room window, “One day, they’re going about their according to The DePauw. business,” she said. “The next day, With the help of one hundred they have nothing.” firefighters from three counties and 12

“At the time, I had been here around 16 years. I had never seen a greater act of the community responding to those students.”

Dean of campus life dorian shager keeps these momentos — a brick from rector hall and a t-shirt that says “I Survived Rector Fire 2002” — in his office in the u.b. building. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW

COMMUNITY RELIEF The fire in Rector Hall broke out before the time of text messaging and Facebook, but information still got out through word of mouth.

By midmorning, many people from various corners of campus congregated on the steps of the Union Building, according to Aasen. “[The fire] is something I’ll never forget,” he said. “It was wild, it was just wild.”

Aasen only broke his sight from Rector Hall’s roof engulfed in flames when he realized he had bigger problems than getting a shower and change of clothes. As a type I diabetic, Aasen needed to take insulin, which was still in his room. David Bohmer, director of the Media Fellows program, drove Aasen to Wal-Mart so that he could pick up his prescription.

Like Bohmer, many others went out of their way to help victims of the fire. There was an absolute outpour of donations from DePauw students and Greencastle community members alike. The Union Building ballroom, renamed “Ballroom Boutique,” according to The DePauw, turned into a center for displaced students to grab necessary items, such as clothing, toiletries and school supplies.

Babington particularly remembers that the Red Cross had a strong presence on campus. Associate Dean of Students, Cara Setchell, director of residence life at the time, recalls that Dr. Daryl William Hodges, an optometrist, offered prescriptions to students who lost their glasses or contacts.

of The Walden Inn, which has now been converted to the Inn at DePauw, took in 21 students, according to The DePauw.

“At the time, I had been here around 16 years,” Cox said. “I had never seen a greater act of the community responding to those students.”

The generosity Cox described

“One day, they’re going about their business.

The next day, they have nothing.”

— Cindy Babington, Dean of Students

“That was the thing that struck me — how gracious our student body was and how gracious the Greencastle community was,” Setchell said.

On Sunday night, most students slept at a friend’s place on campus, which wasn’t hard to arrange since DePauw has a small amount of students, according to Shager. He also said many Greencastle community members also offered to make extra space in their homes for DePauw students. Additionally, the owner

gave the housing office time to make permanent accommodations for Rector Hall residents. The university rented local Greencastle apartments within walking distance of campus.

Greek houses also made room for their members, and Sigma Nu fraternity allowed students — whether they were affiliated or not — to reside on an empty floor of their residence at the corner of Anderson and Bloomington Streets, which was torn down earlier this year.

FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 2012 The university made arrangements for all students living in Rector Hall within the week.

RE-SHAPING CAMPUS HOUSING The housing the university acquired after the fire worked out reasonably well for the remainder of the school year. However, those in the office of residence life knew they needed to initiate a new plan to house students before the new school year started.

“It’s intriguing to me how much it impacted students at the time and how little students know about it now,” Shager said.

Today, the Rector Hall fire has indirectly affected current students, even though they didn’t witness the building bursting into flames.

With Rector Hall dilapidated, the on-campus housing options have expanded.

In 1997, about a year before Shager was employed by DePauw, the Residence Life and Housing Office implemented some oncampus, apartment-style living options, among which were Coan Apartments and Seminary Apartments. When Rector Hall caught fire in 2002, within five years after the “alternative housing” option was established, 137 students

the depauw | campus news university announced that Rector Village was going to be built. Over a year after the fire, an excavator began tearing down the remains of Rector Hall on April 22, 2003. The new buildings were dedicated on Sept. 8, 2004 during Old Gold weekend.

Currently, there are 17 duplexes that can hold a total of 70 students. Rector Village can house 136 students in its seven buildings.

Including all other university houses and apartments, the university currently houses 850 upperclassmen in 550 living units, according to Shager. The Rector Hall fire was certainly the pivotal moment at which upperclassmen housing on campus was revamped for students’ future needs.

But for those who remain on campus ten years later, the Rector Hall fire, while certainly a tragedy, is a reminder of the close-knit community DePauw prides itself on.

“DePauw pulls together in difficult time and come out stronger,” Setchell said.

PREVENTING ANOTHER DISASTER Cox believes fire drills are the most important way to practice fire safety on

“[The fire] is something I’ll never forget.

It was wild, it was just wild.”

— Eric Aasen, 2002 DePauw University graduate/Rector Fire survivor

lived in the newly acquired apartments.

This type of living provided more facilities, such as working kitchen appliances, and allowed more independence — qualities the housing staff noticed were very popular among DePauw students. DePauw was far ahead of this national trend on residential university campuses, according to Shager.

So when Rector Hall was destroyed, it didn’t make sense to build another large, dorm-style residence hall in its place.

Months before the fire happened, the housing office had conversations about implementing more apartment-style options on campus. In response to housing needs after the fire, DePauw hired CSO Architects who quickly created blueprints for several duplexes.

Students were put into a housing lottery for the new living areas, and construction began during the summer of 2002. Students were able to move into the duplexes, located on the west side of campus, by the beginning of the fall semester.

But the housing office still had unfinished business: What to do with the space Rector Hall left behind?

On Feb. 5, 2003, administrators of the

campus. He said if another fire were to happen, it is important to know more than one building exit and where to meet other occupants once out of the building.

From 2008-2010, there have been eight recorded fires in residences on campus.

These fires were on a much smaller scale than Rector Hall. Four were caused in kitchens, two by laundry equipment, one by an air conditioning unit and one by a cigarette.

IF A FIRE HAS OCCURRED, REPORT IMMEDIATELY TO: • Putnam County: “911” • Public Safety: (765) 658-4261 Source: Office of Public Safety website

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GETTING DOWN AT DEPAUW

A social revolution: Allowing dancing at DePauw

By BECCA STANEK news@thedepauw.com

On Wednesday evening the Putnam County Museum hosted an informational and interactive discussion titled “Dancing at DePauw: Scandalous? Revolutionary? Schism?” as part of the DePauw 175th anniversary celebrations.

In early years, social dancing was banned at the university, until Feb. 13, 1926, when Lemuel Murlin revolutionized DePauw social life by lifting the ban and chaperoning the first-ever all-school dance.

The event examined the effects of lifting the ban, from improving the student-administration relationship to the ensuing backlash from the Methodist Church.

History major senior Sam Spahn delivers his senior thesis, which explored a ban of all dancing on DePauw’s campus earlier in the twentieth century — which has since been lifted. He interned for the Putnam County Museum over Winter Term. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW

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Students lend a hand to Holton Carlie Vaughn. “Luckily, her house was spared, but a lot of others were completely damaged. I have been to Holton a few times with her and it broke A tornado ripped through a DePauw student’s my heart knowing that this quaint, quiet town had hometown of Holton, Indiana on March 2, leav- been uprooted from the tornado. I knew I just had ing the town in shambles with an estimated $5 to to help.” $10 million worth of damages to pay. But students Kaufman has also received a lot of support sprung into action. and help from members of her freshman mentor Despite federal government covering the costs group. of rebuilding houses and buildings, more than 75 “I wanted to help Emily out because I saw that percent of uninsured residents are still left without she was truly passionate about helping the Holton any assistance to cover the costs of damages to victims. Seeing Emily rise up to the occasion and their homes. organize a meeting so quickly and efficiently truly Holton resident freshman Emily Kaufman, displayed her level of maturity and leadership that along with other DePauw students, has been work- is needed in a case like this,” said sophomore Meding to gain both awareness of and funds for Holton, jine Nzeyimana. tabling at the Union Building during lunch and Sophomore Anna Butz sympathized with planning a dinner to raise money. Kaufman hopes Kaufman’s experience, as she was affected similarly to raise at least $300 to donate to relief efforts. by natural disaster a few years ago.

“A majority of Holton “My hometown of Ceresidents lost nearly everydar Rapids, Iowa, was hit by thing and I am fortunate to a flood a few years ago and “I have been to Holton a few have not been through such though it may not have had times with her and it broke a tragedy,” Kaufman said. “I the same devastating impact my heart knowing that this always strive to be the good as the tornadoes in Holton Samaritan in my everyday quaint, quiet town had been and Henryville, I rememlife and even though I may uprooted from the tornado. I ber what it was like,” Butz not live in Holton, I still feel said. “Every dollar and every knew I just had to help.”

I have a duty to fulfill when person helping out is so apfellow men and women are in preciated by the community, need of help.”

-Carlie Vaughn, freshman and I suppose that is what The state of Indiana has really inspired me to help set up a recovery center in Emily with this work.” the community center of Kaufman will wrap up Holton where they are offerher fundraising efforts on ing counseling, unemployment applications, food Friday, tabling at the Hub during lunch for the fistamps, and other applications for the victims. The nal time, followed by a dinner Friday evening. The Red Cross is also helping to give out necessities to dinner, sponsored by local Greencastle businesses victims.

Mama Nunz and Monical’s Pizza Restaurant, will As of March 20, the town has shifted from the take place on Friday at the Hub on the terrace at 6 tornado clean up towards its recovery to rebuild. p.m. to raise money for Holton.

Upon seeing Kaufman’s dedication to and pasOn Saturday morning, Kaufmann will be drivsion for the cause, her friends rallied around to ing to Holton to present the community members help her efforts. with the money raised.

“I knew how upset she was when she saw everything she ever knew, destroyed,” said freshman

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CAMPUSCRIME March 20

• Property damage to elevator delayed report • Pending | Time: 11:58 a.m. | Place: Union Building • Property damage to vehicle •Pending | Time: 9:51 p.m. | Place: Pi Beta Phi sorority parking lot

March 21

• Suspicious activity • Made contact with house representation/checked okay | Time: 2:20 a.m. | Place: Pi Beta Phi sorority • Theft of art project • Pending | Time: 3:30 p.m. | Place: Peeler Art Center lawn

8:29 p.m. | Place: Jackson / Indiana Street parking lot

March 29

• Suspicious vehicle/persons • Subjects located / trespass warning issued | Time: 12:12 a.m. | Place: Blackstock Stadium parking lot • Criminal mischief to vehicles • Under investigation | Time: 7:42 a.m. | Place: Julian Center parking lot • Suspicious vehicle • Officer checkeed area / unable to locate | Time: 9:46 p.m. | Place: 100 Block East Hanna Street

• Noise — loud music • Made contact with house representation/verbal warning issued | Time: 3:45 p.m. | Place: Beta Theta Pi fraternity

March 30

• Theft of GPS • Unsecured/pending | Time: 6:19 p.m. | Place: 512 Indiana Street parking lot

March 31

• After-hours violation • Subjects located/ verbal warning issued | Time: 8:30 p.m. | Place: Nature Park • Hazard • Made contact with house representation / verbal warning issued | Time: 9:45 p.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity

March 21

• Theft of rocking chair • Unsecured/ pending | Time: 8:36 a.m. | Place: Delta Zeta sorority

March 23

• Suspicious activity — delayed report • Pending | Time: 12:20 a.m. | Place: 300 Block Seminary Street • Noise — loud people • Made contact with house representation / verbal warning issued | Time: 1:12 a.m. | Place: Sigma Chi fraternity

March 25

• Assist Greencastle Police Department — intoxicated subject • Greencastle Police Department took call | Time: 12:41 a.m. | Place: Indiana Street • Civil disturbance • Officer checked area / unable to locate subjects | Time:

• Suspicious person • Subject located / escorted from premises | Time: 7:24 a.m. | Place: Green Center for Performing Arts • Mischief • Subject located / warning issued | Time: 7:31 a.m. | Place: Creek Road

April 2

• Mischief — juveniles on bikes • Verbal warning issued / left premises | Time: 1:18 p.m. | Place: Reese Hall (outside)

April 4

• Welfare check • Subject located / checked okay | Time: 9:53 a.m. | Place: Campus

April 5

• Disturbance • Subject located / verbal warning issued / returned to residence | Time: 12:54 a.m. | Place: Taylor Place • Suspicious activity • Subject located / verbal warning issued | Time: 3:20 a.m. | Place: Humbert Hall SOURCE: WWW.DEPAUW.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/ CAMPUS-SAFETY/PUBLICSAFETY/ACTIVITY-REPORT/ YEAR/2012/

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THE ART OF LIFE

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hat’s in a name?” Although most associate this popular line with the famous Shakespearian couple, Romeo and Juliet, it can be meaningful in so many other contexts.

Names are how we most easily associate ourselves to other people, as well as to other objects.

At this point you are probably wondering what this literary reference has to do with my discussion on art. Well, every piece of art has a name: its title.

Sometimes, the title plays a huge role in the interpretation and evaluation of that work. Sometimes, the title means nothing at all and one can question whether this naming is even necessary.

And sometimes, there is no title at all, leaving an open-ended view on a seemingly unfinished work of art.

The title “Untitled” brings to mind a plethora of works of art. This unhelpful title does little for us viewers in determining what we are looking at and how the artist wants us to interpret the piece.

However, when I say the words “Mona Lisa,” an image automatically comes to mind, as well as the artist who painted it, Leonardo Da Vinci. For historical paintings that depict a well-known image or show a popular story in visual format, a title is easy to come by; it’s the image or the story being depicted.

But what happens when the image shown or painting created does not directly coincide with famous characters or biblical tales? That’s where the title “Untitled” seems to come into play the most.

“Untitled” is not put into place to confuse the viewer. Rather, it is there because there are simply no words to describe the image created.

Art should evoke emotion for these, not necessarily bring to mind a certain person, or certain story that everyone knows.

Instead, every individual gazing upon an untitled work can and should decide for themselves what he or she is looking

at and how he or she should be interpreting it.

Of course, there is always guidance in this situation, coming from critics, professors, teachers, art historians, the crazy guy standing there mumbling to himself.

But in the end, that image should bring about your own individual interpretation, not to be hindered or influenced by the recognition of a title that forces you to think a certain way.

Oftentimes, you find untitled works in modern art rather than art of a historical or portrait manner. This is probably because in modern times, artists were finally given the chance to paint whatever they wanted, rather than be held back and forced to paint whatever their commis-

“‘Untitled’ is not put into place to confuse the viewer. Rather it is there because there are simply no words to describe the image created.”

sioners wanted.

Finally, a title is not what is defining a work of art, the viewer is. No longer is the viewer stuck in interpreting each work in the same manner as their neighbor. Discussion can ensue and differing opinions are celebrated rather than looked down upon for not following the beaten path.

Each new interpretation is seen as an infamous insight to the inner-workings of the painter and his process, which leads to further development and discussion and more works of art being created to instill in viewers different feelings.

In the case of art, we do not let the title define its interpretation or its integration. So why let our personal titles define our perception and allowance of others?

— Chamberlain is a junior from Jasper, Ind., majoring in English literature and art history. features@thedepauw.com

JIM EASTERHOUSE

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mmediately after Lollapalooza ended last August, lineup speculation started. The annual festival held in Chicago’s Grant Park spans over three days with 50-plus bands under August’s bright, blistering sun. In order to add suspense and excitement to it, Jane’s Addiction founder and lead singer Perry Farrell waits until mid-April to release the much-anticipated list of talent.

Until then, diehard fans and music enthusiasts do whatever they can to predict who may be featured this year. This comes from hours upon hours of reading blogs and forums for leaks and speculation, looking for hints in Lollapalooza ads and surfing through tour dates to plot a possible appearance.

After doing such during any opportunity I could get, along with extended procrastination breaks, I have put forth a list of artists that I am confident that could possibly be playing in the Windy City this summer.

There are six total headliners, with two playing at the end of each night on opposite ends of Grant Park.

Lollapalooza was originally founded as an alternative festival, and keeps that trait for the most part.

That is why I have The Killers, The Black Keys, and Jack White as three headliners. However, there has been a recent trend of electronic headliners, such as deadmau5 last year. In addition, Farrell tweeted that there would be two electronic headliners this year. To fill that gap, I have Justice and Avicii slotted as headliners as well. The last headliner I am predicting is Florence + The Machine, who doesn’t necessarily fit the spot as a pop headliner, but has gained popularity tremendously. Her demeanor and fun-loving nature makes her a perfect fit for the fest’s vibrant atmosphere.

The Killers played at Lolla in 2009 though, and haven’t released anything new since. However, with them performing at major festivals this summer including Firefly Festival in Dover, Delaware and throughout Europe, I can see them coming back. They are coming off of a hiatus and have a huge gap in between their last show in July and August 15.

The Black Keys, Jack White and Justice are part of a very interesting case. The CTA mass transit system in Chicago sports many Lollapalooza ads. On these ads, lyrics have been including from various artists.

Because of this, these artists have been speculated to be on the lineup. These artists include White, The Black Keys, Justice, Bloc Party, The Weeknd, Wale, The Shins, Sigur Ros, M83 (who confirmed), Die Antwood, The Big Pink, Washed Out, and Kimbra, according to The Huffington Post.

Another crucial part of lineup predicting is the subheadliners. These acts are still very well known for the most part, and usually serve as the act slotted before the headliners. I think that Bon Iver and the Avett Brothers both could easily be on the lineup. The Avett Brothers will be at Bonnaroo and Summerfest this year, while Bon Iver will be at Bonnaroo and Coachella. Bon Iver has had tremendous success with his second album, self titled “Bon Iver.” Hover, he did not receive many positive reviews after his 2009 show, giving me concern that he may not be there. The Avett Brothers would fill the fest’s need for a folk/bluegrass spot that has become regularity as well.

I can see Lupe Fiasco and Childish Gambino both being on the lineup. They are both successful and influential rappers that can fill the void that B.O.B and Sammy Adams occupied the past few years. After finally releasing his first album, Mac Miller seems like a logical fit as well. Although, if the rumors about Wale are true, I do not see all four rappers appearing.

“Another crucial part of lineup predicting is the sub-headliners. These acts are still very well known for the most part, and usually serve as the act slotted before the headliners.”

Death Cab for Cutie hasn’t performed at Lolla since 2006, and has received positive acclaim for their album “Codes and Keys” that released last summer. Being a little bit more mellow, I could see them possibly opening for Florence or The Killers.

Kaskade is a lock (taking on his largest North American tour) to sub-headline while, The Hives, Bjork and Passion Pit are other possible candidates.

Lower level acts may include Of Monsters and Men, SBTRCK, The Alabama Shakes, Fun., Gotye, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Wild Flag, Calvin Harris, Bag Raiders, The Antlers, The Airborne Toxic Event, First Aid Kit, tUnE-yArDs, Theophilus London, Punch Brothers and The War On Drugs.

Tickets are currently on sale for $230 for a threeday pass.

Special thanks to my friends Mike O’Neill, freshman Brian Austin and senior Tyler Giesting for a successful, thought-provoking lineup discussion.

— Easterhouse is a freshman from Evergreen Park, Ill., majoring in communications. features@thedepauw.com

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Above: “I got invovlved (with trap and skeet shooting) with my family as a sort of vacation thing, but began shooting more regularly over the past year. I’ve really enjoyed it, and that’s why I got invovled (with the club at DePauw,)” say junior Samantha Stahler.

Direct Right: Junior Anisha Yadav loads her gun during practice on Thursday evening under the watchful eye of Jerrod Baugh, a stand-in coach of the team.

Far Right: Freshman first-time shooter Alex Agnone shoots with the guidance of coach Jerrod Baugh. Agnone, who is more familiar with handgun shooting, thinks trap and skeet shooting is equally fun and enjoyable. PHOTO BY EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW

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Firing Up a Trap and Skeet Club | safety is key

By ALICIA TUTINI features@thedepauw.com

Feet spread, knees bent, slightly leaned forward from the waist up, a member of the DePauw Trap and Skeet Club pointed her shotgun towards the sky. A single word — “pull” — breaks the silence before a clay target is propelled into the air and the gun fires.

DePauw Trap and Skeet Club, founded just this year, provides an opportunity for students to get involved with shooting sports.

While both trap and skeet shooting involve shooting at flying clay targets — known as clay pigeons — they differ slightly in difficulty and technique.

Trap shooting is considered the easiest of the shooting sports, as the clay pigeon is consistently propelled away from the shooter in a single direction. Skeet shooting involves having clay pigeons that are propelled away from the shooter in both directions.

For their first meeting, the club had about 30 interested students show. For their first practice, they traveled to Terre Haute, nearly an hour away from campus.

Thankfully a chair member of a local conservation club — Jerrod Baugh — heard news of the newly formed club and offered the facility to its members. He has since become the “stand-in coach” for the club, assisting with things from practice spaces to safety techniques.

Practices for the Trap and Skeet Club are now held at the Cloverdale Conservation Club, which has a target trap machine already built.

Baugh, who is on the board of directors at the conservation club, reached out to offer the facility to the Trap and Skeet Club when he first heard it was getting started.

“I thought to myself, ‘what better way to help out,’” Baugh said. “This is their club too.”

Jacob Weiner, sophomore, who helped found the club, described Baugh as a coach to the club who helps the team with everything

from basic form to imperative safety precautions. Weiner stressed the latter of the two, which is a constant companion for the club.

For the Trap and Skeet Club, they comply with both the range’s rules and general firearms rules.

Baugh explained that the general firearms rules applied to anyone handling a gun.

“It doesn’t matter if you’re on a SWAT team or if you’re going out to a club range to shoot,” Baugh said.

“The same rules still stand.”

The general firearms rules are comprised of four basic rules that can be remembered by a “TAB-K” formula. The first of which is to treat (T) every firearm as if it is loaded, even if you can visually see that it is not.

“The last thing you want to do is point a gun at someone and go, ‘Oh I know it isn’t loaded,’ then have something unexpected happen.” Baugh said.

This leads to the second rule, which is to always (A) point the muzzle of the gun in a safe direction.

“We call it muzzle discipline,” Baugh said. “Never let your muzzle cover something you aren’t willing to destroy.”

The third rule is to be (B) certain of your target and what’s beyond it.

The Cloverdale Conservation Club has already taken this into account, and all shots fired are safe and do not pose a risk if all rules are followed.

The fourth and final general firearms rule is to keep (K) your finger off outside the trigger guard until you’re fully prepared to shoot.

“That’s a brain thing,” Baugh said. “You’ve just got to keep your finger off the trigger and train your brain to keep it that way.”

The range rules are slight variations of the general firearms rules, such as requiring that the muzzle of the gun must be pointing towards the sky when walking around. All guns are kept offcampus as well.

“Safety is a huge deal down here,” Baugh said.

The club currently shoots for recreational purposes, but is looking to start competing collegiately. Weiner explained they have been working with Greencastle members and have procured some land about eight miles from campus for the future DePauw Trap and Skeet Range and Armory.

Weiner also said construction on the range and armory should begin this summer, and the club has been in contact with other trap and skeet teams for advice and to ask what has worked for them. In the mean time, the club members will continue practicing and perfecting the skills they are learning.

The club provided junior Amanda Metternich with her first experience shooting. She said it was a lot harder than she expected, but insisted that it was still very fun.

“I’ll definitely come back to shoot, but I think I’m going to practice some before I do,” she said with a laugh.

Metternich is not alone in the lack of experience department.

Weiner said that over half of the members came to the first practice with minimal to no knowledge on trap and skeet shooting.

“It doesn’t matter if you’ve been doing this for years or if you’ve never shot before,” Weiner said. “But everyone who has shot has expressed interest in doing it again.”

Mitch Strobl, senior, who also assisted in founding the club, said that trap and skeet shooting has some hidden benefits. “The best part about it — and people don’t truly understand this right off the bat — is you develop some really neat skills,” he said. “You enhance your depth perception, coordination, timing, reactionary skills. It’s not easy, but there’s a lot that happens and there’s a lot to learn from it.”

Jerrod Baugh (center), who is on the Board of Directors at the Cloverdale Conservation Club, "has become our coach for all intents and purposes," according to sophomore and co-founder of the club Jacob Weiner. Baugh helps club members such as junior Anisha Yadav (left) and freshman Alex Agnone (right) perfect their shooting skills. PHOTO BY EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW

TRAP VS SKEET

Trap shooting is considered the easiest of the shooting sports, as the clay pigeon is consistently propelled away from the shooter in a single direction.

Skeet shooting involves having clay pigeons that are propelled away from the shooter in both directions. (source: nodakoutdoors.com)

TAB K

GENERAL FIREARM RULES

The first basic rule is to treat every firearm as if it is loaded.

Leading to the second rule, which is to always point the muzzle of the gun in a safe direction.

The third rule is to be certain of your target and what’s beyond it.

The final rule is to keep your finger outside the trigger guard untill fully prepared to shoot

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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board Chase Hall | Editor-in-Chief Dana Ferguson | Managing Editor Ellen Kobe | Managing Editor Stephanie Sharlow | Chief Copy Editor

EDITORIAL

Candidates: genuine conversation, strong PR key to creating real change With DePauw student government elections rapidly approaching, the ideal function of student representation becomes a topic of discussion. What are the issues that face DePauw’s campus today? What has been effective in the past?

As representatives of each grade, club and organization, student government has an opportunity. Connected to administration, they can filter all student concerns into the hands of the people that can bring about the change we want and thus create the campus we want.

Every new student government administration chooses a different tactic — Chalres Pierre and Nic Flores, the current President and Vice President have chosen a focus on community and culture-building to address an often socially segmented campus. Before them, Christine Walker and David Deitz ‘11 aimed to be active across the board by pursuing and presenting a comparably larger family of white papers.

Along with those different strategies, Student Government’s constitution — the document that defines its inner-workings and role on campus — is revised every few administrative turnovers.

There’s a common thread between all of the representatives, which has become a matra year after year: create real results in the face of past inefficiencies in student government. In an interview with The DePauw after his election, Pierre targeted poor student engagement as a place to improve, promising to “figure out ways to get students equally as excited as we are for this.”

The most common strategy to gain traction — with contemporary issues like creating respect for diversity and a problematic drinking culture — is to author white papers to encourage faculty action or policies.

But the greatest changes happen from the bottom up. Policies can only stifle a culture, even if it is a detrimental one. Conversation that students, faculty and community members are excited about and actively engage in empower culture change.

Unfortunately, outreach like tabling doesn’t go very far because it requires students to approach student government. Often, issues become problematic because only a small group is engaged with them, creating a need for larger awareness and conversation.

So, current candidates and future student executives: focus on outreach and engagement. Create converations from the bottom up by fostering student body interest in your goals. Reach out; exponentially increase your public relations efforts. It’s your charge to engage your electorate.

Use student media. Your aim is to better our community. Our aim to facilitate conversation — which leads to grassroots dialogue — by telling DePauw’s story and providing as much information as possible. There’s much to be gained from our cooperation.

We’ll look forward to working with you. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com

EDITORIAL POLICY The DePauw is an independently managed and financed student newspaper. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of DePauw University or the Student Publications Board. Editorials are the responsibility of The DePauw editorial board (names above).

The opinions expressed by cartoonists, columnists and in letters to the editor are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial staff of The DePauw.

The DePauw welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and accompanied by the author’s name and phone number. Letters have a 350-word limit and are subject to editing for style and length. The DePauw reserves the right to reject letters that are libelous or sent for promotional or advertising purposes. Deliver letters to the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, email the editor-in-chief, Chase Hall, at editor@thedepauw.com or write The DePauw at 609 S. Locust St., Greencastle, Ind. 46135.

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I scream, you scream, we all scream...“What’s rBGH?” RACHEL CHEESEMAN Ben and Jerry want you to know that their farmers and their cows “Just Say No” to rBGH, but what does that mean? rBGH is shorthand for “recombinant bovine growth hormone,” or bovine somatotropin — or rBST. It’s a synthetic hormone that can be injected into dairy cattle to increase the volume of milk production by about 10 percent every 300 days. Its use has become widespread, but Ben and Jerry still say “No.” Injecting cows with synthetic hormones, they reasoned, was probably harmful for the cows and “doesn’t help family farmers make a decent living,” so they opted to make a corporate practice to purchase milk from farmers who promised not to use it.

It’s important to note that when it comes to rBGH, risks to human health are not at issue. The Food and Drug Administration requires that genetically modified food products be safe for human consumption and rBGH received approval on that basis. While the effects of the hormone on the health of cows are an issue in other countries, it is not legally an issue here in the US. As genetically modified crops proliferated, some consumers grew wary

of genetically modified foods and the seeds of the “organic” movement were planted. Ben and Jerry’s Homemade Inc. began labeling their ice cream as “rBGH-free” thinking some consumers might prefer a hormone-free alternative. About 15 years ago, Illinois and Indiana along with several other states made that little label illegal, even though the claim it boasted was entirely truthful.

States began to restrict, essentially ban, the “rBGH-free” and “rBST-free” label after the American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology, with a good deal of financial backing from the biotechnology giant Monsanto Co., argued that “rBGHfree” labels could lead consumers to incorrectly believe that milk from cows treated with the hormone was either dangerous or of lower quality. The FDA stood by this logic and recommended producers put their labels in “proper context” by adding “No significant difference has been shown between milk derived from rBGH-treated and nonrBGH-treated cows.”

If you’re confused, that’s okay – this makes absolutely no sense.

Forget the relationship between AFACT and Monsanto. The FDA’s selfdescribed mission is to help “the public get accurate, science-based information” about foods and medicines in the marketplace, and I think that on this issue, they failed in every way possible.

I don’t know what’s worse — the

fact that Ben and Jerry’s was silenced for telling consumers why they might prefer their product, or that consumers be denied access to that information because their preference is considered irrational by the likes of AFACT, Monsanto and the FDA. I have my personal quibbles with Monsanto’s legal and legislative tactics.

But more than that I care about the health of a marketplace in which consumers are able to make informed decisions, which is obviously directly threatened when the voluntary exchange of information between producers and consumers is literally banned.

It doesn’t make any sense that Ben and Jerry’s, in a marketplace meant to be responsive to consumer demands, should have to sue for the right to truthfully advertise their product — yet somehow they lost this battle. In a classic administrative irony, the FDA said Ben and Jerry’s might mislead consumers with, of all things, the truth.

What’s at issue is the right of producers to voluntarily offer truthful information to their consumers about their products and for consumers to access and consider such information. While some states are dropping their bans on “GMO-free” and “hormone-free” labels, the trend of government-mandated de-information has yet to be reversed entirely.

— Cheeseman is a senior political science and biology double major from West Lafayette, Ind. opinion@thedepauw.com

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Social diversity enhances personal, academic livelihood SUNNY STRADER

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ccording to the DePauw 20112012 profile, the minority enrollment ranks at 17 percent, the international student enrollment checks in at 10 percent, and we have students from 47 different states and 35 countries.

This is considered standard diversity for a modern day university. Yet, most of us end up interacting with people much like ourselves because that is where we feel most comfortable: Segregation in the hub is no secret, greek houses are dangerous breeding grounds for homogeneity and the party scene is divided between fraternity parties and house parties for the unaffiliated.

For our generation, discussing the importance of campus diversity can seem overstated and obvious.

Diversity prepares students to work in an increasingly globalized world, enhances social development, cre-

ates an informed worldview, promotes understanding, heightens selfawareness and amplifies the power of general education.

It comes as no surprise that a school’s academic quality and its degree of diversity directly correlate.

Some of the most diverse universities like Stanford, MIT, Columbia and Berkley are also considered among the most academically prestigious.

DePauw’s diversity is on par with these elite institutions and that helps yield excellent academic discussion in the classroom.

But diversity in our social scene has yet to flourish. As students of this institution, it’s important to mull over an important question: Do these statistics produce real diversity throughout our campus life, or does it just appear that way on paper?

Consider the degree of diversity in college social life activities: Eating lunch in the hub, watching television with your sorority sisters, claiming a study spot in Roy O. West or attending a party on a Friday night. Next, consider what kind of people you associate with under these circumstances.

It is one thing for DePauw to generate diversity, but it is another to effectively manage it. Integration is not an automatic by-product of diversity. It’s something that must be strived for and desired. Attempting to find a solution to this issue is daunting. Bringing about such serious change to a school founded on tradition can seem nearly impossible.

However, we cannot stand idly and allow for this institution to stifle its full potential.

I suggest we direct our attention to the growing field of “Diversity training.” Dr. Billy E. Vaughn, Managing Partner/Chief Learning Office of Diversity Training University International, explains diversity trainers as professionals who “educate people in a business or community for the purpose of increasing their cultural knowledge, awareness, and skills to protect against civil rights violations and to promote office or social teamwork.”

These professionals hold college degrees in related fields, and they are furthermore trained in the specific area of integration. With such training, these professionals ideally inte-

grate diverse people into a peaceful environment without robbing any one of his or her identity. Diversity trainers succeed when they reduce conflict, improve an institution’s retention rate and better the social climate.

The FYS Mentor program could benefit from hiring a diversity trainer.

The guidance provided by these professionals could potentially alleviate the discomfort of our divided social scene. If each mentor group were to receive education from diversity trainers, the future generations of DePauw could effectively break current social barriers in a systematic fashion.

Desmond Tutu, a distinguished South African activist, once said, “Differences are not intended to separate or alienate. We are different precisely to realize our need of one another.”

With a little bit of help from outside sources, this philosophy will permeate our campus and diversity will come full-circle.

— Strader is a sophomore from Danville, Ill., majoring in art history. opinion@thedepauw.com

Taking responsibility: student body eluding personal accountability JIMMY KIRKPATRICK

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o we act irresponsibly when it comes to accepting personal responsibility? This idea stems from a number of different influences.

The two most commonly seen situations in which students and organizations on this campus fail to accept a necessary level of responsibility would be with social consequences and academic consequences.

However, the issue becomes a bit murkier when looking at the entire picture. When a student does poorly on a test, is it the professor’s fault or is it the student’s fault? The student would be quick to blame

STEWART BURNS the professor. In situations where individuals or organizations are punished for their actions, who is ultimately responsible and to whom should we look for accountability?

Although this column will make no concrete conclusions, it will articulate observations of the student body. Let us delve into the issue of academics first. Often we see our peers (or ourselves) failing to achieve an optimal grade.

More often than not, students easily blame the professor for failing to cover the topic or not adequately explaining the key points. Students occasionally chide professors after having been called out in class for

not having an adequate understanding of the material. However, frequently students fail to take responsibility upon them. Whether the student decided to go out the night before and inadequately prepared or they actually do not understand the material, the responsibility lies on the student.

This same notion can be seen when it comes to social life across campus. Individuals are quick to blame organizations when a punishment is given for a code of conduct violation. So too do organizations blame individuals for consequences given to an organization.

Frequently both the individuals and the organizations are to blame.

But to the extent on this campus that we see both individuals and organizations failing to adequately take responsibility for their missteps, we are heading down a dangerous path.

Ultimately, if individuals con-

tinue to blame organizations, when it is not justified, we will continue to fracture our campus and create more separation. Furthermore, when organizations unjustifiably blame individuals, they are less inclined to correct behavior if there is truly a problem.

This inability to take personal responsibility is not isolated to DePauw. It is a frightening trend that can be seen throughout politics, religion, education, and elsewhere.

If we, as a DePauw community can begin to take more responsibility for our own actions, both good and bad, then we can effectively and accurately address the issues at hand.

— Kirkpatrick is a junior from Overland Park, Kan., majoring in political science.

Burns is a junior from West Lafayette, Ind., majoring in political science. opinion@thedepauw.com

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PHOTOPINION Which class do you most want to take next semester?

“300-level Spanish, I want to be a Spanish major.”

CELIA KAUTH, freshman “Anything education, I’m hoping to major in it, but I haven’t declared.”

MAGGIE COLBURN, freshman “I’ll figure it out, it’s not due until Monday.”

CLARK EDWARDS, sophomore “Bio Informatics, it is dealing with research.

It’s more career geared.”

JAMIE STORY, junior ELI CANGANY / THE DEPAUW

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28 - Sleeper’s problem 30 - Lock with no key?

34 - Buzzing 36 - On fire 37 - Like some kisses and bases 38 - Gourmet truffle 41 - Prelim 42 - Wall St. debut 43 - Miller option 44 - Surrealist Max 45 - Sharp-tongued 47 - Neither’s partner 48 - Russian river 50 - Caboose Caboose 52 - Sparkling studs

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5 - Surviving _______ breakup 6 - Pleasing to the ear 7 - “The Time Machine” people 8 - “She’s the Man” actress Bynes 9 - Totaled, as a bill 10 - A student’s place 11 - Actor Baldwin 12 - “Uh-huh” 13 - ____ Lee bakery

21 - Arrange again 22 - Words of wisdom 25 - Feature of old quarters 26 - Blacksmith 27 - Africa’s largest country 29 - Moral code 31 - Actress Graham of “Across the Universe” 32 - Brawl 33 - Curling of the lip 35 - Early August 37 - Goal kicker, e.g.

39 - Artificial, after “in” 40 - Person who’s a zero?

45 - Charcoal wood sources 46 - Oil unit 49 - Pester 51 - Lasso 52 - Carpenter’s groove 53 - “_____ no idea!”

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MEN’S SWIMMING

Swimmers earn Honorable Mentions in five events, finish 19th at nationals

By JOSEPH FANELLI sports@thedepauw.com

The DePauw men’s swimming and diving team ended what has been an accomplished and exciting season with nine swimmers achieving Honorable Mention All-American performances at the Div. national championships. The team finished 19th in the country with 44 points. NCAC opponents Denison University and Kenyon College finished first and second with 600 and 519 points, respectively.

The team sent nine swimmers total in nine individual events and five relays. Freshman Casey Hooker was the only Tiger to earn a Honorable Mention individually. He placed 15th in the 200yard freestyle (1:40.42).

Four out of the five relays received honorable mentions, with the 800 freestyle relay of Hooker, sophomore Matt Haeske, junior Robbie Spichiger and senior John Montgomery earning the highest finish of the four in 9th (6:44.38).

Head coach Adam Cohen pushed his squad to improve continually improve throughout the season and found that while the team was happy with its final outing, it was not necessarily satisfied.

“I think we we’re pleased, but I also think we left a little bit hungrier to get better,” Cohen said.

“There is some unfinished business, hopefully we can take away and work on it next year.”

Montgomery saw the team’s success during the regular season as part of the motivation to keep getting better.

“Expectations were high and we met a good majority of our goals,” Montgomery said. “And because we met so many goals so early on in the year, like undefeated in dual meets, qualifying more national qualifiers than ever — we we’re left

hungrier just because how much we improved during the year.”

This season was of course the inaugural season for the Tigers in the NCAC, one of the fastest swimming conferences in the nation. NCAC competitors Denison and Kenyon consistently ranked as the top two programs in the nation during the year and both teams finished as such at nationals.

Cohen understands this will challenge the team, but is not allowing stiff competition to phase his team.

“It’s our reality,” Cohen said in reference to facing Denison and Kenyon in the future. “I don’t think you can be intimidated or excited, it’s the reality you’re deal with. So you have to deal with it, right?

Cohen also understands that seeing these teams continually does have its benefits.

“For us, the one advantage is we’ve swam them, we’ve seen them and that helps us,” Cohen said. “So I see it as a positive. You can’t afford to step out there and be intimidated by them…

We’ll continue to be a part of the fastest conference in the country and we’ll deal with that.”

Cohen and the rest of the Tiger squad finally get a well-deserved break before the 2012-13 season begins in the fall, which Cohen is already looking towards.

“I think it will be tough,” Cohen said of the upcoming season. “Johnny (Montgomery) is one of DPU’s elite swimmers. He had a career that, when we talk about the great swimmers at DPU on the men’s side, Johnny’s name will be a part of that now. On the flip side, we’ll have more returning national swimmers than we’ve ever had before. There is a lot of chance for leadership to continue to blossom…We know we have people who will step up.”

DePauw Honorable Mention All-America Performances 200 freestyle, 15th — Casey Hooker 200 medley relay, 16th — Alex Alfonso, Matt Kukurugya, Matt Gleason, Joe Hessburg 400 medley relay, 12th — Casey Hooker, Matt Kukurugya, Matt Gleason, John Montgomery

800 free relay, 9th — Casey Hooker, Matt Haeske, Robbie Spichiger, John Montgomery 400 free relay, 11th — Casey Hooker, Alex Alfonso, Jack Burgeson, John Montgomery

TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 2012

SPRING BREAK SPORTS RECAP Compiled by Joseph Fanelli

MEN’S TENNIS Total Matches Played over break: 5 Record against: 4-1 Totals Games Won-Loss: 32-13 Wins against Erskine College, Oberlin College, Hartwick College, University of WisconsinWhitewater Loss against undefeated second-ranked Emory College WOMEN’S TENNIS Current National Rank: 10th Total Matches played over break: 4 Record against: 2-2 Total games Won-Loss: 18-18 Wins against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and 22nd ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater Losses against Erskine College and 2nd ranked Emory College WOMEN’S GOLF Current National Rank: 3rd Finished 4th at the Northern Kentucky Invitational at Perry Park Golf Course Total two-round score: 624 Best finisher: senior Kelly Gaughan tie for 12th with 153

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seniors Andy Manson and Elliot Ross.

These starters combined have a 3.47 ERA. To make matters worse for opposing batters, senior Hobs Donovan has entered the rotation healthy after recovering shoulder surgery during the off-season. Over two starts, Donovan threw for 12 total innings with 12 strikeouts while only allowing one earned run.

“As Hobs has built back from his injury he has been lights out,” said Coach Martin. “We just need him to build his pitch count up to move him to a new spot in the rotation.”

The Tigers currently have an eleven-game win streak with a chance to eclipse the single season win mark of 35 games. Its success is a surprise to some experts.

SOFTBALL Current National Rank: 10th Total Games played over break: 10 Record against: 7-3 Total runs scored-scored on: 55-26 Wins against University of Southern Maine (twice), Middlebury, 7th ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Williams College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Hiram College Losses against Williams, 7th ranked University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Hiram College MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD Competed at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Early Bird (not team scoring) First place finishes for Men: Sophomore Kyle Mackey (Pole Vault) Top finishers for Women: junior Brittany Sievers (discuss and hammer), freshman Celia Kauth (high jump), senior Sam Wong (triple jump), freshman Pascale Hansen (pole vault), freshman Megan Everhart (steeplechase), senior Claire Hollis (1500 meter run), senior Chenae White (100 meter dash), 4X100 meter relay team

“The national rankings will take care of themselves,” Martin reiterated. “It was a jab at us to put us fourth [in the NCAC preseason rankings], but we knew we had depth, great starting pitching and few holes. Our focus is on the conference opponents.”

DePauw hopes to remain undefeated in conference against Ohio Wesleyan University this weekend. They play two double headers against the Battling Bishops away on Friday and Saturday.

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Pitching, hitting take turns in softball double-header win, loss

By GRANT BARNOW sports@thedepauw.com

DePauw Tiger Softball resumed play this week with a doubleheader against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops after a string of several tournament games over spring break. The Tigers split the games with Ohio Wesleyan in two thrilling match-ups.

The first game remained scoreless into extra innings, when tiebreaker rules came into play. At the top of the 10th inning, Ohio Wesleyan placed runner Dani Haley on second base, in accordance with extra innings rules. DePauw freshman pitcher Emily Dieckmann struck out the first two batters of the inning before surrendering a single into centerfield that scored Haley — the game winning run.

DePauw opened the inning with a runner on second base but was unable to score resulting in the Ohio Wesleyan 1-0 victory. Though credited with a loss — her first of the season — Dieckmann added another strong performance to her season.

Accumulating 11 strikeouts over the course of 10 innings, she also recorded a complete game for the day. The DePauw batters failed to take advantage of scorers in position stranding 10 runners on base in the game.

The second match of the doubleheader saw the Tigers’ revamp its offensive prowess. The first three innings saw several

lead changes before DePauw seized the lead in bottom of the 3rd inning, 5-4.

The Tigers extended the lead, with help from a Jen Kosinski two-run homerun in the bottom of the 4th inning. Ohio Wesleyan scored single runs in both the 6th and 7th but was unable to match as the Tigers’ went on to win 7-6. Junior Emily Bichler earned the win and improved to 4-2 on the season.

Offensively, the Tigers had eight hits in the game with juniors Amy Hallett and Jamie Story and senior Cymone Allen all having two each.

DePauw’s record now stands at 16-4 (2-2 conference) and the team is currently ranked No. 10 in the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) Top 25. Coach Bonnie Skrenta is pleased, but not satisfied with her teams play.

“We’ve played well, as shown by our current record,” Skrenta said. “And we’ll need to continue the effort into May. There are definitely some areas that we will need to polish but I know that the team will continue to do an excellent job in our remaining games.”

With the season more than halfway completed the Tigers will look to continue their success into May, when the NCAC championship is held. The Tigers will continue play this Friday, April 6, at 3:30pm when they host Manchester for a doubleheader.

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tiger break of the

name: MICHAEL RARDON, JUNIOR

sport: TENNIS

hometown: INDIANAPOLIS, IND.

Highlight: Over the course of the men’s tennis team spring break trip in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, Rardon went a perfect 4-0 in singles matches, including a thrilling threeset game against University of Wisconsin-Whitewater’s Andy McGlashen in a win that gave the Tigers the 5-4 edge for the victory over the Warhawks. Rardon was 4-0 in doubles matches with junior Noah Swiler.

On his play over break: “I play my best when I get meaty and just start yelling after every single point. And that was pretty much my go-to to get me through the match (against WisconsinWhitewater). Reid (Garlock) was yelling at me and getting on the other kids nerves. I was just feeding off it.”

Freshman Emily Dieckmann pitches during Wednesday evening’s game against Ohio Wesleyan. After losing the afternoon game 1-0, the women took the nightcap 7-6, improving their record 16-4. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW

— COMPILED BY JOSEPH FANELLI / SPORTS@THEDEPAUW.COM

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Baker deemed All-American at national tournament

BASEBALL

‘Deep bullpen’ makes for 11-game win streak

By PARKER SCHWARTZ sports@thedepauw.com

Senior Catie Baker swims in the 100-yard breaststroke at the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championship at the Indiana University Natatorium in Bloomington, Ind. Baker placed eighth in the race and earned all-American honors for the third year in a row. PHOTO COURTESY OF LINDA STRIGGO

By ELEANOR AXT sports@thedepauw.com

When senior Catie Baker joined the DePauw women’s swimming team in 2008, she never thought she would go to the NCAA Div. III swimming and diving championships four years in a row.

“Had you told me when I was in high school that this was what was going to happen or that this was going to be my swimming career, I don’t know that I would have believed you,” Baker said.

Baker finished her career with an All-American performance in the 100 breaststroke from her eighth-place finish. It was her third straight top-eight finish in the 100 breast stroke. Previously, Baker finished eighth again in 2011 and sixth in 2010.

She also added an honorable All-American from a 16th-place finish the 200 breaststroke, another event she has had much success in with ninth- and 10th-place finishes in 2011 and 2010, respectively. She also finished 13th in the 200 individual medley in 2010.

Head coach Mary Bretscher said that Baker is particularly successful in championships for one reason: “I think that Catie is a person who swims well under pressure. She’s going into that event knowing she wants to be all-American and does it. I think that kind of takes the pressure off.”

Overall, DePauw totaled 12 points at the championships and finished in a tie for 39th. Emory University won nationals with 639 points, while Williams College was second with 453 and NCAC opponent Denison University was third with 420.

“It’s always great [going to nationals] because you get to see the best of the best from around the nation,” Baker said. “There are some really cool races to watch.”

Bretscher said Baker has always been an interesting case.

Baker came to DePauw still not fully rehabilitated from a shoulder injury she developed in high school.

“When she came to DePauw, she didn’t have a lot of strength in that arm,” Bretscher said. “She was only doing a quarter of what everyone else was doing in the pool. But outside the pool, she was really impressive.”

Baker did not start swimming every day until her junior year.

Coach Bretscher said most swimmers believe spending time outside the pool is wasted time, but Baker used the opportunity to continually strengthen herself. It paid off.

“She worked her tail off in the fitness center,” Bretscher said.

“Even though she wasn’t in the pool, it wasn’t like she wasn’t there. There was never a question in her mind that she wasn’t going to get that done and get better.”

In addition to swimming for the past four years, Baker is also a double major in math and computer science and was president of Delta Gamma sorority last semester.

“I fell in love with the atmosphere when I first visited DePauw,”

She’s going into that event knowing she wants to be all-American and does it.

-Mary Bretscher, women’s swimming head coach

Baker said. “DePauw gives you the chance to do everything.”

Baker just received the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and plans to pursue a Ph.D. “I’m really excited to see what Catie ends up doing with her life because she is such an outstanding student and so talented,” Bretscher. “It was really fun to have someone like that on the team.”

Fluidity and perfection have been two themes associated with DePauw baseball, a team that stands at 23-3 after finishing spring break week with eleven wins, starting with a four game sweep of conference foe Wittenberg University.

“I don’t think there is a limit to where we can go right now,” said head coach Jake Martin. “Competing at a high level in conference is most important. We’ll let the national rankings take care of themselves.”

The Tigers have stacked up against some of America’s best competition and have jumped to 14th in national rankings. DePauw won three straight contests by a combined ten runs in Georgia against LaGrange College, Oglethorpe University and nationally-ranked Piedmont College from March 27 to March 29.

“Our attitude is better. We never feel like a lead is too much,” said junior Jason Cohen. “We expect to win every game no matter who we are playing. We haven’t had that in the three years I’ve been here.”

Piedmont entered ranked sixth in the nation, yet the challenge didn’t seem to affect the Tigers who defeated the Lions 13-6, a victory that included an explosive six-run first inning.

The Tigers picked up right where they left off down South, sweeping Denison in four games, which improved their conference record to an outstanding 8-0.

The spring break stand was notably marked by an ability to use a variety of players to achieve wins.

“That’s the strength of the team this season: we are deep,” Cohen said. “As a bullpen everyone has proven themselves. As a team, everyone can do the job.”

After starting out the year with a .432 batting average, a back injury has kept sophomore shortstop Zach Starr out of the lineup, but sophomore J.B. McCallum has brilliantly filled the gap at both the position and at the plate.

After slow starts early, Cohen and senior Rob McPike have provided the stability in the power department for a formidable Tiger lineup.

Cohen, the designated hitter, went seven for thirteen in four games against Denison. Cohen’s clutch performance included producing the only two runs in the opening 2-1 DePauw victory.

“It helps when everyone is going and doing what we’re supposed to do,” Cohen said. “I’m seeing the ball well, and I’m hitting the ball hard right now.”

With an offense that ranks in the top 20 of Div. III, the Tigers pitching rotation has been a force behind sophomore Michael Chiaro and seniors Andy Manson and Elliot Ross. These starters combined have a 3.47 ERA. To make matters worse for opposing batters, senior Hobs Donovan has entered the rotation healthy after recovering shoulder surgery during the off-season. Over two starts, Donovan threw for 12 total innings with 12 strikeouts while only allowing one earned run.

“As Hobs has built back from his injury he has been lights out,”

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