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East College hosts Holi, the festival of color and love BY EMMA MACANALLY news@thedepauw.com
Students cover each other in colorful powder during the Hindu festival of Holi. Particpants ate dinner at Gobin Church before moving to East College lawn and breaking out the dye. PHOTO COURTESY OF JORDAN LIENHOOP.
On Tuesday, the East College lawn was transformed into the grounds for a colorful spring festival, complete with dancing, Indian food and colored powder. For the past few years, in accordance with Indian tradition, DePauw University’s International Student Association and Center for Spiritual Life organizations hold a Holi festival in the spring. This festival is known as the festival of color or the festival of love. Volunteer Pravin Patel said that Holi is a time when “you forget your enemy and make friends with color.” Participants throw colored powder on each other and spray their friends with water guns. All DePauw students were encouraged to attend this festival held at Gobin Memorial Methodist Church in order to experience the festivities firsthand. Prior to the color festival, Gobin held a feast complete with authentic Indian cuisine, such as vegetable samosa, garlic naan and gulab jamun. “I saw pictures of it last year and it looked really fun,” sophomore Leah Willliams said. “I love Indian food and you don’t really get to have it that often in Greencastle.” First-year Erika Killion expressed similar reasons for going. “I saw pictures of it too from friends on other campuses…I had no idea we did it here.” Classmate Vanessa Gonzalez invited Williams and Killion to the event after being inspired by her floor-mate’s participation last year. “I’m from Houston, and I have a lot of Indian friends so I knew what Holi was…so I made sure that this year I would not miss it.” she said. The Holi festival at DePauw is open to anyone who wants to participate--and doesn’t mind getting a little messy.
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Shapero | cont’d from page Other sources of inspiration for Shapero are a bit more personal. “Part of my strategy for some of these poems is if I think of a joke that I want to tell my friends and if I tell it to them and they kind of like it, good. But if I think of a joke and I tell it to them and everyone is like ‘what?’ then I make it into a poem.” Shapero’s failed jokes have turned into multiple poems, “Person’s Ocean,” “Reformation Window” and “You Look Like I Feel”—“One of my favorite insults,” she said—just to name a few. During the reading, Shapero was animated and involved with the recitations.
“I think that a poem has two different lives,” she said. “One on the page and one out loud. “ This dedication to bringing a poem alive orally was something that was greatly appreciated by her audience. “I like how fun and expressive she was with her body language,” said sophomore Emily Nasseff. “Some poets are very monotone, but she was really funny.” English professor Joe Heithaus also enjoyed the performance aspect of the reading. “It was a perfect mix of a literary reading and a reading that was totally aware of itself,” he said. “Poetry is an oral thing, and you have to stand and deliver.” Considering that Shapero admitted freely that she wants her poetry to end “on the worst note,” making
inconvenience for the students living in that building, students navigating whether their community feels welcoming or for our partners in Facilities Management who already work incredibly hard, but now has to take extra time and devote additional resources to repair, clean and address concerns” are several possible effects that can stem from community damage. If the responsible party is determined, the person or persons will be asked to pay for the damages or the information will be sent to the Community Standards Committee for action to be taken on that level. The response depends on the nature of the incident. If one discovers damage to a part of campus, they are encouraged to contact public safety. If one wishes to stay anonymous, they can use the Silent Witness form, located online on the student life page. Students are also encouraged to contact CLCD about these incidents by calling x4500 or emailing housing@depauw.edu. Additionally, there is a form on eServices to contact Facilities Management about necessary services.
the audience laugh during her reading was something of an accomplishment. “Having some jaggedness felt important,” she added. “It’s important to write poems that feel emotionally raw I think.” Following the reading, Shapero answered questions from the audience, ranging from if she believes her poems have a redemptive quality to how her dog is doing. A question posed by Heithaus led Shapero to ruminate on how quickly she ends her poetry. “She’d pull the tablecloth out from under the plates, and it was like magic,” he said. “Like ‘woah, she’s out of it’ and I’d feel this feeling.” “I always want my poems to feel a little unhinged,” said Shapero in response. “I try to stop them before they’re resolved.”
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which were reported to them. The RAs in Longden are not happy that these events have occurred in their building. Sophomore RA Elisabeth Wilson says, “The damage has affected the whole community.” Her colleague, sophomore Jazzkia Jones calls the damage “disappointing and frustrating” and feels that the damages show a lack of respect on the part of the responsible parties for the others on their floor and for their building. The residents of Longden also feel strongly about the damages. Annie Remack, a first-year Longden resident, said, “This abuse of the common area, it upsets me.” This is not the first time that damage has occurred. Residence hall damage has happened throughout the year in many of the buildings. Most notably, the outdoor signs to the residence halls were taken during the fall semester. Incidents in residence halls affect more than just the wallet of the responsible parties and the workload of campus resources. Wendy Wippich, director of campus living, and Emeline Hansen, coordinator for campus living, stated that “an
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While the days following spring break saw a burst of warm temperatures in Greencastle, residents of one first-year residence hall saw a less favorable burst. Within the span of just a few days, there were several incidents of damage and theft in Longden Hall, a fact that was distressing to many in the surrounding community. The damage that has been reported to Public Safety includes a bicycle being thrown into a window well, craft supplies being strewn around a study room and paint being squirted down a hallway. Additionally, personal items, including mattresses, were removed from a room and placed in the hallway. Angie Nally, director of public safety, called the latter incident a reminder for students to lock their doors in order to keep their personal items secure. She did clarify, however, that this reminder was not a statement on the incident currently under investigation. Another incident that occurred around the same time as the others was the fire alarm was pulled; it is unclear
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whether this is connected to any of the others. The Campus Living Community Development office confirms the craft-related incidents, as well as missing (later returned) couch cushions and damaged exit signs. These events required response and follow-up by CLCD and Facilities Management, some of which is still happening. There are a number of places to which these cases can be reported. Public safety, CLCD, the RAs on each floor and Facilities Management all accept reports on incidents of unlawful/ unwanted activity. This means that students have options to find the one that best caters to the type of situation. Those that are reported to public safety are usually more personal events rather than public events. Public safety also becomes involved when a student or group of students feel like they have been targeted for damage. Those reported to CLCD and RAs pertain to community property damage or theft. It also means that any one of the entities may not have a complete list of every occurrence, since their lists would only contain those incidents
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YouTuber Laci Green highlights Code T.E.A.L. week
Blogger Laci Green breaks down the statistics of who commits rape during her lecture Wednesday night. Green's lecture, titled "Taking Down Rape Culture," was a part of code T.E.A.L week. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW BY VICTORIA HOUGHTALEN news@thedepauw.com
YouTube Star Laci Green lit up Meharry Hall Wednesday night with her electric attitude about a topic that rarely receives a standing ovation: rape culture. Green served as the main speaker for Code T.E.A.L. week. The week’s activities are aimed to talk, educate, advocate and listen to the dialogue around sexual assault in an effort to eradicate it here on campus. Code T.E.A.L was officially recognized by DePauw Student Government last semester after being around for three or four years, according to Student Body President Cody Watson. “It’s one of those things where many of our great and upcoming leaders are really active in both student government and Code Teal—raising awareness for us, so we can raise awareness for the rest of campus,” he said.
Green’s talk aimed to “zoom out” and look at the larger theme of rape culture, instead of focusing on specific instances of sexual assault. She defines this broader picture as, “a culture in which sexual violence is common, considered inevitable, there’s this attitude that there is nothing we can do about it, and so [sexual violence] is tolerated and excused.” The video blogger broke her talk down into four sections to explain rape culture: trivialization, toleration, victim blaming and gender roles. “I think that in any circle where rape jokes are told, it could be really harming for someone who has actually lived through that, and it indicates pretty clearly someone’s ideas about it,” said Green. Charlie Douglas, junior and co-president of Code T.E.A.L., said, “This is a really important cause. I feel like a lot of people on campus have been affected by [sexual as-
sault] or know someone who has personally been affected by it. So, if that is not enough of a motivator, socially it is something that we can fix.” DePauw has a smaller student body than a lot of universities, but when The DePauw asked Green if she thought rape culture differed on smaller campuses she said, “I don’t think it’s any different.” However, in her speech, Green stated that multiple studies have found that rape is three times more likely to happen at fraternity houses. “I think the campus overall has a lot to learn about consent and making sure that we are actively communicating about the lives we want to have here on campus," said Watson. "I think that a lot of the times it is very easy for us to take control of things such as classwork, or job searching, or those kinds of immediate things." Yet, the crowd that night in Meharry had one overwhelming characteristic—most of those attended were female-identified. The YouTube star shared some alarming statistics: 75 percent of the time, the victim knows the rapist; perpetrators will attack an average of six times; and 99 percent of attacks are perpetrated by men. “Now this is where, in the conversation, a lot of walls go up. ‘Woah, woah, woah, you can put this all on men, you’re a man hater!’” she said. But Green went on to explain, “This is not about saying that 99 percent of all men are perpetrators. This is saying of the pool perpetrators, 99 percent of them are men.” Douglas, one of two male members in the Code T.E.A.L. organization, said, “Combatting rape culture starts with a conversation that is easy to start, easy to continue, and it might be awkward at times; but I think that is something that our culture has to accept and start talking about.”
Shapero brings poetry to life as part of Kelly Writers Series BY NETTIE FINN news@thedepauw.com
Infusing her poems with a spoken-word bravado, Natalie Shapero blended contemplation and performance during her reading Tuesday night. As part of the Kelly Writers Series, Shapero took the stage in Peeler Auditorium at 7:30
p.m. and regaled her audience with poems from her book “No Object,” as well as from the piece she is currently working on, entitled “Sore Subject.” “I feel a little weird about [the title] because this book is called “No Object” and it felt strange to have two grammar related titles,” she said. Shapero received her MFA degree in
creative writing at Ohio State University and attended Law School at the University of Chicago. Currently, she is a fellow at the Kenyon Review, which allows her to read the work of fellow poets—something she draws inspiration from.
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Another BIG thank you to @gogreen18 for coming to DePauw yesterday. Sorry I cried on you. You’re the best.
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CAMPUSCRIME April 13 • Noise-Loud Music/ Loud People• Made Contact with House Representation Verbal Warning Issued | Time: 10:29 a.m. | Place: Phi Delta Theta April 14 • Property Damage Accident-Delayed Report • Report Filed | Time: 8:00 a.m. | Place: College Street Hall Lot • Pro-Active Contact/ Noise-Loud Music • Made Contact with House Representation Verbal Warning Issued/Forwarded to Organizational Review | Time: 11:56 p.m. | Place: Phi Kappa Psi April 15
• Assist GFD-Gas Leak • GFD Took Call/Alert Notification Issued to Campus Community | Time: 8:58 a.m. | Place: Bloomington/Seminary Sts April 16 • Pro-Active Contact/ Hazzard • Made Contact with House Representation Verbal Warning Issued/Forwarded to Organizational Review | Time: 12:06 a.m. | Place: Phi Kappa Psi • Traffic Stop • Written Warning Issued | Time: 11:30 p.m. | Place: Hanna/College Sts. SOURCE: PUBLIC SAFETY WWW.DEPAUW.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/ CAMPUS-SAFETY/PUBLICSAFETY/ ACTIVITY-REPORT/YEAR/2015
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FOR THE RECORD In our April 14 issue, The DePauw ran a story called “Professor Profile: Brett O’Bannon.” We incorrectly spelled his name in the story, as his name has two t’s. Additionally, we wrote that he went to graduate school at “the University of Indiana.” Brett O’Bannon in fact attended graduate school in Indiana Universty at Bloomington.
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DePauw brings Antigo BY AUSTIN CANDOR features@thedepauw.com
This weekend, DePauw theatre will take on another classic for their upcoming spring production in Sophocles’ “Antigone.” Written by Sophocles in 441 B.C., Antigone is set in Thebes, Greece, where Greek king Creon has refused to bury a dead Polynices for being a traitor to his city. Antigone then takes it upon herself to give her brother a proper burial, which does not go over well with Creon, for obvious reasons. “We’re kind of taking the production in the direction of the rebels vs. the rule followers,” said director Caroline Good. “All Creon had to say was, ‘yea, this is really stupid, let’s bury him.’ But no, he doesn’t… (Creon) feels like he is the law…so much that… he ends up blinding himself.” “We studied Acting One last semester with Caroline Good,” said freshman Laura Harmon. “It amazes me that there can be so many differ-
ent interpretations of th one especially.” These interpr through the numerous characters that have to with the themes of justice Senior Grace role of Antigone, has no the play. “I love Antigon diant in her fight against am still continuing to m Antigone, which shows characters are.” Harmon feels the sam acter, Antigone’s sister Is “I love to play (her) serves to show grief,” said lot, and I find crying onst To many students, the interpret these relationsh strong points, on and off “I think the persona
Above: Antigone (Grace Lazarz) tells her sister Ismene (Laura Harmon) of their brother's tragic fate. Below: Before the curtains rise, Chelsea Schumacher makes time for her pre-show work out. PHOTOS BY C THAMBUNDIT
Chorus members, Rudra Vishweshwar and Jerald Parks, reenact the
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together,” said sophomore Jerald Parks. “I think we really got luck with the cast mates that we got.” But what ultimately sets this play apart from other renditions is the setting. Instead of ancient Greece, the story takes place in a postapocalyptic “inspired” world that one would see in The Hunger Games series. “What I love most about our particular production is our awesome set design,” said Lazarz. “(It) supports this world, and creates a postapocalyptic war zone of great visual interest.” Parks agreed. “(An) aspect that I really find cool is the technicality of the show,” said Parks. “The lights, the sound, the set. It makes it all aesthetically pleasing, and it’s very nice to enjoy.” The play will be put on in Moore Theatre, and will run throughout the weekend. Friday and Saturday’s performances will be at 7:30, followed by a 3 p.m. matinee on Sunday.
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Creon, played by Kevin Courtade, decrees that Antigone will be punished for giving her brother a proper burial. C THAMBUNDIT / THE DEPAU W
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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board
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Staying safe isn’t a cliché It’s been said before, but on a weekend like this one it never hurts to say it again: stay safe. Little 5 weekend is drinking primetime, with day parties, DJs, concerts and competition. With the weather as perfect as it’s supposed to be this weekend, conditions are ripe for a good time. And let’s just say it: a good time of the kind had a Little 5 includes a lot of binge-drinking. While drinking to excess is never the best idea, doing it again and again over a two, three or even four-day stretch can be a recipe for disaster. Go out with a plan in mind for how much you want to drink, and stick to that number. Utilize the buddy system, and be a part of bystander intervention. There are ample resources on campus dedicated to keeping students safe, so eat the free pizza, drink the free water and call on campus CATs if you need them. At all times, stay aware. With the presence of excise police on campus, making smart drinking choices is important even for those of you choosing to imbibe only a little. Even if you’re over age, open container laws are still in place, so drinking at the race just isn’t smart. Lastly, public safety, unlike excise, are not out to get you. Officers are there to keep you safe. Don’t be afraid to utilize Indiana’s Lifeline Law and call if you are worried about a friend. It’s a big weekend, and DePauw University students know how to have a good time. But a good time can end as abruptly as it began if we don’t keep each other safe and make good choices.
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So according to the creator of the comic in the April 10 issue of The DePauw, an overwhelming majority of Greencastle residents are deemed lower class, incapable of owning or maintaining cars worthy of his status. I assume he’s seen and/or heard a few trucks revved up as they drive through campus, thus making the vast leap to the crass and inaccurate conclusion that all Greencastle residents own these vehicles. Seriously?!?! Kevin Killeen, you do realize in that demographic of Greencastle residents you have your very own professors, administrators, secretaries, librarians and coaches that work right here on campus? There are teachers, dentists, dance instructors, decorators, grandparents, etc that live at every level of the socio-economic spectrum in this community. What you did by drawing your extremely insensitive comic, and what The DePauw did by publishing it, was prove why DePauw has a problem bridging the Town-Gown divide. Many students here at DePauw have taken the time to step outside this bubble and meet Greencastle and Putnam County residents, to develop relationships with them and to find commonalities with them, or experience new differences because of these locals. I really feel sorry for those students who have not taken the time to step out of their comfort zone and experience a new side to their life and instead have simply labeled the locals as lower class hicks who can’t afford mufflers. -Heidi Albin Menzel Secretary, Modern Languages at DePauw University
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The irony of lights: Environmental existentialism ANNA DIXON
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hough I exceedingly dislike him, Holden Caulfield from “Catcher in the Rye” and I share a mutual interest. We both seek solace in walking during the night. Mainly, we enjoy the streetlights that compliment the darkness. No matter my stress, a walk to Roy past sundown can instill a surreal feeling of completeness that few other actions bring me. There is irony in such pleasure that my environmentalism alter-ego points out to my literary, let’s-add-depth-to-something-exceedingly-simple side. The irony of lights is the pleasure they radiate while simultaneously changing the earth. Even a second-grader knows that humans
burn coal to power everything, including lights. Though some still argue the opposite, many people in the general population know and agree that global warming is occurring because of this combustion of fossil fuels that a large portion of our lives depend on. The illumination that makes me feel so absolute is also the illumination whose source will cause a shifting northward of biomes, which will eventually force humans to farm inhospitable soil. The source powering the glow is also the source of carbon dioxide that will cause sea level to rise to the point that some islanders will have to move to bigger landmasses because their isles will only be habitable for fish. The disheartening statistics about how global warming has increased so rapidly, the number of biotic aspects it affects, and the number of people that think it does not exist makes me wonder how I could ever achieve comfort basking in the light of such negative warning signs. The reason I enter a state of ecstasy when I am walking along the lamp-lighted pathways lies in the way I have grown accustomed to the luxury of electricity. In addition, I am exponentially removed from the process of producing the elec-
trical currents that sustain my fortunate lifestyle. I do not see the laborious task of mining or the processing of coal or the carbon dioxide molecules randomly moving into the atmosphere. This makes my using electricity and innocently adoring the lights lining South Locust Street and College Street remarkably comfortable. These lights serve as a symbol for America’s consumption patters. We indulge in activities that are unsustainable and experience no direct, tangible consequences. This creates difficulty when the general public tries to understand the costs of consumption and the work necessary to create the product. If people are not aware of a problem or detrimental trend, they cannot change to resolve a dilemma. We love the very habits and lifestyles that are making the existence of life on earth more and more challenging because there is a disconnect between these two occurrences. This ignorance is the irony of lights.
RACHEL HANEBUTT
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aking into account recent emails and updates from DePauw Administration in regards to the student meal plan, students have begun to voice concerns not only about the meal plan changes, but also about the fact that the student body was not consulted about these changes that affect them so directly. Their concerns highlight not only a need for rethinking proposed changes to the meal plan, but also the requirement for consulting with students before mandating a change to the ways they eat on campus. Next year, the DePauw student meal plan would transition from a declining balance meal plan to a swipe system-style meal plan popular at other institutions of higher education. Some students have equated this change in meal plan structure to “being [in] a prison,” because of
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-Dixon is a first-year Environmental Fellow from Evansville, Indiana. opinions@thedepauw.com
Ethics of student choice: DePauw’s “new” meal plan the lack of choice and consultation granted to students prior to this change. Eating on a campus that mandates residential living, students are forced to comply with whatever system the school has. However, when the University and food providers take it upon themselves to mandate where, when and how many times a day students can hypothetically spend meal plan money, they might be going too far. Some students have begun to fight this plan because of what it might to do the restaurants frequented by students at the Inn at DePauw. Many of the customers of these locations are indeed students. Restricting student choice when it comes to the meal plan also means restricting student means for eating and supporting the restaurants and employees of the Inn. The same goes for Starbucks and other locations; the more the university regulates the meal plan, the less choice students will have without spending additional personal funds, which some students do not have. In an article published by The DePauw on April 6, 2015, University officials state the students will have more meals than the current meal plan provides, however, the stated “18-19 meals
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per week” is troubling for students who eat a standard 3 meals a day (not including late night snacks, coffee and smoothies). However, the idea of $200 “flex dollars” a semester might not qualm student fears about running out or being forced to eat in certain locations. Marketing this plan as “what every other major institution does” might not necessarily sit well for DePauw students either. Tigers priding themselves on a one-of-a-kind academic experience and having an administration that looks to students before implementing new requirements is also important. As we learned with DePauw Dialogue, RFRA and other recent discussions, it is very important for the University to ask and take student concerns and opinions into consideration before mandating changes that affect students so directly. -Hanebutt is a senior Prindle intern from Huntington, IN. This article was originally published in the Prindle Post on April 13th, 2015, before any changes or planned meetings were scheduled regarding the new meal plans.
“Carbs and visualization”
JAMIE POWELL, SENIOR
“Riding everyday with no regrets and no apologies”
MICHAEL DEOLIVEIRA, SENIOR
“Watching Breaking Away on repeat”
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Men's tennis knocks off Wabash, finishes NCAC regular season undefeated BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
In what sport have the Tigers arguably dominated the Little Giants of Wabash College the most? That’s right, tennis. For the past 14 years the schools have crisscrossed the roughly 30 miles of US Highway 231 that separate them for a yearly meeting and each time, the Tigers have come out victorious. Wednesday night’s meeting turned into more of the same for the Tigers, as they defeated the Little Giants 6-3 on the road in Crawfordsville, however, this time it wasn’t as easy as in years past. “This is the best Wabash team we've played during my four years here,” senior Eric Vannatta said. “They've had a lot of success this year so it makes winning the match feel that much better.” In previous seasons, it was routine to see the Tigers taking care of the Little Giants by final scores of 9-0 and 7-0, however, the program over in Craw-
fordsville has began to make a turnaround. A fact that leaves current Tiger even more pleased with Wednesday’s victory. “Well I can't really speak for the teams I haven't been on, but they are our rival and this years Wabash team was the most successful in terms of wins ever, so it feels good to beat a good team,” sophomore Patrick Farrell said. The pairs of senior Chris Bertolini and sophomore Dan Rodefeld along with sophomores Harold Martin and Farrell got DePauw University out to a 2-1 lead. Both groups collected early wins for the Tigers in the doubles portion of the match. Wabash’s lone victory came from Daniel Delgado and William Reifeis who knocked off Vannatta and junior Alec Kaczkowski by a final score of 8-6. “I definitely could have played better,” Vannatta said. “We played a good team who took us out of our rhythm. Whenever you lose a match there are always certain points and certain shots that you want back.” Wabash wasted little time getting back into
things, however, as the Little Giants battled back winning the first two matches of the singles competition, defeating Bertolini and Kaczkowski both in three sets. The Tigers quickly asserted their dominance, winning the match’s final four pairings without dropping a single set. Rodefeld, Farrell, sophomore Matt Santen and Martin won each of their matches in the final four seedings. The win was also significant because it closes out DePauw’s play in the Western Division of the North Coast Athletic Conference. For the fourth straight season, the Tigers have ran the gauntlet undefeated at 4-0. “It does a lot for our confidence,” Vannatta said. “We knew all along we we would have three tough matches and we'll come out ready to play.” The Tigers will take the upcoming NCAC Championships with a grain of salt despite the unblemished record. “It definitely gives us extra confidence knowing
that we can beat good teams in our conference, but at the same time those don't really mean much in the conference tournament because every team is essentially starting with a clean slate from the season,” Farrell said. The win over the Little Giants is also nice to get for the Tigers, based on the history the two schools have in all athletic events. “Going to this match we understood that we were playing one of biggest rivals,” junior Zach Jonas said. “Playing on their turf and being able to bring back a win for DePauw was very rewarding.” “It just feels a little extra good to beat a school rival,” Farrell reiterated. Next up for the Tigers is one final non-conference opponent. The Tigers will travel to Milwaukee to face Gustavus Adolphus College to face the Gusties on Saturday. After that, comes the NCAC Championships at Kenyon College beginning on April 24.
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Women's lacrosse wins back-and-forth game with Battling Bishops
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Tiger OF THE Week:
ANDREW WRIGHT
MEN’S LACROSSE POSITION: MIDDIE YEAR: FRESHMAN HOMETOWN: GROSSE POINTE FARMS, MICHIGAN.
Junior Elizabth McCracken sprints past her defender and towards the goal. The Tigers slipped past the Bishops 14-13, upping their NCAC record to 2-3. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW BY ABBY MARGULIS sports@thedepauw.com
In its third varsity season the Tigers are often seen as an underdog against opposing teams, but that was not the case in Tuesday’s match-up against the Ohio Wesleyan University Battling Bishops. “We held our own and showed that it doesn't matter how old a program is—we are not a team to be underestimated,” junior Abigail Snively said. The Tigers stepped on the field Tuesday evening determined to walk away with a victory against the Bishops. After losing the past three games DePauw University women’s lacrosse was not going to be disappointed again and fought hard to beat the Bishops, 14-13. “Tuesday's game was really great for us,” junior Elizabeth McCracken said. “It is one of the closest games we have played and it good to see the team play under this much pressure.” In the first few minutes of the game Snively put one goal away and junior Maryclaire Heldring followed quickly on an assist from first-year Emma Flynn to put the Tigers ahead. DePauw wasn’t in
the lead for long though as the Bishops scored back-to-back. The teams went back and forth, back and forth until Flynn put the Tigers in the lead once more and sophomore Taylor Summers added a fifth goal. The Tigers offense excelled as the team was in control when in possession of the ball. “We did a good job settling the ball on attack and finding that open person to keep the lead,” senior Carey Kunz said. Ohio Wesleyan, though, wasn’t going to let DePauw run away with things. “[They] had good ball movement on their attack,” Kunz said. “They were constantly moving the ball around and keeping the defense on our toes.” The Tigers were also challenged on draw controls, Kunz added, but they were able to gain control in order to help them to victory, totalling 13 out of 29. At half-time the Tigers were in the lead at 7-5, but there were times during the second half when the Tigers were unsure if they would walk away with a win. Twice the Bishops tied the score, once at 8-8 with 21:32 remaining, and again at 1212 with 4:54 left to play. Flynn and Kunz put two more goals
away to make a final of 14 shots fired and scored for the Tigers. In the last 46 seconds the Bishops had a moment to tie the match, but the Tigers defense and first-year goalie Liz Hawkins were not going to let that happen as Hawkins stopped the goal marking the Tiger’s victory. Flynn led the Tigers with five goals while sophomore Nicole Gibson followed with two assists, Hawkins managed 16 saves and Snively picked up four groundballs. The team faces Kenyon College in their last conference game of the season this Saturday at 11:45 a.m. at Reavis Stadium. The women are ready to show Kenyon what they are made of and hopefully come out with another win to close out the season. “Our conference has been very uncharacteristic this season, and who is going to conference is still up in the air,” Snively said. “We have just the slightest chance to get there, but our chance is centered around the game Saturday. If we win we still have a fighting chance, so I think everyone is excited to see if we can keep our tournament hopes alive.”
First-year men’s lacrosse middie Andrew Wright has had quite the impressive rookie season for the Tigers. With one final game left to play for the Tigers before they shut things down for the year, Wright leads the team with 34 goals, is second on the team with 21 assists and has a team-high 55 points on the year. The highlight of his first season in Greencastle came last Saturday in a 28-2 victory over Hiram College in which he found the back of the net seven times and added three more assists. The first-year had goals in six straight games at one point this season and has only been held scoreless twice. Wright also added five tallies in a rivalry win over Wabash College earlier this month. The DePauw (TDP): Regardless of how you guys finish the year, this will still be the best season in the program’s history. What does it mean to you to be a part of that? Andrew Wright (AW): It means a lot to be a part of a new program that has a lot of potential, I’m very excited to see where this team goes the next couple of years. TDP: To lead the team in goals as a first-year is quite the accomplishment. How have you adjusted to the pace of the college game? AW: Over the summer I worked a lot on my stick skills which have helped a lot this year. Also having an assistant coach who played in the pros has helped my transition into college lacrosse a lot. Coach Long has given me many tips and help on transitioning into college lacrosse.
TDP: It seems that each time you guys suffer a big loss, you rebound pretty well the next time out. Just talk a little about the team’s resiliency? AW: Our team is very close on and off the field which helps us get through tough losses and come back even stronger. Also our leadership from our captain Eric Speer has helped a lot. TDP: Looking forward to next season, what sorts of changes should we expect to see from the team? AW: We are bringing almost 20 recruits next year so there will be a lot of new faces in different positions and hopefully more wins too.
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Softball splits with #8 Illinois Wesleyan, returns to top of NCAC MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com
After falling to Illinois Wesleyan University by three runs in the first game, the Tigers rallied against the currently eighth ranked Titans in the second game, beating them 4-2. The victory gave them a great confidence boost moving back into conference season, which showed in their game against Ohio Wesleyan University. The Tigers moved to 18-11 on the season after the Illinois Wesleyan game, while the Titan’s fell to 24-6. In the first game, the Tigers got off to a quick start—scoring twice in the first inning. “I would say the strongest part of our game was definitely our offense. We had runners on base all game and really put the pressure on them to make big plays,” junior Sammi Bell said, one of the players who scored. In the first game, however, the defense wasn’t able to contain the Illinois Wesleyan offense—who put up seven runs. “Our defense wasn’t perfect by any means on Tuesday,” Bell said. The Tigers had eight hits in the first game in comparison to IWU’s nine. In the second game, the Tiger’s defense picked up the slack, limiting the Titans to only two runs. Of the second game, senior Jennifer Ridge said: “The strongest part of our game was defense and pitching. These two aspects of our game are fundamental to success. Our pitchers hit their spots and they shut down their offense. Not only did we shut them down offensively, but we were able to support our excellent defense with a strong offensive performance.” Starting pitcher senior Kahla Nolan picked up her ninth victory of the season with the win, her sixth straight. In addition to the pitching, the fielding was strong as well. “We can count on our players to make the routine and many great plays,” said junior Linsey Button. Similar to the first game, the Tigers started off hot in the first inning, scoring three times. The highlight, a two-run homer by first-year Alli Dennie. Ridge, along with the rest of the team, were
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Tiger’s lacrosse loses to Ohio Wesleyan 19-5
obviously excited about defeating such a highranked team. “We kept our composure in times of adversity. It was an amazing experience to beat a top ranked team. It really demonstrates this team's potential,” Ridge said. While Bell agreed with Ridge, she added, “beating Illinois Wesleyan showed us how far we’ve
“I would say the strongest part of our game was definitely our offense. We had runners on base all game and really put the pressure on them to make big plays.”
-Sammi Bell, junior
come and how talented of a team we are when we play our game. So with that territory comes higher standards that we have for our play from here on out. There is no reason why we shouldn’t beat the best teams.” The emotion of the game and the elation of winning led to an interesting bus ride home. “Once we got on the bus we just started joking around about everything funny that had happened and was said during the game… the whole bus was dying with laughter for a solid 30 minutes after the game,” Bell said. The Tigers demonstrated how far they’ve come Wednesday when they swept Ohio Wesleyan University 5-0 and then 4-2. This moved them into first place of the NCAC, setting them up for a successful tournament run. The Tigers will hope to hold on to that spot when they face Allegheny College at 1 p.m. at DePauw on Saturday.
First-year goalie Joe Musto saves a shot from Ohio Wesleyan's Matt Maier on Wednesday afternoon. 4th ranked Ohio Wesleyan blew past the Tigers 19-5. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
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