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$2 million dollars in reallocation cuts, construction seen as ‘lack of respect’ by some faculty for living expenses. Stimpert ensured the reallocations news@thedepauw would not affect faculty leaving this year. The changes will, however, begin in the The financial fallout of DePauw’s 2015-2016 school year. small freshman class—a $2 million budAround $100,000 of reallocation cuts get shortfall has affected everything from from academic affairs will result from faculty development to the endowment. tightening the faculty’s professional deAccording to Vice President of velopment policy, an almost 13 percent Finance and Administration Brad decrease from the 2013-2014 Kelsheimer, the university lost an esschool year. Stimpert’s move timated $2 million after the Office of has drawn criticism from faculty Admission missed its goal of total stumembers. dents for the incoming class. The firstProfessor of Comyear class of 514 was below the munication and The650-projected number that adater, David Worthinministrators set their budgets gon, believes the “In some ways, it’s saying you aren’t worth according to in February. reallocations show “a Fewer students means less what we’ve been giving you. That doesn’t feel lack of respect for the tuition income. With additional kind of efforts we put unforeseen expenses, DePauw good.” forth. In some ways, was forced to make up a total -David Worthington, professor of communication and theatre it’s saying you aren’t of $3 million in total budget worth what we’ve adjustments. been giving you. That Kelsheimer was adamant doesn’t feel good.” that university wide cuts are what part of that cut needed to come Chair of the Faculty, Bridget not taking place. from the academic affairs area, and we L. Gourley, believes vice presi“The overall amount of dollars we agreed on an amount.” dent Stimpert, “might have will invest at DePauw in costs will be That amount was $800,000, a two been caught between a rock and higher this year than last year,” he said. percent decrease of the total academic a hard place,” she said. “You’re “In every single division that is the case.” affairs budget. not going to succeed with DePauw’s day-to-day budget is con“That nevertheless left us the chal- something if you don’t have lots sistently shifting because the various ex- lenge of, how are we actually going to of opportunity for early input. penses and savings that occur through- find the money we need for the coming [The faculty] certainly know afout the year, he said. These unforeseen year,” Stimpert added. ter a change has been made.” costs can range from building mainteStimpert opted to scale back funding Worthington continued with nance and broken steam lines to utility from faculty professional development, similar sentiments. bill increases. There are few consistent which provides money for conferences, “It wasn’t clear why it neednumbers; most lines in the budget are in workshops and research, which take fac- ed to come from this funding,” influx, according to Kelsheimer. ulty away from Greencastle. There will Worthington said. He believes it is best to decentralize be less money for faculty members who Professor of English Eugene the university’s budget and avoids tell- go to conferences but don’t present. Gloria encourages Stimpert to ing department heads and vice presiHe also pulled back some of the be open to revising his changes. dents where to trim or add. funding to support sabbatical leaves for “I hope these newly im “We set the general parameters, and faculty members and additional funds posed changes are not etched in BY BROCK TURNER
the divisions have the ability to increase or decrease specific budget line items, and really control and own the budget,” Kelsheimer said. “I believe that’s essential.” Vice President of Academic Affairs, Larry Stimpert, further explained the process. “We looked at what budget adjustments were going to be necessary for this current year based on the smaller class size,” Stimpert said. “Brad Kelshiemer and I talked quite a bit about
stone,” Gloria said in an email. “I hope that calm, responsible conversations with a more varied faculty population can persuade him that the new changes are doing more harm than good.” University President Brian Casey would like to see those conversations happen. “I really think that Larry and the fac-
ulty governance process should have an extensive conversation about faculty development,” Casey said. Stimpert seemed to agree. “What I tried to emphasize on Mon-
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In an attempt to better familiarize first-years with scenarios involving alcohol and sexual violence, DePauw University has remodeled its intervention education program. Every year, DePauw first-years go through a program to teach them about reacting to difficult situations that could arise as they start college. Last year, it was called “DePauw Gets Graphic.” Students made their way through downstairs Longden Hall or Humbert Hall, watching videos and students act out possible scenarios involving alcohol or sexual violence. Afterwards, they discussed their thoughts with their mentor groups. This year, the event is called interACT, and the students became active participants. “Basically, the main difference between this year and previous years is that we actually had someone that’s a freshman student going through the program there in the situation,” said Claire Halffield, sophomore and actor in one of the skits. “So they were the roommate of who was coming back from a party and they had to try and intervene.” The students witnessed and / or participated in seven set-ups. The first was just a conversation about the “three Ds of bystander interventions”—direct approach, distract or delegate—and what personal obstacles students felt they faced when presented with a difficult situation, such as shyness, and their perspective. “It doesn’t mean you have to change who you are, but you figure out ways to work through the obstacles,” said Dorian Shager, dean of students and organizer of the event. “The first scene kind of framed the night.” The students then had six interactions throughout Humbert or Longden. First were videos about alcohol and then discussion with their group. Next was a social media scenario, in which students were faced with unkind comments online, and volunteers could type into a computer how they would respond. The students then were put in a room where they “overheard” a potentially sexually violent situa-
tion, and they had to decide how to react. After these three, the first-years went through three scenarios played in front of them. “We had 13 great upper-class students that volunteered their time to act,” Shager said, “and they did a phenomenal job.” At the beginning of each scene, they asked for a volunteer from the group to participate in the skit with them. The volunteer then had to decide how to handle the situation. The first scene was of students drinking in their dorm room, and one person has clearly drunk too much. The next scene centered on issues of diversity and identity. One student was saying hurtful comments and microagressions towards another, and the volunteer had to decide how to step in. This addition is new to the first-year programming. “Part of that is an issue in response to the campus conversations we were having last spring,” Shager said. “One of the things that came out in those conversations was that a number of students were coming out and saying ‘Hey, we get that DePauw cares about alcohol and sexual violence, we remember that from orientation. We didn’t get those same messages in orientation about issues of identity and difference and power and privilege.’” The final scene involved a potential sexual assault, where one student tried to get another to go back to their room with them, but the other student is too drunk to make that decision. Feedback so far has been generally positive. “To see it in person makes a difference rather than just hearing about it,” first-year Chirs Lowry said. The students filled out a survey after participating in interACT, and Shager said that most of the ones he’s read have been favorable. “I’ve been going through the data, and the feedback is phenomenal,” Shager said. “This was absolutely very effective. Students are reporting that they are comfortable.” First-year Andrew Saunders also felt that it was effective. “It’s a step above the videos,” he said. “When you see it live, it really makes you think about what you would do.”
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Lace up your running shoes, Tigers. On Sept. 27, the Be Great Today 5K will wind its way through DePauw’s Nature Park. Jimmy Kirkpatrick, ‘13, and Stephanie Sharlow, ‘14, created the Be Great Today 5k in September 2011 in memory of their friend and former DePauw student Marshall Mathew, who took his own life in May 2011 at the end of his freshman year. The name of the event derives from a favorite saying of Marshall Mathew’s. He was known to greet friends and strangers alike with the positive message, “Be great today.” Though they are no longer DePauw students, Sharlow and Kirkpatrick are still active members in the organization of this event. Sharlow shared her resources from past years with those in charge of this year’s race and has been spreading word of the event through social media. Kirkpatrick has been assisting the planners with the endowment associated with Be Great Today. As he told The DePauw in a 2013 interview, Kirkpatrick wanted to bring to light the issue of suicide prevention and decrease the shame associated with it. Medals will be given to the top three male and female finishers, but walking the course is perfectly fine. Co-coordinators and DePauw seniors Patrick Ozog and Phoebe Erickson consider the race route fairly easy. Those who want to attend but not participate in the 5k can cheer on the sidelines. WGRE will set up a tent and play music. Ozog encourages people to bring their dogs. Immediately following the race, there will be a raffle featuring prizes donated by local businesses such as Almost Home, Chief’s, Starbucks and Eli’s Books. The race also comes with volunteer opportunities. Funds raised by the Be Great Today 5K go into an endowment through the Putnam
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County Community Foundation. The endowment helps create suicide awareness and prevention programs in Putnam County. The first Be Great Today 5k race raised about $20,000, and the event has raised a total of approximately $48,000 in the past three years. Ozog and Erickson are less concerned with the money, however, and more concerned with the message behind the event. Their goal is to raise awareness of suicide and of the steps that can be taken to prevent it. The last class of DePauw students that was on campus at the same time as Marshall Mathew graduated in May. For the organizers, this marks a shift towards focusing the event more on the message of awareness and prevention. While those who knew Marshall Mathew have left campus, the desire to prevent such a tragedy from striking this community again remains. “With a community as close-knit as DePauw, the campus becomes like a family,” Ozog said. “When we lose a member of that family, it really affects everyone.” Marshall Mathew’s mother, Susan Mathew, is very appreciative of the community’s efforts to honor the memory of her son, she told The DePauw in 2013. This will be the first year that she will not attend the Be Great Today 5K. Instead, she will mark the event in her own way. As runners take to the course at the DePauw Nature Park, Susan Mathew will run the same distance in her home community in Arizona. As of midday Tuesday, 120 people had signed up to take part in the race. Though online registration has closed, those who want to participate can still sign up on the day of the event. Check-in and registration begin at 7 a.m. at the DePauw Welcome Center in the Nature Park, and the race begins at 8 a.m. For day-of registration, cash payment is preferable.
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New initiative reaches DePauw School of Music
Professor Orcenith Smith conducts the DePauw Orchestra as they prepare for today’s 5:30 p.m. performance at DePauwpalooza. CHRISTA SCHROEDEL / THE DEPAUW BY LEXY BURTON mews@thedepauw.edu
With the start of DePauw University’s School of Music’s 21st-Century Musician (21CM) Initiative program, students and faculty responded with mixemotions. 21CM Initiative is a complete re-imagining of
Reallocation | cont’d from page 1 want to see any faculty member’s scholarship or creative work suffer,” he said. “The door is always open to conversations about [the faculty’s] specific needs to support their scholarship. We want to make sure we sent that message loud and clear to folks.” Despite the backlash from faculty, Stimpert described DePauw’s overall program as “generous.” He mentioned plans to increase what is commonly referred to as PDF or professional development funding for faculty in the coming years. “This is $2,000 we give to every faculty member who requests it to support their research expenses,” Stimpert said. Furthermore, Stimpert plans to increase student-faculty research funding. “That’s actually been declining lately, but ultimately that’s an area we need to increase the funding for that activity,” he said. The results of the small class, however, are not exclusive to academic affairs.
the skills, tools and experiences necessary to create musicians of the future. “We are changing [the curriculum] because the world of classical music has changed radically in the past 100 years and musical schools haven’t changed at all,” said Mark McCoy, dean of the school of music. After doubling the number faculty meetings last
According to Kelsheimer, facilities management was forced to slash an estimated $500,000, nearly five percent, from its operational budget. Most of the money came from the closures of Bloomington Street Hall and Senior Hall; however there are other ongoing conservation efforts. Further, student life cut $300,000, or 4 percent, from of its budget. An additional $250,000 of contingency funds was reallocated to other areas. Kelsheimer said those three departments (academic affairs, student life and facilities management) were the most affected areas. The reallocations might have been worse if the Board of Trustees had not agreed to dip into the endowment to come up with $1 million to help mitigate the shortfall. “It’s always going to be difficult to balance a budget at DePauw, probably,” Kelshiemer said. “Difficult choices have to be made. Prioritizing the student experience and employee base is important.” Despite the number of reallocations, Kelsheimer was able to confirm the Board of Trustees granted faculty raises of 3 percent for the 2014-2015 school year.
year and close work with the faculty and students, curriculum changes are underway. “The faculty has been willing to take on a huge curricular change and meet twice as often as they usually do so that we could fully vet these things and determine the best way to move forward,” McCoy said. Several classes have been added to the list of courses required for the music programs, but no current class will be removed. Students will take more classes incorporating business skills into their musical talents. “What we have done is not just change the curriculum but change the types of experiences that a student would have to best prepare them for the musical world,” McCoy said. “Which give our students a holistic set of experiences after their four years here to make them very successful.” Roughly half of the additionally required classes will give the students credit for courses that they have already taken. Prior to the new initiative, these courses were not counted towards the grade point average shown on students’ transcripts. “The difference is now we are getting academic credit for the time we are putting into these things,” said sophomore music student Derrick Truby. “It’s almost like now you are getting credit for required extracurricular activities that fall outside of your major requirements.” Changes include an additional three elective
FOR THE RECORD In the story titled “Tiger pep ban missing from the stands,” we incorrectly stated the founders of Tiger pep band. The band was founded by Jason Dibler, ‘97 and Christine Russell, ‘97. Alumni are also not trying to restart the band. Rather, they are offering what resources they can to faculy and students trying to restart the band. In the Friday, Sept. 12 editon of The DePauw, poet Nathalie Anderson’s name was mispelled as Natalie.
21CM courses and three required 21st Century musicianship courses. However, some students have expressed concerns about taking classes outside of the School of Music with the new curricular changes. “Minimizing the amount of CLA (College of Liberal Arts) classes that music students can take is a disservice to the liberal arts education DePauw as a whole stands for,” sophomore Emma Walker said. Although some students are upset by the changes, according to McCoy, the freshmen are excited to start their scholastic journey with the 21CM movement. Unfortunately, upper classmen are not receiving some of the same opportunities. “I came into the DePauw School of Music before the 21CM, so I am in the old degree program,” junior Lisa Salazar said. “Personally, because I’m not pursuing a degree in performance, I prefer the old curriculum, because it allows me to take more classes in the CLA.” Despite limiting the amount of CLA classes music majors can take, McCoy assures that student’s experiences under the 21CM initiative will be integral to their primary music education. Although the transition will be tough, Salazar thinks it will pay off in the future. “Twenty years down the line the music school is going to be looking very different than today,” Salazar said. “There will be a higher level of musician and more performance driven musicians.”
CAMPUSCRIME September 16 • Mischief to planters • Officer checked area / unable to locate subjects | Time: 1:30 a.m.| Place: Indiana Street • Animal control • Forwarded to Facilities Management | Time: 1:34 a.m. | Place: Bishop Roberts Hall • Solicitor •Subject located / verbal warning issued | Time: 9:51 a.m. | Place: Harrison Hall • Harassment • Under investigation | Time: 1:08 p.m. | Place: Campus
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Rock’s not dead, just different
Student-founded community art program gains popularity BY TYLER MURPHY features@thedepauw.com
Before it was about rocking out on the electric guitar, not about performing a whole act. In the last decade, rock has undergone anothfeatures@thedepauw.com er evolution. No longer do we see bands dolled When we think of rock & roll, bands like The up before shows; now it’s back to the music. Rock Doors, Led Zeppelin or the Rolling Stones come has constantly changed since its birth, and many to mind. Others think of Pink Floyd, Elvis Presley, bands are still releasing amazing rock albums. Some of the best new rock albums include Ty The Beatles or Velvet Underground. Whichever Segall’s “Manipulaband comes to mind, tor,” Sloan’s “Comrock & roll changed mumonwealth,” Conor sic forever. Oberst’s “Upside Earlier this month, Down Mountain,” Gene Simmons of KISS Royal Blood’s selftold Esquire magazine titled album, The that “Rock did not die Orwells’ “Disgraceof old age. It was murland,” Greyhounds’ dered.” Later he con“Accumulator” and cluded that “Rock is The Ghost of a finally dead.” Although I Saber Tooth Tiger see what the rock god is (or The GOASTT)’s saying, I respectfully dis“Midnight Sun.” agree. All of these Over the last few albums were reweeks, hundreds of alleased in 2014 and bums have made their they each play a difway through the doors ferent part in rock’s of WGRE. We receive saga. Royal Blood albums that fit into the and The Orwells genre of “college radio”— PHOTO COURTESY OF STEREOGUM.COM are both geared tomeaning indie music. wards punk rock, Indie pop and indie rock while The GOASTT and Greyhounds embody make up most of the albums, but many are electronic or folk. Every once in a while, we receive a blues-rock and the sounds of the sixties. Conor great rock album from the hardworking promot- Oberst gives his heart to folk rock, and Sloan jams out on guitar. The Black Keys, Jack White, King ers. Simmons believes rock is dead, but rock still Tuff, OFF!, The Black Angels, The War On Drugs, is there. It is different, it has evolved, but it is not JD Wilkes, Japandroids, Beck, Derek Trucks and dead. When rock first began, it derived from coun- Foxy Shazam all rock out. Rock is not dead. Rock will never be what it was before; it will try music and blues. What some may consider the constantly evolve and develop into a new version classic-rock era to the be the genre’s glory days, rock took many forms after that. Once KISS put of itself. As artists continue to release albums, on their makeup, Twisted Sister had been dressing there will always be a blend of different influences. like tall blondes and Bon Jovi was showing off his If the rock of 2014 isn’t good enough for Gene hair. Van Halen started karate kicking across the Simmons, then who needs him? Rock no longer stage, and Axel Rose was on another whistle solo. has the “bad boy” stereotype it had during Simmons’s heyday, but the music is still there. BY BRIAN AUSTIN WGRE MUSIC DIRECTOR
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Two and a half years ago, art funding across the state of Indiana was at an all-time low. Chelsea Naylor, ’14, decided to do something about it. She started a program last school year that she coined as JumpstART, which meets every first Saturday of the month in Peeler Room 209. The program is open to children in kindergarten through fifth-grade within the Greencastle community. “It originally was a way to have Bonner [scholars] serve together as a group, but [JumpstART] quickly evolved into a way to answer Indiana’s art funding cut,” Naylor said. “It’s a wonderful thing in the world to have art. I wanted students to have a place to experience that.” The program features a different art lesson each session. “In the past there has been cave man art, photography, Jackson Pollock, a silent film, and actually last Saturday we did Asian art,” sophomore Emily Mensching said. Throughout the lesson, the volunteers help the children use what they just learned to make some sort of project. The children are typically there for only about two hours for each session, however once a semester the volunteers hang up all the children’s art in a gallery in the square. “The children bring their parents, and they get to see all their art hung up, just like an actual artist’s art work would be,” Mensching said. Mensching heard about the program this past summer and fell in love with it, eventually leading her to succeed Naylor as the new coordinator of the program post Naylor’s graduation. “I think Emily is going to do an awesome job this year,” Naylor said. “She has a wonderful heart, and I’m glad the program is in her hands.” Mencsching is thrilled as well.
“I love art, but I would say I never really understood art until I started taking classes about it,” Mensching said. “I think this program is an amazing way for kids to learn about art and really get to appreciate it.” The program had a shaky start, however. “Our very first meeting, September of 2012, we had three students come halfway through,” Naylor said. “We thought we’d failed.” But she was persistent. As the year went on, she gained more students and received continual help from several DePauw Community Service members and from her fellow Bonner Scholars. By the end of its first year, 19 students were enrolled, and by its second year, that number almost doubled that, bringing in 30 kids. While the program gives the kids hands-on experience in the arts, it is also a way for DePauw students to burst through the DePauw bubble: to volunteer in and to become a part of the Greencastle community. “Other than helping kids out, I also think it’s such a good opportunity for students at DePauw,” Mensching said. “Last year made me realize that college might be the only chance I get to really volunteer this much. I think JumpstART is an amazing way to get involved in community service. It’s only a few hours each month and it’s a lot of fun.” While Naylor certainly launched the program off to a great start, Mensching hopes to continue expanding her legacy. “Chelsea put a lot of work into the program,” Mensching said. “My goal for JumpstART though is to really help the program grow.” Mensching encourages every student, not just artists, to get involved. For those wishing to become a part of the program, Mensching can be reached at JumpstART@depauw.edu.
The 2013-2014 JumpstART crew. PHOTO COURTESY OF THE JUMPSTART PROGRAM.
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CALEB WEINTRAUB Peeler Art Center displays abstract paintings and sculptures PHOTOS BY CHRISTA SCHROEDEL / THE DEPAUW
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One of artist Caleb Weintraub’s works depicts knights riding ostriches. Another depicts a bear and a baboon tying their master to a post. Both are on display in the Richard E. Peeler Center for Contemporary Art at DePauw University. Weintraub creates mesmerizing abstract works of art that explore societal issues like technology’s influence on the world and the idea of power over others. “I am exploring the fabric of cultural, religious and political forces and commenting on the nature of influence,” Weintraub said. “I question the exercise of ideology, the role of mythology. I am dreaming up a place that is the result of our current civilization— saturated with information but devoid of answers.” In the same way that Weintraub views his work as a way to convey his anxiety about new societal ideas, Director and Curator of Exhibitions and University Collections Craig Hadley believes that Weintraub’s work expresses the modern state of mind through multiple forms of media in one of the most skillful manners possible. “Professor Weintraub does a masterful job blending his formal training in painting with newer techniques, such as 3-D modeling and sculpting with computer controlled cutting (CNC),” Hadley said. “As an artist, he spends much of his
time experimenting with new techniques and materials in his studio. His work is visually appealing and at times overwhelming and overstimulating, but it certainly does the job of engaging viewers in thinking about some of the critical issues in his work.” Weintraub is no stranger to the world of art exhibits. According to his curriculum vitae, or artist’s resume, the exhibit in Peeler marks his 75th exhibit either on his own or with a group. Weintraub started his post-secondary education at the Boston University of Fine Arts in 1996 and achieved a master’s degree in 2003 from the University of Pennsylvania. Art critics have said Weintraub’s artwork tells a sort of narrative, though not particularly a linear narrative. “More of an overarching idea that I hope anyone could walk away with after seeing any one or any collection of my works, at least the recent ones,” Weintraub said. “The works are more like episodes of a show that could be understood without having to watch the series in any order.” Weintraub prefers his work to be viewed as a whole, each piece side by side. He’s been using a variety of materials such as oil paint, foam, epoxy, fabric and digital prints in order to create the vivid world depicted in his artwork. “I was never really interested in making art work about personal struggles or relationships or my political position,” Weintraub said. “Art for me is not an exorcism or a form of therapy. It is a way of
communicating – speaking with pictures. I like spectacle, and I like metaphor.” Weintraub said his favorite pieces “of spectacle and metaphor” spring up in about a week, but everything else he creates takes months, and he works on several projects simultaneously. “I have many burners going at the same time that way I don’t get too stuck on anything,” Weintraub said. “But with that said, with all the burners on, there are bound to be some that overcook and some that don’t cook enough. It is important to leave room for failure. Editing is an under-appreciated aspect of studio practice.” His current favorite piece-in-progress is named “Treelians.” “Partly because I am attached to the way that one came about,” Weintraub said. “It was sort of a breakthrough work for me. Before that one, I had been modeling trees and forms to look much like they do in nature, but at some point I decided to see what would happen if I exaggerated naturalistic forms.” Weintraub’s unique blend of sculpture, 3-D design and paintings within one exhibit make his overarching dystopian story something to be remembered. Each piece of art looks completely different, yet somehow belongs to the same self-contained world. Students can check out his exhibit in Peeler before it leaves campus on Oct. 6.
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Extended studies solves, creates problems In February, the system that previously required three Winter Term “credits” was replaced with a system that requires two extended studies credits. This change, at first glance, seems to fix some of the complaints surrounding the old system. Previous Winter Term classes, some of which were as rigorous or more so than regular courses, were pass-fail with no academic credit. Funding Winter Term was also a problem. Students could not get federal financial aid, apply regular DePauw tuition scholarships or take out federal student loans to do an off-campus Winter Term. DePauw had scholarships to help students who could not afford an off-campus Winter Term, but even at the highest financial aid priority rating, students were expected to pay 70 percent of the trip, with the cheapest one costing the student just under $1,000 with the available aid. This editorial board applauds the university for attempting to fix all of the problems with the old system in one foul swoop. But we don’t believe the new system completely fixes the problems. Instead, it leaves certain aspects untouched and creates a new problem—it is now easier to have a credit overload that leads to an extra tuition charge. Extended studies gives credit for classes taken during Winter Term or May Term. This credit counts towards the 31 credits required for graduation and fulfills the categorical requirement of “Extended Studies.” However, Extended Studies can still be pass-fail, meaning that the argued inconsistency in the rigor of Winter Term classes and the idea of using an assigned grade as a means to deter binge drinking during the month of January becomes a moot point. Under the new system, there are added grants and additional financial aid that students can receive for extended studies opportunities. However, students weren’t charged tuition for on-campus Winter Terms under the old system, regardless of how many credits they took during the semester. Now, if students take over four credits in the fall semester for Winter Term or the spring semester for May Term, students will be charged extra tuition. The cost of going over the 4.5 credit limit, even by .25, is $1,314. Students wishing to graduate a semester early or make-up credits from previously dropped or withdrawn classes can’t make up some of the credits the same semester that they choose to go on a Winter Term or May Term. Such a system forces student to choose between partial credit electives such as Ethics Bowl, Hapkido, Self Defense and Ballroom Dance and fulfilling their extended studies requirements. This editorial board thinks that forcing students choose between partial-credit electives and partial-credit extended studies or no-credit extended studies limits students’ experience at DePauw in a new way. We applaud the university’s desire to make Extended Studies classes more academic, but we wish they’d found a way that doesn’t limit students’ opportunities during the semester. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
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Dengue fever and the Shibuya Apple Store JACKSON MOTE
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apan is experiencing it’s first epidemic of dengue fever in over 70 years. The Japanese Health Ministry has reported at least 131 confirmed cases of the disease. They believe that the outbreak came from infected mosquitoes near Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park, which has several small bodies of water. The Shibuya Apple Store is located very close to Yoyogi Park, the ground zero of the dengue epidemic. Apple fans began lining up, at this location, to purchase the iPhone 6 and 6+ as early as last Tuesday. They slept on lawn chairs and blankets all week, waiting until Friday to get their new devices. In some cases, they were being paid to wait in line for other people who had the resources but not the patience to get their new iPhone. The connection between these two locations, the new iPhone and dengue fever creates an interesting scenario, which is why I ask you the following: Would you ever wait for an extended period of time, in a possibly medically unsafe environment to get the newest iteration of a smartphone? I haven’t conducted a poll to verify answers, but it is safe to assume that most logically thinking people would answer no. But this is where things get interesting. The argument can be made that at a certain income for waiting in line,
the choice to pay someone to wait may be cost effective for the buyer if the value of their time is higher than the salary being paid. If the person waiting in line considers that the value of their time was lower than the expected income that they would receive from the device’s buyer, then it makes relative sense to say yes. In the case of the dengue fever outbreak in Japan, we must connect the closeness of the Shibuya Apple Store to Yoyogi Park. The people who waited in line could have been exposed to dengue-infected mosquitoes from the neighboring park. If infected by these mosquitoes, they could have faced lethal consequences. However, the health ministry has been using insecticide to clear the park of mosquitoes and trapping mosquitoes to check for disease since the outbreak. Therefore, it is possible that the eager Apple fans who waited were not infected with dengue by the mosquitoes. Beyond the speculation of any infection, the aforementioned question is still brought to light. It seems odd that people would risk their health for a new iPhone. But hey, I guess that’s just how the culture of needing the most up-to-date technology has made some of us. When you focus too much on the features, technical specifications and having the newest possible smart phones, you lose the magic of their benefits. I implore you to not look at people with older smart phones as less in tune with life. Sometimes the person with the scratched-up iPhone 3G is cooler than the person who just picked up their immaculate-looking gold iPhone 6+. -Mote is a junior French major from Indianapolis. opinions@thedepauw.com
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
he outbreak of Ebola in Western Africa has captivated the international community since it began in February 2014. Although Ebola has broken out before, this is the largest outbreak ever. It is suspected that over a 1,000 people have died, and many more continue to fall ill. Some of them have been American citizens. Two American aid workers, Dr. Kent Bradley and Nancy Writebol, have been cured, after treatment with an experimental Ebola treatment called ZMapp. After this news came out, many people began to wonder why the drug had not immediately been sent to Western Africa. But the distribution of ZMapp is more complicated than simply sending it to the affected areas. Liberia has actually received ZMapp, but the fact is that there simply aren’t enough doses to pass out to everyone who has contracted Ebola. Liberia has said it has enough to treat three people. How is a government or the World Health Organization supposed to decide who gets the drug—those that aren’t that far along with Ebola, those that can pay for the expensive drug, the young but not the old, the parents or the children? Additionally, the San Diego-based
firm that created ZMapp says it will take several months to create more of the drug, so what is left has to be doled out judiciously. The process of selecting people that are considered “worthy” of this attempted treatment is complex and a nearly impossible decision to make when faced with over a 1,000 dead and the outbreak still spreading. ZMapp is also in the experimental stage of its development. While to many people ZMapp seems like their last hope, it is still a mystery even to the company that created it. While it cured the two Americans, assuming that the drug was the reason they healed, a Spanish citizen died days after being given the drug. There is no data that directly proves that the drug even works on humans. Tests on monkeys were 100 percent successful, but the data on humans isn’t sufficient to call ZMapp a “cure.” Distributing the drug outside of a controlled environment also does not allow doctors to collect any conclusive data on the drug. The risks of an untested drug might not be easy to explain to a desperate, dying patient, and the later unknown side effects of the drug could be dangerous. Can an aid worker or doctor give an experimental, untested drug to someone who may not be able to give consent and understand the consequences due to fear for his or her life? The circumstances under which ZMapp may have cured Bradley and Writebol were far different from the conditions in Western Africa. Emory University Hospital had a team of five
doctors and 21 nurses just for the two patients. Due to the number of cases in Western Africa, the manpower simply isn’t there to allow for a recreation of the conditions at Emory. The infrastructure and huge hospital support teams simply aren’t present in the areas most heavily affected. Due to the unknown nature of the drug, patients being treated with ZMapp will need to have a large group of people monitoring their condition and caring for them. Even if the United States were to send more aid workers to assist in Western Africa, the numbers could not be compared to the ones at Emory. ZMapp has opened a floodgate of ethical dilemmas. While the drug presents a possible solution, sending the drug over to Africa before conclusive testing could potentially hurt that population in the long run. Since the drug is currently under development and is making progress, aid money could be spent on materials to treat and quarantine victims while they wait for a possible cure. It seems logical to take steps to curb the outbreak now and spend money on that, rather than waiting for ZMapp. By the time ZMapp has been tested and fully developed, the outbreak may have slowed enough that the drug can actually be distributed fairly and ethically, without choices of who has priority. -Brown is a sophomore Prindle intern from Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Complaining about the Hub is not cool I
’ve been on campus for just a few weeks, and I am already tired MADISON of hearing people comDUDLEY plain about The Hub. DePauw University’s favorite punching bag, The Hub is the main dining hall on campus that is gradually on its way out, like the CEO of a corporation who should have retired 15 years ago, but hasn’t quite taken the hint yet. The Hub is being replaced by the new Hoover Hall on campus, which will open at the end of the 2016 school year. Many students are feverishly counting down the days. I think that everyone needs to shut up. Either I’m missing the memo or I became too accustomed to eating breakfast bars for lunch in high school. I see no problem with the food at the Hub. It’s food. Be happy. The Hub offers three meals a day plus late night, and during normal dining hours it’s all you can eat. Most colleges and universities make you pay for every
little thing. Your drink, sandwich, apple and bag of chips could easily cost more than $10 at some other academic institutions. Some students have the nerve to insult The Hub because its “over crowded” and can sometimes be “bland,” but people don’t understand that this is college food. It’s better than high school food, similar to wedding food and over all, the quality is pretty high compared to other schools. It’s not going to be Gordon Ramsey or Wolfgang Puck level. People need to realize that what they have is better than most. DePauw, you have to deal with the Hub for two more years and whining about it will not make the time go by any faster. As I sit at my table by the window and eat my signature bagel and salad, I reminisce about what the food at my high school was like; the too-chewy-to-be-cooked-thoroughly chicken nuggets, the mystery-meat enchiladas and the hot dogs that we would throw on the floor and see how high they could bounce. I just thank God for the Hub. -Dudley is a first-year from Scottsdale, Arizona. opinions@thedepauw.com
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PHOTOPINION What do you think of the changes to the School of Music requirements? “If they are changing the curriculum to make it easier in terms of scheduling, it will be really beneficial for the students.” DORON KANTOR, SENIOR “I think it’s a good idea that they are giving credit for something they have to do anyway.”
MONIQUE BONTEMPS, JUNIOR “I think that it’s good to include classes from the CLA. If you study solely classical music, it could limit your ability to find employment after graduation.” PATRICK BREMS, SENIOR “I feel that the music school is preparing us not only to be incredible musicians, but to equip us with the knowledge to be business professionals.” EILEEN PLUNKETT, FIRST-YEAR JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW
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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Less uncertainty as football faces rematch with Wittenberg BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
Take a step back and think about how much has changed for DePauw’s football program. It’s easy to see how much progress they’ve made in just one calendar year. “We’re a different team in the fact that at some of the key spots, we know who we are this time around,” Head Coach Bill Lynch said. Meeting almost exactly a year ago today at Blackstock Stadium, the Wittenberg University Tigers rolled over DePauw 45-0 in week three of the 2013 season. Now as the teams get set to meet again, things look radically different on DePauw’s side. For one, it wasn’t current sophomore Matt Hunt who started at quarterback. It was Justin Murray, a junior no longer with the program (or at DePauw). Murray had only three completions in the game when Lynch made the switch to Hunt. “The biggest thing that has changed for me is the experience I have gained,” Hunt said. “People underestimate this, but there is a huge difference in a veteran versus a rookie.” Playing in his first collegiate game against what could have been the top defense the Tigers faced all year, Hunt put up impressive numbers for the situation. He completed 50 percent of his passes for just under 100 yards and one interception. From there, the Tigers were off and running with Hunt as their quarterback. He would go on to start the remaining eight games for the Tigers and put up stellar numbers. Hunt threw for nearly 2000 yards and tossed 17 touchdowns in the final eight games. Now, instead of relying solely on Nikko Sansone to carry much of the ground attack, the Tigers have an impressive three-headed monster in the backfield. Hunt, junior Amen Galley and sophomore Jason Kirchhoff combined to run for nearly 150 yards and three touchdowns against Sewanee: The University of the South. Galley and Kirchoff will need to improve their individual performances, however, as the two only combined for 57 yards on the ground in week one. “Personally, I need to be more aggressive at the point of attack
but patient enough to let the O-line cover their grounds,” Galley said. Now Galley and Kirchhoff can be relayed in and out, limiting wear and tear to keep both fresh and ready to go against what will be a stout Wittenberg defense. Defensively, there haven’t been many changes, just another year of buying into Lynch’s system. When Wittenberg and DePauw met a year ago, Lynch had only had spring practice to teach his new team their defensive scheme, so Wittenberg put up more than 450 yards of offense on the young DePauw defense. However, fans saw the defense grow and gel as a unit Quarterback Zack Jenkins of Wittenberg runs for the sixth and final touchdown of last year’s as 2013 wore on. They allowed less than 14 points in three of game at Blackstock Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2013. Wittenberg claimed victory over DePauw, 45-0. SUNNY STRADER / THE DEPAUW their final six games. Now as this year’s matchup with Wittenberg approaches, saying last year’s game was done and the emotion from it was gone, the Tigers look to have improved even more. They allowed only 13 his quarterback had a different view. points to Sewanee on opening day and have had two weeks of prepa“Any time you lose to a team like we did last year you can only be ration and rest to prepare for Wittenberg. more motivated to see them again,” Hunt said. “I would love nothing Key for the Tigers defense will be the ability to force the Witten- more than to go into their place and beat them.” berg offense into turnovers. After winning 10 games last season and taking home the NCAC “We talk about taking care of the ball every week [on offense,] but title, it’s easy to label the Tigers as underdogs. Don’t tell that to Galley, if the defense can force a few turnovers and get us more chances that though. will be big for us,” Hunt said. “We respect Wittenberg,” Galley said, “but we do not fear them.” Motivation could play a role as well for the Tigers. Despite Lynch Kickoff is scheduled for 6 p.m. on tomorrow evening.
Men's soccer non-conference record suffers another blow BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
Dieter Schultz’s overtime goal gave the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (5-0-2, 0-0) a 1-0 win. It also gave a big hit to DePauw University’s (4-3, 0-0) postseason hopes. “[Wednesday’s] game was extremely frustrating,” sophomore Julian Gonzalez said. “We outplayed them, but offensively we could not be creative enough. We know now that we need to work on finding new ways to break through teams defense and create more chances.” Going into Wednesday night’s tilt, the Tigers had won their three previous games by a combined score of 8-1. However, the Engineers put a stop to DePauw’s offensive by putting eight men behind the ball. “They parked the bus inside the box,” senior forward Andy Morrison said about the Rose-Hulman defense. Despite the added defenders, the Tigers were still fairly active inside the attacking third of the field. DePauw ripped 14 total shots with
six of those challenging Rose-Hulman keeper Drew Miller. In fact, for much of the game, DePauw outplayed the engineers. DePauw limited the Engineers to only one shot in the 90 minutes of regulation, coming in the 26th minute. “I loved the energy and felt the guys were ready to play,” DePauw head coach Brad Hauter said. “We knew their opportunities were going to come off of counters or restarts and for most of the game did a nice job of keeping them in check.” It took over 99 minutes, but the Engineers finally broke through with only 11 seconds to play in overtime. “Poor game management with 15 seconds to go,” Hauter said. Now the Tigers are in an interesting position. With two non-conference games remaining on the schedule against Anderson University and Centre College, DePauw needs to win both games to bolster their already flawed resume. “The pressure is still the same.,” Gonzalez said. “We know that the only option from now on is to win every game.” With those two non-conference games out of the way, the other
eight matches left on the schedule will come against NCAC opponents beginning tomorrow on the road against Hiram College. For the Tigers, their only path to the NCAA postseason will likely have to come through the automatic bid awarded to the conference’s tournament champion. To even get the chance to play for the conference title, the Tigers will have to finish the regular season as one of the conference’s top four teams. With perennial powerhouses Ohio Wesleyan University and Kenyon College ahead of the Tigers, things aren’t going to be easy. “New season and opportunity for us,” Hauter said. “It has been a disappointing opening to the season but our main goals are still alive.” Going into tomorrow’s matchup, Hiram stands at 5-2, but recent history is on the Tigers’ side. In six overall meetings between the two, DePauw holds an undefeated 4-0-2 record against the Terriers. “It is very tough on team morale to lose any game,” Gonzalez said, “but the only thing we can do now is focus on the next one.” Tomorrow’s kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
the depauw |SPORTS
No looking back for DePauw golf after poor weekend finishes
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Tiger OF THE Week: JULIAN GONZALEZ SOCCER
The men’s golf team Thursday, Sept. 18 at team pictures. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUW MEN’S GOLF TEAM BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com
Although the men’s and women’s golf teams played separately from each other this past Sunday and Monday, what they took away from the matches was very similar: disappointment. The men’s team played in the Rhodes Intercollegiate, which was held in Tunica, Mississippi. The Tunica National Course proved to be, according to Vince Lazar, the “toughest field and course of the year outside of nationals.” “Travelling down south is always a good experience because the courses have Bermuda grass, opposed to the bent grass that we play on in Indiana,” sophomore Stuart Alvey said, who served as the student-assistant for the event. “It’s always interesting to see how that difference will affect the guys’ play.” Despite the obvious challenge, the Tigers came out strong in the first round and had a chance to win the event, finishing the first day in fifth place out of 17 teams. The Tigers were led by sophomore Quinn Smith and senior Eric Tandy, who both fired one over par 73s. However, the team faded in the second round and ended up placing 10th overall. “We were unable to capitalize,” senior Ty Frost said. “Prior to the tournament, we knew which holes would give us trouble, but we did not carry that insight onto the course and therefore were penalized for it.” The women’s team stayed closer to home for the O’Brien Invitational, hosted by St. Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana. The tournament is known to showcase some of the top Division III teams. Unlike the men’s team, the women struggled out of the gate in the first round of play Sunday, finishing play in seventh out of 10 teams, but managed to make adjust-
ments Monday in the second round to finish fifth overall. Returning players saw the O’Brien Invitational as an opportunity to gain momentum for the rest of the fall season, as the Tigers won the event last year. “Unfortunately, the conditions weren’t the same,” said sophomore Sheinnera Gerongay, who posted a 165 over the two rounds and tied for 17th individually. “It was colder and wet which meant that the course was playing longer.” Besides the poor conditions, the Tigers had another challenge that they had been fighting against all season: their lack of experience. The team roster consists of five first-years, three sophomores and one junior, Brooke Hasler. However, the team is currently playing without any upperclassmen, as Hasler is on an internship working for Brand Era in Texas. “It’s really hard not being there to support my team,” Hasler said. “I face-time them every week to stay in the loop, but it’s hard for me to not be able to bond with these new freshmen on a face-to-face level.” Nevertheless, the sophomores have used what little experience they have to become leaders on the team. Although the official results of the Invitational were a letdown, the Tigers still found reasons for optimism. “I was proud of how we all came together as a team,” first-year Kharissa Carras, who shot a 77 in the second round, said. “We’re an extremely young team, but I think our chemistry and raw talent is what sets us apart from other women’s golf programs in our conference.” Both teams’ next matches will be at the DePauw Small College Classic. Lazar’s mindset for the event is fairly simple. The women will play in the Classic tomorrow and Sunday, followed by the men’s team, who will host it next weekend. The event will be played at Twin Bridges GC in Danville, Indiana.
After scoring a goal in double overtime to beat 23rd ranked Thomas More College last Friday night, sophomore Julian Gonzalez is our Tiger of the Week. In his first year with the Tigers, Gonzalez shined, scoring 14 goals and assisting on three others. His 31 points were also good enough to rank him second on the team. In 2014, Gonzalez is tied for the team lead in goals with three and has chipped in with an assist. With a record of 4-3, Gonzalez and the rest of the Tigers will need to rely heavily on a solid performance in NCAC play that opens on Saturday. The DePauw (TDP): It’s only your second year here, and you’re already looking like one of the top goal scorers in DePauw history. What does that mean to you? Julian Gonzalez (JG): It means a lot, but I wouldn’t be even close to breaking any records if it wasn’t for my teammates. They helped set me up for every goal last year.
for the team. TDP: With a less than stellar nonconference record, what does the team have to do to make the NCAA tournament? JG: We know now that the only way to make it to the NCAA tournament is to win conference. We need to focus and understand that we will have to take it one game at a time.
TDP: What emotions ran through you after scoring the game winner against Thomas More? JG: I was ecstatic. It was a major win for the team, and I was glad I could put away that shot to end the game and get the win
TDP: Have any of your goals from the beginning of the year changed, or is it still to make a deep run in the NCAA? JG: Our goal is always an NCAA national title. Nothing will ever change that.
Sophomore Julian Gonzalez stretches out to snag an errant pass against Thomas More College on Friday, Sept. 12. He went on to score the game-winning goal to give the Tigers a 2-1 victory in overtime. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
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Welch Fitness Center received well by athletes, other facilities left behind BY SAM CARAVANA AND ABBY MARGULIS sports@thedepauw.com
Twenty-one varsity teams now have 16,000 square feet available to them in the new Welch Fitness Center to train and prepare for upcoming competitions and events. The fitness center opened Aug. 11 to the DePauw community, providing a fitness center three times the size of the old facility. Welch houses more machines than the old facility as well, creating a set up for both athletes and non-athletes to use and enjoy. Fall athletes and coaches have been in practice over a month and are already seeing the positives of the new facility. “The top of the line facility with top of the line equipment is a great opportunity for our guys to get in and get stronger,” DePauw football Head Coach Bill Lynch said. “Eventually it will show itself on the playing field.” Football and other team sports are not the only ones who have benefited from Welch and its larger space. Individual sports have embraced the upgrades as well. “You get more of an opportunity to focus on individual sports, which will allow better performance,” sophomore tennis player Patrick Farrell said. While the facility is improving the fitness of current student-athlete’s at DePauw, it is also bringing new talent to campus. Grant Skipper, a sophomore lacrosse player, believes all coaches can use Welch as a recruiting tool. “I’m proud of the new space to show off to the recruits that will be coming through this year,” Skipper said. The upgrades to the Lily Center including the addition of the Welch Fitness Center have been vast, but not all of the building received renovations. Both the men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as the volleyball team continue practice and play in Neal Fieldhouse, which hasn’t seen significant upgrades since 1990. Neal includes two practice courts side by side each separated by heavy curtains with a designated game court at the end where basketball and volleyball play home games and matches. “I love the field house we have now, but sometimes it just doesn’t feel like an actual gym because all of the extra space,” senior basketball player Tommy Fernitz said. Susie Schmank, a sophomore on the women’s
basketball team, agreed with Fernitz’s assessment. “It just doesn’t feel like an arena,” said Schmank. Besides the outdated fieldhouse, teams that call the Lily Center home are also forced to share locker rooms. During the winter season, men’s basketball and swimming and diving are forced to share a locker room. With swimming and diving being aquatic in nature and basketball playing on hardwood, issues have arisen from being in such tight quarters. “It’s tough, just because [swimmers] are wet and tracking around water and you don’t want to get your basketball shoes wet because they lose traction,” Fernitz said. Schmank echoed a similar opinion. “The water on the floor from swimmers...that’s fine if it’s just a locker room for swimmers, but it’s not fine for basketball players or volleyball players,” she said. The communal locker room also becomes an issue when other teams interrupt team meetings or half time talks. Casey Hooker, a senior caption on the men’s swimming and diving squad, points out that there is no way to avoid disturbing the other team. “If they have a game on a week night and we’re going into a practice we don’t want interrupt that,” Hooker said. “We just try to hurry out.” Women’s athletic teams have also had to deal with overcrowding. This issue arises during the fall as volleyball is in full swing while basketball and swimming are starting their pre-seasons. During this period, 63 women share a locker room according to rosters on the DePauw sports website. “It’s probably the size of a small bedroom, so we could definitely use some more space,” Schmank said. While the locker rooms and Neal Fieldhouse may be lagging behind DePauw’s other state of the art facilities, upgrades are in the works. The Master Plan approved by DePauw’s Board of Trustees in 2010, calls for renovations to the current Lily Center including a new arena and expanded locker rooms. The plan does not stop there, it also mentions new practice courts and even a new pool for the swimming and diving teams. While some teams may struggle with the current facilities, their patience will be rewarded as soon as the university finds the money for renovations. For now, all athletes seem to be taking full advantage of the new space and equipment provided by the new Welch Fitness Center.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
Women’s soccer hangs on for second win of the season
Forward Bridget Brendza gets tangled up with Franklin’s goalkeeper, Kelsie Williams. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw University’s women’s soccer team (2-4, 0-0) secured their second win of the season Wednesday night, taking down Franklin College (2-2, 0-0) with a score of 1-0. Both teams saved all of their action that night for the second half. “Our issue has been that we can’t put 90 minutes together,” senior goalkeeper Emma Cooper said. Five minutes into the second half, senior Stephanie Martin received the ball from senior Chloe Jacobs, dribbled around her defender and buried the ball in the back of the net. “We were moving the ball a lot better in the second half,” Martin said. “We need to take care of the ball like that all the time.” Later in the half, Allie Amato for Franklin received a yellow card, putting the ball back in the Tigers’ possession, where they again attempted to attack the net. Three Tigers crashed the goal, and Franklin’s goalkeeper collided with one of them, causing the ref to call a stop in play—exactly when Meredith Schoenfeld nailed a shot into the open net. The Tigers’ second goal for the night wouldn’t count. Franklin’s head coach kept calling out to his players “keep knocking at the door” as DePauw’s defense stopped them time after time. Just as DePauw was about to close out the game, Franklin’s Jessica Silva fired off a shot and broke her ankle. “I didn’t see it happen, but I saw the damage,” Cooper said. “I could see a couple of bones sticking out. It was rough.”
Silva’s teammates weren’t the only ones affected by her injury. The Tigers sympathized with their opponents. “Thankfully they got it all taken care of, and we’ll be praying [for Silva],” Martin said. “It’s just that when anything like that happens, it’s hard on not only the game itself, but everybody.” After a 41-minute delay for the injury, the play resumed for the last 1:07 of the game. The Tigers held on for their second win of the season. “It felt good,” Cooper said. “It was a little weird seeing as we had 40 minutes of standstill. It didn’t feel as good as it should have given the circumstances, but it still feels good.” In the second half, the Tigers maintained possession of the ball and gave themselves the edge in the game. “We started working the ball more and took care of it,” Martin said. “That first half just hit us a little harder, but we knew we had to pull things together, and we did it in the second half. Despite the win, the Tigers weren’t thrilled with their performance. “We need to transfer how we play in the second half to the first half,” Martin said. Martin has an idea on how to continue winning. “We have to continue to improve our mental focus as the season goes on,” Martin said. “As long as that improves, we will have the ability to put 90 minutes together.” The Tiger’s next game will be at Hiram College tomorrow evening as they open up NCAC play.