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DePauw takes action on DePauw Union Board showcases student talent Hogate’s mold problem BY LEAH WILLIAMS
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Much has happened regarding the mold in Hogate Hall over the last week. On Wednesday, students residing in the first-year dorm building received an email from Facilities Management informing them that "Micro Air would be conducting air quality testing in several areas of Hogate." That afternoon, common rooms and randomly selected dorm rooms were addressed. Members of Facilities Management began cleaning every dorm room on Thursday. Yellow messages were left on each door explainging that the rooms were indeed cleaned and disinfected. After news of mold in Hogate broke out, the school took immediate action to ensure the safety of its students. Richard Vance, associate vice president for Facilities Management, is responsible for the operation and management of all two million square-feet of buildings on campus, as well as campus grounds. When he noticed a trend of complaints, he pulled together a team of eight Facilities Management employees to go through each of the 96 rooms in Hogate and take care of the problem. The team used mostly a product known as RJ8, which controls surface mold and mildew and was able to clean the visible mold from the isolated cases throughout Hogate. Facilities Management took anoter stepin order to further test and check for mold. "We do two or three things," Vance said. "Part of the one that's
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Student talent, an audience, soup and grilled cheese packed into Reese Hall Friday for Soups and Sounds. DePauw University’s Union Board partnered with DePauw After Dark, an activity series that promotes alcohol-free social interaction, to put on the show. “Usually Union Board does a DePauw After Dark co-sponsorship in the fall because we want to have an event for first years to come to which is alcohol free,” said senior Courtney Cosby, co-president of union board. This year, the organization put on Soups and Sounds. The event showcased student talent, including spoken word, singing, musical instruments and rapping. Senior Hunter Dyar performed original poetry including one about “having one of those days.” Sophomore Onyi Awani played guitar singing covers of Paula Abdul’s “Straight Up” and Etta James’ “Something’s Got a Hold on Me,” while sophomore Jerald Parks, rapped originals like “Nap Town Hero.” Other acts included poetry from sophomore Howard Robinson and songs from sophomores Madeline Piscetta and Drew Casey. “There’s so much talent in this room,
I feel it,” said the MC, first-year Diamond McDonald, before calling upon the audience to come up and perform. “There’s some incredible talent here,” said sophomore union board member Kate O’Brien. “I was blown away.” Students had a few snacks to nibble on during the performances. Grilled cheese was provided from “Cheesin," Pizza Dude’s Adam Folta’s newest venture. Students could get that night’s special, Havarti, pepper jack and thousand island or classic cheddar. The Inn at DePauw also provided soup. “He did such a great job. I’m in love with his specialty,” Cosby said, commenting on her grilled cheese from “Cheesin.” The lobby of Reese was full for the event, with only standing room avaliable by the middle of the show. “We had an amazing turnout,” Cosby said. “Everyone loved the food, everyone loved the grilled cheese, everyone came out and really enjoyed it, and we had great performers.” Those in attendance also seemed pleased with the event, clapping along to the music and snapping at their favorite moments in the poetry. “I thought it was a cool experience,” sophomore Amanda Weber said. “They involved food and student talents that you don’t normally see.”
Sophomore Jerald Parks raps at the Soups and Sounds event Saturday evening. LEAH WILLIAMS / THE DEPAUW
ADVERTISMENT Sophomore Jerald Parks raps at the Soups and Sounds event this past Saturday evening. LEAH WILLIAMS / THE DEPAUW
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ulty necessarily saw eye-to-eye on the now reverted changes. One particular source of contention was the lack of support for attending conferences at which faculty aren’t presenting. “In our profession, a lot our professional development doesn’t happen by putting something on your resume — it’s conversations with other people in either your field or other fields, especially other fields,” Csicsery-Ronay said. “In the creative arts, they don’t present papers at all. They just don’t work that way.” For several institutions, there is a requirement for how many scholarly or creative works faculty are required to produce. “DePauw doesn’t have that — not yet at least,” Csicsery-Ronay said, “but there is a strong expectation that people will continue to develop scholarship in their fields.” Stimpert said that the cuts came as both a means to balance the budget and push for publication. “It seemed to me that [the faculty development fund] was an area where we had some possible give and take in the budget,” Stimpert said. Where the necessary cuts for academic affairs will come from has yet to be determined. “I don’t know,” Stimpert said of where he will make the cuts to balance his budget. He said that the senior level staff has decided to make faculty development a priority. “It’s important enough that we just have to find the money for that,” Stimpert said. “We’re not going to make it
up here.” Several members of the faculty signed a letter calling for an open faculty meeting, which will occur on Thursday. “I think it should be a great opportunity for faculty to come together and talk about common concerns,” Stimpert said of the meeting. Csicsery-Ronay believes there is a larger issue in the administration’s inability to raise money for faculty concerns. “The problem is that we’ve seen fundraising that’s gone into building a new gym, the expansion of the dining hall,” Csicsery-Ronay said, “but we’ve seen very very little, if any, real progress in fundraising and development for sort of faculty issues.” He continued. “We feel like in all of this fundraising the faculty concerns have been left out,” he said. “Most of us acknowledge and we’ve been told that fundraising for academics is difficult compared to fundraising for buildings.” Csicsery-Ronay noted that the program “hasn’t been ungenerous” but claims there is a “benign neglect” of faculty concerns. “We feel like we’re respected in name, but there’s been very little done to develop that while all this other stuff has been going on,” Csicsery-Ronay said. “Our status as a university isn’t going to go up because we have a better gym.”
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DePauwPalooza brings School of Music and College of Liberal Arts together BY MARIA RUMMEL news@thedepauw.com
Voices, strings and woodwinds filled the air while the lawn was filled with students, professors and their families in Bowman Park. Professor Andrea Sununu was even found grading an essay as the Orchestra played a medley of music from “Frozen.” The School of Music joined forces with DePauw Student Government for an evening of music and community Friday night for what is known as DePauwPalooza, a showcase of the musical ensemble groups from the School of Music. “It all started with a student government initiative four years ago, in an effort to build community between the CLA (College of Liberal Arts) and the School of Music,” Student Government President Cody Watson, said. Senior Kevin Smith, a section leader in concert band and baritone saxophonist in the University Jazz band, said that most groups had been preparing for two or three weeks and other groups performed selections from their fall concerts. He called the event “a combined effort from the school of music and student government for [CLA] students to find out what the School of Music is all about.” The student ensembles brought the music. Student Government’s role was to advertise to CLA students and provide the pizza.
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Students from WGRE and D3TV were also present to publicize the event. The opportunity to create community over the different groups is something DePauw has been striving for over the years. “It is a really great opportunity for the School of Music to share with the liberal arts school all the music we are working on,” sophomore Madeline Piscetta said. Many students jumped at this opportunity, and attendance was dispersed among the whole student body of greek-affiliated students, independents and first-years. “What’s not to like with music and free
pizza?” voice professor Caroline Smith said. Smith was thankful not only for the growing interest in the School of Music but also for the good weather which after the rain last year, made this event all the more of a success. Students seemed to have felt the same, whether they came for the pizza, the pick up soccer and Frisbee games or to see their friends perform.
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Larry Stimpert, vice president of academic affairs, sent an all faculty email Friday evening apologizing to the faculty for not including them in discussions surrounding the cuts and changes made to the faculty development fund. Stimpert cited a paper that he wrote on shared governance, or the idea that faculty members should share in decision-making in matters that directly affect the faculty, while he was a faculty member at Colorado College. He shared the paper with the search committee two years ago when he was a candidate for his current position at DePauw University. “In that paper I stated that it would be a mistake for any administrator to ever assume that faculty members at a liberal arts college would not want to be consulted on any matter of consequence,” Stimpert wrote. “This summer I violated my own beliefs when I sent the memo about changes to our Faculty Development Program. I very much regret not engaging you in broader discussion and consultation before making that decision.” As reported in the Friday, Sept. 19 issue of The DePauw, Stimpert was asked, by Vice President of Finance and Administration Brad Kelsheimer, to cut $800,000 or 2.2 percent of the academic affairs budget. Due to faculty criticism for the budget cut to the faculty development fund, until new recommendations can be made from the Internal Grants Committee (IGC), Stimpert is reverting to
the funding model from last year, with the exception of meals, which will still be through the per diem allowance that was announced earlier this month at the faculty meeting “Let’s have a conversation in a better environment,” Stimpert said in a phone interview last night. Alejandro Puga, professor of modern languages, was on sabbatical leave last year and received support for his leave. “I was grateful to the IGC, to the Faculty Development Program, to my department and to the university for supporting my leave,” Puga wrote in an email yesterday afternoon. “It saddens me to think that a colleague might have to take more, and more difficult, steps to receive the support that I was granted just by virtue of being a member of this faculty.” Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, professor of English, was pleased with the response that Stimpert gave in the email. “It showed some real flexibility on the part of the academic vice president and the administration and real responsiveness to the pretty outspoken criticism that the policy had received,” Csicsery-Ronay said. “It’s a very encouraging step in the right direction.” Faculty took issue with their own lack of involvement in creating the plan. “Our big problem was that the decision was made without adequate consultation,” Csicsery-Ronay said. “This just showed part of a culture that academic concerns of the faculty are the last thing to be considered.” But that doesn’t mean that the fac-
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Hogate Mold | cont’d on page 4 most significant is we bring in a third party, a testing agency that we use routinely. The name is Micro Air and they do two types of tests. They do an air quality test and they do a surface test. Specifically related to Hogate, they took 14 different air quality samples in 14 different locations.” While most of the air samples were taken in either individual rooms or common rooms, one was taken outside of Hogate in order to test the fresh air that may enter through doors and windows. The results of these tests are back and Vance said there is no reason to keep them a secret. Anyone with concerns can contact Facilities Management regarding the results. However, Vance says that out of the five rooms that contacted facilities with work order requests, in only one did they find something “out of the norm.” The air tested positive for mold, and they found mold in isolated cases throughout Hogate. Ines Hayouna, whose room had the surface mold on her air conditioning vent, said that her room has been cleaned and the mold is gone. “I still am kind of sickish, but the mold is no longer visible,” she said. As of right now, Hayouna believes she will continue to live in Hogate and not try to move into a different dorm building. Angel Riley, the vocal performance major living on the third floor of Hogate, was extremely concerned with the mold problem in her room. She went as far as requesting a room change. Riley and another music major living in Hogate were assigned a different room in Bishop Roberts Hall; however, Riley is not certain she will move out just yet, saying that other
factors will come into play. As an extra precaution, Vance said that facilities checked for mold in the Wellness Center located on the first floor of Hogate. Vance talked to Dr. Scott Allen Ripple in an effort to see if they could correlate what they were seeing from reports in work order requests to reports of illnesses by students living in Hogate. While there was an uptick in respiratory complaints, Vance and Ripple would argue that with about 550 new freshmen arriving on campus and moving into a new environment, it is not uncommon to have these types of minor sicknesses among some of the students. For now, Facilities Management cannot guarantee Hogate to be mold free, for the same reason they cannot guarantee any building or site on DePauw’s campus mold free. “There is mold in the air,” Vance said. “So it’s logical that there is mold inside Hogate Hall. I would say that same thing about any facility at the DePauw campus. The prevalence of mold occurs and can occur often in the spring time and in the fall as we see seasonal changes.” The question for Facilities Management is not do they see mold, but rather do they see anything out of the ordinary that can be especially dangerous or harmful to people. Facilities Management will do whatever is necessary to make sure all the buildings on campus are well kept and operating acceptably. Students with any further concerns are urged to send in a work order request to Facilities Management as soon as possible.
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Alumna returns to teach Slam poets bring up computer sciences controversial topics in Peeler BY AMANDA BROWN
Maria Schwartzman ‘10 Returns to Depauw as instructor of computer science. COURTESY OF MARIA SCHWATZMAN’S LINKEDIN. BY AUSTIN CANDOR features@thedepauw.com
Cards were left on Hogate residents’ doors last week to inform them that their room had been cleaned and disinfected. MARISSA HIGGS / THE DEPAUW
Every year with the influx of freshman students comes the arrival of new professors. This year DePauw University is welcoming back one of its own, Maria Schwartzman (’10). Schwartzman serves as instructor of computer sciences. Excited about her new position at DePauw, this is what she had to say: The DePauw: Can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Maria Schwartzman (MS): I grew up in Colombus, Indiana, but I was born in Indianapolis. I went to DePauw University for my undergrad. I loved it here. I pretty much did everything there is to do here except for greek life. I went to all the home football games except for one, and I went to a lot of baseball and soccer games. I like sports. I mean I just had a great time here. TDP: What made you want to teach? MS: I actually was the head tutor for computer sciences here as a student for three years. I took CS1 my freshman year and was a tutor immediately after and then became head tutor. I’ve always loved teaching in general. I taught all through grad school. I was in two different masters programs. I taught history, and then I taught information systems, which is way more related to computer science. It’s fun for me to explain something to someone and see them understand. TDP: Did you originally want to go into computer science? MS: I came to DePauw as an economics major, because I loved econ in high school. After my sophomore year, I got an internship in computer science. My dad was really into technology. I had
my own computer since I was 11, and my parents told me to “go learn.” I started teaching myself how to code in middle school. TDP: As a professor, how does DePauw look? MS: It’s very much still awesome. I loved DePauw as a student, and I am crazy-happy to be back. Everyone’s super nice. It’s different to be on the other side of things. There’s a lot you don’t see going on as a student, like all the budget stuff or the interactions between faculty members. I had pretty much stayed in contact with all of the CS professors over the years, but it’s different. I still look up to everyone, but it’s not a student-professor relationship. It’s a peer relationship.
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LGBT services, Feminista! and Omega Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. partnered to bring Darkmatter, a trans South Asian activist duo, to campus on Friday. Darkmatter is a two person spoken word group, composed of Janani Balasubramanian and Alok Vaid-Menon. Self-described as devoted to an art practice of gender self(ie) determination, racial justice and movement building. Balasubramanian started the night off with, “Okay everyone, let out your most passionate moan you’ve ever done in public.” A reluctant audience followed suit and started to moan with the duo. After a good 30 seconds of moaning, the duo prepared theselves to recite their poems. The first few were mellow and calm, exciting the audience with their spoken words. In a dramatic shift in the mood, the duo started talking about their experiences at Stanford University and how that inevitably led to where they are now. “We thought we were going to be learning, but we had to teach others,” Vaid-Menon said in reference to their gender and identity. In their discussion of universities, it became clear that they are not fans of organized higher education, calling it an institute to repress emotional intelligence. The duo eluded to “messy” things happening at DePauw, though they opted not to elaborate.
After these statements, the poems they read were extremely radical. As the duo started reciting their poems the audience felt shocked and speechless. Some audience members were offended by their words. “The heat of the room was nothing compared to the anger and discomfort I felt coming from the poets,” first-year Emily Koch said. The poets were sharing much about colonialism, with everything leading back to being “the white man’s fault.” Balasubramanian and Vaid-Menon went as far as saying, “The US isn’t here to protect us, its here to kill us.” They finished off with “God Bless America is a corporate slogan, therefore God Brown America.” Eventually, everything went back to being enjoyable and light-hearted “I like that this space made people uncomfortable,” said junior Asucena Lopez, one of the women who helped put the program together. “It makes you question why you were so uncomfortable.” There were a lot of mixed feelings about what was said in the performance and about Darkmatter as a whole. It certainly was an unforgettable yet enraging show, the main highlight of the night being Balsaubramanian’s fabulous lipstick.
TDP: What do you like about computer science? MS: In general, I like the idea of the future and how we can better the present somehow. I think about that a lot. The future is cool because computer science encompasses it all. I think there’s a lot of fun to be had in computer science. It’s one of the easier ways to make something. You can code your own program, and as long as it works, you run it and it will do something. For example, with German and Spanish, I could make flash cards for myself, but if I had some free time I could make my own program for the vocab words. TDP: How woud you recommend taking computer science to a student? What would you say? MS: Alot of people come in and think, “Oh, I should be a programmer because I’m going to make a lot of money.” It’s not that easy. A lot of people take CS because they think it’ll be easier than chemistry or physics. You have to be able to think like a programmer. I want people to have a genuine interest in studying what we study. You should enjoy it for the sake of enjoying it.
Janani Balasubramanian and Alok Vaid-Menon perform in “Darkmatter” Friday. AMANDA BROWN / THE DEPAUW
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The Cheesin Crew, junior Adam Folta, sophomore Susie Schmank, sophomore Jane Pera and junior Andrew Bartucci.
The Go Go Crew, sophomores Nathalia Melo, Rudy Orozco, Freddy Lavric and Evan Folger Make sure and check out The DePauw Multimedia Editor Erin O’Brien’s video on Cheesin’ at thedepauw.com It has become almost second nature for students to pick up their phones and tweet in their pizza orders on Thursday nights. With the success of Pizza Dude this past year, it’s no wonder other food businesses modeled after it have started springing up on campus. Two new small businesses, Go Go Quesadilla and Cheesin’, are two that began this semester and have been gaining popularity on social media. Go Go Quesadilla is modeled after Pizza Dude, delivering quesadillas to anyone who calls or tweets them, whereas Cheesin’ runs a booth at big events on campus, as well as caters. Go Go Quesadilla was spearheaded by sophomores Nathalia Melo, Rudy Orozco, Evan Folger and Freddy Lavric and runs out of the kitchen of the Delta Upsilon Fraternity house. “I was thinking of the late-night options for food on campus and realized we didn’t have one for Mexican food, plus everyone loves quesadillas” Melo said. “When this year came along we thought it would be a good idea to start our own.” Melo and Orozco take calls and make the quesadillas, while Folger and Lavric deliver to their hungry
customers. You can tweet them @GoGoQuesadilla. Their options include chicken, cheese or steak quesadillas for $3, with the option to add salsa or sour cream. They are open from 10:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Fridays. “So far business has been great,” Melo said. “I am honestly surprised by how many people have called in asking for a quesadilla.” While they aren’t exactly sure how long they will keep the business running, Melo said that as long as sales are good, the quesadilla-making will continue. “I’m excited to see how the business grows and where we will be in the future,” Melo said. Cheesin’ is a whole new animal to the small business jungle of DePauw. Its co-creator, however, is no stranger to it at all. Pizza Dude’s creator, junior Adam Folta, alongside junior Andrew Bartucci decided to go into business together on a new project involving the creation of gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. “Andrew mentioned it to me half-jokingly while we were working Pizza Dude, saying he was going to start a competitor business called ‘Grilled Cheese Dude,’” Folta said. “We started playing around with
the idea and eventually came up with Cheesin’.” At the moment they run a portable grill at several sporting events as well as plan to set up the booth every Wednesday night. Those late-night munchers can look on their twitter, @Cheesin_DPU, for the location. Pricing starts out at $3 for a classic grilled cheese but then customers can choose to add bacon or guacamole for an extra $1.25, or both for $2. Cheesin’ has been selling 30 to 40 sandwiches per event, but Folta has plans for more in the future. “Our goal is to sell upwards of 80 sandwiches per event,” Folta said. “It’s all about being known and getting the word out through social media.” Part of his business plan was the employees he hired. Jane Pera and Susie Schmank work behind the grill and cash register. “I’m putting a bunch of trust in Susie and Jane,” Folta said. “They are great personalities, both have a passion for food, and I’m hoping they will really help the business grow.” Folta is running Pizza Dude and helping run Cheesin’. “It’s really hard to manage both companies,” Folta
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said. “Cheesin’ is a lot simpler because we have fewer employees and I’m already experienced. Plus we use the same supplier as Pizza Dude so that helps.” They decided to go with grilled cheese because the product was seemingly simple, but could be altered to be gourmet. In fact, they have plans to sell specialty grilled cheeses in the future, including a five-cheese option, a breakfast sandwich and even a dessert grilled cheese. “They are delicious,” said sophomore Jeremy Boyd, who had his first one at the last football tailgate. At the moment they have no plans to deliver the grilled cheeses as with Pizza Dude. “It just isn’t worth the money to deliver a three dollar product,” Folta said. “I commend Go Go’s passion, but worry they won’t make enough money. Pizza Dude is more feasible because of the $10 to $12 product.”
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Scotland’s independence vote exemplifies democracy’s greatest attributes Something incredible happened ‘across the pond’ Thursday. Under the Scottish Independence Referendum 2014, the nation of Scotland went to the polls to determine whether to break away from the United Kingdom and end its 307-year-old alliance with Great Britain. The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Under the United Kingdom, Scotland has a greater voice in global issues, but many pro-independent Scots wanted to reap the economic, political and military benefits of having their own self-governing nation. Economically, the pro-yes independence Scots wanted full access to the oil in the North Sea. With unrestricted and untaxed access to this oil, some Scottish figures theorize that Scotland could become one of the richest countries in the world. Politically, many Scots simply wanted absolute independence in making governmental decisions on their own without Great Britain, which is known as being more conservative. One huge political issue dividing the two nations is the nuclear submarines that the United Kingdom harbors in Glasgow, Scotland—a big liability in a nation that wants to be free of nuclear weapons. As an independent nation, Scotland would not have to get their military involved when the United Kingdom declares military action. Despite these advantages, the voters of Scotland did not approve independence. Although the 44.7 percent vote for independence was not enough to pass the referendum, it has been one of democracy’s finest moments so far in the 21st century. In the past decade, the United States has seen presidents bypass congressional permission for military campaigns and overall historically low voter turn-outs—often times under 50 percent. Within the past few days, we’ve even seen an election in Afghanistan where President-elect Ashraf Ghani Ahmazai has been announced, but the voting commission will not release vote figures. Each of these is an example of a violation of democratic principles. However, with Scotland, there is a beacon of hope for the old, Greek institution of democracy. At the polls on Thursday, Scotland saw an unprecedented voter turnout of 84.6 percent. This is huge considering Scotland has a much lower voting age of 16 years. Since the vote, there has also been a relatively peaceful response by the losing pro-independence group — also a very impressive contrast to the Middle Eastern jihadist group, ISIS, which is trying to establish sovereign nations by much more aggressive means instead of through democracy. Scotland’s path towards what could’ve been independence is an example of democracy that should be studied and followed by all nations or groups seeking sovereignty. Although the nation didn’t achieve absolute sovereignty, it is the best modern example of how democracy can help decide a nation’s fate without a civil war breaking out or large numbers of people dying. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
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Healthbook and The Apple Watch: tracking our daily activity JACKSON MOTE
In the same Sept. 9 event that we saw the iPhone 6 and 6+ announced, Apple also revealed its newest endeavor in human integration with technology: the Apple Watch. The watch, paired with Healthbook on your iPhone, can track the data of your life. Similar to the UP by Jawbone and the FitBit Flex, the Apple Watch can track your heart rate and physical activity such as running and walking distance. After you work out, head over to the Healthbook app to see the data from your activity. It is displayed in interactive graphs that you can sort by day, week, month and year. By seeng this data laid out plainly in front of your eyes, you can better analyze and adapt your fitness schedule and routine to your specific needs. The Apple Watch fits a niche market of digital health-related products that has already been developing over the past couple of years. By Apple’s integration of this functionality into their devices, we will see the market of digital healthrelated products expand even further through Apple’s vast consumer base and popularity. Developers of iOS applications will have the ability to use the data from the Apple Watch to further integrate the functionality of their own apps into the watch. I’m sure that we will see many applications adopt the functionality of the Apple Watch to fit the needs of their users. With an entire computer architecture on a single miniscule “S1” chip, the Apple Watch is sure to pack a punch of
processing power. In an Apple Press Release, CEO Tim Cook said that “Apple introduced the world to several category-defining products, the Mac, iPod, iPhone and iPad, and once again Apple is poised to captivate the world with a revolutionary product that can enrich people’s lives. It’s the most personal product we’ve ever made.” By insisting that the Apple Watch is the most personal product that the company has ever made, Cook has set high expectations, in my mind, of the quality and technological implications of this product and the market of the product itself. Swiss watch makers were very quick to dismiss the idea that the Apple Watch would impact the sale or popularity of Swiss watches, suggesting that the watch would not enter into the luxury watch market. However, Vontobel watch industry analyst Rene Weber told Reuters: “[Apple Watch] is the first convincing smartwatch, and we believe it will impact the entire watch industry, but mainly at the low-/mid-end price level.” In some capacity, it seems that watch makers should be worried. Although UP and FitBit are in the business of health data, they lack the overall functionality of a watch. The Apple Watch will bridge the gap between the technology of UP/FitBit devices and the ease of use of iPhone. The Apple Watch will show us what the future of mobile personal devices is. When the iPhone displaced Nokia as the top smartphone, it was called the “Nokia moment.” When the Apple Watch is released in early 2015, we’ll see whether this is the ‘Swatch moment’. -Mote is a junior French major from Indianapolis. opinions@thedepauw.com
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
ast Saturday, Emma Watson stood in front of the UN and began to speak. What she said started a conversation around the world: Men are a part of gender equality too. Watson introduced a new campaign called HeForShe, a movement to get men as actively involved in the fight against sexual violence and inequality as women. Defining feminism as “the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities...the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes,” Watson created a call that college students, such as ourselves, should find it hard to say no to. Equality should not be something we argue about. It should be something we unconditionally agree on, that men and women are equal and
should be treated as such. Just because you are born a certain way should not mean you must act a certain way. It’s no secret that sexual violence is a problem on college campuses, and it is a problem at DePauw. It’s no secret that women struggle to earn the same wages as men in the workforce. And it should be no secret that in not one country in the entire world do women have equal rights. Yet, why is nothing happening? Why is nothing changing? I hear people on this campus mock the programs meant to reduce sexual violence. “We don’t have that problem,” they say. “I’m desensitized to it,” they say. “Open your eyes,” I say. Our very own constitution fails to acknowledge women as equal. In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment, which attempted to legally aknowledge women’s rights, failed to be ratified by the states. The United States of America, “land of liberty,” refuses to admit women and men are equal. Watson and UN Women are ready to change that around the world. No longer is it acceptable to ignore the problems or make excuses. Now it is
time to step up and admit that gender equality is not such a strange thing to be asking for. In order for this to happen, we need men to be just as involved as women. Equality can only happen once everyone decides they can act however they want and not feel punished for it. Men should not be expected to be manly and strong. Women shouldn’t need to feel powerless and submissive. So I’m calling on you, men and women of DePauw. Gender inequality is a real thing on this campus, and it will take all of us to change that. Challenge gender stereotypes. Don’t ignore them because “that’s the way it goes.” Be okay with a “strong” woman or a “sensitive” man. But most importantly, think about what this means for you. Watson asks us to think “if not me, who? If not now, when?” I would also add, “if not here, where?” A question not only worth asking, but worth answering. -Sausser is a junior English writing and history double major from Indianapolis.
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immy Fallon. Conan O’ Brien. Jay Leno. David Letterman. The names go on and on when it comes to famous late-night talk show hosts. Bouncing house bands, funny monologues and special guests run rampant in between the hours of 9 p.m. and 12 p.m.. I’ve not met a single person who hasn’t heard at least one of these names in my life. These people are some of the most famous personalities in the history of television. Luckily for us here at DePauw University, we don’t have to go all the way to New York to see something like this. No sir, DePauw is home to the best show on D3TV. Pre-Recorded Late Night Show (or PRLNS), has a long history of delivering the goods when needed. Shot as a mix between talk show, sketch show and having elements of SNL with their reoccurring actors, Pre-Recorded Late Night
PHOTOPINION How has living in Hogate with mold affected your experience at DePauw? “People say that it smells bad, but maybe I just have a horrible sense of smell.”
LIBBY GRANT, FIRST-YEAR “It wasn’t in my room. Fortunately, I have not been affected.”
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Pre-Recorded Late Night Show: The best show at DePauw TAULBEE JACKSON
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Show is storming the airwaves once more. There is a “live audience” –– the show is recorded before it airs –– aspect to the show as well, and if you yourself would enjoy watching the show and being a part of the broadcast, you can go to the PCCM at 8 p.m. on Thursday nights to witness the comical antics of the cast. Pre-Recorded Late Night show isn’t afraid to make fun of anything. In the past the crew has openly mocked or parodied everything from the mentor program, Marvin’s deliveries, Boulder Runs and DePauw’s infamous top 20 party ranking. In the past, Pre-Recorded Late Night Show has interviewed alumni, cooks, janitors and administration. After only half of a season last season, Pre-Recorded Late Night Show is gearing up for another year of hilarity. The show is currently four seasons in and is hosted by head writer Jeremy Boyd. The first episode of season five kicks off Thursday night with new sketches, a new mentality and the introduction of a new house band, headed by Ben Crider, who is also a writer of the show. -Jackson is a first-year intended communications major from Cloverdale, Indiana. opinions@thedepauw.com
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JACK HARBAUGH, FIRST-YEAR “I could see it in the showers, and it looked dirty and gross.”
LAUREN STAZINSKI, FIRST-YEAR “It makes me study in Roy O. or on the East College lawn because my dorm can smell or feel stuffy.” GRANT POTTS, FIRST-YEAR JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW
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the depauw | sports
Division I competition motivates cross country at Indiana Intercollegiates
Pair of blowouts make it three straight wins for DePauw field hockey BY ABBY MARGULIS sports@thedepauw.com
BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw University’s men’s and women’s cross country teams collected a pair of top five finishes Friday at the Indiana Intercollegiates in West Lafayette, Indiana. Competing against Division I, II and III schools, the scores were broken down into two categories. The top class featured all Division I schools while, all the others, including DePauw, were scored separately. “Indiana Intercollegiates is such a fun meet for me because even when an opponent is wearing a jersey representing IU, Purdue or Ball State, that doesn’t mean much to me once the race starts,” junior Heather O’Brien said. Leading the way for the men’s team to their fifth place finish was junior Paul Watts who finished 14th overall in the event. Watts ran the 8,000 meter course in just under 27 minutes. “I feel like I had a really solid race,” Watts said. “It’s always fun to race against D1 and D2 guys and see where you stack up. We don’t get many opportunities to race teams like IU and Purdue, but I feel like we really capitalized on the chance we had.” In addition to Watts, four other Tigers scored in the race. Senior Noah Gatwood crossed the finish line at 27:02, followed by first-year Polo Burguete 45 seconds later. First-year Chris Lowry finished 51st while sophomore Brad Wise was 56th. “I’d say that Friday showed that we have a lot of potential for this guy’s team,” Wise said. “Inspite of not having one of our captains running, we had some guys like Chris Lowry really step up and have solid races.” Watts thought the first-years on the team came out strong. “We’re really gaining momentum as a team,” Watts said. “The incoming freshman class has had to really step up, and they’ve handled it well.” With 183 points, the Tigers finished 157 points behind the overall winner, Wabash College. DePauw’s women’s team had a little bit more success as they came in third out of the 20 non-Division I schools competing in the event and were the top Division III school to compete. “It was a great accomplishment for us," O'Brien said, "and we are moving in the right direction as to where we need to be as a team." As with the men, five female Tigers had times fast enough to be scored. Heather O’Brien finished the three mile run in 18:22, a time good enough for fourth place overall. Sophomore Emma MacAnally finished in 13th with a time of 18:49, and senior Hope Jordan was 32nd crossing the line exactly one minute after O’Brien. “I felt very strong and confident during the race,” O’Brien said. “When you have the opportunity to race with the varsity D1 girls, you have to take advantage and be aggressive in your racing. I was able to keep my pace and move up place-wise throughout the entire race which was essentially my goal." Rounding out the scorers for the Tigers were first-year Hallie Bechtel and sophomore Lois Miller, who both tied for 34th. The Tigers finished the day with 119 points, 75 behind the overall winner, Taylor University. Next up for both teams is the Pre-Nationals event held in Mason, Ohio on Saturday. Including that race, the Tigers will have only two chances to improve before they face the NCAC championships and the NCAA Great Lakes Regional in October.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
With each game, the field hockey team seems to keep getting stronger. The DePauw Tigers can now add two more wins to their tally this season, moving to 7-1 overall and 3-1 in the NCAC. After conquering Oberlin College, 9-0 and The College of Wooster, 5-0, the women finished the weekend with grins on their faces. “It feels great to come out of the weekend with two wins,” senior center defenseman Kylie Maloney said. “It gives us the momentum we need to look to our next game.” Going into Saturday’s game against the Oberlin Yeowomen, the Tigers prepared with the mindset that anything could happen and that they needed to be on their toes. “Everyone on the team knew we couldn’t underestimate either of these teams, so we went out playing with the intensity that we would with any other game,” said first-year Paige Berliner, who scored two goals in the Tiger’s game against Oberlin and one goal in Sunday’s match against Wooster. The Tigers came out hot, scoring two goals within the first two minutes of the game. Senior Paige Henry knocked in the first shot on an assist from junior Grace Goodbarn. Thirty-eight seconds later Goodbarn tal-
lied a score giving the Tigers a 2-0 lead. By the end of the first half the women were leading 4-0 with two more goals scored by first-year Maddy Burds and Berliner. After the buzzer blew to start the second half, the Tigers were clearly not done, as Henry found the back of the goal in less than two minutes. The women continued dominating and pushing forward to the 16-yard circle to knock in a total of five goals in the second half to make the final score 9-0. By the time the final buzzer blew, the Tigers had 48 shots on the Yeowomen’s goalie while only two shots were attempted on both DePauw goalies, senior Maggie Steele and first-year Sarah Guendert. In both games the women worked together as a strong, communicative unit to come out on top of Oberlin and Wooster. “It was a collaborative effort,” Maloney said. “We utilized each other’s strengths to dominate each half of the game and made sure to keep up the positive energy through the entire game.” Continuing into Sunday’s game, the Tigers came out on the field with the same energy as Saturday’s contest. Henry rattled the cage in the first four minutes, and senior Maggie Campbell followed 20 minutes later in the first half. The team focused in on the little things to help them in the big picture. By sending accurate passes and excelling in individual defense across the field, the women were able to walk away with their second win of the weekend, according to Berliner. Staying on the Tiger’s offensive end, the ball rarely crossed into their defensive side and the women ended the day scoring three more goals in the second half by Campbell and senior Grace Fisher. Coming off the weekend with two conference wins is exciting for the team, Berliner said. “Any win gives the team a lot of confidence and helps motivate us for future games,” she said. The women have two days to celebrate and refocus for their next game hosting Earlham College tomorrow evening at 6:30 p.m. Showing up to the field, the Tiger’s are already preparing to expect the unexpected. “We never take a team for granted and know that we have to give 100 percent during every game,” Maloney said. “We have a lot of things to work on at practice to continue to be successful this season.”
Senior Grace Fisher advances down the field in the Tigers' game against The College of Wooster. DePauw won 5-0 in Sunday's match. ABBY MARGULIS / THE DEPAUW
the depauw |SPORTS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Tigers blow two goal lead, tie Hiram in NCAC opener BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com
Junior Stephanie Martin summed it up. “It wasn’t the start to conference we were looking for,” Martin said. After a 1-0 win against Franklin College Wednesday, the DePauw women’s soccer team (2-4-1, 0-0-1) looked to carry its momentum into Saturday’s away game against Hiram College (3-3-1, 0-0-1). The first half of play was everything the Tigers could ask for, as they got off to an early two-goal lead thanks to scores from Martin and junior Caroline Zadina. The second half proved to be disastrous. “The second half found us struggling to find the game a bit,” Head Coach Meagan McCormick said. “We had difficulty staying consistently organized.” Within the first five minutes of secondhalf play, Hiram cut DePauw’s lead in half with a goal from sophomore midfielder Allie Glatt. But the problems for the Tigers had only begun. With less than halfway to go in the second half, the Tigers lost their senior goalkeeper Emma Cooper to injury. “I was coming out to save a ball, jumped up and got undercut by a short girl on the other team who was also trying to get the ball,” Cooper, who made five saves before the injury, said. “I don’t think she realized I was there until it was too late.” Cooper could miss some serious time. She expects to be back playing in two weeks, when the team takes on The College of Wooster at home for its third conference game. When it looked like the Tigers would still be able to hold on to the lead, sophomore forward Alison Cowell tied it up for Hiram in the last two minutes with an unassisted
goal, sending the game into double overtime, where neither team could score. “The response from the women going into overtime was tremendous,” McCormick said. “We found our rhythm again and created some outstanding opportunities to put the game away. Hiram’s GK came up with some great saves.” Cooper agreed. “After Hiram scored their second goal, we picked up the intensity and fought back and tried to win the game,” Cooper said. Junior Sarah Cho, who filled in for Cooper as goalkeeper, also did her part on defense, recording four saves to secure the tie. Despite having kept Hiram from fledging a full come-from-behind win, the Tigers were disappointed with the game. “We still need to get a full 90 minutes of DePauw Women’s Soccer,” Martin said. “Hiram is a team who we should have put a number of goals on or at least come out with a big win, especially if we had continued to play how we should.” Despite their tie, McCormick had some positive things to say about the team’s future goals. “One of the goals moving forward is finding a way to immediately respond to disappointment, whether it is missing a shot, giving up a goal or losing a match,” McCormick said. “We have to find a way to respond immediately without losing our composure.” The upcoming games will prove to be vital for the Tigers, as they look to host the conference tournament. To do this, the team will have to finish in one of the top two spots in the NCAC’s regular season play. DePauw will continue conference play Saturday, as they play host to Kenyon College (3-4-1) at noon.
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Men’s soccer opens conference schedule with upset of Hiram BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
Was Saturday’s 1-0 win finally the “full 90 minutes” head Coach Brad Hauter had been talking about? “This was an absolutely incredible effort from our guys,” Hauter said. “There were a lot of external elements that could have distracted the guys, but they were locked in. It was a terrific 90-minute effort from our guys, but I know we can play better.” Hard to believe it could get better after DePauw’s (5-3, 1-0) win over nationally ranked Hiram College (5-3, 0-1) in Saturday’s NCAC opener. However, it still wasn’t the easiest way for DePauw to open their conference schedule. The Terriers came into Saturday’s tilt as the 16th ranked team in the nation, but they sure didn’t look like it. The Tigers dominated in almost every facet of the game. DePauw goalkeeper, senior Jake Pezzuto, didn’t face a single shot on net, and the Tigers attempted eight more shots than their Terrier counterparts. “Honestly, the way we played, we kept the ball moving, played one, two touch soccer,” Pezzuto said. “When we possessed the ball like that, they couldn’t touch us.” Hauter also felt the Tiger's defense played a huge factor in their win. “Defensively I am very pleased with the effort,” Hauter said. “Hiram is a high scoring offensive team that was averaging over three goals per game. We shut them out for the first time, limited them to four shots and none were dangerous." However, like the previous game against Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, the Tigers struggled to capitalize. DePauw waited around until the 70th minute to finally get the breakthrough they were looking for. Off of a back heel pass from sophomore Zachary Hoffman, sophomore Jonathan Wheeler put a shot past Hiram keeper Matt Sacher to give the Tigers all the offense they
would need. “Teamwork, teamwork, teamwork,” Wheeler emphasized. “It was no individual effort that gave us the goal, but a solid team build-up and an easily slotted ball into the net.” Wheeler has been a pleasant surprise for the Tigers as they look to find a new goal scorer, with Andy Morrison set to graduate in May. As a first-year, Wheeler appeared in 10 games and scored once for the Tigers. In only eight games this year, he’s already scored twice and has become a much larger presence on the field. “There is nothing more satisfying than being able to be part of this team on and off the field and help contribute to the win,” Wheeler said. “Being able to have a big play isn’t important for yourself, but you do it for the guys around you.” With key conference matchups against Kenyon College and Ohio Wesleyan University right around the corner, beginning the NCAC portion of their schedule was vital for the Tigers. “Since I’ve been playing here the NCAC has always been widely known as one of the toughest conferences in the nation,” Wheeler said. “With Kenyon and Hiram both being in the top 25, it is no secret that we are being matched up against the best competition possible.” The level of competition in the conference is higher than ever before. Two teams still have an undefeated record, and six out of the ten teams have a winning record. “It is incredible,” Hauter said. “I think that all teams realistically can reach the conference tournament, and we will all pull points off one another over the next few weeks, so it will be interesting to see who is left standing at the end.” Next up for the Tigers is one of two remaining nonconference games. DePauw will play host to Anderson University tonight at 5:30 p.m.
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the depauw | sports
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
Turnovers cost DePauw a chance to upset Wittenberg BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com
Seven turnovers doomed DePauw University’s (1-1, 0-1) hopes of upsetting 18th ranked Wittenberg University (1-1, 1-0) on Saturday evening, despite outgaining the opposing Tigers’ yardage, 427-350. “Those turnovers really hurt us badly,” DePauw Head Coach Bill Lynch said. Wittenberg scored 28 of their 34 points off turnovers, as they went on to defeat DePauw 34-17. DePauw got off to a strong start on their first drive, making it into Wittenberg territory. It was there that sophomore quarterback Matt Hunt fumbled, and Wittenberg recovered. Wittenberg marched 59 yards down the field and scored a touchdown, making the score 7-0. “Wittenberg got off to a fast start,” said Freddy Sprunger, who called the game for WGRE sports. On the first play of the next drive, however, Hunt connected with senior D.J. Steward for an 82yard score, tying it back up. Witteberg dominated the rest of the first quarter with two drives ending in a 35-yard field goal and
a 25-yard pass for a touchdown—a touchdown that followed from another DePauw fumble. “Wittenberg quarterback Zach Jenkins had a really off first half,” Sprunger said. “He was overthrowing his recievers, and that helped keep DePauw in the game.” In the second quarter, the DePauw Tigers had a four-play drive to the end zone where sophomore Zac Fouche caught a pass from Hunt for a touchdown, making the score 17-14. The tone of the last drive of the half was set by a 51-yard play from Hunt to Fouche to the 10-yard line of Wittenberg. Unable to come up with the touchdown, Marko Adams was brought on to tie the game with a 19-yard field goal. After last season’s 45-0 loss to Wittenberg, a tie game at halftime put the Tigers exactly where they wanted to be. “It think we were much more competitive than we were last year,” Lynch said. “We put ourselves in a position after halftime to really compete in that second half.” At the start of the second half, Wittenberg ground out a 12-play, 63-yard drive that ended in a field goal, breaking the tie. After a couple of series from both teams that
ended in punts, Hunt completed a pass to Steward for 67-yards which was fumbled and turned over to Wittenberg. The turnover resulted in another touchdown for Wittenberg, pushing the score to 27-17. Junior Adam Folta picked off Wittenberg halfway through the fourth quarter. However, a fumble on the next play gave Wittenberg the ball right back. “We matched [Wittenberg’s] intensity and played hard, but the turnovers and bad execution hurt us in the end,” junior wide receiver Billy McClamroch said. “We need to work on ball security and overall team speed this week in order to get ready to play.” Fouche stepped up in a big way, snagging four catches totaling 87 yards. “The standout receiver for DPU was a kid who had never had a career reception before this game,” Sprunger said. Sophomre Will Longthorne and Folta each had nine tackles and senior Garrett Rice had seven. Cody Baker, a sophomore, broke up four passes for the DePauw Tigers. “I think the main reason for the loss against Wittenberg was the amount of mistakes we made on our end,” said first-year running back Jack Gruber.
“We shot ourselves in the foot too many times to beat such a good team as Wittenberg.” Sprunger agreed. “This game was full of what-ifs,” Sprunger concluded. “As I was leaving the stadium I kept thinking, what if a couple of plays had gone differently? We really could have won this game if it wasn’t for a couple of mistakes.” If not for the mistakes, junior Paul Simon is sure DePauw would have beaten Wittenberg. “For as good as Wittenberg has been historically, we beat ourselves on Saturday,” Simon said. “There was no lack of effort or desire or talent. This team has all the characteristics of a great football team. We just need to eliminate mental mistakes and, as a team, put ourselves in a position to win football games.” The Tigers host the Kenyon College Lords this weekend, on Family Weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. at Blackstock Stadium. “The past two years Kenyon has beaten us in two very close games [a combined four points],” McClamroch said. “I’m sure we will play with a chip on our shoulder.”
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Sophomore Jeff Vorherr confirms a play with head coach Bill Lynch at Blackstock Stadium Saturday afternoon against the Wittenberg Tigers. Wittenberg claimed victory over DePauw, 45-0. SUNNY STRADER / THE DEPAUW