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VOL. 163, ISSUE 15

Reported sexual assaults double from 2012 to 2013

BY NICOLE DECRISCIO news@thedepauw.com

Reported sexual assault on DePauw University’s campus more than doubled between 2012 and 2013, according to the Clery Report. In 2012, seven cases were reported; in 2013, 15 cases were reported.

The report, also known as the Annual Fire and Safety Report, includes data for the past three calendar years.

The Clery Act, passed in 1990, mandates that all institutions of higher education that receive money from the federal government release an annual crime report. The sexual assault category includes more than rape. It also includes sodomy, sexual assault with an object and fondling.

“There’s no reason to believe that DePauw is any different from any other campus necessarily,” said Sarah Ryan, director of the women’s center, of DePauw’s reporting percentages.

The 2013 statistics left left DePauw with more reports than all peer institutions within the Great Lakes Colleges Association. The Great Lakes Colleges Association consists of Albion College, Allegheny College, Antioch College, Denison University, DePauw, Earlham College, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College and the College of Wooster.

But 15 is only the reported cases.

Ryan said that the Campus Climate Survey suggests that about 12 percent of DePauw’s female population have said that they were sexually assaulted on DePauw’s campus. This means that approximately 144 female students have been sexually assaulted.

Rape Abuse and Incest National Network, or RAINN, estimates that 60 percent of sexual assaults are not reported to the police. If DePauw was reporting at the national average of approximately 40 percent, then there would be 86 reports according to these numbers.

Angie Nally, director of public safety, noted that DePauw has been on a three-year campaign focused on increased prevention and encouraged reporting from a Department of Justice grant.

“We would expect that our statistics would increase,” Nally said.

The number of reported sexual assaults also impacts the number of cases that are brought before the sexual misconduct hearing board, but the decision to bring a case to the board is left to the victim.

Assistant Dean of Students Julia Sutherlin said that last year there was an increase in the number of cases that went before DePauw’s sexual misconduct board. In May, The DePauw reported that for five years prior to the 2012-2013 school year, an average of three cases per ERIN O’BRIEN / THE DEPAUW

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Liquor law and drug abuse violations are on the rise according to the Annual Security and Fire Safety Report, released October 1.

The most current report includes data from 2011, 2012 and 2013. The report is a result of the Clery Act and is required by all institutions of higher education that receive money from the federal government for financial aid. The act passed in 1990 after Jeanne Clery was raped and murdered in her dorm room at Lehigh University in 1986.

After her murder, her parents questioned why they did not know that the campus had a relatively high crime rate.

The goal is to make crime statistics and preventative measures taken by the university available to current students, employees, prospective students and parents.

For DePauw, arrests for liquor law violations rose from 15 to 26 between 2012 and 2013, while judicial referrals for liquor law violations fell from 179 to 157. Arrests for drug abuse violations rose from 13 to 28, while judicial referrals rose from 15 to 24.

“What we’ve seen is more activity in our residence halls and out and about on campus,” said Angie Nally, director of public safety. “We had a couple of situations that a lot of people were in the same case, so that also increases the numbers.”

The report now includes separate categories from domestic violence, dating violence and stalking as a result of the Violence Against Women Act.

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academic year went before the board. The board heard seven cases during last academic year. This academic year, there has yet to be a case that goes before the board, but it is still early.

“Potentially maybe more assaults are happening,” Sutherlin said. “But maybe it’s not more assaults, it’s just that more reports are coming through.”

All reported cases of sexual assault reported to Public Safety are forwarded to the prosecutor’s office. Victims then choose whether or not to file charges.

“Anytime there’s a sexual assault, we’re told about it,” said Tim Bookwalter, a prosecuting attorney in Putnam County.

Yet Putnam County Circuit Court Judge Matt Headley rarely sees sexual assault cases from DePauw come onto his docket. Headley believes this is because victims often decide they do not want to move forward with the charges.

“They don’t want to go through what they perceive as the embarrassment of the process,” Headley said.

Headley also pointed out that not all violations of DePauw’s sexual misconduct policy constitute criminal activity in the legal system.

Instead, Headley has to rely on the cases that come to him.

“I just have to call the balls and call the strikes,” Headley said. “It takes a lot to get from alleged incident to an actual conviction.”

While judgement for the community standards process and sexual misconduct hearings use a “preponderance of evidence,” or the belief that an event most likely occurred, the standards in a court of law is higher.

“It has to be beyond a reasonable doubt,” Headley said.

Headley, who used to be a prosecuting attorney, said that the biggest hindrance is cases going unreported.

“Don’t be afraid of reporting it,” Bookwalter said. “Don’t be afraid of the system.”

Ryan encourages all victims to seek help and utilize the resources in the Women’s Center, which is open to all students regardless of gender or sexual preference.

“We, as an American culture, don’t even talk about sex, the kind of positive, consensual sex, in an open way,” Ryan said. “So to talk about a sex crime, I think, is even more difficult.”

Ryan encourages all students to minimize vulnerability but said that no amount of reduced vulnerability can absolutely stop a sexual assault.

“The only person who can prevent a sexual assault from happening is the perpetrator,” Ryan said.

She believes that the answer to solving rape culture is through bystander intervention, or those not involved in a potential assault stepping up to keep the assault from happening. Her ultimate goal is to have no cases of sexual assault—reported or unreported.

Ryan said, “I’m essentially trying to work myself out of a job right now.”

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Downtown Café closes after almost a year

BY LILLY BURBA

at the Downtown Café may be able to enjoy that food once again.

Westfall is looking into setting up a catering business that would provide the same fare that the café once did. She would use the comShe made it almost a year, and even that was better than she ex- mercial kitchen at her church, and the only cost to her would be for pected. the food items, a more affordable option than the storefront. Westfall Former business owner Wendy Westfall ran Downtown Café, hopes that this will allow members of the Greencastle community to which closed on Sept. 5. She took over the operations of the restau- continue to enjoy her food in a way that she can more easily manage. rant in Greencastle’s town square in November 2013 and didn’t know Following the restaurant’s closing, Westfall broached the catering anything about running a business. In her 10 months as proprietor, topic on the café’s Facebook page, but didn’t get much of a response.

Westfall says she learned a lot, with many lessons abaout how and how Though the café no longer resides there, the building that housed not to run a restaurant. it in the town square still stands. Known as the Fleenor Building, this The café’s closing came about abruptly, as Westfall faced some location was the site of Eli Lilly’s first pharmacy. Lilly later went on to personal difficulties that found a global pharmaceutical necessitated its immediate company. In the years since, it shutdown. She regrets havhas been the home of many loing to close the restaurant cal businesses, including Treabecause she knew how sures on the Square and the much people enjoyed the Downtown Deli. food she served, but her Wolfe, assistant director family had to take preceand coordinator of fraternity dence over her business. life at DePauw, and his wife Visitors to the square have owned the building for in the past few weeks may about five months. He hopes have noticed a sign on to have a new business in the the door on the Downspace as soon as possible. He town Café’s former locadoes not believe this will be tion placed by the Indiana a difficult task, owing to the Department of Revenue. site’s attractive location on the It states that the business square and its proximity to Dethere is committing a Class Pauw’s campus.

A Misdemeanor by operat“We’re looking for a busiing. Both Eric Wolfe, the ness that would contribute to building owner, and Westthe square,” Wolfe said. “Hopefall wish to clarify that they fully, it will be somewhere that are not responsible for the will encourage activity downsign’s placement. Wolfe is town in the evenings and on the building owner, not weekends.” the business owner, and He hopes it will be a place Westfall signed the busithat will benefit both DePauw ness back over to a former students and other members owner after she closed its of the Greencastle community. doors.

Since the café closed up During its time of opshop, several potential new eration, the Downtown tenants have shown interest in Café was a popular attracopening their business in that tion for DePauw University space. Prospective businesses students, especially since that have shown interest instudents could use their clude a hair salon, a business Tiger Express cards to purthat would use it as office space chase items. Sophomore and one unnamed national The Downtown Cafe suffered from a Class A Misdemeanor, resulting Casandra Carrillo was a fan, chain. in its closing.

LEAH WILLIAMS / THE DEPAUW and says that she misses the Though one chapter of the food now that the café has closed. historic building’s story has concluded, another one eagerly waits to “It was good food, I really liked it,” she said. be written. Only time will tell what the next chapter will hold.

According to Westfall, the lack of students present in Greencastle during three-month summer break had a drastic effect on the success of her business.

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Prindle Institute serves dinner discussion about cultural appropriation

BY VICTORIA HOUGHTALEN news@thedepauw.com

Many are familiar with the rock and roll stylings of Elvis Presley, but many are unaware of the influences of his hits from Big Mama Thornton, Lowell Fulson and Arthur Crudup. Presley‘s repackaging of these African American artists’ sounds exemplifies the common practice of cultural appropriation.

The Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics hosted a dinner discussion over cultural appropriation last night. Cultural appropriation refers to the use of one culture’s objects, subjects or content by producers from another culture.

The dinner started out with an outline of cultural appropriation by Prindle Director Andy Cullison.

Cullison provided a basis for discussion, explaining that appropriation really taps into moral concerns.

After his presentation, he left the audience with the question, “When is it permissible to use products of another culture? When is it wrong?”

Discussion tables had pamphlets with short examples of cultural appropriations, such as mention

of Antonin Dvorak, a bohemian composer from the late 20th century.

“What really prompted this was the music school asking if there was any way Prindle could be a part of the Dvorak festival,” Cullison said.

As Mark McCoy, dean of the School of Music, explained, the Dvorak festival is about classic music in America. Dvorak, while Bohemian himself, came to America in 1892 to found American classical music.

Before him, the classical music played in the United States was actually from Europe. Dvorak thought American classical music should include Native American, African American and other indigenous music.

“Part of the Dvorak festival is to provoke a lot of thought about a whole collection of different things, cultural appropriation being one of them,” McCoy said. “Appropriation is not necessarily a negative. It can be, and now it’s mostly, but it’s not always that way. That’s the case with [Dvorak].”

As students sat with professors and directors in a casual setting, they explored ides not only on Dvorak but about many other instances.

“In my discussion group, we learned that context of cultural appropriation indicates the sensitivity of different content,” said first-year Maya Cotton. “We also debated the extent to which education value surpasses the need for political correctness.”

The dinner discussion is part of Cullison’s plan to make DePauw students wrestle with ethi- Prindle director Andy Cullison explains cultural appropriation. cal issues.

VICTORIA HOUGHTALEN / THE DEPAUW “I want DePauw students to be thought leadThe dinner was part an initiative by the School ers in two senses," Cullison said. "I want them to of Music to open discussions around multiple areas be the sort of person in the room that recognizes of disciplines. The School of Music is continuing an ethical issue when it arises, and I want them to the theme with discussions and performances of be the sort of person that can lead thoughtful and Dvorak’s music this week and the week following intelligent discussion about that issue.” fall break.

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CAMPUSCRIME October 8

• Theft of Laundry • Pending | Time: 3:20 p.m. | Place: Humbert Hall • Dog Bite • Owner Identified / Report Filed | Time: 5:58 p.m. | Place: Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority Lawn

October 10

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Place:Lilly Fitness Center • Public Indecency • Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 11:35 p.m. | Place: Pi Beta Phi Sorority Lawn • Alcohol Violation / Welfare Check • Released to Custody of Friend / Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 11:49 p.m.| Place: Mason Hall

October 11

• Alcohol Violation / Welfare Check • Released to Custody of Friend / Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:28 p.m.| Place: GCPA Uranmeian Webb was unavailable for comment about his arrest.

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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014

Greisy Genao:

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Student offers an insider’s perspective of the Coming Out Monologues

BY TYLER MURPHY features@thedepauw.com

The DePauw (TDP): You were a part of the Coming Out Monologues, so what did you perform?

Greisy Genao (GG): I performed poetry I wrote before coming out to my mother. It’s called, “Mama I Love a Girl.”

TDP: How did your mom react?

GG: Well I came out about a year ago, the summer of 2013 I believe, and it was after I had done a very important program discovering myself as a feminist and a woman of color. My parents were in the room and somehow they were talking about the LGBT community in a negative way. I identify as bisexual, and they were pissing me off.

They were crying, and at first it was just really bad. But with time they didn’t get over it, but they are starting to realize that being like this isn’t changing any aspect of my reality. It’s a huge part of my life. It’s who I am, and I think they are starting to learn that.

TDP: What was it like to read your poem to an audience on a stage?

GG: Before me, Excel performed and it was amazing. They danced to “Leave Your Lover” by Sam Smith, so the crowd was in this kind of mood, and I got a few gasps and snaps after my poem. It was nice.

The crowd was very responsive and it was great to share it with them.

TDP: So do you think you’ll do it again in the future?

GG: I’ll definitely be doing it again, especially considering how small the LGBT community on campus is. It’s nice to show support for them, well for me too, I guess. I’m really involved with the community on campus and I’m actually hosting an event on Tuesday at the Women’s Center. It’s a queer people of color meeting from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

TDP: How was the attendance of the show this year?

GG: Well considering the amount of people at the Greek God and Goddess competition, it was pretty packed. It was in the Peeler Auditorium, and it was mostly filled up. So I’d say that’s pretty good attendance right there.

TDP: Did you get a chance to see any other people perform?

GG: Yeah I got to see the entire performance. There were four

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faculty performing, and then the rest were students.

TDP: How many performances were there altogether?

GG: I would say about eight or nine. It started at 7 p.m. and ended about 8:30 p.m.

TDP: Were there any performances that really stood out to you?

GG: There was one that was an interactive poem that the performer found online; it was kind of NSFW, but it was really funny.

They would give us a phrase and the crowd would fill it in. It was really funny, with very funny things I probably shouldn’t say on here. There was some of the faculty that shared their coming out monologues, too. One was about how not to come out. It was really good to hear from someone who lived through the gay rights movement. That was really cool to me.

TDP: Is it an inclusive event for non LGBT-identifying people as well?

GG: I know a lot of people, straight and gay, would want to go to it. It is a very welcoming place and a place where people can go to learn. There were a few straight people there in the audience.

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The Sukkah:

BY TYLER MURPHY

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Though Peace Camp has packed up and the tents have been taken down, one large blue structure still remains standing in the Holden Memorial Quadrangle.

The structure is called a sukkah, which means hut, and is to commemorate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot.

“Sukkot is an extremely joyous holiday for the Jewish community,” said Lance daSilva, DePauw’s Jewish Life Coordinator. “The holiday immediately follows Yom Kippur, or the day of atonement, where we ask God for the forgiveness of all of our sins in the past year.”

The sukkah is a temporary dwelling meant to symbolize the types of huts the Jewish people constructed in the dessert after their freedom from Egypt.

“We are celebrating redemption,” daSilva said.

Sophomore AJ Wolfe, the current President of Hillel, DePauw’s Jewish organization on campus, said that Sukkot is one of the more festive holidays in Judaism.

“Growing up, Sukkot was a time for gathering with friends and eating in the sukkah,” Wolfe said.

Sukkot is also a holiday to celebrate the harvest, since it takes place in autumn.

Within the hut there are lulav (“Fruit of goodly trees”) and etrog (“Branches of palm trees”).

“We shake the lulav and etrog in the sukkah in all four directions to symbolize that God is everywhere,” daSilva said.

The action also represents the four aspects of the human, the heart, the eyes, the lips and the body.

“We are giving our whole to God,” daSilva said.

Though the sukkah on DePauw’s campus is set up in front of the library, they are typically set up in the yards of synagogues as well as the yards of

Religious structure on campus sheds light on a Jewish holiday

people in the Jewish community.

DePauw facilities constructed the physical structure of two-by-four boards. Hillel decorated the structure.

A large part of Sukkot is helping other people and inviting them to eat and sleep in the sukkahs. The one on campus has two of the chairs from East College Lawn set up in it, as well as different vegetables.

“The sukkah deals a lot with themes like helping out the homeless and feeding people in need,” said daSilva. “It really worked perfectly having it around during Peace Camp this year.”

For many years the hut has been set up outside of the Center for Spiritual Life, but last year Hillel decided to move it somewhere it could be seen.

One of the concerns about moving it to the heart of campus, however, is vandalism.

“We haven’t had any issues with vandalism of ritual objects in the past,” daSilva said, “but I know there have been other vandalism issues on campus during big weekends such as Old Gold, Little Five and the weekend of

Greek Gods and Goddess.”

One of the main concerns is that non-Jewish affiliated students aren’t aware of what the sukkah actually is.

“I would like to know more about it,” said sophomore Megan Hadley.

“But I think if students did know there is no way they would vandalize it.

For the most part I think students have respect for other religions. The furthest I can see anyone going is making a rude comment, not actually taking physical action.”

Sophomore Kainat Akmal, the Head Interfaith Intern at the Center for Spiritual Life agrees.

“We were happy to have the sukkah next to Peace Camp this year because we could educate people on the meanings behind it,” Akmal said.

“The key to acceptance is education.”

DaSilva said he has not seen any such vandalism to the sukkah so far.

The structure will be in the Holden Memorial Quadrangle until Oct. 16.

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Professor Profile: Pauline A. Ota

BY AUSTIN CANDOR features@thedepauw.com

This week, The DePauw Features had the opportunity to sit down with art history professor Pauline Ota and learn more about her life inside and outside of the university.

The DePauw (TDP): What made you decide to go into the arts?

Pauline Ota (PO): I was an undergraduate and my favorite courses were my art history courses. I went to UC, the University of California system, and a smaller school called UC Irvine.

TDP: Did you grow up in California?

PO: Yes. I was born in Los Angeles. Immigrant parents.

With my generation, if you were a daughter as opposed to a son, it was a little bit tougher to get to go to school where you couldn’t come home at night. I was lucky enough that my parents let me go far enough away. It was probably about an hour away. It was more of a case of, you know, you want your daughters to be educated, but you don’t trust the outside world. Especially if you’re an immigrant.

All you see on TV are the “Animal House” movies and you get nervous. That’s not the reality, but you get nervous.

TDP: Being in California, was there anything specific that drew you to the arts?

PO: The Los Angeles area is a huge mecca for contemporary art. But I think a lot of people didn’t know that UC Irvine… has a very strong fine arts department. I got to take classes with some pretty strong faculty. My favorite was actually one who didn’t have a Ph.D., but he’d spent years in New York as an art critic, so he made the art world really interesting.

TDP: What made you want to go into teaching?

PO: I just really liked it. You have good professors and you sort of want to be like them. You want to get people excited about the field like they got you excited. I think it’s a good part of graduate school. You get to try it . They let you TA classes and it turned out I really liked it. I came to DePauw in 2009.

TDP: Do you have any favorite artist(s) or works of art?

PO: I have things that I really love to teach, and then I have things I just really love to look at.

TDP: What are some of the things you love to look at?

PO: Pre-modern works of art. They tend to be subdued paintings and ceramic works… fairly simple forms. And then early modern artists that are my favorite… they’re all Japanese artists.

Ito Jakuchu is one of them, and he’s famous for bird and flowers (paintings), which are much more glorious, but he has much more subdued, really interesting ink paintings. The artist I work on, Maruyama Okyo, is quite good. He works in various styles but again, it’s pre-Modern, so they’re not the brilliant, bright colors that we’re used to.

The outside of the sukkah, a hut constructed to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot. TYLER MURPHY / THE DEPAUW

The inside of the sukkah, consisting of two chairs and several gourds and assorted vegetables. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW

TDP: What do you think of the Peeler Art Center?

PO: I love it. This building is just gorgeous. As an art historian, this is the nicest art building I’ve ever been in, and I’ve been in a bunch

PHOTO BY AUSTIN CANDOR / THE DEPAUW of them. You can see the paining studios from outside, especially at night when they’re lit. It’s just all this natural light that comes in.

You’re not going to get the east and west burn as the sun travels.

It’s the perfect place to paint. It’s amazing. It’s so well thought out.

We’re really luck to have it.

TDP: Is there another part of DePauw you especially like? The students?

PO: Definitely the students. I come from a big, sort of state-school background. At Santa Cruz, I taught a class of 269 students, but what I like are the small classes. Essentially the students, they’re serious. They want to study. At state schools, you get this broad range. I like being able to help students pursue dreams. I like that personal touch. You can see the fruits of your labors that you can’t see at a state school where they’re so many anonymous faces.

TDP: If there was a student considering going into your class, or any art class at the Peeler Center, what advice would you give him or her?

PO: Take the class. This department is very strong. We’re all dedicated teachers. We work hard. The students work hard. They’ll learn something. It has to be about learning, right?

Professor Ota has a Ph.D. in Art History. All of her courses are cross-listed with Asian studies.

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The post-fall break phenomenon: It exists...

JACKSON MOTE

As the community of DePauw University approaches our week of fall break, I can’t help but think of how quickly the rest of the semester will pass by. It happens every year, and I call it “the post-fall break phenomenon.”

After we come back from fall break, everybody is feeling energized and ready to work. The first-year students will be enjoying their new-found social interactions on greek property so much that they will not even realize how quickly the remaining time of the fall semester will pass.

The weeks will seemingly pass quicker and quicker until we are leaving for winter break. This is in part due to the fact that we have both a fall break and Thanksgiving break in the first semester. It’s also because we only have one break in the second semester, if you do not include Winter Term.

In some capacity, I’d venture to say that Winter Term is a break. However, this depends on what you are doing during the month of January. The first-years will be forced to remain on-campus and contemplate the effectiveness of their

attempts of the Winter Term Challenge. Meanwhile, many upperclass students will leave campus in favor of an internship to include in their resume in preparation for life after college or a faculty-lead trip to another part of the country of the world. Regardless of what each person decides to do for Winter Term, I believe that it is safe to say that most students will keep themselves busy somehow.

The effect of only having one break during the spring semester often goes unnoticed. Because of the two breaks in the fall semester, we perceive time as going by much more quickly.

To minimize the effects of this phenomenon, I’d suggest not getting caught up too heavily in an expected social pattern of “going out.” Another helpful tip is to not hangout in only one part of the campus. Diversify your activities and discover something on our campus that you never knew existed.

You may not believe me, but I guarantee you that time will fly. Enjoy the remaining time in the fall semester because once it is over, you will not be enjoying the slushy mix of rain and snow falling on your face.

For the first-years, remember: You only go through the first semester of your first year at DePauw once. Sfter that, you’re one step closer to real life like the rest of us.

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

the depauw | opinion

The problem with small talk: it’s not meaningful

Leann Burke | Editor-in-Chief Nicole DeCriscio | Managing Editor Kevin Killeen | Chief Copy Editor

On October 1, DePauw University released its the 2014 Annual Fire and Safety Report, also called the Clery Report.

The federal government requires each institute of higher education that receives federal funding to release a Clery Report in an effort to ensure that students, parents and employees, both current and perspective, can have an idea of how safe a campus is. Sexual assault is one of several categories covered on the report.

In 2012, DePauw’s Clery Report recorded seven reported sexual assaults. This year’s report records 15 for 2013.

This editorial board saw a couple possible conclusions from this statistic. First, our campus could be experiencing an increase in sexual assaults. Or the bystander intervention and sexual assault training first-years and many upperclassmen go through each year is paying off and more sexual assaults are being reported. We hope it’s the latter. While bystander intervention is important and effective, the only way to get offenders off our campus is for victims to report their assaults. This editorial board realizes that simply reporting an assault is difficult, and we applaud anyone with the courage to file a report.

Unfortunately, filing a report may not be enough. In January of this year, the White House Council on Women and Girls released a report titled, “Rape and Sexual Assault: A Renewed Call to Action.” The report stated that 7 percent of college men admit to committing or attempting rape. Of that 7 percent, 63 percent are repeat offenders that average six assaults each. According to these numbers, about 70 of the 1,015 men on DePauw’s campus would be offenders.

Although 70 perpetrators in the 2,117 students on campus this semester seems small, the amount of damage event one offender can do is huge, and the figure does not take into account any perpetrator that does not identify as male.

This editorial believes that the only way to get the perpetrators off our campus is for victims to report assaults and go through with charges. But we don’t believe all or even most of the responsibility falls on the victims. Most of the responsibility falls on the bystanders.

In “Reported sexual assaults double from 2012 to 2013,” an article in this issue of The DePauw, Sarah Ryan, director of the Women’s Center, said talking about a sex crime is difficult. That’s on all of us. If we as a student body want sexual assault eradicated from our campus, we have to create a campus culture where it is OK and even encouraged for survivors to report assaults. We have to create a supportive environment that cares more about the survivor than the perpetrator, regardless of our relationship to the perpetrator. We have to create a campus culture where sexual assault will not be tolerated, and we have to send that message loud and clear.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014

Small talk is defined as “polite conversation about unimportant or uncontroversial matters.” We usually engage in small talk when we’re conversing with people we’re still getting to know, such as acquaintances, classmates and people we’ve just met.

Granted, small talk serves many useful purposes, such as opening conversations, reducing awkward silences and keeping in touch with old friends; however, we’ve become so conditioned to view social behavior as absolutely positive, that avoiding small talk is considered rude.

Personally, I’m not a big fan of small talk. As an introvert who is easily bored and exhausted by small talk, I’d like to end the conventional idea that friendliness necessitates small talk. I opt out of meaningless conversations not because I don’t like you and don’t want to be your friend, but rather, because I would prefer to spend my time “big” talking with you and getting to know the “real” you.

Simply put: I would be far more inclined to engage in a mentally stimulating and progressive conversation than to participate in a stagnant one.

Often times, people feel obligated to ask, reply and reciprocate routine small talk questions. But such interactions feel very mechanical, much like feeding questions into a mathematical function as an input, and receiving formulated responses as an output. For example, inquiring, “How are you?” will surely elicit the ambiguous response, “I’m good” (putting aside the various grammatical issues with that statement), after which you’ll part ways without having learned anything new about each other or having established a deeper, more personal connection.

Most people don’t expect you to launch into a detailed account of your day. Although small talk is socially disarming at first, many people are afraid to progress on to deeper, more meaningful conversations simply because they don’t want to offend others or be rejected. Consequently, relationships built on small talk remain superficial.

Small talk, as we know it now, ultimately stunts the growth of a budding friendship. This is a particularly frustrating issue for those who are genuinely interested in your well being and want to hear what you have to say, but still ask the same boring questions in typical small talk fashion. Although their

intentions are good, their questions do not lend themselves to the thoughtful responses necessary to lead a conversation from small talk to “big” talk.

By making a simple adjustment in the way we approach people, we can easily break out of the initial “acquaintanceship” stage people tend to get stuck in. I challenge you to put a little more thought into formulating the questions you ask others in order to segue from small talk to “big” talk with those you interact with.

Rather than doling out perfunctory greetings such as “How is your day?” and “How is school?,” ask for specific details. This will provide a good starting point for the other person to give a meaningful response with concrete information. For example, if you know your friend watched a movie recently, skip the uninspired inquiry, “How was it?” to the more colorful, “On a scale from 1 to 10, how would you rate the movie, and why?” Or, if you’re talking to someone who is feeling under the weather, try to follow up the usual, “How are you feeling today?” with an actual question such as, “Are you feeling any better than yesterday?” or “Is there anything I can do to help?”

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PHOTOPINION What are your plans for Fall Break?

“Chilling at Michigan and Michigan State with my homies.”

VIDHAY REDDY, SOPHOMORE “Lots of family time in Chicago.”

-Duong is a junior biology and psychology double major from Diamond Bar, California. opinions@thedepauw.com

SUSAN JOHN, JUNIOR

Aspire to be better: the inspiring story of Moise Brutus CAROLINE ZADINA

I have always been told that everything in life happens for a reason. When adversity strikes, something great is waiting around the corner and it’s up to you to battle through and seek it out. Cyclist Moise Brutus is a living example of a person who never gave up despite great misfortune. In 2010, Brutus was riding his motorcycle on a turnpike in Miami when a vehicle struck him, crushing his motorcycle and leaving him sprawled in a ditch.

In an attempt to call for help, Brutus reached for his phone only to realize his left arm was gone and so were his two legs. Instead of panicking like a majority of people would have done, Brutus found the strength within to reach with his right arm, retrieve the phone, and dial 9-1-1.

Most people would not have been able to find the strength to battle and survive that terrible accident. I even struggle to consider with what I would have been capable of doing in such a traumatic

situation. However, Brutus did not give up that day, and he hasn’t since. After four years of intense therapy riding a stationary bike, Brutus realized that he could physically cycle and that he was actually good at cycling and enjoyed it. Now, four years later, Moise Brutus is a thriving college athlete at Marian University in Indiana and a member of the university’s nationally recognized cycling team. Not only is he a standout on a team of superior cyclists, but he is greatly respected for his overwhelming drive and perseverance.

Brutus’s story serves to remind us of true athletic virtue and excellence. Brutus worked for everything and never gave up despite being a triple amputee; a setback most people would never find the strength to overcome. The IndyStar reports that he is thankful every day that he is alive and never takes a day of training for granted. He has even given his teammates a new perspective on overcoming hardships and disadvantages.

Brutus’ story is inspiring and rare in contrast to the recent NFL scandals. These athletes seem to have a totally different perspective when it comes to hardships. Although they are talented, and probably did work hard to reach the elite level of NFL play, they are blinded by privilege, rather than awakened by it. Their fame as athletes has given them an air of invincibility, and for some, this privi-

lege has led them to falsely believe that they can get away with acts of violence. They have in many ways, taken for granted their privilege and have failed to use their talents to inspire others through athletic excellence and virtue.

So the question becomes, what responsibilities should those with privilege ought to have?

In the athletic world, very few are granted the opportunity to play at a professional level. Every roster spot is an honor and should be treated like one. As one person makes the team, another is cut.

It is a privilege to be given the chance to play on a professional team. Therefore, professional athletes need to be leaders on and off the field. They represent more than just themselves in everything they do. Their actions reflect not only on their families, but their teammates, their league, their fans and the states that they represent. If Brutus can accept being a triple amputee as a “privilege” because it opened his eyes to what is really important in life, then we all can do more with what we have in life.

He has raised the bar of what others with privilege are capable of doing, and what we ought to be doing.

-Zadina is a junior Prindle intern from Glencoe, IL. -This article also appears on The Prindle Post opinions@thedepauw.com

“I’m going to the Indy SkyZone.”

DRAKE YEITER, SOPHOMORE “Drink and party with my friends back at home. #TurnUp”

MALCOLM STEELE, JUNIOR JACKSON MOTE / THE DEPAUW

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the depauw |SPORTS

Volleyball uses top competition as learning experience

BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com

The DePauw volleyball team, now 18-7 on the season, travelled to Grand Rapids, Michigan this weekend for a tournament against some of the top ranked teams in the country.

“This weekend was definitely a weekend of improvement,” said junior Keely McGrath. “Every aspect of our game had improved and it definitely showed.”

The Tigers split the four weekend games. On Friday they dominated Wheaton College 3-0 (2515, 25-11, 25-18) before losing 0-3 to the hosts , fourth-ranked Calvin College. (25-11,25-18,25-19) “We're really proud of this weekend overall," junior Sarah Burtenshaw said. "We didn’t come out strong against Calvin, but we learned from that mistake."

Against Wheaton, junior Lauren Falotico led the Tigers with 13 of the 46 total kills. Senior Mary Kate Etling, who had 10, followed her. Junior setter Faith Rowles had 32 assists. McGrath, in addition to her 15 digs, also had four service aces.

“We served aggressively and had excellent serve receive,” Falotico said. “These two strong parts of our game allowed us to be in system a lot, and we were able to run a fast offense.”

In the loss to Calvin, sophomore Elisabeth Wilson and Burtenshaw both had seven kills. Wilson also contributed three blocks. Rowles assisted 24 of the 30 team kills, and McGrath had 14 digs.

“The entire team did an amazing job this weekend,” McGrath said. “Each aspect of the game had something it needed to work on this week in practice, and those improvements showed throughout our play this weekend, which was a success in itself.”

On Saturday the Tigers travelled to Holland, Michigan — about 30 minutes from Grand Rapids — to take on No. 1 ranked Hope College (21-0) and Kalamazoo College (9-14).

“Going into playing Hope, the No. 1 ranked team, [we] had an extremely positive, upbeat attitude,” junior Molly Rinehart said. “We knew how talented they were, but we had nothing to lose.”

While the Tigers fell to Hope 3-1 (16-25, 2523, 23-25, 18-25), they were able to hand the undefeated Dutch only their fourth set loss on the season by taking the second game.

“Even though we didn't beat them, we were able to compete with them, which is a victory in itself,” Rinehart said.

Hope won out the last two sets to earn their 21st win of the season “Our game against Hope was a blast,” Falotico said. “The pace was fast and challenging. We knew that if we wanted to compete with Hope,

we would need to be extremely aggressive. We played really well, and even though we lost, we are proud of our competitive play and attitude in that match.”

Falotico led the Tigers with 12 kills and Rowles totaled 32 assists. McGrath had 27 digs and three aces. Falotico and Etling totaled five blocks each.

“The team did an amazing job on defense,” Rinehart said. “Hope College and Calvin College had some of the strongest hitters we have faced all season, and our defensive specialist really stepped up and shut down their hitters.”

Despite the loss, DePauw’s confidence is high after their strong showing against top competition.

“I believe that we played the best games we've played all season against Hope,” Rinehart said.

“We had Hope's fans coming up to all of us players and our families after our match complimenting our play, which just shows how impressive we played. We gave Hope a run for their money, and most teams they have faced haven't been able to do that.”

Against Kalamazoo, Falotico again led in the kill column, this time totaling 15. Following her was Burtenshaw with 10. The Tiger’s had a teambest attack percentage this game: .588.

“We kept our speed up and our game clean against Kalamazoo and Wheaton,” Burtenshaw said. “That’s why we were able to sweep both teams.”

Rowles assisted 31 of the 48 kills, McGrath had 14 digs, and Wilson had three blocks.

“This weekend was crucial for our team to realize that we can compete and beat the best teams in Division III,” Falotico said. “We will continue to have this competitive mindset moving into the rest of the conference season.”

The Tigers have a couple more conference games until the NCAC tournament beings. The games against Hope and Calvin, while they didn’t end with a victory, were beneficial for DePauw in a different way.

“It was good to play top competition, especially to prepare for the conference tournament coming up,” Wilson said.

Beyond that, it’s helped instill a feeling of poise for the Tigers.

“This past weekend gives us a lot of momentum going into our next four conference matches,” Rinehart said. “I feel sorry for the teams we play in the next couple of weeks. The team has developed a confidence that is going to make us unstoppable.”

The Tigers next game is at The Rose-Hullman Institute of Technology on Wednesday evening.

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Men's soccer suffers untimely loss at conference rival OWU

BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com

The last time DePauw (7-5, 2-2,) and Ohio Wesleyan University (9-3-1, 3-0) met in the regular season, the Battling Bishop’s Colton Bloecher dashed the Tigers’ hopes of an undefeated season. His two goals in last October’s game, helped the Battling Bishops hand DePauw their first loss of 2013.

Bloecher was back on Saturday night, as his goal in the 85th minute propelled his Battling Bishops to a 2-0 win over the Tigers at OWU’s Jay Martin Soccer Comlex.

The frustrating part for the Tigers is that players and coaches alike feel like they outplayed the Battling Bishops in the first half.

“We played great the first 40 [minutes] and average the next 40,” DePauw head coach Brad Hauter said. “OWU pressed us harder in that second 40, and we didn't hold the ball well during that time.

Overall it was beneath what we are capable of, and so that is disappointing.”

The Tigers led the Battling Bishops in shots on net 4-2 in the first half, but were then outshot 11-4 in the final 45 minutes.

“As a team, we didn’t possess the ball as well as we did in the first half which limited our chances in the second half,” sophomore Zachary Hoffman said.

Bloecher finally broke through late in the game, scoring off of a free kick from just outside the penalty box.

Once the Bishops had the lead, they quickly added an insurance marker on a penalty kick in the 88th minute to put the game away.

The struggles on offense for the Tigers may had to do in some part to the absence of sophomore Mitch Tabler. Without Tabler on the field, Hauter was forced to move sophomore Julian Gonzalez to outside-midfield, and senior Michael Deoliveira saw more significant minutes at forward in replacement.

“Obviously being a player shy up front messes with our depth a little,” senior goalkeeper Jake Pezzuto said. “But it doesn’t mean that we don’t have guys that can step into that position.”

The Tigers now sit in fifth in the North Coast Athletic Standings and would not qualify for the conference tournament if the season ended today.

To get back into qualifying position, the Tigers will now be forced to jump Denison University in the standings.

Immediately on the mind of the Tigers, however, is their upcoming matchup with Wittenberg University who is still looking for their first conference win.

Coach Hauter is still encouraged by the fact that the Tigers still hold their own fate in their hands.

“Every game is important,” Hauter said. “We still hold the ability to control the ending to the season and it is important to not lose sight of that.”

Kickoff of the crucial NCAC matchup is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Reavis Stadium.

Women's soccer records elusive first conference win

BY MEG MORROW sportrs@thedepauw.com

Thanks to a late goal by sophomore Elizabeth Seewer, the Tigers grabbed their first North Coast Athletic Conference victory this weekend as they were on the road against Ohio Wesleyan University.

The Tigers, now 3-6-2 on the season and 1-1-2 in NCAC play, travelled to Delaware, Ohio to take on the Battling Bishops from Ohio Wesleyan, who are now 1-9-2 on the season and 0-3-0 in conference.

The first goal of the game came from Ohio Wesleyan’s Sarah Stochowiak in the 23rd minute.

That lead lasted another 40 minutes until an own goal from the Battling Bishops got the Tigers right back into the game.

Seven minutes later, in the 70th minute, senior Chloe Jacob scored and broke the tie for the Tigers thanks to an assist from junior Caroline Zadina.

That goal put DePauw ahead until Ohio Wesleyan nailed a deep shot, tying it at two in the 81st minute.

With just under three and a half minutes left in regulation and the score tied, Seewer’s shot from

the right side found the back of the net and would go on to be the game-winner. It was her third score of the season.

Junior goalkeeper Sarah Cho had one save and recorded her first win as DePauw’s starter.

The Tigers had 13 shots in comparison to OWU’s nine. They also led in corner kicks four to one.

The Tigers have four regular season games left, all of which will be important if they are going to make a run to the postseason.

“We really want to finish the rest of conference season with wins,” junior Alyson Marzonie said.

The stakes for the Tigers are the conference tournament and then the NCAA national tournament.

“One of our overall season goals is to make it to the second round of NCAA's,” sophomore Elizabeth Seewer said. “In order to do that we need to win some conference games so we can make it to conference play first.”

The Tiger’s next game will be at Oberlin College on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

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Football ends first half with blowout win at Oberlin

BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com

While it was touted as a matchup between two “new look” teams, DePauw’s (4-1, 3-1) 54-14 victory over Oberlin College (1-4, 1-3) looked very similar to the pair’s meeting last year.

In their meeting in Greencastle last year, the Tigers scored 21 unanswered points in the second quarter to blow the game wide open. On Saturday, those 21 points came right out of the gate as the Tigers rolled to their third straight victory.

The Tigers imposed their continually improving rushing attack upon the Yeomen defense, which has allowed over 47 points per game in their first five games. As a team, the Tigers ran wild on the Yeomen for 332 yards and five scores.

It was sophomore running back Jason Kirchhoff who led the way for the Tigers. He ran for 118 yards and a touchdown on 16 carries. Junior Amen Galley chipped in with 62 yards of his own, and first-year Jack Gruber contributed with three touchdowns.

“I thought the offensive line did a great job throughout the entire game, allowing our rushing game to be very productive across the board,” Kirchhoff said.

That solid rushing attack helped the Tigers dominate the time of possession battle and kept the Yeoman offense off of the field. DePauw held the ball for over 35 minutes of play, something that Kirchhoff thought was key.

“It’s very important, and I think the offense did a great job of converting on third downs which helps us to win the time of possession battle,” Kirchhoff said.

While the running backs torched the Yeomen defensive front, sophomore quarterback Matt Hunt got to work tearing up a weak Oberlin secondary.

"Establishing the run is huge,” Hunt

said about his running backs.

“More than 50 percent of our passing game was play action on Saturday, and it opened up on several occasions.”

In arguably his best statistical performance of 2014, Hunt completed 75 percent of his passes for 247 yards and two touchdowns, completing passes to eight different receivers. He also helped out on the ground, carrying the ball four times for 27 yards.

The Tigers got to work early, marching 55 yards on seven plays in over five minutes. Gruber capped off the drive with a 13-yard scamper to put the Tigers up a touchdown.

“Having so many weapons is huge for me, because I know that I just have to get the ball in their hands and they will make plays,” Hunt said. “I think that is one thing I learned this week especially is not to force the ball and just get the ball in their hands.”

After the ensuing kickoff, DePauw junior, Ham Hooper, intercepted an Oberlin pass on The DePauw Tigers pull a 54-14 victory over Oberlin College. PHOTO COURTESY OF PARKER SCHWARTZ their first play from scrimmage. The Tigers capitalized as while allowing him to throw for less away from Blackstock Stadium where urday in an odd setting. With the game Gruber found the endzone for than 200 yards. they are currently undefeated. falling on the first day of DePauw’s the second time eight plays later to put The DePauw run defense was stout The way things are shaping up Fall Break, attendance at the NCAC DePauw up by two touchdowns. as well; no Yeomen rusher had more among other NCAC teams, DePauw’s matchup could be significantly lower While the offense got the Tigers than 30 yards on the ground and the week nine game against The College of than normal. out in front early, the defensive unit collective unit was held to a total of 79 Wooster and the season finale against Kirchhoff and the rest of the Tigers, made sure the Yeomen couldn’t make yards.

Wabash College could have significant however, are still focused on the task a comeback.

Now the Tigers move into the postseason implications for all parties at hand.

“As a whole, the defense is comsecond half of the season with their involved.

“While the support from the municating great with each other and best start since their final year in the As they stand after week six, students is great to have,” Kirchhoff as a group. We understand and work Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Wooster sits one spot behind the Tigers said, “our main focus is what goes on together very well,” senior defensive when they won their first nine games of in third place, while Wabash remains between the lines.” end Craig Neece said. “We’re just really the season. undefeated at 5-0. playing great as a team.”

The road ahead won’t be as friendly Next up for the Tigers is a date with Four times the Tigers intercepted for the Tigers, however. They will play the Battling Bishops of Ohio Wesleyan Oberlin quarterback Lucas Poqqiali, three of their remaining five games University at Blackstock Stadium on Sat-

Swim | cont’d from page 1 The same women will swim the 800-freestyle relay again this season: Olson, Bridges, Weber and sophomore standout Angela Newlon. Last season, the four palced fifth nationally and are expected to place again this season.

In addition to the 800-free relay, Newlon placed ninth nationally in

the 500-freestyle and was voted Newcomer of the Year.

Sophomore swimmer Jamie Fritsch believes “that it’s almost guaranteed [Newlon]” will have another standout year.

Despite returning the majority of their team, the women’s swimming and diving team will still sustain a major loss. Assistant Coach Alyssa Swanson will leave the team tomorrow after accepting a job at the Scott’s Company. The team is currently searching for a replacement, but for the time being the position will be left vacant, leaving

head coach Ben Hewitt shorthanded.

With high expectations for their respective seasons, both teams are eagerly waiting to swim competitively again.

“They’re really anxious to swim a meet,” Cohen said about his teams.

Both the men and women open their seasons this weekend at the Indiana Intercollegiate Invitational hosted by Purdue University.

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Kenyon proves just as difficult the second time around for field hockey

BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com

For a team that hadn’t lost since mid-September, Saturday’s home game against Kenyon College proved to be a tough loss to swallow.

DePauw jumped out to an early 2-0 lead with goals from senior forward Maggie Campbell and junior forward / midfielder Grace Goodbarn. After that, it was all Kenyon, who scored once in the first half and twice in the second half, putting the Ladies ahead for their first lead of the game.

Senior forward Paige Henry managed to tie it up for the Tigers with a goal late in the second half, making it 3-3 at the end of regulation.

After the game went through two overtimes without either team being able to score, Kenyon (13-2) won the shootout, edging the Tigers (11-2) by a final score of 4-3.

“We all obviously wish we would’ve beat Kenyon,” first-year forward Paige Berliner said. “We all worked really hard throughout the game.”

The Tigers took 27 shots with 20 on goal compared to the Big Red’s 20 shots, with 10 on goal. First-year goalie Sarah Guendert made six saves for DePauw, while Kenyon’s Sarah Speroff totaled 17.

Kenyon has appeared to be the Tiger’s toughest competition in the NCAC, having also handed them their first loss of the season back in September.

“I think the two losses will just push us to work even harder in case we see them again in the conference tournament,” Berliner said.

The loss clearly seemed to serve as motivation for Sunday’s match against Denison University (8-4). The Tigers dominated the Big Red on both offense and defense, allowing only one shot on goal in a 4-0 victory that ended Denison’s seven game winning streak.

“The loss on Saturday highlighted mistakes in our game that were easy to fix, which we made sure we corrected for Sunday’s game,” Goodbarn said. “We knew we had to have a big Senior Grace Fischer (left) and first-year Paige Berliner (right) descend upon Denison’s Greta Finney. DePauw beat win against Denison to have a better Denison 4-0 on Sunday after losing to Kenyon 4-3 in a penalty shoot out on Saturday. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW chance at hosting during the conference tournament.”

“Playing away for the final regular season as a whole has looked promising regular season isn’t good enough.

In terms of conference play, Kenyon season games will be tiring given that for the Tigers.

“We’ll have a lot of determination (9-1) sits atop the NCAC standings, fol- we will play four of our final five games “I think we have a great team dynam- in the upcoming games because we all lowed closely by Denison (8-2 NCAC) within seven days,” Goodbarn said. “Ev- ic,” sophomore forward Addie Ball said. want to reach this goal of…hosting the and DePauw (7-2 NCAC). The Tigers will ery conference game is important. We “The strongest part of our game is our conference tournament,” Berliner said. have their work cut out for them, as they aren’t taking any team lightly because passing, and I think our game on Sunday On Saturday, the Tigers will travel to finish the season with five road games. every win and shutout matters from really exemplified that.”

Oberlin College, where they will take on However, only one of the five teams, here on out.”

But for a program that is used to suc- the Yeomen (1-9, 1-8 in NCAC) at 1 p.m.

Wittenberg University, has a winning Despite the split this weekend, the cess, having a winning record during the record in conference play.

Men’s and women’s swim teams prepare for another successful season

BY SAM CARAVANA sports@thedepauw.com

After over a month of two-a-day practicing, both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams are ready to start competing.

Both teams have been lifting and swimming since the middle of September in an effort to improve on a commendable 2013-2014 season. Both the men's and women's squads finished 15th at the NCAA national competition last season.

This season looks different for the men’s team which graduated a number of fast seniors including Matt Haeske. Haeske's departure opens a slot on the 800-freestyle relay that placed seventh nationally. In addition to Haeske, the relay consisted of senior Casey Hooker and juniors Stephen McMurtry and Thomas Grissom. Despite McMurtry swimming in the relay last season, his spot is up for grabs this season.

“There’s about five guys competing for the two remaining spots on the relay,” said Adam Cohen, head men’s swimming and diving coach.

Despite uncertainty about the 800-freestyle relay, the team has high hopes for the 400-freestyle relay, which placed fourth in the nation and returns all of its members: seniors Casey Hooker and Alex Alfonso, as well as juniors Blake Lehmann and Thomas Grissom.

Unlike last season, this season the men's team has a diver, first-year Eric Addy. Cohen believes his addition will help the team compete with North Coast Athletic Conference rivals Denison University and Kenyon College.

“That’s going to be a lot of points for us at conference,” Cohen said.

The women’s team is also set for another strong season. They graduated only two seniors last year.

The squad returns all members of its 400-freestyle relay, which finished 10th in the nation. The relay team consisted of senior co-captain Emily Weber, juniors Erin Horne and Caroline Bridges and sophomore Kirsten Olson.

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Assistant men’s swimming and diving coach Dan Kalupski makes a point to a group of swimmers during practice. The Tigers are set to compete in their first meet on the 18th of October. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW