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Faculty announces new Fisher Fellow, Tigers capitalize on Bears’ change to core credit requirements miscues for first victory By NICKY CHOKRAN news@thedepauw.com
DePauw faculty filled the Union Building Ballroom yesterday for their October meeting, tackling general housekeeping items, voting on a motion to create a new course and announcing Tim Good of the communication and theatre department as this year’s Fisher Fellowship recipient. According to DePauw’s website, the purpose of the Fisher Fellowship is to provide one faculty member with “a one semester of paid leave to work on a scholarly, creative, teaching or curricular project.” English professor Eugene Gloria spoke on behalf of the Faculty Development Committee, describing Tim Good’s Fellowship award as “the important announcement for today.” After completing the independent project, the Fisher Fellow shares their work with the DePauw community so that all niches of campus are able to learn from it. In addition to one semester paid leave, the recipient is also granted a $5,000 stipend and $1,000 reimbursement for project related expenses. Good plans to devote the semester to a book project on the movie theatre in the 21st century. From the ever-evolving course catalogue front, the sociology department will have a new course listing during future semesters. Faculty voted to pass a motion to approve SOC 217: Queer Theory/ Queer Lives, as a one-credit social science course. Brian Howard of the Management of Academic Operations committee, presented the motion, saying the course “has been taught as an experi-
mental course before, but this will give it a proper number.” Additionally, geosciences professor Fred Soster spoke on behalf of the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning to announce its intent to propose an amendment to the current graduation requirements, which will be voted on in November. Currently, students are required to complete six core credits that include two arts and humanities credits, two science and mathematics credits, and two social sciences credits, in addition to completing a language requirement along with W, Q and S competencies. As the requirements stand, all of the six core subject courses must be within different departments or programs. The amendment, if passed, will allow students to complete the six core course credits to be from different course listing areas rather than completely separate academic departments. President Casey also took to the podium for a brief discussion of the upcoming board of trustees meeting. He remained quiet on most issues, saying that the bi-annual October meeting “is more of a check in” compared to its spring counterpart. However, he did disclose that the administration has taken a look at the university’s athletic facilities and has come up with a 10- to 15-year plan to finance it. Other business included passing a motion to reinstate faculty meeting oral remembrances dedicated to deceased members of the DePauw community as they occur. The ongoing search for a new Vice President for Academic Affairs and a statistical break down of faculty composition was also briefly addressed.
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Head coach Scott Srnka saw it coming: seniors Bobby Coburn and Zach Price carrying a water cooler out onto the field to dunk on their coach. He waved them off at first, but they snuck around from behind and caught him off guard. With ice water dripping off him, Srnka hugged them both, and thanked them for his first win as head coach. “It’s not my first win – it’s our first win,” Srnka said. “I’m so darn proud of these guys because they came out and were ready and focused.” The Tigers (1-3) won their first game of the season 17-14 Saturday afternoon at Juniors Tavares Ingram and Armani Cato celebrate after beating Blackstock Stadium Washington University - St. Louis Saturday afternoon at Blackover Washington Uni- stock Stadium. ASHLEY ISAAC / THE DEPAUW versity in St. Louis (14). After three weeks of adversity almost unheard of – the dismissal of wide-open Nikko Sansone on the right sideline. head coach Robby Long, injuries at the quarter- The junior wide receiver sprinted downfield back and defensive line positions and blowout and was tackled on the Bears’ 14-yard line for losses – DePauw held off multiple Bears offen- a 42-yard gain. After a first down from the Tigers on anoth sive drives to claim its first victory of the season. But it didn’t come easy. On the Tigers’ second offensive possession, freshman quarterback Justin Murray found a Football | cont’d on page 11
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The Executive Board of DePauw Student Government announced that open and continual communication is their main goal for the year at the first Student Assembly meeting of the semester Sunday night. Assembly members will play an important role in achieving this goal, said Student Body President Sara Scully, a senior. The job of Assembly Representatives is to let the executive board know what their organizations and the student body want to see. “[Assembly members] have a responsibility when they come to these meetings to spread the word to their organizations,” Scully said during the meeting. “It’s hard to communicate with the student body. Our bulletin boards are overloaded, and nobody ever really reads their emails. In order to help us do our job really well, we need [the Assembly].” Parliamentarian Marjorie Daily, a sophomore, emphasized that each Assembly member’s voice matters. “In the past, people felt that going to these meetings was a waste of time, and they didn’t get their organization’s point across,” Daily said. “We want to change that this year.” DePauw Student Government has also created two new committees to facilitate communication with the student body. One is the Committee for Student Concerns, which will handle
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comments on student life in general. “If you’ve ever had a concern but didn’t know who to send it to, this is the place to go,” said junior Maryclare Flores, vice president of student life. The Committee for Academic Affairs is also new. This committee will handle concerns about Winter Term, graduation requirements, time banks and advisors. Student government also encourages students to interact through its social media sites, as they are a way to communicate and address issues quickly. “We have been utilizing our social media,” Scully said. Scully noted that last week, student government received complaints via social media that the Civic, Global and Professional Opportunities Office was sending emails too frequently. Student government contacted the CGPopps office to let them know about the issue. “We want to be available,” said Mark Fadel, student body vice president. “That’s why we’re pushing our social media.” President Casey’s State of the University Address will also give students a chance to make their voices heard. Students will have the opportunity to submit questions to student government that will then be asked in a question-and-answer format after the address. The questions will be led by Scully and Fadel. The address will take place Monday, Oct. 8, at 8:15 p.m. in Meharry Hall.
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Angie’s List founder ‘95 shares entrepreneurship tips By NOELLE WITWER news@thedepauw.com
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before applying to business schools. Hicks started working directly after receiving her bachelor’s degree in economics from DePauw and later went on to earn her M.B.A. from Harvard Business School. Stories like Hicks’s and Becker’s are a nod to DePauw’s ability to prepare students for success in the post-college world, and current students may find it helpful to hear what exactly these entrepreneurs attribute their successes to. Hicks left those in attendance with one last piece of advice. “Take advantage of opportunities when they arise — get committed, research your idea, and just do it,” Hicks said.
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Chatterjee agrees that his experiences at DePauw has prepared him for many aspects, such as his recent internship at Goldman Sachs. But he noted that he felt unprepared within the specific field he worked in. “My DePauw education did not give me an edge in finance — I was not the top financial analyst there,” Chatterjee said. “However, they were glad to have me on the team because I was a good contributing member, and I knew how to interact well with my coworkers and my boss.” For students thinking about getting their masters in business administration programs, Hicks recommends getting work experience
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Angie Hicks, founder of Angie's List and DePauw class of '95, spoke in Meharry Hall Friday afternoon. She said her liberal arts education and post-graduate persistence helped guide her to the success of Angie’s List. ISABELLE CHAPMAN / THE DEPAUW
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A self-professed introvert, co-founder of Indianapolis-based review service Angie’s List, Angela Hicks ’95 doesn’t fit her own definition of an entrepreneur. On Friday, Sept. 28 in Meharry Hall, she exuded an aura of success and confidence as she candidly spoke to the assembled crowd during her part of the 175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Series. “I never define myself as an entrepreneur, a risk taker, someone who always has ideas and loves change,” Hicks said. “When I think about the path I’ve taken, it’s sometimes more about just being willing to say yes to opportunities.” Upon graduating from DePauw in 1995, she took a chance on an offer from her friend Bill Oesterle, who she had interned with previously. The two co-founded Angie’s List, a company dedicated to providing high-quality reviews about contractors, doctors, dentists and service professionals in more than 550 categories. Starting door-to-door to recruit members for their service, Hicks did not foresee the success of the company. “Looking back, I don’t think I would have been able to envision the state of our business today,” Hicks said. Though beginnings may be rough for young companies, Hicks preaches persistence as an ultimate key to success. “You don’t have to have the best or most creative idea to make a successful business — perseverance goes a long way,” she said. Hicks’ dramatic success story is an inspiration for many aspiring entrepreneurs at DePauw, many of whom attended her lecture. Freshman Nick Thompson said hearing successful alumni share their stories is helpful in planning his own future. “[The speakers] definitely inspire me because I know all of them were once in the same shoes as I am now,” Thompson said. “Also it’s encouraging to know that DePauw is a place that can create foundations for good things.” However, senior Sumeru Chatterjee argued that students can gain a skewed perspective as a result of only being exposed to entrepreneurial success stories. “Generally, only successful alumni return to DePauw to speak about their experiences,” Chatterjee said. “But in reality, for every success story, there are many, many failed attempts. Hearing only about the successes can create a biased impression that entrepreneurship always leads to success, when in reality it’s very difficult to be a successful entrepreneur.” The proctor of the lecture, David B. Becker ‘75, CEO of First Internet Bank and founder of multiple financial and technology companies, said DePauw gives students the tools to be successful. “The liberal arts program gives students the ability to think on their feet and creates great team players,” Becker said.
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New additions to Family Weekend build parent, younger-sibling participation By ALEX BUTLER news@thedepauw.com
Families of students flocked to Greencastle for DePauw’s annual Family Weekend beginning Fri., Sept. 28. Siblings, parents and extended family were invited to engage in a large variety of campus activities, helping them get a feel for what life is like for their DePauw student. The weekend started off with students and their families having the opportunity to run or walk the Be Great Today 5K race. Those registered gathered at the Nature Park at 8 a.m. Saturday morning to complete the charity run created by DePauw students to raise funds for suicide prevention. Shortly following the charity run, DePauw Union Board hosted the first of two new events added to family weekend that were targeted towards family members of all ages. The Lil’ Sibs Pancake Bar and Tiger Pride Craft were held in the Union Building from 9 to 11 a.m. Here, students and their siblings were able to enjoy a hot breakfast while also decorate DePauw baseball caps to show their Tiger pride. Upon hearing plenty of positive feedback, Special Events Chair Nora Murphy deemed the event a worthwhile addition to Family Weekend.
“Parents couldn’t stop thanking us for designing an event that incorporated younger siblings,� Murphy said. “It was an appreciated alternative from the tailgate environment.� The Union Board’s second event, The Norman Magic Experience, transpired later in the evening at 7 p.m. in Meharry Hall. Following the Union Board’s motive, the event was marketed as being family friendly and interactive. Over 150 people attended magician Norman Ng’s entertainment. Given that the university will not be promoting Siblings Weekend this year, Murphy feels that the Union Board has found a model that has successfully incorporated siblings into family weekend. “Family weekend is no longer just about the parents, it’s about the siblings, too,� Murphy said. “The success of both events proved that these age-appropriate activities were what the university needed.� Another new addition to Family Weekend this year was the opportunity to attend one of six 30 minute first-year seminar mini classes. Targeted toward parents of students, those who attended were given a snapshot of what the classroom is like for their sons and daughters. Leading one of the sessions was Professor Rebecca Upton. She supports the university’s
efforts to more closely educate parents on their children’s academic lives. “First-year seminars are students’ first contacts here at DePauw,� Upton said. “Further than being academic, we serve as their first cultural group on campus.� Select parents of Upton’s students who attended the event lingered afterward in hopes of talking more with her about the class as a whole. A great deal of positive feedback was directed toward Upton and the environment that she had worked to create for her classroom. “These mini-first year seminars gave parents the chance to see what their kids have been learning,� Upton said. “It gives parents the chance to be proud.� Another new addition to family weekend was the Panhellenic Family Open House held Saturday afternoon. Each chapter’s executive members and panhellenic representatives gave a tour of their sorority and answered questions from parents with potential new members of Greek institutions. Chapter Executive Officer Caroline Hall believed that the event was an important addition to include during Family Weekend. “The turn out was great,� Hall said. “I definitely believe it should be continued for next year. It was very casual, but very informative.�
A crowd assembles Saturday morning at DePauw's Nature Park for the annual Be Great Today 5K race. Over 300 people participated in the race during Family Weekend. ASHLEY ISAAC / THE DEPAUW
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CAMPUSCRIME September 28 • Welfare check • Officer checked area/ unable to locate subjects | Time: 4:21 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall • Welfare check • Officer checked area/ unable to locate subjects | Time: 11:40 a.m. | Place: Mason Hall • Theft of bicycle • Pending | Time: 12:00 p.m. | Place: Bishop Roberts (outside) • Assist GPD – trespass • Subject left premises | Time: 10:07 p.m. | Place: Ashley Square Cinema Craig Mullaney discusses his military experience during his talk "The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier's Education at West Point, at Oxford and on the battlefields of Afghanistan," in the UB Ballroom Monday evening. KYLE FREED / THE DEPAUW
Renowned veteran talks to students about experiences in Afghanistan By ZOE GRABOW news@thedepauw.com
Craig Mullaney graduated second in his class from West Point, served in Afghanistan, attended Oxford College on a Rhodes Scholarship, worked in the Pentagon, worked with President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign staff, taught at the Naval Academy and wrote a bestselling memoir in 2009. He is only 34 years old. On Monday, the DePauw community had a chance to hear Mullaney’s story first-hand when he spoke to students and faculty at the Union Building Ballroom. “Craig Mullaney shares a compelling and important story that is different from stories that all of our students experienced,” said Bob Steele, director of the Prindle Institute for Ethics. “This story takes us into important issues that we must pay attention to and must grapple with.” Mullaney’s book, “The Unforgiving Minute: A Soldier’s Education,” spans approximately 10 years from his four years of training at the United States Military Academy at West Point to his Oxford education to meeting his wife to teaching at the Naval Academy – with much in between. Mullaney’s 2003 tour in Afghanistan with the United States Army has colored many other facets of his life, a fact that he brings to attention. “The country is overly focused on the difficulties of returning veterans, yet there are those who are profoundly and permanently changed by their experiences,” Mullaney said to the audience about the positive side of reintegrating soldiers into society. “That’s a story that needs to be told.” Nonetheless, one of the leading experiences of warfare is loss. Mullaney detailed how he learned to cope with death in his military service. “Being at the Academy during peacetime [brought the idea that] if you followed the play book, did what you were supposed to do and were well-trained, that you could come back with your platoon, that was a promise you could
make,” Mullaney said. “There’s a lot of fog and uncertainty, elements well beyond your control, and those turned out to be arrogant presumptions.” Mullaney noted that grief was not often experienced until after reflection. There is an instinct to keep going that must be stressed. As a certain Academy training call-and-response saying dictates, ‘there are two kinds of people — quick and dead.’” “There’s no pause button in combat,” Mullaney said. “You just have to keep going. I had my duty to perform, and my men needed me...as much as they needed each other.” A specific firefight in Afghanistan resulted in the death of first-class Private Evan W. O’Neill, a soldier in his platoon. “I don’t know that I learned the most about myself as a leader at that time [of O’Neill’s death],” Mullaney said. “It was mostly training that kicked in.” Only afterward in relative safety did Mullaney and other soldiers fully struggle with grief, anger, confusion and anxiety. “The true test of leadership was in the days that followed,” Mullaney said. “I went from thinking of how devastated I was to thinking about how O’Neill’s team members [were] dealing with greater grief, anger and frustration than even I.” Three years of teaching at the Naval Academy and the process of writing his experiences helped Mullaney cope with his own memories of loss. “It was therapeutic, but a part of the process is to reopen wounds,” Mullaney said about writing the novel. While a few students had read Mullaney’s book for class in Steele’s First Year seminar: ‘This I Believe,’ many others in attendance had not. This didn’t stop them from enjoying his talk. “He gave us [students] perspective on how it was to be a war veteran,” senior Anne Rivelli said. “I haven’t read his book, but now I want to.” Mullaney’s book was a New York Times bestseller after its release in 2009. He currently lives in San Francisco and works for the Council on Foreign Relations.
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‘Let’s have a dialogue’ Week-long sessions on social injustices aim to be more conversational, less confrontational Since Crompton is interested in environmental justice, he hopes his event “Nuclear Waste features@thedepauw.com Sites and Environmental Health Threats in Southeastern Indiana: Ethical and Policy Perspectives” For those camping in the tents located in Aca- will raise awareness about toxic waste cleanup and demic Quad, Peace Camp is more than a week the implications of nuclear policy. spent sleeping out in the cold. It’s a chance to enThe panel discussion, which will be in the Acagage and teach others about the social injustices demic Quad on Thursday afternoon, will feature they are most passionate about. Professor Jen Everett, Professor Christopher MarEvery fall, the Russell J. Compton Center for cous, as well as sophomore Carlie Vaughn, whose Peace and Justice hosts Peace Camp, a weeklong hometown of Holton, Ind., has been affected by series of events focused on social justice issues. the 70,000 kg of depleted uranium left in southThe center sets up “camp” in the eastern Indiana in the mid 1990s. quad not only for visibility, but “Peace Camp is important also to encourage those who are because we’re addressing issues walking past to join their converthat exist not in the abstract, sations. Over the next four days, not somewhere out there in the the informal sessions will conworld, but issues that exist at tinue to cover a variety of topics, DePauw, in the communities in Peace Camp is ranging from the discussing the which these students live — their a week of events globalization of sweatshops to hometowns,” Crompton said. “I sponsored by the reading from banned books to think it’s helpful to raise awarelearning how to make Zumba Compton Center ness for students that these issues dance movements more queer exist and affect them directly.” for Peace and and transgender friendly. Crompton hopes his discusJustice that aims This year, the theme of the sion and the other Peace Camp to raise awareness five-day Peace Camp is “Creating events will provide students with about social a Better World.” a chance to be self-reflective and Senior Taylor Crompton, one justice issues “think about their place in the of 11 Compton Center interns, world” as well as how their place that exist both on explained that Peace Camp aims compares to other people. and off DePauw’s to raise awareness about an arJunior Mami Oyamada, ancampus. ray of injustices that exist both other Compton Center intern, on DePauw’s campus as well as is optimistic that her two events in the broader world. will lead others to think about “We want to engage people how their nationalities affect their in critical dialogue and force sense of “place” at DePauw. them to think about ways in Oyamada’s first event, “Breakwhich they either contribute to ing Boundaries: Let’s Talk ‘Inor suffer from these injustices ternational’ at DePauw” on and steps they can take to mitigate these injus- Wednesday afternoon, will include a faculty- and tices,” Crompton said. staff-based panel focused on the international As part of his role as a Compton Center in- presence on campus. In Oyamada’s other event tern, Crompton is responsible for programming at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, four DePauw students at least one Peace Camp event related to an area will discuss how to bridge the gap between interof social justice he is passionate about. In plan- national and American students. ning their events, the Compton interns also learn Oyamada, who is originally from Japan but more about the issues that the other interns are lived in the United States until she was 14, said focusing on. her personal background has influenced her inBy MARGARET DISTLER
terest in international issues. Since this fall marks her first year as a Compton intern, Oyamada is embracing Peace Camp as an opportunity to share her passion for world issues with others. “As a participant, you can learn about issues that you really aren’t exposed to all of the time, which is awesome,” Oyamada said. “It’s really about getting people together, not so much about being on one side or the other.” Oyamada and Crompton both said the emphasis of Peace Camp is creating having dialogues. “We’re not asking people to go to every event or even a lot of events,” Crompton said. “We just want people to pick up the schedule and say ‘Hey that interests me, maybe I should go to that.’ We want people to actually engage with us and discuss with us and tell us what their views are.” Crompton also stressed that the events are informal and that attendees are able to join or leave the discussions as they please. Even though there are only several events scheduled for each day, at least one Compton intern will be stationed, and even sleep, at Peace Camp all week. “People should know that they’re always welcome to just walk up at whoever’s sitting at the table and ask questions about anything that has to do with justice,” Crompton said. Oyamada, like the other Compton interns, hopes their camp out in the quad may encourage others to learn more. “We’re very passionate people and we’re not randomly camping out here,” Oyamada said. “We really believe that there’s a lot of social injustice in our world.” Despite Peace Camp’s evident location in the well-traveled quad, Oyamada acknowledges that not everyone is going to stop and talk. Junior Mike Curts, another Compton intern, said he’s seen people walk around the Peace Camp to avoid talking to the students sitting under the information tent. Curts encourages others to be open to learning. “Peace Camp is all about spreading knowledge and a lot of us are firm believers that no knowledge is bad knowledge,” Curts said. “Therefore, it doesn’t hurt to learn a little something new every day — even if it is just for five minutes or less than that. You can just take a flier and walk on by.”
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people, and amping out here. there’s a lot of our world.”
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All events take place in the Academic Quad unless otherwise noted. Schedule and locations subject to change due to weather. TUESDAY, OCT. 2 11:30 a.m. - Responding to Sexual Assault on Campus 4:00 p.m. - Building a Positive Proactive Peace 5:00 p.m. - Indiana’s Death Penalty: Myth v. Reality (Watson Forum) 6:30 p.m. - Let’s Talk About Sex! 7:00 p.m. - Mayan Cosmovision (Watson Forum) 9:00 p.m. - DVD & Discussion: The Urban Plague WEDNESDAY, OCT. 3 11:30 a.m. - Banned Book “Open Mic” 4:00 p.m. - Breaking Boundaries: Let's Talk "International" at DePauw 5:30 p.m. - Zumba Together: Re-imagining the Movement 7:00 p.m. - Being an Independent Journalist in an Upside Down World (Watson Forum) 9:00 p.m. - Presidential Debate THURSDAY, OCT. 4 11:30 a.m. - Breaking Boundaries: Let's Talk "International" at DePauw (pt. 2) 4:00 p.m. - Nuclear Waste Sites & Environmental Health Threats in Southeastern Indiana: Ethical & Policy Perspectives 5:30 p.m. - What is the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)? 7:00 p.m. - A Musical Journey Through Time: Activism @ DePauw in the 60’s 9:00 p.m. - MADE IN _______ FRIDAY, OCT. 5 11:30 a.m. - Remembering Our Past: The Birth of AAAS 5:00 p.m. - Code T.E.A.L. Kickoff! (Outside the Hub by East College) 9:00 p.m. - Culture Jam! (The Mason Jar/Basement of Mason Hall)
Every night this week, at least two Compton Center interns will be sleeping in the tents currently pitched in the Academic Quad. MARGARET DISTLER / THE DEPAUW
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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board Ellen Kobe | Editor-in-Chief Chase Hall | Managing Editor Lizzie Hineman | Managing Editor Brianna Scharfenberg | Chief Copy Editor Anastasia Way | Chief Copy Editor
Who are you, trustees? We noticed, a little too late, that there is barely any coverage of the board of trustees in these pages. The super-administrative group of alumni investors will be visiting campus beginning the end of this week and through Old Gold Weekend. That spells a reoccuring issue of poor communication between the board and the students — the latter hardly knows who the group is. Ask any student walking along Burkhart walk: “Who are the trustees? What do they do?” Our guess is that you would get an incomplete answer. Students aren’t informed about their roles on and off campus. They leave a path of yellow tulips and campus renovations in their wake, and we are grateful for the time, committment and money the board puts into our university. We know how dedicated DePauw alumni are to this university and do not doubt the board’s hard work to make our school represent their belief in the DePauw education. But part of giving a sincere ‘thank you’ is addressing what someone has given or done for you, and that is a question none of us really know how to answer. We know the trustees are active; every now and then we hear in passing that “this was a gift from the board” or “the board voted on this new guideline,” yet there is no official release from the university on their activities. We respect the board’s right to meet in private, however, we would like to know what goes on in these seemingly sacred, closed-door meetings. It is important to point out though that The DePauw could work harder to extend lines of correspondence with the board to overcome this issue of communication. Because of brief news conferences and little heads-up on issues being covered, we, The DePauw, have a weak history of coverage. Take this as our formal attempt to rectify that. In the past, we generally have had to speculate on what was discussed during meetings based on reoccuring conversations or issues on campus. We cannot accurately cover what goes on during these meetings with one-source stories or taken from hindsight. Our suggestion is to let the student news outlet attend certain encompassing meetings or to give us more insight into what was discussed. Create a detailed agenda; don’t only list the good stuff. Talk to us more frequently; we’d be happy to listen. Give us the opportunity to broadcast the hard work the trustees are doing for the campus. Trustees should step into the spotlight every once in a while, instead of always directing behind stage. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
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Hobbies: do something for yourself where. But it is also important to think about yourself. So, one day, I got so fed up MADI with every minute of my life being BRINKER scheduled with things I had no serious interest in. I decided to take a few minutes and play with my camera. Ultimately, this led me to one of my favorite hobbies in the uite often, I meet people that world — photography. I have since have a lot going on in their then, dedicated my money, my time, lives: school, jobs, activities, my Facebook and a large part of planning for the future, etc. These myself to my favorite hobby. And it days, it seems that we fill our days has even allowed me to get involved and our lives with so many things to in photography opportunities on get ourselves ahead in the future, campus — something I am actually that we aren’t really spending our interested in. own time doing things that really The point, however, isn’t that make us happy. everybody should take up photogFor me, I realized this last year raphy. My hope is that you will ask when I was so caught up in filling my yourself the question, what are you time with what I thought would be doing for yourself? Are you spendgood for me that I wasn’t having all ing your time trying to do the things that much fun. I was under the im- that you think you should be doing, pression that I needed to join “this” or are you dedicating your time doclub because it would look good ing things that you truly enjoy? The on a resume, and that I needed to difference between these is so imbecome an important member of mense and worth the self-evaluation. “that” organization because it would Photography allows me to get behelp me to gain connections later in hind a lens and be completely carelife. And of course, these activities less. Photography pushes me to get are good to consider when getting creative, it challenges me to get outinvolved around campus and else-
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side of normal, everyday thinking, to express myself. And the coolest thing: my hobby is something that I can use on campus. It isn’t necessary to busy our schedules with activities that aren’t bringing us happiness and places to feel comfortable and productive. What is important is that you really think about the things that you like and that you enjoy, and you apply them to your life. How can you use your talents and hobbies to benefit others? How can you use them for a campus organization? What do you enjoy and how can you fill your time with things that bring you happiness? In the end, the time you spend making yourself happy will be much more rewarding than spending your time doing something that you only heard will bring you happiness. — Brinker is a sophomore from Stevensville, Mich., with an undecided major. opinion@thedepauw.com
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Family dinners in college, with a new family
PHOTOPINION
father would discuss our schoolwork and plans for the next vacation. We spent this time laughing and fighting together. Mostly laughing. We learned more about each other than if we would have all gone out to eat at different restaurants with buddies from high school. This made my family closer. Family dinners are a little different at DePauw. A few nights a week, I get the privilege of eating at either the Den or the Hub with the DePauw cross country team. Other nights, I eat with friends at a fraternity. Even sometimes, dinner is up for grabs, like a GCB at Marvin’s or the famous taco 12-pack at Taco Bell with a friend.
What would you put in the DePauw’s 175th Anniversary time capsule?
BRIAN AUSTIN
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time of reflection. A time of community. A time of indulging yourself into the flavorful eateries provided by a loved one. What is this, you may ask? A wholesome family dinner. When I was growing up, in a quaint village outside Cincinnati, family dinner was always something we held at the utmost importance. With three siblings of various ages, it was always hard to get everyone together. However, we always made sure when my mom started cooking up the family recipe for Macaroni and Cheese, the whole gang was there. My father often worked late at a doctor’s office checking the status of the aging patients with kidney problems. My siblings and I would come home from swim practices, drum lessons and award ceremonies late most nights of the week. We ate dinner later than any family I knew, but we ate it together. When we ate together, it was always a good time. My brothers and I would poke fun at my sister for something trivial, and my mother and
“All great change in America starts at the dinner table.” -Ronald Reagan, former U.S. president
This was not easy at first; a difficult transition, but it was an essential one. First of all, I am not used to eating at 6 p.m. I am used to running into the house, starving, nearing 9 p.m. Secondly, I am surrounded by a group of kids, my age, with no relation to me whatsoever. This was just a weekend thing back in the day, not eve-
ryday like it is now. I understand several of us are feeling similar about our evening dinners away from family. However, it’s important that we all form a new family here at DePauw. We are here for four years. We live together, we hang out together, we go to class together and we eat together. Ronald Reagan said, “All great change in America starts at the dinner table.” It all starts with your conversations with your family at family dinner. There are plenty of places on campus to eat and plenty of people to eat with. Sure, there are the more common dinner options: Marvin’s, the Hub and The Den, but there are also alternatives like Chief’s, Los Martinez, Fluttering Duck Bar & Grill, Mama Nunz’s, Almost Home, 2 West Bistro, Fairway Family Restaurant, Blue Door Café and more. We can always get fast food like McDonald’s and Long John Silver’s anywhere in the United States, but these local restaurants have great food for a great price and make me feel at home again. I miss the Mac and Cheese and the wood-grilled salmon in the summer, but this is my DePauw family, and these are my DePauw family dinners.
NICOLE DOBIAS
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here is the perfect place to study? Does such a place even exist? These questions are asked time and time again by college students everywhere. So in an attempt to provide an answer, I set out on a quest to find this illusive perfect study place. I started off by trying to do homework in my house. Home sweet 504 Jackson St. But I was only productive for about 10 minutes before I became distracted. When I wasn’t perusing Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest, I was gossiping with my housemates. Needless to say, home was far from the ideal study spot. The problem with studying at home was simple: I viewed my living area as a social space. I live with eight of my good friends and spend the bulk of my time at home socializing. Therefore, it was
SALLY LIU, junior “A Bible so I can remember how I was able to get here in the first place.”
– Austin is a sophomore from Terrance Park, Ohio, with an undecided major. opinion@thedepauw.com
Not too dark, not too social: the perfect study spot extremely difficult to be productive. When my campus home failed to provide a productive study area, I decided to try the library. But as I walked into the prestigious Roy O. West Library a gloomy fog fell over me. I looked around and could hardly make out the faces of my fellow students because the lighting was so dim. The third floor silence was deafening. I felt like I was in a prison. The lack of windows and lighting overwhelmed and smothered me. I was suffocating. After 30 minutes, I couldn’t take it anymore and fled the building. I had never been so happy to see the sun. I then decided to try to work on homework in the upper level of the Hub. At first, things were going really well. But then I looked down at the food area and realized I was hungry. As I ate, several of my friends walked in. Not surprisingly, I soon forgot that I was supposed to be doing homework and spent the next 45 minutes talking to my friends. This pattern pretty much repeated over the next few hours. So I realized that the Hub wasn’t the best place for me. My next destination was the Green Center for Performing Arts. Unlike Roy, the GCPA is covered in windows and is lit up by the natural light. I found
“A beautiful, heartshaped rock that I found in the Nature Park when I was a freshman.”
a spot in one of the comfy red chairs in front of Kresge Auditorium and opened up by books. A few hours later, I realized I had finished my homework and had even worked ahead. When I was hungry, all I had to do was walk 20 feet to the coffee shop. People passed by and they said hi here and there, but they were usually on their way to class so the conversations were brief. I was not distracted. I had found the perfect study spot. Although my ideal place to study is the GCPA, I enjoy making the trek out to Prindle Institute for Ethics at least once a week. I find that trying to study in different places helps keep me focused. Overall, your ideal place to do homework depends on your study patterns. Some people flourish in the darkness of Roy. Others prefer to stay at home. But locating a place to study productively is crucial for success at college. My point is to find what works for you and stick to it. Go ahead, be productive in your new space. — Dobias is a junior from Fishers, Ind., majoring in communication. opinion@thedepauw.com
STORM STRADER, sophomore “$5 so I can unlock my old dorm room.”
STEPHEN McMURTRY, freshman “Pictures of students now, so that when the capsule is opened, it’ll be a blast from the past.”
SHARON L. HAYES, senior JIM EASTERHOUSE / THE DEPAUW
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Crowley, Marshall win regional doubles championships By STAFF REPORTS sports@thedepauw.com
Junior Meg Crowley and sophomore Claire Marshall won the USTA/ITA Div. III women’s tennis central regional doubles championships Monday afternoon at Washington University - St. Louis. In six matches, five of them
SUNDAY
The men’s golf team finished third out of eight teams this weekend at the Manchester Fall Invitational. The tournament was played in a different format than most tournaments; it included two 18hole rounds in one day. The team shot a 307 the first round and a 303 the second time. Sophomore Eric Tandy shot a low score for the year
10th: Sophomore Brandon Bekkering – 146 12th: Sophomore Eric Tandy — 147
Gooch, Smith lead team to second tournament victory By CLARE POLEGA sports@thedepauw.com
The women’s golf team finished first with a 650 score in last weekend’s golf tournament at the Oakhaven golf course in Delaware, Ohio, hosted by Ohio Wesleyan University. The Tigers dealt with injury to juniors Abby Dickey, who did not compete, and Kelsey Smith who played with a broken bone in her foot. Head coach Vince Lazar thought senior Sam Stahler and freshman Kate Burklow also played well. The Oakhaven golf course will be where the Tigers
will play their conference tournament in April. The team will finish the last portion of the fall season in two weekends at Wittenberg University’s invitational in Ohio. “Even though we won the tournament, we didn’t play anywhere near to our abilities,” Lazar said. “Hopefully when we get black to the course in the spring and have our full lineup, we will do a little better.” 2nd: juniors Paige Gooch and Kelsey Smith — 157 6th: senior Camila Romero — 166 9th: freshman Kate Burklow — 170
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
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Volleyball • vs. Kenyon @ 12 p.m. Football • vs. Ohio Wesleyan @ 1 p.m.
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M Golf •DePauw Small College Classic Deer Creek GC; Clayton, Ind. TBD
M Soccer • vs. Wittenberg Boswell Field @ 7 p.m.
Men turn in best performance yet at Manchester Invitational sports@thedepauw.com
WEDNESDAY
Volleyball • vs Ohio Wesleyan @ 7 p.m.
lasting eight games, and the final match being a standard six-game, two-set format, the two Tigers outlasted players from schools across Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Pennsylvania. In the final match, the No. 4 seeded DePauw team beat the No. 1 team of senior Alex Marcell and Taylor Hawkins of Denison University, 6-1, 6-3.
of 70. Next weekend’s tournament will take place at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Ind. “This tournament was the best performance of the year relative to the first two tournaments,” head coach Vince Lazar said. “Brandon Bekkering was the best player. He played solidly.”
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MEN AND WOMEN’S GOLF
By CLARE POLEGA
MONDAY
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012
W & M Soccer •Wooster @ 12 p.m. & 2:30 p.m. Field Hockey • vs. Oberlin @ 2 p.m.
14 M Golf • DePauw Small College Classic Deer Creek GC; Clayton, Ind. TBD Field Hockey • vs. Wooster @ 12 p.m.
21 Football (JV) • vs. Wabash @ 2 p.m.
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M Soccer (JV) • vs. RoseHulman @ 7 p.m.
19 Volleyball • vs. Allegheny @ 7 p.m.
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Field Hockey •vs. Denison @ 11 a.m.
Football •vs. Kenyon @ 1 p.m. Volleyball •vs. Hiram @ 1 p.m. & vs. Franklin @ 5 p.m.
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M & W Soccer •vs. Allegheny @ 11 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. Field Hockey •vs. Kenyon @ Noon M & W Swimming •vs. Washington-St. Louis @1 p.m.
KEEPING UP WITH OCTOBER FALL SPORTS
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012 Football | cont’d from page 1 er pass to Sansone, Murray rolled out left and spotted a clear running lane, and dove across the end zone for the first touchdown of the day. DePauw forced two three-and-outs from the Washington offense in the first quarter, but in the second, the Bears brought out the long-pass. On the visitor’s fifth offensive drive, it took four plays to cover 57 yards capped by a 38-yard touchdown pass on the right sideline. Washington’s Tim Bartholomew jumped to catch the ball over Tigers’ corner Phil Ganser. The sophomore has been a target all season of opposing offenses. “Sometimes that happens because we’re playing press coverage,” Srnka said. “He’s in position. He just has to make a play on the ball. He needs to lean in and pin the inside arm. Two of those throws were pretty darn good. He’s there, he just needs to play it.” DePauw responded immediately on the next possession, driving 43 yards in eight plays capped by an Armani Cato three yard rushing touchdown. “It’s beautiful,” Srnka said of his offense. “It was almost precision, for me as a defensive coach, I love seeing that because it’s chewing up clock. We’re
mixing the run and pass really well, and that’s all you can ask. On the defensive side, that works for us because we’re sitting and relaxing.” On the following Bears’ possession, freshman Adam Folta intercepted the ball on DePauw’s 30 yard line, ending a long offensive drive for Washington. “When they hit us with big plays, we stopped them, and that was key,” Srnka said.
“What we did this game was really hustle. If we take that every game forward, we can be victorious.” — Justin Murray, freshman quarterback
After the half, the Tigers started to eat up clock time by rattling off long offensive drives. The final points for DePauw came from Eric Malm’s 32 yard field goal to open up the second half pushing the lead 17-7. Then the defense settled in.
Sophomore Clark Costello intercepted backup quarterback John O’Connor for a second time at the start of the fourth quarter. However, a partiallyblocked punt by the Bears special teams unit and another long pass brought the visitors within three points in the fourth quarter. Then Murray orchestrated an almost nine-minute, 17-play drive covering 57 yards. In total, the Tigers possessed the ball about 36 minutes to Washington’s 24. “I just stuck with my keys,” Murray said. “The line did a great job getting a push, and when we needed to stay on the field, we got the win. … What we did this game was really hustle. If we take that every game forward, we can be victorious.” A third DePauw interception by sophomore J.D. Robinson ended the Bears’ second to last offensive drive, and Washington ran out of time with 28 seconds left on the clock. Murray threw for 213 yards to 11 different wide receivers and had one interception. Sansone led all Tigers’ wide receivers with five catches of 69 yards, while junior Andrew Cusumano carried the ball 13 times for 32 yards. With their first win on the season, the Tigers next host Ohio Wesleyan University (4-0, 2-0 NCAC) on Saturday.
FIELD HOCKEY
5-1 victory lifts DePauw to No. 1 spot in NCAC By KARA JACKSON sports@thedepauw.com
For a team known for its offensive strengths, the star player Saturday turned out to be one who works to keep points off the scoreboard. Sophomore goalie Maggie Steele only let one slip by her against Kenyon College in what Head Coach Gina Wills said was Maggie’s best and most aggressive game of the season. DePauw (9-1, 7-0 NCAC) traveled to Kenyon (6-4, 5-2 NCAC) and left with a 5-1 victory to beat every NCAC team in their first round of play. The Tigers punched one into the net after breaking the steady play that was going back and forth in the first 10 minutes. Senior Margaret Ellis assisted Junior Chelsea Cutler on the play. “This week in practice we worked on getting better angles on our shots from
the circle,” Wills said. The Tigers looked to play more aggressively than in the past and utilize flat passes. Kenyon’s leading scorer, sophomore Cecilia Depman, answered Cutler’s goal to end the half, but DePauw’s offense would find its stride in the second half. The Tigers scored three times in the first 11 minutes of the second half. Sophomore Kate Jovanovic scored on Ellis’ second assist. Senior Bridgette Shamleffer found the net back-to-back to push the score 4-1. Kenyon held the edge in penalty corners, 9-8, putting a lot of pressure on Steele and the defense. “I have total faith in her in the goal,” Jovanovic said. “She came out a couple times and totally saved our butts sliding toward the ball.” Steele had one save each period. Ellis, the leading scorer for the Tigers, finished the game off by scoring
her 14th goal of the season. The Tigers will have a chance to replay Kenyon and all their other rivals in the future since NCAC teams face each other twice in the season. DePauw will host five of those matches. “We can’t just think that we have it in the bag already,” Jovanovic said. “This year in conference, the teams are all over the place. No one is really predictable. We just need to keep our fast pace, and communication is key.” Added Wills, “We need to stay disciplined on the little things to continue to be a successful team for the end of the season.” Next, DePauw will travel to play Wittenberg University (2-8, 2-5 NCAC) on Wednesday at 5 p.m.
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tiger week of the
name: PAUL SIMON, FRESHMAN
sport: FOOTBALL
position: PUNTER/SAFETY
hometown: ST. LOUIS, MO.
Highlight: Simon broke a 53-year old punting record Saturday at Blackstock Stadium against Washington University in St. Louis. In the second quarter on DePauw’s 25-yard line, Simon kicked the ball all the way into Washington’s end zone for a touchback. The punt beat the previous 70-yard record held by Dick Mace in 1959. Simon, also a starter on defense, tallied seven tackles.
On the team’s first win and record-breaking punt: “We had a good week of practice, and everybody was ready to get that out of the way,” Simon said. “The wind was at my back, and I looked up at the returner, and I thought ‘he seems kind of close.’ It was a perfect snap, I looked up at it, and I said ‘wow.’ Then I saw it coming down. ... It kept rolling, I was just in a trance looking at it. It was pretty exciting.” — COMPILED BY MICHAEL APPELGATE / SPORTS@THEDEPAUW.COM
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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012
The Boswell blues
In 220 minutes of play Saturday, the men’s and women’s soccer games were scoreless affairs ations. At some point, I may have to say ‘yeah, this is growing pains.’ We are very young. It may be that, but I’d hate to say it is.” DePauw needs to find answers before next weekend when it travels to conference-rival Ohio Wesleyan University (6-1-3, 0-0-1 NCAC) next Saturday. “You look at what we’re capable and it’s hard to bet against this team,” Hauter said. “I’m an optimist, and it’ll take some time to get my feet back underneath me. But I still have faith in this team. We have really good guys. I believe they will rally off a few wins.”
Juniors George Elliott and Matt Reda encourage sophomore Andy Morrison before the second overtime during Saturday's soccer game against Kenyon College at Boswell field. ASHLEY ISAAC / THE DEPAUW By MICHAEL APPELGATE sports@thedepauw.com
Men’s soccer still searching for answers on offense Head coach Brad Hauter called it a “new low,” one that he’s never seen as a head coach. During regulation time, his team tallied just one shot – not on goal – and proceeded into its fifth overtime game of the season Saturday afternoon against Kenyon College (4-4-2, 0-0-1 NCAC) at Boswell field. After two overtime periods, the result was a 0-0 head-scratcher for Hauter and his players. “I have to go back and look at the tape and process it to figure out how that happened,” Hauter said. “I think they did some things defensively that we’ve seen five or six times this year. So having a difficult time solving it shouldn’t have happened.” Throughout regulation time and extra minutes, the Tigers (6-1-3, 1-1-1 NCAC) attacked from the outside and sent crossing passes into the box. Many of those passes failed to hit the feet of teammates, and threats were ended by a strong back line of Kenyon defenders. “Once you break (Kenyon’s) front six, their back line drops back and shrinks,” Hauter said. “They don’t want you to play behind them. We have to go outside and go around them and we have the speed to do that. We kept
trying to find the teeth and finding the space, but the numbers weren’t there for us.” In overtime, sophomore Andy Morrison’s defender fell down, and he found himself one-on-one with the goalkeeper from the right side. His shot, however, sailed well over the crossbar. One minute later, junior George Elliott weaved his way between two defenders on the left side and sent a cross into the box to sophomore Nate Snyder. Snyder’s shot went wide of the left goal post. The final act of offense from the Tigers came with 10 seconds left when Elliott attacked again from the left sideline and sent a cross into the box to Snyder. The ball fell at his feet, but he was unable to get off a strong shot. Despite four overtime shots from DePauw, Kenyon held the edge in shots 7-5 and corner kicks 3-1. This was the third time this season the Tigers were held scoreless. For a team that began the season with 10 goals in four games, just five goals were scored in the next six. Senior midfielder Dean Weaver attributed Saturday’s tie to Kenyon’s skill on defense and failing to get the ball to teammates’ feet. “I don’t think it’s a setback, I think it’s a reality check,” Weaver said. “I think that our first five games, we won those straight, and we felt like we could come out and play the way we wanted to and win. It’s a reality check for the past three
weeks, in the end it’s something we can correct ourselves on.” While the Tigers have just one loss on their record, Hauter said last week after a 1-0 win against Anderson University the team should be scoring more and be undefeated. He wonders how many reality checks his players need to get over the scoring slump. “We send it in, we got a breakaway and we don’t convert,” Hauter said. “There were about seven to eight breakdowns from key guys who lost the ball and played the wrong ball. “These guys have all played highlevel ball, and they’ve been in these situ-
Women’s soccer blanked for fifth time For third time this season, the women’s soccer team played in overtime. And for the fifth time this season, the Tigers were shutout by the opponent. The Tigers (1-8-1, 1-1-1 NCAC) played to a 0-0 draw against Kenyon College (4-5-1, 0-1-1 NCAC) on Saturday afternoon at Boswell field. The Lords held the edge in shots 14-11 including a 10-7 advantage in shots-on-goal. DePauw goalkeeper Caroline Kerr, a senior, notched 10 saves for her second shutout of the season. She now has 32 saves this year. Senior Emily White led the Tigers’ attack with four shots including three on-goal. Freshman Megann Lear tallied two and senior Lauren Leipprandt and sophomore Chloe Jacob also pitched in with one each. The team next travels to Ohio Wesleyan University (3-6-2, 0-1 NCAC) on Saturday. Despite just one win on the season, DePauw sits in third place behind Denison and Wittenberg Universities in the NCAC standings.
Senior Dana Sprague fights for possession with Kenyon College's Heather Amato during Saturday's game at Boswell field. ASHLEY ISAAC / THE DEPAUW
Volleyball’s win streak now at strong 15 record By NICOLE DARNALL sports@thedepauw.com
It was 12 years ago when the DePauw women’s volleyball program last extended a win streak to 15 games. The Tigers matched that Saturday. Traveling to Alma College (12-7) and Wooster College (12-6, 1-2 NCAC), both in Ohio, DePauw (15-2, 2-0 NCAC) matched the second-longest win streak in history. The first game against Alma was closest of the two, finishing 3-2. “After we won the first two games handedly, we just got inconsistent in game three,” said head coach Deb Zellers. “We got soft and missed a lot of serves, and Alma just caught fire.” But DePauw managed to hold onto the win in their fifth game, which was won handedly 15-3. The Tigers had only had one other match that made it to game five against Cornell University in the team’s third match of the season on Sept. 2. “We found ourselves in a situation that was a little ‘woah, what’s going on?’ because we hadn’t been there in a while,” Zellers said. “But I was proud of the strong mindset our team had in game five.” Last season, Wooster and DePauw had tied in North Coast Athletic Conference play with 11-5 records, placing even more stress on the game Saturday. “We’ve focused one match at a time, we’ve never looked ahead, and I think when you can focus on the task at hand it takes a lot of pressure off,” Zellers said. And focusing on one game at a time is working for them. Their next game is at home tonight and the team is really pushing for a large student attendance. It is their breast cancer awareness game and all of the proceeds will go directly to Putnam County Hospital. “It’s great because things are staying local,” Zellers said. “Our fund will help with everything from gas cards to treatment.” Students are encouraged to wear pink to watch the team try to continue its win streak to 16.