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Debate provides presidential candidates with last word By ALEX PAUL news@thedepauw.com
About 100 students filled the creaky wooden pews in Meharry Hall Wednesday to watch the presidential candidates debate for next year’s student government president and vice president positions. The 2012 student government race consists of four pairs of candidates, all juniors: Sara Scully and Mark Fadel, Arezoo Nazari and Jimmy Kirkpatrick, Reid Garlock and Myron Burr, and Austin Bonta and Apelles Johnson. As the debates began, all candidates stood poised and ready to take on questions, proctored by current student government president, senior Charles Pierre and Parliamentarian senior Roy Leaf. Candidates kicked off the debate relaying to the crowd why they should be elected. “Myron and I are dedicated to letting the students know what is going on,” said Garlock, the presidential candidate. “We want to bring back the fun at DePauw.” Scully had a different take on what she would bring to the table as president. “We want this office because we know how to bring about effective change,” said Scully, who is seeking presidential office, in regards to herself and her running mate, Fadel. Nazari has been involved with student government for the past three years in a variety of positions, and her running mate Kirkpatrick is the president of Beta Theta Pi fraternity — positions they believe will help them gain success in office. Bonta
spent his junior year as president of Sigma Nu fraternity and has served on the student board of trustees. Scully and Fadel both spent the past three years on student government as well. Garlock and Burr are also heavily involved at DePauw. “We want to be sure whoever is in this position is going out there and is making sure they understand the students perspective instead of saying, ‘please bring me your opinions,’” Scully said. They also want to amend every white paper to address which administrators should read it, and when it needs to be read by. Nazari and Kirkpatrick wanted to inform the listeners that they were dedicated to the cause. “We know exactly what we are striving for,” Kirkpatrick said. “We can take on any campus issue and we know how to.” Candidates gave their take on core student government issues, such as where allocation board money goes, the need for transparency in where the money goes and how they will conduct their presidency. Narzari commented that there are more student organizations than there have been in the past seeking out money, requiring a more structured system to be implemented. “Allocations should reach out to all student organizations to make sure everyone comes out happy,” Burr said. Currently there is little communication between the allocations board and the student body to where money goes. Kirkpatrick hopes to alleviate this problem.
Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates (left to right) Austin Bonta, Apelles Johnson, Arezoo Nazari, Jimmy Kirkpatrick, Myron Burr and Reid Garlock listen as candidates Mark Fadel and Sara Scully speak during Wednesday's debate. Voting is now open to the student body on e-services. EMILY GREEN/THE DEPAUW “We favor bringing the Director of Allocations back on to DSG,” Kirkpatrick said. The move would hopefully erase some of the issues of where money goes. Transparency in the allocations board goes hand in hand with connecting the campus more fully with student govern-
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ment. In order to better unify campus, student organizations should be more involved with the student government. “I want to support the idea that all student bodies participate in student government,” Johnson said. Garlock and Burr expanded the idea
of bringing the campus closer together with the student government with their plan by encompassing the Greencastle community as part of their plans for uni-
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The announcement that a Starbucks coffee shop is coming to Greencastle was news to Sue Furr, owner of The Blue Door Cafe. Furr read the story on the front page of the Greencastle Banner Graphic Monday morning — it told readers that the State of Indiana’s Stellar Communities initiative will bring a new bookstore and Putnam County’s first full-service Starbucks to the southeast corner of East Washington and Jackson Streets. “I’m very happy they’re doing something with the building — it’s going to do so much for Greencastle. That’s first and foremost,” Furr said. “But it’s disappointing to know that’s what DePauw thinks of us… like ‘we want to make it better, but you’re not good enough to do that,’ kind of.” Furr had heard from the Greencastle Stellar Grants committee that her business was considered for the spot. She expected to be asked for a proposal, but didn’t hear anything more from the committee. The internationally-successful franchise was chosen to act as an “anchor,” attracting more foot traffic and business to Greencastle’s town square. Vice President of Finance and Administration Brad
Kelsheimer said that each “great college town” he has visited this past year to learn more about town-gown business relationships is launched by an anchor. “We have some really good businesses on the square, but we need pedestrian density,” Kelsheimer said. “This will kick it off. We need this.” So The Blue Door Cafe, which will be celebrating five years in Greencastle this August, will live two blocks away from a similar business that will be looking to attract the same customer base. But Furr says she’s looking forward to the competition. “It will make us better, try harder to get the customer,” Furr said. “We’ll have to make sure we have the better product. The Blue Door goes one step further, and we’re going to care for the community a lot more than Starbucks will.” She’s proud that her café brings in local art monthly, acts a host to local musicians, music students and Girl Scouts and does their best to cater to the community. Furr also pointed out The Blue Door Cafe stays open late during DePauw’s finals season, even if it’s at a monetary loss. On top of that, Furr said that her coffee beans are higher grade than Starbucks’, and she uses a local importing company from Noblesville, Ind.
Current schematics for the incoming Starbucks show that it will work to create a similar atmosphere. It will utilize a “heritage” design, using decorations and pictures inspired by the surrounding community — which is unusual for the chain, Kelsheimer said. He hopes local entertainment, local bands and tie-ins with the School of Music will define its atmosphere and bring both DePauw and Greencastle in. “I’ll still go to the Blue Door when I want a sandwich,” said President Brian Casey, confident the incoming Starbucks offers something unique. “I think it’s a different place.” Kelsheimer agreed, affirming the over-arching goal is to help Greencastle businesses. “We don’t want to do anything to harm them.” That includes maintaining a “level playing field” by allowing the Starbucks to accept Tiger Express money, but not meal plan bucks. Furr was firm in expressing she isn’t worried about losing business, but rather wished the plan was to keep the “old and rustic” Greencastle. “I was hoping the Stellar Community was going more that way – I think we’re trying to get too modern in my eye,” Furr said. “It feels like we’re losing our roots.”
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Debate | continued from page 1 “We want to promote our events so that the entire student body can have fun,” Garlock said. “We want to develop a relationship with Green Frogurt to spread awareness of the events.” Passing and implementing white papers, along with relaying information about what the white papers are trying to accomplish was a large speaking point for Scully and Fadel. “It’s not just talking about the issue, it’s doing something about it,” Fadel said. Scully told the audience she would work to pass white papers, because she had done so in the past. She cited her work done to pass a white paper to ensure the quietness of the third floor of the Roy O. West library as a clear example that she is both willing and able to get the job done. “When passing a resolution we want to make
sure we have an understanding of what’s going on. We should know what we are doing we should know how the community responds,” Scully said. Conveying information to the student body about white papers was important to Bonta, who believes that there isn’t enough communication currently. “We will make sure information about a white paper gets passed along,” Bonta said. The candidates all received a minute for a final word in the debate. Pierre promptly called time when their minute was up, halting the speeches. Voting opened up Thursday at midnight, and it will close on Saturday. Students can vote by logging into their E-Services account and scrolling down to the tab labeled ‘voting booth’ on the lefthand side.
SCHEDULE FOR LITTLE 5 WEEK: “YOU’LL NEVER RIDE ALONE” Senior Clare Mail, assistant director of the Putnam County Museum, helps set up the second annual Through the Lens exhibit, which will open to the public on Saturday. EMILY GREEN/THE DEPAUW
Photographs of barn animals, landscapes and abstract subject matter will soon color the walls of the Putnam County Museum, illustrating the life stories of eight Greencastle community members. This Saturday, the Putnam County Museum exhibition, “Through the Lens: A Look at Greencastle” will open. The exhibition, an annual event that began last year, is a way to unite community members through photographs of familiar surroundings and personal memories. Caroline Murphy, a 2011 DePauw graduate, created this exhibition as part of her Honor Scholar thesis project to merge the community together through photography. Last year, the exhibit garnered a lot of interest from both DePauw students and Greencastle residents. The photography exhibition will feature five photographs taken by each of the eight community members who were chosen to take photographs of their lives and their homes.
All the photographs will illustrate the eight photographers’ different lives and the interconnectedness that a small community inspires. From students taking pictures throughout campus to one man only taking pictures of his home the photographs will display a wide range of diversity. This year the participants include two DePauw University students, one local high school student, and five community members. Junior Amanda Faulkenberg, an intern at the Putnam County Museum, was chosen to participate in this unique opportunity. She expresses that the opportunity to be a part of the exhibition added greater diversity to her experience at DePauw. “I’m a Bonner Scholar and I’m out in the community working every week, but this gave me more opportunity to see where I live. I’m here for four years after all,” Faulkenberg said. “I also got to meet several wonderful people who I wouldn’t have met if I didn’t have this opportunity to be thrown together with them. Getting to know the community was great.”
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4:30 p.m. Sign in & bib pick-up at Nature Park Welcome Center 5 p.m. Race Start Little 5K: The 3.1 mile run is free for students, but they must register online (follow the link on the Facebook “DPU Little 5” event) by noon on Monday to compete. Community members and faculty can participate for $5. FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT LITTLE5@DEPAUW.EDU
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Opening Ceremony: Cyclists will be introduced and riders will do a loop around the GCPA route. Car Stuff: Teams will fit as many students as possible into one vehicle in five minutes.
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Time Trials: Riders will compete for the top 16 spots in Friday’s Street Sprints.
THURSDAY, APRIL 26
5 p.m. in Bowman Park Mini 5 Relay Race & Concert: Teams of ten will race through five stations while Jack Daddy Sunrise plays music.
FRIDAY, APRIL 27
5 p.m. in Bowman Park Street Sprints & Battle of Bands: The top 16 from the Time Trials will race, followed by a five band concert.
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12:30 p.m. Alumni Race 2 p.m. Women’s Criterium Race 3:30 p.m. Men’s Criterium Race Races will be held around GCPA loop.
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ORDER OF OMEGA AWARDS RISING GREEK LEADER Hunter Goble, Sigma Chi Megan Schumann, Alpha Chi Omega
INSPIRING GREEK LEADER David Tykvart, Beta Theta Pi Angelique Williams, Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc.
FUTURE GREEK LEADER Chad Hale, Delta Tau Delta Madeline Perry, Kappa Alpha Theta
OUTSTANDING CHAPTER ADVISOR Dan Hassler, Beta Theta Pi Elizabeth Polleys, Alpha Phi
OUTSTANDING CHAPTER PRESIDENT Jimmy Kirkpatrick, Beta Theta Pi Emily Revis, Kappa Alpha Theta
OUTSTANDING HOUSE DIRECTOR Dorothy Brown, Phi Kappa Psi
MEMBER OF THE YEAR Logan Meek, Sigma Chi Erin O’Donnell, Kappa Alpha Theta INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY SERVICE JImmy Kirkpatrick, Beta Theta Pi Casie Sambo, Delta Gamma
OUTSTANDING FACULTY MEMBER Dorian Shager, Beta Theta Pi OUTSTANDING SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM Delta Upsilon Alpha Phi
OUTSTANDING NEW MEMBER EDUCATION PROGRAM Sigma Chi Kappa Kappa Gamma OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY SERVICE & PHILANTHROPY PROGRAM Sigma Chi Alpha Phi OUTSTANDING ALUMNI RELATIONS PROGRAM Sigma Chi Kappa Alpha Theta CHAPTER OF THE YEAR Sigma Chi Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. WINNERS OF ORDER OF OMEGA SCHOLARSHIPS Peter Haigh, Sigma Chi Luke Bretscher, Delta Upsilon Allison Mousel, Kappa Alpha Theta
Relay for Life 2012 Entertainment Schedule SATURDAY, APRIL 21
Noon: Kick-Off Lap (Led by DPU Pep Band and Mascot) 12-12:30 p.m.: DePauw Tiger Pep Band Performance 12:30-5:30 p.m.: Silent Auction 1:00 p.m.: Making Strides Lap 1:00 p.m.: Turbo Kick with Hannah Clingan 2:00 p.m.: Swing Dance Lessons with Delta Upsilon fraternity, Jazz Music provided by DePauw Jazz Band
5:00 p.m.: DJ Pancake 5:30 p.m.: Cake Eating Contest 6:00 p.m.: Survivor Ceremony
TONIGHT: 5K Fun Run — Greencastle Fitness and Running Club
6:30 p.m.: Relay Idol and Silent Auction Announcements
MIDNIGHT: Bingo (In Silent Auction Tent) — Macarena
8:00-8:30 p.m.: Bid-A-Date — DePauw
1:00 a.m.: Tug-of-War Tournament — Electric Slide Hour
8:30-9:00 p.m.: Bid-A-Date — Greencastle 9:00 p.m.: Luminaria Ceremony — Exalt! Gospel Choir 9:30 p.m.: DePauwCapella
3:00 p.m.: DePauw Cheerleaders, On the Flipside
10:00 p.m.: Keynotes A Capella Performance
3:30 p.m.: Fight Back Ceremony
11:00 p.m.: Late-Night Moviie
4:00 p.m.: “Mongrel Dogs” feat. Ron Dye, Istvan Csicsery-Ronay and Alex Puga
SUNDAY, April 22
2:00 a.m.: Eucre and Board Games — CottonEyed Joe Hour 3:00: Corn Hole Tournament – Cupid Shuffle Hour 4:00: Glow-in-the-Dark Sports – Hokey Pokey Hour 5:00: Hula Hooping and Juice Boxes! – Conga Line Hour
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ATO chapter cited for hazing, nothing more By MATTHEW CECIL news@thedepauw.com
The DePauw University chapter of Alpha Tau Omega fraternity has been charged and punished for multiple counts of hazing by the university Community Standards Office but has not lost its charter despite speculation by many students. Myrna Hernandez, director of the Campus Living and Community Development Office, said the university received a report on March 7 that ATO was hazing its new members and launched an investigation at that time. She said the individual who reported the hazing wasn’t a member of the fraternity but couldn’t remember if it was a student or how the incident had been witnessed. “The initial report we got was about a single incident,” Hernandez said. “Through our investigation, we discovered a few other things. So it wasn’t one single incident, one isolated incident. It was a couple of different things that came out during our investigation.” Still, Hernandez said sanctions were all related to hazing and new member education. “This is much to do about not much,” said Wynn Smiley, Chief Ex-
ecutive Officer of Alpha Tau Omega national fraternity. “To characterize this as anything that we believe there are serious problems with the chapter, we certainly do not [believe that].” Jason Edelman, president of the ATO chapter at DePauw, and other members of the chapter declined to comment when contacted by The DePauw. Hernandez said the incidents of hazing for which the chapter was charged included acts of personal servitude such as requiring new members to perform certain tasks, demeaning new members through calling them names or blindfolding them to transport them to an undisclosed event at an undisclosed location and holding new member education activities outside of the approved timeframe, which is either during class time or any activity not listed on the new member education plan every fraternity chapter must submit to the greek life office at the beginning of the semester. According to Hernandez, the Community Standards Office addressed a 10part sanction with the chapter, to which she said the fraternity was cooperative. Meggan Johnston, director of the Community Standards Office, did not respond to calls and messages left for her.
ATO was placed on probation, issued a fine and asked to undergo a variety of educational programs.There were also regulations put in place on when the fraternity could continue its new member education program and initiate its most recent pledge class. Those limitations were lifted around spring break. Hernandez said she believes the fraternity has taken responsibility for its actions and the university investigation has been closed. Smiley did not say whether the chapter would face any disciplinary action from the national headquarters but said he wasn’t losing any sleep over the situation based on what he’d heard so far. “We certainly don’t have a tolerance for any kind of hazing from our members,” Smiley said. “There are different levels of hazing. We don’t tolerate any of it, but I think the response in any kind of sanction, or any kind of disciplinary action is a direct relation to the details of what exactly was being done.” According to Smiley, ATO follows the Fraternal Information and Programming Group risk management policy for hazing issues. That policy defines hazing as “any action taken or situation created, intentionally, whether on or off
fraternity premises, to produce mental or physical discomfort, embarrassment, harassment or ridicule.” But Smiley doesn’t think the hazing incidents were that serious when compared to other possibilities. “While it’s important to understand that we expect our members to not haze anybody, new member or initiated member or anybody, and the university certainly had reason to alert us to allegations. I think that on the continuum of hazing, this wouldn’t be considered, certainly not anything that would be physically threatening or mentally rigorous or anything like that,” he said. “But still, nevertheless, it is what it is, and that’s why we’re helping the chapter understand that that cannot continue.” Smiley said the ATO national headquarters has looked into the hazing allegations raised by the university but said he would not characterize it as anything that was morally acute. “We understand that while this happens, our goal now is really to work with ATO to try to move them forward in a positive direction,” Hernandez said.
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It was very difficult for DePauw senior Kacey Hermening to not be able to speak to her mom for 17 days, especially since she usually talks to her every day. It was also difficult for Hermening, who is studying vocal performance and theatre, to not be able to sing in choir, voice lessons, coachings or her musical theatre scenes classes for over a month. “It’s a little unclear how I got the injury, but it’s mostly caused from overuse or singing while sick,” Hermening said in an email interview. Over spring break, Hermening was diagnosed with a vocal injury — her right vocal cord was hemorrhaged in two places. Her ENT and speech therapist assumed that she had laryngitis without knowing and kept singing through it. It’s difficult to say when she first got the injury. There was an illness going around through the DePauw Opera cast of “Albert Herring” at the beginning of the semester, which Hermening thought was passed on to her. She found herself unable to sing during the weekend of the opera. “Luckily, the show was double cast and I was able to have my double go on for me after my first night of singing,” she said. “It was nice to at least get one performance in.” But after Hermening’s diagnosis, she needed complete vocal rest and copious amounts of hydration. Along with being silent, she was drinking up to a gallon of water per day. Before she returned to classes, she emailed all of her professors and informed them about her injury. They were very understanding of her situation, especially since she was not their first student who had encountered a problem of this nature. They also were aware that a small injury could become quite severe if left untreated. “My mom bought a white board and dry erase marker for me, which I continued to use in communicating with everyone,” Hermening said. She brought her white board with her to classes, and used it to answer and ask questions by writing on it. Although the injury did make participating in classes difficult, it didn’t completely affect her academics. In terms of communicating with family and friends, Hermening utilized text messaging, Facebook and email. “I don’t know what I would have done without technology,” she said. The most challenging part of healing from this injury for Hermening was trying to be patient. After she accepted that the only way to heal was by not talking and hydrating, it was simply a waiting game. Hermening finally received the “all clear” from her doctor’s appointment last Thursday. “The doctor couldn’t even believe that my vocal cord was hemorrhaged and said there was no sign of damage or injury whatsoever,” she
said. After finding out the good news last week, Hermening called her mom to tell her, and they both cried on the phone, overjoyed with the update. However, it’s unknown when Hermening’s voice will be back to normal. Though she is able to speak again, she’s not certain when she will build up the stamina to speak for extended periods of time. “I can tell that my voice has definitely become weaker since the injury and becomes fatigued more easily,” she said, adding that she needs to meet with a speech pathologist to begin voice therapy. Hermening was able to do a few warm-ups last Friday with her voice teacher, though. Her doctor said that she could do warm-ups and even potentially start singing right away, but she can tell that she’ll become fatigued more quickly now, as her vocal cords haven’t been used in over two weeks. In terms of the future, Hermening is hoping that the injury hasn’t affected her career options. She plans to head to a program in New York this fall for musical theatre, and her doctor said that she should be completely fine. “My injury was not as severe as it could have been, in that I needed no surgery … so I’m lucky for that,” Hermening said. In comparison to a sport-related injury, Hermening thinks that a music-related injury is pretty similar in the sense that athletes and musicians both devote time and livelihood to their sport or instrument. “When that is taken away, your entire routine changes. Athletes have to participate in physical therapy, and I’ll need to go to speech therapy for exercises in gaining my full strength back again,” she said. In terms of music-related injuries at DePauw, Hermening is certainly not alone. Senior Joy Mulhollan was diagnosed with tendonitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, during her junior year of high school. Although Mulhollan, who is studying general music and Spanish, most likely didn’t receive the injury from playing her bass, it began to affect her musical performance. “If you don’t take enough time off, it can reoccur, which has happened throughout my time at DePauw,” Mulhollan said. The type of treatment she initially needed was the support of an arm brace and taking time off from playing. According to Mulhollan, tendonitis is an injury common among bass players and musicians who play other string instruments. At first, it took a couple of months for her to heal from tendonitis. But she had continued to play, so the exertion was aggravating the situation. “But after I went to the doctor and he realized what was wrong, he said the only way to make it heal was to take time off, which was easier to do
Music injuries put passionate players on the sidelines
How many students in the school of music encounter music-related injuries each year? The data is difficult to collect, so the information is anecdotal. However, it is not uncommon for students to have injuries. There is a wide range of what the School of Music considers to be a music-related injury, including sore throats and carpal tunnel syndrome.
What is the most common musicrelated injury among students? Apart from sore throat issues that singers encounter, injuries like carpal tunnel syndrome can occur from several hours of practice.
What is the most serious injury a student has encountered? A trumpet player separated the muscles in his embouchure, the use of facial muscles and shaping the lips to the mouthpiece of woodwind or brass instruments. It was a significant problem that needed to be addressed surgically.
How long does it typically take for students to heal following an injury? In some cases, it could take a week. In other cases, it takes years.
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What are some other examples of injuries you’ve seen or heard about? Several injuries occur in the throat area. Singers who sing improperly can potentially damage vocal cords if they sing too loud, too long, too high, etc.
Opposite/Bottom: Senior Kacey Hermening studies vocal performance and theater at DePauw University’s Schoo of Music. Mid-semester, Hermening discovered she had a hemorraged right vocal cord. Hermening was told to rest her voice until she recovered. In order to communicate, she used a small white board to write questions, responses, and comments. The white board reads: “Hemorrhaged vocal cord -- can’t sing/ talk for 2 weeks.” Top: Joy Mulhollan, DePauw senior, was diagnosed with tendonitis (also known as tennis elbow) during her junior year of high school. As a bass player, she struggled to continue performing. “It means that you’re not able to make progress in your ability to play an instrument, and it’s just a real downer,” says Mulhollan. Q&A: The responses were retrieved from the Dean of the School of Music, Professor Mark McCoy. The answers are paraphrased, not quote.
in high school,” Mulhollan said. Taking time off at DePauw has been quite a different story. Whenever her arm starts to hurt, she has to stop before it gets worse. She’s had to take time off since she’s been at DePauw at least three times. Unfortunately, tendonitis is not an injury you can permanently heal from. Mulhollan has to do a lot of stretching to prevent it from coming back. “When you can’t play, it’s like not being able to study,” Mulhollan said, “It means that you’re not able to make progress in your ability to play an instrument, and it’s just a real downer.” Apart from affecting her playing ability, Mulhollan said that the injury has affected her whole life, since there were everyday modifications she needed to make in order to accommodate the situation. “Opening a doorknob can be painful. Typing with my lower two fingers can be painful,” she said. If Mulhollan were to pursue a career in musical performance, she know that tendonitis would definitely affect her career outlook, especially since she would have to practice for auditions several hours per day. “I know that my injury would reoccur, due to that physical stress,” Mulhollan said. Unfortunately, tendonitis isn’t the only impediment to musical performance that Mulhollan has experienced while at DePauw. Last September on a Wednesday evening, Mulhollan decided to go on bicycle ride to the nature park. But while she was going 30 mph down the hill behind the tennis courts, her bike hit a speed bump and the tire threw itself away from the bike. She immediately crashed. “I was unconscious, and when I woke up … I tried to scream for help,” Mulhollan said. Luckily, a van driver who was passing by the area called 911 and the police arrived shortly thereafter. Mulhollan experienced a concussion and sustained a number of facial injuries from her accident. She still has scars by her lip, on her shoulder and on her hands. Though she mostly recovered after about a month, her arm movements were restricted due to the injuries. Thus, she had difficulty playing her instrument, and she had to leave early during a concert that Sunday after her accident. “Even now, I get residual headaches,” Mulhollan said. Though Mulhollan’s music-related injuries were quite different, they affected her similarly in the sense that once she was feeling up to practicing, she needed to make up for lost time. Thus, she doesn’t think that a music injury differs from a sport-related injury at all, since both impediments put the person on the sidelines in that they are not able to do what they love. “In all our daily activities, musicians have to be extremely careful.”
How does the injury affect their academics? It wouldn’t affect the student’s academics directly, since the students would not be penalized for a medical problem. However, the injury might take an emotional toll on them.
What is the typical protocol after a student is injured? Typically, the student’s teacher is heavily involved in the process, especially if the student is on campus.
How does the injury affect their career options? Often times, the injury will not affect their career options at all. But like in sports, it is possible to have career ending injuries. It all depends on severity of injury and what type of injury it is.
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This Day in History: School tragedy shows dangers of troubled youth LEAH FREESTONE
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hirteen years ago today, high school seniors Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 students, one teacher and injured approximately 20 others in what would infamously become known as the Columbine High School Massacre. On April 20, 1999, the two boys planted two propane bombs concealed by duffel bags in the school cafeteria. As the first lunch shift began, they anticipated the explosions, waiting outside in their cars to open fire on students and faculty escaping out of the building’s main entrances. When the bombs failed to detonate at their scheduled time, Harris and Klebold headed for the West entrance of the school, armed with a series of guns, bombs and knives. The most violence occurred in the school’s library after the two had shot students and faculty on the West lawn, West staircase and in the North and South hallways. By the time Harris and Klebold had entered the library, students and faculty were hiding under various desks and tables. Several up-close and distanced shootings
“Harris approached it, crouched down, said, “peek-a-boo” and shot her in the head.” -Leah Freestone
took place that resulted in 10 deaths and various other severe and minor injuries. Many of the injuries occurred from open fire towards tables and desks, while many of the deaths resulted from close-range, personal killings. One student, Cassie Bernall, was said to have been hiding under a table when Harris approached it, crouched down, said, “peek-a-boo” and shot her in the head. The initial rumor of Cassie Bernall’s death actually presented a more disturbing (if that is even possible) interaction between her and Harris. National news media hummed with the mortifying story of the girl who was asked, “Do you believe in God?” and upon her admittance that she did, Harris shot her. With further investigation, most of the evidence points to the incident actually occurring between another student, Valeen Schnurr, and Klebold. Interviews with survivors suggest that Klebold overheard Schnurr utter, “God help me.”
He then approached her and mockingly asked her if she believed in God. As she stumbled for which answer would please Klebold and save her life, she finally responded with the affirmative, and Klebold proceeded to ask her why. She simply stated that she did because that was what her family believed. Klebold went on to load his gun, taunt her and then walk away. After briefly searching numerous other hallways, the two shooters returned to the library where they eventually simultaneously shot themselves. The aftermath of America’s deadliest high school killing provoked immense pursuit for the rationale behind the killers’ actions. Three months after the massacre, the FBI organized a group of the world’s most prominent psychiatrists and psychologists to investigate Harris and Klebold’s motives. Their results indicated that the two differed quite substantially. Harris was revealed to be a cold, meticulous, homicidal psychopath with a superiority complex in which he felt anger and annoyance with the rest of “inferior” society. Klebold was described as depressive, hotheaded and suicidal. Countless controversies also arose from the terror that erupted that day at Columbine. Questions regarding schools’ stances on bullying, the possible desensitization from violent video games (both killers were known for excessively playing Doom), and even the possible fault in music, specifically Marilyn Manson, were brought to light and thoroughly examined. Many opinions still clash on what factor or combination of factors ultimately led to their decision to kill. The Columbine Massacre and its aftermath, demonstrates the common, unsettling issue in which society often waits to witness a horrifying tragedy, before attempting to understand and adress a current issue. While the incident may have finally opened peoples’ eyes to these dangerous possibilities of bullying, violence in the media, and mentally troubled youth, it is still disappointing that such a deadly tragedy had to occur to provoke investigation of these possible issues. Perhaps such actions could not have prevented the murders, but it seems that reactivity rather than proactivity was a leading cause in the tragic events that occurred on this day in history in 1999. — Freestone is a sophomore from Brownsburg, Ind., majoring in history and biology. features@thedepauw.com
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Excise demonstrate questionable tactics, borderline deception JIMMY KIRKPATRICK
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n order to demonstrate the intrusive and dangerous power of Indiana State Excise Police outlined in part one of this article, I will give two specific examples of how I believe excise violates the constitution, or, at the very least, employs methods that are shocking to the very foundations of liberal democracy. The examples are common, authorized by the state and could very well happen to you or your living unit: Foot patrol and “public” entry to a party. Foot patrol is a common practice and is perhaps how most students envision excise. It consists of walking to bars or living units with the intention of finding minors in possession or consumption of alcohol. To use an example, a DePauw student could be standing on private property or in a bar with a beer or in a front yard with, say, a Solo Cup. An example that Excise Lieutenant Akers gave us was when he peered into a window of a party at Pur-
“Although Lieutenant Akers assured me that Excise officers would not try to sneak through a window, I was surprised to find out that Excise officers are fully authorized to lie about their identity in order to gain entry.” -Jimmy Kirkpatrick
due. Because he saw people that he reasonably suspected to be under 21, he forced every party-goer to line up and present IDs, effectively ending the party. The moral of the story is that excise police could temporarily detain any person that “reasonably” appears to be under 21 to acquire more information (remember, the constitutional standard for reasonability is that the suspicion must be more than a hunch—it must be specific, articulable and capable of being analyzed objectively in a court). If the person is 21, he or she may eventually walk away, while an underage person in consumption will be cited. So, even if an excise officer does violate the 4th Amendment by relying simply on a “hunch,” rather than on sound facts, what is the big deal? I contend that these stops do not constitute a “friendly encounter,” but rather a violent seizure of the sacred right of the right to live. Quoting the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in Terry v Ohio, “no right
is held more sacred, or is more carefully guarded, by the common law than the right of every individual to the possession and control of his own person.” This standard is held because it is akin to arbitrarily asking individuals at random for their “papers” in order to prove that they do not fall into a persecuted category. If these stops are made on the basis of facial hair, height, clothes or demeanor, they are made on pure hunches rooted in a simple principle: Profiling. If they can say that someone is guilty based on a simple profile of “age,” why could they not stop people because of a “hunch” about how they look for other crimes? This seems like a slippery slope to language, race or even sporting a hoodie reason to deny individuals of their most “sacred right.” Another questionable tactic of police work employed by excise is their ability to deceptively gain entry to places they deem “open to the public,” even if they are private residences. Although Lieutenant Akers assured me that excise officers would not try to sneak through a window, I was surprised to find out that excise officers are fully authorized to lie about their identity in order to gain entry. Contrary to popular belief, they do not have to confirm their identity as a police officer when asked. Lt. Akers even gave an example that an officer could assert that he knows someone in the party in order to gain entry. Once they enter, the same principles from above apply and if anyone is under 21, an officer can require all present to present IDs. These practices, I believe, show atrociously bad governance from the state of Indiana. They authorize explicit deception on the part of those sworn to protect and serve the citizens of the state. This standard could and does allow secret police to infiltrate businesses, neighborhood block parties and any public area to the point where we are constantly at the threat of police surveillance for the sake of the public good. Therefore I urge all readers to reclaim the rights afforded to all Americans and question the practices of excise police. Do not stand idly by while excise tramples over our rights. Ask them on what basis you are detained and always ask if you are free to go before playing their games. Write “students only” on your doors so they know it isn’t “open to the public,” and ask your elected officials why excise can lie to you in your home while you are expected not to lie to them. In the end, I have faith that the courts will reverse these practices because, to quote Justice William O. Douglas, “to give the police greater power than a magistrate is to take a long step down the totalitarian path.” — Kirkpatrick is a junior from Overland Park, Kan., majoring in political science. features@thedepauw.com
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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board Chase Hall | Editor-in-Chief Dana Ferguson | Managing Editor Ellen Kobe | Managing Editor Stephanie Sharlow | Chief Copy Editor
EDITORIAL
Student media part of a healthy university This week University of Portland’s student newspaper, The Beacon, was evicted from their campus newsroom. According to a news article from The Beacon, the administration will force the staff of 30 students out of their newsroom and into a room half its size — which belongs to the yearbook staff. The yearbook staff will be forced to move to an even smaller space. The newspaper’s (old) space will then be renovated to support campus ministry staff for the Catholic university. Although University of Portland is over 2,000 miles away from DePauw, this issue hits home with our staff. The Beacon is a very comparable newspaper to The DePauw in terms of resources and quantity of their content. Hearing about this incident is upsetting because we know firsthand how hard their staff works to produce a product they’re proud of. We feel for them — getting kicked out our newsroom the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media would be our own worst nightmare. Furthermore, it goes without saying that we are advocates for student media across the board. But what happened at University of Portland is a prime example of how student newspapers across the country have to fight to maintain an understanding of their journalistic purpose. Just like the national media, there is a challenge to maintain a public trust. The DePauw is fortunate to be self-sufficiently funded, and therefore, independent from the administration. Despite that, we both must work together to strengthen our relationship day in and day out. Administration works hard to make student’s experiences a positive one; we’re here to tell DePauw’s story. The two goals are not mutually exclusive, and a good student media is a sign of a healthy university. But we a lucky enough that if — one day — those higher up in the university didn’t support us, we have professors from many different departments who would back up student journalism. They believe that what we’re doing is benefitting our future careers, but most importantly, benefitting our readers. We hope that our administration will continue to support us. Campus newspapers, like The DePauw and The Beacon, have the power to create constructive conversation about campus life — both the good and the bad. It’s unfortunate to hear that The Beacon has encountered a major setback in producing their newspaper. But we hope that The Beacon staff doesn’t give up in their responsibility to cover issues that are important to their readers. University of Portland: from our newsroom to yours, we support you. email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
EDITORIAL POLICY The DePauw is an independently managed and financed student newspaper. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of DePauw University or the Student Publications Board. Editorials are the responsibility of The DePauw editorial board (names above). The opinions expressed by cartoonists, columnists and in letters to the editor are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial staff of The DePauw.
The DePauw welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and accompanied by the author’s name and phone number. Letters have a 350-word limit and are subject to editing for style and length. The DePauw reserves the right to reject letters that are libelous or sent for promotional or advertising purposes. Deliver letters to the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, email the editor-in-chief, Chase Hall, at editor@thedepauw.com or write The DePauw at 609 S. Locust St., Greencastle, Ind. 46135.
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GoodSearch: The power of pennies RACHEL CHEESEMAN
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he internet can be such a cool thing sometimes, and I’m not just talking about Kony. In my last column, I wrote about how I feel my role as a consumer changed with increased information about the implications of my purchasing behavior. I focused specifically on a website, slaveryfootprint.org, which allows users to assess the likely role of slavery in the production of the goods they purchase. In this column, I’d like to highlight something on the more positive end of internet innovations. As of late, I’ve rarely used Google for my basic searches on the Internet, and I’ve switched to a new search engine. It’s called GoodSearch, and while a small halo hovers above the two o’s, it is not affiliated with any church. Yahoo! recently started the “GoodSearch” project to essentially monetize our internet searches for good. With each search, Yahoo! donates one penny of the advertising revenue from internet ads returned with that particular search, and it’s not just “for charity” or even “some charity.” Charitable organizations, non-profits and NGOs register with GoodSearch and users are then allowed to select a
charity to which their ad revenue will be donated. For example, I along with 435 other registered users, choose to support Oxfam America with the revenue generated from my searches. During my three months GoodSearching instead of Googling, I’ve raised just over $3.60 for my organization of choice. So I’m not making any waves there, but Oxfam supporters have collectively raised well over $2,660 dollars. The really impressive thing is that Oxfam isn’t even one of the top-five earners on GoodSearch. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (which you might better know as the Humane Society) is their top earner of all time with over $45,000 in support raised with the Best Friends Animal Society coming in second ($26,500) and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation coming in third ($17,800). So while I think this tool is really useful, I’m not trying to overstate its potential. I’m not saying that if we start GoodSearching our recipes instead of Googling them, the organizations we support will suddenly be drowning in cash. I’m still only averaging about a dollar a month, and non-profits of any kind need a pretty serious amount of capital to function effectively. In short, no matter how many people register, it won’t be sufficient, but what I’m trying to highlight here is that this is a really interesting addition to the information marketplace. GoodSearch is evidence
of what I see as a growing movement of the marketplace to break down the separation between good deeds and good transactions. GoodSearch has already grown and broadened its scope with GoodShop and GoodDining. These two programs employ the same logic of making frequently repeated transactions, like using a search engine, into tiny charitable transactions as well. These everyday transactions might be small in impact, but they are potentially great in number. It’s kind of like that “if I had a nickel for every time…” idea, but instead of winding up with a lot of money, all of those nickels go to something you care about. It might sound unreal, but these things do exist, and consumers have been receptive. I think it´s very likely we might see a lot more of these internet innovations in the future. Even if the immediate financial impact of GoodSearch and other similar services isn’t anything overwhelming, they provide additional benefits to individual consumers, like opportunity. These websites remind people every day of their desire to make a difference in the world and gives them the ability to act upon this desire for change in a little, but creative, way. — Cheeseman is a senior from West Lafayette, Ind., majoring in biology and political sceince. opinion@thedepauw.com
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Life as a recovering vegetarian; eating after being meat-free ELI CANGANY I have been in recovery for almost a month. After two and a half years of eating nothing with a face, I dropped the habit. It was never really about the animals for me. I just never liked the taste of meat; I think steak tastes like dog food. As I got further into my vegetarianism, I began to learn more and my reasons shifted from a taste aversion to a cause. Then I realized just because the animal is not being killed for its food product does not mean it is not being mistreated. I could not be a true animal activist and still eat mass produced eggs and dairy. Being a vegetarian at DePauw is not easy; to get protein I ate an egg for almost every meal. This is when my own hypocrisy slapped me in the face. Factory farms are not just producing animals to be slaughtered, 250 million egg-laying hens are also kept in these horrible environments. They are kept in small barbed wire cages with five to eight roommates. With no room to do anything, the animals become aggressive and attack one
another. To fight against the hen on hen violence the farmers sear off their beaks at a young age to reduce the harm a chicken can do to its roommate. After the chicken’s laying cycle is over they are either slaughtered or forced into an early molting cycle so the next laying cycle can begin as soon as possible. All of this for an egg, a ovo-lacto (egg and dairy eating) vegetarian’s biggest source of protein. My biggest source of protein for almost three years. And I thought I was saving animals from harm by not eating meat. Chickens sent to slaughter are genetically altered to have bigger thighs and breasts, to the point that at their end of life they cannot walk. Dairy cows are given growth hormones to double their milk production. After giving birth, a female can produced milk for ten months, to keep the milk lines flowing the cows are being constantly impregnated. The cows are let out of their holding pins twice a day, to be milked by machines. After each cow can no longer produce such high levels of milk they are sent to the slaughter. Milk is in everything, we pour it over our cereal in the morning, it is an ingredient in almost every baked good, it’s oreo’s favorite beverage, it is the reason so many cows are raised in intensive confinement and are socially deprived of natural behavior. If the problem lies with the mistreatment and hor-
mone injections why stop with animals? Factory farms are only seen as worse than industrial farms because of the blood they spill. The modern industrial farm grows enough to feed a hundred people, but they can only do this with the help of chemicals: fertilizers and pesticides. Monsanto genetically engineered a new type of potatoes. The New Leaf potato can protect itself from it’s biggest threat without the help of pesticides. A potato that can kill an insect. What are we putting in our bodies? I do have a problem with the process of mass production food. I do think eating vegetarian is better for the environment. I could not live that life for almost three years without seeing some sort of value in it. I see myself going back to being a vegetarian, I would even like to try being vegan but right now, living at DePauw, I can’t do it. I specifically cannot go back to being a vegetarian until I have the access and means to purchase free-range eggs and milk. It is a fine line for me, I cannot preach an idea of saving animals if I still eat the result of mistreatment. — Cangany is a sophomore from Indianapolis majoring in communications and English writing. She is the opinion editor for The DePauw. opinion@thedepauw.com
Factory farms provide harsh conditions for livestock, morals ISABELLE CHAPMAN My rule is that I don’t eat anything with a face, and I haven’t done so since May of my freshman year at DePauw. I dabbled with vegetarianism in high school, but mostly because it was a trend and was what all my friends were doing. Usually, when I tell people that I’m a vegetarian, the most common response is, “I could never be a vegetarian — I love meat too much.” So let me clarify: It’s not that I don’t love eating meat. Texas barbecue is about one of my favorite foods in the whole world. And not getting to eat my grandfather’s cheeseburgers or my mom’s grilled salmon, frankly, sucks. However, I’m a vegetarian not because I don’t enjoy the taste of meat, but because my concern with the system that produces meat overrides my desire for flavor. My issue is not with the consumption of meat. My issue is with the way that animals are treated before slaughter, and the dangers that arise when meat is processed in a large-scale slaughterhouse. In America today, over nine million animals are consumed each year, and 99 percent of those
animals come through a factory farm. Most people have heard about the conditions inside a factory farm — they’re not pretty. In large slaughterhouses, upwards of several hundred heads of cattle, hogs or poultry are slaughtered within an hour. Animals are often butchered still conscious, and this is after a life inside a gestation crate or cage, where animals are injected with hormones and antibiotics and often whipped, shocked and tased by factory workers. But it’s not just animals that suffer inside slaughterhouses. It’s the employees, as well. The annual employment turnover rate for large-scale slaughterhouses exceeds 95 percent, according to “Eating Animals” by Jonathan Safran Foer. The high rate of slaughter in large-scale houses is obviously risky for employees, hence this high turnover rate. However, because of spillage and accidents that occur in houses where slaughter exceeds 100 heads per hour, consumers are put at risk as well. Over 75 million cases of food borne illness are identified in the United States every year, and many of those cases are E. Coli poisoning. This past year there were over 30,000 deaths from E. Coli. Escherichia coli comes from fecal matter, when an animal isn’t properly cleaned before or after slaughter. This usually happens because too many animals go through slaughter at a time and cannot be properly checked for bacteria. It’s most common in ground
beef, but also is very prominent in poultry products. Upwards of 90 percent of poultry are infected with E. coli sometime between their death and the time they are shelved at the local supermarket. Somewhere between 40 and 75 percent of those birds are still infected at the time of purchase. More often than not, that bacteria is cooked out of the meat before it is eaten, but that’s a risk a consumer has to be willing to take. Obviously, my being a vegetarian is not going to have an effect on the larger situation at hand. The fact that I skip the chicken on my quesadillas at Los Martinez, or say “no,” to steak at Almost Home is not going to have a huge affect on the greater issue of animal cruelty and the poor factory farm conditions in America. But it does make some difference. The average American consumes approximately 21,000 full animals their lifetime, I will not. My carbon footprint is significantly lower than the average omnivores’. And I also have a lower risk of contracting food borne illness than the average American. These benefits that a reaped by refraining from consuming animal flesh far outweigh the benefits of eating meat. I’m not a vegetarian because I despise the taste of meat. I’m a vegetarian because I choose not to support animal cruelty, nor the system that permits it. — Chapman is a junior from Lake Bluff, Ill., majoring in
FRIDAY APRIL 20, 2012
PHOTOPINION What is the biggest issue presidential candidates should consider? “I’ve heard a lot of issues. All of the canidates stand for the same things. Who has the most effective plan.” DAVE LARGE, sophomore “Allocations process its very messy, there is a lack of communication between DSG.”
VALERIA BERMUDEZ, junior “Whether to vote based on the platform or about the debate. A lot of ideas were brought up here.”
DEAN WEAVER, junior “The class scheduling and the acohol ban. It’ll effect a lot of people on campus.”
SHAQUOIA GULLEY, sophomore ELI CANGANY / THE DEPAUW
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MEN’S TENNIS
DePauw falls 7-2 to Vincennes By COLE HANSON sports@thedepauw.com
Members of the Mini-Marathon Training class warm up on Thursday morning during class after listening to a presentation by fellow students on motivation. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW
Training | continued on page 11 not a huge deal, we’ll be there at the end.” For impending races, finding a buddy to train with is one path to success. Another is to take a class. Senior Rachel German is one of over twenty students that have spent the semester running in men and women’s track head coach Kori Stoffregen’s “Mini-Marathon Training” class. German is another former athlete and took the class as a way to get back into running. “For me, it was an opportunity to have someone help me train again and has a good target at the end in running the Mini-Marathon,” Rachel said. “It was a good change to get back to training in groups.” The class meets Tuesday and Thursday mornings to run together and listen to student presentations on things like good running technique, nutrition, what shoes and clothes to wear and motivation. Homework in the class is not writing papers, but putting in miles. They are supposed to run two other days a week on their own. “When I came in I could comfortably run two to three miles,” German explained. “Now, I competed
a 12-mile run last Saturday. It’s just kind of changed my perspective on what normal would be. Five miles doesn’t sound impossible anymore, where as when I came in to the class, 13 seemed completely out of my range.” Students do not necessarily have to run the halfmarathon in Indianapolis, but it is seen as a great culminating event after a semester of running. Stoffregen is in his first semester teaching the course and has been very pleased with the class and his students. “Everybody in the class has gotten better and that happens when you’re forced to have to run at least four days a week,” Stoffregen said. “And so even our entry level kids, beginners, are doing really well. It’s been fun to see how the kids have responded to the class.” The mini is a primary choice of students on DePauw’s campus looking for a way to test their endurance and add a little motivation to their daily run. But it is not the only choice. Freshman Evan Trotta is a triathlete from who spends six, sometimes seven, days a week training with running, in the pool and on his bike. He is actually a part of team based in Columbus, Ind. called Trionic human performance, and has been
competing in triathlons since he was a junior in high school. It started as a break from cross-country and turned into an obsession. “I think last week I put in like 10.5 hours training,” Trotta said. “I typically run every other day. And then I try to ride a lot...I typically swim four times a week. Every day I do both. It’s a pretty big time commitment. If I’m not studying, I’m training.” Currently, Trotta is training for a half-ironman which means a 1.2 mile swim, a 56 mile bike and a 13.1 mile run. “Typically (the breaking point) comes at mile nine or ten of the run,” Trotta said, “and if it’s that late, you know you’ve executed the perfect race. If you can haul and put it all out there and then it’s just suffer-fest for the last four miles and you just push through. But if you start hurting through the bike, then something’s wrong.” Evan first triathlon of the season is on May 26 in Lawrence, Ind. German, Spencer and Jones have just three weekends left until the Indianapolis Mini. Registration for the event has long been closed, but information can be found out about the race in 2013 online.
The DePauw men’s tennis team could not overcome the third-ranked junior college team in the nation of Vincennes, as they fell 7-2 to the Trailblazers. DePauw has lost two straight matches after being defeated by the Div. I 31st-ranked Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday, and now move to 14-6 on the season. Vincennes improved to 18-4. Senior Eric Hubbard knew it would be a tough match against Vincennes, but the energy and focus just was not there against them. “We have played Vincennes before, and we knew what to expect,” Hubbard said. “We came out flat and didn’t have the energy. It’s a team we could have beaten.” DePauw managed only one win in doubles, where the tandem of senior Michael Rardon and freshman Chris Bertolini won in the third doubles slot 8-4. DePauw’s number one doubles team of Hubbard and junior David Moss fell in a very close match that ended in a tiebreaker, 9-8 (7-1). DePauw again only managed one win in singles play, yet three of the six singles matches ended in three-set decisions. Junior Noah Swiler defeated Vincennes’ Fergus Knies for the only singles win for DePauw, 6-0, 6-2. Hubbard, Moss and freshman Eric Bruynseels all battled hard in three-set matches, but all fell short of a victory. Hubbard was defeated by Rafael Bulnes 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 at the third singles slot. At the fourth singles slot, Moss fell to Edward Spillman 7-5, 2-6, 6-3, and Bruynseels fell to David White in a super tiebreaker at the fifth singles slot 7-5, 4-6, 1-0 (10-8). The Tigers will look to bounce back from their back-to-back losses as they travel to WashingtonSt. Louis this Saturday. “Wash U is always good, usually top five in the country,” Hubbard said. “Our main focus should be coming out focused and to work hard for every point.” On Sunday, DePauw will take part in a NCAC conference match, as they host a showdown with Denison, another important match before their upcoming conference tournament. “When you play tough teams like Vincennes, IU, Wash U and Denison – players need to elevate their game,” Hubbard said. “The guys have really stepped up their game, and we are getting guys back from injury and illness, I think we are getting ready at the right time.”
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Tigers sweep Wittenberg, but drop from national ranking
FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012
Students look offcampus for racing competition By JOSEPH FANELLI sports@thedepauw.com
Senior Jen Kosinski slides into home during the team’s first game against Wittenberg on Wednesday afternoon. The team won the game 4-3 and took the nightcap 5-3, tying them for second in the North Coast Athletic Conference. The team improved to 22-8 overall. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW By GRANT BARNOW sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw Softball swept the Tigers of Wittenberg University on April 17 by a score of 4-3 in the opener and then 5-4 in the nightcap. DePauw improved to 22-8 on the season (6-4 in conference play) and jumped to second place in the NCAC behind Allegheny. The Tigers lost their national ranking after dropping four NCAC contests in splits against Hiram, Ohio Wesleyan, Wooster and Denison. DePauw struck first in the opening game when junior Amy Hallett singled and was advanced a base after a bunt from senior Jen Kosinski. Junior Kate Hendrickson singled home Hallett to provide DePauw with the first run of the game. Wittenberg tied the game in the sixth after a series of DePauw errors and passed balls. Wittenberg struck again in the eighth after Carly Cribbs’ hit a two-run triple to give Wittenberg a 3-1 lead. DePauw answered in the bottom of the inning when Hendrickson’s single scored pinch runner junior Samantha Szyska and an RBI
from junior Emily Dieckmann. The game remained tied into extra innings before DePauw scored the game winner in the 10th after Dieckmann slapped a single into right field that drove in the tiebreaker-base-runner Kosinski. The walk-off single added another high point this season for Dieckmann, who attributed her recent performances to strong team practices. “We all have such a fire to do well this season and we have a lot of high expectations for ourselves,” Dieckman said. “But we do a good job of staying focused and continuing to work our butts off at practice.” Freshman Kahla Nolan improved to 7-1 after 2.1 innings of relief. Nolan has played a key role over the course of the season in providing the team with elite relief pitching to back the solid starting efforts. Wittenberg opened the second game with two runs in the first inning, but DePauw quickly answered with a three-run counterattack. The Tigers took a 3-2 lead after a bases clearing triple from senior Haley Buchanan that scored senior
Rachel Macbeth, Hallett, and Kosinski. The Tigers followed up with runs in the second and third innings — one of which was a Dieckmann leadoff homerun — to build a 5-2 lead that held through the fifth. Wittenberg would score runs in the sixth and seventh innings but would not be able to reduce DePauw’s lead any further, giving the Tigers the win and the doubleheader sweep. Nolan improved to 8-1 with the win and exited the doubleheader with a 2-0 record. Emily Bichler also pitched her second save of the season to top off the doubleheader with excellent all-around pitching. DePauw Softball will travel to NCAC conference-leading Allegheny on Saturday, April 21. The doubleheader will feature the currently ranked top-two teams in NCAC season play and will be crucial games if the Tigers wish to finish the season in the running for regular-season conference champions.
It is not a stretch to say there is a moderate percentage of committed runners on campus. Many DePauw students can be found running throughout campus or the Nature Park at most times of the day. For most of these students, the running stops at DePauw. It is a form of exercise or distraction from studying or maybe even a leisurely activity, but for sophomore Frances Jones, the running is not merely running. It is training. “For me, it’s going to be an accomplishment enough to do the whole thing,” said Jones of running in the Indianapolis Mini-Marathon this May. The annual mini has become the largest half marathon (13.1 miles) in the United States and is associated with the Indianapolis 500 festival. Jones is a first time participant and explained that just finishing the race will be enough for her, but she would like to cross the finish line at around the two hour mark. She has been training with fellow sophomore Suzanne Spencer, another firsttimer in the mini. Both have been training since around mid-February for the race, which kicks off on Saturday, May 5. “(Training) has definitely kept us more disciplined than a normal semester,” Spencer said. “You have to budget for an hour and a half of running which is a lot different. It’s basically like being an athlete between running, going to the gym.” A schedule like Jones’ and Spencer’s can be demanding, but both stressed that it has structured their lives and made them very aware of how to properly budget their time. And it does have some other advantages. “I eat a lot now. I eat all the time,” Spencer said. DePauw athletes have the luxury of coaches and teammates to constantly keep them on their toes. Lack of training or effort for them means no playing time so there is a very clear motivation to remain disciplined in their sport. Jones and Spencer have each other. Both are former athletes — Jones used to play soccer and Spencer ran cross-country — part of their desire in running the mini is to unleash the competitor lodged somewhere deep inside them. And although they are training together, both understand they will eventually be racing come the mini. “We’re going to start together,” Frances said, “So I think our goal is to start together and if we finish together that would be awesome, but if we don’t it’s