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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2012
Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper
VOL. 161, ISSUE 11
One freshman cited after first Starbucks opens to eager students, community crowd weekend on greek property By MEDJINE NZEYIMANA news@thedepauw.com
Freshmen flocked to fraternities on Saturday with excitement of their first official night allowed on greek property. And most of those freshmen were able to flock back. In total, three students, including only one freshman, received alcohol violations, according to Angie Nally, director of Public Safety. Two of those students were transported to the hospital. In total, three students received alcohol violations, including two who were taken to the hospital, according to Angie Nally, director of Public Safety. Three violations is a drastically lower number than the previous weekend’s 11 alcohol-related citations. Nally attributed the low numbers to efforts from Public Safety and other organizations that have worked to monitors students’ well-being in these social settings. “I would like to attribute the fraternity risk management teams and the proactive efforts of the Campus Living and Committee Development Office in preparing fraternities for this past weekend,” Nally said. Cindy Babington, vice president of Student Life, shared similar praises about this past weekend. Her reports showed few in-
The Starbucks on the square opened at 6 a.m. Monday morning. The coffee shop is the first portion of the Stellar Communities Grant project to be completed. There will be a grand opening this weekend, which will include musical performances, a book signing and a ribbon cutting ceremony. ISABELLE CHAPMAN / THE DEPAUW
By ISABELLE CHAPMAN photos@thedepauw.com
Starbucks started in Seattle 32 years ago before opening almost 18,000 coffee shops in 60 countries. At 6 a.m. Monday morning, Starbucks opened its
doors to Greencastle too. Greencastle residents David Brownfield and Paula Jones were the coffee shop’s first customers,
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teractions with students who had consumed high amounts of alcohol compared to the past weekends this semester, which attributed to the low-risk atmosphere. Upperclassmen — including first-year mentors, first-year resident assistants and greek students — have spent the past six weeks providing useful information about this rite of passage. During freshmen orientation, mentors and RAs collaborated together in the production of “DePauw Gets Graphic,” an educational program that illustrates realistic situations about the college social life and its consequences. Public Safety and Community Standards representatives also went to every first year resident halls to discuss the dangers and consequences of underage drinking at the start of the semester, according to Babington. In preparation for the weekend festivities, Greek Life Coordinator PJ Mitchell worked closely with fraternities to provide proactive education and effective risk management. Mitchell and the Office of Greek Life stress the importance of community responsibility with the entire student population in hopes that students make reasonable decisions and help one another. Mitchell, who is involved in the program-
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Abundance of parking tickets explained
Clark gas station robbery still unsolved
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