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44th Vice President, Dan Quayle, ’69 announced as fith Ubben lecturer BY NETTIE FINN news@thedepauw.com
Just two days before his 68th birthday, it was announced that the 44th Vice President of the United States and 1969 DePauw alum Dan Quayle would be making an appearance at DePauw University as the school year’s latest Ubben lecturer. In an email to the campus community, President Brian Casey wrote, “Mr. Quayle will engage in a moderated discussion with Professor of Communication Jeff McCall, ’76.” Casey also stated that the event will take place in Meharry Hall on Tuesday, March 31. Before becoming the 44th Vice President under George H. W. Bush from 1989-1993, Quayle—who hails from Huntington, Indiana—served two terms each as a U.S. Representative and Senator. He then sought the Republican nomination for President in 2000, before withdrawing and lending his support to George W. Bush. He has also published a memoir, “Standing Firm.” According to Executive Director of Media Relations Ken Owen, who has known Quayle since his commencement speech in 1982, talks with Quayle have been ongoing. “I had interest in bringing Dan back from the time I got back on campus in 2001. I’ve probably been working on this for five years, maybe six.” It wasn’t until this year, however, that the scheduling has come together on both ends. Sophomore political science major, Mary Grace
Morgese, encourages everyone to attend whether or not they agree with Quayle’s politics. “It’s an amazing opportunity not just for political science majors to listen to a great speaker, whether or not they agree with his views,” Morgese said. Owen agreed. “His politics and my politics may be different in some ways but he’s a really nice guy and loves this place and has great affection for all things DePauw,” he said. Though the date for the lecture is set, Owen is not yet sure how long Quayle will be staying on campus, and what his interaction with the student body will be like outside of his remarks in Meharry Hall, stating that possible activities for Quayle during his time here are “very much in flux.” “We’ve been asking about this for a long time and now we’ve got a yes so we’ll see how it goes.” This announcement came just two days before the semester’s first Ubben lecturer, Piper Kerman, whose book “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” was the basis for the Netflix original series of the same name. Considering this year’s lineup has included Jimmy Kimmel, and New York Times columnist David Brooks with Kerman, Indiana Colts quarterback Andrew Luck and now Quayle still on the horizon, Owen added that he feels good about
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IFC’s quota drops, Panhellenic runs into problems with shirts, venue BY LEXY BURTON
After participating in a four-day process, known as formal recruitment, to join a sorority on DePauw University’s campus women open their invitations, bid cards, at 6 p.m. Sunday evening. A mix of emotion overwhelms Kresge Audotorium among the women as they have just found out which chapter they will call home. ABBY MARGULIS / THE DEPAUW IFC | story on page 2
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Formal recruitment ended with screaming shenanigans, stripping and sobs as 198 women and 163 men opened their bid cards. According to Vice President of Panhellenic Recruitment Alexa Masters, 237 women participated in recruitment. Said Masters, “The 39 unmatched women were ones who either withdrew from recruitment or were released throughout the process.” While less men signed up this year than women did, 206 men participated in formal recruitment. Unfortunately, not every person who goes through Panhellenic recruitment always receives a bid. Although some people are disappointed, Rho Gammas, leaders who work with students before and during the process of recruitment, act as positive reinforcement. “Because the recruitment process is an imperfect one, there will always be heartbreak and disappointment involved for a number of women,” said Rho Gamma Hattie Blair ‘16. “However, our ultimate goal was to place as many women as possible in the chapters that will foster their healthy development as students and individuals.”
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“190 of them were Freshmen, so going in we had around 80% of the first year class signed up,” said Inter-Fraternity Council Vice President of Recruitment Spencer Strup. The number of men shrank to 180 during the first and second rounds of the recruitment process. “There were a significant number of open bids given out, but those numbers are still being tallied so my rough guesstimate of how many guys joined chapters would be around 175,” said Strup. This year, Panhellenic not only dropped the grade point average as one of the requirements to go through formal recruitment, but bid cards were opened in Kresge Auditorium instead of Meharry Hall. “This year we distributed bid cards in Kresge because the university needed to use Meharry for a service,” said Masters. “We were notified the week before that we would need to be moved, and Kresge is really the only option to accommodate that many women to be seated and spread out while they make their chapter selections.” Each woman going through formal recruitment is given a recruitment shirt for first and second round; however, this year the shirts were not delivered on
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Peering into prison: Piper Kerman comes to DePauw University BY ALI BAKER news@thedepauw.com
DePauw students, faculty and Greencastle residents are preparing to get a peek at prison life on Wednesday. Piper Kerman, author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller, "Orange is the New Black: My Year in Women’s Prison," will give an Ubben Lecture titled, “Lessons Behind Bars,” tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium. Her experiences in prison serve as the basis for not only her memoir, but also the hit Netflix series, which shares a title with her book. Kerman spent a year in prison for felony charges of moneylaundering. Junior Hunter Wilson hopes that her lecture, “stays away from the hype built around the show and focuses more on the issues raised in her book and talks about her personal work with the female prison system.” Kerman allocates much of her time to prison reform. She ad-
dressed the Senate in Washington, DC in February of 2014 to discuss the difference in experiences between men and women during their time in prison. A major talking point of hers is the lack of regulations surrounding solitary confinement and the effects it has on female prisoners. During this past winter term, a class was offered on campus entitled, “Is Orange the new Black? Women and Incarceration.” Alicia Suarez, Associate Professor of Sociology at DePauw taught the winter term class. The class discussed the incarceration of women and compared articles they read in class on the subject to the show on Netflix. Freshman Anna Abrahamson, a student in the class, said, “I’m excited to hear about her experience in prison and how her race, class and socioeconomic status affected her.” Sophomore Lex Gaumer will be comparing Kerman's story to the plot of the T.V. show on Wednesday.
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Campus Living and Community development staff members drove to Indianapolis and picked up the eight boxes of t-shirts. Every year each chapter is expected to reach a quota of new members. Panhellenic Council determined that this year quota was 30 and every house reached quota. IFC set their quota at 24. “We set a hard quota this year, at 24, which essentially cut the maximum number of new members houses could take by six from last year,” said Strup. “Going in we knew recruitment was going to be a battle of numbers since DePauw decided to cut class size this year.” “I think recruitment was very successful, every house played by the rules except for a couple minor incidents,” said Rho Gamma Nick Palanco. “All the new members looked enthusiastic when they received their bid, and there seemed to be little heartbreak.”
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Tori Wittemann (left) and Sarah Butler (right) raise the envelopes containing their bid cards above their heads moments before they open them. ZACH TAYLOR/THE DEPAUW
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time and the women were asked to wear their Monon shirts. The shirts were supposed to be delivered Thursday before the first round began. “They did not arrive on the delivery truck until Friday, but through our tracking online, the package was said to be ‘undeliverable’ and were never actually dropped off,” said Masters. The shirts finally arrived and were handed out Saturday night after second round of recruitment after
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“I’ve just been pestering them and pestering them in a very friendly and loving way,” he said of the work it has taken to bring these speakers to campus. “We’ve been very fortunate this year in that it was a perfect storm of yeses.”
Ken Owen(left) interviews Dan Quayle(right) at the 1982 commencement. Quayle gave the commencemen speech and was in his first term as a U.S. senator for Indiana at the time. PHOTO COURTESY OF KEN OWEN
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• Assist Campus Living Housing Policy Violation • Under investigation | Time: 2:28 p.m. | Place: Humbert Hall
• Noise - loud people • Officer checked area/checked okay | Time: 11:44 p.m. | Place: Delta Epsilon Fraternity
• Assist Campus Living Housing Policy Violation • Under investigation | Time: 3:18 p.m. | Place: Little Rock Apartments
• Suspicious activity •Subjects located/checked okay | Time: 11:54 p.m. | Place: East College lawn Feburary 1
• Fire Alarm • Hair care products/ alarm reset | Time: 3:48 p.m. | Place: Humbert Hall
• Alcohol Violation / Welfare Check • Transported to hospital / Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:27 a.m. | Place: 308 S. Jackson
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American Sniper: A patriotic homage to a flawed man BY JAKE STRAUSS features@thedepauw.com
American Sniper is a decent war movie; I enjoyed that aspect of it. It portrayed the horrific acts that are committed in war in a slightly more romantic fashion for my taste, but they were sometimes hard to watch (not because they were bad). Bradley Cooper is great in his performance as Chris Kyle, a very troubled man and one of the greatest snipers in American military history. Kyle is a very complex character to interpret for an actor, and Cooper does a great job of doing just that. Where the film loses me in that I wanted a more flawed character in Kyle. It is there – but it is very subtle – with his very subdued racism and aggression towards Middle Easterners (referring to every person in that region as “savages” and seeming to enjoy killing his opponents), and his disconnection (Kyle suffered from PTSD) with his family and fellow soldiers. Kyle is from rural Texas and grows up on a farm wanting to be a cowboy from an early age. His father, a pastor and hunter, taught him
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Th[e] speech from Kyle’s father instills a sense of pride, and also a sense of entitlement within the young boy that lays way for the thought process that it is OK to fight fire with fire.
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some very harsh lessons about how he wants his children to be like in life. He explains that there are three types of people in the world: the sheep, the wolf and the sheepdog. This speech from Kyle’s father instills a sense of pride, and also a sense of entitlement within the young boy that lays way for the thought process that it is OK to fight fire with fire. Kyle thinks of himself as the sheepdog because he is protecting his brothers-in-arms from evil. He is both right and wrong to think this. America was the invading country in the Iraq War. Yes, there were horrible people that were in charge in the region and they needed to be gotten rid of, and he needed to protect his fellow men. But this war was fought mainly over the false assumption (thanks Dick Cheney) that there were nuclear bombs in Iraq, and it was also to protect the United States’ oil supply. Director Clint Eastwood portrays America’s involvement in Iraq as solely to combat terrorism, which is eventually what ended up happening, but not in the beginning. Remember, the invasion of Iraq happened two years after 9/11. The film’s timeline portrays the Kyle training and heading out to war right after the attacks. The film is shot pretty well, and it is nice to look at, but it felt like Eastwood was trying too hard to be Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker; Zero Dark Thirty) and it ended up with him doing something that I do not like in war films, and that is romanticizing war. He glorifies the killing of most of the opposing militants (besides the first two killings). I know it is meant to be patriotic, but war is neither something you should romanticize. Neither is it really patriotic when all America did in the region is mess things up even more.
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Student artists’ work critiqued and celebrated at annual art exhibit BY AUSTIN CANDOR features@thedepauw.com
The work of an artist isn’t easy. It’s tedious, competitive, and often times goes unnoticed by many. This wasn’t the case at DePauw’s Annual Juried Student Art Exhibition. “[The show] is one of our most well-attended events of the year,” said Craig Hadley, who serves as the director of Peeler’s galleries and museums. “It gives the DePartment of Art and Art History the opportunity to highlight some of the most creative work coming out of the studio courses, by both majors and nonmajors alike.” The exhibit featured 118 individual artworks by 48 artists. One of these artists was sophomore Claire Ladd, who had two pieces of film photography, Truth Behind the Mask and Sandy Wishes, put on display. “When I was in high school I had always been fascinated by the amazing images that a tiny camera could produce,” said Ladd. “When I came to DePauw, I saw they had a film photography class and I wanted to challenge myself… It really caught my interest.” Betsy Stirratt, executive director of the Grunwald Gallery at Indiana University, served as this year’s juror for the exhibit. “As an artist, teacher, and professional gallery director, it seemed only natural that she would be well-positioned to jury artwork created by our undergraduates,” said Hadley. Having come down to jury the show in past years, Stirratt has noticed a significant difference between DePauw and IU’s art programs. “People here… I really see a connection between the faculty
and the students that I don’t see at IU because [it’s] so big,” said Stirratt. “I can really see that the students get individual attention from their faculty... (with) the attention to detail I see in their interactions.” The selection process was divided into three categories: twodimensional, three-dimensional, and four-dimensional. Sophmore Mi Li’s won first place for her two-dimensional work Trap, while junior Brekiesha Weszely’s Obscured Divide won first place in the third-dimmensional category. Senior Tayrn Hampton won first place for her four-dimmensional work Reminiscence which was presented through a recording on a compact disc. “I shifted completely into sculpture when I declared my major,” said Hampton. “I wanted to sort of abstract on the three-dimmensional… I was just trying to go a little bit more conceptual with it, and so, to me, it was sort of a three dimensional piece, but I’m glad it was considered four-dimmensional.” Although only 41 pieces were displayed out of the 118 entires, Stirratt encouraged all student artists to continue pushing themselves, not only in their work with art, but in their education as a whole. “The great thing about DePauw is you get a really good… liberal-arts education,” said Stirratt. “Building on that, I would say… the students can use that interdisciplinary education that they’re getting, and use that toward making better art. It takes that knowledge of other things.” For those interested in viewing the artwork, the galleries at Peeler are open Monday-Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Sunday from 1-5 p.m..
Students and community members observe student art work in Peeler Art Center. Betsy Stirratt, Director of the Grunwald Gallery of Art at Indiana University, was the judge for the competition. AUSTIN CANDOR/ THE DEPAUW
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Greencastle plugs in new student-run start-up, WynWay BY AUSTIN CANDOR Features@thedepauw.com
Senior George Velazquez, Jr. is very familiar with technology, to say the least. Before his junior year of high school, he started his first business, “IT’s For You”, and had a steady clientele of family and friends upon entering DePauw University. His freshman year was constantly spent helping floor mates and classmates with their technological needs. Now he’s an owner of WynWay Technoloigies in downtown Greencastle. “From the very beginning, it was about providing these services for a low affordable price,” said Velazquez Jr.. “I believe in my heart that people deserve these services… that it shouldn’t be about how much money you have to get them.” Velazquez officially started the business with Vincent Aguirre and Michael Woodsmall, who also had their own companies. Wynway became the product of these three companies put together. “In 2013, [I] got recruited to come back to DePauw to work, so that’s when everything clicked,” said Aguirre, who graduated from DePauw in 2012. “When I came back down here, George told me what he was thinking about building… that’s when I jumped in.” The business would eventually go on to be founded in October of 2013. But what exactly is WynWay Technologies? For Velazquez, it’s a relatively difficult question to answer. “It’s complicated to explain because we do so much,” Velazquez said. “Sometimes we want to be more vague than specific. We’ve seen people come in to get an iPhone repair and take their computer to somebody else. So the way we explain it is that we provide technology services for Putnam County.”
Aguirre agreed. “I want people to think… whenever they have any issue with technology, think WynWay,” said Aguirre. “ I want us to be able to encompass anything involving technology.” Despite having frequent trouble in defining their business, WynWay’s motto sums up Velazquez Jr. and Aguirre’s intention perfectly: "Let us handle the technology." Their services include iPhone repair, computer repair, software updates, and in-home visits. On top of that, they’ve been able to provide websites for the city of Greencastle, the chamber of commerce, the Putnam County public library, and non-profit organizations. Having only been around for a little over a year, WynWay has come a long way. But how does a small business like WynWay survive in a mediadriven world that relies heavily on well-known brands such as Verizon, Apple, and Best Buy? Luckily for WynWay, its Greencastle location keeps them out of reach of these big companies. “I would say the greater competition… is the bigger chains that are all an hour drive away,” said Velazquez. “What we kind of promote is that we provide convenience… For the quality we’re providing, you’re not going to find a cheaper cost.” As a young company, WynWay has plenty of time to grow. As of right now, the focus is still very simple: to get the brand recognized in Greencastle to “provide sustainability”. “We’ve had ups and downs over the past couple years,” said Aguirre. “The most important thing is getting things right here… making sure we really understand how we operate.” But both Aguirre and Velazquez eventually want to expand outside of the town. “There’re some key areas that I want to focus on… Crawfordsville, Cloverdale, Terra Haute… These places are going all the way to Indy or Avon,” said Velazquez. “Getting them to come here [will] not only
help WynWay, but it’ll help the community to because it will bring more money into here.” The possibility of WynWay’s future expansion will create more openings in the business, which in part will lead to job opportunities for DePauw students. “I love getting DePauw students involved,” said Aguirre. “It’s been kind of an experiment trying to figure out the best way to do it. I think no matter where we expand to, getting students involved is definitely important.” ITAP (Information Technology Associates Program) is one of DePauw’s programs that WynWay is considering incorporating into the company. “What would be cool is if we could provide… a space for the ITA people to work,” said Velazquez. “You can easily get stuck in the DePauw bubble, but bringing you out here, dealing with real clients… people from the community… that’s experience. It’s very powerful and it goes way beyond your degree that you’re going to get at DePauw.” WynWay has already redesigned the interior of their building, where they have recently added a 15 feet high, eight feet wide white board, which they say is the biggest whiteboard in Putnam county. They will use it to sort out ideas and lead workshops, along with opening the board up for public use. “There’s only so much you can do on a piece of paper or on a computer,” said Aguirre. “It’s kind of common for other technology companies to have white boards for problem solving. I think it really just puts us there on that edge.” It’s hard to tell what WynWay will be in five, ten, even fifteen years. For now, all there is to do is sit back and let them handle the technology.
(Above) Vincent Aguirre, a 2012 DePauw grad, one of Wynway’s founders, works on his computer. (Right) WynWay’s business was officially started in 2013. Their headquarters resides in downtown Greencastle. PHOTOS BY ERIN O’BRIEN
For more information, visit WynWay’s website or email them at contact@wynway.com.
Check out Erin O’Brien’s video featuring WynWay’s new whiteboard—the biggest in Putnam County—at www.thedepauw.com
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Panhellenic drinking restrictions make women outsiders at campus parties Traditionally, students all over campus would be waking up late today with headaches and queasy stomachs, sick from over-drinking due to last night’s celebrations. This year, due to Inter-Fraternity Council restrictions, there will be penalties for IFC chapters that chose to hold social events for any non-member during the night called “Black Monday.” This editorial board does not disagree with the anti-Black Monday stance adopted by IFC insofar as it relates to class attendance. However, there are possible solutions within the Greek community that might reduce safety hazards and make celebrations like last night’s cancelled festivities a possibility. On Jan. 19, the New York Times published an article titled “Sorority Anti-Rape Idea: Drinking on Own Turf,” in which the author, Alan Schwarz, argued that allowing sorority women to hold parties—with alcohol—in their chapter residences would contribute to safer campus cultures. There is something to be said for the home court advantage. It may not be possible to claim that this proposition would cause sexual assault numbers to drop, or would even encourage safer drinking habits. But if a woman is in a space she knows well, surrounded by other women, it is hard to argue that she would not at least have a feeling of greater safety than she would in a home that is not her own. This editorial board understands that by disallowing alcoholic on Panhellenic property, Panhellenic is attempting to hold Greek women to a higher standard. Unfortunately, instead of staying inside their houses and staying sober, this rule only makes it more likely that Panhellenic women will drink elsewhere. At a surface level, this is an issue of women of the legal drinking age not being able to enjoy a class of wine, or even a nice strong shot of bourbon—if that’s what she prefers—in her own home. On another level, this is a potential solution to an ongoing safety issue. If women had more control over the social landscape of DePauw, it is possible that events would be more controlled, would contain more risk management and would create an atmosphere of heightened security for attendees. Of course, allowing Panhellenic women to drink in their homes brings with it inherent risks. It is by no means certain that this is a viable way to control partying, and a measure like this one might instead backfire leading to an even more ingrained culture of binge drinking. However, a move like this one, or at least an open discussion about this possibility, might lead to safer events, where women feel more in control. The home court advantage is not one to be lightly disregarded, and it is an advantage that might make a night like Black Monday once again possible.
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Why I went local: sometimes Panhellenic isn’t a fit NICOLE DECRISCIO
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ou’ve probably never heard of my sorority, Psi Lambda Xi. We are the only local sorority on DePauw’s campus, and we were founded in 2007. We are not part of any national organization. We are non-residential, and we have no governing council. We follow the rules that DePauw places on greek life, but beyond that, everything else is determined by our chapter. And so, while we are part of the greek community, we are different from the Panhellenic system in a lot of ways, but the most important and significant way is recruitment. For starters, we don’t participate in formal recruitment. The formal recruitment process was a big turn-off for me when it came to sorority life. I disliked the idea of being paraded around and interviewing to be part of a group. What if they didn’t like the way that I sometimes snort when I laugh? But, on a more fundamental level, I didn’t like the idea of recruitment when it was compared to romantic relationships. I felt that I would be going on a few speed dates before joining a chapter for life, or conversely, those speed dates were enough make a judgment about who I am and what I could contribute to the hypothetical relationship. There are some really awesome perks of being in a small local sorority, which were all reasons that I wanted to be part of my chapter. I know where every penny of my dues goes. We don’t have to pay the salaries of those who run the national headquarters because we don’t have one. Because we are small, everyone knows everyone else in the chapter extremely well. Our alumnae actively contribute
to the sisterhood now. In fact, we have two founders who live within an hour and a half drive from DePauw, and they come back for our events. That being said, our founders are on Facebook, which is unique. But, that doesn’t mean that Psi Xi is perfect—no chapter is. Not having a nationals to reach out to means that we’re kind of on our own in solving problems. Sure, our alumnae reach out and help, but we’re limited to only a small pool of ideas. We lack the rich history that other chapters have after being around for nearly a century and a half. Being local doesn’t mean that I dislike the Panhellenic system. I have close friends who are members of the other chapters at DePauw. I don’t think that Psi Xi is better than their chapters. Instead, I think that Psi Xi is a better fit for me. I always tell my friends that are going through recruitment four things: First, if you do not absolutely love the house you get into, don’t join. Being a part of that chapter shapes the remainder of your time at DePauw. If it’s not a right fit, then after you join it’s either be unhappy or deactivate, neither of which are good. With that being said, the second piece of advice I offer is to give your house a chance. You have until initiation to make a permanent decision. Third, not getting into a house is not the end of the world, though it might seem like it. I spent an extra year as an unaffiliated student, during which I learned what qualities I wanted in a chapter. Lastly, it doesn’t matter where you end up as long as that chapter’s mission and values match what you believe and you decide whether the time and financial commitment is something that you’re willing to give. -DeCriscio is a junior philosophy major from Ft Wayne, In, opinion@thedepauw.com
ince the Jan. 7 terrorist attack in Paris on the weekly magazine Charlie Hebdo, I’ve been thinking about the broader implications on our freedom of speech. If words can cause humans to act in such a barbaric fashion, there is cause for alarm due to potentially similar violent actions. These men used the satirical content that Charlie Hebdo produced to justify their actions against the ideas and writers of the weekly magazine. Their actions that day would leave 12 people killed, 11 injured and were a catalyst other violent actions in France in the following days. We cannot allow ourselves to use an irrational manner of justification against content that we don’t agree with. In my mind, it’s simple: speak your voice, support your opinion and let others respond in their own peaceful manner. For over a year now, I’ve facilitated the publication of your opinions and I’ve seen how words can affect others. Along the way, I’ve even published some of my own articles that have generated differing opinions. The biggest lesson I’ve learned from this is that we cannot stop sharing, commenting on and discussing each other’s opinions. We must move past the sneaking
doubt that the cowardly attack on Charlie Hebdo has placed on our collective critical process. Last week, many DePauw students attended the DePauw Dialogue to have a day of conversation with each other about some of the issues on our campus. It was humbling to be able to cover such a historic event as a journalist for The DePauw newspaper. It’s events like these that we need to have more of. It’s the conversations between each other that aren’t always comfortable that we need to have more of. It’s the conscious caring for our classmates that we need to promote a culture of. In doing so, the campus will come together as one instead of being divided by our various perceptions of each other. I’ve come to the conclusion that we are privileged to attend a university in which there are so many outlets for the voices of students, faculty and friends in the community. However, not all students use these outlets for the correct reasons. Instead of insulting each other on Yik-Yak, we should be coming together to fix the problems we are presented with as a campus. We need to make this campus comfortable for every single student, faculty and community member that is a part of it. We need to appreciate the privilege that we have to share our opinion with the world and we need to use this privilege for the right reasons. I promise you that I will do all in my power to promote diverse, meaningful and peaceful conversations in the pages of this newspaper and across other organizations on our campus. Do not let the drastic actions of the few represent the values of the many. We live in a world where your opinion can be widely shared and now is the time to do so. Speak freely and let your voice be heard. -Jackson is a junior French major from Indianapolis opinions@thedepauw.com
The unexpected risks of short-term international aid ELISE JOHNS
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hen first considering short-term international aid to the impoverished areas of certain countries, it can be hard to look past the good intentions and seemingly noble work being done. Yet once you do, flaws in the system can be easily identified. For international aid to be effective in the long run it needs to be sustainable. This is where short-term international aid falls blaringly short. Shortterm aid teams will deploy to remote rural locations armed with medicine, food and clothing, yet all of these supplies are finite in one-way or the other. The issue occurs when medicine, food and clothing run out or become worn out and the team never returns to replenish supplies. Therefore, for short-term international aid to be actually effective it must be sustainable. If aid is not sustainable or even maintainable—in cases of technological aid—once supplies inevitably have run out communities are back in the same situation as before. Those who oppose short-term international service also underscore the risks of harm. These risks are typically caused by the limited time span and unsustainability of projects. And in most cases these risks are even further exaggerated by lack of guidance and oversight, which in turn can cause misuse or overuse of aid supplies.
Incidents of ibuprofen overdose and unexpected allergic reactions have been reported after short-term projects are concluded and teams withdraw. This typically occurs because during the short duration working with communities, aid teams do not have the time or resources to fully educate people on proper use of supplies. Ultimately this can have hazardous effects. Situations where supplies are misused or overused underscore the need for at least continued guidance. Yet a moral dilemma occurs because many of these areas that attract these misguided short-term international services are in dire need of aid and are not concerned in the least with unsustainability. The goal is to minimize risks and harms while providing sustainable aid. Short-term international aid can become tied up in ethical issues. Although providing unsustainable, unguided, unplanned or harmful aid is unethical, providing no aid to areas in need is even more unethical. Therefore short-term international aid can be acceptable when projects are deliberately designed. Meaning that possible risks are thoughtfully assessed beforehand and oversight is continued for an appropriate time afterwards. All of these measures are to protect communities once aid teams leave. Ensuring whatever aid is provided produces the most benefits and that any risk involved is minimized as much as possible is necessary. If these measures are not taken short-term international aid can do more harm than good. -Johns is a first-year from Carmel, Indiana. opinions@thedepauw.com
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PHOTOPINION How was your experience at the DePauw Dialogue? “I really enjoyed speaking with different types of people about campus climate. I’m glad that we had the dialogue because it was a starting point to more conversations.”
NINA MOORE, SOPHOMORE “We made a huge step by coming together and having open dialogue. It’s great that we are not evading the issues and directly confronting them in a friendly manner.”
LUCY HANG LA, SENIOR “The dialogue was pretty beneficial. At this point, if we still meet to discuss these issues then it should be continued.”
NEIL PILLAI, FIRST-YEAR “It was a good way to encourage people to step out of their comfort and step into the ‘forbidden zone’ of conversation.”
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JACOB LYNN When the class of 2014 graduated from DePauw, I thought it would mark the end of an era for the Tigers’ women’s basketball dynasty. DePauw was losing five seniors, three of whom had seen consistent playing time and had been a major part of the team’s success in recent years. Basically, I thought that the departure of Alex Gasaway, Ali Ross and Alison Stephens would bring the program back down to earth. The three had been key parts of the National Championship team of 2013 and had gone to the NCAA tournament in each of their four seasons in Greencastle. Individually, they all brought a unique playing style that gelled perfectly with that of the other players on the floor. At 5-foot-10, Stephens was
was averaging barely over five points a game and was near the bottom of Coach Huffman’s rotation. This season, Abendroth is averaging in double figures every game and is second on the team in rebounding. Trees is still the leading scorer, with over 15 points a night and both Douglas and Ondik have increased their offensive output to make up for the loss of last year’s class. As far as postseason experience goes, this team still has quite a bit. All are NCAC champions and each played a role in bringing the national championship home to Greencastle in 2013. The Tigers have five regular season conference games left to play against teams that aren’t nationally ranked making another NCAC championship a real possibility. Then when it comes time for the national tournament, the Tigers have a reservoir of experience to rely upon. At the end of last season I thought the Tigers were done being so dominant and this group of women has proved me wrong. I think they certainly have another conference championship in them and I believe that the Tigers have the talent to make another deep run into the national tournament. These women have done it before and there’s no reason to think that they can’t do it again.
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The DePauw University Tigers improved their record to 13-6 on the season, and 6-6 in North Coast Athletic Conference play with their 51-50 victory over Oberlin College on Wednesday night at Neal Fieldhouse. Oberlin took a quick lead in the game, jumping out to an early 7-0 lead. Oberlin led the half 22-28. The Yeomen hit three, three pointers to gain early offensive momentum. They followed the half with spotting shooting from the field. Oberlin came out firing to start the second half, knocking down their first three shots, forcing DePauw to take an early timeout. Following the timeout, the Tigers responded with great offensive efficiency going on a 12-0
run. The Tigers eventually took the lead with five minutes left in the second half with a lay up from senior Bob Dillon. DePauw continued to lead the game until the 21.3 second mark when Oberlin guard Jack Poyle made a three pointer to tie the game. Senior Michael Onuorah drove to the basket in the closing ten seconds of the game and drew a blocking foul. After missing the first free throw, he sank his second free throw and the last basket of the game. Onuorah led all scorers in the game with 15 points. Onuorah would go on to speak about how missing senior forward Tommy Fernitz led to some of his success. “Well with Tommy being out I was looking to be a bit more aggressive offensively to make up some for his loss,” Onuorah said. “I was fortunate to get the ball in some good spots with the help of my teammates and was able to cash in.”
ABBY ANDREUS 9 POINTS 8 REBOUNDS
Both the men’s and women’s tennis teams begin their competitive season later this month, something they have been working for all year. From fall season, to senior run practices, to conditioning, the varsity tennis players have been dedicated to preparing for the upcoming spring season. “During the offseason Coach Riggle can’t be on the court with us at all,” sophomore John Daseke said. “The seniors run practices, lifts and conditioning nearly everyday of the week.” Beyond organized practices, players got some work in on their own.
“I made sure I spent a lot of time on court this offseason so that I could come into the season fully prepared,” sophomore Patrick Farrell said. The girls have also tried to stay on the court as much as possible. “Most of us would hit and play practice sets about three to four times per week,” sophomore Maddie Lee said. As far as team workouts went, the senior class took the lead on keeping everyone in shape. “We really took advantage of our time,” senior Claire Marshall, who is getting ready for her final season, said. “The seniors created a schedule consisting of weekly lifts, captains practices and timed runs. Not only has this helped our team maintain fitness, but also has brought
Luke Lattner goes up for the basket in the Tigers’ 51-50 win over Oberlin College. DAVID KOBE / THE DEPAUW
This win is following another close victory over Denison last Wednesday. Bob Dillon spoke about getting these clutch late season wins. “It's huge,” Dillon said. “We've adopted a team mentality where every game we play in is a "must win" to us. These two games we were really fired up about because our best player wasn't on the floor, and it's hard on a team losing such an important piece, but because of the scrappiness and unselfishness of the group of guys we have in the locker room, we were able to get it done”. DePauw forced 13 turnovers and converted those into 13 points. The Tigers also won the battle in the paint 22-18 and had 23 bench points to Oberlin's 22. The Tigers travel to Alleghany College for a match up on Feb. 6 with tip off set for 8 p.m..
the team closer together.” However, physical preparation can only take the team so far. “Our team will need to stay mentally tough through all matches, as well as stay consistent, or even increasing the level of play during every match,” Marshall said. “We need to arrive at every match feeling confident, ready to play smart, and do whatever it takes to win,” added senior Kaitlin Pickrel. The men’s team lost two top singles players last year, making finding replacements their biggest hurdle this season. “Finding players to step up and win at the top of our singles line up [is needed],” Daseke said. “We are incredibly strong in doubles and very deep in
Column: What's it like getting recruited by the Tigers? BY BENTON GIVENS sports@thedepauw.com
Men’s basketball comes back to defeat Oberlin BY DAVID KOBE
BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com
HANNAH DOUGLAS 17 POINTS 5 REBOUNDS 2 ASSISTS
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Mix of new faces and veterans has DePauw tennis ready for spring season
Women's basketball dynasty not done yet one of the Tigers’ bigger players and played primarily down low, Ross had agility and was a perfect fit to run the point and Gasaway’s mixture of size and touch allowed her to do a little bit of everything. Their senior seasons were nothing short of brilliant and were a big reason the Tigers advanced as far as they did. Gasaway was one of the team’s leading scorers with just under 13 points a night, Ross led the team in assists per game and Stephens game averaged just under 10 points and 10 rebounds. With those three out of the picture, I was concerned that the remainder of the core, seniors Emma Ondik, Savannah Trees, Lauren Abendroth and Hannah Douglas wouldn’t be able to carry the load. I was wrong. This new class of seniors have all elevated their play and have the Tigers in a familiar position as March begins to draw nearer. DePauw sits at 18-1 overall and are a perfect 10-0 in North Coast Athletic Conference play with that one loss coming in the fourth game of season to Illinois Wesleyan University. A big reason for that is the improved play of those four seniors. All of them have increased their offensive totals from a year ago. The biggest, however, has come from Lauren Abendroth. A year ago, the guard
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Sophomore lacrosse player Benton Givens played a role in the program’s turnaround in its second year of existence. In his first year on the field for the Tigers, Givens was fifth on the team in goals with four. After a winless inaugural season, the Tigers went 3-12 and 1-6 in North Coast Athletic Conference play. A year before, however, Givens was a senior in high school at Carmel High School. This is Givens' story about his recruitment process and what eventually brought him to Greencastle: Getting recruited by DePauw was not unlike most other schools that I was being looked at. It was much the same process. The only difference from a couple of the other schools was that DePauw contacted me first. For some schools, such as Marquette, I had to make first contact. After that point, however, they mostly all were the same. I would send in my lacrosse resume, which is pretty much a job resume geared towards my athletic ability and accomplishments in my sports career. Along with the resume I sent a link to my highlight tape so that they could get a general idea of my playing style. At that point it was upon the university to make the next move. Either I would get a call back from them asking for my game schedule so that they could attend a game and see more of my gameplay, or I wouldn’t hear back for a couple weeks. If I didn’t hear, I would send a
follow up email in a last ditch effort to spark interest. DePauw fell into the former case. Coach [Carl] Haas made contact after one of my high school games that he had attended because I went to a near-by school in central Indiana. After a short discussion about my interests in a college and what my plans were for the future of my lacrosse career, he asked me to send him my resume and tape. After reviewing my personal facts, such as GPA and community involvement, he asked me to come to campus for a day visit and for an interview. I guess I did pretty well because within the next week I was asked to come back for an overnight visit. In my opinion, the overnight is the make or break moment for many schools. I had a very unpleasant overnight at one of my top schools and immediately crossed them off of my list. When I came for my overnight at DePauw I was greeted by my host, said bye to my parents and headed to the dorms. My host happened to be in Humbert. After I settled in, we headed over to practice, and I talked with the other guy staying that weekend. That night, inevitably, we headed out to a fraternity and had a fun night. Then we wenet to an on-campus house of my host’s roommate’s brother to end the night. We finally made it back to his dorm and wound down with some 2 a.m. Marvins and discussion about college basketball. Overall, it was a great visit, I loved the school and loved the people, along with the team. I gave a verbal commitment the following week and never looked back.
singles, but we lost our top two singles players last year, so we need guys to step up and fill that void.” An important part of filling voids is the first-years, who look strong for both teams. “The freshman class is solid and constantly improving,” Daseke said. “Sean Carroll was able to play at the sixth singles spot in the fall, which is pretty impressive for a freshman. I think I am more impressed with the improvement Grant Potts and Michael Kolbus have made this offseason.” First-years aren’t the only new faces on the men’s team, however. Joining the Tigers is Dan Rodefield, a sophomore transfer student from Division I Bradley University.
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“He's been a tremendous addition to our team,” senior Chris Bertolini said. The women’s team is also excited about their class of first-years. “We have a great group of freshmen this year,” Lee said. “Standouts may include Alyssa Seneviratne and Waverly Wituski, but I think anything is possible with any of the four freshmen. They are all very hard-working, dedicated and talented players that are going to definitely help our team find success this season.” The men begin the spring season this Saturday when they host Principia College at 3 p.m. and the women get their season underway later this month.
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