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Endowment “most powerful differentiator that DePauw has” BY LEAH WILLIAMS news@thedepauw.com
One of the most important factors in the DePauw University experience most students know nothing about: the endowment. “I knew it was money,” said sophomore Zoe Cunningham, “but I don’t know entirely what goes on.” The endowment is a large fund of donations that the university manages and invests to help support students and programming. It’s a little like a savings account that the university tries not to spend. DePauw’s endowment serves two primary purposes: to help close the roughly $20,000 per student gap between what it costs to provide a DePauw education and what students actually pay, as well as special programming. “Our endowment is the most powerful differentiator that DePauw has to a student’s education,” said Brad Kelsheimer, vice president for finance and administration. “We’re able to provide the education and experience that we provide because of the endowment.” Of the $628 million endowment, about $330 million is restricted, meaning that it can only be used for specific purposes. Most donors designate for what they want their money to be used. They can choose to have it go into the endowment and what purpose they want it to
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serve. “Scholarship, programmatic interests, that’s the majority of endowed gifts,” Kelsheimer said. “It’s often times based on the experience someone had at DePauw.” The endowment grows largely through investment. “We have an expert investment firm that handles our investment management approach,” explained Kelsheimer. CornerStone Partners LLC, a Charlottesville, Virginia firm, serves as DePauw’s chief investment officer and is
“We’re able to provide the education and experience that we provide because of the endowment.” -Brad Kelsheimer, vice president for finance and administration
guided closely by the investment committee on the board of trustees. The firm hires fund managers based on DePauw’s investment policy statements. “The advisor directs the placement of our funds into different asset classes and different fund managers within those classes,” Kelsheimer said. Another firm, Northern Trust,
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holds the funds and operates under the direction of CornerStone. The return on the endowment, or the interest, is what is spent. If the university had to dip into the donated money, the endowment depletes. The endowment faired poorly after the 2008 recession, dropping $120 million, but President Brian Casey proudly announced at the faculty institute on Aug. 22 that it has fully recovered, even going beyond what was projected. The endowment at June 30 was the highest DePauw has ever reported, but that doesn’t mean it’s perfect. “Are we happy with it? We’re very happy with the growth. Is $628 million enough? No,” Kelsheimer said. “For us to provide the access that we want to provide and the experience we want to provide, it needs to be a billion dollars.” One of the “measures of prestige in higher education,” according to Kelsheimer, is endowment per student. “Wabash has an endowment that’s not as large as ours, but they have a very small student body, so their endowment per student is very large,” Kelsheimer said. “That signals that if they manage it right they can provide an experience that’s funded from their endowment that we can’t.” At DePauw, the endowment per
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Campus Farm grows into second year Senior Madison Brinker picks ghost peppers at the Campus Farm. EMILY MCCARTER / THE DEPAUW
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Dirt crumbles through Paul Watts’s fingers as he finagles a ghost pepper off the vine. This is only Watts’ second week working at DePauw University’s campus farm, but he is already boasting about its benefits. “I really enjoy working here,” said Watts, a junior work-study student. “It’s very low-key. It makes you feel like you’re doing something a little better. It’s better than sitting behind a desk, and you’re doing something more tangible.” The campus farm started last year with a $20,000 grant from DePauw’s board of trustees and broke the earth 500 yards from the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics. The campus farm contracted Bon Appetit, DePauw’s dining service, to buy almost all the fruit and vegetables it grows. Left over food is donated to the local food pantry. The Office of Sustainability has made an effort to get clubs, sports teams and students to take interest in the farm, which grows nearly 100 different types of vegetables.
“Last year we got about 300 students out there,” said Anthony Baratta, director of sustainability. “I want to get 500 out there this semester.” To draw in students, the farm will host a campus farm dinner on Oct. 1 for 150 people. Tickets for the dinner will go on sale soon. Open volunteer hours are Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 6 p.m. - 8 p.m. Last year, the farm produced over 5,500 pounds of food from the three-quarter acre of ground students planted. Baratta said this year is shaping up to be just as successful, if not more so since a full acre was planted. The Art Department donated a sign in August that now stands outside of the main entrance to the farm, and fruit trees and a beehive made up another addition. “I think that the office of sustainability in general is just an invaluable resource,” Watts said. “I don’t think a lot of schools have this, showing that DePauw is willing to allocate money and resources in order to support sustainable living in a tangible way to the students. It’s a very, very cool thing.”
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Faculty members eligible for tenure this year are assembling portfolios to give to DePauw’s Committee on Faculty (COF), hoping they will be provided with the title that essentially offers lifetime job security. Tenure is a widely debated policy that provides job security for teachers and professors across the country. DePauw University professors are able to apply for tenure in their sixth year of teaching. Tenure is granted on the basis of teaching ability, professional development (research) and service to the university. Professors up for tenure this year include both mathematics professors Suman Balasubramanian and Naima Shifa as well as art and art history professor Pauline Ota. In professors’ third teaching year, the COF, led by English Professor Susan Hahn, does an interim evaluation, otherwise known as a third year review. During this time, the COF assesses the professors’ work thus far and gives them advice on how to hone their skills and reach the teaching level that will make them worthy of tenure, according to Hahn. “[The COF] read that report, and they read the file, and then they draw a conclusion,” Hahn said. “So in the third year review, they might say, ‘Here’s what you need to work on, here are your strengths.’ I think those third year reviews are really important because that’s when you identify the faculty member… By the sixth year, we should already know if the faculty member is on track for tenure.” Professors up for third year review this year include psychology professor Susanne Biehle, ociology and anthropology professor Danielle Kane and political science professor Christopher Marcoux. After being reviewed by the COF, the professors must apply the advice and criticisms given to them and build their files to turn in to the COF during their sixth year. In addition to reviewing the file, the COF
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looks at student opinion surveys and letters written by students. According to Vice President for Academic Affairs Larry Stimpert, granting tenure is not something that is taken lightly. “If you don’t get tenure, you have one more year that you can stay at DePauw, then you have to leave, so it’s a big deal for faculty members when they go up for tenure,” Stimpert said. The process is not something faculty members take lightly, either. Ota said the process has been “stressful” for her. She added, however, that the interim review helped to prepare her for the tenure process. “I think it’s less [stressful] at DePauw just because this institution…supports professors and guides them toward that tenure goal, so that interim review is part of that process,” Ota said. “In 2012, I went through the interim process, and so that already gave me a hint into what the tenure process would be like, and through that process they let you know what you need to work on.” Another difference between DePauw and other institutions in the tenure process is the idea of an open file process. While many other institutions have student letters hidden from the faculty member, at DePauw, the professor is allowed to read all of the student letters written about him or her and is given an opportunity to respond. Hahn said she feels the process has more ups than downs. “Over the years at DePauw, we came to the conclusion that if a person was going to secretively say bad things about a person, and then the person doesn’t get the chance to respond to that then that wouldn’t be a fair process,” she said. Stimpert said he encourages students to take the student opinion surveys seriously and write letters, whether positive or negative, because the COF does
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Students participate in 10th annual United Way Service Plunge BY SARAH REDMAN news@thedepauw.com
DePauw University provides a variety of community service opportunities. On Aug. 30, first-year students got to experience how the city of Greencastle and the university have created a partnership in order to achieve sustainability. The Service Plunge has been a part of DePauw’s orientation week for the past 10 years. Last weekend, 90 first-year students were stationed throughout Putnam County. Volunteer spots included: Asbury Towers, DePauw Campus Farm, DePauw Nature Park, and Big Walnut Sports Park. Harvesting vegetables, helping clean up a park, organizing supplies and painting buildings were just a few of the activities that occurred during the Service Plunge. “During the university experience, students are not only gaining academic knowledge that they will use for a lifetime, but are also developing skills, beliefs and actions that they will carry with them in their professional life,” Matthew Cummings, coordinator of community service said. “Through service, students develop an ethic of otherness that aspires to teach them how to be an active citizen and a good neighbor to those in society.” Cummings organized this year’s Service Plunge and hopes that student volunteers will take away a life lesson from their participation and continue the message to a career path. Based on student reaction, Cummings’s plan seems to be effective. “I learned that nonfood pantries are just as important as food pantries because it supplies people and families with necessities that they may not be able to afford,” first-year volunteer Sarah Hall said. Hall volunteered at the non-food pantry in Greencastle.
“Food stamps are a huge help for many, but it limits what people can buy with them. Cleaning supplies and hygiene products are things that people need on a daily basis, and the non-food pantry at the local church does a great job at providing people with those necessities,” she said. Zoe Collis, first-year, volunteered at the Putnam County Museum where she helped paint the walls. Students found the event to be very educational, as they were exposed to life outside of DePauw’s campus. “I learned that Putnam County offers many goods and services that DePauw students should take advantage of,” Collis said. For example, the Campus Farm grows a lot of food that is served in The Hub’s dining court. While this event was mainly targeted toward first-year students, community service opportunities for upperclassmen are endless. The Department of Community Service at DePauw is open to the thought
of integrating classes to help on the Service Plunge in future years as well as planning upcoming campus-wide events. In addition to the Service Plunge, Cummings recommends looking into the Community Service Office that provides 25 structured volunteer programs. Students can also check out Winter-Term in Service, Alternative Spring Breaks, Civic Fellows or volunteer through their greek organization. Cummings was able to help out at Jay-C Park with the Mountain Bike Trail and was informed by a site leader that the work accomplished by the volunteers on the Service Plunge would have normally taken their team over a month to complete. He feels that DePauw has had another successful Service Plunge.
Five first-year students help out at Beyond Homeless Inc. during the Service Plunge last Saturday. PHOTO COURTSEY OF MATTHEW CUMMINGS, COORDINATOR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE
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The Office of Sustainability set its sights on managing and eliminating waste on DePauw’s campus in the 2014-2015 school year. The office set a theme for the initiative, “Envisioning Zer0 Waste.” The theme covers four goals: to reduce and reuse, to recycle, to reestablish a compost system and to rethink and rebuild DePauw’s culture of sustainability. Anthony Barratta, director of the office of sustainability, oversees the campaign. “We are focusing on envisioning a campus that has zero waste,” Barratta said. The Campus Sustainability Committee, comprised of faculty and staff, partners with the Office of Sustainability to institutionalize sustainability and to make connections between sustainability and DePauw’s academic mission. “I really like the idea of having a themed year,” said Jeanette Pope, faculty sustainability coordinator and chair of the Campus Sustainability Committee. Pope and the rest of her committee plan to conduct a campus sustainability study. In 2008, President Casey signed the American College and Universities Presidents Climate Commitment, which put DePauw on schedule to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. The Office of Sustainability was born out of this commitment. One well-known effort that adds to the goal’s progress in a major way is recycling. “We want to revamp our recycling programs so that everyone knows what’s recycled and have the bins in optimal places,” said Barratta. “They aren’t properly labeled right now.”
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Pope agrees that recycling is a good way to jump-start sustasinability. “Recycling is an awesome gateway,” Pope said. “It’s easy to do, and it invites us to think about critical questions.” The Eco-Reps program serves as a powerful arm of the Office of Sustainability’s strategic attack. Barratta explained that the office recruits these volunteers “to advance different sustainability initiatives on campus.” This year, Eco-Reps expanded from eight students to 20 students. Kojo Addaquay, a junior Environmental Fellow and a two-year member of the Eco-Reps program, is dedicated to aiding in the elimination of waste. “We organize the major sustainability efforts on campus, like Energy Wars and Recyclemania,” Addaquay said. Beyond such events, Eco-Reps organizes speaker events and recycling efforts. According to Addaquay, the program addresses “the ins and outs of recycling and waste management” in order to make campus recycling more effective. “Climate change is a big concern for our students and our university, and all these other environmental issues that are related to climate change as well,” said Barratta. “If we are teaching students to go out into the world to be leaders, we want them to be able to lead on these issues.” This year’s sustainability goals play into the culture of DePauw. “The biggest challenge is how do we create the vision for the society we want to have,” said Pope. These ideas are part of the fourth goal of “Envisioning Zer0 Waste,” rethink. “What would it mean if on this campus nothing went to a landfill, nothing went to an incinerator?” asked Pope. “What kind of powerful statement would DePauw be able to make if we could do that?”
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Endowment | cont’d from page 1 student is about $275,000. Wabash College’s endowment per student is about $382,000. Though students know little about the endowment, it impacts them greatly. For example, of the $51 million of scholarships awarded last year, about one-third came from the endowment. Additionally, off campus study, faculty development and special programming all benefit from the endowment. “Because of our endowment we are able to offer experiences to our students that other schools aren’t able to offer,” Kelsheimer said. “Frankly, the key to the future student at DePauw, and the future at DePauw is growing that endowment.” Kelsheimer continued, “How cool would it be if every student had an international or off campus experience and didn’t pay a dime for it? How cool would it be if need wasn’t ever an issue, if we could always meet 100% of need? [A larger endowment] would open up all kinds of experiences for our stu-
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First-years on the search for extracurriculars filled the Neal Fieldhouse Augsut 29 during the annual Activities Fair. During the event, students began walked from table to table learning about the many clubs and organizations DePauw offers. “I think it is very important for first-years to attend the activities fair, it is a great and effective way for students to see what DePauw has to offer outside of the classroom,” said junior Circle K representative Maggie Head. Almost every club and organization at DePauw showcased itself at the Activities Fair, including Student Friend, Sports Night, and Circle K. “Coming to a school where you don’t know much about the school is tough so it was good to learn about the different things to get involved in,” said first-year Hannah Gardner. The DePauw community is centered not only around academics but also on social opportunities that support intellectual interests and personal growth. “I was trying to find activities that really grabbed my attention,” said first-year student Lilly Hickman, “I believe I found some that I can stay committed to for the rest of the semester.” Although clubs have students sign up at the Activities Fair, not eveyone who puts his or her name on the list wishes to make a commitment. Often, first-years are often testing the waters on activities, rather than finding thigns to commit to right away. “I signed up for a few different clubs including: Best Buddies, D3TV, WGRE.” Said first-year Hannah Gardner. “I plan to stick to some Students gather around a table at the 2014-2015 activities fair. The activites fair gives students a of them but I know I will not follow up on them all.” Of course, there are students who simply don’t sign up for any- chacne to learn about DePauw’s extracurriculars. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUW CAMPUS LIFE thing at the fair.
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Piper Kerman announced as an Ubben Lecture in Spring
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The woman behind “Orange is the New Black” will come to DePauw University this spring. Piper Kerman, 44, will speak to the DePauw and Greencastle communities in February as part of the Timothy and Sharon Ubben Lecture series. Her talk is titled “Lessons Learned Behind Bars.” Kerman wrote her best selling memoir, “Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women’s Prison,” after serving a year in Danbury Correctional Facility for a drug-trafficking crime she committed while in university at Smith College. Her trial and conviction came 10 years after she committed the crime. The memoir hit the number one spot of the New York Times list of bestsellers and inspired the Emmy-awardwinning Netflix series “Orange is the New Black.” Photo courtesy of DePauw UniNow, Kerman works for prison reform through her versity. role on the board of Women’s Prison Association, as well as traveling across the county to share her story. DePauw University will be her first stop in Indiana, but she has spoken at the White House and to groups such as American Correctional Association’s Disproportionate Minority Confinement Task Force, federal probation officers and former and current prisoners. The 2014–2015 Ubben Lecture series kicks off Oct. 4 with New York Times conservative communist David Brooks, with more events in the works.
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DePauw University’s Intercultural Life Speaker Series, which dedicates itself to bringing in a variety of guest speakers, performers and artists in order to promote campus diversity, invited the Iibada African Dance group to campus. The Iibada African Dance group is based in Indianapolis. Their mission is to provide cultural enrichment, discipline, and positive self-esteem to all children through the art of African dance. Iibada was founded in 1989 as a dance company that helps expand upon the dancing skills the dancers already possess. When Sabra Logan created the academy, she wanted to inspire young dancers to become positive men and women in the future. Iibada translates to “worship” in Swahili. Iibada Dance Company stands as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that serves as a safe place for young dancers to come express and develop themselves. Logan promotes education, self-esteem, discipline and education at the forefront of her dance-enrichment program. In order to become a member of Iibada, one must go through the audition process similar to other dance companies and conservatories. Once a dancer becomes part of the performing company, they receive a schedule of the annual performance venues, which include Indiana Black
Expo, Circle City Classic, Madame Walker Theatre, the Pike Performing Arts Center, Connor Prairie, The Children’s Museum, the Arts Garden and the Indiana Pacers. However, dancers are also welcome to simply take lessons for small fees. According to Iibada’s official website, the purpose of the dance company is “to educate youth in the beauty, strength and discipline of dance.” Iibada’s current staff is comprised of ten instructors and choreographers who work together to make their classes, annual touring and mission possible for the youth of Indianapolis. Logan, the founder and director, still works with the company today. As a dancer, Sabra has 25 years of experience from formal training at Maryland Dance Community Center and Butler University to her workshops. Iibada teaches a variety of styles to students, not just African-style. Some types of dance include ballet, hip-hop, modern, character, jazz and several levels of African dance. DePauw University now holds the honor of hosting this famous African dance company. The performance will be held in Green Center for the Performing arts at 6:30 p.m. on September 9th. The event is free and open to the public, so anyone is welcome. Following the hour-long dance performance, there will be light appetizers and a dinner. For more information about the group, please go to iibadadance.org
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Whether you can believe in it or not, change is upon us. While this is clearly exhibited through students’ newfound workloads and transitional weather patterns, there is also notable progression amidst the music world. Ubiquitous choruses that accompanied glossy summer numbers are slowly but surely being replaced by more overcast, contemplative efforts. It’s the way Mother Nature’s playlist alters as inescapable August humidity thankfully changes to an autumn breeze. While it is arguable that summer-released songs like Jason Derulo’s “Wiggle” are forever destined for sun-soaked solo cup outings, other summer tunes may slither into fall playlists. From ominous overtones to drowned-out synths, these artists have displayed that their summer releases are fit for autumn. Little Dragon – With the way these Swedes have evolved, it’s intriguing to hear what mold the band currently reflects. Still mostly known for 2007’s stripped down, somber single “Twice”, Little Dragon has been able to hone upon their eerie inception alongside their now prominent electronic foundation. Released in May, “Nabuma Rubberband” does exactly this. The Gothenburg natives no longer include a guitarist. Rather, they rely on two keyboardists and their dominant synth abilities. Accompanied by a pulsing kick drum, abbreviated synths lead the way in “Paris”, the disc’s arguably best track. Masked by sinister minimalism, lead singer Yuki Nagano feasibly meshes with her alluring vocals. This combination allows listeners to grasp Nagano’s thoughtful narrative amidst a pensive atmosphere. Having a signature groove throughout their
four albums, Little Dragon still portrays their soulful indie-pop side in “Nabuma Rubberband.” Even being a tad bit more atmospheric than pleasant classics like “Ritual Union” and “My Step”, new tracks like “Klapp Klapp” and “Underbart” will resonate throughout the fall. Rustie – After releasing the promising “Glass Swords” in 2011, Scottish DJ Rustie has capitalized on his efforts with his new disc, “Green Language”. Thriving on the handful of amplified influences that have formed his hyped-up sound, Rustie increasingly seems to be a rising maximalist producer. What will ensure that his record transcends summer days into autumn nights, though, is its catalytic tone amidst an after-hours aura. This is clearly led by “Attak”, featuring eccentric emcee Danny Brown. Seemingly a feasible addition to Brown’s intoxicating “Old” album, it sounds like a habitual Brown track – high-pitched electric throbs surrounding “survival-mode” party lyrics. However, as Rustie shows with additional all-encompassing songs like “Raptor” and “Velcro”, the Glasgow-native isn’t fit for cloudless afternoons – he’s a spark plug for marathon evenings.
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Left: Barrel of wort mash. Above: Wasser Beer Company logo and tagline. Right: Chris Weeks, starter of Wasser Beer Company.
Greencastle resident crafts local brewery Christmas gifts are always exciting, and there is nothing better than biting into a cherry cordial fresh from the stocking. But it’s not every day that a Christmas gift becomes a company. That is exactly what happened in Chris Weeks’s case. Weeks, a Greencastlian for 13 years and teacher in Indianapolis, received a home beer-brewing kit from his in-laws last Christmas. “My brother-in-law started brewing beer, and when my in-laws asked him what I would like, he suggested a ‘Mr. Beer’ brewing kit,” Weeks said. “You basically put ingredients in it, let it ferment and you have beer. Weeks, always a fan of cooking, decided he’d give it a try. “I used it twice, and I was hooked,” Weeks said. He soon went on to buy larger equipment and to brew in more advanced ways, combining different ingredients to create his own unique flavors. His small hobby soon turned into a hefty passion and eventually a company. Arrangements are already in the works for a location for Weeks to open up a bar-and-grill-style restaurant, hope-
fully located in downtown Greencastle. “Brewing equipment is big, so we will need a large location,” Weeks said. “Right now, I brew it at home.” His company name, and the prospective name of his restaurant, is the Wasser Beer Company. “Ninety-five percent of beer is water, so we decided to name it after the German name for water: Wasser,” Weeks said. The tagline for his company is “More than Water.” “Just like beer is more than water, we are more than just a brewery,” Weeks said. Aside from brewing beer at his hopeful location, Weeks is going to donate two percent of its proceeds to the 2% for Teachers Campaign. As the charity’s name implies, companies donate two percent of their proceeds to education programs. Weeks plans to give the restaurant a fun atmosphere so both students and townspeople alike will want to spend their time there. “We hope to serve everyone who likes craft beer,” Weeks said. The restaurant will also be available to minors in order to accommo-
date all students at DePauw. “We are hoping for a bar-andgrill atmosphere with a very open environment,” Weeks said. “We want there to be space in the building where things are kind of funky, like a new world, old German beerhouse.” The option of accommodating fraternities isn’t out of the question, either, according to Weeks. Weeks is a member of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Hanover College. “I also had an intern over the summer who is a member of a fraternity,” Weeks said, “so I hope to have positive relationships with fraternities and other members of the community.” Getting into the brewery business isn’t cheap, so Weeks has had to come up with certain business plans in able to acclimate to his needs. He started a Kickstarter account, a website that uses crowd funding to help artists and entrepreneurs start different projects. “The basic idea is instead of expecting one person to come forward with one large sum of money, we ask many people to pledge smaller donations,” Weeks said. The money received from
Kickstarter would be feed-money for the brewery, allowing it to grow the amount of beer it creates. “I’m hoping to raise the monetary equivalent of one piece of equipment,“ Weeks said. Kickstarter is an all-or-nothing program. Users are given a set number of days to raise a set goal. Other members pledge money to them, but if the goal isn’t pledged in full by the cut-off date, none of the money is received. Weeks sgoal currently has 21 days remaining. If all goes according to plan, Weeks hopes to open the bar-and-grill in 2014. “We are hoping to be open for a huge New Years Eve party this winter,” Weeks said. Weeks would also like to form partnerships with local restaurants already established with liquor licenses before his grand opening since he isn’t allowed to sell his beer without a license. “We are currently working on sampling opportunities around the community,” Weeks said, though the plans are still in the early stages. Small brewery liquor laws allow them to sell and distribute to established businesses. “So technically, I could sell it
if they wanted it,” Weeks said, “but as for right now, we are hoping to get a benefit concert going.” For those with a taste for craft beers, Weeks made sure and provide plenty of options. He is excited about all of his flavors including a German Hefeweizen, a wheat beer he calls “Old Gold,” a brown ale entitled “Big Walnut,” and a dry hops coffee stout: “Hoppy Professor.” “There’s also a double IPA (India Pale Ale) called ‘Hoptimism’,” Weeks said. “It is a very big IPA made with Amarillo, Simcoe hops and Cascade hops.” While the plans for Greencastle’s soon-to-be go-to hangout have been underway for quite some time, it is just now reaching the ears of DePauw students. “It’s nice to see a business that I believe would be supported by the DePauw community,” senior Jack Leibovitz said. “I’m just really excited about this now.” Senior Kevin Courtade also liked the idea of a local brewery springing up close to campus. “As a DePauw student, I think it would bring a lot to the town. It is something we don’t have, and it would
Other Flavors German Hefeweizen: Old Gold Brown Ale: Big Walnut Dry Hops: Hoppy Professor
Hoptimism Double IPA (India Pale Ale)
Ingredients: Amarillo Simcoe hops Cascade hops PHOTOS COURTESY OF CHRIS WEEKS
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Workout for the right reason DePauw has a slew of great places for students to work out. We can take walks or go for runs in the Nature Park, exercise in the new Welch Fitness Center or dive into the pool in Erdmann Natatorium. With the first full week of school came fitness classes like yoga, turbo kick and piyo. Many students and faculty take advantage of the exercise options and that’s great. It’s important to be healthy and fit. But it’s also important to make sure you’re working out for the right reasons. In today’s society, we are bombarded by images of what the “ideal” body should be. Society pushes women to be thin, but not so thin that they’re boney. Men are supposed to be muscular, but usually not so muscular that veins are popping. Somewhere along the road, the entertainment industry became so set on this standard of beauty that they began altering models’ bodies. A January 23, 2014 post on Huffington Post quoted male model CJ Richards saying, “I feel like it’s been going on since the film world. Why would you watch a movie without special effects? You understand that this isn’t real. There’s Photoshop in magazines and special effects in movies. I mean, it happens. So accept it and know that this is actually a real person underneath all of the computerized effects that they’re adding in.” That’s all well and good, but what about presenting accurate representations of people and their bodies? Everyone knows that the pictures in magazines are of real people, so it’s logical to think that the pictures are more or less accurate representations of what those real people look like all prettied up. We shouldn’t have to stop in the middle of reading the latest Cosmo or People and think, “I wonder Demi Lovato really looks like this or if they photoshopped her.” Fortunately, people within and outside the entertainment industry are standing up and speaking out against the inaccurate representations. On August 25, takepart.com published an article about Meghan Kausman, an Australian model who got thoroughly ticked when a swimwear company photoshopped her size eight body to a size four. The article quotes Kausman saying, “They had drastically altered my body, thinning out my stomach and thighs in an attempt to box me into the cultural ideal of beauty.” Kausman is not alone. A dosomething.org article quotes five celebrities, including Brad Pitt and Kim Kardashian, condemning photoshopping bodies into cultural standards of beauty. Yes, thin and muscular are body types. But so are curvy and stocky. Each one has pros and cons, and each one can be healthy. So next time you go to the gym, ask yourself, “Am I going because I want to have the healthiest version of my body type or am I going because I want to fit society’s standard of beauty?” email us at edboard@thedepauw.com
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR We could not agree more with Leeann Sausser’s call for the importance of green space on a campus like DePauw’s. She is absolutely right that the nation’s best campuses are strong because of the interplay between their buildings, their grounds and their people. We thought we’d share a few things about Hoover Hall and plans for the campus core that might be of interest. They might even be reassuring. First, Hoover Hall will extend only as far north as the current Union Building. This is to say that once complete, we will (thankfully) regain much of the area currently enclosed by the construction fence. Although we need the full construction area to ensure the safe construction of Hoover Hall, the building’s footprint will be much smaller than the fenced-in area. Second, and this is particularly exciting to us, once Hoover Hall is complete, we will actually be removing a portion of the Union Building (what is now the kitchen, servery and loading dock) to create a new area of green space between
Hoover Hall and the Union Building. When finished, it will be approximately the same size as Ubben Quad. We like to think of this space as an opportunity to truly connect Bowman Park (where construction will end this week) with East College. In short, this is all part of a multi-year effort to methodically restore the basic core of the campus grounds. We started with Anderson Street (where we removed 60 parking spaces) and moved to Ubben Quad. The plan is to have beautiful, open spaces with maintained lawns and large trees. Here’s our promise: When it’s all done, we’ll bring the Frisbees. Sincerely, Jonathan Coffin ‘06, Associate Vice President for Communications Dick Vance, Associate Vice President for Facilities
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tarting things is usually pretty hard to do. More importantly, one of the hardest things to start is living on your own for the first time. I’ve never had to worry about doing things like making my own meals because I had to (I forgot to eat until 9:17p.m. the other day). Nor have I had to do my own laundry (I just recently went from an XL to a Medium in an hour. I’m proud of me, too!). I recently saw a fellow first-year trip up the stairs on her way to the GCPA. That isn’t very pertinent, but it’s funny. Upon realizing I probably wasn’t the only one adjusting to changes throughout the week, I went on an expedition to see what other people were struggling with, and I was surprised by some of the answers I received. I expected a few of them: doing laundry, dealing
with cooking, and remembering to be responsible for everything yourself. However, some answers really threw me for a loop. My resident assistant, junior Yazid Gray, talked to me about how the dangers of drugs and alcohol became very real when it began to affect his friends. “It was always just one of those things you heard about, growing up,” he said. “But when it’s you in the waiting room with your best friend in the hospital, it becomes very real, very fast.” One of the most common answers I hadn’t been expecting was “living with a complete stranger.” First-year Alec da Silveira said, “I always have a joke ready when I don’t know what to say: ‘You know what I’m bad at? Conversation Topics!’ It breaks the ice and makes you seem more approachable because you’re taking a leap, and it’s like you’re inviting someone new to take that leap with you.” Some people said they weren’t used to wearing shoes in the shower (can’t say I am either). Others said their biggest problem was getting a hold of their books on time. My next door neighbor, firstyear Alaina Matthews, managed to mess up ordering her books on Amazon three different times due
to the fact that she’s never ordered anything online on her own before. Somehow, she managed to improperly fill out the address line. Personally, I had problems with getting my textbooks because the book I need is out of stock, as well as out of print (sorry Professor Miles!). “Dealing with the weather” was another unexpected answer. The first day we arrived on campus, it was raining sideways, and I had forgotten a raincoat at my house. However, one of my fellow classmates told me he didn’t even know what a raincoat looked like because he is from Arizona where raincoats are nonexistent. Whether it be adjusting to a new city size, culture, cleaning, cooking, working printers, making your own decisions, watching what you eat or just being far away from home in general, college is a time for change. Everybody I talked to said they were glad they came to college, even if it is different. I, for one, am looking forward to the many new changes to come. -Jackson is a first-year intended communications major from Cloverdale, Indiana.
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n Sunday, Baylor University in Waco, Texas, erected a statue of one its football greats outside of McLane Stadium. Now you maybe asking yourself why this made the news. Universities around the nation erect statues of legendary athletes, usually football players a lot of the time. Alabama has the statue of Bear Bryant, Boston University has one of Doug Flutie, Auburn erected one of Bo Jackson, etc. So why is the one at McLane Stadium different? The reason is that the player being commemorated is Robert Griffin III (RG3), who is a mere 24 years old and is only entering his third year in the NFL. While Baylor is the most recent university to indulge in this statue frenzy, Auburn set the precedent in 2012 by honoring its most recent Heisman
PHOTOPINION What are you looking forward to for this football season? “I love being part of the school of music section, cheering and singing our school’s fight song for my friends on the team.” RACHEL AMALFITANO, JUNIOR “I’m looking forward to the tailgates and the entire campus being in one place at once.”
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Baylor University jumps gun with statue of Griffin winner, Cam Newton, with a statue of his own. Newton was 23 and had only played a single season (16 games) of professional football. The difference between Newton and Griffin’s statues and all the other statues is that everyone else’s was erected after the players were retired or careers were coming to a close. Bryant would have been 93 when his statue was put up. Flutie’s tribute came two years after his retirement when he was 42. Jackson was nearing a half century in age when his likeness was erected on campus. In all these instances, the construction of the statues was postponed till the player had proven himself at the professional level as well as matured completely as a person. While a statue to a retired player who has proven himself as both a person of character and skill throughout his career may seem safe, even that endeavor has its risk. Look at Penn State which was forced to tear down the statue of Joe Paterno after the Jerry Sandusky scandal unfolded in 2011. One must also consider the effects of honoring someone who is barely out of college. The building of these statues seemingly immortalizes the players, granting them a demi-god like status which inevitably coaxes the player into a sense of importance.
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While the honor of the statue in and of itself will probably not turn Griffin into a narcissist, one must look at in context. NFL quarterbacks like Newton and Griffin are already celebrities within the league, being showered with attention from fans who buy jerseys with their name emblazoned across the back, as well as from media who vie for interviews. When mixed together, such commemorations fester a soup that reeks of inflated self-worth and pretension. This not meant to degrade the accomplishments of Newton or Griffin. They have excelled in college, each having won a Heisman, and at the professional level, where both were awarded AP Offensive Rookie of the Year. Baylor and Auburn meant nothing but the best with these tributes, but they may be doing more harm then good. Timing is everything. Baylor, wait just a little longer next time.
MICHAEL TOBIN, JUNIOR “The school spirit towards the Monon Bell game.”
ZELIANEL FERRER, FIRST YEAR “I’m excited to be able to bond with my friends and brothers at tailgates and games.”
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Only eight minutes passed before sophomore Kelsey Cobbs, took her first shot, bouncing the ball off of her head into the back of the net behind Marian University’s goalie Madeline Weber. A second and third goal for the DePauw Tigers came by sophomore Elizabeth Seewer, before half time was called. Coming out strong in the second half, the women added to the score with a fourth and final goal by first-year Bridget Brendza. Marian rallied in the final 15 minutes sweeping two past DePauw’s goalie, senior Emma Cooper, making the final score of the game 4-2. Stepping on the field 45 minutes before the first whistle blew, the women were ready to go after three intense days of training since their last game. “Our warm up started out really well in the beginning,” Brendza said directly following the women’s win. “That’s what propelled us into having good first minutes in the first half and that play is what we needed to start out.” The Tigers dominated the first half stringing together pass after pass and gaining the first touch against Marian throughout the duration of the game. “Compared to the last couple of games our ability to pass the ball around and actually keep it was a whole lot better,” Cooper said. “That’s what ultimately led to our success tonight. Our first touches were better too.” In the last three days of practice, the women made adjustments to their positions and worked on defin-
ing their roles as attackers. The intense training this past week was seen on the field last night said Head Coach Megan McCormick. “We played well,” McCormick said. “Being able to put four in the back of the net and then having multiple chances on top of that is a great statistic to put on the hard work we’ve done in training and the things we have worked on to tweak the system tactfully to try to create more of those chances. Overall, comprehensively this was a good match for us.” Towards the end of the second half DePauw began to fight harder when Marian rallied sending the ball back and forth among the two team’s offense. After 110 minutes of total play DePauw outshot Marian by only three shots at 16 shots on goal. Marian’s first goal came on a free shot at the 74 minute mark and their final goal was scored after another foul on DePauw. Despite letting two goals in Cooper made 11 saves. Last night the DePauw Tigers walked off the field with something to be proud of. All scorers put statistics up on the board for the first time including freshman Seewer who scored two of the four. “It felt so good,” Seewer expressed drenched in sweat. “It was the first two of the season for me personally. It was a great feeling.” The women will have one day to recuperate before they face Centre College Saturday at 7 p.m. Looking forward to the game McCormick doesn’t see the team changing much to play Centre. “(We’re) trying to maintain physical health and keeping players healthy,” McCormick said after the game. “We’ll try to do some technical stuff and clean up a few of the miss q’s from tonight, but it will be very similar tactfully and hopefully being able to jump on Centre early.”
Below: Bridget Brendza, first-year, goes after the ball during the DePauw Tiger’s game against Marian University. DePauw won 4-2. Abby Margulis/The DePauw.
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Above: Kelsey Cobbs, sophomore, scored the first goal in the women’s soccer team’s game against Marian University last night after just eight minutes into the start of the game. DePauw won 4-2. ABBY MARGULIS / THE DEPAUW
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Former DPU golfer, Paige Gooch still collecting honors after graduation sports@thedepauw.com
better. Apart from the two recognitions listed above, Gooch was also an active volunteer in various community service organizations, president of Alpha Chi Omega (2012-2013), and a member of the Presidential Ambassadors Committee (2013-2014).
She’s known to her teammates as “the golfer who did everything.” She was known to her coach as “the most organized player (he) had had in his 17 years of coaching.” Personally, Paige Gooch sees herself as someone who always makes it a priority to take advantage of every opportunity she’s given.
“She is one of the most determined, passionate, and hardworking people I have ever met,” said former teammate Abby Dickey, who also graduated last Spring. “ We absolutely would not have been at the caliber we were at in Division III golf without her leadership both on and off the course.”
“I was always interested in leadership positions, but I didn’t know how that would play out in college with being a golfer,” Gooch, a May graduate, explained. “But I had people who gave me confidence, telling me I could do it if I really wanted to.”
For her golf career, she was a four-year starter and finished in the top 14 during three of her four NCAA appearances. She was named Division III Freshman of the Year while also being named North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Year twice.
Having the ability to balance academics, athletics, and other extracurricular as a college student is impressive within itself, but what sets Gooch apart from others are the awards and recognitions she received for it post graduation.
“She’s extremely talented and worked hard to get better as an athlete,” said Vince Lazar, head coach of the women’s and men’s golf teams. “She took on a lot of responsibility each and every year. She never felt overwhelmed because she was able to lay things out in a logical manner. She raised the bar of accountability.”
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In June, Gooch was given the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. Started in 1964, the scholarship is given to athletes during all three sports seasons. Gooch was one of 29 female athletes from her particular season to receive the award. The scholarship gives her a grant of $7,500. Most recently, Gooch was one of only ten division-three athletes to be named a nominee for 2014 NCAA Woman of the Year. The winner will be announced October 19th at the JW Marriot hotel in Indianapolis. “I feel very honored to receive recognitions for all my hard work and be able to bring recognition to my team,” Gooch said. “I’ve had amazing professors and a great coach in Vince Lazar to challenge me to continue to do better.” Seeing what Gooch accomplished during her time at DePauw, one would find it hard for her to do any
Gooch graduated this past spring with a major in economics and a minor in mathematics while also being a member of the Cum Laude society. Currently, she is at Eli Lilly and Company as a global services financial analyst, working with the IT department on budgeting. Her advice to freshman shouldn’t come as a surprise: “Take every opportunity you’re given, whether it’s branching out for a leadership position or staying up until 3 AM just talking to a friend.” In their first season without her, Gooch’s Tigers have gotten off to a solid start. After a second place finish at the Anderson University Fall Invitational, the Tigers will compete in the O’Brian Invitational on Sept. 14 and 15.
Men’s soccer season already in jeopardy after loss to Franklin BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
Losses like this don’t help come NCAA tournament selection time. Teams ranked 23rd in the nation seldom lose to opponents that failed to win five games in the previous season. But that’s what happened to the Tigers (1-2, 0-0) as they fell to unranked and winless Franklin College on the road Wednesday night 1-0. “[This] most likely will remove the possibility of an at-large bid, but all really depends on what we do going forward from here,” DePauw head coach Brad Hauter said after the loss. The Tigers were coming into play after an odd weekend that saw them suffer a loss and then gain ground in the official Division III Men’s Soccer Rankings. That loss came in heart-wrenching fashion, losing 1-0 to Ohio Northern University in double overtime. However, while the Polar Bears were a top ranked team, the Grizzlies were coming into 2014 after a season in which they lost 11 games. Feeling they were playing in a mismatch, Franklin devoted itself to
a stout defensive back line. The Tigers attempted seven first half shots, but Franklin keeper, Cody Chapman, was up to the challenge on the four that went on net. The breakthrough for the Grizzlies came in the 61st minute. Austin Fundenberger and Antonio Gioe played the odd man rush perfectly, scoring on junior Jake Pezzuto to attain the only goal of the night. The best chances for the Tigers in the second half came on a headed attempt by senior Andy Morrison and a scrum in front of the net with just about two minutes to play. Off a free kick, the Tigers bounced the ball around inside the Franklin six-yard box, but a save by a defender hugging the post denied DePauw the equalizer. “We had a half dozen really dangerous attacks where we were either missing on the final pass or in the final run,” Hauter said. “I wasn’t pleased with our energy in the box and thought we were too passive there.” Most likely, the only option for the Tigers now is to win the conference tournament and take the NCAC’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. “We came into the season with the goal to win conference, losing to Franklin doesn’t add any pressure to that goal,” a confident Pez-
zuto said. “We have plenty of opportunities against opponents in our region to improve our regional ranking.” In order to get the season back on track, the senior goalkeeper called a team meeting on Thursday night. “We talked about the direction of the rest of the year and how we’re going to accomplish that,” Pezzuto said. The Tigers will have to rebound on Saturday afternoon as they conclude their four-game road swing with a trip to Principia College. Recent history is on the Tigers’ side as they have won 30 of the two school’s 35 meetings. Most recently, the Tigers defeated the Panthers 3-0. There are some things to keep an eye on as the Tigers make the trip to Elsah Ill. this weekend. Pezzuto’s lingering arm injury is fully healed however, Morrison tweaked his hamstring. Hauter was not sure of the forward’s status for Saturday. Regardless, every game becomes vital for the Tigers. “I think each team has its own personality and each has its own feel and creates their own identity and legacy,” Hauter said. “It will be interesting to see how we write the next few chapters.”
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The DePauw University football coaching staff, headed by Bill Lynch, is back for their second season, with a balance of returning players on both sides of the field. DePauw’s preseason has been strong, according to Lynch. “One thing we’ve done is we’ve stayed healthy,” the head coach said. “You know, a lot of times in preseason, you sustain some injuries that affect the team. The players came back in good shape. Hopefully, we can continue staying healthy.” Having a returning coaching staff automatically places the Tigers ahead of where they were a year ago. “The players know what to expect. We’ve been able to build on what we did last year,” said Coach Lynch. “Going into this opener, I feel good about where we are.” The Tigers’ opening game will be at home starting at 1 p.m. They will face The University of the South: Sewanee, who they fell to in week one, 7-10. DePauw has undergone some significant changes since the two schools last met. Most notably is the emergence of Matt Hunt, who didn’t start last year’s game. “Sewanee use to be in our conference,” Lynch said, “so there’s a history of games between the two teams, and many of them were very competitive.” Currently, DePauw leads the overall series with the Tigers of Sewanee 12-3. In an opening game, Lynch is more concerned with what his team will be doing in comparison to Sewanee. “In an opener, you really have to worry about yourself,” Lynch elaborated. “You have so many players play-
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ing for the first time, and even for the returning guys, it’s still the first game of the year. I think in any opener, the team that can minimize mistakes will come away with the win.” Sewanee Head Coach Thomas Laurendine agreed and said, “Our biggest challenge versus DePauw is the ‘Unknown Factor.’” “All we know is what happened last season against DePauw. Neither team has video to watch and prepare from,” Laurendine would go on to say. “It was an evenly matched game last season, and it could have gone either way.” “In terms of offense, having a returning quarterback is great. Matt Hunt ended up becoming our starter in the fourth game of the season last year and had a fine year,” he said. “Having our starter back there helps.” Laurendine feels similar when it comes to his offensive line. “We do have a lot of experience on the offensive line. Our kids play hard and our coaching staff does a nice job preparing a team each week,” he said. “Sewanee presents some problems because they’re a triple option offense. We don’t play that very often,” said Coach Lynch. “Our defense has had to spend a lot of time working on that. We’ll see how we can hold up against them because a team like that can control the ball on you if you don’t get some stops.” Looking past this opening game and to the rest of the season, Lynch just wants to see the team continue building. “We just want to keep improving from where we were a year ago,” Lynch said. “I think if we keep improving, we’ll end up being a very competitive football team. The goal is to keep getting better week by week and be playing our best football at the end.”
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VOLLEYBALL (SETTER) Junior Faith Rolwes and the rest of the DePauw University volleyball team had quite the weekend at the Berry College Invitational. After the team knocked out the second ranked team in the nation, Rolwes took home the tournament MVP then North Coast Athletic Conference’s Player of the Week and, finally, was named Player of the Week by Division III coaches. The DePauw (TDP) caught up with Rolwes on Thursday as the team was getting set their matchup with Spalding University. The DePauw (TDP): What do the personal team with only one senior. How special accolades mean to you?
is this group of girls you guys have? FR: I think we’re really special. My
Faith Rolwes (FR): I was just really team is extremely close. Even though surprised to get them in general. I think we only have one senior, she’s a great a big part of it, honestly, is just my leader, and it gives underclassmen the team. I mean, yeah, my name was under chance to be leaders, too. We’re all those awards, but it was truly a team just having to take on the leadership
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season, and Taylor agrees. “Myself and everyone has room for improvement,” Taylor said. “For Maggie, I want her to keep getting confidence. She keeps her head up. The offense’s job is to score and goalies need to save. She needs to keep working hard, and she’s going to keep being successful with her keeping skills.” Each day in practice, the team sets mini goals in order to focus on the present. Steele says each practice is different, focused on a different goal. The team works together to achieve the smaller goals to get the opportunity to achieve the bigger one later on.
upsetting 2nd ranked Emory?
round of the NCAA tournament last season, how does the team get over the
FR: We really came in there with the hump this time around?
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mindset that we weren’t going to be intimidated by any opponent. We were FR: [On Wednesday] we actually just just going to go all out. So it was really went over goal setting, and one of them exciting to beat them because we know was to get back to the NCAA tournament. how good of a program they are, and Before we do that, we have to beat now it shows how great of a program really good teams, and we have to do we are, too.
well in the conference tournament. So we’re just going to keep working hard
TDP: You guys still have a fairly young inside of practice and out.
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‘Cage of Steele’ stops competition “The great thing about Maggie as a player is she always comes up when the team needs her sports@thedepauw.com to. She’s there, and she does a great job,” said Head Coach Gina Preston. Senior Maggie Steele steps onto the newly Steele quickly credits her 22 teammates as constructed Reavis Stadium on Wednesday afthe reason for her success. ternoon to practice for the DePauw field hockey “We are a team, and we work really well team’s upcoming matchup with Christopher together,” she said. “I couldn’t do anything Newport University. without my defense. They are incredible. They After jogging two warm-up laps with the don’t let many shots and make my job easy. team, Steele breaks away for her individual This past weekend is a testament to that.” workout. In the team’s opening weekend against She picks up a jump rope and begins quickly Hendrix College and Rhodes College, Steele picking up her feet. Then she steps down into only had to make a total of two saves. This comdeep lunges, to warm up before suiting up on ing weekend, the team faces Center College and her pads to jump in goal. Christopher Newton University. Each day, Steele focuses on the little moSenior center back Kyle Maloney has played tions and skills that will help her achieve her with Steele over the past three years, seeing her number one goal: a shutout. grow as a goalkeeper. “There’s always little things I want to work “We’ve had a strong [defensive] line for the towards,” Steele said. “For me, it’s always workpast four years, and she’s pulled us all together ing towards that shutout. It’s not something I when we were struggling,” Maloney said. “Magknow I can get every game, but it’s something I gie is the last person on defense who will stop am always working towards.” the ball. She directs the defense in a positive Steele started in goal her freshman year of way and helps us to be a cohesive unit.” high school in Cincinnati, Ohio, after playing Assistant Coach Lauren Taylor has been lacrosse goalie for two previous years. She has working with goalies Steele and first-year Sarah never changed positions or even tried playing Guendert. any other positions on the field. “Maggie sees everything and is able to com“I like the pressure in goal,” she said. “I’m municate to the defense to make the system able to stand back there and see the whole field. successful,” Taylor said. “They are able to work My job is the last line of defense, but it’s also the ball all the way up the field. Skill-wise, she is to let the defenders know who’s coming. I’m able to commit to her skills. She works hard.” communicating with everyone, and I can see This is Taylor’s first year at DePauw after everything.” graduating from Elmira College in June. Like In her three years playing for the Tigers, Steele, Taylor also played goalie. Steele has put Steele still reher name out members her first there not only game as a freshin the DePauw “There’s always little things I want to work man when she community but let in eight goals, towards. For me, it’s always working towards two of which she in the North Coast Athletic kicked in herself that shutout.” Conference and and another two -Maggie Steele National Colthat went right legiate Athletic through her legs. Association com“That was munities. She’s a great starting been referred to point for me,” she as “the cage of Steele” after she set the record said. “I knew I couldn’t do worse than that. As for the amount of shutouts in a single season. I’ve gotten older, I’ve gained more confidence. In her freshman year, Steele, the only goalie I know the team. I know the field. I can rely on on the team, started in all 19 games, recorded my team, and my team can rely on me.” 32 saves and tallied a 1.19 goals-against-average. Although Steele says that she has gained In the Tigers’ 2012 season, Steele recorded confidence in the course of the last four years, 15 shutouts and is credited with an NCACshe still has room to grow throughout the record and Div. III lead. Last season, Steele ended the season with 10 shutouts and second in the NCAC Div. III conference with a .90 goals-against-average. Steele | cont’d on page 15 BY ABBY MARGULIS
Senior Maggie Steele makes a stop during practice. ABBY MARGULIS / THE DEPAUW
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