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Students chime in DePauw and Wabash presidents about Winter Term partner to fight proposed amendment
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Students continue to speak up in online surveys and open forums as the discussions concerning possible changes to Winter Term progress. Around 30 students convened in the Union Building Ballroom Sunday night to voice their opinions and concerns about changing Winter Term requirements, while a survey created by Olivia Carmel ’13 has been completed by many DePauw alumnae and current students. At the event Sunday, the second student forum devoted to discussing possible changes to Winter Term, Dean of Academic Life Dave Berque, Dean of Experiential Learning Raj Bellani and Dean of Faculty Terri Bonebright were available to answer questions. “We want to make sure that we’re getting input from all sides on this,” Berque said. “Where there is change there will always be discomfort, but we want to limit that as much as possible.” One of the main concerns previously voiced by students and faculty alike concerned the possibility of shortening Winter Term. “There has been very little support for that idea. I think that’s completely off the table at this point,” Berque said. Main points made during Sunday night’s discussion included the possibility of a $3,000-5,000 grant made to each student in his or her sophomore year. This grant would allow students to pursue off-campus faculty led trips and unpaid internships with more financial freedom. According to Berque, this money would come from a rearrangement of the financial aid budget that would decrease the amount of merit-based aid given out each year, while increasing the needbased aid. Students in the forum had differing reactions to the proposed grant and the changes it would mean for the financial aid distribution during the regular admissions process. “If it wasn’t for merit-based aid I wouldn’t be [at
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what is HJR 6?
-HJR 6 stands for House Joint Resolution 6 -The exact wording of the proposed amendment is: “Only marriage between one (1) man and one (1) woman will be valid or recognized as a marriage in Indiana. A legal status identical or substantially similar to that of marriage for unmarried individuals shall not be valid or recognized.”
-If enacted, this would change the Indiana state constitution (amend it) to do two (2) things: (1) prohibit any future legislatures from passing a law that would allow same-sex couples to legally marry and (2) prohibit any future legislatures from enacting a law that would allow any legal protections for any unmarried relationship that are similar to marriage (civil unions, domestic partnerships, etc.).
What are other states doing? By JULIE BLOCK news@thedepauw.com
DePauw University and Wabash College presidents Brian Casey and Gregg Hess, respectively, sent out a press release on Monday morning stating their joint partnership with Freedom Indiana Coalition in its fight against Indiana’s House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR6), a proposed amendment to the Indiana constitution. If passed, HJR6 would permanently define marriage as between a man and a woman and
marriage for same sex couples civil unions domestic partnerships
would remove protections under the current Indiana law for same-sex couples. It is to be discussed in the Indiana General assembly’s legislative session this January. Casey and Hess will be joining Michael McRobbie, president of Indiana University, along with Eli Lilly and Company, Cummins Inc. and many other major groups and organizations, in Freedom Indiana’s fight to bring this proposed amendment to people’s attention and to show the impact that the amendment may have on Indiana businesses if passed.
“We are proud to join the Freedom Indiana Coalition and, in doing so, stand with some of Indiana’s most respected employers and organizations on the side of fairness,” McRobbie said in a press release. Casey’s main concern with regards to DePauw is the potential negative impact that such an amendment can have on employing faculty and staff who do not support HJR6. “We are a community that relies on our capac
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Firecrackers popped in a parking lot and the scent of cumin wafted through the open door of the Spiritual Life Center Friday evening during the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights and the new year. “This is a joyous time back home,” said Raj Bellani, dean of experiential learning, during the prayer ceremony that took place before the meal. “A lot of people would be fat from drinking and eating.” Diwali has its base in the Ramayana, one of Hinduism’s holy texts. In the story, King Rama, an incarnation of the god Vishnu, spends 14 years in exile from him kingdom and his wife is kidnapped by the demon king. Diwali celebrates Rama’s slaying of the demon king and his return home after exile. In India, where Hindus make up roughly 80 percent of the popula-
really cool event.” Spiritual Life Center director Kate Smanik was thrilled to see the mass of non-Hindu students at the celebration. “When these faith communities are so small it’s easy to feel alone, like you’re the only one,” Smanik said. “When students come out and support them it shows they care. It makes the DePauw community closer as a whole.” Attendees could join in each aspect of the celebration, including the initial prayer to Lakshmi, goddess of wealth, the traditional meal and the concluding fireworks. By the end of the evening, the food was gone and empty sparkler boxes filled the trash can. “The best part was to see all the people who are new to Hinduism and to get to talk to them,” Deshmukh said. “I loved how everybody was so interested. The number of people who showed up was amazing.”
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meant the student couldn’t take the internship.” Now, a DePauw student who is granted an un-
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President Brian Casey announced on Thursday that Rick (’76) and Jan Neville have made a $1 million gift to DePauw, specifically to the Hubbard Center of Student Engagement and its fledgling program the Signature Internship Program. The Signature Internship Program was piloted last year and funds internship experiences of approximately 50 DePauw students. These students, who were taking part in unpaid internships, may not otherwise have been able to gain these experiences. “In some cases hosts are able to offer paid internships, but others may be non-profit or just unable to pay,” Jonathan Coffin, assistant to the president, said in a phone interview. “Before [the Signature Internship Program] that may have
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DePauw],” said junior Ryan Pranger. Senior Rob Weider had a different perspective though. “What we need to keep in mind is that students will be getting up to 5,000 dollars in their sophomore year, which kind of makes up for a lessening of aid,” he countered. Carmel’s survey touched on different points than Sunday’s discussion, but, as it has been completed by over 500 students and alumnae, and there are another 200 incomplete surveys, it has been no less important than these open forums in allowing the student voice to be heard. According to Carmel, these surveys demonstrate that Berque was right to say that there has
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been little support for shortening Winter Term, or even for changing the structure of it much at all. “Not that change is bad, but I was disappointed in some of the proposals that had been thrown around,” Carmel said in a phone interview. “The percentages are very much leaning towards not changing Winter Term,” she continued. “Most people seemed to find Winter Term important because it gave them an opportunity to study something outside of their major, or to leave the country.” So while discussions concerning changes to Winter Term continue to evolve, surveys and forums attempt to give voice to the students it would most effect.
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“Gifts of this nature are the product of conversation... with our alums and with those who care about DePauw.”
Internship Program and be granted up to a $3,000 stipend to help defray the cost of living while interning. The Nevilles were prompted to make this generous donation and to make it specifically toward the Hubbard Center for Student Engagement’s Signature internship Program, because of Rick Neville’s experience with DePauw internships. “[Rick] received an internships from [James] Emison ’52 when he was a student. It helped get him a job after school,” Coffin said. “I know they have spoken about wanting to make sure other students have opportunities like they had when they were in school,” he added. Raj Bellani, dean of experiential learning, said the Nevilles felt they could best ensure DePauw students were given the best possible opportunities by donating to the Hubbard Center. “They were really interested in ways they could help our students be successful after DePauw,” he
Presidents | cont. from page 1 “-ity to attract talented students and faculty,” he said, “and any amendment or law that prohibits us from attracting talent from whatever corner it comes from is simply harmful to this institution and its educational mission.” McRobbie seems to have similar reasoning for his decision to join Freedom Indiana. “HJR6 sends a powerfully negative message of Indiana as a place to live and work that is not welcoming to people of all backgrounds and beliefs,” McRobbie said. “As a major employer in the state, IU competes with universities and companies around the world for the very best talent, and HJR6 would needlessly complicate our efforts to attract employ-
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said. For the Signature Internship Program as a whole, Bellani sees this gift as a jumping-off point. “Other universities may have as much as $5 to 10 million devoted to unfunded internships,” Bellani said. “It’s the first gift of what we hope will be many.” Coffin is also hopeful that with continued discussions, more gifts will continue to arrive. “Gifts of this nature are the product of conversation,” he said. “Conversations with President Casey, with our alums and with those who care about DePauw. It really comes down to making DePauw better.”
ees to our campuses around the state.” Despite the fact that Wabash and DePauw are rival schools, Hess and Casey believed that joining the Freedom Indiana Coalition together would have a more powerful impact than joining separately, as it would show people that the university presidents are united for this cause. “Last week, [Hess] called me and said, since both institutions were thinking about this, wouldn’t it be interesting and powerful to move together? And I said, ‘I think it would be,’” Casey said. “The fact that you have IU and now two leading private institutions all moving together will garner notice and will get a sense of momentum for the particular issue.” While there was some hesitation among the DePauw board of trustee members when Casey
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approached them with his idea, Casey hopes that he will receive mostly positive feedback from board members and students alike. “Our board was supportive, though with some anxiety expressed about an institution taking a potentially controversial position,” Casey said. “There was some expression for the institutions good-standing, but there was very strong support.” Casey is awaiting much feedback from this announcement. “I’ve literally been in meetings all day, so I’ve been unable to find out how this is going, but I’m sure I’ll know soon,” he said. For more information on Freedom Indiana and the partnership between Casey and Hess, visit http://www.freedomindiana.org/.
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tion, Diwali spans over five days. “At home there is a lot more emphasis on prayer,” said junior Meghali Deshmukh, one of the students who organized the celebration. “You also get together with family and friends, share food and get new [traditional] clothes.” At DePauw, however, where only nine Hindu students are on record, Diwali was limited to a single evening, and everything, including the fireworks, was on a much smaller scale. “The fireworks we had here are like little kid fireworks back home [in India],” Deshmukh said. “We have fancy, fancy fireworks and it’s beautiful.” Although Indian celebrations of Diwali dwarf the celebration at DePauw, the Hindu students still got to feel a sense of community. Throughout the evening, nearly 75 non-Hindu students cycled through. “I attended to join in the festivities important to some of my friends,” said junior Celia Klug. “It was a
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Fireworks in November: DePauw celebrates Diwali
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CAMPUSCRIME November 1
Longden Hall
• Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 1:25 a.m. | Place: Alpha Tau Omega fraternity
• Suspicious activity • Subjects located / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 11:36 p.m. | Place: 400 block South Indiana St.
• Suspicious person • Officer checked area / unable to locate subject | Time: 3:42 p.m. | Place: Humbert Hall
November 2
• Welfare check • Subject located / transported to hospital | Time: 3:56 p.m. | Place: Campus
• Investigate for odor of marijuana • Officer checked building / unable to locate source | Time: 1:28 a.m. | Place: Mason Hall
• Medical • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 10:41 p.m. | Place: Inn at DePauw
• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of friend / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 1:32 a.m. | Place: Lucy Hall
• Possession of false ID • Forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 10:42 p.m. | Place: Off campus
• Investigate for odor of marijuana • Forwarded to Campus Living | Time: 7:32 p.m. | Place: Bloomington Street Hall • Suspicious activity • Subjects located / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 8:36 p.m. | Place: Longden Hall • Minor in consumption / disorderly conduct / possession of false ID / interference with medical services / public urination / intimidation • Arrested: Edward Gable | Time: 9:20 p.m. | Place:
• Minor in consumption • Forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 2:26 a.m. | Place: Phi Kappa Psi fraternity • Welfare check • Subject located / checked okay | Time: 3:24 a.m. | Place: Campus
First-year student apologizes for events leading to his arrest
• Welfare check • Subject located / checked okay | Time: 11:01 a.m. | Place: Hogate Hall
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First-year Edward Gable was arrested Friday November 1 at 9:20 PM. His arrest was made on the basis of six different counts. These included minor in consumption, disorderly conduct, possession of false identification, interference with medical services, public urination and intimidation. Following a phone interview made per The DePauw policy Monday night, Gable expressed his desire to apologize for the events. “Sorry to the officers and the people I offended,” he said. “That’s not who I am.”
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New orders of business voted on at faculty meeting The monthly faculty meeting started with a bump in the road on Monday night in the Union Building Ballroom. Not enough faculty members showed up for a quorum (two-thirds of the faculty) to vote on items until 4:16 p.m., though the meeting started at 4 p.m. “If you know somebody sitting back in their office who said they were too busy to come, will you send them a text or something and give them a hard time and tell them we need them?” asked Bridget Gourley, chair of faculty. While waiting on enough faculty to attend the meeting, Gourley went through orders of business which didn’t require action such as news from the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning, Committee on Faculty, Faculty Development Committee, Committee on Administration and GLCA Academic Council Representative. After ten more faculty members came to make quorum, the chair of faculty went back to previous business on the agenda that needed to be voted on. Management of Academic Operations held a motion for faculty to approve new course in the Geosciences. The Faculty Governance Steering Committee brought up a motion to suspend a portion of their bylaws and standing rules that would allow them to try out a consent agenda. A consent agenda would allow non-controversial items to be passed over at meetings,
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• Welfare check • Released to custody of friend / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 3:54 a.m. | Place: Hogate Hall
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• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of friend / forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 1:45 a.m. | Place: Beta Theta Pi fraternity
• Medical • Ambulance dispatched / patient refused transport | Time: 12:01 a.m. | Place: Alpha Chi Omega sorority
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• Criminal mischief to TV • Pending | Time: 1:01 a.m. | Place: Bishop Roberts Hall
• Party registration violation • Forwarded to Community Standards | Time: 11:12 p.m. | Place: Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity
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unless a faculty member wanted to bring them up for discussion. Although three faculty members asked questions about the motion, the motion was passed through a two-thirds majority vote. President Brian Casey brought up a few points including the announcement DePauw joined the Freedom Indiana Coalition, which is an effort to fight House Joint Resolution 6 (HJR6), which would amend the Indiana Constitution to ban same-sex marriage. This announcement sparked applause from everyone in the faculty meeting. “In a remarkably fun twist over the last couple of days, we did this with Wabash College,” Casey said. “So we jointly announced this today, going into [the Monon Bell Classic] week.” Vice President of Academic Affairs Larry Stimpert, brought up several points in regards to DePauw’s image, the Winter Term proposal, and the student culture here at DePauw. A report on academic integrity given by Dave Berque, dean of academic life included the statistics on academic integrity cases reported at DePauw in the last three school years. Berque stated that there were 33 cases of academic integrity cases reported in the 2009-2010 school year, 49 cases in the 2010-2011 school year, 45 cases in the 2011-2012 school year, and 49 cases in the 2012-2013 school year. Although academic integrity cases at DePauw are not necessarily on the rise, Berque noted that “most first violations are concluded with a settlement form.” Berque stressed that faculty members need to be very clear with students about their policies in their classroom, as well as outside of the classroom, in regards to their work.
Hadley McCoy, 7, and her sister Maddie McCoy, 7, decorate sugar cookies at Art Attack in the lobby of the Green Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday. SUNNY STRADER/THE DEPAUW By KAITLYN FRISCHE news@thedepauw.com
Local children and their families expressed themselves through music, poetry and crafts with the help of DePauw University clubs and organizations at Art Attack on Sunday afternoon. This year marks the 12th annual Arts Fest. Sarah McAdams, the coordinator of Art Attack and art publicity coordinator, said the event is a great way to kick off Arts Fest each year. “It’s one of the few events that DePauw offers to children,” she said. “Arts Fest in general is a celebration of the arts and we invite the Greencastle and outside community to come in and celebrate the arts.” Art Attack relies heavily on the help of DePauw students for its success. “The event would not take place without student organizations on campus, because that’s what it’s all about,” McAdams said. “They volunteer their time and resources to provide these activities for the kids.” Approximately 14 different clubs and organizations on campus were participating in the event this year. Members of Phi Delta Theta fraternity helped kids craft colorful turkeys out of construction paper,
Greencastle residents and DePauw students alike listen to a performance by The Key Notes, DePauw’s all female acapella group at Art Attack. AHN THUY NGUYEN / THE DEPAUW
while members of Alpha Phi sorority painted faces and assisted children in creating candy necklaces. Pi Beta Phi sorority members set up a cookie decorating station and the Poetry Club provided a station for children to write and illustrate poetry. In addition to crafts, student clubs and organizations also exposed children to other forms of art, including music, theatre and radio broadcasting. The National Association for Musical Educators held a musical petting zoo for children to touch and play with different musical instruments ranging from the trombone to the flute. The Duzer Du chapter of Alpha Psi Omega provided children with a tour of Moore Theatre, and local singer and songwriter, Bobbie Lancaster, hosted a songwriting workshop where children pieced together a song about their experiences at Art Attack. Beverly Hughes of Greencastle brings her son Addison to Art Attack every year. “He really enjoys the arts,” she said. “So anytime he has the chance to do anything musical or creative, or anything like that, he goes for it.” WGRE also offered children the opportunity to record a promotion that might be used by the radio station in future broadcasts. For senior Christine Webster, Art Attack is a great opportunity to expose young people to radio broadcasting. “Radio is a dying art, but it’s something that’s really important and near and dear to a lot of DePauw kids’ hearts,” Webster said. “It’s just
another way to get our name out and get a little bit of our swag spread around the Greencastle area to promote listenership so they can come and tune in and hear their own voices on air.” Senior Heidi Meuth held similar views in regards to exposing children at a young age to musical instruments and the arts. “I think early exposure at any level is important for students, especially young students,” Meuth said. “It helps them see how cool instruments are . . . I think it’s just a good way to get kids interested in music and get them started in music.” Regina Neudeck of Reelsville takes her four children to Art Attack every year. “They took art out of the schools so that’s why I bring them here,” she said. Her sixteen-year-old daughter, Cora Neudeck, likes to see her younger brothers and sisters enjoying art. “They’ve got a lot of great music things and it’s just a really great opportunity to be creative and everything, and I know they enjoy it a lot,” Cora Neudeck said. McAdams is pleased with what Art Attack has provided these children. “It is a good opportunity for kids to see that there are opportunities out there for them that they may not have known or been exposed to.”
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NY Times journalist Ben Solomon ‘10 returns to DePauw as part of Crain Lecture series
Ben Solomon ‘10, speaking during a Crain Lecture in Watson Forum on Sunday November 3rd. Solomon presented some of his most recent work and discussed his experiences as a New York Times video journalist. CLARISSA ZINGRAF / THE DEPAUW By NICOLE DECRISCIO news@thedepauw.com
In a world where the ability for media venues to send foreign correspondents is shrinking, Ben Solomon ’10, a photographer and multimedia journalist for The New York Times has worked in over 30 countries in the past three years. Immediately after graduating from DePauw, Solomon interned for The New York Times and was then hired. Solomon returned to DePauw as a Crain lecturer on Sunday night in Watson Forum. During the lecture, he spoke about his experiences as a foreign multimedia journalist and the challenges he has faced, how he handles what he witnesses
and his advice for aspiring journalists “We’re all people,” Solomon said of what he has learned from working in the Middle East. “They still have very powerful emotions. They still have very high expectations for a good life.” Solomon said one of the challenges he faced was telling the stories conveyed in his videos in engaging and creative ways. “Otherwise, it just becomes this hodge podge of death and a very ho hum feeling from a lot of Americans that don’t really engage with the topics you’re writing about,” Solomon said. Solomon said that foreign journalists serve an important role. “The need for foreign journalism in understanding the war has never been so important,”
Solomon said. “Because our generation has seen more war than any other generation.” Solomon said that every person handles what they see differently. “That’s not to say that all the time that you just don’t think about this and don’t have understanding and have compassion for the people who are going through this,” Solomon said. “To be a good journalist, you have to.” He noted that both Syria and Libya were difficult to cover. “There’s no technique, you just kind of have to find your way to deal with it,” Solomon said. He said the most powerful photo he took was in Syria that showcased 15-year-old boy, who was traveling with a lone suitcase from the refuge he
had in Turkey to Syria in order to visit his sick mother. However, he cautioned against journalists not empathizing. “The worst thing that can happen is when people become kind of jaded and close minded to the things. A lot of journalists that I encounter end up being very cynical, and I think that’s a dangerous thing to go through,” Solomon said. “What you need to empathize with people, is to have compassion and understand their circumstances, and when you can’t do that anymore, you’re not a very effective journalist.” Solomon’s advice to aspiring journalists was to know the basics. “There’s no alternative for the very basics of journalism,” Solomon said. “I think everybody should start learning the inverted pyramid. I think everyone should start learning the old school basics of how to write a story and if you don’t have it, then you’re not going to become a storyteller.” He also said that students should take advantage of the opportunities that DePauw offers. “This is a good place for young journalists. This is like an unshined gem,” Solomon said. He noted that students should strive to get internships because the experience is significantly different than what the classroom can provide. Solomon encouraged students, saying that whether or not someone comes from a journalism school background doesn’t always matter. “Once you’re working in journalism it just matters if you’re a good journalist or not,” he said. President Brian Casey, who was one of approximately 40 people in attendance for the speech, was impressed by Solomon’s work since graduation. “On the one hand, I’d like to think [student’s having this sort of success] is expected, but it’s remarkable,” Casey said. “The fact that he’s been able to construct a remarkable career at such a young age through huge parts of Africa, Asia and Europe is quite striking.” Dave Bohmer, director of the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media and the Media Fellows program, was “very impressed” at Solomon’s speech. “It’s never an easy road to work for a paper like that,” Bohmer said, adding that he believes that the reason DePauw has some successful journalists working for larger papers such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times is because those students took advantage of the opportunities offered by the University. Solomon will be meeting with students on campus until Wednesday afternoon.
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Guest composer Seth Tsui ‘11 sounds the start of ArtsFest 2013
The DePauw University Orchestra perfroming a concert on in Kresge Hall on Sunday, November 3rd for ArtsFest. The music highlighted music under the theme of “Art and the Quest” and featured scores from the move Lieutenant Kije. LIN YE / THE DEPAUW By CARLY TEBELMAN
The orchestra was also especially pleased to welcome back
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This past Sunday, the DePauw University orchestra’s concert in Kresge Auditorium kicked off ArtsFest 2013 with an unforgettable opening promenade, a splash of comedy and a couple of special guests. The concert began unusually with only three players on the stage. As a drum roll cued the entrance of Director Orcenith Smith, John Corigliano’s “Promenade Overture” began. The musicians, while playing, entered the stage one section at a time, taking their seats in turn. The theatrics and the piece itself drew to a close as the very last member of the ensemble, the tuba, ran across stage to his seat just in time for the last note. Corigliano will visit DePauw in the spring of 2014 as the featured composer for the Music of the 21st Century Festival. Gioacchino Rossini’s “William Tell Overture,” most commonly recognized as the “Lone Ranger” theme, and Sergei Prokofiev’s music to the 1930’s Soviet comedic film “Lt. Kijé” were two other crowd favorites. “Lt. Kijé” featured baritone Valentin Lanzrein, professor of voice.
“It is exciting to work with a person in film composition who is at the beginning [of his career] ... The mechanism for film scoring has changed and Seth [Tsui’s] methods are interesting to me.” - ORCENITH SMITH, DEPAUW UNIVERSITY ORCHESTRA DIRECTOR
DePauw ’11 alumnus and composer Seth Tsui. The ensemble per-
formed his score to the short film “Virtus Vitae” with the video projected in real time overhead. This performance gave both the orchestra and Smith a unique opportunity to work with a modern-day film composer. “It is exciting to work with a person in film composition who is at the beginning [of his career]...The mechanism for film scoring has changed, and Seth [Tsui’s] methods are interesting to me,” Smith said on working with Tsui. Tsui recently won the inaugural CINE Film Scoring Competition for Emerging Composers for his “Virtus Vitae” score. This achievement gained him entry into scoreAscore, an exclusive community of film composers with a clientele including Disney, Google, NBC and Universal. As a student, Tsui took advantage of DePauw’s recording studio and learned how to record, edit and synthesize much of his own music. He released his first album, “I Slept Through Supernovas,” while at DePauw in 2009. Since graduation, Tsui has moved to Los Angeles and continues to serve as an excellent example of a 21st century musician. He is a recording engineer for various clients and scores music and for a number of video games and television shows including “CSI.” To make a successful career as a musician, Tsui believes that one must “have a plan, but be flexible to change. Think of yourself as a serial start-up CEO.” Fortunately, the CINE competition introduced Tsui to a field that he enjoys and his flexibility paid off. Although Tsui was at first discouraged by the extreme differences between the DePauw “bubble” and the working world, he has effectively synthesized each one of his abilities to become a successful, professional musician. He has utilized his skills as a multi-purpose audio technician to create a network for his compositional career. Tsui has also taught himself a multitude of instruments, making him an extremely marketable musician as well as technician. As a performer and artist, Tsui has released three albums, the most recent being “LEAP” in May 2013. To create audiences for his music, Tsui employs several promotional efforts including his LEAP game that can be found on his website, www.addictivestranger. com. This synthesis of skill, networking and innovation creates the marketability towards which 21st century musicians must gear themselves. Smith and the members of the DePauw Orchestra are grateful to Mark McCoy, dean of the School of Music, for his support in bringing Tsui back to DePauw. Smith also gives special thanks to Duane Skoog, technical director for the Green Center for Performing Arts, and Matthew Champagne, the recording arts specialist, for their technical assistance, without both of whom the multi-media performance would not have been possible. The orchestra looks forward to its next performance on the evening of Nov. 25 in Kresge. Visit www.depauw.edu/music/calendar for more information on this concert and other upcoming events.
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The hashtag sign has become the symbol that’s been taking over the pages of many social media pages--not to mention referenced in conversations emphasizing the topic at hand. #Inclass, #ChickenDinner, #swag, #YOLO and many other motifs have entered the spotlight at DePauw. Amidst the studying and daily struggles students go through, they find ways to clear their minds with entertaining trends. We have compiled a list of the top four most popular trends. These trends serve as a method of releasing creative energy, escaping the constant workload and uniting students in the cultural bubble that is DePauw.
All aboard the Struggle Bus! The constant balance of both academics and extracurricular activities proves difficult for some students. And when that stress of papers, tests and projects piles high, the metaphorical Struggle Bus doors open for those frazzled students.This term is a favorite especially during midterms and finals. First-year Penelope Ramirez explained how when people have greater struggles, their position on the Struggle Bus gets promoted. “You’re the driver if you’re going through a hell week,” Ramirez explained. “So right now we’re [all] on the struggle bus, but I’m driving the car,” Students use the term humorously to compare the load of work they’re dealing with, but sophomore Sarah Dela Cruz said that people definitely don’t want to be on the struggle bus. “It’s not meant to be a competition, it’s just that we’re all going through it so we all ride the bus in different sections,” said Dela Cruz.
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Be careful where you snooze on campus because your picture just might end up on the DePauw Naps Facebook page. This page showcases all the students on campus that are caught drifting off instead of being productive on school work. Some of these pictures show the person innocently curled up in a ball while other snoozers are discovered with their limbs stretched out in all directions, making for a legendary afternoon nap. Scrolling down the page of shame has become an enjoyable break for students on Facebook. Senior Meg Jung said the page is a good community bonding activity that everyone could relate to since people understand the fight against falling asleep unexpectedly. Sophomore Kiah Simmons believes the funniest part of the page is never know who’s going to end up on it next. “You just hope that you never get caught,” Simmons said.
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Let your imagination run wild with Bitstrips! These cartoon strips are flooding the feeds of Facebook users, and you might just end up in one of them. Bitstrips allow users to customize avatars of themselves with details such as scraggly hair, unique outfits and fun accessories. The user can then feature themselves and their friends in the most outlandish situations of their imaginations. Some popular strips center around fun or fantasy activities, but the fun comes from incorporating friends in the comic strips and embarrassing them. Although junior Dione Gordon doesn’t participate in this cartoonish trend she explains how people shouldn’t take the jokes in the strips too personally. “It’s all fun and games and if you get mad then you just defeated the purpose of what it’s supposed to be,” said Gordon.
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Whether it’s blue or pink, or something more natural like brown or blonde, ombre hair has the fashion world buzzing. Ombre is a hairstyle that blends from one color to another in a transition from root to tip. Celebrities with the trending look include Beyonce Knowles, Lauren Conrad and Jessica Alba. Girls on campus have adopted the trend too, changing their hair colors to create a fashion statement that people could remember. Even sophomore Shakira Gibson decided to try out the trend after a relative told her about the new look. “I mixed a red and a blonde [hair dye] because I wanted a lighter color that
wouldn’t be too outrageous,” said Gibson. “It’s popular in cities and urban neighborhoods, and especially in the media.” While girls are willing to experiment with mixing and matching colors of the rainbow in their hair, others aren’t so crazy about the new look. “Ombre hair just kind of looks like you’re forgetting to go to the hairstylist,” Jung said. She thinks it looks like four inches of regrowth hair at the roots, but nevertheless, she understands why girls like this look.
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THE DEPAUW | Editorial Board
RHYS WEBER
Kudos to Casey and Hess for taking a position on HJR6
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Yesterday President Brian Casey and Wabash College President Gregory D. Hess announced their decision to join with Freedom Indiana, a bipartisan grassroots coalition that opposes the Indiana State House’s Joint Resolution 6 (HJR6). In standing with Freedom Indiana, Casey and Hess affirmed that they do not support the proposed legislation that would change the constitutional definition of marriage in the state of Indiana and would deny legal protections for same-sex and unmarried couples and families. We applaud the presidents for coming together for a cause they support regardless of the rivalry between the schools, but even more so for doing so in the midst of a capital campaign. Surely not all prospective donors will support Freedom Indiana, and there possibility exists that some may be offended by Casey’s stance on the issue. While it would be easy for Casey and Hess to stand by and watch as the battle continues into 2014 as to whether or not this amendment will carry, they have instead taken a position. They stand alongside proponents of Freedom Indiana including Cummins Inc., Eli Lilly and Company, the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Indiana University and many others, regardless of the repercussions, to support a cause in which they fully believe. Not every day do university presidents announce their beliefs on an issue. Not every day do university presidents encourage political change. Not every day do university presidents speak up for what is right as opposed to solely focusing on the image of the university. Yesterday was “that day.”
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ike most DePauw University students, a weekend filled with fun is usually capped off with a Sunday filled with napping, football, and the illusion that any work will be accomplished. This week was not particularly different, other than the fact that it was Halloween: the most misunderstood holiday of the year. Pre-puberty Halloween is a pedal-to-the-medal race to see how many fun-sized candy bars you can collect and then consumed in a four-hour window. In college, on the other hand, it is a different type of race, but I will not say what the fun-sized candy bars are replaced with. So here it is, my assessment of Halloween at DePauw, described by our favorite means for procrastination: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Erodr. The weekend began with ominous warnings from upperclassmen about what the first-years could expect. Most were entertaining including, “This is where we separate the men from the boys,” or “This weekend is the freshmen’s trial by fire.” Bravo, upperclassmen, bravo. Others were predictions about what costumes should be expected, with the dominant theme being cats, cats and more cats. When cats became the vogue-domesticated animal for college age girls, I will never know, but you have to respect the loyalty. I was fairly disappointed by my “case-study” of Facebook and Twitter, maybe because my state-school friends started celebrating Halloween on Monday, Oct. 28 (jealous) or maybe because Matthew Tully, Indianapolis Star columnist, has never dove into the subject of cats. Either way, these applications, the people I follow, and probably myself included, needed to step up our Halloween game. The other two apps in question, Instagram and Erodr, were the sources of plenty of amusement over the weekend. While Instagram contained the prescribed number of
#PicStitchs to keep the creative juices flowing, Erodr took a different route to liven up the holiday. The Erodr costume contest was an entertaining way to see the most creative costumes DePauw students were able to think up. Shout out to first-year Nate Conviser, senior Casey Devlin and sophomore Matt Costakis for their particularly clever and lucrative ideas. The most exciting and entertaining moments over the weekend belonged unquestionably to Erodr. The community stream produced its fair share of pictures of sweaty freshmen finding love in a hopeless place: the fraternity basement. Stay classy, first-years. While this may seem a little invasive, it did not disappoint in terms of entertainment, which seems to be the entire purpose of the app. Then came the wave, and I do not think it is inaccurate to call the anticipation leading up to the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity Sports House a wave. It seemed like the entire day on Saturday, regardless of which social media site you looked at was dominated by a “Sports” theme. From the pictures and my experience there, it certainly did not disappoint. By the way, who ever thought up the idea of combining a college party and an inflatable jousting ring should have a statue commissioned in their honor. While most of what I have written may come off as things the University might not want widely publicized, there were definitely bright spots to the weekend. As a senior, nothing makes me happier than seeing positivity towards the entirety of the greek system. Everyone that held an event this weekend was met with an outpour of support by a variety of members of the DePauw community. We should keep that up, because it is what makes DePauw and our greek system so special. More importantly, the alliance made between DePauw and Wabash College to join the Freedom Indiana Coalition in opposition to a state constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage made my weekend pretty great. I am proud of DePauw, even when we get a little wild, we come out on the right side of history. Kudos. — Small is a senior from Zionsville, Ind. doublemajoring in political science and history.
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few weeks after the government shutdown, you’d be hard pressed to find many who even recall what the shutdown was about. Few likely remember why the Senate and House of Representatives continued to dig in their heels over the re-opening of the Federal Government. For a time, it even seemed that the current manufactured crisis, the government shutdown, would not be solved before the next manufactured crisis, the raising of the debt ceiling, raised its head. Virtually everyone in Congress, both Democrat and Republican, believed, and rightly so, that not raising the debt limit would have had cataclysmic effects upon the US and global economy. This excluded only a few freshman members of the House of Representatives as well as a handful of Senators, such as house member Ted Yoho (Fla). Jacob Lew, Secretary of the Treasury, even said
that he had done everything “prudent and legal” that he could to prevent a default, and that unless the ceiling was raised, the United States government would default for the first time in its history. Who is to blame for bringing us to the edge of a catastrophe of this magnitude? According to a recent poll done by the Wall Street Journal, it seems that the blame is falling mostly on the Republican Party: 70 percent of the country said that Republicans were putting politics above what was best for the country. A lesser but still high 51 percent said the same about President Barack Obama. When it comes to the shutdown, the polling is almost as bad. Americans polled blamed Republicans over Democrats for the shutdown by a 22 percent margin (53 to 31). Will this have any effect on the 2014 elections? It’s hard to say. American politics and especially polarized American politics are very hard to predict. However, I know you may be asking is if the consequences of the shutdown and default are so horrendous, why aren’t clean debt limit bills passed? That, unfortunately, can be blamed on a variety of factors.
The first and probably the most important factor is that there is now no pressure on Congress. While both parties’ political ratings have been lowered, we now come to one of the biggest paradoxes in politics. The approval ratings of Congress itself is very low regardless of party affiliation, but the approval ratings of individual congressmen and women their constituents are still relatively high. This leads to little political pressure on members of Congress to actually compromise. The other reason that there has been little will to compromise is that there are a few members of the House and Senate who aren’t convinced that the default is really all that bad. They are dead wrong of course; however, when the chairman of the House Rules Committee articulated his position as quote, “Look. We’re not French. We don’t surrender,” room for compromise can be hard to find.
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pirituality is a loosely-defined concept that takes various forms—from unaffiliated personal practice to strict adherence to a religious doctrine. Regardless of what spirituality means to each of us, the DePauw community would benefit from embracing spiritual conversations. Although it might seem like an intangible, mystical concept, spirituality manifests itself very evidently on our campus and in the world at large through everything from holidays and traditions to everyday choices and habits. Talking about these beliefs, then, seems not only relevant to a student body that brims with a variety of spiritual beliefs but strikingly logical. At our liberal arts university, we value the cultivation of educated minds that can see beyond their own viewpoints and ethnocentric tendencies. Our campus prizes tolerance, equality and acceptance for each unique worldview. It only makes sense, then, that we would be not only willing but wholeheartedly eager to engage in conversations about spirituality.
PHOTOPINION
What do you think is one of the biggest trends on DePauw’s campus right now? “Erodr.”
GRANT WALTERS, sophomore “I really don’t know, other than warm clothing.”
— Weber is a sophomore from Fort Wayne, Ind. majoring in political science and history. opinion@thedepauw.com
Spiritual beliefs: A conversation worth having Nearly every culture throughout history has based itself on some spiritual ideology that answers life’s biggest existential questions about how we got here, why we are here, and what happens to us when we die. Obviously, since we were not around to witness the beginning of the universe, we find other ways to explain life. We usually choose one of two options: ignore the big questions or find answers to them by sorting through various belief systems until we find one that makes sense. I encourage the latter option. Specifically, as a Christian on this campus, I encourage talking openly about spiritual matters and religious beliefs because I think it sharpens our own ideas when we encounter different opinions. Existential issues, moral conundrums, and religious identities frequently seem too controversial, too elusive, too frustrating—maybe even too unimportant—for everyday conversation. But I think that spirituality has played such a vital role in the construction of nearly all modern societies that we have no choice but to tackle these often loaded subjects. When we get tripped up by the enormity of spiritual conversations or let the social stigma keep us quiet, we cause education to come to a violent halt. We miss out on the chance to understand more about our world when we close ourselves off to spiritual matters. Just as importantly, because many of the students on our campus have spiritual practices or ideas, we miss the opportu-
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nity to learn about each other, too, when we avoid talking about spirituality. I think we could have a more tolerant, supportive and cohesive campus climate if we took time to listen to one another’s ideas about higher beings, prayer, religion and the purpose of human existence. Because these topics are often very personal and sensitive, however, we should bring our highest respect and attentiveness into our spiritual conversations. Without a genuine concern for the risk that it takes to open up about such deeply sacred topics as spirituality, we will never experience the radical growth and learning that can come from talking about spiritual matters. We won’t always come away from a spiritual conversation with a changed opinion, but we should make it our goal to leave with a deeper knowledge of the world in which we live and a heightened respect for others’ beliefs. We owe it to ourselves to be open to these dialogues because they are an integral part of a well-rounded education. Learning about others’ ideas and spiritual beliefs prepares us to enter a diverse world as people who can appreciate difference and promote equitable lifestyles for all sectors of our societies. — Perkins is a senior from Newcastle, Ind. majoring in English Literature. opinion@thedepauw.com
JORDAN DAVIS, senior “Wearing boots.”
JULIA WAGGONER, freshman “Yoga pants with boots.”
CULLEN HUNTER, freshman ARTHUR SMALL / THE DEPAUW
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Tigers winning streak ends, Flynn ties touchdown record
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Junior wide receiver D.J. Steward catches a complete pass from first-year quarterback Matt Hunt during the third quarter of Saturday’s home game against Wooster College. The Tigers lost to Wooster, 24-27. The team is now 3-5 for the season. SUNNY STRADER/THE DEPAUW By ERIC ST. BERNARD sports@depauw.com
On a day when his old Tigers’ basketball team took on Butler, senior wide out Barry Flynn caught a record-tying three touchdowns in a heartbreaking loss to the College of Wooster Fighting Scots, 27-24. Flynn, who stands at 6-foot-5-inch, joins Alex Koors and Dan Ryan as the last players to reach the end zone three times in one game. Flynn caught a 12-yard pass from quarterback Matt Hunt with 6:58 left in the first quarter, giving the Tigers an early 10-0 cushion that they would eventually lose in the third quarter. Flynn responded in the third, catching two touchdowns from Hunt in less than seven minutes. Flynn’s breakout performance came only a week after Wooster freshman wide receiver Darrian Owens set records of his own.
Owens, who earned NCAC Player of the Week, recorded 230 wide receiving yards and scoring three touchdowns on four receptions. The Tigers secondary, led by senior Dennis Callicut and sophomore Adam Folta, were able to tame Owens, as he only had three receptions for 67 yards. However, the defense would fall just short of keeping down the Fighting Scots’ momentum. “Football is such a game of momentum,” Folta said. “This was was more than any I’ve been a part of, and I really felt like we lost the momentum in the third quarter.” Wooster got its first lead early in the second half, when quarterback Richard Barnes took an eight-yard run into the end zone. Flynn and the rest of the team weren’t surprised by the back and forth battle against the third-place Fighting Scots. “Going in, I knew it was going to be a 60-minute game that took my personal best and everyone else’s personal best. They had guys
making plays,” Flynn said. The game-breaking play came early in the fourth quarter, when Wooster’s Richard Barnes
“Going in, I knew it was going to be a 60-minute game that took my personal best and everyone else’s personal best. They had guys making plays.” - BARRY FLYNN, SENIOR WIDE OUT
struck wide receiver Jake Vellucci for a 19-yard touchdown pass. That would end up being the
final score of the game. The Tigers’ quarterback, first-year Matt Hunt, who may be a consideration for NCAC Offensive Player of the Year award, outperformed his opposing quarterback. Hunt threw for 301 yards and three touchdowns on 35 attempts. Barnes went 16-27 on completions and attempts, throwing for 186 yards and one touchdown. Hunt now has 1551 passing yards in only seven games played. It was Barnes, however, who had the last laugh, handing Hunt his first loss in four contests. The Tigers are now 3-5 for the season, with two games to go. They travel to Hiram College in Ohio to take on the 2-6 Terriers. Hiram is coming off of an embarrassing 66-0 loss against Wabash College, who the Tigers will play for the final game of the season in the highly anticipated Monon Bell game.
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Swimming captures 25th straight dual win By RYAN KONICEK sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams traveled to St. Louis for a meet against the Washington University Bears on Saturday. The men came home with a win, the 155-136 victory over the Bears, while the lady Tigers lost 217-74. Junior Alexander Alfonso said the meet went very well for the men considering the competition. “We were up against a re-energized Wash U swim team who has a stellar freshman class of swimmers,” he said. Senior Joseph Hessburg was also pleased with the victory. “We had quite a few surprise performances along with our usual standout swims,” Hessburg said. “What stood out to us was the fact that our guys were racing and touching out Wash U swimmers for the fourth and fifth [place].” Alfonso aided in the win, finishing first in both the 100 free (47.90)
and the 200 individual medley (1:58.73). Junior Casey Hooker helped the Tiger’s achieve their 25th win in the 1,000-yard freestyle (9:49.59), the 200 butterfly (1:55.51), and the 500 free (4:41.39). Another amazing individual feat was junior Cameron Johnson, who dove off the one-meter and three-meter boards, placing second in both events. “Johnson practiced once for the one-meter and completely winged the three-meter dive. He helped jam the points that Wash U would have otherwise taken because we have no official divers on our roster,” Hessburg explained. The women’s team also posted some great times with junior Emily Weber stealing first in the 1000-yard freestyle (10:39.72) and first-year Angela Newlon touching first in the 500 free (5:05.22). Allison Kirby, a senior on the women’s team, said, “The team did pretty well. We did lose the meet, but it gave us an idea of what we need to improve on and what steps we need to take to move forward.” Both Alfonso and Kirby are excited for the upcoming swimming season. “This was only our second meet and we have many more meets
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that will prepare us for conference,” said Kirby. “We are preparing for the next meet by getting what we need to get done in the water.” Alfonso believes the men’s swimming team “is a more mature, cohesive, and motivated team” this year. Both swimming and diving teams will be competing is Friday night in Springfield, Ohio against Wittenberg University in another dual meet. “We want to carry our momentum and competitive drive through this meet,” Alfonso said. Hessburg said that Wittenberg isn’t a historically strong team, but they are still preparing with “long, tough practices” this week. “This meet dual meet will allow for a few guys to try out some of their second and third events instead of their usual meet lineup,” he said. Both the men and women’s swimming and diving team meets are set to begin at 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball set for NCAC match against Oberlin By NICOLE DARNALL sports@thedepauw.com
The DePauw women’s volleyball team is gearing up for its final tournament of the season this weekend, the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament. As of now, the Tigers are 24-5 overall, as well as 6-2 in conference. Their most recent accomplishments were at Benedictine University this past weekend in Lisle, Ill., where they went 3-1, losing only to Elmhurst College in 3 quick sets. The weekend overall was a big accomplishment for the Tigers. “Our biggest accomplishment this past weekend was our game against the University of Chicago,” said sophomore Lauren Falotico. “They’re a [nationally] ranked team with a lot of talent, but we
played our own game and had great teamwork. We completely controlled the pace of the game and won in three games.” The three-game quick win seems to be a pattern for the Tigers. And they hope to continue that. Their first game at the NCAC tournament will be against Oberlin College on Friday, who is 1117 in their season, a large deficit compared to DePauw’s record. “For the NCAC tournament we just need to go into each game with confidence and start each match strong,” Falotico said. “If we can control the pace of the game and keep the momentum going, we’ll be successful ... We’re definitely ready for this weekend.”
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Cross-country earns top 10 honors, men’s team off to early start on No Shave November By BRIAN AUSTIN
By ERIC ST. BERNARD sports@thedeapuw.edu
Although both teams’ seasons are officially slated to begin Friday, Nov. 15, the Tigers’ men’s and women’s basketball teams saw division one action this past weekend when they took on Butler in a preseason exhibition game at Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind. The men’s team started its competition against the Bulldogs on Saturday morning, dropping to a final score of 93-68. The women traveled to Indianapolis Sunday morning, where they, too, surrendered a loss, 63-41. Though the exhibition games had no implications on the team’s official record, it was one of the biggest match ups the school will have. Indianapolis Star sports writer Zak Keefer previewed the men’s exhibition game, writing, “The Tigers, 16-10 a year ago, are led by senior guard Michael Wilkison, who hit a team-high 48 3-pointers last season.” Wilkison, the Anderson High School (Cincinnati, Ohio) alum, is coming off his third year under head coach Bill Fenlon. The 5-foot-10-inch guard averaged 9.8 points per game last season, shooting 38 percent from behind the arc. He is one of four seniors returning for Fenlon’s program. The Tigers will be without last year’s leading scorer and rebounder, Barry Flynn, the 6-foot-5-inch senior who is now Tigers’ first-year quarterback Matt Hunt’s favorite receiving threat on Saturday afternoons. In the first half of Saturday’s exhibition, the Tigers traded punches with the Indiana powerhouse, heading into the Butler locker room trailing 42-33. Pat Haggin, a 6-foot-6-inch senior forward from Grand Blanc, Mich., finished the contest with 17 points for the Tigers. Hagan showed he is ready to meet this season’s high expectations in the absence of Flynn,
who averaged 15 points and seven rebounds in his last year with the Tigers. Hagan was not threatened by the division one competitors, helping his Tigers out-rebound the likes of Butlers’ Elijah Brown and Erik Fromm, 32-31. Hagan started out with the program as a guard in 2011 and has noted the changes the team has encountered thus far. He also notes the added expectations for him and other big men on the team. “You don’t know until you get some games under your belt,” Hagan said. “I think that Barry [Flynn] was a great player, averaging 15 and 10. That’s big shoes to fill, but I think we have players that have experience.” Haggin was joined in the front court by junior forward Bob Dillon, sophomore Mark Johnson and 6-foot-9-inch junior center Tommy Fernitz. Fernitz had seven rebounds against the Bulldogs, which was a game high. He also added 14 points in the losing effort. Even in the loss, Wilkison sees his men’s big play against division one talent as a good sign heading into the season opener. “I feel like they held their own throughout the game,” he said. “Our rebounding margin showed that they were competitive to the caliber of Bulter’s big men.“ Wilkison, Hagan and sophomore Adam Botts hope to keep their momentum going on Nov. 15th in their season opener against Trinity International. As for the defending national champion women’s team, they found themselves in a similar position to that of the men. The team kept pace in the second half, only down by three points at the end of the first half. However, the team lost its fuel in the second half, resulting in a 63-41 game. The women also officially start their season Nov. 15th, taking on Otterbein University at the Franklin College Tip Off Classic.
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If you have found yourself sitting in class next to the guy with the grittiest facial hair imaginable, you are most likely sitting among members of the DePauw men’s cross-country team. This season, senior captain Stu Newstat created a new team policy: no shaving. The women’s team, led by senior captain Siri Retrum, was not on board. The North Coast Athletic Conference Championship for men and women’s cross-country took place Saturday in Meadville, Pa. The men’s team came out in style with one beard (senior captain Dillon Raidt) and eleven “grit-staches.” After battling the rain and cold, the men’s team finished fifth with 148 points. Newstat finished 19th, receiving NCAC honorable mention with a time of 28:08.3. DePauw’s top seven was separated by only 70 seconds. Wabash College won the NCAC Conference Championship with 30 points. Although the women were not sporting
beards, they also came out in style. The nationally ranked pack was led by Retrum, who finished eigth, and first-year Emma MacAnally, who finished 11th. Both Retrum and MacAnally finished with all-conference honors. “It was a great race, but it was tough,” Retrum said. “It was really muddy.” The women’s team finished in sixth place overall without sophomore Heather O’Brien, who was forced to drop out of the race due to a medical condition. O’Brien is expected to run at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional Meet on Nov. 16 at which the team will run for a spot at Nationals, which on Nov. 23 in Hanover, Ind. Ranked 29th nationally, the lady Tigers is the first women’s team to be nationally ranked since 2010. The men’s team will also be running at the Great Lakes Regional Meet. The men will be shaving their faces in the upcoming weeks. However, one big surprise from the conference meet was the Oberlin College women’s team. Oberlin won the conference meet with 45 points sporting a fashion statement of their own: unshaved pits.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013
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Golf program finishes strong
TIGER SPORTS TEASERS
Two receive NCAC Player of the Week By JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
As their fall season came to a close, both the men and women’s golf teams had players receive individual recognition from the North Coast Athletic Conference. First-years Alexandria Ramirez and Stuart Alvey both earned the NCAC’s Player of the Week award for the end of October. Ramirez closed out her fall season with a strong performance, finishing in a tie for fourth at the Berry College Chick-fil-A Collegiate in Rome, Ga. In the first round, she fired a six over par 79 and followed it with an impressive one over par 73 the next day. The two-day total of 153 was Ramirez’s best performance of the season. The fourth-ranked Tigers went on to finish second in the event hosted at the Coosa Country Club. “It’s really exciting,” Ramirez said. “I put a lot of hard work and effort into really playing well this season so it was really nice to see the scores pay off all that hard work.” Ramirez was not the first golfer to win the award this season. Earlier in the year, senior Paige Gooch was given the NCAC Player of the Week honor twice following two impressive victories. “I think that it’s really significant that we had two players from DePauw earn player of the week honors,” Ramirez said. “I think it also shows the depth we have has a team and our ability to go out there and really dominate in the spring season.”
However, this was not the only award that DePauw golf earned last week. Alvey also took home the NCAC Player of the Week honor. Alvey played a key role for the Tigers in the collegiate event on the Deerfield course at Colonial Country Club in Madison, Miss. He helped the Tigers come home with a third place finish, one spot in front of the host, Millsaps College. Alvey followed up a first round score of eleven over par 83, with an impressive one under par 71 on Tuesday. The 71 was good enough to tie Alvey for the low round of the day. His two-day total of 154 earned Alvey a tie for ninth place in the tournament and the player of the week honors. “It’s pretty special to me because coming in as a freshman, I didn’t expect to be playing much,” Alvey said. “Being conference player of the week kind of took me by shock, but it’s nice to earn the honor.” Alvey feels that this strong end to the season is only a sign of things to come when the Tigers continue their season next spring. “Wittenberg will be a big challenge for us in our conference, but we have the confidence to get through them as long as we play up to our potential,” Alvey said looking forward. “We have some tournaments on some really familiar courses and that really gives us the confidence to go out there and accomplish our goals.” Both golf teams will take the winter off before returning for the second half of their seasons in the spring. “We’re expecting to go back to the NCAA tournament in the spring and make a run for the national title,” said Ramirez. The men will make their return to action in March, while the women continue their season beginning in April.
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