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DePauw University participates in nation-wide Ferguson protests BY NICOLE DECRISCO news@thedepauw.com
Senior Ashton Johnson picked up a megaphone and chanted, “Hands up. Don’t shoot.” On Monday, students, faculty and staff walked out of classes and meetings to gather in the Holton Memorial Quadrangle as part of a national protest for the grand jury’s decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing Michael Brown, an unarmed man, in Ferguson, Missouri. Despite the day’s high being 42 degrees Fahrenheit and a wind-chill that made it feel much colder, there were approximately 300 people in attendance. “I knew that I personally wanted to participate in it, so I thought instead of just me, one lone person participating in it, let me get the whole campus involved,” Johnson said. She used Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to notify other students that she was organizing a walk out at DePauw. “This incident is not an isolated incident,” Johnson said of the events in Ferguson, Missouri. She read off a list of eight names of unarmed males of color and 20 unarmed females of color that were shot and killed by a police officer across the nation since July 17. These were just the cases that were reported by media outlets and that Johnson could find online. “All of these incidents happened within a span of 130 days,” Johnson said. She passed around the megaphone and allowed whoever felt comfortable speaking to do so. Junior Joel Borders is from St. Louis and felt that the events in Ferguson personally affected him. “I’ve walked [those roads] myself,” Borders said. “I’ve been there.” The variety in turn out, which spanned all races, encouraged Borders. “You’re here standing in solidarity and that gives me hope,” Borders said. “It gives me hope for the future. It gives me hope knowing that we have people who care not only about black people but all people.” Johnson included two discussion times at the rally. The first was to talk about the events in Ferguson. The second was to relate those events back to the discussions surrounding multicultural inclusiveness on DePauw’s campus. “The Ferguson case was necessary to wake the country up, to show them that this is an institutional problem that is happening all over the country,” senior Courtney Cosby said. Cosby said that these problems even happen in Greencastle, but she is encouraged by President Brian Casey’s letter that acknowledges that there are biases that exist at DePauw. “DePauw is not this separate entity outside of the rest of the world,” Cosby said. “All of the problems that happen in the world happen here at DePauw.” Johnson believes it is important to have these discussions on campus. “The events that kind of lead up to things such as Ferguson, Missouri… are based on assumptions and stereotypes of people that are other,” she said. Her hope is that conversations on campus will break down stereotypes. “We all matter,” Johnson said. “All lives matter.”
Above: Students as well as other individuals address the crowd at the walk-out, standing on a bench and using a megaphone on Monday afternoon. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW Below: Students and other members of the DePauw community gather in the Holden Memorial Quad on Monday at 1 p.m. as part of the nation-wide day of action in reaction to police violence. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
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Students and faculty gathered in Watson Forum in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media Monday to discuss the day of inclusion for next semester. A Winter Term course that will tentatively be offered to students who are interested in participating in the planning process was also on the docket.
“It’s very clear to me that we need to have students involved in the process of planning for the proposed day of conversation about inclusiveness on campus.” Christopher Wells, vice president of student life
Among the faculty and staff who spoke at the discussion are: Christopher Wells, the vice president of student life; Renee Madison, senior advisor to the president on diversity and compliance; Carrie Klaus, dean of faculty; and Vince Greer, director of multicultural student services. Because it was created later than other Winter Terms, students will be allowed to switch courses after the last day to drop Winter Term classes. “It’s very clear to me that we need to have students involved in the process
Students in attendance were largely enthusiastic about the idea of a Winter Term course to plan the day. “I think it’s probably one of the best ideas they’ve had so far,” said senior Ryan Pranger, DePauw student government vice president for student life. “So I think that this, giving it something that’s credit from the university, that allows students to help out and give their input is probably the best solution to the problem [of students feeling overburdened by the planning].”
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of planning for the proposed day of conversation about inclusiveness on campus,” Wells said. Wells said students felt burdened by the idea of needing to educate others and plan a major event on top of their curriculum. The Winter Term course will be a way to receive academic credit for helping with the event. Wells hopes to have no more than 20 students. If it were any larger, he thinks it would be difficult to have a productive conversation without splitting into separate groups.
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The Kelly Series Faculty Reading began Wednesady night with a dedication to the recently deceased Professor Rick Hillis. Professor Joseph Heithaus read Professor Rick Hillis’ original poem, “Accidental Bird Murder,” and dedicated the reading to Hilis. Other professors of the English Department followed, sharing their latest work to conclude the Fall 2014 James and Marilou Kelly Writer Series. The series was established in 1998 with gifts from Marilou Morrell Kelly, ‘55. According to DePauw University’s website, Kelly was an avid reader and lover of books. She had a well known bookstore in St. Charles, Illinois. Kelly was known for connecting with many authors
captivated the audience with his emotional essay that exposed his wife’s diagnosis of breast cancer and his desire for the power of healing. “Peter Graham’s was probably my favorite,” Brinker said, “but I also like Schwipps reading, but I have heard it in class.” Filling the auditorium with laughter, Greg Schwipps ended the event with a very comical piece. His story was about the Ring Sing Pep Rally a few years ago. It connected his experiences as a student at DePauw, especially his affiliation with Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, to his professional career. Many students easily related with his story. “I have to say that my favorite reading was when Professor Schwipps read his piece about Ring Sing,” Tomasko said. “It was hilarious and lifted the impending finals-week-gloom that has
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and persuading them to do readings for the St. Charles community. The event started at 7:30 p.m., and the Peeler Auditorium filled up quickly with students and staff. “I came because my professor, Greg Schwipps, and advisor, Chris White, both were reading,” said senior English writing major Madison Brinker. Throughout the evening, each reading promoted a unique style and sent different messages to the audience. “I really liked hearing a good variety of essays and writings,” Brinker said. Senior English writing major Connor Tomasko agreed. “I love hearing the individual voices of writing professors at DePauw,” she said. “We have a fantastic English department, and it's so interesting listening to their writing styles and subjects.” Following Heithaus, Professor Ron Dye and Istvan Csicsery-Ronay entertained the audience with two musical pieces. “[There is] a tie for my favorite readings,” sophomore Jen Norehad said. “I really enjoyed the songs written by Ron Dye and Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, as well as the last reading by Gregory Schwipps.” Towards the middle of the event, Professor Peter Graham
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Admissions works to recruit larger first-year class BY LEAH WILLIAMS news@thedepauw.com
With an incoming class of 541 students, the 2014-2015 school year started off smaller than usual. DePauw University typically aims for a class of around 650, but a variety of factors, including changing financial aid, fewer international students and a generally difficult recruiting year, left DePauw with less money and fewer students than admissions had hoped. This year, they have made some changes in the recruitment process to try and bring in a larger class of 2019. Admissions is hitting the international market harder, visiting more schools and working to improve campus visits. “Our main goal is we want to maintain the academic quality and selectivity but get more students," said Cindy Babington, vice president for admissions and financial aid. Visits to high schools typically take one of two forms. Either there is a college fair in which different schools have booths or tables set up, and the recruiters or counselors talk to the students
who stop by, or a counselor comes to the school and has individual appointments with interested students. “You have to think carefully about those three or four messages you want to get across to that student, and then you want to respond to any questions that they may have,” Babington said. “And then provide them with materials or whatever you happen to have.” Admissions counselors are finding that perspective students and their parents are increasingly interested in programs and majors available. For example, a student interested in majoring in English writing asks questions about the classes they would take, senior seminars and generally how that major is set up. “We talk a lot about outcomes and the fact that a large percentage of our graduating seniors on the day of graduation know what their next step is,” Babington said. On campus, admissions is working to make the tours more uniform and provide more programming for parents. During Fall Fridays, when prospective students are paired with current DePauw students and accompany them throughout the day, parents
can now attend different information sessions, have lunch with faculty and learn more about the academics at DePauw. “We’ve had a really good response from parents in terms of how much they’ve enjoyed those days and that they feel like it gives them a really good picture of what DePauw is,” Babington said. Internationally, Loutfi Jirari, associate dean of academic life and director of international recruiting, is working to bring in more international students. Jirari is the new international recruiter this year, though he has been at DePauw for over six years. Previously, he was the director of international students services. He is familiar with the needs and interests of international students at DePauw. DePauw’s goal is to have an incoming class that is about 10 percent international students next year, compared to this year’s seven percent. “Domestically and internationally, we want to be a leader among liberal arts institutions,” Jirari said. Jirari believes that affective recruitment includes many strategies and approaches, including using the resources available on campus. He has been reaching out to current international students,
traveling faculty, students that are abroad and alumni that live abroad to recruit for DePauw. Recently, Jirari hosted a training session for interested international students on recruiting in their home country. Twenty-five students attended. “They’re all willing to do it,” Jirari said. “They love DePauw They love their experience, and they’re willing to go back to their highs schools and to other high schools and talk about DePauw.” Jirari recently took a recruiting trip to the Middle East. He is the first international recruiter to travel to that region. While it is still too early to tell how this year compares to last, admissions is hopeful. Fifty-one students submitted early decision applications this fall, and 45 were admitted. Last year, 26 applied. Current students feel that active and successful recruiting is important for DePauw’s campus. Sophomore David Kobe said, “I think recruitment is important because you need to get quality and quantity in a freshman class that DePauw would benefit from.”
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Kids from the Greencastle community gather with students and families in the Ubben Quadrangle on Wednesday evening to help count down the lighting of the Christmas tree. The event featured holiday music by DePauwCapella, the Keynotes, the Quintssentials Bass Ensemble and the Gobin Memorial United Methodist Choir. CHRISTA SCHROEDEL / THE DEPAUW
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DePauw Film Studies Series: The Act of Killing BY TYLER MURPHY features@thedepauw.com
Surrounded by rogue Indonesian gangsters known as the Pancasila Youth, documentary filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer recorded what it would have been like to be a communist in Indonesia in 1965. More than 500,000 people were killed in Indonesia between 1955 and 1956, but these killings were often skipped over in Indonesian history books and weren’t widely known nationally until Oppenheimer decided to reveal them. His documentary, “The Act of Killing,” was shown at Ashley Square Cinema Tuesday night and follows several early leaders of Pancasila Youth. Oppenheimer followed them around and discovered the way the gang still harasses the children of the people they killed. The documentary also includes reenactments of the killings themselves. The film was both haunting and human at the same time, giving off an extremely eerie vibe to the audience. Many of the scenes were brutal, and it made you wonder how one second the man on the screen could be doing the cha-cha and the next strangling someone with a wire. DePauw students had an opportunity to discuss these events with Oppenheimer himself on Wednesday night via a Facetime session, facilitated by professor Seth Friedman. One of the main questions brought to Oppenheimer’s attention was whether or not he was afraid while making the film. “I was rarely physically afraid,” Oppenheimer said, “but emotionally afraid.” He said he had nightmares at night and had a feeling and sleeplessness that went on for eight months. His willingness to endure all of these emotions is why Oppenheimer is thought to be one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of our generation. He views the subjects of his documentarries as an indication of his distinctness. “I’m really tired of documentary films where we present the main subject as a hero or a role model,” Oppenheimer said. “It lets the audience off the hook and is totally dishonest for how the world truly is.” He doesn’t want to make films about people he admires or idolizes. “That’s not making films about humanity,” he said, “That’s making films about a lie. You don’t have to like the subjects, but I never made the leap that this man was once a monster so he still must be one.” He believes movies shouldn’t be a place where we go to escape but rather to have some kind of emotional journey or experience. “Take a walk. Talk to someone you love...watch porn,” he said, “Don’t go to the cinema if you want to escape.” Though the film is extremely heartbreaking, attimes when we almost forget what these people
did. “We laugh at tender moments, but they are moments that we laugh because the characters are open and show honestly who they are,” Oppenheimer said. “We find it not just funny but loveable. They provide a certain amount of relief but ultimately make it more painful. I think it works in two ways. First of all, we open ourselves to these men before they do something terrible, and it makes it seem that they are still human beings which makes it all the more frightening.” Oppenheimer acknowledged the fact that he didn’t know if he woudl do the things these people did in 1965 if he grew up in a war family. He finds himself extremely lucky to have never had to find out. “The hopeful truth is that because they are human at some level, there is hopefully a deeper human side that rejects evil,” Oppenheimer said. “I think the film has a terrible and yet human message.” Oppenheimer said he prefers working with nonfiction films because, though they may not be as suspenseful as fiction, the stakes are much higher. All of the events are true and unfolding before even the filmmaker’s very eyes. “People are putting themselves and their lives on the line,” Oppenheimer said, “and that’s real for them.” He defines a documentary as people playing themselves, but he is always very careful not to harm people. Since its release, Oppenheimer said he never could have dreamed how big the film would get. Originally it was shown privately in Indonesia, but has since exploded on the Internet and now is being shown publicly throughout the country and around the world. The events that took place in 1965 Indonesia were horrifying, and people all over the world are starting to realize it thanks to Oppenheimer. He warned the audience to always remember, “Every act of evil in our history was committed by men like us.” His next film, “The Look of Silence,” is coming out in the U.S. this summer.
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WGRE Column: Alt-J brings the heat, but lacks cohesion at Sunday show BY BENJAMIN GORMAN features@thedepauw.com
WGRE favorites Alt-J are currently in the midst of an extensive world tour supporting their critically acclaimed second release, “This is All Yours.” On Sunday, the British band took the stage for a sold out show at local Indianapolis venue, The Egyptian Room. Opening with their single “Hunger of the Pine,” the trio, accompanied by touring bassist Cameron Knight, tore through an 18-song setlist compiled of their hits from both albums and a rendition of Bill Withers’ “Lovely Day.” While their tracks stand alone, the band carefully ordered their albums to flow from one song to the next. On the live stage, the band did the same as they played “Something Good,” “Dissolve Me” and “Matilda” consecutively, just as they appear on “An Awesome Wave.” Visually, the stage was simple but stunning. The four band mates stood in a line facing the crowd with several beams of light behind them, creating silhouettes of the musicians on the walls of the venue. The light flashed to the beat of their music, making the concert a full sensory
experience. Unfortunately, the band did not pick up on the visual cues indicating time as well as the crowd. Alt-J is constantly praised for their unique, percussive beats created by drummer Thom Green, but his on stage performance did not live up to the reputation that preceded him. On songs with ever-varying speeds like “Every Other Freckle,” Green sloppily transitioned from one part of the song to the next causing the music to fall apart for short moments while the band tried to get back on track. Perhaps this lack of cohesion is due to the void left from the departure of bassist Gwil Sainsbury, but in the midst of a tour with his replacement, you would expect they would’ve worked out the kinks. Despite several bumps in the road, when the band was on, they were on fire with highlights including “An Awesome Wave’s” closer, “Taro,” the tongue-in-cheek single “Left Hand Free” and an encore of “Breezeblocks.” While the vast majority of the set relied on the group’s famous brand of electronic production, singer Joe Newman provided a moment of serenity with his falsetto driven vocals and melodic whistles on “Warm Foothills.”
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2014 Far Left: Guests at Bagos’ grand opening enjoy their coffee and snacks. Left: Hope Jordan, Bagos’ creator, gives a talk about creating Bagos. Right: A sign drawn in chalk on the main wall of the new space, an entire wall painted with chalk-board paint. Immediately Below: Sophomore Jessie Crosby signs his name on the Bagos grand opening window-pane. Below: Bagos encourages students and community members to perform during Bagos’ hours, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. every night. PHOTOS BY TYLER MURPHY
New student-run coffee shop provides more than just coffee BY TYLER MURPHY features@thedepauw.com
A year ago a group of friends got together and met on a Tuesday with their Bibles and cups of coffee. When the small group turned into nearly 50 students, its creator, senior Hope Jordan, knew something needed to be done. Jordan, along with some other studetns from the small group opened up Bagos on Tuesday. The shop is a space located in the square where their group, as well as anyone else, can spend their free time. The group initially began as “Coffee and Christ,” where the students talked about the Bible and discussed the passages with each other. “Once we got so many attendees, we soon realized we would need more than an apartment building to cram all of the people in,” said senior JJ Holtfreter, the Marketing Director of Bagos. “When we decided we needed a new place, we thought, ‘Let’s make it more than just something for Coffee and Christ. Let’s make it a place for the entire community to enjoy.’” Bagos had its grand opening on Tuesday from 8 to 10 p.m. at its location on the square, 11 N. Indiana St. Several performers attended, including first-year Tom Mcevily, Ashley Moeller from the Rockology school of music of Greencastle and local artists Jack Gibson and Joe Egger. Jeremy Black provided the sound system. “Our keynote speakers were Mark and Debbi Christy,” Jordan said. “They are role models in the community who have already invested so much in DePauw students and had a remarkable story to share about their son, Drew.” There were baked goods, fruits and vegetables provided and coffee, which was served with a suggested $1 donation. “The grand opening was kind of a whirlwind situation,” Holtfreter said. “We had to scramble coming off of Thanksgiving break and everything, but it came together very well.” First-year Kendall Brewer was just one of many students who enjoyed Tuesday’s event.
“I thought the space was incredible,” Brewer said. “The performances were great as well, not to mention the refreshments.” A Facebook event set up to promote the grand opening suggested that over 100 people would be attending. “That was very nerve racking in itself,” Holtfreter said. Sophomore Josh Clark was one of the many attendees. “It was great seeing how students, who started meeting in each others’ dorm rooms, could open a successful shop to have their meetings,” Clark said. But before all of the grand opening plans could be arranged and enjoyed by guests, many preparations had to be made. “We had to become a legal entity, which took about a month with all of the paperwork and other things,” Holtfreter said. “We actually started with a different location but couldn’t open there because of the fact that the building didn’t have a fire escape. So we went ahead on to this new location that was already prepared. It’s safe to say it has been a lot of work getting to this point.” Jordan started poking around the idea in August of this year and sat down in early September with the other students directly involved with “Coffee and Christ.” “The process of creating a student executive board and developing our vision and mission statements began in August,” Jordan said. “Since then, we have worked tirelessly to reach out to DePauw students, Greencastle community members, family, friends and alumni for advice and donations. I think I can speak for the group when I say it has been a full time job but an awesome learning experience and well worth the wait.” The space will be open from 7 to 10 p.m. every night and utilized by Coffee and Christ every Tuesday, but the crew hopes that other organizations will take advantage of what it offers. “I would say the goal of the space is two fold. One is to be kind of a spiritual gathering place where people can explore their faith, both Christian and not Christian,” Holtfreter said. “But it’s also a place to share with the Greencastle community with a center to share their arts. There are not a lot of places to share their music, hang their art or have open-mics for them to share their poems and such. We hope people will
latch on because there is a need in Greencastle that hasn’t been met at this point.” Bagos is a non-profit organization, so its money comes completely fom donations. “That’s the challenge,” Holtfreter said. “We have to survive off of the support of the community, even when people come to get coffee that is at a suggested price, we don’t want to have to make them pay.” The majority of the money comes from local church donations, donors from within the city of Greencastle and out, as well as money from the members of Coffee and Christ. Many students are concerend about Bagos’ ability to stay open with Starbucks just across the street, but the Bagos board members aren’t too concerned. “I think we have differentiated ourselves enough,” Holtfreter said. “Starbucks doesn’t meet the need for being an art center for Greencastle, and we aren’t looking to compete on a profitable level, being a non-profit and all. We solely want to provide for the community and reach out to Greencastle and show them as much love as possible.” The team members promise that there will always be coffee and something to eat. “We don’t have any special blends or anything like that,” Holtfreter said. “Nothing too special at this point since we are limited financially, but the plan is to have coffee, bagels and baked goods available at all times.” A shelf is being put up where students who frequently visit Bagos can store their own mugs so they’ll always have one handy. The board is currently looking for volunteers to work nights. They also hope to have student performers book the space to show off. They currently have a few people in the works, but there isn’t a running calendar of events yet. Holtfreter encourages those interested to keep checking the Facebook page in order to see upcoming events when things start to get rolling. “I am so excited to watch DePauw students and local artists and performers take ownership of the Bagos space and make it a genuine, peaceful, fun environment,” Jordan said. “After all the hard work we have put in, it was so encouraging to see how many people came out for the grand opening.”
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Navy revokes Cosby’s honorary title, robs him of right to trial by jury Yesterday, the United States Navy revoked an honorary title it had given comedian Bill Cosby. In 2011, the Navy awarded Cosby honorary chief petty officer. Cosby served in the Navy from 1956 to 1960, when he was honorably discharged as a Petty Officer 3rd Class. The reason: the recent “allegations of sexual abuse against the comedian are serious and conflict with the Navy’s core values,” according to an Associated Press article titled, “Navy revokes honorary title given to Cosby.” The article also says that NBC stopped working on a comedy starring Cosby because of the allegations. This Editorial Board does not wish to determine the guilt or innocence of Cosby, and we do not wish to undermine the pain the victims are going through, assuming their accusations are true. Determining Cosby’s guilt is not our place; it is a duty of the legal system and only the legal system. Yet the Navy and NBC have taken this duty upon themselves. At this point, there are only allegations of sexual abuse. Cosby has not even gone to court to defend himself in our legal system. Yet by cancelling his show and stripping him of his honorary title, the Navy and NBC act as if he’s already been handed a guilty verdict. The Navy and NBC have robbed Cosby of his Fifth Amendment rights to be indicted by a grand jury and to have due process of the law. They have violated his right to a speedy and public trial by an impartial jury, to confront witnesses against him, to have witnesses in his favor and to have a lawyer. His punishment was based on only what NBC and the Navy perceive to be true. The Navy and NBC should have waited to make a judgment on Cosby’s guilt until after these allegations went to trial. Cosby could decide to waive the statute of limitations and to prove his innocence in court. If this happens and Cosby in found innocent, the Navy and NBC will have enacted punishment on an innocent man.
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have been observing campus climate tension at DePauw University as a student and now as a 2014 alumna and would like to propose the next step in solving the issue with tension in solidarity with other students. To solve a problem, we first need to acknowledge that it exists instead of covering it up with good examples. To explain the power and necessity of acknowledgment, I would like to share a personal story. I am from Ukraine. My grandfather was captured by German Nazis and forced to work at a concentration camp in Poland during World War II because he was Slavic, and thus, sub-human according to the Nazi racial ideology and fit only to serve a fully human Aryan race. He ran away from the camp on his second attempt. Many Ukrainians had similar experiences leading to almost national hatred towards Germans as a nation. So you can imagine my confused state before visiting Germany
LETTER TO THE EDITOR I am responding to a November 13 letter to the editor by Scott Holkeboer, the market area vice president for Covanta in Indianapolis. As a resident of Indianapolis, I am passionately against the $45 million “Covanta Advanced Recycling Facility” and would like to encourage many from our DePauw community to oppose this plan. While the idea of eliminating recycling bins and instead throwing everything in the trash and letting a company sort out the recyclables later may seem good to some, there are three issues Holkeboer did not mention.
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First, the Indiana Recycling Coalition is in firm opposition to the plan. When an organization that’s been advocating for recycling in Indiana (not an easy job) for 25 years is adamantly opposed to a “recycling solution,” that should raise a red flag. Second, Covanta will have a contractual monopoly on “recycling” in Indianapolis for an incredible 14 years. Any new recycling program the city supports (like recycling glass, for example, because Covanta has already said they won’t recycle glass) will result in a $4 million fine from Covanta to the taxpayers of Indianapolis. Yes, you read that right.
Lastly, the 500% increase in recycling Covanta touts is a superficial and unenforceable number. According to Carey Hamilton, the president of the Indianapolis Recycling Coalition, the city of Indianapolis had grant and loan offers in place from Governor Pence and private funders to make free curbside recycling accessible to everyone in the city. Instead, Mayor Ballard is choosing Covanta, where our recycled paper will get mixed with diapers and pet waste. The quality of recycled materials will decrease dramatically, and that’s why many companies that utilize recycled material are opposed to this plan. That’s also why two paper suppliers are suing the city of Indianapolis over this contract. Instead of Indianapolis competing to be a leader of sustainable practices in the Midwest, we will be taking ourselves out of the race for 14 years. Instead of providing more ways to recycle for future generations, we will be perpetuating a system of wastefulness. There’s still time to stop this awful plan. Please e-mail me at michaelmetzger_2016@depauw.edu if you are from Indianapolis and want to help -Mitch Metzger, Class of 2016
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as a 12-year old girl. I was to stay with a German family for a week and was wondering how I should behave, what attitude they would have towards me and where the whole memory of my grandfather’s experience would be situated. What I found out upon arriving to Germany may be a key to moving forward from awareness of problems at DePauw campus to hopefully solving them. Germany spent a lot of resources to teach its people after the end of World War II that what the Nazi regime did was unacceptable, shameful and that everyone in the nation should acknowledge it, apologize for it and never do it again. When the war sentiment was brought up in my host German family, they told me, “We are very sorry about what happened to your grandfather. We are not proud of it and regret that it happened.” That’s all it took for me to feel at ease with them and forget about any tension between our nationalities. It was the acknowledgement that some treatments of people let us enjoy ourselves as humans, not historical enemies. Instead of acknowledging that some students and faculty experience problems at DePauw due to their look, cultural background or sexuality, some DePauw community members sidetrack from these issues by showing good examples. For example, Fletcher Greer, ’14, who identifies with QUILTBAG
community, points out in his recent opinion article in The DePauw that he had a great inclusive safe experience at DePauw. I am very happy to hear about it, but it does not help me understand how DePauw Latino students could have avoided a comment from Bon Appetit’s server who jokingly said that the Latino guys were in the Hub to ask for money. It does not help me understand how DePauw faculty who sometimes feel marginalized within academia can learn from Greer’s example. It does not help me understand why I had a great experience as an international student, while some of my international friends experienced issues due to their specific backgrounds. We need to acknowledge that our experiences are and will be unique. We cannot just simply extrapolate our personal experience to the experiences of all other DePauw community members and claim, “DePauw is a great environment for everyone” or “DePauw is a bad environment for everyone.” We need to move past generalizations, acknowledge that different issues exist and address them. Just as our community is diverse, our approaches to solving issues should be diverse too. - Polhuy is a 2014 alumna from Ukraine. opinions@thedepauw.com
The effects of eco-friendly holiday shopping KOJO ADDAQUAY
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he end of the year has finally arrived, and along with the many festivities comes the nationwide shopping frenzy. While Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be the focal point of consumer spending, during the holiday seasons most of us typically purchase more goods than usual as we engage in the annual tradition of gift giving. But as informed consumers it is important that we act sustainably by seeking out more ecologically friendly products. Not only are they more likely to be healthier or safer, but can also be cost-effective
for you. Not to mention the additional benefit of making a positive contribution to preserving the environment. One common misconception that often buries people’s sustainable sentiments is the notion that our individual efforts don’t have a significant enough impact to bring about meaningful changes. More often than not this is simply a lazy attempt to avoid personal responsibility if it causes inconvenience. But individualized decisions are important because collectively, they have the power to influence institutional adaptations that reflect these individual decisions. Another misconception that often limits people’s ability to be more eco-friendly is that “green” products are limited to green-certified items sitting in store shelves. While buying these products often has beneficial consequences, there are various other ways of shopping sustainably. You can reduce your carbon footprint by buying fresh food from your local farmers market. You can
reduce your energy consumption by not buying excessive Christmas lights. And you can reduce your toxic waste by trading in your electronic devices instead of throwing them away. Aside from the greater benefits eco-friendly shopping has on the environment, it can also be of great benefit to you in making long term cost savings. Buying less stuff you don’t need, reducing energy consumption and opting for reusables over disposables could save you a lot of money and time. But more importantly it is the more ethically responsible thing to do, especially if you’re aware of the underlying consequences of our consumerism. So while you’re out holiday shopping, please remember ‘tis the season to shop responsibly. -Addaquay is a junior Environmental Fellow from Accra, Ghana. opinions@thedepauw.com
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What will you be doing for Winter Term?
“I’m going to go home to visit my family.”
LIN YE, SOPHOMORE “I am going to Ecuador to work with Timmy Global Health to create a mobile clinic to provide medical help those in need.” NINA MOORE, SOPHOMORE “Over WT, I am going to Morocco to study dance, music and culture.”
PEYTON POWERS, SOPHOMORE “I’m taking the Kelley School of Business Liberal Arts Management course and working on my Honor Scholar thesis.”
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Revenge against Wisconsin-Whitewater and a milestone for Huffman highlight start to women's basketball season BY MEG MORROW sports@thedepauw.com
The women’s basketball program at DePauw University has been dominant in the world of Division III basketball, a pattern that looks as if it will be continuing this season. Currently sitting at a 4-1 record, with the one loss in a close game against Illinois Wesleyan University—final score 79-75—the Tigers are working to improve, and they look towards the rest of the season with confidence. “We have had five games against some really good competition,” junior forward Abby Keller said. “Some being nationally ranked teams.” Playing difficult competition early in the season has helped the Tigers learn about themselves as a team. “[We’ve played] really tough competition that has exposed our weaknesses,” senior Emma Ondik said. “It’s good for us to see.” Sophomore Taylor Howard agreed, using the Tiger’s only loss as an example.
“This past weekend we played Illinois Wesleyan and we lost unfortunately,” she said. “But I would say they were pretty tough because they exposed a lot of our weaknesses that Coach had been pointing out. It took a loss for us to truly grasp what coach was saying.” Beyond learning about their weaknesses, they’ve also been learning about each other and adjusting to the new team dynamic. “I've really enjoyed the chemistry that we're building on and off the court,” Howard said. One of the toughest games of the season so far was a grudge match. “About two weeks ago we played in the Wisconsin Lutheran Tournament where we played Wisconsin-Whitewater, who we lost to last year in the Elite 8 and beat two years ago to win the National Championship,” Howard said. It was after a tough start to that game that the Tigers felt they turned a corner on their season. “The first half was pretty rough for us, but once we went to the locker room for halftime and Coach helped us re-focus, we saw glimpses of how great of
a team we can be this year,” Howard said. First-year Hannah Gardner still enjoyed the victory, even though she wasn’t a part of the team that was knocked out of the playoffs last year. “Beating Wisconsin-Whitewater, the team that knocked us out of the playoffs last year, was a really fun win,” Gardner said. The one loss against Illinois Wesleyan, while difficult to swallow for a program so used to winning, didn’t dishearten the Tigers. “They put on some intense defensive pressure and really crashed the boards hard so we had a tough time playing against them,” Ondik said. “They fought really hard, and I definitely hope we see them again throughout the season.” The biggest news of the beginning of the Tiger’s season, however, was the 500th win of head coach Kris Huffman on Sunday against Illinois College. After the win, Huffman walked into the locker room to the song “All I Do Is Win” by DJ Khaled blaring, and the team emptied their water bottles on her in celebration. “Coach Huffman is honestly one of the greatest
The DePauw women’s basketball team runs a half court drill during an afternoon practice in Neal Fieldhouse. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
coaches in the country, and I am honored to get to play for her,” Keller said. “It was so great getting to be a part of her 500th win. She puts so much time and effort into this program and to see that effort get rewarded was amazing.” Huffman, in her 22-year career, is now 500-105 as DePauw’s head coach. Since reaching her 400th win in 2011, the Tigers have gone 100-6. “I am really happy for Coach,” Howard said. “She is a very humble woman and puts her heart and soul into our team. She holds us at a high standard, which is hard to try and reach everyday, but we all realize that high and intense level of play is what is required in order for us to accomplish our goals. She is a huge part of why I chose to play basketball for DePauw.” At the Tiger’s home game tomorrow against The College of Wooster, there will be a ceremony to honor Huffman. According to the DePauw athletic website, there will be a brief ceremony prior to tipoff starting at 12:45 p.m. After the game, there will be a reception in the lobby of the Lilly Center.
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All-American honors cap season for field hockey's Henry and Goodbarn BY ABBY MARGULIS sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw Unviersity's women’s field hockey team saw its season slip away too quickly. The team lost to Denison University in the first round of the North Coast Athletic Conference tournament. Still, the National Field Hockey Association recognized two DePauw players for their impressive seasons earlier this week. Senior Paige Henry and junior Grace Goodbarn were named to the National Field Hockey Association All-America Teams. Additionally, Henry was also awarded the NCAC’s Offensive Player of the Year. With two players receiving honors, it speaks to their individual talents and to the level of the teams’ skill, Head Coach Gina Preston said. “It is a great honor to have both Paige and Grace named to the All-American teams,” Preston said. “Both are outstanding players and are highly deserving of the awards they received. Paige has been a huge part of our success over the last four years. It is a great capstone for an outstanding career.” This is not Henry’s first time earning an honor. At the conclusion of her junior year she made the third team. This past season Henry led the Tigers with 18 goals and 43 overall total points. Those numbers include five game winning goals for the Tigers. Henry also chipped in with seven assists on the season. Henry said it’s humbling to be named to the All-America team. “After four years on the DePauw field hockey team, it is really rewarding when you can see your hard work paid off,” Henry said. “Every year I focused on improving my individual skills, and it means a lot to me to be selected as NCAC Offensive Player of the Year and the All-America team.” Goodbarn scored six times this year and added the same number of helpers. Two of her shots on goal were gamewinning shots. This is the third year Goodbarn has been named an all-region honoree. With 18 points, Goodbarn has earned all-NCAC first team honors. Preston describes Goodbarn as “skilled.” “She is the one always working to make the play happen,” Preston said. “Both players did an outstanding job this year and had great support on and off the field from their teammates.” Goodbarn saw her award as a reflection of her team. “This recognition to me shows how hard our team works together,” Goodbarn said. “You are only ever as good as the people you practice with, and I contribute my success as an individual to the team for how hard they push me everyday.”
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Men's basketball suffers tough loss in NCAC opener BY JACOB LYNN sports@thedepauw.com
With the shot clock turned off and the Tigers down by two, senior Frank Patton III drove the length of the floor and fired an offline pass to classmate Tommy Fernitz, who missed a chance to send the Tigers and the Denison University Big Red to overtime. That was the scene Wednesday night in Granville, Ohio as the 18th ranked DePauw University Tigers (4-1, 0-1) fell at the hands of the Big Red (5-1, 1-0), 67-65. Currently three of the 10 North Coast Athletic Conference schools are among the nation’s top 25 teams, so losses to unranked squads like Denison hurt especially badly. “It’s just so competitive,” Head Coach Bill Fenlon said. “Everyone’s so good and capable. There’s a lot of good players and a lot of good teams. The margins for error are just a lot thinner than most people recognize.” Denison led most of the way through the first 20 minutes, but the Tigers cut the Big Red lead to one late, as senior Connor Rich hit a pair of threes to close out the first half. Neither team had a strong shooting performance in the first half as both schools were held under 40 percent shooting from the
field. The Big Red opened the second half strong, jumping out to a 13-point lead just six minutes in. After the Tigers closed the gap, Denison got to work stretching it out once again and worked the deficit back up to 13 with less than 10 minutes to play in the contest. “When you’re down like that on the road, it’s easy to go down 20 and let that lead extend, but we had some mentally tough guys in a hostile environment,” senior Bob Dillon said. After clawing their way back, Fernitz headed to the charity stripe with 24 seconds remaining and the Tigers trailing 64-62. The senior missed on his first attempt and made his second, cutting the Big Red lead to one. “It was a tough part of the game,” Fernitz said. “You know I hadn’t come out of the game in the second half, so I was pretty fatigued and tired overall and just left it short a little bit.” That miss would be costly as the Tigers were forced to foul and Denison’s David Meurer made both attempts to give the Big Red a three-point lead. A layup by sophomore Luke Lattner moved the Tigers once again within one point but with seven seconds remaining, Briggs King converted on one of two free throws and gave the Big Red a two point lead. Instead of going for the win, DePauw’s
head coach elected to go for the tie instead of the win and drew up the play for Fernitz. Unfortunately for the Tigers, Patton and Fernitz couldn’t convert, and the Tigers dropped their opening conference matchup of 2014. Fernitz lead all scorers with 21 points and added nine total rebounds with five of those coming on the offensive glass. He also added four blocks in the effort. Connor Rich chipped in with 17 points off the bench. It was tough sledding for senior guard Adam Botts who only played 20 minutes and 0-4 shooting from the floor. It’s been a slow start for Botts who has only reached double figures in one of the Tigers five games and has been held to less than 30 percent shooting on three separate occasions. “He’s a little bit streaky,” Fenlon said. “You know, he’s got to be a little bit more careful with his shot selection and he’s a shooter. And he’s got to be tough enough mentally to play through that. I’m confident that he will.” Saturday would be a good time for Botts and the Tigers to turn things around as they host a College of Wooster squad that is currently ranked 10th in the nation. The Fighting Scots will come into Saturday’s tilt off two straight losses, however, including a 92-89 loss to 14th ranked Ohio Wesleyan University. Tip off for this top-25 showdown is
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Offseason doesn't exist for DePauw's coaches BY BILLY RYAN sports@thedepauw.com
DePauw University’s athletic coaches rarely see time off. Coaching at the collegiate level is a full-time job. In season, coaching is an everyday job between long practice hours, late nights watching film, creating game plans and coaching multiple games a week. Off-season work is mostly dedicated to the recruiting of new talent to join the team. Coaches at DePauw don’t get the option for very much down time. DePauw’s lacrosse coach Carl Haas has only been coaching at the university for two years, but he has already felt the effects of the grueling schedules for DePauw’s athletic coaches. Haas said he has to find time to for his personal life and that may only be one weekend an offseason. He says most of his personal time over the summer is sandwiched in between traveling to
recruiting showcases and organizing schedules for upcoming seasons. Haas is a full-time employee of the university as an athletic coach and comes into his office at the Lilly Center year-round, but he also takes his job home with him. Haas says that work never really goes away, stating that recruiting alone is “75-80 percent of the job.” Even out of season, Haas committs himself to his job as the head coach of DePauw’s lacrosse team. Women’s basketball head coach Kris Huffman also notes how hectic the off-seasons can be. Huffman says the biggest difference in her job in the off-season is due to the fact that she cannot work with her athletes hands-on. Like Haas, Huffman devotes much of her offseason time to recruiting, saying that is a huge part of her off-season job. Huffman describes how she and other athletic co-workers have to change hats in the off-season to fulfill the needs of the athletic department. As an assistant athletic
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director, Huffman spends time supporting athletic programs other than women’s basketball. Another role of the assistant athletic director is sustaining and improving alumni relations. Huffman says she spends time keeping up to date with alumni of DePauw’s athletic programs. In the off-season, Huffman is given time to focus on busy work, like staying up to date with her email and completing paperwork. Huffman is a full-time employee of DePauw, and like Haas, she continues to go to her office to fulfill her many roles in the athletic department. Vince Lazar, DePauw’s men’s and women’s golf coach, is also extremely dedicated to his program. Lazar is in his office at DePauw year around, unless he is on the road with the team or on a recruiting trip. Golf’s in-season practice and competitions are nine weeks each fall and 10 weeks each spring, but Lazar says the job stretches much further then those 19 weeks. Like Haas and Huffman, a major part of Lazar’s job is recruiting, and he highlights two main seasons
when recruiting is most important. Lazar recruits during golf’s high school season, which can be spring or fall depending on the state. Lazar also recruits during the summers when high school golfers participate in tournaments. Outside of those recruiting cycles, Lazar invites 20 to 30 prospective golfers to campus, initiating introductions and exposing them to DePauw. During the summer, which technically Lazar has off, he is still recruiting, working at golf camps and preparing for upcoming seasons. Lazar stresses that his job as DePauw’s golf coach is year-round, but he also contributes to the game management of other sports at DePauw if he has time. Within their tightly scheduled and highly demanding jobs, Haas, Huffman and Lazar are still working to improve their programs. With recruiting, helping with other sports and preparing for upcoming seasons, there is not much time for coaches to take off.
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Even after 500 wins, it's still all about the players for Huffman BY AUSTIN CANDOR sports@thedepauw.com
When DePauw University womens’ baksetball head coach Kris Huffman joined the Tigers in 1992, the women’s basketball program was at a low point, to put it lightly. Besides having had to play for two different coaches during the season, the Tigers finished a meager 7-17, which marked their 14th losing season in 16 years. “It was a unique situation to come into,” Huffman, who had previously been coaching at Wartburg College in Iowa, said. “I had a team that was kind of bruised and battered from their previous experience. The advice I was given was ‘just be very, very positive this year.” Huffman, who is now in her 22nd year at DePauw, has done much more than that. Under Huffman, the Tigers have gone 500-105, made 11 consecutive appearances in the National Collegiate Athletic Association tournament and won two Division III championships, 2007 and 2013. It’s fair to say that Huffman turned this program around without looking back. The 500th win for Huffman came Sunday in Jacksonville, Illinois, where the Tigers defeated Illinois College, 70-39, in the Midwest Challenge. “It’s a great accomplishment, and I’m proud of what we’ve been able to do here in this program,” Huffman said. “I think of all the players who have played here… and then a loyal coaching staff that we’ve had… We’ve been so fortunate in so many ways.”
Despite the milestone, Huffman carries herself selflessly, knowing that there’s more basketball to be played. “I think about the great coaches out there who have 900 [or] 1,000 wins, and I admire them,” Huffman said. “The journey is long, and I call it the ‘grind’, so what they’ve done is absolutely incredible.” Her respect and love of the game is never lost on her players, especially those who she has been able to coach for the past four years. “She cares about every single one of her players and pushes them to be the best player and best person they can possibly be,” senior guard Savannah Trees said. “Her coaching style drives players to work their absolute hardest and to never be satisfied.” Player development is an aspect of the game that Huffman has become very familiar with, as she has time and time again been able to help players grow over the course of their four-year collegiate careers. “It’s one of the most rewarding parts of the job,” Huffman said. “You get those freshmen who are just finding their way, and trying to figure out a major, and having the highs and the lows that every student has… and you watch them walk across the stage and grab their diploma in the end, and who they’ve become as a young woman and as a speaker and as a thinker. I really love what DePauw does for these young people, and I’m so glad to be a part of it.” A player still in the beginning stages of this process is first-year guard / forward Hannah Gardner. “[When] going from high school to college, you must learn a lot of new things,” Gardner said. “She has helped me improve in every aspect of the game.”
Coach Kris Huffman maps out a play for the Tigers during a game last season. Their record in this year's season thus far is 4-1. THE DEPAUW ARCHIVES
Trees can also relate to Gardner’s player-coach relationship with Huffman. “Over the past four years, Coach Huffman has helped me more than she probably knows,” Trees said. “The work and time she puts into our team is reflected in the program’s success over the last 20 years.” Despite the obvious achievements already noted, it’s worthy to mention that none of Huffman’s past teams have had worse than a .500 record, a finish that, before Huffman’s arrival, would have been hard to come by for DePauw’s program. But having the success the Tigers have repeatedly had is nowhere as easy as Huffman makes it look. Like players, coaches have their fair share of challenges and setbacks to overcome, along with having to maintain the success they’ve already found. “I think you really have to adapt… to the environment, the new players, your colleagues in the office… and continue to put the student-athlete first, and to take the responsibility of being that leader for that team,” Huffman said. “Those are some things that I think are important to who we are here.” The Tigers will recognize Huffman’s 500-win milestone this Saturday in a pregame ceremony before DePauw takes on The College of Wooster at 1 p.m. Following the game, a reception for Huffman will be held in the Lilly Center lobby. Huffman is one in a million, and DePauw is reminded of that in every season she coaches.