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A culture of consumption: DePauw students talk about drinking on campus

BY EMILY SCHABES Co-News Edtor news@thedepauw.com

The binge drinking culture on DePauw’s campus continues to be a community concern.

In this story, students discuss the problem and possible solutions.

The number of hospitalizations this school year has risen to 22,

proving that the problem of binge drinking on DePauw’s campus is not going away, but how can the problem be solved?

“It’s a lot of throwing darts at a dartboard seemingly in the dark,” senior Sigma Chi president Robert Sherman said.

“There will never be zero hospitalizations at DePauw,” sophomore Ford Atkinson said.

“It’s a game of figuring out what’s going to stick,” Erika

Killion, senior student body president, said.

As administrators continue to try and crack down on the problem, students continue to share their support for or opposition to the policies that have been put in place thus far.

Sherman believes student leaders and administration are working tirelessly to find a solution to this problem. “It’s not as if efforts aren’t being put in

place, but I think there’s still a lot of question marks out there about what exactly needs to be done and I don’t think many people do know that,” Sherman said.

Atkinson believes DePauw will always have a problem with student drinking; however, he thinks further education can help. “...it would be good to have those [educational videos on drinking], or a mandated drinking class where people learn more about

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what’s going on instead of coming into something that’s completely foreign to them that they don’t understand,” Atkinson said.

The administration is doing whatever it can to “disincentivize” drinking, said Killion; however, certain policies have to be given a chance in order to see if they will make an impact on the problem.

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“I think it’s definitely both, I think obviously students are the people who have the most power to change cultural problems,” junior Ashley Beeson said.

“I think it weighs a little more on the administration just because I am so in the mindset of education,” junior Oscar Morel said.

As a fifth-year student, Moeller has realized that the stress and mental health challenges of being a DePauw student may be the

drinking culture on DePauw’s campus. “People care more about social pressure when it’s coming from their peer than whenever it’s coming from an authority,” Beeson said.

Morel agrees with Atkinson as he believes the administration should try an educational approach to the problem. “Just being able to tell someone, ‘Hey if you’re too drunk, drink this, do this,’” Morel said.

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punished in that way and so is a student who comes from a very well-off family it’s not really a punishment for the student who comes from a very well-off “If certain policies end up not family,” Moeller said. “Whereas working, I promise you we’ll take the student from a low income them back and figure something family, that might be nearly out, but you have to give things a impossible.” chance to run their course so you Beeson thinks positively have an idea of whether or not about the administration’s ability they will or won’t work,” Killion to realize there is a significant said. problem on campus; however, Christian Rivera, junior she feels this is a cultural problem National Pan-Hellenic Council and extensive president, disciplinary believes that policies may not although DePauw be the way to has a drinking combat the issue. problem, the “ M a k i n g campus has bigger Hosptilizations at this time last year more disciplinary worries. “I’m a vs. hospitalizations so far this year: policies at this firm believer that point, I don’t there are bigger think is going issues than the 22 Total to do much to drinking problem 18 Total change that on this campus,” Upperclassmen [cultural drinking Rivera said. “I Upperclassmen problem] because think really on none of the other DePauw’s campus First Years First Years disciplinary there are issues policies have like segregation, changed that. I diversity and mean, there’s inclusion issues, Sources of Alcohol a law in place there’s sexual that says people assault, that’s under 21 can’t something I really drink,” Beeson pay attention to said, “there’s laws and I really feel against all these DePauw’s campus things that people needs to talk about do and that doesn’t more.” stop them.”

The disconnect Still, Atkinson b e t w e e n stands by a students and the conversation administration **These statistics were shown to students prior to interviewing them. he had with a makes it difficult professor.

“She to solve problems [the professor] on campus such as those mentioned by Rivera cause of alcohol abuse for certain that the administration has said, ‘Be safe, have fun, take care as well as the drinking problem. students on campus. “I think that implemented thus far is a fine of of each other, use the Lifeline This disconnect poses the part of its people are way too $250 for students under 21 who law,’ and I said, ‘Yeah and get overcommitted and stretched are found in possession of hard slapped with a $250 fine,’” said question: whose problem is it? alcohol. Some students have had Atkinson.

“I feel like it’s more of a really thin,” Moeller said.

Although Beeson believes negative reactions to the new fine According to Atkinson, she DePauw culture problem, that responded with “‘What? A life is doesn’t really fall under student the problem is both a student policy.

“If you are a lower income worth more than a f---ing $250 or administration,” fifth-year and administrative problem, she feels students can change the student and you’re getting fine,’ and she’s right.”

Daniela Moeller said.

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From 2008 to 2016, national binge drinking has decreased from 40% to 32%, while the DPU binge drinking rate has raised from 56% to 65%.

Endowment tax could threaten DePauw’s future

BY THE DEPAUW STAFF Staff at The DePauw news@thedepauw.com

A provision in the Republican’s new tax plan could threaten the financial stability of some private universities, including DePauw.

The tax reform plan the GOP laid out includes taxing college endowments; however, only some institutions would be impacted by this plan.

“I’m disappointed by this idea and it is my hope that wiser heads will prevail as this is debated and discussed,” said DePauw University President Mark McCoy. “People will see this is not a good idea for America.”

According to an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education, endowments would only be taxed if the endowment assets total more than $100,000 per full time student. DePauw’s endowment value per student is $281,627. The net investment income is what is being taxed and it would be taxed at a rate of 1.4 percent.

The University is currently unaware of how this proposed plan would affect students, faculty and staff, both currently and in the future, but it would have an effect.

Only private colleges and universities with at least 500 students and assets will be subjected to the excise tax.

DePauw would be impacted by this tax if the bill passes and goes into law. The proposed plan does not specify if only undergraduates will be counted in this program as opposed to all full-credit students, including graduate programs.

Under the current plan, certain private institutions and charitable trusts are taxed at 2 percent, and public charities and foundations are exempt from the excise tax.

Other universities in the Great Lakes College Association that would be affected are Albion College, Denison University, Earlham College, Kalamazoo College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan College, Wabash College, and the College of Wooster.

President McCoy said he is not currently worried about the tax plan, but if it is passed there is a real cause for concern. President McCoy is confident the tax plan will not continue as it is currently written and changes will be made.

He added that the University will act when it needs to. “(DePauw will) prepare once we know exactly what we need to be prepared for,” President McCoy said.

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The Sustainability Leadership Program is celebrating bell week by putting their own twist on the most recent Monon Bell Theft. Pictured are members of the Sustainability Leadership Program: Joe Gallagher, Logan Miller, and Sam Short. Mock video surveillance footage will be released on the DePauw Sustainability Facebook page on Thursday.

Heist penalty? Stadium cleanup

BY BRYTTNI CARPENTER Co-News Editor news@thedepauw.com

The four Wabash College men who attempted to steal the Monon Bell will have to clean Blackstock Stadium after the football game.

The arrangement occurred at 9:00 a.m. in the Putnam County Superior Court.

Wabash’s dean of students will not share disciplinary decisions made regarding the football player involved in the Monon Bell Heist, but the ultimate say is dependent on the football coaches.

Schuyler Nehrig, Mason Owen

Simmons, Brendan McCoy and Aaron Scott were charged with criminal trespassing. A pretrial diversion was issued and the men will be on probation for six months.

Their case will be dismissed if they follow their probation.

Two of the four lawyers representing the Wabash men were DePauw University graduates. A third lawyer was the last Wabash graduate to successfully steal the bell in 1999.

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A crowded stadium this weekened means a larger mess for some Wabash men to clean.

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DePauw faculty debate museum studies minor in faculty meeting

BY MADDY MCTIGUE Staff Writer features@thedepauw.com

The monthly gathering of DePauw’s faculty was held on Monday and covered a variety of topics pertaining to campus and academic life.

President McCoy began the meeting by addressing DePauw’s budget and the financial challenges higher education faces today. Reconstruction of the library will not begin as early as hoped and is still slated to start in 2020.

Much of the budget has gone to raises in faculty salaries, health premiums, and financial aid. President McCoy noted reconstruction will be more finalized by 2020 and also expressed his gratitude for the library staff.

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There was much debate over what to call the new museum studies minor. Because the minor is from the art department, some faculty members argued that it should be called an art museum studies minor; however, the art department did not want to limit students from other disciplines from pursuing the subject. After a series of votes, it was determined that the minor will stand as being called a museum studies minor.

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All in one place

BY ALAINA STELLWAGEN Staff Writer news@thedepauw.com

A building risen from an old decrepit alley and a high-voltage powerline serves as DePauw University’s most recent addition to campus.

The official dedication and opening celebrations of the Justin and Darrianne Christian Center for Diversity and Inclu-

sion (CDI), located across the street from Peeler Art Center, will take place on Nov. 11.

According to DePauw’s website, the CDI will serve as a gathering place for the Association of African American Students (AAAS) and The Dorothy Brown Cultural Resource Center. There will also be office space for Multicultural Student Services.

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The new Center for Diversity and Inclusion Spaces building provides a hair salon for students who have a difficult time finding someone who can do their hair in Greencastle.

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Dorothy Brown House, AAAS, international student resources and more in new CDI building

tian, DePauw graduates of ‘95, made a generous donation to their alma mater to help construct the new facility; however, the Christians didn’t stop there.

According to Warren Whitesell, the associate vice president for facilities management, “the Christians have been heavily involved with the interior and exterior design elements since the beginning.”

After the decision was finalized in December 2016, the process moved along quickly.

Official construction started mid-January, and less than a year later the building was completed.

Though this proved to be stressful at times for Whitesell and the construction crew, he understood the need for rapid progress. “The needs coming out of the old AAAS house and The Dorothy Brown House were identified a few years ago. I think DePauw felt like we owed those students a quick process. The community also felt we needed to get this done and make it available to students as soon as possible,” said Whitesell.

The new CDI, in Whitesell’s opinion, is more modern than other buildings on campus. “It is unique; we don’t really have another place like it,” Whitesell said. “But that is what it is supposed to be: its own destination.”

The CDI is equipped with a salon and a barbershop, a basketball court, a kitchen, and a library emphasizing DePauw students and alumni of color.

Though the CDI is one building, it is separated into two distinct sections so the AAAS and The Dorothy Brown House can feel autonomy while occupying the same space. According to Alize Frame, director of International Student Services, almost every

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The new Center for Diversity and Inclusion Spaces Building features many rooms where students can work together.

room of the CDI will be reservable for student organizations.

“The CDI is hugely significant because it marks the first time in DePauw’s history that all of our underrepresented student communities will have a permanent space designed specifically for them,” said Frame. “Our goal is for students to walk into the CDI and be able to show up as their whole selves, without having to check one of their identities at the door.”

Having an entire space devoted solely to cultural centers is a big deal for Frame. “(DePauw’s) cultural resource centers have always made homes of existing spaces- empty dorms, private residences, academic buildings, floor lounges, a rented fraternity, and, in the case of the Dorothy Brown Center, a converted apartment building,” Frame said.

Though the space is officially devoted to the AAAS and The Dorothy Brown Center, its impact will reach beyond these two organizations. “The purpose of the CDI is to honor the histories of the AAAS and the Dorothy Brown Cultural Resource Center, promote student retention and academic success, collaborate with campus partners to create a safe and empowering

environment for all students, and enhance the experiences of multicultural, international, LGBTQIA+ and first generation students on campus,” said Frame.

Frame also hopes the CDI will help to instil a sense of acceptance at DePauw. “The CDI honors every underrepresented community’s unique history, experiences and struggles. Building community is especially important on a small campus like DePauw and contributes to students developing a greater sense of belonging,” said Frame.

“Making sure that students and student organizations feel at home, have the access they need to the CDI, and feel supported is our top priority.”

The CDI Dedication Weekend includes a 4 p.m. keynote address and a 7 p.m. kick-off celebration on Friday. The celebration continues at 10 a.m. on Saturday for the CDI dedication and a tailgate party before the Monon Bell football game.

All students, faculty, staff, and alumni are invited. The CDI will be open to all members of the DePauw community 8 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 10 a.m.-10 p.m. on the weekends.

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The face behind BrainWave Apparel

BY COLLEEN KELLY Staff Writer features@thedepauw.com

A touch of jazz and rock

BY MCKINLEY PEARCE Guest Columnist features@thedepauw.com

Working at WGRE has really opened my eyes to the amount of musicians there are in the world today.

I mean, I’ll get CD’s from bands that describe their music as “heavy metal with a touch of jazz” or “psychedelic swing music” and immediately wonder what dimension these artists are from. Most of the time it doesn’t fit the feel that we at WGRE are trying to promote for our station, but sometimes we get someone who has a spark, the spark of an artist who can really perfect their unique art style. One of those artists is St. Vincent.

St. Vincent is the stage name of Anne Erin Clark who is known for her distinctive music style. This style combines elements of jazz, rock, and electropop music to create a sound not often found in the world today. Her new album, “MASSEDUCTION,” recently reached number 10 on the Billboard 200, which became her first top ten album in the US since the start of her career. This album really explores the reach of her musical style by containing songs that are slow, melodic, and beautiful, but also having others that are fast and aggressive. It really explores the boundaries of how music genres are formed.

How are these borders explored? Many of her songs have a moment of transition in where St. Vincent transitions from one musical style to the next, blending the chord structures to create a whole new genre altogether.

One of her songs, “Los Ageless” is one of my personal favorites and is currently playing on WGRE. This song is great for reminiscing through your childhood memories as it really mixes both jazz and soft rock tunes to create a feel of longing.

Maybe it’s because of this feeling that makes me really enjoy this song.

I’m also a big fan of another song called “New York.” In this song, St. Vincent further solidifies her jazz/rock style by bringing an exploratory feel to her music.

It’s a very slow and somber song that really brings out the feeling of the end of a relationship. You can practically hear the emotion in St. Vincent’s singing during this piece, and it is this that makes this song so interesting to me.

St. Vincent is a wonderful musician who manages to blend very distinct musical styles into a form that expresses emotion that is completely different from any I’ve ever heard. Be sure to tune into WGRE to hear some of St. Vincent’s great music!

Meet Flynn Sheehan: a firstyear from Oak Park, Illinois, member of DePauw University’s men’s soccer team, and a budding entrepreneur.

Sheehan, along with a friend from his hometown, run a clothing apparel company called BrainWave Apparel. The two started the company over the summer and continue to cooperate the brand even while attending separate universities.

BrainWave Apparel sells graphic t-shirts featuring unique designs. The shirts sell for around $20, making them an ideal fashion choice for the always broke college student. The shirts are sold in “waves” meaning that once a design sells out, it’s gone for good. So far the company has only released the first wave, but Sheehan hopes to release a second wave soon.

The DePauw sat down with Sheehan and talked with him about him about his budding business.

can get to a stage where we can pull out profit for ourselves.

TDP: What has been the biggest challenge you have encountered so far?

FS: It’s really hard to work out the finances and balance price of the shirts and quality of the shirts.

TDP: How do you promote and market your products?

FS: I just made a website, but a lot of it goes through Instagram. I feel like social media is a really good tool to use for marketing that is really underused in a lot of industries.

TDP: As a full-time student, as well as an athlete, how do you balance running this business?

FS: It’s hard. I have to take a lot of breaks in between (releasing new designs), which is really annoying. Now that soccer season is over, I have a pocket

of time that I can put into it now.

TDP: What is the meaning behind the name BrainWave?

FS: Me and my friend would always think the same way, in a really weird way. It came to a stage where every time we would say the same thing at the same time, we’d just say “Brainwave,” because we were on the same wave. We wanted to use it because we felt like there were a lot of different outlets for designs that could go into it.

TDP: Who designs all of the graphics you put on the shirts?

FS: I make all the designs. I love graphic design, so I took a bunch of classes in high school.

I was really fascinated by shirt designs, so I have probably like 40 designs on my computer that I want to use at some point.

Check out BrainWave Apparel on Instagram (@brainwaveapprl)

The DePauw (TDP): How did you get the idea to start this brand?

Flynn Sheehan (FS): It had always been a goal of mine to make something like that, but I’d never really put it into action, so I wanted to make it external.

TDP: How did you turn this dream into a reality, especially from a financial standpoint?

FS: First we both put down $200, which was a lot, but then we were able to make it back and make twice that. Then, we recycled all the profit and put it back into the shirts. We’re just going to keep recycling until we

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BrainWave’s Instagram model showcasing the BrainWave logo.

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DEPP heats up D.C.

BY KATHERINE MARWEDE Staff Writer features@thedepauw.com

DePauw’s Environmental Policy Program lobbies in the nation’s capital After meeting with five DePauw students, Indiana democratic senator and swing-vote, Joe Donnelly, was convinced to vote favorably on environmental policies.

The students are members of DEPP, the Sustainability Leadership Program’s DePauw Environmental Policy Program. According to sophomore member Joevita Weah, DEPP’s main objective is “to raise awareness on environmental issues and policies and to inspire activism and political participation regarding these issues in our DePauw community.”

For their fall break trip to D.C., DEPP partnered with the Defenders of Wildlife, a nonprofit organization whose main goal is “the protection of all native animals and plants in their natural communities,” according to their website.

The five DePauw students traveled to Washington D.C. to lobby for the Defenders of Wildlife and promote and environmentally conscious agenda.

During the trip, the group had two concerns in mind: the Endangered Species Act, which prevents endangered species from going extinct and protects species at risk of being added to the list, and ANWAR, which grants private companies permission to dig in the Arctic National Refuge.

Weah said although DEPP has sent letters and contacted senators

by phone, they were ready to take their message further. “My personal goal was to enhance DEPP that much more by going to lobby in person,” said Weah.

DEPP has never had the opportunity to lobby in the nation’s capital. Aside from lobbying, Weah wanted to talk to Senator Donnelly and his chief of staff. By going on this trip, she was able to accomplish that and more.

Donnelly ended up voting in favor of what the group had discussed with him, pushing forward the amendment to strike the Arctic Refuge drilling provision from the budget resolution.

Sophomore Quinn Keegan enjoyed the chance the trip gave her to connect with other senators in unexpected ways. “By chance we ran into Senator Ed Markey, who was writing an amendment that would essentially take ANWAR out of the resolution,” said

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DEPP students in front of Senator Donnelly’s office in Washington D.C.

Keegan. “We got to thank him for his work, which was really cool.”

The students said the senators were very open to what they had to say, and being in D.C. brought them numerous opportunities to voice their thoughts.

Sophomore Sam Daughen-

baugh seized the chance to participate in political activism. “The best thing about the experience was exercising my right as an American citizen,” he said. “It felt really great going down to D.C. and voicing my opinion and actually being listened to.”

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Don’t get DePlague

BY BYRON MASON II

Staff Writer news@thedepauw.com

An Appeal for the Beanie:

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DePauw first-year Tim Murchison rocks a beanie. BYRON MASON II / THE DEPAUW

You remember when you were a kid and your mom would always nag you about bundling up when it was cold outside? And when you would argue that your coat alone was enough to keep you warm she would throw at you three scarves, a weird hat that might’ve been your grandmother’s, and gloves three sizes too big?

Despite how dorky you may

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have looked, you probably noticed that you weren’t getting sick, and had to reluctantly admit that your mom was right about bundling up.

Now, you’re in college, and without your mom’s nagging to guide you, you rely on your own wit and instinct to brave the cold winter months. With that said, DePlague has been terrorizing the DePauw community for too long, making

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us too sick to go classes, complete assignments, and go to parties. Fortunately, I have a solution to counter this problem, one that has been hidden in plain sight the entire time and overlooked by the people who are too “cool” to stay warm: the beanie.

As one of the many ways to look cool while staying warm, the beanie is probably the most versatile, coming in different colors and materi-

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als for each wearer. No longer will you have to decide between your grandmother’s weird hat or unrelenting cold.

Now, you might be wondering: where can I get said beanie?

You can always go to any store and look in the hat section. Or go to any online store and do the same. But to get the quality beanies? That requires a more thorough search.

Now, for beanies with logos and designs on them, I would start out with shops such as Zumiez and Pacsun. If you’re a Carhartt fan ( like myself), I would definitely check out Zumiez. They have a bunch of different colors for Carhartt beanies. Pacsun has a few cool beanies as well, but Zumiez seems to have a larger catalogue.

Some of the beanies may be a little pricey, averaging around $30, but there are some cheaper ones too if you sort the items you’re looking for by price. The Carhartt beanies I mentioned earlier are only $17.95, a price that shouldn’t hurt a college student’s bank account too much.

However, if you’re not a fan of the logos and designs or shops such as Zumiez and Pacsun overall, and want something a little more plain, I would look over at ASOS. The beanies at ASOS aren’t too pricey either; I’ve seen some for as low as $8.

But if you’re the type who hates waiting for a package you ordered to arrive and you want your beanie immediately, I would even check out Goodwill (we’ll talk more about Goodwill in a later issue).

So, at the risk of sounding like your mom, whatever you do in the upcoming winter months, don’t walk out in thirty degree weather without a hat and suffer unnecessarily. By doing that, you’re just asking to get sick and pass around the DePlague.

Venture out of your comfort zone and invest in a beanie that you think looks cool. You might end up liking how you look, so you can stay warm and cool at the same time.

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Letter to DePauw

the depauw| editorial board Madison Dudley | Editor-in-Chief Emma Mazurek | Managing Editor Christine Beckmann & Marissa Brown | Chief Copy Editor email us at editor@thedepauw.com

Alcoholism perpetuated by Greek Life Close your eyes, and think back: When was the last time you heard someone call a woman an alcoholic? We have all heard stories of mothers getting into accidents because they were drunk around 8 a.m. when taking their children to school, but do we ever hear popular terms like alcoholism associated with that?

According to the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, 5.3 million women within the United States drink in a way that “threatens their health, safety, and general well-being.” And that probably means that a woman you know drinks in an unhealthy way. Additionally, women who are more stressed are more likely to turn to alcohol as a source of relief, which is a large contributor to alcohol dependence among women.

But how do we even begin to combat Alcohol Use Disorders, especially within a subset of a population that is frequently not acknowledged to be an ‘alcoholic’? Well maybe we can look at what drives women to become alcohol dependent? On our campus specifically, this might be a lack of women-controlled spaces for drinking. In other words, it can be very challenging for a lot of people to step outside of their comfort zone, or into houses in which they do not live in, so some people binge drink to combat their anxieties. And women are more likely to begin drinking due to stress.

So how should we combat this? Maybe by letting women in sororities drink in their own houses. It’s 2017, and Panhellenic has their own rules, but if fraternities can bring alcohol into homes, then why can’t women’s organizations do the same thing? Just ordering women not to drink in their houses does not mean they are going to stop drinking, it anything it just means they are going to drink in other places, where they might drink excessively because they are uncomfortable.

The biggest problem here is that as a society we both deny alcohol dependency to be attributed to women who are suffering with the disorder, while also forcing them into situations where they feel pressured to drink due to feeling uncomfortable and stressed. There’s really no way to win if you’re a woman.

So, it goes without saying, we should start taking tangible actions to enable women to do more and to enable them to get more help with issues of alcohol dependency.

EDITORIAL POLICY T h e D e Pa u w i s a n i n d e p e n d e n t l y m a n a g e d a n d f i n a n c e d s t u d e n t n e w s p a p e r. T h e o p i n i o n s e xp r e s s e d h e r e i n d o n o t n e c e s s a r i l y r e f l e c t t h o s e o f D e Pa u w U n i v e r s i t y o r t h e S t u d e n t Pu b l i c a t i o n s B o a r d . E d i t o r i a l s a r e t h e r e s p o n s i b i l i t y o f T h e D e Pa u w e d i t o r i a l b o a r d ( n a m e s a b o v e ) .

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Dear DePauw, As a great place to learn, live, and work, we have a one-of-a-kind opportunity this weekend to put our best foot forward. Nationally televised events are a rare and powerful opportunity to showcase DePauw and our long history and strong values.

I have no doubt our team, coaches and staff will make us proud this weekend. They have worked hard for months, like all our athletic teams do, to bring their “A game” to the field, track, court, pool or course.

I look forward to doing the same with you. Let’s cheer our team on; let’s welcome back the thousands of alumni who will join us in Greencastle and at watch parties around the country; let’s celebrate with friends old and new, and let us do all of this while being safe and responsible. America is watching. Let them see us as the class acts we are, both on the field and off.

How fortunate are we to be a part of a 124-year tradition? Let’s make this the best Monon game and weekend in that storied history. I look forward to celebrating with you and keeping the Bell where it belongs.

Be loud. Be Proud. Be safe. We are putting our name on this weekend.

Go Tigers.

President McCoy

College Street Hall upgrade

BY MEGAN MANNERING Staff Writer opinions@thedepauw.com

Unlike other first-year dorms on campus, College Street Hall, or C-Street, as it’s so affectionately called by its residents, has neither bells nor whistles to boast of. Housing a mere forty-four students, C-Street is a modest building on the outskirts of South Quad. Because of its small size, it seems as if C-Street gets forgotten when facilities management is making its rounds, leading to quite the deterioration of the dorm.

Plumbing and heating issues in C-Street foster an undeniably ideal atmosphere for mold, mildew and other questionable growths on the walls, in the carpet, and on most surfaces in the bathrooms and kitchen. In addition, rusty

bathtubs occupy each restroom in the dorm. I don’t know about you, but I can’t picture anything good coming from a bathtub in a college, communal bathroom setting.

In addition to the issues of sanitation and cleanliness, C-Street is obviously lacking curb appeal, as Joanna Gaines would say. With broken window screens, sloppy landscaping and an outdated architectural style, this building is an eyesore, to say the least. Along with the obvious lack of pleasing outdoor aesthetics, the furniture is mismatched, some of the ceiling panels are missing and washing/ drying machines aren’t dependable, as they often break down throughout the school year.

It’s evident that C-Street has needed a major physical glow up for years now. Yet, aside from the

Roy O. West upgrade

BY BROOKS HEPP Opinions Editor opinions@thedepauw.com

With DePauw University’s recent additions of Hoover Hall and Stewart Plaza, there is bound to be another upgrade in the coming years.

In my opinion, Roy O. West Library is in a desperate need for an upgrade and should be the next project.

The three-story, red brick, eighty’s style building is filled with old, worn-out furniture that drifts students into a sleep. A library should be an encouraging environment for students’ studies, instead, Roy encourages students to take a nap.

Roy O. West was built in 1957 and has not been renovated since 1986, making it one of the oldest buildings on

campus. Some students have been exercising every study option on campus to avoid studying at Roy. When the library is the last resort option for studying, it is time for an upgrade.

DePauw has done a tremendous job modernizing the campus to make it more inviting for students. Roy, however, is not one of the campus’s products of modernization.

The furniture is old. The tables are old. It feels like you’re a character in “The Breakfast Club” when you’re inside it.

Having a new, beautiful library would help create one central studying spot for the campus. Many students choose to stay back and study at their living facility, which creates a divide amongst the campus. A common, central

OPINIONS flaws and the grime, residents of C-Street are often ostracized from the rest of their first-year peers.

While many students are willing to venture to Longden, Bishop Roberts, Humbert and Hogate Hall to socialize, seeing a group of outsiders head towards the pigsty that is College Street Hall is quite rare. Dorms are supposed to be homey environments where students can relax and unwind after a stressful day of classes and extracurricular activities, but returning home to C-Street at the end of a long day isn’t comforting at all when your living conditions are similar to that of a fraternity basement.

If the University doesn’t plan on updating College Street Hall anytime soon, I’d advise future residents to add Clorox wipes to their packing lists. They’ll certainly come in handy when mold starts spreading.

studying location would certainly help build more comradery among the students.

The upgrades to Roy O. West should start with making it more inviting. New furniture. More color. Brighter lighting. More lounge areas where students can take a break from studying and play a game of pool. Anything to get more people to start coming to the library more.

The additions of Hoover Hall and Stewart Plaza were necessary and major successes. DePauw must understand its next upgrade should be made to Roy O. West. An upgrade to the facility would bring more students to the library to study, which would create more campus-wide comradery. I do not think I stand alone with my belief that Roy should be modernized and upgraded. Make it happen, DePauw.

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OPINION What is your ideal class at DePauw?

Gracie Norton Junior

“A fashion marketing class to help students learn how to market fashion brands through social media platforms.”

“Minimal work, but immense gratification.”

Madeline Smith Sophomore

“I️ don’t know about new classes, but I’d love to see a circus club.”

Jeremy Konzen Sophomore

“Something that’s very thought provoking and makes me rethink my current views.”

Alexis Jenkin Sophomore

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Finding an edge: DePauw’s athletes stretch their boundaries through yoga

BY AUSTIN CANDOR Sports Editor sports@thedepauw.com

When you walk into Gigi Jennewein’s office under the winding stairwell of the Green Center for the Performing Arts, you immediately get a sense of her love for theatre.

Framed posters of past plays line her walls. A copy of the Shakespeare Dictionary sits on a table.

But the DePauw University communication and theatre professor has developed a new passion, one that allows her to find an edge, be present, and discover new experiences: yoga.

“Anything that calms us and makes us more aware of where we are in the moment, is good

for us,” said Jennewein, who took a four-week yoga teacher training course this past summer from Phoenix Rising Yoga Therapy to become certified as a yoga instructor. “(Phoenix’s) approach is about getting the person who’s experience the yoga to become empowered with regard to their physicality, with regard to their motions.”

Now, Jennewein’s stepping out of her academic field to help DePauw athletes, a crowd her husband and men’s basketball Head Coach Bill Fenlon thinks can benefit immensely from getting that extra stretch and peace of mind within themselves.

Though her main session falls on Thursdays at 7 a.m., the turnouts have been impressive.

“In general, we thought it was a good idea because of the balance and flexibility stuff,” said Fenlon, who also emphasizes the importance of players being aware of their breathing, especially in crucial parts of the game.

“Let’s say you’re shooting a free throw. A lot of guys don’t pay attention to how they’re breathing, how they have to slow down with breathing.”

Fenlon also sees yoga as a way to get his players involved early in the season.

“One of the things you’re trying to do as a coach is think of ways to keep your team together,” said Fenlon. “I think we have some thoughtful guys who are pretty serious about working on their bodies and figuring some BYRON MASON II / THE DEPAUW

Men’s basketball Head Coach Bill Fenlon believes yoga can help his players, especially from a balance standpoint.

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Professor Gigi Jennewein took a four-week intensive yoga program this summer to become a certified yoga instructor.

things out.”

While the yoga sessions aren’t mandatory for players during the preseason, Fenlon has been impressed with their efforts. But Jennewein’s early-bird class hasn’t just brought in Fenlon’s team.

Athletes from DePauw’s baseball, lacrosse, and field hockey programs have joined in as well in preparation for the upcoming winter and spring seasons. Senior endurocross rider Rachel Gutish has even used the class as a way to finish recovering from her torn ACL, an injury she sustained over the past summer.

“I’d been meaning to try out a fitness class at DePauw for a while, and I really used to like the yoga days we occasionally did

with (Track) coach Megan Mannering,” said Gutish, who noticed a listing of the fitness class schedule in the weight room. “Flexibility is key for injury prevention in athletes, and yoga is a great way to achieve it.”

Gutish hopes to attend other sessions as she reaches full recovery, while Jennewein plans to welcome more sports team as the year goes on.

“Having that awareness of what’s going on in your body can translate to athletes as well,” said Jennewein. “They can have that sensation of ‘Here is where I am present in this moment,’ and then ‘What do I need to do to alter it, to enhance it’.”

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Norman Wesley Brooks says “let every day be Christmas.”

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This week in sports...

NCAA Tourney-bound: Despite losing to Wittenberg in the NCAC Championship match, DePauw volleyball got an atlarge berth in the NCAA Division III Volleyball Championship. Their first-round match will be on Friday when the Tigers will take on Ohio-Northern at 5:30 p.m. in Westerville, Ohio.

Aqua Bell Champs: The men’s swim team took care of the Little Giants 178-113 in the Tigers’ first home meet of the season last Friday. Senior Kurt Swieter won three events (200 yard-freestyle, 100 freestyle, and 500 freestyle), while senior diver Eric Addy won the 1-meter and 3-meter board competitions. The men’s 400 free relay of Swieter, senior Sam Wagner, sophomore Aidan Schurig, and senior Sam McManus also took first.

Home Sweet Home: The women’s swim team also won their home opener last Friday against Indiana Wesleyan. The Tigers got double-wins from firstyears Rachel Graves (1000-yard freestyle, 100 free) and Katherine Douglas (1-meter board, 3-meter board). First-year Ali Tallen (200 butterfly), sophomores Allison Lund (100 backstroke) and Olivia Neff (50 free), and juniors Marihelen Gallagher (200 backstroke) and Mary Woods (100 fly) placed first as well.

Finishing strong: After winning Conference two weeks ago, men’s cross country looks to advance past this weekend’s regionals as a team and get to Nationals. Last season, senior Polo Burguete and junior Zach Batt competed in Nationals individually.

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Season review: eliminated DePauw sports teams struggled to find consistency With volleyball recently receiving an at-large bid to play in the NCAA Division III Tournament, four fall sports teams are still alive. Football, men’s and women’s cross country, and volleyball all enter key matchups this weekend. Here is a look at how men’s soccer, women’s soccer, and field hockey fared this season.

MEN’S SOCCER Final Record: 6-6-4 Critical Game: Lost 2-1 vs. Wabash, Oct. 25. The Tigers needed a win to keep their NCAC hopes alive, but the Little Giants proved too much. Senior forward Keaton Voegerl tied the game in the second quarter, but Wabash soon responded to go ahead for good.

Summary: Unable to string together a win streak all season, the Tigers struggled to find a rhythm. Despite missing out on the postseason, the team ended their season on a high note with a 2-0 win over Oberlin at home on Senior Day. The team will look toward the future with a strong core of junior defender Andrew Gold, junior goalie Austin Bodner, and sophomore transfer and defender Jake Brady.

Key losses: Goalie Ben Davis, forward Craig Kenney, midfielder Taras Tataryn, midfielder Peter White, and forward Keaton Voegerl.

WOMEN’S SOCCER Final Record: 4-12 Critical Game: The Tigers notched their first victory in Conference play with a 2-0 win at home over Hiram. Sophomore forward Shaili Kumar and junior forward Bailey Ehrens each scored in the first half to put DePauw ahead, while first-year goalie notched her first collegiate win and shutout with four saves.

Summary: The Tigers were already at a disadvantage before the season began after losing Head Coach Megan McCormick to U.S. Soccer Girls’ Development Academy. McCormick had been at the helm since 2014, going an overall 26-22-5. DePauw dug themselves a hole by going 1-7 to start the season, a deficit the Tigers never recovered from. The team loses a strong core of seniors, but will return 11 current juniors next season in what looks to be a bounce-back year for DePauw.

Key losses: Forward Bridget Brendza, forward Kathryn Ruark, defender/ midfielder Maddie Smith, defender Holly Ramsey, and goalie Natalie Sheeks.

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TIGER OF THE WEEK KURT SWIETER

A captain of the men’s swim team, Swieter was recently named NCAC Player of the Week for winning three individual events in DePauw’s win over Wabash College last Friday in the Tigers’ first dualmeet of the season. Swieter was also a key component in the men’s 400 free relay win.

FIELD HOCKEY

Final Record: 11-8 Critical game: Won 7-2 vs. Ohio Wesleyan. After struggling early in the season with a 1-4 record, the Tigers responded in a big way with two-goal performances from senior forward/midfielder Reilly Bruce, junior forward Corina Bourantas, and sophomore forward Kate Milner. The win started a nice fivegame winning streak DePauw rode into October.

Summary: The team hit highs and lows throughout the season, which ended with a thud when the Tigers were shutout 3-0 by Denison in the first round of the NCAC Tournament. DePauw won its fewest games since 2005, which was in part due to the team’s inability to break .500 in conference play.

Two years removed from winning the NCAC Championship, the Tigers hope a deep run in the NCAA Division III Championship is in the near future.

Key losses: Forward/midfielder Tori Wittemann, forward Paige Berliner, defender Grace Waldman, and defender Maddy Burds.

The DePauw (TDP): Given DePauw’s rivalry with Wabash, is there a certain edge the team brings to the Aqua Bell meet?

Kurt Swieter (KS): Definitely.

That meet is so much fun. I think the whole team just has a more competitive attitude towards the meet. I guess there’s just a lot of history behind it. Looking back to my sophomore year, [Wabash] chose to suit up and taper, and ended up beating us. Ever since then, it’s been really fun to get after it and go get them.

TDP: Having started out as just a swim recruit and working your way up to being a captain over these past four years, are you feeling nostalgic at all? Does it feel like you’ve come full circle?

KS: Yeah it definitely is a little bit of a full circle. It’s kind of weird, and it really puts into perspective that my swimming career is coming to an end. But it’s fun. I think I’m ready for the culmination of swimming.

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Junior defender Doug Bannon (29) and junior goalie Austin Bodner (33) will look to get the men’s soccer team back to the postseason next year.

Sport: Swimming Year: Senior Major: Economics

TDP: Does the team have any personal goals for the season in comparison to past years?

KS: One of our team goals has always been to get Top 10 at Nationals. My freshman year we got 11th, so we were right on the cusp there, and we’ve yet to tap into that Top 10. That’s definitely an ambitious goal this year considering some of the talent we’ve lost in the past couple years. However, I don’t think it’s totally out of reach.

Personally, I want to make it to Nationals this year again.

TDP: You’ve been dealing with a broken wrist for the past few months. How has the recovery been for you?

KS: When I got the x-rays back and saw that my wrist was broken, and the trainer and doctor told me I’d have to be in a cast for six weeks, I kind of thought that the first part of my season was over. However, I got into this water-proof splint two weeks after, so I was able to get in the pool… When I first got it on, that was kind of a pain and it really was a struggle to train and keep up with everybody else… After my performance this weekend, I’m not super worried about my wrist anymore. I think by the time the big invitationals and taper meets come around, I’ll be ready to go.

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Reminiscing on the Bell’s glory days: will they last?

Head Coach Nick Mourouzis and DePauw players pose with the Bell in 1984. Mourouzis went 138-874 over 23 years at the helm for DePauw.

DePauw players ring the Bell on the sidelines during the Tigers’ 21-7 win over Wabash in 1999.

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Q & A with ESPN founder and DePauw ‘54 Bill Rasmussen Bill Rasmussen almost didn’t come to DePauw. When asked about his experience, he’ll smile and recall how he narrowly made the cut as a Rector Scholar. What a difference four years can make. Having graduated from the University in 1954, the founder of ESPN has returned to Greencastle for one of the biggest sporting events of the school year, the Monon Bell football game. Yesterday, The DePauw had the opportunity to briefly talk with Rasmussen about the sports world.

Bill Rasmussen

The DePauw (TDP): The Monon TDP: You’ve developed a lot of Bell game is one of the biggest rivalfriendships with athletes over the ries in college sports. What has been years, and one thing you noticed was another one of your favorite rivalries how they could rarely talk about anyover your sports career? thing but sports. Having played sports Bill Rasmussen (BR): In base- yourself, do you ever think about what ball, it was always the White Sox and life would’ve been like as a profesYankees. As a matter of fact, my sen- sional athlete? ior year (at DePauw), I roomed with BR: When you’re at this end lookan avid Cubs fan. So we didn’t talk ing forward, it’s the greatest thing. But baseball because it always got heated. in 1970, I started broadcasting baseBut here at DePauw, I think the Waball in the Eastern League in Double or bash rivalry just overpowers any other Triple A. After about 20 or 25 games, memories.

I thought, “This is the most boring job TDP: In your talk with the Media in the world.” The repetitiveness of it, Fellows, you encouraged students to it’s always the same. keep pushing themselves no matter TDP: Why have you strayed away what people tell you. Was that the case from mixing politics with sports? with ESPN? BR: Yes. That happened with ESPN a lot. Taft Broadcasting used to be a premiere broadcasting group, and we were pitching ESPN looking for investment dollars. We went to a (Taft) board meeting to sell it. At the end, the chairman figuratively patted me on the head and said, “You’re a nice young man, but I have to tell you, your idea is never, ever going to work…” It sounds arrogant, and I don’t mean it that way, but when that gentleman said that, my reaction was not being crushed. My reaction was that he just made a big mistake because this is going to work.

We just kept going.

BR: I just don’t talk about it. In November when we have an election, people are going to claim fraud, they’re going to do this, they’re going to do that… And there’s going to be political arguments about it. One thing that athletics does is, if you don’t cross the goal line with the ball in your hand when there’s time on the clock, it doesn’t count. It’s not an opinion, it’s not “oh I think you were…” My reaction to politics is a ball is a ball, a strike is a strike, a goal is a goal.

Sports are not open to debate.

SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW Now junior defensive back Brooks Hepp ringing the bell after DePauw’s 2016 Monon victory.

Quarterback questions answered leading up to Monon Bell Classic

BY BOBBY CONNOR Staff Writer sports@thedepauw.com

The 124th Monon Bell classic is back in Greencastle, one year after the thrilling win at Wabash College led by former standout quarterback Matt Hunt. Hunt, a four-year starter and arguably one of the greatest quarterbacks in DePauw history, graduated, leaving the position open for grabs this season.

Junior quarterback Matt Labus put his name in the running during training camp.

He led the Tigers to a (4-0) record before suffering a season-ending knee injury against Ohio Wesleyan University in the fourth game of the year.

“We had a really competitive pre-season camp and Matt Labus came out number one at the quarterback position. He really had a tremendous start to the season, not only statistically, but he carried the team with his leadership as well,” Head Coach Bill Lynch said.

Through the first four games, Labus averaged 290 yards through the air to go along with 67 rushing yards on the ground.

After a week three win against Wooster College, he attained the offensive player of the week award for the NCAC conference. At that moment, he was ranked third in the nation for passing efficiency with a

rating of 201.3 per game.

“After the injury, obviously I was disappointed, but I knew that we had the guys both offensively and defensively to have a special season,” Labus said. “Our team has battled through some key injuries which speaks volumes to the quality of players we have.”

Meanwhile, back-up first-year quarterback Cam Haynes tore his ACL in the second game of the year against Hiram College. Ultimately, the weight was shifted to the shoulders of senior quarterback Jake Lasky to lead the way for the Tigers moving forward.

Since Labus’s knee injury, Lasky has led the Tigers to a (4-1) record. Standing at only 5’9, Lasky has brought a gritty playing style to the quarterback position.

Along the way he broke the 17-year-old school record for total yards on offense in a game at 500 during a week eight win over Allegheny College.

“When it came to filling in for Labus, I just wanted to build on the success he provided to our team this season. My main focus was to keep the offense rolling on all cylinders,” Lasky said.

The Tigers look to retain the bell as they take on the visiting Little Giants in the Monon Bell Classic at Blackstock Stadium this Saturday. Kickoff is set for 1:07 p.m.

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A history of heists

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DePauw players celebrate with the Bell after winning Monon 27-17 in 2000.

1890

Members of Sigma Alpha Epsilon pose with the Bell in 1970.

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1959

A Wabash student came in 1965 to DePauw’s campus disguised as a Mexican dignitary interested in developing an exchange program.

During a meeting with DePauw’s president, the student asked to see the bell, returning later to steal the bell with his friends. The successful heist has since been dubbed “Operation Frijoles.”

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1966

Just a year later, DePauw students stole the bell from its place in Bowman Gym hoping to keep it safe until the 1967 game. Following the Tigers’ 1966 win, DePauw students buried the bell in the north end zone of Blackstock Stadium.

It was unearthed the bell after 11 months in the third quarter during a rainstorm. The finding was short-lived when Wabash won the game and took the bell.

The first heist occurred in 1941 when the bell was stolen from Wabash in September. It was said the bell might be sold for its scrap iron value, but was eventually found in front of Jordan Hall on Butler University’s campus in October.

Marvin Long righing the Bell in 1996.

In 1978, members of Sigma Chi fraternity stole the bell from Wabash’s gymnasium.

It was reported over 300 Wabash men invaded DePauw’s campus looking to reclaim the bell. Eleven students were arrested during the confrontation – ten of them Little Giants.

1978

In late January of 1988, the Tigers beat Wabash in basketball. Less than a week after the game, the bell was stolen. Students entered the Lilly Center before it closed and waited until everyone was gone. The bell wasn’t returned until right before the game that November.

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DePauw cheerleaders and the Tiger mascot pose with the Bell in 1982.

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WABASH

The DePauw University and Wabash College football rivalry was introduced in 1890. Stealing the 300-pound Bell, which was donated in 1932, has become a tradition of the infamous football game.

In 1959 a student from Wabash posed as a prospective student interested in writing a story for the Crawfordsville High School newspaper. The student ‘cased’ Bowman Gymnasium and returned later with friends to steal the bell. It was located within a week and returned.

Along with successful heists, there have been just as many unsuccessful attempts at stealing the bell. DePauw tried to steal the bell in 2012 and as they carried the bell it rang out, awakening the sleeping Wabash students. There is also the most recent attempt from Wabash, which resulted in a court hearing, which ruled the perpetrators have to clean up Blackstock stadium following Saturday’s game. The Tigers look to keep the bell out of the Little Giant’s possession this weekend in the 124th Monon Bell Classic.

2012

The final successful heist took place in 1998. On the day before Halloween, Wabash students stayed in the Lilly Center overnight. The bell was stolen from the fieldhouse and returned to DePauw two days before the game. DePauw went on to beat Wabash 42-7, knocking the Little Giants from postseason play.

A year later DePauw again stole the bell from Wabash. As a result, students from Wabash came and started “borrowing” composites and other items from various fraternity houses. The schools eventually traded the stolen items in an isolated area at Parkersburg, Ind., midway between Greencastle and Crawfordsville.

The Wabash and DePauw mascots pose with the Bell in 1979.

The Depauw Monon edition 2016

Life After You

BY TUCKER DIXON Wabash Sports Editor

The brick paths of Wabash College have been quieter than usual this time of year. In years past, crisp autumn days are usually filled with the continuous ringing of the Monon Bell, the sound echoing between buildings and carrying throughout Crawfordsville.

This year, we have not had the pleasant background sound to motivate us to get through the week. We have had to accomplish this feat on our own.

This week has been a time of adjustment for all Wabash men. No current student at Wabash has ever lived through a Bell Week without the bell sitting on the Chapel steps ringing from dawn till dusk.

It has been a difficult year for Wabash to accept our new goal.

Instead of protecting our bell, we must take it back.

While most took this new sense of purpose and directed it toward their effort and hard work on the football field, in the classroom, or in other extracurriculars, some took it more literally.

Every year Wabash Football has one main goal: win the Monon Bell. With our second loss of the season to Wittenberg in the toughest fought game this season, the Little Giants have been eliminated from the potential for postseason play. So, all secondary goals the Little Giants had coming into the season no longer affect the mindset of the players and coaching staff.

This means, with one game left on the 2017 schedule, there is only one goal.

With a ground and pound running game and experi-

ence on the defensive side of the ball, the Little Giants are back to what they do best: hard-hitting, in-your-face, smash-mouth football. Behind a strong backfield in Ike James ’20 and Isaac Avant ’20, the Wabash offense is averaging over 260 rushing yards a game. The combination of strong downhill runners has helped Wabash average 31 points a game. Wabash has excelled at controlling the clock and wearing down opposing defenses.

On the defensive side of the ball, the Little Giants have proved a tough task for opposing offenses. Behind dominant play from linebackers Evan Hansen ’19 and Byshup Rhodes ’19, the Wabash defense has allowed, on average, just 20 points a game. Hansen has been a strong point for the Wabash defense, averaging over eight tackles a game with 68 in total on the season. The Little Giant defense has proved most reliable against the run, forcing 15 fumbles this season.

This means DePauw might have to run the majority of their offense through the air.

This year’s Monon Bell game is going to rival the intensity and atmosphere of last year’s Bell game. Wabash, with our new sense of purpose, is going to come out strong, aggressive, and more motivated than ever. It is going to be a very close game, but in the end, our smash-mouth running game and powerful defense are going to prove too much for DePauw.

The Bell will return to Crawfordsville.

Wabash wins 28-24

BY AUSTIN CANDOR Co-Sports Editor sports@thedepauw.com

The last time Monon was played in Greencastle, DePauw hadn’t seen the Bell for seven years. All too familiarly, the Tigers stumbled out of the gates, and by the third quarter, the team already trailed by four touchdowns.

Still, you felt the tide beginning to turn in that 2015 matchup. Then junior quarterback Matt Hunt twice connected with his first-year brother Andy in the endzone, a taste of what was to come a year later in Crawfordsville.

This Monon, things are different. For the first time since 2009, the Tigers head into the weekend looking to defend the Bell at home. And while only half the Hunt duo remains, there are more than just a few specks of optimism for host DePauw.

On paper, the Tigers are having an even better season than last year’s. Amongst a returning core, senior

quarterback Jake Lasky, sophomore defensive backs Connor Mullin and Connor Perkins, and junior kicker Jake Tanner have all shined in their first year as starters.

And with an 8-1 record, DePauw finally got past Ohio Wesleyan, a team they hadn’t beaten since 2013.

But amidst a strong season, it’s hard to ignore the Tigers’ lone loss, an ugly 52-6 defeat that came at the hands of Wittenberg University over fall break. The game included three lost fumbles, an interception returned for a touchdown, and plenty of mental mistakes, problems DePauw has to avoid in order to keep it a tightly-knit ballgame on Saturday.

As expected, all eyes were on Wabash the following weekend when the Little Giants hosted Wittenberg. While it wasn’t nearly as lopsided a game, Wabash couldn’t put away the NCAC conference champions, who still stand a perfect 9-0.

But a loss to Wittenberg isn’t

5 the only thing the two teams share this season.

Wabash is going through a similar transition with their quarterback situation after losing graduate Connor Rice, who threw for 476 yards and five touchdowns against DePauw over his two years as the Little Giants’ starting QB. The team has now placed its faith in Weston Murphy, a sophomore coming off one of his best performances of the year, a win over Allegheny that saw him throw for a season-high 220 yards.

If DePauw wants to gain an edge early, they’ll have to shut down Murphy and sophomore running back Ike James, who has averaged over 130 yards per game. With the Tigers still carrying momentum from 2016’s heroics, it’ll come down to the wire.

While last year’s win was a classic, expect Blackstock Stadium to get the loudest it’s been in years.

DePauw 31 - Wabash 28

Monon Predictions

BY ANDREW GOLD Co-Sports Editor sports@thedepauw.com

When I committed to DePauw my senior year of high school, the assistant coach of my soccer team told me “Goldie, no bells ring in Greencastle.” At the time, I didn’t understand what he meant. Now, as a junior here at DePauw, I’ve come to understand the Monon Rivalry and all its twists and turns.

Last year’s game was full of those very same twists and turns, with both teams firing back and forth on all cylinders. The game came down to one last play that seemed to be written in the stars. Matt Hunt found his brother Andy in the end zone as time expired, and DePauw lifted the Bell for the

first time in seven years. The win moved the all-time series count to 60-54-9 in favor of the Little Giants.

So, after such a thrilling game last year, what can we expect this year? Well, after some fans questioned whether the Tigers would struggle to find their identity this season after losing an incredible senior class, DePauw has steamrolled to an 8-1 record, with their only loss coming to No. 9 ranked Wittenberg. The Tigers have come to define themselves as a mentally tough prolific offensive team, winning three close games and stepping up to the challenge against most conference foes.

On the other hand, Wabash has gone 7-2 this far into the season, losing to Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg. The little

Giants rely a bit more heavily on their defense, but certainly have the ability to put up points, and have shown that they get up for the big games, holding both Wittenberg and Ohio Wesleyan to one-possession games.

So, my prediction. This year’s game is poised to be just as electrifying and close as last year’s. With both teams showing that they are up for the challenge, we should see the best of both teams. Don’t expect this to be a perfect game. There will be turnovers, and there will be penalties. But the tapestry of the game will only get better through these imperfections.

The Bell is staying in Greencastle.

DePauw 38 - Wabash 35