The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

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Dancing to victory

University announces next Ubben Lecturer page 4

Food columnist profiles Greencastle farmers’ market pages 8-9

Members of Alpha Phi sorority huddle around their Greek Goddess, senior Anna Field, during their sports-themed performance titled “Phi Fa”at Friday’s Greek God and Goddess competition. Alpha Phi won the contest for the sororities, and Delta Upsilon fraternity took first for the men. Amanda Feller/The DePauw

Trustees visit campus, express support for master plan page 4

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Alpha Chi Omega celebrates 125 years of sisterhood

By MARITZA MESTRE news@thedepauw.com

DePauw’s name carries a strong association with greek life. Alongside the university’s legacy of fraternity and sorority life is the presence of founding chapters on campus, including Alpha Chi Omega sorority.

Friday marks the 125th anniversary of the sorority’s origin, which was founded at DePauw in 1885. Up to 200 Alpha Chi Omega alumnae and collegiate women from other universities are expected to attend some part of the celebration, according to the recruitment adviser of DePauw’s chapter, Emma Brown ’07.

Most women will arrive Friday night or Saturday morning. Some, mostly alumnae of the Alpha chapter, will stay in the chapter house, while others will stay in hotels.

All of the scheduled events are set for Saturday. The celebration will feature a brunch, campus and house tours, a presentation by a historian from the headquarters office and a formal dinner in the Union Building Ballroom. Guests will also hear a recently discovered recording of the founders from the sorority’s 25th anniversary.

“Many are coming to both the brunch at the chapter house and the formal dinner, and some are popping in for one or the other,” Brown said in an e-mail interview.

According to chapter advisor Kristin Hinsel ’02, roughly two-thirds of the guests will consist of alumnae, the remaining third made up of current collegiate members from schools other than DePauw. Approximately 80 percent of the alumnae are from DePauw.

Hinsel expects most women to come from

the Indiana area, although she knows of some women who will attend from out of state.

Guests will also include a few women from the sorority’s National Council. Among them are Ellen Little Vanden Brink ’54, former national president, and Diane Blackwelder, current national vice president. Blackwelder will give a few words during the dinner.

The current chapter president, junior Kelsey Floyd, as well as a sophomore, junior and senior representatives will also speak about their experiences.

The event is the first major celebration since the sorority’s 100th anniversary.

“The chapter regularly invites alumnae back to campus for our Founders’ Day, but this event will draw a much larger crowd,” Brown said.

Brown serves as the chair of the planning committee for the event, made up of about 15 women. Current chapter members juniors Stephanie Grass and Macie Mull spearheaded the planning on campus.

“I’m just excited to see all these other people come and enjoy something that I feel a lot of people don’t quite understand is so significant,” Floyd said. “And I think that’ll be a good eye-opener for some of the members of our chapter.”

Floyd said she hopes the celebration will help current members understand the significance of belonging to the Alpha chapter.

“I still feel like I have a lot to learn about how significant it is, and I think as I get older I’ll be able to appreciate that more,” she said.

Hinsel said her membership in the Alpha chapter gave her the “opportunity to see things at a national perspective.” She believes, however, that the anniversary celebration will hold just as much meaning for members of other chapters

as those from the Alpha chapter.

“Alumnae from all over are excited to come to DePauw knowing it’s the founding chapter,” Hinsel said.

Visiting members are often excited to see the historical sites on DePauw’s campus, such as Meharry Hall, where the sorority was officially founded.

Hinsel looks forward to returning to campus. She estimates that she has visited between 15 and 20 times since her graduation.

“It’s exciting,” Hinsel said. “I think it’s always energizing. You walk into the chapter and you immediately have memories of your own experiences.”

Hinsel enjoys watching other women share experiences similar to her own and said it sparks a desire for the sisterhood to continue.

Grass looks forward to meeting past members from different times in DePauw’s history.

She said alumnae offer advice on how to improve experiences for current members.

Among the organizers is Caitlin Cavanaugh ’09, former president of DePauw’s chapter.

Cavanaugh noted that the anniversary reminds members of all the historical milestones it has survived.

“Women were organizing and developing meaningful college experiences through Alpha Chi Omega before they even had the right to vote in the U.S. – that’s a huge deal to us,” Cavanaugh said in an e-mail interview.

Floyd said that the milestone marks a tremendous achievement..

“It’s just kind of like a big hurrah for how Old composites sit in the Alpha Chi Omega sorority basemuch has been accomplished in the last 125 ment in preparation for the sorority’s 125th anniversary years,” she said. “I don’t think ... any of the celebration Saturday. Margaret Distler/The DePauw founders were expecting it to be around this long and to have accomplished this much.”

Freshman applications double by first check-in, recruiting season still ‘marathon’

By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com

Applications for the class of 2015 have flown in fast and furious.

The admissions office has received 1,122 as of Oct. 1, up from 672 applications received by Oct. 2 last year.

The number marks the admissions office’s standard application count during the first week of October. There is no reason to worry about an application backlog yet, said Dan Meyer, vice president for admission and financial aid. In fact, he is

happy with the increase.

“Things will slow a bit, but I would hope we could maintain a 7 to 15 percent increase,” he said. “Time will tell.”

Meyer attributes the increase in applications to the admissions office’s work over the summer with rising high school seniors, the addition of two Tiger Pride programs for seniors and DePauw’s increasing presence in national rankings.

Although early decision applications are up by 150 percent over last year, the university used to offer an early action option, which was non-binding. The univer-

sity decided to move exclusively to early decision and regular decision options this year, which could have an effect on the number of applications.

Sarah Wallace, the chair of the DePauw board of trustees, also said the high number doesn’t necessarily mean that the total number of applications will increase over the course of the year.

“It’s difficult to know how to interpret these numbers,” she said. “I think that the admissions goal is to have a well-rounded class with diversity.”

Meyer said he looks forward to see-

ing how the admissions process goes this year, but feels the numbers will plateau eventually. He compared the admissions process to a marathon, saying that it’s where one finishes that matters more than where one starts. “[I have] no concerns at this stage since it is way too early in the cycle to push the panic button,” he said. “Having said all that, I am pleased that we are running ahead rather than behind at this stage in the recruitment cycle.”

— Christine DiGangi contributed to this story.

admissions: by the numbers Applications Received Oct. 2010

1,122

Oct. 2009

672

Oct. 2008

662

Oct. 2007

529

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

Board of trustees discusses campus plan, admissions

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Focus narrows on alcohol policies after lawsuit against Wabash

By ALLISON MARINO

By SAMUEL WEIGLEY samuel.weigley@thedepauw.com

President Brian Casey’s campus plan and the admissions process were the focal points at the first DePauw University board of trustees meeting of the academic year.

The trustees, who meet three times each academic year, came together Thursday morning for a four-hour, “retreat-like” session.

Chairwoman Sarah Wallace said the trustees were briefed about the progress of President Casey’s campus plan and began discussing the implementation of these visions, specifically the renovation of East College lawn. Wallace said the changes to East College lawn will give the university a more “collegiate feel.” “[The trustees] are thrilled with the master plan,” Wallace said. “It will really help to inform improvements of the campus over a period of time.”

After discussing the master plan, the trustees were given an extensive presentation on the admissions process by Dan Meyer, vice president for admission and financial aid.

Alluding to Casey’s goal of strenghtening the university’s national presence, Wallace said she hopes the new campus plan, once implemented, will make a good

first impression for prospective students coming to campus.

“We always need to put our best foot forward,” she said.

However, Wallace also pointed out that, although the trustees can help the administration and faculty market the campus, current students’ interactions with prospective students are the most important factors in terms of recruitment.

Different committees within the board of trustees met Thursday afternoon, while all the trustees met on Friday morning to listen to reports from each of the committees. The committees were rearranged over the summer, and there are now four major ones: academic affairs, student life and enrollment, business and financial affairs and development as well as alumni relations. The board of trustees also has four minor committees: audit and risk management, investment, nominations and trusteeship as well as building and grounds.

Wallace and Casey discussed several campus issues in a news conference Friday afternoon after the trustees’ meeting.

Casey said the large jump to 1,100 applications before Oct. 1 of this year, while encouraging, does not necessarily mean that the spike will continue. Although he is unsure of the cause of the applica-

tions jump, he said the university is dropping its early action admission option — which allowed students to apply early without a binding committment ­ — throwimg an unknown variable into the admissions process.

When asked about the current state of alumni relations at the news conference, Casey said the university needs to work on outreach. He said the university does not have the funds to greatly expand outreach, since the university may have underinvested in financial resources for alumni relations in previous years.

Wallace and Casey both said they hope the new campus plan will eventually help boost the retention rate of students from the start of freshman year to commencement.

The class of 2010 had a retention rate of approximately 74 percent, a number President Casey called “unacceptable.”

Finally, Wallace addressed the process of presidential compensation. The trustees conduct a comparative data review of presidents from comparable liberal arts universities to determine appropriate compensation for the president.

Casey was paid $118,376 in the first six months of his presidency. More recent tax forms are unavailable.

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A breakdown of the board The board of trustees is DePauw’s board of directors, making strategic decisions for the future of the university. They meet three times during the academic year to discuss university business. Many of the trustees serve on the board of visitors prior to elevation to the board.

There are 33 voting trustees.

Of these, 30 are DePauw graduates and three are friends of the university. Nine are women and 22 are men. The chair of the board is Sarah Reese Wallace ‘76. She is the first female chair of DePauw’s board. Judson Green ‘74 is the donor and namesake, with his wife, of the Green Center for the Performing Arts. The board also includes graduate trustees from recent years as well as a bishop of the Indiana Methodist Church, Michael Coyner.

Sixteen graduates are nonvoting, advisory trustees.

This group includes Janet Prindle ‘58, the donor for the Prindle Institute for Ethics; Timothy Ubben ‘58, who, with his wife, is the donor for the Ubben Lecture Series; Vernon Jordan ‘57, famous lawyer and politician; and James B. Stewart ‘73, a lawyer and Pulitzer-prize winning author and journalist. One of these trustees is a woman, while the other 15 are men.

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A lawsuit filed Sept. 22 against DePauw’s rival Wabash College could potentially change the party scene there.

Johnny Smith, an 18-year-old freshman at Wabash and member of their Delta Tau Delta chapter, died of alcohol poisoning in 2008. His parents, Stacy and Robert Smith are suing both the national fraternity and the school for Wrongful Death of a Child. According to the lawsuit, the members of his fraternity did not call for help when Smith became unresponsive.

Wabash owns all the fraternity houses on campus, which potentially makes

them liable for this incident.

The university proclaims on its website that its only governing rule is “the gentlemen’s rule,” which states, “The student is expected to conduct himself at all times, both on and off the campus, as a gentleman and a responsible citizen.” They have no other official alcohol policy, but do provide resources for students on its health center page.

A Wabash junior, who asked to remain anonymous to avoid backlash from students, said the changes made to the school after Smith’s death include more required classes for alcohol education and training for sober monitors. He said the negative coverage of the school has “skewed Wabash’s policies,” and said

Smith could have made more responsible choices.

“The gentlemen’s rule says we are to act as responsible citizens at all times.

That was not a responsible citizen,” he said.

The Wabash student was unsure of punishments for breaking the gentlemen’s rule, but knows that there are sanctions for breaking this rule.

DePauw, which was ranked as the No. 10 party school by the Princeton Review this year, has a different approach than Wabash regarding alcohol policies.

DePauw’s student handbook, for example, has a three-section alcohol policy.

The policies are in place, said Dean of Campus Life Dorian Shager, because the

university recognizes that 86 percent of college students drink alcohol.

“There is no magic bullet for solving alcohol issues,” he said. “So it’s just supporting the initiatives and resources we have available. While people make their own individual choices, we provide a way to make informed decisions. The Public Safety office and Community Standards hold people accountable.”

Senior Alex Kriegshauser, president of Interfraternity Council, said IFC tries to teach members about how to be responsible, especially during parties.

“You can’t prevent [tragedies] anywhere,” he said. “That’s why our risk management is the way it is. But no matter how you look at it, it’s a tragic thing

to happen to anybody. But I applaud everyone’s efforts to keep things safe.”

Shager also pointed out the many resources DePauw students have, starting with their freshmen year. These include blood-alcohol-content cards that explain how to recognize the signs of alcohol poisoning. DePauw has also trained around 450 sober monitors in the past two years. If a fraternity wishes to register a party, they must have at least six trained sober monitors.

“It’s so important to address alcohol issues on campus,” Shager said. “We support state and federal laws, we support students that don’t drink. We want to provide the education and resources for those that do drink.”

Mouth-stuffin’, finger-lickin’ good

Thirteen graduates are nonvoting life trustees.

All of these trustees graduated from the university in 1959 or before, and all are men.

Source: DePauw University Office of the President website

Former Costa Rican president, Nobel laureate to deliver Ubben Lecture Dec. 8

By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com

Although many people at DePauw may not have heard of Oscar Arias, the 1987 Nobel Peace Prize winner and twotime president of Costa Rica will be at DePauw Dec. 8.

Arias will be DePauw’s latest Ubben Lecturer.

Speakers like Arias are important for DePauw but, Ken Owen, executive direc-

tor of media relations, said he’s worried about the timing of the speech.

“He just left office in May, so the timing should be good,” he said. “He’s a Nobel laureate, a former president and world leader, but it’s Dec. 8 — the Wednesday before break — so I don’t know. I’m playing it by ear.”

Oscar Arias served two terms as the president of Costa Rica, first from 1986 to 1990 and then from 2006 to 2010. In 1987, he authored what was known as

the “Arias Peace Plan” in order to end military conflicts in five Central-American countries, according to information provided from the university.

Owen said he might invite other schools to the event in order to get more attendance. As of right now, the speech is to take place in Kresge Auditorium, but if people are disinterested, the university might move it to Meharry Hall. If the event was moved to Meharry, Owen would be concerned

about another incident similar to when author Rebecca Skloot came to campus, where students were turned away because of too many people attending the event.

Nonetheless, he remains hopeful that the event will be popular, noting that Arias will be the eighth Noble laureate and sixth Noble Peace Prize winner to speak for the Ubben Lecture series.

The series brings in notable speakers like Howard Dean, Karl Rove and

Mikhail Gorbachev. It was established in 1986 through donations from alumni Timothy H. and Sharon Williams Ubben, both members of the class of 1958.

“I hope students are excited about Oscar Arias,” Owen said.

— Samuel Weigley contributed to this story.

Junior Joseph Barana and freshmen Yechan Hong and Yizhou Bo finish their pie during the Wacky Olympics pie-eating contest in Bowman Park Saturday afternoon. The event was cosponsored by the International Student Organization and L.A.C.E. Taking a break from studying, students enjoyed barbecue and a variety of games including an obstacle course, Frisbee and soccer. Turnout was lower than the sponsors expected — 20 people attended. Tom Li/The DePauw

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Former ESPN announcer to cover Monon

By MICHAEL APPELGATE news@thedepauw.com

DePauw seniors Luis Paulino and Briana White have dealt with many struggles throughout their life.

The two camped out in Bowman Park last week to spread awareness about how DePauw students are struggling in the most serious of ways. White and Paulino have faced not only financial aid difficulties but family difficulty and other types of hurdles in their lives.

For White, the struggles started early.

White grew up in Greencastle with a mom who defined “loving parent.” She worked hard as a janitor cleaning churches and babysitting on the side, but she kept her daughter focused on getting an education. White’s real father was never in her life.

She and her younger siblings moved into a small trailer without air conditioning. They often spent nights in their car to escape their home’s intense heat.

At the age of four, her stepdad entered her life. He was abusive and struggled with alcoholism. The small trailer home only had room for two mattresses, so her mom, stepdad and brother slept on one mattress, and White and her sister slept on the other.

At times, money was tight. White’s stepdad worked for a gravel company and her parents paid most bills on time. But there was always a lingering question.

She continued to go to school, but

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A coming white paper from DePauw Student Government will support the school’s athletic switch to the Northern Coast Athletic Conference from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

A draft copy of the white paper, which was written after weeks of research and shared at Sunday’s Student

she found it difficult.

“I struggled a lot because I didn’t have what other people had,” White said. “You learn how to become extremely independent and your skin gets really tough.”

In high school, she tried to avoid living at home by staying at friends’ houses, and when she was old enough to drive, she would sometimes sleep in her car.

She worked 40 hours a week at Hardee’s, using the money she made for gas, insurance and food.

“I wanted to stay out of the way, use (the fewest) resources as possible from my family,” White said.

All the while, White maintained a weighted 4.05 GPA in high school. But because she worked so hard trying to make a living, she didn’t have any volunteer hours, so she couldn’t apply for many scholarships.

Due to the low amount of scholarship money, White and her family turned to loans to pay for college. She has subsidized and unsubsidized government loans, Perkins loans and DePauw loans.

“I have no idea how I’m going to pay for them,” said White, whose protest last week sought to raise awareness of various difficulties that DePauw students face.

For Paulino, a New York City native, his life also started out without a father.

His mother, at the age of 20, did everything she could to raise him, his older sister and younger brother. At the age of two, Paulino’s great-grandparents took him away from his mother, At 7, Paulino chose

to move back in with his mother because of quarrels with his great-grandfather, but he credits his great-grandmother with teaching him one important thing.

“She laid a foundation that will never leave me, she taught me to love people,” Paulino said.

He moved in with his mother and stepdad, but at age 12, his life took a drastic turn. One night, his stepdad kicked his family out of the house.

“That night we slept outside,” Paulino said. “My mom was trying to call family members but couldn’t find a place to stay that night. I felt betrayed ... I didn’t understand why ... but everything happens for a reason.”

The next day, Paulino and his family moved in with his aunt, but that night had a powerful effect.

“I realized how a rug can be pulled out from under you, without nothing to stand on,” Paulino said.

But Paulino found his family to help.

The location of his aunt’s house and his next home was in Brooklyn, N.Y. Paulino said violence surrounded him and some of his friends got involved with the gangs, but he recognized that joining a gang wasn’t a smart choice.

“I had a strong household, I didn’t have a wanting to do that,” Paulino said.

“My mom said: work smarter so you don’t have to work harder. So I focused on my education because my mom wanted me to do that.”

Through high school, his mom

worked 12-15 hours per day at a hospital as a kitchen staff person, getting paid only a part-time wage. With Paulino being involved in many extracurricular activities after school, he said he barely saw her.

They kept one family aspect constant, though.

“We would wait for mom to come home and eat as a family,” Paulino said.

“She would break the rules of her job and bring food home from the kitchen.

I would sometimes stay up late with my mom and watch a movie. She would be falling asleep, but at least we had that.”

Because of a high school leadership program and countless other activities he participated in, Paulino compiled 5,000 hours of community service and an impressive resume.

“I did it all because I knew I was smart, but I struggled with writing and putting my thoughts down on paper, something that I struggle with even today,” Paulino said. “I did it all to balance out that weakness.”

Paulino’s leadership accomplishments made him an excellent candidate for a scholarship as part of the POSSE program, and with his recommendations and strong showing during the interview process, his hard work and dedication finally paid off.

Beating hundreds of other applicants, he was chosen to go to DePauw. At the same time, his mother, who worked so hard in the hospital kitchen just to put food on the table, networked with people within the hospital to earn herself a tech job with

better pay.

“I worked to the bone, my mom networked and got a better job,” Paulino said. “I felt happy because she deserved it, finally, and I got my break with POSSE. It gave me a tool and a support for me, a starting point and a unique experience.”

With his sister also in college, his expected family contribution was at a number they could deal with. But when she graduated last year, his family’s expected contribution went up unexpectedly because the government assumes that the family, with one less person in college, can then pay more out of their own pocket for education. Paulino was able to take out a loan from DePauw, but what seemed to be a hopeful future for his family has been taking a downward turn.

“My mom has been working a lot more, because of that she has gained weight, has knee problems, and has acidreflux disease,” Paulino said.

Raising awareness that students in the DePauw community do struggle with these things was the main push for the protest, Paulino and White said. Fighting to succeed — now and in the future — remains important to Paulino after all he’s been through.

“My little brother just dropped out of high school and steals from my mom,” Paulino said, choking back tears. “ ... She has never stopped fighting ... ever, and I won’t allow me to stop either. I owe it to my family to keep fighting, because that’s all my mom has ever done.”

The family of a prospective DePauw student tours campus on Monday afternoon. Monday was a Preview Day where prospective students were encouraged to visit campus and sit in on a variety of classes on a first-come, first-served basis. THE DEPAUW

Delegates draft white paper, express support of conference move to NCAC

By STEPHANIE SHARLOW

The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

Untold stories of personal struggle behind last week’s protest

Prospective invasion

By ALLISON MARINO

Paul Maguire is known for his work as a commentator on shows such as ESPN’s “Sunday Night Football.”

However, at this year’s Monon Bell Classic, fans of Maguire will get the chance to see the color Maguire commentator in a whole Photo courtesy new light — in person. of DePauw Media Maguire will be provid- Relations ing live commentary for the 2010 football faceoff between DePauw University and Wabash College, the 117th matchup in the series.

Ken Owen, director of media relations, said this would be a great opportunity for DePauw.

“We’ll be getting color from a guy who did four Super Bowls,” he said. “It’s really exciting.”

Maguire currently works for HDNet, which broadcasts the game annually. Many DePauw and Wabash alumni have the option to watch telecasts of the game all across the country on HDNet. “It will take the telecast to a whole other level,” Owen said. “He is a colorful character, so to have him as part of it will definitely add to it.”

Tickets for the Monon Bell Classic will go on sale after fall break, and the game will take place Nov. 13 at Wabash College with kickoff scheduled for 1:07 p.m.

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Senate meeting, states that the switch from the southern-based conference to a Midwestern athletic conference will benefit DePauw for many reasons.

NCAC-member colleges are located in Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania, and the white paper saw the geographic closeness of the schools as a positive for saving money, fan attendance and rivalry formation. The conference switch provides DePauw opportunities to make

new rivals, the draft white paper stated.

Some concerns regarding the switch remain. At the representative meeting, sophomore Janelle Thixton, treasurer and student representative of the Tiger Pep Band, asked about the role of the pep band in the new conference.

“In the SCAC we were the official pep band for the SCAC tournament in basketball,” Thixton said. “We would hope to become the official pep band of

the NCAC.” DePauw announced its move to the NCAC in July, and its teams will compete in the new conference beginning next school year. The football team will begin NCAC play in the fall of 2012.

Student government will also construct a white paper regarding policy on alcohol in kegs soon. Senior senator Alex Kreigshauser leads the committee for the keg policy review and said he

encourages students with thoughts or concerns to contact him.

Kegs of beer and other common containers of alcohol are currently banned in the university’s student handbook.

“The party school stereotype is going to be something surrounding this issue,” said senior David Dietz, the government executive vice president. “It’s all in how we present it.”

Cultural learning through art and writing Freshman Takuya Maeda, an exchange student from Japan, and sophomore Katie Zolman enjoy Calligraphy Night in The Den on Friday night. The event was sponsored by DePauw China Connection. TOM LI/THE DEPAUW

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

Greencastle

Farmers’ Market

By MARGARET MUSGRAVE features@thedepauw.com

In the quiet of an early Saturday morning, vendors at the Greencastle Farmers’ Market quickly shuffle around their trucks, shifting crates from truck bed to tables. Each with their assigned spot along the courthouse square, the local vendors ease into conversation as they assemble bright bunches of autumn flowers alongside squash, potatoes, cucumbers and lateseason tomatoes.

Currently in its second year at this location, the farmers’ market has seen a significant increase in the number of vendors and customers since its inaugural year. Last year saw only six booths, while now there are more than 14, filling up the northern side of the square.

“I think it demonstrates how important it is to our community to buy and consume local products,” said Cathryn Ensley, chair of the Friends of the Farmers’ Market, the organization that runs the weekly event.

The increase in traffic can be tied to an increase in the consumer’s awareness about where their food is produced.

“People are demanding more and more local produce, preferably organic, where they can talk to the producer about the product — how it was grown, how to use it,” Ensley said.

Weather is a factor in determining how many vendors participate in the event. During unseasonably cold or rainy weather, the number of vendors can fluctuate. Weather also affects the market in other ways — last year’s cool and rainy summer cut into the production of vegetables such as tomatoes and eggplant, and so the number and quality of these items at the market was also adversely affected.

“We try to keep coming out here no matter what the weather,” said Tom Zennie, owner of Zen Sheep Farm, which supplies USDA-certified organic beef and lamb. “People depend on us for their weekend dinner parties, and we don’t want to disappoint them.”

A wide variety of goods are showcased under tents and on tables, both supplied by vendors. There are, of course, the purveyors of vegetables, with the spring peas and early lettuce followed by summer tomatoes, cucumbers and squash. Fall pumpkins and apples come next. But there is also organic beef and lamb, the fresh eggs, the vendor who makes his own cheese and insists you have a taste and the apiarist with jars of home harvested honey. And there are the non-food vendors, like the flowers booths, with zinnias and huge gold sunflowers in the summer and mums and Indian corn swags in October.

Then there is the sheer communal experience of walking through the market, chatting with the vendors and the other shoppers, sharing the experience of choosing a meal from the people who were responsible for growing it and who enjoy talking about food and cooking and eating as you do, and enjoying the artistry of the rows of vegetables and the pyramids of fruit in

their corn yellows, apple and tomato reds, pepper greens and eggplant purples.

“The farmers’ market is a real community gathering point, in addition to its value as a market for products,” said Bob Steele, the director of Prindle Institute of Ethics and a frequent visitor to the farmers’ market.

Market customers are not limited to those who have already obtained their undergraduate degree. Students from DePauw are repeat visitors to the Saturday morning market, perusing the stalls in order to find healthy, local options for lunch and dinner.

“I like how fresh the vegetables are and how much cheaper they are than Kroger,” said senior Emily Vernon, who lives in a university-owned house with three other girls. “I usually buy tomatoes, onions, zucchinis and sometimes potatoes for particular recipes I have in mind or to have as a side dish with my meals.”

Vernon, who is not on the meal plan, finds that cooking for herself is often a much healthier way of eating during her final year of college.

In addition to providing fresh produce and baked goods, vendors at the market also supply customers with sample recipes that fit best with their goods. For some unusual fare, these recipes can help potential shoppers decide to try something new for the week.

“Most people are reluctant to try lamb because they have simply never had it before,” Nancy Zennie of Zen Sheep Farms said while she handed out toothpick skewers of freshly stir-fried lamb bites that were marinated in her own soy-sauce recipe.

“Once people realize that it’s accessible, they try it.”

Products from the farmers market are also making their way into the greek houses on DePauw’s campus. For example, Pat Gregory-Doyle supplies honey from her apiary, Raccoon Ridge, and said, “many house mothers will come down and buy several quarts for her fraternity.” In addition, Lily Bonwich, who is the environmental chair for Alpha Chi Omega sorority, said her house purchases produce, such as carrots and apples, from the farmers’ market as well.

Members of the DePauw community can increase their involvement with the Greencastle Farmers’ Market by setting up their own booth. Booths at the market are not limited to baked goods, produce or other locally grown foods, but branch out to homemade toys, all-natural laundry detergent and even pillows.

Sheep farm owner Tom Zennie said, overall, he hopes more people take advantage of the wide range of Putnam Countymade goods available at the market.

“Why buy lamb that comes all the way from New Zealand and Australia or beef from Argentina or Montana, when you can get local Indiana and Putnam County-grown meat and vegetables? You also know exactly how and where it’s been raised and where it’s been processed at the Farmers’ Market,” he said.

Top left: One of the Farmers’ Market merchants converses with a possible customer Saturday morning. Middle left: Various kinds of locally raised produce found at the Farmers’ Market. Bottom right: Tomatoes are one of the several different kinds of produce available from the Farmers’ Market on Saturday mornings. Top right: Indian corn can be purchased as decoration for fall. Bottom left: Various types of “milk soaps” are for sale. AMANDA FELLER/THE DEPAUW

Friends of Farmers’ Market

Applications are accepted by the Friends of Farmers’ Market and are reviewed by a committee.

“Vendors must also pay a fee of $60 for the season or $5 per week,” Ensley said. “Students are more than welcome to fill out an application.”

The Greencastle Farmers’ Market runs from April to late October, so there is only a short time left to enjoy the market and its fruits this year. It is held on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon, or whenever the produce runs out.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

Movie columnist previews upcoming Film Club movies

music columnist previews two new albums

The madness of director Werner Herzog shines on

One loser and one winner with Unknown Component and Sufjan Stevens

Where does one begin with Werner What turmoil? Take the bad lieutenHerzog? Where does Werner Herzog ant. Nicolas Cage, in his best role to date, begin? With madness, I think. Well, is a police sergeant in New Orleans maybe with the sanity deep within who is addicted to cocaine and madness — that which makes painkillers. In the film, he also madness so terrifying and impressmokes crack and fires his gun sive to those who do not think at random. He sees iguanas they possess it. It is at the core of where there are no iguanas. both “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call But he’s sharp and quietly New Orleans” and “Aguirre the brilliant, angry and colorWrath of God.” Both of these ful. He’s the kind of films celebrate the madness man who takes care of of civilization through the hookers. This man is madness of two singular surrounded by a city ALEXTHOMPSON protagonists who are seemdesolated by natural ingly adrift of civilization. disaster and crime, Herzog’s films are often character and New Orleans has never looked so studies or studies of nature. Like Terence wild as it does when Terence McDonagh Malick, Herzog is at home in the wild. walks its streets.

Unlike Malick, though, whose ApollonThere is a scene in “Bad Lieutenian nature contrasts starkly with sordid ant: Port of Call New Orleans” where human stories, Herzog’s nature is rarely McDonagh must question a witness atpastoral. It is an organic and aesthetic tached to life support. This witness lives representation of an inner turmoil. in a condominium for the elderly. The

Unknown Component as an indie rock Unknown Component band because of Lynch’s status as an in“The Infinite Definitive” dependent musician, but I disagree.

For most of you, this is probably the I find Lynch’s sound to be more first time you’ve ever heard of Unknown post-grunge/alternative rock.

Component. Don’t feel bad, because Although I admire Lynch until a few days ago, neither had I. as a hard working solo act, Allow me to fill you in. Unknown “The Infinite Definitive” did Component is a one-man band from not win me over. Unknown Iowa City, Iowa, with Keith Lynch doComponent produces ing everything. And by everything, I a style of music that mean everything. Lynch writes, simply doesn’t fit performs, records and mixes all my taste. While of his songs. He even designs listening to the althe artwork for his albums.

Since starting Unknown GerardPANNEKOEK bum, I found myself making comComponent in 2002, Lynch parisons to bands has written nine full-length albums, two of which are unreleased. His like Puddle of Mudd or Fuel, neither tenth album, “The Infinitive Definitive,” of which I really like. More disappointcame out today. The album features a full ing, however, is the lack of creativity in band sound with guitar, bass, keyboard, its instrumentation. There were a few percussion and vocal instrumentation, all shining moments scattered throughout performed by Lynch. Critics often label the album, but overall, I found it lacking

wallpaper is flowered and light shines into the room and turns it golden. It looks markedly different from any scene prior. At first, I was pacified by the color and mood. I won’t reveal what happens, but McDonagh appears from behind an open door and the grime of the streets creeps in loud and in charge. He’d accidentally snorted heroin a few scenes earlier. My jaw dropped and stayed dropped – all I could do was laugh in disbelief.

Aguirre is a similar character from a completely different world: a Spanish conquistador played by the haunting Klaus Kinski in his best role.

The film’s backstory is legendary.

Kinski accidentally shot off the finger of a crew member while firing rounds blindly from his tent. Herzog held the actor at gunpoint, threatening to shoot himself and Kinski if he refused to continue shooting the film. A crew member died in the rapids. Kinski hit a crew mem-

ber in the head with a sword and nearly killed him. Dozens of real monkeys bit Kinksi in the film’s final moments. Herzog stole all the equipment used to film “Aguirre” from his film school. And according to Herzog, the screenplay was written in two days, but drunk soccer players vomited on the first draft.

You see? How can a film live up to such mythology? It can. Indeed, Aguirre is improved by it and made all the more fascinating.

Filming “Aguirre the Wrath of God” in South America, Herzog was determined to achieve a strange realism from his spare crew. They would cross the rapids the Aguirre character would cross, and they would trek the jungles the protagonist would trek. The line between fiction and reality blurs perceptibly. In one scene, the platform Aguirre’s daughter is sitting on almost collapses, and the hand that reaches into the frame to right it is Herzog’s.

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Like embittered New Orleans, Herzog chooses the ripe jungles of South America to reflect the inner madness of Aguirre. His attempt at building a civilization from an uncivilized and truly insane mind is absurd — we know Aguirre will fail from the beginning. Like some reality shows, it is most entertaining to watch Aguirre fall. In the 16th century, this fall is lonely and largely undocumented. The search for El Dorado, we know, was a futile one. And the mad grin of Klaus Kinski can only reinforce this sad reality.

The work of Werner Herzog will shock you. It will make you laugh and your jaw will drop, violently, at times.

The Film Club will show one of these two films Wednesday at 10 p.m. in Watson Forum.

— Thompson is a junior from Lexington, Ky., majoring in film studies. features@thedepauw.com

in energy. When researching Unknown Component online, I found several videos of Lynch performing his songs on only an acoustic guitar. I can’t help but think his songs might be better delivered in that manner.

Still, something must be said for Lynch producing his own music. I can speak from experience when I say that it’s no easy task. Whether or not I like his music, Lynch is truly an independent artist and should be seen as an inspiring figure to aspiring solo musicians everywhere.

Sufjan Stevens “The Age of Adz” “The Age of Adz,” officially released today, comes as a relief to anyone who believed Sufjan Stevens would never recover from what can loosely be described as an existential crisis regarding the purpose of his music. After not releasing a full length album for five years and nearly

Mortar Board Book Drive to benefit First Book

Bins are set up throughout residence halls, greek houses, and DePauw common spaces for easy drop-off of books ranging from textbooks to children’s literature.

Books will assist Greencastle Community through their donation to Putnam County Jail, Gobin, and/or After School Programs.

We will be collecting through the end of the semester. Keep this in mind when you’re home over fall break!

To donate online, go to ‘Virtual Book Drive’ at mortarboard.org Mortar Board is the premier national honor society recognizing college seniors for superior achievement in schaolarship, leadership and service.

calling it quits with music altogether, Stevens is back with a colorful new album.

In case you’re wondering how I was able to hear the album before it came out, National Public Radio streamed “The Age of Adz” in its entirety online for two weeks preceding the date of its release. I didn’t want you to think I was illegally downloading music or something like that. I don’t do that.

While I haven’t listened to Stevens’ entire discography, I’ve heard enough to know that “The Age of Adz” is something different. The album relies a lot less on the myriad of string instruments present in earlier albums and almost entirely on keyboards and other synthesized sounds.

At times, I almost thought I was listening to Animal Collective. Stevens has not entirely abandoned his sound, however.

His clever, eclectic instrumentation is still present along with his sense of melody and group vocals. Fans who love Stevens’

signature sound but want something fresh to listen to will be satisfied with “The Age of Adz.” For those who enjoy creative, melodic, fun indie rock, I highly suggest listening to Sufjan Stevens. His music is great for mellow activities such as studying or falling asleep, although his new album offers some bright tracks that may become potential party favorites. If the electronic sound featured in “The Age of Adz” isn’t your thing, then I suggest checking out his “Illinois” or “Michigan” albums.

Even better than listening to Stevens’ is going to see him live. He will be at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago Oct. 15 and the Hilbert Circle Theatre in Indianapolis Nov. 4.

— Pannekoek is a senior from Chesterton, Ind. majoring in English writing. features@thedepauw.com

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

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EDITORIAL

Celebrate, embrace fall break People say, perhaps too often, that the college years fly by. Chances are you’ve recently heard, “It’s October already? We’re six weeks into the semester? Really?”

If there’s one week that moves along slower than caramel dripping off a candy apple, it’s this one — the week before fall break.

Relish the break when it, at long last, arrives. We would just ask that you decide before Friday how you’ll break, and take responsibility for that decision.

We’ve all been reminded how it feels to go to bed every night knowing we’re nowhere near done with homework — even if our only breaks that day came from grabbing a meal to go. And the unfinished workload wouldn’t include the club we belong to, or that other all-consuming extracurricular we’ve somehow snapped up. Chances are, you have a campus job that’s gotten neglected as well.

We’ve propped our eyelids open to stare for just one more hour at that glaring laptop screen, no matter how painful it might be. Caffeinated-drink producers around the country probably boosted production during the past couple weeks just to keep pace with DePauw’s consumption.

By Friday afternoon (or, let’s be honest, Thursday afternoon) it’ll all be over. And we thank DePauw’s scheduling gurus for making that much-needed break in the middle of fall possible.

Sure, it’s groan-worthy to work through Labor Day in September. For professors, finding day care is a nightmare. Yesterday, professionals around the country celebrated the overblown and misconstrued exploits of a certain European explorer — Columbus Day — but DePauw students kept their noses to the grindstone.

But when you wake up on those fall days wanting nothing more than a couple hours of sleep, just think — fall break. When you visit high school friends at college next week, brag as often as possible about sleeping in. Then make sure they finish as little homework as possible. It should offer some consolation.

Perhaps most importantly, next week is a chance for academic and extracurricular rejuvenation. That means something different for everyone — looming internship and job applications, homework, sleep, unusually heavy drinking, you name it.

But own up to whatever decision you make. The week will pass, it’ll be next Sunday before you know it, and you’ll probably have more work to do than you expected.

It’s your choice to waste a lot of fall break, and give your brain a much-needed rest.

Maybe that down time is the week’s greatest asset.

Just don’t come to us when you’re back on campus, bewildered and behind, to complain.

Write to the editorial board at edboard@thedepauw.com

EDITORIAL POLICY The DePauw is an independently managed and financed student newspaper. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of DePauw University or the Student Publications Board. Editorials are the responsibility of The DePauw editorial board (names above).

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

My first-hand view of global warming

The DePauw | Editorial Board Christine DiGangi | Editor-in-Chief Tyler James | Managing Editor Andrew Maddocks | Managing Editor

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Craving comfort in Indian summer T

he Midwest is a fickle place. Leaves to enhance our academic experience drop without changing colors and in the best way possible. But, petty as snow falls in April. Cold mornings and it might sound, shouldn’t comhot afternoons make dressing difficult. fort in temperature be one of Keeping buildings the perfect temthose benefits? perature is nearly impossible.

It would be one thing My thoughts have been driftif administration had no ing to this bipolar weather and its knowledge of the sudnasty implications a lot the past den heat wave that suffew weeks. As I sit in my room focates studies and clogs in Hogate Hall I can feel the even the chilliest of pressure building as the sweat buildings. But, at develops. Keep in mind, the the very least, air-conditioning window RAs have been unit is on full blast, the notified, on top window is open and the of experiencing STEPHANIESHARLOW fan is on. I look on Faceit themselves. I book and see complaints hear complaints of a stuffy Humbert. Even Julian has of heat echo through the Lilly Center been unusually warm, rendering the every morning, traveling straight to the lightest of sweaters useless. person seated behind the desk. After This heat wave in the middle of so many complaints, is it not logical to October is a classic Indian summer. take an opinion to a superior?

It’s nothing new or out of the norm, To top that off, administrators must but here we are sweltering more in be aware when the weather forecast the buildings than we are in the fresh predicts 88-degree days in October. air day after day, complaint after com- Again, the logical thing to do would plaint. be to once more blast the cold air until We reap endless benefits from our the Indian summer has run its course. school. DePauw provides us with beau- If DePauw foresees capital to revamp tiful facilities and first-rate professors the entire campus, giving a face-lift to

the buildings, they can afford to turn on the air conditioning for four more days.

In the end, it isn’t a complaint about a vindictive Mother Nature or the curses of being stuck in the Midwest. It

It isn’t a complaint about a vindictive Mother Nature ... It is the fact that complaints have arisen and nothing has been done to comfort students. is the fact that complaints have arisen and nothing has been done to comfort students. Sometimes it takes small issues to make people realize that every issue must be addressed, even if it isn’t the way we want. It shows care and compassion, and it simply solidifies DePauw as a comfortable place we can learn and grow academically in a home away from home.

— Sharlow is a freshman from Powell, Ohio, majoring in communication and vocal performance. opinion@thedepauw.com

he peak was an off-white color, a things are warming, but the climate mixture of dirt and ice. The thin goes through cycles, it’s not us.” layer, which followed the contour I bit my lip. I didn’t want to get of the mountainside, was much into a fight about climate change on smaller than I had imagined, the side of a mountain. Instead I nothing like the glaciers seen just blankly stared at the valley on National Geographic. below and hoped that it wasn’t At the time, the view from too late for both the water and the glacier was magnificent. My my friend. friend and I, visiting Glacier With evidence such as National Park in northern decreasing glacier size, Montana, watched as the it astonishes me there melting water cascaded are still people in our down the mountainsociety, and even side to form wide rivat DePauw, that ers nearly 6,000 feet stephenhesterberg don’t believe global below us. warming is caused Wondering the glacier’s name, I by human activity. quickly pulled out the park’s informaSometimes there just aren’t two tional brochure and began searching. sides to a particular issue.

I instead found something that horriUnfortunately, politicians whose fied me. interests are in keeping climate change “At current rates of global warm- a controversy have slandered global ing, it’s projected that there will be no warming as “liberal propaganda.” Even more glaciers in Glacier National Park worse, the American public listens to by 2020.” these emotive arguments that claim 2020. climate change is a falsehood or not I turned to my friend and asked anthropogenically caused. him what he thought about the broSen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) is a perchure. He shrugged and said, “Sure fect example. Inhofe, currently the

ranking Republican on the Senate environment and public-works committee, is an avid global-warming skeptic.

His argument? 700 “scientists” rejected the global-warming consensus.

These “scientists,” however, range from computer modelers to economists. Inhofe’s argument is based strictly off of opinion.

Instead of listening to politicians or your local dentist for climate science, we should be listening to people who actually have doctorates in climate science.

Climate scientists have been repeating the same message to no avail: Even though the global climate cycles throughout history, the presence of atmospheric carbon dioxide has far exceeded any normal levels during earth’s past warming trends. Also, ever since the beginning of the industrial revolution, atmospheric carbon dioxide has increased exponentially. In other words, the atmospheric carbon dioxide is anthropogenically linked.

This message is evident in repeated scientific studies. In 1998, climate scientists from Russia, France and the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmos-

pheric Association conducted one of the most conclusive studies by yielding one of the deepest ice cores ever recovered. The project, conducted at the Vostock field station in eastern Antarctica, produced climate data that spans more than 400,000 years and encompasses four different climate cycles.

The data is clear: during all four climate cycles atmospheric carbon dioxide peaked at around 275 parts per million and bottomed around 180 parts per million.

According to the NOAA, the current level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is 386 parts per million.

The numbers speak for themselves. There is no debate over climate change. Anthropogenically caused global warming is occurring.

It’s time to stop listening to emotive arguments and look at the facts: Humans are causing the glaciers to melt in Glacier National Park.

—Hesterberg is a sophomore from Cincinnati, majoring in biology. opinion@thedepauw.com

letters to the editor Fraternity skit seen as disrespectful to women As members of the greek community, we would like to apologize for and distance ourselves from Phi Kappa Psi fraternity’s performance at Friday’s night’s Greek God and Goddess event.

While there were many offensive elements to the skit, the most repugnant was the shameless objectification of women on this campus. Women should be treated with respect, honor, and dignity, not as a cheap means to sexual gratification.

Anthony Baratta, senior Noe Flores, senior

Editorial board’s name calling inappropriate Before returning to DePauw in

my current position, I spent nearly 20 years as a professional journalist and can say with certainty that I never resorted to name calling, nor did any of the news organizations I worked for. The declaration of last Friday’s editorial that a vice president had disseminated “lies” was beyond incorrect — it was over the top and tawdry.

Newspaper editorials can and should ask tough questions and hold people accountable, but labeling someone as a “liar” crosses the line of decency.

President Casey has met with your editor on a biweekly basis, my policy has been to be available to your staff whenever you have questions (my phone once rang at 2:30 a.m. with a call from The DePauw), and the vice presidents have been extremely accessible — one (who was taken to task in your editorial) even called you back very late Thursday night to meet your deadline. I’d challenge you to find a

college administration that has been more accessible and “transparent.”

We live in an era where there is far too much finger pointing and name calling, and it saddens me to see The DePauw embrace the tactics of a cableTV opinion show. For our society to thrive, we need civil discourse. Hold people and institutions responsible, but base your case on facts, and leave the slurs out of the paper. We all deserve better, and that’s no lie.

Ken Owen ‘82, executive director of media relations

Bikers should be careful I think it is wonderful to see the number of bicyclists on the streets around campus and Greencastle. However, I’m concerned that many cyclists

ignore stop signs at intersections, making both driving and bicycling dangerous. According to Indiana law, “A person riding a bicycle upon a roadway has all the rights and duties under this article that are applicable to a person who drives a vehicle” (Indiana Code 9-21-11-2), meaning that stop signs, riding on the right-hand side of the road, one-way traffic, etc. apply to bicycles just as they do to automobiles.

I’ve witnessed several near misses at intersections involving bicyclists running stop signs. It would be tragic for our entire community if a bicyclist was injured. By observing traffic signs, bicycling will be safer and more enjoyable for everyone.

Douglas Harms, professor of computer science

PHOTOPINION What did you think of Old Gold Weekend?

“It was great seeing all of the alumni at the tailgate. I’m glad that it was schoolwide rather than split between the greek houses.”

Minda Sulak, sophomore “Watching the alumni walk through Lucy and remember their first dorm room was really neat.”

Cameron Wiethoff, freshman “I worked for the alumni last year and know how much they enjoy coming back to visit. DePauw holds a great banquet for them.”

Nasheed Moiz, junior “I’m on the soccer team and was busy with that, but we still felt a lot of support from the alumni at our games.”

Dean Weaver, sophomore Katie kraska/the depauw

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010

Men’s Soccer

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With 16 goals in 12 games, sophomore forward Margaret Ellis positioned herself in a tie for the conference record for goals in a season.

Scoring two goals in the first half of the game on Saturday against Sewanee: The University of the South, Ellis led the Tigers to a 3-1 victory.

Ellis has six more regular season games, plus potential postseason games, to make the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference record her own.

Sophomore forward Addie McDonnell added the final goal on an assist from junior forward Kim Trainor, to improve their overall record to 10-2 and 4-1 in SCAC competition. Sewanee’s record fell to 3-7 on the season and 1-4 in conference play.

In the 12 games the Tigers have played this year, Ellis has scored at least one goal in 11 of them. That sort of consistent scoring presence on the team has greatly contributed to DePauw’s overall record.

All her goals, according to Ellis, are simply a part of her job as a forward on the team.

“I just go out every day and try my very best to help my team,” said Ellis. “I am a forward, so it is my job to score. A team is successful when we work together.”

In the victory against Sewanee, the Tigers racked up 26 shots, seven of which were from Ellis, and fought for 14 corners. The steady defense allowed just three shots from the Sewanee offense, with goalkeeper Liz Attewell recording

only one save.

“Liz tries her best to not let goals in, and along with the other forwards, I try my best to score goals,” said Ellis. “I wouldn’t have the stats if it wasn’t for the other 19 girls on the team.”

Ellis’ strong play has rubbed off on some of her teammates.

“It is such an honor to be able to play with her and learn from her,” said junior midfielder Sarah Maher. “As a midfielder I do not play the same role as her in the circle, but just by watching her I have learned a great deal about ball movement and how to control the play under pressure.”

Besides drawing the attention from opposing defenses, Ellis’ presence in the scoring circle increases DePauw’s confidence in games.

“I feel that having Margaret up front has really helped the team’s confidence,” Maher said.

“It is not that we rely on her to do everything, but it is really nice to know that she is there.”

Whether she is coming from the line or directly in front of the goal, Ellis can maneuver her way through a defense and get off a good shot.

“Margaret really knows how to get the ball in the goal,” Maher said. “I’m not sure how she does it sometimes, but she always manages to get us on the board when we really need it.”

The field hockey team will take a reprieve from SCAC play this weekend but will stay busy with two road games — Saturday against Denison University and Sunday against Washington and Jefferson College.

By MEREDITH McGRADY

Freshman George Elliott steals the ball from Hendrix College’s Connor Silvestri during DePauw’s 1-0 victory Saturday.

Anyone passing by the gym in the Lilly Center this week might have been puzzled to hear members of the men’s basketball team speaking Italian phrases during practice.

Small lessons about Italian culture have been incorporated into the Tigers’ practices in preparation for the team’s trip to Italy over fall break. Organized by head coach Bill Fenlon and funded entirely by the players, the week-long tour

of the country will include stops in Milan, Venice, Florence and Rome.

“Every day in practice this week leading up to it, we’re giving them a little Italian so they’re somewhat armed when they get off the plane,” Fenlon said.

“They can at least figure out where the bathroom is and say hello to somebody.”

Fenlon coordinates a trip abroad for the men’s basketball program every four to five years. Because the length and timing of the season prevents players from studying abroad or participating in Winter Term excursions, Fenlon said he

wanted to reward his team members for their commitment.

“Because our sport stretches over both semesters, ... you have to sacrifice a lot of the opportunities that a lot of the other students take,” he said. “The work putting this together is kind of giving them that sort of opportunity that they kind of miss out on during their careers here.”

In each city, the team will have opportunities to tour museums, visit famous landmarks and enjoy traditional dining.

Senior Joe Bergfeld said the team is look-

Family and friends of the crosscountry teams flocked to nearby Terre Haute Saturday to watch the Tigers in their lone “home” meet of the season.

The men’s squad did not disappoint, capturing its first team title of the year at the Gibson Family Invitational, co-hosted by the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.

DePauw recorded the lowest overall score of the 13 teams at 38 points, while Berry College (Ga.) took second and Saint Joseph’s College (Ind.) came in third. The meet was held at the LaVern Gibson Championship Cross Country Course, which will serve as the site for the Div. I National Championships later this fall.

The first-place finish was a vast improvement over the team’s showing at last year’s race, in which the Ti-

gers finished 11th out of 22 squads.

“We really wanted to do better than we did last year,” said junior Pete Richard. “I think we were a little surprised that we did win, but it is really nice to get a ‘W.’” Four Tiger runners finished in the top eight individually, led by Richard, whose time of 27 minutes was good for third place. Junior Tyler Giesting took fifth in 27:04, while senior Nick Pucillo wrapped up seventh place in 27:12 and junior Nate Kober finished eighth with a time of 27:14.

Also representing DePauw was sophomore Noah Droddy in 15th place (27:33) and freshmen Stu Newstat and Kane Barker in 21st and 31st, respectively.

Pucillo said the team’s commitment to maintaining a tight pack of runners was instrumental to the Tigers’ success Saturday, especially given the hilly nature of the course and race-time temperatures that reached the 80-degree mark.

“That is going to be one of our big goals — just try to pack up and run together, because if we do that, we can support each other and push each other through the tough parts of the race,” Pucillo said.

That support will be key as the Tigers progress through the rest of the season. The team will face several nationally ranked squads this weekend at the Brooks Invitational in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. After that, DePauw will be focused on the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, slated for the end of October.

“In [last weekend’s] race, we really wanted guys to do a good job of packing up and running with each other ... It gave us the confidence to do that both next week and at conference and on,” Richard said. “If we can have that really tight pack, then it will help us do really well at regionals and hopefully we make it to nationals.”

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The women’s cross-country team placed fourth in the Gibson Family Invitational this weekend, a performance that head coach Kori Stoffregen described as disappointing.

“It was a disappointing race,” Stoffregen said. “We were without our number one and number two runners, and that doesn’t help.”

With junior Claire Hollis and sophomore Jess Macy out of the competition, junior Lisa Becharas led the Tigers with a time of 24 minutes 33 seconds, which earned her 14th place overall. Freshman Siri Retrum placed 19th with a time of 24:52. Sophomore Taryn Owens placed 27th, juniors Kelsey Moore and Lindsey Bauman took 31st and 33rd, respectively, senior Alana DeWitt took 34th and freshman Beth Conley rounded the team out at 38th place.

“It wasn’t our best weekend,” Becharas said. “It definitely showed us that we have a lot of work to do.”

Retrum said that Saturday’s meet was

the first 6K meet for the team.

“I was a little bit nervous because I wasn’t feeling that great last week,” Retrum said. “I didn’t really notice the distance difference.”

Despite the disappointing performance, both Becharas and Stoffregen said that they think next weekend will go better for DePauw, as they travel to Osh Kosh, Wisc. to participate in the Brooks Invitational.

Becharas added that her hopes for next weekend are founded on the team’s performance last year, as well as hoping the team is healthy before the meet. She also added that the physical structure of the course will help the team’s performance, as the course is flat and the team has run there previously.

Stoffregen said the long road trip and fall break will help the team get better.

“I think getting rested is going to help, but I think [the team needs to get] refocused, and I think an away meet and a long trip going into fall break will help us with that,” he said.

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“Our defense has been outstanding all season,” Hazen said. “If we were able to get a goal, the defense is strong enough to take care of business.”

The Tigers head to Texas this weekend to play Austin College Friday and The University of Dallas Sunday.

They will play Centre College Oct. 23, also on the road.

women’s soccer

Tigers split weekend matches despite struggles with sickness and exhaustion

By MEREDITH McGRADY news@thedepauw.com

Team off to Italy for fall break, ready for friendly matches, food, sights, culture sports@thedepauw.com

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Basketball

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Women’s Cross-Country

Tight teamwork earns invitational victory Tigers disappointed with results sports@thedepauw.com

It’s rare when road trips to the South help prepare an athletic team for the weather at home. Sophomore Dean Weaver said a road trip to Alabama and Mississippi did just that for the men’s soccer team.

The team played in 85-degree weather during their matchup against Hendrix College on Sunday afternoon.

“We were used to it because we went south last weekend, and it was warm down there,” Weaver said.

The Tigers took on Rhodes College on Friday evening and defeated them in a 3-0 win. DePauw led in both corner kicks (5-2) and shots attempted (9-7) in the win.

The Tigers scored all three of their goals in the second half of the match, the first coming 58 minutes into the game when junior Ryan Keefe scored on a penalty kick. Freshman George Elliot assisted Weaver with a goal 80 minutes into the game, and junior Sam Meyer scored 83 minutes into the game.

Two yellow cards were issued during the game — one to Rhodes’ Christian Kurth and one to DePauw junior Kreigh Kamman.

Sunday, the team took on Hendrix and again led the game in corner kicks (7-2) and shots attempted (9-8).

The lone goal of the 1-0 victory — which kept the Tigers undefeated in the SCAC — was scored by freshman Ben Hazen in the 49th minute.

He said he found the ball rolling in front of the goal.

“I had to place [the ball] high because the keeper was on the ground,” Hazen said.

Hazen said that the goal was important because it helped ensure the win.

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Men’s cross-country

Ellis shines in Sewanee victory Tigers still undefeated in SCAC

By Michael Appelgate

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ing forward to experiencing all these aspects of Italian culture.

“We’re going to have a lot of free time to see some of the sights,” Bergfeld said.

“This is my first time over there, so it will be a good experience for me.”

The Tigers’ itinerary also includes three games against local club teams.

Bergfeld said he and his teammates are anticipating their first taste of international competition.

“I have no idea what the skill level is going to be like, but I’m sure we’re going to see some good competition,” Bergfeld

said. “And it’s going to be really cool playing teams like Rome and Venice and Florence.”

Fenlon said he is interested to see how DePauw will stack up against the Italian teams, but he is not too concerned with the results of the games.

“We’re just going to play the three games and that’s all the basketball we’ll do,” Fenlon said. “The rest of it is going to be about seeing the sights and understanding the culture a little better and having some fun together.”

The women’s soccer team played through high heat this weekend, as the Tigers lost to Rhodes College Friday evening 1-0 and defeated Hendrix College on Sunday afternoon with the same score.

The Friday matchup against Rhodes remained scoreless until the 65th minute when Rhodes’ Laura Flink put an unassisted goal into the net. The Tigers were unable to answer the goal and dropped to 6-4 on the season and

Junior Emelie Johansson (6) outruns Hendrix College defender Hannah McGrew (18), as sophomore Dana Sprague (9) runs behind them during the game a 1-0 victory over Hendrix College at Boswell Field Sunday afternoon. TOM LI/THE DEPAUW

4-1 in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference.

On Sunday, the Tigers and the Warriors were scoreless until 61 minutes into the game when junior Alex Ehr scored on an assist from junior midfielder Lauren Hannan. The Tigers held on to their lead for the remainder of the match.

In both matches, the Tigers led their opponents in corner kicks, 13-10 on Friday and 177 on Sunday. DePauw also had the advantage in corner kicks both games, 6-4 on Friday and 8-1 on Saturday. Hannan said this weekend’s performance was not the best that the Tigers had played.

“We were exhausted from last weekend,” she said. “We should have won on Friday.”

Senior Bridget Coleman echoed Hannan’s disappointment about Friday’s loss. She thinks that the team’s lackluster performance was due in part to exhaustion and sickness.

“We’re tired and sick,” Coleman said.

“There’s been a bug going around the team.”

Hannan said the team is turning its focus towards its upcoming games, particularly those conference matchups against Austin College on Friday, Centre College on Oct. 23 and Trinity University on Nov. 5. Centre is currently ranked first in the SCAC, Trinity third, and Austin fourth. DePauw is currently ranked second.

Coleman said the leadership of the soccer team met to discuss how they wanted to approach the big matches. She said the team needs to focus on how important these matches are for the team.

The Tigers return to action when they head to Texas this weekend to take on Austin on Friday and Dallas College Sunday. Coleman said the team’s history favors them on their road trip.

“If you look at our record, we’re better when we’re away,” she said.

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Football

Lopsided win over Rhodes puts Tigers atop SCAC

By Steven Hatfield sports@thedepauw.com

As each consecutive win extends their current winning streak, the Tigers reach farther back into the record books for the program’s best start to a season.

With its fifth win of the season, a 42-18 victory over Rhodes College, the team is off to its best start since the 1980 season. The previous weekend’s win of the season earned the team its best start since 1985.

The Tigers rattled off 28 straight points in the first half and senior quarterback Michael Engle turned in a dominating performance, completing 29 of his 38 passes for 339 yards and five touchdowns.

DePauw stands as the last remaining undefeated team in the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, with a 3-0 conference record. Rhodes fell to 2-3 on the season and 1-1 in the SCAC. Despite scoring 42 points, the Tigers struggled to capitalize with points early. The first possession of the game saw DePauw narrowly missing a 44-yard field goal. The defense consequently forced the Rhodes offense to go threeand-out, but a muffed punt return by senior wide receiver Brayden Dahlstrom gave the Lynx possession at the DePauw 43-yard line.

The defense stood strong, however, and forced Rhodes to turn the ball over after a failed fourth down conversion attempt.

“We watched a lot of film and had a good gameplan coming in,” said junior defensive end Michael Fultz. “We were well prepared and had a good look at everything they showed us.”

On their next possession the offense started its scoring spree. The Tigers capped an eight-play, 69-yard drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass from Engle to senior wide receiver Colin Doran.

“I’m really proud of the way everyone played,” said Engle. “The whole team did a great job from start to finish.”

DePauw would score on its next three consecutive possessions going into halftime.

Senior running back Derrick Karazsia scored on a 1-yard rush early in the second quarter. The defense turned in another key stop, giving the Tiger offense great field position. Engle then connected with Nathan Evans for a 12-yard score. A hurry-up offense brought the Tigers down field until Brayden Dahlstrom hauled in a 12-yard score with 28 seconds remaining in the half.

“We were clicking on all cylinders,” Engle said. “Protection was great and the receivers were finding openings and made a lot of great plays after the catch.”

DePauw dominated the first half, gaining 301 yards to Rhodes’ 96 with a 28-0 lead.

The Lynx responded with a hot to start the second half.

Quarterback Tyler Perkins got Rhodes on the scoreboard with a 4-yard pass to wide receiver Buddy Legens. After missing the extra point, kicker Lukas Stockhausen successfully recovered his own onside kick at the Rhodes 41-yard line.

A five-play, 59-yard drive ended with a 3-yard run from Perkins. A failed two-point conversion attempt held the DePauw lead at 28-12 On the next drive, Engle tossed his fourth touchdown pass of the day, this time connecting with senior wide receiver Alex Koors from two yards out.

“In the second half the offense really picked up the defense,” Fultz said.

Rhodes wasted no time in countering, traveling 72 yards on just three plays. The drive culminated with a 34-yard touchdown pass from Perkins to wide receiver Jake Jackson.

Another two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful.

The teams traded scoreless possessions until just under six minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Engle connected with Dahlstrom for a 13-yard touchdown, the pair’s second of the day.

Tough defense forced a turnover on downs and a fumble recovery on Rhodes’ final two drives to seal the 42-18 victory.

Senior linebacker Kyle Sherer led the Tiger defense with eight tackles, including 2.5 for losses. Fultz lived in the Rhodes backfield throughout the game, totaling two sacks and adding three quarterback hurries.

“All week we practiced getting off the ball quickly,” said Fultz. “We knew their offensive line was a little undersized, so we ran a lot of two-man stunts to get us into the backfield.

The defensive backs and linebackers held their coverages well which helped out in the pass rush.”

Dahlstrom led the receivers with 104 yards on seven catches. Doran had five receptions for 91 yards, and Koors gained 79 yards on a team-high eight catches. Koors has now made a catch in the 34-consecutive games he has played for the Tigers, 34 consecutive.

Next Saturday the Tigers take a break from SCAC play to host their first-ever matchup with Adrian College, at 1 p.m. at Blackstock Stadium.

“We’re going to do more of the same,” Engle said. “Hit the pedal to the metal and keep pushing the tempo. We’ll come out ready to play hard for four quarters.”

Though Adrian is just 2-3 on the season, both Fultz and Engle know not to look past the non-conference team.

“Just take it one game at a time,” said Fultz. “We need to strike first and get out and play Tiger football.”

Senior wide reciever Colin Doran (84) runs a reception into the end zone during Saturday’s game against Rhodes College. Meredith McGrady/The DePauw

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