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Student claims responsibility for Humbert feces incident

Student will undergo sanctions in Community Standards after University investigation

A picture of Humbert Hall where the feces incident occured.

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

The first-year student who left human feces in front of a dorm room door in Humbert Hall formally claimed responsibility for the act and stated to The DePauw that he chose the student’s door at random.

The student, who asked to

remain anonymous, said in an email to The DePauw, “I just made a really stupid mistake with a couple of guys.”

Two students found a paper towel with human feces in front of their dorm room around 4 p.m. on Saturday. According to Angela Nally, director of Public Safety, any time they get a call, a police officer and member from Campus Living

and Community Development (CLCD) are dispatched to the scene to gather more information.

“The investigation will unfold depending on what information is gathered in the initial contact,” Nally said.

Alan Hill, vice president of student academic life, is in charge of taking measures to keep students safe on campus. “I took interim measures not knowing the intent of the situation,” said Hill.

“My focus was general student safety.” Hill said in cases like this, he activates groups like the Bias Incident Response Team (BIRT) and resident assistants (RA) to allow them to be prepared for the outcome.

Although the victims have not been formally identified by the University, a campus email from Public Safety notified the DePauw community that the incident was being reported to BIRT. At a meeting held at the Cultural Resource Center (CRC) on Saturday night and another meeting held by DePauw Student Government (DSG) on Sunday, University administrators confirmed to students in the audience that both victims identify as racial minorities.

The student who committed the act said his motivation was not racial. “The door was completely random,” said the student. “I had no idea who was in there. Race wasn’t a factor in what happened.”

In the email, he said the door was chosen because there was a party going on and he wanted to check it out with his friends.

“My friends and I went to check it out, and that’s when the notso-funny prank idea came into

fruition,” he said. “It wasn’t an act of retaliation because the party wasn’t upsetting; we were just playing a prank.”

In the email, the student also claimed he wasn’t under the influence of any drugs or alcohol.

Hill told The DePauw the investigation is still in the primary stage at Public Safety and will go to Community Standards after the initial investigation concludes.

“There is a process that is outlined in the DePauw student handbook and that’s what we’re following,” Hill said. “Even though I’m the vice president of student academic life, I don’t know all of the facts.”

Nally told The DePauw there are no pending criminal charges which means the case will not be public record and no details of the case can be released.

President Mark McCoy sent an email to the campus community in which he stated, “This was a repugnant act that violates everything for which DePauw stands.” In the email, President McCoy stated he had met personally with both students directly affected by the incident.

In response to the incident, DSG held an open meeting to students in the student organization space on Sunday night. Students were given copies of DePauw’s five year plan for diversity and inclusion and the 2015-2016 Annual Report of Diversity and Equity. Dorian Shager, dean of campus life, answered questions students in regards to the incident and diversity and inclusion on campus.

This is the second year in a row where a bias incident has occurred within the first week

of the academic year. In fall of 2016, a racial slur was written on a student’s whiteboard on their dorm room door, and the name tags on the doors of students of color living on Humbert 2 were removed. No suspects have been identified by Public Safety regarding the past incident.

In response to last year’s incident, an initiative to put cameras in residence halls was put into action. “The wiring for cameras has been installed and the implementation of cameras is currently happening,” Hill said. “Cameras did play a role in identifying those who were involved.”

Senior Student Body President Erika Killion went to the CRC the night of the incident and attended the DSG meeting the next day.

She met with students who were distressed and told The DePauw that DSG is working on initiatives and resolutions in response to diversity and inclusion.

Killion said she was frustrated to have a bias incident occur for the second year in a row. “It shouldn’t happen ever and not only did it happen, but it felt like it wasn’t a surprise to have it happen,” Killion said.

The student who committed the act is a legacy student at DePauw. Both his father and father’s parents attended the University. In his email, he wrote that he has an adopted sister who is half-Hispanic and personally witnessed the pain she felt because of bullying due to her darker skin tone, “I don’t think I could ever do anything like that to another student, especially at the school that I love.”

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“Really it just came down to a lot of the people who were living in the house were seniors and they had friends that they wanted The Rainbow House, to live with and hadn’t United DePauw House, [lived] with yet,” senior and First-Year Rainbow Laurel Tilton, president of Floor are not available United DePauw, said. “It this year due to a lack of wasn’t anything besides student interest. Despite interest.” these changes, there will Although United be more services and DePauw opportunities will not offered to have a students in “I think Rainbow h o u s e the Lesbian, floor did an this year, Gay, Bisexual, job the group T r a n s g e n d e r , impactful looking connecting is Queer, Intersex of to have and Asexual folks with each a house ( L G B T Q I A + ) other and so s o m e community. t i m e LGBTQIA+ they carry that in the is the official community with f u t u r e , term used them hopefully but with a by DePauw d i ff e r e n t U n i v e r s i t y ’ s throughout their s e t u p , Center for time at DePauw.” T i l t o n Diversity and - Assistant Director for the said.

Inclusion in Center of Diversity and Last reference to Inclusion Matthew Abtahi year, only University executive services and t e a m student run members resided in the organizations that involve United DePauw house; gender and sexuality. however, the group is The Rainbow House planning to change this. and United DePauw “We’re thinking we’re houses were previously going to make an exec used as residences for position that their position LGBTQIA+ students. is they oversee this house Many of the previous and it’s going to be open residents graduated and to underclassmen, so it’s the other residents had going to be more of a greater interest in living community-based space, with other members of the but that’s what we’re DePauw community. currently discussing,” There is no longer a Tilton said.

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time last year, but will resources to LGBTQIA+ be discontinued this year students, such as Queers due to lack of interest. and Crafting, which takes “From conversing with place every Wednesday some students I think from 2-5 p.m. in Reese they were just looking to Hall, staff and faculty live in spaces and engage trainings, coursework and with other communities,” a student led LGBTQIA+ Matthew Abtahi, assistant Campus Advisory Board.

Along with these director for the center of services, DePauw has also diversity and inclusion, started a new name and said. “I think Rainbow gender change process, floor did an impactful job of connecting folks with which gives transgender each other and so they students who are going carry that community with through transition during them hopefully throughout their time at DePauw the ability to change their their time at DePauw.”

The Rainbow floor name and gender within is only offered to first- the DePauw community.

In order to do year students, assuming upperclassmen will reside this, students who are in one of the Greek transitioning can meet with the affiliated A s s i s t a nt c h a p t e r s “It wasn’t anything D i r e c t o r or in on besides interest.” of the -campus - President of United DePauw, Center of housing Senior Laurel Tilton D i v e r s i t y such as a n d duplexes I n c l u s i o n , or in Rector the Director of Village. Abtahi said this Student year’s incoming first- Multicultural year class did not express Services, Director of the enough interest in the Women’s Center and/or the Director of Community Rainbow floor. according Although there will not Standards, to a handout from the be a Rainbow floor this Center for Diversity and year, DePauw will still Inclusion. be offering this option to The Queer Students new incoming classes.

The Rainbow Floor will of Color (QSOC) student be offered next year and group will have a house implemented if there is this year for the first time; enough student interest, however, they declined to said JC Lopez, director comment about the house of campus living and to The DePauw. community development.

Despite the absence of the Rainbow House, United DePauw House and Rainbow floor, DePauw will be providing

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PG. 3 | August 30, 2017

The 2017 DePauw endowment earns $70 million

BY EMMA MAZUREK Managing Editor managing@thedepauw.com

This past year the DePauw University endowment earned over $70 million, compared to the $30 million loss last year.

“We have some budget challenges, but it was really nice to go to an investment meeting and see the endowment grow,” said Bob Leonard, vice president for finance and administration. “It was a good investment year.”

With each year DePauw’s endowment of $644 million fluctuates and changes, because it is invested in different places.

According to Leonard and DePauw President Mark McCoy, it is standard practice to draw between 4.5 to 6 percent from the endowment.

When withdrawing from endowments, the hope is that it will grow by 7 percentage points each year. With that 7 percent, institutions hope to draw 5 percent from the endowment and lose 2 percent to inflation.

Because of this typical fluctuation, the endowment is supposed to maintain its purchasing power.

Currently the University is drawing 5.5 percent.

In the past, DePauw has drawn too much from the endowment. The goal of the University is to draw 5 percent from the endowment yearly.

The DePauw budget is planned out in the spring of each year, using the numbers collected from the three previous years and averaged out. This year DePauw is drawing $32,549,722, compared

to last year’s endowment draw of $31,184,623.

The University is not in danger, but the student experience could be affected in the coming years. “Depauw is not in danger of going under or facing massive cost cuts or structural shifts because we have a large endowment and a strong balance sheet,” said President McCoy. “DePauw has serious financial challenges as probably does 99 percent of the other institutions in higher ed.”

The endowment is managed by Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC and currently has the DePauw endowment invested in bonds and cash, private credit, domestic and international equity, real estate, and natural resources. “It’s a very diverse portfolio and like most endowments there is an allocation strategy, so you have all these different assets that carry different risk, so there is a prescribed percentage of the endowment which can be invested in any one of those categories,” Leonard said.

The endowment is one of the three main sources of revenue for DePauw; the other two are the Annual Fund, and tuition and fees from students. All of these sources allow for DePauw to exist as an institution.

The administration hopes to continue the growth of a large endowment at DePauw. According to President McCoy, growing the endowment is difficult because most donors want to fund buildings or scholarships at DePauw.

“We need to start directing more [alumni donations] to the endowment, so that the endowment can provide financial aid,” Leonard said.

The DePauw administration believes that the annual fund is just as important as the endowment in funding the University.

“We are trying to increase giving, and anyone can give to the annual fund,” said President McCoy. “The importance of the annual fund cannot be overstated, because that is money directly to our budget.”

Also President McCoy feels as though the average DePauw student does not pay the full cost of a DePauw education. There are no current plans to raise the tuition fees of students.

“If college students on DePauw’s campus paid the full stated price, which no one does because everyone has some type of scholarship, they wouldn’t pay the cost,” said President McCoy, “Because it’s very expensive to educate students the way we choose to educate students.”

DePauw’s major goal is what the administration refers to as “intergenerational equity,” which is an attempt to develop a standard DePauw experience. “We are striving for intergenerational equity at DePauw. Our goal is that someone who comes to DePauw in 2017 will have near the same experience as someone who came in 1955 or 2055,” President McCoy said.

However, if the University continuously draws over 5 percent of the budget, intergenerational equity

cannot be maintained.

“We are not in danger, we are just not maintaining intergenerational equity, and that’s the trouble,” President McCoy said.

In response to this, the early retirement packages for faculty members, similar to those for the staff, are being carried over. The faculty has until October to make a decision.

With issues involving higher education and continuing to make revenue, Leonard is not too worried about the future of the DePauw budget. “We have a runway to work through

these issues,” Leonard said.

“We are doing some really heavy strategic planning right now in order to try and really position DePauw for success in the future.”

Students tend to feel that some of the money could be moved around to better fit the needs of students and improve the school. “I know a lot of people that it has directly impacted when we talk about dorm conditions,” junior Sarah Russell said. “A lack of money always impacts, but we can’t always see the impacts because we don’t know what we’re missing.”

PG. 4 | August 30, 2017

Passing of new professor startles DePauw community

BY VICTORIA ZETTERBERG Staff Writer news@thedepauw.com

Darby Morrisroe, a DePauw University political science professor, died unexpectedly June 15 in Indianapolis.

According to an email released by the department of political science, Morrisroe had been suffering from back pain in early May, leading to the discovery of advanced stage cancer. While she was having some medical issues that required her to be absent from classes and meetings for part of the spring 2017 term, her death in mid-June was unexpected, the email said.

Morrisroe served as a professor in the department of political science for one year, starting in August 2016.

The department of political science recommended her for reappointment for the 2017-2018 school year.

DePauw followed the department’s recommendation and Morrisroe accepted the reappointment.

“She was looking forward to the coming school year and the staff was just as thrilled to be working with her for another year,” Bruce Stinebrickner, a fellow professor of political science, told The DePauw.

While her time on the DePauw campus was brief, she made lasting impressions on her colleagues and students.

“Even while hospitalized in May, in Indianapolis, with serious medical problems, she continued to work painstakingly on grading tests and calculating and submitting student’s’ final course grades,” Stinebrickner said. Colleagues of Morrisroe described her as extraordinarily conscientious and engaged.

In the classroom, students like sophomore Sydney Kopp noticed her conscientious attitude. “She also almost never let any of her own personal biases be seen in the

classroom,” Kopp said.

Her passion for political science was evident to her students. Kopp recalled an encounter with Morrisroe during her first year when she was trying to get into a political science course. “I had tried three to four professors who just couldn’t get me into their class. When I went to talk to Professor Morrisroe about it, she let me into one of her 300 level classes without a second thought.”

Morrisroe was consistently engaged in the political climate of the outside world, especially during the last election cycle. She was committed to helping students engage with the world and political atmosphere outside the DePauw campus scope. In a November 2016 edition of The DePauw, she gave insight into the 2016 presidential election with data from her voting analysis forum.

Reflecting on Morrisroe’s character outside of the classroom, Kopp felt sentimental toward her. “She was just a really nice and encouraging professor to have, especially for me being unsure of what I wanted to study. She will definitely be missed on campus,” Kopp said.

Stinebrickner also commented on Morrisroe’s character. “I could always count on her for a smile and engaging personality in conversations,” Stinebrickner said.

In honor of Morrisroe, the department of political science will be hosting a memorial event in the Political Science Lounge, Asbury Room 101, Sept. 7 at 4 p.m. According to an email from the political science department, the DePauw community, including faculty, staff, and students, are welcome to attend and reflect on the legacy she left both in and out of the classroom.

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Depauw University study abroad fourth in the U.S. in English, during spring semester 2017. She says her biggest takeaway was how eye-opening of DePauw University an experience it was. “I was ranked fourth among learned that there is a lot four-year baccalaureate more to the world than colleges for study abroad the bubble we students opportunities in the United sometimes get stuck in States in 2016, according here at DePauw,” Muller to Statista. said. “It’s very easy to just DePauw is known for the get comfortable at DePauw extensive opportunities but studying abroad gave provided to students to me a great chance to go abroad, challenge whether it and was myself be for a full “DePauw get out of semester or one of the first my comfort a winter or to have a regular zone.”

May term.

Ariel abroad Zach, “DePauw was study a one of the program.

S p a n i s h It’s first to have language a regular been one of the p r o f e s s o r , study abroad hallmarks be of will program. It’s l e a d i n since a serviceg been one of DePauw the hallmarks I’ve been here” course in of DePauw - Assistant Dean of Experiential E c u a d o r since I’ve Learning and Director of Off- with Timmy been here,” G l o b a l Campus Programs Mandy Health said Mandy in Brookins Blinn J a n u a r y Brookins B l i n n , 2018. Zach assistant b e c a m e dean of experiential interested in leading study learning and director of abroad trips “to help off-campus programs. students look at the trips as Part of DePauw’s not simply a vacation but values lie in the liberal as a formative experience arts education and Blinn that will help define believes study abroad is them both personally and important because of our professionally.” global society. “It’s not Zach believes the just about understanding students should go on a different cultures or peace study abroad experience but the way the world because it allows them works right now,” Blinn to connect with what said. “So, by experiencing they learn.

“Through things through a liberal practical application of arts education, study concepts in an authentic abroad really gives context, students retain students a foundation more information and for problem solving, risk see education not as a taking, etc.” requirement but a pleasure Senior Caitlin Muller, and a privilege,” Zach took classes at the said. “The experience University of Amsterdam,

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becomes their own rather than something foreign.”

Muller thinks studying abroad is a privilege and opportunity that students should take advantage of. “Studying abroad is a privilege and if you have the means you should do it, just take that step and actually do it; also, once you get there, allow yourself to be vulnerable and to be independent,” Muller said.

Blinn said The Hubbard Center for Student Engagement wants to work with students to find the resources necessary to go abroad. “Don’t let financial concerns stop you because we have resources specifically for study abroad,” Blinn said.

According to DePauw’s website, students can apply for scholarships through DePauw and other external scholarships.

Blinn believes students should also take the opportunity to study abroad now because students have the greatest freedom to go during their college years. “Do it even if you think it’s something that you’re not entirely sure of,” Blinn said. “Students should take advantage of this opportunity because they will not have the freedom that they do now to take an opportunity like this.”

Zach said students may enjoy being abroad or they might hate their experience but “regardless, you will learn a lot about yourself while discovering a new culture and creating lasting friendships. Step out of your comfort zone and keep an open mind.”

ADVERTISEMENTS Upcoming Faculty Reviews - Fall 2017-18 Term Clark Sage – Sociology and Anthropology Michael Seaman – Classical Studies Ikuko Yuasa – Modern Languages Craig Hadley – Director and Curator of Exhibitions and University Collections with rank of Assistant Professor in Art and Art History (Administrative Review only, but input still welcome) Interim Matthew Beekley – Kinesiology Elissa Harbert – School of Music Jarrod Hunt – Economics and Management Sarah Lee – Biology Melissa Petreaca – Biology Emmitt Riley – Africana Studies Allison Roehling – Economics and Management Tarn Travers – School of Music If you have information you would like to share about your experience with any of these faculty members, please write to the Faculty Personnel Policy and Review Committee, c/o Carol Cox, Academic Affairs, 377 Julian Science & Mathematics Center, or E-mail: ReviewComm@depauw.edu by the following deadlines: • •

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Because DePauw has an open file policy, the review candidate will see all submissions. Thus, you are asked either to indicate your awareness of this policy in your letter, or to complete an open file policy form which can be obtained in the Office of Academic Affairs, 377 Julian Science and Mathematics Center or on the Review Committee website: http://www.depauw.edu/offices/academic-affairs/ faculty-governance/committees-and-contacts/committee-on-faculty/ The most helpful letters are those confined to personal experience of the letter writer. Since the criteria for review cover a broad set of categories spread over teaching, professional development, and service, your letter should only speak to your first-hand experience with the faculty member under review. The more specific you can be about your first-hand experience with the faculty member, the more helpful your letter will be; try to support your views with evidence about particular situations and outcomes.

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FEATURES

PG. 6 | August 30, 2017

Giving Shakespeare a facelift: “The Taming of the Shrew” at Shakespeare in the Park

BY MIGUEL SUAREZ Co-Features Editor features@thedepauw.com

What has gender-blind roles, a bee suit, and an early 1900s twist?

This year’s annual production of Shakespeare in the Park.

“The Taming of the Shrew” is the kick-off production of Duzer Du, DePauw University’s chapter of Alpha Psi Omega, a National Theatre Honor Society.

The play will be directed by senior Andrew Smith, who has been directing on and off throughout his time at DePauw.

His zeal for directing started with Insomniac Theatre. “I usually direct for Insomniac Theatre, our

24-hour theatre festival,” Smith said. “I was also on the directing team for Shakespeare In the School’s program my sophomore year.”

When asked about why he chose to do this specific Shakespeare play, Smith said, “Somebody suggested ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ to me because originally, I was going to do ‘The Tempest.’”

After reading it over, Smith had the idea of tweaking the text slightly to help it relate more to modern day. “Shakespeare’s pretty flexible and a lot of theatre company’s will take a lot of approaches to Shakespeare,” Smith told The DePauw. Smith himself chose to take a 1920s to

1940s modernist approach.

Smith’s interpretation caught the attention of sophomore Jillian Lawrence, who plays Baptista.

“When I heard that the casting was going to be gender blind,” Lawrence said, “I figured it would be a really interesting interpretation to switch up those gender roles.”

According to Lawrence, the play has a reputation historically for being misogynistic, but this production team hopes to change that reputation. “The way that the original manuscript approaches women is that they’re something to be controlled and managed,” Lawrence said. She elaborated by saying that “if [women] do

have some sort of spirit and rebel, that’s something to be squashed, and I think that we attempt to challenge that.”

“The Taming of the Shrew” focuses on Katherine, the shrew, who is prone to violence and harsh words. Junior Sabrina Straessle plays Petruccio, the gentleman who’s able to tame the shrew. Straessle said, “In the play, I basically starve her and drive her crazy until she starts to obey me, but we’re trying to do it sarcastically to kind of show women’s power.”

Casting for the play occurred in the spring before the end of the semester. “We send them their scripts over the summer after

they’ve been cast in the spring,” said Smith. He had the cast learn their lines over the summer so they could begin immediately once fall semester started.

Being able to come back before classes gives the cast the opportunity to get to know each other and lessen stress. Straessle was happy for the early start.

“It is really hard to memorize your lines when you don’t have everyone around to run them with you constantly,” Straessle said.

The performance will be Friday in Theta Gardens outside the GCPA at 7:30 p.m. There will be a free barbecue beforehand at 6:30 p.m.

What’s happening in downtown Greencastle: A Q&A with Greencastle mayor Bill Dory The DePauw sat down to chat with Greencastle mayor Bill Dory about the recent developments happening in downtown Greencastle.

The DePauw: How did you first get involved with the project of developing Greencastle?

Bill Dory: Mayor Sue Murray put together a team of community members, and I was a member of that team.

the state for the program. We received about $15 million for improvement, so Starbucks and the bookstore were part of that, and some of the streetscaping and facade renovations. We’ve got a trail project that’ll be under construction next year and that’ll be the last official project, but that’s not in the downtown area.

TDP: How have you seen the development progress?

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BD: I think it has done great.

We’ve had a lot of compliments from people who visit. We do First Fridays events downtown, close the streets off, have a couple bands, and that has steadily grown, and a lot more people come in from out of town.

We have a Facebook page called “Chow Downtown Greencastle” that combines events in the community that people could bundle with dinner and a movie.

BD: Greencastle was one of the first two communities in

TDP: What kind of feedback have you gotten from the community so far?

TDP: Do you feel personally attached to the development of Greencastle?

BD: Oh, yeah. You have to be.

Most definitely, because a lot of people - members of that team, city staff, and a lot of others - put a lot of blood, sweat, and tears into that.

TDP: What is the Communities grant?

BD: For the most part, the community has been pretty supportive of these projects. Certainly when we do street improvements and sidewalk improvements in the neighborhood, people like that.

TDP: Are you personally able to get feedback from the community?

BD: People are welcome to call me any time, students are welcome to call me. People are welcome to contact me on the city’s website. People will see me in the grocery store, at the farmer’s market, and say something. I tell people, “By all means, tell us.” We have a limited staff, and unless people tell us something, we might not be aware of what’s happening.

TDP: Where has the movement to develop Greencastle come from? Did the new businesses popping up come from a lack of small businesses in the past?

BD: Some funding has to come from the state, and some is part of our local tax dollars which we raise every year. In a community the size of Greencastle, you get some business turnover all the time. When I came to Greencastle, the post-WWII merchants were still active around the square.

As those people retired, there’s been a transition over time. We didn’t do too badly during the big recession. We did have a few small businesses fall by the wayside, but we’ve had a few others come in since.

TDP: How has it been trying to get DePauw students to enjoy downtown Greencastle?

BD: We spoke to the freshmen the other day. For a town the size of Greencastle, there’s a lot going on. On the other side of the coin, we have been working hard to get the community on campus.

We work with the tourism folks to try to bring people from a 50mile radius onto campus for the

various arts and sporting events, starting with DePauw alumni who live in Indianapolis and might come back to campus for things.

TDP: Moving forward into the future, what are the plans for the city, and the relationship between the city and DePauw?

BD: We continue to look at those blocks between campus and downtown, thinking of the kind of developments we should encourage in those blocks to create pedestrian amenities and flow and interest to encourage people to come to the square.

Certainly I think we’ve got a nice core group of restaurants that should be attracting students. We’ll continue those sorts of things - our chamber, our Main Street group, and our development group - and look for other businesses that we can bring to downtown that would be attractive to students and the community.

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PG. 7 | August 30, 2017

Interview with Emily The Female Gaze Film Review: McWilliams, Nancy Christopher Nolan’s ‘Dunkirk’ Schaenen Scholar

BY LINDSEY JONES Movie Writer features@thedepauw.com

BY KATHERINE MARWEDE Staff Writer features@thedepauw.com

Emily McWilliams recently joined the DePauw University faculty as the 2017-2018 Nancy Schaenen Endowed Visiting Scholar of Ethics at the Prindle Institute.

As the new school year begins, students are eager to hear about what is new on campus and within the DePauw community for the upcoming year ahead. Given her many years of experience both as a student and educator at higher-education institutions, DePauw students are able to look to McWilliams for insight and inspiration.

The DePauw sat down with McWilliams to seek advice to offer students about how to pick the correct major, how to stay motivated, and how to find themselves during this chaotic and transitional time in life.

The DePauw: As a triple-major in Psychology, Philosophy and Linguistics from Tulane University, what advice do you give current students as the academic year starts on how to find which fields they’re passionate in?

Emily McWilliams: Two pieces of advice. The first is to try different things, and the second is to reflect on all of those things. I think undergraduate education is this excellent opportunity to explore lots of different things. Try them out and see what you’re interested in. Second part is to also make sure that you set aside some time for reflection on how you feel about all the things you’re doing and why. And the final thing is don’t worry too much if you’re not sure yet. I think it just means you’re gonna be somebody who’s going to get more out of being here because you’re going to be open to all the possibilities and be open to surprising yourself, so it can really be a good thing.

TDP: What was your biggest

Photo of Emily McWilliams.

PHOTO COURTESY DEPAUW UNIVERSITY

motivation during undergraduate years?

your

EM: I think the thing that motivated me the most was just a sense of gratitude for the opportunities that I was being handed there as a college student, particularly in a liberal arts environment. It’s kind of this magical time in your life when your job is literally to explore and learn from people who are experts in their fields and whose job is to help you.

TDP: What’s your biggest piece of advice for students who are struggling to stay motivated/find their strengths?

EM: First, remember that it’s okay not to know yet. You’re definitely not supposed to have yourself entirely figured out at this stage of your life. This place is here and it’s self-consciously designed to help you figure that out. Second is that if you’re somebody who feels like you’re struggling to figure it out, don’t suffer in silence about it. It can be easy to isolate yourself when you feel like you’re struggling, but instead I would advise people to talk to those around them, their peers and professors and the various support staff at DePauw. Take advantage of that community, engage with it.

The summer of 2017 had a packed slate of movies. Between “Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2” to “Atomic Blonde,” studios were competing for audiences weekend after weekend.

There were so many successes this summer, “Wonder Woman,” “Baby Driver,” and “Spider-Man: Homecoming” to name a few, but my favorite summer blockbuster was the one who surprised us all: “Dunkirk.”

“Dunkirk” was my favorite movie of the summer because it is a non-Hollywood film that became a blockbuster hit.

Marketed as an action thriller, the Britishcentered WWII historical piece consumed audiences and gave us a different way of watching film in multiplexes across the country. A film with little dialogue, a non-classical narrative, an ensemble cast, and little context won two weekends at a heavy-slated box office and has made $177 million domestically to date.

Based on the evacuation of 300,000 British soldiers on the beaches of France during World War II, Christopher Nolan’s “Dunkirk” portrays the history behind the “Spirit of Dunkirk,” a story well known to those from Great Britain, but unfamiliar to U.S. audiences.

Director, screenwriter and producer Christopher Nolan transports audiences to the beaches of northern France in 1940, where the Germans have surrounded the Allied forces and trapped them between gunfire and the ocean.

Startled by heavy artillery from an enemy we can’t see, we follow British soldier Tommy (Fionn Whitehead) to the French beaches filled with thousands of soldiers standing in long lines that reach the sea.

Given little information with inaudible dialogue and booming sounds of bullets from German planes, we must figure out the evacuation alongside Tommy and the thousands of men stuck on the beach with him.

Back in England, we meet civilians Mr. Dawson (Mark Rylance), his son Peter (Tom Glynn-Carney), and friend George Mills (Barry Keoghan). Dawson’s ship, one of the many “Little ships,” is requisitioned for the Royal Navy to retrieve as many soldiers as possible across the English channel.

In the air, we meet members of the Royal Air Force, Spitfire pilots Farrier (Tom Hardy) and Collins (Jack Lowden), who try and protect the soldiers from German bombings along the rocky pier, called a mole.

Each perspective, mole, air and sea, has its own timeline within the film where all three converge before the two-

Dunkirk movie poster. PHOTO COURTESY SLASHFILM.COM

hour experience ends. As the evacuation ensues we meet other young soldiers like Gibson (Aneurin Barnard) and Alex (Harry Styles), “shell-shocked” soldiers (Cillian Murphy), and commanders of both the land and sea (Kenneth Branagh).

Despite the losses at Dunkirk, which Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the U.K. at the time, describes as a “colossal failure” in his speech following the evacuation, the soldiers are greeted home with cheers and thankfulness that they returned home safely.

“Dunkirk” intrigued me because despite its non-Hollywood form, it ended up at the center of Hollywood for the summer. Pieced together in a non-linear timeline, the complex narrative creates a never-ending feeling of desperation which drove me to hope the next ship to dock at the mole wouldn’t sink from enemy bombings.

The film’s scope was unlike that of any other contemporary war film. The narrative wasn’t about the bloody Battle of Dunkirk. It wasn’t about Allied leaders debating how to win the war. It didn’t even display the swastika or any Nazi soldiers. We fear an invisible enemy, only hearing the screeching sound of German Luftwaffe planes and watching the aftermath of German gunfire, torpedos, and bombings from above.

“Dunkirk” focuses on the soldiers being evacuated from the beaches of and those trying to save them. To the British, survival was victory, and Nolan’s “Dunkirk”

embodied that message wholeheartedly.

Despite some complaints about the lack of a main character or confusing narrative, I believe the ensemble cast represented the multiple perspectives of those who experienced the evacuation at Dunkirk.

The “Spirit of Dunkirk” has a variation of meanings for those who made it across the channel, or those who helped get them home. Without the many perspectives, the story of Dunkirk would be incomplete.

Although the lack of context and audible dialogue can be confusing, I believe it is so necessary to our understanding of the event. If we are to experience the evacuation alongside Tommy, Gibson, or Alex, we aren’t going to know who is sitting next to us. We aren’t going to know their background and we may never see them again. But, in that two-hour time, we as audiences are living alongside them, rooting for a stranger’s survival as they try to cross the channel.

Audiences may have come to see “Dunkirk” because of Christopher Nolan, Hans Zimmer, or Harry Styles, but expectations were transformed once audiences realized they were in for a cinematic experience different than that of any other film at the box office this summer.

As we head into the fall theatrical slate, check out the movies from the summer at Ashley Square Cinema in Greencastle.

“Dunkirk” is playing until Thursday.

PG. 8 | August 30, 2017

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

AN EDITORIAL ABOUT KANYE WEST AND TAYLOR SWIFT

As you probably know, the Taylor Swift and Kanye West feud began at the 2009 Video Music Awards when Kanye interrupted Taylor Swift who was accepting her award for “Music Video of the Year” for her song “You Belong with Me.” Kanye West’s actions were motivated by sexist intentions. The fact that a man feels as though he can interrupt a woman winning an award speaks volumes about our culture. But there was no real effort between the two to resolve the conflict.

Later, Taylor accused Kanye of not seeking her approval before name dropping her in the song “Famous.” After video leaked of Taylor and Kanye’s phone call, where she approved his usage of her name in the song, she changed her statement to that she was unaware he would refer to her as a “b*tch.” This statement poses some problems as well. First of all, the usage of that word carries with it a sexist history.

But additionally, Taylor is playing off this situation as if she is only a victim. She did know she would be included in the song and initially denied it, until there was video evidence proving she knew.

This backstory is important to understanding the context of Taylor Swift’s latest video release of “Look What You Made Me Do.” The video takes a lot of stabs at different famous people who have harmed her reputation over the years. But most notable are the multiple stabs at Kanye West, which are uncalled for.

Kanye recently deleted all of his social media after a mental breakdown that occurred last fall when he canceled his Saint Pablo Tour. Additionally, it is believed that this breakdown was caused by the anniversary of Kanye’s mother Donda’s death.

Additionally, Taylor Swift’s release date for her new album falls on the tenth anniversary of Kanye’s mother’s death. Sources have denied that this means anything, but it is hard to believe that it doesn’t.

Whether Taylor knows it or not, she is contributing to an old stereotype that was developed in the United States to oppress black men. The stereotype of black men preying on white women has existed for a while, but Taylor consistently behaving as the victim furthers this stereotype and brings it into the present. Even though one could argue she didn’t know what she was doing, the impact of her actions does matter.

Additionally, the continuous vilification of Kanye does not make sense because Hollywood has a precedent of allowing famous white men to continue working in peace after committing worse acts than Kanye. For example, Woody Allen, who was accused of molesting his 14 year old stepdaughter, is producing a movie and is beloved by many different people.

You might be sitting there thinking, why are you making this a big deal, it’s just a music video about people I don’t care about. But it is a big deal, this is part of our culture, and if we do not work to eradicate racial bias in all of its forms, it will continue to exist, and we will be complicit.

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 ) .

T h e o p i n i o n s e x p r e s s e d b y c a r t o o n i s t s , c o l u m n i s t s a n d i n l e tt e r s t o t h e e d i t o r a r e t h o s e o f t h e a u t h o r s a n d 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 e o p i n i o n s o f t h e e d i t o r i a l s t a ff o f T h e D e Pa u w.

T h e D e Pa u w w e l c o m e s l e tt e r s t o t h e e d i t o r. Le tt e r s m u s t b e s i g n e d a n d a c c o m p a n i e d b y t h e a u t h o r ’s n a m e a n d p h o n e n u m b e r a n d s e n t i n b y 4 p. m . t h e M o n d a y b e f o r e p r i n t d a t e s . Le tt e r s c a n n o t b e r e t r a c t e d a ft e r 5 p. m . t h e s a m e d a y o f s u b m i s s i o n . Le tt e r s h a v e a 3 5 0 - w o r d l i m i t a n d a r e s u b j e c t t o e d i t i n g f o r s t y l e a n d l e n g t h . T h e D e Pa u w r e s e r v e s t h e r i g h t t o r e j e c t l e tt e r s t h a t a r e l i b e l o u s o r s e n t f o r p r o m o t i o n a l o r a d v e r t i s i n g p u r p o s e s . D e l i v e r l e tt e r s t o t h e Pu l l i a m Ce n t e r f o r Co n t e m p o r a r y M e d i a , e m a i l t h e e d i t o r- i n - c h i e f a t e d i t o r @ t h e d e p a u w. c o m o r w r i t e T h e D e Pa u w a t 609 S. Locust St., Greencastle, Ind. 46135.

OPINIONS

Transgender students deserve a place in Greek Life

BY REID COOPER Staff Writer opinions@thedepauw.com

Since the late 1700s, social fraternities and sororities have been seen as a quintessential facet of college life. Most people yearn for the perks of Greek life, including myself. There’s only one problem: I’m transgender.

There’s no arguing that Greek life has a big presence on campus here at DePauw, and it’s easy to see why. For the transgender community, single-sex organizations remain incredibly tricky.

Fraternities and sororities, and groups like the Boy Scouts are all exempt from Title IX because they do not receive federal funding.

While Depauw is a pretty liberal campus, and I have never feared for my safety, my desire to join a fraternity looms above me like a shadow. If I were to rush, it would be perfectly acceptable for a fraternity to deny me membership because I was not assigned as a male at birth, regardless of my current gender marker.

Of all 75 members of the North

American Interfraternity Conference, only six explicitly allow for the inclusion of transgender men among their ranks. For every other fraternity, it’s a coin toss based on chapter, school and location. In the years since I came out, I’ve come across many people and organizations who do not agree with my “lifestyle choices.”

After looking into several constitutions from various fraternities, I came across a certain term: “bona fide male.” What makes a “bona fide male” a man, and how are they different from me? I present myself as male, all my friends see me as such, and I’m transitioning. While I may not have been assigned male at birth, the only difference between me and a cisgender guy is whatever rigid definition of gender you follow.

Please don’t interpret this as a bash on Greek life, I promise you it isn’t.

Fraternities and sororities can be huge resources for students and alumni both, and I understand that, but there needs to be some sort of reform. Instead of ignoring trans students that want to rush, we need to work to fix the cisnormative language that exists within many Greek

organizations’ constitutions.

As I write this piece, the protections for trans people in fraternities and sororities are almost nonexistent.

Protection from discrimination is not guaranteed, and I’m hesitant to rush because of that. I long for the society of brothers and fraternal connections that greek life provides, but I have to keep myself safe. Rules vary chapter to chapter, not to mention the different people, and I have no idea what I would be getting myself into. Transgender students deserve the same opportunities as cisgender students, and their safety should be guaranteed.

Greek life has so much to offer to university students. Chapters engage in volunteer work and philanthropy, all while building friendships between brothers or sisters. The rush process is all about finding where you feel like you belong. Who is to say a transgender student couldn’t find themselves identifying with a particular fraternity or sorority and their values? Trans students offer a valuable insight and perspective, something that could help change the Greek system for the better.

Dear Class of 2021, I would like to start this off by saying this piece doesn’t come from a place of anger, just one of concern.

As the first weekend comes to a close on campus, I have seen many first-years on Greek property. Please avoid breaking this rule and wait until October when the ban is lifted. While the rule is in place for all first-years, it’s not typically followed by everyone. Yes, it’s unfair first-year guys can get away with being on property because it’s not as strict of a process, but it’s important to wait. Don’t jeopardize your chance of recruitment by breaking this rule; it’s not worth it.

The rule for not being allowed on Greek property until October is in place for many reasons. First, the transition to college is hard. There’s a bit of a learning curve into how to balance your time and classes with co-curricular activities. The month before you can be on Greek property gives you time to adjust to being on your own and being self-motivated. Second, this rule is in place so you can bond with your classmates. You have just moved to a new place and maybe you know people or maybe you know no one.

Use this time to get to know your classmates before you’re not living across the hall from them anymore.

It’s important to feel a sense of community with your classmates before you meet other people on campus.

Finally, this rule has been in place as a tradition for years. It has always been this way and while it may seem unfair, the wait is worth it. Besides, your Oct. 7 date is a lot earlier than last year’s Oct. 28.

Sincerely, Bryttni Carpenter Class of 2020

OPINIONS

PG. 9 | August 30, 2017

DePauwlitics: Trump’s ‘Heck of a job’

BY VICTORIA HOUGHTALEN

Staff Writer opinions@thedepauw.com

Nature is not political. Tropical storms do not discriminate based on race or class, but government rebuilding processes can. In 2005 after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, thenPresident Bush was criticized for the lack of adequate response to the area’s large African American and black populations, specifically in the ninth ward. That year, Bush praised his Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) director for doing a “heck of a job,” on the relief efforts in New Orleans.

The fourth largest city in the United States, Houston, Texas, is on the fifth day of consistent rainfall and flooding after Hurricane Harvey subsided into a tropical storm. Unironically, Trump’s FEMA administrator said this week that the National Weather Service is doing

a “heck of a job,” alerting Houston citizens of the storms and flooding.

But many of the city’s 6 million people are still within the city.

First responders have rescued more than 5,000 people as rains are projected to continue falling for the next couple of days.

Bridges and roads have been covered, and Houston’s worldrenowned health care system is being tested against power outages and overpopulation.

It is estimated that 30,000 people are seeking emergency shelter. Observers have called the flood “apocalyptic,” with images of people swimming in old streets while torrential rain and gray skies fall around them.

The flooding has illuminated the resiliency of human nature as people abandon possessions and help their neighbors (and their dogs).

Normally, in times of national emergency, political walls come down and partisan attacks subside to statements of support

and encouragement. But if there is anything we have learned so far, it is that this presidential administration distances itself not only from party leaders but also from conventionality.

In the wake of the Hurricane, President Trump tweeted a book recommendation. He tweeted that Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill will lose her seat, a state he “won big” in 2016. He pardoned Sheriff Joe Arpaio, an official that used racial profiling in Arizona to arrest individuals he suspected were undocumented immigrants.

It is true that the President visited Texas on Tuesday, but as he left his first meeting, he noticed a crowd of supporters.

It is reported that the President of the United States proceeded to grab a Texas flag, and shouted back at them, “What a crowd!

What a turnout!” as if he was at a political rally instead of a disaster relief meeting.

Thankfully, preceding this

Remembering DePauw’s departed

BY SHERAYA SMITH Staff Writer opinions@thedepauw.com

During the spring semester last year, I had classes with Professors Bruce Serlin and Darby Morrisroe. When I learned that both had passed away this summer of sudden health issues, I was shocked. I know I expressed various minor complaints about each of their classes to friends or colleagues at some point, but when I look back now, I see how fortunate I was to have had them as instructors.

Professor Serlin was a brilliant biology professor. While I had my critiques of his teaching style, there’s no doubt that he was incredibly intelligent and that I learned a lot from him.

My favorite characteristic of his was his ability to bring life and humor to the classroom. He loved to tease his students and often had a wide, goofy grin on his face. My lab group was often overly hyper and slap happy considering some of the tedious, monotonous work we were doing, but so long as we were doing our work,

Serlin would grin along with us and sometimes crack a joke or just shake his head.

One of my favorite memories of him was when he suddenly lobbed a piece of chalk at a guy in the first row.

I think we were discussing the senses, and the student had asked a clarifying question, so logically Serlin threw a piece of chalk at him to remind the guy of his own senses. What I remember best was that it caught the class off guard and that several of us were in stitches for a minute or two.

Professor Serlin also truly cared about his students. He would regularly check in with any of the athletes in the class and talk about their games and how their seasons were going.

I remember him taking the time to go over one of my tests with me and explain what I could do to improve.

When I was stressed about my grade, he would encourage me, telling me that I would be fine as long as I kept working hard and improving. And as it turns out, he was right; I was.

Professor Morrisroe was also a brilliant individual who cared about her students. Fewer people knew her

since she wasn’t at DePauw nearly as long as Serlin, but her impact on her government students was still clear.

In an intro course that could have been very dry, Morrisroe, though she spent a considerable amount of time lecturing, was an excellent lecturer. She clearly knew the material and more; I was always impressed by her ability to speak without using any resources except a bare-bones PowerPoint, and that was more for the students’ benefit than hers.

What most impressed me about Morrisroe, however, was her ability to see both sides and play devil’s advocate. In a class that could easily have become her own political soapbox session, Morrisroe set aside her own opinions and focused on the students’ instead. She told us on the first day of class that we would know no more about her political beliefs exiting the class than we did entering it, and though I was skeptical, she held true to her statement, only allowing herself one rather non-partisan rant throughout the semester. As a student who often finds herself in the political minority at DePauw, I was very

presidential administration, Houston hospitals have been working on flood response measures for over 10 years.

They have been doing this in large part due to federal hospital preparedness grants.

The programs use federal funding to train emergency response task forces for natural disaster scenarios.

So while some are praising the President’s trip to Houston, others know that his priorities are not found in tweets and plane rides, but where he puts his money. In his budget proposal called “Putting America’s Health First,” President Trump proposes large budget cuts to the same emergency response programs that Houston is using.

Nature does not care who the president is, but Americans should be vigilant that adequate attention is given to flooded communities no matter the administration.

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Junior

“I think there’s a slim possibility that kegs could replace hard liquor, but they’re probably cheaper so if Emma frats want to Wittkowski, save money they Sophomore might opt for kegs.”

relieved to have such a non-partisan professor, particularly in such a politically tumultuous time as this.

Morrisroe also deeply cared about “I’m pretty her students. She offered her time to sure everyone meet with students as project due times wouldn’t neared. She pushed her students to do appreciate just well and in turn provided for them having kegs well. At the end of the semester, she so they would planned a simulation for the class so go out of their that we could get a better feel for how way to get hard Eduardo Garcia, government works in the real world, alcohol however Sophomore and she was very disappointed and they can.” apologetic when health issues forced her to cancel.

I know thinking about changing the past is futile, but I can’t help but wonder how I would have acted differently had I known when I left campus that I wouldn’t see these two professors “No, I feel like again. At the risk of sounding sappy, people will I just want to encourage my fellow still find a way DePauw students, and DePauw to drink hard professors and faculty for that matter, alcohol if they to enjoy the people around you. want to drink.”

Appreciate what they bring to this campus, and learn from them what you Giselle Castaneda, First-Year can. Treasure those friendships and relationships, however long they may last. God bless.

SPORTS

PG. 10 | August 30, 2017

Women’s soccer bounces back in final warmup game

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

After a disorganized effort earlier in the week, the DePauw University Tigers got back to basics in their scrimmage against Anderson College on Saturday.

DePauw shutout out their host en route to a 2-0 victory.

With goals from sophomore midfielder Alex Berkley and first-year forward Alex Wendt, the combination of youth and experience is working in the team’s favor.

Junior defenders Rachel Galullo and Mallory Dillon were impressed with the team’s effort and focus. “Anderson was physical, but we did well in playing a more technical game and capitalizing on our chances,” said Galullo.

Dillon was also happy to see the pre season’s hard work pay

off. “It was a great test before we head into the opener. It was exciting to see all of our hard work from preseason manifest itself,” said Dillon.

One of the notable differences between the performance against last week’s loss to Indiana Wesleyan University and the Tigers’ victory over Anderson was the defense. After conceding two opening goals against Indiana Wesleyan, the Tigers were able to keep a shutout Saturday.

Junior midfielder Gail Enright credits the team’s organization as one of the biggest factors in the win. “Our defense was more organized and confident which allowed us to play out of the back and connect up field. It was a strong performance that showed tremendous improvement,” said Enright.

Field hockey’s last preseason week a big one

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

Last Saturday kicked off a big three-day period for the DePauw University Field Hockey team.

The Tigers took on Concordia University and Transylvania University, playing one half against each, and proceeding to have a shoot-out with Earlham College.

Due to the complicated setup of the scrimmage, there was no official score kept, but the experience was still beneficial.

Junior forward Corina Bourantas was eager to praise the team’s ability to apply what they had practiced to the games. “On Saturday, we really played well as a team by capitalizing what we worked on in preseason and pushing ourselves and each other to play hard,” Bourantas said.

Senior defender Grace Waldman was happy with the teamwork the Tigers displayed. “We really came together as a team and were able to transition our individual skill into one cohesive unit,” Waldman said.

In addition to hosting this past scrimmage, the NCAC officially announced that DePauw was voted favorite to win the conference in the 2017 Preseason Coaches’ Poll.

The Tigers earned 57 points and four first place votes compared to Denison University’s 55 and 1 and Kenyon College’s 46 and 3.

Sophomore forward and midfielder Kelsey Doer is happy with the prediction, but doesn’t pay too much attention to it.

“We’re just excited to be playing together again and can’t wait for what the season has in store,” Doer said.

Men’s soccer draws twice in scrimmages over weekend

Members of the men’s soccer team huddle during their scrimmage against Indiana Wesleyan last Friday.

PHOTO COURTESY RICHARD GOLD

BY KEENAN KADAM Staff Writer sports@thedepauw.com

The Tigers opened their season with a pair of scrimmages this weekend.

The First Team took on Illinois Wesleyan University away on Friday while the Reserve Team battled visiting Principia College on Sunday afternoon.

DePauw battled hard against a tough Illinois Wesleyan squad to get the 1-1 draw. Despite being down late, the Tigers battled back to equalize. On the scoresheet for the team was junior defender Jake Brady.

The goal came from a header off a corner kick.

“Overall we played great when we pressed and were able to dictate play the first twenty minutes. After we

pulled the press off they found their footing and we struggled,” said Head Coach Brad Hauter. “I’m most pleased that we fought through it and were able to pull a goal back and salvage a draw. We pressed again at the end and it felt like we controlled play.”

Sunday’s match against Principia ended in a 2-2 draw despite the Tigers earning an early lead. DePauw got goals from first-year midfielders Jackson Grabill and Grady Bruch. The match was a great opportunity for many first years to get their first sights of action in their collegiate career.

Many of the varsity members were aso impressed with the level of play. “They looked really good out there. It was

great to see their hard work during pre-season pay-off,” said junior defender Doug Bannon. “If they continue to improve, the team as whole will improve as well.”

First-year defender Nick Celona agreed. “I thought it went well considering it was the first time most of us had played together,” Celona said. “Playing for DePauw for the first time was very exciting, it was awesome to be representing such a great school and program.”

The Tigers officially start their season on Friday, when they will face Hanover College away at 4 p.m. Their first home match of the season comes on Sunday against Case Western Reserve University at 1 p.m.

Football sees first competition in Franklin scrimmage

SPORTS

DePauw men’s soccer team to face Franklin College in Indianapolis

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

While Reavis Stadium is home to DePauw University’s men’s soccer, the team will get the chance to play on a bigger stage in Indianapolis.

The Tigers will take on Franklin College at Indy Eleven’s Carroll

DePauw against Denison. PHOTO COURTESY DEPAUW ATHLETICS

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

In the eyes of Head Football Coach Bill Lynch, scrimmages are becoming a thing of the past.

That is why he still loves the Tiger’s annual preseason game against Franklin College, a tradition that is kept up for the past 15 years.

“After 11 practices of practicing against yourself, it gets a little stale. The defense knows what the offense is doing and vice-versa,” Lynch said. “To get to compete against somebody else, I think it’s good, it’s healthy.”

DePauw played two quarters against the Grizzlies last Saturday with impressive performances at every position, including an array of great offensive plays from the Tigers’ wide-receiver seniors Jake Hagan and

Nolan Ayres, and junior Andy Hunt. The team scored three touchdowns and added a field goal.

Apart from the scrimmage, the Tigers also ran one-onone and seven-on-seven sessions and worked closely with the special teams unit.

“Obviously it’s a little bit of a different team this year,” said senior quarterback Jake Lasky, who took snaps in the second quarter of the scrimmage. “The biggest thing is playing our football.”

The Tigers’ first test will come this week, when the team will begin preparation for their season opener against Mount St. Joseph University away on Sept. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

“We’ve got a lot of respect for Mt. St. Joe. They’re a good football program,” Lynch said. “Good players, well-coached, and physical.”

PG. 11 August 30, 2017

Stadium at 3:30 p.m. on Sept. 13th, according to DePauw Athletics’ website. The matchup will be followed by Indy Eleven’s game against North Carolina FC at 7 p.m.

The Indy Eleven is a team from the North American Soccer League.

Tiger fans can get tickets for both games for $10 at depauw.

indyeleven.com.

DePauw opens their season on Friday at Hanover College at 4:00 p.m., with their home opener set for Sunday against Case Western Reserve University at 1:00 p.m.

Volleyball has strong showing against national runner-up in scrimmage

BY CARSON MARA Staff Writer sports@thedepauw.com

The Tigers officially open their season this weekend, and it seems like they’re ready.

After a Wednesday night scrimmage last week in Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology where the focus was put primarily on garnering experience for the young squad, Saturday’s scrimmage was geared more towards team chemistry.

“The new players have definitely bonded with the upperclassmen and it’s a great feeling on and off the court,” said senior setter Keegan Kollias.

With a veteran squad on the court, the Tigers made an impressive statement against a string of teams that included last year’s national

runner-up, Washington University in St. Louis. Head Coach Deb Zellers thinks that the exhibition was a good confidence boost for the Tigers as they go into the season on Friday. “I definitely thought that our team took a big step forward from our scrimmage at RoseHulman,” Zellers said.

The strong showing in the scrimmage seems to indicate that the team is on pace to accomplish the big goals they have set for themselves this year. “Instead of having it be our goal to get into the national tournament, we’re wanting to, you know, start thinking of ourselves as trying to be one of the best teams in the country,” Zellers said.

One of the players that will likely play a key role in the success of the Tigers this season is junior outside hitter

Suzanne Peters, who led the team with 306 kills last year.

Though a crucial part of the team’s success, Peters was quick to credit her teammates as well.

“It takes 300 great digs and 300 great sets to get 300 kills,” said Peters.

Peters said the young team is still trying to figure out their roles for this year so that each member of the team can contribute as much as possible. That line of thinking matches Zeller’s mindset.

“I think the best teams, the championship caliber teams, are able to put the team first,” Zellers said.

The Tigers start regular season play with a tournament this weekend in Ohio at Bluffton University.

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CAREER

My First-Year Seminar “Reflections on Photography” with Marnie McInnes. I liked how abstract and open-ended the topics were. It was pretty cool.

Qualifying for Nationals last season.

It was something I always saw other people doing and aspiring to. Then I got the chance to do it, and it was pretty crazy.

“Social Inequalities” with Kelley Hall.

Beating defending national champion [Hope College] on our home court last year.

I didn’t watch the fight.

My First-Year Seminar “Reflections on Photography” with Marnie McInnes. I liked how abstract and open-ended the topics were. It was pretty cool.

Nine rounds longer than I expected.

Weak because they just danced around each other for the first 6 rounds.

Priceless.

Anti-climatic.

GO-TO MUSIC

18+ Club.

The National.

They have a new one called “Guilty Party,” it’s pretty good. It strikes a chord deep down, man.

IHOP. Pancakes 24/7 would totally thrive here.

I’ve been obsessing over Lorde’s “Melodrama” album all summer.

Winning the NCAC against [Kenyon College] my sophomore year.

We went into double overtime and then went into over-time in 1 v. 1’s against the goalie. All that was such a team effort.

Winning that was huge.

For sure a Panera.

That’s my favorite restaurant.

I’m so bad with music, but I love Taylor Swift. I usually just use other people’s Spotify playlists.

Evolutionary Psychology with Kevin Moore.

Rejoining/making the team last fall after not playing sophomore year.

Indoor ice rink.

Odesza.

Acting 1 with Caroline Good, highly recommend.

When our little league team won the state championship.

White Castle.

Beibs in the trap by Travis Scott.