The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

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Tin man finds his charitable heart

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity hosted a Halloween costume contest Saturday night on East College lawn to benefit the Timmy Foundation. Junior Tyler Dolan took first place in the individual costume contest, dressed as Mr. Peanut. The group winners, seniors Chris White (second from left), Mikey Hemkens (third from left), Adam Hawkins (third from right) and Burris Smith (not pictured), dressed as the cast of “The Wizard of Oz.” Also pictured are Wes Troja (far left), and chicken and eggs seniors Brooke Sandbo (second from right), Rachel Hilgendorf (below) and Allie Cartwright (far right). Sunny Wang/The DePauw

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2 | Happenings campuscrime Oct. 28

• Welfare check • Forwarded to Campus Living/subject located checked OK | Time: 5:56 a.m. | Place: Bishop Roberts Hall • Trespass • Subject located/ verbal warning issued | Time: 10:14 p.m. | Place: Campus • Theft of bike • Pending | Time: unknown | Place: Longden Hall (outside)

Oct. 29

• Medical • Transported to Wellness Center | Time: 11:28 a.m. | Place: Lilly Center • Assist Campus Living — investigate for odor of marijuana • Officer checked building/unable to locate source | Time: 8:57 p.m. | Place: Humbert Hall • Public intoxication/disorderly conduct • Arrested: student | Time: 11:08 p.m. | Place: Hogate Hall

Oct. 30

• Welfare check • Officer checked area/unable to locate subjects | Time: 4:27 p.m. | Place: Larabee and Indiana streets

Oct. 31

• Suspicious activity • Officer checked area/unable to locate subjects | Time: 12:37 a.m. | Place: 400 block Seminary St. • Welfare check • Officer checked area/unable to locate subjects | Time: 1:42 a.m. | Place: Locust Street • Driving while intoxicated • Arrested: non-student | Time: 1:37 a.m. | Place: Washington and Spring streets • Suspicious persons • Officer checked area/unable to locate subjects | Time: 7:26 p.m. | Place: Anderson Street Source: Public Safety To see the full blotter visit: http://www.edepauw.edu/student/ safety

The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Identification card theft becomes a documented issue on campus

By GENEVIEVE FLYNN news@thedepauw.com

DePauw’s identification cards unlock dorms, pay for laundry, check out books from the library and pay for food. It was only a matter of time before a card that powerful attracted unwanted attention.

A junior, who wishes to remain anonymous to protect her identity, had her ID card number stolen. In September, the student went to the vending machine and saw $21 on her account. She thought it was an error, and didn’t consider the possibility of ID-number theft.

A week later, she decided to check her account balance at the Help Desk. The help desk printed her receipts, and she realized her laundry money account had decreased from $21 to $2.

“I saw a lot of Marvin’s, but I hadn’t ordered from Marvin’s at all this year,” the student said.

The student had not lost her ID once this semester, and had sufficient proof that the transactions were coming from someone other than herself.

“I looked at the transactions to compare them,” she said. “When I was in Chicago, my card was being used here, and once of my receipts said that I had charged for Marvin’s at 6:46 p.m., when I had also bought food at the Hub at 6:48 p.m.”

Public Safety, who traced the

Marvin’s orders to a cell phone number, caught the perpetrator.

That student went through Community Standards, although no information was released on the final result.

To this day, the student does not know how her ID number was sto-

“Your ID card number acts kind of like a social security number — it is very hard to change your card number because it is used for so many purposes.”

— DePauw junior

len, but she thinks someone memorized her ID number. Students can use their ID numbers to order from places like Marvin’s and The Duck, but students aren’t required to show ID with pick-up orders or deliveries.

The university also did not react immediately to this student’s identity theft. The student has contacted numerous campus offices and still hasn’t received her money back.

To avoid identity theft in the future, this student suggests that others be careful about their card

number, keep note of transactions, and avoid trusting people easily with such important information.

“Your ID card number acts kind of like a social security number — it is very hard to change your card number because it is used for so many purposes,” she said.

Carol Smith, chief information officer at DePauw’s Information Services Office, explains that since people do feel laid back and comfortable in the DePauw atmosphere, they often leave themselves vulnerable to theft.

“Students need to be much more protective of their DePauw ID cards than they have traditionally been,” Smith said, noting that putting your ID card in a case and making sure you don’t leave your ID card out can help to lower the risks of this happening to other students. Smith advised students to think of their ID cards like any other important document. She also said she considers taking money from others’ ID cards as stealing.

Although this is the first reported time a student’s identification number has been stolen from an ID, the problem could become more serious if students are careless looking after their ID cards.

“I want this story to be told because it could happen to everyone, and at a greater extent,” the student said.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Boos and Booze: Weekend spike in alcohol-related incidents

By ALLISON MARINO

Alcohol-linked disturbances Halloween weekend

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DePauw’s Halloween weekend is known as one of the bigger party weekends on campus. But this year’s festivities were more dangerous than last.

In 2009, there were four alcohol-related incidents between Oct. 30 and Nov. 1. There were 16 alcohol-related reports between Oct. 29 and Oct. 31 this year, according to the Public Safety crime log.

Three people were transported to Putnam County Hospital and then forwarded to the Community Standards Committee for alcohol violations.

Four of the cases were minors in consumption transported to Putnam County Hospital. Two of those minors were not students, and three were forwarded to the Putnam County Prosecutor’s Office.

Eight individuals charged with alcohol violations were released to the custody of friends, and then forwarded to Community Standards. One student was arrested for public intoxication and disorderly conduct. Director of Public Safety Angie Nally could not be reached before publication to elaborate on the incidents.

Although the number of alcohol-related incidents was high this past weekend, said Dean of Students Cindy Babington said the overall number of hospitalizations is lower than last year.

Babington also hopes leaders on campus will help DePauw with risk management issues.

“To that end,” Babington said, “we will be reaching out to both IFC (Interfraternity Council) and to student government as we move into another one of our big party weekends — Monon.”

• Public intoxication/ disorderly conduct • Arrested: student | Time: 11:08 p.m. | Place: Hogate • Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 11:30 p.m. | Place: Hogate Hall • Minor in consumption • Transported to Putnam County Hospital/ Forwarded to Community Standards & Prosecutor’s Office | Time: 11:46 p.m. | Place: Hogate Hall • Alcohol violation • Released to custody of friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:01 a.m. | Place: Hogate Hall • Minor in consumption (nonstudent) • Transported to Putnam County Hospital/ Forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office | Time: 12:24 a.m. | Place: Sigma Chi fraternity • Minor in consumption (nonstudent) • Transported to Putnam County Hospital/ Forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office | Time:

12:53 a.m. | Place: Longden Hall

Place: Hogate Hall

• Minor in consumption (nonstudent) • Transported to Putnam County Hospital | Time: 1:33 a.m. | Place: Locust/ Simpson Streets

• Alcohol violation • Transported to residence/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 3:57 a.m. | Place: Union Building lobby

• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of a friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:55 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall

• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of a friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:29 a.m. | Place: Seminary/ Locust Streets

• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of a friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 2:12 a.m. | Place: Humbert

• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of a friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:54 a.m. | Place: Longden Hall

• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of a friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 2:37 a.m. | Place: Humbert

• Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:02 a.m. | Place: 304 South Indiana Street

• Alcohol violation • Released to custody of a friend/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 2:38 a.m. |

• Alcohol violation • Transported to Putnam County Hospital/ Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:37 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall

source: Public Safety

Greencastle-based paranormal investigators to appear on national TV

By ALI SULLIVAN news@thedepauw.edu

Although paranormal investigations started as a hobby for Chris Lien, Nate Lien, Savannah Wise and Stephen Wise, they soon received an offer from the A&E Network to join the show, “Paranormal State: The New Class.” Hoosier State Paranormal investigative team never expected that their pastime would be broadcast on cable television.

“I had made a website up for when I was learning how to make websites, with some pictures and my e-mail address on there,” said Chris Lien, founder of Hoosier State Paranormal. “I ran-

domly got an e-mail from a producer in L.A. It was so random, we literally thought it was spam.”

The group found the e-mail surprising, as they had been together only four months and had little material. But they unanimously agreed to accept A&E’s offer.

“All we had was our site which said ‘Hoosier State Paranormal’ with pictures on it and that was it,” said Wise, an investigator.

A&E found Hoosier State Paranormal through a Google search and a Banner Graphic story about an investigation at DePauw’s Roy O. West Library. The

network wanted to see more, so they asked the cast to film a demo, known in the trade as a sizzle reel. Crew members from the A&E show “Paranormal State” helped the Hoosier State group film, Lien said.

After reviewing the demo, A&E wanted to film a pilot episode. The network sponsored a trip for the group to South Carolina to investigate a case with a full camera crew — including two trucks with lighting and film equipment.

The cast hopes that “Paranormal State” will distinguish them from other participants in similar shows.

“I think it will be cool to show people we are different and we like to help people,” Lien said. “We aren’t centered around one person.”

While the cast has filmed a pilot with an A&E crew, they aren’t on board for a full season. The pilot’s success will be evaluated based on ratings and then it will be determined whether the cast gets to be on a full series. The group hopes that viewers respond to the show.

“Talk to A&E about it,” Lien said.

“Some people should tweet at them, and do whatever they can do. People have to contact them to tell them that

they want to see more. Because if they don’t, they aren’t going to see more.”

Whehter the pilot will yield a full series contract, the four investigators are enjoying being paid to do what they love.

“The big thing about getting the TV show is that it’s a hobby right now,” said Nate Lien, an audio tech manager, “but we are able to be on national television, getting paid to do our hobby that in the beginning we did for fun.”

The episode featuring the members of Hoosier State Paranormal will air on Nov. 21 at 9:30 p.m. on A&E.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

November faculty meeting

Faculty discuss writing program proposal, ‘DePauw 2020’

By MARITZA MESTRE news@thedepauw.com

DePauw’s faculty started out November on a spree of acceptance.

President Casey began Monday’s faculty meeting by announcing the Board of

French professor Carrie Klaus speaks about the proposed model for a writing program presented at Monday’s faculty meeting in the Union Building Ballroom.

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Trustee’s endorsement of his long-term strategic plan, better known as “DePauw 2020,” as well as the campus master plan.

He went on to announce that the current Vice President for Academic Affairs, David Harvey, agreed to serve this year and two more in his position.

Following Casey’s announcements, the faculty approved a motion to change the “Evaluation of Faculty Members in Probationary Tenure-Track Positions” in the Academic Handbook.

Another motion introduced additional courses to the curriculum. The courses, “Urban Art of Early Modern Japan I” and “Kyoto: a Cultural Metropolis,” passed.

A second motion about the curriculum changed the requirements of the political science minor.

Finally, the faculty voted to support the art department’s motion to change its name to the “Department of Art and Art History.”

Following the formal proceedings of the meeting, the faculty went into an intended thirty-minute recess to discuss the preliminary model for DePauw’s writing program.

The new model aims to fully integrate

writing into the curriculum. While the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning is still working through questions, the faculty gave the committee feedback on the current structure.

The program does not alter any of the S or Q competencies, and a study on those models will take place later in the year.

DePauw’s goal in changing the writing program focuses on providing students with a versatile and strong writing background. This goal does not stray far from DePauw’s mission in the past, but the model proposes a number of alterations to better enhance the program.

The first change entails a move to writing-intensive first-year seminars across the board. Currently more than 90 percent of first-year seminars maintain a strong writing component, but the committee wants to make a transition after which all seminars will follow this structure.

Another change introduces “Writing Intensive Topics” courses for the spring semester of students’ freshman year.

These courses offer freshmen looking for critical reading and writing practice the chance to hone their writing expertise and

focus on a specific interest area. The model would replace College Writing I and II with Writing Intensive Topics courses, but the new courses would retain many of the same goals. This change would not affect College Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English.

If the model passes as is, it would require sophomores to take a W course no matter whether he or she took one as a freshman. Juniors and seniors could also enroll in W classes, but sophomores would hold priority. The junior and senior classes would, however, need to demonstrate writing competency in their major discipline.

The faculty questioned every angle of the model, beginning with faculty requirements introduced by the new system. Currently, the committee plans for the English department to take on the Writing Intensive Topics courses at first and does not intend to force faculty into teaching the new courses.

English professor Andrea Sununu spoke in support of the new system — the first time Sununu spoke at a meeting in her twenty years at DePauw.

“I think this plan is brilliant, I think it’s

sensible,” Sununu said. “I think it just was able to respond to every single proposal that has come up in the past few years.”

In contrast, professor of Education Studies Tom Dickinson criticized the model for its “mechanical” nature. He worries the current model does not address students’ development of an authorial voice.

Beth Benedix, director of Jewish Studies, dislikes the separation between writing courses and traditional classes.

“What I would like us to do as a faculty is think about how to make all of our courses fit this model,” she said.

The faculty also discussed how the program would work across departments, the relationship of the new system with College Writing, and whether or not DePauw needs a mandated system at all.

Wrapping up the meeting, Harvey ran the faculty through his report on faculty sizes and academic ranks, student faculty ratios, demographics of full-time faculty members of color and women, trends in tenure and tenure-track, frequencies in majors, class size information and faculty salaries.

student government

White papers on campus lighting, athletic conference pass unanimously

By STEPHANIE SHARLOW news@thedepauw.com

DePauw Student Government kicked off the semester after fall break by unanimously passing two white papers at the Oct. 31 meeting in Olin Auditorium.

The first white paper focused on campus lighting. A campus lighting committee comprised of student senators and representatives toured the campus on Oct. 13 with Director of Public Safety Angie Nally and Dean Rossok, operation superintendant, to identify the under-lit areas of campus.

The white paper said that campus lighting was pleasing overall. How-

ever, some areas such as the front of Beta Theta Pi and the universityowned duplexes need more effective lighting.

“Initially it [the idea for a white paper on campus lighting] just came out of looking at priorities for the end of the year,” sophomore Director of Public Relations Austin Bonta said. He said that the student body’s response to this white paper has been positive, although not overwhelming.

The Bluelight safety units were not covered in the white paper.

However, Bonta believes they’re effective.

“In general, I think it’s a great idea to have them,” Bonta said. “You never know when it’s going to come

in handy.”

The second white paper supported the athletic conference switch from Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) to the Northern Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC). The document said that the conference switch allows for a “step forward for DePauw Athletics for several reasons.” Those reasons include a smaller carbon footprint and lower traveling costs from traveling to schools nearby.

Co-authors senior David Dietz, executive vice president, and sophomore senator Mark Fadel met with Athletic Director Page Cotton, who supplied them with books and other sources of information that helped construct the white paper.

“We were just curious about why they switched and what their aim for switching was,” Fadel said.

Many students did not realize how difficult membership in the SCAC was until the change was announced.

“Sometimes a change makes you realize how much better something is,” Bonta said, stating that students had a “learn as you go” process about the benefits of joining the NCAC. Several issues will be discussed at the assembly meeting next week.

Administrative members, along with senators, representatives and assembly members, will debate the keg policy review, the integration of the School of Music into the College of Liberal Arts and the faculty return policy.

two passed white papers Campus lighting: Campus lighting committee has been created. Most lighting was found to be pleasing overall.

Athletic conference switch: Switch allows “step forward” for DePauw athletics including reducing DPU’s carbon footprint through lessening travel costs.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Union Board’s DeProm aims to be a dance for all Free event, thought to be first of its kind at DePauw, will offer desserts, formal dance setting for students

By CRYSTAL LEE news@thedepauw.com

If DePauw should be more like Hogwarts — as some have suggested during campus planning discussions — then an all-school gathering in the Great Hall could be a step in the right direction.

On Friday night, Union Board will invite students to a school-wide formal dance that sponsors hope will unite the houses — be them Alpha Phi, 210 Walnut St. or Gryffindor.

DeProm, a free event, is scheduled to begin at 9:30 p.m. Friday in the Great Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts.

“We came up with the Great Hall and decided that was probably a little more exciting than having yet another event in the [Union Building] Ballroom,” said sophomore Nora Murphy, campus and community chair of Union Board. “I think there’s everything there and that might draw students out, it’s a little different, and it’s in the heart of campus which is certainly ideal.”

IF YOU GO: DeProm What: Campus-wide formal dance When: Friday, 9:30 p.m. to midnight Where: Great Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts Cost: Free

Union Board believes the event is the first of its kind at DePauw.

The idea for the event began last year when then-sophomore Peter Haigh, one of two Union Board co-presidents, first proposed the idea in a Union Board meeting. After agreeing on the idea, the group proposed the idea to the DePauw Student Government Allocations Board to inquire about financing the event.

In effort to make the night more enjoyable, Public Safety will not be readily on hand during the duration of the event. Instead, Union Board will take on the responsibility of risk management.

“We’ve already decided we’re going to have someone at the door clicking to see how many students are coming in and that will make sure we have a safe number of students for that space,” Murphy said. “We’re just going to keep our eyes and ears open, check-in every 45 minutes or so to make sure we haven’t seen anything worrisome, because certainly we don’t want anyone getting hurt.”

Union Board’s hopes to have high attendance.

In fact, the organization contemplated asking fraternities not to register parties Friday. However, they found it to be unnecessary and counterproductive.

“We haven’t approached [the Interfraternity Council] about not allowing parties to be registered because we don’t want to isolate the greek community in that way,” Murphy said. “We also might expect that the houses would be willing to give a night up to do something for the whole campus.”

Almost Home and Mama Nunz are scheduled to cater desserts for the event.. In addition, a disc jockey from Butler University in Indianapolis has been hired, something Murphy said was done to add excitement to DeProm.

Murphy said numerous students approached her regarding the event with questions and general excitement. However, junior Yanina Guevara is not one of those eager to attend.

“I just don’t like the concept. It’s too immature,” she said. “The title is the only thing that gives me a framework of what it’s going to look like, and I didn’t really like my high-school prom.”

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

the power of the vote

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election special 2010

election special We compiled this section to educate DePauw voters on the issues that they may not know about before they go to the polls today. Inside, you’ll find stories covering the Tea Party in Putnam County, DePauw voters, DePauw students who choose not to vote, an explanation of the proposed property tax amendment, a list of candidates and more.

This section is not intended to sway opinions, and The DePauw does not endorse candidates seeking election. We hope you will use this section to educate yourself about the issues and the candidates.

The polls are open until 6 p.m. Use your voice. Get out and vote. — The editors

For one sophomore, What’s the property tax proposal? results impact academics If his candidate wins, student will have internship

By MATT WELCH matt.welch@thedepauw.com

Today’s election won’t just decide who will go to Indianapolis and Washington to represent the people — it will determine whether sophomore Kyle Gough has a Winter Term internship.

If Republican Marlin Stutzman wins Indiana’s 3rd District seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, Gough will get to continue his political experience.

“My dream internship has always been to go to Washington, D.C., and pending this election, that dream will come true,” Gough said.

Gough worked last January for the U.S. Senate campaign of Stutzman, an Indiana state senator who lost that campaign to nominee Dan Coats. After Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Souder stepped down from his seat because of an extramarital affair, Stutzman became the Republican nominee to represent Indiana’s 3rd District, which encompasses a section of northeast Indiana.

The good news for Gough? Polls show Stutzman with a lead, and he is expected to win. Because of Souder’s resignation, the winner of the race will be seated immedi-

ately in November to complete his term.

This past January, Gough served as Stutzman’s driver around the state and helped with campaigning. Communicating ideas to so many kinds of people became an interesting challenge for him, he said.

“I was able to see what a politician did not just at the statehouse, but when he was campaigning,” he said. “You’re trying to get people to understand your platform.”

Even though he only worked four days per week, Gough said he put in at least 50 hours each week. Most impressive, he said, was that Stutzman arrived earlier and left later than Gough did.

“It was just an insane thing that [he] had to do,” he said.

Gough said he liked working with Stutzman, who is a conservative Republican.

“He wants to make sure his country is better for his kids than it was for him,” he said.

Gough said he hopes to work in politics later in life and his experiences on the trail have helped solidify that for him — even if the career seems a bit “crazy” to him.

“A politician, really, they’re always talking,” he said. “I honestly don’t know when they sleep.”

On today’s ballot, Indiana voters will see a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would limit the amount of property tax that could be assessed annually, based upon the assessed value of the property.

The amendment would cap the value to be paid for primary residences at 1 percent of the property’s assessed value, 2 percent for residential property that is not occupied by the owner such as apartment buildings and rental houses, 3 percent for other real property that is nonresidential and 3 percent for personal property.

Additionally, the property tax cap amendment will allow the Indiana General Assembly to grant exemptions for mobile homes used as a primary residence to be assessed as a homestead instead of real property.

The majority of property tax revenue in Indiana goes to support public schools, but the revenue goes to numerous other places, including to the state, county, city or town and township.

Compiled by Meredith McGrady/the depauw

The amendment would cap your property tax assessment at: 1 percent of the assessed value of a primary residence (owner’s primary living residence) 2 PERCENT of the assessed value of residential property (property consisting of home and land) 3 PERCENT of the assessed value of other real property that is nonresidential, and personal property (any moveable property)

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

the power of the vote

election special

Local Tea Party more tame, more informed than national image with campaign literature featuring a wide slate of Republican candidates, and Republican campaign signs lined the back wall. No Democratic candidates or representatives spoke at the event, nor did any of the campaign materials make any mention of the Democratic Party – except in a negative context.

Crimmins admitted that the group seemed more aligned with the Republican Party this election, but claimed they would “support any Democrat who is a fiscal conservative, who believes in the constitution of the United States and is going to enact constitutional laws.”

The Defenders of Liberty have yet to support a Democrat, but Democratic candidates have attended meetings in the past. District 44 State Representative Nancy Michael went to a meeting over the summer. Also, local activists like DePauw professor Kelsey Kauffman, who do not affiliate themselves with any party or the Defenders of Liberty, have been to multiple meetings. Kauffman attended every meeting between February and August of this year. She sharply diverged from Crimmins’ comments concerning whether or not the local Tea Party group had any unofficial political party affiliation.

“The Tea Party is the Republican Party in Greencastle,” Kauffman said.

While Crimmins and Spahn might

agree that members of the Defenders of Liberty are overwhelmingly conservative, they explained that, like most Tea Party supporters, the difference in affiliation lies in their espousal of the original message of the Republican Party and disagreement with policy decisions of several

Dick Andis, co-founder and treasurer of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty, speaks at the group’s Monday, Oct. 11 meeting held in the airplane hangar at the Dixie Chopper Business Center. Matthew Cecil/The DePauw

Less bitter than the national pot Unlike many criticisms of the Tea Party

By MATTHEW CECIL matt.cecil@thedepauw.com

In a movement associated wtih controversial statements and ignorance, the Greencastle chapter of the Indiana Defenders of Liberty, a Tea Party-affiliated organization, remains well-informed.

Often referred to as the largest Tea Party group in the state of Indiana, the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty boasts attendence in the hundreds at its monthly meetings, with some visitors coming from as far away as Avon and Plainfield.

The group, which has been around for about a year, initially met in the Autumn Glen senior living community, but moved to the airplane hangar at the Dixie Chopper Business Center when crowd grew.

Education and an active citizenry At the group’s most recent monthly meeting, held Monday, Oct. 11, various speakers discussed the upcoming midterm elections, spending more than an hour explaining both the proposed 1-2-3 property tax-rate caps and a sample election ballot.

According to Corky Crimmins, a member of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty and former communications professor at DePauw, presentations like these are part of the group’s education

component as outlined in its mission statement. Crimmins believes it is important to educate the populace so they can make informed decisions to vote. She sometimes helps the planning committee create informational presentations on various aspects of government, law and the Constitution.

Sam Spahn, president of College Republicans, has attended numerous meetings of the Defenders of Liberty.

“Most meetings have been an educational experience, educating people on the constitution and their constitutional rights,” Spahn said. “It’s a neat way to get people together and talk about issues.”

Such discussions acheive the second goal listed in the group’s mission statement – citizen activism.

Yet a group which is officially unaffiliated with both the Republican and Democratic Parties often encourages its members to campaign for Republican Party candidates.

Whose party is it?

The Oct. 11 meeting, led by Jack Billman, one of the group’s co-founders, featured talks from state Republican candidates Jim Baird and Larry Bucshon. Billman and other organizers could not be reached in time for publication.

After signing in at the meeting, visitors were directed toward a table covered

“To restore limited government, fiscal responsibility and accountable representation through citizen activsim and education, in order to preserve the Constitution of the United States of America.”

— Mission statement of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty

Republican politicians who have recently served in office. When asked, many members will say they are conservative, not Republican.

To Spahn, the Tea Party is leading a charge for the Republican Party and keeping them honest through citizen accountability. Crimmins, however, believes their focus reaches beyond the GOP. “These are normal Hoosiers who really have taken a sincere interest in their government,” she said. “We don’t necessarily embrace Republicans. We don’t necessarily embrace Democrats.

We don’t necessarily embrace Independents.”

According to Crimmins, the Defenders of Liberty simply care about their country and want to make a difference, whether or not their beliefs mirror the Republican Party’s.

National Tea Party groups may share belief systems and principles, but Crimmins said the similarities between media portrayals of the national movement and the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty end there.

movement, members of the Greencastle Defenders of Liberty don’t openly spew racist epithets, and they don’t participate in too much name calling, either.

“I’ve never heard an angry word, nothing inappropriate or racist, from anyone there,” Spahn said.

Kauffman said she never heard the group’s leaders say anything especially hateful. She did cite a hateful incident at the July meeting. Copies of a movie called “Rothschild’s Choice: Barack Obama and the Hidden Cabal Behind the Plot to Murder America” were on display for members to take home. Kauffman described the movie as “a virulently anti-Semitic and racist diatribe about an alleged Jewish conspiracy to take over the world.”

Kauffman said she believes the local Tea Party leaders who say they are inclusive and non-racist, she was offended that the organization’s leaders had yet to denounce the film.

Another criticism of the Tea Party, Spahn said, is that members come solely from an older demographic.

At her first meeting, Kauffman, 63, said she felt like the youngest person in attendance. And Spahn said the Defenders of Liberty seems to cater to an older audience, tough not for lack of trying to attract a younger crowd.

“They’ve always been very welcoming and nothing but accepting of DePauw students,” he said.

Spahn has been working to involve more college students this year. However, he said popular portayals of Tea Party supporters made the task more difficult.

“What they (college students) see on the media is an older crowd, and they don’t think they’ll fit in,” he said.

Spahn added that he believes college students are more apt to research and observe an organization like the Defenders of Liberty rather than immediately jump in. He encouraged other college students to look into the Tea Party movement and affirmed that the Defenders of Liberty are always happy to see DePauw students.

The Greencastle Defenders of Liberty meet on the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. Their next meeting will be Monday, Nov. 8.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

the power of the vote

election special

Many students may elect to sit out this voting cycle

By SAMUEL WEIGLEY samuel.weigley@thedepauw.com

Despite the midterm elections dominating the news for months, junior Kirk Hudson will not cast a vote this year.

Hudson, who is from Wilmette, Ill., said he does not feel very connected with the world of politics as a college student and believes his opinions are not that influential in this time of his life.

“As bad as it is to be a citizen and have the right to vote [and not vote], I don’t feel like I am in a position where I will have a big impact,” he said.

Hudson is not alone as a non-voter. A recent survey conducted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government showed that only 35 percent of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 said they will definitely vote. The United States Census Bureau reported that 49 percent of eligible voters in that age group ­— regardless of collegiate status — voted in the 2008 presidential election.

Alyssa Vermillion, a sophomore from Fishers, Ind., is one of millions of voters who will likely not vote in this election, despite voting two years ago.

She said she does not feel as informed about the candidates in this election and said political information was not as readily available on campus compared to when she lived at home.

“I don’t feel like we talk about it (politics) here as often,” she said. “When I lived at home my parents talked about it, the people I worked with talked about it, and I was in government class and we talked about it there.”

Hudson said he would likely vote if he still lived in the Chicago area, and he plans on voting in future elections. However, he said the hassle of obtaining an

absentee ballot hindered his and some of his friends’ desire to vote.

Hoping to change the non-voting trend, Kelsey Kauffman, professor of university studies, has been registering students on campus to vote throughout the fall. This year, she registered 137 students to vote in many different states — most of whom were freshmen or sophomores. In 2008, she registered approximately 500 students.

Kauffman said the reason more students registered two years ago had a lot to do with more students coming to campus having already completed the registration process. However, she also said President Barack Obama’s campaign led to a dramatic increase in young people becoming interested in politics. She

A recent survey conducted by the Institute of Politics at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government showed that only 35 percent of college students between the ages of 18 and 24 said they will definitely vote.

said the challenge this year will be getting the eligible voters to actually go to the polls.

“Most people at DePauw live comfortable existences. The world is not a scary and unpredictable place,” Kauffman said. “The outcome isn’t going to matter to them in terms of their personal well-being.

It’s more of an abstract stake.”

Kauffman said unlike the presidential election, the information about the candidates this year is less-publicized. However, she did not diminish the importance of this election, noting that the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives play a large role in determining the accomplishments of a president.

Furthermore, she said state representative races are important — especially this year — because of redistricting. The state legislature will redraw both state and federal congressional voting boundaries next year, which could shape elections in the future. “[Students] don’t think that anything other than the presidential elections are of interest or matter,” Kauffman said. “So the challenge is for people to understand that the vote this time matters a lot.”

Registered to vote in Greencastle? Find out where.

Most DePauw students vote in these four places: Veterans of Foreign Wars — 819 S. Jackson St. Ridpath Elementary School — 711 S. Central Ave. (Behind Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media) Cornerstone Baptist Church — 218 S. Bloomington St. Courthouse — 1 Courthouse Square (Downtown) Voting locations are determined by campus address, so be sure to check indianavoters.com to find your polling place.

If you vote, you’ll need a passport, an Indiana driver’s license or a voting ID to vote.

If you don’t have ID, request a provisional ballot. compiled by meredith mcgrady/the depauw

IF YOU WANT TO USE GOOGLE TO FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE Go to www.maps.google.com/vote Type in your street address Hit ‘search’ and follow guide and map to voting location in Greencastle

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

the power of the vote

Voters few but vocal

By ALLISON MARINO news@thedepauw.com

While some DePauw students sent in their absentee ballots this weekend, an even smaller minority will head to the polls tomorrow in Greencastle.

Junior Nic Flores, originally from Texas, wanted to vote in Putnam County because he’s more likely to see the result he wants here.

“My home district is very conservative,” he said. “My vote would not be as significant as it would be here. I also have a vested interest in the community, and I want to help the community that I’ve worked with.”

Junior Ellen Clayton, president of DePauw College Democrats, echoed a similar sentiment.

“I’m from Kansas, which is notoriously Republican,” she said. “It’s sort of like my vote is wasted. Working with the candidates here has made me want to support the people that I’ve helped campaign for.”

Clayton learned that students dive into politics based on what is familiar. Thus, Clay ton said, students would rather not vote for issues that might only affect them during part of the year here in Greencastle.

“I think DePauw is very moderate, and I think that a lot of students — because they are away at school — would rather learn about their own political districts rather than Greencastle,” she said. “I think a lot of students don’t understand the importance of midterm elections.”

As opposed to working on campaigns, Flores has helped register people to vote.

He said that while he felt many students seemed indifferent toward the elections, some responded.

“About half [of students] are saying that they already voted in their home districts, fewer than half say they will vote in Putnam County if they vote at all,” he said. “I would say about a quarter of the students said they will vote here but more said they will vote somewhere else.”

List of local Indiana candidates Senator

Congress District 8

Secretary of State

State Representative District 44

Dan Coats — Republican Brad Ellsworth — Democrat Rebecca Sink-Burris — Libertarian Charlie White — Republican Vop Osili — Democrat Mike Wherry — Libertarian

Auditor

Larry Buschon — Republican Trent Van Haaften — Democrat John Cunningham — Libertarian

Jim Baird — Republican Nancy Michael — Democrat Dennis Beatty — Libertarian

Tim Berry — Republican Sam Locke — Democrat Eric Knipe — Libertarian

Prosecutor

Treasurer

Sheriff

Richard Mourdock — Republican Pete Buttigieg — Democrat

Tim Bookwalter — Republican Robert Perry — Independent Steve Fenwick — Republican Garry Clark — Democrat Joe Tesmer — Independent

election special

DeProm presents

DePauw’s first-annual

join us

this Friday night in the Great Hall (GCPA)

9:30 p.m. to midnight Please help us make this first-ever campus-wide event a success!

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ArtsFest:

What’s Happen TUESDAY, NOV. 2 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Green Bag Lunch Series: VISUAL VOICE Great Hall, Green Center for the Performing Arts 4 p.m.

GREENCASTLE SERVICE THEATER Moore Theater, Green Center 6 p.m.

TRASH OUR RUNWAY Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center 7:30 p.m.

LARKS ON A STRING Watson Forum, Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Green Bag Lunch Series: ETHICS OF SOCIAL PRACTICE ART Auditorium, Peeler Art Center 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

ARTIST OPENING AND TALK: TARRAH KRAJNAK & WILKA ROIG Auditorium, Peeler Art Center 7:30 p.m.

WRITER: MATT DELLINGER ‘97 Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center THURSDAY, NOV. 4 7 p.m.

THIS I BELIEVE Putnam County Library

Changes to ArtsFest meld DePauw art and local communities

By MADDI VERING features@thedepauw.com

In its ninth year at DePauw, ArtsFest is reaching out to the Greencastle community more than ever.

Encouraged by “Friends of the Arts,” a board of alumni specializing in various art disciplines, the art department put together a 10-day pro-

motional festival to better display their organization and mission.

“It was created to be able to focus on how large and extensive the arts programs are at DePauw,” said Gigi Jennewein Fenlon, coordinator of ArtsFest. “It was a longer event until about two years ago. The arts coordinating council decided 10 days was just a little too much to do.”

Since ArtsFest began, a lot has changed in

the festival’s organization. Two to three events are scheduled each day, and these events change annually. New speakers and performers are invited each year. In the past, these events were intended for DePauw students and faculty.

But this year, non-university-affiliated residents are encouraged to participate. The inclusion of the larger community stemmed mostly from this year’s theme, “Art and the Green Castle.”

“We wanted to say it’s about community, Greencastle, but it’s also about green, sustainable Greencastle, and we also thought if people want to think about it in terms of castle, why do we call this place a green castle?,” Fenlon said.

One of the events reflecting the desire to include the Greencastle community consists of a “Green Bag” lunch series entitled “Community Poetry,” which discusses English professor Joe Heithaus’s local art work, along with the presen-

tation of “Larks on a Str ing community.

Heithaus, an English sabbatical, connected wi through his artwork. Jo poet laureate of Indian the summer whether h discussing food product “I wrote it based on c local residents. I wante

The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

ning this Week ?

Top Left: Bijou Chopin from Greencastle writes her name in Chinese characters during Art Attack in the Great Hall of the Green Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday afternoon. Art Attack is DePauw’s annual ArtsFest event is for children young and old, offering interactive creative and visual art activities and crafts, performances, tours, and more.

9 p.m.

LOCRIAN Thompson Recital Hall, Green Center 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.

JAZZ AT THE DUCK: FRANK PORTOLESE ‘75 The Fluttering Duck, The Inn at DePauw

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TOP RIGHT: Greencastle parents and their children wait in line for the next activity during Art Attack in the Great Hall of the Green Center on Sunday afternoon. TOM

FRIDAY, NOV. 5 11:40 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Green Bag Lunch Series: COMMUNITY THEATRE Great Hall, Green Center

LI/THE DEPAUW

BOTTOM RIGHT: English professor and poet Joseph Heithaus and former state poet laureate Joyce Brinkman discussed the combination of poetry and art in public places in Roy O. West Library Monday afternoon. Amanda Feller/The

2 p.m. to 10 p.m.

ART WALK THROUGH THE GREEN CASTLE Downtown Greencastle

DePauw

7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Our Layered Town: Projections and Reflections Downtown Greencastle

BOTTOM LEFT: Two children from a local family paint a wall in the Great Hall at the Green Center during Sunday afternoon’s Art Attack. Poms, DePauwCapella, and Color Guard all participated in the event. TOM LI/THE

SATURDAY, NOV. 6 10 a.m.

GREENCASTLE SERVICE THEATER Putnam County Museum: 1105 North Jackson

DEPAUW

4 p.m.

OPENING DOORS: SHARING MUSIC AMONG COMMUNITIES Meharry Hall, East College 7:30 p.m.

CLOSING NIGHT PARTY WITH TAD ROBINSON AND FRIENDS Great Hall, Green Center For event descriptions: Visit www.depauw.edu/arts/artsfest

ring,” a film about build-

h professor currently on ith the local community Joyce Brinkman, a past na, asked Heithaus over he would write a poem tion in the county. conversations I had with ed to feature local lan-

guage,” Heithaus said.

His poem, entitled “What Grows Here,” was painted on the side of a barn in Putnam County

by Jerry Bates, a woodshop and studio assistant at DePauw, and Travis LaMothe, a fifth-year intern. Heithaus spoke about his project along with Brinkman yesterday.

“It was serendipitous that this project and ArtsFest coincided,” Heithaus said. “It is nice to be able to have a conversation about poetry in

the public sphere.”

Art Attack featured hands-on art activities geared toward children. Poms performed a routine, DePauwCapella sang, Color Guard performed and many more student organizations participated in some capacity.

“What I wanted it to be was about student organizations all over campus coming together to put this on, and it has 33 student organizations working collaboratively on it, led overall by

Student Arts Council,” Fenlon said.

For the first time, advertisements have reached into town with ArtsFest, with banners decorating the town square and a billboard promoting the event visible on Indianapolis Road.

The billboard was designed by Jennifer Herrold, the daughter of a retired art professor David Herrold.

On-campus promotion has changed as well.

This year, students in a class of art professor Lori

Miles created benches scattered across the lawn outside of the Hub. The advertising and art displayed around campus has caught the attention of students.

“I’ve seen the signs all over school. It seems like a great way to help integrate DePauw into the community,” freshman Megan Hull said.

ArtsFest will take place all over campus until Saturday, Nov. 6.

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Children wearing costumes, carrying candy and walking around in the cold can only mean one thing...Halloween!

Last week, children of DePauw faculty members and the surrounding Greencastle community stormed the campus to visit the six sororities and interact with DePauw students while doing some fun arts and crafts activities.

In an effort to bring the community on campus while allowing DePauw students to reach out to their surrounding community, the event showed the kids a great time and exposed them to a college campus.

Go online now to follow these kids as they visit sororities, and hear what their parents have to say about DePauw opening up campus to families.

thedepauw.com

The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Beyond the Bubble: living abroad makes for carefree lifestyle in argentina

Spring in South America serves as life-changer If my life were a movie and we were sitting on your couch, watching the movie and opening up a toasty-warm bag of microwave popcorn, it’s almost as if I could hit pause and say, “Look, this is where the old me stopped, and where the new me began. Right here.

This exact moment is when my life began to change.”

On the screen would be a picture of a smiling me, overloaded with my pink and grey backpack hanging from one shoulder and my double bass bow over the other, trying to get in one last goodbye wave to my parents, all the while scrambling into a taxi in Buenos Aires, Argentina and praying the cabbie wouldn’t hear my accent and try and rip me off. And that’s it. That moment was the beginning and the end, all at once.

Now, I realize that my life isn’t actually an overly sappy rom-com. I’m not saying that I’ve had some crazy “Eureka!” or intensely philosophical “know thy-

self” moment and that I suddenly have the answers to all of life’s problems, because that’s not true either. But I am saying that after spending almost three months in a part of the world where October means spring and in a country where everyone cooks cow on Sundays and soccer is the national religion, I’ve changed. I’m still changing. It would be impossible not to change.

Being so far away, it’s easy to distance myself from life back in the U.S. and DePauw and to view things more objectively. Things that used to cause intense emotional trauma, like the huge exam I failed last April, now seem unimportant. After hearing “tranquilo” and “no te preocupés” a few thousand times, Argentina is beginning to become a part of me. It’s becoming more natural to be calm and to not worry about ... well, about anything. Everything will work itself out.

A few days ago, while walking towards

the Universidad Nacional de Cuyo’s Martin (a Latin American liberator), and School of Music in downtown Mendoza, pretended to read a book while I actualmy home at the foothills of the Andes ly watched a bunch skateboarding kids, for the past few months, I read who looked as if they were in their early an ad for a Mozart/Beatles teens, drop everything for a quick game concert. Being the spawn of — that’s right — soccer. of two Beatles fans and a I sat there for a while as the sun Mozart enthusiast myself, set and just took it all in. I’m in Army interest was piqued. gentina. I actually live here and it’s So yesterday evening, I amazing. I thought about what I’d decided to walk over to be doing if I were at DePauw the theater (since the this semester and honestly, route there is all downspring in Argentina totally hill) and check it out. trumps another on-camApparently I forgot pus fall, cramped up in that nothing ever starts a room with 13 kids and until 9 p.m. or later, a professor, trying to JOYMULHOLLAN because I was two hours remember how to conearly. The old me, verjugate irregular verbs in sion 1.0, would have freaked out and the subjunctive. chastised herself for not paying more attention to poster. Instead, I walked ­— Mulhollan is a junior from Scottsdale, Ariz. up the hill to Plaza San Martin, the home majoring in music and Spanish. of a giant, valiant statue of General San features@thedepauw.com

Beyond the bubble: challenges of overcoming culture shock in China

Fitting into culture much larger than family heritage Before I left for my semost of the time I had to get by on my mester abroad in China, one year of Mandarin. It was one of the I thought going abroad most challenging weeks of my life, as would be a piece of cake. even a simple task such as ordering I honestly did not believe food was a hassle.

I would experience any There were a lot of changes I culture shock when had to get used to because of the I arrived. Because vast cultural and governmenhalf of my family is tal differences. At first, some Chinese, I thought things shocked me, such as I would be used the lack of copyright reguSAMANTHAWONG to the mannerisms lations. I had always heard and food. there were loose restrictions, I was very wrong! but I never knew to what extent. It was My attitude changed immediately my third week of work at China Today when I arrived in China. I got here a magazine when one of the English ediweek earlier than the rest of the stu- tors told me that some writers will just dents in my program and traveled to Be- copy and paste information from other ijing and Shanghai alone. No one around sources and submit it as their own writme spoke a lot of English, which meant ing. This would be a huge no-no back at

home, but here it is normal and no one thinks twice about it. I can’t really complain though. Without copyright regulations in China, I can buy new-release movies for $2 on DVD while everyone at home pays $10 in theaters.

The different mannerisms were a bit of a shock as well. At DePauw, we all smile and open doors for each other and wait nicely in line. There are no lines in China and there is no concept of personal space. Collectively, Chinese mannerisms are just very different. All this hit me at once, and I thought it wasn’t too late to head back to DePauw and back into my comfort zone, but I knew I couldn’t quit without even trying.

It’s been over a month now, and I think coming to China was one of the best decisions I have made. I am able to

experience and learn about Chinese culture first hand. The feeling of stepping outside my comfort zone was terrifying at first, but I get more and more used to it everyday. It’s one of the best feelings I’ve had, and I’ve never felt more accomplished.

As my Mandarin improves, I’m able to communicate more to people around me. In return I feel a little more accepted, and as time goes by, China feels more like home. Of course I miss my actual home and DePauw, but learning and coming to understand a completely different country’s culture, language and mannerisms is a life changing experience I cannot replace. ­ Wong is a junior from Chicago majoring in — philosophy and minoring in Mandarin. features@thedepauw.com

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Budgeting columnist provides one big way to save money on campus

Fitness columnist PRESENTS THE FACTS ON HEALTHY EATING

The answer is simple: It’s a fact: eating breakfast ‘take the T-Bird away’ and snacking is good for you There’s an old Beach Boys song car-less friends. I coalesced with Greencastle. that goes, “And she’ll have fun, For the first time, DePauw’s town actually felt fun, fun ‘til her daddy takes the like home. I could not go to my real home, T-Bird away.” even if I wanted to. There was something abHaving a car on campus is solutely freeing about being completely indejust that: fun, fun, fun. There’s pendent of something I relied so heavily on nothing better to do on a in the past. sunny afternoon than Not to mention the money I saved. driving to the MetropoI went almost a month without setlis shopping center ting foot in Walmart. I did not need in Plainfield, Ind., to to buy gas. I did not go out of my splurge with your way to purchase the unnecessary.

Katehendrickson I didn’t even drive home because I summer cash. Likewise, downtown Inlearned to find fun here. The words dianapolis offers up“I need” became minimal to nonexscale entertainment with a semi-modest price istent in my vocabulary. tag. There are classy restaurants that you canDo I really need the extra DVD I always not find in Greencastle, not to mention a pop- pick up at Walmart? Is it necessary to have two ular football team with regular home games. different types of shampoos in my shower cadOther college campuses near DePauw provide dy? Do I have to have a new package of Hanes entertainment, too. There are great parties white V-neck shirts? Do I really need to go to and opportunities for fun at Indiana University Plainfield today? Must I travel to Purdue this and Purdue University, aren’t there? All these weekend? activities provide outside-of-Greencastle enterSimple answer: No, I don’t. tainment without driving cross-country.

Budgeting isn’t about stringently conYou’re not going anywhere but Marvin’s if structing limits, but about reconstructing the you are car-less on campus. Or, in my case, if concept of “I need.” It is not the “stuff” in life daddy takes your T-Bird away. When my fam- that matters, but the people who make a differily decided to keep my car at home for my so- ence. Turn to the people here at DePauw, not phomore year, I was nervous to say the least. the T-Bird to transport you elsewhere. Leaving How was I to drive home? How could I drive the car in the garage is a first step to changing to Plainfield? What if I wanted to drive down- this mentality of want. So what do you need? town?

Simple answer: let daddy take your T-Bird Simple answer: I couldn’t. Life as I knew it, away. All you need is right here.

I believed, was over.

Surprisingly, I adapted much easier than I — Hendrickson is a sophomore from Indianapolis thought. After a day without a car, I forgot I majoring in English writing and communications. even had one sitting in my driveway at home. I features@thedepauw.com. exercised more and felt connected to my other

Being healthy in college can be at least one third of the day’s caloquite a task. Between classes, ries. You’ll also be less likely to exams, homework, extra-curovercompensate — through ricular activities and mainbinge eating — during later taining a social life, managing meals. one’s health seems to be a Some statistics to conmonumental task. Often, colvince you: lege students neglect their — October 2010: A study health. Add to that stress, of 2,379 girls called the sleep deprivation and ofNational Heart Lung ten excessive amounts and Blood Instiof alcohol, and the tute Growth and picture just gets Sumeruchatterjee Health Study worse. According to (NGHS) found a study done by the that breakfast University of New Hampshire, col- cereal eaters tend to have lower lege students are in fact, unhealthy. waist-to-height ratios, an indicator However, the situation doesn’t al- of healthy body weight, lower levels ways have to be bleak. Several small of total cholesterol and low-density changes can go a long way. lipoprotein cholesterol.

— A University of Tasmania Eat breakfast (Australia) study published in the “Eating breakfast is very impor- American Journal of Clinical Nutritant for the brain and the body first tion found that people who skipped thing in the morning,” said Gail breakfast also tended to have higher Frank, a Los Angeles registered di- cholesterol, elevated insulin levels etitian and spokesperson for the and larger waist circumferences.

American Dietetic Association. Oth— June 2009: According to the er studies have even linked healthy The Journal of Nutrition, a highbreakfasts to a decrease in the con- fiber, low-glycemic index breakfast traction of chronic disease, increased appears to help women burn more longevity and better health. Glucose, fat when exercising. or blood-sugar, levels are lowest in Do the right thing: eat breakfast. the morning due to fasting during sleep. Therefore, starting your day Snack healthy with a good breakfast boosts energy, Snacking is good for you. Yes, increases attention span and height- you read that right. Research done ens your sense of well-being. You’ll by various organizations, including be in better control of your emotions. Yale’s Prevention Research Center, A good breakfast is one that provides indicate that smart snacking can be

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beneficial to teenage health. Snacking has various benefits including: — Weight management: snacking provides structure to erratic eating schedules caused by work or school.

— Weight loss: snacking helps eliminate overeating at meals and stress-related eating.

— Dietary supply: snacking can provide the body with boosts of caloric energy when required (e.g., before or after exercise) or offer a good way to obtain essential minerals and vitamins you wouldn’t otherwise consume during meals.

— Better digestion: eating more frequent, smaller meals is also easier on the body’s digestion system.

For smart snacks, try granola bars, oatmeal packets, energy and protein bars, trail mix, popcorn (try single serving bags), nuts, animal crackers, pita bread and hummus, peanut butter (100 percent peanuts), whole grain crackers and cereal.

If you have a fridge, keep cheese, yogurt cups, tuna fish, fruit smoothies, baby carrots, boiled egg whites, fresh or dried fruit and low-fat chocolate milk.

It’s important to remember to snack smart. Make it easier for yourself by stacking up your dorm room with healthier options, so you won’t be tempted by the soda, sugary snacks and junk food.

— Chatterjee is a sophomore from Kolkata, India majoring in economics. features@thedepauw.com

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

Matt Welch | Editor Emeritus Matthew Cecil | Chief Copy Editor Samuel Weigley | Chief Copy Editor

EDITORIAL

DeProm presents social opportunity Wander past the Green Center for the Performing Arts’ Great Hall on any Friday night, and the scene will be the same — fluorescent light glowing through the glass walls with a few students scattered around chatting or working.

But when the sun goes down this Friday, we hope the Great Hall will be overflowing, the glass walls shuddering at every thump of a Kanye West bass line.

Why? Union Board is hosting the first-ever DeProm, an all-campus dance, from 9:30 p.m. to midnight (see story on Page 5). Our campus needs as many non-greek social events as possible. Now it’s up to students to turn out and have a blast.

We admire Union Board’s initiative, creativity and enthusiasm in starting DeProm.

Any campus-wide event is a major undertaking. But a brand-new event is even more difficult to plan. Especially a new event in DePauw’s predictable, long-standing social calendar.

Students expect fraternities and sororities to organize campus-wide events like this. Large weekend-to-weekend parties are almost exclusively at fraternities. Even major campus happenings — the Little 5 weekend, Relay for Life and Greek Week — are all chapter-centric.

While all greek-related gatherings beside date events are open to the whole campus, people still socialize in groups defined by the greek scene. Students, greek and independent alike, have friends across houses, but close groups of friends rarely bridge multiple houses.

This isn’t to judge our campus social scene. But the all-consuming role of greek chapters tends to shift more loyalty than we’d like from DePauw to individual houses.

Events like DeProm could someday complement Monon as DePauw-centered bonding experiences.

Sure, DeProm’s novelty brings uncertainty. Will the right group of friends be there?

Will it be loud and dark enough to dance? Will Taio Cruz tell us he throws his hands up in the air, sometimes?

The uncertainty might leave Great Hall as empty as any other Friday. But don’t blame Union Board if the event falls flat. We’ve known about it since before fall break, and it’s free.

Commit yourself to at least a half hour on the way to your choice fraternity. You might just find yourself sucked in until midnight, and leaving as the college night is just beginning.

With a little Taio and a big leap of faith from students, there’s every reason this should be a social pillar to build on for future years.

Write the editorial board at edboard@thedepauw.com — Matt Welch was off campus and did not contribute to this editorial.

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Caring about our water, 500 miles away I

t’s easy to forget that the majority of Without healthy oceans, there can the planet is blue in central Indiana. be no life. According to the Ocean To be more specific, 71 percent is cov- Conservancy, nearly 50 percent of the ered by water, and of that, 97 percent is atmospheric oxygen is derived from maocean water. rine phytoplankton. For the last three Until recently, the ocean and its re- years, marine scientists at Canada’s Dalsources have been viewed housie University have tracked average as both endless and inexglobal phytoplankton, and each year haustible. Yet, through they have reported a 1 percent drop better understanding of on average. marine environments, it The cause? The researchers have is becoming clear that the seen a direct correlation between ocean’s resources are warming sea surface temperatures finite, and humans and phytoplankton decline. If can and are altering this trend continues, before them significantly. the next century almost half In fact, due of the earth’s oxygen will to humans, the disappear. health of the Stephenhesterberg The ocean system is ocean system also responsible for global is in jeopardy. climate. A change in ocean The addiction of fossil fuels is turning temperature or circulation will have the ocean acidic, agricultural runoff is drastic effects on climate both along the creating massive dead zones, trash is coasts and here in Indiana. accumulating in rotating currents called Open ocean currents, such as Atgyres and many fisheries, such as Blue- lantic Thermohaline Circulation or Gulf fin Tuna, are near collapse.

Stream, are responsible for moderation Despite these alarming issues, DeP- in climate along coasts and influence inauw is nearly 500 miles from the nearest ternal weather patterns. Several climate coastline. Why should students be con- models predict irreversible disruption of cerned about the ocean? The fact is, the these open ocean currents due to global ocean is vital not only for life on earth warming. The collapse of ocean circulabut also for the quality of life here. tion could drastically alter the average

precipitation and temperature of the Midwest to more extreme conditions.

Lastly, the ocean is just as diverse as it is large. This month, the first ever Census of Marine Life was published. Over 2,700 scientists from 80 countries participated in the 10-year survey in order to organize what is known about ocean life.

The census found nearly 6,000 potential new marine species along with substantial evidence to increase the estimate of total marine species from 230,000 to 250,000. Even though this is a staggering amount, it is not unexpected. The ocean system is teeming with life. This biodiversity is worth protecting.

Not only is biodiversity an important factor for healthy ecosystems, it is also beneficial for all of us. From economic value in healthy fisheries to the potential discovery of drugs from new species, the oceans are a treasure trove of wealth in need of respect. Even though DePauw students may only get to see the ocean once or twice per year, it is with us every single day in Greencastle. Each of us should care what happens in the big blue.

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

15 | Opinion LETTER TO THE EDITOR DePauw Student Government making significant progress I was quite disturbed past Friday to pick up The DePauw and read the editorial about the ineffectiveness of the current student government, seemingly based on a set of broad assumptions. The comments about our website for instance; a phone call to any officer would have revealed that our site has been only half-functional for the last week because of a computer malfunction. Additionally, referring to the legislative calendar that was provided to your editor at the beginning of the year would have answered your questions about what is “currently on the table.”

It is true that many of the issues we are taking on this year are large. Consequently, instead of hastily passing legislation that would not pass the scrutiny at higher levels of university governance, we are taking the time to have meetings with everyone involved in each issue so that what we present to students is comprehensive. That is why within the next two weeks, five white papers and resolutions, all of which have been properly vetted, are being voted upon. We have worked hard so far this year to make ourselves transparent and available; we have office hours, we have open meetings every Sunday, and we have published our e-mail addresses and phone numbers. All of this information has been advertised online weekly and in an ad earlier this semester in The DePauw.

The most frustrating part truly is that I haven’t seen a DePauw reporter stick around to ask questions after these meetings, no reporter has come to our office hours, and no reporter from The DePauw has contacted us concerning the issues voiced in the editorial. This raises for us one important question; if the editorial board stating these “facts” aren’t talking to us, then where are they getting their information? In order to constructively contribute to the DePauw community, its one and only newspaper needs to hold itself to standards that should at the bare-minimum include going to the source before printing something as truth. DePauw Student Government is working every week to make this a better institution; can we say the same about our newspaper?

Christine Walker, Student Government President

The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

Going back to high school for a night A

s much as I love autumn in Greencastle, there’s noth- pose. First and foremost, I stocked up on dress options ing like a crisp October day in my hometown. for Friday, but break was also an escape from the hecAnd going back to the western suburbs of Chitic scrambling of classes, meetings, setting up Winter cago for fall break really brought out my love Term. It was time away from juggling homework, for this season, and oddly enough, the nostalscheduling and responsibilities. gia for those fall days of my senior year of high Which brings me to another benefit of Deschool.

Prom. After we graduate from DePauw after four Spending a week with my family and short years, it’s off to the real world with real reold friends running around my former sponsibilities. But now we can stop the hustle stomping grounds made me miss tailand bustle of daily DePauw life, and to transfer gating for football games, going to the some of the youthful excitement we had in homecoming dance with my friends high school, to our college days now. Deand doing all those fun bonding activiProm will feed my nostalgia in a fun way that SHELBYBREMER ties as part of the senior class, rulers includes my DePauw friends too. of the school. That last year of high I think it’s such a great idea to celebrate school was all about unity and our grade coming togeth- our youth and accomplishments the same way we did in er, which is what I think DeProm is about too. high school. As different as the college and high-school We spend so much time identifying ourselves by worlds are, I think for one night it will be nice to meld the our majors, activities and accomplishments that I think two a bit and be as unified and carefree as we were on the sometimes we forget the one over-arching bond we have brink of high school graduation, but still with the amazhere as DePauw students. We can celebrate this and so ing people we’ve become close with here thus far. We’re much more, all together at DeProm, just like it’s senior still not quite in the “real world” yet, and DeProm is a fun year again. We can recreate the feeling of unity that I miss reminder of that (but minus any of that nasty planning about that year. and “promtroversy” please).

So even though I set fall break aside with the intentions of doing enough work to last the rest of the semes- —Bremer is a sophomore from Clarendon Hills, Ill., majoring in ter, I actually used the vacation time for a different pur- communication. opinion@thedepauw.com

Internships define reason to vote V

oting is big in my family. My grandma is a deputy mer it came out that he had been untruthful about register and numerous members of my family are winning military awards. He was attacked in the press polling judges. Everyone is expected to register as both locally and nationally. His opponent, Democrat soon as they hit 18. So last year, registering to vote Alexi Giannoulias, soon saw a rise in his popularity was one of the first things I did to celebrate my 18th and now has a solid chance to win. birthday. I didn’t really think that much of it because After two internships, I finally understand why votit wasn’t an election year. It wasn’t until I started ing is so important to my family. There are some to intern for a congressional candidate that I politicians who are just in it for the money and realized the importance of voting. prestige. But there are a lot of other politiI live in the 10th Congressional District of cians, like Seals, who pour their heart into it Illinois. Historically, it is pretty much imposand really get to know their constituents. sible for a Democrat to be elected to ConThis past January, I got to vote for the gress there. A Democrat has held the seat first time in the Illinois primary election. only once in over 100 years. I was internIt didn’t take long, but to me it was one ing for Dan Seals, the Democratic canof the most important things I’ve ever didate. This was his third time running done. I’m an African-American female. for the seat. A lot of people thought There are two groups of people who he was crazy to keep running, but a fought to give me the right to vote, lot more people believed in him. Deand I’m so glad they did.

Bre’MOORE spite another loss, he set a record for Everyone’s vote matters. Today the number of votes he received. is Election Day, go out and vote! If This summer, I interned for the Democratic Party you’re not registered, there’s always next year. You in my district. My internship taught me how much can register here in Putnam County or wherever work goes into getting someone elected and how eve- you’re from. It doesn’t really matter—just vote! ry little thing can help win a vote. The congressman for my district, Mark Kirk, decided to run for President — Moore is a freshman from Waukegan, Ill., planning to major Obama’s U.S. Senate seat. For a while, he seemed like in communication. opinion@thedepauw.com he was the definite winner; but then over the sum-

PHOTOPINION What was your favorite Halloween costume?

“The wolf pack, for sure. It means nothing, but we had masks...and personalities.”

Katie Anderson, sophomore “The guy from ‘A Clockwork Orange.’

I’ve never ever seen the movie and I could recognize him.”

Ben Cox, freshman “The transgender crew. It represented the diversity supported by DePauw.”

Bryan Sable, junior “The s’mores were my favorite. My friends and I all did it together, and I was the marshmallow.”

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

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Watch the Tigers dominate their home games.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

CROSS-COUNTRY

Men just miss conference title

By MEREDITH McGRADY sports@thedepauw.com

Despite failing to meet their goal of winning the conference championships, members of the men’s cross-country team are happy with their performances this weekend.

The team capitalized on its last Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championship with a second-place finish behind Colorado College and three all-conference runners. Junior Pete Richard said Colorado College is nationally-ranked and its top runner is an All-American.

Sophomore Noah Droddy led the team with a fifth-place finish with a time of 25 minutes 52 seconds. Senior Nick Pucillo followed Droddy in sixthplace at 25:54 and Richard finished eighth at 25:58.

The three men all made the all-SCAC team, which Pucillo said was his goal from the beginning of the season. Pucillo added that although the team lost, he is not upset.

“We gave our best effort and got beat by another team,” Pucillo said.

Richard said that the team’s goal was to win its last competition in the SCAC and it was bittersweet to make the all-conference team.

“We put it out there,” Richard said. “Overall, we

set ourselves up really well for regionals.”

Richard said that the team’s pack formation wasn’t as strong as it had been in past meets. Usually, the first runner and the seventh runner aren’t far apart in their finishing times. But at the SCAC meet last week, some of the runners had disappointing races, thus increasing the gap.

Despite the disappointing performance this weekend, he is optimistic for the regional competition on Nov. 13 in Holland, Mich.

“We’ll look really good come regionals,” Richard said.

Pucillo said that any team can move on to the NCAA championships out of regional competition.

The regional championships consist of all the Div. III schools from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.

The top two teams automatically get bids to the championships and the next two or three teams can get open bids.

“If we place there, there’s a good chance we can move out,” Pucillo said.

He said that since he has been at DePauw, only one runner has moved on to the national championships — Dusty Kime, in 2007.

“We have a little work to do,” Pucillo said. “It’s wide open.”

Women disappointed, second in SCAC

By MEREDITH McGRADY sports@thedepauw.com

Members of the women’s cross-country team’s were disappointed with their performance at the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships this weekend, despite placing second overall and four runners being named to the all-conference team.

“It wasn’t quite the result we wanted,” said sophomore Jess Macy.

Macy led the Tigers with a seventh-place finish with a time of 23 minutes 15 seconds. Junior Claire Hollis placed ninth with a time of 23:24, junior Lisa Becaharas finished 12th at 23:34 and freshman Siri Retrum finished 13th with a time of 23:35. The team totaled 63 points and placed behind Rhodes College, who scored 19 points.

“Rhodes is ranked nationally and really good,” Macy said. “We prefer to lose to a team that’s really talented. They deserved to win.”

Becharas said that being named to the all-conference team along with her teammates was especially meaningful given her inexperience with crosscountry.

“I’m still trying to figure this cross-country thing out,” Becharas said. “I didn’t do it in high school.”

Both Macy and Becharas are both looking forward to NCAA regional competition on Nov. 13 in Holland, Mich.

“We have our best race ahead of us,” Becharas said. “There’s a great possibility that we could get fifth place.”

Macy said although there were four teams in the regional the team would not beat, there are several teams, including Denison University and Kenyon College, vying for the fifth position and a possible bid to NCAA nationals.

“Ideally, we would like to go as a team and end the season on a positive note,” Macy said.

No matter what the finish, Macy said her goal for the regional meet was for everyone to end the season with a strong finish.

“Once they cross the finish line, they can feel good about the last performance of the season,” she said.

Macy said the team had passion and a competitive fire during the conference meet, and hopes it continues through the end of the season.

“One difference was that we were really fired up and really passionate,” she said.

Becharas said she wants the team to do what it does best.

“We just need to go out and run,” she said.

Women’s Soccer

Playing ‘pretty’ soccer, Tigers peak before NCAA-tournament qualifiers

By MEREDITH McGRADY sports@thedepauw.com

During fall break, the women’s soccer team set a goal: win its final three games of the season. The Tigers completed the first step Friday when they defeated Earlham College 2-0.

The Tigers started the scoring 18 minutes into the match when senior Julia Drummond assisted sophomore Dana Sprague with a goal. Drummond scored on her own 10 minutes into the second half, setting the score.

Freshman Sophia Da Silveira said the win Friday was big for the team, though only two goals were scored.

“The team worked together,” she said. “It’s a team win.”

Sophomore Kelly Reeves said the team’s performances the last two weekends have highlighted how well that the team can play.

“We got back to playing as good as our team play,” she said.

Despite the team’s last two strong performances, Reeves said the team is focusing on its upcoming matches with Trinity University (Texas) and Southwestern University this weekend. In order for the team to receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament, the Tigers need to defeat both teams this weekend.

Da Silviera said the team has two things going for it heading into the biggest weekend of the season: a strong and cohesive team chemistry and a clean playing style. She said the

team members genuinely like each other, which facilitates a strong playing style.

“We play ‘pretty soccer,’” she said. “We pass on the ground. If we play pretty soccer, we’ll come out of this weekend 2-0.”

Reeves said the team’s leadership council is focusing on all aspects of the players’ lives, from weekend decisions to academic work.

“The only thing we have to focus this weekend is soccer,” Reeves said.

“That way we can focus on playing like we know how.”

DePauw takes on the Trinity Tigers Friday at 6 p.m. and the Southwestern Pirates Sunday at 10 a.m.

Both games will take place at Boswell Field.

Freshman Angela Cotherman attempts to steal the ball from a Sewanee opponent during a game on Sunday afternoon. Meredith McGrady/The depauw

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Div. I matchup win bodes well for upcoming season

By TYLER JAMES tyler.james@thedepauw.com

A short week after returning from visiting the Colosseum and Pantheon in Rome, the Tigers earned a monumental win in the program’s history.

Visiting the University of Evansville for an exhibition game, the Tigers defeated the NCAA Div. I school 66-62 Saturday night in front of a shocked crowd of 4,378 in Roberts Stadium.

But with the season’s opening game still nearly three weeks away, head coach Bill Fenlon wants to keep the victory in perspective.

“I don’t want to minimize it to the point and say it doesn’t matter, because I think it’s a great accomplishment and something that we should really be proud of,” Fenlon said. “At the same time, if the high point of our season was Oct. 30, it’s going to be a really

long year. We’ve got a lot of things to get better at.”

While his players expressed excitement over the victory, they have managed to remain reserved days after the game.

“It was a great moment,” said junior guard Sean Haseley. “It’s a great victory for DePauw. It’ll get us some publicity and things like that, but in the scheme of the season it doesn’t really mean that much.”

Matched up against scholarship athletes, the Tigers’ determination trumped the Evansville Purple Aces’ athleticism. Fenlon stressed to his players all week leading into the game that the way Div. III teams beat Div. I teams is by outworking them. Indicative of the Tiger hustle was the 36-32 rebound advantage against a team with taller players at nearly every position.

“I think we outhustled and out-

played them, and that’s something that helped us get an edge,” said senior forward Ryan Sever.

Sever led a balanced Tiger offense with 14 points and nine rebounds.

Freshman guard Michael Wilkison filled in for senior Ross Simpson after early foul trouble and scored 11 points, the only other Tiger in double digits. Haseley, senior forward Joe Bergfeld, and junior guard Tommy Weakley each added nine points.

With six seniors leading a largely veteran team, a balanced attack should become a constant for the Tigers 20102011 campaign. Senior guard Steve Lemasters, last season’s leading scorer, will be sidelined until at least Christmas recovering from microfracture surgery in his knee. That leaves Haseley as the only returning player who averaged more than ten points per game last season. But Hasely remains confident

in his teammates to contribute on the offensive end.

“I don’t really feel a lot of pressure considering we have those five seniors,” Haseley said. “It’s not like I’m the only one who can score out there. You just kind of got to let the game come to you and the way we play, we play team basketball.”

Waiting three seasons for their chance to lead the team, the six seniors started their final season on the right foot with the win over Evansville despite an abnormal preseason with the trip to Italy over fall break. Fenlon said the team hasn’t had a normal practice schedule to allow all the newcomers to learn the system and the senior’s knowledge has carried them to this point.

“Those five guys that we have right now have developed over time into pretty good players, have been on really good teams, and not only could

they play in that game, they could help figure out a way to win it,” Fenlon said.

“What we need is our younger guys to adopt the same attitude that our seniors had for the last four years and just continue to try to get better and help our team get better.”

It’s been a long time coming, but senior forward Drew Wills said he can see the results of the patience and hard work he and his teammates have put in.

“There were times along the way when we were kind of doubting if it was worth it ... but it’s all paying off now. All the sacrifices we’ve had to make,” Wills said. “We’re all really good friends on and off the court, and you can kind of see that when we play.”

The Tigers will open their regular season Nov. 19 against Franklin College in the Wabash College Tipoff Tournament.

VOLLEYBALL

Tigers look to apply lessons from weekend losses to SCAC championship

By MEREDITH McGRADY sports@thedepauw.com

The volleyball team dropped both its matches this weekend, losing to Bluffton University 3-2 and Marian University 3-0.

“We didn’t do our best, which was obviously what we were intending to do,” senior libero Madison Hoenig said.

The team played Bluffton on Friday night and won the first game

Senior libero Madison Hoenig serves during the home match against Marian College on Saturday afternoon in Neal Fieldhouse. The Tigers lost in three sets.

Margaret Distler/The DePauw

25-22, dropped the second and third game 25-10 and 25-15, won the fourth game 25-16 and lost the final game 15-12. During the match, junior middle hitter Paige Thompson and junior outside hitter Abby Balbach led the team with 11 kills each, and senior Kristen Chynoweth had four blocks. Senior setter Ali Smith totaled 45 assists and Hoenig served up 2 aces and had 19 digs.

“I think we had moments of greatness, but we struggled to pull it together,” Hoenig said.

On Saturday against Marian, the Tigers fell in three straight matches, 25-23, 25-19, 25-15, giving the Tigers a 20-13 record on the season.

Junior Annie Collier led the team defensively and offensively

with 11 kills and blocks, and Balbach led with 12 digs. Offensively, Smith totaled 33 assists in the matches and junior Kylee Lehrman had two aces.

“This weekend was kind of a little rough,” Lehrman said. “We would be down, come back and go back down.”

Lehrman said it was difficult playing teams outside the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference because their playing style is unknown to the Tigers.

“We don’t get to see how they play and their tendencies,” Lehrman said.

After the two losses this weekend, Lehrman said the team met and discussed what they needed to do to succeed at the SCAC championships this weekend.

“We just needed to devote all our time and our energy this weekend,” Lehrman said.

Hoenig said this week in practice the team is focusing on the basics.

“Our focus is just fundamentals and having productive practices, being vocal and communicating, and maintaining a competitive mindset,” she said.

Hoenig said there’s no clear conference winner heading into this weekend.

“Our conference is really up in the air,” Hoenig said. “We can beat any team we come up against.”

The volleyball team travels to San Antonio this weekend to compete in the SCAC championships hosted by Trinity University.

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The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

woMen’s SWIMMINg

Divers, veteran swimmers impress at weekend meet

By LESLIE GABER sports@thedepauw.com

Following a second-place finish at last year’s Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships, the women’s swimming and diving team returned to action Saturday against some of the best teams in Div. III. DePauw started off its 2010-2011 slate at the Midwest Classic in Lexington, Ky., tallying 634 points to finish second. Washington University in St. Louis took first with 720 points, while Washington and Lee University came in third at 610.5. Centre College finished fourth with 483.5 points.

“It was a really intense first meet with Centre, Wash U. — two of our biggest competitors,” said junior Catie Baker.

Head coach Mary Bretscher said the high level of competition DePauw faced on Saturday generated a lot of confidence heading into the season.

“That will be our toughest dual meet for the first half of the season,” Bretscher said. “We really started to see what I thought were some really good swims because they had to step up to the plate and really swim fast. It ended up being a really good thing for us.”

Baker, the SCAC Female Swimmer of the Year last season, started the fall with a strong performance.

She was the winner of three events Saturday, finishing first in the 100-yard breaststroke (1 minute, 7.84 seconds), the 200-yard breaststroke (2:25.19) and in the 100-yard butterfly (1:00.24).

DePauw was well-represented in the 100-yard breaststroke, with junior Gina Zerbini taking second (1:10.68) behind Baker, and sophomore Breanna Jennings finishing third (1:11.57). In addition, the Tigers’ 200-yard medley relay team of sophomore Kendall Quisenberry, Baker, freshman Sunny Strader and junior Rachel Wheaton placed second with a time of

1:52.97.

Bretscher cited depth and versatility as some of this team’s strengths this season. She also noted the advantage the Tigers have this year with three divers on the roster.

“We scored big points this weekend in diving ...

[In the past], we haven’t had the full load of divers and we give up points,” Bretscher said. “It’s nice to go into those meets knowing you’re at least going to be even with people or ahead of them.”

Sophomore Morgan Crandall won both diving events at the meet, scoring of 183.55 in the one-meter competition and 148.40 points in the three-meter event.

The Tigers return a bevy of experienced upperclassmen this season, including senior co-captains Callie Boehme and Katie Massey. Both Baker and Massey represented DePauw at the NCAA Div. III championships last year. The team also features a strong incoming class, which should bolster the lineup.

“I think the freshmen have impacted the team in a great way,” said junior Mallory Buth. “All of them have brought strengths and great comaraderie to the team.”

With the DePauw Invitational scheduled for the beginning of December, Bretscher said the Tigers will continue to learn more about potential lineups as they work hard in practices and meets over the next three weeks. Wittenberg University and Franklin College will pay a visit to DePauw this Saturday for a tri-meet.

The team’s long-term ambitions also include challenging Trinity University (Texas) to earn the SCAC championship before leaving the conference.

“We were leading for a day of conference [last year], so we’d love to be able to finish conference up top,” Baker said. “We’ve got some strong swimmers, strong leaders. I think we’re really set up to do well at conference and the season.”

Men’s SWIMMINg

Strong first meet earns team third place

By STEVEN HATFIELD sports@thedepauw.com

Pitted against tough competition, the Tigers commenced their 2010-2011 season Saturday with a third-place finish in the Midwest Classic at the University of Louisville.

Washington University in St. Louis won the fourway meet with a total of 734 points. Washington and Lee University placed second with 716 points.

The Tigers totaled 697 points for their third-place finish with Centre College rounding out the field with 374 points.

The 200-yard medley relay team of freshman Cameron Wiethoff, sophomore Matt Kukurugya, freshman Matt Gleason and senior Josh Baugh earned a first-place finish with a time of 1 minute and 36.75 seconds. Kukurugya also won the 100yard breaststroke with a time of 1:00.63.

“We did really well for the first meet of the year,” Baugh said. “We were facing two of the better teams in the country, they’re probably in the top 10 or 15. It was a good effort all around.”

Junior Johnny Montgomery took second in the 200-yard freestyle in 1:47.04, and freshman George Morrison finished third in 1:47.73. Wiethoff also finished third in the 100-yard backstroke in 55.13.

“The young guys really stepped up for us,” Baugh said. “It was kind of a pleasant surprise to

have them do so well.”

Baugh finished third in both the 50- and 100yard freestyle events. The 400-yard freestyle relay of Morrison, junior Brendan Flores, Montgomery, and Baugh took second place in 3:11.78.

“We had a lot of second- and third-place finishes,” said senior Tom Rich. “We were really close to second overall. But all-in-all it was a really good showing for the first meet of the year.”

Both Baugh and Rich agreed that the team has not yet reached its full potential.

“It’s early, there’s still a lot to work on,” Rich said. “We just need to keep grinding in practice and not be satisfied with where we currently are. There is always room to improve.”

With a long week before its next meet, the team expects to get a lot done in practice.

“We’re using the first meet as a way to base our training,” Baugh said. “We definitely need to get more yardage in practice and work on our endurance. It’s only the first meet, so we’re not as in shape as in mid-season.”

DePauw now returns home for a meet with Wittenberg University and Franklin College this Saturday at 1 p.m. in Erdmann Natatorium.

“Wittenberg always has a good team,” Rich said. “We’ll be in the same conference next year, so there’s a little added motivation to beat them this weekend.”

Senior Josh Baugh swims butterfly during afternoon practice Oct. 27. Amanda Feller/The DePauw

20 | Sports

The DePauw | Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2010

FOOTBALL

Straight to eight: Tigers stay perfect with win over BSC

By Steven Hatfield sports@thedepauw.com

Alone at the top, the 2010 Tigers can now claim the best start in program history.

The Tiger football team scored 30 points and held the Birmingham-Southern College Panthers to a season-low 23 on Saturday, moving to 8-0 on the season.

The Tigers, who lead the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in total offense and defense, moved to 21st in the latest National Football Coaches Association Div. III poll. A win in next week’s game against conference opponent Austin College would give DePauw the SCAC championship outright, another first in team history.

DePauw took the early lead when freshman Eric Malm kicked a 34-yard field goal, but Panther defensive back Andrew Shannon intercepted senior quarterback Michael Engle on the Tigers’ next possession and ran it back 27 yards for a touchdown to give BSC an early 7-3 lead.

DePauw pulled within two when sophomore defensive back Robby Schuler blocked a punt in the end zone for a safety.

DePauw wasted no time in getting back in the end zone after the ensuing free kick. Engle hit senior wide receiver Alex Koors for a 68yard score and a 12-7 lead.

“The offense really took advantage of the situations they faced,” said senior linebacker Kyle Sherer. “They did a good job of capitalizing on the blocked punt. It was a good team game.”

The Panthers pulled closer with a 25-yard field goal, but junior running back Jon Ellis extended the Tiger lead to 19-10 on his 15-yard touchdown scamper in the second quarter.

“We did well on most of our drives, we were really just stopping ourselves,” said senior offensive lineman Sean Wooding. “The offensive line did a good job blocking and Jon (Ellis) and Derrick (Karazsia) ran the ball well all day.”

Just before halftime, Malm hit a career-long 47-yard field goal, bringing the DePauw lead to 22-10.

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BSC scored first in the second half on a 2yard run by Chase Childers. DePauw answered late in the third on Ellis’ second touchdown run of the day, this time coming from 2 yards out. Engle completed a pass to sophomore wide receiver Brody Schoen for a 2-point conversion to stretch the lead “Once you’re able to get a good run game, it opens up a lot in the passing game,” Wooding said. “It keeps guys in the box and lets the receivers run wild.”

Panther running back Walter Arrington scored on a 9-yard run late in the fourth, but the Tiger offense ran out the clock to close the game and secure a 30-23 victory.

Defensive back Jonathan Lambert led the Tiger defense with eight tackles. Sherer and senior linebacker Ryan Preuss each added seven, two going for losses.

“We knew going in to the game that it was going to be tough to stop the run,” Sherer said. “They ran 95 percent of the time, and we matched it with tough assignment football.”

Engle threw for 316 yards with 26 completions on 41 passing attempts, a touchdown and two interceptions. Engle leads the SCAC in passing yards, touchdowns and pass efficiency.

Koors reeled in eight passes for 148 yards, and senior receiver Brayden Dahlstrom added 42 yards on six catches.

Ellis led the DePauw rushing attack with 73 yards on 16 carries and a pair of touchdowns.

The DePauw offense outgained BSC 378255 and held a 21-13 advantage in first downs.

The Tigers’ final home game of the regular season is Saturday against Austin College.

“We’ve played well but we need to work on finishing games,” Sherer said. “We usually have a lull in the second half, so it’s important to put together four quarters of football.”

Though the Tigers have already secured a trip to the playoffs, every game is crucial to the team’s final standing.

“We really have to stay focused,” Wooding said. “Each game is an improvement on the last one. We need to keep a perfect record because it affects our seed come playoff time.”

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Senior quarterback Michael Engle hands off the football to junior running back Jon Ellis in the fourth quarter of the Tigers’ 30-23 victory over Birmingham-Southern College at Blackstock Stadium Saturday. Margaret Distler/The DePauw

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