VOL. 160, ISSUE 26 FEBRUARY 3, 2012 Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper ONLINE NOW: Freshmen at DePauw share their thoughts at the start of greek recruitment 2012. VIDEO BY MAMI OYAMADA By MATTHEW CECIL [email protected]Moore’s Bar, a local fixture for over 60 years, has changed hands. Greencastle residents Jackie and Jay Hopkins, who purchased the historic establishment from former owners and sisters Jenny Butts and Carolyn Ham- mond, have already begun adding their own touches to the bar since they took over on Monon Bell weekend. “In the last couple months, we’ve really brought back the food part of it,” said Jackie Hopkins. “We’re trying to make it quality food, you know, have a little bit more of a selection.” While menu staples such as the “hangover” breaded tenderloin sand- wich remain, new appetizers and old fa- vorites from the recently closed bowling alley now grace the menu. The Hopkinses also plan to keep Sat- urday night karaoke and familiar sights such as the iconic tin ceiling. The name, too, will stay the same. “It’s a great meeting place for peo- ple,” said Jackie Hopkins. “I think it’s one of the only businesses that has been here for the last 60 years.” Jay and Jackie Hopkins are the new owners of Moore's bar, a popular hangout for DePauw and Greencastle com- munity members alike. The couple purchased the historic establishment in October. KELSEY FLOYD / THE DEPAUW Local bar under new ownership, same name 329 318 228 394 372 259 345 322 243 289 261 176 150 200 250 300 350 400 2011-12 2010-11 2009-10 2008-09 Greek recruitment by the numbers By BECCA STANEK [email protected]Though recruitment registration numbers for men and women have fluctuated this year, Greek life Coordi- nator PJ Michell said the changes do not hold significant meaning for the DePauw greek community. He added that the differences could be attributed to a variety of fac- tors, such as varying student interests and class sizes. Mitchell also mentioned the In- terfraternity Council’s new marketing approach as a possible cause. He said the IFC program “Greek 101” hap- pened later in the semester this year and was not as highly attended as in previous years. “There was not a significant enough dip for any conclusions to be made,” Mitchell said. “There were re- ally no significant or drastic changes.” Still, the number of freshman men registered for IFC recruitment actu- ally increased while the percentage of men eligible declined as compared to last year. Women’s recruitment saw an opposite trend in registration numbers with 87 fewer freshmen sign- ing up this year and 61 fewer eligible women. Mitchell said this could be at- tributed to the decreased number of women in this year’s freshman class, which has 56 fewer women than last year’s class. While registration numbers de- clined from last year, the amount of fines given during the first round of recruitment to fraternities increased. Thus far, $5,050 has been doled out in fines for timing violations, a promis- sory bid, alcohol references and vulgar comments or actions. “Fines are given out when rules are broken and the greek community is not representing themselves in the best way possible,” Mitchell said. “Lan- guage, suggestive jokes or anything else deemed inappropriate or uncom- fortable by Rho Gammas had the po- tential to merit a fine.” Sorority fines are yet to be deter- mined, as they are not assessed until after the recruitment process is com- plete. “The recruitment process is not a stagnant thing,” Mitchell said. “It is up to the greek community to adapt to a changing student body.” DePauw Panhellenic recruitment numbers — Freshman women enrolled — Eligible to participate — Eligible registered Bar | continued on page 4 Recruitment | continued on page 5 “We all agree we want to be successful. Students didn’t come to DePauw to be mediocre. They want to be exceptional.” - Stevie Baker-Watson, newly selected Athletic Director READ MORE ON BAKER-WATSON’S VISION FOR TIGER SPORTS ON PAGE 12
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VOL. 160, ISSUE 26FEBRUARY 3, 2012 Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper
ONLINE NOW:
Freshmen at DePauw share their thoughts at the start of greek recruitment 2012. VIDEO BY MAMI OYAMADA
Moore’s Bar, a local fixture for over 60 years, has changed hands.
Greencastle residents Jackie and Jay Hopkins, who purchased the historic establishment from former owners and sisters Jenny Butts and Carolyn Ham-mond, have already begun adding their own touches to the bar since they took over on Monon Bell weekend.
“In the last couple months, we’ve really brought back the food part of it,” said Jackie Hopkins. “We’re trying to make it quality food, you know, have a little bit more of a selection.”
While menu staples such as the “hangover” breaded tenderloin sand-wich remain, new appetizers and old fa-vorites from the recently closed bowling alley now grace the menu.
The Hopkinses also plan to keep Sat-urday night karaoke and familiar sights
such as the iconic tin ceiling. The name, too, will stay the same.“It’s a great meeting place for peo-
ple,” said Jackie Hopkins. “I think it’s one of the only businesses that has been here for the last 60 years.”
Jay and Jackie Hopkins are the new owners of Moore's bar, a popular hangout for DePauw and Greencastle com-munity members alike. The couple purchased the historic establishment in October. KELSEY FLOYD / THE DEPAUW
Though recruitment registration numbers for men and women have fluctuated this year, Greek life Coordi-nator PJ Michell said the changes do not hold significant meaning for the DePauw greek community.
He added that the differences could be attributed to a variety of fac-tors, such as varying student interests and class sizes.
Mitchell also mentioned the In-terfraternity Council’s new marketing approach as a possible cause. He said the IFC program “Greek 101” hap-pened later in the semester this year and was not as highly attended as in previous years.
“There was not a significant enough dip for any conclusions to be made,” Mitchell said. “There were re-ally no significant or drastic changes.”
Still, the number of freshman men registered for IFC recruitment actu-ally increased while the percentage of men eligible declined as compared to last year. Women’s recruitment saw an opposite trend in registration numbers with 87 fewer freshmen sign-
ing up this year and 61 fewer eligible women.
Mitchell said this could be at-tributed to the decreased number of women in this year’s freshman class, which has 56 fewer women than last year’s class.
While registration numbers de-clined from last year, the amount of fines given during the first round of recruitment to fraternities increased. Thus far, $5,050 has been doled out in fines for timing violations, a promis-sory bid, alcohol references and vulgar comments or actions.
“Fines are given out when rules are broken and the greek community is not representing themselves in the best way possible,” Mitchell said. “Lan-guage, suggestive jokes or anything else deemed inappropriate or uncom-fortable by Rho Gammas had the po-tential to merit a fine.”
Sorority fines are yet to be deter-mined, as they are not assessed until after the recruitment process is com-plete.
“The recruitment process is not a stagnant thing,” Mitchell said. “It is up to the greek community to adapt to a changing student body.”
DePauw Panhellenic recruitment numbers
— Freshman women enrolled — Eligible to participate— Eligible registered
Bar | continued on page 4
Recruitment | continued on page 5
“We all agree we want to be successful. Students didn’t come to DePauw to be mediocre. They want
to be exceptional.”- Stevie Baker-Watson, newly selected Athletic Director
READ MORE ON BAKER-WATSON’S VISION FOR TIGER
SPORTS ON
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As spring approaches, DePauw is beginning to ad-mit the class of 2016. As a way to improve the experi-ence for both prospective students and their families, the university has made efforts to smooth the admis-sions process this past year.
According to Dan Meyer, vice president of admis-sions, the changes made have been extensive.
Transforming Emison Museum into the admissions building offers prospective students a more engaging and appealing first impression of campus.
“Emison sets the right tone for the visit,” Meyer said. “You now look out on the heart of campus and are in a setting that truly represents the quality of education associated with a DePauw education.”
The admissions staff has been amped up, adding six staff members. The most transformative changes made this year were the new, more accessible web-site and completely updated publications to send to prospective students.
The admissions office has also made the decision to alter the process in which they send their accep-tance letters. In past years, letters and merit notifica-
tions had been sent together, but this year acceptance letters have been sent ahead of merit notifications.
Acceptance letters have been made more per-sonalized and are being mailed in a more attractive package. The admissions packet will now include in-
formation on upcoming campus events, technology requirements and information about Honors and Fel-low programs.
According to Meyers, the university has received positive feedback on the changes from prospective
students and families thus far. “I have heard from families that they read the ad-
mission letter a bit more thoroughly this year since we didn’t have the merit amount in the admit let-ter,” Meyer said.
Meyer believes that these changes and updates to the admissions process have given the admissions staff a renewed sense of belief in the value associated with a DePauw educational experience.
“DePauw is a tremendous educational experi-ence and everyday I see renewed confidence in a be-lief that DePauw’s future is bright with promise and hope,” Meyer said.
The university’s efforts seem to already be yield-ing positive results, as DePauw received a strong pool of applications this year.
With new staff members added, 350 more applica-tions have been read this year than at this time last year. The university is currently on track to achieve their enrollment objectives, thanks to new strategies to enthuse and attract prospective students.
“We have made for an exciting year that keeps you on your toes since the changes have been so exten-sive,” Meyers said.
Office of Admissions updates strategies to hook class of 2016
By ABBY MARGULIS
The Ubben Lecture series will host 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Libe-rian activist Leymah Gbowee (pronounced LAY-mah boh-WEE) on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Gbowee’s talk, entitled “Dedicating Your Life to Promoting Peace,” will high-light her experiences as a women’s activist.
Gbowee received the Nobel Peace Prize on Dec. 10, 2011 for her efforts as a women’s activist. She plays a large role in the current non-violent struggle in Liberia for improving women’s safety and is also an advocate of peace-building work in the country.
Her humanitarian efforts have ranged from books to documentaries to participat-ing in peaceful protests. She has helped to organize and lead the Liberian Mass Action for Peace, a public protest against the gov-ernment, which was led by women. She has written a memoir, “Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood, Prayer, and Sex Changed a Nation at War.” She was also featured in the 2008 documentary “Pray the Devil Back
to Hell” for her help towards former presi-dent of Liberia Charles Taylor.
Emerging as an international leader, Gbowee was recently appointed as head of the news peace and reconciliation initiative in Liberia. She is at the forefront of efforts to help women gain political power.
Executive Director of Media Relations Ken Owen believes that Gbowee’s speech is a great opportunity for the DePauw com-munity.
“This opportunity presented itself and since we have a long history of hosting No-bel Prize Winners, we thought ‘why not?’” Owen said.
Professor Anne Harris, director of women’s studies, is also looking forward to Gbowee’s visit.
“It’s incredibly exciting, isn’t it? For those students wondering about the pos-sibilities of community building and social change, Leymah Gbowee will present a vivid reality,” Harris said. “Here in college, we have the great privilege of studying the theory of ideas, in order to understand and be inspired by. I am counting the days.”
2011 Nobel Peace Prize recipient next in line for Feb. Ubben lecture
Nobel Peace Prize Winner and Liberian activist Leymah Gbowee. PHOTO COURTESY OF DEPAUW WEBSITE
“I have heard from families that they read the admission letter a bit more thoroughly this year since we didn’t have the merit
amount in the [acceptance] letter.”
- Dan Meyer, Vice President of Admissions
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The last thing freshman Eric Wilson ex-pected to see after a strange encounter with a tattooed man in a local McDonald’s over Winter Term was the shattered rear window of his car.
Wilson and freshman friends Tyler Bussian and Michael Pagan, were eating breakfast at the local McDonalds on Monday, Jan. 23, when a man Wilson described as Caucasian, about 5 foot, 11 inches with dark hair, full beard and wearing a black sleeveless shirt, entered the restaurant and began staring at the three.
Bussian was the first to notice his tattoos.“I was shocked that no one else seemed
surprised about the tattoos, especially since they were so blatantly obvious,” Bussian said.
According to Wilson, the man’s left arm featured “KKK” stamped on the bicep with “white pride” and a swastika above it, as well as several “SS” tattoos.
But Wilson said the first thing he noticed was that the man was wearing a sleeveless shirt as the weather dipped below freez-ing outside.
The tattooed man sat down with a woman and child behind the three freshmen.
It wasn’t until Wilson, Bussian and Pagan had finished their meal and Wil-son used his auto-matic starter to start his car from inside the restaurant that he noticed the rear window was broken.
The three friends went outside to confirm that the shattered window was from Wilson’s car, and after moments of shock and disbelief, Wilson called family members and began tak-ing photographs of the damage, while Bussian and Pagan called the authorities.
When the police arrived, Wilson suggested
he was the victim of a hate crime because he and Pagan were African-American. He also identified the tattooed man who was still in-side the McDonald’s restaurant.
Wilson told the responding officers that the man could be a suspect but did not see them question him.
“They didn’t have any substantial evi-dence,” Bussian said. “There was nothing they could do.”
Neither Public Safety nor Greencastle Po-lice Department officers found anyone that had witnessed the incident and none of the 16 security cameras in the restaurant and around the parking lot had a view of Wilson’s car.
The tattooed man also never left the Mc-Donald’s while the three freshmen were eat-ing.
In an email to The DePauw, Director of Public Safety Angela Nally said that due to a lack of evidence “it is undetermined at this time how the window got broken, who was responsible and if it was intentionally broken.”
Wilson was more direct in his speculation on the incident.
“I think it’s foul play,” Wilson said. “Either the whole neighborhood is afraid or doesn’t care. If you have 16 cameras on your premises but you still have a blind spot, your whole es-tablishment make-up is pretty faulty.”
A deputy with the the Greencastle
Police Department said blind spots in camera footage are not a frequent issue in investiga-tions.
“Because McDonald’s is private property, the amount of surveillance they wish to use on their premises is up to them,” he said.
Although they couldn’t didn’t find any evi-dence to link a possible suspect to the crime, Public Safety, university administrators and students all reached out to Wilson to make
sure he was safe and emotionally well.“Regardless of what investigators are able
to determine about the car window in this specific case, it’s important that our students know they are supported when they have con-cerns,” Nally said in the email. “DePauw is a supportive and safe environment for all mem-bers of our community.”
Several university alumni even contacted Wilson, advising him on how to utilize on-campus resources to handle the situation, and some students reposted statuses on Facebook to make others aware of the incident.
“It became bigger than me and it wasn’t just about my incident anymore,” Wilson said. “I guess it was kind of like my incident was on the forefront, because it was one of the biggest acts of possible hate crime recently.”
A deputy with the Greencastle Police De-partment said hate crimes do not frequently occur in the area.
Wilson said after his sophomore friends Thay Brown, Terrell Moore and Bryant Alex-ander heard about the incident, they decided to raise awareness of hate crimes in the De-Pauw and Greencastle communities. To show their support for Wilson, they are organizing a peaceful march around campus to protest all forms of harassment.
Still, Pagan wasn’t satisfied with the com-munity’s response to the incident.
“As Greencastle is such a small town com-munity, I was surprised at how little help was offered and the fact that no one showed any concern,” Pagan said.
Although Wilson says he has recuperated emotionally, he has struggled to secure finan-cial compensation for his damaged car. He was forced to forgo a trip home to purchase new car windows, which cost him almost $300.
Still, Wilson says the cost of his car win-dows wasn’t his biggest loss. He says his trust in the Greencastle community is something that he will never gain back.
“This incident didn’t change my view of the whole town of Greencastle,” Pagan said. “It really just opened my eyes to the fact that racism is still around. It’s upsetting to see that there are still so many people out there that
Students run into white supremacist, car damaged at local fast food chain
• The Ku Klux Klan, commonly abbreviated as the KKK, is an extremist group advo-cating white supremacy, white national-ism and anti-immigration.
• The Klan was founded in 1865 in Pulaski, Tenn. by a group of Confederate veterans. The group is historically known for their garb of white robes and conical shaped hats, lynching and cross burning.
• According to reports from the Anti-Defamation League, KKK activity began to increase nationally in 2006. Ku Klux Klan groups grew significantly more active, holding more rallies, distributing leaflets and increasing their presence on the Internet.
• There is an official Ku Klux Klan website, www.kkk.com, where you can fill out an application to join the group.
• According to a 2007 article published in The Gainesville Sun, “Between 2000 and 2005, hate groups mushroomed 33 percent and Klan chapters by 63 percent, according to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which tracks hate crimes.”
• At one time, a sect of the Ku Klux Klan was headquartered in Martinsville, Ind., roughly 40 miles from Greencastle.
Quick facts: Ku Klux Klan
“As Greencastle is such a small town community, I was surprised at how little help was offered and the fact that no one showed any concern.”
- Michael Pagan, freshman
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But the long history of Moore’s Bar doesn’t keep away newcomers. Students and other members of the university community also fre-quent the bar.
“It’s a nice little break from the DePauw community,” senior Melissa Penfold said. “It’s a mixture because you get DePauw students there, and you get a lot of Greencastle resi-dents and there are professors in there some-times, too.”
Penfold has been going to Moore’s Bar for about a year, often for karaoke on Saturday nights.
“I still love going to the fraternity parties, but when you go to the bars you’re looking for something a little different,” she said. “[At Moore’s] everybody kind of knows your name and it’s just laid back, down to earth.”
Jen Binder, Penfold’s friend and fellow se-nior, agrees.
“It’s not a really stressful environment,” Binder said. “I don’t have to worry about be-ing judged.”
Binder added that Moore’s Bar provides students with the opportunity to mingle with all types of people and mirrored the small-town mentality of her hometown.
Penfold and Binder said they liked the changes they’ve seen since October but both would prefer more seating. Still, Binder said that Moore’s Bar is usually the first place she and her friends stop when they go out.
And the Hopkinses hope to keep the young patrons coming back.
“We want to make DePauw feel comfort-able,” said Jackie. “I love the students.”
The Greencastle couple decided to pur-chase the local tavern last year after learning of the money to be awarded to local businesses
under the Stellar Communities Grant.“We were looking for something to invest
in our community,” said Jackie, a long-time resident of Greencastle. “We looked at a lot of businesses, and this seemed to be the one that made the most sense.”
Like many establishments downtown, Moore’s Bar is slated for façade renovations in October as part of the grant money secured last spring.
The couple said they expect to get all new doors and windows, open up the entryway and bring in new seating across from the bar. Jay added that they might even expand south into the building next door.
“We’re trying to clean it up a little bit,” said Jackie. “We’ve added security.”
The Hopkinses hope these and other changes will open up the bar to a larger cli-entele.
Penfold and Binder said they’ve noticed the changes, which also include a digital juke-box, and new seating and lighting.
“It’s definitely looking a lot nicer,” Penfold said.
The new owners also hope to schedule a live band at least once a month and introduce new food and drink specials. For now, Jackie is simply excited for the start of a new semester.
“We were happy to get [DePauw students] back,” she said.
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Riley Beck, a Greencastle resident, uses the Wi-Fi at the Blue Door Cafe. The city of Greencastle recently set up free wireless internet for the downtown area. PHOTO KELSEY FLOYD / THE DEPAUW
“We were looking for something to invest in in our community... We looked at a lot of business, and this seemed to be the one that made the most sense.”
- Jacke Hopkins, new co-owner of Moore’s Bar
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DePauw’s 175th anniversary cel-ebration will continue in the upcoming months with a variety of events planned for both current students and alumni.
There will also be several events in Greencastle. On Feb. 18, the Putnam County Museum Reception will be held at The Elms, featuring a DePauw histo-ry exhibit. The Celebration of DePauw Athletics and Athletic Hall of Fame Re-union will be featured on May 5.
Celebrations will extend past Gre-encastle with alumni celebrations in numerous areas of the country. On Feb. 10, DePauw will inaugurate the program Winter College at La Playa Beach and Golf Resort in Naples, FL. Winter College is a program that of-fers alumni the chance to “go back to school” through alumni and faculty-led seminars. This year’s seminar will fea-ture Tony de Nicola ’86, general part-
ner and co-president at Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, James B. Stewart Jr. ‘73, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Anne F. Harris, best-selling author and A. Reid Winsey, Professor of Art and Art History at DePauw.
DePauw will also begin to bring speakers to campus through the 175th Anniversary Distinguished Alumni Lec-ture Series.
“This monthly series will provide students with many opportunities to engage DePauw alumni leaders who have made a profound impact in the world,” Steve Setchell, a coordinator for the 175th events, said.
On Feb. 19, former presidential ad-visor Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., class of 1957, will speak. Jordan is a civil rights leader and is currently the senior managing director of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC in New York. In March, Kyle S. Smitley, class of 2007 will speak. Smitely is the creator and owner of Barley & Birch, an environmentally friendly children’s
clothing company. She is among Inc.’s 2009 listing of “30 Under 30: America’s Coolest Entrepreneurs.” Finally, in May, Joseph P. Allen IV, class of 1957, will speak. Allen is a former U.S astro-naut who flew on two milestone shuttle flights: The first operational mission on Columbia in 1982 and the first satellite salvage mission on Discovery in 1982.
“I highly encourage students to attend the upcoming 175th Distin-guished Alumni Lecture events,” Setch-ell said.
In June, there will be numerous alumni events at DePauw, as well as a 175th Anniversary Distinguished Alum-ni Lecture, given by Rev. Kevin R. Arm-strong, class of 1982.
More details on all 175th anniversa-ry events, a calendar of events, and bios for the speakers can be found at www.depauw.edu/about/175celebration.
Celebrating 175 years
A cake commemorating DePauw’s 175th birthday celebration was made to kick off a year of anniversary cel-ebrations. All guests in attendance at the event recognizing the university’s 175th year Jan. 10 were welcome to partake in the black and gold confection. KELSEY FLOYD / THE DEPAUW
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— Freshman men enrolled — Eligible to participate— Eligible registered
Greek recruitment by the numbers (cont.)
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Interfraternity Council recruitment outcomes
Number eligible318 372 322
— Number pledged — Number who didn’t pledge or didn’t register for recruitment
Interfraternity Council recruitment 2012 fines
$2,500Sigma Chi fraternity
Two fines for vulgar comments/actions and one fine for alcohol
reference
$2,000Alpha Tau Omega fraternityTwo fines for vulgar comments/
actions
$500Beta Theta Pi fraternity
And reduction of one new member from quota (promissory bid)
$50Phi Gamma Delta fraternity
Timing violation
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CAMPUSCRIMEEditor’s note: The following report represents criminal activity over an extended period of time.
January 4• Mischief — fireworks • Subjects located/forwarded to Community Stan-dards Committee | Time: 1:00 a.m. | Place: 414 Indiana Street
• Medical • Transported to WellnessCenter | Time: 10:00 a.m. | Place: Ju-lian Science and Mathematics Center
January 7• Threatening phone call to radio sta-tion • Doors checked secure, advisedDJ’s to call if they received any addi-tional calls | Time: 1:32 a.m. | Place: Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media
• Criminal mischief, spray paint on decorative rock•Reportfiled|Time: 11:19 p.m. | Place: Pi Beta Phi sorority
January 8• Minors in consumption, public in-toxication, resisting law enforcement •Officersinteractedwithfoursubjectsafter they had caused damage to a fence and attempted to damage parked cars. Two subjects arrested: Joshua Braden, Lafayette and Aaron Woodard, Lafayette (non-students) | Time: 1:54 a.m. | Place: South Quad
• Alcohol violation • Transported toPutnam County Hospital and referred to Community Standards Committee | Time: 2:52 a.m. | Place: Humbert Hall
January 10• Sexual assault•Underinvestigation| Time: 1:00 p.m. | Place: Campus
January 13 •Theftofmoney•ForwardedtoCom-munity Standards Committee/forward-ed to Prosecutor’s Office | Time: 1:34 p.m. | Place: Hogate Hall
January 14 • Theft • Forwarded to CommunityStandards Committee/forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office | Time: 1:54 p.m. | Place: Hogate Hall
January 18• Assist Greencastle Police Depart-ment — personal injury accident •Report filed by Greencastle Police De-partment | Time: 1:45 a.m. | Place: W. Walnut St.
January 19• Medical • Ambulance dispatched/patient chose to seek medical attention at later date | Time: 2:06 p.m. | Place: Julian Science and Mathematics Center
•Traffic stop, possession of marijua-na • Forwarded to Prosecutor’s Office| Time: 4:53 p.m. | Place: Seminary/Locust St.
January 20 • Driving while intoxicated/minor in consumption/possession of marijua-na/possession of paraphernalia •Ar-rested: Spencer Strup | Time: 1:58 a.m. | Place: Indiana and Berry streets
• Harassment — delayed report •Forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 12:30 a.m. | Place: Delta Tau Delta fraternity
January 21• Alcohol violation • Transported toPutnam County Hospital/forwarded to Community Standards Committee | Time: 1:57 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall
• Assist Campus Living — investigate for odor of marijuana•Officercheckedbuilding/unable to locate source | Time: 11:15 p.m. | Place: Humbert Hall
January 22 • Minor in consumption/public intoxi-cation •TransportedtoPutnamCountyHospital/forwarded to Prosecutor’s Of-fice and Community Standards Com-mittee | Time: 12:47 a.m. | Place: Lucy Rowland Hall
January 24• Medical • Ambulance dispatched/transported to Putnam County Hospi-tal | Time: 10:13 a.m. | Place: Charter House January 27 • Criminal mischief to window/public intoxication/minor in consumption/resisting law enforcement •Arrested:Alison Stephens | Time: 3:10 a.m. | Place: Beta Theta Pi fraternity (outside)
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Film junkies across America have undoubt-edly witnessed the brouhaha surrounding “Ex-tremely Loud and Incredibly Close.” It seems that members of the film community either love it or hate it, and those who hate it come from multiple camps:
Film critics who find it cloy-ingly sentimental, lovers of the original novel who disagree with the screenwriter’s omis-sions and those close to 9/11 who find it a clumsy handling of a raw subject. I’m here to tell you that they’re all wrong.
The film chronicles nine-year-old Oskar Schell, an eccentric New York boy who lost his much-idolized father on 9/11. While rummag-ing through his father’s closet, Oskar discovers an envelope contain-ing a key, which he assumes will fit a lock that will reveal some final aspect of his father to him and alleviate his crushing sense of loss. The envelope is labeled “Black,” prompting Oskar to chase across New York seeking those with that name.
His quest is a means of holding onto the last vestiges of his father, of refusing to move forward, of struggling to close the door to the past.
Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel is a tear-stained well-loved favorite of mine, so natural-ly, I walked into the theater with reservations. I wanted to be disheartened by the omissions and by the alteration of its gut-punching end-ing, but I found myself so emotionally wrung that in the end none of my nitpicky quibbles mattered.
Extremely Loud epitomizes how recovery from tragedy isn’t ever straightforward or ef-fortlessly cathartic. Something as simple as fitting a key into a lock can’t vaporize grief. In one pivotal scene, Oskar cries that noth-ing about his quest across New York makes sense and in doing so, he gets at the heart of the film: Something as random and brutal as tragedy never can and never will make sense.
Oskar thinks and thinks and thinks, but he’s trying to make sense of what cannot be made sense of.
The film also discusses the selfishness of grief in that Oskar seems to believe that his suffering is perhaps more valid or more real than the suffering of the New Yorkers he en-counters.
He villainizes his struggling mother, concealing from her an answering machine on which his father, trapped in one of the
Twin Towers, left increasingly fright-ened messages.
Critics claim that Extremely Loud is a cloying, kitschy inter-pretation of a colossal tragedy. In the end, however, Extremely Loud isn’t a film about 9/11.
It’s about the idiosyncratic way in which individuals recover from tragedy, about the beauty of the manner in which human
beings touch one another’s lives and about the immense grief of a city and a family. 9/11 is merely the backdrop, the context, the catalyst — it isn’t the story.
Extremely Loud isn’t a touching look at 9/11. It’s a touching look at the bonds formed by virtue of tragedy, at the necessity of appre-ciating the limited time we have with those we love, at the manifestation and alleviation of grief.
It shows not simply how Oskar touches the lives of the Blacks, but how the Blacks touch his life. It shows not only the infinite methods by which grief and tragedy send us tailspin-ning out of control, but the methods by which we rein ourselves in to heal.
Above all else, Extremely Loud is about a grieving child struggling to understand a tragedy in a city that knows his sadness. If en-visioning that city as a place where the hard-hearted open their doors and their hearts to a boy with naught more than a key and hope is wrongly sentimental, then I don’t want to be right.
— Westenfeld is a freshmen from Fort Wayne, Ind., majoring in English literature and creative writing. [email protected]
“Extremely Loud” portrays grief, relief in time of tragedy
ADRIENNE WESTENFELD
Art students put up their work for visitng prof., possible awardsBy ALICIA [email protected]
Art students awaiting the Annual Juried Stu-dent Art Exhibition will have a suspenseful wait until Thursday, Feb. 9. With their works submit-ted, the students find out on that opening night if any of their pieces were selected for the gallery.
“The pieces that appear in the gallery are se-lected by a different juror each year,” senior Lily Bonwich said. “Those works will fit their particu-lar style or preference.”
The juror, Tyler Lotz, associate professor of ceramics at Illinois State University, chooses works submitted by art students.
“We have up to four pieces that we can sub-mit,” Bonwich said. “We title them, date them, name them, then drop them off in the gallery itself.”
After this point, students who have submitted pieces remain uninformed about the selection
process until the opening night of the show. “The juror will give an informal lecture before
the show,” Bonwich said. “That’s when they can explain their choices.”
Along with having a personal work on display, students also have the opportunity to receive awards.
“It’s up to the juror,” Bonwich said, “but they do give out awards.”
There is another dramatic, not to mention a bit gloomy, facet of the show. “There is a rejection room,” Bonwich said. “I’ve been trying to find it, but you need a key to get in.”
Awaiting opening night can be a bit suspense-ful, but confidence is still present. “I don’t think all my pieces will be selected,” Bonwich said. “But I’m pretty sure at least one of them will be.”
The gallery was planned by the Art and Art History department, and will be available to view from Feb. 9-March 17 at Peeler Art Center.
Movie based on book takes on controversial and raw topic, successfully touching bonds formed by a family
WESTENFELD TELLS YOU WHAT TO WATCH JURIED STUDENT ART EXHBITION
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people marching, people humming, people havin’ good times.”
“People standing still, people lookin’ like lions, people dickin’ around, people standing in boxespeople dying, people laughing, people crying, people lovin’, people hatin’, people screaming,
people being sexual, people being asexual, people growling, people singing, people walking
A spotlight shown upon eight pairs of shoes at center stage. The bodies of the shoes’ former inhabitants were stacked in the darkness just a few feet away.
After crawling on hands and knees through the aisles of Moore Theatre screaming and crying, the 13 actors involved in the production of “Mysteries…And Smaller Pieces” died for over the hundredth time in the past month.
The dramatic death scene entitled “The Plague” ended the production with bodies being taken to their final resting place, the stage, as the lights went out.
Freshman Jessica Maginity said “The Plague” represents the most meaningful scene to her as it makes each actor ponder his or her mortality.
“You spend 20 minutes dying, and you start to run out of things to do, so you do the same things over and over and over until you start to believe it,” Maginity said.
Kay Wood, a freshman actor, said she gains inspiration for her death scene from thinking about family members becoming ill or from the pain she has experienced in multiple knee surgeries. She said when the lights go down she finds peace after a painful internal struggle.
“Once I get stacked on the pile it just ends,” Wood said.Maginity said the emotional impact of acting through “The
Plague” can cause emotional strain, so much so that after the cast’s first rehearsal the ensemble exited the theatre in silence.
“‘The Plague’ really messes you up,” Maginity said.Freshman Casseia Todd agreed that the impact of the acting
can be quite dramatic.“‘The Plague’ is for all intensive purposes the Bubonic Plague,”
Todd said.Wood has died in the laps of various audience members
including friends and strangers alike. She said in each experience the scene has caused varying degrees of emotion in those involved.
“I die on people, just random people in the audience I don’t know. I die in their laps at the end,” Wood said. “I heard one person I died on just say, ‘Wow, that’s really intense,’ while my friend just laughed.”
Director Tim Good said the intention of the direct interaction with audience members is essential in experimental theatre. He said the blurring the line of where exactly the stage ends and the audience begins forces people to reach out.
“It’s an hour and a half invitation to just try to come out and reach out to other humans,” he said.
The actors agreed that audience members walk away with a different outlook after each performance.
“They get something,” Todd said. “They at least get the feeling that we’re trying to provoke.”
Wood said she hopes the ensemble’s message comes across clearly in their production, especially as she takes her final breaths staring deeply into the eyes of people she has never met.
“We’re trying to get people to actually get up and do something,” Wood said.
Todd, another actor interested in fostering relations between
the ensemble and the audience, said the message goes against conventions, but she encourages viewers to become active participants.
“We’re kind of taught that we should sit quietly in a theatre and watch a play, but that’s not really what this play is about,” she said.
Wood agreed, adding, “We’re breaking down that fourth wall.”For many audience members, interaction came naturally. Over
twenty took the stage with the cast to march in a circle and to hum along in “The Chord,” a ten-minute harmony of assorted sounds produced by all those on stage.
A dramatic and moving experience for participants, “The Chord” offers an opportunity for everyone to act as instruments, creating a sound experience unlike any other.
“It leaves you light-headed,” Maginity said. “I’m kind of a skeptic so I sort of attribute it to I’ve been exhaling too much, but it’s just a weird feeling that you get up there.”
Freshman Kate Grimm also takes on her fair share of audience interaction in the presentation. Grimm begins the show at center stage under a bright spotlight. Clad in a Lion sweatshirt and an unmoving stare Grimm stands firm for over six minutes.
All the while laughter, whistles, tongue clicks and shouts of “Balls” and “This is Sparta” fill the air. Grimm remains unfazed.
Grimm said in order to distract herself from all the chaos surrounding her she creates visions in her head of the two lights directly ahead of her becoming the eyes of a bull or some other frightening creature. She focuses on taking deep breaths and remains calm.
“I create this whole situation in my head and then I bite my cheek ‘till it bleeds,” she said.
Grimm only broke character in one of over one hundred rehearsals. She endured being dressed in various costumes and having gum stuffed into her mouth by cast mates.
“You’re allowed to do anything to me,” Grimm said, but quickly reconsidered. “Well, you can’t burn me.”
Though the show has no set, costumes, characters or plot Good said audience members will undoubtedly be affected by the performance.
“Part of what the audience is going to feel when they walk out is, ‘What the heck was that?’” Good said.
Good said that once this question has passed the deeper meaning will continue to set in or at the very least the memories will confound them until they can determine what the show means.
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Opposite: (left to right) Freshmen Asha Boyd, Ben Ramos and sophomore Sasha Belle Neufeld speak to other cast members seated amongst the audience, encouraging participation. Top: Freshman Katie Grimm takes a powerful stance while Neufeld and freshman Grace Lazarz imitate cleaning motions. Bottom: (front to back) Freshmen Andre Williams, Jason Grullon and Boyd march around Moore Theater stage. PHOTOS EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW
“Part of what the audience is going to feel when they walk out is, ‘What the heck was that?”
— Tim Good, Director and Professor of Communication and Theatre
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Women’s recruitment is often mocked and ridiculed by men. Men’s recruitment process is often longed for and envied by women. The double standard existing between male and female recruitment is DePauw’s worst-kept secret.
Female recruitment is thoroughly soaked in archaic practices. Each potential new member (PNM) is required to attend all three rounds of rush, visit all sororities and abide by an enforced dress code. Men, conversely, are allowed to skip rounds of rush, pick which fraternities they desire to visit and wear whatever they please.
The informality of male recruitment permits a comfortable and telling atmosphere for both PNMs and initiated members. Each fraternity creates its distinguished style of rush, giving PNMs insight into the chapter’s values, goals and character. Without Interfraternity Council strictly monitoring recruitment conversations, guys are given ample opportunity to ask real questions and receive honest answers.
Women’s recruitment, on the other hand, is much more structured and intimidating. Female recruitment has strict rules with harsh consequences for both PNMs and initiated members. Members cannot have pictures of boys
posted in their bedrooms. Women are not given the luxury of using alcohol as a social lubricant. Chapter houses are not to have any flower vase that is more than 3” in diameter and 8” in height. The practices of
women’s recruitment have become so outdated (and in some cases, comical) that the option of sorority living has begun to lose its appeal. These rules are enforced to maintain
equality among all sororities — but where is our equality
amongst the fraternities?Both sexes openly acknowledge that
men and women are held to different standards. These inequalities are apparent, yet they remain unchallenged. When I speak to peers about why these inequalities are socially acceptable, I am often greeted with the same, irksome answer: Tradition. It is believed that tradition is the heart of the Greek system. When a student decides to join a chapter, he or she is agreeing to
adhere to the practices. There comes a certain point when tradition stands in the way of modernization. By sticking to the “tradition” of idle chit-chat for round one, it is easy for a sorority chapter to miss the real “potential” in a PNM.
Perhaps we should direct our attention to the informality of women’s “alternate rush.” This process is an option provided for PNMs who may miss a round of rush due to prior commitments. Alternate rush for women has a laid-back setting slightly comparable to the setting of men’s recruitment. The dress code for initiated members is lax and the atmosphere is much less daunting. Given the more friendly environment, I have found that alternate recruitment conversations promote a mutual understand of both PNMs and chapter quality.
Though they saturate their explanations in euphemisms, national advisors and rule enforcers send their message loud and clear: Men and women’s recruitment differ because that’s how it’s always been. I thought the issue of equal voting rights had been solved by the 19th amendment.
— Strader is a sophomore from Danville, Ill., majoring in art history. [email protected]
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EDITORIAL POLICY
EDITORIAL
This semester, we’re gettings handsy. Or thumbsy, to be more specific. Our new editorials will now often highlight more than one issue that’s important to DePauw’s campus by giving it our official thumbs up or thumbs down. We’ll be able to dedicate the exact amount of words needed to get our opinion across, meaning we won’t over-emphasize issues that should be brief or lightly address ones that should be paid special attention to. This semester, just as in the past 160 years, you can count on our editorial board to know the facts and tell them straight.
Nobel Peace Prize recipient another winner on Ubben listWe’re looking forward to the impending speech of the 2011 Nobel
Peace Prize winner Leymah Gbowee, a Liberian activist who calls for peace and women’s strength and independence. Through Gbowee, DePauw and the Ubben Lecture Series is once more serving the student body, offering unique and worldy perspec-tives that will break us out of our comfortable bubble nestled among cornfields in the midwest.
Gbowee is just one in a long list of people who have come to DePauw — a list filled with world leaders and thinkers. It’s no
small feat that the Ubben series brings an abundance of speakers from every venue: business, politics, sports and entertainment. We thank the Ubben family once again for their generosity.
Isolated case makes Greencastle seem less friendlyAnother possible hate crime puts a damper on the campus
climate. It hasn’t been long since those discussions of accep-tance and unity began and already we are facing another dis-heartening case, albeit one off campus.
It’s disappointing that the Greencastle community did not work harder to determine a real cause of the student’s broken
car window. Worse,that students feel unsafe or unwelcome in an area they live in for the better part of the year.
We continue to hope for the opposite.Injustice seems to find its way into the DePauw bubble, and it is up
to us to keep our sense of strength and unity within our community. Although the cir-cumstances are less than desirable, the fact that students are taking it upon themselves to create awareness walks for all types of harrassment is hopeful.
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PHOTOPINIONHow can the new athletic director help make DePauw sports better?
ANDI MILLS, sophomore
“Getting more students involved with our campus sports. The athletes work really hard and sometimes it goes unnoticed.”
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NICK JANSEN, freshman
“It is my first year and everything seems pretty good, but we could use more supplies and equipment.”
TAYLOR BEATY, senior
“She can continue to encourage the campus to come together behind the sports teams.”
JACKSON KIRTLEY, sophomore
“She could make improvements on the Lilly Center. Expansion of the weight room would help a lot of students.”
Winter Term gives a small taste of studying abroadIt’s the first week of classes. I call it syllabus
week — all we really have to do during the first few days is sit back, relax and listen to our professors tell us what we will be doing for the rest of the semes-ter. So why does everyone seem so stressed out? I can literally taste the tension in the air.
Oh, that’s right, we only have 17 days left to decide if we want to study abroad for a semester next year.
For any of those who were wondering, I have made my decision. But before I let you in on my plans for next year, let me explain my thought pro-cess behind the whole ordeal.
One of the main reasons I decided to come to DePauw was the incredible study abroad op-portunities it offers. I had always planned to study abroad. The only question was where to go.
So last semester I did my research, talked to up-perclassmen and met with my adviser. The more people I talked to, the more nervous I got. I wasn’t sure I wanted to study abroad anymore, but I had programs selected and planned on applying anyway.
Throughout the course of first semester, I de-cided what I wanted to major in. Initially I was going to major in political science, which meant studying
abroad would be relatively easy to fit into my sched-ule. However, I changed my mind and decided to do something that would be better suited for getting me into a good law school — com-munications with minors in political and computer science.
That became a big factor in deter-mining if I would study abroad. I real-ized that it would be very hard to have a major and two minors and be able to go abroad for a semester. A lot of the programs only give you three credits and many of the programs do not count towards majors or minors. It would not be impossible to study abroad, but doing so would make it harder for me to be able to stay on the track I planned and still graduate on time.
As a result, I became incredibly uncertain about going abroad so I decided to use my winter term trip to Paris and Berlin as a trial run.
I absolutely loved the trip — it was so much fun and I met a lot of great people. I feel like I truly got
a sense of what it would be like to study abroad. However, two weeks was definitely long enough
for the trip. By the end, I was getting really homesick. All I could think about was how much I missed DePauw and my friends. In fact, throughout the entire winter term trip I roomed with my best friend, yet I was still homesick. I realized that going away for an entire semester
would give me serious FOMO (fear of missing out).
So I made my decision. Studying abroad just isn’t for
me. I am too much of a home-body to be gone for that long.
But on the bright side, I have two more winter terms to take trips and travel the world without having to miss out on a whole semester! Oh De-
Pauw, if only I didn’t love you so much…
— Dobias is a sophomore from Fishers, Ind., majoring in communications and minoring in political science and computer science.
A new face for old DePauw
The recent hire of new Athletic Director Stevie Baker-Watson has me excited. For someone who has never held an athletic director position, the move looks like a gamble for a growing athletic program like DePauw’s. But that is precisely why I like this decision.
The athletic director search began when Page Cotton announced he was stepping down from the position in late August. The administration decided to conduct the search in house, a move which, as Chris Wells told me at the end of the semester in December, definitely added more stress and work for those involved in the search.
This was a great decision. Have the people who have found success at DePauw choose someone who they think can find success. This is exactly what we have found — someone with the potential to find success.
Baker-Watson takes the helm of an athletic pro-gram which is breaking onto the national scene ev-ery year. Give credit to Cotton for creating a dynam-ic environment for the coaches and the coaches themselves for not only selling their sport, but the liberal arts education of DePauw. But what Cotton did so well was be an athletic director who came to every home game and supported his coaches and athletes.
I hope Baker-Watson uses her experience as an athletic trainer, administrator, instructor of physical
education and director of student-athlete leader-ship development programming to stay in touch with every athlete at DePauw. As the success of the teams grows, there are many more questions of facility improvements which could demand a lot of Baker-Watson’s attention. While this is incredibly important, I hope that she can maintain relation-ships with the students at the same time.
That is what makes this place special. Cotton understood as a coach and as an athletic director of the importance that athletics played in a complete student-athlete experience at DePauw.
I wish Baker-Watson the best of luck and a smooth transition to the AD position. Cotton’s shoes are quite large to fill, but there is something about this place which inspires individuals to ex-ceed expectations.
— Michael Appelgate, junior
Editor’s note: Appelgate was The DePauw’s sports editor last semester and reported about the search for the athletic director. He is currently completing a semester-long internship at The Aspen Times.
Be a voice, save a life
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.
This wasn’t the case for Phillip Parker, a 14-year-old from Gordonsville, Tennessee. Phillip endured relentless bullying at school. When he approached staff for support his pleas were ignored, even
mocked. On Jan. 20, the words became too much. He took his own life.
What could possibly make it all right for stu-dents and staff to disregard Phillip’s right to a safe education? Sexual orientation. Identifying as gay, he became a victim of endless homophobic harass-ment. He is not alone.
The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Net-work’s (GLSEN) 2009 National School Climate Survey revealed that nearly two-thirds of students reported that they felt unsafe in school due to their sexual orientation and nearly 9 out of 10 LGBT youth have been harassed at school within the last year. A third of the students found that the staff members took no action to address the issue when they reported it — the staff did nothing.
Silence is deadly. Every student deserves the opportunity to receive an education in a safe and inclusive environment, regardless of their sexual orientation or gender expression. Homophobia is an issue that pushes our youth to take their lives. By not openly addressing it, we condone it.
Take it upon yourself to stand up for all of the Phillip Parkers of the world. Be a voice and advocate for their safety. Attend a local school board meeting and openly question how they address harassment.
It is time for us to put an end to this epidemic before another child turns to suicide to find free-dom. Don’t wait. You never know, it could be your brother wanting to die.
— Richard Walsh and Ali Reed, freshmen
NICOLEDOBIAS
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
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New athletic director creates vision for Tiger sports By JOE FANELLI
The biggest news for DePauw athletics in the past few months occurred off the playing field.
In January, Stefanie ‘Stevie’ Baker-Watson was named DePauw University’s Theodore Katula Direc-tor of Athletics and Recreational Sports, replacing long-time director Page Cotton. Cotton, who has held the position since 1996, will now serve as a se-nior advisor to President Brian Casey.
Baker-Watson was formerly the assistant athletic director at North Central College in Naperville, Ill., where she will continue to serve until her official ar-rival on Feb. 20.
“Right now, I’m just doing a lot of groundwork (at North Central),” Baker-Watson said.
Baker-Watson is a graduate of Ohio University and holds a degree in athletic training. She earned a master’s in exercise science and cardiac rehabili-tation from Northeastern Illinois University before spending eight years at Aurora University, where she served as the head athletic trainer, senior women’s administrator and instructor of physical education.
She also serves on the NCAA Division III Mem-bership Committee and the NCAA Ethnic Minority and Women’s Internship Grant selection committee.
Baker-Watson was selected from a wide range of candidates by DePauw’s search committee over a two and half month process that included many interviews. She admits that she may feel a bit of a learning curve at the start of her tenure as athletic director — especially with only about 36 hours on campus so far.
“Right now I’m not the expert of what is or is not DePauw,” Baker-Watson said. “It’s really about com-
ing in and tweaking things and meeting people.”Baker-Watson understands the high expecta-
tions that come with DePauw athletics. Every year for the past seven years, the Tigers have finished in the top 40 for the Learfield Sports Division III Direc-tor’s Cup and have ranked first among all Indiana schools in the program’s 16 year existence.
“There are certain institutions that bring to mind greatness. DePauw is one of them,” Baker-Watson
said. “I really respect the university. People have been very successful here. I’ve always felt they had great strengths in the longevity of their coaches and the energy of the people on the administration... It was a no-brainer at decision time.”
Which means she’s under pressure to maintain the high expectations and results of Tiger Athletics. She sees this as one of her goals, but also creating a clear identity for sports at DePauw. Specifically, what it means to be a DePauw student-athlete.
“I believe in the [Division III] philosophy,” she said. “We all agree we want to be successful. Stu-dents didn’t come to DePauw to be mediocre. They want to be exceptional.”
Baker-Watson wants students and future stu-dents to understand the challenges and rewards of being a student-athlete at DePauw. She professes a message of high athletic performance along with success in the classroom. And she’s ready to make the personal connection to make that happen.
“Interaction will always be important — I want students to know they can come to me any time.”
Baker-Watson now joins the over 120 females
who serve as athletic director’s for Division III uni-versities and colleges. According to a 2010 Orlando Sentinel report, women account for nineteen per-cent of all athletic director jobs across Division I, II and III schools. Although the majority of those individuals fall between the Division II and III cat-egories, just nine percent of all Division 1 directors are female.
At DePauw, Baker-Watson will oversee 23 varsity sports in addition to the various intramural and club sports programs. She will begin as athletic director on Feb. 20.
Baker-Watson speaks to a group of 225 people at the North Central College’s annual celebra-tion of National Girls and Women in Sports Day. COURTESY OF STEVIE BAKER-WATSON
Men’s and women’s teams lace up for first indoor meet with home advantageBy JOE FANELLI
Both men’s and women’s track and field teams begin their indoor seasons tonight with the Tiger Small College Invitational at DePauw’s Indoor Ten-nis and Track Center. Both squads bolster young, but enthused, rosters that hold hopes of success — even in a new conference.
The teams will join the North Coast Atlantic Conference for their inaugural indoor and outdoor seasons. But the new conference has not changed their mindset.
“This is a much more competitive conference...in terms of depth,” said Kori Stoffegren, men and
women’s head coach. “But the goal every season is always ‘win conference.’ That’s not going to change.”
Junior Myron Burr, men’s hurdler, would agree.“The goal for every season never really chang-
es. We want to be really competitive, fast and we always want to win our conference,” he said.
Winter Term didn’t do the team any favors. Most squads around the country enter indoor season with a month of training under their belt. However, DePauw’s teams got only one week to-gether before tonight’s meet. The teams must also work to prepare for its first ever indoor conference championship on March 2 at Wabash College.
“Winter Term really puts us at a disadvantage,” said senior Sam Wong, women’s captain. “We al-ways want to do really well indoor.”
Stoffegren also mentioned that the team is ad-justing to training after Winter Term.
“Right now we’re just kind of seeing where everyone is at,” Stoffegren said. “Half the team is gone over Winter Term, but this was one of the best Winter Term’s we’ve had. There are a lot of new guys. I’m anxious to see how that all comes together.”
A new season always brings new hopes and at-titudes, but there is a definite feeling of anticipa-tion for both teams. Both coach and captains agree
that they need to perform at a high level more than ever to remain competitive in the new conference.
“Expectations are certainly higher than ever in my mind,” senior Tyler Giesting said. “I think this is the case around most of the sports in the new conference. Competition is tougher. I think we will surprise ourselves, and no one is really setting a limit on our goals.”
On the women’s side, the team will depend on leadership from team captains Wong and seniors Lisa Becharas and Chenae White. Burr, Giesting and senior Jon Cripe captain the men’s team.
The Tigers begin their season at 5 p.m. this eve-ning at the Indoor Track Center.
“I’ve always felt [DePauw] had great strenths in the longevity of their coaches and the energy of the people on the administration...It was a no-brainer at decision time.”
- Stevie Baker-Watson, newly selected Athletic Director
TRACK AND FIELD
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The Super Bowl Media Day, as I heard from a bald-headed announcer with the laid-back disposition of an aged rock DJ, is not about talking game plans or strategy. For him, it is about the “love for the game of football” — whatever that means.
In my opinion though, Super Bowl Media Day is a parade. The players roam out, some, probably rookies or third-stringers, hold blinking cameras outstretched above their head surveying the 7,000 fans parked in stadium benches who then point their cameras back at them. They wear their uniforms without pads and seem small for a fraction of a second until Justin Tuck, defensive tackle for the New York Giants, steps up to his small media “cubicle.” He hunches his enormous shoulders over his elbows to mumble into the microphone about being happy to be here. The more important, recognizable players — guys
like Tuck and Eli brother-of-greatest-player-ever Manning — are seated in small booths that line the field parallel to the
sideline like a career fair for men with arms the size of pine trees.
This is a celebration and like all celebrations, fans in attendance receive goody bags. Inside we receive a) two packs of NFL football player cards (guaranteed rookie card inside!) b) a complete NFL sticker book with four
stickers c) special Indianapolis Colts chapstick d) shampoo e) more shampoo and f) a Super Bowl
Indianapolis mouse pad. All of these gifts are awesome.
While junior Matt Davis and I watch this from stands, we cannot help but feel compelled to yell everything we see. “There’s Adam Schefter!” “Oh my god
that’s Ciara!” “Dude, that guy’s on ‘Around
the Horn!’” We are also given small radios to clip to our ears. From these
we can hear the players through their microphones. I switch first to Giants Hakeem Nicks, a wide receiver, then Manning, then Ahmad Bradshaw, a running back, and then back to Nicks. A tiny reporter tells running back Brandon Jacobs to feel his forearm to gain the “power of the dragon.” Matt nudges and tells me to go to channel three. When Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz begins to speak in Spanish, we almost lose it.
We leave three hours later, high-fiving the whole time, goody bags strapped tight around our backs. We grab some food and trade NFL (rookie guaranteed) trading cards. This is so much better than class.
— Fanelli is a junior from Indianapolis majoring in English writing with a minor in political science. He is the sports editor of The DePauw.
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ABOVE: Sophomore Zach Crenshaw, WGRE reporter, interviews Corey Webster, defensive back for the New York Gi-ants, at Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium on Tuesday. PHOTO LEWIS BROWN / WGRE LEFT: Fans watched as the New York Giants players answered questions from the media on Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Sta-dium. This is the first time in history that fans were allowed to attend the event. PHOTO MATT DAVIS / THE DEPAUW
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Announcer Bob Costas talks with WGRE and NBC reporters on Super Bowl Media Day at Lucas Oil Stadium. PHOTO LEWIS BROWN / WGRE
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By PARKER SCHWARTZThe DePauw Tigers had a roller coaster ride
in January amidst their first season as a mem-ber of the NCAC. The men won many games at home and on the road, but also faltered at times, enduring poor spouts of shooting and ineffective rebounding.
After a 1-1 January start, DePauw won a mar-quee matchup against #14 Wabash with a 64-55 victory on Jan. 11. The Tigers’ following contest at the Neal Fieldhouse was a key win against last year’s Div. III National Runner-Up, #16 Wooster, 75-66. Those two consecutive wins marked the first time since 2002 that DePauw defeated two top 25 teams in a row. The two resume-building victories propelled Coach Bill Fenlon’s Tigers to wins against Denison and Oberlin, extending the
win streak to four from Jan. 11-Jan. 21. The tide turned in the last two games though
as DePauw fell to two NCAC welterweights: Ohio Wesleyan and Wittenberg.
“My impressions of the NCAC are that I wish we had another year in the SCAC,” Fenlon said about the new conference.
Despite the inconsistencies, theTigers are still in prime position for a strong finish in a battle-tested conference. For DePauw to make a late surge, it will take more consistent play from senior guard Sean Haseley and sophomore point guard Michael Wilkison along with efficient rebounding from sophomore center Camron Burns and junior forward Barry Flynn.
DePauw currently sits at 12-8 overall with a 6-5 record in the NCAC.
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Kate Walker scored 16 points, shot 10-11 from the free throw line and added in five rebounds during the women’s basketball team’s win against Kenyon 68-47 on Tuesday night at Neal Fieldhouse. Kate and the rest of the Tiger squad are on an impressive 17 game win streak and have not lost now for two months. They look to keep the momentum moving forward heading into their last month of the season.
16 points and stellar guard play in a win against Kenyon:
“Coaches told us whenever we get around screens to just attack the basket so I was just following the gameplan,” said Walker,” Free throws are gimmes too so you have to make them.”
“Kenyon always provides us with a tough game, so to beat them by 21 was great. Our coach always keeps us on our toes. We knoy everyone can beat everyone. We just go hard in practice and it comes out in the game.
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The DePauw men’s swim team spent much of January doing the same thing they have been doing all season: Swimming and winning.
After another successful month, the 10th ranked Tigers moved to a 6-0 record in dual meets over the season.
While the rest of campus was enjoying Winter Term, the Tiger men were in the pool, training hard as conference tournament and nationals rapidly approach.
In their fourth invitational of the year, the Tigers took 2nd out of 8 in the Washington-St. Louis Invitational on Jan. 13. The team then hosted Illinois Wesleyan on Jan. 21 and won the meet with ease, scoring 207 points to Illinois Wesleyan’s 81. After their blowout
win against Wesleyan, the Tigers then traveled to Chicago to face off against the 9th ranked team in the nation — the University of Chicago Maroons — and came out with a victory 153.5-146.5.
“We had great training, which is always key, but we had some amazing meets. They really required a total team effort,” head coach Adam Cohen said. “Winter Term was awesome for us. We got to be really thrilled with it.”
The Tigers return to action in their final dual meet of the season today when they host Rose-Hulman at 6 p.m. The team will look to build on their stellar season and make a state-ment at their inaugural NCAC championships Feb. 16 in Canton, Ohio.
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Sean Heassley, senior, takes a free throw in Neal Feidlhouse Wednesday night, where the men’s basketball team faced Wabash College. Wabash won the game 65-63. STEPHANIE AANENSEN / THE DEPAUW
The DePauw men’s basketball team lost a heated battle against rival Wabash College Wednesday night at Neal Field-house, with a final score of 65-63.
After a three point shot by sophomore guard Michael Wilkison with just 7.7 seconds left on the clock and a mis-handled pass by Wabash on the subsequent inbounds play, the Tigers had one more chance to tie or win the game down by just two.
But another desperate shot put up by Wilkison well out-side of the three-point line fell off the mark and the Little Giants emerged with the victory.
“We were trying to inbound to [freshman] Connor [Rich] and then swing it around to [senior] Sean [Hassley] to get a drive or a shot, but it kind of got blotched,” junior guard Kevin Sullivan said, who inbounded the ball on the play. “We might have been able to move the ball a little more, but Wilkison took the shot he had.”
The Tigers beat the Wabash in Crawfordsville only a few weeks ago on Jan. 11 with a score 65-44.
With Wednesday’s loss in Neal Fieldhouse, DePauw now falls to fifth in the NCAC as the two teams were previously tied for third with four conferences losses apiece.
DePauw outpaced Wabash in scoring throughout most of the game, but a late second half surge propelled Wabash to hold a three-point lead in the final minutes.
With 3:01 left in the second half, Wabash senior Derek Bailey gave Wabash their first lead of the game with a deep three point shot. DePauw failed to gain back its lead.
Freshman gaurd Connor Rich was the leading scorer for the Tiger’s with 17 points, nine of them coming off threes. He also grabbed four rebounds.
The Tigers shot an even 50 percent from the field, but underperformed at the charity strike, shooting 11-19 for 57.9 percent. Overall many scoring opportunities for DePauw were left on the floor.
“We’re a good enough team where we can go anywhere and compete in the conference,” sophomore student assis-tant coach Tyler Notch said. “Now we just have to practice and get better at the little things. Saturday is another chal-lenge. We get to go out and compete.”
Notch also pointed to the boards as one of the key factors of the game.
“We were out rebounded on the offensive boards. We just did not rebound well,” said Notch.
“We played really well. It was a really physical game. I think they outhustled us a little, though. We need to bring a lot more energy to the next game,” Sullivan said.
The loss marks DePauw’s third straight defeat and drops their overall record to 12-8, 6-5 in NCAC play. Wabash now stands at 15-5 and 7-4 in conference play.
DePauw’s next game is Saturday at 5 p.m. against Kenyon College at the Neal Fieldhouse. The game will be broadcast live on 91.5 FM WGRE.
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