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By MARITZA [email protected]

Senior Rajpreet Heir received a letter in the mail one day asking her to come to the

meeting President Brian Casey.Heir’s invitation to Casey’s home last

spring was to offer her, and a group of her peers, the opportunity to assume the role of a presidential ambassador her senior year.

“When I arrived in July of 2008 I realized that one, I wanted to open the house up for as many events as possible,” Casey said. “I wanted the house to be a place of energy and discussions and conversation, so I knew I was going to have a lot of events at the house, which has proved to be very true. And, two, I needed help with these events.”

After consulting with friend and president of Ohio State University Gordon Gee, Casey

decided to establish the presidential ambas-sador program in order to create a group of students who would serve as co-hosts of these events.

In order to develop this group, Casey went to Cindy Babington, vice president for

Student ambassadors serve president, board and peers

By DANA [email protected]

campus this semester, Mar-garita Villa, former vice presi-

government and head of the allocations board, received a request for thousands of dol-lars for a man hired to make a new website for the student’s governing body.

Rather than simply cut-ting the check as many who had previously occupied her role had done, Villa denied the request and pointed stu-dent government president Charles Pierre to the alloca-tions process. The allocations board denied the request twice before Pierre gave up on his goal.

“From there I think I be-came like, ‘I think I really need to look out for what they’re telling me to just cut checks for because that’s going to be on me,’” Villa said.

Villa denied another re-quest for a block fund that student government could use however it wanted and became skeptical of her abil-ity to make decisions as head of the allocations board while she was still a member of the executive board of student government.

“That really kind of frus-trated me,” Villa said. “Ev-ery other organization that received funding had to go through this really intense process where you don’t get all the money you need and in the past student government has always just been funded like a block grant of money for them to do whatever they want to do that semester.”

For years, the vice presi-

treasurer for the student gov-ernment and as head of the allocations board. Because of this dual position, the individ-ual requesting funding for the executive board was also the one distributing the funding.

“I think it was really tough because you saw money be-ing spent that wasn’t OK’d, and then you kind of have to choose a side,” Villa said. “Am I going to be the person on the side that’s going, ‘You shouldn’t spend this money because this isn’t what the allocations board says,’ or am I going to be part of the exec board that’s going to OK this expense and just kind of go with it even though you’re

Student government corruption

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By ABBY [email protected]

The School of Music resounds with hymns and carols this week as bands, orchestras, choirs and ensembles re-hearse for their Holiday Gala.

The holiday concert for all ages will take place this Sat-urday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. in Kresge Auditorium.

Mark McCoy, dean of the School of Music, described the gala as a celebration to bring the community together.

“This is the last hurrah of the semester and is a great opportunity for the School of Music to come together and showcase their wide array of talent,” McCoy said.

McCoy said the concert offers a break from studying and an opportunity to support School of Music performers.

event in his four years of performing in which all groups of musicians will come together.

“I’m really excited about the concert,” Norman said. “It

Music is performing.”

of Music plans to perform a holiday concert in hopes that it will bring the entire community together. McCoy said that it’s important the school affects the community of which it is a part.

“I hope it will bring together the town and the uni-versity,” McCoy said. “The idea is that the School of Music should have a profound impact on the university and community to which it belongs. This gala is a chance for the community at large to see remarkable talent that DePauw has to offer and DePauw is interested in being a cultural hub in this community.”

McCoy said the goal of the gala is that students, faculty and residents of the Greencastle community will have the chance to listen to the products of the School of Music. Janice Bagell, event coordinator for the Green Center for

the Performing Arts, said she has high hopes for the suc-cess of the gala.

“We are hoping the community will come together and join us,” Bagell said. “We are planning to make it an ongoing tradition within the Greencastle and DePauw community.”

Many students agree that the event should become a tradition and a community event.

“I hope that this starts to become a Greencastle and DePauw tradition,” Norman said. “It is a great way to show the community who we are.”

Junior Sarah Tibbitts agreed. “I think it will be cool to have a bridge between the

community, the School of Music and the liberal arts col-lege,” Tibbitts said.

Orchestra director Orcenith Smith said he sees the concert as an event for the community.

“The idea is to feature a lot of the School of Music as a gift to the community and the entire community of Gre-encastle,” Smith said.

Sophomore Annelise Delcambre said the Holiday Gala offers a more accessible selection of music that caters to a wider audience.

“The gala will be more relatable to the community, whereas our individual concerts performed is more of intellectual side of music,” Delcambre said. “The gala will give a taste of who the School of Music are and what they have to offer to the community. This event will be some-thing fun that the community can bring their children to.”

of the semester. Freshman Brad Harris said he hopes the concert will draw a large crowd.

“The gala will be a wonderful example of the talent in the School of Music,” Harris said. “I encourage students, faculty and administration to come watch. It will be an amazing night.”

Holiday Gala to spread musical cheer

Clara Becker, a sophomore, pulls yarn to the top of the east atrium in the Green Center for the Performing Arts as part of a final sculpture project. When completed, the yarn will imitate refracting light, reflecting in the surrounding windows. CHASE HALL / THE DEPAUW

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By LEANN BURKE [email protected]

On Jan. 10, 1837, the Indiana General As-sembly approved the charter for Indiana As-bury University, later renamed DePauw Uni-versity.

The university began as a tiny school with only one professor and five students, but it quickly grew. In 1867, when many men left school to fight in the Civil War, the university admitted its first group of female students. In the 1870’s, the university was hit by economic hardship. Washington C. DePauw and his fam-ily donated over $600,000 to the university and the Board of Trustees authorized a change in the name from Indiana Asbury University to DePauw University.

And on Jan. 10, 2012, DePauw University will celebrate the 175th anniversary of the origi-nal 1837 founding.

The anniversary will be commemorated with an 18-month celebration of the universi-ty’s past, present and future that will begin Jan. 10, 2012, and end May 4, 2013. Vice President of Advancement Marcia Latta said the schedule of events is still tentative — particularly the later events — but more information will be available next semester.

DePauw’s alumni webpage lists lectures by distinguished alumni, special music and the-atre performances, departmental events, a stu-dent planned ceremony and a renewal of vows for “Met and Marrieds,” married couples who met on campus.

DePauw wants current students to be in-

volved in every aspect of the 175th anniversary celebration. Last year, the student government appointed a committee chaired by Greek Life Coordinator Eric Wolfe that, according to stu-dent body president senior Charles Pierre, “Explores how students would like to celebrate this momentous occasion in our history.”

“[The] 175th Anniversary Committee is comprised of students and administrators. This committee has been meeting since last year and has regularly convened,” Pierre said. “The students on this committee are diverse, engaging and honest.”

Some students are aware of the anniversary and the celebrations while others only know that this academic year’s graduating class will be the 175th.

“I’m very aware of the 175th anniversary. I think it’s a really monumental occasion for the university and to be a student during this time makes it even more special,” said sophomore Brian Alkire. “I’m hoping the university and President Casey have some special events up their sleeve to unveil during the celebration as well.”

Many students, including freshmen Kath-leen Raymond-Judy and Morgan Sears, were aware of the anniversary but did not know about the celebration.

“I vaguely remember hearing about the cel-ebration,” said freshman Jessica Schilling. “I’m a little excited to see what DePauw’s going to do.”

DePauw to celebrate 175th

- Vernon E. Jordan Jr. ’57 will launch the 175th Anniversary Alumni Lecture Series. The programs, which will continue over the course of the 18-month-long celebration, will bring 6,407 distinguished graduates to campus to discuss their life’s work and recall the impact their undergraduate experience at DePauw had on their lives.

- Alumni Reunion Weekend will coincide with the 175th anniversary of Indiana Asbury University opening its doors to its first students.

- Student Life 175th Anniversary Festival, which will include a student-produced play on DePauw’s early history.

- Old Gold Weekend: DePauw’s traditional homecoming, celebrated since 1907, will focus on the university’s 175 years of history and traditions.

- A special program will feature the recognition of the 175 exceptional alumni who have most impacted their communities and the world, covering the entire spectrum of the university’s long history.

Events celebrating the 175th milestone:

— Courtesy of DePauw University website

with it even though you’re violating the allocations board ruling?”

Further instances of requests for allocations late or without proper allocations board pro-

-cally, in ordering the Monon Bell T-shirts, the executives waited until three nights before the game, generating a $600 late fee. Villa said the additional fee was not allocated for and the alloca-tions for shirts were hasty.

“That prompted an addition-al $600 fee and if you think about it that’s a lot. That’s like two to three students’ activity fees,” Villa said.

Ultimately, Villa decided to split the position and to take up the role of head of the allocations board exclusively. Her departure and separation of positions left the position of treasurer for an-other individual in the student government executive group.

Following application revi-sions and voting among sena-tors, senior Megan Napoli was elected to the position of stu-dent government treasurer.

Villa said the split stemmed mostly from her frustration with the corrupt system and her de-sire to act in a way that would create change. Pierre said the group decided based on the stu-dent government constitution.

“The way it stood before, treasurers and presidents of organizations couldn’t serve on the allocations board because it was said that they would have a

is true or not,” Pierre said. “And so we wanted to make sure that we were following this rule and that Margarita wasn’t put in a hard situation, which is she is our treasurer, and she did an amazing job as our treasurer, but she’s also the head of our alloca-tions board.”

Villa expressed confusion at the double standard the student government utilized in request-ing block funding without adher-ing to the allocations process.

“I just don’t understand why, as a governing body, they didn’t sort of feel the need to set the example for all the organizations in going through the process

as any other organization goes through,” Villa said.

Student government Vice President of Student Affairs Arezoo Nazari said the change from bypassing the allocations process to being obligated to go through it made student govern-ment a better example for other student groups.

“It had a lot of positive to it,” Nazari said. “We were placed under the same restrictions and the same expectations as other organizations, so it didn’t seem like we had any special privilege. This way, we’re living by the same procedures we tell others to use.”

Pierre agreed that the change has created a positive impact for student government.

“It’s a little bit more work, but I think that with anything great it just means you have to work harder for it. I think that Margar-ita has done an amazing job of making sure that organizations don’t abuse power and I think that in the past, not that any president has abused power, not in the time that I’ve been here anyway, but it leaves the door open for someone to do that.”

He also said that if the stu-dent body wants student govern-ment to go through the same process in order to gain funding, he would be willing to comply.

“If students want us to be treated like every other student organization, which is what we are, which is how we act already, then we have no problem with applying for funds and doing all that,” Pierre said.

Of the adjustment to the allo-cations process, Nazari said that the switch required little adjust-ment.

“We’ve always had to go through allocations process,

Nazari said. “Now, we have to go through a different individual, the head of the allocations board and do some extra work. So it takes a little longer, but it’s not all that different.”

Villa said that her position swap has left her better able to monitor student government funding. She still worries that ex-ecutives will continue attempts to bypass the process.

“They’re still sort of ignoring

a lot of it, but now with the split positions I see them as less able to sort of dip in and get the mon-ey for themselves,” Villa said.

Villa’s fears when he said that student government does in fact have a fund from which to draw payments of which she was not made aware.

“Whether Margarita knew or not we were allocated funds last semester, which was a block fund,” Pierre said. “So we went through our event by event, but we had our money allocated to us already, so essentially I was playing by the rules this semes-ter even though I didn’t have to.”

Though the adjustment has created extra work for student government executives, Pierre said it has not been a burden.

“It’s not about what I’d pre-fer,” Pierre said. “It’s about the cards I’ve been dealt with and I’m playing them happily. I’m the president of the student body. It’s a job that I’ve wanted to have for some time now and I have it now and we’ve gotten everything that we’ve wanted. Everything that we’ve requested, we’ve received.”

Villa stressed that though she decided to take a position adja-cent to the board following her stepping down from the role of

no hard feelings toward student government.

“I think student government is a really good thing, that it has a lot of potential to be a really good thing,” Villa said. “But I wish it was people that really wanted it to represent the student body and really offer opportunities to the student body and not just something that has to be there and that has to run and just go through the processes of things. I think there’s a lot of room for improvement.”

President Brian Casey ac-knowledged the changes en-suing between the allocations board and student government, but said that the allocations pro-cess has provided too great of a positive impact to change it based on this one incident.

“This is just an inevitable,

like,” Casey said. “If this heat continues, we’ll have to take a look at it.”

Corruption | continued from page 1


After a semester of increased emphasis on sexual assault preven-tion on campus, only three cases of sexual assault were reported to Public Safety, the same number as last semester.

Director of Public Safety Angie Nally said the number surprises her as it is low for a campus having repeated discussions about sexual assault prevention.

“Honestly, I think you should have the expectation that the num-ber of reported cases should go up when you’re having an awareness campaign and you’re making such an effort to make sure that our campus and our resources are safe and approachable to receiving a student,” Nally said.

Jackson Katz regarding bystander intervention aimed to bring aware-ness to the topic of sexual assault. Nally said these efforts were suc-cessful in generating conversation, but many students affected by sexual assault remain uncomfortable with the idea of reporting their cases or do not know the resources open to them on campus.

Nally said many other cases of sexual assault over the semester likely went unreported.

“I would not insinuate at all that the three that are in the activity log are the only instances of sexual assault on our campus this se-mester,” Nally said. “Those three individuals made a report to Public Safety.”

The DePauw | Friday, Dec. 9, 2011| News, in brief

By CRYSTAL [email protected]

Gobin United Methodist Church will host its 12th annual mid-night breakfast this Sunday beginning at 11 p.m.

Located directly across the street from the Administration Build-ing, the church expects to serve at least 250 students. On the menu are pancakes, scrambled eggs, bacon, toast, juices, coffee and water, though some may be disappointed in the exclusion of one breakfast favorite this year.

“No biscuits and gravy, so sorry everyone,” said administrative assistant Denise Thede, laughing.

Students are welcome to come into the sanctuary whenever the

quiet place to think is likely what inspired the formation of the event.-

times to study, sometimes to meditate and pray and things like that,” Thede said. “So, I think someone just thought of the idea and went from there.”

The Midnight Breakfast will run until 1 a.m., unless the food runs out before then. Thede encourages students to come on Sunday night. She hopes the event will give students a break and something

Midnight study breakfast


-tions in late October, Panhellenic Council Vice President of Program-ming Shelby Bremer saw her work reap a reward Tuesday.

Kappa Delta sorority awarded DePauw University’s Panhellenic -

gram. The program accepts applications for $5,000 grants for Pan-

women through various means. Bremer said Panhellenic events like the accountability seminar

and the discussion with speaker River Hudson last semester pro-

the grant. “We also wanted to take a more long-term approach rather

event,” Bremer said. “We want to do semester or year-long smaller

-pus, Bremer said she would like to see grant funding go toward hav-ing Houston return to campus.

“We’re trying to take what we’ve been doing and use this grant to make it even more impactful and to reach out to more people,” Bremer said.

Panhellenic Council will work with Interfraternity Council in the coming months to bring Houston to campus in order to promote

Panhellenic Council gets

Semester yields three new reports of sexual assault

Contacts for victims and witnesses of sexual assault:

By DANA FERGUSON [email protected]

As construction and moving continue to take place as a result of the Stellar Communities Grant and DePauw 20/20 plan, DePauw’s bookstore will be relocated to the town square.

In an effort to please students as the planning phases for this move occur, student government president Charles Pierre said he consulted with President Brian Casey to gather a group of students

to serve on the Bookstore Relocation Committee.Following processing of applications from various candidates,

Pierre said student government chose 10 students to consult with Casey and other university administrators about what they would like to see in a new bookstore.

Pierre emphasized the importance of student opinion in the moving process.

“I think that because it is going to be such a big change and such a large move that will affect us all, I think that students should have a huge say in what this bookstore has in it,” Pierre said.

By THE DEPAUW [email protected]

If legislation introduced by Republican Sen. Jim Banks of Columbia City passes, guns could soon be allowed on public college campuses across Indiana.

According to Banks, the bill would allow licensed students to better protect themselves in accordance with the second amendment of the U.S. Constitution.

If passed, Banks’ bill could take effect as early as July 1, 2012. Currently, most public and private universities in Indiana employ a penalty system as a means to keep guns off campus — this, Banks stated, is unconstitutional.

“Almost every gun crime that’s ever happened has occurred with people who aren’t licensed,” Banks said in an interview with Indianapolis’ RTV6 Wednesday. “These are taxpayer-funded entities, subsidized by you and I as taxpayers, and for college campuses to restrict gun rights on campus is just plain wrong,”

The law would affect all public schools in Indiana, including Indiana University, Purdue University, Indiana University-Purdue University

Indianapolis, Ivy Tech, Indiana State University, Ball State University, Vincennes University and the University of Southern Indiana.

Wisconsin legislature passed a similar law to allow licensed students to carry a concealed weapon. Purdue University’s student senate recently failed to pass a measure overturning the current

DePauw, along with all other private schools, would be unaffected by the change. As they are private properties, they can create their

Thus, DePauw’s policy on the possession of weapons would remain unchanged. The policy currently reads: “Possession or use

pellet guns, bb guns, toy air soft guns or other items deemed to be perceived as dangerous on university property or any student approved living facility is prohibited. Violations of this policy will be processed through the Community Standards Program and are subject to criminal prosecution where applicable. Penalties may include suspension or expulsion.”

Whether or not Banks’ bill passes, DePauw still has the choice to be gun free.

Bookstore Relocation Committee members chosen

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By BECCA STANEK [email protected]

DePauw students’ “work hard, play hard” mentality was reflected in the uni-versity’s recent sixth place ranking on PayScale’s list of “Top Party Schools By Salary Potential”.

Each year, PayScale, an online sal-ary, benefits and compensation com-pany completes a college salary report. Amongst lists like “Best Engineering Colleges by Salary Potential” and “Best Ivy League Colleges by Salary Potential,” “Top Schools By Salary Potential” lies the schools that have time to work hard and have fun. DePauw placed sixth on the list amongst many major universities, such as the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, who ranked first, University of Colorado—Boulder and University of Texas—Austin.

After examining the top-20 schools on the 2010 Princeton Review Party School Ranking, PayScale took a look at how much the typical graduate from each of these universities earned at the start of the careers and mid-career.” De-Pauw graduates average starting salaries were estimated at $41,300 with median mid-career salaries at $85,500

The study considered “starting em-

ployees” to be “full-time employees with 5 years of experience or less in their ca-reer or field who hold a bachelor’s de-gree and no higher degrees.” Mid-career employees were considered “full-time employees with at least 10 years of ex-perience in their career or field who hold a bachelor’s degree and no higher degrees.”

PayScale created this particular list to offer information that “no course cata-logue can describe,” answering students’ big question — “Which top party schools give you great memories and a good pay-check after you toss your cap?”

As this list is being released to pro-spective students around the country, the question arises — how will this im-pact their perception of DePauw?

“I think statistics like this will draw a certain population to DePauw,” said Eugene Gloria, professor of English. “DePauw already attracts a certain type of student, one who wants a quality edu-cation and a social experience. I don’t think this will take away from DePauw’s strong academic reputation.”

But many question the validity of the survey.

“All rankings that try to rank social as-pects are dubious at best,” said President Brian Casey.

Professor of Spanish Aaron Dziubin-skyj echoed this sentiment.

“I really would hope that people look-ing at these polls would take it with a grain of salt. Level of pay does not equate to success and partying does not equate to failure,” Dziubinskyj said. “The fact that DePauw is a ‘party school’ doesn’t really impact my job or my perception of the students at this university at all.”

Sophomore Ann Sarkisian also doubt-ed the accuracy of the study.

“This might be true for some, but the truth of it really depends on who you are. It doesn’t really impact what we are do-ing at DePauw,” Sarkisian said.

Overall, students, faculty and staff did not see this ranking as a negative thing for DePauw’s image, but rather a reflec-tion of how well rounded students are and their ability to strike a balance be-tween leisure and academics.

“A lot of people think partying auto-matically equates to something negative, but honestly I think DePauw showing up on this list shows the spirit of DePauw,” said sophomore Leah Freestone. “De-Pauw is a fun, close-knit community that has a good time but also gets their work done.”

New ranking says partying pays off

Payscale’s top-10 party schools by salary potentialMid-career median salaries:

1. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign — $94,3002. University of California, Santa Barbara — $91,0003. University of Colorado-Boulder — $90,4004. University of Maryland — $89,8005. University of Texas-Austin — $89,5006. DePauw University — $85,5007. University of Wisconsin-Madison — $84,8008. Pennsylvania State University — $83,7009. Michigan State University — $80,90010. West Virginia University — $80,800

By TAYLOR ZARTMAN [email protected]

Freshmen Jon Sutton, Sam Henderson, Alex Lemna and Richard Walsh have proven the common slogan of “uncommon success” to be true with

The inspiration for the program came from Sutton, who got his idea from Building Tomorrow and the program’s incentives.

“I really liked their business model of getting students involved with service. I wanted to apply that to a larger concept and that was how Em-powering Students was born,” Sutton said.

The purpose of Empowering Students is to serve as a facilitator be-tween student-led service groups and charitable organizations. The or-ganization will offer an online venue for discussion and the resources to connect to various services organizations and opportunities.

volunteer for,” Sutton said. “If service in our country is to the point where

helping, either there’s not enough information out there or we are drasti-cally failing as a country. I think it is the former, not the latter.”

The organization wants to focus on smaller, lesser-known charities in hopes to give service to places where it is needed but not usually received. While eager to gain recognition from DePauw, Empowering Students does not want to be limited to one campus and hopes to gain a large following.

“There are too many good organizations that haven’t seen the light of day,” Sutton said. “Instead of kids going to some local huge charity, we can

you work so much harder.”Since its creation two months ago, Empowering Students is now a

an impact. The organization’s latest projects include a “Puppy Pledge-a-Thon”

organized through a Facebook page from which they raised $230 for the Indianapolis Humane Society.

Empowering Students’ current project is a collaborative effort with the Bonner Scholar program. They are looking into volunteer fairs at high schools and the possibility of an event with the DePauw alumni associa-tion.

Another one of the group’s recent projects is its website, which will be fully launched on Jan. 1. The site will feature lists of charities from New York along with eight different Midwestern cities.

affecting any different number of places headquartered in any one of those nine cities and all these charities are going to be places that we’ve con-tacted who are interested in help from students,” Sutton said.

The charities’ contact information will be provided along with links

reviews and an opportunity for students to create their own personalized service opportunity. For those unable to volunteer, there will be the op-portunity to make donations through the website.

“I hope that students we get on our site can relate to other students directly in case they want to get together and do something,” Henderson said.

The group has already gotten a good response from the DePauw com-munity.

“DePauw has a very unique environment that is conducive to not just service, but big ideas and people who want to change things. I’m excited to say [Empowering Students] started at DePauw University. It’s a great place to start something. I’ve found great people who want to help just in my dorm,” Sutton said. “Hopefully, we can create a new generation of service based learners. We need to instill this initiative at a young age.”

Freshmen ‘Empower Students’

Information courtesy of PayScale

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In order to develop this group, Casey went to Cindy Babington, vice president for student life and dean of students, and other faculty in academic affairs and asked them to help pick a group of 12 students

-versity and interests of the senior class.

The job of the ambassadors has al-ways been to serve as co-hosts at events with campus visitors, like the Board of Trustees and Board of Visitors.

“Getting 250, 275 people in and out of the house on a cold night and move them around is actually a lot of work,” Casey said. “A lot of what the ambassadors do is they welcome people, they take their coats, they move them to the back. When meals are about to happen they invite them into the dining room. They get them back to their car.”

Senior ambassador Van Hoang said that the ambassadors receive instructions on the layout of the event and the goals of the night when they arrive at the event.

“It’s very hard for me to touch base with everybody,” Casey said. “So their job is actually to truly be co-hosts. And it might seem glamorous, but often it’s rather not glamorous. It’s quite gritty ac-tually.”

The role of the ambassador involves the practical aspects of hosting, but also includes responsibilities like making new guests feel comfortable.

I think, for most of us,” Hoang said, since most of the ambassadors had never been in the situation of a cocktail party before. Since then, she has developed greater

apply this skill to other jobs. Senior ambassador Katherine Butler

sees the role of the ambassador as a face for the students who can help answer any questions visitors might have about campus and to be honest about issues and controversies and express those pro-ductively.

“I think I started feeling like I was kind of playing an admissions role, and I was supposed to sell DePauw,” said Taylor Cantril ’11, a current graduate sustainabil-ity intern and former ambassador.

“But then I realized that I’m not talk-ing to prospective students and families who don’t know anything about De-Pauw,” Cantril said. “I’m talking to people who went to DePauw and care a lot about it and have a lot of ideas for how it will change. So then I realized that I could be a lot more honest about my experience and that I was really kind of collaborating with them on where we thought DePauw was going, what we liked about it, what

we didn’t like about it.”Cantril said he took it as his responsi-

bility to share how DePauw is doing from different student perspectives and while he may not have known how every stu-dent felt, he had a good understanding of how some of them did.

“You’re always going to have a hard time representing everyone if you only have a group that small,” Cantril said. “I think it probably did a fairly good job of representing voices on campus, but there are probably voices that were not includ-ed and it’s partly inevitable with that small of a group.”

This year’s group of ambassadors includes 14 seniors: eight men and six women. The students represent a range of perspectives — including domestic and international, a variety of races, the School of Music and the College of Liberal Arts, honors and fellows programs, athlet-ic teams, greek organizations and student leaders and voices from a selection of dif-ferent organizations and programs.

Senior ambassador Ashwin Upasani, an international student from India, said that he does have conversations with visi-tors about his international perspective, although that is certainly not the only topic he discusses.

Many alumni, Upasani said, did not ex-perience such a strong international com-munity at DePauw when they were un-dergraduates. Upasani entered DePauw with a freshman class that had increased its international student population from 30 or 40 entering international students to 70, a number that has remained some-what steady since then.

“I think DePauw itself … and the student culture on campus is I guess still evolving to the idea of having quite a considerable number of international students,” Upsani said. “But I feel like we are rapidly going towards … a more co-hesive campus, I would say.”

Upsani shares these experiences and opinions with visitors and helps them imagine what a larger international stu-dent population at DePauw would look like and mean for the university. He sees these conversations as a mutual exchange of understanding and perspectives.

Cantril described the trustees as hum-ble and curious, but he was not always comfortable interacting with them at the beginning.

were kind of talking about how it was in-timidating,” Cantril said. “To walk into a room and know that you’re going to be eating dinner with and talking with and socializing with the biggest decision mak-ers of the university, many of the bigger donors to the university. I mean that’s not like my average weekend hang out.”

student studying philosophy, violin per-formance and Spanish, served as an am-

year. During one event he was even asked to play his instrument for the Board of Trustees. This year, after returning from an off-campus experience in the spring, he picked up as an ambassador once again.

Last year, Phillips said, he was more preoccupied with how new and awe-inspiring the experience of serving as an ambassador was. But this year, he realized that he can affect the visitors just as they affect him. For instance, Phillips recalled one experience when he was seated next to Judson Green at an event.

“So he’s asking me all these questions … and he had a sheet and he was writing down my responses … The whole idea was like, I’m sitting next to this man who created the building of which, when I was looking at universities to go to, this is re-ally something that contributed to it — the idea of a brand new School of Music,” Phillips said. “And then here I am sitting next to the man who created this and had this vision of this School of Music. And to be able to share my ideas with him and to have him note … It’s like, yeah, he is caring for the university.”

Hoang, who serves as an intern at the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics, recalled an opportunity she had as an ambassador to sit down with Janet Prindle and learn about her experiences after college.

“For me personally, working as an intern is inspiring not just because of the group of people I work with or the task that I do … but the institute for which I work stands for something that I really admire,” Hoang said. “For me, because I work [at the Prindle Institute], Janet Prin-dle was kind of a superstar in my eyes.”

Hoang describes the encounter as so memorable because, in having a personal conversation with Janet Prindle, Hoang was able to experience and interpret her emotion in the moment — something she would not have experienced from read-ing a story about Prindle.

Upasani recounted his experience meeting former President Bill Clinton pri-or to the speech Clinton gave on campus last month. The ambassadors had been told that there might be the opportunity to meet Clinton and to be prepared for that possibility.

“It was kind of unbelievable,” said Upasani, who also took a photo with Clinton. “It kind of hit me when it was happening that, oh, wow I’m meeting a president of the United States, and just kind of thought about how things have gone over the past few years since I’ve been at DePauw and what all has hap-

pened … I guess senior year being able to be a presidential ambassador and be-ing able to meet Clinton and see him for a few minutes was I guess the high point.”

when Babington and representatives from academic affairs suggested potential ambassadors to Casey, new ambassadors are now selected based on the recom-mendations of the previous year’s ambas-sadors.

Casey said these nominations amount to about 30 names, at which point stu-dent transcripts are examined in order to assure the ambassadors are made up of students who have done well during their time at DePauw. From there the ambas-sadors are selected based on how to best represent the senior class.

When asked to be an ambassador, Upasani didn’t even know the ambas-sador program existed nor did he have much of a relationship with Casey.

Unlike Upasani, Cantril had worked closely with Casey prior to becoming an ambassador. Starting his freshman year, Cantril organized the energy wars that oc-cur between the residence halls to reduce electricity and water and worked to have Casey sign the President’s Climate Com-mitment in order to commit DePauw to measuring its greenhouse emissions and coming up with a plan to reduce them over time during his sophomore year.

Cantril said that he thinks he was probably closer to Casey than most students, a connection that developed through repeated interaction and involve-ment on Cantril’s part with the adminis-tration.

Hoang believes Casey may have had an idea of who she was prior to serving as an ambassador, but she did not have a personal relationship with him.

When Hoang was found out she was selected as an ambassador, it was during her semester abroad.

“For me, I got an email that was re-lated to mentoring stuff,” Hoang, also a peer mentor for the First-Year Experi-ence, said.

But when she opened the email, Ho-ang found that the message wasn’t about mentoring business after all. Instead, she

-come an ambassador.

“The whole process was mysterious,” Phillips said.

During the spring of his third year on campus, Philips delivered a talk to the spouses of the Board of Trustees on an independent study project he had done. It was at this talk that he received an enve-lope from a student. Inside the envelope were instructions telling him to go to The Elms, the president’s house, at a certain time.

Phillips had no idea what he was walk-ing into or why he was at The Elms until he arrived. Upon arriving he learned, along with the other potential ambassa-dors present, what they were invited to participate in and what their involvement would look like.

meeting and another at the beginning of the fall semester that provided a brief introduction to the kind of situations and events the ambassadors would participate in, the ambassadors do not meet formally with Casey or amongst themselves out-side of the events they attend as presi-dential ambassadors.

“But I do get to know them very well because they’re in my house all the time,” Casey said.

Informally, the ambassadors speak with Casey about a range of issues, rang-ing from their personal lives to ideas about the university and world.

“While people think it’s cool that we get to go there, I don’t think it’s as unusu-al as one might think, just because he’s so open and welcoming,” Butler said. “And I feel like I’m lucky to have that experience, but a lot of other people have had similar ones too.”

Casey said that it’s not unusual for him to invite different student groups over to The Elms. He’s hosted 27 differ-ent student organizations at his house this semester, ranging from Honor Schol-ars and captains of the sports teams to representatives from United DePauw.

“I wouldn’t say that we [ambassadors] are the best representatives, because I know it’s not a very democratic process of who’s selected,” Hoang said.

While she feels that the ambassa-dors are well spoken and do their best to give university guests and idea of what students think and what matters to them, she said that being an ambassador “doesn’t mean that we’re all the shiniest and best students on campus.”

Upasani sees necessity in the presi-dential ambassador program because it allows visitors to the university to interact with students in an organized manner in a way they might not otherwise experience, therefore providing a more recognizable face and voice of the students.

Butler, whose parents are both De-Pauw alumni, said she has enjoyed get-ting to see the different ways alumni ex-perience DePauw but how they all share a passion, love and commitment to give back to the university.

“It kind of rubs off a little bit,” Hoang said. “It makes you want to think that way as well.”

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Fine art will get a new direction next semester as Craig Hadley joins the university faculty as Curator of Exhibitions and University Collections. Hadley is taking the place of current curator Katie Johnson. Staff writer Alicia Tutini spoke to Hadley about his work as a curator and coming to DePauw.

Alicia Tutini: Why did you decide to apply for the curator job?

Craig Hadley: It looked like a good mix of challenges. It provided an opportunity to hopefully get more than just the traditional audience interested in the art as well as getting a variety of students involved.

AT: What sort of art education do you have?CH: I don’t have a traditional art background, per

se. I have a very informal art education background. My undergraduate degree is actually from Beloit College, and I studied anthropology and museum studies. I also have an Asian studies background as well — I’m half Japanese. So I spent some time in Japan looking at those from an anthropological perspective. My master’s degree is in history and museum studies. So I have a pretty broad lens when you consider how

art training has been through internships and also through the works that I’ve done over the last three years.

AT: Where do you currently work?CH: Currently I’m at Beloit College, which is in

Wisconsin. It’s very similar to DePauw — it’s a small liberal arts school — except we’re about half the size of DePauw. At Beloit, we have two museums on campus: we have an anthropology museum and we have an art museum, which is the one I’ve been working at.

AT: How long have you worked there?CH: I’ve spent the last three years at Beloit. AT: What have you done in your time working

there?CH: We’ve really tried to make the museums

much more accessible to students and faculty. So that means reaching out past the more traditional audience, which has typically been art or art history students, to different departments like political science, modern languages, history, anthropology

and many others — really trying to create exhibits and events for students who typically wouldn’t visit the museum to get involved and feel that the museum really is relevant to them.

AT: What are you hoping to do in your time at DePauw?

CH: There seems to be a real student interest in getting involved, whether that is the exhibition selection process, all the way up to the actual installation. I’m not saying that overnight all these things will happen, but I think to start it would be nice to get students involved at some level.

AT:students to get involved in?

CH: At Beloit, we have a large museums study program. So the students are involved in nearly every level of the exhibition design and development. A lot of them will curate or co-curate their own exhibits, students will give gallery talks and they’ll assist with programming.

AT: How do you feel about Greencastle? CH: Well, actually, my family and my wife’s family

live in Indianapolis, so we’ve been looking to move to Indianapolis for some time. So when this opportunity came up, it was something that we just couldn’t pass up. When I saw that a position as wonderful as this and as similar to what I’ve been doing, it was just irresistible.

AT: Why did you decide to be a curator?CH: Ever since I was young, I’ve always had an

interest in objects. We would always visit museums and galleries and things like that. I have always been very comfortable with it. It’s sort of addicting.

AT: Who are some of your favorite artists?CH: Gosh, let’s see — one piece that I’m just

in love with right now that we’ve actually sent for conservation is a lithograph from 1895 by Toulouse Lautrec. It’s a beautiful poster. He was sort of at the forefront of modern advertising, so his work is still very relevant today. I really enjoy our collection of Goya prints … We have “The Disasters of War” series that, though not contemporary per se, still address contemporary issues and still has meaning today. Of the more modern and contemporary work, I really enjoy Andy Warhol — the exhibit was perfect — and

Jasper Johns. My interests are all over the board. There isn’t necessarily one particular piece that I love.

AT: Why do you think that art is important?CH: Well, knowing art and material culture in

general is really a skill that is important for many of us beyond higher education. Being able to interact with objects and learn the visual literacy skills that are required to interpret objects in visual culture. These aren’t necessarily skills that we learn in the classroom when we’re students. These are skills that really need development. We live in a very visual culture and especially with mass media, so it’s important that we can all at least understand what it is we’re looking at.

Whether or not you’re an art student doesn’t matter. I think, for example, if you’re a pre-med student, observation skills are obviously very important and being able to really interpret what exactly you will be dealing with through a detailed lens. Art can be a truly useful tool for whatever career path you’re aiming for.

AT: How will you make art more important for DePauw?

CH: It’s all about piquing interest and getting students involved. Branching out from the traditional audience into a more broad range of students and faculty. To see how students would like to shape the direction of the gallery.

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Andy Warhol’s “I am a Camera” exhibit in Peeler Art Center. ARCHIVES OF THE DEPAUW

Andy Warhol’s “I am a Camera” exhibit in the Gallery of Peeler Art Center. Craig Hadley, the new curator of exhibitions and university collections, will be responsible for curating the gal-leries at Peeler. ARCHIVES OF THE DEPAUW

John Zeller has the opportunity to be a part of many dif-ferent family Christmases.

His business, Snowy Pines Nursery and Christmas Tree Farm, can be found about two and a half miles north of downtown Greencastle. Twenty acres of carefully charted land contain copious amounts of various trees.

Originally from Greencastle, Zeller had planned to be-come a park or forest ranger out west. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry at Purdue University. There weren’t many jobs available once he graduated, however,

where he remained for about eight years.“It belonged to my now ex-wife’s family. When the mar-

riage didn’t work out, I started growing Christmas trees,” Zeller explained. “I found out this property was available, so in the early spring of ’86, I signed a 20-year contract to buy it. That’s how it started.”

A decorative banner printed in red reads “Real Christmas Trees,” with live evergreens grown on either side. Holi-day songs such as “Last Christmas” can be heard from the small radio and advertisements for Christmas wreaths and “Charlie Brown trees” can be spotted on a short walk down the paved pathway between the trees. The centerpiece of

The sharp contrast between the bitter cold outside on the farm and the comfortable warmth of the cabin makes it all the more welcoming. Within the little house, complete

with a replica of a rustic Christmas village and multiple wel-come signs, Zeller offers his customers complimentary cof-fee, hot chocolate and homemade Christmas cookies.

Zeller’s favorite part about Christmas is the appreciative reactions of his customers. To accomplish quality service, he does a lot of the same small gestures every year. He still bakes the same Christmas cookies he has for 35 years, sets

out coloring books to young children and never fails to have Christmas music playing in the background of it all.

“I’ve tried to be a people pleaser,” Zeller said. “And it seems like what we do does make people happy.”

Zeller believes that anyone who likes to purchase real Christmas trees would enjoy the farm.

-ter to buy a real tree as opposed to a fake tree. He thinks it’s a great way to help support the local economy.

“Trees absorb carbon dioxide and put out oxygen, so that’s one way to

[trees], there’s oil used,” Zeller said.

made in China — all imported. It’s nice to support [our] local economy.”

Zeller says that real Christmas trees also carry a lot of cultural history. He believes a lot of traditions have fallen to the wayside in the current comput-er age, and this is one way to continue with one custom that is special to him.

“It goes back a lot of years. I hear a lot of people tell stories about trees and things in the past,” Zeller said. “All good memories.”

Since the farm has opened, Zeller and staff have received several compliments from their customers about how they enjoy the quality of the trees and the atmosphere, particu-

-ways, mostly because of the nature aspect and the addition of aesthetic to the town.

“You can see the Christmas trees from the highway, so I think that’s a nice favorable impression coming into Green-castle that’s a little bit different,” he said.

Zeller notes that several DePauw students have come to

year went to three DePauw students on their way home.“With our nursery, we do a little more with DePauw fra-

ternities and sororities,” Zeller said. “We offer plants and

mulch [to them], so the nursery is more related to the De-Pauw students [in particular].”

Some of the youth that visit come from bigger cities and get a taste of a rural setting upon arriving at the farm. Al-though Zeller says that Indiana has a lot of rural land — and Greencastle is no different — the majority of the Indiana state farms produce corn or beans.

“So it’s something a little different,” Zeller said. “They seem to enjoy the atmosphere out here.”

DePauw senior Katie Aldrich agrees that a Christmas tree farm in Greencastle is a great idea, as there needs to be a producer for local families who purchase real trees. She also believes it’s important to support the local economy as

opposed to buying a tree from Wal-Mart or another corporate store.

However, sophomore Ashley Co-nard believes that it’s better to buy

tree, as chopping down trees can hurt the environment.

“There aren’t enough DePauw students that would buy one, and I am against devoting more land to a tree farm,” Conard said.

However, she does believe that Greencastle residents would respond to information about en-vironmental concerns since it per-tains more heavily to families.

“Because this is a farming com-munity, I think they would be inter-ested in learning more about the

environmental impact,” Conard said.Aldrich, an environmental major, agrees that real trees

might be more expensive for families, but that they are ulti-mately better for the environment.

“In my opinion, it’s better to buy a real Christmas tree. It looks and smells better, and it’s essentially compostable,” Aldrich said. “It can be made into fertilizer, whereas plastic

The trees are marked as either “live,” or still rooted, or “cut.” Among the live trees are Norway Spruces and White Spruces. The cut trees include Fraser Firs and Scotch Pines.

Zeller thinks the best part about his job is being outdoors. “I’ve always enjoyed being able to work outside, growing plants and being a part of the Christmas spirit,” he said.

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Christmas tree farm in Greencastle bringsBy JACLYN [email protected] holiday cheer


holiday cheer

Above and immediate left: Zeller shows a photo-graph of himself and his college roommate cutting down his family Christmas tree during his sopho-more year. Zeller’s family was notorious for having huge, 18-foot trees in their home. “Every year, my father said this would be the last year,” Zeller ex-plained. “But then the next year we would convince him to get one again.” Zeller said his family’s tradi-tion might have been one reason he decided to go into the Christmas tree business.

Far left: A small cabin in the center of the farm serves as office headquarters for Snowy Pines. Zeller hopes to expand or rebuild the office in the future to allow more space for himself and his employees. The small cabin originally arrived on the farm in three large boxes and was later assembled by Zeller and his employees. Left: One portion of trees in Zeller’s field are just beginning to grow as others are ready to be cut down and placed in homes. Zeller leaves the fields bare for approximately one year so any diseases or illnesses will die out before he plants new trees. EMILY GREEN / THE DEPAUW

There comes a heartrending twi-light zone somewhere between child-hood and adulthood, when adoles-cents are expected to put aside the books of their formative years and al-low them to gather dust on a shelf, never to be revisited again.

I’ve never seen the function of this. Why should adoles-cents be forced to outgrow the books that shaped them into who they are? What’s there to suggest that we ever out-grow such books at all? Everything I know about life, love and the wonder of imagination, I learned from “The Little Prince,” and I’m not about to ex-cise it from my bookshelf anytime soon.

French aviator An-toine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved novella is the most widely read and widely translated work of literature in the French language, and with good reason. When the pilot narrat-ing the tale crashes in the Sahara and stumbles across a boy claiming to be a

prince from the distant Asteroid-B612, the prince teaches him a tender tale of loneliness, friendship, curiosity, love and loss.

“The Little Prince” is also a chilling illustration of how life imitates art — a year after its publication, Saint-Exupéry disappeared over the ocean in his airplane. In the latter portion of the

novel, the narrator and the prince, dy-ing of thirst after being marooned in the desert for days, search for a well. The circum-

stances are em-blematic of the novel’s most famous truth:

“What is essential is invisible to the eye. It is only with the heart that one can see rightly.”

“The Little Prince” teaches that we must discover the meaning of things for ourselves. We need to learn les-sons through experience, not through

what we are told.But the book’s greatest lesson

leaves me teary-eyed every time: the nature of real love. When the prince meets the fox in a field, the fox begs to be tamed. The fox explains that to be tamed means to establish ties, to need one another, to become unique to one another.

After the prince tames the fox and makes to leave, the fox claims, “You become responsible forever for what you have tamed.” “The Little Prince” teaches that love is more than a feel-ing. It makes us accountable for one another.

Similarly, the prince’s love for his rose is the driving force behind the novella. He leaves his planet for the rose, allows the rose to perme-ate his discussions with the narrator and returns to his planet because of the rose. The rose is vain, proud and standoffish, but because the prince has invested so much time in watering her, the fox is correct when he claims, “It’s the time that you spent on your rose that makes your rose so impor-tant.”

Children’s literature tends to of-fer an unrealistic depiction of love in which the lovers ride off into the sunset to live happily ever after, but “The Little Prince” teaches that love requires investment, time and respon-sibility. What one gives to another is more important than what one gets in return.

In the dedication of “The Little Prince” Saint-Exupéry claims, “All grown-ups were once children — al-though few of them remember it.”

We live in a culture where adoles-cents have Facebook pages, where 10-year-old girls shop at Victoria’s Se-cret and where childhood is perceived as a developmental stage to be briskly rushed through and gotten out of the way. In this world, is it so wrong to pull children’s books down from the shelves in order to remember that elu-sive and ever-shorter time?

Is it so wrong to hold onto the last dregs of our childhood with ev-erything that we have? I am what I am because of “The Little Prince,” and I’m not about to let that slip away anytime soon.

— Westenfeld is a freshman Media Fellow from Fort Wayne, Ind., planning to major in English literature and creative [email protected]

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Julian dreading homework. I think of an adequate way to procrastinate, one that would take up a decent amount of time and would not make me feel so guilty for unsuccessfully getting ahead on the piling work to come.

I immediately think back to an earlier, easier time in all of our lives. A time in which the realities of the real world weren’t knocking on the doors of our future, nor were we worrying about becoming the cheap “young-adults” that most of us are. “Final exams” had not yet breached our vocabulary.

This time was the late ‘90s to early 2000s, a period of care free liv-ing, learning and lounging. Most of us were experiencing our last years of being a pre-teen, and becoming the big deals that we thought we were as middle school students.

This was also a time of a very di-

musical artists and bands. Some sim-ply broke into the social scene of soci-

to fame and left their imprints on the music industry forever. Either way, it is hard not to look back at these bands with a smile, while recollecting the energetic and mellow moods that were once so easy to attain.

Speaking of energy, it is tough not to immediately think of what has become an all time favorite of mine (and I’m sure of many of you): the fun punk trio of Blink 182. The summer of 1999 fea-tured one of the most popular albums of our youth, “Enema of the State.” Songs such as “What’s My Age Again,” “All the Small Things” and “Adam’s Song” were included on this disc and quickly made their way into the hearts of music lovers nationwide. Even today, there are probably few of their songs that most students can’t recite by heart. Though each member is now in their late 30’s, Blink 182 will always bring a unique energy to mu-sic that is hard to duplicate.

Whether you know him as Slim Shady, Marshall Mathers or Rabbit from “8 Mile,” Eminem has become

a worldwide sensation and a true legend in the rap industry. At age 39 (believe it or not, 39) he still performs today, having released his last album “Recovery” in 2010.

vulgar music for most fans our age, showing us a side of music that many had not heard before. Between sing-ing about drunk driving and suicide in “Stan” to calling out Christina Al-guilera and other celebrities for their sexual “experience,” Eminem didn’t shy away from much. Like it or not, “The Marshall Mathers LP” went on to

week in 2000, becoming the fastest-selling hip-hop album in American history.

Some may not be the biggest fan of him, but it is undeniable that Eminem made an impact on all of our musical tastes at that point. For some, it opened the door to an ex-ploited world of expletives in music and shut the door on the rap genre forever for others.

It would be tough and unjust to go through a recollection of our youth without bringing up the one hit wonders that rocked our radios for years. Who could forget songs like “Who Let the Dogs Out?” by none other than the Baha Men, or “MMMBop” by Hanson. Then there

are the songs you will hear at any type of dance, such as

Lou Bega’s “Mambo #5” or some that might not be so appropriate in public, such as J-Kwon’s “Tipsy.”

Between acts like The White Stripes,

Ludacris, Brit-ney Spears and Third-Eye Blind, it’s tough not to look back on our musical

youth with a laugh or smile. Take some

preparation to enjoy a few tunes and remember the care free world we lived to the fullest.

—Easterhouse is a freshman from Evergreen Park, Ill., majoring in [email protected]

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DiCaprio’s character becomes involved

in Sierra Leone, where his search for a precious pink stone close-ly links him with the civil war

country at this time. Although the narrative

-pening now in countries like Sierra Leone and the Congo. In mid-November, the Prindle Institute for Ethics (which will be open for study hours

that further raised my awareness about -

paigns colleges could hold to make a difference.

mined during periods of war, where

militias and military units in the war.

to gain control of lucrative mineral-rich territories, while displacing communi-ties and enslaving civilians in the pro-cess.

Undoubtedly, the multinational electronic corporations who buy these

what their purchase is funding. Min-erals like tin, tungsten and gold are necessary for our electronics from cell

phones to aerospace technology. According to the organiza-

tion Raise Hope for Congo, there is a “direct link between war in Congo and the con-sumer products we use

every day.” This means that we, as American

consumers and DePauw students, have the power to make a differ-ence.

Henry Dam-banemuya, a ju-nior computer

major, introduced me to the role of

sophomore year, and his work since then is very impressive. I have listened to Henry raise awareness at multiple events, including the previous one at Prindle, and it is clear to me that this small rural Indiana campus I love so much can do its part to make a differ-ence.

The solution is to use your purchas-ing power ethically to decrease the

peace and justice instead of furthering war. However, this does not mean that

we return to the Stone Age and boycott electronics altogether. Consumers can demand to know where the resources for their electronics come from, and purchase their items accordingly.

The best way to do this is by lob-bying your local members of congress to make the war in Congo a priority in foreign policy and to increase compas-sion towards central Africa in terms of justice.

-ever, Greenpeace and the Enough Proj-ect have teamed up to release the “2011 Guide to Greener Electronics.” This consumer guide takes into account a company’s energy use, emissions and sustainable operations, which includes

-pany is ranked accordingly.

With the holiday shopping season in full swing, take a second to think about where your gifts are coming from and how they were made. Pur-chasing locally made goods or making a creative gift this year are just a couple of ways this season of giving can give even more.

—Aldrich is a senior from Lexington, Ky., majoring in environmental geoscience. She is an intern at the Prindle Institute for [email protected]

With the cold come the cats.Perhaps they wander else-

where during the warmer months, but come fall and winter they seem to con-gregate around campus.

I’ve seen them around the Hub, the Library, Mason and any number of

Student reactions always seem mixed — some will say they hate cats, while others will go so far as to house them in their dorm rooms.

I, for one, am pro-cat. I think

the campus.As anyone who has stayed on

campus during summer, Fall Break or Thanksgiv-ing Break can tell, things feel very dead. Every-thing’s closed or on reduced hours, and the majority of the campus has left. There are squirrels, of course, but they’re everywhere. Cats are un-common enough that they get no-ticed, but not common enough to be ignored. Plus, how can you really inter-act with squirrels? Have you ever tried to pet a squirrel? I certainly haven’t.

then, I pretty much avoid them. They can be surprisingly violent animals.

You can try and pet a cat, though. While I recognize that not all DePauw students are cat people, the option is still there. Many cats are receptive to it, even though they may just be trying to get food. You can even play with them — provided you’re careful and wash your hands after.

Even Director of Public Safety An-gie Nally was quoted earlier this year saying she didn’t know of any safety problems concerning the cats. They may be noisy sometimes, with the me-owing and yowling and whatnot. But as far as noises you’d hear outside at night on this campus, I think cats are probably pretty low on the annoyance

Ever heard of therapy cats? They’ve been used in hospitals and nursing homes to keep residents company.

While DePauw is neither a hospital nor a nursing home, I’m inclined to be-lieve the effects can still be the same. If you’re a cat person, you likely already

cat.Some will argue that you shouldn’t

interact with the campus cats. Other-wise, they’ll get accustomed to being around. However, this isn’t an all-or-

nothing game. Just because you play with a cat outside of Col-lege Street Hall doesn’t mean you have to leave a bowl of food outside or keep them in your rooms. That may be too

far.After all, getting

used to being fed out-side of dorms may not be good for the cats. What hap-pens when breaks

come along and the cats don’t get fed?

The same goes for housing them, too. It’s against policy, it may affect

your cat-allergic neighbors, and you can’t keep it up unless you plan on

taking the cat home for break. Besides, some of them may already have homes in Greencastle.

I think the best plan of action is to treat the cats well and enjoy their com-pany, but not to get too attached. With the closing of the local humane soci-ety, we may have more cats around campus than ever.

—Holley-Kline is a senior from Anchorage, Alaska, majoring in Spanish and [email protected]

Stray cats bring warmth in winter

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“Have you ever tried to pet a squirrel? I certainly

haven’t.”

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12 | Opinion

THE DEPAUW | Editorial BoardMatthew Cecil | Editor-in-ChiefChase Hall | Managing Editor

Ellen Funke | Chief Copy Editor Stephanie Sharlow | Chief Copy Editor

The DePauw is an independently managed and fi-nanced student newspaper. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of DePauw University or the Student Publications Board. Editorials are the responsibil-ity of The DePauw editorial board (names above).

The opinions expressed by cartoonists, columnists and in letters to the editor are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editorial staff of The DePauw.

The DePauw welcomes letters to the editor. Letters

must be signed and accompanied by the author’s name and phone number. Letters have a 350-word limit and are subject to editing for style and length. The DePauw reserves the right to reject letters that are libelous or sent for promotional or advertising purposes. Deliver letters to the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media, email the editor-in-chief, Matthew Cecil, at [email protected] or write The DePauw at 609 S. Locust St., Greencastle, Ind. 46135.

EDITORIAL POLICY

EDITORIAL


Michael Appelgate, Sports Editor

“Coaches, this is for you: Preston, Cotton, Huffman, Skrenta, Cohen, Bretscher, Bill Wag-ner. One love.”

Matt Cecil, Editor-in-Chief

“As a learning news-paper, The DePauw always struggles to find its place. This semester, we’ve taken a positve step toward that goal.”

Emily Green, Features Editor

“I think we did a good job of actually covering the events on campus, but there is definitely room for improvement.”

Chase Hall, Managing Editor

“We had award-winning content, but I wish we could bet-ter connect with the whole community.”

CARLY PIETRZAK / THE DEPAUW

PHOTOPINIONHow has The DePauw newspaper done this semester?

Students DePauw Staffers

Kumar Amarnath, junior

“Too much emphasis on sports. The op-eds could be more critical of campus norms. More Christmas-themed fonts would be nice.”

Pete Stuart, sophomore

“Great. I especially liked the writing style of the recent women’s basketball articles.”

Megan Benedict, junior

“It was very infor-mative and honest to the events at DePauw.”

“I think they did well, but they need to find a new distri-bution strategy to make it more avail-able to students.”

Cheers to Yo-Yo Ma embodying the DePauw learning experience.Jeers to leaky pipes, moldy hallways, broken elevators and millions in deferred

maintenance.Tears to a Monon Classic blowout, again.

year as a member school. Roar!Jeers to little outcome to student government’s white papers: no new study

spaces, no progress on how kegs can work in our party scene and lingering WiFi dead spots.

Tears to loosing The Monon restaurant. Sunday mornings will not be the same without your cheap, greasy food.

Admissions.

Tears to only three home football games as the team sat in conference limbo.Cheers to Dean Mark McCoy living up to his high expectations as the new face

of the School of Music.Jeers to an expensive and unsuccesful Union Board concert, again.Tears to tearing down members of our community with irresponsible hate

speech and discrimination. We are better than that.Cheers to a step in the right direction to addressing our campus climate. We

still have a long way to go.Jeers to the Lilly Center and the lack of any athletic facility improvement.

tournament. We thought they were going all the way.Cheers to a successful admissions material re-branding and a cool new

website.

Tears to Pepsi replacing Coke, although $1 million saved is pretty nice

Jeers to low voter participation in the student government elections.Cheers to freshmen playing detective and busting a meth lab. Jeers to freshmen telling seniors to move out of the way. Watch yourself. Tears to hazing. Not cool.Cheers to DePauw University’s 175th birthday and The DePauw’s 160th.

Cheers to Old DePauw.

Cheers, Jeers and Tears

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“#Sorry4partyinnn,” “#RealTalk” and “#PartayPrince$$” are names of Facebook albums I made up. But if you are anything like me (breathing), you were most likely immediately annoyed the second you saw a hashtag outside of Twitter.

In recent months, it seems like Twitter’s hashtags are spending more and more time in places where they don’t belong, such as Facebook and text mes-sages. Although we all seem

than when a Kardashian marathon is on and the remote is all the way over there, we still can-not seem to stop our-selves from doing it.

Twitter’s hashtags started out, sim-ply and logically enough, as a search helper and a way to track what was “trending” or popular. But somewhere along the line, probably because of one internet dweller trying to impress a girl by making a joke, the hashtag was used as a punch line.

The hashtag has now become the lazy comic’s dream, making any at-

tempted joke seem successful and clev-er. Now anyone can tack random words and phrases onto the end of a sentence and make a joke appear ingenious and witty.

Things like, “Two and a half men is just awkward now lol #cmonson #pumpthebreaks,” “I didn’t think

my mascara was that noticeable #awksteeze” or “Will Smith

please serenade me to sleep. #will2k #willenium #wil-lyoumarryme” are now ap-propriate Facebook and

Twitter jokes by the Internet’s standards.

And we made it that way. We did this to ourselves.

Abuse of the hashtag system to gain easy co-medic credibility has caused the hashtag to lose its power. It was

secondarily used, for a very short while, as a relatively successful joke. But its days were numbered and it did not take too long to lose its novelty.

So why is it that we love to hashtag things unnecessarily? One could say it is because, as a nation, we love symbol

equality. Power to the ampersand. But more realistically, one could

say this trend is a sign of the times. In-ternet fads are fast moving and always changing. We want the coolest, funni-est thing to do and once it is popular,

crowd has realized that this trend has come and gone, just like Aaron Carter’s popularity. In a completely serious (and minimally hipster) way, the hashtag has become too mainstream and lost its power.

There are some social trends we all hate, but for whatever reason we keep them alive: wearing Ugg boots and shorts, talking in abbreviations, taking Myspace photos. Hashtagging is just another example of our society’s lack of cultural control. We hate those hashtags so much.We cringe at the sight of them, but they are so popular we cannot stop ourselves.

Just like a narcissistic aspiring hip-hop star, if the hashtag could talk, it would say “haters make me famous.”

—McDonough is a freshman from Glen Ellyn, Ill., planning to major in communication and creative [email protected]

Unnecessary hashtagging #sobadit’sgood

John Doe sits at Café Roy at 1 a.m. and looks around sneaky-like. No one is walking by outside, everyone else in the area is staring intently at their com-puters. This might be the only time to

-ly types in the magical phrase into the Google search bar. In exactly .09 sec-onds, Google presents thousands of results on Kim Kardashian’s butt. Sweet.

Across the table, John’s girlfriend Jane Krasinski (some people marry into a boring name) types away furi-ously on her computer. Sud-denly, her Self-Control application unlocks Facebook. Procras-tination can now begin.

On her news-feed, her sister Stefania Krasins-ki’s status reads: “Oh em jeeeee… Kim Kardashian is getting divorced! I’m, like, sad :(.”

Immediately, Jane searches for ar-ticles on this “news” story and learns that this is true. Before she has time to really take in this news, her broth-er Kuba calls her. Jane answers the phone, “I can’t think right now, Kuba! Kim Kardashian is getting divorced! Also, why did Mom give everyone in

for me?”Miles away in their hometown of

Santa Claus, Ind. (Where it’s Christmas all year!) Kuba hangs up and Googles Kim Kardashian’s butt. He doesn’t even wonder why he lives in a place called Santa Claus or why his sister’s name is so boring.

A bell rings and somewhere an an-gel that was supposed to get his wings crashes into a Justin Bieber billboard (If you haven’t seen “It’s a Wonderful Life,” you should. It will make your Dad cry).

The fact that Kim Kardashian and a 17-year-old boy are some of the top Google and Bing searches in 2011 ac-tually makes me want to Google “Are humans superior to animals?” So I did.

yes/no poll: “Is Snookie smarter than a bottlenose dolphin?”

All right, no it didn’t. Actually, the

that dolphins are up there in intelli-gence, but it also concluded all humans should be vegans. I like cheeseburgers, so I clicked on the next link.

The second link expanded on

that humans are not necessarily mor-ally superior to animals. In other

words, we abuse our superior intelligence to justify our own ridiculous actions.

Just because my oppos-able thumbs can help me to

type “Justin Bieber’s new haircut” or “Oprah takes over the world with new channel appropriately titled ‘Own,’” does not make it right.

When did news become gossip-based? How much

real news have I read this year? How did Kim Kardashian become famous? How old is Oprah, really?

Hoping to change these trends, I have written your resolutions for the New Year. Hopefully all people that use the Internet read The DePauw and will take these to heart (especially the

1. This year, I will make a legiti-mate news website my homepage, in order to better myself as a human be-ing.

2. The world does not revolve around Snookie.

3. Google Plus is basically a new Facebook. Sorry, this one is more of a fact.

4. If the phrase “The Twilight books are well-written” appears on a computer screen, that computer should immediately explode.

5. I am smarter than Justin Bie-ber. This is the same guy that said, “People write to me and say, ‘I’m giv-ing up, you’re not talking to me.’ I just write them a simple message like, ‘Nev-er give up,’ you know? And it changes their life.”

Never give up, readers.

— Jorgenson is a junior from Shawnee, Kan., majoring in English writing and film studies.

DAVE

MAEVEMcDONOUGH

New Year’s resolutions, hooked on the Internet

BOB ALLEN AND AUSTIN FRY / THE DEPAUW

The DePauw | Friday, Dec. 9, 2011 | Sports

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW EDITORIAL BOARD

CHASE HALLEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

ELLEN KOBEMANAGING EDITOR

DANA FERGUSONMANAGING EDITOR

STEPHANIE SHARLOWCHIEF COPY EDITOR

By MICHAEL [email protected]

The goal of the athletic direc-tor search committee was to have a candidate chosen by the end of the semester so that current Athletic Director Page Cotton can move into his new role as a senior adviser to President Brian Casey on Jan. 1.

While there is still a chance that can happen, Cotton or an interim athletic director might be needed to give the new athletic director more time to transition to DePauw.

The search for a new athletic director is down to its final three candidates after combing through numerous applicants to this high-ly attractive position, and there are two front runners.

“We are going to be pretty close,” said Christopher Wells, co-chair of the search commit-tee. “I hate to jinx it, because it seems like this has been going on forever. There’s some desire to have one more meeting with

folks of the board of trustees and other staffers. That will be the end of the process and a decision will be made.”

DePauw decided to conduct the search internally instead of spending more than $50,000 dol-lars, according to Wells, to hire an outside firm to conduct the search for them. Although the search has been difficult, prob-lems were expected in a process of such great importance.

All applications were first screened through DePauw’s hu-man resources department. They looked for certain criteria such as a familiarity with collegiate athlet-ics, but administrative experience was not a requirement for consid-eration. The applications were then passed on to the search com-mittee who conduced 16 phone interviews with applicants.

“The search committee waded through a lot of resumes,” Wells said. “Some were coaches who never had administrative experi-ence. Some had collegiate admin-

istrative experience but not a lot of athletic experience.”

The committee then met with candidates near the Indianapolis airport for their first face-to-face interviews.

“In searches of this kind, you want to be respectful of peoples’ confidentiality,” Wells said. “They may not have told their home in-stitution so that first step was not here on campus but in a more pri-vate setting.”

After narrowing down the can-didates, potential finalists were brought to campus and met with the vice presidents, coaches and some students. Now the search is in a place where there are three finalists and the two strongest of those three will interview with some members of the board of trustees.

“Early on, we wanted to be casting the broadest net possi-ble,” Wells said. “The pool was so strong with individuals who had conventional backgrounds. The finalists all have significant expe-

rience working with student ath-letes and administration.”

The search has taken so long because of the seriousness and complexity of finding a new ath-letic director. Because this posi-tion is incredibly attractive given the success of almost every team here, the committee has attempt-ed to get to know its candidates on a personal level.

“Some of the questions we asked were particularly centered around, ‘What’s your understand-ing of the institution and Div. III athletics here,’” Wells said. “It’s draining to try and get to know a stream of people you’ve never met before. We want somebody who can be here for a long time, so it’s important that we know how they think and know how they can interact with students.”

Fortunately, only the men’s and women’s basketball teams compete during winter break and Winter Term until swimming re-turns to competition on Jan. 13.

SEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS:

· Cindy Babington, Vice President for Student Life (Co-chair)

· Christopher Wells, Vice President for Communications and Strategic Initiatives (Co-chair)

· Mary Bretscher, Associate Athletic Director and Women’s Swimming Coach

· Kris Huffman, Women’s Basketball Coach

· Robby Long, Head Football Coach and Coordinator of Student Athlete Recruitment

· Scott Riggle, Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach

· Pam Propsom, Professor of Psychology

· Geoffrey Klinger, Associate Professor of Communication and Theatre

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To the next athletic director,

You couldn’t have chosen a more exciting time to be involved with DePauw athletics.

year in a new conference with the NCAC, and already, we are

-ratively. With all our fall sports completed, this winter sports season is shap-ing up to continue the excellence that we have grown so accus-tomed to seeing ever since Page Cotton as-sumed your position in 1996.

Our athletes have pride, passion and love for the con-tests in which they compete. Those will be on display when you eventu-ally arrive on campus and witness the men’s and women’s swim teams and basketball teams.

The women’s basketball team, coached by Kris Huffman, is again

combination of veterans and rook-ies. Since winning the NCAA Div. III national title in 2007, Huffman has proceeded to the tournament every year. After losing to unranked Franklin College in the second game of the season (now ranked No. 19), the Tigers have rattled off four straight wins over tough op-ponents in Washington University in St. Louis, Millikin University and the defending NCAC champ, Denison University. Now 5-1, the team will be pushing for a conference title and its ninth straight playoff appearance.

Similarly, the men’s swim team -

citing years of the program’s history. Not because we are now in a confer-ence with national powers Kenyon College and Denison, but the young swimmers who head coach Adam Cohen has brought in to compete with those schools years down the road. Freshmen Casey Hooker and

-cess with national ‘B’ cuts, while be-ing led by two charismatic and vocal leaders in seniors John Montgomery and Dylan Klossner. While Deni-son and Kenyon hold the edge for

now, they should be worried about what’s coming out of our pool.

The women’s team is hoping to improve on the national

scene with freshmen Emily Weber and Mary Reilly. Led by peren-nial national competi-tor senior Catie Baker, the Tigers are look-

ing to recruit more talent to compete with Kenyon in years to come. Both swim pro-

grams are coached by

two extreme-ly passionate individuals, Cohen and coach Mary Bretscher. They are welcoming and always willing to talk about Tiger athletics.

As for our men’s basketball team,

a ceiling of potential as high as the Neal Fieldhouse. Led by seniors Sean Haseley and Tommy Weakley, the team is 5-2 with sophomore Mi-chael Wilkison at point guard and a lot of young talent on the bench. The key for them will be to correct key defensive miscues that gave away a 31-28 halftime lead against NAIA opponent Indiana University-

-day. The half where the Tigers led showcased where the team could be later in the season.

Welcome to Tiger sports, where excellence is expected and more often than not, achieved. We look forward to seeing you at games and being just as visible to all of us as Cotton was. While we will miss him dearly, we are excited for a new face to build on the complete student athlete experience DePauw pro-vides.

Oh, and talk with the student media here. We like DePauw athlet-ics just as much as you do.

—Appelgate is a junior Media Fellow from Kent, Wash., majoring in communications. He is sports editor for The [email protected]

To the next athletic director: NCAC success only starting

MICHAELAPPELGATE

By PARKER [email protected]

The DePauw football team will sorely miss one vital piece heading into NCAC play next season, 6’2” 283 lb. senior Lewis Brown. A four-year starter on the offensive line, Brown won D3Football.com’s first-team, all-North Region honors for the 2011 sea-son. Last year, Brown earned a spot on the all-American team, an accolade he is likely to pick up again this season. The DePauw sat down with Lewis to talk about his career, favorite memo-ries and the future of DePauw football.

Q: Can you summarize your career at DePauw and your interaction with your teammates?

Lewis: It’s been a great four years. It’s sad looking around at all the guys, especially at the seniors that I won’t be able to play with anymore. I think

that’s what makes this team special. It wasn’t the school or the Monon Bell that made me come all the way from California to this school. It was meet-ing the guys and seeing how they inter-acted with each other that really drew me here. I couldn’t ask for anything else the last four years.

Q: What are your favorite memo-ries playing football at DePauw?

Lewis: One that sticks out is win-ning the Monon Bell Classic my fresh-man year. Another memory is clinch-ing the first ever SCAC championship for DePauw my sophomore year. On a personal level, being named cap-tain [senior year] is something that tells you that your teammates really think highly of you. Knowing that my teammates think that highly of me to be one of the leaders on the team is something I won’t forget.

Q: You were an All-American last

year. This year, already named all-North Region first team with more awards to come. You are going to go down as probably the best offensive lineman in DePauw history. What are your thoughts about that?

Lewis: I’ve never really thought about that. Awards aren’t things that come around too much as an offensive lineman and getting all the recognition is hard to describe. I’m not used to it, because I didn’t get all of these awards in high school. But, contributing all four years here and having people know about me outside of DePauw is special.

Q: What’s the direction that De-Pauw football is moving towards and what is your message to the team go-ing into next season?

Lewis: The team will get better. This was a transition year with the new offensive coordinator. The message I would give to the team is just don’t ever stop. There are a lot of guys who after freshman and sophomore year don’t get a lot of playing time because they just don’t think it’s worth it to put in the time. Stick with it and work hard. What makes the difference is having a team that fights and pushes each other trying to get that playing time.

Q: Finally, can you talk about one of your most personal relationships you had with center and fellow senior Mitch Turnbow? You two played all four years together and were some of the most experienced players on the team this season.

Lewis: Mitch and I have had a great relationship for four years. Freshman year we didn’t know each other com-ing in. Our first road trip, Mitch and I sat together and neither of us were small beings, so that was a fun road trip. Mitch is a great guy, and I wouldn’t want to have anybody else next to me on the line. Over the years we have de-veloped a relationship where he and I know where we are going to be. I know he has my back. People like Mitch that you meet makes the college experi-ence better.

Lewis Brown will play in Salem, Va. on Friday, Dec. 9 in the NCAA Div. III Football Senior Classic. Lewis will rep-resent the South Region squad and is the only senior from DePauw partici-pating in the game. The game is set for 7 p.m. kickoff and will be broadcasted on the Fox College Sports Network.

Senior all-American lineman looks back

Lewis Brown (74) blocks for running back Derrick Karazsia ‘11 in a game during the 2010 season. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY OF LEWIS BROWN

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Page Cotton has spent his last 42 years at DePauw University as both the head men’s soc-cer coach and athletic director, where he has strived to improve the complete student athlete experience. (See the four-page pullout section about Cotton’s career inside.)

O-lineman Lewis Brown

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Athletic director search update

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