State of Our Fraternity Life This Season, the Tigers Pounced on the Little Gi- Ants in Their Own Pool
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16 | Sports The DePauw | Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 MEN’S SWIMMING ADVERTISEMENT Freshmen annihilate Little Giants 205-89 THE DEPAUW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011 | INDIANA’S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER | VOL. 160, ISSUE 20 By CONNOR HOLLENSTEINER [email protected] Last season, the DePauw men’s swim team trav- eled to Wabash College during Monon Bell week and won by a margin of 30 points (165-135). State of our fraternity life This season, the Tigers pounced on the Little Gi- ants in their own pool. I’m not sure you can say ‘fraternity life’ and have it DePauw beat rival Wabash in a blow out victory By MARITZA MESTRE mean one thing,” Casey said. “I think there are very 205-89 Wednesday night. Freshman Casey Hooker [email protected] distinct fraternity lives here.” set his third straight pool record in his third colle- As of Nov. 4, six of DePauw’s 10 Interfraternity giate meet. Hooker broke the DePauw pool record As the university community reacts to recent oc- Council fraternities are on probation, under review in the 1,000 freestyle with a time of 9 minutes, 41.77 currences of harassment and hate crimes through- or under investigation. seconds, the previous pool record being set in 1998 out the campus, the culture of DePauw’s greek “I think we’re at a time now when we’re seeing at 9:41:77. Hooker also won the 500 freestyle with a system — that of fraternities in particular — has also that a lot of them are under investigation,” Wolfe time of 4:40.35 and was part of the winning 400 free been drawn into conversations about making De- said. “I don’t know if there’s one particular thing relay team alongside freshmen Matt Bacinich and Alex Pauw a safer and more inclusive place. that has caused that, just sometimes it happens out Alfonso, and senior John Montgomery. But not everyone thinks it’s appropriate to of coincidence that we have a lot that are in that “We wanted to come out and make a statement blame fraternities for the recently turbulent climate situation at the same time.” not only for us but also for the upcoming Monon Bell on campus. While at times there may not be any fraternities game this Saturday,” Hooker said. “I’ve had great suc- “What I think sometimes the newspaper and under investigation, Wolfe says the “feel” of wheth- cess, but I need to keep working hard, I’ve got my others perceive as a fraternity problem is really a er or not a chapter is in trouble is sometimes more eyes set down the road on nationals, so I just need to campus problem,” said greek life coordinator Eric significant than actual restrictions or penalties. keep working towards that goal.” Wolfe ’04. Senior Tyler Giesting, president of Sigma Chi The team has now won three meets in a row and President Brian Casey stated that recent events fraternity, said it often seems that probations and sits at 3-0 on the season with a week off before hosting have caused concern about the fraternity culture investigations of fraternities on DePauw’s campus Wheaton College on Nov. 18. The team has a lot of on campus, but he maintains the belief that there happen all at once. freshmen, but head coach Adam Cohen said he is very are various fraternity cultures on campus. The lack happy with the senior leadership early in the season. of “monoculture” in DePauw’s greek life makes it “The seniors have been really strong,” Cohen said. nearly impossible to pinpoint a single fraternity life. Fraternities | “It’s hard when you have that tough of a talent under “I think houses have different personalities ... continued on pages 8-9 you nibbling at you for your spots. The seniors have to step up, be the leaders and find their spot on this team.” With an impressive freshman class that brings speed and motivation to the team, the upperclassmen are looking to maintain energy in practice. Senior The Tigers are looking for a... captain Dylan Klossner said the team needs to keep up the hard work they have shown thus far in the season. “We need to focus because it is a wild group of people, and we need to stay motivated and train hard,” Klossner said. “It doesn’t matter if you are the fastest or the slowest on the team, but we need to Freshman Casey Hooker is congratulated by a team member after he broke the DePauw Univer- practice hard everyday. We need to stay motivated sity 1,000 freestyle record by seven seconds with a time of 9 minutes, 41.77 seconds. STEPHANIE and keep the momentum up that we have had in the AANENSON / THE DEPAUW first three meets.” With junior Matt Kukurugya out on Wednesday Hail due to a shoulder injury dating back to last year, the won the 200 butterfly in 1:56.04, the 100 fly in 51.88 meet that were really important today.” team was looking for someone to step up in the meet and the 200 individual medley in 1:59.60. Alfonso was The team is in its inaugural year in the NCAC and against Wabash. a 50-free winner in 21.69 and led the way in the 100 is up against two of the best men’s swimming teams in Mary “Everyone talks about Alex Alfonso and Casey free with a time of 47.67. the nation. Hooker is not letting the success the team Hooker as the notable freshmen, but the unsung hero Klossner said the team had a lot of people step has seen thus far in the season get to his head at this today was [freshman] Jordan Bantista,” Cohen said. up today, not only in the results, but in the team’s point. “With Matt Kurkuyga out, Bantista really stepped up mentality. “Conference will be very tough. It’s our first year in Ring Sing dance winners Alpha Phi sorority and Phi Kappa Psi fraternity performed their Take a look inside this issue for our and won the 100 and 200 breast stroke for us today.” “Its great to see Casey Hooker go really fast in his the NCAC so we are really looking to make a statement dance in the Lilly Center Thursday night as part of the Alpha Chi Omega’s Ring Sing Other winners in Wednesday’s meet include events, but it was those swimmers that brought it up this year,” Hooker said. “We need to keep working philanthropy pep rally. Delta Upsilon fraternity and Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority won coverage of the 118th Monon Bell Classic Montgomery who won the 200 freestyle in 1:46.64 in third or fourth place that were motivating others to hard and not let these wins get to us because they the week-long competition. HOANG. NGUYEN / THE DEPAUW before sophomore George Morrison added a win in swim hard and keeping a positive attitude on deck,” are already in the past.” the 100 backstroke in 54.41. Sophomore Matt Gleason Klossner said. “It was really those unsung heros of the 2 | Happenings The DePauw | Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 15 | Sports The DePauw | Friday, Nov. 11, 2011 ULTIMATE FRISBEE CAMPUSCRIME THE DEPAUW FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2011 Nov. 8 VOL. 160, ISSUE 20 Monon Disc returns to Greencastle for five straight • Criminal mischief • Pending | Time: Editor-in-Chief Matthew Cecil 7:35 a.m. | Place: East College Lawn By MICHAEL APPELGATE that long pass open, we were able to get Managing Editor Chase Hall [email protected] it off especially with Eric Hubbard. Any Chief Copy Editors Ellen Funke • Medical • Ambulance dispatched / long pass you put up in the air, he’s going Stephanie Sharlow For the second straight year, the to catch it.” Patient chose to see medical attention News Editor Dana Ferguson DePauw Ultimate Frisbee team traveled Hubbard led the team with five scores later | Time: 10:13 a.m. | Place: Investigative News Editor Maritza Mestre up US-231 to play for the coveted Monon out of DePauw’s total of 13. He also Features Editor Emily Green Harrison Hall Disc. Playing under the lights and on a performed well on the defensive end, Opinion and Online Editor Macy Ayers snow-patched football practice field, the knocking down pass after pass from the Sports and Multimedia Editor Michael Appelgate team battled an athletic Wabash College Wabash offense. Nov. 9 Photo Editor Chip Potter team for its fifth-straight win in the six “They are pretty athletic and were Asst. Photo Editor Carly Pietrzak • Medical • Transported to PCH | years of the annual rivalry. able to get us deep on a lot of throws,” Chief Visual Editor Jayme Alton With a final score of 13-10, DePauw Yeary said. “That’s where they scored 12:10 a.m. | AAAS House Lizzie Hineman Time: Place: Page Design took back the disc they created years ago. most of their points.” Tara McNeil Coached by senior Erin O’Donnell, the But the Wabash offense could not • Traffic stop — Use of fireworks • Business Manager Camron Burns team utilized a horizontal stack style of connect enough of those passes and the Advertising Managers Chris Jennings Forwarded to Community Standards offense, taking advantage of its multiple well-prepared DePauw team got to carry Connor Stallings athletic players. the Disc back to Greencastle once again. Committee | Time: 10:22 p.m. | Place: Ad Designer Grace Kestler The style of offense uses multiple “I was really pumped and just stoked Spring and Washington streets handlers at one time to move the disc for this game,” Yeary said.