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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 ROY O. WEST LIBRARY
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byJ.K. Wall Four chapters - Alpha Chi Omega, Alpha Phi, Kapp< Alpha Theta and Kappa Kappa Gamma - took 36 It was a powerful contrast. women, according to numbers released by greek affairs Dance music thumped across campus from Alpha Phi sorority just at 11:30 Sunday night. While quota was 34, Panhellenic after 10:30 Sunday night. and screaming women streamed out of the Council traditionally allows such quota additions. Pi house into Locust Street. Waving their sorority paddles, dancing and Beta Phi missed quota by one. Delta Gamma had 28 chanting. the women stopped their party only for passing cars. pledges. Delta Zeta had the fewest with 21. But the noise carried tension into the quiet lobby of Mason Hall. Once again, however, a significant number of women About 15 women sat clustered on the maroon couches. chatting anx found no home. The number of women who were cross A -- 36 iously. Senior Julie Egner, their rush counselor, walked in with a cut, or had no further invitations from chapters, totaled stack of envelopes. each one holding an invitation. Egner distributed 21 this year, up from 17 last year. Five were cut after the KAE> -- 36 the stack slowly. As they waited for the signal, women flipped the first round this year, while 12 were cut after second cards over, some jittered it in their hands, others held it up to the round. Unlik
SEE 80HNEn ""I a: 6 GRAPHIC BY LUCAS SNYDE R NEWS FEATURES Is the Winter Term party over? Behind the scenes On-campus requirement might be dropped / 3 Rho Chis give an inside picture of rush / 11 • •• • • • • ...... I • • •• • ...... THE DEIWJW ltIESMY, FEBfURY 13, 2001 _. THE DEPAUW O(.,~~~=~~WI~~ru~ES~D~~~,F~EB~~~A~~~13~,~200~I~f oJ \J - ______------u 1' i. ,.. , On~ampus Winter Term requirement may be lifted' 0.h/Ul
off campus. • "It is pouible that one of the For the first time in aver 10 aervice projects will be a first am us years, freshmen may again be year only project with upper Dates events look at what's going on around DePauw allowed to leave campus for class officers," Hollander said. from around DePauw Winter Term. "Other projects may be first Trio Concorde be games, food, gifts and Watson Forum at the Center A recent proposal by the year only, particularly if they 'J'OOII'1 for Contemporary Media. ...,. cnr 1iidI • prizes. For more informa Committee on Academic Policy are linked to a first-year semi .,s.rnr : RecItal visiIs toUy tion, contact Yuly Ng at There will also be a trip to and Planning, or CAPp, would nar." ~ • [email protected]. the Civic Theater to see lift the requirement that fresh If faculty pass CAPP's pro • 11 am Math CIA:Q..Un: fmnils b • "Crossing Delancey" on • The School of Music will men must remain on campus posal, there might be changes to Prines. I.h:IerMxld Mey, ITl1lhmaIX;s : present Trio Concorde in a Saturday. The cost is $1 per • for Wmter Thrm. If the faculty Wmter Thrm in Service project ~. .JUian ScierD! and Malle 1m recital of music by Yearbook retake person. Sign up in the passes the motion during its trips. There are currently five CerreI, n:xm 127. Beethoven and Dvorak in Campus Life office, which is March meeting, members of the project trips; one more has • tbn! p.m. W:men il ScierD! Wrdt the Performing Arts Center, photos on Feb. 23 located in the Union next three freshman classes will already been added for 2002. lkm Bltif. 1OCfl1231·232. Cattd Thompson Recital Hall Building, room 100. be allowed to journey off cam Hollander said that the sixth Brk¥!t
THE DEPAUW TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 OPIIII.7 , . . . - ,. Learn from Bengalis . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR studied different thingB, had different friends, Inclependelll different backgrounds, and different ideas about When I reduced to a life. There is nothing that assimilates a person in was in feeling of a house, and believe it or not, they are no differ Bangladesh, relief when assessment of rush unfair ent from independents. there were the timer rm not asking that you endorse the system. several peo goes off on About this time of year, all independents get a lit rm not even asking you to like it. What I am ask ple on my the station tle tired of hearing about "recruitment: ing is for you to base your judgement on some team who ary . bike. However, I was sorry to read some of the opin thing other than your uninformed biases, and wanted to The ions given by students in the Feb. 9 story by don't condemn something you know nothing THE DEPAUW EDITORIAL BOARD stay in progress we Maria Sandoval, "For independents, life goeII on about. NidleIIr Ev.Ins }cnrm Crum Saralldl shape. So used to see during rush: !IJITOIIN Oliff lWio\GING !IJITOI MAo'I\GING fDII'OIl they went as ' a result They denounce rush as "stupid" and "superfi Sara J. Grunden, byNieoIeHaIIett junior Ca5Iie Trueblood Todd FOO!C running of our phys- cial; saying that it "exploits a woman's appear alIEf aPt !IJITOI fltlll FllITO«IIf. 1FfII1D around the • ical labor arJI:A!; and that in a IIOI'Ority or fraternity "you orphanage has been lose your identity: on- are their opiniODl of every day, reduced toa the proce&8 and certainly they are entitled to something the people there series of numben: measur them, but the fact that all these quotes came Bem RevIsited Winter Term change not needed didn't understand at all. ing calories and metabolism. from freehmen, who are aJmost totally unaware They could conceive of run We feel thi, and think that ofwhat the Greek system is truly like and what In the Oct. 20, 2000 isaue ofTbe DePauw (yes, ning from danger or even by inventing more machines the recruitment process entails, dilIc:redited their I know October was a long time ago) John The Committee on Academic Policy and Planning (CAPP) running to get somewhere and by doing more pointless . pDIIitiODB. AhIen:, a sophomore, wrote a Letter to the Editor proposed an experimental period in which freshmen would quickly, but running in cir phy.ical exercise that it will Had I chosen not to rush as a freshman, per regarding the COIltroven:y surrounding Rabbi not be required to stay on campus for Winter Term. But dur cles for seemingly no reason get better. We think that if hape I would have held these same beliefi. From Buz 8ogage'a marijuana use with students. In it, ing this three-year period, freshmen would still be required at all? It baffled them. we just run a little bit faster outside, it certainly looIu: like a popularity coo he said: "Obvioualy the people involved in this to complete a Winter Term project. While giving freshmen I see the lame thing hap on the treadmill that we test, and in aome ways, it is. The contention that incident were just looking to have a good time more options may seem like a good idea, there are several pening on this campus might actually get some it is extJemely difficult to judge a penson'. per and not push it on anyone else. Don't we attend reasons not to pass this proposed plan. everyday. It bames me when where. aonality based solely on a five-minute conversa a 'liberal arts' univen:ity that teaches us 'diverse First of all, there has not been a major move by students people drive to the Lilly I envision a future in tion, is certainly true. However, that rush is and critical thinking'?" to change the program, as is admitted in the rationale Center to workout instead of which we don't have to move inherently wrong and that the greek system in It didn't aurprise me that by allowing Rabbi CAPP provides for adopting the proposal. In their research, walking. Let's face it, you at all, but simply have elec general is completely flawed is an uneducated 80gage to remain at DePauw the administration CAPP found that "there is no evidence of a call from the stu don't need a car on this cam trodes attached to our mus and unfair position. has led at least one student to bolieve that casu dent body to change the system." They also found that only pus. Everything il within a clel while virtual reality True, it is not right for everyone. It waan't al drug use is condoned by the University-pro 43% of students surveyed would have been interested in a CARTOON BY five-minute walk. But Itill plaYI through a headset. right for me. But at the same time, there are vided that those involved are just "looking to study or service project their freshman year and only 32% people pen:ist in driving to Then we would have all the benefits to the system that someone outside of it have a good time: The student also attributes felt they would have been ready for an internship. their classes, the Hub, the time in the world ·to simu would never know. the administration's decision to DePauw's teach Upperclass students in the survey also added that the best How powerful is a wheat cracker? Lilly Center, almost every late what we uaed to get for I went through the rush proceBB last year, ing of "diverse and critical thinking: A curioua part of on-campus Winter Term was that it unified the class. where. free. Now that's progreBB. from the inaide. I can tell you first hand that it's lesson to learn. So if few freshmen would be really interested in partici We have "progressed" to a In Bangladesh, I washed not about looks and money. It's not as superficial My freshman year, my resident assistant pating in off-campus Winter Term, why the need for change? I used to go to a Methodist another type of cracker? Is God point in which we have my clothes in the pond, I as it all seems. In fact, recruitment does not learned a different lesson. She was caught smok The rationale for the proposal states that, "We believe that church. Then I graduated from incapable of the feat, or are we machines that can do almost walked to the market, I begin in Feb., it starts in Aug. ing pot with a friend off campus and was imme first-year students will benefit from access to a wider range high school. It's been almost incapable of believing God will everything for us. Anyone lived without a computer, Upperclassmen get to know freshmen on diately fired. At the time, Alan Hill, then Dean of of Winter Term options." CAPP may believe that, but the four yeara since rve been back do it? Or more importantly, can who has used an automatic and I loved it. For the first sports teams, in classes, and in extrB-curricular Students, said she was fired for "failing to meet voice of the students does not seem to support that claim at but I hear it's still there. That's do it? can-crusher or electronic time ever, I felt alive. The activities, and then they take the names of those the full requirements of the job JIOIIition" (The all. But this is not the first time a faculty committee has good. 1b me, faith is a concept sprinkler system. can attest people there are self-reliant, freshmen back to the houaes. They do this DePauw, April 8, 1997). I doubt that uaing drugs ignored the wishes of students and decided to do what it My church wasn't just a grounded in the world of to that. We say that these resourceful, and close to because they reaJgnize that five minutes during with students under your supervision meets the thought best-one need only look at the recent debacle over pretty place to compare our absolutes. If I can't believe in machines save us time, and nature. Bengalis don't rely first round is not enough time to get to know a full requirements of a DePauw professor either. the re-scheduling of fall break. That decision, like this one, best clothes, though it served everything that cannot be they do. My car saves me on machines to get things person. That five minutes muat be built upon the I know Rabbi Bogage. He is a nice person who ...... time by allowing me to get to done. They laughed at us experiences that other girls have had with the was forthright about his indiscretion and sorry is in the best interests of the faculty, not students. More that purpose very well. I proven, then what good is trips and more service projects mean more faculty can be learned some imljrtant things faith? Putting guidelines and the Lilly Center in 30 sec when we would put on our rushee outside of rush. Deciding which girls to for it. But so was my RA. relieved of having to teach on campus projects. in that church. learned God by Scott Weavu limits on IOmethlng like faith onds flat. It saves me so apecial clothes and go out for invite back is not an uninformed decision and it's If DePauw truly wants to become the Perhaps the biggest problems with the new proposal are didn't like untucked shirta, 10ft of murden: the whole idea. much time that I then have our morning jog. not based on hair-doa or twin-sets. "Harvard of the Midwest" the administration logistical ones. The Winter Term office has already taken running, or jokes about my on the matter excludes any Doesn't it? time to walk on a treadmill "Sistah," they would say, And you don't lose your identity in a sorority muat hold its employees to the same standards of great strides in increasing the funds available to those stu Sunday school teacher. All very substitution of the communion Faith is abstract; crackel'll for half an hour. "Why you want to run in cir or fraternity. I didn't become my house. It's like a conduct it holds its students. After all, if students dents who wish to do service projects and other trips. And relevant &tuft'in the real world. wafer. Their message? Sorry are not. Faith is an idea that Hmm. Exactly how did I cles?" Good question. club; when you join a club you are still an indi can't learn from those that teach them, who are yet there is still not enough money to go around. What hap I also learned a lot about girl, the body of our Savior surrounds us, supports us, save time again? vidual within that club. And, of course, there are they supposed to learn from? pens when we add freshmen to the pool of those seeki~g faith - believing in the comes in ooly one flavor. . aometimes even 1ifts us from Not only that, the satis Nicok Halku is a junior (rom other individuals within the same club, which is financial assistance? As the proposal itself states, "This unseen, centering your life on This is the same Church the evils of the world and sets faction that we used to get BIoomi/ll1tOn. Ind. the best part of being involved. When I was still Kenney Marlatt '00 funding is not secured at the moment." Where will the something that cannot be that teaches ua that the wine ua down on concrete ground. from physical labor has been a member of the house, I met 99 other individu money come from? proven. As an Engliah ml\ior, and the wafer actually become Pretty wonderful power for an als who decorated their rooms in different ways, If the money is not secured, there is a much bigger prob rve found my GPA is inherent the blood and body of Christ the idea, something we1l never lem than exists now. Either upperclassmen or freshmen ly tied to this concept. moment it is consumed. touch or see. will have to be turned away. First-year students will not Faith is strong stuft'. People Millions of people do this daily. Crackers, they usually rest have a wealth of new options-unless they can pay for those die for it, some live on it. We all The vehicle that drives this rit on a plate. We eat them. We can PHcmtPINION: What should be the biggest issue in the campus election? options themselves. believe in something that right ual and gives it its meaning even break them. How is it the Furthermore, there is little time to prepare freshmen for angled, algebraic logic can't and religioua significance? something so stale and weak off-campus projects. Most projects are filled in the spring prove. Faith. something 80 concrete and before freshmen ever arrive on campus. Initial payments That's why I was amazed to There's no way to prove this worldly - as a cracker is more are dile in early October. hear the story of the Catholic metaphysical transformation. powerful than faith? Our faith There is no need to change the current Winter Term sys Church and a five-year old girl. People believe it because ... well, holds ua up in times when we tem that drastically. Most students look back on their first 1Ums out a little girl wants to they believe it because they've have nothing left to support ua. year of on-campus Winter Term fondly. In addition, several take her first communion, the been told it's true. God has A cracker holds cheese. obstacles are in the way of such a big change. Those obsta wine and the wafer. Here'a the made it so, a beautiful example I guess this didn't trouble cles are not worth dodging in the absence of any real need rub: she's allergic to wheat of pure faith. In religion, faith the five-year old girl. She sim for change. products. . has no bounds. ply went to it Methodist church, Simple solution to all this, Why is the Catholic Church received communion with a rice "Students should have a "We want our money back! "Female rush. Tho many "1 caught pneumonia stand- "It's important that students right? Substitute a rice-based putting up the equivalent of cracker, and had enough faith strong voice in schedu/{ing} The meal plan at the hub girls get cut. Send them to ing outside my dorm smok· are aware of their peer leaders cracker for the body of Christ, electric fences on faith? EDlt'ORIAL POLICY that no matter the flavor, God decisions, especially rips us off. 1 have only made SAE." ing because we can't smoke and realize the importance of - the little girl takes her first If faith dictates that a sim was with her. Tell her to bring TIlt DoPMM b .. ~ f; idwIIIj...... ,t end TIlt DoPMM ...... foIfIrs " till _. communion and faith heals all ple cracker - made from regarding Thanksgiving and it to breakfast twice. 1 have inside! 1 mean, come on." voting. 1 think the Fall Break ...... _.TIlt .... __ ~ ... bo\l:lld .... "tftIII ... lIIIInIIod ... nice clothes for Sunday. lost over $400 on breakfast _ do naI ~ IIIoct tt.. .. DoPIIIW CGf1lIIIIIf cIisII. IiII1Id and ~ I¥ till wounds (and allergies). Seems Wheat, incidentally - can be fall breaks." issue is a big one that needs Unt.otrsJty or til. Studtnt P.ubflcllfon. aoonS. outhor's .... ond phone numbor. 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BY DUKE WRI GHT Polential new members stride the walkway 01 Kappa Alpha Theta Sunday aHemOOl1 lor their last round 01 rush. During first round, the women going throup rush had to deal not only with their nerves but with the weather as well. Senior Katherine Brambl stands with freshmen women on the sidewalk outside Kappa Kappa Gamma as the soror· ity chants. --_. ---~.--- - -. . -- - THE DEPAlNI TUESOO. FEIIfIUARV 13. 2001 IU1t • II , , Memoirs of a North uad rho Chi by Sara Bell kickoff, start leating-and re-Ieating-all 260-some I guarantee you saw us rUlhees in alphabetical this weekend-the yellow order. shirted, clipboard-weilding 8:29 Rho chis lead women herding rushees rushees to first house par • from house to house like ties. I am assigned to sit in sheepdogs in black fleece. Mason to direct lost fresh Black History Month events Freshmen revered our men to the appropriate advice, recruitment chairs house. feared our watches and 7:00 And it starts. Amid earc In~ planned, loek parlicipation actives envied our freedom. chants of "Gimme an 'A'!", I Think being a recruitment cozy up for my date with counselor is all about seminar. walkie-talkies and secret 7:34 Fall asleep on affiliations? I think not. Mason lobby couch for SU This is my story. 9:45 First few rushees burst into lobby smiling after first three rounds. by Mary Louise Crump sponsored dance, the University, is also coming to Thursday, February 8 Revitalized, I haul my head Player's Ball, this weekend campus. Wiggins' speech, 5:06 5:05:56, 57, 58, 59, off of a throw pi1\ow and With the commencement at the Elk's Lodge. "The Word and the 5:06:00 ... Amy Trauernicht, take notes on which houses of February comes the start Although AAAS cele Movement: A Comparative Panhellenic president have the best food. of Black History Month. brates black history continu Look at the Preaching Styles counts the seconds as rush 11:00 Head to Rector 4 to This month provides ously throughout the year, of Martin Luther King, Jr. counselors synchronize with gossip with the sophomores. DePauw a special time to there are a number of events and Malcolm X and the official Panhel time. Cheers 2:45 a.m. Kick myself for celebrate the blacks who planned for this month Impact of Their Oratorical erupt as we learn what all not going to bed earlier. Set make up seven percent of specifically.. The organiza Styles on American Racism," those little buttons on our alarm for 7a.m. so I can the current student body. tion is sponsoring several is sponsored by the DePauw watches do. study for tomorrow's Latin PHOTO BY RENITA UlCHTY Through organizations such speakers on African department of Black 5:10 Pick up schedules and French tests before for the evening and grab North Quad recruitment counselors, seniors Julie Eaner and Sara Bell. give last-minute advice to potential new as the Association of Mrican American issues. Yesterday Studies. Dr. Wiggins resume class. members before the advent of sorority recruitment Thursday night. American Students (AAAS), Denene Millner and Nick includes publishing not only free Subway dinner. I eat the Office of Multicultural Chiles gave a talk called books, but also monographs, two sandwiches. Since I've Friday, February 9 11132-153 in front of Delta Order the Papa John's two- Mason 4 rushee's room and Affairs, and the Black "What Brothers Think, reviews, journal, newspaper, been banished from my 7:40 a.m. Urn... yeah. Gamma, the first of the larges-for-$11.99 special graciously accept some Studies Department, there What Sistahs Know." and magazine articles. His house until Monday, who Scratch that studying thing. night's five houses. Pose in and leave no piece empty floor space. Trek back are many ways for everyone The pair gave an amusing areas of expertise include knows when, where or what 11:15 Finally get out of official rho chi stance, clip untouched. over to the UB to turn in on campus to be involved. and illuminating look at the such varied subjects as my next meal will be. French class after realizing board in hand, for newspa 2:01 a.m. Head up to Rector house infraction sheets to differences between male blacks in sports, emancipa 5:34 Partner Julie Egner I wrote my in-class essay in per photo shool. 4 to crash for the night. End greek affairs. The minority opinion and female perspectives on tion celebrations, and reli and I round up our conglom Espanglish. Decide to go 6-10:45 Walk aimlessly up crashing a party in our 2:15-2:51 Stalk Panhel offi In spite of DePauw's dating, relationships and gion. eration of 25 rushees from back to bed and start the through five parties, munch host room instead. Julie and cers for news of first cross effort to make life for minor love, and provided an honest Mason, Rector, Anderson day over again. ing on chocolate covered I grab sleeping bags and cuts. We have two. Discuss ity students the same as it is look at African-American and Bloomington Street 3:20 p.m. Grab a candy bar pretzels and caramel brown contact cases and begin the the best way to tell those for the majority, many relationships. halls and two alternative for a late lunch. Can't spoil ies and eavesdropping on first of the weekend's sever sophomores that their last minority students feel that it The "Tucker E. Wilson houses. We trek across the my dinner of cookies an~ chit-chat. I love this job. al nomadic quests for an is not enough. Freshman Lecture Series," boasts street to the Union Building cake on rounds. 10:47 Mass gossip session empty bed. Danitra Edmond explained for the official recruitment 5:45 Organize rushees speaker Jason B. Small, a in the Mason TV lounge. 2:05 Wander into a su; RHO CIII PAGE 12 that though she is grateful Rhodes Scholar and 1995 for organizations such as DePauw graduate, who prac AAAS and Gospel Choir, it is tices law in Maryland. Small sometimes hard to be one of will discuss life after the minority, both racially DePauw and the benefits of Men's rush counselor reviews traditions and otherwise. career services and graduate "The campus lacks balance school. because it is so heavily There is also a special by Kyle 1. Gregor Such a fine impression quick freshmen with hot cocoa as Pablito and I with warm something to think about greek," she said. "Students essay contest on the status ly brought back the sensation the entered for second round. couches and fresh food and beside beer and women, but need to remember to be of American public educa My favorite chant has still of being a freshmen on this The tiki torches lining the beverages; enough to divert those topics never strayed too understanding, accepting, tion. Participants who got to be "Get up!" clap, clap, campus; the ultimate ego houses provided little heat us from the doldrums of their far from the minds of either and open." would like to win one of the clap, "Go Betal" clap, clap, boosting, sausage-festival we for the freshmen as they hud intense skits and speeches. of the parties. When the Freshman Shunta Lee three prizes must answer clap. It was my first impres call rush. dled together waiting with To put it simply, rush was doors closed on the final said she believes that the questions about whether or sion of rush roughly four The freshmen men were their hands in their pockets. overwhelming. Given a full round of rush, the beer was campus simply needs to not the public education sys years ago, as I stood with my welcomed by every house, by The men filled the time semester to observe and tapped and the men on both come together, and make the tem in the United States rush counselors outside Beta every greek male for that with gossip over the last experience fraternity life, sides waited eagerly to hear Black History Month events needs to be reformed. They Theta Pi on a bracing matter, to the wonders of the houses' nonsense and the first-year students were able the results from the a priority, instead of simply must then explain how they October evening. Now greek system. From charter next houses' pretense, pon to establish pre-rush concep Interfraternity Council having them go on a calen would restructure the sys DePauw's tradition of myth ing a submarine down the dering if they could call tions with their own eyes. hounds. And when they dar but not really have an tem so that it would create and mayhem has migrated to Mississippi for Mardi Gras, either place home for the The formal rush experience came, the gossip began impact on the campus as a equal opportunities for high the winter months. to a spring formal in a blimp, next three years-good ther seemed to dull those impres again. whole. er education or how the cur Contrary to my sultry the freshmen had much to apy for the cold in their ears. sions as the energy from each After telling the freshmen "There are enough organi rent system helped them to rush experience, freshmen see through. As their rush As a rush counselor, I felt house painted a new picture one by one in the dorms, we zations for African American achieve their academic now don their warmer gar~ counselor, it was my sad duty privileged to enter the houses for the rushees. The decision watched as they yelled and students and enough activi goals. The winners' will be ments to brave winter for to inform a group of freshmen early on "official business," to cut from 11 to five was jumped around their floors ties," she said. "The main announced at the "On the greek affiliation. But in this that Sigma Chi really isn't but in all honesty I was just more of a challenge than with their smiling RAs. With problem is participation." Shoulders of Our Ancestors year's dramatic contest the taking Apache helicopters to avoiding frostbite and a expected for many freshmen; all said and done, the fresh Reception," which will honor winter cold was no match for Alaska for a spring informal, numb chin. On one occasion, evidence of strong first men were more than ready to Events to anticipate heroes who have greatly con DePauw fraternity enthusi but I wasn't sure about Phi Phi Kappa Psi senior Nick rounds of the houses. But in trade handshaking for pod· Most black students are tributed to African American asm. Delta Theta's formal in Bowles even offered me a their second and third dIe spanking, as they bolted planning to participate in at history. As usual the houses were Holland. blanket to stay warm. Not to rounds, houses aimed to tone across campus as pledges of least one of the events William H. Wiggins, Jr., at their finest. You could still The cold weather was not mention the gracious hospi down the hype in an attempt DePauw's greek system, the planned for the month; author and professor of smell the fresh paint on the anticipated by most, but tality of Delta Tau Delta, to present the responsible, University's best method of many said they are particu African American Studies Ni~k ~hiles and Denene Miller disc~ss love, sex, and relationships with students last ni&llt in the Union walls as you walked through Sigma Alpha Epsilon did a SAE, and Alpha Tau Omega, congenial side of frat life. retention. larly excited about the AAAS and Folklore at Indiana BUilding Ballroom. The talk was entitled "What Brothers Think, What Sistahs Know." the neatly organized houses. nice job accommodating who all welcomed Rho Chi This approach provided 12 FEATUIEI TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 THE DEPAUW THE DEPAUW TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 lPOIIill3 0G fi 71 oudfechs make light of the opera, backstage strip show • by Leah Rajter mistake easily remedied with the help Summer Camp "'I of the 'back' button that allows us to "Casualty! An M&M is MIA!!I" travel to "The Land of Cues We "Dive I Find itl" Missed." Ins brief look at whnt's going on Although cast apd ,Budience mem But the serious moments are few bers alike think the opera techni and far between. The technicians Jobs in California cians' headsets are used for, well, spend most of the show trying to pick I •• • ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• technical conversation, things are sel up WGRE-FM on the headsets, dom what they seem. After weeks and singing along with the orchestra, and Rose-Hulman ties for #1 ranking in weeks of hearing the opera tunes, the having outrageously wild candy fights Kennolyn Camps is looking for energetiC, opera crew is amazingly similar to the in the tech booth. The high point of SCAC . H.M.S. Pinafore, but with heartfelt the show, however, had to be the first On Sunday Rose-Hulman's men's basketball team traveled to Texas to take lyrics that have no rival: "Li-iiiiiii- time the actors playing Rafe and motivated staff to make a difference ·in on Trinity. Trinity, fresh off their loss to DePauw on Friday, came ready to ights 47, 48, 49, 50 Captain Corcoran switched costumes play. The Trinity Tigers, ranked fifth in the SCAC, played tough, taking the standBVYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!" in the wings where backstage tech Engineers to triple overtime. The Engineers escaped with an 84-83 win. The "Taaaake a big step downstage for freshman Kelly Luurtsema was work the lives of our cempers. game was the first triple overtime game to occur in the SCAC. The Engineers' me!" ing, unaware of thei r intention to dis victory, combined with first place Millsaps College's los8 to Centre College 75- Even the technicians do have their robe. After a long pause, she broke in 71 places Rose-Hulman in a tie for first place in the conference. moments of seriousness. Take opon and whispered in utter confusion, ing night for example. There were at "Uh, guys, is there supposed to be a least five minutes of completely dead strip show back here?" Counselon .n~ inmudorl r.'. Trini~ ranked in Sears Cup standings air when the scrim, a transparent Each night was a little different. After tlie fall season, the Trinity athletic department is ranked fourth in screen that makes the cast members We even made up our own little titles tor _~ incIu~ing: the Div. III Sears Director's Cups standings. The Sears Cup is an award look like silhouettes, was stuck on a for most of the characters. given to schools that achieve success in many sports. Points are given based ladder 25 feet above the stage, leaving "Captain Corcoran: More names SwiMMIns, ropel coune, horsehck rWing, cer•• lcl, on standings at the NCAA championships. The champion of each division, the crew completely unable to raise it. than a baby dictionary." (This stems who receives a Waterford Crystal trophy from Sears, is the university with The day was saved by the fearless from Sir Joseph's inability to remem the highest score. Trinity has 205 points in the Div. 1Il category based on technical director of the PAC, (Byron ber the word "Corcoran", resulting in fencing, phot.,.phf, .n~ II'.., II"'. their finishes in football, men's soccer, and women's volleyball. Craft, a.k.a. Spiderman) hurling him everything from Captain Caviar to self up into the darkness above the Captain Cottonswab.) • stage to unstick it manually. Silence "Sir Joseph: '!\vo words, nine let On-campus interviews Baseball and Softball have begun In reigned over the headsets. ters, and more women than Justin Aside from the scrim difficulties, Timberlake." (The ladies' man of the Wednesday, Feb. 14th. Call 831 479 6714 the SCAC however, the most serious problem high seas never leaves home without or e-mail [email protected]. Two baseball teams have already started play in the SCAC. Millsaps was tracking down runaway props his adoring entourage of sisters, College has a 2-0 record, with both wins coming off Rhodes College. and double-punching light cues. A cousins, and aunts.) Check out our website Oglethorpe College (0-1) lost to La Grange College. In softball, Trinity double-punch happens when the light Everyone talks about cast bonding, PHOTO BY RENITA lIICHTY University is off to good start with two wins over Concordia University in board operator hits the "go" button but no one realizes that the crew also www.kennolyn.com. Texas. twice instead of once and skips ahead becomes close, through lost food and Freshman Amy Baumprtner ICIjusu sound equipment FricllY nitht before H.M.S. Pinafore a cue, causing an entirely wrong set of lost minds. And M&Ms. starts. -compiled from www.SCAC-online.org lights to come up on stage. This is a
5:02 Illegal dinner trip to Longden RHO CHI dining hall with R.A. buddy. Fall in FROM I'AGE II love all over again with the ice cream Financial Aid Awareness machine. chance to go greek is now gone. 5:55 Sneak back to floor/quad duty. 2:53 Sneak back up to Mason 4. Prepare for another rousing evening Curl up in Campbell's Soup Kids with French, Latin and seminar. Month sleeping bag to re-energize. 7:30 Sophomore rushee delivers munchies from the Hub. Promise my Saturday, February 10 waistline I won't eat them. 6:10 a,m. No one should be up this 7:51 Throw the half-full bag across early. lobby. Jog between Mason 1 and 4 a • Submit FAFSA by 6:16 Throw on as many clothes as few times. possible and head back to UB. Rho ll)o.3().12:35 Anguished rushees Deadlines - March 1 chis look like walking death. "I feel start trickling in. Order .Marv's to like I have drool hanging off the side of make them feel better. Indiana Residents; Aprill my mouth, but I don't notice it or even 2:58 a,m. Borrow R.A. buddy's bed care," says Julie. again. Weigh consequences of ski p 6:28 First five cross-cuts read. Rho ping the meeting in two-and-a-half .out-of-state chis gasp. hours. 6:48 Take second round invitations • Complete DPU Need back to floor/quad. Start dragging Sunday, February 11 PHOTO BY EUlABETH PORTER rushees out of bed to bubble in their 5:32 a.m.. Sleepwalk to VB. Eyes fly The women of Hogate 4 gather in the common area of suite 4A Sunday to receive their bid Based Application top five choices. open at the sight of four purple "Post cards. 8:48 All invitations completed with Its of death" on Mason's invitation just minutes to spare. Return cards to folder. Mourn our next four cross-cuts. and wait in dread by the cell phone for Mason lobby to match house cheers UB; pray for guidance before con 7:40 Throw on cleanest clothes and bad news calls from Panhe!. erupting outside. Seventeen new • Submit copies of year fronting cross-cut girls. shiver all the way to Mass. Sing extra 6:60-6:47 Illegal dinner date with my greeks run to greet their new sisters 9:36 Sophomore/rho chi pajama loud to stay awake. sorority sisters. More pizza is waiting as we breathe a final sigh ofrelief. 2000 income tax returns party at the Monon Grill. 9:45-11:20 Greatest power nap of my at Mason. I have some for dessert. 11:06 Breeze past Alpha Phi, Kappa 12:05 p.m. Curl up like a refugee on entire life. 9:34 Cell phone rings. Julie and I Kappa Gamma and an empty South Mason lobby couch. 12:15 p.m. Distribute pref round try to pull ourselves together before Quad. I break into a run at the sound • Need Help? Attend 3:20 Wake up in an R.A. friend's schedules; report to Delta Zeta for breaking the news to another cross of my name and don't stop until I room. Don't quite remember how I got final timing duties. Nearly cry while cut sophomore. reach the swarm of outstretched arms. workshops Thursdays, 1 there. watching their ceremony, knowing I'm 10:40 Stir-crazy freshmen help 4:07:00 Synchronize watch to Panhel missing my last opportunity to see my round up all remaining rushees. Julie Sweet home, Delta Gamma. time again. Distribute second round own house's pref round. pirates the first batch of bid cards Finally, I'm coming home to you. PM 109 East College or schedules to ribbed-knit, vinyl-clad 3:50·6:16 Counsel bewildered from greek affairs. rushees. rushees. 'fum in final preference cards 11)0.50 Squeals echo through the call Financial Aid, x4030 THEDEMIN THE DEPAUW TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 _.11'11 PRESIDENT'S < . FROM PACE 16 Tigers two away fr~m top spot in SCAC two years ago to cata· own bed, rather than in pult them over the relt a hotel,· Thomas said. by Todd Morgan without fouling," Fenlon said. Broering commented within a 12-point margin and of the conference to an MEN'S DePauw rol1ed to a win. Junior Joe The bench, a strong point this insurmountable lead that when the track The task is simple. weekend, finished the game off as team traveled to Texas Nixon paced the Tigers with 22 after hosting the con· Do Bomething that you have only BASKETBALL points and seven rebounds. DePauw took the decision. With the ference's Spring Sports for the sports festival done once-Win two Southern win, the Tigers are now 16-6 overal1 , three years ago, the Nixon, who is now only eight Festival in San Collegiate Athletic Conference road DePauw 70 points shy of 1000 for his career, was with a 10,5 record in the SCAC. Antonio. However, with distance runners were games in one weekend and beat Trinity 58 held to four by Southwestern on The Tigers were able to win the home field advantage negatively affected by Trinity University on their home game despite a 17'point game from the hot, humid weath Sunday, but his teammates, led by and a defending confer· court. Welcome to the mission of the sophomore Joe Ringger, picked him Southwestern sophomore Mike ence champion track er. However, she hRS DePauw men's basketball team this up. Dunleavy. Friday night, Trinity's team, DePauw is hop· confidence that the past weekend. . DePauw 69 "We are tough when we play Quintin Mason, 1999-2000's SCAC ing to turn the tables track and ' field team Two words: mission accomplished. Southwestern 55 together and make plays," said player of the year, put up 14. this year. can bring home anoth This is exactly the feat that the Fenlon. However, it is not the .performance of Athletic director er conference champi Tigers pulled off over the weekend, to-back three pointers from first Ringger led an inside attack dur the stars of the teams that concerns Page Cotton has onship and add to sweeping conference road games year guard Matt K1eymeyer. ing the Southwestern game, scoring Fenlon. repeatedly said that DePauw's points in the against the Texas twosome of Trinity " [K1eymeyer) has not shot the ball 20 points on six of 14 shooting. "The big guys can get their holding the festival in race for the cup. , and Southwestern University. The like we think he can shoot," Head "We talked about getting it inside points," Fenlon said, "just as long as Greencastle will be an ·We know what it's two wins moved the Tigers within coach Bill Fenlon said. "I thought and 1 thought that we did a good job the rest of the players don't chip in advantage for all the like to win and hopeful two victories of a first place confer that was a great contribution that of that," Fenlon said. with too much . Look at everybody teams. The weather ly we can keep it up ." ence finish, with only three home he made but more importantly I Ringger credited his teammate's else - there is no one else in double seems to be the big Broering said. games left. think that it may have gotten him ability to feed the bal1 down low. figures." iSlue that divides com· McGuffey said that The road trip started Friday night ofT the slide." "I think that we put an emphasis The most important factor is the petitors in all apring the Ipring Sportl teams in San Antonio against a Trinity Kleymeyer concurred that his on getting the ball into the post and fact that the team has now found a sports. Many believe are only beginning to Tiger team that DePauw had game has not been top notch at all making plays ... and the guys did a way to win on the road , DePauw that the more tepid realize the importance trounced at home in January, That times, but that the shots helped him better job passing it in. The guys did started this season with a 1-4 record weather in Greencastle of their position and was the first time that DePauw has mentally. a pretty good job of passing it back in conference road games and has will be a determining are mentally prepared beat Trinity. 0 n "I shot the ball with confidence out, and it helped our offense," now closed out .their road schedule .factor when it com .. to to compete . this go 'round, DePauw came away and I have been struggling with con Ringger said. with four consecutive wins. the home team's suc· I don't think a lot of with a 70-58 win . Finishing out the fidence," Kleymeyer said. "I just Ringger and the offense was not "I think we've got more confidence ceSB. athleteB know what weekend, the Tigers pulled ahead of went out and had fun . I didn't think the only thing getting the job done playing on the road. We did what we Junior tennil player (winning the Southwestern with a final score of about shooting the ball, 1 just shot as the Tigers put up another double had to do to win the game on the DUltin Thom.. il not Prelidlnt'l Trophy) 69-55. when I was open, and 1 think that digit performance in steals with 11. road, which wasn't the case at 10 sure .because of meanl,· he said. On Friday, Trinity junior Matt really helped." Fenlon said that despite the statis Oglethorpe, or Centre," Fenlon said. Trinity's extenBive McGuffey said that Zahn hit a jumper six minutes into After the run, the defense stepped tics, he was not 100 percent in awe This Thursday the team faces ofT travel Ichedule. Thil he hal Hen how impor the contest to pull them within a up for DePauw, getting 12 steals of his defense's performance. against Rose·Hulman, who is cur mean. that pOI Bible tant winning the con point of DePauw. But, over the next during the course of the game, led by "I wasn't as pleased with our rently tied for first place in the cold weather may not ference championship 10 minutes and six seconds, DePauw freshman guard Jon Owens' four, defense [Sunday) as 1 was Friday, SCAC. be as foreign to the il to the coaches, and went on a 20-2 run, keyed by back- Trinity never got the game back but I thought that we defended wel1 Texans as some might that hal made his think, delire that much "I think (the advan· greater. tage) will be more from TIGERS The DePauw Tigers claimed team to 7-14 and 5-9 in SCAC. win in the next three games. prove ourselves in conference." the comfort. of home, FROM PAGE 16 another road victory with a 72- DePauw's triumphant weekend "We want to win them all and like Ileeping in your 53 win over Southwestern. keeps them the queen's of the Trinity had poor shooting DePauw had another slow firSt conference throne. The Tigers from the field on their home half, with only a three-point have an 18-4 record for the sea TAU DELTA PI LOWS court, shooting only 31 percent lead over the Pirates at the half. son and a 13-2 record in the con to DePauw's 55 percent. One Sophomore forward ference, with only three games ITS NEW MEMBERS! Trinity player !lid not have trou Meredith Miles led DePauw left. The DePauw would like to remjnd faculty members ble with shooting; star player with 14 points, MacKay "[This was our) last road trip. Megan Selmon led all scorers dropped in 12, Rush and sopho We focused on playing strong, with 18 points. more Kim Weigle chipped in 11 They were huge games and we that surveys, during February's faculty meet.. DePauw advanced into points each. Dana Ferguson, played well" said MacKay. Sunday's .. gl!me _ against sophomore guard, controlled And if the road wins weren't Southwestern with a SCAC the rebounds for the game. She enough for DePauw, the iDg and d'8bibu~ Ia,t week,·are due.Feb• .:B ,.:; SeDCI. record of 12-2 and a combined finished the game with career University of the South tally ofl7-4. Trinity dropped to high 14 rebounds. ' Sewanee, the only team to be questions thedepauw81llOdepauw.edu . . 14-6 and 8-5 in the Conference. The Pirate's loss drops the behind DePauw in league to standings lost over the week end . Sewanee fell to Oglethorpe University, 86-82, to fall in con ference standings. DePauw will close the regu We would like to thank you for your time in helping lar season with three home games, . On Thursday, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology us to your perspective. (5-17 and 2-13 in SCAC) will face the Tigers, The tip off is 6p.m .. The team will have a full week off from games until they face Sewanee on Feb. 22 and then will close out the season at Neal Fieldhouse against Centre _---... ;:..----:---,;-:-;~~~~~~~~~~ College. Both games will start Fraternities I Sororities at 6p.m .. Sewanee stands with I a 14-7 overall record and 104 in The Clubs Student Groups SCAC. Overall, Centre is at 16- DePauw Earn SI,OOO·S2,OOO this semester with the easy 5 on the season and 104 in con- Campusfundraiser.com three hour fundraising event. PHOTO ference. x5972 No sales required. Fundraising dates are filling quickly, Fit' ..... m.r 111ft) ...... tI ....Dmort ....l1'li Mtrtdllh MacKay and the team won't so call today! Contact Campusfundraiscr.com at .... fn1' nn ..... Tltny...... " •• settle for anything less than a (888) 923-3238, or visit www.campusfundraiseLcom, TUUDAY, FUlUAIY Il, 2001 IWfIlI !;1I1
DePauw has chance at Presidenfs Cup
by Stan Jastrzebski teams lead their Texas counterparts Trinity, who has won the the swimming conference champi 140-110, while the women hold a President's Cup for the past six onships, hosted by Trinity. Thus far The DePauw football team might slim 10 point lead, at 140-130. years, is DePauw's biggest competi in the season, DePauw has the best not be the only victors to take home These numbers tor. Yet it seems time in 10 of the 19 women's swim a bell this year. The President's include only the that their streak ming events and 13 of the 19 men's Cup, the highest prize in the men's and could come to an events, as well as sweeping the top Southern Collegiate Athletic women's soccer, end. DePauw, places in all men's diving categories Conference and another 300-pound football, men's ''We know what with its current and half of the women's. Also railroad bell, is well within the and women's lead and success adding to DePauw's advantage is reach of DePauw athletes. cross country and to ful winter season the position of the men's team as The trophy was presented to the volleyball sched irs like win is in prime posi defending conference champions. SCAC bv th£' Norfolk and Western ules, and has yet tion. The deciding Senior diver Beth Broering, who Railroad, and is a symbol of acade· to account fur uny and hopefully fa ctor will proba- al so competl!S for the track team. mic excellence that rotates yearly. winter or spring 1)ly be the outcumt' fi·p ls that h(' 1' t('[lm ha s the ahility And if the season ended today for sports. of the Spri ng to bring DePaulV on e step cluse r to DePauw's athletic department, the If the stand we can keep it Sports F' esti val. the pri ll'. sports teams would have made hi s· i ngs hold up from whi ch De Pauw is "lflVe arc able to di ve as l\'l' have to ry. Th e Ti ger teams of the fall sea· now until the end hosting this year. a ll season . lV e'll be fin e," Broel'i nl( son have put the school in position of the season for up" "Trinity has sa id . to win its first ever Presid ent's Cup both bas ketball to cOlll e to a ll I' Onee sWllllmlll g co nfere nce a nrl it appears that the winter tenm s , DePauw Ryan McGuffey, hOll s!' a nd take it wraps lip, and the hasket.b all ten ms teams are following in their foot will expand its senior I t he conference fini s h their season, the s pring steps. points lead to 65 c hampion s hip, teams will bring the race to a close. The prize is given each year to points, DePauw from us," said Trinity used a strong spring seasun the school garnering the most teams lead senior track and points combined in all athletic Trinity teams in both men's and footba 11 tea m member Ryan events. After the fall season, women's basketball, and the women McGuffey. DePauw leads Trinity by a com have a comfortable first place posi Before launching into the spring su; ",\I;': bined score of 280-240.The men's tion, season, however, DePauw looks to PIlESIJ)EN'rS 14 Two for the road Women's basketball wins in 7exas
by Maggie Doherty MacKay scored 13 of her 17 points in the second half. The Lone Star State did not Possession of the ball continually stand a chance against the 13th changed during the game. DePauw ranked team in Div. III women's had 13 turnovers in the first half. basketball last weekend. The Tigers only had two turnovers The DePauw Tigers, still ranked to finish out the second half. Trinity first in the Southern Collegiate totaled 19 turnovers. Athletic Conference, swept Texas "We'll be working on possession with key conference wins against this week," freshman guard Tria Trinity University and Yoder said. Southwestern University. Both At the half, DePauw led by only teams previously fell victim to four, with the slow first half ending DePauw earlier in the season when with a tally of 25-21. However, the the opponents met the Tigers on team emerged from the locker room their undefeated home court at the with an explosive second half. Lily Center. Junior Lindsey Rush followed Trinity felt the pain of the loss as the punch of MacKay's 17 points junior guard Sarah MacKay led the with 15 points of her own. Tigers with the victory by racking PHCIO BY MAGGIE DOHERTY out 17 points. DePauw crushed the Freshman Annie Reifsnyder and sophomore Meredith Miles fight for position in the paint 1',\(;': Trinity Tigers with a score of 61-48. su; TIGERS 15 during practice this week.