Former University Professor Akshat Vyas Arrested
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pages 6&7 TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 2014 Indiana’s Oldest College Newspaper VOL. 162, ISSUE 44 Hot water to fully return next week after repair work to steam pipe their typical 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. work schedule. By KEVIN KILLEEN “When we do locate it and isolate it, we’ll [email protected] just have to fit a new piece underground and weld it together,” Ruark said. Residents of Lucy Rowland Hall and Mason As of yesterday, Ruark said the repair team Hall should be expecting another day or two has not found the leak, but is optimistic they of intermittent hot water as Facilities Manage- will locate it today. Regardless of whether they ment wraps up repair work on a leaky steam locate it today, Ruark said there will be hot wa- pipe on the south side of East College. ter all weekend. The repair has left the academic buildings However, first-year Stephen Johnson said of Harrison Hall, Asbury Hall and Roy O. West he was frustrated with the situation because he Library in the Holton Memorial Quadrangle wasn’t prepared for the icy water. and East College without steam based services, “I went back to Lucy expecting a nice hot which include heat not only for the water but shower, but instead was greeted with a wall also the building as a whole. of stinging cold water all over my face,” John- “Our goal is to be finished early next week,” son said. “It made me feel very upset and very said Jim Ruark, assistant director of Facilities cold.” Management. Sophomore John Lucciola recalls another The steam pipe used to create hot water for time that hot water has not been available in students began leaking more steam than usual the residence halls. Tuesday of this week. Facilities Management “Last year in South Quad, they shut off our briefed students on the situation with an email hot water because of construction,” Luccioia Wednesday afternoon, explaining that repairs said. “It’s very frustrating.” would begin Thursday morning and leave resi- Ruark admitted that leaks are not unusual dents with “intermittent” hot water until they in a steam-oriented hot water system, but in- fix it in “three working days.” As a result of the sists that it is the most economical way to make Facilities management has had to sporadically shut off hot water to Mason and Lucy as it began weekend, the work will spill into next week. hot water. Although the repair is inconvenient, repair work on a leaky steam main near East College on Thursday. Work is expected to be finished According to Ruark, the hot water will only it is the only way for the hot water to be perma- early next week. CHRISTA SCHROEDEL / THE DEPAUW be turned off when the repair team is working nently fixed for Ubben Quad residents. on finding the leak, which shouldn’t exceed Former university professor Akshat Vyas arrested By DANA FERGUSON Vyas may face his trial at the Putnam County Court- "We are aware of the situation and are monitor- [email protected] house as soon as today, should the judge choose to ing it closely," said Jonathan Coffin, assistant to the "We are aware of the situation and are hear his case. president and director of strategic communications. Greencastle police arrested Akshat Vyas, a for- The arrest occurred less than a week after Uni- Vyas’ wife, Soma Dixit, filed a protection order monitoring it closely," mer DePauw psychology professor, Thursday after- versity President Brian Casey terminated Vyas for against her husband Thursday, April 10 after expe- noon on a warrant for charges of harassment. breaking the terms of his suspension from the fac- riencing verbal harassment from him. Dixit docu- A sheriff at the Putnam County Jail said in a ulty by communicating with students and entering mented 19 separate incidents of verbal abuse in her -Jonathan Coffin, assistant to the president and phone interview Thursday night that Vyas was on university property. request for the protection order. director of strategic communications. booked at 1:30 p.m. Thursday and has not caused University officials are watching the new devel- After being contacted by a reporter Dixit said any trouble since his arrival. The sheriff also said opments in Vyas' story. that she could not comment Thursday night. PAGE 2 THE DEPAUW|NEWS FRIDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 Panel of DePauw alumni advise seniors on entering the ‘real world’ landlord or set up your cable,” Seitz said. “Having these discussions, talking to people who have [done these things]…can be really beneficial.” Coffin, assistant to the president and director of www.thedepauw.com strategic communications at DePauw, advised the stu- dents not to have their life planned out completely before graduation, because odds are the plan will not TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2014 stay that way. “I was hell-bent on going to D.C. I wanted to work VOL. 162, ISSUE 44 in politics. I wanted to work in Republican politics. I’m Editor-in-Chief Abby Margulis not a Republican anymore,” Coffin said. “Where you Managing Editor Nettie Finn think you’ll be isn’t necessarily where you’ll end up, Chief Visual Editor Franki Abraham nor is it where you might want to end up.” Chief Copy Editor Leann Burke In addition, he stated what many may find obvi- Assistant Copy Editor Nicole DeCriscio ous but that he still believed to be vitally important knowledge to the post-graduate adult: work as hard News Editors Julie Block Emily McCarter as you possibly can. Features Editor Nicole DeCriscio “Work your ass off. Whatever your job is, do it re- Assistant Featurs Editor Tyler Murphy ally well,” Coffin said. “Whatever it is you’re doing, be Sports Editor Eric St. Bernard great at it. Be prepared to keep learning.” Assistant Sports Editor Jacob Lynn Kopecky gave advice as to what the students could Photo Editor Christa Schroedel take advantage of while they are still students here. Multimedia Editor Alex Weilhammer “We did not have the alumni gateway, and I wish I Opinion Editor Jackson Mote would have known back then how great of a tool that Business Manager Paige Powers Eight of the nine DePauw graduates sit on the stage of the Peeler auditorium just before the would be,” she said. “That tool is so valuable. So, so Advertising Managers Erika Krukowski JULIE BLOCK / THE DEPAUW Nick Thompson discussion begins. valuable. And we want to help. I mean, we’re sitting up here as alums. I would love if someone would connect Web Editor Leann Burke By JULIE BLOCK derstand what that would be like, when it could be a Assistant Web Editor C Thambundit with me and I could help somehow.” [email protected] different experience for every person, was to have a variety of perspectives,” Scully said. Senior Christine Webster said she has no idea The nine panelists included Kacy Wendling, ’12, what to expect post-graduation. She explained that, @thedepauw Despite their efforts to slow down time, DePauw while this panel certainly helped her prepare herself University seniors will be walking across the stage and Jonathan Coffin, ’06, Nathan Kober, ’12, Jennifer Ko- pecky, ’08, Stewart Burns, ’13, Jason Seitz, ’10, Maggie for what is to come, it is impossible to know what to receiving their diplomas in just a few weeks. expect until you are in the moment. Cline, ’09, Grace Atwater, ’10, and Kyle Moore, ’11. / thedepauw Approximately 30 seniors gathered in the Peeler “I don’t know I think its one of those things that Auditorium Wednesday evening to listen to nine re- In addition, Scully listed DePauw’s men’s swim- ming coach Adam Cohen as a panelist in an email none of us will really understand until we jump in with cent DePauw graduates give advice on what to do af- both feet and kind of start our full time jobs,” Web- ter the inevitable day-that-shall-not-be named: gradu- Thursday evening, though he was not part of the offi- THE DEPAUW: (USPS 150-120) is a tabloid published cial panel. Likewise, Scully said, Susane Taylor ’12 had ster said. “You can do a million internships, but until most Tuesdays and Fridays of the school year by ation. you’re on for forever…I think it’s really hard to fully the DePauw University Board of Control of Student Program Assistant for Career Development and to cancel last-minute. Publications. The DePauw is delivered free of charge The panelists’ post-DePauw experience contained understand what the real world is really like.” around campus. Paid circulation is limited to mailed Service Learning for the Hubbard Center for Student the variety that Scully was aiming for, in that there While it may be a scary experience, Coffin assured copies of the newspaper. Engagement, Sara Scully ’13 developed the idea of the students that they will endure and they will sur- having a panel of recent graduates to help guide cur- was a mixture of current graduate students, lawyers THE HISTORY: In its 162nd year, The DePauw is and graduates who are currently working at DePauw, vive. Indiana’s oldest college newspaper, founded in 1852 rent seniors out of DePauw and into the next phase “We all left DePauw, and you will too,” Coffin said. under the name Asbury Notes. The DePauw is an of their lives. among other professions. independent, not-for-profit organization and is fully When asked a question, the panelists took turns “Life will continue.” staffed by students. “I sat down with a few students, and we brain- And even if there are struggles along the way, Ko- stormed things that seniors might find helpful,” Scully answering from their different perspectives.