TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2001 ROY O. WEST LIBRARY DE PAUW UNIVERSITY VOL 149. ISSUE 29 IIIDIAIIA" OLOE'T COLLEIIE IIEW'PAPEI • 14IT" YEAI WWW .THEDEPAUW.COM Fire at Fords' house s.M zr ..., " • .,£nII .. , FInI.L"-SlS k ... 1IIIF.. _ ........ .. ,.. ...... ' •• 11*" ..... 01 II .... FInI ........ __ II DiPww. "I ....'t ... II """ iii .... "I'.... II .... 111',.._ .........." 110 ......... a.t, ... two .... wIIidI 'I pd"£nil FiId' ............... " II FeI''' teary....... s. As rush ends, campus sighs relief 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 <I> -- 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<l last year, when 13 women were cross-cut KKr -- 36 light, yearning for it to reveal the secret inside. after the final rush round, only four women found them­ "One, two, ... three," Egner said, as count three was muffled by the selves cross-cut after final round this year. nB<I> -- 33 women ripping open the envelopes like Christmas presents. Then "If! knew how difficult it was going to be to tell girls they came the screams, and women started hugging each other. were Icross cutl ... ," Egner said. L\ r -- 28 Sorority rush was finally over. The women had participated in var­ Seven women from Mason and Rector halls were cross­ ious get-to-know-you activities throughout fall semester, then spent cut. L\ Z -- 21 four straight nights watching rush presentations, chatting, and par­ "I prayed a lot Iand II cried with every single one of them," Data accurate as of ing down their choices. The Mason residents were among 226 women Egner said. Sunday al " :35 p.m. who ran across campus to their respective sororities. 5oo' C8 Kr tS!1fl Norton OIN k "ltalls 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 <hay, scierce ~, x4607, today at 8:30 p.m. Members Yearbook retakes will be pus during their first Winter service project may only involve b IT'OI!! i1brr.ltm. of the Trio Concorde are held Feb. 23 from 9 a.m.-5 Term. freshmen. Claude Cymerman, Laurie p.m. in the lobby of the • tbnl p.m. GexHail101. ~ Ufe Winter Thrm, which began in In its proposal, CAPP states: Carney, and William Grubb. Union Building. Seniors will Onegin to be shown CerreI. Oiscussm; led t¥ Wes AIm; Je",,1Ior Allen January 1971, has taken on "We do not see the lifting of the The concert is free and open have the opportunity to take Udi is 1J(McBI. ,.... a,IiIIIIlMn n"rp many formats. From 1971 requirement as a major shift in to the public. a cap-and-gown photo. Sunday aftemoon through 1989, freshmen were the distribution of students • 2~ : 30 p.rn. Bkxxl [)i.e. Frst Elajmst flit ~ AInando Miler Photos must be taken by ~YIir J.K.W•• allowed off campus. among the various Winter Term C/uth, 404 Judm [)i.e, Gl1le",::as1le. c..... Festival to Feb. 23; otherwise, they will "Onegin," a film that sur­ The implementation of a core categories." • 4-5:20 p.m. Faajy~ : . not appear in the yearbook. veys Russian gentry life at ~«t~;{j~".:i, Wintsr 'I\mn program meant a Hollander expectll few PHOTO BY DUI(£ WRIGHT Coos1ndilg Good~ . !!arM be held Friday niaht the beginning of the 19th ..... ~ . Bn.n Won. return to campus for freshmen changes in current Winter Thrm FmhmIn .lIIIicIlIoIIIrd worb on her IiIIII WintIr Term project while Proflllor BIdIy Tilyn Iune CMr• AILmI Hoose. century, will be shown . " AII~ ' Mdrta Impcckh. in January 1990. The core was programming. He said he All ri' f .. if Not.toO Dotr SIucIInts in TI¥1" Wild Calor clllllurnld Rlull fabric techniques and used them for • final project. • 4:30 pm faum (Xl U.S. MeIi:an The second annual Union Board presents Sunday from 4-6 p.m. in Olin aimed at giving freshmen a believes CAPPs propoBal will ."1 Bader. Lm18i.iq, BaIitxm. Chinese Spring Festival will Auditorium. The film is common experience and only enhance the program's phi­ rent generation wants,· said campus experience involves ence of being together as a class • 6· 7:30 p.rn. Mas1!r cess: ~ be Friday from 6-7:15 p.m. in movies this week based on the most beloved enabled them to bond as a class. losophy and will draw more Neal Abraham, vice president of drinking and socializing. before the current Rush sched­ Mille. Amrrilg Pits Cem, ~ the Union Building novel in Russian literature, CAPP cited that this propoe­ people and financial reeources academic affain. It's a time to relax and party ule." h.ditrirn. free. Ballroom. The International Union Board will present "Eugene Onegin," which is ai, if enacted, would enable both into the current program. because of the few responsibili­ In the past Hollander has Student Association is spon­ "Remember the Titans" on written by Alexander • 7 p.m. ~ ~ lkm Bltif. students and faculty to continue Figures from student-based Profeuors, students react ties the current program occasionally boon forced to turn Io,y Ib:m. soring the event. There will Thursday at 10 p.m. in the Pushkin. the pi of Wmter 'I\mn 81 a re&JIOII8eI to Wmter 'I\mn class­ Some DePauw faculty mem­ entails. down a few diligent freshmen ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• • 8:30 p.rn. fiKlJly/Guest!«itt Too non-traditional environment for es showed that around 80 per­ bers are critical of requiring stu­ "Without better courses, the who have created Wmter 'I\mn stimulating experiential learn­ cent of students said that they dents to remain on campus dur­ chance to go off campus would projects that require going off­ Ccnade. Perbll ilg Pits Cere, • ing. The proposal said that found the on-campus courses to ing Wmter Thrm. Cynthia have been very tempting," said campus, such as internships. ~ Recital Hal. many options would be avail­ be a valuable learning experi­ Cornell, English professor, freshman Kelly Luurtsema. He feels this proposal might able for freshmen if the pr0pos­ ence. About 50 percent of the noted that freshmen would But others believe future help those students in the 'ItJIIIOIt al is palled.