The Boulder 2014

The Boulder DePauw University’s Winter Term Newspaper | Jan. 22, 2014

Construction a common theme Humane Society to re-open for DePauw moving forward

By Arthur Small THE BOULDER

Thanks to a decision by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners and an innovative financial plan adapted after the closing of the Putnam County Humane Society two years ago, the animal shelter will be reopening in spring 2014.

Lynn Bohmer, wife of Dave Bohmer, the head of the Media Fellows Program at DePauw, has been working to better Putnam County for two decades.

Starting at the Putnam County Foundation, an organization responsible for overseeing the distribution of financial gifts to the county, Lynn found that her services

were most needed at the Putnam County Humane Society 19 years ago.

During her time at the humane society she has seen the shelter’s doors shut twice due to financial hardship. As a result, when the shelter was closed two years ago, the decision makers on the shelter’s board realized it would be irresponsible to reopen the humane society without definitive financial backing to keep the shelter opened.

The need of the center was not the only thing that drew Lynn Bohmer to the humane society. An animal lover herself, Lynn, along with her husband Dave, own two dogs: a Golden Retriever named Woody and a rescue named Lucy.

She does not blame the residents

Humane Society | continued on page 2 The current interior view of Lilly as the construction continues to progress. HOANG NGUYEN / THE DEPAUW

By Brock Turner THE BOULDER Change has been a norm on the DePauw campus recently. One of the most noticeable and impacting to students is the current renovation to the Lilly Physical Education and Recreation Center.

The current construction, despite the eyesore and hassle to students and visitors is set for completion at the start of the 2014 fall semester.

“Everyone’s been really patient thus far,” said Stevie Baker-Watson, Depauw’s Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports.

Baker-Watson, however, admits she is worried about the, “breaking point, when people begin to say, ‘I’m tired of it.’”

Many students, however, believe the changes are important.

“It’s necessary to improve the campus, hopefully it will be worth it,” junior Haley Pratt told The DePauw last spring when the construc-

tion first began.

Since then, the project has seen minor set backs, including electrical issues, and reconnecting steam lines that took three months longer than expected and even closed the center for a few days. Despite these set backs, Baker-Watson ensures the project is both on time and on budget.

Students, however, will have to get used to construction on campus.

Once the current expansion and renovation to Lilly is completed, work will begin on the Hoover Dining Hall scheduled for completion in mid-March of next year, which paves the way for phases two and three of the Lilly renovation.

The following phases, according to Baker-Watson, are still being planned. Phases two and three include the construction of a new 1,800 to 2,000 seat stadium to replace the current Neil Fieldhouse as the primary venue for basketball and volleyball competition. Also included in the construction is a new

natatorium, and conversion of the Erdmann Natatorium to an auxiliary gymnasium.

Students shouldn’t expect these changes for a while, though.

“All of these projects are donorfunded. We’re not looking for loans,” Baker-Watson said. “We have a rule that forbids us from starting a construction project until we have 100 percent of the funds committed and 75 percent in hand.”

Baker-Watson also ensures that the university will not have two major construction projects going on at once.

DePauw now finds itself in the middle of President Brian Casey’s 2020 Plan which challenges DePauw “to become a leading, national liberal arts college and school of music.” The plan doesn’t simply state campus facilities. Also included in the plan are revisions and improvements to the academic program, student preparation and experiences, admissions, and financial resources such as the annual endowment.

Public Safety crackdowns over Winter Term frustrate students

By Julie Block THE BOULDER A group of students are at a party, listening to music and drinking, when at 12:00 a.m. sharp, Public Safety shows up outside, and everyone flees.

This has been a common occurrence over Winter Term, and many students are becoming increasingly upset with Public Safety’s crackdowns this January. One student, who wishes to remain anonymous, said that Public Safety followed him and his friends around campus last Tuesday night.

“I was walking to Delt [Delta Tau Delta fraternity] and I saw [Public Safety], and I turned around and we went to South Quad. Then they started driving around South Quad, and then we sat on the stairs and they stopped there,” the student said.

Even after walking to the Women’s

Center to try to get away, the student recounts Public Safety continuing to follow him and his friends.

“They stopped right there, and they stayed there,” he said. “We went behind SAE [Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity], and then we came up out of the parking lot and they were right there, and then we turned around and we just waited outside of Lucy [Rowland Hall], and then they flashed their brights at us outside of Lucy.”

Although Public Safety never ended up causing any real trouble for the group of students, the anonymous student said that this encounter made him feel uncomfortable.

“They’re being intrusive… [It’s] really trying to take away from our social scene, which is a big attraction for students,” he said. “It is college, and they’re shutting down every party at midnight.”

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Jan. 22, 2014 Public Safety | continued from page 1

Thank you for reading the print edition of THE BOULDER, the 2014 Winter Term newspaper at DePauw University.

Typically, news coverage of the campus during Winter Term is missing. With staffers of The DePauw taking a break to study abroad, take a class or fulfill an internship, there is often a void in comprehensive journalism content during the month of January.

In order to fill this gap, we decided to teach a Winter Term course dedicated to the craft of writing a news story. The class was a learning experience for both sides — 19 students with little print journalism experience and two seniors at DePauw who had never formally taught a class.

The original work of THE BOULDER staffers makes up these pages, which include pieces about Winter Term classes, sports teams and important happenings on campus. You’ll read about the results of the men’s and women’s basketball games and the reopening of the Putnam County Humane Society, among many other topics.

Though THE BOULDER is not directly affiliated with The DePauw — the campus newspaper during regular school terms — we have formed an agreement to post our content on its website. Please check out thedepauw.com/news/the-boulder to view all of the articles and columns produced by our staff.

We hope you enjoy and benefit from our coverage of January at DePauw. For those who were away from campus during Winter Term, this print edition and our online content serve as a way for you to connect with campus after a long break.

We welcome any feedback about the work we’ve produced. THE BOULDER staffers are journalists in the making, so please hold them to the same standards you would all student journalists. Please feel free to email us at danaferguson_2014@depauw.edu or rebeccastanek_2014@depauw.edu with any comments about THE BOULDER.

Coordinator of Fraternity Life PJ Mitchell argues that Public Safety is just doing its job, and that the fraternity representatives know the expectations that have been set for them over this Winter Term.

“With Winter Term, the last couple years we have had issues with unregistered events, and we’ve continued to try to communicate to chapters our expectations,” Mitchell said. “When there are 100, 200, 300 people moving about at a place, that is a violation of those expectations, and it is Public Safety’s job to hold chapters accountable for that.”

With six arrests, five alcohol violations, six party registration violations and a hospital visit, according to Public Safety’s online activity report, this Winter Term has been an active one for Public Safety. However, with the exception of the arrests, last year’s numbers for these incidents were far higher, keeping University officials hopeful that the school is improving in this regard.

Mitchell believes that the hosting of unregistered events may be a final recruitment tactic, as formal recruitment for fraternities begins on Sunday.

“There’s still a recruitment psyche in some chapters that says ‘recruitment is right around the corner, and this is our way, we need to recruit,’ and we really push to get away from recruiting with alcohol,” Mitchell said.

Mitchell sees these policy enforcements as more of a safety and academic standpoint. “[It’s] making sure that students are safe and they’re not drinking to the point to where they are going to put themselves in danger, and its also especially looking from an academic and purpose side of things,” he said.

“It is getting back to that academic mission of why we’re here as students.”

With at least one unregistered event being broken up by Public Safety nearly every night of Winter Term this year, many fraternities are experiencing run-ins with Community Standards. However, the lack of students and faculty members on campus is making it difficult to move the Community Standards process forward.

“We haven’t been running the Community Standards board thus far in Winter Term because we don’t have a lot of the students here and a lot of the faculty here,” Mitchell said. “At this point, nothing has been closed from a Community Standards process.”

While enforcement of University policy is at a standstill for now, punishments are set to be moved through Community Standards once the new semester begins.

Cheers,

THE BOULDER | 2014 Staff Jake Alleman Matthew Bigger Julie Block Lexy Burton Sam Caravana Manon Carter Xuanyi Chen

Simone Deighan Wenqi Fan Odessa Fernandes Ines Giramata Michael Jennings Robert Lapp

Jacob Lynn Joey Plesac Nate Ryan Arthur Small C Thambundit Brock Turner

EDITORS AND INSTRUCTORS: DANA FERGUSON AND BECCA STANEK THE BOULDER was produced at the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media at DePauw University, located at 609 S. Locust Street, Greencastle, IN 46135. It is distributed around campus on Jan. 22, 2014. Its staff members were all enrolled in THE BOULDER: Journalism Workshop course, offered for Winter Term credit in January 2014 at DePauw. The editors would like to thank professor Dave Bohmer, professor Bob Steele, Marilyn Culler and Ken Owen for assistance throughout the course. The views expressed in this issue’s opinion section do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors or of DePauw University.

of Putnam County for the shelter’s financial turmoil. Lynn explained, “plenty of people really care about animals but don’t realize what it takes to operate [the humane society].”

The Putnam County Humane Society depended on $60,000 of government funding to keep the shelter open. The volunteer hours only go so far, she said.

Two years ago, Putnam County withdrew funding for the humane society, forcing the shelter to close.

That is why Lynn along with the help of Phil Gick, a champion of the shelter and a newly established ninemember board, the Animal Care and Control Advisory Board, established in the spring of 2013, began looking at how other counties had successfully funded their animal shelters.

Two of the unique ideas are now responsible for the current fundraising for the shelter. The first was an increased emphasis on applying for grants. By separating the shelter from government dependence, the leaders of the shelter hope to not be at the whim of county finances.

The second, and more revolutionary revenue stream was the

opening of a resale shop next to the Greencastle Goodwill. The resale shop, operated as a nonprofit organization, utilizes volunteer staffing and is raising $2,000 a week for the Putnam County Humane Society.

The need for a humane society

“Plenty of people really care about animals but don’t realize what it takes to operate [the humane society].”

-Lynn Bohmer

in Putnam County was made clear over the past two years without one.

Law-enforcement officials have dealt with confusion over who should handle issues with animals in the county.

Last year alone, there were approximately 600 incidents involving bites and property damage cases

caused by dogs in Putnam County.

An animal shelter would have prevented some of these cases as some of the stray animals responsible would not have been on the streets.

The humane society has a great deal of support amongst DePauw students.

First year Kendall Weinart claims that the humane society, “Is a great thing for the Putnam County community” and she encourages the reopening of the center.

That sentiment was reiterated by sophomore, Erin Mann.

“It’s really great that the humane society is reopening, especially because there are many stray animals around campus and Greencastle,” Mann said. “It will also pose a fantastic opportunity to volunteer within the county.”

Jan. 22, 2014

Winter storm a blessing for some, a hassle for others

By Simone Deighan THE BOULDER “The weather was actually lucky for me, because otherwise my situation could have been much worse than it was.”

The “situation” that Christine Walsh, DePauw freshman, is referring to is that on the morning of Jan. 6, Walsh was rushed to the Indiana University West Hospital by ambulance. Walsh, along with several of her classmates, were staying in the Crown Plaza Hotel after their 10:15 flight to Beijing was cancelled on Sunday morning.

While lying in the hospital for several hours, Walsh contemplated the turn of events. She came to the realization that, if not for the snowstorm, she would have been in the midst of a seventeen-

hour flight when her illness reached its peak of a 103-degree temperature. Walsh was told she had the H1N1 virus along with extreme dehydration.

As Wednesday approached, the students were once again filled with excitement for their departure to China. However, Walsh, unfortunately, was informed that she could no longer go on the trip due to her contagious state.

Walsh, completely heartbroken, drove back with her mother to her hometown of Crown Point, Ind. Walsh has been spending her days watching “Grey’s Anatomy,” and has accepted the idea that remaining in the United States was the best alternative.

Walsh confessed that not only was the weather a blessing, but also having a professor like Sherry Mou by her side made the process much more

comforting. Mou drove to the hospital to be at Walsh’s bedside, and for that Walsh said she is extremely grateful.

First-year Julian Gonzalez also found the storm to be an exceptional beginning of his first Winter Term experience. Gonzalez arrived at DePauw at 8:00 p.m. Saturday Jan. 4 just before the 11.6 inches of snow hit Greencastle.

On the morning of Sunday, Jan. 5, Gonzalez, along with other DePauw students, teachers, and staff members, awoke to a snowfall that blanketed all of campus. Students were later informed that classes would be cancelled on the following Monday and Tuesday. For Gonzalez, this meant the next three days would be well spent by socializing with friends and playing in the snow.

However, where the snow was a blessing to

New Winter Term course takes shape

By Matthew Bigger THE BOULDER

Humane Society | continued from page 1

Dana Ferguson and Becca Stanek, editors

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‘Contemporary Ceramics Installations’, the brainchild of 2013 DePauw graduate Brittany Sievers, allows students to participate in a Winter Term course that explores both the method of getting their hands dirty, as well as the influences behind it.

As the course title suggests, students find themselves designing installments of work based on the work of modern studio artists of their choosing. Along with this influence, students also conceptualize and represent an idea inside the work they create.

In its first year as an on-campus offering, ‘Contemporary Ceramics Installations’ has proved to be a formidable undertaking for Brittany Sievers, who designed and pitched the course in the months following her graduation in May. While it is not uncommon for fifth-year students to find work at DePauw, some, as Sievers did, are fortunate enough to find a niche teaching what they love in the lower-pressure environment of Winter Term.

The original format of the class saw Sievers facing a cutoff of 15 students enrolled for the month. However, by the start of the course, the original enrollment limit had been pushed to 18, a challenge that Sievers readily accepted. In light of this setback, Sievers says the course has been unfolding even better than she expected.

Students are required to research and develop a presentation about a single contemporary studio artist of their choosing, which they then showcase to peers over the course of the class. Due to the time constraints faced over Winter Term, these presentations are done at a pace of three students a day, in order to keep interest in the artists as well as allow time for the rest of the course.

“It’s more about the concept that you have behind your art than what you have in front of you.”

-Brittany Sievers

Following this, students mimic selective attributes of their chosen artist to create an installation of work based around the traits they find most interesting. The work of the students spans many different ideas and understandings, but they are all represented through a single medium.

“It’s more about the concept that you

have behind your art than what you have in front of you,” Sievers said.

The focus of the class is structured more around the underlying thought processes and understanding of contemporary studio art, which makes the course all the more inviting for students with little to no experience in the field.

Students have an array of tools at their disposal, and are allowed to use most of the tools available in lower-level ceramics courses, including buckets of clay, a row of pottery wheels and an array of tooling utensils. More advanced processes, such as the actual firing of the clay, are done either by Sievers, or under her supervision.

Sophomore Quinton Miller decided upon the course in light of having no prior exposure to studio art. He describes his experience as the perfect median between a lecture-style setting and a development of expression.

“We don’t come in and play with clay all morning,” Miller said. “Everyone in the class is creating a presentation on an artist they like, and everyone is learning from one another throughout the course. It’s really cool to see why everyone’s doing what they’re doing.”

At the end of the course, students will present their individual installations at an exhibition at the Low Road Gallery, located in the heart of downtown Greencastle.

some, it was a strenuous hassle for others. First-year student Morgan Cohen from Denver, Colo. was attempting to fly back in time for classes on Wednesday morning. Cohen previously dealt with two flight cancellations on Sunday as well as Monday.

Fortunately, Cohen found a flight that happened to be the only Southwest plane flying from Denver to Indianapolis on Tuesday evening.

Once Cohen arrived in Indianapolis she said, “I was so surprised to see how much snow there was when I got here.”

This snowfall extended her drive back to DePauw’s campus, where she arrived around 1:30 a.m.

Cohen said she is happy to be back at her “new home” and is “very thankful for the patience her mom had,” through this entire situation.

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Jan. 22, 2014

A legacy among the classics: Sununu stands apart

By Odessa Fernandes THE BOULDER

Andrea Sununu in her office in Asbury Hall filled with books and memories with her students. ODESSA FERNANDES | THE BOULDER

Many first-year DePauw students might have noticed an elderly woman with a box full of books running around campus this past semester and wondered, who is that lady? Well, that lady’s name is Andrea Sununu.

Sununu is a professor of English who has been a member of the DePauw community for over 20 years. She is known for her ability to impact her students’ writing styles and their overall experience in an English class.

Sununu is often found in her office buried in revisions of her students’ papers and sitting amongst shelves filled with the classics. Her passion and dedication to her career are an inspiration to all her students and her drive pushes them to be the best writers they can be.

Born in New York City in the late 1940s, Sununu left the United States at the age of two after her father was offered a job to work in Lebanon. During her 15 years abroad, she discovered her enjoyment of languages and had the opportunity to study French, Arabic and British English. Learning new languages was fun to Sununu, but after returning to the States she realized that she would rather pursue her interest in English. “I always loved reading,” she said, and that love is what influenced her to be an English Literature major.

Sununu attend Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Mass. for her Bachelor’s degree and Brown University for her Doctorate in English Literature. She eventually found her way to DePauw in 1990 after believing she would never become a teacher.

“I could never imagine myself being a teacher because I am a very shy person” she said. But after she experienced her first teaching as-

sistant job, she loved it and knew teaching was the right profession for her.

“Getting to know the students and working with them closely on their papers” is what Sununu enjoys the most about being an English professor. Even though she has been teaching for over 40 years, she says she still does not feel like she is a expert in her field because “there is always much more to know.”

When asked what advice she would give DePauw student about choosing majors, Sununu said, “Students should trust their instincts and not worry about whether their chosen major will lead to a good job.”

Sununu advised students to approach professors for help and to build relationships with the faculty.

“Knock on professors’ doors and get them to talk about their chosen professions because professors love to talk about what they do,” she said.

Sununu also said to never be afraid to take a risk when choosing a major because as long as it is a subject you enjoy, you will eventually improve.

First-year Broderick Yekel had the opportunity of taking a class with Sununu last semester. He said his first impression of Sununu was, “this lady is crazy,” but over time as he began to understand her passion for English. He appreciated the rewrites and conferences he had with her.

He praised Sununu for her ability to make each of her students better writers and said that even though Sununu did not have a huge impact on his major, she definitely prepared him for the written assignments that are sure to come.

According to Sununu, “the real key to finding something you enjoy for a career . . . is feeling that you’re enjoying what you’re doing.”

A review of Disney’s ‘Frozen’: ‘Let it Go’ … to Broadway

By C Thambundit THE BOULDER Regardless of it’s icy title, “Frozen”, Disney’s most recent animated film, is sure to melt your heart.

The movie, which is loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”, was released in theatres on November 27. Since then, it has grown into a box office success with a world wide total gross of $759 million as of Sunday surpassing “The Lion King” as Disney’s top grossing animated film of all time.

“Frozen” has racked up a Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film and two Oscar nominations for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for the powerhouse number “Let it Go.” The movie’s soundtrack is also going on its second week at number one on the Billboard 200 giving Beyonce’s newest album the cold shoulder.

The talented Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee directed the movie, along with

composer Christophe Beck. The starstudded cast list includes Kristen Bell, Idina Menzel, Jonathan Groff and Josh Gad. The casting crew clearly knew what they were doing when it came to deciding on such a musically talented ensemble. Most of the voices heard in the film already have big names in the world of Broadway: Idina Menzel (“Wicked”), Jonathan Groff (“Spring Awakening”) and Josh Gad (“Book of Mormon”).

As I sat down for my first showing of “Frozen”, I was eager as the previews began to play. I had heard phenomenal reviews and almost everyone on all the social media outlets were either raving about the movie, or quoting the lyrics.

Unfortunately, “Frozen” was one of those movies that were extremely over hyped before I got the chance to see it.

“Frozen” was incredible, there’s no doubt. The graphics were flawless and went as far as making sure each individual snowflake in the opening sequence was different. It would be an understatement to say the soundtrack was melodic genius and Olaf’s cute and quirky come-

dic relief was enough to make those of all ages burst out laughing.

A considerable part of what makes the frosty flick such a massive success is the fact that the “damsel in distress” is saved by another damsel, not a “prince charming.”

Undoubtedly, women everywhere clapped and cheered when Queen Elsa was saved by her young sister who, in the end, chose the love of her sister over the love for another man.

I understand that it is a tremendous step in the patriarchal world of story telling to have the queen save the princess, but I don’t believe that Disney was boldly trying to start a feminist wave. Personally, I feel the feminist view of “Frozen” was and still is too hyped up for me.

Truth be told, the male audience was actually a more important focus to the marketers of “Frozen.” According to Forbes, the marketers purposely had commercials and trailers focus on Olaf and his comedic personality and left out the songs to make the movie appear more “boyish” so they could gather a

greater male audience. It wasn’t until the release date crept up that the trailers began to show the musical aspect of the motion picture.

As the credits were rolling, I couldn’t help but think that the movie screen was holding back the true potential of the story. I’m not saying that I didn’t like the movie, but compared to “Tangled”, which was created from the same makers of “Frozen”, the overall movie just doesn’t compare.

On the other hand, I believe that “Frozen” will be show-stopping in the spotlight. Sometime last week, it was confirmed that “Frozen” would be adapted into a Broadway show. Smart move, Disney.

I truly believe that the movie does not do the story or the music justice, and that “Frozen” will flourish with even more success than it has now as a Broadway show.

Most importantly, the musical numbers in the film are on par with those on Broadway. After each number I was utterly floored, especially after Queen Elsa

belted out “Let it Go”. They are far more powerful and mature than the cookiecutter songs in past musical movies such as “Tangled,” and that doesn’t come as a surprise.

Robert Lopez, the songwriter of Broadway hits such as “The Book of Mormon” and “Avenue Q,” came together with his wife to write the soundtrack of “Frozen, ” including the Oscar nominated tune “Let it Go.” That said, “Frozen” definitely has the musical credentials to make it big on Broadway. Add in the story line that’s already making hundreds of millions of dollars in the box office, sprinkle on some of the famous Disney magic and “Frozen’s” got gold.

Overall, this movie is undeniably going to be another one of Disney’s vault classics, but it has the potential to thrive as a sellout sensation on Broadway. See the movie so you can learn the songs before it hits the stage, but keep your eyes peeled for that playbill because it won’t be long until “Frozen” sweeps the Tony Awards.

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Jan. 22, 2014

DePauw tigers meet their feline matches at the EFRC

By Manon Carter THE BOULDER

A tiger at the Exotic Feline Rescue Center (EFRC). MANON CARTER / THE BOULDER

Thirty-five miles away from Greencastle, off of the Brazil, Ind. exit, hidden between country roads is the Exotic Feline Rescue Center (EFRC) located in Center Point, Ind. where DPU students can see and learn about DePauw’s mascot, the tiger.

The EFRC is dedicated to rescuing exotic felines such as tigers, lions and bobcats that have been abused, mistreated, abandoned, etc. The nonprofit corporation currently owns 108 acres of land that holds large cats from nine different species. The EFRC has a staff of 15 employees, interns and volunteers that care for the cats daily.

First year student Gretchen Stabich visited the EFRC on Tuesday, Jan. 14 with sophomore Nico Moorman.

“I always enjoyed the idea of rescuing animals from hazardous situations, so I decided what would be a better place to visit than the EFRC?” Stabich asked.

The EFRC’s mission is to treat rescued cats in a humane and dignified manner, a way the majority of the cats were not treated before. The EFRC doesn’t buy, sell or breeds cats; gives rescued cats a home for life; provides stable social groups; provides enhanced natural environments; and provides the best veterinary care for the felines.

“My favorite thing about visiting the EFRC is that each cat

had its own unique story. A couple of tigers were taken from a town about a half hour away from me from a tattoo parlor and I remember hearing about it on the news. It was cool seeing how much better they have gotten since it happened four years ago,” Stabich said.

Joe Taft, starting with only three large cats, founded the rescue center in 1991.

“I have worked with big cats off and on since the mid-6os and I came here in 1991 with three very abused tigers. I went to a realtor in Terre Haute, Ind. looking for a place with no neighbors and this was the best place for us,” said Taft.

Today, the rescue center has grown immensely caring for over 230 large cats and taking in an average of two cats per month. As one of the few places in the US that provides these types of services to animals, the EFRC serves as a nationally recognized leader of big cat rescue, conservation and care. The EFRC works with many organizations including the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Depatment.

The EFRC is located at 2221 E. Ashboro Road, Center Point, Ind. 47840. It’s open throughout the year 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

The cost is $10 per adult and $5 for children 12 and under. In the winter, call before visiting; the EFRC may close early due to the weather.

Wang and Chen react to performances at Taking a WT outdoor adventure Malaysia Badminton Open Super Series

By Xuanyi Chen THE BOULDER

By Wenqi Fan THE BOULDER On Sunday, the 2014 Malaysia Badminton Open Super Series finished at the Putra Stadium in Bukit Jalil.

Shixian Wang took second place in women’s singles in the Super Series, and Long Chen lost in the semi-final game.

Shixian Wang is now the No. 2 women’s singles player in the world. She is the current world champion and the youngest champion in the Asian Games, which is the top level athletic competition in Asia. Moreover, she is 23 years old and the youngest player on the national badminton team.

In the women’s single finals, Xuerui Li, who is now the best female player in the world and the owner of the gold medal from the 2012 London Olympic Games, beat Wang with 21-16, 21-17.

“I am satisfied with the result I got in this year’s Super Series, but it is still disappointing because I don’t win the championship which is the main goal

for me,” Wang said.

Wang said her weakness in the finals was her hesitation in play.

“I am not confident with my defense when I play against the player who is skilled in the offense. I need to care more about these details and practice more in my daily training. “ Wang said.

Wang said the atmosphere at the Malaysia Badminton Open distracted her from playing her best.

“It is hard to say that I am not affected by this noisy fans,” Wang said.

She said the fans not only applauded to their own players, but also other players. To her dismay they did not cheer on Chinese players.

Wang smiled and admitted that though her traveling and playing schedules have been stressful, she has adapted to meet the challenges.

“The intense schedule makes me feel like I have to package all the stuff again and fly to another place again. I think I do a good job of getting myself relaxed in such an intense schedule.

Again, if you want to be top player, you need to overcome it,” she said.

Long Chen, the No. 2 player in the men’s single and the third-place finisher in his first time Olympic experience 2012 London Olympic Games. He is treated as “the next shining superstar in the world of badminton.”

Before this year’s Malaysia Open starts, everyone believed that Chen would win the championship because he earned the first place in the Korean Open last week . He lost in the semifinal in Kenichi Tago’s game with 18-21, 21-9, 10-21.

“I think I played well in the Malaysia Open. Unluckily, I don’t feel good with my body which affects me a lot in the semi-finals, “ Chen said.

Chen thinks that the main goal for him is to accept the credit for the world ranking and he earned the credit for both tournaments.

The next tournament, the India Open Grand Prix Gold, will start Jan. 21. and will go through Jan. 26.

On Saturday, Jan. 4 a group of students who enjoyed adventure left DePauw for New Mexico to start up their Winter-Term course. The class was not full of only fun, but also challenge.

The class is called ‘Outdoor Adventure’, and it is about learning how to survive outdoors. Skills learned included starting a fire with wood, preparing for picnics and challenging archery and rocking climbing as well.

Xiaoyu Wang, a sophomore student of Outdoor Adventure, said, “We will start fire to bake some quarries from professor—a coy boy, like venison and duck. I try something that I never did it before—kill a duck myself. It was so horrible for me to watch the whole process, to dissect its body and to touch the bloody things.”

Except for the dissection, Wang said she enjoyed the experience of living outdoors.

“I was not afraid of other things like rock climbing and high ropes. No mat-

ter how tired I was, I really enjoyed it,” Wang said.

The high ropes course is about ten meters high, but it also consists of low elements. The high elements were constructed in trees, and it is really a challenge for those who are afraid of standing at a high altitude.

“When we are standing in the high position, each of us has to confront our personal fear and anxieties. In the first few seconds when I just stood on the wood, I felt a little bit uncomfortable.

But when I realized that I was completely safe, I felt comfortable and full of achievement after that.” Wang said.

While they are surviving in the field, students may get exhausted. Enough food is necessary for them to keep on walking. So they also learned some ways of looking for food resources and identifying foods that are harmful and noxious.

“This course made me realize a kind of different way of survival—wild survival,” Wang said. “If I was allowed to live in those places by my own, I can certainly survive with the knowledge that I have learned by now.”

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Page 8 | THE BOULDER | Opinion

Taking athletics to the next level: hire a weight training coach

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ePauw University is committed to improving its sports programs.

It demonstrated this in October 2012, when the Board of Trustees approved a $25 million plan to improve its current athletic facilities.

This plan includes a new multipurpose stadium, the placement of

SAM CARAVANA field turf in Blackstock Stadium as well as the building a new fitness area in the Lilly Center.

These improvements will give current teams better facilities and hopefully allow them to take their game to the next level.

In addition, the new facilities will act as a draw for recruits. But what is the next step in order to further improve athletics?

I believe that with almost all athletic facilities being up-to-date, the next step the university should take is to hire a fulltime strength and condition coach.

Currently, DePauw has three individuals who work as strength and conditioning coaches in some capacity. All three also have another responsibility in the form of coaching or athletic training that limits their ability to focus on strength and conditioning.

An example of this can be seen in Roger Dortch-Doan, coordinator of strength and conditioning. In addition to his strength and conditioning responsibilities, he is also an assistant athletic trainer and part time teacher of kinesiology.

“Having multiple responsibili-

ties definitely affects my ability to work with every single team to the level that I expect to be able to,” Dortch-Doan said.

This issue is known to the administration, but has been yet to be addressed.

“They can’t spend as much time as they would like and that studentathletes would like” said Stevie Baker-Watson, DePauw’s current director of athletics and recreational sports.

This is not to say Dortch-Doan and the other coaches are presently not doing their job well, quite to the contrary.

I have personally worked with the staff through the very helpful performance enhancement series, a workout offered four days a week to all athletes.

The most efficient way to ensure that both athletes and coaches are getting the most out of their interactions would be to hire one of the current part time coaches into a full time role.

This would allow the coach to dedicate all of his or her focus and time on creating workouts as well as making sure athletes get the attention they need to improve.

The hiring of a full coach, in addition to helping athletes already at the school, could also act as a way for DePauw to differentiate itself from other North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) schools.

Only one other school in NCAC, Oberlin College, has the benefit of coach whose focus is solely on strength and conditioning.

If DePauw truly wants to take its athletics to the next level, it should not keep building new facilities, but rather it needs to make sure athletes get the most out of the facilities they do have.

Jan. 22, 2014

Watch the game before you reach for the controller

Page 9 | THE BOULDER | Opinion Changes to the Pro Bowl will do little to increase its relevance

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from each conference against each other. Instead, there will be a pool of players selected by the fans. From there, two Pro Football Hall of Famers, Jerry Rice and Deion Sanders, will select the two squad’s rosters and coaches.

The draft will occur on Wednesday, Jan. 22. Two NFL. com fantasy football champions will assist Rice and Sanders in the selection process.

I agree with the commissioner in that changes to the Pro Bowl were vital in order to

Is it worth it?: Concussions in football

ll major American sports have an all-star game designed to increase interest and revenue for their distinct leagues. Professional baseball, basketball and hockey in the United States all have wildly successful all-star games for their respective fan bases. However, the National Football League’s all-star game, the Pro Bowl, does not.

There are many reasons for the failure of the Pro Bowl.

The prime issue comes from the very nature of football.

The sport is a very physical and violent game. During the Pro Bowl itself, players on defense play much softer and easier with the goal of avoiding injury.

Tackles are made at half speed.

This creates a game with a lot of points, little quality, and not much competitiveness.

For the 2014 Pro Bowl, Commissioner Roger Goodell has made some changes with the goal of improving the interest in the game. The Pro Bowl will be played one week before the Super Bowl. I believe this is a mistake, as it will lose a lot of attention to the excitement of the championship game. Players from the two teams in the Super Bowl are not allowed to play, leaving some of the most talented players off of the Pro Bowl Rosters.

For the first time though, the game will not pit players

eter King once said, “Worry less about the new rules ‘ruining’ the game and more about the lives that have been ruined by the game.”

The NFL game is not the same as it used to be. More rules are implemented to prevent players from suffering from severe injuries, specifically concussions. Are these new rules changing the game too much from the hard-nosed, big hitting games we like to see on Sundays?

Of course everyone like to watch the bone-crushing hits that used to occur in the NFL and especially the old Sportscenter segment “Jacked Up,” but are the big hits really worth it?

“After players leave the game,

himself in the chest which ultimately killed him. An autopsy confirmed that Seau also suffered from CTE. The NFL and other football associations have made huge strides in an attempt to protect their players by issuing new rules and procedures to make the game safer.

Wide receivers are better protected when they are considered “defenseless.”

They cannot be blind-sided by defensive players when they attempt to make a catch.

It is now illegal for defen-

sive players to lead with their head in making a tackle. Also, any hit that occurs above the shoulders is also illegal.

The Tuck rule has also been eliminated from the rule book. Running backs cannot use the crown of the helmet to try to break a tackle. This rule change helps both running backs and defensive players.

Various procedures also have been implemented.

Players whose helmets get knocked off in a game must sit out for one play. If a helmet comes off during a play, the

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ne Saturday night, I was play FIFA 13 with a group of friends and I was shocked by their answer when I asked them what teams they supported. “We do not watch soccer. We just play the video games.”

Many people play sports video games without knowing the true content of the sports that they play.

I believe various skills of playing certain video games are learned simply from watching the sport or if given the chance, taking part in playing the sport.

Where is the passion of someone who plays NBA 2K14 if they do not know the news in the NBA? The most common one that I have noticed in my time being at DePauw is that there are many students that play FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) video games but none of them follow the English premier league, La Liga (the strongest football league in Europe) or UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) champion league or knows much about the actual sport.

During my Winter Term class, the teaching assistant asked how many students played FIFA and approximately seven students raised their hands and when she asked them how many watched soccer (the original football) only three students raised their hands (one of them was on the soccer team).

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“You just learn the basics. It’s the competitive spirit that drives you.” Michael Bortei-Doku said Personally, this makes me question where the video game players learn the rules in playing the games (of course be-

INES GIRAMATA sides the instruction manual that comes with the game) or whether they even know the rules. How does one begin to build a team on your FIFA 13, tackle, dribble and utilize space when they have never watched the professional game?

I believe video games make money based on how popular the original product is, for example, Tom Raider has become popular from the movie.

This could also happen vice-versa but in

many suffer from chronic traumatic

JOEY PLESACK encephalopathy, or CTE. The incurable, degenerative disease has a number of

the case for sports video games, it is not true. FIFA 13 was the biggest videogame franchise ever last year and the change in the features gained more market from the Americans but the number of people that watch the game still settled around the same as the other years.

We have failed to understand the true value behind watching the sport.

We are not motivated to learn more about the games we spend a lot of our free time playing.

We start playing because of our peers’ interests but nothing to do with our passion for the game. Time is a virtual and the fact that we spend most of it playing FIFA on our PS, Xbox or Nitendo DS yet know the basics of the game, is unfair.

However, this explains why most of the cover players for the FIFA games have been Lionel Messi, Wayne Rooney, Ronaldhino, Ricardo Kaka, Theo Walcott and Frank Lampard to mention a few, have been from European countries.

The largest demand for the video games are usually in Europe and the largest number of people that religiously follow soccer are in Europe, therefore, the target market will be Europeans. Everything is just business.

pernicious effects, including depression, memory loss, and difficulty controlling emotion,” said Jeff Fecke.

Many players suffer from these symptoms after their playing days, while for others, concussions have led to their death.

Nathan Stiles, a high school football player suffered a concussion and sat out three weeks of his season before he started playing again. Stiles’s injury never fully healed which led to brain hemorrhage after he took a hit in his final game that resulted in his death.

Doctors found that Stiles was already suffering from CTE. Another player that suffered from concussion was 12-time Pro Bowler Junior Seau. In May 2012, Seau shot

JACOB LYNN help the game. In fact, Commissioner Goodell said prior to the announced changes that if popularity did not improve, the NFL would completely do away with the Pro Bowl.

Nevertheless, I do not feel that the alterations will bring about a large increase in popu-

larity. I think there will be a large audience for the selection show; however, I don’t feel that this will lead to an increase in the ratings of the actual game itself.

The system is still flawed, as the problems are not solved by the new format. Because of this year’s move to the week prior to the Super Bowl, some of the best players in the league will not be able to participate. The fear of injuries will still concern the players and will prevent the game from being competitive or exciting.

Furthermore, the location of the game has issues. It is usually held at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu, Hawaii despite the fact that there is no NFL team located in the state.

The 2009 Pro Bowl was held at Sun Life Stadium in Miami, Florida and the attendance of 70,697 was almost 30,000 more than the average turnout at a game held in Honolulu.

I will not be watching the actual game. All I care about is the selection show so I can see which team my favorite Tampa Bay Buccaneer players end up on.

I’m not sure that anything can be done to save the Pro Bowl, but I believe that this year’s alterations are not the answers for which Roger Goodell i.

play is immediately blown dead. If a player shows signs of a concussion, the player must take a test, and until he receives the same score he or she did before the injury, the player will not play.

The game is changing, but for the betterment of the players.

Players need to be good fathers and grandfathers after their playing days, not barely able to remember their own names.

Jan. 22, 2014

2,300 vs. 32,500: The perks of attending a small school

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ne thing that cannot be overlooked when considering DePauw as a possible home is the size of the school.

Clearly, DePauw is considered a smaller school, rounding out at about 2,300 students. So most students who choose DePauw are prepared for a smaller campus and the small school experience. This experience comes with plenty of perks.

For starters, the first perk is class size. At DePauw, most classes are between 11 and 25 students. This kind of small class size creates a remarkable teacher-student ratio and allows for students to really get to know their professors.

First-year student Sarah Mitchell said that the small classes are the reason she chose to attend this school.

“I love the fact that I can email a teacher and meet them in a couple of hours,” Mitchell said. “If I have a simple question about homework or a large assignment, the professors are there to help always.”

Other larger schools do not have this luxury. Schools like Indiana University-Bloomington and University of Wisconsin-Madison both have staggering class sizes, especially for general, first-year classes.

Hoosier freshman student Preston Babcock claimed large class sizes as a con to his Big Ten experience.

“Attending a 200 person class is definitely a down side,” Babcock said, “I almost have no desire to attend class because the teacher hardly knows I’m there.”

Another Big Ten student, Jack Picchietti shared similar distaste for the large classes at University of WisconsinMadison.

“The biggest thing I hate about it is the size of the classes. Having 350 kids in a lecture class is brutal,” Picchetti said.

Being in a smaller class is more advantageous to students. I am constantly being pushed and tested. There is never an instance where I can just slide by. I always have to be invested in the class and participate. Interactive classes help students learn the information so much better.

In larger, lecture-type courses at big universities, students are only required to pass the test. Students can get by without completing read-

ROBERT LAPP ings or even speaking once throughout the course of a class. The classes end up with 200 students browsing Facebook or online shopping.

Another very fundamental plus to the size of DePauw is the size of the campus.

The longest walk to class for most students at DePauw is no more than ten minutes. At larger schools, this is not always the case.

Babcock states that getting around his campus is a hassle.

Sometimes it takes him 30 minutes to get from point A to point B. But enough with bashing on big schools; one opposition to my argument would be the atmosphere at big schools.

Picchietti said he loves the fact that he’s constantly meeting new people and discovering new things.

Now this is nice, but big school parties can be scary. I have walked into a big school party with a friend and neither

of us knew a soul in the place, although he has attended the University for quite some time.

Partygoers at big schools are constantly making fools of themselves, all because they know there won’t be any repercussions, since no one at the party even knows who they are.

Throwing up, starting fights and generally just making people feel extremely uncomfortable is how I would describe some partygoers’ behavior at bigger schools. Who knows, they may not even attend the university at all.

At DePauw, I am always surrounded by familiar faces.

If I make a fool of myself, everyone knows about it. This creates an underlying tone of respect throughout the campus.

One more plus of knowing everyone at a party is the companionship. Being constantly surrounded by a tightknit group of people is how the strongest friendships are made.

Within one semester, I have already been assimilated into a fantastic friend group.

We are constantly together and are always having a great time. When we go out, we do not get sucked into a huge party atmosphere. Instead, we feel safe and comfortable because we are close with practically everyone at the party.

Going to a huge school is an acquired taste for some, but the overall learning and college experience is so much more absolute at a small school like DePauw.

I wouldn’t change it for the world. and I hope the school keeps the same timeless tradition as long as it is an institution for shaping young minds.

Jan. 22, 2014

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Wilkison steps into leadership role for the 2013-2014 season

Senior Mike Wilkison dribbles the JAKE ALLEMAN | THE BOULDER

By Jake Alleman THE BOULDER Reigning from Cincinnati, Michael Wilkison has been a four-year starter for the DePauw basketball team.

With the opportunity to play divisionone basketball, he decided to take his talents to a small liberal arts college in pursuit of a life that contained his main passion, but still allowed him to focus on

an effective balance during his four years at DePauw University.

As a highly coveted recruit out of high school, Wilkison knew that he had the talent to make an immediate impact at the college level.

This ended up being true, as he started for the DePauw University basketball team as a first-year.

Wilkison credits his immediate success at the college level to the senior class, which helped him fit into the system that had already been solidified.

He also says that he would not have been able to be the key contributor he was his first year without the guidance of head coach Bill Fenlon, as well as the rest of the coaching staff.

Learning from the lessons his teammates and coaches taught him his first three years, Wilkison is now in the position of team captain and the senior leader of the team.

His goals as the leader of the team are to make sure everyone on the team understands the teams’ ambitions, no one dwells on the past and everyone understands their importance to the team, whether that means playing significant minutes in the games or preparing the team during practice.

“He’s a great leader by example because he’s such a good player on the court and never loses his composure” first-year basketball player Nate Jahn said.

With the team off to a 10-3 ball at practice on Tuesday, Jan. 21. start to the 2013-2014 season, the DePauw University Men’s basketball team is well on their way to Wilkison’s ultimate goal of makhis life outside of basketball. ing the NCAA tournament for the first This is what led to his decision to attime in his four-year career. tend DePauw University.

Wilkison understands that achieving “I chose DePauw University, because I wanted to be able to focus on my aca- this goal will require every player on the demics as well as my social life, while still team to work hard and not take any opbeing able to continue my basketball ca- ponent lightly.

“This will require the team to play evreer at the collegiate level,” Wilkison said.

An active member in the community ery game to their highest ability and not as well as member of Alpha Tau Omega take any opponent for granted.” fraternity, Wilkison has been able to find

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Taking a pass on the NCAA: Athletes who retire before college

By Nate Ryan THE BOULDER According to the slogan in National Collegiate Athletic Association commercials, being an NCAA student-athlete stands for “going pro in something other than sports.”

So what if high school athletics had a commercial? It could spin off of the NCAA’s commercial angle and read, “going to college for something other than sports.” After all, the number of college students greatly outnumbers the number of collegiate student-athletes.

This fact stands true for division-III DePauw University. According to Stevie Baker-Watson, DePauw’s athletic director, about 550 to 600 students participate in DePauw’s athletic programs. A majority of the student-athletes at DePauw were recruited by DePauw coaching staffs based off of high school performances.

The recruiting process at DePauw is relatively simple.

“First, coaches find students who might be of interest to them,” said Baker-Watson. “Bringing them to campus is the number one priority. Once they are here, it is much easier to see if they are a good fit for DePauw, and vice-versa.”

But of the 2,300 plus students here at DePauw, many of the them excelled in competitive high school sports at a varsity level, but opted not to play in college. For DePauw freshman Kevin King, giving up basketball after high school initially hurt, but in the long run, the decision became easy.

In Cincinnati, King was a fixture in the St. Xavier High School Varsity Basketball lineup, making big contributions to his team with his great shooting ability from long range and his pure knowledge of the game.

Dubbed the “Three-Point King” back home by his peers, his skill level could have transferred to the collegiate level with more practice, but instead Kevin opted to become a full-time student at DePauw because he wanted more time to embrace the full college experience.

“I’m happy that I chose not to play a sport because I have more time to study, go out and take in the full college experience,” said King. “It’s hard not being on a team, but I was always the one going to practice, but now I’m staying back and studying and that has helped me.”

King isn’t the only one who hung up the gear after high school. DePauw freshman Charles Cook was an Illinois First Team All-State Selection as a lacrosse player at Lake Forest Academy in suburban Chicago and had chances to play lacrosse even at the division-I level, but is in no rush to think about playing the sport here at DePauw.

Cook cherishes his high school athletic career, but now he wants to have the time to try new things as a DePauw student.

“Well, not playing a sport now gives me time to try new things that I never got a chance to try in high school, whether it be clubs or an instrument or something,” said Cook. “But I do believe playing sports in high school helps develop kids into men and women.”

The very same could be said for collegiate athletics here at DePauw, but for students like King and Cook, the vast opportunities that lie ahead in DePauw student life were too good to fully miss out on.

“Absolutely I miss playing high school basketball,” said Kevin. “I think about it all the time. But in the end, I couldn’t be happier with where I am now.”

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Women’s basketball | continued from page 12

The women’s basketball team huddles together after practice on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The team has maintained a record of 7-0 for the season thus far.

Not only do the girls play for each other, but, it is also apparent that they highly respect Huffman and play for her approval.

First year student Taylor Howard said, “Everyone works hard due to high expectations. Coach Huffman is going to get 110 percent out of you because we strive for perfection.”

Even though this is a new year and a new team, junior Savannah Trees said that despite returning to conference play defending a national title, “There is no added pressure, our target might be a little different but it is a new team and a new year and we aren’t looking back.”

With the remainder of the season the Tigers are looking to improve at every practice, and at each game taking the experience possession by possession.

“We want to be great for the things we are known for: defense, rebounding, taking care of the basketball, and hitting our free throws. Then hopefully we will have that consistency and win the NCAC conference tournament,” Huffman said.

The Tigers take on Oberlin College Wednesday, tonight at Neal Fieldhouse.

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Men’s basketball | continued from page 12 center Tommy Fernitz denied a couple of shots keeping the momentum in DePauw’s favor.

Fernitz commented on the team’s reaction after the Wittenberg game.

“We were very fired up. We knew we needed to come out and execute offensively and play tough defensively, and we did that. We beat them in all facets of the game,” Fernitz said.

Senior guard Michael Wilkinson’s scoring toward the end of the first half also kept the Tigers in front as he scored on three straight possessions for DePauw.

“My role was to stop one of their best scorers and to let the game come to me offensively.

I knew that in order to win that game, it would have to be a team effort, and we showed how good we could be when we are clicking on all cylinders,” Wilkinson said.

DePauw began pulling away toward the end of the half increasing their lead to ten with 1:00 remaining. The half ended 39-31 in favor of DePauw.

In the first half, DePauw edged Wittenberg shooting 52% from the field as opposed to 50% shooting for Wittenberg. DePauw forced ten turnovers in the first half and converted that into 12 points.

DePauw dominated the second half as the Tigers came out swinging. Wilkinson took control of the game both scoring and providing assists.

DePauw really settled into a rhythm and increased their lead to 14 at the 12:00 mark.

After a timeout by Wittenberg, the visitors looked desperate throwing up three pointers to no avail. DePauw continued to dictate the pace of the game, conceding almost nothing at the defensive end. Fernitz dominated defensively, letting up very little in the paint.

At the end of the game Wilkinson led all scorers with 23 points and four steals. Fernitz snagged eight rebounds, as did sophomore Mark Johnson.

Fernitz also led the way in the paint on offense and defense as the Tigers outscored Wittenberg 36-22 in the paint.

Despite the win against ninth ranked Wittenberg, the Tigers did not break into the top 25 in NCAA Division III. This can change, however, as DePauw take on second ranked Wooster on Saturday.

“I think if we beat Wooster we can definitely break into the top 25 again. We definitely have a chance but we don’t look too much into that we just want to keep getting better every game,” Fernitz said.

The Tigers have another big conference game against Wabash on Wednesday, and the team are preparing for a hard fought battle to de-throne the Fighting Scots as well.

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Jan. 22, 2014

Men’s basketball defeats ninth-ranked New year, Wittenberg, falls to Ohio Wesleyan WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

new team

By Lexy Burton THE BOULDER

A lot of spotlight is shining on the defending National Champions.

The DePauw women’s basketball team has maintained a record of 7-0 in the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) after its 69th straight victory last Saturday after competing against Ohio Wesleyan.

The team has been very successful and was even quoted by Terre Haute’s WTWO-TV station to be “perhaps the best story in college basketball.”

However, Head Coach Kris Huffman and her players remain humble and calm about their triumphs along with the added pressure.

For the Lady Tigers a cohesive family dynamic is much more important than previous national titles or their extended winning streak.

“We certainly want to keep the streak a live, we would like to win every game we play, that is our goal in practice to prepare for each game, but we realize how much that bulletin board material is for each game and we are going to go out their and get better today,” Huffman said.

However, winning is not the only thing the team values.

Huffman believes the chemistry of the team is important. Drawn upon their faces you can see the players’ compassion for the game and for one another.

“Respecting each other is something that is expected in the program, you don’t have to be best friends, but you have to respect everybody,” she said.

Not only does everyone treat each other with respect, the players are genuinely positive and play for one another. It is evident in the way they play.

For example, at practice on Monday night Huffman went to divide the team for a transition drill.

Rather than looking down on the last player chosen, the team stood crouched down arms around one another cheering for their teammate as she joined them.

First year student, Lex Gaumer, says her favorite aspect of the team is the family feel because everyone gets along really well.

Gaumer said, “You can turn to anyone on the team, it is like a big family of 22 sisters you never had before.”

Women’s basketball | continued on page 11

The men’s basketball team defeated ninth-ranked Wittenberg University 77-46 on Jan. 15. The team’s season record thus far is 11-4.

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By Michael Jennings THE BOULDER The DePauw men’s basketball team dropped to 11-4 this season after a 75-64 loss to Ohio Wesleyan University on Saturday after defeating ninth ranked Wittenberg University 72-46 only two nights before.

Despite the early 15-3 lead, the Tigers could not hold off OWU’s final push at the end of the

second half. DePauw made things interesting to- ence play at 6-2 Wittenberg, Ohio Wesleyan and ward the end of the first half pulling within three Kenyon College. The College of Wooster remains on a 15-4 run. The first half ended 39-36 in favor in first place at 8-0. of OWU. In stark contrast to the OWU matchup, the TiThe second half remained tight as well with gers dominated Wittenberg on Wednesday night, three lead changes. The Tigers could not hold defeating the visitors by 26 points. The first half off the Battling Bishops’ bench, however, as the was hard fought with seven lead changes.

OWU bench players outscored DePauw bench Some big plays on defense proved important players 24-6. for DePauw retaining the first half lead. Junior After these past two games, the Tigers stand in fourth place in the NCAC, but tied in conferMen’s basketball | continued on page 11