| Summary: | Members of Sigma Chi fraternity dance to music from “ High School Musical” during Alpha Phi’s Karakoke Phiver event during King of Hearts on Thursday night. Sigma Chi won both the single event and the week of philanthropy. The DePauw / Richard Tryon Breakin’ eardrums to save hearts Delta Upsilon on level one probation By Rachel Chee seman news@ thedepauw. com Community Standards an-nounced Wednesday that Delta Upsilon fraternity has been placed on level one probation — the lowest level — until March 31 for an event that was held on Friday, Feb. 13. The violations include serving alcohol to a student under 21 years of age and providing alcohol to a minor. DU will only be permitted to host a singular “ group party or cospon-sored event” as per the organiza-tional sanction report. Addition-ally, DU’s national headquarters will be notified of their probation-ary status, but according to DU’s president, sophomore Drew Olson, national headquarters has no addi-tional sanctions to impose. The members of the executive council will work with Dean of Campus Life Dorian Shager to re-vise their risk management poli-cies. Any revisions to their policies are expected to be applied to the registered event they have been permitted to host during their pro-bationary period. Olson declined to comment on the University’s sanctions. Who’s on probation ? • Alpha Tau Omega is on level one probation until March 17 for providing alcohol to underage students and hosting an unregistered party. • Delta Upsilon is on level one probation until March 31 for serving alcohol to a student under 21 years of age and pro-viding alcohol to a minor. • Beta Theta Pi is on level one probation until April 2 for host-ing an unregistered event, hosting drinking games and provid-ing alcohol to underage students. • Phi Kappa Psi is on level three probation until April 22 for unregistered parties and reports of consumption of alcohol by underage students. • Delta Tau Delta is on level four probation until May 18 for noise violations, providing alcohol to underage students and using alcohol at recruitment activities. 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Locust St. Greencastle, Ind. 46135 This place is like that freaky dude’s shed in “ A Beautiful Mind.” friday | March 13, 2009 VOL. 157, ISSUE 34 Editor in Chief Editor Emeritus Managing Editors Chief Copy Editors Spot News Editor In- depth News Editor Features Editor Opinion Editor Sports Editor Photography Editor Design Editors Online Editor Asst. 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Please see the letter to the editor and editor’s response on page 9 for further clarification. • Eight DePauw swimmers will compete in the 2009 NCAA Div. III Swimming & Diving Championships, not seven as stated in the headline “ Seven headed to nationals” in the March 10 issue. CAMPUS CRIME MARCH 11 • Vandalism to vehicle • Pending | Time: 2: 53p. m. | Place: Locust street MARCH 10 • Noise — loud music from vehicle • Officer checked area / unable to locate source | Time: 8: 22 p. m. | Place: Indiana Street MARCH 10 • Mischief — subjects breaking cement blocks • Subjects located / verbal warning issued | Time: 5: 40 p. m. | Place: Delta Upsilon fraternity Administrators release rush report to IFC By Ra chel Ch eeseman news@ thedepauw. com Institutions often use sta-tistics as a means to identify strengths and weaknesses in their marketing; DePauw’s greek system is no exception. Morgan Battrell, a greek life coordinator, presented the members of Interfraternity Council a report at their latest meeting that provided numer-ous statistics related to what potential new members deemed as the most effective, ineffec-tive, positive and negative as-pects of their rush and pre- rush experiences. The data was obtained via surveys that were administered immediately before rush and in between each round of rush. Battrell briefly addressed concerns that the greek system was falling out of favor, say-ing that percentages of eligible men rushing was consistent with previous years. When asked to name the most positive part of their rush experiences, the most com-mon answer from potential new members ( 40 percent) was the interactions they had with fraternity members. The sec-ond and third most common responses were “ seeing all the chapter facilities” and “ learn-ing about all of the chapters” respectively. Rush participants responded that cold weather ( 10 percent), visiting chapters in which they had no interest ( 11 percent) and “ making the difficult deci-sion as to which chapters to ac-cept invitations to” ( 11 percent) as being the most negative as-pects of rush. In a separate question, rush participants ranked different rush systems. The two most preferred rush systems were the current system and a less-formal system in which there would be an “ open house week-end where participants visit fraternities of interest to them and then make selections.” From this data, the Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life concluded that IFC might ben-efit from a less- structured re-cruitment process that did not necessarily require potential new members to visit all 11 chapters. This conclusion was rein-forced by data that showed that 84 percent of respondents said they had at least some idea of the chapters they wanted to join, 22 percent of whom said they knew exactly what chapter they wanted to join before rush-ing. The conclusion following this particular section of the re-port reads, “ it could potentially be a waste of resource and time to have three full rounds of re-cruitment when a majority of the PNM pool already has a strong idea of where they in-tend to accept a bid.” Battrell felt that the respons-es of the men to the information in the report ran the gamut from interested to skeptical. “ It was a lot of data for them to process,” he commented. Battrell said that he saw op-portunities for both formal and less- structured recruitment so long as the rush participants’ interests were kept in mind and IFC led the change after much discussion of the issues. “ The most important thing is that we have discussions. That’s why our office provided the report,” Battrell said. IFC President Culley Pear-son, a sophomore, said that the information in the report, par-ticularly regarding the fall ac-tivities, was valuable and worth discussion, but he is hesitant to put it into immediate practice. “ We definitely don’t want to change a whole lot based just on the report,” Pearson said, “ It’s a lot more than just numbers. By Sa m Weigley news@ thedepauw. com Hundreds of prospective students visited DePauw with familiar yellow folders in hand last weekend for one of the biggest recruiting events of the year: Programs of Distinction Weekend. High school seniors from around the coun-try were able to spend time on campus tak-ing tours and staying with current students; getting to know the campus, as well as the students who are members of the five Pro-grams of Distinction: Management Fellows, Media Fellows, Honor Scholar, Science Re-search Fellows and the Information Technol-ogy Associates Program. Joanne Mijic, assistant director of the Management Fellows program, said that the weekend was a great way for students to fig-ure out whether or not the program and De- Pauw in general were the right fit for them. “ Sometimes students choose a school based on the feeling they get when they come visit. That’s why the Program of Distinction Weekend is such a great opportunity to high-light what DePauw has to offer the prospec-tive students,” she said. The Management Fellows program put together a welcome reception and a dinner event for the prospective students. The pro-gram also conducted interviews, and allowed the prospective students to attend a manage-ment fellows’ class. Professor Dave Bohmer, director of the Media Fellows program, also said he believed the weekend went well. Although he alluded to the difficult economy, he said that he still believes that the program has a lot to offer. “ Students who choose to take part in the Media Fellows program take two freshman colloquiums, partake in a semester long in-ternship and culminate the program with a senior seminar. The program is very benefi-cial for those with interest in the media,” he said. One activity that prospective Honor Schol-ar students took part in was a mock Honor Scholar seminar. The students were asked to read a prompt on Sunday evening and be prepared to discuss it in the class demon-stration Monday morning. Anne Harris, director of the Honor Schol-ar program, said that she was really pleased with the caliber of students that came to campus. “ Overall, the group of candidates who came to campus was extremely strong,” Har-ris said. “ In the class, a few of them were shy, but most of them participated and showed that they had complex solutions to complex problems.” While the weekend certainly has its aca-demic focus, it is also a prime opportunity for current students to interact with prospective students socially. Brian Groendyke, a freshman Science Research Fellow, said that the prospective students seemed interested in Science Re-search Fellows and DePauw as a whole. He said that DePauw was the first choice for most of the students with whom he inter-acted. Groendyke was given the opportunity to host a prospective Science Research fellow. “ I had the opportunity to talk to him about Science Research Fellows and about campus life in general,” Groendyke said. “ Then we were able to chill out for the remainder of the weekend. He even played guitar, so we had a jam session.” Directors say POD Weekend was successful MARCH 13, 2009 News PAGE 3 Compile d by Andrew Ma ddocks in. depth@ thedepauw. com Forty chapter organizations have gone through the community standards proc-ess this academic year. When a chapter is investigated or charged, it often becomes public knowledge, but the behind- the-scenes process is, well, behind the scenes. This diagram, created with the help of Di-rector of Community Standards Meggan Johnston, explains the standard investi-gation procedure for organizations. step One : Inves tig ation • Community standards asks a chapter president to investigate a potential viola-tion. • The organization president then leads an internal review and sends back a response either denying a violation or suggesting a penalty. step Two : Review and res ponse • A five- member community standards faculty and staff review board looks at the president’s report and accepts the judgment or sends back suggestions. • If the president accepts the sanctions, the process is over. Sanctions may come in the form of a formal warning, proba-tion, educational sessions or a fine. • Any money earned by community standards goes toward a fund dedicated for programming appropriate to the violation. Note: All investigations proceed to step two. Some will be resolved in this step while others will proceed to steps three or four. step Four: Form al he aring • If the intake meeting cannot resolve anything, there is a formal hearing to determine sanctions. • A seven- member board of one faculty member, one staff member and five students makes a decision after hearing a structured back- and- forth argument. step Three : Ch arge and in take mee ting • If the president does not accept the review board’s decision, Community Standards will officially charge the or-ganization. • The president then comes in to John-ston’s office for a one- on- one discussion. • Twenty- five of the 40 community stand-ards cases in the past academic year were resolved in this stage, Johnston said. • The five members of the review board are the director of Community Standards, dean of Campus Life, an athletic coach, a member of the Office of Multicultural Life and a greek life coordinator. If the organization in question is a greek chap-ter, the greek life coordinator will be one that does not advise the chapter under review. • Fifteen cases progressed to intake meet-ings, according to Johnston. Thirteen of the 15 were resolved. • Two cases were resolved in formal hearings this year, Johnston said. • The seven members of the hearing board are randomly selected from the broader Community Standards Council based on availability. Each recognized student organization, including greek chapters, appoints one student to the large council. Step- by- step breakdown of process IN- DEPT H NEWS: COMMUNITY STA NDA RDS By Macy Ayers news@ thedepauw. com Recent and continuing discussions be-tween staff and students are seeking to address the need to change the discipli-nary process for greek houses. Participants in these discussions are divided into two groups: those interested in discussing policies before the infraction and those who discuss steps to take after the infraction. Dorian Shager, dean of campus life, leads discussions on the “ before” compo-nent of an infraction, discussing the re-ality of what’s involving chapters in the community standards process. “ We discuss how to have safer parties, the responsibility of the host during a party, and the role of IFC” he said. Meggan Johnston, director of Commu-nity Standards, leads discussions on the “ after” component of an infraction. “ My part concerns the end result if chapters do go through the process and how we make that end result the most ef-fective for the organizations,” she said. Despite recent controversy over house probations, the committee was not formed as a direct response to the perceived dis-content among the students, but is a rou-tine alteration of the process, Johnston said. “ I think we have a good, solid process, but it’s been a few years since we’ve made the revision … so we need to re- evaluate. This isn’t a stagnant process, so it’s time to get the students involved again the way we did a few years back,” she added. Though many chapters have appointed members to attend the meetings, all mem-bers of the greek system are both welcome and encouraged to attend. However, only seven people attended the “ after” meeting on Tuesday. “ I’d like to see more student involve-ment,” Johnston said. “ I will say, though, that the students who attended have been very engaged, so that’s been very help-ful.” In its latest meeting, the “ after” com-mittee discussed the number of changes required in the sanctioning process. Johnston said the students divided into two groups — one group thought it would be best to completely rebuild the system while the other group thought the system is a “ good model” but needs to be revised. “ The two groups then got together to discuss what’s working and what isn’t, and their decision will inform the work we do,” she added. Risk manager for IFC, sophomore Alex Kriegshauser, regularly attends the “ be-fore” meetings. “ The rules and regulations are unclear as to what gets someone in trouble and what punishment results in,” he said, “ so I want to see a difference in how commu-nity standards are run.” As a student representative, Krieg-shauser said he also hopes to find alter-natives to the current consequences. “ Houses are going on probation, and the second they go off the same things are re- occurring. The goal of this is to find ways to improve it,” he said. Staff leaders of the meeting wish to emphasize that these meetings are in no way an attack on the greek system and are simply meant to clarify and revamp existing policy. “ I’m an ally to the greek system, and I support it, but I want to be a part of the group of people helping them to uphold their values and to be a strong social part of our campus, but do it in a way that’s safe and that upholds the policies of our University,” Johnston said. Administration reviews sanction causes, process Meggan Johnston, director of Community Standards, speaks to representatives of DePauw greek chapters on current probationary sanctions. THE DE PAUW / RACHEL CHESE MAN PAGE 4 News MARCH 13, 2009 GET YOUR IRISH ON AT O’chiefs! Pre- party at Chiefs St. Patrick’s Day March 17th Food and beer specials Corned Beef and Cabbage w/ Irish Soda Bread- $ 7.99 Ribeye Steak w/ Janeson Irish Whisky Sauce and Colcannon + Salad - $ 16.99 Grilled Atlantic Salmon with Mustard- Dill Sauce, Colcannon + Salad - $ 13.99 15 oz. Guinness Stout Draft Cans- $ 3.99 Lamb Stew, Lamb Stew, Lamb Stew www. ChiefsUSA. com Have a great Spring Break! Campus groups join to discuss social inequalities By Bla ke Nels on news@ thedepauw. com Ladies Aligning for Cross- Cultural Ex-cellence, Men of Excellence Cross Cultural Alliances, Association of African- American Students and Feminista! coordinated a dis-cussion in a packed classroom in Harrison Hall last evening. “ Scream!… Don’t Say a Word,” the title of the presentation, provided statistics on rape, domestic violence and human traffic-ing, and the opportunity for students and members of the community to share their experiences and opinions. “ What we’re trying to accomplish with this discussion and with LACE week in general is an appreciation for women, as well as raise awareness on important do-mestic issues that affect both women and men,” said LACE President Shantelee Fernandez, a sophomore. LACE’s presentation on domestic vio-lence brought up discussions on the impact of domestic abuse on children, how do-mestic violence is portrayed in the media, physical abuse vs. mental abuse and how to avoid volatile relationships. Statistics dominated the discussion, like the fact that one in four women will be sexually assaulted during her life, and per-sonal testimonials of abusive boyfriends and girlfriends. The conversation was eye- opening for many. “ The discussion was really helpful be-cause we were able to talk about problems that aren’t discussed everyday on DePauw’s campus,” said sophomore Zak Phillips. “ It was informative, and the combination of people and experiences in the room really helped me broaden my own perspective.” Feminista! continued the dialogue with a presentation on rape. The conversation focused on how the so-cial structure of the typical American uni-versity, specifically schools like DePauw, has helped create an environment for rape and how to fight this problem. When the presentation mentioned that only 25 percent of people who are raped on a college campus consider the act to be rape, students immediately began to criticize the hook- up culture and the how alcohol has fueled this perception of sexual assault. The conclusion of the presentation by Feminista! addressed the issue of male rape, a social problem that is sometimes ig-nored during discussions about rape. When the audience was told that one in 33 men are sexually assaulted, the presenters were met with genuine surprise and shock. Once again, DePauw’s hook- up culture was put on trial, along the cultural stere-otype of the male sex drive. MECCA concluded the event with a dis-cussion on human trafficing. They played a documentary that condemned the $ 7 billion industry that targets young children, refer-ring to it as modern slavery. There was a general sense of outrage among the group after the film mentioned that although 600,000 to 800,000 humans are trafficed a year, there is only one shelter in the United States that houses and addresses the needs of trafficed individuals. Sophomore Adam Johnson said that he joined MECCA because of the energy and activism it inspired in people after discus-sions such as this. “ The reason why MECCA got involved in this project was to bring important issues to the student community. Our goal is to create a responsible community, especially among the male population. Our true goal lies in empowering men to cause change and influence our generation through a va-riety of means,” Johnson said. He added that in the future, the students at DePauw could expect “ more dramatic forms of activism that make our message hard to ignore.” Sophomore Shantelee Fernandez presents a forum Wednesday night about relationship violence. The DePauw / Richard Tryon MARCH 13, 2009 News PAGE 5 By Andy Bruner news@ thedepauw. com DePauw’s discussions on intellectual life took another step forward Wednesday, when group proposals for changes to the five issues outlined by President Brian Ca-sey were released for review by the Univer-sity community. Thirty- two teams submitted propos-als discussing their ideas on Winter Term, graduation requirements, the first- year experience, internships and Programs of Distinction. The proposals can be found on-line at DePauw’s Moodle Web site under a specially created course page titled “ intel-lectual life discussions.” Moodle users can access the page at moodle. depauw. edu/ course/ view. php ? id= 3772. Visitors must log in to Moodle us-ing their DePauw username and password, and first- time visitors will be prompted to enter an “ enrollment key” password. The enrollment key is “ tigers.” Chair of Faculty Dave Berque, who col-lected the group proposals for distribution to the University community, said he is pleased with the amount of proposals sub-mitted, calling 32 “ a really great number.” Berque said more than 100 people con-tributed their ideas in writing the propos-als, though authors’ names were not re-leased publicly so that readers would not be swayed by who contributed the ideas. “ There’s some sense that this will allow the ideas to be considered on the basis of the ideas rather than who they come from,” he said. Berque said Thursday evening that he had not had time to read all the reports yet, but that he was pleased with the quality of those he had looked at so far. He said many proposals relied not only on contributors’ own opinions, but other University and aca-demic studies. “ The fact that people had really looked through these resources and considered them, to me, indicates that the proposers have their own ideas but they’re also con-sidering others,” he said. Casey was not available for comment Thursday. A spokesperson for his office said that because he is traveling off- campus on University business, he had not had a chance to review the proposals yet. As the intellectual life discussion contin-ues its march toward the end of the semester — the date by which Casey charged faculty to determine specific changes on each issue — a series of meetings will be held each day next week to discuss the ideas presented in the group proposals. The original deadline to sign up to attend any of the meetings passed Thursday, but Berque said DePauw commu-nity members can still sign up for a meeting by e- mailing him at dberque@ depauw. edu. Meeting times are 11: 30 a. m. to 12: 30 p. m. and 4 to 5: 30 p. m. Monday through Friday, and the venues will be sent to confirmed at-tendees via e- mail ahead of time. Berque said attendees are asked to read the group proposals before the meetings so that they are knowledgeable of the specific ideas that have been suggested so far. “ What we’re hoping will happen is people will look at the 32 proposals and come up with ideas for combining, expanding and re-fining the proposals,” he said. After spring break, a second round of proposal writing will take place following the same guidelines as the just- completed first round. Berque and faculty leaders hope the new proposals, due April 10, will focus ideas on the intellectual life issues even fur-ther based upon the conclusions of the first proposals and next week’s discussion meet-ings. While Casey said he hopes faculty will approve specific changes on each issue by May, Berque said faculty would rather take more time if agreeing on ideas proves dif-ficult. “ We want to be as specific as we can be in May, but we also don’t want to rush things and make bad decisions,” Berque said. Intellectual life proposals released to public “ What we’re hoping will happen is people will look at the 32 proposals and come up with ideas for com-bining, expanding and refining the proposals.” — Dave Berque, Chair of Faculty Read the proposals on Moodle Go to moodle. depauw. edu/ course/ view. php? id= 3772 New users will need to sign up for the intellectual life Moodle page with the password “ tigers.” PAGE 6 Features Wamidan BY SARAH EUTSLER features@ thedepauw. com The dance room of the Green Cent-er for Performing Arts fills with the sounds of a foreign land. Students smile, dance and sing tribal songs in unison — a typical afternoon practice for the members of Wamidan. The World’s Association of Musi-cians, Instrumentalists, and Dancers — better known as Wamidan — was founded by Dr. James Makubuya eight years ago at Wabash College. The De- Pauw chapter was founded four years ago by students Olufisayo “ Kike” Olu-wadiya ’ 07 from Nigeria, and Ruth Nduta ’ 08 from Kenya. The two shared interest in African dance and music and sought a way to express the inter-est on campus. “ That was on my mindset when I came,” Nduta said. She was disap-pointed, however, when she found DePauw had no organization that ful-filled their passion. But Nduta and Oluwadiya were in luck. Julian Moreaux, a Wabash stu-dent and friend of Nduta, was a mem-ber of the Wabash group and invited them to get involved. After visiting the Wabash group, they decided to form DePauw’s Wamidan chapter. The two organizations still work and perform together. DePauw members travel to Wabash each Friday for joint rehears-als. “ Initially it was hard to get mem-bers because people could not commit to going . to Wabash,” Nduta said. However, the organization on DeP-auw’s campus has grown to include approximately 20 members. Members have various backgrounds and experience. Some have danced be-fore, but even then the members find it a different experience. “ Most of what we have been learn-ing is tribal dances,” said freshman Nicole Koschmeder, who joined Wami-dan in the fall. Junior Amtul- Nasir Iddrisu has done modern dance in the past. “ It’s much easier. It’s more relaxed. There’s more room for improvisation,” Iddrisu said, adding that dancers are given the option to “ make it more colorful” when performing. “ The dancing styles are really dif-ferent,” said Hnin Pwint Soe, a mem-ber since fall 2007. Soe explained it took her a while to learn how to dance well based on the differences in the movements from dances she had done in the past. For some members the styles are familiar. “ It reminds me of home,” said fresh-man Christy- Ann Nuerkie Nartey, who is from Ghana. Although Nartey did some African dancing in high school, she continues to learn through Wamidan. “ It’s also something new to me to some extent,” she said, adding that they learn dances from all over Africa and not just her native country. But the dances are not all from Af-rica. Wamidan seeks to celebrate mu-sical and dance heritages throughout the world. Freshman Margaret Gati Wambura, DePauw’s Wamidan presi-dent and a member since last semes-ter, said they plan on doing a Spanish dance. Wamidan has also given members the chance to interact with Wabash students on a regular basis. Despite the rivalry of the two schools, members have found the interactions positive. “ I feel like we work together pretty well,” said freshman Olivia Telfair, who joined Wamidan in the fall. Wambura said she has enjoyed meeting Wabash Wamidan members and has developed several friendships with them. The Wabash members add a musi-cal element to the DePauw members’ work. “ They learn about the African in-struments so we combine that with the dance,” Nartey said. “ They just brighten it up.” Wambura said they hope to bring the instrument element to DePauw, but right now they lack the storage space to keep them on campus. Traveling to Wabash can be time consuming. A Wabash driver comes and picks up the members and takes them to and from the Wabash campus. The driving time with the approxi-mately two- and- a- half hour practices can add up. Iddrisu, however, doesn’t mind. “ I actually look forward to Friday afternoons,” she said. She explained the trip gives them time to relax and socialize. Overall, the members find their Wamidan membership a way to create community. “ I like the people, which makes the atmosphere more substantial,” Telfair said. “ I’m with really good friends,” said freshman Tiamo Katsonga- Phiri, who joined last fall. Nduta especially sees Wamidan as a welcoming organization. “ I see it as a home away from home,” Nduta said. “ It’s happiness, it’s sharing, it’s expressing and learning . It’s a place where you express creativ-ity. You’re allowed to bring your own ideas and share what you know about your own culture.” “ It’s fun, it’s engaging, it promotes diversity,” Wambura said, adding that she sees Wamidan as a good way to learn about diversity in a non- class-room setting. “ It’s culture and it’s life,” said Nartey. “ It’s my permanent club.” Wamidan will hold a performance in Kresge on April 10. Students find community with a bond of cultural song and dance Members of Wamidan line up and perfrom a dance during a practice of their dance on Wednesday afternoon. Meredith McGrady / The DePauw MARCH 13, 2009 This week, I’m spreading the love of the movie spectrum. There were quiet a few releases that came out these past two weeks. There is something for everybody, from chil-dren’s movies to horror films galore. For those of you that want it, make sure to pre- order your copy of “ Twilight,” which will be released March 21. “ Australia” “ Australia” is the tale of Lady Ashley ( Nicole Kidman) and her quest to rid herself of the fam-ily cattle farm, Faraway Downs. Upon her ar-rival from England, she meets Drover ( Hugh Jackman), an independent drover — or cat-tle driver — who is currently employed by her husband as her escort from Darwin to Faraway Downs. Shortly before arriving, her husband is killed by “ King George,” the leader of Aborigi-nes in the area. Lady Ashley is put in charge of delivering her husband’s last head of cattle before she can sell the land to the rivaling Car-ney Cattle Company, who would gain a cattle monopoly upon acquisition. The only problem is that her head ranger is employed by Car-ney, who is out to destroy Faraway Downs. Af-ter deciding to stay to finish the project, Lady Ashley meets Nullah, the son of an Aboriginal woman and an unknown white man. It is the law that all children with this kind of origin be forced into camps to have the “ black bred out of them.” Lady Ashley falls for the kind- hearted Nullah and tries to protect him from the cop-pers. This three- hour epic is good for the first half, but quickly falls downhill from there. The CGI is terrible and easily distinguished from real- world backgrounds. This film probably had a $ 50 million budget, with $ 40 million paying the salaries of Kidman and Jackman. If you did end up watching it, also check out “ Rabbi- Proof Fence” to learn more about the children camps of Australia. “ Role Models” “ Role Models” follows Danny ( Paul Rudd) and Wheeler ( Seann William Scott), two en-ergy drink salesmen. Minotaur, the drink, is aimed as an anti- drug for teens, which is ironic as Wheeler smokes pot be-tween presentations. Everything is fine until Danny’s neg- ative attitude causes him to have a fight with his girl-friend Beth ( Elizabeth Banks). After the fight, Danny gives a presenta-tion and ends up driv- ing a truck up a statue as they try to escape a ticket for parking in a no- parking zone. Wheeler and Danny are forced to do 150 hours of com-munity service over 30 days or do 30 days in jail. The judge forces Danny and Wheeler to work with Sturdy Wings, a big- brother pro-gram. Wheeler is paired with Ronnie, a miscre-ant with a breast fetish while Danny is paired with Augie, a teenager who is involved with live action role- playing. Both couples struggle but eventually come to accept each other. This movie had me bursting at the seams. Rudd and Scott do a great job of portraying their charac-ters. The live action role- playing sections of the movie had me laughing as I know a few people who have done it. This does have nudity, drug use and foul language for those who are worried about such things. I highly recommend seeing this movie for anybody who wants a good laugh during midterms. “ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” The movie is set during World War II in Berlin. Bruno ( Asa Butterfield) is an 8- year-old German boy who is forced to move when his high- ranking Nazi father is reassigned. Bruno is upset as he has to leave all his friends behind. He hates his new house until he sees some “ farmers” who work in striped pajamas. He is able to escape his mother’s watchful eye and travels to the “ farm.” There he meets Shm-uel ( Jack Scanlon), a young Jewish boy, who is stuck on one side of the fence. Bruno does not understand why the Jews are forced to work in the camps as neither one of his parents care to explain it to him. A number of incidents have Bruno wondering if Jews are really bad and if his father is a good person. This movie is short at roughly an hour and a half. It was nice to see the story of concentration camps being told from a young person’s perspective, although it does not sugarcoat the atrocities that occurred there. This one is a real tearjerker, so be prepared with a few tissues close by. Hits • “ In the Electric Mist” • “ Milk” • “ Beverly Hills Chihuahua” • “ Transporter 3” Misses • “ Midnight Meat Train” • “ Lake City” • “ Weapons” • “ Nobel Son” — features@ thedepauw. com Rental guide for mid- term week relief: laughs, tears IAN GROMER, MOVIE RENTAL COLUMNIST Movie rentals Ian tells you what to watch PAGE 8 Opinion MARCH 13, 2009 CARTOON by ERIK LUNDORF Nature Park buildings remain underutilized The Prindle Institute for Ethics perplexes me. Not that anyone was particularly worried about our school’s current economic woes when it was slated to be built, but I find it hard to jus-tify the nearly $ 12 million institution’s existence when DePauw is operating at a deficit of $ 3 mil-lion, and plans on letting a large chunk of pro-fessors go once their contracts expire. Of course Janet Prindle intended her gift for the specific purpose of building the institute, but the true value of the institute has failed to reveal itself to me or the student body. I was thoroughly impressed with the facility when I was given a tour as a prospective stu-dent. It was not until I enrolled at DePauw that I realized that the overwhelming majority of stu-dents neither use nor have seen the institute. I can’t help questioning our reasons for having the most extraordinary building on campus, well, off campus and unused. Sure, the institute holds its symposia and other events, but are these events really unable to be accommodated elsewhere on campus? With the plethora of lecture halls and auditoriums on the main campus, something tells me that they could. That being said, the Prindle Institute for Eth-ics exists, and knocking it down would not get the donation’s value back. So as much of a fi-nancial conundrum as it is, I must say that it is truly one of the treasures of this campus that is lost on most of the student body. I say this because I had an opportunity to visit the institute during some free time last week, and I couldn’t help feeling a bit in awe. The institute and, to a greater extent, the Bartlett Reflection Center, are places that are unique to life at DePauw. The institute exudes a sort of comfortable lux-ury that is derived from its immersion in nature in combination with the modernity and grandeur of the building’s contents. From the glass walls to the fireplaces to the serene waterfall in front of the building, the institute is truly inspiring. ( Not to mention the institute is now a “ green” fa-cility). The Reflection Center is perhaps even more moving. Having never laid eyes upon the Grand Canyon, I venture to say that the view from the center is nothing short of spectacular. And once the vegetation is given time to grow into the old quarry, the sight will surely improve. Step-ping into the center seems to take a load off one’s shoulders, as there is undoubtedly no calmer place at DePauw. Meditation materials are avail-able, and one could easily relax away a weekend afternoon there if so compelled. The Bartlett Re-flection Center would be my homework- tackling spot of choice if I had regularly available means of getting there. And so I issue a challenge to DePauw’s stu-dents. If you haven’t been to the Prindle Insti-tute, go there, take it in, and if you feel as I do about it, why not drive out there on a random afternoon? If you have been, go back. Chanc-es are you’ll be even more inspired by it the second time. It is such a shame to let these facilities go to waste. — opinion@ thedepauw. com Jonathan MCARDLE, FR ESHMAN column ist The recent release of the Interfraternity Council’s rush report offers good insight into the minds of potential new members to the greek sys-tem. While the report addresses areas of the recruitment process that warrant attention, we urge IFC not to make dramatic changes to rush at this time. With every year comes a different set of personalities to the class of potential new members ( PNMs). Not only do the PNMs change, but IFC annually revises rush rules in an effort to move toward what it calls a “ values- based” rush. In order to make long- term improvements to rush, we suggest that IFC repeat this study every year to compile a set of data and see if trends develop. Only then, with at least two years of consistent data, would it be logical and effective to restructure rush. One thing that did become clear, though, is the need for greater com-mitment from IFC and the University to promoting fraternity events. It was a good starting point when IFC decided to implement the rule that a chapter must hold a non- alcoholic registered event before it may hold a registered event open to freshmen on a Friday or Saturday evening. The events could help continue the push from students basing decisions on preconceived notions and, instead, on the men they meet at these barbe-cues, philanthropies and other events. While the study of this year is a promising beginning, we hope that further studies will indicate a clearer route for IFC and the fraterni-ties to take in regards to modifying rush, instead of hurrying to make a change based on one year’s information. The DePauw is an independently managed and financed student newspaper. The opinions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect those of DePauw Uni-versity or the Student Publications Board. Editorials are the responsibility of The DePauw Editorial Board. The opinions expressed by columnists, cartoonists and in letters to the editor are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The DePauw Editorial Staff. The DePauw welcomes letters to the editor. Letters must be signed and accompanied by the author’s name and phone number. Letters have a 350- word limit and are subject to editing for style and length. Deliver letters to the Center for Contemporary Media, e- mail editor@ thedepauw. com or write The DePauw at 609 S. Locust St., Greencastle, IN 46135. EDITO RIAL POLI CY E D ITO R I A L Changes to rush should wait for future reports The DePauw Andy Bruner, Editor in Chief Jonathan Batuello, Managing Editor Meredith McGrady, Managing Editor Kali Geldis, Editor Emeritus Christine DiGangi, Co- Chief Copy Editor Elissa Schufman, Co- Chief Copy Editor The topic of intellectual life changes at DePauw has been breached numerous times by this and other editorial boards, as well as by numer-ous members of the DePauw community. However, we are pleased to report the initiatives taken by the University to receive input from the members of the community, not only by inviting them to construct pro-posals to change the intellectual life but also inviting them to meetings to evaluate these proposals. The 32 proposals are easily accessible through Moodle. One login and a simple password divide students, faculty and staff from the proposals of their peers. In addition, the site offers a forum for those who read the proposals to post their thoughts and reactions. As of Thursdsay night, there were more than 280 members of the DePauw community who had logged on to access the proposals. We encourage members of the community to read these proposals. Further, we applaud the faculty for making these proposals easily ac-cessible to the entire campus through Moodle. Just as we did for the first round of proposals, we encourage community members to submit proposals after spring break when the second deadline for proposals will approach. We hope that all DePauw students, faculty and staff will take this as a serious opportunity to change the face of DePauw for the future. Who better to analyze the situation at DePauw than those who live and work there? Read intellectual life proposals MARCH 13, 2009 Opinion PAGE 9 PHOTO OPINION What are your plans for Spring Break? “ Going down to Venice, Fla. to kick it with my homies.” Grady Neff, senior “ I have a friend up in Michigan and I’m going to visit him and spend as much time as possible doing nothing.” John Herrick, junior “ Nothing. Sitting at home.” Lindsay Camplin, freshman “ Going down to Cancun, hoping to have a good time and not get killed by any drug lords.” Reed Seward, junior “ I’m going down to Panama City, Fla. with some friends and shaving our chests if Bank of America stock hits $ 7.” Toby Johnson, senior Sophomore Leadership Committee formed It is no secret that each and every student at DePauw is very diverse. Athletes are Me-dia Fellows, musicians are Bonner Scholars — the possibilities are endless. While all these disciplines are worthwhile, it creates a feeling of disunity among our own classes. Walking into a course, we look for our own teammates and people in the same house or programs as us. But never do we think, “ I hope there are other sophomores in my class.” We have moved away from identifying as sophomores and instead have found other ways to define ourselves. The Sophomore Leadership Committee has been formed with the goal to improve sopho-more class unity. We have realized the need not only to recognize our own classmates, but also to provide support for one another. As the class of 2011, we are in a great position to make an impact on our campus. Because we have already experienced a full year at De- Pauw, we know the changes that need to be made and still have two years to accomplish these changes. It sounds cliché, but the truth remains: together we can achieve more. As the Sophomore Leadership Committee, we will start by creating a sophomore class newsletter and providing T- shirts for the en-tire class. All of these actions are in the hope to bring us together. You, as a member of the sophomore class, can start today. Take the initiative and get to know someone new from your class. If we unite together, the DePauw we have learned to love can only get better. Sophomore Leadership Committee for Class Unity ‘ Former porn star’ story got facts wrong I am writing regarding the review of Dr. Sprinkle’s talk Thursday night ( or as you re-fer to her, the “ former porn star”). First, the title of the article is problematic in that she is reduced to the status of “ porn star” instead of highlighting that she is a renowned artist, activist and Ph. D. Secondly, she said she had 50 sex partners in the first six months after losing her virginity, not one month as you re-port. Thirdly, when you discuss what Sprin-kle said about changes in the porn industry, the description is misleading. You state that, “ she said when she first started, the men in the films went after the women, who did not really want to have sex but ended up enjoying themselves.” She said this is what the films depicted, not what actually happened. The way you wrote this sounds as if women did not actually want to be in films, and in some ways supports rape myths that women even-tually “ lay back and enjoy it”! Finally, why are “ sex worker friends” and “ decriminalize” in quotes? It is not in the context of a direct quote of hers and thus the meaning of this is unclear. “ Sex worker” and “ decriminalize” are common words and concepts. More importantly, I wish the reporter had actually stayed through the entire perform-ance so that they could have reported the real story. You cannot leave before the story is over and presume that what was supposed to happen did. Sprinkle did not perform her bosom ballet ( as you report) because she was stopped by an administrator and thus art was censored. This was incredibly controversial and quite a news story that unfortunately you did not report. I would presume that The DePauw would be interested in discussions of free speech and censorship, but it appears as if this event will be swept under the rug. I am deeply disappointed in the credibility of reporting in this article ( and some of the tone) and think you missed an opportunity to open some real discussion about censorship and freedom of expression. Professor Alicia Suarez Editor’s response: Reporter takes responsibility for errors The author of the article referred to in Professor Suarez’s letter, Lucy First, admits her mistake in not staying until the event she was covering had ended. It is expected of all The DePauw’s news reporters that they attend the entirety of any event they are cov-ering for the sake of accuracy and context. I do not believe that any of the four editors who read First’s story before it was printed ( including myself) erred, because there was no way of knowing by reading the story that the reporter had not attended all of the event. Lucy First now understands The DePauw’s expectations, and I would like to take this opportunity to say that she has done good reporting for the newspaper in the past and I believe she will continue to do so. Some of the issues Suarez raises in her letter demand further explanation. First maintains she heard Sprinkle say she once had 50 sexual partners in one month, and two students who attended the talk agree with First. I am unsure at this time if First or Suarez is correct on this matter. The quote in the article about women “ enjoying them-selves” in porn movies was perhaps written unclearly, as the meaning Suarez took from it is not what First intended. Sprinkle said pornographic movies formerly depicted fe-male characters as at first not wanting to have sex, but then enjoying it — a form of the “ rape myth” Suarez speaks of. Sprinkle’s quote was not referring to actresses, but to the characters depicted in what she de-scribes as a formerly male- dominated porn industry. The mistake that was made in the report-ing for the story “ Former porn start discusses transition to sex education” is an unfortunate consequence of The DePauw’s status as a col-lege newspaper. Our staff includes students with varying levels of journalism experience, and I believe it is the mission of the news-paper’s upper- level staff to train new staffers how to report, write, take photographs, de-sign pages and all the other jobs that go into publishing The DePauw twice a week. Andy Bruner, editor in chief LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Ask him anything ( about the newspaper, that is) Visit the Editor’s blog at thedepauw. com. Post comments to ask Editor in Chief Andy Bruner your questions about The DePauw. PAGE 10 Sports MARCH 13, 2009 BY LESLIE GABER sports@ thedepauw. com After graduating two all- Ameri-cans last spring, the women’s golf team was uncertain as to how it would fill those holes heading into this school year. But the Tigers, No. 10 in a Div. III coaches’ presea-son poll, know one thing for cer-tain: They are intent on making it back to the NCAA Div. III National Championship this spring. In 2008, the team endured a tough regular season, but shone in the postseason to finish second in the national tournament for the second straight year. Senior Nikki Garza said the team is counting on experienced players and younger contributors to fill the spots left by All- Ameri-cans Ali Murtaugh and Kristen Kriegshauser. “ Coming into this year, it was a lot of unknown. They were two great players,” Garza said of Mur-taugh and Kriegshauser. However, Garza noted that per-sonnel uncertainties have been dismissed after solid performances in fall tournaments. “ Fall really settled a lot of fears,” Garza said. “ We have the potential to be as good of a team as last year, if not better.” Head coach Vince Lazar expects Garza, as the team’s only senior, to lead a group with a range of expe-rience levels. “ Nikki has certain goals for her-self,” Lazar said. “ She has pretty high standards. She’s been good with the underclassmen.” The Tigers also return junior Erin Kielty, who was off campus in the fall, and sophomore Na-talie Gough, both of whom have national tournament- level expe-rience. Freshman Taylor Beaty is expected to make significant contributions after a break- out fall season, while juniors Meagan Hayes and Annie Mail, as well as several other freshmen, could also contend for spots. Lazar highlighted consistency as one of the Tigers’ goals for this spring. He said where the team finishes at each tournament is not necessarily the most important aspect, but DePauw must build a strong case throughout the season to ensure a spot at nationals again this year. “ We’re playing a pretty tough schedule,” Lazar said. “ If we can play anywhere near to what our potential has shown, we should do pretty well.” Within the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference, Southwest-ern University has been among DePauw’s top competition. South-western beat DePauw at last year’s SCAC tournament by six strokes. The Tigers will also par-ticipate in several tournaments this spring alongside teams from Div. I schools, including its season opener at the Southern Mississip-pi Lady Eagle Invitational March 23- 24 in Hattlesburg, Miss. Garza said she is optimistic about what the team can achieve this season. “ I think the future looks really awesome for DePauw golf,” Garza said. No. 10 Tigers look to replace All- Americans WOMEN’S GOLF BY WILL KING sports@ thedepauw. com DePauw has many teams that compete and represent the Uni-versity. The lacrosse team, still fresh to the sports scene on cam-pus, has been gaining member-ship and excitement. The Tigers are led by play-er and coach Nick Kennedy. Kennedy, a junior, worked hard with other DePauw students to create the team last season. Junior Ray Marra, who is in control of the finances of the team this season, has been waiting for lacrosse to grow at DePauw. “ We tried to get this started our freshman year,” Marra said. “ It kind of fell through because we were just freshmen. Last year it just simmered, but this year Nick picked it up, got through some of the bureaucracy, and he and I sat down and really made it happen.” The team isn’t part of a confer-ence or league, but that hasn’t hindered it from scheduling games. “ We are play-ing teams that are around the area — there are leagues for clubs,” Kennedy said. “ We are not in any of them, the reason being that it is a lot more expensive to be part of a league.” Kennedy plays multiple roles on the team. “ My main goal is to make sure that we have games in which everyone can just play in. On the sidelines, I am not re-ally coaching players, saying, ‘ This is how to play lacrosse.’ For the most part, most of the guys already know how to play. I am really the organizational person just saying, ‘ Here’s when prac-tice times are — let’s show up.’” Kennedy, who plays long stick midfielder for the team, tries to lead by example on the field. “ During the games I am the liaison for my team with the refs and normally I will end up being speaking captain,” Kennedy said. “ The way I look at it, when I am off the field I become coach. I’ll recognize s o m e t h i n g and say, ‘ Let’s try this on of-fense.’ When people get off the field, the first thing people think is water, rest. I try to never have my head totally out of the game.” The team has an assortment of players from big- time lacrosse programs from all over the Mid-west. “ Most of the guys on our team have played pretty high- level la-crosse in high school, and you can tell; it’s just one of those things we need to mesh as a team, and if that happens at some point in the season we are going to be very good,” Kennedy said. The Tigers fell in the first game to Ball State 13- 6 on a frig-id Sunday afternoon March 1. “ I expect to win the next six games. After watching Ball State play I expected to win that game as well. Unfortunately it was only 11 degrees outside, incred-ibly cold, and we came out flat.” Kennedy said. The team, which has only just started to practice outdoors, is working to develop offensive co-hesion. “ One of our big troubles in the first game was that we didn’t have enough practice on offense, so most of our offense was indi-vidual dodging,” Kennedy said. “ With practice I feel we can be dynamic offensively.” The team has a mix of veter-ans and young players. “ On defense, Drew DeVilbiss probably has the most lacrosse experience, but the team overall is pretty young. In our first game Alex Grip played really well. He’s a freshman attack man and he put three in versus Ball State,” Kennedy said. The team is very excited and enthusiastic for this season. Last year it only played away games, but this season four of its seven games are here in Greencastle. The first home game is March 18 at 6 p. m. at the intramural fields against Rose- Hulman In-stitute of Technology, but the date to circle on the calendar is April 16 when the Tigers take on the Little Giants of Wabash Col-lege at 6 p. m. Lacrosse gains membership, home games in its second season Members of DePauw’s lacrosse team huddle during their game with Ball State on March 1 . The next game is March 18 at the intramural fields. Photo courtesy of Bill Kennedy Home Sche dule March 18 vs. Rose- Hulman — 6 p. m. April 16 vs. Wabash — 6 p. m. April 22 vs. Butler — 6 p. m. April 25 vs. Eastern Kentucky — 2 p. m. Lacrosse games are played at the intramural fields MARCH 13, 2009 Sports PAGE 11 Playing the Odds Eric picks the winners Eric’s Prediction Record: 14- 7 eric jenkins, sports columnist Eric hopes to continue hot streak Let me just take a second here and breathe a sigh of relief. After a disappointing record of 1- 5 two weeks ago, I rebounded nicely last weekend. I only missed on one pick, and believe me, no one was as surprised as I was by the baseball team’s two losses to Illinois Wesleyan ( besides maybe the baseball team itself). But enough of the past; let’s focus on this upcoming week-end and see if I can bolster my record, or more likely, ruin it entirely. Baseball It’s the beginning of SCAC play for the Tigers, and that means the team needs to step up in order to reach its preseason goal of winning the SCAC championship. Last weekend, the Tigers revealed a major chink in their armor: pitching. In two losses to Illinois Wesleyan, the team gave up a total of 45 runs. Read that again, 45 runs. In Saturday’s win over Hanover, the pitch-ing looked mediocre. Beyond junior ace Brad Gerlach, this team needs to establish a rotation and find mid-dle relievers who can deliver. Freshman closer Hobs Donovan has looked good, and so has freshman J. B. Blanchard. If the team shakes up the rotation, which it will, and puts it together on the mound, which it should, the Tigers will win the series against Rhodes starting with a win in the opener on Saturday. Game 1: DePauw at Rhodes Prediction: DePauw 6, Rhodes 2 Game 2: DePauw at Rhodes Prediction: DePauw 4, Rhodes 8 Game 3: DePauw at Rhodes Prediction: DePauw 7, Rhodes 4 Softball The softball team finally got to play a game in the 2009 season after their first games were cancelled due to inclement weather. Not only did they play a game — four to be exact — they absolutely dominated their games, allowing zero runs. Junior Meg Soultz was named the SCAC Softball Pitcher of the Week after go-ing 4- 0 as a starter this weekend, and posting a 0.00 ERA. The Tigers will travel to Salisbury, Md., to play four games this weekend. Looking at this team, there is no reason to pick against it until it gives me a rea-son to. Christopher Newport University ( 11- 1) will be a tough test, but the Tigers should continue their win-ning streak throughout the weekend. Game 1: DePauw vs. Lynchburg @ Salisbury Uni-versity Prediction: DePauw 5, Lynchburg 0 Game 2: DePauw vs. Christopher Newport Prediction: DePauw 4, Christopher Newport 3 Game 3: DePauw at Salisbury Prediction: DePauw 8, Salisbury 3 Game 4: DePauw vs. Pittsburgh State Prediction: DePauw 6, Pittsburgh State 2 BY JOSH DAY sports@ thedepauw. com After an up and down 2008 season that ended with a fifth place conference finish, the DePauw men’s golf team is looking to duplicate its success as it gears up for the 2009 spring schedule. The team is led by four upperclassmen on the eight- man roster. Head coach Vince Lazar and his squad finished the 2008 fall season with top- 10 team finishes in five of the six events played. Four of those five were top- five finishes, including third- place finishes at the Franklin Invitational and the DePauw Small College Classic. The team is relying on stellar play from top to bot-tom considering the small size of its lineup. The four upperclassmen are led by the lone senior of the group, Joey Piatek, followed by three juniors: Alex Burns, Pe-ter Haller and Jake Walsh. The four underclassmen listed on the roster for coach Lazar include sophomore Chase King, as well as three new faces: freshmen Ryan Berra, Ronnie Harris and Nathan Smith. In their last event in October, the team took eighth place in the Oglethorpe Invitational, shooting a team score of 608. Freshman Ryan Berra led the way shoot-ing a two- day team low of 150 and finishing 25th over-all, while junior Alex Burns was right behind him with a 151 and finishing 30th in the event. Even though the Tigers find themselves with only one senior on the team, they aren’t too worried. “ I couldn’t ask for a better group of guys to end my career with,” Piatek said. “ They are all driven to com-pete and improve so I’m expecting a fun and successful season ahead.” The odds seem to be against the Tigers, but their ex-pectations are through the roof. “ I know we don’t have a big roster, and definitely not the most experience,” Harris said. “ But this group of guys is having fun and getting better everyday, so we are setting the bar high for us this season.” The Tigers will look to build momentum throughout the season leading to the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championships April 24- 26 to earn a spot in the NCAA Div. III Men’s Golf Championships in May. The team opens up its spring season this weekend hosting the DePauw Invitational Sunday in Danville, Ind. Men ready to swing into action MEN’S GOLF tiger OF THE week “ When it happened I looked up and saw it for just a second and put my head down because I knew it was gone. I started pumping my fist, yelling expletives and ran the bases.” Highlight Stout hit two home runs Saturday in the victory over Hanover College. Stout’s second home run in the bottom of the seventh drove in the go- ahead runs to seal the 7- 6 win for the Tigers. — compiled by LE SLIE GABE R Park Tudor School On his reaction to hitting the go- ahead home run against Hanover: SE NIOR year: BASE BALL MIKE STO UT sport: position: Stout is batting .289 for the season with 11 hits and leads the Tigers with 3 home runs for the season hometown: CARMEL , IND. third baseman stats: name: Listen to M ike Stout’s interview for Tiger of the Week online at thedepauw. com. THE DEPAUW MARCH 13, 2009 Sports CURRENT RANKINGS WOMEN’S GOLF No. 10 MEN’S TENNIS No. 17 WOMEN’S TENNIS No. 16 MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING — No. 15 WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING — No. 18 SOFTBALL No. 7 TIGER TEAMS IN NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT RANKINGS WHAT TO WATCH FOR • WHAT TO WATCH FOR • WHAT TO WATCH FOR SATURDAY SUNDAY Student Life encourages you to check out these events: THIS WEEK AT ASHLEY SQUARE CINEMA: The Watchmen — R Friday: 7 and 10 p. m. • Saturday: 1, 4, 7 and 10 p. m. • Sunday: 1, 4 and 7 p. m. • Monday: closed • Tuesday- Thursday: 7 p. m. Viewing Times: Slumdog Millionaire — R WOMEN’S TENNIS vs. California University of Pennsylvania at Blackstock Courts — 8 a. m. vs. Grand Vally State University at Blackstock Courts — 4 p. m. Junior Lauren Reich will be competing this weekend in the NCAA Div. III Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships. The meet will be held at the Rose- Hul-man Institute of Technology this Friday and Saturday. Running the one mile run, Reich is scheduled to run in the preliminaries Friday at 4 p. m. The final for the mile run will start at 2 p. m. Saturday. FRIDAY TRACK & FIELD ( INDOOR) NCAA Div. III Indoor Championships at Rose- Hulman ( Through Saturday) MEN’S TENNIS vs. Ferris State University at Blackstock Courts — 4 p. m. MEN’S GOLF DePauw Spring Invitational at Twin Bridges Golf Club; Danville Ind. MEN’S TENNIS vs. Grand Valley State University at Blackstock Courts — noon Housing Selection ‘ 09-’ 10 Registration available on e- services March 2 - March 20. Any questions or additional information, please contact Resident Life & Housing L. A. C. E. presents “ Jungle Fever?” Friday, March 13- Watson Forum 6- 8 p. m. A panel discussion on interracial dating. Co-sponsored with Black Male Initiative and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Sigma Lambda Gamma Sorority Inc. presents Beware. of the GAMMAS Friday, March 13 - Dorothy Brown Cultural Resource Center ( 314 E. Hanna St. Apt. 1 ) 9: 30- 11: 00 p. m. Come mingle with the Gam-mas in an intellectual talk and have one of their signature mock- tails! Committee For Latino Concerns ( CLC) presents Speed Dating Latin America Monday, March 16 - Dorothy Brown Cultural Resource Center. Join CLC in a speed dating fashion, guests will be introduced to some of the most exotic countries in the world — Costa Rica, Uruguay, and Brazil, just to name a few. Through F
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