Misc News
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Indianapolis Star Story on Financial Aid Quotes VP Madeleine Eagon
August 10, 2003"Competition for students is more fierce than ever as tuition costs continue to rise and state and federal aid fail to keep pace," writes Barb Berggoetz... Read More
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Senior Science Research Fellow Spends Summer at NASA
August 8, 2003Andrew Schmitt, a senior chemistry and mathematics double major and a member of DePauw's Science Research Fellows program, is wrapping up a summer... Read More
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CollegeBound Network Writes of DePauw's Class of 2007 Web Site
August 5, 2003"Some schools, like DePauw University (Greencastle, IN), are taking the cyber-route to freshman success," writes Lynda Kessler of the CollegeBound Network... Read More
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Middle School and Senior Citizens Extend CTEP's Community Outreach Through Technology
July 31, 2003"It's all about empowering people, and it's going to be doing a lot more of that this summer, thanks to this wonderful donation" says Bob Hershberger... Read More
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Sophomore Writes Newspaper Story on DePauw Outreach to Latino Community
July 25, 2003A story in the Flyer on the July 12 grand opening of the Haughville Branch of the Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library, written by DePauw University sophomore... Read More
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Senior Chemistry Major Working to Improve Safety in Lithium-Ion Batteries
July 23, 2003Andrea Dawson '04, a senior chemistry major and a member of the Science Research Fellow honors program, is spending her summer participating as a US Department... Read More
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DePauw Prepares to Welcome 609 New Students
July 23, 2003[DOWNLOAD AUDIO: "The Class of 2007" 50KB]"We like 'em," says Madeleine Eagon, vice president for admission and financial aid, of the 609 new students... Read More
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Incoming Student Talks with Newspaper About Firefly Festival Participation
July 23, 2003"For Kiersten Kamman, a Clay graduate heading to DePauw University, it's time well spent. She is hoping for a career in entertainment law," writes Ken... Read More
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Star Writer's Farewell Column Includes 'Thanks' for the Monon Bell
July 21, 2003In his final column for the Indianapolis Star, sportswriter C. Jemal Horton thanks the newspaper and its readers for a variety of things, including the... Read More
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Incoming Student Wins 4-H Queen Crown
July 17, 2003"There were a lot of girls, and I made a lot of new friends -- friendships I'm sure I'll have for the rest of my life," said Mary Beth Robinson as she... Read More
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Award-Winning DePauw Student Journalist Contributing Front Page Stories to Newspaper This Summer
July 15, 2003R. Brandon Sokol, a DePauw University senior who will serve as editor-in-chief of The DePauw in the fall semester, is spending his summer as an intern... Read More
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Newspaper Writes of DePauw Senior's Summer Internship
July 15, 2003"Keep an open mind," Alle Wicker advises high school students as they begin considering career options. "Sometimes the last thing that you think you would... Read More
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Another Newspaper Notes New Partnership with HDNet
July 13, 2003"Until last week, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks had nothing in common with Wabash College and DePauw University," writes Ken Thompson in today's edition... Read More
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Indianapolis Star Writes of Monon Bell's Return to National TV
July 12, 2003"For the first time since being broadcast on ESPN2 in 1994, the Monon Bell Classic between Wabash and DePauw will be broadcast on national TV," states... Read More
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HS Golf Teammates Heading to DePauw, Says Newspaper
July 10, 2003"Tim Piatek and Ryan Miller, teammates at Munster, will attend DePauw University next year and play golf for Vince Lazar," notes today's edition of the... Read More
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22 Bilingual Children's Books, Written and Produced by DePauw Students, Are Donated to Indianapolis Library Branch
July 10, 2003[DOWNLOAD AUDIO: "Marvelous" 32KB]"I just marvel at the result," says assistant professor of modern languages Linda Elman of bilingual children's books... Read More
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Incoming Student's Summer Internship Noted in Star
July 5, 2003"Spending her days working at a wastewater treatment facility adds a unique dimension to Kim Le's final summer before college," begins a story in the ... Read More
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Former Prof. & Noted Activist Has High Hopes for Middle East Democracy
July 1, 2003"An Egyptian activist who spent nearly three years as a political defendant and prisoner sees strong hopes for a 'democratic transformation' in the Middle... Read More
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2003 Commencement DVD Ready to Ship, Orders Still Being Accepted
June 25, 2003Parents, graduates, alumni and friends of DePauw University who pre-ordered a DVD of DePauw's 164th Annual Commencement can begin checking their mailboxes... Read More
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A Second Building in Rector Village is Named as Construction of New Townhomes Begins
June 24, 2003An alumni couple who met as students at DePauw more than 50 years ago recognizes that dormitory life is different today but that a sense of community is... Read More
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Valedictorian with Love of Music Coming to DePauw, Star Says
June 23, 2003Amanda Fletcher, co-valedictorian at Pike High School in Indianapolis, tells the Indianapolis Star, "Any student who wants to succeed has to find what... Read More
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President Robert G. Bottoms in Lawlor Review
June 23, 2003"When Dr. Robert Bottoms doesn't feel like talking with the chatty person next to him on an airplane, he won't let on that he's a college president,"... Read More
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DePauw Among Pioneers in Digital Library Movement, Notes University Business
June 19, 2003"In Indiana, technologists at DePauw University have compiled more than 2,500 art history images, and digitized them for use by faculty and students in... Read More
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School is in Session at DePauw's Elderhostel 2003
June 18, 2003"Classes are not in session over the summer at DePauw University, but this does not mean the learning stops," begins a story in Tuesday's edition of Greencastle's... Read More
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High School's Two Top Students Coming to DePauw, Says Star
June 18, 2003"Kellie Packwood and Elizabeth Brack have been hanging out and enjoying their last few months at home in Martinsville before they head off to college,"... Read More
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Human Rights Activist and Former DePauw Prof. Saad Eddin Ibrahim Returns to Egypt
June 16, 2003"Egypt's best-known human rights activist returned home from the United States, where he underwent spinal surgery, pledging to carry on his civil rights... Read More
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DePauw Junior Volunteers to Make Community Library High-Tech
June 11, 2003Ben Frederick, who will be a junior at DePauw University in the fall, is among a group of Indiana college students who volunteered to design and install... Read More
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Former DePauw Administrator is New Chancellor of Texas Christian University
June 11, 2003Victor Boschini Jr., who served as assistant dean of students at DePauw University from 1982 to 1984, has been named the 10th chancellor in the 130-year... Read More
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Percussive Notes Reviews DePauw Band's Wind Journey CD
June 10, 2003June 10, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - The June 2003 edition of the Percussive Arts Society periodical, Percussive Notes, includes a review of the latest... Read More
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Incoming Freshman Wins Sportsmanship Award
June 8, 2003"Jeff Zanchelli always has a complimentary word for his opponents, and he treats the game with respect," writes Dino Macro in the Lincolnshire Review... Read More
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HS Valedictorian, Student-Athlete and Lilly Endowment Scholar Coming to DePauw
June 5, 2003Abigail J. Trainor, valedictorian of Knightstown (Indiana) High School's 2003 graduating class, "is a recipient of the Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship... Read More
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Star Notes DePauw-Denison Mellon Grant
June 3, 2003"The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded a $650,000 grant to DePauw University, a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, and Denison University in... Read More
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Class of 2003 Sets Senior Gift Drive Record
June 2, 2003For the third consecutive year, a record number of graduating seniors took part in the Senior Gift Drive, and this year's increase in participation is... Read More
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Peeler Center Architect's Newest Building to be Dedicated; DePauw Mentioned
May 30, 2003Irwin Mortgage Corporation's new corporate headquarters in Fishers, Indiana, to be dedicated at a ribbon-cutting ceremony this evening, "was designed... Read More
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Valedictorian & Lilly Endowment Community Scholar Coming to DePauw
May 28, 2003"“At first I was afraid to open it it,” Clinton Central High School senior Chelsea Chalk, a member of DePauw University's Class of 2007, tells the... Read More
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HS Tennis Player Preps for State Tournament and College at DePauw
May 23, 2003Normal Community High School senior Brian Tweedie "will try to extend a streak as well today and Saturday," notes an article in the Bloomington Pantagraph... Read More
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Second "Top 10" HS Student Opts for DePauw, Newspaper Notes
May 21, 2003Pamela Michelle Powers, one the top 10 seniors at Indiana's Rushville Consolidated High School, "plans to attend DePauw University in Greencastle, majoring... Read More
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TV Station Covers DePauw Commencement -- See Clips Here
May 20, 2003WRTV/Channel 6, the ABC television network affiliate in Indianapolis, covered Sunday's Commencement speech by John McWethy, chief national security correspondent... Read More
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Jeff Cochran '03 Quoted in Coverage of President Bush's Indianapolis Visit
May 20, 2003A member of DePauw's Class of 2003 was featured in the Indianapolis Star's coverage of President Bush's visit to the Indiana capital city last week. A... Read More
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DePauw Cited in Wall Street Journal Online Story, "Private Colleges Aim to be More Affordable"
May 20, 2003"Here's good news amid rising education costs: Many private schools are finding ways to make tuition less of a financial burden," writes Jane J. Kim of... Read More
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Always Ask "Why," ABC's John McWethy '69 Urges DePauw's Class of 2003 in Commencement Address
May 18, 2003[DOWNLOAD VIDEO: "Miracles" 494KB]"From the perspective of a parent looking out at you, you are 500 miracles, truly. God danced the day you were born and... Read More
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DePauw-Bound HS Senior Finishes Second in National Geography Contest
May 17, 2003Kellie Packwood, a senior at Martinsville High School, "finished second in a national AAA geography contest and won a $10,000 scholarship," notes today's... Read More
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Commencement Day Forecast Now Calls for 20% Chance of Rain
May 16, 2003Partly sunny skies and breezy conditions greeted DePauw University's Class of 2003 as they gathered this morning on East College lawn for a run-through... Read More
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Watching the Forecast and the Skies as Commencement Draws Near
May 14, 2003Crews are assembling the staging area for Sunday's Commencement ceremony on East College lawn as rain clouds gathered over the campus at noon today. Students... Read More
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"Top 10 Scholar" Headed to DePauw, Profiled in Paper
May 13, 2003"After high school, he plans to attend DePauw University to study computer science," writes Indiana's Rushville Republican in a profile of Daniel Williams... Read More
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NYC Minister Honored for Helping 3,600 College Students, Including DePauw Scholars, Realize Their Dreams
May 10, 2003"Life is simply about aiding others and doing more in this world than taking care of yourself," the Rev. William M. James tells the Indianapolis Star on... Read More
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DePauw's Atmosphere Attracts Lilly Endowment Scholar
May 9, 2003"Danielle Law likes the atmosphere at DePauw -- where she'll be headed next year -- and the scholarship will pave her path," writes Josh Green in today's... Read More
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Admitted Student is 2003 Presidential Scholar
May 8, 2003Zachary B. Marquand, a senior at Farragut High School in Knoxville, Tennessee, who has decided to attend college at DePauw University in the fall, has... Read More
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Indianapolis Opera, The Trio of Minuet, Laden with DePauw Talent
May 8, 2003This Saturday and Sunday, May 10 and 11, the Indianapolis Children's Choir will perform Indianapolis' first professional children's opera, The Trio of... Read More
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"Pioneer" Headed to DePauw, Newspaper Notes
May 7, 2003"These kids are the pioneers... They took a leap of faith," says Mark Fuson, a parishioner of St. Patrick's Church in Terre Haute, Indiana, of Gretchen... Read More