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This Day in DePauw History

This Day in DePauw History

Discover what happened on April 27th in years past.

Women's Lacrosse - DePauw Defeats Wittenberg 19-4 on the Road

April 27, 2022

In the battle of the North Coast Athletic Conference Tigers, the DePauw women’s lacrosse team came out on top, beating the Wittenberg Tigers 19-4. Read More

Baseball - Tigers Extend Streak to Five with Win at Anderson

April 27, 2022

DePauw totaled 17 hits and scored in six different innings on the way to an 11-10 win at Anderson Read More

Baseball - Tigers Hit Two Slams in Same Inning in Game One Win; Split Twinbill at Ohio Wesleyan

April 27, 2019

DePauw homered five times in a 21-0 game-one win at Ohio Wesleyan including a pair of seventh-inning grand slams, but the Battling Bishops earned a split… Read More

Men's Lacrosse - Tigers Finish Season with NCAC Win at Hiram

April 27, 2019

DePauw wrapped up the 2019 season with a 22-4 North Coast Athletic Conference win at Hiram Read More

Women's Lacrosse - Tigers Finish Season with Loss at Wooster

April 27, 2019

After DePauw scored in the opening two minutes of its North Coast Athletic Conference game at Wooster, but the Fighting Scots scored the next 11 on the… Read More

Softball - #25 DePauw Clinches Outright NCAC Title; Second Game Halted and Moved to Sunday at Kenyon

April 27, 2019

With a 4-0 win over Oberlin in game one, DePauw clinched the outright North Coast Athletic Conference title. The second game was halted due to rain in… Read More

Prof. Bruce Stinebrickner to Moderate 'Putnam County Prosecutors Roundtable: Four Decades and Counting', May 2

April 27, 2019

Over the last 40 years four individuals have served as Putnam County Prosecutor: Del Brewer, Bob Lowe, Matt Headley, and incumbent Tim Bookwalter. On Thursday… Read More

Women's Track & Field - DePauw Competes at Pair of Meets

April 27, 2018

A pair of first-place finishes were the highlight of DePauw's competition at the Big Red Invitational Read More

David Forsell '89 Receives Arbor Day Foundation's Highest Honor

April 27, 2018

David Forsell, president of Keep Indianapolis Beautiful and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, was today presented with the Arbor Day Foundation's J.… Read More

Men's Track & Field - Tigers Compete in Pair of Meets

April 27, 2018

Four first-place finishes highlighted DePauw's competition at the Denison Big Red Invitational Read More

Men's Golf - Tigers in Seventh after Opening Round of NCAC Championships

April 27, 2018

DePauw shot an opening-round 318 and is in seventh after the first of three rounds at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships Read More

Women's Golf - Ninth-Ranked DePauw Leads by One Stroke after First Round of NCAC Championships

April 27, 2018

Ninth-ranked DePauw shot an opening-round 320 and leads 17th-ranked Wittenberg by one stroke after the first of three rounds of the North Coast Athletic… Read More

Women's Tennis - Tigers Move On in NCAC Championship

April 27, 2018

The DePauw women’s tennis team advanced in the 2018 NCAC Women’s Tennis Championships with a 6-0 victory over Wooster in the first round. Read More

Pulliam Prof. Miranda Spivack Examines Private Donations to Public Universities

April 27, 2018

"Critics say the lack of transparency from public university foundations at George Mason, Florida State and elsewhere makes it difficult to gauge the level… Read More

Prof. Salil Benegal's Research on Climate Change Misinformation is in Media Spotlight

April 27, 2018

"Republicans who correct misinformation on climate change can be even more persuasive than scientists," report the NPR stations of Michigan Radio in an… Read More

Men's Tennis - Men Ousted in First Round of NCAC Championships

April 27, 2018

The DePauw men’s tennis team lost in the first round to Oberlin 5-1 in the 2018 NCAC Tennis Championships on Friday. Read More

Paramount Animation to Produce Movie Version of Graphic Novel by Rob Harrell '91

April 27, 2018

Monster on the Hill, a graphic novel by 1991 DePauw University graduate Rob Harrell, is headed to the big screen via Paramount Animation.  The Hollywood… Read More

Men's Track & Field - DePauw Competes at Hillsdale's Gina Relays

April 27, 2017

Four student-athletes represented DePauw at Hillsdale College's Gina Relays in the 5,000-meter run Read More

Softball - DePauw Splits Doubleheader at Anderson

April 27, 2017

DePauw moved to 18-18 on the season after splitting a doubleheader at Anderson as the Tigers dropped the first game, 7-6, in eight innings and winning… Read More

Women's Track & Field - Monnett Places 12th to Lead DePauw Performances at Gina Relays

April 27, 2017

Senior Claudia Monnett finished 12th in the 5,000-meter run to lead DePauw's performances at Hillsdale College's Gina Relays Read More

Softball - Tigers Capture Fourth Straight NCAC Title

April 27, 2016

With a pair of five-inning victories at Denison, DePauw wrapped up its fourth straight North Coast Athletic Conference title Read More

Women's Lacrosse - Denison Sends DePauw to Loss in Home Finale

April 27, 2016

Denison scored thee goals in the opening 1:19 and never trailed on the way to a 17-6 North Coast Athletic Conference win over DePauw Read More

Sophomore to Appear on Fox's Kelly File Tonight

April 27, 2016

"Michael Froedge, a 2014 New Castle High School graduate, is slated to be on the national Fox News program, The Kelly File, from 9-10 p.m. tonight as part… Read More

Alex Thompson '12 & Henry Johnston '14 Screen King Rat, Which Was Filmed On Campus, Monday Evening

April 27, 2016

The DePauw University and Greencastle communities will have a special opportunity to see and discuss a feature film that was shot in the shadow of East… Read More

Ashton Johnson Receives 2015 Walker Cup

April 27, 2015

Ashton T. Johnson is the recipient of DePauw's Walker Cup, which is awarded to the senior who has contributed the most to the University community during… Read More

Ohio Newspaper Spotlights Service of Sarah Reese Wallace '76

April 27, 2015

"Sarah Reese Wallace, chairwoman of First Federal Savings and Loan, speaks with a heartfelt dedication to her job and her work with the Thomas J. Evans… Read More

Softball - Tigers Drop Two to 12th-Ranked Titans

April 27, 2014

DePauw got out to first-inning leads in both ends of its doubleheader against 12th-ranked Illinois Wesleyan, but the Titans rallied to a sweep by scores… Read More

Men's Tennis - Doubles Sweep Not Enough for #23 Tigers in NCAC Title Loss to 11th-Ranked Kenyon

April 27, 2014

DePauw opened with a doubles sweep in its North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament championship match with Kenyon, but the Lords rallied for five singles… Read More

Women's Tennis - #11 Tigers Win Third Straight NCAC Title and Earn Program's 10th Straight NCAA Appearance

April 27, 2014

The 11th-ranked Tigers completed an impressive three-day run through the North Coast Athletic Conference Tournament and captured their third straight NCAC… Read More

Baseball - Tigers Split Sunday; Host NCAC Cross-Divisional Next Weekend

April 27, 2014

The DePauw Tigers were looking to complete a four-game sweep of the visiting Wittenberg Tigers Sunday afternoon at Walker Field, but were only able to… Read More

Men's Golf - DePauw Finishes Fifth at First NCAC Championship Event: Wittenberg Leads the Field

April 27, 2014

Wittenberg shot a second-round 307 for a two-day total of 607 as the Ohio-based Tigers won the first of two North Coast Athletic Conference Men's Golf… Read More

Women's Golf - Seventh-Ranked DePauw Wins First NCAC Championship Event; Gooch is Medalist

April 27, 2014

Seventh-ranked DePauw entered the day trailing 21st-ranked Wittenberg by three strokes, but the host Tigers shot a 319 for a two-day 641 and a three-stroke… Read More

DePauw Salutes Seniors, Falls To Kenyon

April 27, 2013

Box Score Greencastle, Ind. - The DePauw women’s lacrosse team capped off their home North Coast Athletic Conference slate with a 24-8 loss to the Kenyon… Read More

2012 Commencement Weekend

April 27, 2012

Commencement Weekend is being reshaped for 2012, beginning with the Baccalaureate, which will now be celebrated on Saturday afternoon. DePauw's Baccalaureate… Read More

Kara Bischak '12 is DePauw's Fourth Fulbright Award Recipient This Spring

April 27, 2012

Kara L. Bischak, a senior at DePauw University, will spend the upcoming academic year teaching English in India as a recipient of an English Teaching Assistant… Read More

Junior is Awarded Prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Catherine "Catie" M. Baker, a junior at DePauw University, is the recipient of a 2011 award from the Barry M. Goldwater… Read More

Sophomore Receives State Dept. Scholarship to Study Arabic in Southwest Asia

April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw University sophomore Janelle C. Thixton has been awarded a U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship… Read More

William Tucker '74 Honored by University of South Carolina Aiken

April 27, 2011

April 27, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — William H. Tucker, a senior partner in the Aiken, South Carolina office of Hull Barrett PC and 1974 graduate of DePauw… Read More

19 Students and 3 Alumni Honored with 'Best in Indiana' Journalism Awards

April 27, 2010

April 27, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — Nineteen DePauw student journalists and three alumni of the University have been honored with "Best of the Best in… Read More

Christopher Felts '91 Elected to Immigrant Welcome Center's Board

April 27, 2010

April 27, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — Christopher P. Felts, a partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP and 1991 graduate of DePauw University, has joined the board… Read More

Deifel Joins DePauw Football Staff as Offensive Line Coach

April 27, 2010

April 27, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. —  Joe Deifel, graduate assistant and tight ends coach at Purdue, has joined the DePauw football staff as the offensive… Read More

Gil Duran '98 Seen in May Esquire

April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Gil Duran, communications director for U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein and 1998 graduate of DePauw University, is featured… Read More

Matt Jennings Receives 2009 Walker Cup

April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. —  [Download Video: "2009 Walker Cup Presented" - 2553kb] Matthew R. Jennings, a DePauw University senior from Sylvania… Read More

Brandon Sanchez '01 Cited in Story on NY Jets' #1 Pick, Brother Mark

April 27, 2009

April 27, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — The New York Jets' first-round pick in this year's National Football League draft, University of Southern California… Read More

SCAC Women's Track and Field results

April 27, 2007

April 27, 2007, San Antonio, Texas - Results from the first day of the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Track and Field Championship results… Read More

Student's Letter Published in Today's New York Times

April 27, 2006

April 27, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - "You recently reported that Brazil increasingly relies on ethanol derived from sugar cane to power automobiles," begins… Read More

Janice Pahl Kern '71 to Receive 2006 Spirit of Volunteerism Award

April 27, 2006

April 27, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - "The Junior League of Los Angeles (JLLA) has selected 31-year Palisades resident Janice Pahl Kern as the recipient… Read More

Kate Murray '00 Will Use Fulbright Award to Study Refugee Resettlement in Australia

April 27, 2006

April 27, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Kate E. Murray, a 2000 graduate of DePauw University, is the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship for 2006-07. Currently… Read More

Tigers earn spot in NCAA Championship

April 27, 2004

Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw, ranked 25th in Division III, has earned a spot in the 27-team NCAA Division III Men's Tennis Championship and opens first-round… Read More

Prof. Beth Hawkins' Reluctant Theologians is Published

April 27, 2003

April 27, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - Reluctant Theologians: Franz Kafka, Paul Celan, Edmond Jabès, a book by Beth Hawkins, assistant professor of English… Read More

State-of-the-Art Indoor Tennis and Track Center Dedicated at DePauw

April 27, 2001

April 27, 2001, Greencastle, Ind. - [DOWNLOAD VIDEO: "Oh, My Gosh!" 186KB] “There hasn't been one person walk in this building that isn't just like, … Read More

CBS Features Community Service Efforts of DePauw Students

April 27, 1997

[Download Video: "Clip #1" - 3922kb]; [Download Video: "More from Sunday Morning" - 3200kb] April 27, 1997, Greencastle, Ind. - The community service… Read More

Walker Cup Goes to Kathryn Senseman '84

April 27, 1984

April 27, 1984, Greencastle, Ind. - Kathryn A. Senseman is the 1984 recipient of DePauw University's Walker Cup, which is awarded annually to the senior… Read More

Prof. James Cooper Tapped for Membership in Student Honorary

April 27, 1967

April 27, 1967, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University students have selected James L. Cooper, assistant professor of history, for honorary membership in… Read More

Sophomore Marilyn Schaaf Crowned 'Miss DePauw'

April 27, 1962

April 27, 1962, Greencastle, Ind. — Sophomore Marilyn Schaaf was crowned Miss DePauw this evening at the pageant's finals, which took place in Meharry… Read More