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