This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on February 8th in years past.
Prof. Bob Steele '69 Answers Ethical Question Posed to Magazine
February 8, 2013
In the March 2013 issue of Real Simple magazine, a reader asks, "A friend lent me money and said I could pay it back slowly. Then I received an unexpected... Read More
Tigers Fall Victim to Denison's Hot Shooting and Rebounding
February 8, 2012
Visiting Denison shot 61 percent in the second half and hit 6-of-9 shots from beyond the arc over the final 20 minutes and handed DePauw a 78-69 North... Read More
Senior Playwright Pens Award Winner
February 8, 2012
Joan Catherine “ J.C.” Pankratz ’12 claims a Michael Kanin Playwriting Award, and will attend the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival in Washington... Read More
Student-Created Museum Exhibit Celebrates 175 Years of DePauw History
February 8, 2012
An article in today's Banner-Graphic previews next week's (Thursday, February 16) opening of a new Putnam County Museum exhibit which celebrates DePauw's... Read More
Courtney Kurland '87 is Midwest Sales Director at 33Across
February 8, 2012
Courtney (Olds) Kurland, a 1987 graduate of DePauw University, has joined 33Across as midwest sales director. Read More
Professor Matthew Balensuela
February 8, 2011
Part historian, part musician, Professor of Music Matthew Balensuela is preserving two musical traditions centuries apart. Read More
Journey to the Middle of the Earth
February 8, 2011
DePauw students and professors traveled to Ecuador in January as part of a medical brigade from the Timmy Foundation. Read More
James B. Stewart '73 Discusses Upcoming Opera with NY Press
February 8, 2011
"'I’d heard that most of the people working for Morgan Stanley at the World Trade Center had survived, and that there was this one man who had led people... Read More
Jenny Vance '00 and Nichole Wilson '99 Among Indy's 'Forty Under 40'
February 8, 2011
Two DePauw University graduates -- Jenny Vance '00 and Nichole Wilson '99 -- are among the Indianapolis Business Journal's "Forty Under 40," featured in... Read More
Focus the Nation
February 8, 2010
On Feb. 10-11, DePauw will participate in Focus the Nation. The scheduled events focus on the theme, Green Jobs – Green Economy. Read More
Interfaith Service of Solidarity for Haiti on Wednesday
February 8, 2010
Members of the DePauw University community are invited to gather at 4 p.m. this Wednesday, February 10, for an interfaith service of solidarity for the... Read More
'Green Jobs - Green Economy' to be Explored This Week
February 8, 2010
"DePauw University and the City of Greencastle have made great strides in becoming more sustainable," writes Shannen Hayes in the Banner-Graphic. Her story... Read More
Junior's Contribution to Putnam County Museum Exhibit Noted
February 8, 2010
"DePauw junior and Greencastle High School graduate Tyler Archer is curator" of a new Putnam County Museum exhibit on the Civil War, notes today's Banner-Graphic... Read More
Prof. Kevin Howley Observes Parallels Between Toyota's Woes & USA
February 8, 2010
"Over the course of a few short weeks, Toyota's reputation as a dependable and trustworthy automaker has been decimated," writes Kevin Howley, associate... Read More
18th-ranked Tigers Push Win Streak to 16 with Win over Lynx
February 8, 2009
The 18th-ranked Tigers outscored Rhodes 17-4 over the last six minutes of the first half after trailing by three and extended their win streak to 16 with... Read More
Tigers Win for Eleventh Time in Last 12 Games
February 8, 2009
The 25th-ranked Tigers scored the final 10 points of the first half and pulled away from host Rhodes College for an 82-63 Southern Collegiate Athletic... Read More
Prof. Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. to Present California Lecture on 'Science Fiction in Music'
February 8, 2009
Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr., professor of English at DePauw University, will speak at the University of California - Riverside on May 23 as part of a series... Read More
Tigers Pick Up Seventh Straight Win
February 8, 2008
DePauw never trailed and led by as many as 36 midway through the second half on the way to an 87-56 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over... Read More
12th-ranked Tigers Top Rhodes and Stay Unbeaten in SCAC
February 8, 2008
The 12th-ranked Tigers never trailed on the way to their seventh straight win as they defeated visiting Rhodes, 78-50 Read More
Tigers Host Rhodes Tonight in SCAC Action
February 8, 2008
The 16-4 Tigers return home as they host Rhodes College tonight in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest. Tipoff from the Neal Fieldhouse in... Read More
12th-ranked DePauw Hosts Rhodes; Think Pink this Weekend
February 8, 2008
The 17-3 Tigers, ranked 12th by D3hoops.com and 13th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll, return home for a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference... Read More
Search for DePauw's Nineteenth President Enters Final Phase
February 8, 2008
"It's been an exhilarating and inspiring week on the DePauw campus," says Sarah Reese Wallace, chair of the committee searching for the University's nineteenth... Read More
Kelly Johnson '01 Named a Market President of Wachovia Bank
February 8, 2008
Kelly J. Johnson, a 2001 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed market president of Wachovia Bank in Henderson and Transylvania counties. "Johnson... Read More
"Let the Convention Decide" Democratic Contest, Prof. Ken Bode Writes
February 8, 2008
"It's over," as far as the race for the Republican presidential nomination is concerned, says Ken Bode. For the front-runner and presumptive GOP nominee... Read More
Senior is Lead Author of Article in Journal of Solid State Chemistry
February 8, 2008
Kate L. Ziegelgruber, a senior at DePauw University, is the lead author of an article in latest edition (Volume 181, Issue 2, February 2008) of the Journal... Read More
Student-Produced Documentary Takes Third Place at Michigan Film Festival
February 8, 2007
Returning from Iraq: War Zone to Workplace -- a documentary produced by current DePauw University seniors Andrea Dres, Adam McClean, Lindsay Morris and... Read More
Junior's Semester in Spain Featured in Hometown Newspaper
February 8, 2007
"Being abroad made me feel that our world is really not so big," DePauw University junior Cathryn Richter tells the Star Press of Muncie, Indiana. The... Read More
DePauw leads SCAC Men's Swimming and Diving Championships after day one
February 8, 2007
With 333 points, DePauw has taken the early lead over Trinity's 254 and Centre's 218 Read More
Trinity takes lead after first full day of SCAC Women's Championships
February 8, 2007
At the conclusion of the first full day of the 2007 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Women's Swimming and Diving Championships, Trinity University... Read More
MUSO Magazine Spotlights DePauw Percussion Ensemble's European Tour
February 8, 2007
The current issue of MUSO magazine offers a look at DePauw University's Percussion Ensemble which spent "three weeks of their Winter Term touring Central... Read More
Nicole Hallett '03 Tells NPR of Lawsuit in Which She Represents Guest Workers
February 8, 2007
"Although this is an extreme case, abuse of this type happens -- to varying degrees -- all the time," Nicole Hallett, a 2003 graduate of DePauw University... Read More
Playwright Arthur Beer '56 Recalls On Campus Conversations with Vernon Jordan '57
February 8, 2007
"[Playwright Arthur J.] Beer's friendship with DePauw University dorm neighbor Vernon Jordan -- a friend and adviser of President Bill Clinton -- inspired... Read More
Kelly Writers Series Welcomes Poet & Essayist J.D. Scrimgeour February 15
February 8, 2007
J.D. Scrimgeour -- essayist, poet, professor of English at Salem State College and a former member of the DePauw University faculty -- will return to the... Read More
President Bottoms Discusses Globalizing DePauw, Ethics Education, Greek Life and Other Issues in First-Ever Webcast
February 8, 2006
A new initiative to draw more international students to DePauw University for their college studies was one of the issues President Robert G. Bottoms discussed... Read More
Senior Will Assist NBC with Winter Olympics Coverage
February 8, 2006
Amy Wilcox '06 "is headed for the Winter Olympics in Italy," notes the News-Gazette of Winchester, Indiana. "She won't be skiing, skating or bobsledding... Read More
Magazine Calls Poet and 1894 Graduate Max Ehrmann "One of the Greatest Spokesmen of the 20th Century"
February 8, 2006
"A scholar and a poet, (Max) Ehrmann grew up in Terre Haute, Indiana. He graduated from De Pauw University. He also did graduate work at Harvard," writes... Read More
DePauw Picked to Repeat as Baseball Champions of SCAC East
February 8, 2006
"DePauw was picked to defend its SCAC Eastern Division crown, receiving 22 poll points and two first-place votes... in a preseason poll of (Southern Collegiate... Read More
Musical Outreach of Three DePauw Students Highlighted in Indianapolis Star
February 8, 2006
A series of concerts at five Brownsburg, Indiana elementary schools last Friday "featured three DePauw University students who specialize in playing the... Read More
Kokomo HS Athletic Director Jim Callane '64 Announces Retirement
February 8, 2005
"After 40 years in the education field, including 29 with Kokomo Center Schools, Kokomo High School athletic director Jim Callane said he's had enough... Read More
Detroit Tigers Name Javair Gillett '01 Strength & Conditioning Coordinator
February 8, 2005
Javair Gillett, a 2001 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed strength and conditioning coordinator for Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers... Read More
American Chemical Society President William Carroll '73 Speaks at Baylor University
February 8, 2005
In a speech delivered yesterday at Baylor University, American Chemical Society President William F. Carroll Jr., spoke about "ACS’s 2005 theme, 'opportunity... Read More
Ranked #14 in USA, DePauw Women's Basketball Team Tops in SCAC
February 8, 2005
"DePauw University's women's basketball team remained atop the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference standings with a 79-60 win at Rose-Hulman on Saturday... Read More
Women's basketball climbs again in both national polls; back in top 10 of coaches' poll
February 8, 2005
The 18-3 DePauw women's basketball team moved up in both national polls after winning its only game last week, a 79-60 decision at Rose-Hulman Read More
love@thespeedoffear, New Book by Richard St. Clair '66, is Released
February 8, 2005
"For nearly 20 years, Pelham painter and writer Richard St. Clair has spent a month every summer traveling to biker rallies across the country on his 1961... Read More
DePauw Honors Faculty Excellence with Distinguished and University Professor Awards
February 8, 2005
Six members of the DePauw University faculty are being honored for their sustained excellence in teaching, service and professional accomplishment. Neal... Read More
DePauw knocks off second-ranked Trinity in overtime
February 8, 2004
DePauw, ranked 18th in the coaches' poll and 24th by D3hoops.com, battled back from a six-point deficit with just over three minutes left in regulation... Read More
Solid second half leads DePauw to 68-64 win over 15th-ranked Trinity
February 8, 2004
Alex Stewart scored 17 of his game-high 20 points in the second half to lead visiting DePauw to a 68-64 victory over first place Trinity in Southern Collegiate... Read More
DePauw Community Mourns the Passing of First-Year Student-Athlete Kellen Mogck
February 8, 2004
Kellen Mogck, 18, a first-year student from Valparaiso, Indiana who was critically injured in an auto accident Thursday evening, passed away this morning... Read More
DePauw Community Mourns the Passing of First-Year Student Kellen Mogck
February 8, 2004
Kellen Mogck, 18, a first-year student from Valparaiso, Indiana, who was critically injured in an auto accident Thursday evening, passed away this morning... Read More
Alumni: Experience Oxford This Summer
February 8, 2004
DePauw University is working with England's Oxford University to offer alumni a week-long "Oxford Experience," July 11-17, 2004. Alumni are invited to... Read More
"Bing" Davis '59 Speaks on Link Between Art and Cultural Understanding
February 8, 2003
"I look at art as a way of developing understanding," Willis "Bing" Davis said as he spoke to the NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet in Oxford, Ohio. "The fine... Read More
William Hamrick '66 Examines Kindness and the Good Society: Connections of the Heart
February 8, 2002
William S. Hamrick, professor of philosophy at Southern Illinois University and 1966 graduate of DePauw University, has authored Kindness and the Good... Read More
Former DePauw Professor Saad Eddin Ibrahim Granted New Trial, Freed from Egyptian Jail
February 8, 2002
Saad Eddin Ibrahim, a former DePauw University professor who is jailed in Egypt for defaming the state, will be getting a new trial. Egypt's top appeals... Read More
Art Dept. Chair's Wabash Lecture Gets Newspaper Coverage
February 8, 2002
“These are very challenging images,” Mitchell B. Merback, assistant professor of art history and chair of the department of art at DePauw University is... Read More
Indianapolis Star Reviews Monon Bell DVD; Disc Now on Sale at Borders
February 8, 2002
"How thrilling was the 108th Monon Bell football game between Wabash College and DePauw University last fall? Enough to put on DVD," writes Steve Slosarek... Read More
DePauw's eLearning Initiative Now Has a Name: 361°
February 8, 2002
In March of 2001, Lilly Endowment awarded DePauw a $20 million Grant of Distinction to establish a national technology center and to launch a series of... Read More
DePauw Faculty Chamber Music Recital Sunday
February 8, 2001
Members of the faculty of the School of Music at DePauw University will present a concert on Sunday, February 11, at 6 p.m. in Thompson Recital Hall in... Read More