This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on March 28th in years past.
Softball - DePauw Drops Two to Bruins; Henry Strikes Out Record 18 in Second Game
March 28, 2019
DePauw and George Fox competed in a doubleheader of extremes as the Bruins topped DePauw, 14-6, in a five-inning opener before the teams battled for 14… Read More
Women's Tennis - Tigers Rally for 5-4 Win over #35 Carleton
March 28, 2019
DePauw wrapped up play on Hilton Head Island with a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over 35th-ranked Carleton to improve to 6-7 Read More
CNBC Report on Parents & College Admissions Process Cites Prof. Andy Cullison '01
March 28, 2019
"These days, it seems some parents are willing to do whatever it takes to get their kids into what they think is the 'right' college," reports CNBC.com… Read More
Softball - Tigers Drop Doubleheader to Another Top-10 Team
March 28, 2018
DePauw dropped to 4-14 on the season after a doubleheader loss at seventh-ranked Christopher Newport by scores of 3-2 and 8-0 Read More
Men's Tennis - Tigers Drop 6-3 Match to Wisconsin-Whitewater
March 28, 2018
Alex Bertolini claimed a singles and doubles win as DePauw fell to Wisconsin-Whitewater 6-3 on Wednesday. Read More
Baseball - DePauw Rallies But Falls a Run Short to John Carroll
March 28, 2018
DePauw had a rally come up just short as they dropped their third game in a row in a 7-6 loss to John Carroll on Wednesday. Read More
Women's Tennis - 29th-Ranked Tigers Fall to 32nd-Ranked Warhawks
March 28, 2018
The 29th-ranked DePauw women’s tennis team lost a close 5-4 match to 32nd-ranked Wisconsin-Whitewater on Wednesday. Read More
Women's Lacrosse - Tigers Drop Opening Game of California Trip
March 28, 2018
Host Redlands jumped out to a 6-0 lead and topped DePauw by a 16-3 score in the Tigers' first game of their trip to California Read More
Widely-Distributed AP Story on Trump-Era Communication Cites Prof. Jeff McCall '76
March 28, 2018
"Trump helped create an atmosphere of media chaos," Jeffrey M. McCall, professor of communication at DePauw University, tells the Associated Press. "Into… Read More
Men's Tennis - Wallace Racks Up Doubles and Singles Wins in Loss
March 28, 2017
DePauw traveled west and began their spring break with a 7-2 loss at Westmont on Tuesday. Read More
Women's Tennis - Tigers Start Spring Break Trip on High Note
March 28, 2017
The DePauw women's tennis team defeated Westmont 7-2 on Tuesday to start their spring break trip with a win. Read More
Softball - Tigers Hold Lions to Three Runs in Doubleheader but Offense Scores Just One in Losses
March 28, 2017
DePauw limited Piedmont to just three runs in the doubleheader, but the offense managed just one run and seven hits and suffered a sweep by scores of 2-1… Read More
Prof. Jeff McCall '76 Weighs in on Apparent Firing of Conservative Commentator
March 28, 2017
"TheBlaze, Glenn Beck’s stumbling multi-platform media network, faces an uncertain future after the apparent dismissal this month of Tomi Lahren -- who… Read More
Baseball - Spector Named NCAC Baseball Pitcher of the Week
March 28, 2016
Senior left-hander Wyatt Spector (Barrington, Ill.) closed out the Tigers’ spring break trip in Arizona by tossing his first-career complete-game shutout… Read More
Women's Golf - Luloff Named NCAC Women's Golfer of the Week
March 28, 2016
DePauw freshman Larisa Luloff (Cary, Ill.) picked up her first North Coast Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honor following her performance… Read More
Hunter Sego '19 Represents DePauw in the American Diabetes Association's Kiss-A-Pig Campaign
March 28, 2016
Hunter W. Sego ’19 has spent most of his life raising awareness of Type 1 diabetes, and he hopes that his latest efforts will place him on center court… Read More
Attorney Colin Munro '71 Joins Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle
March 28, 2016
Colin D. Munro II, a 1971 graduate of DePauw University, has joined the New York City office of Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle as counsel. Munro's… Read More
Men's Tennis - DePauw Drops 6-3 Match at Mary Washington
March 28, 2015
DePauw held a 2-1 lead after doubles, but could manage just one win in singles as 19th-ranked Mary Washington topped the 32nd-ranked Tigers, 6-3 Read More
Women's Golf - #14 Tigers in Sixth at Halfway Point of Washington University Spring Invitational
March 28, 2015
DePauw shot an opening-round 322 and is in sixth place after the first of two rounds of the Washington University Spring Invitational at Gateway Golf Links Read More
Women's Tennis - #14 DePauw Tops #20 Eagles
March 28, 2015
In a matchup of top 20 teams, 14th-ranked DePauw took a 5-4 victory at 20th-ranked Mary Washington to improve to 7-6 Read More
Women's Lacrosse - DePauw Evens Mark at 4-4 with NCAC Win over Hiram
March 28, 2015
DePauw set the tone early with five goals in the first five minutes including four in a span of just 52 seconds on the way to a 16-1 North Coast Athletic… Read More
Phil Joseph '90 Appointed CFO of Spirit Realty Capital
March 28, 2015
Phillip D. Joseph Jr., a 1990 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed chief financial officer of Spirit Realty Capital, Inc. (SRC). In his new… Read More
Softball - Weekend Schedule Changes
March 28, 2014
With weather forecasts including a chance of snow and temperatures in the 30s, Saturday's scheduled North Coast Athletic Conference doubleheader with visiting… Read More
Men's Tennis - DePauw Blanks North Carolina Wesleyan
March 28, 2014
DePauw moved to 11-3 on the season following a 5-0 victory over North CarolinaWesleyan at the Emory Invitational Read More
Softball - Tigers Split at Illinois College; Open NCAC Play Sunday
March 28, 2014
DePauw dropped the opening game of a doubleheader at Illinois College by a 4-3 score but came back to split the twinbill with a 5-2 victory in game two Read More
Women's Lacrosse - Tigers' Comeback Falls Short at Whittier
March 28, 2014
Trailing by as many as five goals in the first half, DePauw rallied to tie its contest at Whittier, but the Poets held on for a 12-11 win over the Tigers Read More
Women's Tennis - 11th-Ranked Tigers Win Doubles; but Third-Ranked Emory Prevails with Singles Sweep
March 28, 2014
The 11th-ranked Tigers won two of the three doubles matches, but third-ranked Emory swept singles play and topped DePauw, 7-2 Read More
Noted Physicist and Bestselling Author Michio Kaku Coming for May 5 Ubben Lecture
March 28, 2014
Michio Kaku, an internationally-renowned theoretical physicist whose new book, The Future of the Mind, is #2 on this week's New York Times list of bestsellers… Read More
Tigers Drop Doubleheader to Fifth-ranked Trine
March 28, 2013
Box scores: Game 1 | Game 2 Angola, Ind. - DePauw's offense collected just six hits in the doubleheader at fifth-ranked Trine and the Tigers dropped both… Read More
#11 Tigers Conclude California Trip with Win over Nationally-ranked Warhawks
March 28, 2013
Claremont, Calif. - DePauw, ranked 11th in Division III, improved to 9-6 and concluded its spring break trip in southern California with an 8-1 victory… Read More
IU Sports Announcer Don Fischer Recalls Key Assist from Art Kimball '55
March 28, 2013
In 1968, after a disastrous experience calling play-by-play of a football game in Ottawa, Illinois, "(Don) Fischer was truly desperate. He tossed through… Read More
Ireland's National Famine Commemoration to Include Photo Exhibition by Prof. Cindy O'Dell
March 28, 2013
The work of Cynthia O'Dell, associate professor of art and art history at DePauw University, will be featured at the National Famine Commemoration 2013… Read More
#18 Tigers Off to Best Start in School History Following Win at Oglethorpe
March 28, 2012
BOX SCORE Atlanta, Ga. - DePauw scored five times in the first two innings and held on to a 7-5 win at Oglethorpe. The Tigers, ranked 18th in the latest… Read More
DePauw Splits Final Games in Florida; Tigers Head Home with 14-2 Record
March 28, 2012
BOX SCORES: MIT | Wisconsin-Whitewater Clermont, Fla. - Seventh-ranked DePauw wrapped up its Florida trip with a split of games against MIT and #12 Wisconsin-Whitewater… Read More
Prof. David Gellman Contributes to Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream
March 28, 2012
David N. Gellman, professor of history at DePauw University, contributes an essay to Bruce Springsteen, Cultural Studies, and the Runaway American Dream… Read More
Painting, Edited by Terry R. Myers '87, Arrives in Bookstores
March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Terry R. Myers, associate professor of painting & drawing at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago and 1987 graduate… Read More
Wednesday's Jimmy Wales-Nicholas Carr Debate Will Be Webcast; Also on WGRE
March 28, 2011
Also: Information on Wednesday's Event March 28, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — Wednesday night's exchange at DePauw University between the founder of Wikipedia… Read More
Columnist Praises "Brilliant Coach" Brad Stevens '99 in Final Four Preview
March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Combine Brad Stevens (34 years old) and Shaka Smart (33 years old), and they still haven't lived as long as Jim Calhoun… Read More
Nancy McConnell '61 Joins William Raveis Real Estate
March 28, 2011
March 28, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — "Nancy McConnell, a 23-year real estate veteran, has joined William Raveis Real Estate's Greenwich-Old Greenwich offices… Read More
Tigers Drop Third Game of SCAC Series at Oglethorpe
March 28, 2010
BOX SCORE March 28, 2010, Atlanta, Ga. — Host Oglethorpe scored two each in the seventh and eighth innings and sent DePauw to a 6-3 Southern Collegiate… Read More
DePauw Volunteers Assist in Gulf Coast's 'Great American Cleanup'
March 28, 2010
March 28, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — "Miss America joined hundreds of volunteers in Pass Christian on Saturday for a day of cleaning, digging, building… Read More
Brad Stevens '99 Guides Butler to NCAA's Final Four
March 28, 2010
March 28, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — "Restrained and corporate-looking as he is, Brad Stevens finally let his guard down," begins a story featured on the… Read More
Prof. Dan Rizner Returning to Grand Teton Festival for 30th Year
March 28, 2010
March 28, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — For the 30th year, Dan Rizner, professor in the DePauw University School of Music, has been invited to perform in the… Read More
10th-ranked DePauw Shoots Opening-round 323 at Northern Kentucky Invitational
March 28, 2009
March 28, 2009, Perry Park, Ky. — The 10th-ranked Tigers shot an opening-round 323 and is tied for 12th at the Northern Kentucky Invitational at the Perry… Read More
16th-ranked Tigers Top 14th-ranked Redlands
March 28, 2009
March 28, 2009, Atlanta, Ga. — The 16th-ranked Tigers improved to 8-6 on the season following a 5-4 wn over 14th-ranked Redlands at the Fab Five Tournament… Read More
Tigers Score 20 for Second Time in Three Games in Win at Sewanee
March 28, 2009
BOX SCORE March 28, 2009, Sewanee, Tenn. — For the second time in the last three games, DePauw scored at least 20 runs and today's result was a 23-11… Read More
DePauw Wraps up Spring Trip with Split at Mississippi College
March 28, 2009
BOX SCORES: Game 1 | Game 2 March 28, 2009, Clinton, Miss. — DePauw wrapped up its Spring Break trip with a doubleheader split at Mississippi College… Read More
W. Blaine Early III '76 to Chair Board of Kentucky Planning Group
March 28, 2009
March 28, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — W. Blaine Early III, an attorney with Stites & Harbison and 1976 graduate of DePauw University, has been elected chairman… Read More
LA Times Apology for False Tupac Story Draws Reaction from Media Ethicist Bob Steele '69
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "For a paper like the L.A. Times to blow it, on what appear to be fake documents, is a very grievous journalistic error… Read More
Tigers Drop First of Four against Colonels
March 28, 2008
BOX SCORE March 28, 2008, Danville, Ky. - DePauw took a 4-2 lead into the bottom of the fifth, but host Centre scored six in the fifth and three in the… Read More
Third-ranked Tigers Wrap up Cusic Classic with 21st Straight Win
March 28, 2008
BOX SCORE March 28, 2008, Fort Myers, Fla. - Third-ranked DePauw improved to 21-1 on the season and extended its school-record win streak to 21 straight… Read More
Indianapolis Star Notes Tiger Spring Sports Successes
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "Sophomore pitcher Megan Soutlz (Carmel) has an 18-1 record, powering the DePauw softball team to the nation's elite… Read More
Junior Cassie Pruzin is D3hoops.com All-American
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "DePauw junior guard Cassie Pruzin (Crown Point) has been named to the D3hoops.com All-America team," reports today's… Read More
Indiana's All-Time Winningest College Coach, Wayne Perry '72, Adjusts to Life After Football
March 28, 2008
March 28, 2008, Greencastle, Ind. - "I haven't regretted the decision yet," says Wayne Perry, who retired as head football coach at Hanover College at… Read More
Eighth-ranked DePauw tops MIT
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Hilton Head Island, S.C. - The eighth-ranked Tigers improved to 11-4 on the season following an 8-1 win over MIT. DePauw swept doubles… Read More
Second-ranked Tigers move to 11-1 with win over Middlebury
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Hilton Head Island, S.C. - The second-ranked Tigers improved to 11-1 with a 6-3 victory over ninth-ranked Middlebury. Middlebury College… Read More
Tigers top Union in Port Charlotte Invitational
March 28, 2007
BOX SCORE March 28, 2007, Port Charlotte, Fla. - DePauw jumped out to a 4-0 lead with three in the first and one in the second and never trailed on the… Read More
Delta Zeta Lawsuit "Completely Lacks Merit," Says University
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University received notification today that the national leadership of Delta Zeta sorority has filed a lawsuit… Read More
Christopher McLoughlin '89 Named Publisher of Golf for Women
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - Christopher W. McLoughlin, a 1989 graduate of DePauw University, has been named publisher of Golf for Women, the magazine… Read More
Concerto Competition Winners Perform with DePauw Symphony April 15
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - The DePauw Symphony Orchestra will present its annual Concerto Winners Concert on Sunday, April 15, at 3 p.m. Directed… Read More
Women's Golf Team Finishes Third at Georgia Tournament
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - "The DePauw Tigers -- ranked No. 3 in the NCAA Division III poll -- finished third in the tournament with a total of… Read More
Award-Winning Poet Kay Ryan to Discuss Her Work April 5
March 28, 2007
March 28, 2007, Greencastle, Ind. - The poems of Kay Ryan "with their compact size and technical precision, their wit and sharp intelligence, have been… Read More
DePauw improves to 13-4 with another sweep
March 28, 2006
BOX SCORES: Thomas | Fredonia March 28, 2006, Fort Myers, Fla. - DePauw improved to 13-4 on the season after defeating Thomas College 3-0 and Fredonia… Read More
DePauw improves to 10-0 with win over Sioux Falls
March 28, 2006
March 28, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - The seventh-ranked DePauw women's tennis team remained unbeaten at 10-0 following a 9-0 win over the University of… Read More
DePauw loses at third-ranked Emory
March 28, 2006
BOX SCORE March 28, 2006, Atlanta, Ga. - Host Emory broke open a close game with five runs in the sixth on the way to an 8-1 win over visiting DePauw… Read More
Tigers improve to 10-5 after blanking Missouri-St. Louis
March 28, 2006
March 28, 2006, Hilton Head Island, S.C. - The 13th-ranked DePauw men's tennis team improved to 10-5 following a 9-0 win over Missouri-St. Louis. Univ… Read More
Former Prof. Ernie Ford Inducted Into Newspaper's Hall of Fame
March 28, 2006
March 28, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Ernie Ford, a veteran journalist who has taught at DePauw University in the Media Fellows Program, was "inducted into… Read More
DePauw Again One of America's Best Value Colleges; East College on Book's Cover
March 28, 2006
March 28, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Historic East College is pictured on the cover of America's Best Value Colleges: 2007 Edition, which lists DePauw University… Read More
Prof. Eugene Gloria's Hoodlum Birds is Released
March 28, 2006
March 28, 2006, Greencastle, Ind. - Hoodlum Birds, a new collection by award-winning poet Eugene Gloria -- associate professor of English at DePauw University… Read More
Former American Psychological Association President Norine Johnson '57 Speech Canceled
March 28, 2005
(UPDATE 3/29 10 a.m.: The talk has been canceled because of travel problems. It may rescheduled at a later date.) March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. -… Read More
"Rising Star" Tim Collins '78 in Financial Times of London
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Tim Collins, a rising star of the global private equity world, aims to develop a wide-ranging investment vehicle through… Read More
AJ Feeney-Ruiz '04 Appointed Communications Director for Indiana's Secretary of State
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - AJ Feeney-Ruiz has been appointed communications director for Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita. A news release… Read More
Prof. Françoise Coulont-Henderson Published in Jane Austen's Regency World
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - The latest edition of Jane Austen's Regency World, a publication of the Jane Austen Centre in Bath, UK, includes an… Read More
Prof. Ted Rueter Discusses Social Security Reform on WFIU's Noon Edition
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "The divisive issue of Social Security reform is being placed front and center by the Bush administration," noted … Read More
DePauw Junior's Internship Lands Her on 2 ABC Shows
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - DePauw University students who thought they saw a classmate on last night's edition of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Home… Read More
HS Senior with DePauw Plans Named 'Youth of the Year' for Community Service Efforts
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - Todd Schmid, a senior at a Covenant Christian High School in Indianapolis, is the Exchange Club of Speedway's 'Youth… Read More
500 Fifth Graders to Attend Reading by Award-Winning Author Richard Peck '56 at Ole Miss
March 28, 2005
March 28, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - "Richard Peck, a Newbery Medal winning author, will read his book A Year Down Yonder to over 500 fifth-graders on April… Read More
Number-one Tigers win again
March 28, 2004
Perry Park, Ky. - The number-one ranked DePauw women's golf team turned in its second-best two round total in program history at 612 with rounds of 304… Read More
DePauw completes series sweep of Stormy Petrels
March 28, 2004
Box score Atlanta, Ga. - The Tigers pounded out a season-high 20 hits and held on for a 16-13 win at Oglethorpe in the series finale to improve to… Read More
Newspaper Examination of Broadcast Indecency Quotes Prof. Jeff McCall '76
March 28, 2004
March 28, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "Jeffrey McCall, professor of telecommunications at DePauw University, has often criticized the FCC for what he considers… Read More
Dan Quayle '69 Weighs In on Possible Kerry Running Mates in US News & World Report
March 28, 2004
March 28, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - 1969 DePauw University graduate "Dan Quayle's been there, done that, so who better to offer Sen. John Kerry some advice… Read More
Friday's 'Farewell Tour' Performance by Westminster Choir and Joseph Flummerfelt '58 Previewed in Louisville Courier-Journal
March 28, 2004
Read More About Friday's Concert March 28, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "There are few American choruses more celebrated than the Westminster Choir and probably… Read More
Accomplishments of Three Student-Athletes Noted by Newspaper
March 28, 2003
March 28, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - "DePauw sophomore Graham Wellman placed fifth in the 5,000-meter run in 14:38.00 to earn NCAA Division III indoor track… Read More
Denise Hayes Quoted in San Antonio Express-News
March 28, 2003
March 28, 2003, Greencastle, Ind. - The war in Iraq has significantly boosted the ratings of television news outlets. At the same time, ratings for the… Read More
Prof. Donald Lemen Clark '11 Authors John Milton at St. John's School
March 28, 1948
March 28, 1948, Greencastle, Ind. — Donald Lemen Clark, professor of rhetoric at Columbia University and 1911 graduate of DePauw University, is the author… Read More