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Fireworks at Town Hall Meetings Nothing New, Writes Lee Hamilton '52

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 21, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "Media coverage of stormy public gatherings may give the impression that we've entered an especially fraught time for public discourse, but I can tell you that anyone who's been in public life for a while has seen plenty of fierce town hall meetings," writes Lee Hamilton. In a newspaper op-ed, the veteran statesman and 1952 graduate of DePauw University states, "The challenge is not to avoid controversy; it's to make it productive." (at left: Hamilton with DePauw students in historic East College)

The Democrat who spent 34 years serving in the U.S. House of Representatives offers advice on improving congressional town meetings, which, he declares, "are crucial for members of Congress and other elected officials. They're where they can best gauge the intensity of public feeling, hear from ordinary citizens, and give people a chance to get to know firsthand their representative. Sometimes you must square your shoulders before you head into a room where you know tempers are going to flare, but this is democracy at the retail level, and it's vital."

Hamilton concludes, Over my years in Congress, I conducted hundreds, if not thousands, of town hall meetings. Almost every time I came away with the feeling that this was precisely what I was meant to be doing -- engaging with my constituents in a small part of the dialogue of democracy. Just as often, these meetings reinforced my confidence in the fairness, decency and judgment of the American people. So as we look ahead to the next congressional recess, and no doubt to the next round of heated town hall meetings, let's remember that they, too, help ensure that our representative democracy remains vibrant."

Access the complete column at the Web site of Kentucky's Richmond Register.

Lee Hamilton's new book, Strengthening Congress, "should be required reading for members of Congress and the people they serve," Matthew Tully recently wrote in the Indianapolis Star. "A decade after Hamilton's retirement, his book is yet another reminder that he was a gem of a congressman, diplomatic and serious, a smart politician but not mindlessly partisan. If there were more like him, Congress' approval rating likely would be much higher."

Lee H. Hamilton is president and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Newsweek has called him "Mr. Integrity," while the New York Times' David Brooks opined of Hamilton, "The country is hungering for leaders like him: open-minded, unassuming centrists who are interested in government more than politics."

Seventh-ranked Tigers Drop Five-point Decision to Top-rated Bears

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

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November 20, 2009, Bloomington, Ill. — DePauw, held a three-point lead over top-ranked Washington University with just over a minute left, but the Bears scored the game's final eight points and took a 57-52 win over the Tigers in the opening game of the Illinois Wesleyan Tipoff Tournament.

DePauw, ranked seventh in the preseason coaches' poll and 12th by D3hoops.com, dropped to 0-1 and the Bears improved to 2-0. The Tigers face Central in Saturday's 2 p.m. CST third-place game. Central lost to Illinois Wesleyan by an 85-60 score in tonight's second game.

The Tigers took a 52-49 lead on Katie Mathews' jumper with 1:22 left, but Alex Hoover's layup cut the margin to 52-51. Following a DePauw turnover, the Bears missed two field goal tries, but grabbed the offensive rebound each time and eventually Hoover hit two free throws with 28 seconds remaining to take a 53-52 advantage.

DePauw's Brooke Osborne missed on a three-point attempt, but Hoover knocked in two more charity tosses and Janice Evans hit a pair after Lauren Goff's three-pointer was off the mark.

The Tigers jumped out to a 17-8 lead in the opening 6:22 as Osborne nailed three three-pointers in a three-minute stretch. DePauw still led by eight with just under eight minutes left in the first half after Kate Walker hit a three, but the Bears outscored the Tigers 7-1 to close the halftime lead to 26-24.

The second half was a tight one as well with five ties and 11 lead changes. Washington had a three-point lead with just over five minutes left, but the Tigers regained the lead with an 8-2 run.

Osborne was DePauw's lone double-digit scorer with 11 points, while Emily Marshall grabbed 13 rebounds. Evans paced Washington with 14 points, followed by Jaimie McFarlin with 12 and Hoover with 10. Evans hauled down seven boards.

DePauw held a 43-36 advantage on the boards, but committed 23 turnovers to the Bears' 13. The Tigers shot 38.2 percent from the floor, while the Bears hit 35.5 percent.

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Category:Athletics > Basketball > Women

Tiger Men Open Season with Win over Bluffton

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

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November 20, 2009, Albion, Mich. — DePauw trailed by as many as seven early in the second half, but rallied for a 50-45 win over Bluffton in the opening game of the Albion College Basketball Classic.

The Tigers improved to 1-0, while the Beavers dropped to 0-2. DePauw faces Albion in Saturday's 4 p.m. championship game. The Britons topped Edgewood, 71-60, in tonight's second game.

DePauw opened the game with seven straight points in the opening two minutes, but Bluffton scored the next 11 in taking an 11-7 lead midway through the first half. The Tigers regained the lead at 15-11 with just over four minutes remaining, but the Beavers scored the final nine of the half to take a 20-15 halftime lead.

That margin reached seven with the last coming at 30-23 with just over 12 minutes left. Tommy Weakley hit a three before Ross Simpson scored on a layup and Sean Haseley added a three-point play to cap an 8-0 run and give the Tigers a 31-30 advantage.

DePauw pushed the lead back to five before the Beavers closed the gap to one with 17 seconds left. Drew Wills rebounded a DePauw missed free throw with 14 seconds left and the Tigers knocked in four free throws in the final 11 seconds.

Steve Lemasters led DePauw with 13 points, while Haseley added 10. Brent Farley paced Bluffton with 15 points and Nick Lee added 10.

The Tigers held a 40-30 edge on the boards as Haseley grabbed seven. Farley and Lee each had seven for the Beavers. DePauw shot 32.3 percent for the game after shooting just 19.4 percent in the first half. Bluffton connected on 45.5 percent, but committed 16 turnovers to DePauw's eight.

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Peeler Pottery: A Retrospective Details Work of Former Professor & His Wife

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 20, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — The life work of the late Richard E. Peeler, a longtime professor of art at DePauw and 1949 graduate of the University, and his wife, Marj, is detailed in a new book, Peeler Pottery: A Retrospective. It has been published in published in both hardbound and softbound editions by the Putnam County Museum.

The Peelers moved to rural Reelsville, Indiana, when Richard returned to his alma mater in 1958 to teach ceramics, sculpture and photography. A prolific artistic duo, the Peelers welcomed many DePauw students and visitors to their home and studio for more than 40 years.

Richard Peeler retired from the DePauw faculty in 1972, and Richard and Marj became full-time potters, working out of the Peeler Pottery Studio -- located on their property -- until Richard’s death in 1998. Peeler pottery is now found in collections throughout the world.

Marj Peeler has taken the lead in producing the new 352-page book. Presented in an 11 x 8.5-inch format featuring approximately 600 photos that depict the Peelers’ lives, studio and artistic creations. It also includes Bits and Pieces From the Mosaic of Our Lives, an autobiography Marj Peeler wrote several years ago.

For more information, visit the Putnam County Museum online, call (765) 653-8419 or e-mail museum@co.putnam.in.us.

Dedicated in 2002, DePauw's Richard E. Peeler Art Center is dedicated to the former professor. Learn more in this previous story.

2009's New Real Estate Vocabulary Noted by Dave Morris '83

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 20, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "This week, the New Oxford American Dictionary named ‘unfriend’ the word of the year. For developers and commercial real estate brokers, a whole lot of other words come to mind to describe 2009," begins a St. Louis Business Journal column. Lisa R. Brown writes, "Dave Morris, senior vice president of Grubb & Ellis|Gundaker Commercial, came up with a list of phrases to describe the current market. In a newsletter to clients, Morris, an English (composition) major from DePauw University in Indiana, said he’s never seen so many new phrases pop up so quickly in his 22-year career."

The article goes on to define such terms as "zombie building," "pretend-and-extend" and "flight to quality.

David Morris, CCIM, SIOR, is a 1983 graduate of DePauw.

Access the complete text -- "Morris' real estate vocab to live by" -- at the Journal's Web site.

Midwest Conference Honors Brian Jaworski '89 as Men's Soccer 'Coach of the Year'

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 19, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Brian Jaworski, head men's soccer coach at Grinnell College and 1989 graduate of DePauw University, has been named the 2009 Midwest Conference "coach of the year." Jaworski was honored "for leading his team to a runner-up finish in league standings, a MWC title, and his program's first-ever NCAA tournament berth ... Grinnell concluded the season with a 6-1-3 mark in the MWC and a 9-8-4 overall record."

The announcement can be found here.

Learn more about Brian Jaworski, formerly assistant men's soccer coach at DePauw, in this previous story.

Kay Pashos '81 Named VP at Alliant Energy Corporation

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 19, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — Kay E. Pashos, a 1981 graduate of DePauw University, has been appointed vice president of regulatory affairs and deputy general counsel at Alliant Energy Corporation (NYSE: LNT). The Wisconsin-based company's announcement notes, "Pashos brings with her more than 25 years of legal and 20 years of regulatory experience within the utility industry, as well as a law degree from Northwestern University School of Law. She will assume responsibility for oversight of the company’s regulatory affairs functions, as well as its legal, insurance and risk areas."

Pashos practiced law with the firm of Baker & Daniels and previously served as vice president of regulatory strategy for Duke Energy's U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas organization.

Read more by clicking here, or access this previous story.

DePauw's First NCAA Football Appearance Set for Saturday

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

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November 19, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — DePauw opens NCAA Division III Football Championship play when it travels to Thomas More College in Crestview Hills, Ky., for a first-round game.

Kickoff from The Bank of Kentucky Field is set for noon EST. This marks DePauw's first NCAA postseason appearance.

Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students, senior citizens and children and will be available at the gate starting at 10 a.m. on Saturday. General parking will be $5.

DePauw finished regular season play with a 7-2 record after last Saturday’s 32-19 home loss to 14th-ranked Wabash in the annual Monon Bell game.

The Tigers earned the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference’s automatic qualification into the Division III 32-team field after sharing the conference title with Millsaps, but holding the head-to-head tiebreaker.

Thomas More, ranked 10th in the latest American Football Coaches Association poll and 11th by D3football.com, enters with a 10-0 record after Saturday’s 42-17 win over 17th-ranked Mount St. Joseph.

The Saints earned automatic qualification into the Division III Championship after winning the Presidents’ Athletic Conference title.

Saturday's game will be carried live by WGRE (91.5 FM) with live stats available here. A complete set of DePauw's game notes is also posted.

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Eadie Fawcett Weaver '81 Profiled in Iowa Newspaper

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 19, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — In Eadie Fawcett Weaver's youth, "it was journalism that grabbed her interest. After high school, enrolled in college at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind., where she began helping a friend with a radio news program," notes the Iowa City Press-Citizen. A member of DePauw University's Class of 1981, Weaver recalls of her days on WGRE, "After getting over the giggles the first couple of times, I got hooked," Eadie said. "I thought it was really fun and exciting." (photo: Eadie Fawcett Weaver, third from left, with her family)

The newspaper offers a lengthy profile of Weaver, who went on to a career in television which included stints anchoring the news at KCRG-TV and KFXA-TV in Cedar Rapids. Today she is director of business development at the University of Iowa Community Credit Union and co-owns a business, Active Endeavors, with her husband, Mark.

Access the story at the Press-Citizen's Web site.

Chocolate Hippos are Junior's Holiday Fundraiser for Charities

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

November 18, 2009, Greencastle, Ind. — "David Spotts, a junior economics major at DePauw University in Indiana who raised money for the (Cleveland) Foodbank as a high school student, saw an instant philanthropic tie-in with a hefty animal not usually associated with the season's eight tiny reindeer," notes a story in today's Cleveland Plain Dealer. Spotts and his mother, Judy Zamlen-Spotts, are selling chocolate hippopotamuses as a holiday fundraiser and are the subjects of a feature article in the newspaper. (photo: Joshua Gunter/Plain Dealer)

David Spotts "designed a marketing plan. His mom called candy manufacturers," writes Sarah Crump. "No one was interested in a project until she reached Kathryn Galgoczy, owner of Baker Candies Inc., an 88-year-old family business in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood. Galgoczy worked with another company to fashion a mold of a comical three-dimensional hippo holding an accordion. Now Baker is turning out hundreds of handmade 7-ounce solid-chocolate hippos to be packaged in festive red or green boxes marked 'Season's Greetings.' Half the profits -- $2.50 from the sale of each $10 hippo -- will be split between the Foodbank and a DePauw student-run charity, Climb for a Cure, a mountain-climbing venture that benefits pediatric brain cancer and tumor research.

Read more at the Plain Dealer's Web site.

Climb for a Cure was featured in the Pilot News of Plymouth, Indiana last month. Access that article here.