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DePauw University in , which provides full tuition scholarships to student leaders awarded by the Posse Program. ACADEMICS Academic calendar DePauw University's schedule is divided into an unique 4-1-4 calendar. Besides the 15-week Autumn and Spring Semesters, there is also a 4-week Winter Term. Students take only one course during the Winter Term and is either used as a laid-back period on campus or for students to participate in domestic or international Internship programs. Faculty DePauw University prides itself on having a student-faculty ratio of 10:1 and not having a single class with more than 50 students. Among its faculty is mathematician Underwood Dudley , known for his humorous skeptical books, including ''Mathematical Cranks'' and ''The Trisectors''. Technology DePauw University was ranked the third most connected school in the United States by the 2004 Princeton Review . "Criteria for the rankings included: number of school-owned computers available, breadth of the computer science curriculum, the sophistication of campus technology, availability of school-owned digital cameras and equipment for student use, wireless Internet access on campus, and support for handheld computing." HISTORY Indiana Asbury College was founded in 1837 and was named after Francis Asbury , the first American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church . It first admitted women in 1867 . During 1884 Indiana Asbury College changed its name to DePauw University in honor of Washington C. DePauw , who made a sequence of substantial donations throughout the 1870s , which culminated in his largest single donation that established the School of Music during 1884 . DePauw University's School of Music remains one of the oldest schools of music in the USA . Before his death in 1887 , Mr. DePauw donated in total a very generous $600,000 to the Indiana Asbury, which was an enormous sum at the time. CAMPUS LIFE Majority of the students devote part of their time with their fraternity or sorority. Students work for the Student radio station (WGRE) or for the campus television (D3TV). There are over 100 organizations that students can be involved in including intramurals, Pep Band, Tigers for Life and Bike Club. CAMPUS DePauw University consists of 36 major buildings spread out over a spacious 655 acre (2.7 km&2) campus that includes a 480 acre (1.9 km&2) nature park, and is located approximately 45 miles to the west of Indianapolis, Indiana . There are 11 residence halls, 4 theme houses, and 31 University-owned houses and apartments spread throughout the campus. The oldest building on campus, East College , was built in 1877 and is listed on the National Register Of Historic Places . DePauw is also home to McKim Observatory . GREEK LIFE DePauw University was ranked #1 in "major Fraternity And Sorority scene" by the '' Princeton Review '' in 2005. Also in 2005, '' U.S. News & World Report '' ranked DePauw as third in the nation for highest percentage of sorority members (70 percent) and #4 for highest percentage of fraternity members (74 percent). The Greek community consists of 12 national social fraternities (11 of which have houses on campus) and 10 sororities (seven of which have houses on campus). Both Kappa Alpha Theta and Alpha Chi Omega were founded at DePauw. The Delta Chapter of Beta Theta Pi is the longest continuously-running Greek organization in North America. The Lambda Chapter is the longest continuing chapter of Phi Gamma Delta since 1856. Formal recruitment for men and women is held early second semester. The following fraternities and sororities have houses on campus: Fraternities
Sororities ATHLETICS The DePauw Tigers compete in the NCAA Division III Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC). Every year since 1890 , DePauw University has competed in football against its rival Wabash College in what has become the Monon Bell Classic. The traveling trophy, the 300-pound train bell from the Monon Railroad , made its debut in the rivalry in 1932 . The rivalry between Wabash and DePauw began in 1890 and is the oldest college football rivalry west of the Alleghenies . TRADITIONS Marvin's Marvin's is a small restaurant serving mainly American food such as hamburgers and fries. While not part of DePauw's campus dining options, Marvin's is one of the few restaurants that delivers late into the night, and is thus very popular among the students. The garlic cheeseburger (commonly refered to by its acronym, GCB) is among the most popular menu items, and is occasionally mentioned in DePauw University advertising literature as one of the highlights of DePauw. Boulder Run The Boulder Run has become a tradition at DePauw University. Students, Streaking from their residence halls or Greek houses, run to and from a large Boulder located near the center of the campus. Boulder Runs are more common among men, though female students have been known to participate; students find many reasons to strip down, from winning the Little 5 races to losing a bet. The DePauw police are usually tolerant of Boulder Runs, but students have been ticketed when caught. This tradition has been mentioned in Playboy Magazine . NOTABLE ALUMNI
THE GLAMBI INCIDENT Fits and Starts is a sculpture by the artist Marc Swanson . It was a gift of the Butler Family Foundation to DePauw University, which announced the donation on October 15 , 2005 . A gift of the Butler Family Foundation, it was installed near the center of campus. After suffering weeks of vandalism, it was removed before its scheduled dedication on November 4 , 2005 . The sculpture portrays a deer encrusted with rhinestones in an active, leaping posture. Some see the deer as a synthesis of Swanson's Homosexuality and his background in a New England Hunting family. After a quiet reception in Brooklyn for two years, it elicited vocal reactions from the DePauw student body. Some students were strident in defense of the sculpture, while others disputed its merit as a work of Art . Many DePauw students found the sculpture to be out of place amid the traditional, primarily Georgian Architecture of the campus. Whether out of affection or disdain, students came to refer to the sculpture as "Glambi," a Portmanteau of Bambi and Glam . The sculpture was defaced over a period of weeks. Some students threw trash and food at it. In a nod to one longstanding tradition, called the boulder run, others posed atop the deer, typically nude, and posted the resulting images on Facebook , a popular online network for college students. The first thoughts when damage was done to the sculpture were that a saw was used on the deer, however it was later discovered that the damage was accidental and was the result of repeated "riding" of the deer. In the first of a series of columns column in the Indianapolis Star , Star Writer Ruth Holladay compared the incident to public reactions to John Singer Sargent's painting "Madame X" and the installation of the Chicago Picasso . At least one pair of students responded to Holladay's column, in a letter critiquing the columnist for generalizing the student body. At the beginning of November, professors, students, and administrators gathered around the deer in order to protest the acts of Vandalism . Some appreciated the event, while others saw it mostly as merely an opportunity for emotional venting and deflecting blame. Reading Swanson's sexuality into the rhinestone-clad deer, some described the vandalism as an act of Homophobia perpetuated by the campus Greek System . In response a group of concerned students and professors, along with the coordination of the Student Government, held a forum for discussion and discourse about what to do next. Several hundred people attended the event. Following a full investigation of the incident, several students confessed and were charged with vandalism. The deer has been removed from its outdoor installation on campus. EXTERNAL LINKS REFERENCES ''Not to be confused with DePaul University .'' |
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