Eagles' loss leaves a bittersweet taste. Read the story and see extra photos from the game. Mar 17, 2007
That, Bruen said after Mary Washington's 67-61 loss to DePauw University yesterday at Springfield College's Blake Arena, stung most. "It's kind of bittersweet," Bruen said. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
DePauw U.: Sorority can't discriminate Mar 17, 2007
-- After kicking out 23 of its members for being overweight and "socially awkward," the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw University will be receiving the boot as well, officials announced Tuesday ... "The values of DePauw University and those of the Delta Zeta National Sorority are incompatible.". (U-Wire.com)
After Evicting Members, Sorority Is Itself Evicted Mar 14, 2007
We at DePauw do not like the way our students were treated,; DePauw;s president, Robert G. Bottoms, said in a letter to the Delta Zeta sorority. We at DePauw believe that the values of our university and those of the national Delta Zeta sorority are incompatible. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
DePauw orders embattled sorority off campus Mar 14, 2007
GREENCASTLE, Indiana (AP) -- DePauw University's president on Monday ordered a sorority off campus by fall after Delta Zeta kicked out nearly two dozen members and drew accusations that only attractive, popular students were asked to remain ... The Delta Zeta sorority near the DePauw University campus in Greencastle, Indiana. (CNN)
Should sororities exclude? Mar 14, 2007
When membership at the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw University in Indiana started slipping, the national office dispatched a team to assess the problem and bolster recruitment. The DZ leaders decided some of the sisters themselves were the problem, dismissing 23 of the 35 members from the sorority house, including the women who were overweight or minorities. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
University Says It's 'Incompatible' With Sorority Mar 14, 2007
Should the Delta Zeta sorority be kicked off Depauw University's campus ... -- Depauw University is eliminating the school's chapter of the Delta Zeta sorority after a much-publicized incident in which 23 women were asked to leave the organization. (Click2Houston, TX)
DePauw U. cuts ties with sorority over image shakeup Mar 12, 2007
By Martha Irvine, Associated Press CHICAGO DePauw University announced Monday it has severed ties with the Delta Zeta sorority, where a mass eviction of members left people questioning whether looks and appearance were valued more than academics and other contributions ... two of the five remaining sorority members at the house, stand on campus at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. (USA Today -- News)
DePauw severs ties with troubled Delta Zeta sorority Mar 12, 2007
DePauw University has severed ties with the Delta Zeta sorority, where a mass eviction of members sparked allegations that only attractive, popular students were asked to remain. "We at DePauw believe that the values of our university and those of Delta Zeta sorority are incompatible," school President Robert G. Bottoms wrote in a letter delivered Monday to the sorority's national president, Deborah A. Raziano. (Northwest Indiana Times)
A College Education In Image Vs. Substance Mar 12, 2007
" "As a sorority, they had a different image on campus," says Cindy Babington, the university's dean of students. "Student culture was not kind to them. " Obsessing about looks has long been a rite of passage for young people - well before the days, nearly two decades ago, when tennis star Andre Agassi brashly proclaimed that "image is everything" in an advertising campaign. Today, though, some worry that the fixation on outward appearance has gotten out of control - with young people's... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Fixation on image rising? Mar 12, 2007
By Martha Irvine Associated Press CHICAGO With a reputation for emphasizing brains over conventional beauty, the women of the Delta Zeta sorority at Indiana's DePauw University endured the jokes and unkind nicknames: Their chapter was widely known among students as the "dog house.". Tom Strattman, Associated PressCasey Jolley, left, and Amanda Hendren are two of the five remaining members at Delta Zeta house. (Deseret News)
Eagles' second-half run puts them in Final Four DIVISION III TOURNAMENT SECTIONALS Mar 11, 2007
UMW will face DePauw University in Springfield, Mass ... Mary Washington (30-2) will play DePauw University (29-3) Friday in Springfield, Mass. (Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star, VA)
The Ghosts of Hillary Past Mar 11, 2007
Bode, a former senior political analyst for CNN, is the Pulliam professor of journalism at DePauw University. Contact him at. (Newsmax)
CBS' new script: Just the facts, Couric Mar 9, 2007
"Audiences at that time of the evening are more traditional viewers who want their news in a succinct fashion," said Jeffrey McCall, a communications professor at DePauw University in Indiana. "When people watch him, they know they're getting straightforward news without a lot of fanfare.". (Los Angeles Times)
Newswatch, Police/Fire Mar 9, 2007
Elizabeth M. Hartnett of Mililani, a senior at DePauw University in Indiana, will travel to Toronto in March to compete as a finalist in the Music Teachers National Association Young Artist Voice Competition. "Shining Stars" runs Mondays through Thursdays. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
OUR OPINIONS: Nothing sisterly in this house Mar 9, 2007
The eviction of 23 sisters from the Delta Zeta sorority at Indiana's DePauw University - the girls' punishment for allegedly shirking their duty to look as pert and pretty as the sorority's national leadership believed they should - has been greeted by some as a scandal, and to a degree it is. Certainly, the actions of Delta Zeta's national leadership were despicable, and reflect values so shallow that they make Paris and Nicole look like humanitarians in comparison. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
NEWSWEEK: MEDIA LEAD SHEET/March 12, 2007 Issue (On Newsstands Monday, March 5) Mar 5, 2007
Senior Editor Jerry Adler reports on the purging of 23 of 35 members of the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw University. The ousted members say it wasn't about race, but rather social image, appearance and weight, since of the 12 keepers, half were blond and all were beautiful. (PR Newswire)
Sorority Sisters Kicked Out Mar 5, 2007
In December, 23 members of the Delta Zeta sorority at DePauw University were asked to move out of the sorority house and were put on "alumae status.". The reason the national officers of the sorority gave for this. (Suite101.com)
Capitalists prefer blondes Mar 5, 2007
Forty-four miles north, at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, a sorority scandal careened through the national talk show circuit. Delta Zeta had evicted 23 members of its DePauw chapter, forcing them to give up their active sorority membership and scramble to find new housing mid-year. (New Republic)
Sorority’s reputation turns ugly Mar 4, 2007
But the 23 women who were dismissed from the Delta Zeta sorority DePauw University chapter in Greencastle, Ind. are smart enough to be suspicious and that was part of the problem. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Sorority looks to improve image after restructuring Mar 3, 2007
Following extensive media coverage of a DePauw University sorority whose members said they they dismissed sisters for being overweight or not white, critics are saying the controversy is overblown. Last month, Delta Zeta dismissed 23 of its 35 active members in restructuring its chapter. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Sorority Accused Of Being Skin Deep Feb 28, 2007
Some Say Delta Zeta At DePauw University Dumped Sisters Based On Looks, Ethnicity ... The New York Times reported Sunday that national officers of Delta Zeta were worried about a negative stereotype and declining membership in its DePauw University chapter in Greencastle, Ind ... "Delta Zeta finds it offensive that recent reports have suggested that decisions at DePauw University were related in any way to our members' races and nationalities," the sorority said in a statement on its. (CBS News)
Sorority Members: Weight Forced Us Out Feb 28, 2007
A sorority at DePauw University is being accused of discrimination after officers of the Delta Zeta sorority asked 23 members to leave the group ... DePauw University's Delta Zeta Chapter Under Fire ... -- A sorority at DePauw University is being accused of discrimination after officers of the Delta Zeta house asked 23 members to leave the group. (KIRO TV, WA)
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Sorority Sisters: We Were Evicted For Our LooksSome women at Indiana's DePauw University say they were kicked out of their sorority house based on looks alone. Police: Racially Motivated Beating Caught On TapeA Detroit man explains how he was beaten at a convenience store because he's black. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
School making use of tablet PCs in classroom Feb 27, 2007
DyKnow was created by a DePauw University professor who wanted to eliminate students acting merely as "a human copy machine," according to the DyKnow Web site. The program has since caught on at many universities across the country, although only Cincinnati and Greenwich are using it on the grade school level. (Greenwich Time)
Sorority Evictions Raise Messy Issue of Looks and Bias Feb 26, 2007
Women at DePauw University in Indiana who were either asked to leave the Delta Zeta house or resigned in protest hold a sorority photo ... When a psychology professor at DePauw University here surveyed students, they described one sorority as a group of ;daddy;s little princesses; and another as ;offbeat hippies. (Foster's Daily Democrat)
Daily Debriefing Feb 26, 2007
The Dartmouth Online. Monday, February 26, 2007. (The Dartmouth Online, NH)
College kids turn idea into business Feb 25, 2007
DePauw University student Ryan Tinker has a ways to go before he earns his college degree, but he's already a cog in America's entrepreneurial machine. The 20-year-old sophomore collaborated with fellow DePauw student Zach Koch to start BookSnag. (Orlando Sentinel -- Business)
First husband and U.S. Sen. Bill Clinton? Past aides ask, why not? Feb 25, 2007
"There was a period of time in Bill Clinton's life, during his Georgetown and Rhodes Scholar years, when he wanted to be the senator from Arkansas," said DePauw University journalism professor Ken Bode, a former national political correspondent for NBC.. "This wouldn't be the first time that the thought crossed Bill Clinton's mind - if it's really crossed his mind" recently. (Newsday -- Politics)
Emphasis On Beauty Gives Sorority Leaders Black Eye Feb 25, 2007
" Worried that a negative stereotype of the sorority was contributing to a decline in membership that had left its Greek-columned house here half empty, Delta Zeta's national officers interviewed 35 DePauw members in November, quizzing them about their dedication to increasing recruitment. They judged 23 of the women insufficiently committed and told them to vacate the sorority house. The 23 members included every woman who was overweight. They also included the only black, Korean and Vietnamese... (Tampa Bay Online, FL -- News)
Wendi Taylor Nations Named Managing Director of Porter Novelli Chicago Feb 21, 2007
Nations has a bachelor of arts from DePauw University and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. About Porter Novelli Porter Novelli is one of the world's leading public relations agencies and is represented in all major markets. (PR Newswire)
A pioneer chemist left a trail through racism Feb 6, 2007
As an undergraduate at DePauw University in the 1920s, he had to live in a fraternity house basement and perform chores for his white classmates. At Harvard, where he earned his master's degree, his research funding was cut off because no one would accept a black teaching assistant. (Boston Globe)
Chappell, Lawson get qualifying marks at Challenge Feb 6, 2007
Both teams travel to the DePauw University Indoor Invitational on Saturday. Comments. (Rensselaer Republican, IN)
Fans going overboard over NFL? Feb 4, 2007
"I'm a football fan myself, I like it a lot," said Jeffrey McCall, a professor of communications at DePauw University, a school located just outside of Indianapolis. "But I do wonder sometimes if it becomes too much and it changes people's lifestyles. People can be planted in a chair to watch football for a long time. Thursdays, Saturdays, Sundays, Mondays. There are plenty of other things sensible people can do with their time family-, exercise-related. "The amazing thing to me is there's a... (Deseret News)
On center ice Jan 29, 2007
"It was just a fun time. It was kind of magical."Tull was a tight end playing football in high school and at Division III DePauw University in Indiana. He earned a bachelor's degree in history, but he also was the guy selling special T-shirts and organizing bus trips. (Fresno Bee)
Swimming teams perform well at invitational tournament Jan 22, 2007
In addition to turning in some strong individual performances, the Bear women took first out of seven teams with 958 points, beating out second place finisher DePauw University by 198 points. The men's team finished second to the University of Missouri-Rolla with a final point total of 757. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
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May Phang -- this assistant professor of piano at DePauw University, Greencastle, Ind. was the fifth place winner in the Iowa Piano Competition in 2006. (Sioux City Journal)
Cape Political Notes column Jan 22, 2007
and later at DePauw University in Greencastle, Ind. He was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame - no small feat in a state where basketball reigns supreme. (Cape Cod Times, MA)
Building leased by Cigna sells for $18.9 million Jan 18, 2007
He received his economics and management degree from DePauw University and his law degree from Marquette University. Retail center in Mesa is sold for $750,000. (AZCentral -- Business)