In light of the ongoing changes to DePauw’s music department, students are worried they will not be ready for a professional music career....
In 2025, Elly Froehlich ‘27 spent between $30 to $40 to fill up her car’s gas tank regularly. A year later, she pays almost $50 and drives...
On Saturday, March 7, Indiana Wildlife Federation’s Annual Conference, “from Gardens to Grasslands,” was held at The Garrison Conference...
Why do we have Earth Day? Each year on April 22, Earth Day is celebrated by billions of people to protect the planet from environmental issues such as pollution, climate change, and deforestation. The movement was spurred in 1970 by Wisconsin...
Donuts, coffee, long waitlists and early-morning alarms were features of this semester’s registration week, running from April 13–17, as DePauw carried out its first round of course scheduling on the enterprise system Workday. DePauw’s three-and-a-half-year...
On March 14, the Trump administration approved another massive oil drilling plan. Owned entirely by British Petroleum, one of the largest oil companies, the $5 billion project will extract oil in ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of America, formerly Mexico. What...
On Tuesday, March 31, DePauw Student Government held its monthly General Assembly to discuss budget allocations and updates for student organizations to be aware of as the year draws to a close. So far this spring, student organizations have received...
As a professional reporter and news anchor, Suzanne Spencer ‘14 found her calling in recording the stories of others. Her ability to make a difference, harnessing the power of storytelling, gave her not only a sense of direction but also a recognizable...
A lot has happened since the United States first reached the moon, especially in terms of technology. Modern smartphones now have more computing power than NASA had in 1969 when astronauts first set foot on the lunar surface. NASA aims to return humans...
Students with entrepreneurial ambitions took an opportunity on March 7 to present their ideas to a panel of business professionals during the McDermond Center’s Spring 2026 Pitch Competition at the DePauw Inn. The event provided DePauw students with...
On Feb. 28, 2026, the United States and Israel worked together to target and bomb Iran’s government, security forces and nuclear and missile sites. President Donald Trump stated in an address later the same day that the United States government’s...
The 2026 tax season has opened with an April 15 deadline. The Internal Revenue Service, known as the IRS, is operating with its smallest workforce in years alongside having one of the most complex filing seasons, according to reports from federal agencies...
U.S. President Donald Trump took another step back from achieving climate goals. On Feb. 12, he announced the rescission of the endangerment finding, the scientific conclusion that greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare. This repeal...
On Oct. 26, 2025, 19 Buddhist monks departed from Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on foot to Washington, D.C., in what has become known as the Walk for Peace. This 2,300-mile journey arose amid the nation’s violence and political...
On behalf of the Kelly Writers Series, DePauw University welcomed award-winning writer Deesha Philyaw on Feb. 11. The achievements of Philyaw’s debut short collection, "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies," include the 2021 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction,...
On Jan. 11, 2026, global toy maker Mattel, Inc. introduced the very first Autistic Barbie doll — a groundbreaking addition to its iconic Barbie Fashionistas line created to reflect the diversity of children’s lives around the world. The...
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) launched Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota in early December last year. In the following weeks, two U.S. citizens have been shot, journalists have been arrested, and a five-year-old has been detained. The ongoing...
The Media School at Indiana University (IU) Bloomington suspended all print operations of the Indiana Daily Student (IDS) on Oct. 15, citing financial restructuring within the publication. The decision, which came less than 24 hours after the firing of...