Orientation week not necessary for freshman assimilation
During move-in weekend, 611 freshmen arrived at DePauw University expecting a college experience and were instead met by summer camp. On the Monday of orientation,...
Independence Day in a foreign country
For Vietnamese people, Sept. 2 is a special day — it's our Independence Day. On Sept. 2, when I was five years old, I walked...
Be picky when going abroad, keep your goals in mind
The start of a new school year is a pivotal time. We attend new classes, meet new people and live in different places. This...
Abuse stems from context
Four freshmen to the hospital and three welfare checks? It makes us sad to say we're not surprised. The alcohol consumption that happens at colleges...
Freshman bonding spoiled by upperclassmen
If anybody knows how to have a good time and appreciate a party, it is the students here at DePauw. So much so that traditional...
Summer fun without the metro
Now that all my boxes have finally been unpacked, my posters painstakingly hung on the walls and my dresser drawers filled, it's time to...
Downsizing the discount
It's a story we've told a number of times. Annual tuition increases, student loan stress and the impact of the recession on our university...
Transplant made easy: a year with social media
Including the summers on either side, my junior year took me to two American coasts and at least eight other countries. While I pride myself...
Modeling a college paper after its students, community
At the end of my freshman year, I interviewed for a columnist position with The DePauw. I only planned on writing sporadically. But by...
Don't forget life in the dorms, class unity
It seems like just yesterday that we were the young, wide-eyed newbies exploring our newly acquired freedoms and using the campus as our playground...