While DePauw cannot claim to have a student body made of tiger blood and Adonis DNA, they can expect an appearance from someone who does. Charlie Sheen will deliver the next Ubben Lecture May 19.
The lecture, "Winning in the Liberal Arts," will explore how graduates of liberal-arts colleges achieve success in the real world. While Sheen did not graduate from high school, he looks forward to speaking to DePauw students.
"Born ready. Winning," Sheen said in a tweet regarding his preparedness to speak.
Sheen did say he had not heard of previous Ubben Lecture speakers. However, he was excited about being able to speak to the students of DePauw.
"Who's Peyton Manning?" Sheen said. "Honestly, I don't know who these former Ubben people are, but I want to show DePauw how they can be winning too by completing their liberal arts education."
Sheen said liberal-arts students often wait tables with their high-priced degrees and are usually overqualified in areas that have little application to most jobs. He said he would discuss how these translate to a successful lifestyle.
Upon hearing of DePauw's No. 10 party school ranking by The Princeton Review, Sheen immediately expressed interest in discovering the social scene of the university.
"Maybe I'll find another goddess," he said. "I'm at least expecting some good, old-fashioned fun — Sheen style."
Students also expressed excitement over the lecture. Junior Carlos Estevez said the lecture should, at the very least, be entertaining.
"Charlie always has something interesting to say, even on his Twitter page," Estevez said. "I think his Ubben Lecture could merit some interesting discussion."
Tickets for the event will be sold in order to keep the crowds under control. The event will take place in Kresge Auditorium with simultaneous broadcasts in Moore Theater and Thompson Recital Hall provided by D3TV.
— Allison Marino