bell hooks, visiting DePauw as an Allen Distinguished Professor, spoke several times throughout the week as part of her residency. Her discussions were kept informal and several in attendance said this tactic was effective. "Feminism is For Everybody" hooks' luncheon talk Wednesday, "Feminism is for Everybody," induced discussion of on-campus issues and gained an off-campus perspective.… Post the First Comment

DePauw's Office of Institutional Research released statistics Thursday that show a significant drop in first- to second-year retention. The retention rate for last year's entering class decreased roughly 4 percent to 87.4 percent - the school's lowest rate since the depauw.… Post the First Comment

American Red Cross conducted a blood drive in the Union Building Ballroom Thursday. The drive, which doubled as one of Thursday's Greek Week events, will continue today from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Senior Maddison Hamil serves on the board of Red Cross' River Valley region and organized the blood drive.… Post the First Comment

The DePauw randomly selected greek god and goddess nominees to interview about Greek Week. Senior Erin Gately from Delta Gamma sorority, junior Matthew Gold and sophomore Chris Schenk of Phi Delta Theta fraternity sat down with The DePauw to talk about the week’s events.… Post the First Comment