After much debate over the future of the Russian studies major, DePauw faculty decided to remove it during Monday's faculty meeting. According to a statement released by the Committee on Academic Policy and Planning at the meeting, CAPP proposed the change in response to a lack of a steering committee or a director to lead the Russian program.… Post the First Comment

Although the new dishes in the Hub are black and white, campus dining is going green. With the reintroduction of the reusable dishware and the new arrivals of composting cans, Food Services has increased its environmental sustainability. Food Services General Manager Steve Santo said that the composting cans had arrived but had not been put into use until after spring break, delaying the reintroduction of the dishes, which appeared briefly earlier this semester.… Post the First Comment

Monday night, the Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics hosted Jerry Fowler, recently tabbed to be president of the Save Darfur Coalition, for a talk entitled "Darfur: The Challenge of Stopping Genocide." Fowler, the former head of the Committee on Conscience at the National Holocaust Museum, opened the talk by discussing the origins of the term "genocide," which was coined during the Holocaust by legal scholar Raphael Lemkin in 1943.… Post the First Comment

Two tournaments - Nothing but Nets 3 on 3 and World Swim Against Malaria - were held in honor of African Issues Awareness Week and Malaria Awareness Day in the Lilly Center. Together the two events raised about $800. The purpose of the events was to raise money to purchase, distribute and educate people on the use of insecticide-treated mosquito nets to families living in western and central sub-Saharan Africa.… Post the First Comment

DePauw University's Janet Prindle Institute for Ethics hosted students and professors from schools across the country to discuss various ethical issues April 3-5. The symposium began Thursday night and ended Saturday afternoon. The weekend kicked off with a keynote lecture from DePauw visiting professor John Roth.… Post the First Comment