The number of international students on DePauw's campus has increased, and officials are expecting there to be an even greater increase next year. "At this point we have 217 completed international applications, which is 281 [percent] more than we had last year at this time, but I expect that number will continue to rise in the coming weeks," said Stephanie Niles via e-mail, vice president of admission and financial aid.… Post the First Comment

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Friday was take two in DePauw's parade of presidential finalists, as candidate Brian Casey, associate dean for academic affairs at Harvard University, came to campus for a full day of meetings and forums with students, faculty and staff. Trinity University's vice president for academic affairs, Michael Fischer, did the same on last Tuesday.… Post the First Comment

With unpredictable, harmful incidents happening on college campuses nationwide, DePauw University has joined in the trend of alerting students of potential hazards on campus via text messaging. On Feb. 6, the campus took part in an emergency notification test to make sure students, faculty and staff could be alerted in the event of such an emergency.… Post the First Comment

Biology department chair Dana Dudle said she could not believe her good fortune when she received a short, informal note inviting her to study in a country halfway around the world. The associate professor who specializes in plant biology and evolution was busy planning a sabbatical for the 2006-2007 academic year that would take her to New Zealand to study red plant pigments.… Post the First Comment

As students rushed home for their holiday hiatus, so did the campus bikes. But unlike the students who returned to classes nearly three weeks later, the bikes are not likely to return for another month. Freshman Alex Billingsley, the DePauw cycling team president, said the plan has been, and still remains, to re-release the bikes for general use this spring.… Post the First Comment