The DePauw, November 13, 1989

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MONDAY
NOVEMBER 13, 1989
GREENCASTLE,INDIANA
VOLUME 138, NUMBER 20 31".1ihe ·DEPAU INDIANA'S OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER
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Drummer allegedly assaueltse'stuJ~l~nt
by Dan Draheim released after preliminary tests been eqbli) to hmdie it any better
A man is being detained in
Pumarn County jail after allegedly
attempting to rape a female
DePauwstudentatapartyatSigma
Alpha Epsilon fraternity early
Saturday morning.
The man, the drummer in a
reggae band playing for an SAB
party, apparently was found aione
in a room with the victim at
approximately 3:30 a.m. Saturday
by SAB members, according to
SAB president, senior Doug
Katich. A rape had not occurred,
Katich said. Katich said the man
was arrested by Greencastlepolice
and incaicerated Saturday
morning.
The e victim was taken to
Pumarn County Hospitai and
revealed no physical injuries, than vie did," Katich said
Katich said. AccordingtoKatich,theother
Because an official police membersoftheband,caIled"Rude
report was unavailable, the man's Beat League," left Greencastle
identification could not be without the man, who was only a
verified. Fornial charges will be substitute for their regular
made today when bailis set for his drummer.
release. The alleged attacker is The rest of the band members
awaiting arraignment in Pumam were complete gentlemen, Katich
County jail. said. He added that they seemed
According to Katich, an SAB distraught over the ordeal. Katich
member who does not wish to be said SAB thought it would be best
identifiedwalkedinontheassault, if the band left town, although
and plans to testify against the they had been ooheduled to play
manincoutt.Katichsaidthevictim for a party at DeltacTau Delta
filed a complaint Saturday Saturday night .
morning. A complete report will be
Katich said that although the published in the Wednesday
assault was unfortunate, it could edition of The DePauw, after the
have been worse. police report is released and
"1 don't think we would have charges are made formal.
Turks give $100,000 for Spanish study
Laurel Turk, DePauw
University emeritus professor of
Romance languages and author of
16 Spanish langnage textbooks,
and his wife, Esther, have given
DePauw $100,000' to fund
scholarships for Spanish language
students.
The Laurel H. and Esther L.
have worked to improve
knowledge and use of the Spanish
language. My hope is to continue
these efforts through the
scholarship."
Heeamed abachelor's degree
at the University of Missouri,
master's at the University of
Kansas, and doctorate at Stanford
University. After teaching at the
University of Kansas, Indiana
University and Lehigh University,
Turk joined DePauw's faculty in
1928. His service to DePauw
included head of the department
of romance languages, 33 years
on the' university's faculty
committee on athletics, and three
years as a cross country coach. He
was the recipient of the Best
Teacher award in 1957, and in
1968 was named emeritus
professor.
University President Robert
Bottoms said, "'The Laurel H. and
sse 6
Turk Endowed Scholarship for
Spanish Langnage will be awarded
annually to a qualified junior or
senior student majoring in
Spanish. Recipients will be
selected based on theiroutstanding
academic record, involvement in
extracurricular activities and
leadership potential.
Parents of homosexual discuss pains, joys, 'acceptance
by Dan Draheim
Turk 'dedicated his long
teachingcareer,including40years "We're not here to convince
atDePauw,totheenhancementof you of anything, except to care,
Spanish language education, and love and accept"
his textbooks are considered to These words came Thursday
have improved the quality of nightfromKen,thefatherofagay
Spanish education at the college man, during an "Open Forum on
and secondary school levels. Homosexuality: A Parental
Through the scholarship, he Perspective." Sponsored by the
intends to continue efforts to DePauw University Gay and
enhance foreign language < Lesbian Alumni association, Ken
education in this country. and his wife Florine spoke of their
"It's irnportant for Americans experiences in dealing with
tobefamiliarwithotherlangnages. homophobia and
We'~e morec\oselyrelated toother misunderstanding.
countries than ever before, and Mih F. Hanke, Jr. '77 and
people need more language Momi Ford '88, co-chairs of the
training,"Turksaid. "Through my alumni association, introduced
teaching, !extboo!<-'l and trave!,! Ken and Florine to a group of
about 60 people in the Union Lesbian and Gays (p-FLAG), said
Building Ballroom. they have come to accept their son,
Hanke said the association, Brad, as a man who has found a
which stemmed from a faculty special person, Tony, with whom
petition against homophobic to share his life.
behavior during the 1987 Monon "We're very proud of Brad.
Bell weekend, has been growing We're thankful for Brad's and
stronger but still needs help:' Tony's long-standing
contactinggayandlesbianalumni. relationship," Ken said.
Hanke said one major reason Ken said the two have been
the Gay and Lesbian Alumni together 14 years, and even
Association grew was because of considered adopting a child before
extensive coverage of a university spending time with some young
lyceum on homosexuality byThe nieces and nephews.
DePauw two years ago, and
e
"They opted for a cat," Ken
subsequent student letters printed Said. .
in the newspaper on the topic of Ken told several stories and
homosexuality. anecdotes about peoples' reactions
Ken and e Florine, active to the fact that their son is gay.
members in Parents & Friends of HeaL.<o said gays and lesbians
deserve to be treated as equal'
citizens by society, and are
e
e gradually achieving that goal.
"We've certainly come to.
expect basic civil rights. . .a
wholeness, a completeness, an
acceptance by friends and
institutions," Ken said .
. Headdedthattheopenforum
Tllursday night was refreshing,
considering a, record of
homophobia at DePauw. : e
"We've looked into each
others' eyes and each others' faces
and accepted each other;' Ken
said.
The open forum was co­spqnsored
by the' DePauw Gay
and Lesbian Association
(GALA).