This Day in DePauw History
Discover what happened on January 5th in years past.
Men's Basketball - Tigers Win Third Straight in 63-58 Victory Over Gators
January 5, 2020
The DePauw University men’s basketball win its third straight game after beating the Allegheny College Gators 63-58. Read More
Men's Basketball - Hot-Shooting Scots Send Tigers to Defeat
January 5, 2019
Host and 14th-ranked Wooster shot 58.9 percent from the floor and never trailed on the way to a 103-71 North Coast Athletic Conference win over DePauw Read More
Women's Basketball - #21 Tigers Now 6-0 in NCAC Play Following Win at Wooster
January 5, 2019
DePauw outscored Wooster 24-8 in the second quarter to break free from the Fighting Scots on the way to a 76-49 North Coast Athletic Conference win Read More
At the Forefront of Digital Humanities
January 5, 2016
Harry J. Brown, Tenzer Family University Professor in Instructional Technology, associate professor of English and chair of the English Department, finds… Read More
British Invasion
January 5, 2016
Americans’ obsession with everything British is nothing new, according to M. Susan Anthony, Mary Alice Braden Professor of Communication and Theatre. The… Read More
NBC/Golf Channel's Mark Rolfing '71 is Back to Work After Fighting Rare Cancer
January 5, 2016
Mark Rolfing is "one of the best at the tricky task of providing on-course commentary," notes Golf Digest. The 1971 graduate of DePauw University "has… Read More
Men's Basketball - Fernitz Tabbed as NCAC Player of the Week
January 5, 2015
Senior center Tommy Fernitz (Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North) was named the North Coast Athletic Conference men’s basketball player of the week for… Read More
University Mourns the Passing of Prof. & Coach Ruth Lester
January 5, 2015
Ruth Louise Lester, professor emeritus of health, physical education and recreation at DePauw University and the Tigers' first women's tennis coach, died… Read More
Severe Weather Emergency Declared; Classes Canceled for Monday & Tuesday
January 5, 2014
Classes at DePauw University have been canceled for tomorrow Monday, January 6, and Tuesday, January 7, and a Severe Weather Emergency has been declared… Read More
Amy Hayes '05 Makes News with Her 'Intimate Opera' Company
January 5, 2012
"I think we have to reduce opera apprehension," Amy Hayes, co-founder and executive director of Intimate Opera of Indianapolis and 2005 graduate of DePauw… Read More
Generosity of DePauw and Local Communities Brings Health and Hope to African Girl
January 5, 2011
January 5, 2011, Greencastle, Ind. — A fundraising drive led by two DePauw University faculty members and their daughter, and supported by members of the… Read More
Bruce Nelson '88 Helps Create "Independent Learners"
January 5, 2010
January 5, 2010, Greencastle, Ind. — "I enjoy working with children and helping them find the answers to their questions," says D. Bruce Nelson, a fourth… Read More
Former DePauw Assistant "Buddy" Teevens Returning to Dartmouth College as Head Football Coach
January 5, 2005
January 5, 2005, Greencastle, Ind. - Eugene F. "Buddy" Teevens III, a former assistant football coach at DePauw University, is returning to Dartmouth College… Read More
Knoxville News Sentinel Profiles Dr. Brad Pearman '81
January 5, 2004
January 5, 2004, Greencastle, Ind. - "Brad Pearman grew up poor in rural Indiana. Scholarships and working multiple jobs got him through college. But fear… Read More