DePauw University
- Athletics

Haha...Sports...

The athletics at DPU aren't exactly top notch. In fact, they're not even a notch below that. The campus gets really pumped for sporting events and there's a whole lot of Tiger Pride to rally the teams...but the teams themselves don't have much going for them. Mostly sporting events are viewed as a time to party hard before, during, and after the event.

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The athletics at DePauw are widely supported throughout the campus. There are not always the greatest turn outs in games, but the students do show their support. The athletic facilities are very nice; however, the workout area is very small and needs to be updated. Most professors are accepting of student athletes missing classes; however, they are intolerant of them not making up the work. Just because an athlete misses a day, does not mean the professor does not let you skip out of the work.

Depauwthletics

Though I am not personally involved in many sports, the facilities are open for non-athletes as well as athletes. The facilities are very nice, though the work-out/weight room is a bit small for the amount of students that use it. Aside from this weight room, however, there is plenty of room elsewhere for practices, workouts, or other activities. As a small, private school in tiny Greencastle, Indiana, we don't really attract too many exceptional athletes, but we do pretty well with what we have. Our teams usually defeat our rivals, which is excellent. However, our football team is awful and the amount of fan support at these games is limited to the amount of alcohol present at the tailgates. School spirit is very high aside from this, however, and the close sense of community we all share during sports events is incredible. Whether we win or lose the game/match/meet, we win as a community.