The Ballad of Nancy Depathy

Created by: Tarrique Brooks-Bey, Jacqueline Devine, Natalie Drake, Devon Farquharson,

Marshall Weiss

Nancy Depathy grew up in Mansfield And now she lives in Tolland

Her mom is French Canadian and her dad’s Italian His folks came through Ellis Island

Went to Mitchell College and got her degree And worked for Pratt and Whitney

Without blood or sweat She got it out of debt She got Daily Campus out of debt

When both her girls left for school, she look to fill her time To work Nancy chose to go

She enjoyed hands on tasks, but was good with numbers too Her finance skills she did

show

Started at the paper, the books were in rough shape Her

new job was to make numbers flow

Without blood or sweat She got it out of

debt She got the Daily Campus out of

debt

Attention to detail, according to her, Is the

most important thing

And making sure there are no mistakes Is

another talent Nancy brings

Working real late, so the job can get done It’s of

Nancy’s devotion we sing

Without blood or sweat She got it out of debt

She got Daily Campus out of debt

She says the best part is working with kids She loves the students here

They keep her updated with technology Cause much can change in a year

She loves the UConn programs, especially the sports And for the women’s team she does cheer

Without blood or sweat She got it out of debt She got Daily Campus out of debt

Each summer she visits her Rhode Island home She loves to walk on the beach

She watches the sunset out on her deck Her family within reach

And when the leaves turn, she comes back here New students to guide and teach

Without blood or sweat She got it out of debt She got Daily Campus out of debt

There is talk of switching it all to online And ridding the paper

for good

But Nancy prefers to hold in her hands The way she

believes that it should

Lucky for Nancy, she knows that her job Will remain

secure and good

Without blood or sweat She got it out of debt

She got Daily Campus out of debt 

Her advice to any UConn kid: to seize the current years

They all go by so fast

And when the day comes that we graduate And leave UConn here in out past

Nancy will be here keeping things sound We know the Daily Campus will last. ‘CAUSE

Without blood or sweat She got it out of debt

She got Daily Campus out of debt

The EndThank you to everyone who helped make this

broadside possible and a special thank you to Nancy Depathy