The Miami Student Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826
VOLUME 138 NO. 32
Friday, January 21, 2011
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO
In 1972, The Miami Student reported Miami University students could register to vote in Butler County. To vote in the May primary, however, students had to register in Hamilton.
University to correct RedHawk logo By Stephen Bell and Kathleen Sullivan For The Miami Student
SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student
All right-facing RedHawk logos will be replaced with left-facing logos.
CAMPUS
Health center cuts free HIV testing
Students in Goggin Ice Center may soon notice Miami University’s famed RedHawk looking the other way. Miami will soon begin work to replace RedHawks trademarks facing the wrong direction, according to Jason Lener, deputy athletic director. Lener said the official Miami trademark, a left-facing RedHawk with “Miami RedHawks” printed underneath it, needs to be consistent throughout the university. “Ultimately, if you are looking at the hawk head, you should be looking at the same hawk head,” Lener said. “There are so many (RedHawks) all over campus, and we are trying to get them all right.” According to Lener, the project began after he and a small group of administrators met and decided to streamline use of the RedHawk trademark. “A couple of years ago, we looked at all the different marks being used,” he said. “You had hawk heads facing
left, hawk heads facing right, there dilute your identity.” were just too many marks.” Senior Melissa Gillen never noLener said the proposal to alter the ticed the RedHawk faced in a parexisting trademarks was eventually ticular direction. passed on to other faculty members, “I’ve been to Goggin before and including Director of Business Ser- never noticed it was backwards,” vices Paul Allen, who is in charge of Gillen said. the trademark and Gillen queslicensing program tioned the need to “There are so many fix the logo given at Miami. He said when RedHawks all over the university’s the RedHawk was economic campus, and we are current created the universituation. trying to get them sity had multiple “If (Miami) is in all right.” trademark images, a budget crisis and some facing left, laying people off, others right. why is money beJASON LENER DEPUTY ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Approximately ing spent to fix lothree years ago, gos?” Gillen asked. the Department of Steve Cady, seIntercollegiate Athletics decided to nior athletic director for Miami, said use only the left-facing trademark the university was given the task of for merchandising, which con- determining a timeline and budget flicted with the various other trade- for the project. marks printed across the university, “Inventory has been done in the Allen said. ice arena, rec center, Millet (Hall), “For consistency we wanted a Yager (Stadium) and other facilities,” single identifiable mark, something Cady said. someone looks at and knows ‘we According to Cady, there are a are the Miami RedHawks,’” he said. “The more marks you have, you See LOGO, page 7
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Love and honor
By Stephen Bell Campus Editor
Students recently visiting Miami University’s student health center were greeted with a sign announcing the center will no longer be offering free and anonymous HIV testing. According to Gail Walenga, assistant vice president of Student Health Services at Miami, testing for HIV will now cost $25 and mirror other medical tests when it comes to billing and patient protocol. “Part of this is to lose less money, but also to make the act of HIV testing less off-putting,” she said. “By having them go through the flow of health services like any other patient, it doesn’t have the same connotation as the anonymous patients.” Walenga said the anonymous testing process often proved awkward for some. “Because we were doing the anonymous testing, it was a bit of an awkward situation for students,” she said. “You were told to go directly to door B and someone would come and get you.” Today, students still have the option of anonymous testing at the health center, according to Walenga, but not for free. Walenga said students can report HIV testing through their insurance company, where the insurance statement would only disclose that lab work was done. She also said students can pay the university directly for the tests. “If a student is very concerned that they don’t want any information going to their insurance company or their parents, they can opt to pay for it with a credit card,” she said. Miami junior Ashley Smith said she is sad to see anonymous testing go by the wayside, but she understands the need for budget cuts. “I think anonymous testing for something like HIV is important for students who want to avoid any stigma or embarrassment, but I understand the need to cut costs,” Smith said. Free HIV testing still exists at Miami, according to Walenga, but only through the Mobile Health Unit,
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SCOTT ALLISON The Miami Student
The Miami University ROTC colorguard supports Miami basketball before the Miami vs. University of Akron game Jan. 19 at Millett Hall.
CAMPUS
2011 Greek recruitment draws big numbers Sororities get larger pledge classes Fraternities try to adjust under new rules By Amanda Seitz Campus Editor
The line never seemed to end when pledges walked into their respective chapter’s house to accept bids Sunday, Jan. 16. This year’s classes were larger in size, giving each chapter a little something extra to brag about. Not only were more women registered to participate in formal sorority recruitment than 2010, Miami University’s campus was missing three sororities that were once expected to be on campus during rush, Director of Greek Life Jenny Levering said. Both Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Xi Delta, which are currently suspended from the campus, were unable to participate in the process. Delta
Delta Delta, a chapter eligible to return to campus for 2011 formal recruitment, chose to keep its doors closed for the semester. Although negative attention was focused on Miami’s Greek community in spring 2010, Levering said potential new members saw Greeks in a positive light during the recruitment process. “I don’t know if they (potential new members) paid attention to what happened last summer,” Levering said. “I think the fraternity and sorority community is well known across the nation and it’s just a part of what some students look at when they’re coming here.” First-year Alpha Chi Omega pledge Madeline Lonergan
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By Amanda Seitz Campus Editor
Miami University fraternities had a boost in recruitment numbers, but that wasn’t the only change in the rush process. Per the new rules handed down to Greeks at the beginning of the 2010-11 academic year, fraternities also had to change the recruitment process. Director of Greek Life Jenny Levering said the new changes were an attempt to formalize the process. “I know it was totally informal last year, and they tried to formalize it this year,” Levering said. “They did some informal rounds, and the guys had to be invited back.”
Men rushing fraternities were required to go to a certain number of houses in order to participate in recruitment, according to Interfraternity Council (IFC) Vice President of Recruitment Evan Heiser. “Each potential member had to go to a round, visit four different houses, and after that they were invited back to whatever houses they visited,” Heiser said. According to Heiser, fraternities were also not allowed to hand out bids until formal recruitment Thursday, Jan. 13. Chi Psi President Nicholas Huber said some rules had a positive impact on the community, while
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