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ASG to create new executive position By Amanda Seitz Campus Editor
With $40 million in budget cuts looming ahead, Miami University could use a helping hand in financial support. Associated Student Government (ASG) is hoping it will be Miami alumni who will extend that hand. Student Body President Heath Ingram believes he has a plan to garner more alumni support by establishing a new ASG cabinet position. Tuesday, Jan. 25, ASG met to hear Ingram’s proposed legislation. In his proposal, Ingram suggested that ASG establish a secretary of alumni affairs. The position would help ASG itself as well as other student organizations to “foster a relationship with their alumni,” according to the proposed bill. “Currently, we don’t have any mechanism or vehicle in which student organizations can use to think about getting alumni
The Department of Student Affairs and involved,” Ingram said. “Ninety percent of the Department of University Advancement the time, those alumni are always willing.” are both behind the bill with full support, acIngram said the current method used to cording to Ingram. reach alumni is not the most effective. The addition to “This would help us the executive cabinet expand that touch,” In“Currently, we don’t would be the first ingram said. “When a student reaches out to an have any mechanism or stallation of Ingram’s platform and what he alum, that pokes them a vehicle in which student is calling the Miami lot more than TeleHawks organizations can use Legacy Initiative. calling asking for $20.” to think about getting Ingram said he beMiami University lieves initiatives like his Student Foundation alumni involved.” proposed bill will help (MUSF) has a symbiotic “enhance the value of relationship with alumni, HEATH INGRAM the Miami degree.” according to ChairperSTUDENT BODY PRESIDENT No opposition was son Will Longhini. “I know the interacraised from the student tion we have in MUSF senate about the bill. with alumni, that’s something we get to brag One senator expressed concern about about,” Longhini said. “It’s great for us to the time constraints on whoever takes see their original ideas, and it’s also great the position. for alumni to interact with current students. Ingram responded to the concern with an It goes both ways.” understanding tone.
Language tutoring program offers walk-in service By Matt Levy
Staff Writer
Meet SPOT, the new free walk-in tutoring program hosted by various professors in Miami University’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese. SPOT, which is an acronym for Spanish and Portuguese Opening Tutoring, made its debut Jan. 24. Students in the introductory levels of the two languages can come to a small center in Irvin Hall to receive quick, efficient tutoring from professors and faculty. Marylene Lux, a visiting instructor in the Spanish and Portuguese department, has been instrumental in getting the new tutoring program off the ground. “The tutoring program is basically something that we’re doing to help out students who can’t make it to office hours,” Lux said. “Pretty much every semester we’ve had students who either happen to have classes during their professors’ office hours or come to them asking where they can go for tutoring.” Both Lux and Department Chair Robert DiDonato emphasized the walk-in nature of the program to distinguish it from Spanish and Portuguese tutoring available at the Rinella Learning Center. “A student might have a minor issue, so rather than having to spend a full hour with the tutor, you can come in, get your question taken care of and go on your way,” Lux said. She said it will also help with crowding at the learning center. “Another problem we’ve come across is that a lot of tutors from the Rinella Center get taken up during the first
couple weeks,” Lux said. “When it gets later in the semester, none of the tutors might be available because they’re already taken, so when you need the help immediately, there might not be anyone available.” According to DiDonato, one of the best things about SPOT is it lets students interact with different faculty, perhaps leading to better understanding of the material. “Often students will get help from a different instructor than their own,” DiDonato said. “Sometimes getting things explained by someone else is a good thing, and people have different ways of explaining and coming across.” David Motta, a lecturer involved in SPOT, said the tutoring program started by offering walk-in tutoring sessions 13 hours a week and may eventually offer continuous help all day, every day. Professors participate in SPOT by donating one of their office hours per week to spend time in the center. Sophomore Aaren Henry, a Spanish education major, said the program is a good service to offer to entry-level students. “I think it’s great,” Henry said. “I think any help that people in this school can get from such a small department is nice.” Henry also said there is a need in entrylevel classes for this type of program. “It’s helpful for (students), especially if they haven’t been exposed to the language for a while or at all,” Henry said. “With the added factor of needing it as a graduation requirement, it’ll help a lot of people.”
“I think the (secretary of alumni affairs) is going to have to pick and choose who they’re actually going to help,” Ingram said. Longhini believes the position will be a beneficial one for all organizations, but he did have one suggestion. “Every year if they could collect the roster of who’s on an organization, I think that would really help trying to connect with the alumni,” Longhini said. “When the Alumni Association calls for Alumni Weekend and wants to set up reunion groups, it can be hard to find these connections if there’s not really a central database.” Although the proposed bill has not yet been voted on by ASG, Ingram hopes the secretary of alumni affairs position will start next year. The position will have a petition process and be elected from the student senate body. Like other executive cabinet members, the secretary would be paid an annual salary of $2,634. Ingram said ASG re-evaluated its budget to make room for the new position.
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ANDREW BRAY The Miami Student
Participants in the Wood’s Food and Spirits hot dog eating contest scarf down the tasty gourmet treats Thursday night. The winning team received $300 for a charity of the members’ choice.
MIAMI SENIOR DIES Miami University senior Amy Schenkel, 21, was found unresponsive Thursday morning in Oxford. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Oxford Police Department reports indicate that no foul play was involved. The coroner is currently investigating the case.
MIAMI UNIVERSITY FIRST ANNUAL SPIRIT WEEK | 2011 Monday, Jan. 31: Bill Nye the Science Guy will present “Consider the following: Let’s Get Cool with Science!” at 8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium.
Tuesday, Feb. 1: Miami vs. Ball State University Men’s basketball game at 7 p.m. in Millett Hall Come at 5 p.m. for food and entertainment in the Millett lobby. Shirts, hats and other prizes will be given away!
Wednesday, Feb. 2: Miami vs. Central Michigan University Women’s basketball game at 7 p.m. in Millett Hall For a second day, food and entertainment will start at 5 p.m. in the lobby and prizes will be given away!
Tuesday & Wednesday, Feb. 1 & 2: Greek chapters and residence halls can compete for the highest percentage of attendance at both the men’s and women’s basketball games. Whichever organization has the highest attendance will receive $500 for its philanthropy or community council and another $500 for the organization. Greek organizations with enough attendance can use this event as a non-alcoholic party.
Thursday, Feb. 3: Ben Bailey, comedian and host of Discovery Channel’s Cash Cab, will perform at 8 p.m. in Hall Auditorium.
Friday, Feb. 4: Miami will kick off its series against the University of Michigan at 7:35 p.m. at Goggin Ice Center. Entertainment by WMSR will start at 5 p.m.
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LLC to promote global change NEWS BRIEFS By Noëlle Bernard
Senior Staff Writer
FYI GRE changes to begin August 2011 Going to graduate school? Changes lie ahead for the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). The launch of the revised general test will be August 2011. Revisions include new test questions, design and a special score reporting schedule. USA Today’s Senior Editor for Higher Education Mary Beth Marklein will moderate a GRE revised General Test Exclusive Campus Press Web Conference at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. GRE’s Program’s Top-Authority Dr. David Payne will join Marklein for the news conference. Registration for the exam opens March 15, and there is a 50 percent discount on the test fee for August and September dates. For more information, visit www.takethegre.com.
MU accepting student court applications Students looking to serve on the student court for the 2011-12 school year can now apply. Interested candidates can expect to serve on the court for two hours a week. The application process is open to students from all majors and years. The application is due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1 in 9 Warfield Hall. Students will be notified by that week if they have made it to the interview process, which will consist of two rounds of interviews. The interviews will be held prior to spring break. Recommendations are required to apply. Contact Ian Ferrell at ferrelic@muohio.edu or Chris Taylor at taylorcm@muohio.edu for more information. Applications can be found online at http://www.muohio.edu/judicialaffairs.
EVENTS Library hosts AfricanAmerican Read-In The 22nd Annual AfricanAmerican Read-In will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7 in King Library room 320. The read-in will help Miami University and the City of Oxford celebrate Black History Month. The Miami University Libraries Diversity Cluster will sponsor the event. Members of the community are invited to read work by an African-American author or simply listen to the readings. Books will be available at the event for readers to choose from. Although registration is not required, visit http://libguides.lib. muohio.edu/diversity/read to sign up for the event in advance or for more information.
CORRECTIONS In the article “MU offers retirement incentive,” which appeared in the Jan. 25 edition of The Miami Student, it said the incentive applies to professors and other instructive employees. In reality, the retirement incentive is only offered to classified or unclassified administrative staff at the university.
Three best friends are putting a new spin on global relief efforts with plans to present Miami University with a new living learning community (LLC) that will be devoted to being socially conscious. First-year Alyssa Deis, creator of the LLC called A Small Change for a Global Community, presented her idea to first-years Kaitlin Pizzimenti and Abby Stele. Deis’ interest in helping the global community and her observation of Miami’s efforts sparked her idea for the LLC. She said she wanted to fill a void. “Basically, I’m really into socially conscious products,” Deis said. “I just realized that a lot of people on campus are. I see fair trade stuff everywhere.” Deis got the application and got to work. The LLC will be designed for a concentrated group of sophomores and upperclass students living on campus interested in reaching out to undeveloped countries. “We have a couple different focuses,” Pizzimenti said. “Our first and foremost is social global change. We handled it in a more entrepreneurial
setting, more supporting goods and manufacturing from different countries that need help. We’re also interested in helping kids around the world.” The LLC plans to partner with organizations on campus that share a similar mission, such as TOMS Shoes, Edun Live on Campus, Fair Trade USA and Invisible Children. The creators are looking to attract upperclassmen interested in social entrepreneurship and working on projects that promote global change. “We grew up with community service, and it’s great and all, but I think we want to take another step towards doing something bigger and seeing where we’re going to go with it,” Stele said. The proposal suggests the LLC to be housed in Ogden or Swing halls because of the proximity to the Farmer School of Business, where residents will be working closely with business programs. According to Deis, the LLC proposed to host four main events advocating global initiatives. “We’re going to have a fair trade fashion show in Shriver’s Multipurpose Room,” she said. “What we envisioned was just get some models to model off some fair trade tops or jewelry and accessories and just explain how all that stuff works.” A Small Change for a Global Community LLC is still in the application process of development.
The creators will be presenting their proposal in February to find out if there is a spot for the idea in the 2011-12 academic year. Deis said she thinks the LLC will be a success. “We feel like we have a pretty solid foundation,” she said. “We’ve basically done all that we can do. We just have to make sure that we present it well and that people like it.” Associate Director of the Center for Social Entrepreneurship Kathryn Mulligan will be the adviser for the new LLC. She said the potential for the socially conscious LLC is encouraging and hopeful. “We’re very pleased to have student-led social conscious initiatives around campus,” Mulligan said. “We’re really thrilled to see the field of social entrepreneurship taking off on campus. We hope it will leave a lasting impression on our students and allow them to leave a mark on the world.” According to Deis, the group is still looking to add more students to the LLC. At the time of publication, the group had the minimum of eight students involved, but can have as many as 16 students. Interested students should contact Deis at deisan@muohio.edu.
RHA to bring ‘no hate’ program to residence halls By Sarah Sidlow
For The Miami Student
With Miami University’s two-year on-campus living requirement, more students are now calling the residence halls home. Liz Kirkham, president of Miami’s Residence Hall Association (RHA), believes it is important for students to feel safe and comfortable in the dorms. Kirkham is in the early stages of orchestrating a program called No Hate In My Residence Hall to ensure that students feel comfortable in their living space. “(The program’s) main purpose would be to empower first and second-year students living in the residence halls,” Kirkham said. “It would help them focus on inclusion and help make them feel comfortable in the place they call home.” Kirkham hatched the idea in December 2010 during a meeting with off-campus affairs, for which she serves as secretary. “(Off-campus affairs) was talking about doing a No Hate in My Town kind of thing, and I wanted to take it back and apply it to the residence halls,” she said. While details of the program are still in the works, Kirkham said she wants to start the initiative with educational opportunities like cultural competency training, so students living in the dorms can understand issues like discrimination. Kirkham said she also wants to hold training sessions for RHA general assembly representatives, who are elected from each residence hall. Kirkham said she doesn’t want the program to fizzle out. “I want this to be long term rather than just one semester,” she said. Sophomore Chelsea Davis is skeptical about this undertaking.
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ALLISON BACKOVSKI The Miami Student
Students wait to give blood to benefit Miami student and leukemia patient Tyler Sinclair Wednesday at the Shriver Center.
RedHawks swoop in to help a student in need By Sylvie Turner For The Miami Student
It’s unusual for a college student to be overly excited to return home early in the semester, but for sophomore Tyler Sinclair returning to his home in Middletown, Ohio was a dream come true. According to friend and fellow Miami University sophomore Meghan Wadsworth, Tyler, who was diagnosed with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia in July 2010, was healthy enough to leave Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, where he had been since Dec. 4. During his stay, he endured three rounds of chemotherapy treatments and received a bone marrow transplant, which, according to a blog Tyler created in order to keep friends, family and even just the curious passerby updated on his
treatment, was 100 percent successful. “The leukemia cells Tyler’s body was producing in his marrow are not there,” the blog said. “The bone marrow donors are growing instead.” When receiving a bone marrow transplant, patients are given healthy marrow from a donor who shares similar tissue through an intravenous line, according to website Medline Plus, a service of the U.S National Library of Medicine. Tyler’s return home will be a challenge, but it seems it’s the one thing he wanted while in the hospital. “What he misses most are the small things,” his mother posted on a blog entry entitled “Homesick.” Tyler will now be able to have those small things, but the battle is not yet
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Online concern management systems vary across universities By Amelia Carpenter Campus Editor
After the Virginia Tech shootings in April 2007, higher education institutions rallied to prevent similar cases at other universities. Prevention efforts have sparked again after the fatal shootings in Tucson, Ariz. Jan. 8, according to a USA Today article Jan. 27. Miami University added an online element for full-time faculty to report students of concern called the student concern management system in spring 2010. The system was created as an additional mode of communication for faculty to report students who were missing class excessively, falling asleep at
inopportune times, experiencing drastic physical changes or exhibiting concerning behaviors. Now in the end of its first year, Dean of Students Susan Mosley-Howard and Emergency Case Manager Timothy Parsons said the system has had minimal changes and would potentially not see more until fall 2011. “It seems to be working as we designed it (and) as we envisioned it,” Parsons said. “The only change we had to tweak from when we actually initially started using it was our ability to search.” Mosley-Howard and Parsons said the only change they were leaning toward was adding parttime faculty to the system for
fall 2011. The office continues to receive calls and e-mails from faculty regarding students of concern in addition to online reports to the student concern management system. “There isn’t a week that goes by where we don’t get some kind of communication,” MosleyHoward said. “We don’t sit here and start counting the beans, we just want to make sure we’re responding in a consistent way.” Other universities in the nation are using similar online reporting systems in slightly different ways. Duke University Assistant Dean of Students Amy Powell collaborates with Parsons
regarding the system. Powell made it her goal when she started her position in 2007 to find out what other case managers existed in higher education. In the last few years, she has identified most case managers in the growing field and the group has migrated conversations to a listserv. Powell said most student of concern reporting systems are similar, but they are housed differently. Duke Reach, Duke University’s version of an online reporting system, has been in existence since 2006 and is available to anyone with a Duke username and password, according to Powell. Members of the
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RA interview process changes By Tom Dever For The Miami Student
Miami University has changed its resident adviser (RA) selection process for the 2011-12 school year, according to the Office of Residence Life (ORL). In years past, the interviewing process was conducted at one set time in a specific location and only took place on one night. Rob Abowitz, an associate director at the ORL, described the process as a “massive placement conference.” This year, the interviews were conducted a little bit differently. The interviews were done over a span of roughly two weeks as opposed to being held on one night. According to Abowitz, this was done in hopes of allowing more flexibility to both the students interviewing for the position and those conducting the interview. In addition, those conducting the interviews will be given a list of students to interview and find both a time and location to meet and conduct the interview, Abowitz said. “The goal was to make it much more personal and professional for everyone involved,” Abowitz said.
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continued from page 2 “I think the idea is really great, and I’d love to see something like it take off, but I’m worried there won’t be enough interest or participation,” she said. Davis also said there are already student-run groups like the No Hate On My Campus initiative, which currently has 2,249 Facebook members. During a community council event, Kirkham put on a program to talk about her new idea. She gathered a small group of students who were interested in helping to start it up. She is also working with Sarah Coban, a graduate residence director in Hahne Hall to get the project going. Kirkham said she hopes to start meeting with her small group soon and to have the whole project underway by late February or early March. Kirkham said she is still looking for support and ideas as well as the manpower to get the project up and running. For more information, contact Liz Kirkham at kirkhaej@muohio.edu.
The ORL cited no major complaint or flaw in the old system that led to these changes. “It’s an imperfect process,” Abowitz said. “There’s no one right way to do it.” A major aspect of the RA interviewing process that was retained involved the living learning community (LLC) placement. Students applying to be an RA traditionally list their top two choices for which LLC they would like to be a part of, and then interview with someone pertaining to that specific community at some point during the process. Abowitz said roughly 95 percent of the time applicants are at least able to interview with someone for their desired LLC. Miami senior Rachel Henry has served as an RA for the past two years at McCracken and Tappan halls. She said the system is still somewhat flawed. “The LLC has always been a big part of the RA interviewing process,” Henry said. “As a matter of fact, I wasn’t placed in either of the two LLCs that I requested.” Abowitz said RAs must give approval prior to their placement in a LLC.
SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student
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OPD arrests assault suspect By Erin Fischesser Editor in Chief
City worker finds bag with fake ID inside At around 12 a.m. Jan. 21, a City of Oxford street and maintenance employee found a clutch in the snow outside 45 East Bar and Grill. The employee reportedly turned the clutch in to the Oxford Police Department (OPD), where detectives examined the clutch to determine its owner. Inside the clutch officers reportedly found a debit card belonging to Miami University senior Hannah Haubert, 20. Officers also reportedly found a Florida driver’s license belonging to a 24-year-old. Officers reportedly found Haubert in the Miami University directory and called for her to come pick up her belongings. When Haubert arrived at OPD, officers reportedly asked her about the license. According to police reports, Haubert told officers she “never used it” and there was no reason for her to turn it in to authorities. Haubert was cited for possession of a fake ID.
Junior leaves case of beer on sidewalk At around 2:40 a.m. Wednesday, an Oxford Police Department (OPD) officer driving through the intersection of High and Poplar streets yielded to a male pedestrian. The officer reportedly noticed the male carrying a 30-pack of Natural Light beer. According to reports, when the male noticed the officer he “suspiciously” set the beer on the sidewalk and began to walk away. The officer reportedly stopped the male, later identified as Miami University junior Jeff Dworin, 20, and asked why he had dropped the beer. Dworin reportedly told the officer he had found the beer in the alley behind CJ’s Bar. Dworin was taken to OPD, where officers reportedly found him in possession of a Florida driver’s license, a can of Natural Light beer and a bottle of Budweiser beer. Dworin was cited for underage possession of alcohol and possession of a fake ID.
More than nine months after a member of the LGBTQ community was attacked following Spectrum’s drag show, the Oxford Police Department (OPD) has made an arrest in the case. Grant Rose, a 20-year-old former University of Kentucky (UK) student was arrested in early January and charged with assault, a firstdegree misdemeanor. According to OPD Sgt. Jim Squance, Rose was picked out of a photo lineup after extensive detective work along with UK police. “(Detectives) did a little bit of good police work and did a photo lineup of the guys that were
involved,” Squance said. According to Squance, a group of UK students were under investigation for the assault from the case’s inception. “The night of the assault at the Stadium Bar, that same night there were some cars damaged on College Corner Pike and there was a motel room that was trashed,” Squance said, indicating the cars were along the way to the hotel where the UK students were staying. “(Our detectives) saw the nature of basically drunken activity by a group of young men,” Squance said. According to Squance, the arrest was delayed because Rose had withdrawn from UK. “We had to track him down and
there was a lot of legwork involved since these kids weren’t in our own backyard,” Squance said. According to Squance, the FBI was involved in the investigation for some time to determine whether or not it would be classified as a federal hate crime. “Somewhere along the line the FBI said they weren’t going to pursue it as a hate crime and gave it back to us,” he said. Squance said the assault has sparked a dialogue across the university and Oxford communities, including the no hate initiatives that have taken various forms. “Since this (incident) there has been a lot of very positive dialogue on this subject,” Squance said. Center for American and World
Cultures faculty member Alysia Fischer said much of the dialogue and effort to combat hate has been spearheaded by students. “We were really pleased although certainly not surprised about the amount of support (for students from students),” Fischer said. Squance said the case shows hard work from OPD. “We never let it die, and we pursued it and stuck with it,” Squance said. Fischer agreed. “It was really important to (OPD) to find out what had happened and get some closure for people in the community,” she said. Rose will be tried in Area I Court. A pre-trial is scheduled for Feb. 8.
High school construction falls behind schedule By Lauren Ceronie Staff Writer
Talawanda High School students will have to wait a little longer than expected to enjoy their new high school, according to Talawanda Community Relations Director Holli Morrish. Talawanda officials will now have access to the new high school in early October, approximately five weeks behind the original construction schedule, Morrish said. Talawanda students will now be moved into the new school for the second semester of the 2011-12 school year. “The Talawanda Board of Education has asked contractors building the school to provide a new detailed construction schedule and to ensure access to the building in October,” Morrish said. For now, construction teams are focusing on getting a roof over the entire building since the school is only partially covered, she said. The Board of Education is working with contractors to get construction underway even with the cold weather. “Our primary objective is to get the entire building under roof while
keeping the quality of the work,” Morrish said. Talawanda Board of Education President Darrell Smith agreed quality workmanship on the new high school is most important. “We’re not trying to rush this, we’re trying to make sure this is done properly,” Smith said. Although the school is behind the original schedule, Smith said he feels confident about the construction. “We’ve waited this long for a new high school, I don’t mind waiting a little longer,” he said. The new building will bring muchneeded facilities to Talawanda, according to Smith. The current high school does not have a chemistry lab and has only one computer lab. The new high school will provide new technology for the students while being environmentally friendly, he said. “We’ll heat the building with sunshine and heat the building with groundwater,” Smith said. “This is a giant leap forward for our community.” Talawanda graduate and Miami University senior Joe Carlin called the construction of the new high school long overdue. Talawanda lacked a lot
of necessary technology and space during his time there, he said. The environmentally friendly aspect of the new building is also a huge plus, Carlin said. He said he is not put off by the construction delay. “There’s no rush as long as it gets built,” Carlin said. “They really need it.” Talawanda students will have a three-week winter break, during which time equipment will be transferred from the old building
to the new building, according to Morrish. Bus routes will also be changed over break to ensure students will have transportation to the new school immediately. City and school officials do not have plans for the old high school yet. Morrish said a facilities subcommittee has been created and will meet once monthly to discuss options for the building. The subcommittee is expected to make a recommendation for the building during spring 2011.
SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student
The construction for the new Talawanda High School is behind schedule. The school is now scheduled to open in January 2012.
Uptown bars split on having coat checks By Lauren Hetzel For The Miami Student
As nightly temperatures drop into, at times, the single digits, bars have become filled with students wearing coats. Those who want a place to store their jackets when they get out of the cold aren’t always offered the option. A number of students, like Miami University sophomore Amy Fox, have resorted to wearing less expensive “going out” jackets to the bars.
“I wear a light coat that is not that important, but I wish I could wear a nicer one out,” Fox said. Fox worries about taking a nicer coat out at night and either forgetting it at the bar or getting it taken by someone else. “I have had coats taken before,” Fox said. “Everyone wears similar coats out.” Some bars that don’t have a specific coat check set up say they don’t necessarily feel like they need one. For the most part, students looking to put their jackets down grab a table or just put it on a chair
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Re-Engaging will also be performing. The concert will start between 10 and 11 p.m. There will be no additional charge for the show.
Girl Scout cookie sales began Jan.21, so prepare your wallets. Cookies are $3.50 a box and all proceeds stay within the community.
Talawanda High School hockey Head Coach John Neeb got his 100th career victory Sunday with a victory over Beavercreek High School.
The Community Counseling and Crisis Center received a three-year international accreditation from The Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International. This is the third consecutive three-year award for the center, located at 110 S. College Ave. The award is the highest an organization can receive from CARF.
WPFB FM (105.9) has announced the station will not broadcast local sporting events anymore. The station has been purchased by WNKU-FM, Northern Kentucky University’s public radio station. The new owners have decided to no longer broadcast local sports teams. WPFB had previously broadcast Miami football and basketball games, along with Middletown High School athletic contests.
Tickets are now available for Easton Corbin’s performance at Brick Street Bar and Grill. The performance will also feature Frankie Ballard. Tickets are $20 in advance (available online or at Brick Street) and $25 at the door. The concert begins at 9 p.m. Thursday, March 24. Say You Swear, a band featuring Miami University graduates Ryan Stevenson, Eric Sunray and Sam Hendricks, will perform Friday, Jan. 28 at Stadium Sports Bar and Grille. Maverick’s
Palm Beach Tan, a tanning company based in Coppell, Texas, recently acquired the 29 Cincinnati Tan locations in southwestern Ohio. Current Cincinnati Tan customers should expect a slight cost increase, but will be automatically enrolled in Palm Beach Tan’s Premier Rewards program, which includes upgrades, services and discounts not previously offered. Cincinnati Tan staff members will remain employed at the Oxford location, according to Store Manager Kay Banks.
or tables by the wall, Top Deck bartender Tom Harnden said. “Most people actually wear their coats,” Harnden said. However, when it comes to bars that are typically filled to standing room only, students are usually given other options aside from leaving their coats at a table and hoping they leave with the right one at the end of the night. Since opening, The Wood’s Food and Spirits has added a large multi-level metal rack by the entrance for students who want to forget about their jackets for the night without risking taking the wrong one home. Although it is not as visible as the one at The Woods’, Brick Street Bar and Grill does have a coat check in the back half of the patio. The coat check is by the heaters so the jackets will be warm when people come back to get them, employee Mike Roney said. Starting at 10 p.m. Thursday through Saturday, students can check their coats with employees stationed at the racks. According to Roney, students are more likely to leave their jackets behind when they don’t use the coat check. Other bars, like Stadium Bar and Grill, don’t have an actual coat check but will take coats if students want them to. Stadium has a closet where they usually store them or will put them behind the bar. “There’s not a specific reason (for not having a coat check),” Stadium bartender Andrew Thorne said. “It’s a good idea to have, we just haven’t gotten around to doing it yet.” Like Harnden, Thorne said people usually just leave their coats on. Both Thorne and Harnden agree that it’s not common for students to leave jackets at the bars. “Usually people are pretty good about taking them,” Harnden said. The students who do lose their coats, however, seldom report them to the Oxford Police Department. Calls the police receive are not so much regarding stolen coats, but mostly purses, wristlets, iPods and items of that nature, Property Officer Mike O’Leary said.
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In his ten years as a Miami University academic adviser, nobody had approached Ted Peters with such a ludicrous proposal until David McIntosh. “David certainly had an idea of what he wanted to do,” Peters recalled. “I don’t know of anyone else who’s ever been this ambitious.” McIntosh was asking for permission to take 26 credit hours over the summer 2010 semester, and, as he recalls, Peters was absolutely floored. “He told me as he signed the form ‘I’ve never in my ten years signed off on someone to take 26 credit hours. I don’t even think the registrar’s office is going to know what to do with this,’” McIntosh said. While 26 credit hours would be an ambitious task for any student, McIntosh is not a typical Miami University junior. At 32 years old, he is a father of two and works full time in Miami’s Information Technology (IT) department. McIntosh plans to graduate in August 2011, just two years after beginning his coursework. Such an ambitious goal does not come without scheduling conflicts. Currently enrolled in 28 credit hours, McIntosh attends class during his lunch hour twice a week. “I start work Monday through Friday at 7 a.m.,” McIntosh said. “Monday night I go until 10 p.m., Tuesdays and Thursdays I go until 8:30 p.m., Wednesdays I go until 9:30 p.m. and I have three and a half hours in the morning on Saturdays for the first half of the semester.” Despite his long days, McIntosh said he considers his class schedule to be a second chance rather than a burden.
Quarter-life crisis McIntosh was just a junior in high school when his plans changed dramatically. His girlfriend was pregnant, and they decided to keep the baby. In an instant, McIntosh’s need to provide for his family trumped his college dreams. After failing a few classes at Miami University Hamilton in 1996, he dropped out and took a job at a computer repair shop working on hardware development and programming. Soon after, McIntosh found himself married with a second child on the way. “When I tried to go to college when I was 18, I just bombed hardcore because I was trying to work, trying to be dad, be a husband and all that stuff,” McIntosh said. “It just wasn’t going to work, so I gave up.” McIntosh eventually divorced, but continued to follow the computer programming career path until he landed in Miami’s IT department in January 2005. Though he was working for a university, McIntosh had no intention of going back to school when he struck up a conversation with his former girlfriend’s father, a doctor, in summer 2008. “Somewhere in the conversation he said that he’d only been a doctor for like five years,” McIntosh recalled. “He told me that when he was 30 years old he was working as a lumberjack in Oregon with four kids and he decided he wanted to be a doctor, so he started going to night school and then he went to medical school and he was 50 by the time he became a doctor. I thought that was so awesome.” With the conversation still fresh in his mind in February 2009, McIntosh was watching a show about the Inca Empire with his son when he wondered about his future aloud. “I said, ‘I wish I would have done something like that with my life,’” McIntosh remembered. “When I was a kid, I never dreamed I would grow up and sit in a cubicle and write code and do what I’m doing. So, when my son asked me ‘Why don’t you?’ is when I realized ‘Well, OK, I don’t have an excuse.’” Soon after, in August 2009, McIntosh found himself working his way toward a Miami University anthropology degree. “That first semester I took 15 credit hours and I was teaching a computer science course,” McIntosh said. “Then, the next semester I got it bumped up to 17, and the next semester is when I got it bumped up to 26 because I figured out I could hurry up and graduate.”
“There are a few universities in New York that I’m looking at, one in Washington D.C., Duke down in North Carolina and then one in Germany that all do this type of work,” McIntosh said. “I finished my applications last November, and I’m just waiting to hear back in the next month or so.”
Don’t try this at home Despite McIntosh’s success, Peters does not believe every student should attempt such an ambitious schedule. “I do not think that this should be viewed as a template for how things should be done,” Peters said. “Clearly it shows how it can be done, but I think you’re getting the idea that (David) is a pretty remarkable individual.” McIntosh doesn’t pretend traditional college students should strive to complete their studies in two years. “I’m not sure that anyone will read this and say ‘Oh hey, I can do that too’ and be 18 or 19 and try to churn something out in a couple years. That’s not what I would expect,” McIntosh said. “What I would hope is just this understanding that if you have enough motivation and dedication you are never stuck doing anything. I just don’t think anyone should ever feel like they can’t do something else with their life, whether (they are) 50, or 30, or whatever it is.”
A fresh start With so much on his plate, McIntosh started to log the hours he put toward his degree in spring 2010. He estimates that he has earned 90 credit hours in the equivalent of 50 days. “I’m kind of a geek if you can’t tell,” McIntosh said, half jokingly. “I started logging it all sometime in the spring because I wanted to keep track of how much time I was spending on stuff.” McIntosh has also been extremely successful academically. Boasting a 4.0 GPA, he has acquired 15 A-pluses through his first four semesters. He also placed in the 90th percentile on the Graduate Record Examination in September 2010. McIntosh acknowledges that much of his success is the result of being older and more mature than the average college student. “Academically speaking I could not have done this good of a job when I was 20, there’s no way,” McIntosh said. “I just didn’t have the maturity.” Unlike his first attempt at a college diploma, McIntosh knew exactly what he wanted to achieve when he began his studies at Miami for the second time. “I think when you’re 18 or 19 you go to college because that’s what you’re supposed to do, that’s the next step in your life. That’s what I was trying to do, and it just didn’t work out for me,” McIntosh said. “So when I started again when I was 30 it wasn’t like ‘I’m going to college because I’m 30 and this is the next natural thing that’s supposed to happen in my life.’ I was doing it because it was something that I really wanted to do.” Peters said he recognized that McIntosh was in a unique situation compared to the average Miami student. “It makes a difference that he is a non-traditional student, he is working full time and understands the true nature of time management,” Peters said. “When you’re nontraditional, you have different priorities, you have different self-expectations and self-knowledge is different. You know what you can and cannot do a little bit more fully. So all of those things considered, it certainly played into his personal situation.”
Kickin’ it old school McIntosh will only have ten credit hours standing between him and his diploma after the spring 2011 semester, but he has loftier goals. Ten years from now, McIntosh sees himself teaching anthropology at a university. “Hopefully (I’ll be) at a university someplace teaching anthropology, and on the first day of class when we do the introductions I’ll probably share a version of this story,” McIntosh said. “Not to be like ‘look what I did,’ I don’t look at it that way. I look at it like I was really up against a wall to accomplish something and just the right amount of motivation is what made it possible.” In order to reach his goal of teaching, McIntosh still has years left in the classroom as a student. “What I want to study is early human evolution, and specifically I want to integrate emerging technology like information systems into working with it,” McIntosh said. “They’re doing some really cool stuff now where they’re making 3-D animated versions of the fossils to work with.” According to McIntosh, only a select number of graduate schools offer programs in his selected field of study.
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The following pieces, written by the editorial editors, reflect the majority opinion of the editorial board.
New cabinet position will improve alumni fundraising In a promising new initiative to help raise funds more inclined to donate to a specific organization or while improving the alumni experience, Associated department than to the university in general. Student Government (ASG) may soon have a secPutting students in contact with alumni, especially retary for alumni affairs. The editorial board of The those working in their field of study, could present Miami Student thinks this is an excellent idea and is excellent networking opportunities as well. eager to see the position created and filled. With our This board would like to stress that alumni are current budget crisis, we need our more than piles of money. alumni now more than ever. Alumni are also a wealth of This board believes alumknowledge, experience and pasThis board is ni are likely to be more refor Miami. They can do more pleased a student sion sponsive to requests from than fund us, they can inspire and will now be students than generic phone inform us. In return, we need to designated to make help Miami stay relevant for them. calls or mailings. When a student is making a reour experience as Hopefully the secretary for alumni quest, it shows that students are will help improve events alumni better when affairs knowledgeable and concerned such as Homecoming to attract the time comes. about Miami University’s fundmore alumni. ing problems and other issues. This board is pleased a student The same request coming from will now be designated to make our the administration would likely get less attention experience as alumni better when the time comes. from alumni. All Miami students will one day be Miami In addition to working through ASG and various alumni. Once we graduate, we continue to have a university offices currently responsible for alumni responsibility to the university. Some of us have contact, the secretary for alumni affairs would also received generous scholarships, others have found work closely with student organizations to help them lifelong relationships. fundraise from their own alumni. We have all learned something or experienced The editorial board believes this has great poten- something exceptional here. In the service of edutial for success. The more personal and specific the cation, love and honor we should continue to serve approach, the better. Many alumni would likely be Miami itself.
Other departments should follow example of SPOT tutoring Miami University’s Department of Spanish and professors could supply a fresh perspective for Portuguese is debuting a new walk-in tutoring students who may require a diverse teaching style. program, Spanish and Portuguese Opening Tutor- The open office hours will also greatly accommoing, otherwise known as SPOT. This program will date busy schedules and further encourage students allow students in introductory to seek guidance when needed. Spanish courses to gain personalIntroducing a new plan to help ized help from language professtudents truly shows the DepartProviding an sors on a walk-in basis. ment of Spanish and Portuguese’s opportunity to The editorial board of The Micommitment to teaching and stuhave questions ami Student is extremely excited dent success. The fact that teachabout this new option. Especially answered by several ers listened to student needs and for foreign languages, in which to them is admirable different professors responded success is based on repetition and promising. Students should could supply a fresh certainly take advantage of the and practice, the opportunity to perspective receive efficient and specialized opportunity to seek help from tutoring is very beneficial for professors, especially as it is defor students. students. As the Rinella Learnsigned specifically to make geting Center offers extensive, but ting guidance from teachers easy limited resources, another availand informal. able option will help students fully make use of While this type of open tutoring may not be vitutoring services. In addition, because foreign lan- able for other courses, the board continues to enguage courses are requirements for many majors, courage professors and departments to look into offering open assistance for introductory levels is ways to better student achievement. Miami has a a wonderful idea. record of excellent teaching performance, and it is Spanish courses are often heavy in workload necessary to work hard to retain this distinction. and can be challenging. Providing an opportunity SPOT is definitely a step in the right direction. to have questions answered by several different Muy bueno.
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Victimization mentality hurts LGBTQ students The “Coming out” article in the Jan. 25 edition of The Miami Student is an insightful piece, but when writing about any subculture, it is important to note that there are factions within the group. Though it is true that a large portion of the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community looks for acceptance and integration into heteronormative culture, there are those who reject this movement as ineffective and unnecessary. Some gay activist groups like Bash Back! and OutRage! view this dependency on mainstream culture as a weakness, and a reaffirmation of the stereotype that gay or queer people are defenseless victims. Many in these circles oppose, among other issues, same-sex marriage as an attempt to adapt to a society that has consistently marginalized unconventional love. All this to say not all gays at Miami University face adversity and play the victim. For every story of a queer student being called a fag and taking it in silence, there is a story of a student who calls the instigator a name back. There is no rational reason to take the open contempt for the LGBTQ community in Oxford lying down. The queer community needs to stop looking to the straights for protection and support. We need to look to ourselves for these things. If we present ourselves as a community, we should be a self-sustaining community. This mentality of victimization encourages queer students to become victims. Instead of removing hate from our campus, perhaps the better option for the LGBTQ community is escalation.
Curtis Dickerson dickercr@muohio.edu
Lottery takes responsibility out of equation for Nye tickets Originally when I found out Bill Nye was coming to Miami, I was ecstatic. I had found the Lecture Series flyer in the first few weeks of the school year and had promptly put the date in my calendar with a reminder two weeks prior to find out when tickets were going on sale. Like most other students, I was planning on waking up early and showing up at a time when I should have been sleeping to get two Bill Nye tickets. The poor planning and the outcome of a student lottery for Bill Nye tickets greatly disappoints me. I had taken the time to plan when I would wake up and what I would do to make sure I got two tickets. I hadn’t been like other students who didn’t care enough to get out of bed to get a ticket. I don’t see how a lottery made it any more fair for students to get tickets. What kind of theme is it teaching our students when the ones who were willing to get up to get the tickets are now being left up to fate? I can yell cries of unfairness, but it really comes down to laziness. Those students who didn’t want to get up early to get tickets now had until 6 p.m. to sign up for the lottery. I had hoped that fate would swing my way, but at 3:39 p.m. Jan. 27 I have no “Lottery Winner!” e-mail or phone call to speak of. The decision to have a lottery for Bill Nye not only destroyed my hope of going to see someone I admire, but
it also made sure I won’t be planning on going to see other great speakers, such as Soledad O’Brien, in the future. Thanks for taking responsibility out of the lives of students. Valerie Volkman
volkmavj@muohio.edu
U.S. 27 changes will not benefit pedestrian safety The Jan. 18 editorial on the U.S. Route 27 re-route concludes that the proposed change is an excellent attempt to increase safety for both Miami University students and drivers. If we did not look at the other implications of the re-route, such a conclusion might be justified. However, the safety of pedestrians on High Street would be exchanged for the safety of students and children on Chestnut, Main, Locust and the streets that intersect them, like Silvoor, Cedar, and Arrowhead. What the re-route does, in fact, is substantially increase the risk of accidents along the new route. It also puts two railroad crossings in the path of the trucks and presents a challenge to truckers who would have to make a turn from Patterson Avenue onto Chestnut Street after climbing a steep hill. When all of the impacts of this change are considered, it appears the overall safety of pedestrians, school buses and automobiles would be decreased quite a bit. It’s time to get back to the drawing boards to find a better solution. Gene Willeke
Professor Emeritus willekge@muohio.edu
Native American appropriation not a distraction I am writing this letter to express my outrage at the erasure and ignorance connected with the recent article in The Miami Student written by Online Editor Scott Allison. Specifically, I am referring to the first image on the online version of the article, which features a white male donning a headdress and the caption “There’s a debate raging at Miami University. It has alumni and current students talking. Is it too distracting or can we learn something from all of this?” It appears to be credited to Hannah Miller, but I do not know if this is photography credit or caption credit. The issue of Native American appropriation “too distracting?” This completely erases the pain caused by mindless appropriation and reduces members of the Miami Tribe and all Native American tribes to nothing more than objects that are “distracting” when it comes to collegiate names, mascots and symbols. It isn’t distracting in the least, it’s important, and captioning what should have been an intelligent, thought-provoking article with such a flippant display of ignorance makes me feel ashamed as a Miami alumna. The important discussion that needs to happen around Native American appropriation needs to happen in a safe space, one where the issue isn’t seen as being simply a “distraction.” Angie Spicer
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THE MIAMI STUDENT
➤ PERCEIVING REALITY
FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 2011 ♦ 7
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➤ ESSAY
Padding one’s Society must confront bullying, J.D. Salinger’s résumé a violence against LGBT teens legacy grows necessary evil even today
As second semester progresses and Oxford gives us false hope of cutting short our customarily heinous Ohio winter weather, wistful thoughts of summer are already drifting through our subconscious minds. In high school, thoughts of summer usually involved pools, tans, Karli easy jobs and genKloss eral relaxation. For college kids, summer means getting internships and jobs that will in some way benefit our future. I already wrote about my coursechanging trip to Career Services last semester, but the process of getting a decent job or internship is not in any way a simple procedure. Having already covered genderized professional attitudes, I have a new topic in mind as I continue filling out applications: the résumé. They say that no good deed goes unpunished, and likewise, no extracurricular activity goes unrecorded. I consider myself to be busy pretty much all of the time, and have the academic record to show for it, but when I sat down to write out my résumé, I realized I had a whole lot of blank space and not that much to fill it. I remember the latter years of my high school career, scrambling to join clubs and become an officer in the mad dash toward college application season. It was all so fake, so orchestrated, to pay a $5 membership fee and have my name placed on the drama club roster so I could list it as one of my school activities. Some clubs I was legitimately involved in, but not all of them, and probably not to the extent Miami seemed to think I was. When I got to college, I was delighted at the prospect of only joining clubs or groups because I was genuinely interested in them, which meant other than an ill-fated semester with Miami’s Fashion Club and joining the staff of The Miami Student, I have next to nothing to show for my years here other than my transcripts. I’m slowly discovering I’m screwed. It truly bothered me that professors and advisers would tell me to join clubs, as many as possible, and try to work my way into the upper echelons of the organization regardless of whether I had any more than a passing interest in it. The reason was simple: if you spend more than a few hours working with it, you can put it on a résumé. I refused on principle. I would not whore myself out to various student organizations for an additional line in some as of yet unforeseen job application. I would only participate in activities that truly inspired me. I would break the cycle harkening back to our college application years. Do you know where that particular principle got me? A summer with quickly dwindling internship prospects, a résumé that looks like child’s play next to most of the business kids’ résumés and the embarrassing and dawning realization that I’ve shot myself in the foot for absolutely no reason. As per one of my favorite pastimes, it’s time for kindly Aunt Karli to pass on her words of wisdom to whatever first-year student is holding a paper, and the topic is student organizations. Join them early, join them often. I’m currently scrambling to make up for lost time. Well, I suppose scrambling is giving myself too much credit, but I am stressing, so that counts, and it’s entirely my own fault. Any underclassmen who haven’t joined a single campus group, aren’t employed during the school year and don’t have a triple major to explain the lack of free time, you should be afraid, very afraid. I’m not trying to scare you, I’m simply hoping someone out there will learn from my mistakes and take that hour or so once a week to join the Foreign Affairs Club or become a student ambassador. Literally, only benefits shall come of it in the long run.
There are a lot of pointless videos on YouTube, so it’s encouraging to see an organization take to the popular website with a truly meaningful agenda. The “It Gets Better” Project was created in September 2010 in response to a nationwide increase in suicides among teenagers who were the targets of anti-gay bullying. In September alone, the media reported on five teenagers who took their own lives because of discrimination and bullying based on their actual or perceived sexual orientation. Openly gay columnist Dan Savage said when he heard about the first of these suicides he wished he could’ve spoken to the teenager before he’d taken his own life and told him that, even for the gay population, life gets better. Initially, Savage lamented that he had no way to deliver this message, as he doubted he would be given permission by schools to speak to young audiences about living an openly gay lifestyle, but he soon realized he was waiting for permission that he didn’t need. He created the “It Gets Better” Project, filmed its first video with his partner and uploaded it to YouTube. Less than two months later, the project touted videos from President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, cast members of the musical Wicked and the television show Glee, popstar Ke$ha, employees of Google and Facebook and Kermit the Frog. According to statistics from The Trevor Project, a partner of the “It Gets Better” Project, more than a third of LGBT
teens, teens who identify themselves as either lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, attempt suicide. Another telling statistic is that nine out of 10 LGBT teens have faced harassment at school. I find it appalling that so many teenagers are taking
The “It Gets Better” Project is a great start, but it’s not enough ... these issues are evidence of some of the greatest challenges facing our country today. their own lives because others can’t accept something as simple and basic as their sexual orientation. As a society we are faced with these statistics and challenged to improve the lives of these children. We can’t afford to face this challenge half-heartedly. The “It Gets Better” Project is a great start, but it’s not enough. We’re only scratching the surface of the kind of societal change that needs to occur in order for true equality to become reality. Bullying will never cease, nor will cases of teen suicide. These are unfortunate realities of life, but that’s no excuse. I think these issues are evidence of some of the greatest challenges facing our country today. While nearly everyone in our society would concede
without much thought that race is not a choice, that you don’t get to choose your racial roots or your ethnic background, the same can’t be said for sexual orientation. It’s still considered acceptable in some circles of American society to believe that sexual orientation is a choice or a product of one’s upbringing and therefore not an inborn characteristic like the color of one’s skin. However, scientific evidence continues to surface that suggests otherwise. In 2007, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, the main professional psychiatrist organization in the U.K., summarized recent findings in a straightforward manner: “It would appear that sexual orientation is biological in nature, determined by a complex interplay of genetic factors and the early uterine environment. Sexual orientation is therefore not a choice.” Why is it that a portion of our society continues to hold beliefs that suggest otherwise? The “It Gets Better” Project has sparked significant public interest, and through its videos LGBT youth are hearing the important message that life is worth living, even if they’re different and some people don’t like them because of their differences. However, simply telling them life is worth living won’t suffice forever. It’s our job to stick our necks out and do more than just promote equality, but achieve equality. This is the only way to truly show, not just tell, our country’s LGBT youth that it does get better. Matt Metzler
metzlemr@muohio.edu
➤ ESSAY
The unattainable holds our hopes Ever since the beginning of time, when that if they are inconsistent in terms of chasing Eve succumbed to the persuasion of the ser- a boy, he will eventually be desperate for conpent and retrieved an apple from the tree of sistency in order to prove to himself he can get knowledge against God’s word, humans have whatever he wants whenever he wants. found the unattainable to be the most desirable. The same is true when we chase a boy. A guy It is basic human instinct to covet the things we know we can’t have is the equivalent of the that aren’t already ours. When we are denied piece of chocolate cake, sinful yet irresistible. something, such as chocolate cake while di- For some girls, love is a game, juggling the boy eting, our desire for it only grows stronger. until they know they’ve got him in their grasp, How can this phenomenon be explained? in which time they release him. We love provWhy do we so badly yearn for what’s out of ing to ourselves that we can and will do it when our reach? we’ve been told not to. Perhaps the thing we desire If we do not have something is not for its material value, but we want, we often imagine the effects of the product. In We will pursue the ourselves with it. We picture terms of a cute pair of shoes we ourselves slicing a piece of that forbidden just to know we can’t afford, we may rich decadent chocolate cake prove to ourselves that’s warm from the oven or look to the satisfaction level of that we cannot be kissing the man we so long to someone who owns the shoes. Seeing how confident and hold in our arms. tamed ... It’s the happy she appears in the shoes When we fantasize, we often thrill of the hunt increases our craving to buy exaggerate in our head. The that makes the end cake we imagine is often much them because we want to be product all the able to feel that way. Knowricher and larger than the one ing the feeling is not for purmore worthwhile. we can actually bake. The kiss chase, we long to purchase we want to share with someone the item that can grant us special will not go as smoothly those feelings. as it did in our heads. According to social psychology, the theory Humans are very good at painting wildly of psychological reactance says we don’t like imaginative pictures in their heads and conto be controlled by anything or anyone. When vincing themselves that it’s a very real snapshot we are told “No, you cannot have this or do of life. Think back to your kindergarten days this,” we feel restricted and immediately want the next time you find yourself daydreaming. to break out of the trap. The grass is always greener on the other side This reaction is both emotional and behavIf you want something that’s just out of your ioral. Behaviorally, we will pursue the for- reach, ask yourself, is it really want you want? bidden anyway just to prove to ourselves we According to the classic Rolling Stones song, cannot be tamed. not getting what you want may lead to getting The “hard to get” game most girls try to play what you need. Instead of embarking on a long utilizes the principles of psychological reac- and tumultuous chase after the unattainable, tance. It’s the thrill of the hunt that makes the consider first what you need. end product all the more worthwhile. Think Sarah Title about it, the harder you work for something, titlese@muohio.edu the more rewarding the reward. Girls assume
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J.D. Salinger, the author of The Catcher in the Rye, passed away a year ago, but to this day he remains an enigma to many. Hopefully that will change slowly after the release of a new biography from Kenneth Slawenski. This is a great way to celebrate one of the greatest writers Chris of the last century. DeNicola Slawenski is releasing the biography to give Salinger’s fans a look at what type of man he was and why he became so reclusive after the publication of his first book, The Catcher in the Rye. Salinger spent much of his life after he published the book pleading that neighbors give him his privacy. The neighbors obliged, and for the next 50 years little was heard from him. He published four books altogether and stopped publicly writing after that. Why would someone who wrote one of the most influential novels in history stop publishing books? It is hard to imagine a modern celebrity with incredible talent refusing the spotlight and refusing to produce more of their work for the rest of the world. This is probably why Salinger’s work is so impressive and influential to this day. Without any real publicity or promotion, The Catcher in the Rye became part of English classes
Those in the spotlight should learn from Salinger’s example and put everything that they have into their work, then go home to their families and keep to themselves. around the country, and Holden Caulfield is one of the greatest characters ever written. Salinger was a World War II veteran, and from what Slawenski suggests, he saw the horrors of war, which may have contributed to his seclusion. I applaud him for his ability to shun the public sphere. With Twitter, news outlets and blogs, it is refreshing to remember someone who constantly refused the attention. Too often celebrities believe that what they do and say is what is important and that everyone should care about every detail of their lives. However, they very often do not have anything of importance to say. Salinger was by no means a part of this crowd. He was able to solidify his true talent and had more to say in one book than most writers have in their careers. I really believe Salinger should be celebrated more than any actor or musician out there today. We shouldn’t be praising the multitude of celebrities who update us about their life’s every minute. Those in the spotlight should learn from Salinger’s example and put everything that they have into their work, then go home to their families and keep to themselves. One big question remains: how much writing did Salinger do during the 50 years after The Catcher in the Rye and when might it come to light? The Catcher in the Rye has been my favorite book since I read it in high school. If the rumors that Salinger continued to write for years prove true, Salinger’s previously hidden works may inspire even more writers for years to come. Hopefully the estate will release any such writings. Either way, Slawenski’s new book should be a great read and will help shed some light on the author as well as give some insight as to how he created a book that continues to be one of the greatest stories ever told.
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Beyond Coal plans to clean up energy at MU By Mandi Cardosi Staff Writer
Miami University may be getting a little greener as a new organization stakes its claim on campus in an attempt to curtail the university’s coal use. Beyond Coal is a national organization that aims to get campuses nationwide to stop burning coal as an energy source. The Sierra Club, which sponsors the organization, expressed interest in coming to Miami to give passionate students a voice, according to the group’s organizer, Todd Zimmer. According to Zimmer, Miami’s campaign is currently the fastest growing Beyond Coal campaign in the country. Zimmer said once Miami students were aware the campaign was being launched, they were anxious and excited to get the word out. “Miami is a leader in many ways,” Zimmer said. “It’s a shame they’re still burning coal on campus, so we’re here to set a plan.” Zimmer said the organization is divided into five subgroups: events, media, grassroots, coalition and visibility. Miami senior Christian Adams is one of the campaign’s event coordinators. He is in charge of planning protests, flash mobs, media awareness and anything else that might attract the administration’s attention. Adams said he is excited to get the word out about
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community may also submit reports, and anyone can do so anonymously. Since the launch of Duke Reach, Powell has seen an increase in the reporting of concerns. “The Duke Reach web portal is not utilized to its capacity, but overall the Duke Reach message has gotten out,” Powell said. “(People are still) reporting concerns but not necessarily through Duke Reach.” Powell hopes to “amp up” the system to community and students in the next year. “It’s certainly something people are gaining awareness of, and (I) hope that it’s proving to be beneficial to students,” she said. “That’s why we’re here.” Virginia Tech Case Manager in the Dean of Students Office Sherry Hazelwood said the university’s online reporting system is open to faculty who are somehow associated with the student of concern. “If there aren’t specific (and current) affiliations, the faculty member would not be able to report,” Hazelwood said. Faculty members not currently associated with a student may choose to report to their department chair to deliver
Miami’s coal use. “I’m passionate about the coal issue,” Adams said. “We want to get students working together to achieve a successful campus outreach.” According to Adams, Miami’s coal burning facilities, located directly behind Peabody Hall, can operate on natural gas. However, Adams said this is a short-term solution to a long-term problem. Miami sophomore and Beyond Coal media coordinator Tyler Elliott took his passion for the organization to the next level. Elliott said he spoke with Miami President David Hodge on the issue and was promised the university would be off coal within 20 years. Elliott said he hopes the actions of the campaign will get the administration’s attention and speed up that promise. While the switch to natural gas would halt the emission of dangerous gases for the time being, Adams said the ultimate goal would be sustainable energy solutions like geothermal energy. Both Adams and Elliott recognized Miami for coming up with small-scale projects to get the ball rolling on cleaner energy. Geothermal wells have been placed in Upham Hall, and a wind turbine was built on campus in fall 2010. While Miami is acknowledging the problem, Beyond Coal hopes to take it to the next level and offer a permanent solution, Adams said.
the concern. Virginia Tech’s system is unique because Hazelwood is able to search by student and pull up all reports filed for any individual. “That’s tremendously handy,” Hazelwood said. At the University of South Florida, anyone, including individuals not related to the university, can submit a student of concern referral form electronically. The case manager is a member of the Students of Concern Assistance Team and proceeds with “supportive intervention and guidance” to help any USF student, according to the student affairs website. The editorial board of The Miami Student suggested in a Jan. 21 editorial that the system be expanded and opened for resident assistants (RAs) who live among many other students. MosleyHoward and Parsons said they do not plan on giving RAs, students or other members of the university access to the student concern management system despite the suggestion. “The purpose of this is to enhance what we have, and I wouldn’t see that as an enhancement to open it up to students or RAs,” Mosley-Howard said, adding that RAs report directly to their resident hall managers who have contact with the Office of Student Affairs and students have the opportunity to visit the counseling center for help.
EMILY ESPOSITO The Miami Student
Miami first-year Morgan Hawn and her sister Miami junior Jackie Hawn, spend some time Wednesday relaxing at You’re Fired uptown.
At Duke, RAs are constantly looking for abnormal behavior and reporting those concerns to Duke Reach, according to Powell. In addition, there have been students who have expressed concern about other students via Duke Reach. “One student might have a concern about a friend … (maybe the student talks about) suicide or seems different or very tearful and they suggest for them to go to counseling and they’re not willing,” Powell explained. An anonymous Miami junior girl thought having full-time faculty as the only users of the student concern management system was insufficient. “A lot of times students don’t even end up knowing their professors,” she said. “If (I was having problems), I don’t think one of my professors would notice.” The junior said Miami should open the system up to students, but hold them responsible for their reporting. “It’s risky opening it to all students because people do mean things on the Internet,” she said. At Miami and Duke, counseling services do not handle outreach. For example, if a student expresses concern to a counselor, that counselor reports to the Office of Student Affairs, which then reaches out to the student of concern, according to the representatives at both universities.
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over, and this is where the help of Miami’s population is needed. Blood banks are running low on Tyler’s particular blood type, and in order for Tyler to continue on his positive recovery, he needs it, according to the event on Facebook for the Tyler Sinclair Blood Drive. With the help of Red Alert, Beta Theta Pi Fraternity, Evans Scholars and the Associated Student Government, of which Tyler was an active member, a blood drive was created. The drive was Jan. 26 at the Shriver Center. Wadsworth, who donated Wednesday, said there were 30 spots remaining to donate, which largely surpassed the quota. According to organizer David Hall, the drive was ahead of schedule all day, the maximum amount of blood (160 units) was collected and a good percentage of the blood was the AB blood type Tyler needed. “I can’t believe how many people know about his condition and are following his story without ever meeting him,” Wadsworth said. “He truly is amazing.” Sophomore Hannah Costello donated simply because she thinks it’s a great cause. “Tyler’s story is a very inspirational one,” Costello said. “This will be my second time donating, and I’m glad it’s to help someone who has impacted Miami’s student life.”
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Friday January 28, 2011
More money, more problems
Editor Michael Solomon sports@miamistudent.net
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kip the corny and sarcastic introductory sentence. In 2011, the New York Yankees will have a payroll totaling almost $230 million. This 40-man roster will make more money than the entire countries of Sao Tome and Principe and Kiribati. While most people would need to break out their geography books to locate these countries, I can assure you they exist. Unfortunately, a salary cap in Major League Baseball (MLB) does not, allowing teams like the Yankees, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies to shell out enormous amounts of cash to draw in free agents. Not that the $143 million payroll seems to help the Cubs, who nearly doubled the salary of the Cincinnati Reds and exceeded every other team in their division, despite still finishing below four of their five division rivals. Regardless, big market teams have higher payrolls. The Red Sox boast a $163 million payroll and the Phillies have $140 million invested in their team. The Florida Marlins saved up all of their pennies for a scanty $48 million in 2010. The point of my Forbes-esque money watching rant is that these teams attract big name free agents.While the Notorious B.I.G. insinuates “Mo’ money, mo’ problems,” many players in the MLB have and will continue to join clubs that can fatten up their wallets the most. Is it shocking to anybody that Carl Crawford went to the Red Sox, Cliff Lee went to the Phillies (sorry Indians fans looking for a shred of hope) or Troy Tulowitzki stayed in Colorado to the tune of some $20 million? Of course not, it’s a reoccurring trend in the MLB, which directly reflects our capitalistic society. MLB has become such a marketoriented sport that it’s almost disgusting. Growing up in a Cleveland Indians family, I remember the days of being able to list every player on the team. Today, players switch teams so fast, by the time you purchase a jersey it’s already too late. It’s almost miraculous that the Yankees have not won every World Series this decade with the teams they chauffer into the American League each year. If not for the rule stating that every team must be represented in the AllStar Game, this year’s league matchup in Chase Field would consist of a combination of Red Sox and Yankees for the American League and the Phillies plus Pujols and Tulowitzki for the National League. However, the 2010 World Series shows that star-studded teams to not always produce rings. There is always something to be said for teams like the Tampa Bay Rays, who despite having a $60 million dollar payroll and the fan base of a newly formed high school rock band, won the division, finishing ahead of the Yankees and Red Sox. While a salary cap would be the sensible thing to do, it most likely won’t happen for a while and the high rollers will continue to help themselves to the best available talent, while the rest of the league fights for the scraps. Wouldn’t it be nice if players played for the game instead of the money, or at least teams would be on even playing fields? I think the Yankees just built a stadium in the Hamptons.
MICHAEL GRIGGS The Miami Student
Senior Justin Vaive heads up the ice with the puck as Bowlling Green State University’s Jake Sloat looks on.
HOCKEY
NEXT GAME: 7:35 p.m. Friday at University of Notre Dame
Key series looms for ’Hawks By Alex Butler Senior Staff Writer
With just eight games left in the regular season, the Miami University RedHawks hockey team knows that the weight of every series becomes more profound with each repetition. The Red and White will travel to South Bend, Ind. to face the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish (16-9-3, 13-6-1 Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA)). In early December the squads split 1-1 in Oxford, but this time the series means much more. “It’s important to play well and we will take any points that come our way,” Head Coach Enrico Blasi said. “This can be an important series down the stretch here. We know they are going to be playing hard and they are at home.” The Irish are 9-2 on the home frozen floor this season, but more importantly they are just five points ahead of Rico’s RedHawks (14-9-3, 11-7-2-1 CCHA). With a sweep, the Red and White would earn six
points and move from third into second place in the CCHA standings and improve its postseason chances. Freshmen forwards T.J. Tynan and Anders Lee lead the Irish attack and should be a handful for junior defenseman Will Weber and company. “We are going to have to have good defensive awareness,” Weber said. “We have to be tough on them. I know Tynan is a small guy, so we are going to have to man up on him. He has a lot of offensive skill and has good hands, so we are going to have to put a body on him and try to make life difficult for him.” At 5 feet 9 inches and 160 pounds, Tynan’s size could come into play, especially against the 6-feet-4-inches, 225-pound Weber. Currently Tynan is tied with the Miami sophomore Reilly Smith and fellow freshman Lee with a nationleading 16 scores. “They are skilled,” Blasi said. “They can all score and make plays and they can all skate, so they have a very dynamic group of young freshmen.” The ’Hawks gave the first game of the
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RedHawks place sixth at Mozart Cup By Melissa Maykut Staff Writer
Instead of competing in the Prague Cup as originally planned, the Miami University junior synchronized skating team traveled to Salzburg, Austria to skate in the first annual Mozart Cup Jan. 22 and 23. After a seventh place finish in the short program, the junior team skated to a fifth place finish in the free skate and a sixth place finish overall. With its large tradition in winter sports and its welcoming of the
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series to the Irish after losing a two-goal lead Dec. 4 before beating them 5-2 the next night. In the Irish win the RedHawks let Lee dish out three assists, while surrendering a goal and assist to Tynan. The ’Hawks blanked the young duo in its win. “They have a lot of skill, a lot of depth and just their speed,” Weber said. “The second night we kind of came back and adjusted to how they played, so hopefully we can take some of what we learned from last time we played them and transition into this weekend.” The maize and blue will be the RedHawks’ next home opponent Feb. 4. The University of Michigan is ranked No. 1 in the CCHA standings. With the schedule not getting any easier, the Red and White know that keeping a level head is key heading into Friday’s 7:35 p.m. matchup. “We are getting right down to the end here and every game is huge,” Weber said. “We are focused and everyone is taking that next step to prepare, so it should hopefully be a good weekend for us.”
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Head Football Coach Don Treadwell speaks to the crowd during halftime of the Miami basketball game Jan. 19.
year of music with a weeklong event called Mozart Week, Salzburg was the ideal place to host an international synchronized skating competition. It was the first time Salzburg has hosted such an event. Thirteen teams from Canada, Finland, Sweden, Italy, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic participated in the competition. The Lexettes, the RedHawks’ fellow competitor from the United States, also competed in the Mozart Cup. “It was really exciting because it was new and it was a new venue for everybody,” Head Coach Carla DeGirolamo said. “The organizing committee and everybody from the Salzburg area were really helpful and were really excited to have everybody there.” Although the RedHawks had a warm welcoming in Austria, illness and a rough travel resulted in a slow start to the junior team’s performance Saturday. In the short program, the Red and White finished in seventh with a score of 39.78. Their fellow U.S. team, the Lexettes, finished in fourth with 45.68 points. The RedHawks bounced back Sunday, though, when they performed their Broadway-themed program in the free skate competition. The junior team skated to a fifth place finish with a score of 83.00. Overall, the ’Hawks finished in sixth place with a final score of 129.44. The Lexettes had placed third in the free skate and finished third overall with a score of 141.12. Nexxice (Canada) placed first with 168.31 points, the Musketeers (Finland) finished second with 164.86 points, Team Convivium (Sweden) placed fourth behind the Lexettes with 137.34 points and Stella Polaris (Finland) finished in fifth with 129.44 points, 6.66 points ahead of Miami. “Their performance really picked up at this event,” DeGirolamo said. “They had a rough practice, and they came back and really skated one of their best programs so far and earned their highest score so far.” The junior team is off for five weeks competing in the U.S National Championships March 3 to 5. With practices starting at 8 a.m. at the Goggin Ice Center, the junior team is focusing on cleaning up its program. “We still need to clean things up a lot,” DeGirolamo said. “I think one of the big differences between us and some of the teams ahead of us is we’re still more sloppy in comparison because we’ve been working and training on technical things. We need to make sure we’re cleaning things up and getting more precise.” The collegiate team returns to the ice Feb. 5 and 6 to skate in the Midwestern Championships, and the senior team returns to action in Milan, Italy Feb. 11 to 13 to skate in the Spring Cup.
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