February 3, 2012 | The Miami Student

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VOLUME 139 NO. 37

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

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TODAY IN MIAMI HISTORY In 1992, The Miami Student reported that nine complaints of discrimination had been filed by students, faculty and staff against Miami University during the 1990-91 school year. Four of the nine cases were sexual harassment, two were racial harassment and one was on the basis of disability. The complaints resulted in several warning letters, required community service, loss of pay, and one employee being fired.

Music professor, brain scientist fight fear

By Sam Kay

Editor in Chief

At the nexus of neuroanatomy, music and philosophy, you will find two women with advice for how musicians – or anyone – can manage fear and live in harmony with their brain.

Miami University distinguished professor of music Michele Gingras and Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, a neuroanatomist affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine, have co-authored two articles about the brain and stage fright; one appears in the Feb. 2012 issue of an Australian clarinet journal, and another will appear in the June 2012 issue of The Clarinet, an international journal.

As part of their scientific and artistic collaboration, Taylor visited Gingras’ clarinet studio at Miami Nov. 29 last year to help Gingras’ students manage their stage fright by improving their awareness of their brains.

Taylor has unique insight into the brain. A Harvard-trained neuroanatomist, she suffered a rare form of stroke in 1996. Although the stroke damaged the left hemisphere of her brain, the right side of her brain bloomed with creative energy.

Following an eight-year recovery in which she relearned how to think, talk and walk, Taylor wrote a book, My Stroke of Insight, chronicling her experience. Taylor’s 2008

TED talk about her stroke and recovery became an Internet sensation, with nearly 7.5 million views.

Director Ron Howard is making a movie about her story.

What can a neuroanatomist do to help musicians play better?

Taylor’s message is about understanding the brain better to live a better life.

“The better we understand this organ, the better we get it to do what we want it to do,” Taylor said.

“And who doesn’t want their brain to work better?”

To help them defeat stage fright, Taylor told Gingras’ students what was going on with their brains.

Certain structures in the brain are responsible for generating fear, according to Taylor, and better understanding how they work can make the fear go away.

The limbic system is where information from the body’s sensory systems first streams into brain.

This system paints an “emotional color” on all incoming information, according to Taylor.

“The amygdala (part of the limbic system) is asking moment by moment: ‘Am I safe? Am I safe?’”

Taylor said. “When the external world feels familiar, then the amygdala feels safe, feels calm … when you look at stage fright, the amygdala’s immediate assessment is: ‘I do not feel safe.’”

In this moment, the brain focuses on past negative experiences and future negative possibilities.

CONTRIBUTED BY KIP MAY

After her stroke, Jill Taylor (right) got more in touch with her creative side. Miami distinguished professor of music Michele Gingras (left) and Taylor have an onging academic and artistic collaboration. Gingras and Taylor co-authored two articles about stage fright and the brain for clarinet journals.

Taylor describes fear as “False Expectations Appearing Real.”

Taylor said it is possible to defeat these false expectations.

“We can train ourselves in future experiences not to run that circuitry, but to run other circuitry,” Taylor said.

Some methods Taylor and Gingras suggested to the studio included recording themselves, practicing for friends or practicing in a public space.

Gingras said these methods

can help bridge the gap between practicing and playing.

“I believe we practice with the left brain and perform with the right brain,” Gingras said. “So when it comes time to play, you’re just left with nothing.”

Along with Miami violin professor Harvey Thurmer, Gingras pioneered a “virtual audience room,” or VROOM. This can help students preparing for a recital replicate the environment of a performance to train their brains.

Gingras said she saw immediate changes in her students following Taylor’s visit.

“I could immediately see in the body language of the studio class that basically, they were letting go of fear and thinking in the moment,” Gingras said.

First-year music major Maura Wenk said she has seen an improvement in her own playing by

TAYLOR, SEE PAGE 9

University reviews Harrison scholarship, could reinstate aspects of old program

By Adam Giffi

SENIOR STAFF WRITER

JULIA ENGELBRECHT THE MIAMI STUDENT

AIM-ING FOR SUCCESS The Armstrong Interactive Media Studies program hosts an open house Thursday evening at its new location in Laws Hall.

Miami,Wright State create joint master’s program

By Jasmine Hayes

For The Miami Student

Miami University and Wright State University are joining forces with high hopes of introducing a new joint master’s degree program by fall 2012.

The title of this program is The Greater Miami Valley MSW of Collaborative: Miami University and Wright State University Master’s of social work (MSW).

According to Gary Peterson, chair of the family studies and social work department at Miami University, the MSW program is an accredited program with a national accrediting agency of social work.

Students with a desire to become a licensed social worker have to earn a MSW. This degree is the primary qualification to become a licensed social worker.

In order for students to become an independent social worker, they are required to have two years of field practicum experience with an

agency; this requirement will be fulfilled by the MSW program.

“This program gives them content information about how to provide services and they also have practicum experience where they work in an agency situation under close supervision of our faculty and on sight supervisor. That is a fundamental part of their master’s training too,” Peterson said.

To participate in the program, students must apply through the graduate school.

“It’s a bit of an advantage if you have a bachelor’s of social work but it isn’t required. Usually, students complete some kind of social science background in their undergraduate training,” Peterson said.

Peterson said students will be admitted to either Miami or Wright State’s program. Courses will be taken at either campus, televised back and forth, and online

WRIGHT STATE, SEE PAGE 9

Miami University scholarships as they currently exist could be changed in the future, as they undergo review in the coming months, Michael Kabbaz, associate vice president for enrollment management, said.

“We’re operating in a competitive environment for the best and brightest and most diverse students, whether it’s in the state of Ohio or outside of the state,” Kabbaz said.

“It’s critical that we evaluate our programs and how they stack up against institutions with which Miami competes.”

One of the scholarships that will be under special examination is the Harrison Scholarship. Named after United States President Benjamin Harrison, a Miami graduate, the scholarship has long been considered Miami’s most prestigious award, but has changed in recent years.

Senior Mark Noviski is a Harrison Scholar and has a 4.0 cumulative GPA, is active in extracurricular activities and when he graduates in May, he intends on transitioning from Miami University into a PhD program at Harvard University, Stanford University, The University of California, San Francisco or Johns Hopkins University. However, if Noviski were a high school student rather than a soon to be college grad, he would not be preparing to attend Miami.

“The scholarship was the deciding factor for me to come here,” Noviski said. “I did like Miami

when I visited. But when compared to the current Harrison Scholarship, other schools would have offered me a lot more money and so I would not be here.”

Noviski and the 25 Harrison scholars in the class of 2012 received a full ride, including the entire cost of tuition as well as room and board, for all four years. Fifteen current juniors received the same scholarship.

Since then, Harrison awardees have received less.

Brent Shock, director of student financial assistance, said currently Harrison scholars are awarded at least the cost of in-state tuition. For current first-year Harrison scholars, he said this amount is $12,625 per year.

According to Shock, one of the reasons for the change in the amount awarded was so that more students could be offered the scholarship.

Forty members of the class of 2014 and 30 members of the class of 2015 received the new scholarship.

He said there is a fixed total amount they are allowed to offer, from a fixed donor fund, and this amount has not changed. Therefore, to offer more students the scholarship, the total sum per student needed to decrease.

Currently no full ride scholarship exists for non-athletes.

The advising of Harrison Scholars has also changed. In the past, Harrison scholars had a full time adviser dedicated to Harrison students. The last of these advisers, Hays Cummins, a professor for the Western program, explained the value this role added when it existed.

“My task was to build a community among the Harrison scholar students. We would meet once a week, read books, have discussions, and go on service trips,” Cummins said. “We went on a service trip for several years to the New Orleans, Louisiana, area to work on repairing homes destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. In later years, we gave aid to areas affected by hurricanes Rita and Ike. We were quite successful in building a pretty strong community of Harrison scholars.”

Cummins said there was also a spring Costa Rica trip to explore the natural areas and do service. These trips no longer exist and there is no dedicated adviser tasked with creating a close connection among these students. Cummins said now, Harrison scholars are counseled by general advisers of the honors program.

Noviski said he and his fellow senior class Harrison scholars have a close bond. Noviski is saddened that subsequent classes did not get the same experience.

Sophomore Harrison Scholar Kyle Norquist described his contact with fellow Harrison scholars as being sparse.

“There really isn’t any relationship anymore,” Norquist said. “I really don’t know any of them.”

Kabbaz said the direction the scholarship has currently gone is not necessarily the path Miami will continue to follow. Many options will be considered, including going back to the old model, including

HARRISON, SEE PAGE 9

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Coach Coles focuses on current season

By Kaila Frisone

For The Miami Student

ANNE GARDNER THE MIAMI STUDENT

Miami men’s basketball coach Charlie Coles observes from the sidelines during Wednesday’s game against Eastern Michigan.The RedHawks won 62-57 in overtime.

In the past week, suspicions arose of Miami University men’s basketball head coach, Charlie Coles, plans to retire. A comment made after a loss to the Oxford Press led some to believe he was contemplating retirement.

However, Coles said this was a temporary statement that he made out of frustration with himself for not being able to help his team in a moment of need.

“I’ve probably ‘retired’ 700 times,” Coles said.

At the moment, Coles is unsure of when he plans to retire and wants to keep his players focused on the present. He believes he still has something to give to this team that no one else can.

“I would hate to retire having something left in the tank,” he said.

Even in his 16th year as the head coach at Miami, Coles still loves everything about coaching basketball. His coaching philosophy is to teach more than how to succeed on the court, but how to succeed in life after college.

Coles appreciates the great character of his players, which is a main reason why he enjoys working with them.

“I’ve been affected by these students probably more than they’ve been affected by me,” he said.

Angie Renninger, associate director of athletic media relations, has worked directly with men’s basketball for 11 years. Renninger said Coles usually gives the players a book second semester for the

team to discuss throughout the remainder of the season.

“I think that it talks to the teacher in him,” Renninger said.

Coles, who will be 70 years old on Monday, making him the second oldest Division I basketball coach in the country, knows that he has a lot to still offer to the RedHawks.

He said his family will not want him to retire because they know that coaching basketball, both high school and college, is something that he has loved for 46 years.

Though he remains unsure of when he will retire, he is certain that he must remain a leader for the men he coaches.

“You can win or lose in this game,” he said. “When you lose, you got to be the same person as when you win.”

Fewer MU students earn college credit Early female students in high school than OSU counterparts overcame adversity

BY ALLISON MCGILLIVRAY SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Compared to Ohio State University, fewer incoming Miami University students tend to have earned college credit.

Only 43 percent of Miami’s current first-year class entered with credit, according to Denise Krallman, director of institutional research at Miami. Meanwhile, 70 percent of OSU’s incoming freshmen in 2010 (the most recent year for which data was available) had earned college credit, according to Mabel Freeman, assistant vice president of undergraduate admissions.

Freeman said there are several programs that high schools can offer that would allow their students to receive college credit while still in high school, such as advanced placement classes (AP), concurrent enrollment such as the post-secondary enrollment options program (PSEOP) in Ohio, dual enrollment, International Baccalaureate classes or College Level Examination Program (CLEP) tests.

Freeman said with high schools offering all of these options, it is not surprising that more students are earning college credit while still in high school.

“You’ve got a lot of those things happening, so in some ways it’s not surprising that more and more students are coming now with some type of college credit before they start their official freshmen year,” Freeman said.

Krallman said via email that a potential reason for the difference between Miami’s and Ohio State’s

prior college credit numbers is because Miami draws a lot of outof-state students, and out-of-state students may be less likely to have college credit because they may not have the same options as students who attended an Ohio high-school.

“One thought is the higher number of out-of-state students we have at Miami,” Krallman said. “For Miami-Oxford, this year we had 38 percent of our first-time students from out-of-state. A smaller percentage of these students bring in AP or PSEOP credits than do our in-state students. This could explain some of the difference in the percentage reported by OSU and our percentages since OSU has a smaller percentage of their first-time students from out-of-state.”

However, Freeman said she does not see much difference in the amount of prior college credit taken between in-state and out-ofstate students, though it would not surprise to hear that out-of-state students are more likely to have previous college credit.

“Typically, students who come from out-of-state, because they are paying a much higher tuition, more typically are coming from communities that are usually higher income communities, which means those are the suburban communities that have the high-schools that offer a lot of AP and IB courses,” Freeman said.

Freeman said in OSU’s autumn 2011 quarter, entering freshmen had an average of 20 quarter hours (12-13 semester hours) of previously earned college credit.

A little over 13 percent of OSU’s

freshmen entered with 45 or more quarter hours (30 or more semester hours), which gave them sophomore standing. In the autumn 2009 quarter, only 8.8 percent of freshmen came in as sophomores by credit.

Freeman said, while she does not have any statistics, she believes AP courses are the way most students earn college credit while still in high-school, followed by PSEOP, dual enrollment and then IB courses.

Junior Justin Kailer entered Miami with 23 credits from taking AP classes at North Allegheny High School in Pennsylvania.

Kailer took two AP classes his junior year of high school and then three his senior year of high-school.

“It got me out of requirements for English and some science, and it definitely allowed me to take classes in my major sooner than I would have if I had to knock out those requirements,” Kailer said.

Freeman said via email that having prior college credit gives students the freedom to graduate early and save money, but also to pursue their options for additional study such as a double major, minor, or study abroad experience.

“Students who come in with significant amounts of college credit may be thinking about graduating early and saving some money; and in some cases, that is what they do,” Freeman said. “For the most part, however, we find that students

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ASG awards funding to organizations

By Samantha CalLender Staff Writer

Associated Student Government (ASG) discussed funding at its meeting Tuesday and approved more than $419,000 in funding for organizations. A round of cutbacks will be evenly applied to organizations receiving funding when ASG know exactly how much funding is available.

Five organizations opted to apply for Unity Funding for cycle two.

These requests require three or more organizations; a single event has a cap of $13,000 and will only receive half of the overall cutback.

“The normal cap for all organizations is $9,000, but when a unity request is involved, the specific event cap is $13,000,” said ASG Vice President for Student Organizations Meghan Wadsworth.

If both avenues are requested to their full cap, each organization requesting unity and other event funding ultimately has a cap of $18,000.

Final approval numbers for Cycle

2 Funding will be discussed at next week’s ASG meeting.

Also addressed were the student concerns that were voiced from the newly launched Student Concern Booth ASG had set up for the first time in King Cafe Tuesday afternoon. “We sat in King Cafe on Tuesday and had students write down some issues they wanted addressed,” Senator Brandon Patterson, who spearheaded the project, said, “We got a lot of feedback and really got to make a connection with the student body.”

Issues ranged from lack of handicap accessible areas to academic restructuring — all of which ASG plans to discuss at future meetings.

“I think it was successful, and a Miami faculty member even commented on how they were glad to see ASG out interacting with the student body,” Patterson said.

The next ASG Student Concern Booth will be set up Feb. 7 in the lobby of the Farmer School of Business.

At the meeting, ASG also discussed a bill that would divide the

positions and responsibilities of Residence Hall Association (RHA) President and Secretary for On-Campus Affairs. Currently, one person holds the position of RHA President and Secretary for On-Campus Affairs.

“This split will ultimately benefit both organizations,” said Residence Hall Association President Jessica Easterly. “The person who takes on the Secretary position will be able to focus on the needs of the students that pertain to on-campus, but don’t fall under the realm of the residence halls.”

The bill has passed through RHA and is waiting on approval from ASG. If passed, the changes will go into affect this upcoming election cycle and will be reflected in the spring 2012 election rules. RHA President will be elected through the General Assembly election procedures and the Secretary will be elected through Student Senate election procedures.

“ASG and RHA are still committed to working together to help

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By Lauren Ceronie Campus Editor

In the last installation of this series, we looked at the struggles and triumphs of the first women to attend Miami University. These women knocked down barriers and made history but the women who followed them still had progress to make. Beginning in the early 1900s and throughout the World War II period, the female students at Miami worked to find their place in the male-dominated academic world.

Female students at Miami were not expected to do well at the college level, so it was a huge surprise when they did. In 1901, Sara Greer became the first woman to be ranked second in her class and four years later, Edna S. Robinson became the first woman to graduate at the top of her class.

These women were not always properly commended for their acts, however.

Ella McSurely, one of the first women to attend Miami, graduated in 1904 and went on to receive a Master of Arts, no small feat for her time. But it seemed the only thing she was remembered for was the fact she never married. Even years later in Walter Havighurst’s book The Miami Years, McSurely is only mentioned as “a life long spinster.”

This thought that female students should fulfill their “womanly duties” was a theme at the university (and throughout the country). In 1902, Miami opened the “Normal School” to train women to become teachers. Enrollment in the normal school was almost 100 percent female. The Normal School, while a far cry better than no education, was still thought of by many as a lesser school. Bess Coulter, one of The Miami Student’s first female staff members, humorously pointed this out in a December 1902 article for the paper.

“The work in construction has been basket weaving,” Coulter said.

“Many are the proud possessors of these baskets. It is very satisfactory to have some visible results of one’s work. Then those who in the future do not succeed as teachers may still have their basket weaving as means of support.”

In 1905, the Normal School was renamed the College of Education and it began calling for the same entrance and graduation requirements as the College of Liberal Arts.

The stereotype of women as teachers was still alive and well, however. A 1908 article of The Miami Student stated that, “An ideal teacher is a true woman. Her executive ability emanates from her love of children.”

The classification of women as delicate beings was also rampant on campus. After Miami held it’s first women’s collegiate athletic event, a basketball game between members of the Normal School and the College of Liberal Arts, S.J.

This is part of a series The Miami Student is running about the University Archives.

All information in the following article was obtained from the University Archives with the help of University Archivist Bob Schmidt.

Brandenburg wrote in an article for The Student, “To what extent can the college woman indulge in her athletic propensities without lowering her womanly dignity?”

The men of Miami struggled with the introduction of women into their academic lives, but the female students made it clear they were there to stay. In 1910, The Miami Student published its first “Girls Number,” an annual issue that was created completely by girls. The “Girls Number” published for 23 years and was a forum for women to address women’s issues.

In the 1920s, women began receiving varsity letters for athletics, they pushed for a new female residence hall and they demanded to be able to wear the same class sweaters as men. In 1925, the constitution of the Student Government Associations was amended to say, “The senate of the Miami Student Electorate shall consist of an equal number of men and women.” That same year, students started a “Miami’s Most Beautiful Women” competition that was entertaining although perhaps not in line with the other rights women were achieving.

The march toward women’s rights was slowed in the 1930s when the economic depression drastically lowered the number of female students at Miami from about 100 to less than 60. The ranks of woman at Miami were replenished after the start of World War II. On campus both academic accomplishments and war related volunteering flourished. Women made much progress taking over male dominated positions on campus but they did face some backlash for not doing more to support the war.

The freedoms that women experienced when they far outnumbered the men during the war were quickly wiped away when the men returned.

National attitudes said women should leave school to get married and look after a home once the men returned and many did. Women also began experiencing strict 10 p.m. curfews, the same curfew time women in 1908. This was also when the “For Women Only” handbook filled with stringent rules came out.

Student Becky Harris was not happy with the restrictions put on her and her colleagues and said in a 1955 article in The Student, “Let’s face it, this is the mid-20th century we’re living in, not the Victorian age.”

These women may have felt they were not making any progress, but their actions helped usher in the college life we know today.

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POLICE House bills could dilute gun laws

BEAT Local Speedway suffers gas and dash

Around midnight Tuesday, Oxford police officers responded to Speedway on Locust Street in regards to theft. It was reported that a driver of a silver GMC pickup truck stole gasoline and drove away. Officers did not locate the suspects in the area after the incident. A worker at the time said when the truck pulled up, there were two white males that were filling their vehicle and who looked to be in their twenties. The worker said the driver was wearing a dark brown jacket and the passenger was in a black jacket. There was no glance of the license plate by the worker or the security video.

Fencing broken near McCullough-Hyde Around 8:40 p.m. Tuesday, Oxford police officers responded to McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital in reference to damage done to the vinyl fence.

Officers met with an employee in the parking lot and noticed three portions of the vinyl fence had been knocked out. The fence also was damaged over the weekend but repairs were made Monday. While checking the area, the officers found a cell phone on the ground adjacent to the fence where it was damaged.

The owner of the phone is now listed as a suspect.

Around 9:40 a.m. Monday, officers had gone to the hospital in reference to nine other units of fencing being forcibly removed.

That damage likely occurred over the weekend and most of the panels can be reused.

Female finds car smashed and scratched Around 1:25 p.m. Tuesday, an Oxford police officer met with a Miami University student who had damage done to her car. Her Toyota Camry was parked on Tallawanda St. around 12:30 p.m. When she returned around 10:15 p.m., both side mirrors were broken off and there was a large scratch on the driver’s door.

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Two new House Bills involving restrictions on gun licensure have been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives.

State Representatives Ron Maag and Andy Thompson introduced House Bill 422, which would allow citizens with gun licenses and permits to not promptly inform an approaching law enforcement officer that they are carrying a weapon or have a license for a firearm.

The Representatives felt the bill was necessary due to misinterpretation and misuse of the current notification requirements, Legislative Aid to Representative Maag Samantha Cotton said via email.

“There was a recent incident in Canton where the police officer ended up being fired because the person did not ‘promptly’ notify him of his CCW (carrying a concealed weapon),” Cotton said.

Representative Maag, along with Representative Johnson, also introduced House Bill 425, which would allow for citizens to keep firearms in their cars in Ohio Building Authority parking lots such as the Statehouse.

The Representatives felt this bill was necessary in that it would

allow citizens who often park in the Statehouse the right to keep their guns in their car rather than leaving them at home, according to Cotton.

“The bills make it so individuals who have a CCW license are more easily able to carry without having to worry about unintentionally committing a misdemeanor due to conflicting and confusing laws,” Cotton said.

Spokesman for the Fraternal Order of Police of Ohio Mike Weinman strongly disagreed with the bills.

“We’re obviously going to be opposed to 422, it is quite remarkable that the lobby would push for something like this … what happens if I approach someone suspicious?” Weinman said. “They could be a permit owner and not notify me and things could escalate.”

Weinman said the issues regarding firearms in cars could be problematic.

“There are hundreds of permits that are suspended and revoked every year so this concerns us greatly with regards to Statehouse parking garages, which could turn into a slippery slope,” Weinman said. “If people can get it into the garage, then it could be the building, then soon it could be a building for Police Headquarters or Sheriffs; we don’t need

weapons in government buildings.”

The Supreme Court says citizens can defend themselves in their homes but the state has the

unneeded criminal charges.”

Oxford Police Department Public Information Officer Sgt. Jon Varley does not think the bills

Right now criminals are being made out of law abiding people and these bills will help areas that have been tripping up license permit carriers in Ohio.”

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right to put restrictions on everywhere else, according to Weinman.

“We’re also not required to keep hands in plain sight anymore … these bills are just becoming very far reaching,” Weinman said.

Buckeye Firearms Southwest Ohio Chair Joe Eaton views the proposed bills differently.

“Both of the bills are going to have my support personally as they will go a long way into cleaning up Ohio’s laws,” Eaton said. “Right now, criminals are being made out of law abiding people and these bills will help areas that have been tripping up license permit carriers in Ohio. It’s a good promotion of the 2nd Amendment, giving people back more freedoms and removing

are necessary.

“The people who abide by the law in the first place aren’t the problem, and it’s just restricting lawful gun owners in the first place,” Varley said. “As for Oxford, we generally don’t have problems with firearms, usually if there are issues, they are brought from outside elements.”

There are currently 353 permits listed in the 45056 district, including Oxford, according to Butler County Sherriff’s Office Deputy J.D. Smith.

“I can only speak for myself but I am very much in favor of the act. I am in favor of both bills under review,” Miami University senior Julien Counts of the Miami University Pistol Club said.

Students maintain sunglasses business

By Lisa Reymann Community Editor

Release Sunglasses is a brand that was founded in Oxford last April by three Miami University business students. Now, a year later, it has grown into a company that receives orders from both around the country and internationally.

The founders, Alek Toumert, Blaine Westropp and Matt Rosinski, have all been friends since grade school. Currently seniors, the three began by discussing the possibility of a company in which they could share a common vision and provide a great product with excellent customer service.

According to Toumert, they started off selling Miami-related products for such events as Green Beer Day. “This idea for our own company began as an idea around early February of last year,” Toumert said.

“We sat down, and began to progressively make this happen.”

Westropp described the initial start as an idea that rapidly morphed into reality almost overnight.

“I remember I was sitting with Alek, messing around with logos when we found a supplier and put in an order,” Westropp said. “I was literally coding the site as we were talking about what to call the brand. Then the day we received the order, we put the sunglasses up on the site.”

The name stems from a philosophy the trio firmly stands by, which is the importance in releasing oneself from a negative state of mind.

It’s the importance of a positive outlook on life that really is the message behind the company and is something all three wish to share with their customers.

While currently based in Oxford, ‘Release Sunglasses’ is a predominantly Internet sale-based corporation.

Everything has been independently run and launched by the students from the beginning, including pool-

ing money out of their own pockets to cover the startup costs. The site is completely managed by the three, and includes photos and videos shot and edited by them as well.

“That’s definitely cool that Miami students have started a business while still in school,” first-year Viktor Barricklow said.

“The amount of time put into something like that while continuing to juggle work load from class has to be crazy.”

All three founders have made time for their company, especially Matt Rosinski who is a double major and on Miami’s varsity baseball team.

“Overall, it’s been a fun and rewarding experience,” Tourmert said. “We have future plans to continue with this business

We have future plans to continue with this business right after we graduate.”

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right after we graduate.

We’re all from Cleveland so we want to startup an office downtown.”

Westropp hopes to take ‘Release’ towards a higher end of sunglasses with a unique quality that no one has seen before.

“We really enjoy the video production and photography aspect of the company, so we want to do more of that as well as generate more sunglasses.”

Westropp said.

Both Tourmert and Westropp agreed that one of the best parts of this experience has been watching their vision take off.

A year later from their beginnings as a developing plan, they now stand as company owners with the full satisfaction of success due to independent planning and effort. Their products can be found at www. releasesunglasses.com/

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Residents take full advantage of the unseasonably warm and sunny weather Oxford experienced this past week.

FSB students travel to New York for ‘Wall Street Week’

By Clare Kiernan

For The Miami Student

With only a few months left before the start of summer, many students are on the hunt to find work. Whether looking for long-term positions or quick summer internships, students are taking advantage of the valuable resources that Miami University has to offer.

On Jan. 7, 24 students – a group of sophomores and juniors – ventured to New York City for Miami’s annual Wall Street Week.

“Students are hosted by Miami alums who have reached senior positions in the world of investment banking, asset management, consulting, market making and trading,” Steve Wyatt, chair of the finance department, said. “Miami alumni in the field of finance talk about how they made their way from Miami to where they are today, and they talk about what they are currently doing in the field of finance.”

Wyatt said the speakers are open to questions about many topics, including their careers, their views on current activities in and around Wall Street and general finance questions.

One junior who participated in the event, Jon Quintero, had nothing but positive things to say about his experience.

“All day, we were hearing presentations from RBS, JP Morgan, SecondMarket, Mizuho and Deloitte, among other companies. These presentations focused on different potential career paths

and how to break into those industries,” Quintero said.

Although Wall Street Week is ideal for any student seeking a career in finance, the application process is very selective.

“Students are chosen based on many factors including grades, demonstrated interest in the field through coursework, internships, clubs, case competitions, the ability to accept employment or internships and geographical interest,” Wyatt said.

Once selected, however, students enjoy a four-day educational trip with most costs covered.

“We have private donations [from Miami Alumni working in finance] that pay for the hotel room for the week and for some dinners, as well as the train ride to RBS’s headquarters in Connecticut,” Wyatt said.

The only expenses students are responsible for are transportation to and from New York, he said.

Senior Sammy Kolton said although she never participated in Wall Street Week, she is not surprised by Miami’s willingness to assist students in their career pursuits.

“One thing I have always noticed about Miami is the strong relationship students have with alumni. Miami does a great job keeping everyone connected,” Kolton said.

“Being proactive in building relationships is key, and it’s amazing that we have faculty who are so dedicated to helping advance their students professionally,” Quintero said.

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University collaboration caters to student needs Next fall, Miami University and Wright State University will collaborate to create a joint master’s degree program called “The Greater Miami Valley MSW Collaborative.” The program will provide students the opportunity to become a licensed social worker with a two-year master’s degree.

Admitted students can enroll in courses either at Miami or Wright State. The program will utilize both locations by televising lectures back and forth and with online courses.

The program focuses on three main topics: children, families or gerontology in regards to social work. The MSW program is in its final stage of approval after its inception three years ago.

The editorial board of The Miami Student supports the university’s collaboration with Wright State. The MSW program makes it more accessible for students who want to pursue a higher degree in social work.

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Both universities offer students with a more diverse setting for research and field experience.

If a student enrolls in the MSW program at Miami, he or she will have a rural setting, but if the student enrolls at Wright State an urban setting will be provided for studying.

The program will be beneficial because it utilizes existing resources and may end up making more money for both universities.

Since the universities are sharing resources more students will have the chance to obtain this master’s degree.

Moreover, the collaboration caters to the different needs of fulltime and commuter students. The board sees the MSW program as a step in the right direction for the university.

Miami needs more programs like this because it shows a value in student learning and establishes strong relationships between neighboring schools.

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Thank you for putting some real effort in to promoting Miami University athletics lately.

Articles like “Finding the Super Fan at Miami,” “OU Rivalry” and “Osborn is Key to Miami’s Success” expose the disparity between the success of our teams and the support of our school.

It is imperative that the Miami University community supports the athletes that represent our fine university.

I believe, and I think The Miami Student writers agree, now is the time for a RedHawk Movement.

As a member of the volleyball team, I really appreciated your article about the Miami/OU rivalry.

I can’t even begin to describe how big of a deal it is to us as athletes when we play the “bobkitties” let alone any other MidAmerican Conference (MAC) school; but clearly the rest of the school does not agree. It goes to show how much support Ohio University students have for their teams, and how much we do not.

This can and must change.

Thank you for your coverage on all our teams, as well. But do students know about our threetime defending MAC Championship tennis team or women’s track that is breaking records left and right or that Bekka Westrick will be swimming in the Olympic Trials for the 100-meter butterfly this summer?

We have some incredible athletes at Miami and I think it’s about time the rest of the school realizes that.

The RedHawk Council, Red Alert and Marketing Department have been working hard to get a movement started across campus

to find our super fans and get our student section going. RedHawk Council is the student-athlete representative organization on campus that constantly inspires student-athletes to support each other in competition. But we need more help.

Personally, I think it’s every Miami student’s dream to be a part of a packed house at Miami that rushes the court or field after a game. Who doesn’t see that on ESPN and think, “I wish Miami was like that!” Well, we can be.

And honestly, it’s incredibly fun to go crazy cheering for your school. Who doesn’t love a Miami hockey game?

That kind of spirit should be evident all over campus not just because of athletics, but because it reflects the image of the entire university.

Please continue to publish articles that urge Miami students to get out there and support our teams. I really think we can get students excited about the RedHawks.

In fact, we’ve started making an impact at the men’s and women’s basketball games with capes, wigs, sunglasses, chants and school spirit.

So, I’m calling on the RedHawk Nation for reinforcement: join me in the student section and let’s get the movement started. See you at the triple-header games on Feb. 11 and follow our teams’ success on muredhawks.com.

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Gaming industry should adopt universal regulation All over the globe, when you look at a video game’s packaging, you’re likely to find a rating. This rating, like those for films, lets people know what the appropriate age group is for the title.

This particular board, The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) is maintained independently of government. But what about places with rating systems; who handles those?

In Europe, it is the independently maintained Pan European Gaming Information (PEGI), and in South Korea, it was the government’s Game Rating Board.

Recently though, a private firm, Private Rating Organization Bureau, was established in order to handle these matters outside of the government. It makes sense, based on how these firms work in larger markets, to make the switch to a private organization.

At first glance, it could be lauded as a step into a less regulated market and one better overall for the industry. The catch is that South Korea has passed a law that disallows those under 18 to log in between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m. This Cinderella law has a companion, called the Selective Shutdown Law, which went into effect Jan. 22.

Now this law requires companies running online games to block those under 18 under the request of parents or the player from playing. According to “This Is Game” (a website dedicated to Korean industry news), the highest amount of restriction, enforcing both of the aforementioned laws, belongs to companies bringing in more than $26 million.

This includes the widely known, Blizzard, developer of World of Warcraft.

Companies between $2 and $26 million need only enforce the Selective Shutdown, not the Cinderella. Finally, those under $2 million need enforce neither; they may go about their business.

Why go through all this

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trouble? South Korea’s government seriously worries about the state of addiction to video games in their populace. Much like in the United States, people are very concerned about the alleged effects of video games on minors. While the U.S. has not seen such a concerning wave of suspected addiction among its minors, states have tried to criminalize the sale of violent video games to minors.

Though, as of Brown v. EMA, this did not work out.

In South Korea, there are now three ministries with their hands in regulating the video game industry.

These are the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MGEF), the Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology (MEST) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism (MCST). “This Is Game” writes that another survey of potential legislation exists.

The MEST is looking into a policy that would force young students who hit a two-hour mark in play time, to stop playing. Apparently, “the MEST believes the game addiction derives from not specific playing period but

amount of playing time.” Just like in the United States, the video game industry in South Korea is not convinced. And with no conclusive medical evidence to speak of, they remain so.

On one hand, the government is relinquishing control of the ratings system, while on the other they are taking a more hands on approach.

These laws are reminiscent of curfew laws in the U.S. Of course, curfew laws tell kids to get indoors by a certain time, and South Korea’s laws wish to lay claim on what they cannot do while inside.

Sometimes, this makes sense, but only if consistent (there are obviously things you can’t legally perform no matter where you are).

Sure, you can play video games, but not two hours straight. Stop 10 minutes before, take a break and start over. Then your two hours begin anew. But this criticism could be corrected by the time it would see the light of day as legislation.

My point is this: if people are going to regulate the industry, it should be done with thoughtful legislation. Even here in the U.S., this idea seems to evade every self-proclaimed interested party.

Rushing to regulate can come back to bite a legislature too. The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) has now spent years defending the U.S. video game industry in various courts. They have now received from opponents a total of roughly $3.1 million in legal fees, according to GamePolitics.com (The publication arm of the Entertainment Consumers Association).

While we in the U.S. have not seen a scenario as confusing as South Korea’s policies, it can serve as a lesson for us in the future. Since the industry is more than likely to come under scrutiny again here in the U.S. let’s hope that lawmakers have learned some lessons.

Successful primary season won’t secure Romney’s presidency Tuesday, Mitt Romney shellacked Newt Gingrich in Florida. He defeated him with every major group of voters except the far right (a group Romney won’t win until the general election), and finally came close to winning a majority of Republicans in a highly important swing state.

Congratulations to Mitt Romney, it’s a great win for him, but his problems with conservatives are still immense and they’re still not going away. I’m not saying Romney won’t win the nomination. Actually, Romney will be the party’s nominee in November, it might take awhile since Gingrich seems to have more political lives than anyone who has ever lived, but in the end, it’s going to be Romney.

Romney will also lose in November to the president. Why? One word: enthusiasm. Turnout in Florida actually went down 14 percent from four years ago when Floridians understood it was their turn to anoint the unabashedly moderate John McCain. And the (Republican spin warning) “record” turnouts in the other contests so far have basically all been due to Ron Paul’s supporters turning out in droves. Since these people, for the most part, aren’t really Republicans and will not turn out in November to vote for Mitt Romney it’s safe to subtract Paul’s vote from the turnout numbers.

Low turnout means low enthusiasm. Republicans across the country aren’t stupid. They’ve been given a horrendous choice between the flip-flopping I’ll say whatever you want me to say Romney, the erratic (to put it nicely), but visionary Gingrich, the crotchety old man Paul, and the far too socially conservative to ever win a national election Rick Santorum. There’s nothing exciting about any of these people.

And though Romney might be the best positioned to win since he has the most effective staff, the most endorsements, and the most money, he can’t buy or beg for conservative excitement. There’s none now for him and there never will be.

The conservative base will never like Romney, some will go vote for

him in November, but they won’t have a sign in their yard, they won’t have a bumper sticker and they most assuredly won’t ask their friends to go do the same.

The counter attack to all of this is that conservatives will rally around their guy and turn out in the general election because they’re going to be so excited to beat Barack Obama. Yes, conservatives hate the stimulus, Obamacare and pretty much everything the President has done, but in essence, they plan to out enthusiasm the candidate who rallied up enthusiastic troops better than any candidate in history. They plan to out enthusiasm the guy who got universal health care passed (a liberal desire since the days of Franklin Roosevelt), made the order to have Osama Bin Laden killed, and is watching unemployment go down as we speak.

I know the economy is bad and Romney plans to use his business experience to nail the President, which could actually work, but all team Obama really has to do is define Mitt Romney as a flip flopping politician who fired people for 25 years before that in the private sector and it’s happy days on the south side of Chicago once more.

If the candidate of change can define his opponent much like George W. Bush did to another French speaking, flip-flopping Massachusetts elitist in 2004, while simultaneously rallying his base by running as a the defender of the common folk (in Bushes case it was family values), it won’t even be close.

Romney’s only chance is to quit saying the word fired on the trail, and continue to attempt to define the President as a failure and himself as the man to fix it all like he has before in business and with the Olympics.

Unfortunately for conservatives, Romney just isn’t a quality candidate. He screws up too often on the trail and legitimately seems to be a robot at times. It’s going to take a better candidate than Romney to kick out an incumbent, which is never an easy task, and all the good ones stayed home.

Imagination, words can be as meaningful as any piece of art

I have always been superb at procrastination, which is arguably the one thing I excel at in life. Still, looking at blank word documents used to make me nauseas, and expecting me to write much outside of school assignments was like expecting my dog to stay out of the trash when I left the room. It just wasn’t happening.

On the other hand, I took nearly every art class offered at my high school and doodled outside of class assignments. This was a blank piece of paper I could appreciate. While I wasn’t very good, I found drawing to be therapeutic, and I enjoyed feeling that sense of

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accomplishment upon completing a picture or project that was in the works for weeks or months. Best of all, the sight of blank canvas didn’t make me feel like Charlie Sheen on a Sunday morning.

However, times do change. My life now is busier than ever, and I rarely draw or paint; my dog still gets in the trash, but now I write articles willingly and, despite the chaos, occasionally turn them in ahead of schedule. If that isn’t inspiration, I don’t know what is.

The truth of the matter is, I never really quit creating art. Blank word documents are very much the same

as blank canvas, and the final product still paints a picture in the mind of the reader. The beauty of a picture is the symbolism, and the use of written language is symbolism at its finest. There are an infinite number of sentences available for construction from our finite alphabetical symbols.

Almost assuredly, the next paper you write, even if it’s something as unappealing as a lab report, is going to be a piece of literature never before created. The limit to the ideas you can convey are only restricted to your imagination (wouldn’t you feel your childhood bedtime would have been boring if it were not for

Dr. Seuss, who gave us Sneetches and Whos?) The truth is, good writing requires artistic creativity to push the limits of language within the confines of Debbie-downers like format and syntax.

I now have this silly appreciation for a well-constructed sentence that I never had as an immature writer.

I now have an appreciation for the imagination it takes to ponder several different routes of dictation, but choose the one most appropriate for the context. I have begun to understand the power of writing.

Words have the ability to influence decisions. They have the ability to

mediate disagreement, promote understanding, incite laughter, educate and encourage.

To wield the tool of the written language is powerful — even though black letters on paper or a computer screen are less aesthetically appealing than the majestic ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, words still convey a message, and the message amidst the symbolic haze of written language may mean more to someone than a visual creation.

So I may leave you with this idea: the next time you view your next writing assignment, think of it as an opportunity to create a masterpiece.

Demeaning stereotypes about the black community still flourish

It’s officially Black History Month, so you know what that means? A whole month, 29 days to be exact, to highlight all the miraculous achievements of African-Americans throughout history.

Now, while you may or may not be able to sense the sarcasm, let’s just say I’m happy we get recognized but not with the timespan of a month, specifically, the shortest one of the calendar year. Because I’m sure this is a topic that is widely spoken of, the fact of the matter is that everyday is considered “White History” in the Black community; I shall digress to a topic that seems to be becoming more and more prevalent in today’s conversation.

After watching the highly popular

“Sh*t White Girls say to Black Girls” videos on YouTube and seeing the trend sweep the nation, many videos began to surface about the over spoken topic of being a “sellout” in the black community.

While my friends and I can highly relate to the video, it is interesting that some of my friends tended to ask, “Why is her normal voice so white?”

To my surprise, I wasn’t surprised, because this a question that I have been hearing and battling with myself since high school.

“Talking white” or acting like an “Oreo” (black on the outside, white on the inside) is a phrase and topic that seems to be labeled on the more articulately spoken black people throughout the community. Not only

in the black community is this said, but you are also considered a “token” in the white community, also know as the one token black friend. This level of ignorance keeps a continuous thought running through my mind of what exactly it means to “talk black” or “act black,” as well as what is expected of blacks throughout the community.

This topic and questioning has surfaced in many scholarly articles, books and has been addressed on talk shows and in magazines. The phenomenon promotes confusion in self identity and makes one question who developed the image of “blackness” and how has this image been or not been distorted to what it is we view now.

Is it considered “not acting like our kind” when you speak as an articulate, educated individual whose abundant vocabulary of words doesn’t include the Ebonics that are spoken throughout movies and rap songs? If so, when did it become only a “black thing” to act this way?

There have been plenty of times where I’ve watched 8-Mile and heard people say Eminem is truly a black guy trapped in a white body. Does it make you a sell-out to the community when you don’t like those rap songs or cultural movies and prefer different things than your black counterparts? I find the answer to be yes in these instances.

There have been countless amounts of times where I have been ridiculed,

or called “not black” because I don’t enjoy films like Love and Basketball and Baby Boy, but does that make my skin any less dark? No. The fact that in 2012 this is still a conversation is appalling. When the lines of blackness are no longer blurred by the empirical views from movies and music is when as a culture and people we will be able to become widely accepted as more than an undereducated, misrepresented race. Whether it is tomorrow or today, the critical shrewdness of our community must not fall into the trap of being what is widely perceived and known as “blackness,” because that is first and foremost not a direct or positive representation of an entire race.

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applying Taylor’s methods. “[Beforehand], my hands would shake, my heart would race, my face got red,” Wenk said. “Now that I’m aware that’s just my brain interfering with all of these irritating, nervous thoughts, I can subdue them and it’s not as bad.”

Taylor and Gingras say training the brain isn’t just for musicians.

“In many ways, life is a performance,” Taylor said. “When we really get a better understanding

about what our choices are and what the circuitry means in our brain, we look at one another differently. It boils down to how we can be cognitively accountable for what’s going on in our minds.”

To spread her message of increased appreciation for and awareness of the brain, Taylor is launching a “Brain Extravaganza” in Bloomington, Ind. From April through this fall, 22 large brains decorated by artists (think of flying pigs in Cincinnati or guitars in Cleveland) will be placed around town. Gingras will

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“She really likes Miami,” Gingras said. “She thought the setting is gorgeous.”

Taylor will likely have little trouble convincing those in authority at Miami to help spread her message.

“Your president’s a doll,” Taylor said. “He just sat in the back of the room and smiled throughout my presentation.”

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courses are being considered.

According to Carl Brun, the chair of the Department of Social work at Wright State, admitted students will have one concentration which is the Advanced Generalist. Students will focus on one of the specializations, children and family or older adults, according to Brun.

Peterson said the MSW program is a two-year program for full-time students and longer for part-time students. The program may offer something called Advanced Placements Students. This would allow a student who received their undergraduate degree of social work at Miami or Wright State to use some of their courses toward their master’s degree.

This program may increase enrollment at Miami because prospective students who want to earn a bachelor’s degree of social work might be interested in the

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community building activities, or embracing a new one. The scholarship’s standing as the number one honor may also be revised.

“The Harrison should always be a part of our top scholarships,” Kabbaz said. “Whether the Harrison should be the only one will be something we will have to think through.”

While all scholarships that are offered could be due for change, Shock said current holders of a scholarship will not be affected.

The terms of their award(s) will remain the same. Any changes will be for the students entering as first-years in the fall of 2013.

As for the Harrison Scholarship, Noviski hopes Miami considers the type of student it is trying to attract.

“If they want to have a lot of good students, their current direction is probably the right path,” Noviski said. “But I don’t think, without a full ride option, they’re going to be able to pull students away from Ivy League schools and other comparable institutions.”

who arrive with some college credits find it much easier to pursue a double major or pick up another minor or add another study abroad experience or another internship.”

Miami first-year Allison Burko agrees.

Burko said she entered Miami with nine credit hours, which she earned from AP classes at Solon High School in Ohio.

Burko said having these credits freed her up to take classes that she wanted and to fulfill other Miami Plan requirements.

“The scores that I got on my tests transferred in so that I didn’t have to take intro level English

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FROM PAGE 2 improve the on-campus experience for everyone, not just those who live in the residence halls,” said Easterly.

Student Body President Nick Huber announced that he and a few other members of ASG cabinet would be visiting Ohio State

MSW program.

Junior Kiera Ford said, “I think this MSW program is an awesome idea. It’s something I am defiantly interested in. I hope to attain a master’s in social work. This program is a great investment for Miami.”

The program has been in the works for about three years but is still waiting on formal approval.

The program has to be approved by the Ohio Board of Regents and the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). CSWE accredits all undergraduate and master’s social work programs in the country.

The collaboration of the two universities made it possible for no additional resources or faculty to be expended to meet the accreditation criteria. Miami will earn money because there will be more tuition paying graduate students.

First-year Janee Kelly said, “This program is something that will help me get all my requirements for social work done in a reasonable amount of time and provide me with hands on experience.” class here,” Burko said.

Senior Brittany Molnar also entered Miami with college credit.

Molnar earned 14 credits through dual-enrollment at Upper Sandusky High School in Ohio.

Molnar said she liked dual enrollment because it allowed her to take classes at the college level without having to leave her highschool campus. “[College credit] was integrated in our curriculum,” Molnar said.

“My teachers at the high-school actually taught it for credit, because they are certified through the university so I didn’t have to go anywhere.”

Molnar did not have to take ENG 111 or a math class at Miami.

University this Friday to learn more about how their student government operates, and to see their Student Union.

“We’ll be going and observing how this other liberal education school runs their student government and see what strengths they have that we can mirror for our own here at Miami University,” Huber said.

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Editor JM RIEGER

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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2012

NEXT GAME: 2 p.m. Saturday, vs. Eastern Michigan

RedHawks soar over Chippewas

By Brian Gallagher

Chris Hopkins Food for thought

boxing gets a right hook Boxing is dead in a decade without Floyd “Money” Mayweather Jr. and Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao. The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) has more momentum than boxing has potential.

The buzz about a fight between the two best welterweight boxers in the world started again after a Las Vegas judge sympathized with Mayweather and pushed his start of prison back. Mayweather celebrated the news of his delayed captivity by “calling out” Pac-man on Twitter, saying he wants a fight set for May 5. The talks between the two camps were rekindled shortly after.

At a point in history, boxing was one of the most popular sports in America; of course those were the days when Brooklyn had a baseball team and newspapers were profitable.

From the 1960s-1990s, boxing remained prominent but after Lennox Lewis retired it never got back to its old form.

In 2010, boxing had the two highest grossing pay-per-view (PPV) events, but one involved Money and the other involved Pac. There are two underlining problems with this: first, those are the only two boxers to have over a million PPV buys. The other problem is they weren’t fighting each other.

The flickering candle that is their career is on its last drops of wax. Mayweather turns 35 in February and Pacquiao is 33, which saddens me deeply as neither boxer has faced worthy competition.

The feeling of their fights is similar to a Globetrotters basketball game: the outcome is already known. On the other hand, UFC has a plethora of young talent that will keep them going strong for years to come.

The youth of the country have a distorted view of boxing, they feel it is ancient and boring while UFC is action-packed and feeds our natural instinct to watch authentic bloodbaths.

The last great era of boxing that intrigued most of America died with Mike Tyson’s sense of reality. Tyson was boxing’s last heavyweight rockstar.

Freddie Roach, former Tyson trainer and current Pacquiao trainer said in an interview that the future of boxing hinders on, “…a good heavyweight … a good American heavyweight.”

As people reminisced about Muhammad Ali during his 70th birthday, I enjoyed seeing what boxing was but also sad to know the sport Ali triumphantly carried the torch for is currently revising its will (Don King will be left out).

To go along with what Roach said, America needs an American heavyweight. Money and Pacquiao have been undoubtedly great for the sport, but nothing catches the attention of the world like a pounding heavyweight bout. The names of Louis, Marciano, Ali and Tyson are revered as titans; Ray Leonard, Jones Jr. and Hopkins are forever overlooked.

Boxing has been great material for Hollywood but it would be nice if it could also be entertaining in the ring.

As Richard Pryor said, “I ain’t dead yet,” the same is true for boxing. Unless somebody can fill the void left by Mayweather and Pacquiao or a seventh Rocky is released, boxing may be down for the count at the hands of a UFC spine rip.

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A dominating effort on both ends of the floor made the six hour trip to Central Michigan University (CMU) worth it as the Miami University women’s basketball team picked up its second straight victory, 79-57, over the Chippewas.

With the victory, the RedHawks improved to 17-5 overall and 7-2 in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and held on to their second-place position in the MAC East Standings.

“This was a team effort on offense and defense,” Head Coach Maria Fantanarosa said. “Our players responded to the challenge, and, as a team, they stayed very focused as to what they had to do.”

Senior guard Maggie Boyer led all scorers with 14 points and was one of five RedHawks in double figures. Boyer’s scoring effort not only helped the ’Hawks pick up a win, but it also moved her into 15th place on the all-time scoring list with 1,152 career points.

Junior guard Courtney Osborn

just missed a triple-double, filling the stat sheet with 12 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists.

“Our starters came out very focused, very sharp and set the tone for the game,” Fantanarosa said. “We also got some good additional minutes from the bench and the team did a great job working together.”

The RedHawks started the game with an intensity that CMU could not match and were soon up 11-0 after only three minutes had expired.

A barrage of three-pointers by Osborn and Boyer were the stimulus that pushed Miami out to its biggest lead of the half at 41-22 with 5:22 remaining.

Although Central Michigan was missing its top three scorers who had been suspended following an altercation in a game against Ohio University last week, the Chippewas did not go quietly.

Following an 8-0 run by CMU, the RedHawks’ lead was down to 11 at 41-30 at the 3:08 mark. But that was as close as it would get, as Miami was able to grab the momentum back and take a 47-33 lead into the

[This win] gives us a lot of confidence, as long as we continue to focus on the little things, we’re going to be fine.”

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locker room at halftime.

“I think we learned [from previous games] that we need to continue to play for a full 40 minutes,” Boyer said. “It’s paramount that we play solid team defense, which takes the pressure away from our offense.”

If the Chippewas were hoping the RedHawks would falter in the second half, they were sorely disappointed, as Miami never let up in its attack.

Sophomore guard Hannah Robertson started the half off with a three-pointer and the rout was on.

Following a layup by sophomore forward Erica Almady, the ’Hawks took their largest lead of the game at 72-56 with just under three minutes remaining and coasted to victory. “[This win] gives us a lot of confidence,” Boyer said. “As long as we

continue to focus on the little things, we’re going to be fine.”

The depth of Miami’s scoring options was also on full display as junior forward Kirsten Olowinski dropped in 12 points and Robertson added 13 of her own to go along with the contributions of Boyer and Osborn. In her highest scoring effort since returning from injury, Almady came off the bench to provide valuable minutes and posted 10 points.

Miami will head back to Michigan Saturday to face the Eagles of Eastern Michigan University (EMU). EMU comes into the contest with a share of the lead in the MAC West division and a 7-2 conference record.

Tip-off is at 2 p.m. as the ’Hawks will look to make it three in a row with a win in Ypsilanti, Mich.

NEXT GAME: 2 p.m. Saturday, vs. BALL STATE

Mavunga leads Red and White past Eagles in overtime

By Josh North

For The Miami Student

The Miami University men’s basketball team (6-14, 2-6 Mid-American Conference (MAC)) mounted a furious comeback Wednesday night to beat the Eastern Michigan University (10-12, 5-3 MAC) Eagles 62-57 at Millett Hall.

The victory ended a four-game losing streak in the MAC, capped with a 73-64 loss at Western Michigan University last Saturday. The Red and White are now 2-0 in overtime games after beating the University of Dayton in overtime on opening night.

Senior forward Julian Mavunga, who finished with 19 points, a career-high, 19 rebounds and a career-high eight assists, led the RedHawks. This was Mavunga’s 12th double-double of the season and the 26th of his career.

“What we did tonight is what we usually do in games,” Mavunga said. “We came out and let up a little bit, but we knew this time we had to finish. We have been in games and we know we are capable of finishing.”

Mavunga also attributed a lot of the team’s success to senior forward Adam Thomas, who came up with a series of huge hustle plays down the stretch. Head Coach Charlie Coles also noted the tremendous job that Thomas did.

“When your best player trusts another player who doesn’t play often, good things happen,” Coles said.

Coles also said Thomas would be starting the next game for the

RedHawks after providing a spark Wednesday night.

The Eagles led the RedHawks 45-34 with 3:28 left in the second half before a 6-0 run brought the Red and White to within five.

Sophomore forward Jon Harris then drilled a three-pointer to tie the game at 46-46. Miami came up with the defensive stop to force the overtime period. From there, it was all RedHawks.

“Coach [Jermaine Henderson] was saying that we have to keep fighting and that we can still win this thing,” Harris said. “He gave us a great speech before the game and the least we can do is win.”

Mavunga then went on to hit eight of 10 free throws in the overtime period, which allowed the RedHawks to close out the Eagles.

Sophomore guard Quinten Rollins was the only other RedHawk in double figures with 10 points and he also came up with some big baskets in the second half. Coles described this game as Rollins’ best game, especially on the defensive end.

“This team hasn’t gotten a lot of breaks,” Coles said. “This is the second best practicing team I’ve ever had since I’ve been at Miami and they have never faltered there even with the tough losses.”

Senior guard Darrell Lampley, who dropped in 17 points, led Eastern Michigan.

The win also came just hours after an announcement that freshman guard Brian Sullivan was named MAC Freshman of the Month for January. Sullivan scored in double figures in six of the RedHawks eight

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Senior forward Julian Mavunga powers his way to the rim Wednesday against Eastern Michigan University. Mavunga finished the game with 19 points. games in January.

Miami will play Saturday at 4 p.m. at Ball State University. The Red and White defeated Ball State last season 89-75.

The team will look to win two consecutive games for the first time all season as well as looking for its first road win of the season this weekend.

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’Hawks travel to Ann Arbor to face rival Wolverines

By Tom Downey

For The Miami Student

No. 18 Miami University will travel to Ann Arbor, Mich. to take on No. 7/8 Michigan University this weekend in their final road series of the year.

“They are a great team. I expect them to be firing on all cylinders,” Head Coach Enrico Blasi said. “I expect us to go out there and see what we can do. We have to play our best hockey.”

In their last meeting, the ’Hawks had their way with the Wolverines, who at the time were ranked No. 4, winning 2-1 on Friday and then winning again on Saturday in a shootout, as sophomore forward Bryon Palazzo scored the only goal in the shootout.

Michigan has greatly benefited from the return of sophomore

defenseman Jon Merrill after serving a 22-game suspension, causing him to miss the first matchup.

“It’s a big [series]. They are a much different team from when we played them before the break,” senior defenseman Will Weber said.

“We’re going to have to play really well this weekend. We’ve been playing well but I think we have to take the next step here.”

The RedHawks have had recent success against their rivals from up north the last few years. The ’Hawks are 8-3-1 since 2008 against the Wolverines and have not lost at Michigan since 2009 when they were swept.

“Every game matters. This is probably the biggest weekend so far this year,” freshman forward Alex Wideman said, fresh off his first career multi-goal game. “It’s Michigan. We think it is a rivalry, they

don’t think it is. It means a lot.”

After splitting their series against Northern Michigan University (NMU), the RedHawks fell one spot in the USCHO.com poll to No. 18.

In the PairWise Rankings, which reflect the process of determining NCAA Tournament seeds, Miami is tied for 10th. The Red and White are not listed in the USA Today Poll, which only ranks the top 15 teams.

Michigan is ranked No. 7 in the USCHO.com poll, No. 8 in the USA Today poll and No. 8 in the PairWise Rankings.

The RedHawks enter the series 15-11-2 overall and 11-9-2-1 in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). The ’Hawks are tied for second place in the CCHA and are only one point behind first place Ferris State University. The Wolverines are 15-9-4 overall and 9-7-4-1 in the CCHA, which puts them in

seventh place in the standings and five points out of first place.

“I think we are playing pretty well right now,” Blasi said. “It should be a pretty good game.”

Freshman forward Blake Coleman won CCHA Rookie of the Week after his three-point performance over the weekend against NMU. This is the fifth time a Miami player has won Rookie of the Week and Coleman is the third one to do so this year.

“It just means that I’m making strides and that the team is doing well,” Coleman said. “It’s a tribute to my teammates and the coaching.”

The ’Hawks have now won a CCHA player of the week award 13 times this season.

Puck drop is set for 7:35 p.m. both Friday and Saturday at Yost Ice Arena.