The Miami Student VOLUME 138 NO. 36
Oldest university newspaper in the United States, established 1826
Friday, February 4, 2011
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD, OHIO
In 1955, The Miami Student reported five new buildings were to be named: Scott Hall, Porter Hall, Dennison Hall, the administration building and the University Center.
City ordinance requires residents to clean sidewalks
EMILY ESPOSITO The Miami Student
Ice storm freezes campus ALLISON BACKOVSKI The Miami Student
Students brave the elements Tuesday and Wednesday. Classes were cancelled for most of Tuesday and all of Wednesday due to icy, windy weather.
By Erin Fischesser Editor in Chief
Students at Miami University enjoyed some unexpected time off Feb. 1 and 2 due to an ice storm, windy conditions and dangerous falling tree limbs and power lines. The people behind the decision to cancel classes at any of the university’s campuses serve on the Institutional Response Team (IRT). According to Claire Wagner, a member of the IRT and associate director of university communications, the committee relies on a number of sources to make decisions about whether or not classes should be canceled or campus should be closed. Wagner said the IRT makes decisions based on information from the National Weather Service, Butler County Emergency Management Agency and local weather forecasts. In addition, Wagner said the focus of the decision for the Oxford campus is based upon sidewalk conditions in the area. Tuesday, predictions for
improving conditions in the afternoon led the IRT to cancel classes until 11 a.m., allowing students to attend regular courses from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and then canceling classes after 2 p.m. “Forecasts across the board were for warmer temperatures in the afternoon and less wind,” Wagner said. “That forecast seemed to be more for the area south of here.” Wagner said once the IRT heard reports of people slipping on the way to classes and difficulty keeping sidewalks safe, the decision to end classes for the day was made. While she said there was some confusion among students and staff about the cancellations Tuesday, her office received no calls Wednesday. “We use a variety of means of communication, so we hope everyone finds out in time,” Wagner said. Part of the confusion may have arisen from the difference between canceled classes and a closed campus. According to Wagner, when campus is closed, students and the majority of staff members are not ex-
Students play active role in hiring process By Chelsea Naughton Senior Staff Writer
Students in Miami University’s Department of Political Science might not have to check ratemyrofessors.com to find out if they will like the new instructors being hired. Instead, candidates for the job are presenting a mock lecture to their future students, according to Department Chair Steven DeLue. Students enrolled in political science classes have been invited to see a presentation from each candidate for a position in American policy and politics, after which they will be asked to give their opinion on each potential professor, DeLue said. The department followed a similar procedure when hiring a professor for public administration. The three candidates for the position presented a lecture to current public administration classes. DeLue said gathering student opinions has been practiced in other departments, but not in political science. However, DeLue said the political science department intends to use the process in the future. “It’s not really something we’ve done in the past,” DeLue said. “ … candidates primarily had come to give a scholarly talk to the faculty, which we still do.” DeLue stressed the importance of hiring scholarly candidates and hav-
ing students involved in the process. While student input is only one factor in the hiring process, DeLue said what students think will be highly influential in overall decision making. “If the students said it was the most boring person they ever heard, we would weigh that factor very, very heavily,” DeLue said. “We don’t want to bring into the department people that the students think ill of.” First-year Marvin McPherson, a political science major, said including students in the hiring process is beneficial. “I think it’s a really good idea because these are the people we have to learn from in the future, so it makes sense that students have a say in who will be teaching them,” McPherson said. DeLue said students who have not been able to see a presentation still have a chance to voice their opinion when the final candidates for the American politics and policy position lecture at an undecided time in the coming weeks. McPherson said he hopes allowing students to help choose their instructors becomes more common in other departments across campus. “I hope they keep doing it in the future and that it’s something they spread into other departments because students learn so much better from professors they feel they relate to,” McPherson said.
pected to follow their regular schedules. When classes are canceled, staff members are still expected to perform their regular daily duties. For staff members of Student Health Services, however, the distinction is not necessary. “We’re considered part of the essential or emergency staff,” said Assistant Vice President of Student Health Services Gail Walenga. According to Walenga, the student health center is open during campus closures. The health center was open Tuesday and Wednesday beginning at around 8 a.m. depending on staff arrivals. “When there is an emergency like that, we’re open from 8 (a.m.) to 5 (p.m.),” Walenga said. “We did our best to accommodate all of the students who came in.” Walenga said the health center saw 125 students Tuesday, and only one student who suffered a slip-andfall injury due to ice. She said the center was on track to fill all of its appointments again Wednesday. At McCullough-Hyde Memorial
Hospital emergency room staff was not keeping tabs on the number of slip-and-all injuries, but estimates the number of patients they have treated in that area has been lower this year. Walegna said severe winter weather can be dangerous to students in other ways as well, including injuries from sledding and extreme cold. “The one thing I’ve always encouraged students to do is to make sure they are dressed appropriately,” Walenga said. “Make sure you keep your body covered as best as you can.” Walenga said if students do believe they experienced frostbite, they should be very careful and call the emergency room immediately. Still, she said there is an alternative to being exposed to the elements. “The best thing to do is to stay inside and stay warm and get to know your friends and neighbors,” Walenga said. Students who did choose to leave the indoors Tuesday and Wednesday were able to travel without walking.
Miami University students slipping around campus and trudging through snow to get home may have to do more than scrape their car windows during this winter season. According to a City of Oxford ordinance, citizens must shovel their sidewalk or risk citation from the city. This ordinance requires citizens to keep their sidewalk clear and clean of snow and ice. Failure to follow this ordinance could lead to a minor misdemeanor charge. While this ordinance cites consequences for Oxford residents who do not shovel their sidewalks, its real purpose is to let citizens know their responsibilities, Oxford City Manager Doug Elliott said. “We haven’t cited anyone and don’t intend to,” Elliott said. “We just want to inform property owners of their responsibilities.” City officials have often considered changing this ordinance to give it more teeth, according to Elliott. These changes could include imposing a fine on citizens who do not clear their walks or giving residents a set period of time to clean their sidewalks after citation, Elliott said. One of the reasons the ordinance is not enforced is the difficulties that accompany it. It would be a huge task for city officials to cite every property that was not clear and to know who to cite, he said. “The difficulty is if someone is elderly, do you cite them? If someone is away from home, do you cite them?” Elliott said. The main goal of this ordinance is to encourage students and other tenants and property owners to pitch in and clean their sidewalks, Elliott said.
Reporting by Lauren Ceronie
According to Vanessa Cummings, assistant director of parking and transportation services, the Miami Metro typically runs on the Sunday schedule when campus is closed or classes are canceled as long as the roads are passable. “They (the routes) had to run a little bit slower because of the road conditions, but the city kept everything pretty clear for them.” For updates on Miami Metro schedules, routes and parking, follow @muparking on Twitter and check out MU Parking on Facebook.
Miami female reports on-campus rape At around 12 a.m. Tuesday, a 23-year-old female student reportedly told Oxford Police Department officers she was sexually assaulted at Hawks Landing Apartments by people known to her.
MARC provides new services to students By Chris Wrenn
For The Miami Student
On your MARC, get set, go. Miami University’s Advising Resource Center (MARC), formerly known as the Undergraduate Advising Information Office, brought in the new year with a new location, new name and a newly revamped mission statement. Charles Burt, who joined Miami in August as Director, shed some light on how Miami’s new advising center came about. “The university committee proposed a change from the Undergraduate Advising Office to bring Miami’s resources to the frontline in terms of a student-centered building that provides opportunities where students have resources readily available,” Burt said. Now located in 102 Campus Avenue building, MARC provides a slew of services. Miami sophomore Christian Hightower is a student aide at MARC. He said some of the new services offered at the advising center have attracted students. “Miami University’s Advising Resource Center provides students with book loans, 90-day
emergency loans, as well as help directing students in the right way,” Hightower said. While their primary focus is student advising and loans, the resource center also helps navigate students to various departments such as study abroad programs and Inside Washington. “Personally, I have been able to use Miami University’s Advising Resource Center as an outlet and as an office to connect me to different resources and opportunities on campus,” Hightower said, something Burt can strongly attest to. “Our philosophy is we have a no wrong door policy, meaning we really work hard to make sure students have the appropriate resources to be successful,” Burt said. Another newly-added feature is the addition of Brendan Gillespie, a peer veteran student. Prior to his arrival at Miami, Gillespie served eight active years in the United States Navy. “Basically, I act as a resource for student veterans on campus and provide them with anything from advice to transitioning from the military to student life,” Gillespie said. Gillespie said his office hours allow him to see just how fantastic
MARC is doing thus far, adding that the center could expand further. Miami junior Blaine West agreed. “I think it’s great that the university has an outlet for students where they can seek further advice if they feel like they have exhausted some of their options, but I wished they could advertise it better,” West said. While MARC does send out monthly newsletters, the office is still trying to get its feet off the ground. In its limited time it has already received a significant amount of publicity in the daily e-Report from the News and Public Information Office and the parent newsletter. “We really work hard with passing information on to first-year advisers so they can relay it to the students,” Burt said. “We are really starting to gain a lot of momentum.” Burt said the main focus is to connect with students and provide them with resources. “If our office were to be eliminated and students didn’t miss us, then we’re not doing our job,” Burt said. “Our goal is to address some of the gaps in advising as well as connect students with different branches on campus to make their experience a successful one.”
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Editors Stephen Bell Amelia Carpenter Amanda Seitz campus@miamistudent.net
NEWS MU campaign nears goal BRIEFS By Jenn Smola
For the Miami Student
FYI Film screening with discussion to follow The Jewish Studies and Film Studies programs will host a screening and discussion of Peter Thompson’s short film Hotel Universal (1986). The screening will be followed by a discussion hosted by Gary Weissman, an assistant professor of English at the University of Cincinnati. Weissman is the author of Fantasies of Witnessing: Postwar Efforts to Experience the Holocaust. He will present his thoughts on the 23-minute film. The screening will be held at 5:30 p.m. Feb. 8 in 12 Harrison Hall. The screening and discussion is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Sven-Erik Rose at roses@muohio.edu.
Institute names new director Miami University professor Thomas Crist has been appointed director of the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability. A professor of zoology at Miami, Crist has written more than 70 publications, with topics ranging from the effects of land use on biodiversity to animal movements and spatial structure in populations. Crist served as chair of the College of Arts and Science Environmental Council from 2007 to 2010, when he worked to restructure and revitalize the Institute for the Environment and Sustainability. Crist’s research has received funding from the National Science Foundation, National Geographic Society, U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Nature Conservancy. He will assume the position July 1.
Social entrepreneurship programs win awards Ashoka U, an umbrella under the organization’s community of leading social entrepreneurs, has awarded Edun Live on Campus at Miami University and the Center for MicroConsignment, created by co-founder Greg Van Kirk of Social Entrepreneurship Corps with Miami, as one of the top social entrepreneurship education winners. Along with four other programs across the nation, Edun Live and Greg Van Kirk’s programs were selected from more than 50 award nominations. Miami junior Sam Monte, Interim Director of Entrepreneurship Brett Smith and Associate Director for the Center of Social Entrepreneurship Katie Mulligan started Edun Live in partnership with Bono’s apparel company to provide hands-on experience for students while helping with economic development in Africa. Greg Van Kirk’s partnership with Miami led to the Center for MicroConsignment, which works to advance social change by using the strengths and training of others with university and college partners.
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The Miami University For Love and Honor Campaign, a $500 million fundraising initiative, recently surpassed $400 million in donor commitments. According to the campaign’s website, the campaign is “a comprehensive effort aimed at directing this remarkable university toward new heights of excellence in terms of student financial aid, faculty support, student learning opportunities and facilities.” Funds raised from the campaign have grown steadily throughout the past several years. At the end of October, the campaign had raised $391.5 million, and currently the total is more than $403 million, according to the campaign’s website. The campaign has specific goals for each major area within the university. The largest amount, $222.5 million, is set aside for university-wide initiatives. The largest part of the
university-wide initiatives will go restricted intent,” Creamer said. toward faculty endowments, uniCreamer also said some of the versity scholarships and the Farmer money raised by the campaign has School of Business. already been put to use. Another $80 million is marked “The campaign has already befor the Farmer School of Business gun to have a positive impact,” (FSB), while both the College of Creamer said. Arts and Sciences and IntercolHe said a considerable amount legiate Athletics are allowed $50 of scholarship money has been million of the camraised through paign’s funds and “A very high fixed the campaign. the other schools in In addition, percentage of funds Creamer the university are said come in with a each granted $15 campaign funds million each. restricted intent.” have helped to Other goals of complete major the campaign inuniversity projDAVID CREAMER clude raising monects such as FSB VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE ey for academic and the Goggin initiatives, student Ice Center. affairs, university libraries and He said alumni giving has satellite campuses. played a key role in fundraising for According to David Creamer, the campaign, and faculty and staff vice president for finance and busi- have helped as well. ness services, the breakdown of Through pledges, payroll decampaign funds relates largely to ductions and the campaign’s enthe interests of donors. dowment program, more than “A very high percent- $10 million in campaign comage of funds come in with a mitments have been made from
Contest to name pep band benefits sick child
current and former faculty and staff. Students have been offered the opportunity to give back to their university as well. The Senior Class Gift Campaign, which represents the class of 2011, is focusing on raising funds for the new Armstrong Student Center. Additionally, each first-year student was given a piggy bank at the beginning of the school year to encourage them to save their change to donate for a needbased scholarship to benefit a classmate, according to a campaign update in Giving Tribute, the campaign magazine. Students like Miami first-year Bryn Wilkin appreciate donations made to the campaign. “I definitely think it’s important that the university has that support,” she said. “It’s really cool to see alumni still connected to Miami. It’s nice that they want to see students succeed by giving back even though they’re now removed from the university. As students, we’re all grateful for that support.”
He’s back!
By Alex Rogers For The Miami Student
Miami University’s hockey team and pep band will offer students and fans a chance to participate in a contest to rename the pep band. All proceeds collected through the voting process go to three-year-old Michael Quintero. When Michael was two years old, doctors diagnosed him with juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma, a disease involving brain tumors that affects young children. Soon after, Michael’s family turned to the Jaclyn Foundation. As noted on the Jaclyn Foundation website, www.friendsofjacyln.org, the nonprofit organization establishes connections with Division I collegiate athletic teams and proceeds go to specific children with the disease. Michael first connected with the Jaclyn Foundation while living in Utah, and then Mark Quintero, Michael’s father, gained admission to Miami as a graduate student in the music department. Without any knowledge of Mark’s new position as director of the pep band, the organization searched for schools in the area and pinpointed the Miami hockey team, according to hockey Head Coach Enrico Blasi. “Not everyone gets a chance to (be a part of the Jaclyn Foundation), and we felt very honored and obligated to have this opportunity,” Blasi said. He said while the team has been involved with other charities, this one holds a special place in his heart. “The (hockey team) has been involved with a lot of foundations, but this is a very special one,” Blasi said. “With this one, Michael comes to the games and practices and we get to interact with him.” Michael began his yearlong program with the hockey team in September, and players like senior Carter Camper marvel at Michael’s influence and strength. “I think, at least individually, when we lose, obviously we’re upset and this year we haven’t been playing to our standards,” Camper said. “But with Michael there, we step back and see there are more important things in life. It keeps me grounded.” Carter said Michael loyally attends every home game, cheering the team on regardless of the final score. “With his RedHawks jersey and personal locker, he has become fully integrated with the team,” Carter said. Wishing to aid Michael further, the hockey staff collectively decided upon the contest. The staff also encourages fans to participate in a separate jersey contest by submitting designs for the 2011-12 season jersey. Stephen Lytle, director of Miami’s pep band, said the contest will give the band a chance to have an official name. “The pep band, which plays at hockey and basketball games, never had an official name so to speak,” Lytle said. Fans can submit suggestions until Feb. 9. The top four names chosen by the hockey staff will be announced on MURedHawks.com. Participants can then vote for their favorite name Feb. 11 and 12 at the Blue Line Club Booth on the east concourse of Steve Cady Arena during Miami’s home series against Western Michigan University for $5. Larger donations will also be accepted. Blasi said the money goes directly to the Jaclyn Foundation for Michael’s family to help pay for his various medical expenses.
PHOTO COURTESY OF LAUREN O’TOOLE
George Clooney tours the Farmer School of Business for a second time in preparation for his upcoming film, “Ides of March.”
Fashion club jets off to NYC By Madison Peterson For The Miami Student
Members of Miami University Fashion and Design Club (MUFD) are packing their designer bags and heading to New York City for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The executive board of MUFD will be at fashion week from Feb. 11 to 13. “I was so excited when I found out,” sophomore Stephanie Dixon, public relations director for MUFD, said. Dixon said she and fellow members, the other nine executive board members, will have the unique opportunity to actually participate in the fashion show. “We aren’t just going to watch the show,” she said. “We will be helping out backstage any way we can.” Like most people involved with MUFD, Dixon has always loved fashion. According to Dixon, it doesn’t matter if you are artistic or not, MUFD has a place for anyone who has any interest in fashion or design. With only one show a year, the club still doesn’t get much interaction with the fashion world outside of Miami, which is why Dixon said the show is
such a great opportunity. Senior Danielle Schmidt said getting to New York was all due to networking skills. While she was in New York City Jan. 22 to 23, she met a woman who had connections in the fashion world and offered to get her in contact with some people. Schmidt said she was simply hoping for some internship connections and had no idea that she would be able to get the entire executive board of MUFD allowed backstage for the Mercedes-Benz New York Fashion Week. The group will be doing pro-bono work for an up and coming designer in the fashion world, Benhaz Sarafpour. Schmidt said Sarafpour is an Iranian-born woman who grew up in Philadelphia. She also trained at Parsons School of Design. Schmidt said some of the details still need to be worked out, like what exactly they will be doing to help, how long can they be back stage and what to wear. Schmidt said the club has received another offer from Pablo de Echevarria, another fashion designer, to attend and help at a Miami, Fla. show in September.
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Uptown features few owners By Jenni Wiener Senior Staff Writer
Male refuses to leave bar even after closing At around 3 a.m. Wednesday, Oxford Police Department officers were called to The Wood’s Food and Spirits in response to an unwanted male. The male, who was reportedly kicked out of the bar earlier in the evening, would not leave and continuously banged on the door after the bar had closed. Police arrived and the male reportedly told the officers he did not have identification. Officers reportedly asked the male if he had a wallet, and he said he did not. When officers asked the male if they would find a wallet if they patted him down, he reportedly said they would. The male, later identified as Miami University junior Patrick Kollmeier, reportedly asked officers repeatedly if he could “just be taken home.” Officers reportedly asked Kollmeier several more times for identification, and he “reluctantly” pulled out his wallet and supplied a 23-year-old’s ID. He reportedly admitted that it was fake. Kollmeier was cited for underage intoxication and possession of a fake ID.
First-year pounds on house window At around 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Oxford Police Department officers were dispatched to 20 W. Walnut St. in response to a male pounding on the window. According to police reports, when officers arrived they observed a male on the front porch. The male reportedly had a strong odor of alcohol on his breath and glassy eyes. The male, identified as Miami University first-year Trevor Scannell, 19, reportedly told officers he had friends at the residence. The residents of the house reportedly told officers the names he gave did not live there. Scannell was reportedly unable to answer questions coherently. When asked for an address, Scannell reportedly continuously repeated a phone number. When asked the name of the person he was searching for, he reportedly replied “404 Vine St.” While officers were writing Scannell a citation, he reportedly laid down in the snow and vomited. Scannell was cited for underage intoxication and taken to his residence hall, where he was turned over to Miami University Police.
A diverse selection of restaurants, clothing stores, cafés and bars create what Miami University students identify as uptown Oxford. Despite the numerous uptown businesses, however, it really is a small world after all. What many students don’t know about uptown is that many of their favorite businesses and hot spots are actually owned by the same family. “Yes, there are some families that own multiple businesses uptown,” said Alan Kyger, City of Oxford economic development director and executive director of the Oxford Community Improvement Corporation. “However, they are not monopolies and they are not at all a threat to new, incoming businesses.” Stella 12 Beech and Morning Sun Café and Bakery are owned by the Uhl family. They have owned Stella for almost three years and Morning Sun for almost two years now, said Nathan Uhl, son of Tom and Cher Uhl. “My father was looking for a certain kind of food that he could not find in Oxford, so he found a fantastic cook and opened Stella,” Uhl said. To make each restaurant unique, Uhl said Morning Sun is more of a classic American café, where
as Stella has a very creative cook who “can make great dishes out of anything.” “My family owns a farm out on Morning Sun Road, and our goal is to eventually produce all the vegetables that we use in our restaurants,” Uhl said. “We strive to keep our food as local and organic as we can.” Uhl, however, confessed that with owning multiple restaurants comes the challenge of balancing a lot of things at once. Michael Patterson, owner of Patterson’s Café and part-owner of Paesano’s Pasta House, also
said time management is the most difficult part of owning multiple businesses. “It’s hard to manage your time between social time, business time, personal time and family time,” Patterson said. “It can get pretty intense.” Before going into the restaurant business, Patterson said he was unhappy in his position as a sales representative. “I saw an opportunity and took it,” Patterson said. “Today, Patterson’s Café is seven years old and Paesano’s is about six
years old.” Patterson said he would definitely be interested in opening another Oxford business and he is starting to design plans now. According to Kyger, there are no restrictions to owning more than one company in Oxford. “Sometimes you see owners owning multiple businesses because they understand the community and see opportunities that outsiders might not see,” Kyger said. “They understand the certain business that they are a part of and know how to expand that business. In Oxford, buildings are limited by their size. Sometimes the only way to expand is to move to or start a new business at another location.” Patterson’s Café is an example of this, Kyger said. “I think it is just natural for these families to want to expand their businesses,” Kyger said. There are a number of other family businesses in Oxford, according to Kyger. He said Will’s Pizza, Brick Street Bar and 45 East Bar and Grill are owned by the Wisemans, who also own Steinkeller’s, Mac and Joes and Circle Bar. In addition, Woody’s One Up Bar, formerly Pachinko’s, The Wood’s Bar and Alpha House are owned by the Woods family and the Eveslage family owns Karisma and Miami Beach.
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SAMANTHA LUDINGTON The Miami Student
Brantley Gilbert performs in front of a sold-out crowd at Brick Street Bar and Grill Wednesday, Feb. 2.
Estate tax debate continues
Super Bowl specials hard to come by If you’re looking for a super restaurant special for the Super Bowl Sunday, you may want to start looking now. Many local restaurants are not having specials particularly for the Super Bowl, but are sticking to their regular Sunday specials. Buffalo Wild Wings will be having its normal Sunday specials, which includes $3.75 white Russians. No other specials are being offered at this time. Skipper’s Pub will have wings for $7.99 for a dozen, its normal Sunday special. No specials have been announced yet for 45 East Bar and Grill, but some may be announced Saturday afternoon. Stadium Bar and Grille has created a Facebook event for its Super Bowl watch party. The event promotes “crazy drink specials,” but those drink specials have not yet been announced. Brick Street Bar and Grill will be having drink specials as well as a Will’s Pizza special. Patrons can order a $9 large pizza from Will’s Pizza and have it delivered to Brick Street. Despite the lack of dine-in specials, some chain restaurants are promoting the Super Bowl in other ways. Papa John’s will be giving free pizza to patrons if Super Bowl XLV goes to overtime. No Super Bowl has ever gone to overtime. To be eligible for the free pizza, customers need to have enrolled in the chain’s Papa Points rewards program by 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. The free large, up to three topping pizza will be awarded Monday. Customers can enroll online at papajohns.com. Dominos Pizza is also offering specials for Super Bowl Sunday. Large orders, six pizzas or more, can get large one-topping pizzas for $6. Three or more medium pizzas are $5 each, and customers can order two hoagies for $9.99. Also being offered are combo deals. A large one-topping pizza and bread item are being offered for $9.99 and a medium two-topping pizza and bread item are available for $8.99. Reporting by Bethany Bruner
By Lauren Ceronie Staff Writer
Debate over the possible repeal of Ohio’s estate tax continued Tuesday at the Oxford City Council meeting. Council discussed the possible impact repealing the estate tax would have on Oxford and its citizens. Republican state legislators are pushing the repeal with House Bill 3. The current estate tax collects money on inheritances of more than $338,333 and returns a portion of the money to local government, according to Oxford City Manager Doug Elliott. The City of Oxford receives an average of $346,000 a year from the estate tax, approximately 2 percent of the city’s budget, Elliott said. If the tax is taken away, the city will have to make changes to the budget. These changes could include a cut in spending or an increase in other taxes, according to Elliott. The possible elimination of the estate tax along with the still shaky economy is a concern, Elliott said. “This is certainly not the time for city governments coming out of a recession to cut taxes,” Elliott said. “This has a real, negative impact on us.” With the country still emerging from a recession, the state government should be concentrating on creating jobs and eliminating the state deficit, Elliott said. The repeal of the estate tax addresses neither of those issues. Council member Greig Rutherford also expressed concern over the possible repeal of the estate tax. The
elimination of the tax would only exaggerate the issue of concentration of wealth among the wealthiest Americans, Rutherford said. “If House Bill 3 passes, that concentration of wealth continues,” Rutherford said. “This bill has an effect on the minority of people who retain wealth and the majority of people who receive services.” Both Elliott and Rutherford looked to the past for support for the estate tax. The current estate tax has been around since 1968, and the roots of the tax can be traced to 1893 when the Ohio General Assembly enacted an inheritance tax law, according to Elliott. “There is a long history of such wealth taxation in Ohio,” Elliott said. Rutherford used the founding of the nation to explain his support of the estate tax. The founding principles of America came from a desire to avoid the aristocracy and concentration of wealth seen in Europe, Rutherford said. Vice Mayor Ken Bogard urged Elliott to represent Oxford to the state and let the state government know about his concerns over the bill. “We need to verbally get out there, and hopefully they’ll modify House Bill 3,” Bogard said. Elliott agreed that the state legislature must know how local governments feel about the bill. “If we don’t let them know how we feel, we’ve got no one to blame but ourselves,” Elliott said. Elliott said he plans to draft a resolution on the bill to submit at the next City Council meeting. The next meeting will be held at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Area I Courthouse.
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By Allison McGillivray For The Miami Student
Rob Langtry, Dan Kerns and Danny Sauter are competing for one of the most coveted positions in all of Miami University: mayor of Miami University’s Farmer School of Business (FSB). This esteemed honor means that they have “checked in” at FSB via Foursquare more times than anyone else in the last 60 days. “I had the Farmer School of Business for two months, but I don’t have it anymore so I have to work hard to make that up,” Sauter said. Langtry currently holds the title, but competition is fierce as Kerns claims he is “dying” to get the mayorship back.
What is Foursquare? “Foursquare is a mobile application that makes cities easier to use and more interesting to explore,” Anna Frenkel, marketing manager at Foursquare, said via e-mail. “It is a friend-finder, a social city guide and a game that challenges users to experience new things and rewards them for doing so.” More basically, Foursquare is an application on a smartphone or a text message-based service that allows users to share their current location with their choice of other Foursquare users in addition to Twitter and Facebook. The Foursquare application works with the GPS application in a user’s smartphone. The Foursquare app will use the user’s GPS to list several venues near a user’s current location. Then, the user can choose to “check in” to one of these places. Each user gets a certain number of points for each of their “check-ins” according to how many they accumulate per day and whether it is their first time at a specific location. The more check-ins a user has, the more likely they are to earn virtual awards called “badges.” Foursquare also offers users access to special deals from participating businesses. “Many merchants and brands leverage Foursquare by utilizing its wide set of tools to obtain, engage and retain customers and audiences,” Frenkel said. Businesses offer “specials” through their Foursquare page, and Foursquare users can receive those specials depending on certain criteria. Some specials are only for the mayor of a certain location, and others are for people who frequently check in there. What seems to be the most competitive feature of Foursquare is mayorships. When users select a location, they are able to see who the mayor of that location is. According to Sauter, Langtry and Kerns, this creates a healthy amount of competition. “There are 30 or so people who check in to Farmer every day,” Langtry said. “They can see my name up there, and it is just competitive because they want their name in lights on the main screen.” While dining at Wild Bistro, Langtry watched as the mayorship slipped from his grasp. “I hadn’t checked in yet, and while I was there someone took the mayorship from me,” Langtry said. “So I went on (Foursquare) and looked at his picture and I was able to look at the table next to me and see the guy who had just stolen it from me.” According to Sauter, the competition helps to make days more entertaining. “It’s something small to break up the day and have fun with,” Sauter said. Kerns claims using Foursquare has allowed him to get to know Sauter and Langtry better. “I would see them checking in to Foursquare and we would be competing for the mayorship,” Kerns said. “We would always run into each other uptown, and we would be like ‘I’m going to get you.’” Kerns said he has even been recognized by fellow Foursquare users from his onetime mayorship of King Library.
A healthy change Social networking seems akin to the college experience, but Foursquare is different from other social networks because it requires users to physically visit different locations rather than read profile pages and Twitter feeds. “Services like Facebook are great for helping people connect online,” Frenkel said. “What we do is very different. Our goal is to get people out exploring the real world and to enhance their experiences by helping them meet up with friends, discover new places, uncover tips and recommendations, et cetera.” According to Kerns, Foursquare has encouraged him to be more physically active. “I think instead of being worried about what people are saying, you are worried about going places, being active,” Kerns said. “Some days I think ‘I haven’t checked in anywhere other than my apartment. I need to go out and do something.’ Maybe it will get people to be more active.” A concern with Foursquare is how it affects privacy in a world where users’
lives are becoming more and more public. Many users wonder whether giving Foursquare their location is safe. That was what Kerns first thought about Foursquare. “I read about it on a blog and I was totally creeped out by it,” Kerns said. “I don’t want people to know what I am doing all the time. Then, my roommate got it a few months later and convinced me to do it. Then I was hooked.” Foursquare has developed an easy-to-read article on its website called Privacy 101 to give users a detailed account of the ways Foursquare is protecting their privacy. This article reminds the user that their location is only shared when they decide to check in and in order for another user to view his or her check-ins he or she has to accept that user as their friend. “It’s important for users of location-based services to understand exactly where their information is being shared and the implications of this sharing,” Frenkel said. “We give users full control over who they share information with, and nothing is ever shared beyond their chosen circle. All of our sharing features, such as sharing to Facebook and/or Twitter must be opted in to.” Sauter agreed that Foursquare allows the user to be as private as they would like. “The great thing about Foursquare is that you have complete control,” Sauter said. “Number one, you get to decide who to be friends with, so if there is someone that you don’t know well or you really don’t want them to know what you are up to, you don’t have to be friends with them. Number two, is it is all permission based, so you can go somewhere and you don’t have to tell anyone about it and you don’t have to check in at all.”
Foursquare and universities “Foursquare continues to be surprised by just how many university students want to make Foursquare a bigger part of their campus lives,” Frenkel said. Foursquare is already popular at universities like Syracuse University, University of West Virginia, New York University, Arizona State University, Columbia University and Texas A&M University. “Foursquare is useful in that it encourages students to explore their campus and participate in campus events,” Frenkel said. “It also facilitates social connections by serving as a tool that helps students find friends and foster deeper school pride. Additionally, it can be used by universities to communicate campus traditions and direct students to campus facilities.” Miami is beginning to get involved in the social media scene. Some classes are starting to ingrate social media sites into their curriculum. Arianne Hartsell-Gundy, a humanities librarian at King Library, has been integrating social media sites like Twitter into her Interactive Media Studies (IMS) 201 class. “There needs to be a balance,” Hartsell-Gundy said. “In general, it’s a way to engage students and to get students involved, whether it’s getting them to come to the library or in a classroom setting to make it more interactive. I think it’s a good thing for education.” According to Jason Michel, user experience librarian at King, libraries aren’t unaccustomed to utilizing social media sites. “When it comes to social media, I think that libraries are ahead of the curve,” Michel said. “So, we really understand that social media certainly isn’t a fad.” Michel said Foursquare could be a part of King Library in the near future. “Foursquare has certainly been something that we have been talking about,” Michel said. “We haven’t implemented anything yet, but what we want to do is make a casual game environment so students via Foursquare can learn how certain aspects of the library work by doing certain things. (For example), if you check a book out, you get a certain badge or a certain number of points.” Michel is currently in the process of claiming the already-popular King Library Foursquare site as his venue so he can make changes to the account. “Anyone can add a location,” Michel said. “You don’t need to be the owner of the place, but if you want to add any additional badges you have to be given that ability by the company itself, and I haven’t finished that process yet. They are sending me an actual paper form to fill out, which I think gives it a little more validity, and so they are a little more comfortable with giving me access to those areas of Foursquare.” Michel has also been looking into adding another location-based mobile application called SCVNGR that is similar to Foursquare except that it uses more of a scavenger hunt approach. While there is no definite date set, Michel has plans to possibly start implementing Foursquare and other mobile media programs in summer 2011. “When we do things like this, we usually run sort of pilot phases of things to see how it goes,” Michel said. “I will also be discussing this with our instruction librarian to see if we can put together some instructional plan that uses Foursquare. I can imagine that we would probably have something up this summer. It will give us a chance to see how it works.” Sauter has been actively campaigning to get Miami involved with Foursquare
HANNAH MILLER The Miami Student
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since summer 2010. “I think that every department can benefit from it,” Sauter said.
In the classroom The IMS program offered a class in social media marketing for the first time this semester. This class discusses how certain social media sites, including Foursquare, affect marketing. “We learn how (social media) is being used by marketers, what are some strategic uses for it, some of the best practices,” professor Glenn Platt said. “We look at companies and brands that are using Foursquare as part of their campaign and part of their strategy.” In fact, Miami is acting as a client for the social media marketing class. “The students are developing a social media marketing plan for the university,” Platt said. “Certainly Foursquare can be part of the set of tools that we are going to be recommending. The class will be making a recommendation to the administration of Miami about the best way that the university can be using Foursquare strategically, which can be at a lot of levels. It can be (used for) recruiting purposes, for alumni purposes and for supporting the students who are here right now as well.” While the plan is not fully developed, Platt said it will continue to grow as the semester moves forward.
In the community Foursquare is also making its mark in the Oxford community with specials targeted at the Miami community. Weisman Enterprises, owners of Brick Street Bar, 45 East Bar and Grill, Tonic and other uptown Oxford establishments have recently jumped on the Foursquare bandwagon to help market their properties. According to Laura Martin, director of marketing for Weisman Enterprises, the group has been in contact with Sauter to ensure successful implementation of Foursquare’s capabilities. “We finally activated our account the (week of Jan. 16),” Martin said. “We have been trying to do it for a while now. I have been talking to Danny Sauter about it for probably since around Thanksgiving time.” Much like the process for King Library, Foursquare has made certain that page administrators verify ownership of their establishments. “They verify the phone number on the phonebook and the name of the business so you can’t just list a random phone number,” Martin said. “They will call that number and give you a pin that you have to answer and authorize that account. They go to a lot of trouble to make sure that people aren’t just inventing whole other business or making random specials.” Brick Street and 45 are now offering the mayor a VIP pass, which allows him or her to not pay cover at the bars. “Our first Foursquare mayor actually requested a VIP card, and that’s how we decided on what the special was going to be,” Martin said. “He contacted us via Twitter about it. There has been kind of a big buzz, like ‘Hey I got to go to Brick Street tonight, I am working on my mayorship.’” According to Martin, whatever the current specials are on the bars’ Foursquare pages, the mayor will always get a VIP card. “The problem is you can only activate one special at a time,” Martin said. “So regardless of what our special is, it will always be that the mayor gets a VIP card even if that special is not active. This is going to be in charge of all of Weisman enterprises. We are trying to activate all the accounts and get them all going.” Along with an increase in customer traffic, Foursquare also provides businesses with valuable demographic statistics about their customers. “We have already gotten really good information from them,” Martin said. “I think everybody knows that people come to Brick Street late night, but it’s nice to know what time they start coming out. It doesn’t help us know who is in the building, but it helps with staffing issues, what time should we bring all of our crowd control guys in. It also lets us know the percentage of males versus females, which then helps us create specials.” Another helpful feature, according to Martin, is that Foursquare allows its users to leave tips about the venues they visit. Sauter is hopeful that more Oxford businesses will start running specials soon. “I think there will be more restaurants running specials when they fully realize more people are using it,” Sauter said.
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Foursquare’s future Sauter, Langtry and Kerns are hopeful for a robust future for Foursquare at Miami. “I got it like the week before first semester started and the most any place would have would be like six people,” Kerns said. “Now, when I check in to Farmer or King there is always like over 20 people, so it’s definitely increasing. I think as more people learn about it and as more deals become available people will rush to get it because there will be more of an incentive to.” Platt also sees a future for Foursquare as a media tool for Miami. “Maybe using Foursquare and other social media like that to push emergency notices and to have communication directly to students in real time,” Platt said. “I could definitely see it used for campus tours and even independent types of campus tours. It could be used for people who are interested who come back as alumni or maybe even connecting with alumni who are not at Miami.” Ultimately, Platt believes Foursquare presents Miami students with a lot of potential for growth. “I think there is a lot of incredible potential for a university when it comes to this kind of thing,” Platt said.
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Editors Sam Kay Jessica Sink editorial@miamistudent.net
➤ EDITORIAL
The following pieces, written by the editorial editors, reflect the majority opinion of the editorial board.
Miami response shows concern for student safety A
fter the ice storm hit the Oxford tive officials. After grounds crews community Tuesday, the focus realized the ice was too much to was on how the grounds crew and be adequately controlled for safety administration at Miami University and subsequently relayed this to would respond. the university, the administration Ultimately, because of the safety responded with the necessary achazard of walking on icy sidewalks, tions. Thank you to everyone who the university made the decision to is working hard to keep Miami cancel morning and afternoon class- students safe. es Tuesday and all Although on-camclasses Wednesday. pus sidewalks were Overall, a job well controlled, off-camThe editorial board done by the Miami pus walkways were of The Miami Student is grateful to the response team that still dangerous. grounds crew and The board encoursecures the campus ages administration for students living and works long, their quick response off campus to be cold hours during aware of ordinances in dealing with the dangerous weather and contracts that bad weather. conditions. require them to clear The concern for the walkways of student safety and the their residences. tireless efforts of the grounds crew is Uptown businesses should also very much appreciated. take the necessary actions to ensure Not only were the sidewalks icy, pedestrian safety by cleaning sidebut also limbs and telephone lines walks of snow and ice. When bad were heavy with ice, making any weather hits, the Oxford community walk outside treacherous because of should be prepared. falling debris. Overall, a job well done by Precautious measures and a speedy the Miami response team that response during bad conditions indi- secures the campus and works long, cate good communication between cold hours during bad weather. We the grounds crews and administra- certainly appreciate your hard work.
MICHAEL CARTER The Miami Student
Students provide vital perspective for hiring T
he political science department sure faculty will be a good fit for is adding an innovative and Miami students. In turn, candidates will get a better promising new step to the faculty sense of the students they may one hiring process. day be teaching and what curricular Candidates will give a mock lecmaterial interests them. ture to potential students. Departments can make surveys as In the past, more focus has elaborate or general as they want, but been placed on the candidates’ one key question should always be scholarly work. asked: Would you take a class from The editorial board of The Mithis person? ami Student believes Since students bringing students evaluate professors into the loop will Candidates will every semester once help the departget a better sense they work at Miment hire someof the students they ami, it makes sense one who is also an to listen to student excellent teacher. may one day be After getting high teaching and what opinions during the hiring process. marks for undergradcurricular material Applicants will uate teaching, Miami interests them. University should thus become comcontinue to hire facfortable with the evaluation system ulty who work well right from the beginning. with students. Building student-faculty bridges Involving students in the hirfrom the moment of hiring will be a ing process, a step already used strong motivation for new faculty to by some departments, such as the stay interested and involved with the School of Fine Arts, is a simple step any department can take to make lives and interests of their students.
Rule of thumb George Clooney sightings The movie star’s appearances on campus make everyone Clooney crazy!
People trying to do work in the FSB print lab Read the signs: it’s for PRINTING. Finish your papers at home and let the rest of us get in and out.
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EDITORIAL BOARD Erin Fischesser Editor in Chief Thomasina Johnson News Editor Erin Maher Managing Editor Scott Allison Online Editor Sam Kay Editorial Editor Jessica Sink Editorial Editor Stephen Bell Campus Editor
Amelia Carpenter Campus Editor Amanda Seitz Campus Editor Bethany Bruner Community Editor Michael Solomon Sports Editor Hunter Stenback Features Editor Samantha Ludington Photo Editor Hannah Miller Art Director
NOAH CARL The Miami Student
➤ LETTERS
Miami Metro drivers deserve gratitude, not criticism
Everyone should help create an inclusive community
On your “Thumbs” submission page you say that anything offending or demeaning will not be printed. However, your Tuesday paper featured a “Thumb” that said thumbs down “To the Miami Metro never being on time or dependable.” I think this “Thumb” was offensive. The Miami Metro drivers work well above the call of duty with little pay, little appreciation and still always respond with smiles. The Miami Metro is usually on time or very close to time considering all of the obstacles there are to battle. Whenever the bus drivers kindly wait on a student who isn’t able to make it to the bus stop on time, they are getting behind in their schedule. However, most drivers will wait when they see a student (yes, I have heard of cases where they haven’t, but maybe they are very behind or having a bad day). Which is better, the bus drivers always being rude and ignoring a student running toward the bus and then being on time to the next stop or being kind like usual and waiting? Bus drivers also must tackle traffic from cars that won’t let them back in on the road or cut them off and from students on crosswalks. The bus drivers are always kind and wait for a student to cross the crosswalk. This crossing delays them, but they are never very far off of their time schedule. Try driving a bus all day for little pay and some ungrateful students and still making it to every stop on the minute before you complain. Lately, the bus drivers have been very brave driving in these icy and dangerous conditions so students won’t have to walk to class. Instead of insulting them, I think we should thank them for their hard work, dedication and kindness when working with students.
This is a special thank you to the Oxford Police Department (OPD) concerning the recent arrest of a University of Kentucky student charged in the assault outside the Stadium Bar and Grille in April 2010. While all assaults are distressing, increased community concern about this case stemmed from the apparent targeting of individuals taking part in Spectrum’s annual spring drag show philanthropic event. The City of Oxford’s Student Community Relations Commission and Miami’s Office of Off-Campus Affairs want the Miami and Oxford community to recognize OPD’s commitment to protecting and serving all members of this community. The initial investigation of this case involved OPD and the FBI, but final credit for this arrest goes to OPD for its persistence in sticking with this case until an arrest was made. It is also important to stress that the incident was NOT perpetuated by a member of either the Miami or Oxford communities. We applaud the Miami students who brought immediate attention to the assault through the “No Hate” rally and the subsequent “No Hate on My Campus” campaign. Going forward, many conversations will occur about the climate of this community. We invite all interested members to join in the efforts to work toward a more inclusive and safe community.
MAGGIE KUBAREWICZ KUBAREMR@MUOHIO.EDU
CO-CHAIRS OF STUDENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS COMMISSION MATT CICCONE, ASG SECRETARY FOR OFF-CAMPUS AFFAIRS CICCONMR@MUOHIO.EDU
ALYSIA FISCHER, MILE SQUARE RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE FISCHEA@MUOHIO.EDU
BOBBE BURKE, COORDINATOR OF OFFCAMPUS AFFAIRS BURKEBI@MUOHIO.EDU
Opinion
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➤ PERSPECTIVE
No strings attached ... right? AMELIA CARPENTER “Do you want to do this?” “Do what?” “Use each other for sex … at all hours of the day and night … nothing else.” “Yeah I could do that.” “Good.” That was the agreement between Emma (Natalie Portman) and Adam (Ashton Kutcher) in No Strings Attached. The movie trailer intrigued me because it seemed to portray the overwhelmingly popular sex culture at Miami University. So, my roommates and I filed into The Princess Theater to see it. In the movie, Emma and Adam create a set of “friends with benefits” rules. String 1: Don’t be jealous. String 2: No lying. String 3: No snuggling. String 4: If someone starts to feel something more … stop. Those are just a few. Guess what? It didn’t work. Spoiler alert: they fall in love at the end, which admittedly was expected and depressing. Sex is meant to bring you closer to someone. Psychology Today defines sex as “the most profound and intimate way to express your love for someone.”
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There are too many emotional strings attached to keep it simply sex. If you’re “hooking up,” there’s no love involved in that equation. So, what happens next? Typically feelings of guilt or regret, the classic “Is he gonna text me? Should I text him?” Maybe you might think for a second if you could see yourself with that person. It’s a spiral of unhealthy feelings that shouldn’t be associated with the real sense of the word “relationship.” We do it because we grasp for any shred of a relationship we possibly can. A recent graduate from the University of Georgia is a columnist for The Red and Black, Georgia’s independent student newspaper. Anita George addressed the “hookup culture” or “no strings attached” question in her Jan. 25 column entitled “Students must break their love addictions.” She suggests we’re all addicted to the idea of love and “engage in such destructive behaviors,” including “Flirting without a cause. Random hookups. Staying in unhappy relationships.”
It’s no wonder. Perhaps the movie is meant to be ironic, that Emma pushes Adam away after he takes her out on a “real date” because it goes against the “rules” of being “sex friends.” She ends up miserable, only to come running back to confess her love for Adam weeks later. I secretly rooted for the “friends with benefits” thing to work out in the movie, mostly just to offer a new perspective, but it proved once again that it’s a destructive behavior popular among all of us college students. Sex with no strings doesn’t exist. I wish I had a suggestion for what to do until you find a solid, real relationship, but then I wouldn’t be writing this perspective. Until then, I say stay busy with the stuff you love and enjoy. Hang out with friends, nail your elevator pitch or an internship for the summer. Advance where you can since relationships aren’t necessarily fitting into that category. If you really want no strings attached, I suggest an adult toy. At least you won’t fall in love with it.
CARPENTER is campus editor for The Miami Student
Conservatives, liberals alike can embrace skepticism, civic activism
Historically, we are a society that often gets caught up in the fallacy antithesis? How can there be progress if what has already been estabof nostalgia. Traditional conservatism is often guilty of holding such lished is not questioned? Currently there are areas in the world that are experiencing unpreca respect for the past that the organic change they intend to govern edented change. Their model of an organic revolution provides much society often limits the rights of citizens in such a way that it discourfrom which to learn. People of countries that have been kept quiet by ages progress. Conservatism is not the only issue, though. As a socithe hand of oppression are now seeking a voice. ety we are also susceptible to the fallacy of utopia. Liberalism often They have been weakened by the ongoing conpaints too perfect a picture, and after the dust clears ditions yet strengthened through solidarity in their those initially looking forward to campaign promises desire for change. One of the greatest lessons to be are often questioning whether or not their voices were No matter what learned from the political unrest in the Middle East heard. your political and North Africa is the fact that people ultimately Many politicians do a good job of convincing the affiliation is, the have the power, and the only way to utilize the power general public that there is hope or they will restore importance of we have inherited is through action. America to glorious days past, but in the end their A main component of conservative thought arwaning promises are only rhetoric. Still, every four being active in your gues that the individual ought to participate in loyears many people put their faith and hope in a candicommunity is cal private and public groups and organizations. No date trusting that somehow this time will be different difficult to matter what your political affiliation is, the importhan the last. argue against. tance of being active in your community is difficult Because of our seemingly innate tendency to believe to argue against. the overstated, one must wonder whether students, The revolution in Egypt is happening because a difaculty and academics are being skeptical enough of verse group of people is working together. Although their situation authority. Those of us who are or will be teachers, instructors, prois much more extreme and long lasting than many of us have faced fessors or public officials have a dual responsibility as proponents or ever will, it is important to keep in mind that any type of progress of skepticism. Not only is it your job to question the claims made by others in your requires skepticism. Once we identify the glitch in the system, the expertise, it is also your job to ensure that citizens are being taught in a changes we seek to make necessarily demand from us a solidarity that way that encourages them to do the same. Too many times we get caught does not discriminate or overpower. up in learning or teaching complex methods and material and cast aside those questions that shake the very foundations upon which those Josh Carpenter methods and claims are based. Honestly, what is the thesis without the carpenj4@muohio.edu
➤ ESSAY
The album is (only kind of) dead This week, Billboard, the music industry’s release in late November. flagship magazine, created a post about a duThe car stereos of friends and Billboard bious but record-breaking distinction set by sales numbers seem to suggest I am not the band Cake. alone in my experience of ecstasy at MDTF. The band’s album sales topped the Bill- Similarly, Swift’s album, released about a board 200, while pushing a modest 44,000 month before, had a palpable magnetism on copies its first week out. Cake sold the fewest the nation, a composition which many fans albums to make a chart topper since Nielsen of Kanye’s hoped, albeit maliciously, would started monitoring sales in undersell theirs. 1991, a record broken only Like West, Taylor Swift reArt has not died the week before. This does ceived numerous distinctions and will not die, not bode well for the future for her release Speak Now. of the album. but will evolve as No hotcakes analogy could However, though a dying the shapes of a lava aptly capture the volume of medium with noteworthy sales for her work, which relamp, seeking no virtues like a narrative arc, ceived almost 10,000 more distinct form for two artists have done the reviews on iTunes than presently unthinkable and Kanye’s release. more than a sold it. Fans purchased Both artists are anomalies given instant. Kanye West’s My Dark for the era of digital downTwisted Fantasy (MDTF) to loads when singles have the tune of 496,000 copies as Taylor Swift trounced albums. received in excess of a million sales her When vinyl was the only option for listenfirst week, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ing, fans had to buy albums as a whole with How do these two artists grip our attention no customization except for track skipping. for full hours rather than the typical three to Then, mix tapes freed listeners from the four minutes? tyranny of the album. CD burning allowed A Grammy-nominated single, acclama- for even finer control of single songs, untion from venerated media outlets like The til digital downloads forced the album into New York Times and Rolling Stone and seeming retirement. nearly a million copies sold, Kanye West’s The two or three songs we wanted became My Dark Twisted Fantasy has vied for top all we needed to buy as the casual fanatic. placement on every meaningful best of 2010 This is why Kanye and Swift have done music list. the extraordinary. They created two poignant The layers of choirs, orchestra, samples, albums, not merely singles, that people conpoetry and percussion bring me multiple sidered worth listening to multiple times, times a week. The rap sensation and emo- presumably as entities. tional mogul’s album has played a total of They engage us, stretch our attention spans 24 times on my iPod in entirety since its and allow us to indulge a story of heartbreak,
forgiveness and love or egotism, materialism and humility. They make us realize that Kanye West is not merely one thing — materialistic, conceited or a wildly talented producer — but rather as complex as any one particular individual might be, the difference between a handshake and introduction with an acquaintance and sitting down for a cup of coffee with him or her. As if charismatic, their work makes us want to listen. Like a liberal arts education, they shatter our provincial stereotypes of hip-hop or country and hook us into something larger with clever lyrics and heartfelt storytelling. What’s not dying, then, is the album. What’s disappearing is lackluster quality, the kind which fails to retain our attention. Fashion, music, theatre, all staples of culture, some always lament, are dying. This complaint is, in fact, at least as old as the 1700s. Art has not died and will not die, but will evolve as the shapes of a lava lamp, seeking no distinct form for more than a given instant. Journalism will gradually be supplanted by the blogosphere, radio by podcasts, books by e-books, analog television by digital television, classical concerts by soundtrack concerts. Each medium will come with virtues and vices, but those that grip our focus will remain. Let the album die, then, but thank West and Swift for displaying its better assets.
Andrew Duberstein
dubersaj@muohio.edu
➤ LIBERTY AND JUSTICE
China not the next superpower Lately, there have been many reports, essays and articles in various publications regarding the rise of China as the world’s next superpower. Political scientists and ordinary Americans alike seem giddy with excitement over the concept that China, not America, may be the country that dominates the next century. Ty Well, as intriguing as Gilligan the idea is, I’m not buying it. Proponents for China as a world superpower seem blissfully unaware of the truth regarding the People’s Republic of China as well as the various components of being a superpower. For the purposes of my argument, I will define a global superpower as a country that dominates other nations around it economically, politically and ideologically. It seems that those who advocate for China are focusing heavily on the first of those three requirements, economics, while completely ignoring political and ideological influence. These two are arguably the most important factors in becoming a superpower, and two things China simply does not have. Economics is the main reason China is cited as a future world power. China’s economy has managed to boom in the past several decades and many economists believe it will surpass the United States in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) by 2030. However, the size of its economy doesn’t automatically make China a global power. Yes, China has a massive economy. However, it also has a massive population, more than 1.3 billion people in 2010, more than four times the population of America. When viewed on a per capita basis, China has the profile of a developing country. According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), China’s per capita nominal GDP was only $4,283 in 2010 compared to America’s $47,132. China’s economy overall may rival America’s, but its per capita GDP places it among the ranks of countries like Iran, Angola and El Salvador. Yes, China has made large strides, but it has a long way to go in giving its citizens a similar quality of life to that enjoyed by people in more developed nations. Many seem to forget that China is the world’s largest communist country and is trying desperately to hold on to this outdated system. Until China pursues democratic reforms, attempts to correct its human rights record and improves freedom of speech for its citizens, it won’t become a world power. How can a country become a world power when much of its interaction with the outside world is filtered by censors? For example, this article would almost surely be censored in China for proposing democratic reforms. A country becomes a superpower by earning influence from its neighbors and within its region. Many Asian countries desire economic interaction with China, but that’s where the interest stops. Few of China’s Asian neighbors seek political partnerships with the country. Asia is currently a very democratic region. India and Indonesia, the second and fourth most populous countries respectively, as well as South Korea, Japan and Taiwan are all successful and thriving democracies. Almost all of these countries seek to emulate the democratic values of developed countries, not China’s outdated communist system. Until China pursues political reform, it will not be earning much respect regarding politics or foreign affairs. This likely will become a problem for China in the future. Historically, as the working class becomes larger and gains more wealth, they seek democratic reforms and protection for their wealth. If China continues growing at the rate it is, I foresee an inevitable demand by the Chinese people for an improved democracy. China is becoming increasingly important in the global economy and will likely continue to do so for the foreseeable future. However, I disagree with claims that this will be the “decade of the dragon.” Improving the standard of living for all Chinese citizens by providing democracy and human rights should be a major priority for the Chinese government. Once this is achieved, China could become a global power in the future, but I’m not going to start learning Mandarin just yet.
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Student entrepreneurs continue to grow company By Erin Maxwell For The Miami Student
As an interdisciplinary business management major, Miami University senior Katherine Kozelski saw an opportunity to further strengthen her business skills while simultaneously keeping Miami Mergers’ homes at the university a warm one even though she would not be earning class credit to do so. Miami Mergers are married
Miami alumni. As the more Hallmark card version of this definition describes on the university website, “When two hearts beat together as one, and both attended Miami, it’s a Miami Merger.” Kozelski took over as president of Miami Mergers Gifts after Miami alumnus David Toth established the company in 2007. Working with Things Remembered Gifts, a national engraving company, she oversees the duties of Miami Mergers Gifts that include
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personalized items for engage- Mergers Gifts have influential figments, weddings, picture frames, ures who provide assistance and cake kits, champagne flutes, pho- guidance on campus. The comto albums, gifts for bridesmaids pany is a member of the Miami and groomsmen of the wedding University Institute for Entrepreneurship, which party, napkins also provides the and tablecloths. “Establishing the necessary funding The online asfor Miami Mergpect of Miami online Miami ers Gifts. KozelMergers Gifts Merger gift store ski said she seeks provides seamless is just one more advice from Cinaccess for alumni example how the tas Professor of to stay connected, while the Marcum entrepreneurship Marketing Joseph Kayne. She first Conference Cenprogram promotes sought his advice ter on Miami’s learning by doing.” when feeling like campus provides she could fulfill the shoppers with tanJOSEPH KAYNE role as president of gible access to the CINTAS PROFESSOR the company. gift store. OF MARKETING Kayne said A merger himhe is proud of self, Justin Leedy his students’ now works at Things Remembered in the Inter- entrepreneurial attitudes. “Establishing the online Miami net division after graduating with Merger gift store is just one more a business degree from Miami. He example how the entrepreneurultimately provided the necessary ship program promotes learning connection that merged the two by doing,” he said. “It is a valucompanies together. In addition to Leedy, team able experience when our students members working for Miami have the opportunity not just to
learn about what it means to be an entrepreneur but also to practice using the entrepreneurial mindset and skill set they will need in the future.” Kozelski is also proud of her team members. “It is great to work with dedicated entrepreneurship students like myself who continue to work hard despite not seeing immediate results, a common theme of entrepreneurship,” she said. Kozelski’s team includes Miami junior Jeana DeNardo, senior Gavin Stefanski and first-year Alex Fram-Schwartz, all of whom carry an entrepreneurship minor. Although still in the start-up stage, Miami Mergers Gifts reaches out to a wide consumer market of 26,580 current Miami Mergers (13,290 couples), according to the alumni website. This ultimately represents approximately 14 percent of the total living alumni population. In the next year the company hopes to reach $19,000, with the amount doubling each consecutive economic year.
Miami creates new enrollment position Shane Corcoran For The Miami Student
EMILY ESPOSITO The Miami Student
First-year Brooke Widerschein browses for gifts Thursday afternoon at the newly-renovated Miami University Bookstore.
The Miami University administration is in the process of interviewing candidates for the newly created position of associate vice president of enrollment management. “The new position is essentially going to oversee the admissions office, financial aid and the Office of the Registrar,” Steven Snyder, executive assistant to the president and secretary of the board of trustees, said. Snyder said there are currently three candidates under consideration for the new position. Paul Marthers,
Michael Kabbaz and Curtis Rodgers each have an interview scheduled within the next two weeks, according to Snyder. He said the decision will be made at the conclusion of the interviews, or “sometime after Feb. 11.” Snyder also said the decision would be made with the students in mind. “We are looking for an experienced individual who understands admissions and the role that financial aid plays in the process,” he said. “We’re looking to make sure that we acquire a highly-qualified, diverse class next year and retain those students.” Marthers’ past positions include vice president for enrollment at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, dean of admission at Reed College, director of admissions at Oberlin College and executive assistant to the senior vice president for alumni affairs and development at Duke University. Kabbaz served as staff auditor at KPMG Peat Marwick, LLP and associate director for operations and communications for Miami University, as well as several positions at Xavier University’s admission office and was previously director of admission at the University of Richmond.
Rodgers worked in the Department of Student Life at the University of Albany, Consumer Marketing Division at AT&T and held positions as director of marketing and communications, associate dean, dean of admissions, enrollment management and communication and dean of enrollment management at Columbia University. Miami sophomore Matt Bodner said he thinks retention is a good area of focus for the university. “It’s definitely a positive thing,” Bodner said. “I think that the university has a retention problem, and it’s comforting to see that the administration has taken notice and is actively trying to do something about it.” Ultimately, Snyder and the administration want students to know they are looking to ensure the best college experience. “We are trying to make sure that Miami continues to attract the type of students that are highly qualified and driven to succeed,” Snyder said. “We want to make sure the Miami experience remains top flight for students.” Each of the candidates’ résumés can be viewed on the president’s website, http://www.miami.muohio.edu/about-miami/office-of-thepresident/admin-search.html.
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Friday February 4, 2011
What to watch for on the ice Sam Hitchcock
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t the All-Star break, the Pittsburgh Penguins find themselves in a familiar position: fourth place overall in the Eastern Conference. This is the very same seeding they found themselves in during the 2008-09 season when they went on to win the Stanley Cup. In contrast, being tied for first place in the NHL is a new feeling for the Philadelphia Flyers. Last season, they squeezed into the playoffs as a seventh seed and went on an improbable run to the Stanley Cup. For the last two years, the San Jose Sharks have been unstoppable during the regular season but currently find themselves on the cusp of being outside the playoff picture. The Sharks, the reigning Stanley Cup champion Chicago Blackhawks and the Colorado Avalanche are all tied at 56 points and battling for the final two spots in the Western Conference. With each team having played approximately 50 games and having another 30 more to go, the home stretch to the NHL playoffs should be quite a rollercoaster ride. Here are four players who will be crucial to their teams down the stretch. Dustin Byfuglien: Tied for the NHL lead in game winners, Byfuglien switched his team and position this year. Night in and night out he is a consistent physical presence who punishes forwards when they cross the red line. He logs more than 23 minutes a game, just a shade under Tobias Enstrom for most on the team, and has been one of the primary reasons the Thrashers are contending for a playoff spot. Additionally, with Brian Rafalski in the twilight of his career, one wonders if Byfuglien is grabbing the torch for the next great American defenseman. Eric Staal: Staal had a very enjoyable All-Star break, which took place in his backyard, and this season he has continued to show why he is considered among the league’s premier power forwards (25 goals and 27 assists at the break). Staal has a knack for coming through in the big moment (trust me, I’m a New Jersey Devils fan), and with his team questionable for playoff contention he will need to show his dominance as not just the best player on his team but in his family. Logan Couture: What is different about the Sharks than in previous years besides the lack of production from their big three (Joe Thornton, Patrick Marleau and Dany Heatley) and not even succeeding enough during the regular season to choke in the postseason? Rookie Logan Couture is leading the team in goals! The ninth overall pick from 2007 has come into his own this season in a big way, scoring 22 goals and posting a +11 plus/minus rating. With Thornton, Marleau and Heatley all in their 30s, the youngster definitely has the promise and hockey sense to push the Sharks back into the playoffs, albeit for an inevitably early exit. Corey Crawford: Much like last year, the issue for the Blackhawks is goaltending. After signing seasoned veteran Marty Turco, fans in Chicago became disillusioned when he struggled right from the gate. Inexperienced Corey Crawford has stepped up in a big way, posting a 2.19 goals against average and showing the ability to steal a game when his team is playing poorly. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were certainly the catalysts to last year’s cup victory, but at that time Antti Niemi provided the stability in net that Chicago so badly needed. If Chicago is going to make the playoffs and make a run, the team is going to need a mirror image performance from Crawford.
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NEXT HOME GAME: 7:35 p.m. Friday, vs. University of Michigan
MU hosts key CCHA series By Hannah R. Miller Staff Writer
The University of Michigan Wolverines travel to Oxford Feb. 4 and 5 to take on the Miami University RedHawks in a series that carries a lot of weight for the Red and White. On the ice, the ’Hawks will face off against the second-place team in the Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA). Off the ice, Miami remembers Brendan Burke, the team’s student manager who was killed in a car accident one year ago Feb. 5. Senior Andy Miele said he believes his team can handle this pressure if the RedHawks stick to their game plan. “We have to stay composed, we can’t get ahead of ourselves,” Miele said. “It’s a big rivalry and we prepared all week, so we’ll take it day by day and see what happens when it comes to the weekend.” After getting into two shootouts at Notre Dame, one win and one loss, Miami (11-7-4-2 CCHA, 149-5 overall) needs to get victories against Michigan (14-5-1 CCHA, 17-7-4 overall) in order to stay ahead of Western Michigan University in the CCHA standings. Following the weekend of hosting the RedHawks, Notre Dame moved solidly into first place, five points ahead of Miami and one
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point ahead of Michigan. As the team has said throughout the season, and now with only six regular season games remaining, its main focus is going to be keeping the level of play high for the entire game each night. “We have to be competing for 60 minutes,” Miele said. “We have to play our best, hopefully really take it to them.” The RedHawks host Michigan, followed by Western Michigan Feb. 11 and 12 and finish the season at Lake Superior State University Feb. 25 and 26. With only conference opponents left on the schedule, sophomore Reilly Smith said the ’Hawks understand the unparalleled intensity they are going to need for the next few weeks. “We have to have the mindset that we have to come into the weekend as a championship weekend,” Smith said. “We have to make sure everyone’s going and everyone’s doing their part, have the whole team coming together and working together.” Miele echoed Smith, reiterating the concept of the season on the line. “If we don’t put together two wins this weekend, we’re going to have no shot of winning the league championship,” Miele said. “(This weekend) also increases our chances of getting into the (NCAA)
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Junior Trent Vogelhuber brings the puck up the ice Jan. 15 against Bowling Green State University. tournament. We’ve got to have the mentality that it’s a championship game, play like there’s no tomorrow, really take it to them for 60 minutes.”
Saturday, the team will be wearing special jerseys to commemorate Brendan Burke. The puck drops at 7:35 p.m. Friday and 5:05 p.m. Saturday.
NEXT HOME GAME: Noon Saturday, vs. University of Toledo
’Hawks fall in high-scoring battle By Melissa Maykut Staff Writer
A challenging, high-scoring night left the Miami University women’s basketball team with a 100-84 loss against the Central Michigan University (CMU) Chippewas Wednesday night. With the loss, the RedHawks fell to 10-12 overall and 2-7 in the Mid-American Conference. Miami took an early 6-2 lead, making CMU’s fast-paced play of game look mediocre. A free throw and two-point shot by sophomore forward Kirsten Olowinski increased the lead to six, but a three-point shot by the Chippewas cut the score to 10-7. Fresh off the bench, freshman Hannah Robertson hit her first field goal of the night with 10 minutes left to play, but CMU hit another three pointer, making it a two-point game at 21-19. The game took a turn for the worst for the ’Hawks with 9:11 left to play in the opening half as the Chippewas took their second lead of the night at 24-23. Miami’s defense looked flustered and disorganized as CMU kept driving to the basket and hitting three-point shots. The RedHawks trailed 53-29 going into the locker rooms. “Our starting five are playing solid, they’re playing better together,” Head Coach Maria Fantanarosa said. “They’re able to stay focused, but as I start to sub for foul trouble we’re having a lot of focus mistakes, and that’s the breakdowns in the defense and why Central Michigan is getting easy points.” The second half started out slower than the first, as both teams remained scoreless through the first minute of play. Frustration could be felt on the court, but Olowinski turned it around with a three-point shot and two free throws, making it a 57-42 game. With 16:24 left to play, junior forward Lillian Pitts received her fourth personal foul. She received a technical for overly questioning the call, and Coach Fantanarosa sent her to the locker room for the rest of the game. “We lose Lil, and she’s one of our starters, and that hurts, but we kind of had to put it behind us and just focus on what we had to do,” sophomore guard Courtney Osborn said. “At that point we were down by 10 and had to get it going.” With 13:42 left to play, Osborn hit a layup that sparked a short CMU dry spell. After a threepoint shot from junior guard Maggie Boyer, the Chippewas ended Miami’s 5-0 run with an easy layup, making the game 67-57. Freshman guard Haley Robertson forced a charge call against CMU with 6:37 to go, and Boyer produced a layup to make the score 8274. Nine points was as close as Miami would get to a Wednesday night win, though. CMU ran away at the end with a 100-84 victory. Although this is the RedHawks’ fifth straight loss, Osborn is optimistic that the team can pull
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Sophomore Kirsten Olowinski looks to score over Eastern Michigan University’s Kristen Thomas Jan. 29 at Millett Hall. it together. “We are learning every day,” she said. “We’re going up against these teams that have seniors and they might have a little bit more experience, but we feel that our youth and our energy can definitely take us places.” Olowinski led the team with 18 points, Boyer
had 17 and junior forward Rachael Hencke had 14. The Robertson twins both played great minutes Wednesday, with Hannah scoring 11 points and Haley six. The Red and White will try to break their losing streak when they take on the University of Toledo at noon Feb. 5 at Millett Hall.